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Nearly 100 Dead After Fireworks Show Turns Tragic; New Development in Brussels Terror Attacks; Kerry Meeting with Foreign Ministers on Nukes; Protests in Bangladesh Following Secular Blogger's Killing; Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Arrive in India; Presidential Candidates Focus on New York; Final Day for Masters Tournament. Aired 4-5a ET

Aired April 10, 2016 - 04:00   ET

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[04:00:00] GEORGE HOWELL, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: I'm George Howell. This is CNN.

A fireworks show turns tragic in Southern India. Nearly 100 people dead at a temple and the death toll keeps climbing.

Plus, new developments in the Brussels terror attacks. A key suspect admits he was the man in the hat that's contained in this video.

And later, British royalty arrives in India, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, taking time to pay their respects for the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Live from CNN World headquarters in Atlanta. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm George Howell. CNN NEWSROOM starts right now.

We begin this hour in India, the deadly scene at a religious festival after a fireworks display went terribly out of control, starting a huge blaze at a temple. These all happened early Sunday morning in the Southern State of Kerala.

Nearly 100 people are dead and more than 250 injured after the fireworks explosion and fire.

Police are now charging temple authorities with culpable homicide. It is three -- one -- three, I should say, in that part of the world. And following these developments, CNN's Mallika Kapur is live in Mumbai, India.

Mallika, so many people are killed, so many people are injured in this, and there are still efforts underway to find people who may be trapped in the rubble.

MALLIKA KAPUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right. We believe rescue efforts are still underway. There still could be people who are trapped inside the rubble. We don't know that for sure. But rescue efforts are very much underway.

You know, the fire was so massive. It gutted two of the buildings within the temple complex. But the impact was so severe that several other smaller buildings within the complex fell down. And that's why when you look at the pictures, you see so much rubble.

And there could be people still trapped inside. The death toll, most certainly likely to rise, 98 people at the moment. It could rise significantly because many people are still critically injured and are being treated in the hospitals close by for burns, for problems due to suffocation, and also many of them being treated for broken bones with the impact of all those buildings falling on top of them and crashing them. We believe some bodies have been charged so badly that it's almost impossible to identify them.

So overall, a really, really grim scene indeed with death toll most certainly likely to rise.

HOWELL: Mallika, let's talk more about the cause of the fire. What can you tell us from what you're hearing from investigators and these charges that have been filed in the case?

KAPUR: Yes, the cause of the fire, it was caused by fireworks, you know. This was supposed to be a night of celebration, of devotion at the temple. It's not uncommon in India to have overnight prayer that's brought into temples.

And as part of the celebrations, there were fireworks. But there were also fireworks that was stored within the temple complex as a shed is close by. And some of those boxes from the fireworks that were left fell on these other fireworks that were stored in the shed, and that's what ignited them, creating this massive fire that basically indulged some of the buildings just within minutes.

Now, we are hearing from police authorities that they are registering a case of possible homicide against temple authorities. We do not have too many details on that at the moment. At the moment, the focus remains firmly on getting medical attention to those who need it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his way to the site. He has ordered helicopters to be mobilized, to air lift people who need medical attention. We know that helicopters are on their way. We know the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also taking a team of doctors, which includes burn specialists to the scene. So, the focus right now, very much on getting medical attention to those who need it. George.

HOWELL: Hopefully, they are able to get medical attention to the many people, and also find people if they are still trapped in that rubble, that effort still underway.

Mallika Kapur, live for us in Mumbai. Thank you for your reporting. We'll stay in touch with you.

We move on now to the investigation into the Brussels terror attacks. Major developments there as police say they have positively identified two key suspects. First, Mohamed Abrini, investigators say that he admits now to being the mysterious man in the hat seen here in the surveillance video before and after the airport bombings. [04:05:00] Also, authorities arrested Osama Krayem, the second man involved in the attack on the Brussels metro station.

Following this investigation, our Fred Pleitgen is live in Brussels where it is 10:05 this hour in the morning.

Fred, good to have you with us.

So with each arrest, investigators seem to be getting a better sense of how much broader this terror network may be across Europe.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, absolutely, how much broader it is and also how interconnected all these plots were. If you look at, for instance, the case of Mohamed Abrini, he's of course not only been positively ID'd now as being the third man in that CCTV footage of -- from the Brussels airport attack, but he also, of course, was already implicated. Also, in the Paris attacks as well where apparently he drove Salah Abdeslam and some others from Brussels to Paris in order to conduct that attack. He, in fact, drove one of the vehicles that was then later found in Paris after those attacks took place.

But interesting also, that he was able to remain on the run here in de facto, the European Union's capital for several months even though at that point in time he was already one of the most wanted people here in Europe. But you're absolutely right. The authorities really, piece by piece, they're getting behind how interconnected all of this is and who played what role in all of these plots. Certainly, they do hope to find out more from Mohamed Abrini.

One of the things that seemed interesting is that it was he himself who apparently confessed to being that third person on that surveillance footage. He apparently was confronted by the authorities here with facial recognition results. And that at some point, he said yes, it was indeed him. Fairly also gave details as to how he made his getaway from that airport. George.

HOWELL: Fred, you know, just the other day, we were talking and you were at the scene of yet another raid in that area. So, the question that I wanted to post is, are investigators getting help now throughout the community? Are they having people come to them giving information?

PLEITGEN: Well, you know, it's interesting because they actually have been getting help from these local communities for quite a while. One of the big criticisms of the police here in Belgium has been that they're have been, in some cases, the relatives of some of these people who've been radicalized of going forward and saying, look my child is in danger going into Syria or my brother's in danger going to Syria. And in many cases, the relatives there felt that that information was not taken seriously enough.

But of course, it is also a fact that some of these people who are implicated in the Paris attacks and the Brussels attacks also got substantial help from some of their childhood friends in these communities. You look at the case of Salah Abdeslam who was on the run for several months, and was then found in apartment with people that he had known from childhood, with friends of his. The same is true for Mohamed Abrini. He was captured and two other people where captured with him as well. They were then subsequently released.

Now, some of the raids have been taking place over the past couple of days have indeed been tip offs. One of the things that the police told us yesterday that we were at that, the raid that you were talking about, that very large one, they say in the end, they didn't find any explosives. They didn't find any weapons. They do believe that an apartment in the complex that was raided was indeed used as a safe house by some of these terror suspects.

So certainly, the whole -- police do hope to learn more about the network from the people who have just been captured, very important of course to capture some of these terror suspects alive. They also do -- want to do more work with some of these local communities to get more of those tip offs in the future. And of course, they do hope for more cooperation as well than they have in the past.

HOWELL: Fred Pleitgen, live for us in Brussels. Fred, thank you for your reporting.

The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with foreign ministers for the -- and from other G7 countries, I should say. And at the meeting, they are discussing Ukraine, North Korea and nuclear arms.

This time though, the meeting is taking place in Hiroshima, Japan. That is where a nuclear weapon was first used in war. The U.S. dropped the bomb in August 1945, leading to the end of World War II. John Kerry plans to visit the memorial to those killed in the bombings later in his visit.

The U.S. Navy Forces and forces from 29 other countries are holding joint maneuvers in the waters around the Middle East. They are calling this the International Mine Countermeasure Exercise. Its official mission is to help protect trade routes against possible threats, including from ISIS and al-Qaeda. Some of the exercises are taking place in the Persian Gulf where tensions continue to run high between Iran and neighboring states.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force has sent B-52 bomber jets to Qatar. The aim there, to help the air campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The fighter jets are replacing B-1 bombers that were pulled from Qatar in January for upgrades.

Our Senior International Correspondent, Arwa Damon, has more now on current U.S. operations in Iraq in the fight against ISIS.

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ARWA DAMON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The aim is to cut ISIS re-supply and escape routes, as the Iraqi army attempts to advance.

[04:10:04] All along the terrain to the frontlines entirely flattened villages from battles past, when the Kurdish Peshmerga moved to stop the ISIS onslaught after the Iraqi army fled.

The 15th division of retrained and restructured is the first unit back since them. In this operation, trying to move on a village just past the Peshmerga's defensive berm.

Coalition air strikes and artillery pound ISIS targets relentlessly.

We're still hearing the fighter jets over ahead. And a few hours ago, we were in the joint operations center watching the U.S. drone feed. There was a berm very similar to this one. The ISIS militants were lined up against it, firing on the Iraq army as they were attempting to advance.

And then there was an air strike. The entire room erupted in here. And it was such testimony to just how vital coalition air support is when it comes to altering the dynamics of the battle fields.

The Iraqis come with up a plan. The Americans offer advice and integrate their capabilities, of which the Iraqis naturally want more.

COLONEL SCOTT NAUMANN U.S. ARMY MOUNTAIN DIVISION: I think they're seeing success, and they -- success breathes success.

DAMON: Colonel Scott Naumann, who refers to ISIS by its Arabic acronym Daesh, and his unit with the 10th Mountain Division are partnered with the Iraqi Nineveh (ph) command.

NAUMANN: And as we put more pressure on the enemy up here, the Daesh fighters are starting to surge in this area, in particular, because they feel the pressure towards Mosul. And they know that particularly in this area, if they lose this, it's only a matter of time because the momentum really is on the Iraqi Security Forces' side.

DAMON: That momentum, all be it shaky, is driven and sustained by the power America brings.

Well, not right on the front lines, the U.S. presence has steadily been growing, and invariably putting troops in the line of fire.

A marine was already killed on a newly established artillery base which we are not allowed to film. America and Iraq states are, to a certain degree, inextricably intertwined on this complex battlefield. But even with the current levels of U.S. support, success is neither quick nor guaranteed. And operations can still end in failure.

Hours after we were told that only remnants of the ISIS fighters remained in this village, the Iraqis partially retreated in the moment of battlefield confusion, and are now holding defensive positions until more reinforcements can arrive.

Arwa Damon, CNN Al-Naser, Iraq.

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HOWELL: We'll move on to Greece. About 30 migrants say Macedonian authorities violently forced them to return. They say they legally crossed into Macedonia last month and were trying to cross into Serbia. More than 12,000 migrants are living in poor conditions in the Idomeni camp in Greece. They've been stranded there since Balkan countries closed their borders last month.

The European ministers visited a migrant setter in Athens on Saturday. It's been less than a week now since Greece started sending back migrants who arrived from Turkey. But now, Greece says the controversial program needs some improvements. Listen.

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NIKOS XYDAKIS GREEK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER FOR EU AFFAIRS (through translation): Delays with departures that we currently see were to be expected. We are in transition time, and every system be it Greek or other European one, needs to be transformed and adapted to a completely new situation to be able to respond to it and handle the influx. We believe that after one or two weeks at the most, we will see the new program starting to work.

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HOWELL: As the deal works presently for every Syrian migrant returned, the EU will accept the screened Syrian refugee from Turkey. But human rights groups are concerned that Turkey will not protect migrants' rights.

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And still ahead this hour, a Bangladeshi blogger ambushed and then killed for expressing his views, the sixth writer of atheist material murdered in Bangladesh in a year.

We'll have more on the group that is claiming responsibility for that murder, as CNN "NEWSROOM" continues.

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HOWELL: Welcome back to CNN "NEWSROOM". I'm George Howell.

More protests are underway in Bangladesh, following the brutal murder of a secular blogger. His death, the result of machete-wielding attackers who ambushed and then shot the 26-year-old writer. Nazimuddin Samad died on Dhaka on Wednesday. An Al-qaeda weighing in South Asia has claimed responsibility.

Following the story, our Sumnima Udas is live this hour in New Delhi. Sumnima, it is good to have you with us.

So, just the other day, we were speaking to our colleague, Ivan Watson, who described this protests as small but vocal in response to this latest death, and the demanding better protection for free speech. So, are these protests getting larger now? SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: No, they're quite small field, George. The students of Jagannath University, which is the same university that Nazimuddin Samad attended as a law student. According to locals there, we can talk to some of the students there. There' probably about 100 or 200 max. But still, they are very loud and they are very aggressive in some sense in terms of trying to get the government to respond to act.

They are saying that they're just tired of what they called apathy and in this -- and the government just not doing enough, because these attacks have happened way too many times they say. And so far, according to them, not enough of the perpetrators have been arrested.

And their main concern, we spoke to one of them. Their main concern is the larger impact this is going to have on Bangladeshi society. Because it's not just about these attacks on bloggers, but what it does is it instills fear amongst all the people there in Bangladesh to be able to express what they want to do, what they want to say what they want.

[04:20:05] And that, they say, is very dangerous. George.

HOWELL: Sumnima, what more can you tell us about the investigations into these claims that the death was caused by an Al-Qaeda linked affiliate?

UDAS: Well, we just got off the phone with the home (ph) minister there, and he said they're still looking into it. No arrest have been made so far, but he denies that this branch of Al-Qaeda, Bangladeshi branch of Al-Qaeda has anything to do, where then we he said this is a result of home grown militants. They're behind a lot of these attacks against bloggers.

He also said that they have targeted two to three people. They're looking at them, watching them very closely. They've been doing that for the past few days. They haven't arrested them yet because they want to make sure that's these are the right targets.

And they also mentioned that, you know, 10 bloggers have died, have been killed in the past, what, since 2012, and they have arrested 38 people so far, you know, for these bloggers' death.

So, he refuse to claim that they haven't done enough. And, of course, as with any minister that we've been talking to at Bangladesh, they keep pointing out that, look, Bangladesh is a secular country, but Islam is its main religion. More than 90% of the country, Bangladeshis, are Muslims. So, there are these anti blasphemy laws in place and they need to be respected.

So, they keep urging the bloggers to just say what you want, but be responsible about it, and try not to criticize other people's religions, whether it's Islam, whether it's Hinduism, whether it's anything really. George.

HOWELL: Sumnima Udas, live for us in New Delhi. Thank you so much for reporting, and we will stay in touch with you. In an unprecedented move, British Prime Minister David Cameron has released his personal tax information for the last six years. This disclosure comes after Mr. Cameron admitted that he benefited from an offshore trust that was set up by his late father. That fund was reportedly mentioned in the so-called "Panama Papers" league. Mr. Cameron says that he paid all the necessary taxes after selling his shares before becoming prime minister.

Britain's Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are at the start of a very long week, a trip to India. The two began their visit by paying respects to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The couple will also meet with children's groups, mingle with some of Bollywood celebrities, and even take part in a game of cricket.

For more on the Royasl' trip to India, let's bring in CNN Royal Commentator and Historian Kate Williams. Kate, it's always good to have you with us live from London.

KATE WILLIAMS, CNN ROYAL COMMENTATOR: Thank you. Good morning.

HOWELL: Thank you and good morning to you there. What can you tell us about the schedule for the two royals while in India?

WILLIAMS: The schedule is very packed, George. As you say there in Mumbai today, at the Taj hotel, paying tribute to those who lost their lives in the attacks, then there's also known as a cricket match with charity members there, charity representatives. And this evening, it's a very glittering reception with members of the Indian film royalty. I think we'd say film media at the British higher commission.

Tomorrow, a day with entrepreneurs. On Monday, a birthday party for the Queen (inaudible) her 90th birthday, coming up very soon. And then after that, they're flying to Delhi. And then in Delhi, they'll do their paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and to the Indian soldiers who died in the First World War for Britain's war effort.

And then after that, they're going to the Assam, the National Park, then to Bhutan, and then they finish off going back from Bhutan to the Taj Mahal.

Their last stop is at the Taj Mahal, that great monument to love, which of course those great pictures of -- very significant pictures were taken of Diana 24 years ago, and then they fly home.

HOWELL: Kate, talk to us though, just when the Royals visit any country, how important is their presence there? And when it comes to the relationship between in U.K. and India, what is the significance now?

WILLIAMS: It's a very significant visit. This is their first visit for two years. They -- the last visit, state visit made to India by any royal was the Queen went to make a state visit in 1997. Prince Charles as being more recently, he went to stay at the Taj hotel as well. But this is William and Kate getting much more attention. They get all the attention. They get all the media attention that, perhaps, Charles and the Duchess, well, do not.

And what -- the request for visits from the royals to other countries, there are many more than the royals could ever accommodate, because they're all seen as such a great moment. It's such a great moment for creating diplomatic links, for creating trade links, and really suggesting who are the great partners for Britain in the future. And certainly India, once upon a time, part of the empire. And now, by 2030, estimates to be one of the most populous nation in the world.

One million new people entering the workforce regularly every month or so. That really suggests that Britain and India want to create this really strong relationship in the future.

[04:25:00] And certainly, there are 1.5 million people of Indian heritage in Britain. It's something that the partnership that the Duke and Duchess really want to continue on. And certainly, they're getting a chance for the Duke to look into his interesting conservation and elephant conservation, in particular, at the national park. So, it covers all their basis, really.

HOWELL: Kate Williams, live in London for us. Thank you so much and we will obviously continue to watch the two royals as they continue their trip through India.

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And still ahead, Bernie Sanders plunges yet another win in the U.S. presidential race. But both U.S. Democratic candidates have their sight set now on a much bigger price. That is the State of New York. The very latest on race for the White House, next.

Plus, the race for the green jacket is on as well. We will bring you all the action from the Augusta Masters.

Live in the U.S. and around the world this hour, you're watching CNN "NEWSROOM".

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HOWELL: Welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. You are watching CNN "NEWSROOM". It is good to have you with us. I'm George Howell.

The headlines were the following for you this hour.

Officials at a temple in Southern India are facing culpable homicide charges, after a fire there killed nearly 100 people. It happened in the Southern State of Kerala during a festival. Some 250 people are injured, and unauthorized fireworks show sparked the flames early Sunday morning.

The third suspect in the Brussels airport attack has now been identified as Mohamed Abrini. He is the suspect, suspected of driving the Paris attackers as well.

[04:30:00] Police say they've also identified Osama Krayem as the second person in the Brussels metro station attack. Both he and Abrini are now in custody.

The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is meeting with foreign ministers from other G7 countries after arriving in Hiroshima, Japan on Sunday. Among the issues that they are discussing, nuclear arms, Hiroshima is decided the first use of a nuclear weapon in war.

The British prime minister has made six half years of public tax information available to the public. Protesters are criticizing Mr. Cameron for benefiting from offshore trust. That fund was reportedly mentioned in the so-called, "Panama Papers". Mr. Cameron said that he has paid all appropriate taxes.

America's Choice 2016 and the Race for the White House and another win in the west for Bernie Sanders. The Democratic presidential candidate picked up the Wyoming caucuses on Saturday. He's now won eight of the last nine state contests.

The Vermont senator claimed victory with more than 55 percent of the vote, bringing a major jolt of momentum to the race against Hillary Clinton.

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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, (I-VT) DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And I think that it is very fair to say that we were way, way behind at during the first half of this contest, but we are having, to say the least, a very strong second half. And we are closing very fast. And now that Wyoming is behind us, we are here in New York State.

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HOWELL: Bernie Sanders, optimistic and showing momentum there. He may have won Wyoming, but the 14 delegates awarded were evenly split between the Democrats.

Here is the delegate total as it stands now. Hillary Clinton leads with an estimated 1,790 delegates, Bernie Sanders has 1,013 delegates.

The candidates are currently in New York, campaigning ahead of the states primary. Clinton says that she needs that win in order to become the Democratic nominee sooner to then focus on beating the Republicans.

Here's what she had to say.

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HILLARY CLINTON, (D) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you. We are on the path to the nomination. But I need to win big here in New York, because, because the sooner I can become the nominee, I can turn and unify the Democratic Party like I did with President Obama back in 2008, and the sooner we can go after the Republican's full time.

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HOWELL: Hillary Clinton there, pressing ahead. The Democratic primary in New York will be held on Tuesday, April 19th. And of course, we'll cover it here.

And the New York spot light, it will be the main focus for the CNN Democratic presidential debate.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, a face-off live from Brooklyn this Thursday, April 14th, 9:00 p.m. on the U.S. east coast, only here on CNN.

As for Republicans, Ted Cruz has won the Colorado Republican state convention. He won all 13 delegates at stake on Saturday and a total of 34 delegates in the state.

Right now, Donald Trump leads the national Republican delegates count with 746 delegates. Ted Cruz has 538 delegates, and John Kasich in at 145. A total of 1,237 delegates are needed to win the Republican nomination.

Now to, "The Boston Globe", a paper is publishing a satirical front page in Sunday's paper, warning readers what Donald Trump, what a presidency with Mr. Trump would look like. And here you go, the top headline on the fake front page blares, "Deportations to Begin".

Another headline reads, "Market Sink As Trade War Looms". A joke filled paper dated April 9th, 2017 is in the newspapers ideas section. It was produced by the editorial page of the "Globe", which is separate from the main newsroom of that paper.

Now, to Peru where at least three people are dead after an attack ahead of Sunday's elections there. A civilian and at least two soldiers were killed when they were transporting voting materials. You are looking at some of the victims' relatives here. Rebels from the left, this guerilla group, the Shining Path are suspected to be responsible.

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OLLANTA HUMALA, PERUVIAN PRESIDENT (through translation): These terrorist elements use dates like the election to try to do these kinds of things that make them more visible. But I say to you that both the Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police are right now covering and are present in 98 percent of all localities across the nation.

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[04:35:00] And Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the Former President, Alberto Fujimori is expected to win the first round in Peru's presidential election.

Her father is in jail for crimes against humanity. Protester's fear she would continue the authoritarian style of her father, but other voters associate her family name with economic progress. It is unclear which candidate she would have to face in the run off.

The Masters Golf Tournament is headed into its fourth and final day. Defending champion, Jordan Spieth is still top the leader board but just barely. The last round could turn out to be a classic.

Our Don Riddell has more.

DON RIDDELL, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Defending champion, Jordan Speith is still setting records here at the Masters. He leads by a stoke after Saturday's third round, although that's not quite as comfortable as he thought it was going to be because he lost three shots in his final two holes. Nonetheless, he is in tall position ahead of Sunday's final round.

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JORDAN SPIETH, DEFENDING MASTERS CHAMPOIN: That wasn't a fun last couple holes to play from the position I was in, you know. I'm not going to dodge the question by any means. It's not going be fun tonight for a little while. And then hopefully, I just sleep it off and its fine tomorrow. I imagine that will be the case.

RORY MCLLOY, WORLDS NUMBER THREE GOLFER: He's sitting on top of the leader board where he has been for basically the last three years there or so. You know, it's -- he's going right there tomorrow and it's his to lose.

He has been on the control, this golf tournament from the first day. Yeah. But I mean, pressure is -- well, I haven't got a green jacket that he has. So, you know, there's a lot of pressure that comes to that too.

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RIDDELL: Rory Mcllroy had a ring side seat to his speech exploits today. Not such a good day from Mcllroy himself. There are more spills than thrills for the Northern Irish man who has dropped to five shots back.

A couple of surprise performances today. One of them came from the 58-year-old German, Bernhard Langer. He's a two-time master champion here. He's last win though. He came back in 1993. He rolled back the years though, and is very much in contention at just two off the pace.

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BERNHARD LANGER, FORMER MASTERS CHAMPION: There's different ways of getting there. And obviously, it's a lot easier for these young guys. Even a lot less clumped into some of the greens, and they can stop the ball. While men sometimes release and -- but it's just, you know when I play really, really good, when I bring my A game, I can still compete.

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RIDELL: You know, at one point, it looked as though Jordan Speith was going to run away with it, but he hasn't managed to do so. And with seven players within three shots of the lead, and scoring conditions expected to improve tomorrow, we are potentially in for a grand stand finale tomorrow. The defending champion leagues, the world number one, Jason Day, is

also very much in the hunt.

Don Ridell, CNN, Augusta.

HOWELL: Boxer Manny Pacquiao is going out with a big win. The welterweight powerhouse beat Timothy Bradley Jr. by unanimous decision in Saturday's Last Vegas bout:

They had squared off twice before Bradley got a controversial split decision in their first face off, and Pacquiao got a unanimous decision in the 2014 rematch. The 37-year-old Pacquiao is hanging up his gloves to focus on his political career now in his native Philippines.

The NBA's Golden State Warriors are just two games away now from basketball history. That's a squeaking pass the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. They had 71 wins in their regular season.

Michael Jordan of Chicago Bulls, currently hold the all time record for the win - the most wins, I should say, in a season with 72 wins.

With two games, left the Warriors are not set -- are setting their sights on 73. They'll have to get past the San Antonio Spurs first, who are undefeated at home this year. And if they can do that, they'll see the Grizzlies again on Tuesday. And that is certainly shaping up to be one to watch.

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Still ahead, CNN speaks to a Mexican prosecutor who once interrogated El Chapo. Find out why the drug lord showed up 13 hours late to that interview. Still ahead.

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[04:42:22] HOWELL: Welcome back to CNN "NEWSROOM". I'm George Howell.

So, if you have a dental procedure this week, maybe you want to pause on watching the story.

A man in Indiana says that he went to the dentist to have four teeth pulled, but then when he woke up, all of his teeth were gone.

Melissa Mahadeo, a CNN Affiliate WRTV has details.

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MELISSA MAHADEO, CNN AFFILIATE WRTV: Last month, Donny Grigsby says he went to White River Dental expecting to have four teeth removed.

DONNY GRISBY, DENTAL PATIENT: These two and these two over here.

MAHADEO: Four, turned into a lot more.

AMANDA GRIGSBY, WIFE OF DONNY GRIGSBY: I mean he's 26 years old, then have to walk around with no teeth in his head.

MAHADEO: Wife Amanda says after five and a half hours in the waiting room, she demanded answers.

What do you mean you elected to pull all of his teeth?

A. GRIGSBY: She said they were afraid that the infection would spread from the one tooth that was abscessed. There's blood all over him, all over his shirt, and my husband is droopy eyed. He's not responsive.

MAHADEO: Amanda says they called an ambulance, and Donny coded twice on the way to Columbus Regional Hospital.

A. GRISBY: He had been put into a medically-induced coma, and he was lying there crying, and this menace needs to be stopped.

MAHADEO: Donny says he remembers very little, but he'll never forget when it all sunk in.

D. GRISBY: I'm so ashamed because I have no teeth now. I wake up, no clothes on. You know, I'm scared.

MAHADEO: He says he still has blood clots as a result of the work. And what's worst, he says he still doesn't know why his teeth were taken.

D. GRISBY: I just want to get teeth in my head and go on.

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HOWELL: That is just terrifying. I just feel so terrible for him and that family. That was a report from Melissa Mahadeo of CNN Affiliate WRTV.

The Grigsby family says that they plan to file a malpractice suit. A consulting firm though has released a statement on the behalf of the Dental Law Office saying the dentist is commenting on the allegations due to health privacy laws.

Mexico's notorious drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, who's better known as El Chapo is behind bars now, but authorities say that his cartel is still operating without him.

CNN's spoke with the prosecutor who once interviewed El Chapo years ago. He remembers it vividly to this day and says that the cartel leader, he is poisonous.

Rafael Romo has more on this bizarre interrogation.

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RAFAEL ROMO,CNN CORRESPONDENT: Barrel after barrel of drug making chemicals, nearly 52 tons altogether, plastic containers full of toxic liquids totaling more than 19,00 gallons. [04:40:03] It was all seized by Mexican authorities last week in the mountains of Northern Mexico, turf of the Sinaloa drug cartel. Its leader, Joaquin Guzman, better know as "El Chapo" or "shorty" in English is behind bars. But it seems his cartel hasn't stopped making meth.

It's no surprise to this attorney. Jose Antonio Ortega is one of a handful of prosecutors who have ever interrogated the drug lord.

JOSE ANTONIO ORTEGA, CRIMINAL ATTORENY: (Foreign Language).

ROMO: El Chapo means hatred. He means death, Ortega says. He's somebody who poisons young people, not only in Mexico but also in the United States.

Ortega interrogated El Chapo as a suspect in the year 2000 as part of an investigation into the murder of a Mexican cardinal. And to his shock, the suspect arrived almost 13 hours late. The explanation from El Chapo himself made him furious.

ORTEGA (though translation): He said, look, today, I had my conjugal visit. Afterwards, I went to the steam room and then I went to take a nap so that I could great you as you deserve.

ROMO: He didn't behave as a prisoner, Ortega says, but as the man in charge. Custodians acted as his personal assistants.

El Chapo was the prison owner at that point. It was as if he were someone inviting us to his house, Ortega said.

The attorney gave us a copy of the deposition he took that day, March 16th, 2000. This is El Chapo's signature right above that of Ortega's.

El Chapo would escape twice in the next 15 years, including his break out last July, using a mile-long tunnel, fitted with a motorcycle on tracks.

Guzman remains behind bars. Mexican officials have indicated multiple times that they have every intention to extradite the drug lord to the United States. But the process may take anywhere from one to five years. And some fear, El Chapo may escape again.

El Chapo faces multiple drug trafficking and murder charges in Mexico, and in at least seven U.S. jurisdictions. So, Ortega now must wait his turn to finish the interrogation he began 15 years ago.

Rafael Romo, CNN Mexico City.

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HOWELL: Now, the weather and a deadly heat wave that continues across India. Residents there, desperate for the cooling rains brought in by the annual monsoon.

Meteorologist, Derek Van Dam is here to talk for us about that. Derek.

DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: George, the monsoon rains typically don't move into Southern India until the end of May, early June. So, people are desperate for those cooling winds to bring in this relief. It's not just not here yet, and they'll have to deal with the next several weeks of temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius quite easily.

They're also consigning with drought conditions, which are just exacerbating their problems within this particular part of the world. This is South Central India and the government is trucking in fresh water to help some of the local communities there.

There's even been a migration of people from the smaller communities into the larger cities like Mumbai or Goa, so they can find the fresh water. And in fact, the Indian government is launching a mobile app that's going to alert citizens if temperatures will rise above 40 degrees Celsius.

And the problem here is that we're coming off of an extremely hot 2015. If you recall, that was actually the year, just last year that we had the fifth deadliest heat wave on the planet history. That was in India.

You can see the other four - with the fatality, over 70, 000 people in Europe a few years ago. We all recall that.

But this is to look at the temperatures, just on Saturday alone, and you can see a dark shade of red across the Central and Eastern sections of India. That location has had temperatures consistently over 40 degrees.

That's all about the sun angle this time of year. And just before those monsoon rains settle in, it's so intense. And that also, the other problem here is that we have big mountain range to the north of India, and that is blocking any kind of cooling wind coming from the north. So, people are desperate for the change in weather patterns to take place.

How does our body react to heat? Well typically, we sweat. The problem in India is that there's so much humidity and high DuPont levels that cooling mechanism, which is our body's natural reaction to heat. So, that would be when you sweat, that's actually that cooling process just doesn't occur. It physically can't occur. And the problem is the people is succumbed to the difficult nature of heat stress.

I want to end on a good note, because you've got to see this. This is something interesting coming out of the U.S. State of Florida. George, this is called a Subsea Art Exhibition.

[04:45:00} It's the second largest artificial reef. And people decided they would, well, display their arts on this artificial reef. The artist enclosed in plexiglass and mounted on silicon sealed steel frames. And by the way, they are 27 meters below the surface of the water.

HOWELL: That is fascinating.

VAN DAM: Next time you go to the Florida, I think that should be on your to do's.

HOWELL: Hey, definitely Derek. Thank you so much.

VAN DAM: Sure.

HOWELL: You're watching CNN "NEWSROOM."

Still ahead this hour, it's the presidential campaign for the ages of the United States. We'll focus in on the one buzz word though that has been a constant presence throughout the race. Can you guess what it is?

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HOWELL: Welcome back to "NEWSROOM". I'm George Howell.

So, the word "liar," it has become the biggest buzz word in U.S. politics lately. And the presidential candidates can't seem to say it enough about each other. In fact, it's used so much that our Jeanne Moos had to sort out the "L" word mess for herself. Here's her take on it.

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Remember when the "L" word was all about lesbians? Well in campaign 2016, this is the "L" word on everyone's lips.

DONALD TRUMP, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And then he lies. I never saw a guy lie like this guy.

MOOS: Trump says it about Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton.

TRUMP: She lies like crazy about everything.

[04:50:02] MOOS: Hillary says it about the Sanders campaign.

CLINTON: I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it.

MOOS: Sanders says it about Trump.

SANDERS: Well, Donald Trump is a pathological liar.

MOOS: And Trump has turned it into a nickname.

TRUMP: I call him lying Ted. He's lying Ted Cruz.

MOOS: A name even a pro-Kasich Super PAC has jumped on. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Many just call him lying Ted.

MOOS: Making his nose grow.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lied about Ben Carson to steal a win in Iowa.

MOOS: Slithering around his neck like a python trying to strangle him.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If Ted Cruz's mouth is moving, he is lying.

MOOS: But I tell you no lie when I say the award for most accusations of lie uttered in a single paragraph goes to Ben Shapiro.

The conservative commentator trashed Trump after that female reporter was grabbed by the Donald's campaign manager.

BEN SHAPIRO, CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR: I mean, look, lying liars lie and this is the Trump campaign where lies are told and then lies are told to cover up the lies, and then finally knew lies are told in order to cover up the lies or told about the lies.

MOOS: Nine "L" words sort of makes the measly one shouted at the President Obama by a Republican congressman ...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You lie.

MOOS: ... seem quaint. But when it comes to the most egregious untruths.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Camps' on fire. The 2015 political act lie of the year goes to the collective misstatements of Donald Trump.

MOOS: For campaign song of 2016, we nominate the "Castaways" hit from 1965.

Looks like we're going to need a bigger hose. Jeanne Moos, CNN ...

SANDERS: Pathological liar.

TRUMP: Biggest liar

MOOS: ... New York.

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HOWELL: We thank you for joining us. I'm George Howell at the CNN center in Atlanta. I'll be back after the break with another hour of news from around the world. You're watching CNN, the world's news leader.

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