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[04:00:11] HANNAH VAUGHAN JONES, CNN ANCHOR: Terror in Munich as an 18-year-old man goes on a shooting rampage at a busy shopping center. Today the city mourns.

And developing right now, a confidential FBI report gives significant new details into the mystery of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH- 370.

Plus Hillary Clinton makes her vice presidential pick and hits the trail with her new running mate later today.

Hello, and welcome to our viewers in t U.S. and around the world. I'm Hannah Vaughan Jones and this is CNN NEWSROOM.

In Munich, Germany, police say a teenage gunman killed nine in a shooting rampage on Friday evening. Now they are trying to determine why, how he got his weapon, and whether he had any help. Investigators believe the suspect, who apparently killed himself near the scene, was the lone shooter in this incident.

This amateur video you're looking at now shows a man dressed in black who appears to be holding a gun. But it's not clear if this man is indeed the suspect.

The shooting started at a McDonald's restaurant. You can see there in that video. And the restaurant at the time was filled with children. All happening at around 6:00 p.m. on a Friday evening.

Well, the gunman then apparently crossed the street over to Munich's biggest shopping center, the Olympia Center. Witnesses there said they heard multiple gun shots. The police say the suspect had Iranian and German dual citizenship. They say he was just 18 years old and had been living in Munich for at least two years. And the police chief of the city said he was shaken by the attack, especially the fact that young children were caught up in it.

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HUBERTUS ANDRAE, MUNICH POLICE CHIEF (Through Translator): There's no doubt that yesterday was the most difficult day to me as the police chief in Munich. It was one of the most difficult days I had during the last 40 years. The events of yesterday of this night makes us sad and speechless. Our thoughts are especially with the victims.

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JONES: Well, earlier on we spoke to our Erin McLaughlin who's reporting from Munich.

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ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I spoke to one man who is outside of the McDonald's as the attack unfolded. He described to me the horror as he held one of the victims in his arms. The victim would later die. He also talked about what the attacker was yelling as all of this was going. He was railing against, quote, "foreigners." Take a listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (Through Translator): I heard a scream of course. You (EXPLETIVE DELETED) foreigners. I am German, you will get it. And then the first shots were fired. And a boy of about 14 or 17 years of age who was left for me collapsed, fell to the floor. Then the next shots were fired. And then I threw my bicycle to the side and went myself to safety on my belly in the direction of the boy.

I spoke with the boy, tried to make sure that he stayed alert. And in the meantime, more shots were fired. I estimate about 20 to 30. The boy asked me for help. I tried to talk with him. Asked him his name, his age, if he had a girlfriend. I tried to make sure that he looks at me, that his eyes are open.

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MCLAUGHLIN: Such an emotional account. As you can see behind me, this area outside the mall is still cordoned off. Victims have yet to be identified.

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JONES: Eric McLaughlin there reporting live for us from Munich a litter earlier on.

Well, Alexandra Field joins us now in studio for more reaction to what happened there. This gunman, we know that he is an 18-year-old. Thought to be a lone attacker. But we don't know the full identity nor do we know a motivation yet.

ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Right. Officials have not yet released his name. Just saying that he was a dual citizen, Iranian and also German. Had spent two years inm Munich. They are certainly going to be speaking to the survivors and the witnesses here to see what else they can learn about this shooting rampage that unfolded during rush hour on a Friday evening during the summer, trying to understand what could have motivated this killer, what he may have said.

There's a lot of chaos that ensued while this was all happening. It was believed initially that there were shootings going on in multiple locations. We now know that it unfolded between a McDonald's and this shopping mall across the street. It was initially believed that there could have been up to three shooters. This prompted the city of 1.5 million people to go into virtual lockdown with authorities telling people to shelter in place. Shutting down the metro system until they could try and find the suspects involved.

[04:05:01] They are now saying that based on the witness accounts, based on the video evidence, that they believe that there was just one person who carried out the attack. Of course they'll be investigating whether or not he could have orchestrated or organized this with anyone else.

But what motivated something like this? Yes, you had German authorities quickly saying that this was an apparent terrorist attack. But they have not said what the specific motivation could be. And they are going to analyze some cell phone video which does appear to show the shooter having an exchange with a witness. It's a profanity- laced exchange. We know that he was insulting Turks in this exchange. He did not seem to espouse any jihadist ideology. But it was certainly profanity-filled and it ends with shots being fired. So we know that investigators will look into what else he could be saying there.

JONES: And one eyewitness I remember yesterday saying that she believed that she heard him say "Allahu Akbar," God is great during the mass shooting as well. In terms of the victims, nine people confirmed to have lost their lives in this attack and numerous others still in hospital, including children.

FIELD: That's right. 16 people injured, taken to hospitals. Nine victims. The shooter would be the 10th person who died. And authorities say that he died of a self-inflicted wound. You did a witness telling CNN that this was a shooter who appeared to be targeting children. We know that children were among the casualties. It isn't clear if he was necessarily targeting children or if you just have the fact that this was a shooting that took place at a McDonald's on a Friday afternoon.

Certainly a place where children would be, also at this busy shopping center, the largest mall in Munich and one of the busiest shopping centers in the country. So certainly this would be filled with children, with families. That's why we've seen this really horrific video of people running for their lives, screaming and watching the horror unfold.

JONES: And just briefly, Alex, you've got some world reaction -- world leaders have been commenting on this and pledging their allegiance.

FIELD: Right. Certainly we've been watching these kinds of attacks unfold across Europe for months now, for maybe a year, even two years now. So there have been people in Europe who's been on edge and there has been support from other world leaders who've been quick to pour in. From Russia, you've had Vladimir Putin sending his condolences to Angela Merkel. You've also had U.S. President Barack Obama lending his support as well. And we know that right now really the focus is the security situation

in Germany and that there are these high-level security meetings that are being planned for later this morning. We should also be hearing more from investigators as they continue their work today -- Hannah.

JONES: A city in mourning, a country in mourning just in the aftermath of this horrendous incident.

Alex, thanks very much indeed.

Well, witnesses encountered the suspected shooter at a nearby parking garage. They recorded their heated conversation, which Alex was just alluding to, which ended there in a series of possible gunshots.

A warning to our viewers that some may find the following material disturbing.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (EXPLETIVE DELETED)

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JONES: Very dramatic and disturbing video. Evidence there possibly of the shooter exchanging with other passersby as well.

We spoke earlier on to one woman who works inside the Olympia shopping center that was targeted of course. Lynn Stein explains exactly where she was when she heard gunfire and she also described the chaos that followed.

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LYNN STEIN, EYEWITNESS: I was inside. I was then just trying -- I was going to buy something and my co-worker was still working, and I heard the shots fired, several shots, you know, maybe six, seven.

[04:10:05] And people are confused and they were looking around. And I started running out and there was like an emergency exit right at the shop I was at. So I run outside as well. And then there were more shots. And I just stood by. And people came outside and more ran. And I just waited there for -- to see what happened or what was going on. So people were very confused and they're running and they're screaming.

And later I heard the shots, like I think they transferred. Like there's a parking lot, he already said that there's a parking house. And I heard shots there or coming from that direction. So at that point I went back inside the mall because I wanted to check on my co- worker. She didn't take the phone and I couldn't reach her.

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JONES: And that eyewitness you just heard from, Lynn Stein, joins me now on the phone from Munich. Lynn, we were talking last night as this was all unfolding in the

city. You mentioned there that your co-worker was inside the shopping center as this was all unfolding. What's she said since and how are you kind of like coping in the aftermath of this attack?

STEIN: She hasn't really told me anything yet. I talked to her since like last night and know that she got back home safely. And she was in some storage place, hidden away I think, inside the mall after the attack. That's as much as I know.

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JONES: And what about --

STEIN: Yes.

JONES: Sorry, Lynn, I was just going to ask you about the mood in the city. Of course yesterday as we were covering this story. We know that the whole of Munich was just in lockdown. The transport system was in lockdown. And you yourself I think were on the street just outside the shopping center as the police were kind of moving everyone away and cordoning off the immediate area. What's the mood like today? Are people back out on the streets?

STEIN: I don't -- I don't think so. It's very -- it's a very dire mood. It's very -- grayish mood, so to speak. I don't know it's like -- so weird, surreal. The shopping center is going to be closed today of course. I'm not sure if it's still closed off entirely. So it's weird. And it's very weird to, you know, hear -- like hear from it. And you know, there's a (INAUDIBLE) and everything. I was getting goosebumps listening to it.

JONES: Yes. Do you feel safe?

STEIN: Yes. Yes. I would say yes. I'm at home. I made it home pretty late last night, but I did make it home.

JONES: And in terms of the public perception of the police handling of the situation, the police themselves saying that they responded very quickly when they first heard about a shooting spree at the shopping center. You were there as this was all happening and I remember you telling me yesterday that at one point the police said put your hands in the air and walk away from the scene as they cordoned the area off. Do you feel like the police handling was effective, was appropriate?

STEIN: I'm pretty sure. I mean, like, you know, I heard the first sirens a couple of minutes after the first shot. And I mean, where I was, there wasn't any police at first. They were on the other side of the mall. And I think they tried the best they could. All the police officers that were at the scene. But they didn't -- I'm pretty sure it was really hard to cope with all the people there, all the witnesses. I mean, they brought us all to this one place after and tried to ask all the questions, you know, and get our statements.

And you know, it was like hundreds of people there. I'm pretty sure it wasn't very easy. I was dehydrated after and I was of course hungry and everything after. But -- yes. I think they did it to the best of their knowledge and to the best that was possible at that point to really do, you know.

JONES: And at first, of course, we thought there might be up to three perpetrators, up to three attackers. It's now transpired that police believe there was just one lone gunman. Is there a sense of relief, if you like, that it was just one person in one location, and not a series of coordinated attacks by numerous people across the entire city? Is there relief in that?

STEIN: I mean, I'm not entirely sure. I'm still, you know, I just heard about it that it was supposed to be just one. So I'm really hoping that that's true and there's not other people that, you know, are still running around. But if that's true then, it will be a relief. You know. Right now I feel like, I hope it's true, but you know, I don't know.

JONES: And in just in a couple of weeks' time, I believe it's Oktoberfest, which is one of the busiest times of the year for the city of Munich, do you think that that festival should still go ahead as normal, or do you imagine that it might now be canceled in the light of what's happened last night?

[04:15:08] STEIN: I'm pretty sure it's a very nice time. So I would hope that it gets canceled. But it's not likely. I mean, it's the biggest tourist attraction I think in the whole of Germany once a year. I don't think they'll cancel it. They'll probably up the security somehow. But I definitely wouldn't recommend going. You know.

JONES: Lynn, we really appreciate all of your reaction, your analysis as well, this eyewitness account that you've been giving us over the course of the last 12, 24 hours or so from the scene there in Munich.

Lynn Stein there, eyewitness, thanks very much indeed and stay safe.

Well, social media users reacting of course to Friday's terror attack in Munich. The hashtags prayforGermany and prayforMunich are now trending around the world. Twitter users created images to convey their prayers. Many with pictures of Munich, hearts, and of course the German flag.

One Twitter user wrote, "How many disasters do we need to unite humanity, to love one another more than hate?"

We turn our attention to America now. Hillary Clinton has chosen Virginia Senator Tim Kaine to be her running mate for the White House. The announcement was made on social media and via text to Clinton supporters. She will introduce him in person at a campaign rally on Saturday later today in Miami.

Well, in a Facebook post sent out just hours ago, Hillary Clinton wrote, "I'm thrilled to announce my running mate Tim Kaine." She goes on to say, "Tim is a lifelong fighter for progressive causes and one of the most qualified vice presidential candidates in our nation's history. But his credentials alone aren't why I asked him to run alongside me."

Hillary Clinton goes on to say, "Tim is a man of relentless optimism, who believes no problem is unsolvable if you're willing to put in the work. That commitment to delivering results had stayed with him throughout his decades-long career as a public servant."

CNN's Jeff Zeleny takes a closer look now at Tim Kaine's political background.

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SEN. TIM KAINE (D), PRESUMPTIVE VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Are we ready for Hillary?

JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, new partners on the Democratic ticket.

KAINE: Do you want a "you're fired" president or a "you're hired" president, right?

ZELENY: It may be an anti-establishment year but Clinton's running mate is an insider. A U.S. senator from Virginia and a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

KAINE: And if I have anything to do with it, we'll win again.

ZELENY: By selecting Kaine, Clinton is betting that experience in government, not sizzle, is the best way to defeat Donald Trump.

KAINE: Elections are just the beginning. The real work starts tomorrow.

ZELENY: He's neither flashy nor a show boat. A seemingly safe pick and steady hand, just what Clinton told Anderson Cooper she is looking for in a vice president.

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I want to be sure that whoever I pick could be president immediately if something were to happen. That's the most important qualification.

KAINE: I'm Tim Kaine.

ZELENY: So who is Timothy Michael Kaine? A decade ago as governor of Virginia he introduced himself in the Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address.

KAINE: I worked as a missionary when I was a young man. And I learned to measure my life by the difference I can make in someone else's life.

ZELENY: It was that stint as a Jesuit missionary in Honduras that shaped and now distinguishes him. He learned fluent Spanish and still speaks it today, which makes him a different kind of attack dog against Trump.

KAINE: If you're a Latino, he's going to trash talk you. ZELENY: Born in Minnesota and raised in Kansas.

KAINE: The best decision I ever made was moving to Richmond to marry my wife Anne 26 years ago.

ZELENY: He built his political career in Virginia rising from city council and mayor of Richmond, to lieutenant governor and governor.

KAINE: Thank you all so very much.

ZELENY: He is 58, 10 years younger than Clinton. Known well inside the party but not beyond.

KAINE: I'm not the one with the biggest profile, I'm not the one that's the best known.

ZELENY: He signed on with Clinton early. This time around endorsing her in 2014 more than a year before she declared her candidacy. For an original Barack Obama supporter, it was a chance to make up for lost time.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Give it up for Tim Kaine.

ZELENY: His politics are more moderate than the liberals train driving today's Democratic Party. He's Catholic. Outwardly moved by Pope Francis' visit to Capitol Hill last year. His views on abortion are far more conservative than most Democrats as he explained in this interview.

KAINE: I'm personally opposed to abortion and the death penalty. And I've lived my life that way. Law is what it is and I'm going to carry out the law. I'm going to protect women's legal rights to make their own reproductive decisions.

ZELENY: He's also spoken out forcefully against the administration for failing to seek congressional approval to fight the Islamic State.

KAINE: The war against ISIL was just, it's necessary, its noble but it's illegal. There's been no congressional authorization for this war.

[04:20:05] ZELENY: It's an open question whether Kaine fits the mold of today's red hot politics yet his selection could help soften Clinton's partisan edges.

KAINE: When it comes to our leadership in the world, trash talk ain't enough. We need a bridge builder and we've got a bridge builder in Hillary Clinton.

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JONES: Well, as you might expect Republicans are labeling Tim Kaine, though, as a Washington insider. In a fundraising text message to supporters, Donald Trump's campaign wrote, quote, "The ultimate insiders, Obama, Hillary and Kaine. Don't let Obama have a third term. Contribute."

Well, the campaign later issued a lengthy statement labeling the Virginia Democrat, quote, "Corrupt Kaine."

Stay with us here on CNN NEWSROOM. New details in the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH-370. Up next what the FBI uncovered and how the information could have helped the search.

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JONES: Hello. Welcome back to the program. The mystery into the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is deepening.

[04:25:03] An FBI report shows the pilot flew a suicide route on his home computer. "New York" magazine obtained the confidential report. It says the simulation was less than a month before MH-370 disappeared.

Well, Matt Rivers is live in Beijing with more on these new details for us.

Matt, two years on from when this plane first went down and this mystery is still unraveling, how did this latest news about the pilot come to light?

MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, this is a really interesting development. And if what is in this document is true this really adds a whole new wrinkle into this investigation and puts a lot more questions or at least focuses those questions more on the pilot of this flight. This all came about today when we -- when we received word of this "New York" magazine report in which they say they've obtained a document that was previously unseen as a part of the Malaysian investigation into what happened here.

Basically the details of that report citing this document, the "New York" magazine says that there were hard drives found in the home flight simulator of the pilot of MH-370, Zaharie Ahmed Shaw. Now those hard drives were taken by investigators, transferred to the FBI. And during the FBI search, according to this article, they were able to discover some deleted data points that showed that this pilot flew a simulated flight along the same route or a very similar route into the Southern Indian Ocean as the suspected route of the actual flight and the actual plane, MH-370.

And as you mentioned, the simulated flight allegedly took place, according to the article, within a month prior to MH-370 disappearing. So a very, very interesting piece of information. And also it's interesting because Malaysian investigators for the longest time now have really deflected accusations away from the pilot. In the factual report that was released on the first anniversary of the plane's disappearance investigators actually said, quote, "The captain's ability to handle stress at work and home was good. There was no significant changes in his lifestyle or interpersonal conflict or family stresses." But this report, if it is true, certainly casts more doubt on this pilot, Hannah. JONES: And of course the families of the lost passengers from MH-370

are going to be shocked to hear this news. Have we had any reaction yet from them as they struggle to come to terms with their loss and the fact that they just don't know what happened?

RIVERS: Sure. Well, we reached out to several families here in Beijing. Most of the people on board that flight were Chinese. And we reached out to one man. His mother was on that flight. And he said, look, there's been so many theories that have been thrown out there that he's not really putting too much stock in this one. But what he is saying is that he is frustrated by this apparent lack of transparency. His big question was, if this document exists, why was it not released earlier? What was the Malaysian government doing keeping this document under wraps? Again if this article is to be believes.

Now we independent, CNN cannot verify the content of this document. But if it is true you can understand perhaps that man's frustration, this apparent lack transparency, and no response yet from the Malaysian government to this report.

JONES: Matt, we appreciate it very much indeed. Matt Rivers there live for us in Beijing with the latest on this unraveling mystery still. Thanks very much.

Stay with us here on CNN NEWSROOM. Police in Munich are facing a chilling investigation into the shooting rampage. But amateur video may offer some clues into the gunman's motives. We'll explain next.

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[04:32:08] JONES: Welcome back to our viewers in the United States and around the world. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM with me, Hannah Vaughan Jones live in London.

The headlines this hour. Officials say there was only one shooter behind Friday's attack that killed nine people in Munich, Germany. Police there say the 18-year-old man was a duel German and Iranian citizen. That he killed himself and that he was not known to police beforehand. His motive remains unclear. We'll have much more on this story in the next few minutes.

In other news, Hillary Clinton has chosen Virginia Senator Tim Kaine to be her running mate. She will introduce him in person at a campaign rally on Saturday in Miami. Democrats close to the campaign say Kaine got the stamp of approval from President Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton.

And an FBI forensic report shows the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-370 flew a suicide route on his home flight simulator. "New York" magazine obtained the FBI's confidential report. It says the simulation was done less than a month before MH-370 went missing back in 2014.

Returning now to the deadly shooting incident in Munich, in Germany. Police are working to uncover what made this lone gunman attack at a McDonald's restaurant and in a busy shopping center just across the street. But with the suspect dead, figuring out his motivations will of course be all the more difficult. Amateur video from witnesses has provided some clues. Some claim the gunman had been yelling about foreigners and insulting Turks in particular.

Well, this attack is of course yet another disaster to hit Europe. An entire continent now on high alert.

Sajjan Gohel is the international security director at the Asia- Pacific Foundation and joins me now live.

Sajjan, thanks very much for joining us on the program. And police in Munich initially said that they thought this was a, quote, "acute terror attack." But it's still not clear if this was Islamist terrorism.

Sajjan, can you hear me? It's Hannah Vaughan Jones in London. I was just asking you about the police response to what's happened in Munich. Police initially saying that this was thought to be terror related but we still don't know whether it was Islamist terrorism or indeed what the motivation might have been for this gunman.

It looks like we haven't quite got communication there with Sajjan Gohel from the Asia-Pacific Foundation. We will try and come back to him a little later on just as soon as we get that line of communication to him.

In the meantime, the mass shooting in Munich comes as Norway remembers another horrific attack. Friday, yesterday, was the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Norway terror attack.

[04:35:01] Anders Behring Breivik set off a bomb in Oslo outside the office of Norway's prime minister. Eight people were killed and more than 200 others were wounded. Well, Breivik then took a ferry to a nearby island where he opened fire at a youth camp killing 69 people, wounding 110 more and terrifying everyone on that island. After his arrest Breivik identified himself as an anti-Muslim fascist. He was later convicted of mass murder.

President Barack Obama is rejecting allegations that the United States was behind the failed coup in Turkey. And he's been voicing his strong support for the government and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Well, his comments come as CNN's Nic Robertson met a politician in Ankara, the Turkish capital, who also backs President Erdogan and says he's hopeful for Turkey's future.

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NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR (voice-over): On the hilly fringes of Turkey's capital, Yasha Akalin (PH) the local community leader, or Mukhtar as he is known, lays out a rosy vision of Ankara's future. New housing for all, away with the old illegal shanks, he says. His job to keep everyone happy with the government. As we pass, an old lady in a green scarf listens carefully. We'll

come back to her later. In the valley below, Akalin proudly shows us a new brand new sports stadium.

"We've got a new swimming pool, too," he tells me. "It's what the people here deserve and we've got it thanks to President Erdogan."

Back in his tiny office, he is busy. 30,000 local residents depend on him. He tells me he is a bridge between people and government. Indeed Erdogan Mukhtars like him as the core of democracy. Makes time to meet them, all 50,000.

Akalin, who has no high school education, had his turn a few years ago.

"Erdogan is a simple man," he tells me. "He speaks the language of the people, understands the people. He is a great leader."

And so it was on the night of the coup, bombs dropping, tanks on the streets. Akalin says he was one of the first to risk his life for the leader.

"I was climbing on the tanks, pulling at soldiers," he says. When I asked him why, he says, "Because we want our future. The coup people would put us in jail, kill us just when the country was getting better."

Outside Akalin's office, validation he is delivering for the government.

(On camera): I want to ask you how has this area changed in the last 10 years?

(Voice-over): "Erdogan is a great man," he says. "He has made so many improvements around here, better housing, better life."

But not everyone buys the Mukhtar's message. Remember the lady with the green scarf? She lives in one of the old ramshackle houses. We go back to see her.

"The government is not giving us good housing," she complains, and then she starts railing on the Mukhtar, insulting him, says, "He gets paid by the government and he makes money filling out all those forms. We don't trust him." But she admits life is getting better.

Nic Robertson, CNN, Ankara, Turkey.

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JONES: We will have plenty more analysis on the situation in Munich in the aftermath of that shooting rampage last night. That's coming up after this break.

Also coming up, Britain's new prime minister is discussing Brexit with European leaders. Find out how she is being received.

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[04:42:09] JONES: Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. More on our breaking news coverage now from Munich in the aftermath of that shooting rampage that took place local time 6:00 p.m. yesterday evening. Nine people confirmed have lost their lives in that shooting incident and many more still recovering from injuries in hospital.

Sajjan Gohel, who we were trying to speak to earlier, he's the international security director at the Asia-Pacific Foundation. And hopefully now he does join me on the line.

Sajjan, we've heard that this is terrorism. It's thought to have been an acute terror attack. But the motive is yet unclear. From what we've heard so far and the video that we've seen, what's your analysis of why this attack happen?

SAJJAN GOHEL, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC FOUNDATION: Well, it's still a very unusual incident, Hannah. In the immediate aftermath of the attack unfolding, there was the assumption that this could be connected to ISIS because of what we have seen recently in Nice and in Wuerzburg and in Bavaria. But this seems to be a different motivation.

And yet with the authorities themselves are unclear whether this is connected to transnational extremism or is this potentially far right, or just an individual who seems to be extremely angry with life and society. More information will no doubt come out as the pieces of the puzzle of this man's profile are put together.

JONES: Yes, we don't know his name or anything like that yet. We know he's an 18-year-old German Iranian dual citizen. Can you read anything into that?

GOHEL: Unfortunately that in itself doesn't provide much clues. It's unlikely that his connection to Iran will provide any real illustration as to his motivation. One thing that will need to be looked at is how did he procure the weapons that he used to kill and injure people. That is something that needs to be looked at urgently because of the fact that we're seeing very often, especially when we look at ISIS motivated attacks, that people are able to buy from the black market especially from the Balkans. Where did this individual pick up his weapons?

JONES: Initially there were reports that there were long rifles used in this attack. And later on it's been I think confirmed now that the weapons that he used was indeed a pistol. And in terms of Germany's gun laws, how easy is it for an individual -- an average citizen just to get hold of a pistol?

GOHEL: Well, Germany does have tight gun laws. Not compared to the UK. But they are quite stringent. And there are security checks done. And especially for someone so young to be able to procure at the age of 18. They will need to look into them equally. Keep in mind that Germany has a fragile system. So each province tends to have different rules as to the gun laws. And Bavaria itself is not necessarily the same as the rest of Germany. So these issues are something that the authorities are going to have to be looked at.

[04:45:00] But in fairness to the police in Munich, they handled the situation as best they could, especially using social media to update people, which is unusual but I think it was appreciated.

JONES: And of course the country now in mourning and indeed on high security alert in the aftermath of this attack that unfolded yesterday evening.

Sajjan, we appreciate your analysis of the situation. Sajjan Gohel there on the line for us.

Stay with us here on CNN NEWSROOM, we'll have plenty more on the situation Munich and all of the rest of the headlines from across the world. All coming up after a short break.

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JONES: Welcome back. Britain's new foreign secretary is telling world leaders that Brexit won't lead to isolationism. Boris Johnson spoke at the United Nations on Friday and defended Britain's controversial and shocked referendum results. He also appeared to try to reject comparisons between his views and those of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. The former London mayor said Britain's departure from the EU would actually make the country look more outward looking.

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BORIS JOHNSON, BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY: I would draw a very, very strong contrast between Brexit and any kind of isolationism. On the contrary, and that's the whole purpose of coming here, one of the reasons -- the message I want to get out to you, Brexit means us being more out, we're looking more engaged, more energetic, more enthusiastic and committed on the world stage than ever before.

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[04:50:10] JONES: Boris Johnson there. And from Brexit at the U.N. to Brexit in Europe and it's been a pretty busy week for Britain's new prime minister, Theresa May, as she met the European leaders to discuss the UK's departure from the European Union and found time to talk at the opposition as well back at home.

Our Robin Oakley has more.

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ROBIN OAKLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Britain's second woman prime minister took just two days to slash and burn David Cameron's Cabinet and assemble her own team. Larry the Downing Street cat was almost the only established figure to keep his place.

Week two, the phase has only quickened. Keen to show post-Brexit Britain would still play a world role, Mrs. May took charge Monday of a debate back in back in Britain's Trident nuclear missile system. Would she be prepared to press the button costing maybe 100,000 lives?

THERESA MAY, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: The whole point of a deterrent is that our enemies need to know that we would be prepared to use it.

OAKLEY: First box ticked. With the help of 140 opposition labor MPs who voted with her while their leader Jeremy Corbyn defied his party's official policy and condemned nuclear weapons.

JEREMY CORBYN, LABOUR PARTY LEADER: Questions to the prime minister.

OAKLEY: Wednesday came the next test, the political bear pit of question time. Prime ministers must dominate to survive. Two-thirds of Corbyn's MPs have voted no confidence in him, so many have resigned posts that he's had to get those that remained to double up in some jobs. Unwisely the Labour leader asked a question about unscrupulous employers and she skewered him.

MAY: There are many members on the opposition benches who might be familiar with an unscrupulous boss. A boss who doesn't listen to his workers. A boss -- a boss who requires some of his workers to double their workload. A boss -- and maybe even a boss who exploits the rules to further his own career. Remind him of anybody?

OAKLEY: Her performance certainly reminded her own conservative MPs and the media of somebody.

Another box ticked. But leaders must carry conviction on the world stage, too. Britain's Brexit decision hasn't pleased E.U. leaders who don't want destabilizing delay. So that evening it was off to Berlin to see Germany's chancellor. The new prime minister promised an orderly departure from the E.U.

MAY: Two women who if I may say so I think get on with the job and both wants to deliver the best possible results for the people of the U.K. and the people of Germany.

OAKLEY: The body language was promising, so was the message.

ANGELA MERKEL, GERMAN CHANCELLOR (Through Translator): On this I think that a good preparation is important and this is also in the interest of the E.U. and we will wait for Great Britain to enter the application and trigger the article.

OAKLEY: Mrs. May had bought some time where it mattered most. But before Brexit, French President Francois Hollande had warned darkly that it would bring consequences. So on Thursday, Paris, having previously urged immediate negotiations, Mr. Hollande too now agreed Britain needed a little time to prepare. But he still wanted talks as soon as possible.

FRANCOIS HOLLANDE, FRENCH PRESIDENT (Through Translator): It's in our common interest. The sooner, the better.

OAKLEY: The new prime minister has had a dream start. British officials were happy, too, with a continental trip that has opened communication channels. But the key sticking point remains. The E.U. won't open its markets to a Brexit in Britain that refuses to accept free movement of people. Mrs. May remains at among that she will deliver on her promise to restrict immigrant entry. For now en pass.

Robin Oakley, CNN, London.

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JONES: Now back to the United States. In New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, currently in the middle of sweltering weather. A phenomenon called a heat dome. It's the first time since 2005 that these three cities, the largest in the U.S., have been under heat alert all at the same time. Chicago's mayor has asked people in his city to look out for those most vulnerable during this extreme heat.

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MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL (D), CHICAGO: If there's a sick person or an elderly person in your neighborhood or community or your neighbor, if you could, please check on them. Take care of yourself, but also reach out and be a good neighbor.

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JONES: I want to bring in Karen Maginnis who is following this story as well as a story developing right now. 72 people dead because of storms in China, we're learning.

Karen, tell us more about the situation in China first.

KAREN MAGINNIS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes. In Hubei, that is the province that surrounds Beijing, they saw four days of rainfall. We have seen some images across this region, and it is devastating.

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[04:56:50] MAGINNIS: Hannah, back to you.

JONES: Karen, we appreciate it. Thanks very much indeed. Do stay across this story for us.

Thank you very much for joining us as well. I'm Hannah Vaughan Jones here in London. And our coverage continues right after this short break. Stay with us. You're watching CNN.

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