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Suicide Bomber Targets German Music Festival; Olympic Committee Won't Ban All Russian Athletes; Democratic Party Chair Resigning Amid Email Scandal; Life in India's Lowest Caste; MH370 Families React to Report Pilot Simulated Route; Government Cracks Down on Turkish Satire Magazine; On the Water with the Olympic Sailing Team. Aired 12-1a ET

Aired July 25, 2016 - 00:00   ET

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[00:00:13] NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Germany is on edge once again. A suicide bomber has struck outside a music festival. We have new information on the attacker.

Russia gets a reprieve from the International Olympic Committee. But critics say the organization is being too soft after widespread allegations of doping. We'll have a live report from Moscow.

And we'll take you to the waters in Rio where Olympic sailors give us a taste of what's to come when the games begin. They're just two weeks away now.

Hello and welcome to our viewers around the world. All these stories are ahead here on CNN NEWSROOM. We're live in Atlanta. I'm Natalie Allen.

We have breaking news this hour from southern Germany. Police are investigating a suicide attack that has injured 12 people. The blast went off near a music festival in the city of Ansbach, that's near Nuremberg. Authorities say the bomber was the only person killed in the explosion. Witnesses described chaos.

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THOMAS DEBINSKI, WITNESS (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): People were definitely panicking. The rumor that we were hearing immediately was that it had been a gas explosion. But then people came past and said it was a rucksack that exploded -- definitely a rucksack that exploded. Someone blew themselves up.

And after what just happened in Munich and today in Reutlingen, what you hear about, it is very disturbing.

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F1: It certainly is. Our senior international Fred Pleitgen is on the way to Ansbach now. He joins me on the phone with the latest.

He has gotten -- of course, the good news in this is the attacker was not successful in killing anyone.

FRED PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (via telephone): Yes. And I think one of the reasons for that Natalie was the fact that as he tried to get into this music festival, the people who were doing security there at the gate simply didn't let him in.

Apparently all this happened at 10:00 p.m. in the evening hours in Ansbach. It was this musical festival going on. He tried to get in. The security there said he couldn't. And then he apparently blew himself up right at the security checkpoint leading into the music festival. He, as you said, was the only person who was killed in that incident.

Now, the Bavarian interior minister came out in the middle of the night, which is very uncommon here in Germany, and gave a press conference and said that the person behind this, that they strongly believed to be behind this, was the only person who was killed was a 27-year-old Syrian refugee. And apparently this man's asylum application that he handed in had been rejected about a year ago. He was also known to police for various other offenses in the Ansbach area as well.

So therefore right now the police has put into place a special investigation commission to see whether or not there might be some sort of bigger organization behind all of this, whether or not there is some sort of Islamist backdrop to this. They say at this point it's too early to tell.

But certainly people there are very much up in arms as this by all accounts is the first suicide attack that we've seen in Germany ever. And so this is really causing a lot of concern here in this country and certainly something where a lot of people are indeed saying that it is probably thanks to the security there at the gate that there wasn't more carnage because the bomb that was inside the backpack, people believe, appears to have been laced with something like screws or nails which the authorities say that they also found at the scene of the explosion -- Natalie.

F1: Well, thank goodness for the security at this music festival doing their job so well there -- Fred.

And where is Ansbach, and how big a city this is? And this has to be troubling for the country, as you say first suicide attack in Germany after a series of other very troubling deaths and attacks.

PLEITGEN: Yes, yes -- absolutely is. And it's interesting because some of these high profile crimes that have happened in Germany the past three days, the shooting there that happened in Munich, of course killing nine people, as well as the shooter killing himself. And then you had an ax attack that happened just a couple of days before that which apparently was ISIS-inspired. All of that happened in the state of Bavaria.

Ansbach is also in the state of Bavaria. It's in the northern part of that state, near the town of Nuremberg, which of course, is very big and very well-known in Germany. Ansbach also actually has quite a significant American military presence there as well. There is an American military base inside the town.

And so this is certainly a place -- it's not a big town -- but it is one that is quite well-known here in Germany and certainly at this point in time absolutely in lockdown. The police are saying that they have a huge presence on the street. They cordoned off the entire area around where this festival took place. The festival itself was immediately evacuated when this happened.

And so certainly the authorities there right now on the scene, there is a lot of forensic work that is being done as well. As the authorities are trying to find out what kind of explosive devices plus, of course, what sort of explosives would have been used, whether or not this was something homemade or whether or not this was something that was acquired in some other way, shape or form.

[00:05:11] And then (inaudible) they want to try and find out what exactly caused this man to do this, and whether or not there is some larger organization behind all this -- Natalie.

F1: All questions we look forward to hearing the answers to and certainly the people in Germany there as well.

Fred Pleitgen -- he is on his way to the city now. Thank you very much -- Fred.

Officials in western Germany have arrested a Syrian asylum seeker who they say killed a woman with a machete. Police say the suspect and the woman got into an argument at a bus stop before he attacked her Sunday. He also injured two other people as he fled. Police say the suspect was previously known to them for property thefts and assault.

And meanwhile in Munich, authorities have an Afghan teen in custody on suspicion of being an accessory in Friday's deadly shooting there. He was arrested Sunday after police say he gave them conflicting statements. Investigators also say the gunman behind the attack apparently planned it for one year. Nine people were killed when the 18-year-old opened fire. 35 people were injured. Authorities say the teen was obsessed with mass shootings.

The International Olympic Committee has decided not to issue a blanket ban to Russian athletes at the 2016 Rio games coming up. Instead, they're deferring to the international federations that oversee each sport.

Many publicly called for a full ban after a report from the World Anti-Doping Agency found evidence of state-sponsored doping. The IOC president insists that Russian athletes will still be held to a higher standard.

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THOMAS BACH, PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: We have decided today that no Russian athlete can compete in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 unless he or she meets some very strict criteria. For instance, we decided that the presumption of innocence cannot be applied to Russian athletes. The international sports federations will carry out an individual analysis of each athlete's anti-doping record, taking into account only reliable international tests. That means Russian tests cannot be taken into consideration.

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F1: That decision by the IOC has been met with widespread criticism throughout the sporting world, but it presents an opportunity for many Russian athletes to redeem their country's damaged reputation.

Jill Dougherty is CNN's former bureau chief in Moscow. She joins us live from there now.

Jill -- Vladimir Putin had been outspoken about this in wanting athletes to be able to compete. What is the view from the government there?

JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN FORMER MOSCOW BUREAU CHIEF: Well, you know, they're taking steps. That is one thing they're saying, albeit the message really is still I would say that this all was done under undue pressure from the western media.

That said, President Putin already has taken some steps. You have five officials who have been temporarily relieved of their duties. President Putin also asked the Olympic committee here in Russia to create an independent commission that will look into and control anti- doping programs.

And then finally, you have Alexander Zhukov, who is the head of the Russian Olympic Committee who is saying that the whole anti-doping program here in Russia is going to be overhauled. So they are taking steps, even while basically, as I said, saying that this was all pressure from the outside.

F1: And it will be interesting to the see though, Jill, how many athletes do get to compete, since it's up to the different categories of sports there at the Olympics. There is a lot of tedious work probably here in the run-up to the Olympics.

Is there a concern there that these athletes that if they are able to compete will be less than welcome or get a less than enthusiastic welcome?

DOUGHERTY: Well, you know, there had been some western athletes who have expressed that opinion saying how can we trust that the person from Russia against whom I'll be competing is actually clean. And so that just depends on those individual athletes. That is conceivably a problem.

From the Russian perspective, I was looking at some comments this morning by the pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva. And she said she was brought to tears. She is not going, because remember, the track and field team still is banned, and they with the exception of one person, Darya Klishina, they're not going to be going. So Yelena isn't (inaudible) but today was saying I was brought to tears by this decision. Go team. You can win. Do it for us. And as she said, rock the world. So there is still I would say on the part of individual Russian athletes who can't go -- a lot of sadness. And those who are going I presume want to go in there and compete.

[00:10:09] f1: We'll see how they do.

Jill Dougherty for us, live from Moscow. Thanks so much.

As we mentioned, the sporting world says the IOC is being too soft on Russia, and one CNN sports contributor told our Patrick Snell she saw this coming.

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CHRISTINE BRENNAN, CNN SPORTS ANALYST: There was no way on earth, Patrick, absolutely no way that the IOC led by Thomas Bach was going to defy Vladimir Putin. It was as simple as that, old boys' network, cronyism, back patting and I'll take care of you if you take care of me. Russia was not going to be kicked out of the games.

I've been saying this and I've been writing this in "USA Today". I wish I were wrong. I so wanted to be wrong. But this was about caving in to a friend who had done them a huge favor, putting on the Olympics in Sochi. And now they get the favor returned by not kicking their entire team out of the Olympic Games.

PATRICK SNELL, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Christine. Let's fast forward, I don't know, a couple decades and ask you this. When history comes to look back on this day, July 2016, as far as the Olympic movement is actually concerned, how will they judge it?

BRENNAN: I don't think well. I think, Patrick, it's a great question. I think what we don't know is how this is going to play out for the next few decades, obviously. But let's assume for the sake of argument that everyone gets tougher on drug testing, that this is the wake-up call that we need.

I can -- let's just play it out to Rio in a couple of weeks. Every event if that includes a Russian is now going to be in question and in doubt. So we'll be watching. You'll be watching.

But overall, it's a sad day for those who want clean sport and those who want to be able to trust the foot race or the swimming race that you're going to be watching in a couple of weeks in Rio.

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F1: Christine Brennan, our CNN sports analyst. She's a well-known sports writer and has covered the Olympics for many years. The Rio Olympics start August 5th.

Shake-up in the U.S. Democratic Party just hours before the national convention opens in Philadelphia. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, seen here, says she will resign at the end of the party's convention this week. Top Democrats had been pressuring her to step down after WikiLeaks released thousands of emails that appear to show party officials favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders during the primaries. Sanders says he is not surprised by the news, but his focus is on defeating Donald Trump come November.

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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I), VERMONT: I think the focus, though, that I am going to go forward on right now is to make sure that Donald Trump, perhaps the worst Republican candidate in the modern history of this country, somebody by temperament, somebody by ideology must not become president of the United States.

I'm going to do everything I can to defeat him, to elect Hillary Clinton and to keep focusing -- keep focusing on the real issues facing the American people.

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F1: Trump has been blasting the Democratic chairwoman on Twitter ever since she made the announcement to step down. Here is one of those tweets. "I always said that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was overrated. The Dems' convention is crack up, and Bernie is exhausted. No energy left."

The email controversy, the new email controversy here threatens to overshadow Hillary Clinton and her new VP pick at the convention.

Senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny tells us about that. He is in Philadelphia.

JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: As Democrats gather here in Philadelphia for their convention starting Monday, Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton are the center of conversation.

But that's not all. The bombshell news on ?Sunday that Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee is suddenly going to resign her seat come Friday threatened to disrupt this entire convention.

There is an uproar over WikiLeaks. Emails that were sent out by members of her committee back during that competitive primary that indicated that her committee was not impartial at all in the fight between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. This has Bernie Sanders supporters outraged. Democrats wanted to quell this controversy before the convention begins.

It's why she is stepping down. But she is still expected to speak on Monday evening -- Monday afternoon here in Philadelphia. What we're watching for is will she be booed by some of the Sanders supporters who believe that she tipped the scales for Hillary Clinton.

This whole conversation is threatening to overshadow, at least in the short-term, Tim Kaine, the new member of this Democratic ticket, the senator from Virginia who will be front and center at this convention as well.

Some other convention news. Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, Republican, is also set to address this convention on Wednesday and deliver an endorsement for Hillary Clinton as a poke in the eye of Donald Trump. The Clinton campaign had a little surprise here they were holding up their sleeve about this Bloomberg endorsement. They decided to announce it today to get ahead of some of this other news about Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

[00:15:10] But the convention here in Philadelphia underway Monday for the first day to historically nominate the first woman to a major party ticket to be president of the United States.

Jeff Zeleny -- CNN, Philadelphia.

F1: And stay tuned to CNN all week for extensive coverage of the Democratic national convention.

Coming up here a Turkish satire magazine has drawn comparisons to Charlie Hebdo. Now those comparisons may be turning into threats. We'll have that story for you.

And a new report raises more questions for the families of the passengers and the crew of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

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PEDRAM JAVAHERI: It's Weather Watch time for the Americas.

The big story out of the northeastern corner of the United States has been the excessive heat. We have heat watches, warnings, advisories all over the place for the most densely populated quarter of the U.S. from New York City, Philly on into Washington, D.C. and, of course, the Democratic national convention and places across that region -- a lot of heat to go around.

Not often you look at this map, you look at the northeastern U.S., and that is among the hottest spots in the United States. Of course, some humidity to go around as well so it will feel very warm across New York City and Washington, D.C. And looks like the heat pretty much stays put for much of this week.

The northwestern corner of the U.S. will want to begin to cool. The northeastern corner of the U.S. will want to begin to cool. Just about everyone else. It's still July. It's still very toasty the next couple days.

We're watching one more element here. A line of thunderstorms along the frontal boundary that pops up later in the week in parts of the Plain States, eventually out towards Ohio and the Tennessee Valley. That's where the wettest weather is expected the next couple of days. If your plans take you out towards say St. Louis, Oklahoma City eventually on into parts of the U.S. capital there, could see some rains towards the middle portion of the week. And that's when some of the cool temperatures also filter back into the picture as well. How about Kingston, Jamaica though -- about 32 degrees, some thunderstorms, a little windy at times. Can't complain if you're in Kingston or visiting that area. 32 degrees -- water temperature very similar to the air temperature. So it feels rather toasty. Quito one of the coolest spots, around 19 with thunderstorms.

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F1: And welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM.

A tiger at a wildlife park in Beijing has mauled a woman to death. And we warn you the video you're about to see is disturbing. One woman gets out of her car and walked around to the other side. She is suddenly attacked from behind by the tiger and dragged off. A man and another woman get out of the car to help.

[00:20:02] Chinese state-run media reports a second woman was killed by a tiger not seen in this video. The first woman reportedly is being treated for her injuries. Not sure of the rules of that wildlife park.

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in an alleged repeat gang rape in India. The men appeared in court Sunday. A fifth suspect is still on the run.

The victim is a college student from India's lowest caste. She told police some of the same men who raped her earlier this month had also raped her three years ago. One family member fears there's will be no justice because of the victim's position in society.

CNN's Sumnima Udas has more on what life is like for women in India's lowest caste.

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SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A typical village in northern India. There may be no physical barriers, no walls, no fences but this is segregation nonetheless. Not on race or religion, but caste, an ancient Hindu social hierarchy where status is determined by birth.

In many villages across India, the differences are clearly visible so on the right-hand side, for instance, is where the lower caste of this village live. And you can see the condition of their homes. And over here on the left side is where the upper caste live. And you can see the condition of their homes.

So this is where the lower caste territory ends and this is where the upper caste territory begins. There is very little interaction between the two.

Those from the lowest caste are called Dalits, seen as impure. They're considered untouchable by upper class. And in the state of Haryana, widely considered one of India's most conservative and patriarchal, if you're a Dalit and female, you're doomed.

First, you're a woman. So you're already seen as a second class citizen. Then you're a Dalit. So you're worthless. Dalit women are the biggest victims of rape and sexual assault. They're treated as if their sole purpose is to serve upperclassmen.

Women's rights activists say this woman's daughter was gang raped four years ago. She killed herself soon after from shame. "They rape Dalit girls because they want to show their power and suppress us. They know our voices are never heard and we can't fight back," she says.

Those who have the power and should be helping, the police and judiciary, are usually from upper caste families. So activists say they protect their own. "The upper caste have money and can easily bribe and influence authorities. So we just have to stay quiet," she says.

Discrimination based on caste was banned in India decades ago, but the prejudice is still deep-rooted.

Some call it modern day apartheid -- segregation on such a subtle level. You can feel the tension in the air between the communities. You can feel how oppressed the lower castes are, so much so that they won't even dare walk to the other side, not because they can't, but because they actually believe they're not supposed to.

Dalits say they only go to the other side if they have to pick up government subsidies. Otherwise even the men are too scared. "Even if we go, we're constantly reminded that we're below them. If they're sitting on the cot or chair, we have to sit on the floor, facing their feet. When they give us water, we can't touch their utensils. So they pour water into our palms. And at the water pump, if we have used it, then they will rinse the tap twice before they use it," she says.

Even just to fetch water, they travel in groups so the upper caste men can't harass them. Behind the smiling faces, though, years of oppression and despair. Tolerating injustice because they've lost the heart to fight, because this is their karma, they say.

Sumnima Udas -- CNN, Haryana, India.

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F1: Such an insightful story from our Sumnima Udas there. We'll keep you posted on the condition of the girl who has been gang raped.

They have been waiting for answers about their loved ones for more than two years. Now the families of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 face a new report suggesting the pilot conducted a flight simulation that closely matched the final suspected route of the missing plane.

Our Andrew Stevens has the story from Kuala Lumpur.

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ANDREW STEVENS, CNN ASIA-PACIFIC EDITOR: The last time I saw Jaquita Gonzales was almost 18 months ago. Her pain at the disappearance of her husband Patrick Gomez a lead steward on MH370 was still raw. When we meet again at her home in Kuala Lumpur, she is still waiting for answers. Instead, she is dealing with more questions.

[00:24:55] There is new information coming out that the pilot may have plotted the course into the deep southern Indian Ocean on the simulator. It's being described as evidence that this could have been a suicide flight.

JAQUITA GONZALES, WIFE OF MH370 VICTIM: Why now? Because it was investigated earlier on, and they said he was ok. Why now are they saying that he had plotted a flight to the Indian Ocean and that's what his intention was and then bringing politics into play?

STEVENS: So you don't believe it?

GONZALES: No. Because we were all questioned, the crew family, you know, and from what I gathered from that investigation that was done on the families and everybody, we were told that we were all cleared. Why now are you saying that the captain, you know -- well if it is true, then show us the proof.

STEVENS: Grace Nathan's mother was also on Flight 370. She is now an advocate for the families. She is also struggling with the new development.

GRACE NATHAN, MOTHER WAS ONBOARD MH370: I don't know what to believe. Until there is, for example, the Malaysian authorities and the investigation team in Australia have said that they already dismissed that it was possibly like pilot suicide or a controlled ditching, or at least they have dismissed the pilot suicide portion of it.

So I mean, I could just feel like I'm back to where I always am, like in the middle of this floating around, not knowing what to think or what to believe. It's all very stressful, really.

STEVENS: For Jaquita it's not just an emotional toll she's now dealing with. Since Patrick's disappearance, she has been diagnosed with cancer. But she draws strength from her family and together they keep Patrick's memory alive.

This Saturday was his 57th birthday. Every year he and their daughter Michelle would celebrate their birthdays together, along with the rest of the family. This year was no different.

GONZALES: Patrick is not a thing of the past. I can't let Patrick go just like that. He still means a lot to us and constantly every day we talk about Patrick. He still is a very big part of my life.

STEVENS: Andrew Stevens -- CNN, Kuala Lumpur.

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F1: MH370 disappeared in March 2014.

The satirical magazine "Le Monde" is under fire from authorities and protesters in Turkey following the failed coup there.

We'll have that story right after this.

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[00:31:00] ALLEN: Welcome back to our viewers all around the world.

We're coming to you live from Atlanta. I'm Natalie Allen. This is CNN NEWSROOM. Here are our top stories.

Police in Ansbach, Germany are investigating a suicide blast near a music festival that's injured 12 people. Authorities say the attacker blew himself up after he was turned away from the event by security. The bomber was the only person killed.

The International Olympic Committee says it will not ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Games. Instead, it is deferring to the federations that oversee each sport. That decision is being criticized after an independent report claimed Russia had engaged in state-sponsored doping.

Turkey's main opposition party held a rally Sunday to support democracy and condemn the failed military coup earlier this month. Tens of thousands of people attended the demonstration in Istanbul, Sunday. The rally comes amid a government crackdown on alleged coup plotters.

That crackdown is also affecting the Turkish news media. Turkey's "LeMan" is a satire magazine often compared to France's "Charlie Hebdo." It says the Turkish government prevented it from publishing its addition on the coup and says it is facing other threats.

Ian Lee explores the state of satire in Turkey for us.

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IAN LEE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This cartoon, the Turkish government doesn't want you to see. On one side, the military. The other, anti- coup demonstrators. Both sides about to engage in a deadly game of chess.

One played out in the streets on July 15th during a coup attempt. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the plot on exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen.

ZAFER AKNAR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, LEMAN (through translator): The cover says this isn't a battleground for Erdogan or Fethullah Gulen says the editor-in-chief of "LeMan." This is our country. And the fact that they used it so viciously in six hours, around 300 people died.

LEE: The coup failed, but tensions remained high the following week.

(on-camera): The night before the addition's release, "LeMan" tweeted out the front cover. Threats immediately came in and protesters began to gather here in front of their offices saying don't you remember what happened to "Charlie Hebdo." (voice-over): The 2015 shooting at the French satirical magazine killed 11 journalists.

Now we should always take political Islamist threats seriously because they do as they say," he tells me, "if not today, tomorrow, when there is an opportunity."

Protesters accused "LeMan's" cover of supporting the coup.

"I would not support any coup," he tells me. "We don't have to settle for the lesser of two evils. We want democracy, and we want it now."

Turkish police quickly secured "LeMan's" offices. But a court banned the addition from publication. CNN requested comment from Turkish officials, but did not get a response. These are uncertain times for political cartoonists. Only one agreed to talk to us on the condition of anonymity. We'll call him Adam.

"I enjoy expressing myself" says Adam. "I can't do anything else. This is how I matter. Occasionally I'm worried and scared. But we take that risk."

At 21 years old, Adam is just starting out. But he is aware of the power of the pen.

"This cartoon I'm working on depicts how I feel when I draw," he tells me. "I sensor myself sometimes. I want to make people laugh, but worry will I anger someone? Will I get hurt? Will this get others hurt? Will it bring people to the streets?"

In Turkey's age of uncertainty, a picture speaking louder than words.

Ian Lee, CNN, Istanbul.

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ALLEN: Monsoon rains have led to a building collapse in West Bengal, India. At least seven people were killed.

Also, the search continues for an Indian Air Force plane that went missing in the monsoon.

Our meteorologist Pedram Javaheri joins me with the latest.

Pedram, hello.

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ALLEN: We're going to turn to some other waters next. The waters off Rio and focus on Olympic sailing. And we'll tell you why, truthfully, it may be beautiful, but actually a lot of hard work. We'll have that next.

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ALLEN: Less than two weeks until the Rio Olympics. CNN's Ivan Watson is already in Rio, and today he focuses on sailing. Here are the athletes.

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IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (on-camera): We are out with members of the German Olympic sailing team on a training run off the coast of Rio.

This is a good day for sailing?

VICTORIA JURCZOK: A perfect day for sailing.

ANIKA LORENZ, GERMAN SAILING TEAM: The last days are really right here. The sun came up. We have a really nice breeze. So it's perfect.

Sailing is a really complex sport. It's about winning. It's about weather, it's about technique, current, the strategy and tactics with all your opponents. It makes it exciting.

WATSON: What is the moment on the boat that is the absolute most exciting for you, even as veteran athletes?

JURCZOK: Finishing first.

Anika is always finishing first and I'm always second.

WATSON: She's in front, huh?

This is the first time that women will be competing in the Olympics in this class of sailboat, the 49er FX. It is very light, very versatile, and requires some really remarkable athletic skills. Take a look.

You're going to have sailors from all around the world competing in these very waters. And I got lucky enough to come out here with these athletes and get a taste of what it's like on their incredible boat.

I'm Ivan Watson reporting for CNN from the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

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ALLEN: You probably see Ivan all over the world doing all kinds of stories. He deserved to do that story on sailing for sure.

Thanks for watching this hour. I'll be right back in a few minutes. But next, enjoy "World Sport."

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