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Pageantry at the Opening Ceremony; 13 Killed in France Bar Fire; Airstrikes in Syria Reduce School to Rubble; Donald Trump Changes Tune; Hillary Clinton Haunted by E-mail Trail; ANC Loses in South Africa; Rowing for Gold; Battling for Colorado; Chicago Police Shoots Unarmed Teen; "Suicide Squad" Expecting Blockbuster Opening Weekend. Aired 4-5a ET

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[04:00:11] GEORGE HOWELL, CNN HOST: Rolling out the Olympic games the pageantry of the opening ceremony ends as world class athletes take center stage the competition begins in just a few hours.

More tragedy in France, at least 13 people killed in a fire at a bar. We take you there.

And haunted by her e-mail trail, Hillary Clinton tries to clarify recent statements about an issue that Republicans just won't let go.

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.

The music gets you excited. The Rio Olympics the games have begun. Those summer games now officially under way.

And there was the parade of nations as every time you would expect the world's best athletes proudly march together in the opening ceremony at Rio's Maracana Stadium. And for the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, a former Olympian bronze medalists took that honor. You see the image there. A beautiful moment there. The theme of the ceremony it was rebirth and regeneration, perhaps fitting you could say given the problems that Brazil has faced leading up to these games.

A different scene though before the ceremonies began, Brazilian riot police used tear gas against protesters in Rio. A day-long demonstration forced the Olympic torch to change course. So much to talk about with this opening ceremony. Let's bring in CNNs Shasta Darlington live with the very latest for us in Rio.

Shasta, good day to you.

SHASTA DARLINGTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, George. In fact it was a spectacle done on just a tenth of the budget that we saw in London. A vibrant show raising hopes that maybe Rio can finally turn the page on what has been such a troubled lead up.

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DARLINGTON: The story -- telling the story of Brazil's the indigenous roots, its multi-ethnic heritage with many slaves brought over, Japanese immigrants. But I have say over where we were in the fan zone the biggest cheers went up for top model Gisele Bundchen when she walked the catwalk playing the role of The Girl from Ipanema.

This was cheered by many of the people that were around us, really again, people who perhaps had been less optimistic about the arrival of these games. But once the ceremony started, really seemed to get into the groove.

Another highlight was as you mentioned the bronze medalist Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima who lit the cauldron. He was a marathon runner back in 2004 who really appeared set to win the gold medal when a spectator crashed into him and pushed him off course and he only won the bronze. So while he may not be as famous as the king of football, Pele who was originally thought to be the person to light the cauldron but whose health prevented him, it does seem fitting that somebody who really lost one opportunity to represent Brazil to win that gold medal now had this opportunity.

But as you mentioned, not all was good, leading up to the -- leading up to the ceremony, there were large protests outside of Maracana. People who feel that all of the time and energy and money should have been spend on better schools and perhaps better hospitals especially at a time when Brazil is in its second year of recession. Police ended up having to use tear gas and arrest some of them. So just a reminder that we really are looking at the two faces of Brazil as these Olympic games kick off the first ever in South America. While there was a lot of enthusiasm back in 2009 when Rio won its bid we do expect there to continue to be protests.

Again a fantastic and a vibrant opening ceremony. Let's see if they can keep this enthusiasm going now that the competitions begin. George.

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HOWELL: Shasta, you know you have covered so many things for us there in throughout Brazil you know from the lead up to building the infrastructure for these games, from the political upheaval that we've seen in government, the concerns about Zika, there's been so much that we've covered. But I'd just like to get your insight, your personal thoughts if you don't mind, what it was like for you to be there, to witness the world coming together for this opening ceremony that particular moment for you.

DARLINGTON: George, we were in the fan zone, where thousands of people had gathered to watch it for free on these big screens. And I have to say I think there was a lot of excitement that the games were starting and perhaps even a bit of relief that they're actually pulling it off. Nothing -- there has been no major disaster.

[04:05:10] DARLINGTON: We were in a crowd of mostly Brazilian, but also Americans, Dutch, Argentines, Colombians, so everybody sort of pulling together really celebrating the start of these Olympics. It's been seven years in the making and a really difficult haul for the last couple of years. But people really awe-struck that this was a beautiful ceremony done

on such a cheap budget. Just fantastic dancers, fantastic details, without perhaps the spectacle that we saw in China. Just a sense of pride that, look, we can do this, George.

HOWELL: Awesome, Shasta, thank you so much for your reporting and the insight there. We'll stay in touch with you.

One key rivalry at this year's games is between Jamaican Hussein Bolt and American Justin Gatlin. Bolt trying to become the first sprinter to win the 100m, the 200m, and 4x100m relay titles at three consecutive Olympics.

CNN's Coy Wire asked Gatlin how he plans to stop Bolt.

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COY WIRE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: I've got to ask you about Hussein, he said that you're going to feel his wrath. What are your thoughts on this?

JUSTIN GATLIN, AMERICAN SPRINTER: You know, I'm just going here and just do what I need to do. Which is you know run, enjoy myself and make my way through the finals and get on top of that podium and just represent USA. That's what I'm here for.

WIRE: This may be the last time you ever do get to face Hussein Bolt. Does that cross your mind at all, I may get one more shot at taking this guy?

GATLIN: You know I haven't really ever thought about it. You know I'm just going to go out here and do what I need to do. It's the Olympics, it's going to be special so I know everyone is going to bring their A- game. So I've got to make sure that I'm ready.

WIRE: Talking about this being special, you've already won a gold, where are you mentally this time around?

GATLIN: Hungry, you know I'm just bringing -- you know this is my third Olympics so I'm bringing the fun, care free, Justin Gatlin from 2004 and the you know honored to be here Justin Gatlin from 2012 and I'm going to mix together and when I go out there I'm just going to celebrate and have a great time.

WIRE: Some of the greatest athletes have ability but they also have sustainability. And that's you, you've been doing this a long time. What has kept you going like a champ?

GATLIN: I mean, the fans. You know the fans you know people that never see me before in person and just giving me well wishes throughout social media and hoping that I come out here and do what I need to do as an American and as an athlete and that's what gives me the drive to keep going forward.

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HOWELL: Exciting. We'll see how it goes. The fans keep him going.

Within just 12 hours, rather within just hours I should say, 12 gold medals will be awarded on what's officially known as day one of competition of these games.

The first gold medal it is in shooting. The women's 10 meter air rifle. China dominates that sport in world rankings. Then in the men's cycling road race, three time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will try to win gold there. He described that course as savage. And swimming kicks off in the evening with four gold medals on the line.

Of course you can keep up with the news out of Rio at cnn.com/Olympics. Our special website has the very latest on the athletes, all the venues and the competitions. Again you can go to cnn.com/Olympics for the very latest.

Moving on to France, now at least 13 people are dead there after several others injured as well at a bar fire in Normandy. It happened in the city of Rouen.

For more now we are joined on the phone by Caroline Dieudonne with our affiliate BFM. She is at the scene of that fire. Caroline what more can you tell us about what you see right now?

CAROLINE DIEUDONNE, BFM REPORTER (via telephone): Well, it's a disaster that's what residents from the neighborhood told us this morning. And I'm standing right in front of the bar or the Cobra Libre and you can see all the broken chairs, burned chairs inside and outside. And the police have set a new perimeter because there are a lot of people who are coming with flowers to pay their respects. Some of them are crying. It's really an emotional scene.

What we know is that so far the fire broke out in the middle of the night in the Cobra Libre which is completely destroyed. Police units were called and firefighters intervened very quickly according to authorities to rescue people who were trapped in that bar. There were 50 men from the fire emergency units trying to extinguish the fire.

Bernard Cazeneuve the French Interior Minister confirmed that at least 13 people were dead and 6 others are injured. They were taken to the hospital. One of them is fighting for his life as we speak because he has some serious injuries. And a psychological emergency unit has been opened at the hospital for all the families in shock and people who have seen what happened and need to talk to a doctor.

[04:10:05] HOWELL: Caroline, what can you tell us may be behind the fire? I know there was some local reporting there that there might have been an explosion though that's not I believe confirmed through your reporting. What do you know about what might have started it?

DIEUDONNE: Well, we don't know about an explosion so far. But local media reported that there was a birthday party last night here in the basement with a lot of young people attending and some of them might be among the victims, young adults between 18 and 25 years old. The local media who said that maybe the fire started because of the candles of cake during that birthday party. But nothing has been confirmed by the authorities. But I met a young lady this morning and she was supposed to go to that party but she couldn't because she had to stay with her family.

HOWELL: I believe we just lost Caroline on the line but again 10:10 in the morning there as investigators are continuing to determine what caused this fire. Again keeping in mind that there were people who died in the fire and many others injured. We will of course stay in touch with Caroline and we'll get back to her and bring you the very latest here on CNN.

Amateur video purportedly shot in the Syrian province of Aleppo shows a school that was reduced to rubble by recent airstrikes.

A man in the video claims that they're Russian attacks and that two homes were also hit killing an entire family. Another video, purportedly shot in homes shows the once bustling city now in ruins.

Crews delivered aid to thousands of displaced Syrians along the Jordanian border on Thursday. This is the first-aid that they've gotten since the border was sealed in June after a deadly suicide bombing there. A man drove an explosive ridden car from the Syrian side into the military post there, killing six Jordanian border guards. The U.N World Food Program says it used cranes to drop 650 tons of food and medical supplies into that area.

The U.N. Refugee Agency says that ISIS is capturing thousands of internally displaced Iraqis as they attempted to flee their northern villages for Kirkuk. They reported that 12 of those people were later killed.

ISIS has been known to try and use so-called IDPs as human shields. U.N. data shows more than 4 million such people are in Iraq.

This is CNN NEWSROOM and still ahead; Donald Trump changes his tune. When we come back, why he is now endorsing top U.N. Republicans days after declining to do so.

Plus the next U.S. President will have easy access to something that is dubbed as the "nuclear football." What that probably looks like, what's inside it as CNN NEWSROOM continues.

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[04:17:00] HOWELL: In the U.S. Presidential race, Democrat Hillary Clinton is pulling ahead of Donald Trump in several key swing states. In the state of New Hampshire, Clinton is up with a sizable lead. You see it here, ahead 17 points, her Republican rival Trump led in that state just weeks ago.

In the historically tight and critical state of Florida, Clinton leads by 6. And in a surprise twist, also, Clinton is ahead in the State of Georgia, but the spread is only four points within the margin of error, Georgia has voted for a Democrat for president, just three times since 1964.

Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on his Democratic rival. He took swipes at Clinton's character on Friday, accusing her of being a dangerous pathological liar. Here's Jason Carroll with that story.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: And if you don't like me, that's OK vote for Pence because it's the same thing. A great guy.

JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Donald Trump refocusing his sights on Hillary Clinton after a turbulent week.

TRUMP: She's really pretty close to unhinged and you've seen it, you've seen it a couple of times but people in the background know it. The people that know her know it, and she's like an unbalanced person.

CARROLL: Donald Trump also taking a step toward unifying the Republican party with his endorsement of house speaker Paul Ryan at his rally in Wisconsin. Trump caused another intraparty rift earlier this week when he said he was not ready to endorse Ryan's re-election bid.

GOP Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence split with his running mate after Trump says he gave the go ahead.

TRUMP: He came to me, he called me the other day and said do you mind? Because he likes Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan is a good guy actually. Paul Ryan's no, he's a good guy.

CARROLL: Ryan said today he has not spoken to Trump since the convention last month and again suggested his endorsement of Trump is not set in stone.

REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: There is never a blank check and you know that I see no purpose in doing this tit for tat petty back and forth with Donald Trump because it serves no good purpose in my mind.

CARROLL: The Clinton campaign also blasting Trump on foreign policy today releasing a new T.V. ad featuring conservative TRUMP critics.

MICHAEL HAYDEN, FORMER CIA DIRECTOR UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH: If he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, I would be very frightened.

CARROLL: All this as Clinton picks up the endorsement of former CIA Director Mike Morrell who referred to Trump in a New York Times op ed as unqualified and a threat to national security. Even adding that Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin had turned him into an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation. Pence responding that Trump has the toughness to stand up to Putin.

GOV. MIKE PENCE (R-IN), VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATE: People that know Donald Trump knows that he knows how to stand up and he knows how to stand strong and standing up to Russian aggression is going to be really different under a Trump-Pence administration.

CARROLL: Jason Carroll, CNN, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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HOWELL: Jason, thank you. Donald Trump also made other endorsements in the name of party unity.

He announced his support again of long-time Arizona Senator John McCain and New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte. They are both running for re-election in their states. He had previously, keep in mind, refused to endorse them. Or declined or delayed to endorse them.

Hillary Clinton admits that she may have in her words short circuited some of her answers about her controversial e-mails.

She has been under fire before and recent interviews, where she claimed the FBI said that she was truthful to the public. On Friday, Clinton tried to explain what she meant.

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HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I have said during the interview and in many other occasions over the past months that what I told the FBI, which he said was truthful, is consistent with what I have said publicly. So I may have short circuited it and for that I you know will try to clarify, because I think you know Chris Wallace and I were probably talking past each other because, of course, he could only talk to what I had told the FBI and I appreciated that. Now, I have acknowledged repeatedly that using two e-mail accounts was a mistake and I take responsibility for that.

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HOWELL: That e-mail controversy has dogged the Clinton campaign for some time. Many voters say that she is just not trust worthy. As for Donald Trump, many other voters doubt that he could be trusted with having control over the nuclear weapons program in the United States.

The next U.S. President will have near him or near his briefcase I should say something that is dubbed as the nuclear football. Our Brian Todd has more from Washington.

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BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Just a few feet from the President, no matter where the Commander in Chief happens to be, a military aide carries a briefcase. It's nicknamed the football. And the power of the satchel can unleash is legendary.

KINGSTON REIF, ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION: Immense unprecedented power. The United States currently right now deploys approximately 900 nuclear warheads that are on the order of 10 to 20 times more powerful than the weapons that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

TODD: Five military aides, one from each branch of the armed forces work in a rotation carrying the football. For three years as a young marine major, Pete Metzger carried the nuclear football for President Reagan. The responsibility can be nerve racking.

PETE METZGER, CARRIED "NUCLEAR FOOTBALL" FOR PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: I wouldn't say I was on edge, but I was very, very focused on what I was going to do. I mean the time is so short between alert and execution you have to be ready at any time for any moment. And that's why one of us was always in very close proximity to the President.

TODD: Metzger says there's a separate football for the Vice President if the Commander in Chief becomes incapacitated? How does it compare to this? Bigger? Heavier?

METZGER: It's somewhat longer, a little bit wider and somewhat heavier.

TODD: Inside the case, she says there's communication equipment. Metzger won't discuss the other contents. But Bill Dully, a former director of the White House military office described in his book four crucial components inside, a so-called black book listing strike options for retaliation if the U.S. is attacked with nuclear weapons. A book listing bunker locations where the President can be taken in an emergency. A Manila folder listing procedures for the emergency broadcast system. And a small card with authentication codes to verify it's the President ordering a nuclear launch.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That is known as the biscuit. An interesting, interesting name.

TODD: Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump doesn't have the right temperament to be trusted with the nuclear launch codes.

CLINTON: Anyone who can be provoked by a tweet should not be anywhere near nuclear weapons.

TODD: Trump vehemently refuted that. Metzger says to carry the football, he had to undergo rigorous background checks by the military, secret service and FBI. It included extensive psychiatric screening.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The result of the decision the President would make is so grotesquely horrible, so grotesquely horrible, it would change the face of the earth. It would change humanity. It would change mankind. And I guess when you are on duty you try not to think about the import of that. But you're fully prepared to do so if you have to.

TODD: If the President decides to use the football and actually launch a nuclear strike, is there anyone in the chain of command who can stop that order? The White House won't comment on that but Pete Metzger and other experts tell us that unless there is a full on mutiny, no one can stop that order.

Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.

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HOWELL: Brian, thank you. Now on to South Africa. The party that has ruled that nation for 22

years is facing its worst electoral performance since the end of racial segregation under apartheid.

Voters in local elections are showing discontent with the African National Congress. The ANC as it's called, which Nelson Mandela helped to build into a national powerhouse. Our David McKenzie has more now from Johannesburg.

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[04:25:10] DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The election results are a stinging rebuke for the ruling ANC. It's their worst showing for more than two decades in a Democratic South Africa.

The key issue here are the major metropolitan areas, three major cities the ANC was unable to get that majority to rule those cities outright. And most embarrassingly, they lost Nelson Mandela Bay to the opposition Democratic Alliance. Nelson Mandela of course their most famous struggle icon.

It's a different picture in the rural areas. The ANC is still an election juggernaut but many South Africans in the cities are angry at the level of income and equality and the sluggish economy. Youth unemployment is more than 50% in this country.

The ANC now faces tough questions after this election particularly about Jacob Zuma, the country's President. He's been wracked by a series of corruption scandals. Many people right now are blaming him in part for the loss.

David McKenzie, CNN, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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HOWELL: David, thank you. Angola, is going to the Olympics for rowing for the first time ever.

Up next how they overcame incredible odds to get to the games. Live across the United States and around the world this hour, you're watching CNN NEWSROOM.

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[04:30:00] 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 with the headlines we're following for you this hour.

In France, authorities say at least 13 people are dead after a bar fire in Normandy. It happened in the City of Rouen and several more people there were injured. Local media report a birthday party was taking place at the time of that incident.

Donald Trump gave a ringing endorsement to the Republican leader Paul Ryan on Friday night. Earlier in the week, the U.S Presidential candidate outraged the party by withholding his support. He also publicly backed Senators John McCain and Kelly Ayotte days after refusing to support them.

The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They are officially under way following a glittering opening ceremony in Maracana Stadium. The Brazilian and former bronze marathoner Vanderlei de Lima lit the Olympic cauldron after 11,000 athletes marched in the parade of nations. For the first time ever, a refugee Olympic team is also taking part in the Olympic Games.

A day long protest in Rio that took place ahead of that opening ceremony it forced the Olympic torch to actually be altered in its route. Brazilian riot police fired tear gas to disburse the crowds there. People were protesting against the government and Brazil's acting president.

Things are much calmer at the games, where the Angolan rowing team will be making history when they hit the water in Rio. CNN's Christina McFarlane spoke with the team about their Olympic journey and aspirations for gold.

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CHRISTINA MCFARLANE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: On the lake four years ago where the world's best rowers raced to glory, a new dream is just beginning. This is Angola's first ever rowing team to qualify for the Olympic Games.

ANDRE MATIAS, ANGOLIAN ROWING TEAM MEMBER: To turn on this space and now that Olympic champions are made here, even going to the Olympics, there's a lot of responsibility. It's a great honor for us and we hold ourselves to the high standards to honor the Olympic spirit.

MCFARLANE: In October 2015, Andre Matias and Jean-Luc Rasamoelina made history taking the only qualifying spot in Africa for the men's lightweight double skull.

MATIAS: No-one thinks or associates rowing with Angola and even in the rowing world a lot of the countries at the African level have more established teams of hundreds of athletes to choose from various clubs. In Angola we have you know a dozen athletes and at this level we're the only two. (inaudible.)

MCFARLANE: Have you already seen that what you have achieved is actually changing rowing back in your home country?

MATIAS: Certainly because in 2007 there's only one boat in Angola with wooden skulls and now with the medals we go with a team of about eight or nine rowers to the African championships. We have more people interested knowing what we're doing and younger rowers in Angola that we look forward to showing to the world and the future. But it takes time.

MCFARLANE: In this sport success comes with seamless coordination and team work. Something these two have been building since childhood. JEAN-LUC RASAMOELINA, ANGOLIAN ROWING TEAM MEMBER: Well we've known

each other for quite a long time for like more than 20 years and we used to do a lot of sports when we were in school in Angola and Andre always told me to try rowing because I used to play football and tennis. In 2010 I gave it a go so I tried and in 2013 he called me, he asked me if I wanted to try to make a double for the African Chance with him, I said yes, and we joined in Switzerland.

MCFARLANE: So Andrea you already had your eye on Jean-Luc and you were thinking this guy one day I'm going to get him in a boat right?

And what do you think now Jean-Luc that you've come together, what do you make of this team?

RASAMOELINA: Well I mean I have no regrets at all, I mean we have accomplished a lot of things. And I think I'm proud to do that with especially one of my best friends.

MCFARLANE: As the pair head to Rio determined to do their country proud, it will be also be a special moment for their coach who has dedicated his life to the sport.

PHIL ROWLEY, ANGOLIAN ROWERS' COACH: I think to make the Olympics is -- well, it's their dream come true. It's my dream come true. I've been in this had sport for 56 years now. And this, for me, is the cream on the cake. And I'm going to enjoy it.

MCFARLANE: Christina McFarlane, CNN, London.

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[04:35:00] HOWELL: You just can't help but get inspired and just feel really excited for these teams when they get out there.

DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGST: I love those stories you know just seeing how hard people have worked and the things that they've overcome just to get to the Olympics.

HOWELL: And the good part about it several of these competitions will be outside. The first few days the weather is playing along. Derek Van Dam.

VAN DAM: That's right. There are several indoor competitions but several outdoor competitions. Of course, they will be attributed to the weather and how nice it happens to be there. Well, I believe that the Olympic organizing committee, George, had a meteorologist on speed dial on their cell phones. Because they said what month out of the year should we host the Olympics? And they must have said August. Because this is the perfect time of the year.

We are looking at a climatological average of the weather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And I bring this up because the month of August is perfect, it's primo. Because that's the month where we see the least amount of rainfall, check it out.

On the far sides of my graph here this is each month represented and you can see the amount of precipitation on the far side of this graph and January, February, October, November, and December, those are the months that see typically the most amount of rain in Rio. Remember the southern hemisphere, where Rio is located is in the winter months, as we speak. So that's the dry time of the year. The summer season for them is opposite to the northern hemisphere and that's when they typically see the most amount of rain.

So our forecast precipitation doesn't even really show any cloud cover across this area, even stretching further south towards Sao Paulo. But really where the bulk of the games are taking place near Rio, it is going to be picture perfect just as beautiful as the skyline is across Rio.

Average temperature this time of year 28 degrees. It actually appears today the first day of competition in Rio will actually be a few degrees above where they should be this time of year, 31 or 87 degrees Fahrenheit for our domestic viewers and really light winds. No chances of rainfall. So the blue skies will shine overhead.

You actually have to look over the next five days to see the change in temperature. Monday we cool off a few degrees. By Wednesday, there is our next chance of rainfall. So it's going to be a fairly temperate first few days of the Olympics.

Now, this picture certainly isn't from Rio de Janeiro. We're taking you to the west coast of India because they have had a problem with flooding lately. The annual monsoonal rains bringing excessive precipitation to this part of the world over 115 millimeters of rain fell across this region. And the good news is that they are actually above average across the entire subcontinent. Remember about 1.2 billion people rely on this annual monsoon rain this time of year.

Hey, I want to end with this. I am going to take you to the United States, we like to jump all over, we've been in South America, we've been to India, now we go to the United States. You're looking at a waterspout and a very close-up image of a water sprout.

George, I mean have you ever seen, look at this man he was practically standing underneath this waterspout. He was able to catch with his iPhone camera the entire length of the tornado over water, that's all the way into the cloud cover above. I mean that is just incredible footage. Pretty dangerous though I think I would -- if I was him I would be going into shelter to get away from it as quick as possible.

HOWELL: You know, it has been a busy week with weather, the South the Mid-West.

VAN DAM: Yes, they've had flooding, they've had thunderstorms and more severe weather over the western U.S.

HOWELL: Derek, thank you, we'll stay in touch with you. This is CNN NEWSROOM.

Still ahead in the race for the White House, Colorado is a particular prize how both campaigns are fighting for its undecided voters. Plus, Chicago's police department relieves three officers of their

duties after seeing video of a deadly shooting - we'll have details on that.

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[04:42:00] HOWELL: America's Choice, 2016, the Presidential race and November's election could come down to just a few key swing states.

One of those battleground states is Colorado, where Democrats and Republicans have adopted different strategies to sway voters. CNN's Kyung Lah has more on that.

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KYUNG LAH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In the battleground state of Colorado --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- are you all playing Pokemon?

LAH: -- the ground war.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm getting people registered to vote.

LAH: Taking aim with real and augmented retail politics. Clinton campaign workers playing Pokemon Go to register potential voters. And using other attention-getting draws. A cello for real?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A cello. You just have to be unique especially in a battleground state like Colorado where the stakes are so high.

LAH: Battleground Colorado twice elected Republican George W Bush. Then gave Barack Obama back to back victories. This year the state is showing signs of leaning Democratic. Some recent polls give Hillary Clinton a double digit lead. Another potential advantage since 2012, Democrats have registered more voters than Republicans.

And the ranks of Latino voters continues to grow up to 15.3% higher than the national average. 14 Clinton campaign offices are up and running in the state. Hundreds of workers are on the pay roll the operation expected to triple by early October.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well we're not going to take anything for granted. For us our ground game is critical.

LAH: Democrats have spent 5. Million on Colorado T.V. ads while Trump supporters have spent 232,000. The Clinton camp now pulling T.V. ads, saying Trump isn't on the air waves or frankly on the pavement.

LAH: Are you seeing the Trump operation out there?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, I haven't.

LAH: The Trump plan in Colorado is far different. Yes, there are some workers knocking on doors, but only a handful are on the payroll, most are volunteers. The Trump campaign has just five offices, relying instead on an

extensive Republican national state and local network in place since 2013. The campaign not worried about being outgunned in the traditional ground game.

ROBERT BLAHA, CHAIRMAN, TRUMP CAMPAIGN IN COLARDO: Her game plan is the same old tired worn out paradigm we've seen for years, and years, and years. Trump brings a new (inaudible) and level of energy.

Colorado will be decided in large by a group of people in the middle of America.

LAH: In Colorado, more than one-third are registered independents like Mark Saban, he supports Trump.

MARK SABAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER: I will do it as an independent. So I will contribute directly to Donald Trump. I do not contribute to the GOP.

LAH: Loyalty to Trump, not party, an x-factor not lost on both sides and with both candidates having high unfavorability numbers it's leaving some independent voters uncertain of which way they'll go in November.

CARA MILLER, INDEPENDENT VOTER: I'm not sure I'd want either of them as President. But

LAH: So how are you going to decide then?

MILLER: I don't know I guess the lesser of two evils.

LAH: And that's something we heard from a number of independents here in the state, especially those leaning towards Clinton. They already know what they don't like. They now want something to like.

Kyung Lah, CNN, Denver.

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HOWELL: For more on the race for the White House watch "State of the Race" with Kate Bolduan weeknights at 7:30 p.m. in London, Tuesday to Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Hong Kong, right here on CNN.

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HOWELL: Police in the U.S. city of Chicago have relieved three officers of their duty after the killing of an unarmed African- American teenager. And now we are seeing footage of the moment surrounding that shooting.

CNN's Rosa Flores has our report.

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ROSA FLORES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Newly released dash and body camera videos show the dramatic moments leading up to a deadly police shooting in Chicago. The suspect, 18-year-old Paul O'Neal was fleeing from police in a black jaguar reported stolen. As he drives towards a police car, two officers jump out, firing at the jaguar as it speeds by. One officer even pointing his gun in the direction of his partner as he turns around.

Seconds later, O'Neal slams head-on into a police SUV. The violent collision covering the SUV's dash cam with smoke as O'Neal takes off running. Body cameras show officers chasing him. Moments later, the sound of gunfire. O'Neal was shot in the backyard of a home. The County Medical Examiner says O'Neal, who was unarmed, died of a gunshot wound to the back. The officer who fired the fatal shot was wearing a body camera but it was not recording. Investigators are trying to figure out why. O'Neal's family watched the video before they were released to the public.

BRIANA ADAMS, PAUL, O'NEAL'S SISTER: I'm very hurt. Words can't describe how I feel at this moment and how I felt when it happened. But I really want everybody to know that Paul was loved by my mother, his family, me.

FLORES: The family has filed a wrongful loss lawsuit against the department and the officers involved. Family members say some of the most disturbing moments are what the officers say after the shooting while O'Neal is still bleeding and handcuffed on the ground.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible)

FLORES: This shooting happening in what has been deemed a new era of transparency and accountability in Chicago.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As it appears right now departmental policies may have been violated.

FLORES: The new police superintendent took swift action taking the police powers away from the three officers who fired their weapon. It also only took eight days for officials to release the video. A move that at times has taken more than a year.

Rosa Flores, CNN, Chicago.

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HOWELL: Rosa, thank you. Critics didn't like it at all but Warner Brothers is hoping fans will.

After a lot of anticipation "Suicide Squad" is finally bludgeoning and banging its way into theaters.

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[04:49:34] ZAIN ASHER, CNN HOST: I'm Zane Asher and these are the top business headlines.

The U.S. economy added 255,000 jobs in July that surpassed many economists' predictions. Still the Deputy U.S. Labor Secretary told me on "QUEST MEANS BUSINESS" more needs to be done to boost wage growth.

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CHRIS LU, DEPUTY U.S. LABOR SECRETARY: The unfinished business of this recovery is wage growth. Right now we're averaging about 2.6% wage growth over the year and that's good, but you have to look at that in the context of wage stagnation over the last decade. So it is both possible to say this is the best economic recovery in history and a lot of people really aren't feeling the benefits of it.

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ASHER: The CEO of Manpower says Rio de Janeiro will enjoy the economic benefits of the Olympics. The HR company is an official supplier at the games. Speaking to me on "Quest Means Business" Jonas Prising says they offered a great opportunity in Brazil.

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JONAS PRISING, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, MANPOWERGROUP: I think that we'll see some very good beneficial impact after the Olympics but of course the Olympics are temporary and the Paralympics that follow so the impact can't be exaggerated. But I think it's a welcome relief for a country under siege.

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ASHER: Amazon has debuted AmazonOne, the first of 40 cargo planes and a new fleet called Prime Air. The company is trying to shave down on delivery times. Amazon has already been exploring the use of delivery (inaudible).

All right, those are the top business headlines, I'm Zain Asher in New York.

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HOWELL: Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. I'm George Howell. Well despite some rotten reviews for this particular movie the new movie "Suicide Squad" is expected to have a blockbuster opening weekend and Warner Brothers is hoping that will be the case after the underwhelming response to its Batman versus Superman movie.

Some good news for the studio, the film already pulled in more than $20 million in preview showings. Here's Neil Curry with more on that.

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NEIL CURRY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Packed with characters from the D.C comic book world and boasting a cast of cinematic super heroes, including Will Smith, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, and Margot Robbie, "Suicide Squad" held out the prospect of a force to be reckoned with. The trailers have many film fans licking their lips in anticipation. The story concerns on the series of super villains rounded up and

coerced into working as a fighting force against another evil enemy. As for the filmmakers, the critics may have appeared to be the true villains of the piece? (inaudible) plot, direction and characters alike.

CHARLES ROVEN, PRODUCER: The critics are individuals and they're entitled to their opinion. You know hopefully, you know the fans and the other people who see the movie, hopefully new fans as well as fans of the Suicide Squad will feel differently and maybe they'll reconsider.

CURRY: The previous release in the super hero franchise, Batman versus Superman, recovered from a series of crucial body blows to take on almost $900 million. Whether the dislocation continues a dream the critics on the one hand and the audience on the other, depends largely on fans like this here in London and around the world.

Fans in 10 countries had an immediate opportunity to take part in the proceedings via a live link up between premiers in the U.K., Mexico, South Africa, UAE, Germany, Italy, Holland, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain.

With diversity still high on the Hollywood agenda and international markets to be reached, Will Smith described the cast as a rainbow embracing all races, creeds and colors, that's a view echoed by the rest of the cast.

KAREN FUKUHARA, ACTRESS: I'm getting a lot in social media responses and they've just been saying they're proud to see a Japanese woman play a Japanese role.

JAY HERNADEZ, ACTOR: Hopefully, you know, this is a part of the you know, the change that's happening. Maybe the pendulum is swinging in the other direction.

ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE, ACTOR: It reflects on our society. You know me as a black man, it's always been tough to get those leading roles.

[04:55:00] CURRY: Amid plans to release several more films over the next decade the D.C. franchise has engaged in an ongoing battle to conquer the critics and avoid cinematic suicide.

Neil Curry, CNN, London.

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HOWELL: "Suicide Squad" we'll just have to wait and see. I didn't necessarily like how Batman versus Superman ended, I'm a superman, guy so.

All right, Doctors in Singapore are getting help from a futuristic new assistant that is called Emma.

What makes Emma a little different from your typical masseuse is the fact that Emma is a robot. The inventor of Emma says it wasn't designed to replace a massage

therapist, rather, it's supposed to help people -- rather help with the more physically tiring part of the massage so the doctor can focus on engaging with their patient.

That looks like a good idea. Thanks for being with us here on CNN NEWSROOM. I'm George Howell. I have more news from around the world right after the break, thank you for watching CNN, the world's news leader.

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