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Russian Paralympic Athletes Banned from Rio; Day 2 Highlights of Rio Olympics; More than 1 Million Attend Turkish Anti-Coup Rally; Belgian Machete Attack May Be Terror-Related; Conflicting Reports on Siege of Aleppo; Japan's Emperor Set to Give Rare Televised Speech; Russian Media's Coverage of Trump; Clinton Faces Heat After Interview Over Email Scandal. Aired 12-1a ET

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[00:00:10] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: Russia vows to appeal a decision on its Paralympic athletes after being handed a blanket ban from next month's games.

A pool filled with Olympic history. Two swimming world records are broken in Rio, while U.S. star Michael Phelps earns his 19th gold.

Plus a sea of red in Istanbul. Turkey's president tells supporters he would back a return of the death penalty in the wake of last month's coup.

Hello and welcome, everyone. I'm Rosemary Church, and this is CNN NEWSROOM.

Day two of the Olympic Games is over, but Russia is facing more fallout over its doping scandal. The country has been banned from competing in next month's Paralympic games. The International Paralympic Committee cited the McLaren report alleging widespread doping among Russian athletes.

Earlier Christina MacFarlane of CNN world Sports spoke with committee head Philip Craven. He puts the blame squarely on Russia's government.

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PHILIP CRAVEN, INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: The situation, as I said, is not about athletes cheating a system but about a state-run system that is cheating the athletes. So I think if we look at that, we would have had nothing to consider if this didn't happen in Russia.

And I told that to our board when we first started our five and a half hour-long board meeting before the Russian delegation came in. I said of course you will feel under pressure. But if something hadn't happened in Russia, we would have nothing to consider.

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CHURCH: Philip Craven there, and Christina joins us now from Rio live. Christina -- what has been the reaction in Rio to news of Russia's Paralympic athletes being banned? CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN WORLD SPORTS: Well, Rosemary, I think it's

been surprise, and to a certain degree admiration for Philip Craven for his decision earlier today. You know, many people here have felt that the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, had been soft on Russia's athletes by not banning them or not blanket banning them from taking part in Rio, instead clearing them on Thursday, 271 to take part here.

But, you know, his counterpart couldn't have been more different or any stronger in his sentiment. And it's interesting when you look at the facts of the matter as to why he feels this way. Something that I read a little earlier today which I thought was quite illuminating was that between the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Sochi 2014, Russian paralympians actually boosted their medal count by more than 50 percent. They went from 38 medals overall up to 80 percent.

And when I was speaking to Philip Craven in that interview, I was quite taken aback by the words he used to describe his discontent. This is what he actually said to me. He said that Russia's medals over morals mentality disgusted him -- and he actually used that word. And he felt very strongly today about the fact that they were doing the right thing, that this was the only option that they could take.

But what's interesting is that this, of course, is in quite direct contrast from what we've seen from the IOC. I was interested to hear from craven that the IPC have actually reached out to Richard McLaren. He was the author of the report over that state-sponsored doping Reuters report. And he had -- they've actually worked hand in hand with him to find out more details over this.

Now that's not what the IOC had done. The IOC hadn't contacted Richard McLaren at all. But, you know, when I spoke to Craven about Thomas Bach, about the IOC he was, you know, very reticent to condemn them. He said they were under the same banner of the Olympics, of course, but they were a very different type of organizations and they had different structures. And that's what allowed the IPC to make the decision and not so much the IOC.

CHURCH: Yes, a lot of drama surrounding that saga indeed.

But let's turn now to the highlights of day two of the Rio Olympics and lots to talk about.

MACFARLANE: Absolutely. And it was a big night in the pool especially for the USA. Just under an hour ago, we saw the men's 4 x 100 take gold. And of course, in amongst their ranks was none other than Michael Phelps.

You know, it's interesting, because he doesn't usually compete in the 4 x 100. But tonight they called in the big guns. And thank goodness they did because he was actually swimming in the second leg of the race and single-handedly pulled the United States ahead of France. They were the main rivals for them in this race. And swam just how we've seen and expected of him to take his 19th gold medal now, and his 23rd overall. It really is extraordinary. And the first of many I think for him to come. [00:05:13] But just before the men came out, we saw another gold medal for the USA's women. And a certain Katie Ledecky, who you'll remember was the big standout star of London 2012 where she won gold.

Well, she has come back. She has done it again. She has won the first of possible three individual medals here. She took the gold in the women's 400 meter freestyle just a short while ago and to enormous cheers. And it looks like she is going to be one of the stars of these Olympic Games, living up to her billing at the moment.

Now, while there was some major goals to be had in the pool, there were some major upsets to be seen down at the tennis arena tonight, especially for both of the world's number ones.

Novak Djokovic suffered a humiliating first round defeat, which you believe, to Juan Martin del Potro tonight in straight sets. We're not entirely sure what happened. He certainly was not on his game. And as he was coming off the court, he was in absolute floods of tears especially when you consider Rosemary that if he comes back and competes in the Olympics again, he is going to be 33 by the time he does it.

The other upset of the night came courtesy of the Williams sister, three-time defending goal medalists out in the first round as well. It's certainly not been a big night if you're top of the world rankings.

CHURCH: Well, it was certainly a very busy day for everybody there -- day 2 of the Olympics in Rio. And Christina MacFarlane joining us from there 1:00 in the morning, standing with backdrop of the Copacabana Beach. Many thanks -- let's chat again next hour. Appreciate it.

The Kenyan Olympic team has sent home one of its managers over allegations he solicited a bribe in connection with doping. Reuters reports the track and field manager Michael Rotich was filmed demanding 10,000 pounds for agreeing to give a warning of impending dope tests. Olympic officials felt he should leave Rio while the allegations are investigated.

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MARK ADAMS, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN: The NOC themselves have asked that he leave because they feel that his presence is distracting. On the allegations -- they're clearly very serious allegations. We wait to see the actual evidence, evidence either of malpractice or if actually this person could actually deliver what he was claiming he could deliver.

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CHURCH: Officials say the Kenyan track and field team has been one of the most tested teams over the last two years.

And let's take a look at the medal standings after this second day of the Olympic competition. The United States, China, and Australia are in a three-way tie for first with three gold medals each; Italy, South Korea, and Hungary round out the top six with two gold medals for each country. When it comes to total number of medals, the United States leads with 12.

And there are 14 gold medals up for grabs on Monday. Among the big event tots keep your eye on, the women's 100 meter breaststroke. One of the Russian swimmers who fought her ban from the Olympics and won Yulia Efimova is in contention to medal in the event.

And the women's rugby sevens competition concludes.

And sailing begins with Rio's water conditions still a major concern. The water is said to be contaminated with sewage and bacteria.

And of course be sure to tune in to "WORLD SPORTS" live from Rio for a detailed look at Sunday's major highlights, and more on what's expected Monday. That's in about 35 minutes from now.

Well, supporters and opponents of Turkey's government have staged a massive rally to denounce last month's failed coup. More than a million people packed an Istanbul parade ground. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the crowd Turkey has shown the world it is united.

Senior international correspondent Arwa Damon has more now from Istanbul.

ARWA DAMON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This is quite the rally, to say the least. Authorities had been expecting around 3.5 million people. It is absolutely packed with individuals beginning to come as early as 9:00 in the morning. And this is also unprecedented to a certain degree when it comes to Turkey's divisive politics, because this is not just a rally that is being held by the ruling party, the AKP, and by President Erdogan supporters. You also have Turkey's two main opposition groups, leaders and supporters who are here as well, the MAP and the CHP.

Not invited is the HGP that the current government views as being too close, too affiliated with the PKK that the government accuses of being a terrorist organization.

[00:10:04] Still, the messages we have been hearing from the various leaders have been quite clear. They have been thanking the Turkish population for standing up not for an individual political party, but for the concept of democracy in and of itself.

The President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan coming out and repeatedly thanking people for heeding his call to stand in the face of tanks, of the guns. It is ultimately arguably his ability to rally the masses that allowed his government to stay in power -- that preserved Turkey's democracy. Because no matter what a Turk may feel towards their government and its leadership, there is consensus by and large on that one fact, that Turkey cannot return to an era of military coups, that it must maintain its democracy.

President Erdogan also coming out and pledging that if parliament approves the death penalty, he would as well. Turkey has come under quite a lot of criticism for how it has handled the post coup weeks because of these massive sweeps that have taken place. Tens of thousands of individuals detained or suspended within the military, the educational sectors, hospitals, and the media.

Turkey says it had to do this because the Gulen movement that it says was behind the failed coup had infiltrated all of these various different institutions. Then, of course, there is the issue of the movement's leader, the cleric in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, Fethullah Gulen. And Turkey wants to see the U.S. take him into custody and then eventually have him extradited. How the U.S. reacts to this will be definitive of America and Turkish friendships going forward.

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DAMON: But at this moment in time, we are seeing this arguably unprecedented level of Turkish unity being demonstrated here, unity behind the fact that Turkey must remain a democracy.

Arwa Damon -- CNN, Istanbul.

CHURCH: Iran has executed a nuclear scientist who was convicted of spying for the United States. Shahram Amiri vanished during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in 2009. Tehran accused Washington of abducting him, a charge the U.S. denied. A year later, video surfaced in which Amiri made conflicting claims about whether he was living freely in the states. U.S. officials said he defected voluntarily and provided useful information. Amiri returned to Iran in 2010 and was arrested.

Belgian authorities say they have reason to believe Saturday's machete attack in Charleroi was motivated by terrorism. A federal prosecutor is investigating. The attacker wounded two police officers before a third officer shot and killed him. He was heard yelling "Allahu Akbar", an Arabic phrase meaning "God is greatest".

The Belgian prime minister says police handled the situation perfectly.

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CHARLES MICHEL, BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER (through translator): We know we are facing a new situation in Europe in recent months. And that's not exclusively a Belgian situation. The police officers in Charleroi did exactly what they should have done. They reacted perfectly and probably avoided a bloodier and more tragic drama. Once again I want to thank and give my respect to our police officers.

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CHURCH: Prosecutors say they the assailant was a 33-year-old Algerian national who had lived in Belgium since 2012.

We'll take a short break here.

But still to come, the fight for the Syrian city of Aleppo intensifies. We will have the latest on the battle for Aleppo and the city's escalating humanitarian crisis.

Plus, Japan's beloved emperor set to speak to his country in a rare address. What is he expected to say? We'll take a look. That's next.

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CHURCH: Syrian rebels are fighting to break a government siege of Aleppo but both sides say they are the ones who scored a major victory over the weekend.

Our Jon Jensen takes us inside the battleground.

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JON JENSEN, CNN PRODUCER: There are competing claims as to whether rebel forces in Aleppo actually managed to break the government siege on Syria's second city. Rebel fighters said ay they punched through over the weekend in an assault on the southwestern corner of the city. Fighters posted video purportedly showing the moment they broke through, meeting up with fellow rebels inside eastern Aleppo.

By most accounts the battle was fierce. There was heavy shelling by both sides. The rebels' goal to resupply eastern Aleppo whose 250,000 residents have been encircled by government forces since last month.

The U.N. has warned of a humanitarian disaster as the Syrian government's grip on the city's food and medical supplies tightens. Some residents there took to the streets in celebration of the apparent rebel win, but Syrian state media denied that the siege had been broken, claiming that loyalist troops repelled the rebel advance.

Elsewhere in Aleppo province, another significant battle raged in the city of Manbij. Syrian democratic forces made up of Kurdish and Arab militias backed by the U.S. swept through the ISIS-held city. They were trying to capture the town and eventually the nearby 60-mile, roughly 100-kilometer, strip of land along the Turkish border. It's an area the Americans believe ISIS uses to resupply both men and material into and out of Syria.

The SDF claims it holds most of Manbij but there were still reports of intense fighting. Two significant battles in Syria over the weekend, both still simmering and proving that this war, now in its fifth year, is far from over.

Jon Jensen -- CNN, Abu Dhabi.

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[00:19:51] CHURCH: Tropical storm Earl has triggered deadly landslides in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz. At least 40 people have been killed. The storm hit Mexico as a hurricane and was later downgraded. The National Hurricane Center says an additional five to ten centimeters of rain are expected overnight in parts of southern Mexico. Macedonian authorities have declared a state of emergency after

powerful storms and floods killed at least 21 people. Most of the flood victims were found in villages near the capital, Skopje. Workers have set up emergency response centers to assist the flood damage. More rain is expected in the region during the rest of the week.

And our meteorologist Pedram Javaheri joins us now with more on this. And of course more rain adding to this already deadly situation.

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes, with so much rainfall. And Rosie, you know, one thing we always talk about is underestimating the power of water, right? And just an analogy here is when you take a foot of moving water, so 30 centimeters of moving water, when it's moving at speed it has about 500 pounds or 225 kilograms of lateral force. Just one foot of water does. That's the weight of three men with this much water moving towards you. You increase that, it increases it one more time and over and over and it increases dramatically. That's the end results with significant damage, of course, landslides, floods.

And you look at some of these images, these are coming out of Skopje. This is not an area accustomed to see monsoonal rainfall, tropical moisture. You see these sort of images left and right here on CNN World Weather but you don't see them related across an area that is non-tropical in nature.

That's why it's such an incredible image for the amount of water that came down. And again 15 centimeters of water, just a little above your ankle, it will move you and knock you off your feet. You take that up to about 60 centimeters or about two feet high, that could easily move your vehicle downstream, and something that people really underestimate when it comes to the force of Mother Nature.

And again, the images that's come in leading a lot of these to the fatalities that we saw across this region as this was a flash flood event with about 90 millimeters of rainfall. If you're watching this across parts of say India even China, it doesn't sound like that much rainfall. But the month of August typically brings 27 millimeters -- that is almost 400 percent of what is considered normal coming down, for an entire month by the way, coming down in just one day.

And again, the disturbance, the culprit right there -- a little disturbance that was locked in place, right over the open water. So it was pumping in plenty of moisture.

And here is what Rosemary was talking about -- additional rainfall that is forecast mainly south of Skopje over the next coming couple of days. And notice 70 percent for Monday, down to 40 percent or so come Tuesday and then it finally dries up towards the latter portion of the week.

Now same sort of a scenario playing out with what is left of Earl that impacted portions of Mexico. We know fatalities as Rosemary told you, occurring across this region as well. in fact, rainfall totals in this area almost twice as much as what occurred across portions of Skopje. But again, the end result much the same.

And what has not happened here Rosemary in the last couple of hours -- we've actually seen the remnants of what was Earl work its way over the Pacific Ocean and become a new tropical storm. It's Javier now. So what is left of Earl has turned into a different tropical storm, forming again. This particular one could be impacting portions of Cabo San Lucas later on in the week.

CHURCH: How often does that happen when there is a roll from one into another?

JAVAHERI: I would say once or so per year. So it is somewhat unusual. But yes, the timing is just right that you can, tropic season, of course, you can really begin to see those spin back up again.

CHURCH: All right. Thanks for keeping a very close eye on that. Appreciate it.

JAVAHERI: Thanks -- Rosemary.

CHURCH: We'll talk next hour.

JAVAHERI: Yes.

CHURCH: Ok. Thanks -- Pedram.

Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to deliver a rare televised speech later Monday. Our Will Ripley joins us now with more from Tokyo. So Will -- this is very unusual for the emperor to speak publicly like this. What is he likely to say?

WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is -- Rosemary.

This has only happened twice before since 1945. Once by radio when the emperor at that time said that Japan was going to surrender. And then after the 3/11 earthquake-tsunami-nuclear meltdown, the current Emperor Akihito went on the air to comfort his people.

It's going to happen once again here in Japan in just a matter of hours -- truly a historic event. And what the Emperor is expected to do and the Imperial Household Agency which operates inside the imperial palace here has been very tight-lipped about this.

But multiple networks, multiple sources here in Japan seem to indicate that the Emperor will say that he is getting older and he will imply, if not outright say, that he desires to step down within a few years.

But there is a problem. Abdicating is not allowed under Japanese law, which means that this could trigger quite a whole set of issues for the parliament which would have to change the law. Meanwhile, this is an emperor who does have a history of breaking with tradition.

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RIPLEY: Emperor Akihito has served as Japan's much loved figurehead for nearly three decades. He is the 125th emperor in Japan's history, but the first to bring the role closer to the public. A modernizer who sought to heal the scars of World War II, which was presided over by his father, Emperor Hirohito who died in 1989.

[00:25:00] JEFFREY KINGSTON, DIRECTOR OF ASIAN STUDIES, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY: Akihito carved out a very different role than his father. I think he looked at the legacies of World War II and the shared history with Asia as the unaddressed, unfinished business of his father.

So he has done more than all of Japan's political leaders combined to promote reconciliation with the former victims of Japanese imperial aggression.

RIPLEY: As crown prince, Akihito broke with centuries of tradition, marrying a commoner, Michiko Shoda. The couple also raised their children themselves -- previously unheard of in the imperial household.

After acceding to the throne, Akihito became known as the people's emperor, often seen interacting with ordinary Japanese during his ceremonial duties.

Akihito's compassion for his people was shown most clearly after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011. He sat on the floor to comfort the victims, something previous emperors would never have done.

KINGSTON: He is extremely popular, and he has really helped make the imperial household relevant for the 21st century.

RIPLEY: In recent years, the 82-year-old has suffered from declining health, undergoing heart surgery and treatment for cancer, which have taken their toll on his ability to carry out his duties.

SADAAKI NUMATA, FORMER JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO CANADA: It is. It can be quite a burden, because both the emperor and empress take their job very seriously. And they work very hard at it.

RIPLEY: When the time comes, Akihito's successor as emperor is expected to be his eldest son, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, who is already performing official duties around the world, sometimes on behalf of his father. But Emperor Akihito will be a hard act to follow, a gentle man with a human touch who tried to unite a troubled nation, and in turn, entered the hearts of the Japanese people.

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RIPLEY: The emperor and empress have a demanding schedule -- 250 meetings a year, 75 trips in and out of Japan, many of those meetings happening at the imperial palace behind me. But in May, Rosemary, they announced they were going to be trimming their schedule by about 100 meetings because they say they're just getting too old to keep up.

CHURCH: Yes, understandable. And we will, of course, be listening and watching to hear what the Emperor has to say and the fallout that comes from that.

Will Ripley joins us there from Tokyo at nearly 1:30 in the afternoon -- many thanks to you.

And we will show you the latest polls in the U.S. presidential race. What they reveal about who is gaining ground and who is falling behind. And how the media is treating Donald Trump -- the Russian media, that is.

Back in a moment.

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[00:31:10] CHURCH: And a warm welcome back to our viewers all around the world. You are watching CNN NEWSROOM, and I'm Rosemary Church.

I want to bring you up-to-date now on the main stories we've been following this hour.

Russia's paralympic athletes have been banned from competing in the upcoming paralympic games in Rio. The International Paralympic Committee made the announcement Sunday, saying athletes violated international doping rules. Russia's sports minister says Moscow will appeal the ban.

On day 2 of the Olympic Games, Michael Phelps has nabbed his 19th gold medal after the U.S. men's team finished first in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay. Earlier, American swimmer Katie Ledecky smashed her own world record to win gold in the women's 400 meter freestyle.

Major league baseball star Ichiro Suzuki got his number 3,000 on Sunday. Only 29 other players have ever achieved that, and none of them has another 1200 career hits in Japan as well. Ichiro paved the way for Japanese hitters when he came to the U.S. in 2001. 15 years later, he is considered a future Hall of Famer.

Hillary Clinton is seeing a big jump in support over the past month. According to an "ABC News/Washington Post" poll, the Democrat leads her Republican rival Donald Trump by eight percentage points. That's double the lead she had four weeks ago before the Republican and Democratic conventions.

Ohio is a key battleground state in the November election. But the state's Republican governor is not ready to throw his weight behind the party's nominee.

Former presidential candidate John Kasich spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper about Donald Trump.

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GOV. JOHN KASICH, (R-OH) FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I have not endorsed him. That's correct.

JAKE TAPPER, CNN CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: You have not endorsed him. Do you know what you're going to do when you go into the voting booth?

KASICH: No, we still have time. I think about it a little bit, but not a lot.

TAPPER: Have you ever voted for a Democrat for president?

KASICH: No.

TAPPER: You've only voted Republican?

KASICH: Yes. Well, I'm a Republican.

TAPPER: Right.

KASICH: And I have been.

TAPPER: Is it possible that you will not vote for a Republican for president?

KASICH: Let's not get ahead of ourselves. This is -- this is very disturbing and alarming to me. I shouldn't say alarming. It's not alarming. I wish that I could be fully enthusiastic. I can't be.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHURCH: Russia is one issue where Kasich and Trump split. Kasich has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a thug who wants to bring back the Soviet Union.

In a "New York Times" op-ed, a former CIA director has called Trump an unwitting agent of Mr. Putin. Matthew Chance looks at what Russia is saying about the Republican nominee.

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MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The Kremlin's candidate. Certainly Russian state television is loaded with positive coverage of the Donald.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE ANCHOR: Eccentric Donald Trump.

CHANCE: This TV news anchor explains that Trump's just an eccentric billionaire who wants to make America great and normalize relations with Russia. He is often painted here as a brave political maverick, who shares Russian concerns over American foreign policy and is willing to find common language with Russia's President Putin, whom he has praised.

VICTORIA ZHURAVILYOVA, POLITICAL ANALYST: Between Hillary and Trump, Trump is the only one who sounds friendly. So maybe we can hope that he will be more friendly and more positive for -- towards Russia.

DONALD TRUMP, U.S. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: And by the way, wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with Russia? Wouldn't that be, wouldn't that be nice?

CHANCE: Much of what Trump says about Russia has left U.S. allies aghast, but finds a welcoming audience in Moscow.

[00:35:14] (on-camera): Donald Trump's own foreign policy pronouncements have won him plenty of friends here in Russia. His recent suggestion that he wouldn't necessarily defend NATO allies in the event of a Russian attack raised eyebrows both in the U.S. and here.

And he has vowed to look again at recognizing at Annexed Crimea as part of Russia. It must have put a smile on the faces of many Kremlin supporters.

(voice-over): Of course, not everyone in Russia thinks Trump is their best bet. Some political analyst says his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would benefit the Kremlin even more. At least, she is predictable, they say, in her tough Russian stance. But it's the unpredictability of Trump that may have most endeared him to the Kremlin-controlled media.

KONSTANTIN VON EGGERT, POLITICAL ANALYST: He will either be more inclined to do a deal with the Kremlin, or he will mess up life in the White House and on Capitol Hill so much by his erratic behavior that the American political class, the American system will be in permanent crisis. That is what actually Russia wants.

TRUMP: Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing.

CHANCE: He may not be the Kremlin's man, in other words, but he might prove a useful distraction from what the Kremlin does.

Matthew Chance, CNN, Moscow.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

CHURCH: Well, meanwhile, the Democratic nominee has faced some heat over recent interview on "Fox News."

Hillary Clinton was grilled about the FBI inquiry into her private e- mail server. Clinton's running mate had this to say when asked if Clinton lied to the American people.

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TIM KAINE, U.S. DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I have heard Hillary Clinton say over and over again when I have been sitting next to her and when I've watched her on TV that with respect to the e- mail, I made a mistake and I've learned something, and I wouldn't do it again. And I've heard her apologize.

I did hear that back and forth. And I think Chris Wallace and Hillary were sort of talking past each other last week. She was saying what Director Comey acknowledged to be true. That when she spoke to the FBI, when she was talking to the FBI, the FBI thought her answers in that setting were truthful.

Chris might have been asking her a different question. But the bottom line is this. She made a mistake and she said over and over again, I made a mistake, and I've learned from it. I'm going to fix it.

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CHURCH: Clinton's spokesman says in her interview she was indicating that what she said to Justice Department interviewers was consistent with what she said to the public.

Well, the president of the Philippines is taking his tough and bloody war on drugs to a new level. President Rodrigo Duterte, Sunday, named judges, police and congressman whom he says have ties to the drug trade. More than 150 government officials in all. He gave them an ultimatum.

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RODRIGO DUTERTE, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES: I would like to just give you the advice. Once you hear your name mentioned here, if you are somewhere, you are now relieved of your present assignment. Report to the PNP within 24 hours or I will order the entire Armed Forces and the police to hunt for you.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHURCH: Reports say hundreds of people have been killed since Duterte took office in June. A Catholic archbishop in the Philippines calls the killings a nightmare.

Amazon is trying to make it even easier to get your groceries.

How they plan to make it happen?

That's coming up next. Don't go anywhere.

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[00:41:10] CHURCH: Amazon has made shopping for almost everything pretty convenient, and now the company has its eye on your grocery lists.

"CNN Money" correspondent Samuel Burke explains.

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SAMUEL BURKE, CNN MONEY BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT (on-camera): I think I'm going to have to buy more milk.

Amazon wants to have its tentacles in many different parts of our lives. Right now, they're focused on your home. Specifically, your kitchen with its latest device, the Amazon Dash Scanner.

Let's say you run out of milk. All you have to do is scan the bar code, or just say milk. With the Dash, they're keeping a list of everything you say or scan. And when you check out on the Amazon Web site or app, you can actually buy these goods and have them delivered to your door with the service Amazon Fresh.

So what makes Amazon think they can have any success with hardware after their flop with the Amazon Fire phone?

Do you have one?

Most people don't.

Well, Amazon found a sleeper hit in this device, the Amazon Echo. A speaker which goes in your home and allows you to speak to it.

Alexa, play Drake.

Now even though these two products don't actually use the same technology, Amazon's keyed into the possibility that in a society which moves so fast, we may not take the time to write or even type what we need, but we may scan or say what we need, and that could make more money for them.

But just like so many of Amazon's devices, they're not actually worried about making money off the hardware. They're trying to entice you to use their services.

It's a lot easier to find these useful when Amazon is giving them away for free. The way they are to so many of their Amazon Fresh users right now. But if people actually have to start paying for these at the $50 price tag it has, Amazon could find it a lot harder to get these into everybody's kitchen.

I do make good smoothies.

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CHURCH: I think I like the sound of that.

And that wraps up this hour of CNN NEWSROOM.

I'm Rosemary Church.

"World Sport" is up next.

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