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Protests Heat Up for 2nd Night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; State of Emergency after Deadly Flooding in Louisiana; Usain Bolt Looking to Make History at Rio; Trump Talks How He'd Defeat ISIS; Liberating Mosul Top Priority; Boko Haram Video Believed to be of Chibok School Girls; 2 NYPD Officers Hailed as Heroes. Aired 2-3a ET
Aired August 15, 2016 - 02:00 ET
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[02:00:29] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and, of course, all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church.
GEORGE HOWELL, CNN ANCHOR: I'm George Howell. From CNN world headquarters in Atlanta, NEWSROOM starts right now.
We are monitoring the growing tensions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after another night of protest and unrest in the city. We want to show you live images from WISN, where it is just at 1:00 a.m. in that city. You see there a car on fire. We are still trying to gather information about why, who put that car on fire.
Again, this is all within the context of a protest that has been happening in that city. A police officer has been taken to the hospital after rocks were thrown in his car windshield. And there have been more reports of shots fired in the past half hour.
CHURCH: Demonstrations first broke out Saturday after police shot and killed an armed man during a foot chase. People set several buildings on fire and threw bricks at police. 17 people were arrested Saturday night.
HOWELL: Earlier Sunday, vigils were held for the man shot by police. And in an emotional moment, his sister spoke out about what it's like to lose her big brother.
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SHANDRA SMITH (ph), SISTER OF SYLVILLE SMITH: This is my brother, my protector, somebody else is supposed to be there for me. Maybe you like it. I lost my brother. I can't get him back. Never. Never. That's pain. This is real hurt. I can't look my brother in the eye, and say I love you. I don't even have a Facebook to tell my brother I love him.
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CHURCH: And authorities say they want the community to voice their concerns but in a peaceful way.
CNN's Ana Cabrera has more on that.
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ANA CABRERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Community members continuing to gather here in Milwaukee remembering the 23-year-old who was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon by a police officer in this neighborhood. You see a vigil has been set up for that individual, not identified as 23-year-old Sylville Smith.
Police officers say it all began with a traffic stop that Smith and another individual were pulled over and they got out on foot and there was a pursuit. A police officer eventually opened fire, shooting and killing Smith after police say he failed to drop a gun. Now police say there is body camera video of this confrontation with police that clearly shows he was holding a gun.
The community here wants answers. They want this investigation to be transparent. But really that shooting they say was simply a tipping point in a much larger problem. A system problem they have felt in the community for years. The community that feels it has been oppressed for years and lacks opportunity and hope for the future. That is what triggered all that emotion that boiled over, leading to several buildings set on fire late Saturday night. Police officers said they had rocks thrown at them. There was concrete that hit a woman's head and a police officer who suffered a concussion. Four officers were injured. 17 people were arrested Saturday night.
Police are asking for this community to voice their concerns, but to do it peacefully.
The National Guard now has been activated on stand by, should they be needed to come in and quell any additional violence that could happen here.
We will stay here in Milwaukee and let you know about any new developments.
Ana Cabrera, CNN, Milwaukee.
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CHURCH: And on Sunday, Milwaukee's sheriff warned protesters not to resort to violence to make their point.
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DAVID CLARK, SHERIFF, MILWAUKEE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT: We had an untenable situation in Milwaukee. I made it clear as it related to the lives of Ferguson and Baltimore that people have to find a more socially acceptable way to deal with their frustration, their anger and their resentment. This is an orderly society. We have processes. And we have institutions with which to deal with the things. And as frustrating as it can be, sometimes it takes a long time to work through the institutions and the processes that we have. It's still what we have to do because we cannot have the social upheaval and the chaos that we saw last night that frightens good law-abiding people in that neighborhood and destroyed businesses.
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[02:05:04] HOWELL: Sheriff Clark there.
Of course, we will continue to follow the situation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Now moving on to the U.S. state of Louisiana. People in the southern part of the state are bracing for more rising water and dealing with what is considered historic flooding. 60 centimeters, or two feet, of rain fell since Wednesday and the National Weather Service warns swollen rivers will continue to spill over the banks.
CHURCH: The flooding killed four people and thousands have been evacuated. Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration to speed up help for response and recovery efforts in the state.
And Louisiana's flood devastation is far from over.
In fact, we have our Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri here to talk about this.
What is the outlook here in this region?
PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: The nature of how water moves, it wants to move downstream. Over the next couple of days, we will notice it will move to places that saw less rainfall and seeing water levels rise if they are along the rivers that have been impacted. So it's something we are watching carefully. And more rainfall is expected in this region as well.
In fact, if you think about what the United States dealt with in the past 10 months, and you go back as recent as October of 2015, you look at Columbia and South Carolina, almost $90 million. That's how much assistance was needed in that state in regards to flooding. You work your wait out to portions of Missouri earlier in the year, June, in West Virginia, and in March, in parts of Louisiana and Texas, $20 million to more than 30 million in assistance needed for flash flooding.
And of course, when you look at flooding in general, it is the second highest number of fatalities. Every single year, we see that in the United States, comes from flooding. Heat, number one. Flooding, number two. Even accumulates more so than thunderstorms, lightning and tornados as well.
Here's the culprit, the storm system that parked in place over the past several days. It has a lot of tropical storm characteristics. The only thing that kept it from becoming a storm is it moved over land and produced the rainfall that we saw. In Baton Rouge, almost 20 inches came down. It's quadrupling the monthly average for this time of year. And 12 inches was the all time record for one day prior to getting the rainfall we saw in recent days. Look at this light up. The top of the charts, in a widespread area
with over 20 inches with 500 millimeters of rainfall. Some of the areas, the highest amounts we came across at 34 inches of rainfall. That is comparable to what Seattle sees in an entire year. They saw that in four days across portions of Louisiana.
The forecast shows the thunderstorms are still there. Te vast majority shifts farther towards the West. Look at the soil moisture across the region, about 100 percent-plus of normal. The soil is fully saturated. So, George and Rosemary, any amount of water that comes down will increase the water table and lead to flash flooding where the water just has nowhere to any. So any rain that hits the ground just comes right up to the surface and causes additional flooding. So it will be a rough go for a couple of days for a lot of people here.
HOWELL: Yeah.
CHURCH: When you hear the story over and over, the outcome is the same.
JAVAHERI: Absolutely. Absolutely.
CHURCH: OK.
JAVAHERI: Unfortunate.
CHURCH: Thanks so much, Pedram.
HOWELL: Thank you.
JAVAHERI: Thanks.
CHURCH: Appreciate it.
Crews in northern California are struggling to put out a fast-moving fire. The Clayton Fire has grown to more than 1,000 hectares, or 3,000 acres.
HOWELL: The flames 100 buildings so far and forced evacuations for thousands of people there. Very strong winds and dry conditions are fueling that fire.
Aiming for the gold, two all-time great Olympians are proving why they are the best of the best. Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, won the 100 meter dash for the third straight time, the first athlete to do that. And he is aiming for the 200 and the four by 100 relay in the next few days.
CHURCH: We'll see if the lightning Bolt can do it.
Simone Biles won her third gold medal in Rio and put on a dominating performance on the vault. She could leave Rio with five golds if she wins the upcoming beam and floor competitions as well.
HOWELL: Fair to say it has been another exciting day in Rio. CHURCH: And our Christina McFarland has been tracking all the action
on the ground there and joins us now live.
Christina, let's start with all the highlights, including that incredible achievement of the fastest man on earth, and whether Usain Bolt can repeat his three straight golds in upcoming events.
[02:09:45] CHRISTINA MCFARLAND, CNN WORLD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: That's right. The odyssey continues tonight. We were witness to one of the greatest races we are going to see in this Olympic Games. It was a race that for Usain Bolt was not the fastest he posted in Olympic 100 meters. It was 9.81 seconds. That is the slowest time he taken Olympic gold, the last time in Beijing. In London, he posted 9.63 and 9.69 in Beijing. Not the fastest, but it's the gold medal that matters. One out of three. He is going for the unprecedented triple triple.
What we saw on the track tonight was Usain Bolt behind the field that started that 100 meters, and with about 60 meters to go, he kicked in the long-striding gait he has out, got him ahead of his rival. That was the showdown. Could Justin Gatlin get Usain Bolt? No, he could not. Justin Gatlin finished in the silver medal position.
And the really interesting thing this evening between the two of the athletes, it's the reception from the crowd in that arena. When Justin Gatlin came out, he was met by boos. He is a controversial figure in the games with his doping past. When Usain Bolt came out, it was all cheers.
Chief among them with a Jamaican crowd. There were several thousand of them were in the stadium. Afterwards he tweeted, "Jamaica stand up. This one was for you, my people."
I'm pleased to say my colleague, Don Riddell, was in the stadium watching it happen, and he has this report.
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DONALD RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR (voice-over): It's the most electrifying 10 seconds in sports --
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RIDDELL: -- and the one moment every four years when Olympic fans hold their breath.
ANNOUNCER: Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt!
RIDDELL: The men's 100 meter final. But this year, an historic occasion with Jamaica's Usain Bolt targeting a third consecutive gold medal in the marquee event. And he didn't disappointment.
CROWD: Bolt! Bolt! Bolt!
RIDDELL (on camera): How does it feel to watch him run like that?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Incredible. Truly humbling to be here and to be present for this moment. It's a true honor to see him run.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He has been such a great ambassador for the sport, especially when the sport has been under so much controversy. We're so pleased that he has kept himself clean and he has really lifted the sport.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, he is our hero, man. He is a national icon.
RIDDELL (voice-over): Thousands of his fans were in the stadium to cheer him to victory. This was the scene at the team headquarters across town in Rio. And this was how they celebrated back home in Jamaica, known as the island of speed, where Bolt has long been a national hero.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He is amazing. I wish he --
RIDDELL: His trademark swagger, flamboyant showmanship and ubiquitous lightning bolt celebration have made him the highest paid athlete ever in the field of track and field and, more importantly, one of the most iconic athletes the world has ever seen.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can't think of another athlete since Muhammad Ali that has so captured the public imagination and with such global depth of affection.
RIDDELL (on camera): One day, I'll be telling my grandchildren about seeing this amazing athlete in the flesh. That was another sensational performance. But we should enjoy it while it lasts. He says next year he'll be retiring from the track, maybe to start a family of his own.
JENNIFER BOLT, MOTHER OF USAIN BOLT: He told me that, many times, that he is going to start his family.
RIDDELL (voice-over): Bolt now turns his attention to the 200 meters and then the relay on Saturday. He won all three events in Beijing and London, and remains on course for a remarkable triple triple.
Don Riddell, CNN, Rio.
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HOWELL: A triple triple. That's amazing.
We were talking earlier. Maybe it's the name. That's the thing that makes him so fast. Who knows?
Christina, I want to ask you about the Russian athlete who was restored.
MCFARLAND: That's right, George. We just had word of this in the past hour. The Russian athlete in question is, Darya Klishina, a long jumper for Russia and she was the only athlete cleared to compete by the athletics governing body amidst the outright ban for all of Russian track and field athletes. She trains in the United States and, therefore, they deemed she was not part of the state-sponsored doping program in Russia. On Saturday, based on new information that they received, they decided to pull her from the competition after what they said was samples subject to tampering and manipulation. It was a final humiliation for Russia that the only athlete is not able to compete. We heard from the Court of Arbitration for Sports, who she appealed to, to say they will support her appeal and she can compete here in Rio. We have seen her warming up on the track and field down at the track on Sunday. She is due now to compete in the qualifying event for the women's long jump, which is due to take place on Tuesday. But I tell you, it' just another title for these Russian athletes who had an extremely torrid Olympic Games. We did speak to her agent within the last hour. He will be having a statement from Klishina herself with the next few hours.
[02:15:25] CHURCH: Incredible development there.
Our Christina McFarland in Rio. It is 3:15 in the morning. We will talk to you around 4:15 if you check in with us. Thanks so much, Christina.
Let's talk the medal table. The U.S. pulling away at the top of the list, but things are a little tighter lower down. Britain took over second place on Sunday just ahead of China.
HOWELL: Russia has reentered the top five after a lengthy absence. They have nine gold medals, 30 all together. Rounding out the group is German with eight gold medals.
CHURCH: Coming up, nearly a week after declaring President Obama and Hillary Clinton the founders of ISIS, Donald Trump is set to deliver a speech about how he would defeat the extremist organization.
HOWELL: Plus, new video give renewed hope for the rescue of Nigeria's kidnapped school girls. Details ahead.
CNN NEWSROOM continues.
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[02:20:19] CHURCH: Back to our top story. Protests have heated up for a second night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with multiple arrests being reported. Authorities were brought in to take control of a gathering crowd earlier when shots were fired and objects thrown at police. One person was shot and taken to the hospital. And another police officer was taken to the hospital after a rock went through his squad car windshield. Demonstrations broke out after police shot and kill an armed man during a foot chase. People set several buildings on fire and threw bricks at police. 17 people were arrested Saturday. As early as Monday, members of Congress could see FBI notes taken
during the bureau's interview with Hillary Clinton. The Democratic presidential nominee was not under oath, but did spend more than three hours with the FBI answering questions about her use of private e-mail servers while she was secretary of state. Several Republican lawmakers have requested the information.
Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is lashing out at the media again over the weekend. He called the media corrupt, disgusting and dishonest and said he would be leading in the polls if it were not for journalists.
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DONALD TRUMP, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE & CEO, TRUMP ORGANIZATION: I'm not running against Crooked Hillary.
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TRUMP: I'm running against the crooked media. That's what I'm running against.
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CHURCH: Let's take a look at some of Trump's latest tweets. He said, "If the disgusting and corrupt media covered me honestly and didn't put false meaning into the words I say, I would be beating Hillary by 20 percent." He also tweeted this. "It is not freedom of the press when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want, even if it's completely false."
The "Wall Street Journal" is calling on the Republican Party to give up on Donald Trump if he doesn't, quote, "change his act by labor day." In an editorial published on Sunday, the "Journal" said Trump needs to -- and I'm quoting here -- "stop blaming everything else and decide if he wants to behave like someone who wants to be president, or turn the nomination over to Mike Pence," end of quote. The Trump campaign has not responded to CNN's request for comment on this editorial.
While Trump's battle rages on, his running mate is using the media to defend the presidential candidate's remarks about ISIS. Just days ago, Trump stirred up controversy by declaring President Obama and Hillary Clinton the founders of the terror organization. Take a listen.
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CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: You and he spend a day defending his remarks saying they were serious. Now Trump said he was being sarcastic. So, Governor, which is it?
MIKE PENCE, (R), INDIANA GOVERNOR & VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I think he was being very serious and he was making a point that needs to be made. There is no question that the failed policies of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the wider Middle East created a vacuum within Iraq and in which ISIS was able to arise. There's simply no question of that.
WALLACE: Why was he saying he was sarcastic?
PENCE: He was making a serious point. And, look, it's --
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WALLACE: Then why did he say he was being sarcastic?
PENCE: Yeah, he was making a very serious point. Donald Trump has a way of talking that gets people's attention. And it's drawn attention to a very important issue.
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CHURCH: And as Pence defends his running mate, Donald Trump is focusing his attention on a speech he will give on Monday about defeating the terror group. He is expected to outline proposals that include banning people from countries where the U.S. can't adequately vet visa applicants and he'll propose abandoning any ambitions for nation building, or the spread of democracy in the Middle East.
Our Randi Kaye has more.
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RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Donald Trump likes to talk about ISIS.
TRUMP: The barbarians of ISIS.
We have to get ISIS.
We're will defeat ISIS.
We have to knockout ISIS.
KAYE: His most recent comments about the terrorist group included this suggestion, linking both President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to the birth of ISIS.
TRUMP: ISIS is honoring President Obama.
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TRUMP: He is the founder of ISIS. He is the founder of ISIS. OK?
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TRUMP: He is the founder.
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TRUMP: He founded ISIS.
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TRUMP: And I would say the cofounder would be Crooked Hillary Clinton.
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[02:25:12] KAYE: Whether or not he believes Obama and Clinton are the cofounders of ISIS, Trump seems confident he is the expert on the terror group.
TRUMP: I know more about ISIS than the generals do. Believe me.
KAYE: If that's true, why would he have said this?
TRUMP: We don't even really know who the leader is.
KAYE: Trump has suggested several different ways he would handle the terror group, first, warning ISIS their days are numbered.
TRUMP: I would bomb the (EXPLETIVE DELETED) out of them.
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TRUMP: I would just bomb those suckers.
KAYE: Then another idea, he told CBS's "60 Minutes" he would let Russia do away with ISIS.
TRUMP: Russia wants to get rid of ISIS. We want to get rid of ISIS. Maybe let Russia do it. Let them get rid of ISIS. What the hell do we care?
KAYE: What about the oil fields ISIS took control of?
TRUMP: I would bomb the hell out of those oil fields. I wouldn't send many troops because you won't need them by the time I got finished.
KAYE: Eight months later, though, a different plan from Trump. This time, he said he would send tens of thousands of troops to the Middle East.
TRUMP: We have to knock the hell out of them. I would listen to the generals, but I'm hearing numbers of 20,000 to 30,000. We have to knock them out fast.
KAYE: He also took heat saying he would target those related to ISIS members, something that is against the Geneva Conventions.
TRUMP (voice-over): The other thing with the terrorists, you have to take out their families. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families.
KAYE: One Trump made clear is, if he is in the White House, ISIS will be destroyed.
TRUMP (on camera): They are going to be gone. ISIS will be gone, if I'm elected president. They will be gone quickly. They will be gone very, very quickly.
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KAYE: He just won't say how he will do it.
This is what he said a month before he officially announced his run for the White House.
TRUMP (voice-over): I do know what to do and I would know how to bring ISIS to the table or, beyond that, defeat ISIS very quickly. And I'm not going to tell you what it is tonight. All I can tell you is it is a foolproof way of winning.
KAYE: Winning, something Donald Trump prides himself on. All he seems to need is a solid plan.
Randi Kaye, CNN, New York.
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CHURCH: We will take a short break. But still to come, Kurdish forces say they have made new gains against ISIS in northern Iraq. What this means for a Mosul offensive. That's coming your way.
Plus, a new video from Boko Haram surfaces. It's believed to show dozens of kidnapped school girls. Now activists are demanding action.
We're back in a moment.
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[02:31:10] CHURCH: A warm welcome back to everyone. You are watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Rosemary Church.
HOWELL: I'm George Howell with the headlines we are following.
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HOWELL: Kurdish forces launched an all out assault towards the ISIS- held city of Mosul. The fighting is taking place south of the ISIS stronghold. A Peshmerga commander said they seized seven villages from ISIS and killed some 120 fighters.
CHURCH: Mosul is Iraq's second-largest city. ISIS seized it more than two years ago. Kurdish forces and the U.S.-backed Iraqi military says liberating Mosul is a top priority.
For more on the offensive, let's go live to CNN's Jomana Karadsheh, tracking the story from neighboring Jordan.
Just talk to us if you would about what progress has been made here and just how difficult it's going to be to take Mosul back. JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Rosemary, according to Kurdish
Peshmerga commanders we spoke to this morning, so far, in this fresh offensive launched on Sunday, they liberated 11 villages southeast of the city of Mosul. As you mentioned, 120 ISIS fighters were killed and at least eight Peshmerga fighters also killed in the battles that have been backed by the coalition air power. This is part of a bigger operation that we have seen taking place over recent months with the Kurdish forces moving in from the north and the east trying to take territory around the city and Iraqi forces moving in from the south. Last month, we saw Iraqi forces making a major gain there. They took over the air base to the southwest of Mosul and it's expected to be a major staging ground for the operations when they push into Mosul. The aim here, according to Iraqi and U.S. officials is to encircle Mosul and cut off the city before that final push to retake the second-largest city. No one is expecting this to be an easy battle. We have seen these slow and steady gains by Kurdish and Iraqi forces as they face resistance by ISIS fighters. And the concern, Rosemary, is this is a city and a major urban center. Pre-war, it had two million people. Now we're talking about an estimate of 700,000 to one million people who have been living under ISIS control since 20014. That could be a major concern in the city.
CHURCH: Of course, the worry is, as this anti-ISIS offensive is under way, the civilians fleeing are enduring dire circumstances. What do we know about that?
[02:35:20] KARADSHEH: Absolutely. This is a major concern we are hearing from various aid organizations that are worried about a mass exodus. We have seen that in recent weeks, according to the NGO Mercy Corps, at least 70,000 people have been displaced in the battles as part of the bigger operation to liberate Mosul. And last week, they were warning that they expect up to 200,000 people in a matter of two weeks to be displaced. Of course, we are talking about people who are fleeing conflict. They are making this really dangerous journey out. They are in need of the most basic of essentials at a time when Iraq has temperatures of about 50 degrees Celsius. When they reached the relative safety of the areas they get to, there is a struggle to accommodate them in the host communities that are overstretched. We are talking about a country that had 3.2 million people displaced since 2014. The expectation, Rosemary, as we were talking about, up to one million people could be displaced in the operation to liberate Mosul that is expected by Iraqi officials this year.
CHURCH: Exactly. Civilians are always the ones caught in the crossfire and then having to deal with the ramifications of having to flee their homes.
Jomana Karadsheh joining us there from Jordan. It's about 9:35 in the morning. Thank you for keeping us updated.
HOWELL: Now on to Nigeria. The government there looking for three people in connection with the appearance of a new video released by Boko Haram. In this video, it claims to show about 50 of the girls who were abducted from Chibok two years ago. The Nigerian government believes the three people know where they are being held.
CHURCH: 276 girls were kidnapped and 200 are still missing.
CNN producer, Stephanie Basari (ph), is in Nigeria with more on the new video.
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STEPHANIE BASARI (ph), CNN PRODUCER: This new video is around 11 minutes long, and in it, there is a masked man holding a rifle surrounded by what he claims are the school girls. This video has all the hallmarks of previous videos. The one obtained in April has a similar style where the girls are sitting down and some of them are staring at the camera and some of them look terrified. And this man is making demands.
Interestingly, one of the girls is then asked to address the camera directly and she gives her name. I have been able to speak to the father of this girl and he told me he has seen the video and confirms that is his daughter in the video. He said he is happy to know his daughter is alive. In one sense, you can say this video can be confirmed to be the school girls. He told me also that he recognized some of the other girls in the video.
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HOWELL: Stephanie Basari (ph), thank you so much.
Activists are demanding that the government take action to rescue the girls.
CHURCH: A member of the group Bring Back Our Girls said the video is proof the girls are alive somewhere.
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UNIDENTIFIED BRING BACK OUR GIRLS ACTIVIST: Nigerian citizens, stop the nonsense. Stop the blindness. We developed justice and respect. 283 Chibok girls. That is proof that they are calling for exchange. They are put on top of the situation. Let's get our girls back.
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CHURCH: In a statement, Nigeria's information minister said the government is, quote, "on top of this situation."
We'll take a short break here. Coming up next on CNN, a possible lead for investigators in the murder of a New York imam and his assistant.
Plus --
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OFC. PETER CYBULSKI, NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT: It was making a clicking sound, flashing a bright light. I felt like we had 15 seconds before this thing detonated.
SGT HAMEED ARMANI, NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT: In my mind, I accepted we were going to die. I wanted to get us as far as possible. I didn't want anybody else to die with us.
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[02:40:47] HOWELL: Very important here. A look at one of the toughest decisions two police officers have ever made.
Stay with us.
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CHURCH: Back to Wisconsin where a Milwaukee police officer has been injured after authorities were brought in to control a gathering crowd there. The officer was taken to the at his car windshield. Police say they have made multiple arrests.
HOWELL: Keep in mind this is the second night in a row the demonstrations have been held. People protesting the shooting death of an armed suspect by Milwaukee police.
CHURCH: Earlier in the day, Sunday, CNN spoke to Wisconsin State Senator Lina Taylor. She said the protests are a reaction to the frustration people in Milwaukee have been feeling for years.
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STATE SEN. LINA TAYLOR, (D), WISCONSIN: There is time for us to take action and that time is now, across party, across color, across geography, because in the end it's all us. It's all us. We have to figure out what are we going to do. Ask yourself, what am I doing to be the positive change to heal the hurt, the trauma that exists at depths that is beyond disgusting? Let's think about this. We are number one in the nation incarceration of black men unemployment rates are off the charts. Infant mortality rates. Let's not talk about the lead in the water and the soil and the air quality. Let's not begin to talk about the number of disparities that exist in children being taken from their home, not necessarily for neglect, but for poverty. Let's not talk about the percentage people in poverty. Not all of that.
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TAYLOR: Exactly. This is not my district, but it's all my district. In the end, it's all of us. And that's the piece we have to stop. We have to get past our silos. It's not about is it your block or my block. It's about we are all in this together. Now the question is, what's going to create the change. Some jobs, some love and faith among wrapping around families and community is what's going to make the difference.
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[02:45:35] HOWELL: We will, of course, continue to follow the protests and the impassioned speeches. A lot of things coming out of Milwaukee. We will stay on top of it for you.
CHURCH: We definitely will. HOWELL: Moving to New York City. Police are investigating the killings of an imam and his assistant on Saturday. Law enforcement officials say that police are now questioning a possible suspect.
CHURCH: Mourners gathered for the two men killed. The men were walking home from the mosque when a gunman shot both in the head in broad daylight.
CNN's Sara Ganim has more on the story.
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SARA GANIM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Police are being careful about a motive. We learned the imam did have 1,000 cash on him that was not taken after he was killed. Police are saying two clean shots to the back of the head, what appears to have been a resolver. Police are investigating whether this person may have had prior knowledge of -- shooting experience. They are saying he knew what he was doing and precise about what he was doing and went after the two people. They are not saying at this point why that might be the case. They also released a sketch today that was posted in many places right in front of the mosque where this imam and his assistant left after Saturday afternoon prayers before they were gunned down. We know investigators got the sketch based on witnesses and surveillance video where they could see the suspect fleeing the scene in this direction back north on 79th Street before -- after the shooting happened. We know investigators, as we have reported, are pursuing leads but this is a starting point. And this news has really angered a lot of people here in the community, especially people who knew the two men.
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HOWELL: That was CNN's Sara Ganim reporting for us.
Two New York police officers are being hailed as heroes after risking their lives to protect the public.
CNN's Brynn Gingras has their remarkable story of bravery.
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Our national correspondent, Brynn Gingras, has more.
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BRYNN GINGRAS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Sergeant Hameed Armani was born and raised in Afghanistan and came to the United States on a calling.
ARMANI: I saw a lot of people die in front of my eyes. I was a kid, but I was helpless. I couldn't do anything for them. You know what I mean? And I always wanted to be able to save someone's life.
GINGRAS: He's now raising his 12-year-old daughter in New York. Armani is a single father.
ARMANI: Every time I leave home, she gives me a big hug and looks in my eyes and says, "Dad, promise me you're going to come home."
GINGRAS: It's a promise the 10-year-old veteran almost couldn't keep. Armani was patrolling New York's Times Square, a crossroads of America, with Officer Peter Cybulski.
CYBULSKI: I'm sitting in the passenger seat, he's sitting in the driver seat and the next thing I know, something hits my right hand and the dashboard. I look over to see who just threw something at me and I see a man giving me a really mean grin and speeds off very quickly. I look back to see what it was that was thrown at me. He goes, "Boss, this is a bomb." It was making a clicking sound, flashing a bright light. I felt like we had 15 seconds before this thing detonated.
ARMANI: In my mind, I accepted we were going to die. I wanted to get us as far as possible. I didn't want anybody else to die with us.
GINGRAS: The officers drove away from the crowd, bomb in hand. With seconds passing, they prayed together, two men, different faiths.
ARMANI: I looked up. God, I just don't want to feel pain. And at the same time, Peter was praying. I mean, the sign of the cross, started saying our father.
GINGRAS: The bomb squad eventually determined the device was fake. And hours later, police captured the man suspected of throwing it in the van.
The pair returned to their homes as heroes. And Armani's promise to his daughter remained intact.
ARMANI: The minute I hugged her, she goes, "Dad, don't you dare do that again."
GINGRAS: Brynn Gingras, CNN, New York.
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HOWELL: That is bravery, indeed.
CHURCH: It certainly is. Unbelievable. We should see more of that.
Absolutely.
CHURCH: There's nothing quite like his victory pose. And no one who gets to do it more often. More on the legendary Usain Bolt, just ahead.
[02:50:00] HOWELL: Look at that.
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CHURCH: All right. Some of the world's fastest sprinters come from Jamaica, but none faster than the world record holder, Usain Bolt.
HOWELL: As a former track runner, I look at this guy with amazement. He's just incredible on the track. He added another chapter to his storied career Sunday night winning the 100-meter for the third straight Olympics.
And no one was more excited than the fans back home. Listen to this.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, my god! The living legend proved himself once again. I feel so proud to be a Jamaican.
CROWD: Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Overwhelmed. Overjoyed.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am extremely excited. Usain Bolt is one of the greatest athletes of all time.
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CHURCH: A living legend. You heard it there, right?
With one down, Bolt is on pace to complete the so-called triple-triple winning the 100, 200 and 4 by 100 relays three Olympics in a row.
CHURCH: So cool.
The president of the International Association of Athletic Federations is comparing Bolt to one of the greatest athletes of all time.
He spoke to our Amanda Davies about it.
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[02:55:24] AMANDA DAVIES, CNN WORLD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Have you tried, sir, to persuade Usain Bolt to change his mind about the suggestion of retirement?
SEBASTIAN COE, PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETIC FEDERATION: I wouldn't begin to do that with an athlete but I have had conversations about a role beyond his retirement, whenever that happens. I hope it's not for some time but I -- no sport should allow or be comfortable about such an extraordinary athlete just walk away. We need to keep him involved.
DAVIES: If he was to pull off the triple-triple, how big of an achievement would that be?
COE: It would be extraordinary. Frankly, extraordinary. The thing about Usain Bolt, we're very proud to have him in our sport. He's actually gone almost beyond, you know, just the confines of track and field.
Wearing my London hat for just a few moments, when we started bidding for the games in 2005, I spent a lot of time, 2003, spent a lot of time in schools asking to young people. I asked what sports they wanted to play. They all wanted to be Roger Federers and David Beckhams. Three years later, Usain Bolt. I can't think of another athlete since Muhammad Ali that's captured it with such global affection.
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HOWELL: He is incredible.
CHURCH: He's right, too.
All right, more CNN NEWSROOM after this quick break.
HOWELL: We'll have more stories from around the world.
Stay with us.
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