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Typhoon Meranti Strikes Mainland China; Ceasefire in Aleppo Extended; Aid Still Awaited by Many; Train Crash in Pakistan Detailed; Britain Gives Go Ahead to Hinckley Point Nuclear Plant; Russia Claims Airstrikes Killed 250 ISIS Fighters; 53 Days Until US ElectionFormer Brazilian President Accused of Corruption in Petrobras Investigation. Aired 3-4a ET

Aired September 15, 2016 - 03:00   ET

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[03:00:00] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN NEWSROOM SHOW HOST: With gusts of wind up to 280 kilometers per hour, Typhoon Meranti has struck mainland China and we are getting a better look at the damage.

Plus, the ceasefire in Aleppo is extended, but hundreds of thousands of people still wait for aid.

And later, another -- another leak. This time 25 Olympic athletes have been targeted in the hack. We will tell you who may be to blame.

Hello and welcome to our viewers from all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church, and this is CNN Newsroom.

Heavy rain and dangerous winds from Typhoon Meranti may linger in China over the next few days. The powerful storm made landfall early Thursday in Fujian province with winds up to 230 kilometers per hour. The storm is weakening, but there's still considerable damage.

In Xiamen, harsh winds peeled off roofs and dropped them in to the road.

CNN's Matt Rivers joins us this hour from the city of Xiamen not far from where Meranti made landfall. So, Matt, the storm has come and gone where you are. But just how extensive was the damage left behind?

MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, the damage was pretty extensive. When we got up this morning we got our first look at it. Because really the main peak wind here was overnight, over the span of a couple of hours, from around 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.

So, we heard things happening outside but we didn't really see them. When we got up this morning our first job really was to check out some of the damage. I mean, look at this pile of glass here. This is all safety glass, but I mean, this is extensive. It looks like a pile of rock salt or snow and if you want to know where it came from, look right above me. You can see the glass panels, not only windows but panels there are completely shattered because of the wind.

And if we want to come down here, there was a lot more windows broke. So, even though there is no glass underneath here, what ended happening was glass was falling with the wind was so strong it pushed all of this glass in here.

So, it gives you an idea of the kind of damage that happened during a storm that really didn't linger here for that long. The main winds that rain pushed down into relatively quickly. So the amount of damage that was done in the span of just few hours, Rosemary, was remarkable.

CHURCH: Just, indeed. And just how prepared were people for the worst of this and what are their biggest needs now in the aftermath of Meranti?

RIVERS: Well, there's conflicting viewpoints on how prepared people were. On one hand, you would hear the government here in China said that they issued warnings, they issued storm surge warnings, they issued wind gust warnings and that was supposed to help people understand what was going to happen.

But at least in Xiamen there were no evacuations, preemptive evacuations at least that we know of. The government has publicized before the storm hit. Now, how much that would have helped? We're not sure. We haven't heard of any casualty reports quite yet, but there are conflicting views on how prepared people were.

In terms of the biggest needs going forward. You got two main issues, one, power outages. A lot of people still without power, a lot of downed power lines, a lot of downed trees, making that difficult.

And then the other thing rally. I mean, take a look out here light now if you could. Look at this rain. Now that just started within the last 10 minutes or so. But these areas are already pretty soaked and this is what the weather forecasters at CNN that we have been talking to then our viewers have been listening to.

They're saying a heavy, heavy rain like this, trailing bands behind the main eye of the storm that could rally cause havoc in terms of flooding. So, this is the stuff we got to keep an eye on and hopefully it doesn't turn into a much bigger flooding on the situation.

CHURCH: Our Matt Rivers joining us there live from Xiamen City. Many thanks to you.

And joining us now in the studio is our meteorologist Pedram Javaheri. And of course, you know, you look at the misery of that, with all of that damage. And then of course that rain coming through now. And that's the big problem, isn't it?

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, CNN METEOROLOGIST: It is. It becomes about the water element now. No more wind element to talk about. And you know, we touched on how much damage has already been done across Taiwan. There are islands outside of Taiwan, Rosemary, that no communication had been made with when this storm was producing 300 kilometer per hour winds.

And of course, we know that thousands live on some of these remote islands. So, there's still a lot to be learned from what has occurred from the storm. But we'll show you what we think could happen as you take a loo at some of the scenes.

We know over 800,000 people without power in Taiwan at the peak of the storm system. Then you go for a closer look around Xiamen where we had Matt Rivers just on the scene there.

[03:05:03] And go few kilometers inland it really reveals the stark change in the landscape here. You remove frm the valleys and you get into high elevation terrain. And that's precisely what it's really worse-case scenario for any sort of a storm system, especially one laden with moisture that moves ashore.

Because these mountains do a great job. I often say it's akin to taking a sponge, filling it water and putting it against the wall and pressing it against this wall. That's what is going on with this clouds that are filled with water. They get pressed against up the side of the mountain. All that water wants the stream and come downstream.

And of course, if you put too much of that water inside the soil it's a sloped soil that often it is across some of this elevated terrain. You have that landscape begin to give, and of course you buckle roads, you begin to block rivers and that causes flooding to occur, as well.

So, this really could go downhill very quickly. It's precisely when it happens. Once you have a land falling storm, all of the water elements become an issue over land with millions of people exposed to it.

So, this is what the storm did over the last several days. Of course, going from a category one to category five making landfall at 3 in the morning with 230 kilometer per hour sustained winds.

And Matt Rivers just showed us some of the damage there. And when you think about think with wind speeds once you get removed from the surface where you have a lot of friction from whether structures or trees at the ground level, you get a few stories. The winds that block shape tend to be much, much higher, up to 30 percent higher as you climb up to higher altitudes because there is no friction aloft.

So, this is why you see such damage of large structures and windows being blown out across parts of these major cities. But the rainfall and the story in the rainfall you notice how it lights up, the yellows, the oranges, 200 to 300 millimeters of rainfall in the forecast across parts of these areas.

And as that storm system moves ashore and produces rainfall, we are looking back over the open waters. This is a Typhoon Malakas sitting out there are as category one right now. We have seen how quickly these things can explode to a category five.

The forecast, because actually it takes a quite close to at least the three or maybe category four. And notice Taiwan, northern Taiwan, parts of eastern China, southern Japan by later this weekend would be in line for yet another typhoon. We are at least grateful that it's not going over the direct spots that are still recovering, but some of these areas it is potentially could go over, Rosemary, have already been hard hit in recent weeks. So, we are still in the thick of things here with the severe weather.

CHURCH: All right. Thanks for keeping a close eye on it. I appreciate it.

JAVAHERI: I appreciate it.

CHURCH: Well, at least six people are dead after a passenger train crashed in to a freight train in northern Pakistan. Around 150 people are injured. Officials say the freight train had stopped after a man committed suicide on the tracks.

The passenger train, one of the longest in the world was not able to stop in time. There have long been concerned that Pakistan's railway system is not being properly maintained.

Well, Russia says it has killed 250 ISIS fighters in an air strike in Syria. Warplanes hit the militants north of Palmyra.

A Russian military spokesman says the strike prevented ISIS from trying to retake the city. The ceasefire in Syria does not include strikes against ISIS.

Well, the truce has now been extended by 48 hours, and it's led to quiet during the Muslim Eid festival. Men, women and children felt secure enough to visit Aleppo's markets. They said they haven't seen warplanes for two days but humanitarian aid convoys remain stalled at the border with Turkey.

The U.N. says it still does not have the security guarantees it needs to get the trucks rolling.

Well, CNN's Jomana Karadsheh joins us now from Amman, Jordan with more on this. Jomana, this is indeed positive news that the ceasefire has been extended by 48 hours. But of course the big question now is when will the humanitarian aid get through to those trapped in Aleppo and why is it taking so long to get those safety guarantees from those involved in the fighting?

JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely, Rosemary. The focus here is on the humanitarian aid. Really critical to try and get that into besieged areas. And as we have heard from the United Nations their top priority right now is rebel-held eastern Aleppo where there are about 250, and up to 300,000 people who have been living there under siege and are really running low on all sort of supplies, when it comes to food and medicine and petrol.

Now the U.N. says it has its truck loads ready to go. They are at the Turkish border. They are ready to cross, but they cannot do this until they get the safety guarantees. Guarantees of safe passage that they want from all parties in this conflict.

They really don't want to be sending in their trucks their drivers in these convoys into harm's way.

We've seen this in the past during previous truces where they get caught up when violence erupts so they need these guarantees. Now the delay when it comes to eastern Aleppo. The United Nations will be using a main route into Aleppo. This is called Costello road.

[03:10:03] This has been the scene of a lot of violence in the past. It's a very contentious area that changed hands several times between the regime and rebel fighters. And just recently, the regime forces regained control of Costello Road besieging eastern Aleppo yet again.

So, there is this reluctance to demilitarize the area as this was stipulated in the agreement between the U.S. and Russia. So, the U.N. is asking the U.S. and the Russians to put pressure on the parties that they can influence on the ground to allow them to move in with the aid.

We've heard from Russian military officials yesterday saying that the Syrian army is ready to withdraw from Costello Road, but we're going to have to wait and see when that happens. A very desperate situation in eastern Aleppo. Extremely critical to get these aid convoys in, Rosemary.

CHURCH: Absolutely. Right. And there have been reports of violations as we've been talking about but not enough to stop the ceasefire from being extended. What was the nature of those violations and how possible is it that this ceasefire could perhaps hold for longer than other ceasefires that have come before it?

KARADSHEH: Well, Rosemary, I think that, you know, categorizing it as a ceasefire here might not be the best way of doing this. This is more of a reduction in violence or a cessation of hostilities. I don't think there was an expectation here that we're going to see guns fall silent as of Monday evening.

But if you compare this to the levels of violence we were seeing before, as the United Nations Envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura said, we are seeing a significant, seriously significant drop in violence.

Now these violations that you mentioned, there have been some sporadic violence here and there, skirmishes in different areas. Of course we're talking about the areas that are covered with this agreement, not areas that are under the control of extremist groups like ISIS, for example.

Now a monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that is based in London that records incidents said that so far in the first 48 hours of this truce they have recorded three times as many violations committed by the regime than the opposition fighters. But most importantly they say there have been zero combat deaths in these areas.

CHURCH: All right. And we take those small pieces of good news for sure. Jomana Karadsheh watching the ceasefire in Syria from her vantage point in Amman, Jordan, just after 10 o'clock in the morning. Many thanks to you.

Now we are learning some new details about Donald Trump's medical history. Find out what he disclosed during his doctor's appointment. That's still to come. Stay with us.

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KATE RILEY, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR: I'm Kate Riley with your CNN World Sport headlines.

We start in the Champions League for Manchester City Monchengladbach back on Wednesday after rain delayed the match 24 hours. Pep Guardiola made a winning debut in his first group match in charge of City, they led behind an Aguero hat-trick in the citizen's cruise to four-nil victory.

Also making their debut are the English Premier League champion, Leichester City. Both are traveling to Belgium on Wednesday to face club Brugge Marc Albrighton scored of what was actually the east midland club's first shot. Riyad Mahrez added a second and the third for the brace as the English side win 3-nil.

Cristiano Ronaldo face his former side Sporting Lisbon, a club where all started for the mega star when he was just 12 years old. The defending champions want to go down when Bruno Cesar put the visitors were ahead. But the moment finally came for the superstar striker Ronaldo when he scored in the 89th minute. (Inaudible) followed a few seconds later, Alvaro Morata headed the ball into the goal for the winner.

And Aleksander Ceferin is the new president of UEFA, the European football's governing body. He won more than 76 percent of the vote in Wednesday's election in Athens in Greece beating Dutch football boss Michael Van Praag. Ceferin has been the head of the Slovenian FA since 2011 before he was elected president of UEFA.

And that's a look at all your sports headlines. I'm Kate Riley.

CHURCH: Fifty three days until U.S. voters go to the polls to pick a new president. And the race for the White House seems to be getting tighter every day.

Here's CNN's chief U.S. correspondent John King.

JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Two new CNN polls in two important battleground states, one headline, Donald Trump has momentum in the race for president.

Let's take a look here in the state of Ohio, no republican wins the White House without it. Donald Trump must win Ohio, at the moment among likely voters, he's up five points, 46 percent to 41 percent for Hillary Clinton. The third-party candidates getting a combined 10.

Why is this happening? Here's one reason, in other battleground states Hillary Clinton has benefited by winning among college-educated white voters. Well, in Ohio, Donald Trump has a lead, a 9-point lead and he's trouncing Hillary Clinton by 30 points among the white working voters, white non-college graduates.

A huge factor if Secretary Clinton is losing these voters it's a plus for Donald Trump. One other interesting point in Ohio, Hillary Clinton needs a gender gap. She needs to run it up big with women voters because the republican usually wins among men like Donald Trump is doing right here.

But look at this, among women, only a two-point advantage for Secretary Clinton in this Ohio poll, that's a problem for her.

Let's move south to the biggest battleground in terms of electoral college votes, 29, Florida. And again, the numbers look pretty similar.

This one's a little tighter inside the margin of error, but our polling shows 47 percent for Trump to and 44 percent for Secretary Clinton. The third party candidate is getting a combined 7 percent.

This was the closest race in 2012, Florida, between Obama and Romney. And again, if you look at this education gap that we've seen in other battleground states, not here in Florida. Much like in Ohio, Donald Trump winning among white college graduates and trouncing Secretary Clinton among white non-college graduates.

If Donald Trump keeps this number up in other battleground states, that's good for him heading in his direction.

One other point, Hillary Clinton is the democratic candidate trying to succeed a two-term democratic president. If the president's disapproval rating is a majority as it is in Ohio and Florida, they don't like the president so much, he's under water as they say in politics, she struggles.

In other states, we've seen the president above 50 percent, she does better. So, the Obama factor matters in this election, as well. So, polls in Florida and Ohio, how do they effect the electoral map? At the moment, CNN projects that if the election were today, Secretary Clinton would win.

The blue states, light blue lean democrats, dark blue is solid democrat. So, if Donald Trump won Florida and won Ohio, based on those two new polls, there's also a new poll out showing him winning in Nevada by a little bit, let's give him that as well. Even that would not be enough. For Donald Trump to win the presidency, he has to turn one of those blue states red.

Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, three of his targets. Watch if we see more state polling come out in the days ahead in these states. Look for those education numbers, look for those gender numbers. Donald Trump has momentum, at the moment not quite enough.

CHURCH: John King there with that report. And Trump is revealing some new details about his health. He shared a letter from his physician Wednesday with controversial TV host Dr. Oz. The information hasn't been made public just yet, but the episode is Thursday.

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MEHMET OZ, THE DR. OZ SHOW HOST: Why not share your medical records? Why not...

(CROSSTALK) DONALD TRUMP, (R) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I have really no problem in doing it. I haven't, right here. I mean, should I do it? I don't care. Should I do it? It's a...

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It's two letters. One is the report and the other from Lenox Hill Hospital.

[03:20:02] OZ: May I see them?

TRUMP: Yes, sure.

OZ: So, these are the -- these are the reports from...

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TRUMP: Those were the all the tests that were just done.

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CHURCH: Audience members say Trump admitted he doesn't exercise but he loves to play golf. He wants to lose some weight and he takes statins to lower his cholesterol.

Hillary Clinton is out with her own doctor's report. Her physician says she is recovering well from her bout with pneumonia. Clinton is expected to return to the campaign trail on Thursday in North Carolina.

Her medical report says she is a healthy 68-year-old with normal blood pressure of 100 over 70. She takes a blood thinner plus medications for her thyroid and seasonal pollen allergies.

Joining me now from Washington is Eleanor Clift. She is a Washington correspondent for the Daily Beast. Eleanor, let's start with democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine's comments Wednesday. We just a take a listen.

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TIM KAINE, (D) U.S. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I definitely think there is a double standard that's being applied. And I think it's -- and I don't know -- I'm not going to say this is all because of her gender, but I think there is a double standard. She produced so much more information about her health than Donald Trump did about his.

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CHURCH: So, let's take a look at this notion of a double standard. Eleanor, you wrote in your article that ageism and sexism, are combining to undermine Hillary Clinton's candidacy. What exactly did you mean by that?

ELEANOR CLIFT, DAILY BEAST CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think we're all familiar with the sexism that is still out there. When a woman gets sick, I think the fact that Hillary Clinton tried to power through suggests that she didn't win any frailty to be associated with her and I think that's compounded by her age.

Even though Donald Trump is couple of years older, we don't really have many images in our public life of older women who are powerful. We have lots of images of men who are powerful.

And I spoke with Deborah Tannen, who's a linguistics professor at Georgetown and she said that older men are distinguished and older women aren't. And she took a while to search for the right term. She said invisibly finally. We just don't see many of them.

I think Hillary Clinton is plowing new ground and as I said in the article, it's kind of a double whammy because she's fighting some latent sexism that we all know is out there and she's also fighting ageism, which is very common.

CHURCH: Yes. And Clinton's doctor says she is healthy and in excellent mental condition, fit to be president. Will that change anything now that the video of Clinton stumbling into her car is doing the rounds and playing into the Trump campaign narrative of being in poor health or does the statement from Clinton's doctor Wednesday come too late? Is the damage already done?

CLIFT: Well, I thought it was interesting that Hillary Clinton's doctor referred to her mental health. I don't recall in past physical reports and previous campaigns comments about people's mental health. I think there's -- that's kind of bait I think to see what the other side is going to say about their candidates' mental health.

But I think the only way Hillary Clinton refutes this is to campaign and look strong and most importantly, to look very much in command and control on that debate stage for 90 minutes a week from Monday. I think that's really the big event when she's in the ring with Donald Trump.

CHURCH: An interesting contrast we saw on Wednesday. Trump went on the Dr. Oz TV show and shared with the audience and Dr. Oz a letter from his doctor saying he was the epitome of health. How would voters reacted if Clinton had done the same thing and why is she held to this different standard?

CLIFT: The why I think does have to do with the fact that she is vying to be commander-in-chief, which is a position that's normally held for men and I think, you know, people really want to make sure she's up to it.

And as for Donald Trump he is up ending all kinds of normal rules of political behavior. And he is a reality TV star. Maybe it's appropriate he would discuss his health with Dr. Oz, who I don't really think is a serious medical doctor. He mostly advertises supplements.

The fact that we have gotten this deep into the campaign cycle and Donald Trump continues to get away with what we normally would consider abhorrent behavior for a presidential candidate says a lot about the country and says a lot about the media, and I'm not sure what all of those answers are. We'll figure it out after the election.

[03:25:02] CHURCH: Eleanor Clift, thank you so much for speaking with us. I appreciate it.

CLIFT: Thank you.

CHURCH: Well, some of Colin Powell's unfiltered opinions of the presidential candidates are now public. The former U.S. Secretary of State's private e-mails were hacked and they touch on a wide range of topics.

Elise Labott has the details.

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COLIN POWELL, FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: Well, I just want to see the debates, at least one debate.

ELISE LABOTT, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: He's been pretty quiet during the presidential campaign. But privately, former Secretary of State Colin Powell is not holding back about the candidates.

In e-mails hacked from his account and posted to this site DCLeaks, Powell describes Donald Trump as a, quote, "national disgrace and international pariah." An aide to Powell confirmed to CNN that the e- mails are real.

The retired four-star general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs slams what he calls a racist crusade by Donald Trump over President Obama's birth certificate. Lampooning this prediction...

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TRUMP: At the end of four years, I guarantee you I will get over 95 percent of the African-American vote, I promise you.

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LABOTT: An schizoid fantasy, saying Trump takes us for idiots. But Powell is also lukewarm about Hillary Clinton, writing a friend in 2015, "Everything Hillary Rodham Clinton touches, she kind of screws up with hubris. I'd rather not have to vote for her. Although she's a friend I respect," Powell said, criticizing her ambition and calling her greedy and not transformational.

He added an off-color insult about her marriage to Bill Clinton. Powell also resented being dragged in to Clinton's e-mail scandal after the FBI revealed Clinton cited his advice as justification for his private server.

Powell, according to one e-mail to a friend told Clinton staff three times not to try that gambit and then threw what he called a mini tantrum at a Hamptons party to get their attention. In an interview with CNN last month, Clinton was on damage control.

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HILLARY CLINTON, (D) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: He was incredibly gracious and helpful after I was nominated and before I took the job.

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LABOTT: But Powell dismissed the republican firestorm against Clinton over the 2012 attacks in Benghazi as a stupid witch-hunt. Though he didn't absolve her or Ambassador Chris Stephen who was killed in the attack. In an e-mail to his successor, Condoleezza Rice, he writes, "Basic fault falls on a courageous ambassador adding blame also rests on his leaders in Washington, and yes, HRC." Rice responded, "completely agree."

Now these leaks came from DCLeaks on the same day a hacker by the alias Guccifer 2.0 released more information from the Democratic National Committee. Experts appointed to Russian state elements as actors behind those DNC leaks. No word yet on any ties to the hacking of Powell's account.

CHURCH: Elise Labott there. And Trump is responding on Twitter to Powell's remarks. Saying, "he was never a fan of Colin Powell after his weak understanding of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq equals disaster. We can do much better," said his tweet.

Well, Powell is just the latest target of hackers. Coming up, the so- called Fancy Bears and the victims they are claiming. Back in a moment with that.

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CHURCH: A warm welcome back to our viewers all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church. I want to update you now on the main stories we've been following this hour.

Typhoon Meranti made landfall in China's Fujian province Thursday morning. The powerful storm is bringing dangerous winds, knocking down trees and shattering windows. It's starting to weaken as it moves inland but flash flooding and heavy rain will likely continue for the next couple of days.

At least six people are dead after a collision between a passenger and freight train in Pakistan. About 150 people are injured. The freight train had stopped after a man committed suicide on the tracks. Officials say the passenger train could not stop in time.

The British government is giving the go-ahead to the Hinckley point nuclear plant. The decision follows a new agreement with the French firm EDF and involves funding help from China. The $24 billion project is scheduled to be built in Somerset in Southern England.

The U.S. and Russia are extending the ceasefire in Syria another 48 hours. The U.S. says there have been violations on both sides but a monitoring group says no deaths have been reported.

Well, the ceasefire was supposed to pave the way for aid shipments for people trapped by the war but the U.N. still doesn't have the security guarantees it needs to go into those besieged areas.

CNN senior international correspondent look at why the process has been so frustrating.

CLARISSA WARD, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Right now 20 U.N. aid trucks are waiting on the Turkish border for the go ahead to move desperately needed aid into Aleppo. That's enough to feed 40,000 people for an entire month. So, what's the hold up? And why it is so complicated to get this stuff in?

Well, if you take a look at a map, you get a much better idea of the complexity of the situation. This is where that aid is needed the most, in eastern Aleppo. This part of the city is controlled by the rebels. It's home to roughly 300,000 civilians and it's where the most intensive bombardment has been happening.

For months now it has been besieged by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. And you can see regime territory is marked by red. It's entirely surrounding eastern Aleppo. And that means there's no food or medical aid getting in.

When we visited Syria earlier this year, there was still one road into eastern Aleppo that was urn control of the rebels, Costello Road. It was very dangerous to travel because it's flanked by the Syrian army in red and by Kurdish fighters which you can see just there in blue.

Now Costello Road is under the control of the regime. This is the road that the aid trucks are hoping to take in. Several weeks ago, rebel forces were able to clear a small, shaky corridor down in that area called Ramousa, but after heavy fighting that area is now back under regime control, too.

So, in order for aid trucks to get from the Turkish border into the hardest hit areas they will need to go through regime, and rebel and Kurdish held area.

[03:35:03] And negotiating that kind of access takes time but with the ceasefire only set to last seven days, time is of the essence.

Clarissa Ward, CNN, London.

CHURCH: All right. We want to talk now with Pawel Krzysiek, he's a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. And he joins us via Skype from Damascus. Thank you, sir, for being with us.

So, aid agencies understandably are waiting to get safety guarantees from all those involved in the fighting before any of this humanitarian aid can be moved in. Have you been given any time frame at all for that as you stand by?

PAWEL KRZYSIEK, INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS SPOKESMAN: So far there is no specific time frame. There are discussions underway, logistical discussions, negotiations, discussions over the security guarantees to deliver aid, not only to Aleppo, eastern part, western part but also to other places in Syria. As we know this is really very violent conflict. We have a lot of needs all over the country. So, the focus is not only on Aleppo but also in the other places.

CHURCH: Just how frustrating has it been for you and your organization waiting for the green light to get this aid through to people trapped in Aleppo and in other areas?

KRZYSIEK: Well, this is one of the most difficult countries to actually do humanitarian works. It has always been frustrating; it has always been taking a huge amount of time to bring aid in. The gap between humanitarian need is growing in many, many places in Syria.

And the humanitarian response is widening day by day. It's very frustrating, of course, but what is the alternative, we have to keep trying and we will be trying. We will be trying together with the Syrian army its presence and other partners.

CHURCH: Of course. And of course, once you can get this aid through, once you are given the go ahead, what's the process that you have to go through to get to those most in need and then actually then distribute this aid?

KRZYSIEK: So, usually what we need are the security guarantees. That's the first and utmost requirement to bring aid in safely to those places. It's not only about the safety of our staff but also the safety of the people who will be receiving aid on the other side of the front lines.

Of course, then the amount of aid, the type of aid that is bringing in -- that we bring in must be discussed, the exact route logistics, you do negotiations on the check points. These are all kind of humanitarian negotiations that must take place while we are there, Rosemary.

CHURCH: Right. And of course, as you wait, this is -- it's very dangerous work and it has to be said that for a lot of your people with those aid agencies it is incredible what they do and quite heroic work taking in that aid. Many thanks to you, Pawel Krzysiek, for talking with us. We do appreciate it. And all of your work.

Well, the World Anti-Doping Agency says Russian hackers have leak more medical data about Olympic athletes. Earlier this week, the same criminal group posted the records of four Americans.

Agency officials say athletes from eight countries were targeted in the latest attack. They include 10 from the United States, 5 from Germany and Britain and 1 each from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Russia.

So far there's no proof the Fancy Bears are the hackers, but no one is contradicting their claim of responsibility.

And as Matthew Chance reports there are unsettling indications the Fancy Bears, as they are called, are linked to the Kremlin.

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: They celebrated their Olympic wins, but Russians have been seething with the treatment of their top athletes, tarnished by allegations of state-sponsored doping. The question now, is if one anonymous hacking group is exacting its digital revenge.

On their web site, they call themselves the Fancy Bears and say they hacked the World Anti-Doping Agency or WADA to find proof that other top athletes were also taking banned substances.

CNN can't verify the authenticity of the site but it has now published the private medical records of some of the biggest names in U.S. sports.

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SERGEY NIKITIN, DIGITAL FORENSIC ANALYST (TRANSLATED): We can use special tool.

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CHANCE: Moscow internet security specialists say the Fancy Bears, whoever they are, are clearly hungry for attention.

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[03:39:58] NIKITIN (TRANSLATED): you can tell by the name they chose, by their web site's design, by what they aimed their attacks on, that they are driven by promoting themselves and raising their profile, perhaps to attract clients who would hire them for other hacking attacks, because cybercrime is a market where such an advert would be of high value.

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CHANCE: But the fancy bears may be far more than mere criminals, perhaps part of a growing Russian presence on the global stage. Western officials link them and another group called the Cozy Bears, with the Russian secret services. The kremlin rejects that.

And digital investigators say there's very little concrete evidence as the hackers are expert in hiding their origin.

So, technical proof may be thin on the ground, but there's no shortage of circumstantial evidence pointing to a Russian link. Most importantly, both Fancy Bear and its counterpart, Cozy Bear, appear aligned with Kremlin interests, only targeting critics, rivals and opponents of the Russian state.

The two bears were linked to the hack of Democratic Party e-mails earlier this year, casting the party of Hillary Clinton who's a persistent critic of Russia in a negative light.

They've also been linked to hack attacks on Russia's volatile neighbors, Georgia and Ukraine.

Analysts say the latest attack on the anti-doping agency fits into that same worrying pattern of these virtual bears mauling their victims in cyberspace.

Matthew Chance, CNN, Moscow. CHURCH: We'll take a break. But still to come, Zimbabwe's President

Robert Mugabe faces growing dissent. Why a former member of the president's inner circle has now turned against him. We will have that when we return. Stay with us.

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[03:44:59] CHURCH: One of Brazil's most beloved politicians is facing corruption charges. Former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is accused of commanding a money laundering scheme. The charges stem from the investigation into corruption at state oil giant Petrobras.

Lula denies the allegations.

The charges could be a big blow to his political career. During his seven years in office, Lula transformed Brazil's economy and pulled millions of people out of poverty.

Well, yesterday, we brought you a look inside of Zimbabwe and the growing dissent against President Robert Mugabe.

A former insider in the Mugabe government now says he can't sit idly by while his country collapses.

Here's David McKenzie's exclusive report.

DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Followers of Robert Mugabe invading a farm in Zimbabwe. The mob ready to attack.

There was a big gang of people out here.

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AGRIPPA MUTAMBARA, COMBAT COMMANDER: Yes, yes. The truck over here. Industrial. About 50 people or like about 50 people are lighted.

MCKENZIE: Agrippa Mutambara took the footage with his mobile phone. But they didn't count on his years as a combat commander in the liberation war.

MUTAMBARA: I took my pistol. And cocked it. When I did that, the whole thing went down.

MCKENZIE: The invasion was a dramatic turn around. Because for decades, Mutambara benefitted from his loyalty to Mugabe's regime. The government took this farm from a white family and gave it to him.

The so-called farm invasions often violent and sometimes deadly. Shocked the outside world.

Mugabe said it was an accelerated program of redistribution, but it helped solidify his rule.

MUTAMBARA: Literally that he had actually dictatorial tendencies.

MCKENZIE: Now, Mutambara says the tactics are being turned against powerful supporters like him, who have turned their back on Mugabe.

MUTAMBARA: The moral values that he has found during the struggle, he was no longer following those moral values.

MCKENZIE: In his 36 years in power, Mugabe has never faced so many challenges to his rule. A rising citizen's movement, a crash crunch so severe, we saw people lining up for hours just to try and draw money.

How are you?

On the streets, Zimbabweans will tell you they are struggling. Most depend on informal jobs like this or remittances from overseas to survive. Many blame the president.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (TRANSLATED): The old man is old. He can't control the situation. He is failing. We are dying of hunger. It's been three or four years without having a job.

MCKENZIE: In rural areas, at least four million people are now hungry from a devastating drought. Zimbabwe has faced tough times before, but now struggles stonewalled like Mutambara are joining the opposition.

Do you feel Zimbabwe now needs another revolution?

MUTAMBARA: It's already taking place. We obtain independence. And yes, we're able to believe exercise the colonial demon. But I think in place we also created another demon. Until there is a change in the way government is running Zimbabwe. The revolution must continue.

MCKENZIE: A rebellion from within.

David McKenzie, CNN, Misamu land, Zimbabwe.

CHURCH: And let's take another break here. But still to come on CNN Newsroom, they were abandoned by their birth parents, but when an American couple adopted little Hannah, she wound up thousands of miles from her best friend Dawson. Their happy ending, coming up next.

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DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: An area of disorganized thunderstorms off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina has formed into tropical storm Julia. This is something we need to monitor for the next several days to come because it's not going to move from its current position anytime soon.

So, the potential for this to intensify is definitely there. Sixty five kilometers per hour, sustained winds. The main threats going forward at least for the next 24 hours will be the potential of heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds, especially right along the coastal areas of South Carolinas, specifically into the Charleston region.

You can see our high-res forecast radar across that area still showing showers and thunderstorms through the course of the early weekend. Rainfall totals across this area could easily exceed 150 millimeters. Thanks to the slow movement of this tropical storm. Let's talk other across the United States. We have temperatures in the

lower 30s across the Deep South. Atlanta, 33 degrees. If you are traveling to Los Angeles, 22. New York, very comfortable, 23 degrees with sunshine overhead. Giving you a taste of fall across the New England Coast. Belize City, all up 31, Havana, 32. Kingston and Jamaica at 32. San Juan and Puerto Rico expecting a few showers by the afternoon. Inland communities of Brazil in the 30s. Cooler toward the coast. Rio at 27.

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CHURCH: A very large and unusual family in Brazil just got a little bigger. They welcomed their 13th son this week. He was born on the same day as their oldest son who's 18. They all have names that start with "r" and named after professional football players.

Of course, they have enough boys to fill their own team with players to spare. Apparently, the couple vowed to keep having children until they had a girl but they never did. And the father tells Brazilian media, well, they are done having kids now. I think 13 is a pretty good number there.

Well, imagine your best friend in the entire world flying off to another continent and never to return. And then imagine that in a matter of months you have the opportunity to live side by side again in that foreign land. Now, this is the story of Chinese children Hannah and Dawson. And you may want to keep a few tissues handy.

Jeanne Moos has this.

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Talk about falling for each other, this is an airport reunion between two besties separated for almost a year.

And so happy, Hannah.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think they must have hugged like...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... 400 times. I mean, they kept hugging and getting so giddy that they fell over.

MOOS: The kids Dawson and Hannah used to be called 'da da' and 'shwe- shwe' back at their orphanage in China. Hannah was abandoned apparently because of her cleft lip, Dawson had fluid on the brain.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They had each other.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

MOOS: And then a Sykes family from Texas adopted Hannah leaving Dawson behind.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was like oh, my goodness, how can we leave this boy in China. Really I couldn't stop thinking of him. MOOS: So, Chris Sykes posted Dawson's picture on Facebook seeking a

forever home. Another Texas couple, the Clary's saw it and adopted Dawson.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don't put that in your mouth.

MOOS: Eleven 11 months after Hannah arrived at Dallas Fort Worth airport; the best friends reunited and went viral. Once again they are sharing a cup of water, rolling around on the floor, learning English. Already the two are a hit on morning TV.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, he's rolling on the couch right now.

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[03:55:03] MOOS: The families live a few minutes apart and both attend the same Baptist church. Are you following Jesus this close reads the Clary's bumper sticker. And how close are these kids destined to be?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Maybe wedding bells.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And we're going to bring back the arranged marriage.

MOOS: The moms are hugging, the moms and kids are hugging.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You hug, you hug you and kiss you.

MOOS: And the kids are hugging and kissing each other. Even though Dawson is too young to know you are supposed to close your eyes when you kiss.

Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

CHURCH: Now that is a story of true friendship. And some entries in the Guinness Book of World Records are fairly predictable of course, tallest man, most successful movie, highest number of Super Bowl wins, for instance, while others are just barking mad. A case and point.

On Tuesday night, the Chicago White Sox baseball team earned the title for most dogs at a sporting event. Yes, you heard that right. The White Sox boasted a canine audience of 1,122 at their bark in the park event. No word yet as to whether the pooper scooper made it into the record books. I guess it would, right?

And thanks for joining us. I'm Rosemary Church. Remember to connect with us or with me anytime at Twitter @rosemarycnn. The news continues with our Max Foster, coming up next. Have a great day.

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