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BP Could Cap Well Today; Journey Beneath the Gulf; Return to Haiti; Spain's Reaction to World Cup Championship; Barefoot Bandit Nabbed in Bahamas; Fidel Castro to Appear on Government TV Show; Al Shabaab Taking Responsibility for Deadly Uganda Bombings
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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everyone. Live from Studio 7 at CNN headquarters, the big stories for Monday, July 12th.
BP could get a new cap in place on its gushing oil well today, and the company says it should capture practically all -- yes, all -- the leaking crude.
A barbaric attack killed soccer fans as they watched the World Cup championship game. Police try to figure out who's responsible. They already have a pretty good idea.
The Seattle teenager known as the "Barefoot Bandit" in police custody now after two years on the run. His mother hires an entertainment lawyer and is looking for a book deal.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was going to get him flying lessons, and if he taught himself how to fly a plane, I'm very proud.
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HARRIS: Very proud. OK.
Good morning, everyone. I'm Tony Harris.
Those stories and your comments right here, right now in the CNN NEWSROOM.
So, after 84 days, are we reaching a turning point in the Gulf oil disaster? The head of the federal response team, retired Admiral Thad Allen, says crews will be in position today to place a new, tighter cap on the busted well.
Ed Lavandera is our man live from New Orleans with details.
And Ed, if you would, talk us through what you're learning, including the timeline for having this new cap in place.
ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, that new cap is very close to being put into place. In fact, Admiral Thad Allen is saying that that could happen today, but there are series of tests that would need to be done to make sure that the integrity of the well and that cap is where it needs to be so that it can capture the oil that is intensely flowing out of the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and that blowout preventer that is damaged.
So, there is no question we are nearing a potentially significant event here, because if everything continues to go as planned -- and so far BP officials are saying they're pleased and that everything is going smoothly -- we could be very close to seeing this oil well, at least the oil that is flowing out, completely captured. By their estimates, they will have the potential to gobble up tens of thousands of gallons of this oil, and by federal government estimates, they put that number right at about 60,000 barrels a day. So they would have the capacity to capture all of that.
So, a series of important testifies could very likely begin later on today. Based on those results, will kind of give us a better indication of just how far along we will be to perhaps seeing this temporary effort to contain the flow, which, considering all of the bad news we've received over the last three months, this would be kind of very welcome news compared to where we were several months ago -- Tony.
HARRIS: And it's about time.
Ed, if you could, give us an update on efforts to finish up the digging, the drilling on the relief wells.
LAVANDERA: Right. Well, this cap situation we're talking about obviously is a temporary solution. Those relief wells continue to be the ultimate solution as the ultimate way of killing off this well. So that work continues.
They are getting very close on that first relief well to getting to the point where they need to be, about 18,000 feet below the bottom of the ocean floor. But we're still several weeks away, probably early- to-mid-August before that kill mud can be sent through that first relief well to kill off this well. So that's why this containment new cap effort could at least spare the Gulf of several more weeks of tens of thousands of barrels of oil spewing into the Gulf.
HARRIS: Yes. We'll take it.
All right. Ed Lavandera for us in New Orleans.
Ed, good to see you. Thank you.
And seeing the oil disaster up close, a CNN team goes on a deepwater dive in the Gulf of Mexico. They found hidden oil far beneath the service. That part of the story in a live report in about five minutes from now.
Let's do this -- let's get to the amazing story, terror in Uganda's capital city. Here's what we know.
Investigators suspect a group linked to al Qaeda is behind bomb blasts targeting World Cup soccer fans. Somali's Al-Shabaab is made up of Taliban-style radical militants. At least 74 people are dead in three explosions at a restaurant and rugby field where fans were watching the game on a big screen television.
Among that number, one American. He is identified as 25-year-old Nate Henn, an aid worker with the San Diego-based group Invisible Children. Several young American missionaries from Pennsylvania are among the wounded.
CNN national security contributor Fran Townsend weighed in with analysis last hour.
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FRAN TOWNSEND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTOR: We're seeing more of these affiliates act outside their usual regions. I expect we'll probably see some sort of claim of responsibility if it is Al-Shabaab probably in the next 24 hours. But we ought to remember, when we hear Al-Shabaab, this is really al Qaeda.
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HARRIS: And in a couple of minutes, CNN's Zain Verjee will look at Uganda and its importance to the West in the fight against terror. Also, Uganda as a destination for international investors.
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HARRIS: I've got tell you, sharks weren't the only dangers our CNN crews witnessed on a deepwater dive into the Gulf of Mexico. They also found hidden oil broken up into tiny beads by dispersants.
CNN's Amber Lyon takes us on a journey beneath the Gulf.
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AMBER LYON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: So we're taking three small boats. We're heading down the Mississippi. From there, we're going to head out into the Gulf.
BRUCE BUCHANAN, EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVERS INTERNATIONAL: What we're doing is we're actually -- if you ever wash dishes, you put a glove on to keep your hands dry while you're washing dishes. Well, we're doing the same thing, only we're doing this with our whole complete bodies.
LYON (voice-over): BP has pumped more than 1.5 million gallons of dispersant into the Gulf, breaking up the crude into little beads that stay under the water. We went on a dive to search for that hidden oil.
PHILIPPE COUSTEAU, ENVIRONMENTALIST: I don't want to have to be here. And if I was here, I would want to be doing like a free dive off of one of these rigs or something with a bathing suit on.
LYON (on camera): It just screws, pops right into the suit, and keeps any water from getting on your hands. If this looks uncomfortable, it is. (voice-over): CNN photojournalist Rich Brooks went in first.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Rich entering.
RICH BROOKS, CNN PHOTOJOURNALIST: Well, there's a couple of sharks swimming by. They're just curious, coming around to check out what's going on.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You OK, Amber?
LYON (on camera): Yes, I'm good to go. You OK?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
LYON: We're about 48 miles away from the Deepwater Horizon spill. And if you look in the water, you can see that it's cloudy right now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But the oil is confined to the surface. It is distributed throughout the water column.
LYON: I was talking to BP's COO, Doug Suttles. One of the main things I said is, " How is it going to be cleaned up?" Because there is no technology to come down here and skim this out of here, and what he said is that bacteria will eat it all up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, yes, there is bacteria that consumes oil in the water. What scientists are finding is that bacteria also consumes oxygen. So that when you get these dead zones that don't have enough oxygen literally in the water column for all the other animals --
LYON (voice-over): At the end of the day, we ran into a patch of dispersed oil that stretched as far as we could see.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good to go.
(on camera): You can see all around us, it's very cloudy. This is a lot of dispersed oil.
You know, if you were to fly over this area, you'd probably look down and you wouldn't really be able to tell that there was oil here, because it's kind of become the hidden oil.
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HARRIS: And Amber Lyon joins us live now from New Orleans.
Amber, it's great to see you. That's a terrific view you and the team provided for us.
LYON: Thanks, Tony.
HARRIS: What did you learn? Takeaways? Anything surprise you?
LYON: Well, I think, Tony, what surprised me the most as an avid scuba diver was the amount of the little beads of oil within the first 20 feet of the water column. It made it very hard for me to see Philippe, who was just a couple of feet away from me. It was like a cloudy film in between the two of us. And the little beads, they were really hard to pick up on camera, but they definitely made the dive seem almost surreal.
Another thing, as you saw in that video, we did see some sharks just swimming by us. That was a surprise for me. I don't often see sharks on dives. But our boat captain and scientists we had with us said that what surprised them the most, the lack of bait fish in the water, and they also said we should have seen schools of tuna around us, and we didn't.
We saw almost no fish. I can only count about three we saw on both of our dives.
HARRIS: Hey, Amber, before the dive, when you were sort of thinking about this and planning this out, did you have an anticipation that you might actually come across some of these oil plumes, these columns of oil?
LYON: I spoke a lot with Philippe before we went on the dive, and he had mentioned that they are quite prevalent in the Gulf right now. So, you know, Tony, I was hoping we would run into them so I would get to get down under the water and see what they looked like, and luckily we did.
One thing though I have to mention, we didn't really run into -- and I think we were out on the boat for about eight hours during the day -- was giant plumes of oil above the surface, those slicks you are used to seeing on TV. We didn't really run into any of those.
HARRIS: OK. And one more.
You mentioned those dispersed oil turning into beads. What kind of risk do those dispersant-created beads pose to the marine life? Did you get an assessment of that?
LYON: Well, Tony, the EPA just conducted a study on dispersants alone, not mixing with crude oil, and they said that they don't find those really to be toxic to aquatic life. However, if you look at dispersant mixed with crude, which is those little beads we're seeing in the water right now, no scientific studies have ever been done to find the long-term health effects of those on marine life or humans, for that matter. And that's why you saw us wearing those big, bulky, nasty hazmat dive suits -- Tony.
HARRIS: Yes. Amber, good stuff. That's great enterprising work.
LYON: Thanks.
HARRIS: Terrific.
All right. Thank you.
We return to Haiti a half year after the earthquake for a progress report. And as you will see, it is disappointing.
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HARRIS: Six months ago today, southeastern Haiti crumbled when the earth shook violently. Today, it is painfully obvious Haiti's recovery from the earthquake is taking place in slow motion.
CNN's Ivan Watson rewinds the clock from Port-au-Prince.
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IVAN WATSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On January 12, 2010, the earth shook Port-au-Prince. More than 220,000 people were killed, more than 300,000 injured. The city and large stretches of surrounding countryside were devastated.
Six months later, not much appears to have changed. It still looks like a bomb just dropped on this city.
(on camera): When you walk around Port-au-Prince, it often looks like the earthquake just happened yesterday. The government has barely begun the cleanup process. Roads in the center of the city are still blocked by debris, and some experts predict, at the current rate of removal, it could take up to 20 years to remove all the rubble from that terrible earthquake.
IMOGEN WALL, U.N. HUMANITARIAN SPOKESWOMAN: We have moved 250,000 cubic meters of rubble, which sounds like a lot until you realize it's 20 million cubic meters of rubble here.
WATSON (voice-over): The United Nations estimates 1.5 million people currently live in camps. That's roughly one in nine Haitians homeless.
(on camera): Can we expect things to continue looking like this six months from now when we come back?
WALL: In some places, yes. Realistically. With that -- with the numbers that we are coping with here and with what we know it takes to do long-term reconstruction well, it will take time to get 1.5 million people back into the kind of long-term living arrangements that they want and need.
WATSON (voice-over): Most Haitians are left fending for themselves. In this impoverished hilltop slum, they live side by side with the rubble of their neighbors' homes. On Saturday, locals made a terrible discovery here.
(on camera): So this is a neighbor of this young woman, Ajnal (ph), who was pregnant in her 20s, who disappeared in the earthquake in her house, and they found some of her body parts today, six months later, and that kind of thing is happening still all over this city.
WATSON (voice-over): The Haitian government says it can't tackle debris clean-up or the resettlement of homeless right now because it faces more immediate threats.
JEAN-MAX BELLERIVE, HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER: The real priority of the government is to protect the population from the next hurricane season, and most of our efforts is -- are going -- is going right now in that direction.
WATSON: Many Haitians are now taking matters into their own hands. Jean Jacques Jerome (ph) is building a new house to replace the one that was destroyed in the earthquake.
JEAN JACQUES JEROME (ph), HAITI EARTHQUAKE VICTIM (through translator): I couldn't afford new construction material, he says, so I scavenged parts from the street, from junk piles and from rubble."
WATSON: From the rubble of a devastated city, a new generation of makeshift housing is going up, which will likely be even more vulnerable to the floods and killer storms that plague this country.
If it sometimes feels like Haitians are resigned to their fate, it's perhaps because the presidential palace is still in ruins. Even the most powerful people in this country have barely begun picking up the pieces six months after the earthquake.
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HARRIS: And tonight at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, former president Bill Clinton goes one-on-one with Anderson Cooper. Clinton, as you know, is the U.S. envoy to Haiti. Six months after the earthquake, are things any better? "ANDERSON COOPER 360," tonight at 10:00 Eastern, only on CNN.
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HARRIS: So, late details now on the Gulf oil disaster, day 84.
BP hopes to top off its leaking oil well with a tighter-fitting cap today. The company says if everything goes as planned, the new cap should contain just about all of the oil that is spewing from the well.
Other top stories that we're following for you.
Uganda says Somali terrorists are probably behind the triple bomb blast that killed at least 74 World Cup soccer fans. Al-Shabaab has ties to al Qaeda. The militants oppose Uganda's participation in a Somali peacekeeping force.
And some 300 members of the Nebraska National Guard should arrive in Iraq today for a yearlong deployment. They will provide support to the U.S. military, which is drawing down troops in Iraq.
We're back in a moment.
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HARRIS: I have to tell you, the number of dead in Uganda is rising today. Here's what we know. A group linked to al Qaeda is now claiming responsibility for bomb blasts targeting World Cup soccer fans. Somalia's Al-Shabaab is made up of Taliban-style radical militants. At least 74 people are dead in three explosions at a restaurant and rugby field, where fans watched the game on a big screen.
Among that number, one American. He is identified as 25-year-old Nate Henn (ph), an aid worker with the San Diego based group called Invisible Children. Several young American missionaries from Pennsylvania are among the wounded.
CNN national security contributor Fran Townsend weighed in with analysis earlier today.
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FRAN TOWNSEND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTOR: We're seeing more of these affiliates act outside their usual regions. I expect we'll probably see some sort of claim of responsibility that it is al Shabaab probably in the next 24 hours. But we ought to remember, when we hear al Shabaab, this is really al Qaeda.
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HARRIS: CNN's Isha Sesay is covering this still-developing story from Johannesburg.
Isha Sesay, Great to see you.
As you work the story, what are you learning?
ISHA SESAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, as you just heard Fran Townsend say, that there would be a claim of responsibility from al Shabaab, and that is indeed the case. An apparent claim of responsibility from the extremist group. They are saying that this is their handiwork. There is a press briefing to take place shortly and we look to see whether we'll get further information from the government which can back up this claim.
I mean, basically, Tony, this couldn't have happened at a more terrible time as people gathered together to watch the World Cup final. As you pointed out earlier, three blasts shaking the Ugandan capital. The death toll standing right now at 74. We know that the number of injured stands at 71.
You know, if this is indeed proven to be the work of al Shabaab, it would be the first time that this organization has struck beyond Somalia's own borders. So this could possibly be a real turning point in all of this.
But, Tony, as you'd imagine, in the aftermath of the blasts, chaos ensuing in the Ugandan capital. And right now loved ones just trying desperately to reconnect with their relatives to find out whether they are indeed dead, or whether they are in one of the two major hospitals where the injured are being taken -- Tony. HARRIS: Isha, let's be clear here. What we're understanding is al Shabaab in Somalia is targeting Uganda because of Uganda's support of the African Union's efforts to bring some kind of stability to that fractious government in Somalia, correct?
SESAY: That's absolutely correct.
I mean, the situation as it stands now is that there are approximately 5,000 African Union troops there on the ground trying to prop up the fragile interim government in Mogadishu. Now, those troops are made up of Ugandans and Burundis, essentially. And al Shabaab has long declared countries like Uganda and Burundi their enemies because of that support.
Now, as you pointed out, one of the targets in the attacks yesterday was an Ethiopian restaurant, which is very popular with ex-patriots there on the ground in Uganda. Now, the question is, why would they have been attacked? Why would an Ethiopian establishment be targeted?
One of the reasons reason that could possibly explain is the very fact that Ethiopia has long backed the interim government against the rebels. In fact, back in 2006, Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia to eliminate a broad-based Islamic coalition and install this new, fragile government. They only withdrew in 2009. And with that al Shabaab has added Somalia to the list of enemies, that includes Uganda, Burundi, and Ethiopia.
We're still trying to work out the facts. As I said, there is a briefing underway. We look to bring you more information as and when we get it -- Tony.
HARRIS: You talk about how fragile that government is in Mogadishu. We are getting reports that in essence, the government only controls maybe miles, maybe blocks outside of the capital of Mogadishu.
Isha, great to see you. Thank you.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is offering U.S. help to Uganda with its terror investigation.
From London now, CNN's Zain Verjee looks at the nation's strategy importance to the west.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ZAIN VERJEE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Civilians in Uganda targeted as they watched the World Cup final, a shock for a country that's playing a growing role in East Africa. Uganda has thousands of peacekeepers in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
ALEX VINES, HEAD OF AFRICA PROGRAM, CHATHAM HOUSE: Well, Uganda is supporting the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, so it's sent troops there.
VERJEE: And that may explain the bomb attacks in Kampala. VINES: It's important, because if this is Somali-led terrorism, if the radical Islamist group al Shabaab is involved, this is the first time outside Somalia this has happened with this particular group. And it shows it has the capability of targeting soft targets outside Somalia. That's significant.
VERJEE: Al Shabaab's spiritual leaders said just last week that the people of Uganda should brace for attacks because of what he called massacres carried out by troops in Mogadishu. Uganda also plays an important role in neighboring Congo to the west.
After more than a decade of relative peace, Uganda is seen by international investors as an appealing destination. It's closely allied to the U.S., and there's a large U.S. Peace Corps presence there.
VINES: It's had a real economic rebound It's doing successful economically. You have a number of international companies now investing in there.
VERJEE: There are big oil reserves in and around Lake Victoria. Production's due to start in 2012. It's a story of progress, progress that may be at risk if Uganda becomes a target for Islamic militancy. Zain Verjee, CNN, London.
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HARRIS: No shoes, no problem. The barefoot bandit outran police from Washington State to the Caribbean until now.
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HARRIS: California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a plan to cut the salaries of thousands of state workers to minimum wage - about $7.25 an hour -- until the state can agree on a new budget.
You know, that got us thinking. What's minimum wage like and what does it get you around the globe?
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JAIME VELACRUZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is Jaime Velacruz in Beijing.
Since the beginning of this year, 11 Chinese provinces and regions have raised the workers' minimum wage by an average of 15 percent. The new standards vary but here in Beijing, it's now up 20 percent, to 960 Yuan, or $141 U.S. per month.
With that extra 20 percent, a local resident could get a new electric fan for 10 McDonald's meals. The increase is meant to offset inflation and boost domestic consumption. The hope is by raising the minimum wage, more people will have more money in their pockets and will spend more boosting the economy. They say it's also necessary to keep factory owners from keeping workers' wages extremely low to maximize profits.
This has triggered a series of strikes by workers who are more assertive of their rights. But keeping workers' wagers rising rapidly, experts say China could lose its competitive advantage as the world's leading exporter of cheap goods.
MAGGIE LAKE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The average minimum wage in New York City and most of the U.S. is $7.25 an hour. Now, that may sound like a lot compared to the rest of the world, but in an expensive city like New York, it's only going to you about two lattes from Starbuck's.
Now you might do a bit better at lunch if you hit a place like Subway. You can get a sandwich and a drink for about $7.25. Still, on a weekly basis, it's only around $290. And when you're talking about the essentials of life, a studio on any of these streets in Manhattan, a one-room apartment is going to run a minimum of $2,000 a month. And if you are trying to save up for university, well, universities in the U.S. are anywhere between $7,000 and $25,000 a year.
That's why a lot of people say it's pretty hard to get by on minimum wage here.
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HARRIS: Ouch. Let go of my arm here. Members of Congress return to work today with an ambitious to-do list including, financial reform, a Supreme Court nomination, and whether to extend unemployment benefits. What makes it even more challenging is the time line. They have about a month until their next recess. So what do you think lawmakers should make their top priority? If you would, join the conversation with us at CNN.com/tony. Leave us your comments and we will share some of them over the next, let's see here, hour and a half or so.
Checking our other top stories for you. Day 84 of the oil disaster. Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen tells CNN that crew should be able to install a new cap on that gushing well later today. Once that containment cap is on, scientists will test it to make sure it can withstand the pressure.
It is now legal to own a gun in Chicago. The city's new ordinance goes into effect today. Residents are allowed one gun per household. The new law comes after the Supreme Court ruled against the city's gun ban.
And Fidel Castro is expected to make a public appearance in years today. A state-run newspaper reports the former Cuban president will appear on a government TV show to discuss the Middle East. Castro has made very few public appearances since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in 2006.
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HARRIS: That's what I'm talking about here. A Spanish fiesta on the streets of New York. It is a party -- Spain's fans have been waiting to celebrate for about 80 years. For the next four years, Spain will be the official home of the FIFA World Cup.
IReporter Lauren Tracy supplied this video for us. It's terrific. She said the party continued long after she called it a night. Soccer fans around the world of celebrating Spain's dramatic 1-nill victory over the Netherlands. Came with just four minutes of extra time left in the championship match and spared us from penalty kicks.
Let's take a look. Let's take you to South Africa right now.
ALEX THOMAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A vibrant and colorful end to the first-ever African World Cup. The bright orange of Holland's fans outshining the red and yellow of Spain supporters as nearly 85,000 people poured into soccer city.
Hundreds of millions more around the world watched on television as the final kicked off way closing ceremony attended by former South African President Nelson Mandela. 92 next week, the man who led his country out of the Apartheid era was given a deafening reception.
The enormity of the occasion appeared to get to both sides who racked up five cautions and no goals in the combative first half. Arjen Robben should have put Holland ahead in the second half, but he couldn't beat Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas. An instinctive block with his foot kept the scores goalless.
So, to extra time and Spanish substitute Cesc Fabregas wasted as good a change as Robben's. But Fabregas made amends four minutes until the end with a precise pass to Andres Iniesta who volleyed the winning goal. Spain beat Holland 1-nill to win the World Cup for the first time in their history.
ANDRES INIESTA, MIDFIELDER FOR SPAIN (through translator): I cannot even believe it. To have had the chance to score this goal of such importance to the team. It is something amazing. But I just added my contribution to a hard match where there's been a little bit of everything. And I think that Spain deserved the World Cup. And it is something for each of the players to feel proud about from beginning to end.
VICENTE DEL BOSQUE, SPANISH COACH (through translator): We are delighted with all of the players. For 50 days there have not been any problems or any nasty episodes. This has been a great success. We have won the World Cup. It is the success of everyone. I don't think we can say it is just Andreas or Zavi (ph) or anyone in particular. They have all been championships and I think they deserve -- we deserve -- what we got today.
THOMAS (on camera): The neutrals will have plenty of sympathy for Holland's fans. They've been a huge asset at this World Cup, dressing brightly and adding to the atmosphere.
However this is no begrudging Spanish supporters. They delight at their country's first-ever World Cup triumph.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: For us, it's fantastic.
THOMAS: Do you feel sorry for Holland?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, no, no.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's very hard to explain it. It's wonderful. We are the best in the world. Come on. Can you believe it?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One day Holland will be the world champion but not this time unfortunately.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to go to sleep sometime next week. That's when we're going to go to bed.
THOMAS (voice-over): These were two of the greatest teams never to have won the World Cup and Holland is still waiting. Three times they've reached the final and three times they lost. Spain, though, champions of Europe in 2008, are also kings of Planet Football.
Alex Thomas, CNN, Soccer City, South Africa.
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HARRIS: Am I the only one who will miss the vuvuzelas? Am I the only one? Oh, I am?
Shoes, who needs them, right? Not when you have other people's boats, cars, even planes at your disposal. How police say they finally caught the online sensation known as the "barefoot bandit."
Vuvuzela. Come on, you know you love them.
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HARRIS: Here is what we are working on for the next hour of CNN NEWSROOM.
The deadly explosions in Uganda; among the injured six missionaries from the United States. We will talk with the pastor of the Pennsylvania church where some of them are members.
And Cuban leader Fidel Castro expected to make his first public appearance in years later today. We will get a preview for you in a live report from Havana.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) HARRIS: The alleged barefoot bandit behind bars after more than two years on the run.
National correspondent Susan Candiotti maps out a trail that started in Washington State and ended in the Caribbean.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): True to form, he was caught, you guessed it, barefoot. Bahamian police escorting him with guns in plain view. 19-year-old Colton Harris Moore, the alleged "Barefoot Bandit" is at the end of his run.
ELLISON E. GREENSLADE, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE: The suspect was captured but engaged local police in a high speed chase by boat.
CANDIOTTI: American businessman William Sport owns the get-away boat allegedly stolen by the teen. He points out where police riddled the engines with bullets to stop his escape.
WILLIAM SPORT, BOAT OWNER: The Bahamian police did a great job of apprehending him before he could have gotten further away. He actually had enough fuel on the boat to make it all the way to Florida. I have been cruising the Bahamian islands for 40 years and I've never had any problem at all like this. Unfortunately, it was an American that caused the problem.
CANDIOTTI: Moore escaped from a group home in Washington state in 2008 after pleading guilty to a series of burglaries. A victim who lives next door to his mom, talked about his arrest.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would like him to get some help.
CANDIOTTI: For nearly two years, authorities blamed the teenager for a series of burglaries across several states including Idaho, North Dakota and Indiana. His calling card, leaving behind bare footprints. Authorities linked him to at least two stolen airplanes including the one that he allegedly flew to the Bahamas.
He's believed to have taught himself to fly from watching video games. His mom tells CNN affiliate, KIRO -
VOICE OF PAM KOHLER, COLTON'S MOTHER: If he did, I'm quite proud because I was going to get him flying lessons and if he taught himself how to fly a plane, I'm very proud.
CANDIOTTI: The "Barefoot Bandit" became internet cult hero, scooping up more than 60,000 Facebook followers. Web sites sell t- shirts, that read, "run Colton, run. "
On YouTube, fans idolized him in songs.
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CANDIOTTI: Back home in Washington, locals scratch their heads.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's like incredible that he spent all that time sneaking around and nobody could catch him.
CANDIOTTI: It's pretty hard not to compare him to the true life character in the movie "Catch me if You Can." No comment from his mother Sunday. Outside her home, this message "if you go past this sign, you will be shot." (on camera): So far, CNN is unable to reach Moore's attorney. This week, the teenager is expected to make a court appearance in the Bahamas before going toe to toe with the FBI back home.
Susan Candiotti, CNN, New York.
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