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ISIS Leaders Involved in Plotting Attack; Mourners Hold Memorials, Funerals across Istanbul; Boris Johnson Drops a Political Bombshell; Interview with Antonio Villaraigosa; Bill Clinton's Meeting with Atty. General Criticized; British Expats Prepare for Brexit Changes. Midnight-1a ET

Aired July 01, 2016 - 00:00   ET

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[00:00:20] AMARA WALKER, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to our viewers all around the world. I'm Amara Walker in Los Angeles.

JOHN VAUSE, CNN ANCHOR: I'm John Vause outside Number 10 Downing Street. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM.

But we will begin in Turkey where officials say they are more certain than ever that ISIS is responsible for the brutal attack on the airport in Istanbul. The death toll now at 44.

Senior international correspondent Nima Elbagir is live outside Ataturk Airport. She joins us now. And Nima, perhaps, the most troubling of all is the direct involvement here of ISIS especially compared to other attacks which have sort of been lone wolves acting for but independently of the terror group.

NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: All those acting with distant links or inspired by ISIS. But this is something that many both in the U.S. and in Europe within the intelligence community have been warning about for a while and have concerned about for a while is that as ISIS lost territory in Iraq and Syria that they would seek to impact and extend their influence and their brand in other ways. Take a look at this, John.

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ELBAGIRE: Tonight sources tell CNN the suspects believed to appear in this newly-released security video may have been directed by ISIS leadership in Syria suggesting a centrally-planned and coordinated attack by the terror group.

Investigators are now viewing surveillance video like this one obtained by an Italian newspapers showing the attackers moving through the terminal and opening fire. Footage acquired by a Turkish newspaper shows one of the men wearing a heavy coat despite the summer heat in Istanbul. When an undercover officer approaches him and requests identification, the terrorist opens fire.

RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, TURKISH PRESIDENT (through translator): These people are not Muslim. They are going to be the occupants of hell. They have secured their places in hell.

ELBAGIR: Today Turkish police conducted raids across the country in connection to the assault arresting or detaining as many as 22 people.

EFKAN ALA, TURKISH INTERIOR MINISTER (through translator): The evidence, documents and findings we have obtained corroborate the prediction that this attack was carried out by ISIS.

ELBAGIR: Still, there has been no claim of responsibility. And while the government here is convinced ISIS was behind the attack which has now left more than 40 people dead and hundreds more injured it has not said if they believe others were directly involved. What Turkish authorities will say is that they believe the three men were foreign fighters originally from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Sources tell CNN they arrived here last month carrying their suicide vests after receiving training from ISIS in Raqqa, Syria. CNN has learned they rented an apartment where one of the men apparently left his passport.

Today the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary echoed the Turkish government saying the attack has the hallmarks of ISIS. He confirmed one American was injured Tuesday although he described the injuries as minor.

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ELBAGIR: We visited that apartment building where they rented the safe house they were holding for the month. And one of the neighbors told us, John, they had been struggling to understand a strong chemical smell that was emanating from that apartment that has permeated the whole building. Now, she and her neighbors, like many communities here in Istanbul are in absolute shock that this could have been right in the heart of their community -- John.

VAUSE: And Nima, more about that apartment. It seems that the killers were living amongst them in Turkey for at least a month.

ELBAGIR: Yes. But very much keeping to themselves. One man whose garage was overlooked by the flat said it had always struck him as very suspicious and strange that the curtains were never opened. In fact he could see from his garage vantage point that the windows would be opened every once in a while almost as if airing the flat out but never being able to really fully get a sense of who was in there and what they were doing -- John.

VAUSE: Ok. Nima -- thank you. Senior international correspondent Nima Elbagir there at Ataturk Airport with the very latest -- Amara.

WALKER: All right -- John. Thank you for that.

To talk more about this Koray Caliskan is an associate professor of political science and international relations from Bogazici University. He is joining us now, live from Antalya, Turkey. We appreciate your time.

I want to first get your thoughts on the fact that these bombers who were able to cross into Turkey from Syria with their weapons, I mean does this obviously speak to the problems there at the border that Turkey was trying to crack down on?

[00:05:08] KORAY CALISKAN, BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY: Definitely there have been problems in the border but the most important problem is not only in the border because there is a civil war in Syria and you are talking about a border which is more than 300 miles.

So what we need to understand here is that there is a problem in the Istanbul airport. Three terrorists entered Istanbul Airport's main gate with their vests, with their bombs, with their guns and everything and nothing really happened.

Miss Walker, I flew from Istanbul yesterday and then I entered the airport with a private car, all black windows, and no one really stopped and looked what was inside in that car. So the main problem is that I think the government, the AKP government is not taking ISIS and the threat, the terror threat in Turkey seriously.

Look, we had 17 bombings in the last 12 months and we lost close to 300 -- to be precise, 297 lives and more than 1,000 got wounded.

So this is not one little bombing. This cost 44 lives and it's the 17th. And unfortunately, the Erdogan's and AKP government seems not to be taking the threat of ISIS seriously. Very much like two years ago when a lot of people were --

WALKER: Let me jump in there, if you don't mind Koray --

CALISKAN: Yes, please do.

WALKER: If you are saying that the government isn't taking the threat seriously what do you think the government could have done to prevent this terror attack from happening? Because this is an airport that has some of the tightest security regulations than really many other airports around the world. I mean there are double layers of security here. There's a vehicle check point outside the terminal and also x- ray check point.

What do you think needs to change, then?

CALISKAN: This is not the case. This is the PR, I believe, that the government is doing. I didn't see increasing security. In Brussels we had an attack, an unfortunate attack a few months ago. And the Brussels airport was closed down for six days to control for security breaches. Istanbul airport was open only six hours after 44 people were killed. This doesn't look like a careful government.

Second --

WALKER: What kind of security measures should have been in place, then?

CALISKAN: I think we need to do two things. First the larger perspective is to take ISIS very seriously. Even until two years ago, Erdogan was calling ISIS a Sunni insurgence. Only a week ago Erdogan called al Nusra not a terrorist organization. This is an al Qaeda Syria branch. So we need to take ISIS very seriously. It's a terrorist organization with a state capacity. So what we need to do is to address this threat with force and determination. This is what he has to do.

But unfortunately, he's more focused on getting the change system, the political regime of Turkey to presidential system than taking care of terror and economic problems and tourism. There are no tourists in Turkey any more. You are talking about a sector which used to cover up 30 percent of the losses in international trade imbalance.

WALKER: Quickly. Because we have to get going, Koray -- just one last question for you if you can make it short for us because we've got to get going.

CALISKAN: No problem.

WALKER: Do you think that this will mark a turning point for Turkey to prioritize ISIS as a number one threat?

CALISKAN: Turkey has to get back to the role of democracy and address ISIS more diligently. But authoritarian leaders rarely address terrorists properly because they can't govern their countries properly.

WALKER: We appreciate your perspective and your time. Koray Caliskan with the Bogazici University in Antalya -- appreciate that. Thank you very much.

VAUSE: Inside the Ataturk Airport there was a very poignant moment on Thursday. Hundreds of people at the departures area, a pause for a memorial service to those who were killed. They left red flowers at the photographs of the victims as the airport imam led a prayer and a remembrance service.

Across Istanbul more funerals and more heartbreak. Matt Rivers has the tragic story of three sisters and their niece.

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MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A father in mourning stands watch over his daughter's casket, a gentle hand laid on top. Her name was Huda, just eight years old, the light of his life, killed in the airport attacks.

MUHAMMED AMIRI, FATHER OF VICTIM: She was very lovely.

RIVERS: She is very lovely.

AMRI: Very lovely. I lost her.

RIVERS: Killed alongside Huda were three of her aunts, all sisters -- Kerime Amiri 24, Zahra Amiri 16, Meryem Amiri 14.

[00:10:11] All of them had just arrived in Istanbul to visit family. Abdulmumin Amiri was the father to the sisters and eight-year-old Huda's grandfather. "I'm heart broken" he says. "We are so powerless and helpless against

these terrorists."

He was outside the terminal with his family waiting for a taxi. He didn't see the explosion, only its aftermath.

"I was five meters away from my girls," he says. "So I ran over. One was already dead. I took the other three to the hospital. They died, too."

Two of his other daughters and his wife were injured but survived. They are all still in the hospital, unable to join the scores that came to a local mosque for the funeral under a bright Thursday sun.

Funerals like this one have been happening across the city both yesterday and today. It is the Muslim tradition to bury victims as soon as possible. Of course there are friends and family here. But the majority of people here are just locals -- people who worship at this mosque here to pay their respects after an attack that hurt this whole city and the whole country.

There is so much sadness here but there is anger, too, at those who would steal such innocence.

"May God damn the terrorists," said the girl's uncle. "It's not one or two or three but four good young people. Why are they getting killed?"

On a small hill near the mosque the three sisters and little Huda were carried to their grave sites. Her father, Muhammed, led the way -- a final act of love from a dad to a daughter.

Matt Rivers -- CNN, Istanbul, Turkey.

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WALKER: In Afghanistan the Taliban claim responsibility for a pair of suicide bombings that killed at least 34 people. Most of the victims were new Afghan police officers. They were heading to Kabul from a police training center Thursday when two attackers detonated explosives near the group's bus convoy. Officials say at least 60 people were also wounded.

Turning now to the West Bank where a 13-year-old girl was stabbed to death while she was sleeping in her bedroom -- which you can see here. Israel says security guards entered the home and found the suspect still inside. They fatally shot the 17-year-old Palestinian. The victim, Hallel Yaffa Ariel was an eighth grade student who had dual U.S./Israeli citizenship. Both the U.S. and Israel have condemned her murder. Hundreds attended Ariel's funeral on Thursday. It took place in Hebron, a West Bank city where there have been tensions between Israelis and Palestinians for many years.

VAUSE: We're going to take a break here.

When we come back the British Labour Party leader accused of comparing Israel to ISIS. What he said and the fallout is next.

WALKER: Also new details on Boris Johnson's big political bombshell. Why some people think his greatest decision is tantamount to dereliction of duty.

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VAUSE: Welcome back, everybody. I'm John Vause in London in front of 10 Downing Street.

Exactly one week ago, British Prime Minister David Cameron walked out of those famous doors behind announcing he was resigning. It was just after the historic Brexit referendum.

Boris Johnson was one of the loudest voices of the Leave campaign, widely favored to replace Cameron. And now in a political bombshell he says he has no intention of running for prime minister.

His decision is just the latest surprise in a week of political shakeups. This one has many feeling betrayed.

Diana Magnay has the details.

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DIANA MAGNAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Rousing cheers from his party supporters at a speech where Boris Johnson was widely expected to announce he'd run for prime minister but no.

BORIS JOHNSON, FORMER MAYOR OF LONDON: I must tell you, my friends, you who have waited faithfully for the punch line of this speech. That having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in parliament, I have concluded that person cannot be me.

MAGNAY: This after a major act of betrayal by the man who campaigned by his side for Brexit, Justice Minister Michael Gove.

MICHAEL GOVE, BRITISH JUSTICE MINISTER: I realized in the last few days that Boris isn't capable of building that team and providing that unity. And so I came reluctantly but firmly to the conclusion that as someone who had argued from the beginning that we should leave the European Union and as someone who wanted to ensure that a bold positive vision for our future was implemented that I had to stand for Leave with Conservative Party.

MAGNAY: Johnson had added much of the luster to the Leave campaign. His showmanship and charisma galvanizing support for Brexit. Critics in his own party now outraged at what they call a dereliction of duty.

MICHAEL HESELTINE, FORMER BRITISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: He is like a general that led his army to the sound of guns and at the sight of the battlefield abandoned the field. I have never seen so contemptible and irresponsible a situation.

MAGNAY: The most unifying figure for now in a divided party is Home Secretary Theresa May. She campaigned for Remain but is promising to make Brexit work for Britain.

THERESA MAY, BRITISH HOME SECRETARY: The task in front of us is no longer about the fighting whether we should leave or remain. The country has spoken and the United Kingdom will leave the EU. The job now is about uniting the party, uniting the country, securing the union and negotiating the best possible deal for Britain.

[00:20:01] MAGNAY: A deal with historic implications for Britain's future place in the world. So tough a structure it is perhaps a poisoned chalice for whoever it is who ends up taking it on.

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MAGNAY: So in this day of high political theater here in Westminster there are many now who question why Boris Johnson who fought so hard for Brexit now won't fight to lead his country through one of the biggest political crises of its history.

Diana Magnay -- CNN, London.

VAUSE: Now just days after members of the Labour Party voted no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn he is facing another controversy. On Thursday the Labour leader bizarrely appeared to compare the Israeli government to ISIS.

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JEREMY CORBYN, LABOUR PARTY LEADER: Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends after those various self-styled Islamic state (inaudible).

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VAUSE: Jewish leaders in Britain and Israel were quick to slam those remarks. They came as Corbyn announced results of an inquiry into anti-Semitism within his own party. He later told the "Independent" newspaper he was not equating Israel with ISIS. Corbyn was already under fire for what critics call his half-hearted campaign to keep Britain in the EU.

Let's check in with the numbers in the Asia Pacific markets and the effects of the Brexit vote. The Nikkei is up by three-quarters of 1 percent. In Australia, positive territory as well, up by 0.66 of a percent. Shanghai also in positive territory. Markets in Hong Kong are closed for a national holiday.

Let's get a little more now on what those numbers actually. Malika Kapur is in Hong Kong. So Malika, is this a brief rally or are stocks pricing in those plans by the Bank of England for an economic stimulus?

MALIKA KAPUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It does look like stocks are pricing in the plan by the governor of the Bank of England. You know, he spoke yesterday and he strongly hinted that a rate cut was very much on the cards for the summer with some people saying it might come as soon as July, you know, later on this month. And that did basically send a huge sense of relief through the markets.

People are saying that this will help the UK economy weather the storm much better and that immediately led to a nice little rally on the FTSE. We saw it rise more than 2 percent yesterday.

And actually John -- it's interesting. If we take a look at where the markets stand around the world today compared to a week ago, we are exactly one week on from the Brexit vote, things are not as bad as people had feared.

If you look at the FTSE it is up 2.5 percent over the week since right before the Brexit fallout. The Dow pretty much flat, off by just about half a percent and the Nikkei, yes, it's down more than 3 percent compared to last week. But remember the reason the Nikkei is down is because of the yen. People have been putting money into the yen. The yen is traditionally considered a safe haven but a stronger yen isn't really good for the economy and that has been putting pressure on the Nikkei.

But there is an overall sense that global markets have been able to weather the Brexit storm better than had been feared and stocks around the world might come out of this crisis with just a few scratches -- John.

VAUSE: Yes. The FTSE maybe on track for its best month since October last year. But on the flip side of that economic stimulus that the Bank of England is talking the pound actually took a tumble.

KAPUR: Yes. The pound did take a tumble. It fell 1.5 percent yesterday, 1.6 percent. And it is still within striking distance of that low, the 31-year low that it touched last week when we did have the first result of the Brexit vote. Remember, it fell to a 31-year low, its lowest level since 1985 at 1.31. It's not far from that level.

But you know, there was a nice little rally happening in the pound for the last three days. But yesterday's comments by the governor did take a sizable chunk out of that. But at the same time, remember John that a weak pound may not be that bad for the British economy because what it does do is it gives exports a nice boost. So yes, it makes the imports bill higher but it can help British exports. So a weak pound may not be that bad for the economy going forward.

VAUSE: Ok. Malika Kapur giving us some insight and some perspective as to what is going on in the markets and the currencies as well. Thanks -- Malika.

And there's breaking news out of Bangladesh. Police say a 52-year-old Hindu priest has been hacked to death. They say he was gathering flowers to be used in prayers at his temple at the time of the attack. One witness told police the three attackers were riding bicycles when they approached him. The murder is the latest in a string of similar attacks in Bangladesh.

[00:25:02] Coming up here, Donald Trump is promising to renegotiate trade deals with Mexico and you'll hear how the Donald joked about Mexican planes, quote, "getting ready to attack the U.S."

Also we'll tell you about an impromptu meeting between Bill Clinton and the U.S. Attorney General and why critics say this is a conflict of interest.

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WALKER: Donald trump taking a jab at Mexico once again. The presumptive Republican U.S. presidential nominee was on the campaign trail in New Hampshire slamming free trade deals and then listing U.S. manufacturing jobs that have moved to China and Mexico. And then a plane flew overhead and this --

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I respect Mexico. I respect their leaders. What they've done to us is incredible. Their leaders are so much smarter and so much sharper. And it's incredible. In fact that could be a Mexican plane up there. They're getting ready to attack.

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WALKER: Joining me now is the former mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. Really appreciate you taking the time to come in. Thank you.

ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA (D), FORMER MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES: It's great to be here with you.

WALKER: Got to get your reaction to what Trump had to say. I mean you started an anti-Trump PAC last year. You are Mexican-American. I am just curious to know how you take this even though it was supposed to be a joke.

VILLARAIGOSA: Well, actually a third generation American. My grandpa came here from Mexico 100 years ago. And as an American you can't help but be embarrassed by the things he says. The things they talk about when they go to another country, Mexico, for instance and they'll talk about Moctezuma revenge which is diarrhea. And he clearly has diarrhea of the mouth.

[00:30:03] This is a man who can't help himself. To have said that, what he said, particularly after the attack in Turkey, you know Orlando, it's pretty reprehensible, but he doesn't seem to be able to help himself.

He says whatever comes into his head, and it goes right out of his mouth. And most of the time, it either makes no sense. And I think they've documented that 75 percent of the things that come out of his mouth are either a lie or misrepresentation of facts. So just another one of his Trumpisms, right?

WALKER: You brought up the Istanbul attack. And, obviously, the country is still reeling from that. But I think a lot of countries around the world, local governments are also reassessing their security at airports and what have you.

I mean, when you look at Los Angeles, the greater Los Angeles area, is the city adequately prepared when it comes to threats from ISIS and particularly soft targets like airports?

VILLARAIGOSA: We have the second largest anti-terrorism unit in the LAPD, in the United States. We have a fusion center which looks at these kinds of threats. We have the largest airport police department in the United States. I can tell you we're focused like a laser beam.

The new mayor, well, been there now a few years now is focused on it. Chief Beck is thinking about it every single day. And I can tell you that's what I did when I was mayor.

I was in Paris just last week, or just this week, a few days ago. And I can tell you that most of the airports are beefing up security. I think we all have to. This is just a new world. And we have to be prepared.

Now when it comes to soft targets, you can't completely, you know, insulate yourself. We do want to be a country where people can move around from place to place. But there's no question we're in a heightened focus in terms of protecting the public.

WALKER: Yes. And you say, you know, L.A. overall, you seem -- seems like it's pretty well-prepared. I'm thinking about the Olympics. Because, of course, Los angels is bidding for the 2024 games.

What do you think are the prospects?

VILLARAIGOSA: Well, we worked hard a few years ago to bring the games to Los Angeles for 2016. We're making the effort again. I think building on that effort and led by Casey Wasserman, a great Angelino and a great group of people, the mayor and others, I can tell you that my sense is we've got as great a shot as anybody.

Yes, I know there are great cities seeking the bid. Paris, and Rome, and Budapest, but I'm putting my money on L.A.

WALKER: I have to ask you about the Senate race here in California to replace -- for retiring Senator Barbara Boxer. You have a Democratic candidate versus a Democratic candidate. This is unprecedented, but it makes you wonder what in the world went wrong for the Republican Party here in California.

VILLARAIGOSA: Both good candidates. I have a relationship with both of them. I haven't weighed in at this point. I do have respect for both candidates. I think it's going to be an interesting race. But right now, you have to say that this is what's going to happen with this new primary system.

People are going to get to vote for the people that they think are the best candidate and increasingly in this state, they think the top two candidates should be Democrat.

In no small part because the Republicans have gone farther and farther to the right in a state that is very, very diverse.

WALKER: So what does this mean for the future of the Republican Party, the state of it and the future of the Republican Party here in this state?

VILLARAIGOSA: Well, my hope is, because I'm a big believer in a two- party system. My hope is that they will recalibrate and realize that, you know, there's a middle that's open to both parties.

But as long as they continue to go so far to the right that they kind of go off the end of the earth if we were flat, this state is just not going to, you know, support them. I think that Hillary will win big in California. And in no small part because the Republican Party just hasn't fielded candidates who are willing to take on their dogmatism, you know, whether it's the issue of a women's right to choose, whether it's on, you know, immigration, whatever the issue, they've gone pretty far beyond where the center of California is today.

WALKER: Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, really appreciate you coming in. Thank you for your perspective.

VILLARAIGOSA: Thanks for having me.

[00:35:05] WALKER: Well, former U.S. President Bill Clinton raised eyebrows this week and created a headache for his wife when he had an impromptu conversation with the U.S. attorney general.

It comes as Lynch's department investigates Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server.

Jeff Zeleny has more on the talk on the tarmac.

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LORETTA LYNCH, ATTORNEY GENERAL: Well, I did see the president at the Phoenix Airport the other night as I was landing. He was headed out.

JEFF ZELENY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): That meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton is raising new questions tonight.

LYNCH: He did come over and say hello and speak to my husband and myself, and talk about his grandchildren and his travels and things like that. So that was the extent of that.

ZELENY: At the Phoenix Airport Monday night, the former president saw Lynch's plane on the tarmac. He climbed aboard taking Lynch by surprise, a law enforcement official told CNN. They talked privately for about 30 minutes.

LYNCH: No discussions were held on any cases or anything like that. And he didn't raise anything about that either.

ZELENY: Both sides say it was a meeting, a coincidence, but critics are calling it a conflict considering Lynch is overseeing the ongoing investigation into Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server. The encounter gives fresh ammunition to those who have called for a special prosecutor. Skeptical of the Obama administration's Justice Department can be objective.

It lit up conservative talk radio today with Donald Trump leading the charge.

DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: You see a thing like this, and even in terms of judgment, how bad a judgment is it for him or for her to do this. I mean, who would -- who would do this.

ZELENY: The attorney general said she did not discuss the e-mail situation with the former president. She said the probe had not been politicized.

LYNCH: This being handled by career investigators and career agents who always follow the facts and the law.

ZELENY: The White House said today it wouldn't second guess the private meeting and defended Lynch.

JOSH EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The president's view is that this is an investigation that should be conducted free of any sort of political interference and the attorney general has indicated that that's exactly her expectation as well.

ZELENY: Yet it raises questions why Lynch would put herself in this position given questions she's already faced about the sensitivity of the investigation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have you ever discussed the Clinton e-mail investigation with President Obama or anyone at the White House?

LYNCH: No, sir, I have not.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. Do you anticipate that happening?

LYNCH: No, sir, I do not.

ZELENY: On CNN's "New Day," Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware said the appearance of a conflict is bad enough.

SEN. CHRIS COONS (D), DELAWARE: I don't think it sends the right signal. I think she should have steered clear even of a brief, casual, social meeting with the former president.

ZELENY: It's a new headache for Clinton who is off the campaign trail today at home in Chappaqua. The e-mail controversy is still weighing on her candidacy as she waits to be interviewed by the FBI.

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VAUSE: Jeff Zeleny there with that report.

We'll take a short break now. When we come back, more Brexit fallout. Some British experts living in Spain say they are worried the EU break up will ruin what should have been their golden years.

WALKER: And it's maybe the start of a new trend at the office, or casual Friday gone way wrong. Why these people didn't bother to dress for work. Perhaps it's a miscommunication? We'll see.

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[00:40:31] VAUSE: Welcome back, everybody. It's been a week now since UK's historic vote to leave the European Union. And some British expats say this decision could just ruin their lives, especially those living in Spain.

CNN's Will Ripley tells us why they fear the worst.

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WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Costa del Sol lives up to its name. More than 300 days of sunshine a year. A Spanish paradise for pensioners from a nation known for rain.

JEAN DIXON, BRITISH PENSIONER: Well, I just love living in Spain.

RIPLEY: Jean and David Dixon moved to Spain's Mediterranean Coast from England 15 years ago. Like many here, they rely on a monthly pension paid in Brexit battered pounds.

DAVID DIXON, BRITISH PENSIONER: If you're not very rich person, then you're living off your pension, it makes a big difference.

RIPLEY: An even bigger difference, health care. British pensioners could have to pay up to 15 times more for treatment if they are forced to leave Spain's public health system which is open to EU citizens.

J. DIXON: We'll just have to go back to England.

RIPLEY: A mass exodus could hurt Andalusia's service-driven economy. Along the coast and further inland, hundreds of thousands of UK ex- pats are living in limbo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are considering Spanish residency.

RIPLEY: Steve McCann's (ph) wife, Allison, gave up her American passport years ago to become a citizen of the UK and Europe. They say Alhama de Granada with its historic buildings and spectacular scenery feels more like home now. They say the UK let them down.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And they have taken us on this journey that nobody really asked for.

RIPLEY: Lawrence and Alina Strong (ph) worry where that journey will take them. They ran a small vacation rental company.

LAWRENCE STRONG, BRITISH EXPAT: Business has started to slow down.

RIPLEY: Strong blames turmoil at home for a drop in reservations. He worries Europeans will think of him and his country differently. STRONG: Sad about what has happened; sad about what could happen in the UK. A future that no longer looks so sunny.

Will Ripley, CNN, Andalusia, Spain.

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WALKER: And, finally, you know, the bare facts are that some people in Belarus ought to work on their communications skills.

President Alexander Lukashenko made a speech telling his people to develop themselves and work. Well, the problem is the words develop and undress sound alike in Russian. So suddenly some loyal Belarusians were stripping down to the buff, posting pictures on social media and of course having a great time as you there.

Pretty soon people elsewhere around the Baltic Sea were getting cheeky, too. It's not clear, oh boy, if this is a result of a slip of the tongue, but some Belarusians are very, very obedient, or just have a good sense of humor. I don't know.

John --

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VAUSE: A bit of a worry if you work in like some kind of an industrial workshop, isn't it? If you're doing working with heavy machinery, you may want to take a few extra precautions.

WALKER: We'll leave it there. Thanks, everyone, for watching. I'm Amara Walker in Los Angeles.

VAUSE: I'm John Vause. Stay with us. "World Sport" is up next. And Hala Gorani will join us from Istanbul with another hour of news from all around the world. You're watching CNN.

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