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Portugal Wins Euro 2016; Nationwide Protests in the U.S.; Renewed Fighting Hits South Sudan's Capital; Obama to Speak at Service for Fallen Dallas Officers; Abe Set to Win Super-Majority; Turnbull Declares Victory in Australian Election; Police Chief Details Deadly Ambush & Standoff; Musical "Hamilton," the Hottest Ticket in Town. Aired 12-1a ET

Aired July 11, 2016 - 00:00   ET

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[00:00:12] NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: No, that's not (inaudible) cheering, it's jubilation in Lisbon after Portugal beat host, France, at a dramatic extra time finish to win Euro 2016.

It is another night of protests in U.S. cities as calls for justice grow louder and racial strife remains tense.

Plus, gunfire erupts outside a U.S. compound in South Sudan's capital -- the fighting threatening to send the country back into full-scale civil war.

It's all ahead here on CNN NEWSROOM. We're live in Atlanta. Thank you for joining us. I'm Natalie Allen.

Our top story: the nonstop party in Lisbon.

They are celebrating Portugal's improbable Euro 2016 championship. The national team stunned host and favorite France in extra time. Portugal's Eder scored in minute 1:09. It was the only goal of the match. Now Captain Cristiano Ronaldo and his team are bringing home the silverware.

Isa Soares has more from the middle of the celebrations in the Portuguese capital.

ISA SOARES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Celebrations are under way here in Lisbon where more than 66,000 people turned up here in the main square to watch Portugal, their team, the underdogs bring the trophy home, the first time ever that Portugal has won a major football championship. And no surprise people here are euphoric.

But of course, it was hard to get here in the first place. The first 25 minutes were filled with a roller coaster of emotions as CR-7 as he is known here, Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of the team, the unifier of the team left the stadium injured with (inaudible) a knee injury.

But the people here didn't despair. Some of them put their hands up on their head but many still believing Portugal has the grits and determination to make it to the end.

What does this game, what does this win mean for you?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: For me, this is a lot of thing. Because I'm a stronger, I working on living in France. And I come here to see my people win for the first time and this is something for the history. This is the first time we are entering into the history with all the Portuguese, with black people, with people from Ireland, with (inaudible) all. This is a mix of all countries.

SOARES: I see your top. You've got Cristiano Ronaldo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: For me -- for me Cristiano Ronaldo is from my country because I'm coming from Madeira, myself. When he goes outside, I was really, really sad. But at the end, we show that with Cristiano or without Cristiano, we can win. All together.

SOARES: Are you a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, sure.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani. And Nani as well.

SOARES: When Cristiano Ronaldo was injured, did you think that Portugal can't win?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, we have a huge team. And we believe in all of them. Not only Ronaldo.

SOARES: So despite an injury for the star player Ronaldo, Portugal believed and fought their way to the very end with sheer determination and grit. And now people here will no doubt be celebrating into the wee hours of the morning.

Isa Soares -- CNN Lisbon, Portugal.

ALLEN: And they certainly deserve it. What's not to like about a little jubilation.

Paris police arrested some 40 people, most of them around the fan zone and near the Stade de France where the march was played. Police used tear gas and water cannon against football fans who threw glass bottles at them. They arrested others for trying to enter the fan zone when it was filled to its capacity of 90,000. A car and two motor bikes were set on fire near the fan zone.

We'll have much more on Portugal's win over France, coming up in about 40 minutes with "WORLD SPORTS" and our Patrick Snell.

In other news we're following, there is word of seven new arrests in connection to the terror attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. Turkey's state-run news agency says the suspects are charged with belonging to an armed terrorist group and assisting in homicide.

[00:05:03] Three suicide bombers killed 44 people and wounded hundreds last month. ISIS is believed to have carried out the attack, but never claimed responsibility. Some 30 suspects have been held before these latest arrests.

The U.N. Security Council is condemning fresh violence in South Sudan following a closed door meeting on Sunday. A Chinese U.N. peacekeeper has been killed and other peacekeepers injured in factional fighting there. The U.N. reported heavy weapons fired in the outskirts of South Sudan's capital on Sunday. That's despite the country's information minister saying violence had subsided.

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MICHAEL MAKUEI, SOUTH SUDAN INFORMATION MINISTER: The fighting erupted. The (inaudible) forces attacked the checkpoint. They are definitely over. And because the forces which are usually there are those who are there to regulate the movement of the traffic and so forth.

The (inaudible) forces had to move in to address that situation. That situation was addressed, and at present the situation is calm. The situation is normal. Juba town is under full control of the government.

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ALLEN: The latest flare-up in South Sudan comes as the country marked its fifth year of independence on Saturday, but tribal and political divisions have been a continuing source of strife for this young nation.

Journalist Richard Nield spoke earlier with CNN about this turmoil.

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RICHARD NIELD, JOURNALIST: There's been distrust between the two tribes that these two men represent. President Salva Kiir is the leader of the Dinka tribe, the largest tribe in the country; and his first vice president Riek Machar is the leader of the Nuer tribe which is the second largest tribe in the country. And there has been a lot of history between those two tribes for decades.

It's obviously erupted again back in 2013 when being president and vice president of the new country of South Sudan since July 2011. But in the latter half of 2013, there were increasing political rivalry between the two and increasing suspicions between the two and Riek Machar, the vice president, was actually ousted from the government.

And there was a succession later in that year was entered the fighting through a skirmish amongst some soldiers and that quickly escalated. And because you have these two enormous tribal factions behind the leaders, there were people that were ready to fight. And that very quickly caught fire and became a civil war in which tens of thousands of people died.

But all of those resentments that's built up have been revenge attacks that have escalated in the typical faction. And we confirm that that is exactly what's happening again.

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ALLEN: That was Richard Nield there about the fighting in South Sudan.

North Korea has issued a strong warning for the U.S. and South Korea. Its military says it will take immediate physical counter action if a proposed missile defense system is put in place in South Korea. They threaten, quote, "nightmares of extreme uneasiness of terror". The military statement in North Korean state media says further, "We once again warn the enemies that it is the steadfast will of the KPA to make merciless retaliatory strikes to reduce South Korea to a sea in flames and debris once an order is issued." That's from North Korea.

There have been more arrests in Louisiana as protesters rally against the police shootings of black men. Baton Rouge police say they detained 48 people Sunday evening. On Saturday there authorities arrested more than 100 people during a rally for Alton Sterling. He was killed by police last week.

In St. Paul, Minnesota more than 100 people were also arrested as they protested against the police shooting of Philando Castillo.

Here in Atlanta, Georgia this is live video from our CNN affiliate, WSB. There are reports that two protest groups marched in the streets, stopping traffic in some areas downtown. So this is Atlanta.

And CNN affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee WRG reports that demonstrators blocked an interstate bridge there, but late word is the crowd dispersed peacefully.

U.S. President Barack Obama is back in Washington, cutting his European trip short after Thursday's deadly ambush of five officers in Dallas, Texas. He'll meet with the officers' families when he goes to Dallas Tuesday. Mr. Obama talked about the shootings and protests while he was overseas.

CNN White House correspondent Michelle Kosinski has that.

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[00:10:09] MICHELLE KOSINSKI, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: President Obama has now ended his trip abroad, cutting it a day short because of events in the United States. And he is also leaving with some news, that he will now travel to Dallas on Tuesday and deliver remarks at a memorial service for the police officers who were killed there.

This will be by our count the 17th mass shooting that the President has spoke publicly about since he has been in office. And that's not even all the mass shootings that have happened in America in that time period. This is a subject that we've seen him cry about publicly; that we've heard him say is the most frustrating issue of his presidency. He has spoken about it several times while he has been on this trip abroad, and now we'll hear more from him.

Today in Madrid he was asked a tough question about the group Black Lives Matter that has been organizing many of these protests. Whether the President agrees with their tactics or what they've been saying. And the way the President described it was when you look at other divisive issues in the past, whether it was the civil rights movement or the anti-Vietnam war demonstrations or women earning the right to vote -- he said all of those were contentious.

And what we're seeing now isn't mass rioting in the United States. He says it's different than that. And much of this is a matter of free speech. He did say, though, that attacking police officers does a disservice to the cause and having a respectful tone is what wins supporters.

Here are some of his remarks from Madrid.

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In a movement like Black Lives Matter there is always going to be some folks who say things that are stupid or imprudent or over-generalized or are harsh. And I don't think that you can hold well-meaning activists who are doing the right thing and peacefully protesting responsible for everything that is uttered at a protest site.

But I would just say that everybody who is concerned about the issue of police shootings or racial bias in the criminal justice system, that maintaining a truthful and serious and respectful tone is going to help mobilize American society to bring about real change. And that is our ultimate objective.

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KOSINSKI: This is several times now that we've heard the President mention these events in the United States while he has been traveling abroad. He has made the point that yes there are racial divisions in America there is much more work to be done. But he disputes that those divisions are as deep or as broad as some would characterize them. He focused on the unity in America that Americans are unified in their outrage towards these incidents that have happened so recently.

And another thing he kept saying was you can't paint a person with a broad brush. That this shooter in Dallas is no more representative of most black people's views in America than the Charleston shooter who shot black people in a church would be representative of white people's views or the Orlando shooter who targeted gays would be representative of Muslims.

Michelle Kosinski -- CNN, Madrid.

ALLEN: And again, the President will visit Dallas this week.

Japan's ruling party is claiming victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, and it could mean big changes for the country's military. We'll have more on that in a moment.

Plus, after days of uncertainty, Australia's federal election is finally settled by a razor-thin margin.

Coming up here on CNN NEWSROOM.

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[00:18:04] ALLEN: Welcome back.

Japan's prime minister has claimed victory in the country's parliamentary election. Official results are still being tallied, but it appears Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition will gain a two-thirds majority in the upper house. Now the question, what will this mean for the country's constitution and its army?

Mallika Kapur has our story from Hong Kong.

MALLIKA KAPUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This election could be a game changer for Japan's military, in fact, it could be a game changer for geopolitical security in the region. And here is why.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had a long-standing goal to amend the country's constitution. A constitution that hasn't been touched since it was introduced way back in 1947. The constitution has a clause in it, Article 9, which basically makes Japan give up the right to go to war -- full renunciation of war. So Japan's military, its troops can only act in self defense.

By changing the constitution, the Prime Minister wants Japan to have a full-fledged military so that it acts like a conventional army in any other country. Now this majority in the upper houses of parliament should give him the tool to try and enact these changes.

It will be a long process because this issue is deeply divisive in Japan. There are many people in Japan who think the constitution does not need to be changed because it reflects the pacifist nature of the country. It reflects a core -- the personality of our country.

But there are other people who recognize that other countries in the neighborhood, China, for example, or North Korea are getting increasingly aggressive and they feel that Japan should boost its military to be able to count area threat from any neighboring countries. It's going to be a long journey, and it remains a deeply controversial issue in Japan.

Mallika Kapur -- CNN, Hong Kong.

[00:20:04] ALLEN: Australia's federal elections finally has a clear winner. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory Sunday after the opposition Labor Party leader conceded defeat. This marathon election was held more than a week ago, but results were too close to call. Turnbull says it's vital now to work together with the opposition to make the government work.

Will that happen? Well, let's go to Sky News Australia reporter Tom Connell for some analysis. He's in Canberra. Hi -- Tom.

TOM CONNELL, SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA: Yes -- hi, Natalie. ALLEN: So tell us, can Malcolm Turnbull make this work? He is saying

it's all time for us to work together after a very long election season.

CONNELL: They're the sort of comments we often hear from leaders right at the start of parliament. Will it happen this time around? There is no indication it's going to be any more friendly.

And Malcolm Turnbull has a couple of issues. One, a very slim majority, he is going to end up with probably 77 seats out of a parliament of 150. So every vote there will count. And in the senate, the upper house, the one that has already proven difficult last time around has several more parties that are going to be difficult to deal with. So it's not going to be easy -- a real test of his leadership. He will at least know that he has had this scare already and nearly lost the last election. So perhaps he'll take the shackles off and be more of the progressive leader that many voters thought he would be.

ALLEN: And Tom, this follows three turbulent years in Australian politics. There has been a revolving door of leadership. Why is that? And has that time come to an end with this?

CONNELL: It's hard to say. No one would say right now I think that Malcolm Turnbull is entirely safe for the next three years for two reasons. One: a very slim majority in what has been a disappointing performance in the election. And also fallout from the last change in leaders that was in September when Tony Abbot was ousted by Malcolm Turnbull. There are plenty in the conservative part of the Liberal Party wing that wouldn't mind seeing the back of Malcolm Turnbull.

Plenty of voters no doubt hope there is some stability. And certainly there were some anomalous reasons if you like. The previous leadership changes, Kevin Rudd was seen by the Labor Party as someone who simply was never suited for prime minister, albeit something that happened in hindsight. Julia Gillard had a minority government -- that was never going to end well. Tony Abbott, he had that first budget that was never popular as well.

Nonetheless there has been that revolving door so certainly there will be plenty of people predicting Malcolm Turnbull might struggle to see out his full term as well.

ALLEN: We will wait and see. Tom Connell, thank you so much for that.

Well, heavy rain and flooding have plagued China for weeks, now a breach at a flood detention basin in China's Hunan Province is causing even more problems. The breach happened just an hour after authorities started moving people out of the area. There are reports of hundreds of thousands of people evacuated in southern China -- the cause of the flooding from the remnants of typhoon Nepartak. Officials say it's China's worst flooding since 1998.

More rain and flooding are expected as the remnants of this typhoon combine with the monsoon rains of Southeast Asia. And it's a mess that our meteorologist Derek Van Dam is watching for us. Hi there -- Derek.

DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Natalie -- just when we thought we saw the end of typhoon Nepartak now it is starting to combine with the annual monsoon rains across this region and it's produced significant amount of precipitation leading to the flooding scene we saw just a moment ago.

It reached Taiwan, produced over 800 millimeters of rainfall. Once across the Taiwan Straits into Southeast Asia, specifically the Fujian province, it produced anywhere between 75 and 125 millimeters of rainfall. And some of this rainfall actually rang impacted the outer rain bands of the Hong Kong region. In fact, they saw 121 millimeters of rainfall from the outer rain bands of Nepartak.

But now it's starting to combine again with the monsoonal moisture. And you can see on this synaptic (ph) map just what is taking place here. As the stationary frontal boundary sets up across this particular region, we'll see heavy rain from east China into Southern Korean peninsula, and into the mainland of Japan as well.

But really, the area that saw the heavy flooding into the Hunan Province in China, this is a particular part of the world that is very mountainous. You've got to see this. We can zoom in to Google Earth. Here is the Hunan Province into southeastern Asia and, particularly China, you can see the mountains across this area. A lot of times, people build houses and communities in these flood basins, right at the very base of these tall mountainous regions. That's a major problem considering that, well, as we all know, water seeks its own level.

[00:24:52] So when we get the heavy rainfall from monsoonal rains or remnants of typhoons like we saw with Nepartak, the rain runs down the mountainsides, collects in these basins and eventually floods these areas like in the Hunan Province where the eventual dam or berm actually broke -- that was about 4,400 hectares in area, around 27,000 people call this home. And of course we're talking about thousands of people narrowly being rescued or at least evacuated just about an hour prior to the dam actually bursting.

So more thunderstorms within this area, and check this out too. This is all part of the monsoon season that continues to advance further and further to the north and west. It is right where it should be this time of year as well, anywhere from northeastern Asia into the Southern Korea peninsula as well as mainland Japan.

More rain in the forecast, Natalie, in excess to 100 to 150 millimeters could lead to more flooding and scenes like we saw all week this week.

Back to you.

ALLEN: Well, hopefully people are evacuated safely. All right, Derek, thank you.

The Dallas police chief says the man who ambushed his officers last week laughed and sang during the shooting. We'll have disturbing new details on the gunmen's final moments ahead here.

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ALLEN: Welcome back to our viewers around the world. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM. We're live from Atlanta. I'm Natalie Allen with our top stories.

Portugal has won the European football championship. The final against host France was scoreless until the second period of extra time. Portugal's Eder scored in minute 109. It was only his fourth goal in 29 international appearances -- an instant hero.

[00:30:04] In tennis, Andy Murray also scored a major victory, winning his second Wimbledon title. The 29-year-old Scot emotional after winning in straight sets over Milos Raonic on Sunday. This is Murray's third grand slam title overall.

In South Sudan, the U.S. is evacuating non-emergency staff from its embassy. This after an escalation of fighting in the capital has killed more than 150 people including a Chinese U.N. peacekeeper. The U.S. says the security situation in Juba deteriorated Sunday with general fighting between government and opposition forces.

U.S. President Barack Obama says citizens who attack police officers are doing a disservice to the cause of criminal justice reform. He has arrived back in the U.S. He will go to Dallas, Texas on Tuesday to speak at a memorial service for the five police officers killed in that ambush last week.

The Dallas police chief told CNN's Jake Tapper how the gunman carried out the ambush, and how officers eventually took him down.

Ed Lavandera has the story.

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ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Micah Johnson improvised his way through Thursday night's attack with deadly precision. Dallas police Chief David Brown says the killer drove a black SUV through downtown streets to get ahead of the marching protesters and quickly found a way to shoot at officers from inside El Centro College.

The unsuspecting officers on the ground were essentially trapped in the crosshairs of Johnson's firearms.

CHIEF DAVID BROWN, DALLAS POLICE: They went a funnel. They ended up being a fatal funnel there. And then the suspect continue to move and shoot from different angles at -- from the high first position down at street level and then back up to the high first positions that -- at really diagonally, almost triangulating our officers with this rapid- fire.

(GUNSHOTS) LAVANDERA: Brown says the killer used a shoot and move tactic, changing locations and shooting from different directions in rapid succession. Perhaps the kind of training he learned during his time in the army and wrote about in a journal about combat tactics found in Johnson's home.

BROWN: We don't normally see this type of moving and shooting from criminal suspects. We're convinced that the military-style was a plan, and that he had practiced this.

LAVANDERA: In a revealing interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Chief Brown also provided chilling new details about the final moments as Dallas police officers cornered the killer inside his second floor building of El Centro college. Officers were exchanging gunfire with him.

BROWN: At the scene where he was killed, he wrote some lettering in blood on the walls, which leads us to believe he was wounded on the way up the stairwell on the second floor of the El Centro building, and where we detonated the device to end the standoff, there was more lettering written in his own blood.

JAKE TAPPER, CNN CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: What did he write?

BROWN: We are trying to decipher that. But he wrote the letters "RB".

TAPPER: RB?

BROWN: And we don't -- RB, yes. So we're trying to figure out through looking to get things in his home, what those initials mean. But we haven't determined that yet.

LAVANDERA: At this point, Micah Johnson is engaged in a two-hour standoff. Chief Brown says the negotiations were going nowhere. While shooting at police officers, Johnson told police, he would only speak with a black negotiator and remained in control, yet delusional at the same time.

BROWN: And he just basically lied to us, playing games, laughing at us, singing, asking how many did he get, and that he wanted to kill some more and that there were bombs there so there was no progress on the negotiation. And I began to feel that it was only at a split second he would charge us and take out many more before we would kill him.

LAVANDERA: That's when Chief Brown says he asked the Dallas police S.W.A.T. team to come up with a creative and safe way of ending the standoff.

BROWN: We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was.

LAVANDERA: Brown says the killer was hidden behind a corner. Snipers could not get a clear shot. The decision to use a robot armed with C- 4 explosives has been criticized by some law enforcement analysts, but Chief Brown says he would make the same call again.

BROWN: You have to trust your people to make the calls necessary to save their lives. It's their lives that are at stake, not these critics' lives who are in the comforts of their homes or offices. So, you know, that's not worth my time to debate at this point.

[00:35:12] We believed that we saved lives by making this decision. And, you know, again, I appreciate critics. But they're not on the ground, and their lives are not being put at risk by debating what tactics to take it.

LAVANDERA: This week Chief David Brown will prepare to attend the funerals of the five police officers. The turmoil he sees brewing in communities across the country is something he desperately wants to see end.

BROWN: The law enforcement community is hurting. We're all grieving, not just here in Dallas, all over the country. And words matter. And we need to hear that you appreciate what we do for this country.

LAVANDERA: Ed Lavandera, CNN, Dallas.

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ALLEN: Family members of one of the officer killed in the ambush are speaking with CNN about their lost. 32-year-old Patrick Zamarripa was a U.S. Navy veteran deployed to Bahrain as part of the Iraq war effort. He was also father of two children.

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VALLERIE ZAMARRIPA, VICTIM'S MOTHER: I screamed. I said, no. No, not my baby. Not my Patrick.

They told me, yes, that it was him. It can't be.

LAURA ZAMARRIPA, VICTIM'S SISTER: yes, he survived three deployments, and then to come home and it happen at home. But, I mean, my brother loved his country and his community. So I guess this is just his way of showing just -- I just can't wrap my mind around it. It's just so unreal. I just can't call him and tell him that everybody wants to know about him.

V. ZAMARRIPA: When he was a little boy, he always talked about becoming a police officer. That was his dream, as far as far back as I can remember.

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ALLEN: The killing of the five police officers in Dallas is the deadliest incident for U.S. law enforcement since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM. We'll be right back.

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ALLEN: Welcome back in New York on Broadway. The musical "Hamilton" has been the hottest ticket in town. Not only are seats hard to come by, but prices have sky rocketed for any to be found. And that means steady business for another New York Broadway occupation.

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[00:40:00] ROBERT SAMUEL, PROFESSIONAL LINE SITTER: My name is Robert Samuel. Owner of Same Ole Line Dudes, a professional line sitting company here in New York. The majority of our clients, especially for "Hamilton" tend to be out of town clients who have a lot of money but not a lot of time. Whereas my line sitters have a lot of time and not so much money.

The most a client has paid, Same Ole Line Dudes, is close to $5,000. And that's been for "Hamilton", of course, because it's taking four days to get into a show.

MIRIAM SCHLOSS, CARAPOD FOR "HAMILTON" CANCELLATION TICKETS: I've been waiting with my friend in line for four and a half days.

YVONNE PERRY, HOPEFUL FOR "HAMILTON" CANCELLATION TICKETS: Usually they release anywhere from four to nine tickets that have been returned.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No more tickets available for this show.

PERRY: Part of the reason they haven't gotten in is because it's very difficult to organize on a very busy New York City street. So if they don't get in one show, they have to start all over again for the next.

SCHLOSS: It's been very interesting, camping out every night. But you meet everyone else around you, and you talk, and you kind of become your own little family, and know about each other. So it's been a lot of fun.

SAMUEL: The top three things I would say to be a successful line sitter, even if you're doing it for yourself is be nice. Don't smoke in the line. And bring something to keep you occupied.

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ALLEN: Line sitters. And there is a thought for another career.

Well, he is the boss everyone loves to listen to, and that includes even the youngest of fans. We're talking about the boss, Bruce Springsteen. He is not only making music and still dancing, he is making an occasional dream come true, as we hear from Jeanne Moos.

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Bruce Springsteen can make even a grown governor clap, throw an air punch and go into a trans-like state. But Springsteen also has a way with younger fans. Like 4-year-old Hope. It was beyond her wildest hopes when Bruce tiptoed up to her, gave her his harmonica at a concert in Oslo, Norway. An hour later, he came back in response to the sign her mom says Hope made. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The sign said, "Please, Bruce, can I sing "Sunny Day".

MOOS: Bruce extended a hand, and next thing you know, they were doing a little dance on stage. Bruce then dropped the music and lowered the mike. Take it away, Hope.

Hope told us her favorite part was when Bruce lifted her up on his shoulder. How did it make this little British girl feel?

UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: Happy. I wasn't scared at all.

MOOS: OK, it wasn't exactly like back in the '80s when young Bruce pulled Courtney Cox on stage in the video "Dancing in the Dark." Now at 66, Bruce is older, and his partner younger.

Is anything she wants to say to Bruce?

UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: I love you. On a sunny day.

MOOS: Despite rainy weather, this will always be a sunny day in Hope's memory.

UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: Waiting on a sunny day.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

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ALLEN: OK. It just doesn't get any more adorable than that. So that will wrap CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Natalie Allen.

"World Sport" is next with reactions to Portugal's big win over France. And I'll see you at the top of the hour.

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