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Boston Triathlon Postponed, NYC's Shortened Due To Extreme Heat; WH Doctor: Biden's COVID Symptoms "Continue To Improve"; TN Man Chased & Beaten By Officers In Home After Failed Traffic Stop; Suspect In Rep. Zeldin Attack Arrested On Federal Charge; Sources: Secret Service Identifies Potential Missing Texts On Phones Of 10 Individuals; Rep. Kinzinger Says 1/6 Committee Proved Trump Should Be Charged & A.G. Garland Says "No One Is Above The Law"; Yesterday, Jury Found Steve Bannon Guilty. Aired 8-9p ET
Aired July 23, 2022 - 20:00 ET
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POLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): We thought it was hot this week but it's only going to get hotter.
ALLISON CHINCHAR, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Over 35 locations that have the potential to see some record temperatures.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yesterday was unbearable.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We used to think of elderly and pregnant women vulnerable to heat. And now it's all of us.
ARLETTE SAENZ, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: The president continues to carry out his work as he is now in his second full day of isolation. It is most likely that he has the BA.5 variant.
JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I feel much better than I sound.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN: He is doing very well. He has no trouble breathing at all right now.
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UNIDENTIFIED GIRLFRIEND OF BRANDON CALLOWAY: Why are you tasing and hitting him?
PAMELA BROWN, CNN HOST (voice-over): Disturbing video showing the violent arrest of a young black man following a failed traffic stop.
UNIDENTIFIED GIRLFRIEND OF BRANDON CALLOWAY: They're using force. They're using a taser. They're arresting him. They're using a baton.
BRANDON CALLOWAY, CHASED, TASED & BEATEN BY POLICE DURING ARREST: Definitely having flashbacks and nightmares.
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BROWN: And new Russian airstrikes on a Ukrainian port just one day after both nations approve a grain export deal.
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BROWN: I'm Pamela Brown in Washington. You are in the CNN NEWSROOM.
It's 8:00 here in Washington.
And some 85 million Americans spent today under heat warnings and advisories. Blistering temperatures baking much of the nation from its midsection to the northeast. And many of these places in the triple digits.
Extreme heat is helping fuel a wildfire near Yosemite National Park in California. Since it erupted yesterday, the Oak Fire has raced across 9,500 acres. There's zero containment and some rural communities have been evacuated.
The northeast is taking the brunt of the repressive heat. Tomorrow's Boston's triathlon has been pushed to next month. New York City's triathlon will still happen tomorrow, but there are changes to help protect the competitors.
CNN's Polo Sandoval is in New York -- Polo?
SANDOVAL: Hey, Pamela, tomorrow will bring with it another big challenge for New Yorkers to try to keep cool any way that they can.
Those heat-related alerts, they continue in place in Boston, Philadelphia and New York City, where city officials reduced the distance of the cycling and running portion of the New York City triathlon that usually draws in more than 2,000 participants.
The concern over potential heat-related illness, potential heat- related illness.
Same concern in the city of Boston where officials decided to simply postpone their triathlon in Boston until next month.
City officials are making cooling centers available throughout the day tomorrow. They expect those temperatures to really peak on Sunday.
But, you know, most people might say, well, it's July. It's supposed to be hot.
But, at the end of the day, when you hear from meteorologists, who say, by the time we get some relief next week, it's possible New Yorkers will have experienced at least seven straight days of temperatures exceeding 90 degrees.
So, last time that happened was in 2013 -- Pamela?
BROWN: Wow.
Polo Sandoval, thank you so much.
This is really disturbing, these new satellite images showing how much water Lake Mead has lost to a massive drought.
The image on the left is from July of 2000. The image on the right is from this month.
Lake Mead is the country's largest reservoir. It supplies water to millions of people. Its water levels are at their lowest point since 1937. That is just after the lake was created by the Hoover Dam.
Here's another worrisome sight underscoring fears of a deepening climate crisis. This is the not-so-mighty Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
High temps and extreme drought have caused water levels to drop to their lowest point in about 40 years. Rationing is underway for nearby farms. And experts say it could get much worse if there's not steady rain soon.
Well, it's likely President Biden has the BA.5 variant of COVID, but his doctor says he is continuing to improve.
CNN's Arlette Saenz is following the latest developments at the White House.
Arlette, do you have an idea whether we're going to hear directly from the president's doctor.
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SAENZ: Well, it's unclear right now, Pamela. So far, the presidents physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, has released letters summarizing the president's condition.
It has been left to White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, and also the White House COVID response coordinator, Dr. Ashish Jha. The two of them have been the ones offerings the briefings.
I asked White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain earlier today whether Dr. O'Connor might be speaking to the press. He did not answer that question.
But there are some calls for the doctor to directly brief the press, possibly in the coming days.
Now, earlier today, the president's physician, Dr. O'Connor,, released a letter summarizing the president's current conditions, including outlining the primary symptoms he's experiencing, which now include a sore throat as well as body aches.
Dr. O'Connor said the president continues to respond well to that Paxlovid treatment, that antiviral drug, which they will continue using in the coming days.
And the president has also been using an Albuterol inhaler as needed for cough, about two to three times a day, according to Dr. O'Connor.
The doctor did note that the president is not experiencing shortness of breath, his lungs remain clear, and oxygen saturation levels are excellent.
A bit earlier today, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the president, detailed the president's condition. He has spoken directly to Dr. O'Connor, but not just yet to the president.
This is how Fauci described how the president is doing.
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FAUCI: I spoke to Dr. O'Connor last night at 10:00 to get an update. And just as you said and you heard, the president continues to improve. And we have every reason to believe that he will do very well.
Having a runny nose, having someone who has a history when he has a cold that have nothing to do with COVID, he has a history of asthma. And he uses the bronchial dilator to make sure he just breaths well. He has no trouble breathing at all right now.
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SAENZ: In his letter earlier today, Dr. O'Connor did say the early sequencing results of the president's COVID-19 test indicated he most likely has the highly contagious BA.5 subvariant.
Which is what most Americans who are currently contracting COVID in this country are experiencing at the moment.
While the president is in isolation here at the White House, first lady, Jill Biden, is spending the weekend at their home in Wilmington, Delaware, where the president was supposed to be this weekend before he contracted COVID-19.
Her spokesperson tells me the first lady has tested negative for the COVID-19 earlier today. She is not experiencing any symptoMs. But she is a close contact of the president. So that is something they will continue to monitor in the coming days.
The first lady is expected to remain in Delaware until at least Tuesday, which would mark day five of the president's isolation.
Dr. O'Connor earlier today said that the president would be isolating according to CDC guidelines, but he will be leaving isolation once he tests negative.
But so far really, the message from the White House is that the president has continued to do his work.
The White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain saying that while the president is feeling pretty well, he spent the day on the phone calls, including virtual conference calls, as he remains in isolation here.
His second full day of isolation at the White House since being diagnosed with COVID on Thursday -- Pamela?
BROWN: Arlette Saenz, thank you so much.
The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. It's the highest alert level that the group can declare.
And it indicates monkeypox has spread to the point where a global response might be required. Right now, there are more than 16,000 cases reported in 74 countries.
Just in the U.S., there are nearly 3,000, including two cases identified the in children.
A Tennessee police officer is on administrative leave tonight after the violent arrest of a black man. And it was all caught on cell phone video.
We want to warn you, it is disturbing.
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UNIDENTIFIED GIRLFRIEND OF BRANDON CALLOWAY: Stop. Stop. Stop. Randy! Randy! Randy!
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BROWN: State officials are investigating if officers used excessive force. They chased 25-year-old Brandon Calloway into his House and tased him and hit him with batons.
This began with an alleged traffic violation.
CNN's Nadia Romero has more details, including reaction from the victim -- Nadia?
NADIA ROMERO, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Pamela, so hard to watch and hear the screams of 22-year-old Brandon Calloway's girlfriend. She was the person behind that video.
As you continue to watch, you will hear her say, "Stop hitting him, get off of him, get off his neck," repeatedly at officers.
As you mentioned, Pamela, this all started by an alleged traffic violation. In the affidavit, police say Calloway failed to stop at a stop sign. They then say that he continued driving.
He began speeding, going 12 miles per hour over the speed limit before he turned into his own driveway, got out of the car, told them, I stopped at that stop sign, and then ran into his house.
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This was an important part of the affidavit that we're hearing from police experts as they look at this video. They say officers pursued and made entry by kicking in the front door.
And that will be part of this Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigation, as they continue to look at this case, why they continued with this forced entry and pursued Brandon Calloway.
And as you see in the video, following him around the house, tasing him, beating him with a baton. He was bloody at this point. He has a big gash in his forehead.
He told me today that he had to have stitches. He has bruises. And the physical wounds are there.
But he's concerned about those emotional scars and how long those will last. He says he's been having nightmares and flashbacks, as he repeat this is over and over again in his head.
I want you to hear from his attorney, Andre Wharton, who says, if this was all about an alleged traffic violation, how did things escalate to this point.
Take a listen.
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ANDRE WHARTON, ATTORNEY FOR BRANDON CALLOWAY: At best, you have two minor traffic violations, no felony alleged, no robbery, no shooting, no active shooter allegations to rise to a quick level of entry into the home, the immediate use of force.
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ROMERO: One of our police experts we talked to today says he didn't see any efforts by police officers, at least in that cell phone clip, to deescalate the situation, that it was immediately intense, rushing after him, and then resorting to violence.
So, we know that this case is being under the investigation right now of multiple agencies. We know that at least one officer, Officer Richardson, is on administrative leave.
We have reached out to multiple authorities to try to get more information, but, Pamela, our records request to see the body cam video that some of those officers were wearing, that was denying because of the ongoing investigation -- Pamela?
BROWN: Nadia Romero, I know you'll be staying on top of this story for us. Thank you.
Coming up for you tonight, the man accused of attacking the Republican nominee for governor of New York is back in custody. You're going to hear what the suspected attacker told the FBI about why he confronted Congressman Lee Zeldin at a campaign stop.
Plus, the controversial new Saudi golf league is about to tee off in former President Trump's backyard. And a group of family members want Trump to pull the plug. I'll talk to up with of them. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
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BROWN: The man accused of trying to stab a New York Congressman, Lee Zeldin, has been arrested on a federal assault charge. He made a first court appearance earlier today.
CNN's Evan Perez has more on this developing case -- Evan?
EVAN PEREZ, CNN SENIOR JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Pamela, federal authorities have arrested and charged a man accused of trying to assault New York Congressman Lee Zeldin on stage at a campaign event.
David Jakubonis, 43 years old, is charged with assaulting a member of Congress with a dangerous weapon. Zeldin is a Republican running for governor of New York.
The suspect made his first appearance in federal court a few hours ago on the charge that was filed by the U.S. attorney for New York's Western District.
He was initially arrested Thursday on New York State charges, and he was quickly released, which prompted criticism, given the nature of the attack.
A photo of the alleged weapon shows an apparent key chain device with two sharp points that the FBI describes as a self-defense weapon.
Video of the attack shows the suspect holding the object in his hand as he gets up on stage to confront Zeldin before he was tackled by people at the event.
According to the federal criminal complaint, the suspect allegedly told the FBI that he had consumed whiskey on the day of the attack and must have checked out as he walked on stage and asked Zeldin if he was disrespecting veterans.
He told the FBI that he did not know who Zeldin was at the time.
Jakubonis is an Army veteran who served in Iraq in 2008 and 2009.
And, Pamela, he's scheduled to appear in court on the federal charge again on Wednesday.
BROWN: All right, thanks to Evan.
Well, the investigation into the missing Secret Service texts revealed messages were sent and received on the phones of 10 Secret Service members around January 6, 2021.
The problem is they weren't retained. And the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general is investigating that as part of a criminal probe.
Joining me now is CNN legal analyst, Loni Coombs. So, hi, Loni.
In "The Atlantic," law professor, Paul Rozenzweig, writes:
"At best, the loss of these texts is evidence of astonishing incompetence at an agency that is supposed to be a sophisticated cyber actor charged with investigating cybercrimes. At worse, the parade of errors is indicative of darker motivations."
What kind of legal fallout could we see from this criminal probe?
LONI COOMBS, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Well, you know, it's a criminal probe, so there could be criminal charges of obstructing an investigation.
Look, the timeline is really important here. We have the insurrection on January 6th.
There was a request to the Secret Service by four different congressional committees on January 16th saying preserve all of the records, all of the evidence pertaining to what happened on January 6th. Because we know something is going to happen with this insurrection.
Then on January 25th, these texts disappeared through this migration when they're changing their devices.
Now the Secret Service doesn't just protect the president and the vice president. They also are involved in investigating cases of cybercrimes and fraud.
They know how important the evidence is. They know that they have to retain it.
They know that if they don't have the evidence preserved, cases can't be brought or they might be dismissed. So, they know what it meant to not have that evidence.
So, there's a big question as to, how did they disappear, why did they disappear?
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And it's interesting to me, Pamela, I'd like to note, there's 10 specific phones. Whose phones are they that they're looking at?
These are phones that say there's metadata that shows there were texts sent and received on January 5th and January 6th that may be very pertinent to this investigation into what happened around the insurrection.
So, it may be critical to the investigation for the DOJ. And it may end up having criminal consequences as to these agents, the Secret Service agents.
BROWN: I want to talk a little bit more about the January 6th committee and DOJ. You had committee member, Congressman Adam Kinzinger, saying potential criminal charges are now in the hands of the Justice Department. Basically say, hey, look we have laid it out, you guys see what's out there.
Let's take a listen to what he said and what Merrick Garland said about prosecuting a former president.
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REP. ADAM KINZINGER (R-IL): It's a question for justice. I think we've proven, not just in this hearing, we've proven different components of a criminal case against Donald Trump or people around him in every hearing.
And I think, taken in totality, this represents the greatest effort to overturn the will of the people, to conspire against the will of the people, and to conspire against American democracy that we've will had.
MERRICK GARLAND, ATTORNEY GENERAL: No person is above the law. Nothing stops us
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Even a former president?
GARLAND: No person is above the -- I don't know how to -- do you want me to say it again? No person is above the law in this country. I can't say it any more clearly than that.
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BROWN: Do you agree with Congressman Kinzinger? Did the committee do enough to warrant DOJ charging Trump?
COOMBS: I agree they have put forward a plethora of evidence. As a former criminal prosecutor, I would be thrilled with this amount of evidence.
The Department of Justice will take that evidence and do their investigation. What we're seeing from the committee is only one side of the evidence. They have to do a thorough investigation, decide if there's enough to indict.
But look, Pam, there's a laundry list of potential charges here against Donald Trump. And there's a number of them that seem very clear there's already enough evidence.
So, really the question people are asking Merrick Garland there is, you have the evidence of these crimes.
You still have the discretion as the prosecutor whether to actually indict or not. Will you choose to indict Donald Trump? Will you set that precedent?
It has never been done before to indict a former president on criminal charges. And that's a precedent that most people don't want to set.
One, it's going to have huge political blowback. It's going to divide this country more than it's divided now.
And if he doesn't end up getting convictions out of it, that's going to be a big fiasco as well. So, it's a precedent nobody really wants to set.
But the real question is, if you don't draw the line here based on this egregious behavior, what do you do then?
What will happen the next time someone runs for president, they lose, they say, hey, I want to be in power, I don't want to accept these results, I'm going to do everything Donald Trump did and more because there were no consequences.
The question is, are you going to draw the line now? And if you don't, what will happen in the future?
BROWN: I want to turn to Steve Bannon because, yesterday, as you know, a jury found him guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued by the January 6th committee.
What kind of punishment is he going to face, could he face here?
COOMBS: So, Steve Bannon, on these two misdemeanor charges is facing a mandatory minimum 30 days in prison. That's mandatory minimum. He could be sentenced up to two years in prison.
He's going to be sentenced on October 21st by the judge. But he has already said, Bannon, that he is going to file a bullet-proof appeal. Whether there's any merit to that or not, it takes a while for the appeal, so the case may drag on for a while.
But the judge has the discretion on the day of sentencing in October to actually remand him into custody right away that day or he can let him stay out until his appeal is over.
So, we have to wait and see if he goes into custody on October 21st or not.
BROWN: Before I let you go, Loni, I want to ask you about Hunter Biden. He is potentially facing criminal charges related to tax violation and false statements he made in order to purchase a firearm.
Do you think it's likely he gets charged before the midterms, even though it's highly unusual for the Justice Department to bring politically sensitive cases this close to an election?
COOMBS: Yes, that's right. The Department of Justice has sort of this policy about blackout period. It's either 60 or sometimes 90 days before the election, they don't want to bring these politically charged prosecutions.
But Hunter Biden has been under investigation since 2018. They were looking at a wide range of charges. They have now narrowed it down. And the question is, do they need to charge him quickly before this blackout period?
However, his father, Joe Biden, is not on the ballot for these midterm elections. So, they might not feel like the blackout period applies to him.
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And if you look back at the last midterms in 2018, the Department of Justice actually brought two politically sensitive cases in August against Michael Cohen and Chris Collins.
So, we may still see these charges coming against Hunter Biden before the midterms.
BROWN: All right, Loni Coombs, great to see you. Thank you.
COOMBS: Great to see you, Pamela.
BROWN: Earlier this evening, I spoke with former D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone. He was assaulted and injured at the capitol January 6th.
I asked him to react to a speech GOP Senator Josh Hawley gave yesterday where he defended leading the Senate's objections to the election results.
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SEN. JOSH HAWLEY (R-MO): I objected on January 6th last year --
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HAWLEY: -- to the state of Pennsylvania.
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HAWLEY: And I just want to say to all of those liberals out there in the liberal media, just in case you haven't gotten the message yet, I do not regret it. And I am not backing down.
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HAWLEY: I'm not going to apologize. I'm not going to cower. I'm not going to run from you.
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HAWLEY: I'm not going to bend the knee.
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BROWN: What is your message to him? MICHAEL FANONE, FORMER D.C. METROPOLITAN POLICE OFFICER: Josh Hawley,
you are a coward.
You showed your true character on January 6th by coming down to the battlefield showing your support for an insurrectionist mob who attacked police officers, beat police officers, myself included.
And then after showing your support for those insurrectionists, you ran from the battlefield like a coward.
You literally ran away -- like you described to the crowd, I guess it was yesterday, you literally did exactly what you said you were not going to do.
So, I think it's very clear or should be clear to everyone in America the type of person and character, or lack thereof, that Josh Hawley is.
I don't believe it's moving the needle, as people say, with regards to public opinion.
I think people are pretty firm in their beliefs as to the justification for January 6th, whether it was a great day in American history or an awful day in American history.
But I was never looking for that from the Select Committee or the presentation of this evidence. I want criminal accountability.
I want to see people who broke the law, regardless of who they are, to be tried. And if they are found guilty, to go to prison.
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BROWN: Michael Fanone attended all eight January 6th hearings in person. And he called it difficult to hear the evidence and see government officials supporting lies about what really happened at the capitol on that day.
Well, tomorrow on CNN, Jake Tapper sits down with the January 6th committee vice chair, Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney. That's at 9:00 a.m. Eastern right here on CNN.
And you are in the CNN NEWSROOM. Ahead, word that two Americans have died in the Donbass region of Ukraine.
Plus, missiles slam into the port of Odessa just hours after Russia signed an agreement to let grain shipments to leave the country.
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BROWN: The State Department has confirmed that two Americans recently died in Ukraine's Donbas region. And there are no details about the individuals or the circumstances of their deaths. A State Department spokesperson also refused to provide any details about the two Americans captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine, but said the U.S. has been in contact with authorities from both nations.
Well, just a day after Moscow and Kyiv reached a deal on grain exports, Russian cruise missiles struck the key Ukrainian port city of Odessa. The State Department condemned the attack saying this attack casts serious doubt on the credibility of Russia's commitment to yesterday's deal and undermines the work of the U.N., Turkey, and Ukraine to get critical food to world markets.
Russia bears responsibility for deepening the global food crisis and must stop its aggression and fully implement the deal to which it is agreed. CNN's Nic Robertson is in Kyiv with the latest.
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NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A missile slams into Odessa just hours after Russia signed a deal agreeing safe grain shipments from the port. At the impact, two boats on fire. Firefighters struggling to bring the blaze under control. Not far away, windows blown. Officials shore the port was targeted by Russian cruise missiles.
NATALIA HUMENIUK, SECURITY AND DEFENSE FORCES OF SOUTH UKRAINE (through translator): Four missiles were launched from the Black Sea. They were aimed directly at the Odessa port. Two missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense forces. Two hit the port infrastructure facility.
ROBERTSON: The brazen attack so soon after the break through grain deal that was designed to get Ukraine's grain to the world's needy, triggering, anger.
OLEKSIY GONCHARENKO, UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT (through translator): That shows again to the role that Russia does not expect any agreements, any deal, showing that they want to continue to threaten the world's food security.
ROBERTSON: Overnight, Ukraine's president warned of possible Russian provocations. His Foreign Minister cast doubt on Russia's commitment to the deal too.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Ukraine does not trust Russia.
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ROBERTSON: For many, in Odessa the deal signaled safer days ahead, instead beachgoers cheered that Ukraine's air defense shut down two of the missiles.
In Turkey where the deal was signed, the defense minister, who was a guarantor of the deal, said Russia told them in no uncertain terms, they had nothing to do with the attack.
That the deal has been tested is no surprise here, that it's been tested so soon as an indication of problems ahead, not least convincing shipping companies and their insurers that it's safe to send their vessels to Odessa to pick up this much needed grain. Nic Robertson, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine.
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BROWN: The Saudi backed Liv golf tournament is coming to one of Donald Trump's courses and families of 9/11 victims are calling on the former president to cancel it.
Up next, one of those family members joins me to explain why families are so outraged.
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BROWN: The Saudi backed-Liv golf organization is still planning to tee off and an invitational event at Donald Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey club next weekend, and that is despite outrage from the families of 9/11 victims. They're accusing Trump and the Saudis of sports washing the Saudi government's involvement in the 9/11 attacks.
The course is less than 50 miles from the World Trade Center. Joining me now is Terry Strada. She's the National Chair of 9/11 Families United. She lost her husband Tom in the terrorist attack. Terry, you previously resided in Basking Ridge, New Jersey a stone's throw from Bedminster. How does it feel that this live event is planned so close your former home and less than 50 miles from the World Trade Center where you lost her husband?
TERRY STRADA, NATIONAL CHAIR, 9/11 FAMILIES UNITED: Well, I am deeply offended that live golf is going to be taking place in Bedminster, New Jersey. Of all the places in the world that they could hold a tournament. Bedminster is the worst -- is literally the worst place on the planet. They could hold a tournament, especially just about six weeks prior to the next anniversary on September 11th.
BROWN: Yes. No, that's absolutely right. And I'm wondering, you know, this isn't just the live golf using Trump's course, right? He's actually encouraged golfers on the PGA Tour to leave and take more money. What is your message to the former president?
STRADA: We are outraged at his comments and his behavior and that he would host this golf event at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey, like you said, so close to where the attacks happened. The world, you know, was definitely so gravely injured by the attacks, but the families are the ones that really suffered the worst. And there were 750 families in New Jersey that lost a loved, 50 miles away is where the National Museum is where they are pledging never to forget. And this president has clearly forgotten the pain that we have suffered, you know, at the hands of terrorism. Saudi backed hijackers that committed the crimes against humanity on September 11th. It's just horrible.
BROWN: As of now, it looks like this tournament is on. What is the plan for your group assuming it tees off next week? STRADA: We are holding a press conference Tuesday morning right outside the Bedminster golf course to let the media and the golfers know how egregious sports washing is the dangers of it trying to sweep away and erase the history that the Kingdom has with the 9/11 community and trying to evade accountability that they have to each family member and the survivors.
So we are going to be loud and we are going to educate and we are going to also talk about the FBI documents that have recently been released that are now 100 percent showing the kingdom's culpability in 9/11. These are documents that former President Trump promised us. Reneged on that promise. Now we have President Biden in the White House. He has released them, but we need him now to take action.
BROWN: Let's talk about President Biden because he completed a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia and fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Golf aside, what is the message 9/11 families are receiving from those in the highest office?
That was incredibly insulting to us as well. We were asking for a meeting with the President, President Biden, prior to the trip and we were asking him to please have 9/11 accountability a priority. He did not do that. So he has failed us miserably. Also, we are deeply disappointed but he does have an opportunity to right the wrongs. He does owe us a meeting and explain to us why he failed to bring up 9/11 accountability with the prince.
BROWN: Terry Strada, thank you so much for coming on the show again.
STRADA: Thank you so much for having me.
BROWN: Well, Greenland has enough ice melting right now to put the entire state of West Virginia under a foot of water. We're going to take you there up next.
And tomorrow night join us for a CNN special report. What is fueling Texas move to the right? Join CNN's Ed Lavandera as he follows the money deep and the pockets of Texas tomorrow night at eight Eastern right here on CNN.
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BROWN: We are seeing triple digit high temperatures in several places across the United States this weekend. And overseas people in the United Kingdom just saw their hottest day ever recorded. And in another part of the world, the unusually warm weather is melting icebergs at a speed that has scientists very worried. CNN's Rene Marsh has more.
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RENE MARSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Off the coast of Northwest Greenland, the water is perfectly still, but paddling on icebergs indicate a transformation is underway. That's the sound of rapid melting, triggered by a few days of unusually warm temperatures. During CNN's first three days in Northern Greenland, the temperature topped out nearly 10 degrees higher than normal.
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It's days like today warm enough to wear short sleeves near 60 degrees in Greenland. It's a high melt day when it's this unusually warm. And it's also deeply concerning for scientists.
KUTALMIS SAYLAM, RESEARCH SCIENTIST, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN: It definitely worries me. We are at 67 latitude here on top of the world in North Pole. And we could just, yesterday, especially not today, but yesterday we could wander around in our t-shirts. That was not really expected.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And so it's basically at the melting point today, as you can see now to make snowballs.
MARSH: At a research site in northeast Greenland, near melt conditions at an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet made what's usually a frozen landing strip inoperable.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They have a problem and it's -- this off as the surface is now.
MARSH: Climate scientists, Aslak Grinsted, tweeting mini heatwave negative 1.6 degrees Celsius in the middle of the Greenland ice sheet. Our planned planes are postponed because our ski way is not that good when it is this warm.
Unable to fly out, the scientists past the time playing volleyball in shorts atop the ice sheet. Pre-global warming, Grinsted says, temperatures near 32 degrees Fahrenheit at this altitude were unheard of. The National Snow and Ice Data Center tells CNN from July 15th through 17th alone, a melt surge in northern Greenland caused ice sheet run off of about six billion tons of water per day. That's about the volume of 2.4 million Olympic sized pools. But another way enough water to flood the entire state of West Virginia with one foot of water in three days.
SAYLAM: The amount of melt from the ice was, to us, was very surprising because it was very warm day. You could even hear the ice was just melting in front of our eyes.
MARSH: Research scientists tell CNN, this extent of melt in North Greenland this past week is quite unusual and will contribute to global sea level rise, which impacts coastal communities half a world away.
Rene Marsh, CNN Pituffik, Greenland.
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BROWN: Only cell phone hating emu has taken the internet by storm.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TAYLOR BLAKE, KNUCKLE BUMP FARMS: Emanuel, don't do it. Emanuel, you know what, do it.
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BROWN: The backstory is next on CNN NEWSROOM. We'll be right back.
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BROWN: Well, the internet's latest sensation is an emu named Emmanuel. Well, he is not a fan of iPhones, it's safe to say, especially when his owner tries to record with hers. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the story.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: He's an emu who's made a name for himself.
BLAKE: Emmanuel, do not do it. Emmanuel, don't do it. Emmanuel.
MOOS: And that name is a Emmanuel.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I know you love that.
MOOS: Whenever Taylor Blake (PH) tries to make a video at knuckle bump farms in Florida where they raise miniature cattle, she's always getting bumped by, guess who.
BLAKE: Emmanuel, don't do it. Emmanuel. Emmanuel.
MOOS: Don't do what?
BLAKE: Emmanuel. Emmanuel. Emmanuel is just a natural. I swear to you, he's born to be on camera.
MOOS: And now he's gone viral probably thinks his name is Emmanuel don't do it.
BLAKE: Emmanuel, don't do it. Emmanuel, do not do it. Emmanuel?
MOOS: And when he's done it.
BLAKE: Emmanuel.
MOOS: The question is, why? Why do you got to be such a menace, dude?
BLAKE: Emmanuel has always had a hatred for two things, one of them is phones and the other one is buttons.
MOOS: Taylor has even resorted to the tactic all moms try, the dreaded three names.
BLAKE: Emmanuel Todd Lopez (PH). Emmanuel.
And he stops in his tracks and kind of looks.
MOOS: Have you actually lost an iPhone over this?
BLAKE: Not yet.
MOOS: And it could be worse. A woman named Amanda at useless farm has herself been pecked, pecked repeatedly, suffering minor injuries inflicted by hairy (PH) emu, Karen.
BLAKE: That is some scary stuff she puts up with. So all the love and all the props to her.
MOOS: Speaking of love, Emmanuel is actually crazy about Taylor. It's the phone he can't stand.
BLAKE: Emmanuel, don't do it. Emmanuel, you know what, do it. How did that make you feel? Do you feel fulfilled?
MOOS: At least Emmanuel gets his fill of hearing his name.
BLAKE: Emmanuel, don't do it. Emmanuel, don't do it.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos.
BLAKE: Don't do it.
MOOS: CNN.
BLAKE: Is there anything you want to say? All right, you heard it here first, folks.
MOOS: New York.
BLAKE: Emmanuel.
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BROWN: Emmanuel Todd Lopez, how could you? Thank you for that entertainment, Emmanuel.
Well, before we go, if you play the lottery, another chance to become a multimillionaire is coming up Tuesday night. No one matched all six winning numbers in last night's mega million's drawing. So the cash prize for the next drawing is estimated to top $790 million. The lottery says, there have been only three Read lottery jackpots ever won in any game at a higher level.
If you go for the cash prize, it is estimated to be $464.4 million. Either way, that's a lot of money. Good luck. Thank you for joining me this evening. I'm Pamela Brown. See you again tomorrow starting at 6:00 Eastern. "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World" starts right now.
