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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR: Hello and welcome. I'm Kristi Lu Stout in Hong Kong and ahead right here on CNN Newsroom. U.S. President Donald Trump issues a new warning to Iran as sources tell CNN he is weighing new options to end the war.

And Ukraine launches its largest attack on Russia in over a year, while Vladimir Putin prepares to travel to Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Plus, a dramatic final day at the PGA Championship with top players falling behind. A rising star. And CNN caught up with the new champ after his historic win.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Live from Hong Kong, this is CNN Newsroom with Kristi Lu Stout.

STOUT: U.S. President Donald Trump is issuing a new warning to Iran as he considers resuming military strikes there. He posted on his Truth Social account that if Iran doesn't act quickly, quote, "There won't be anything left of them." Meanwhile, an Israeli official tells CNN that President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Sunday.

The call comes just one day after Trump met with his national security team to discuss the path forward on the war. And top Iranian officials hosted the Pakistani interior minister and underscored what they describe as the U.S. destabilizing presence in the region. Now CNN's Oren Liebermann has more from Jerusalem.

OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: It seems President Donald Trump is growing tired of the progress, or lack thereof in negotiations between the U.S. And Iran. We had expected that there wouldn't really be movement as Trump made his trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping. That's not surprising. But now that he's back in the U.S. that impatience, that need to see some sort of progress here is once again very clear.

Trump posted on his social media. "For Iran, the clock is ticking and they better get moving fast or there won't be anything left of them. Time is of the essence. President DJT." Trump has been reluctant to restart military strikes on Iran. We have seen him nearing that point but unwilling so far to pull the trigger. And yet it seems that Trump is growing very clearly impatient with the lack of progress in the negotiations that frankly aren't happening and that he may be edging towards that decision. We'll wait and see here to see what decision he makes there.

Pakistan tried to open up a window for diplomacy. Their interior minister was in Tehran over the weekend, meeting with the Iranian president as well as the chief negotiator and speaker of Parliament Mohammed Galiboff. But it's unclear that there was really any progress made. And the gaps between the U.S. And Iran very much appear like they're too great to quickly bridge.

And certainly, with the speed that Trump wants to see them closed and wants to see an agreement here that still remains, at least from our perspective right now, incredibly unlikely. Iranian state media and semiofficial state media said that their message was that it's the U.S. presence in the region that's leading to instability. That's not exactly a message that gives you a feeling that there's about to be progress in negotiations.

Meanwhile, we continue to see fighting between Israel and Hezbollah even after Trump and the White house announced a 45-day extension of the Israel Lebanon cease fire back on Friday. The Israeli military said that Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy in Lebanon, has launched more than 200 projectiles, that is rockets and drones over the course of the weekend.

Israel, for its part, has issued more evacuation warnings and carried out more strikes in southern Lebanon. So even though the U.S. Announced an extension of the cease fire, it's very difficult to see anything that looks like a cease fire on the ground. Oren Liebermann, CNN, in Jerusalem.

STOUT: Now Russian state media say at least three people were killed near Moscow in what it describes as the largest attack on the capital in more than a year. Russia's Defense Ministry says it intercepted 556 Ukrainian drones overnight on Sunday, with Moscow's mayor saying air defense has shot down more than 120 drones.

India's embassy in Russia says an Indian citizen was also killed in the attack. This came as Russia launched nearly 300 of its own drones at Ukraine, injuring at least nine people. And Ukraine says its forces had targeted facilities in the Moscow region, including an oil refinery and two oil pumping facilities.

President Vladimir Zelensky had this message for Russia.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (voiceover): The Russians need to think about their refineries, their oil facilities, their enterprises, and not about how to disrupt the lives of other peoples in Ukraine, Moldova or any other neighboring country. This is a very serious result. We will increase all forms of supply for our armies, drones, ground robots, shells, all resources to maintain proper protection and our active frontline operation.

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STOUT: Ukraine's massive drone attack comes just days ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China, which the Kremlin says will kick off on Tuesday. Putin will hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the two-day trip. The Kremlin says the two leaders will discuss bilateral issues and the Russian president is expected to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit to China. A lot to get to now.

Joining us now is CNN contributor and former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty. She is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.

Jill, thank you so much for joining us. A lot to get to. Let's talk first about these. Ukrainian drone strikes near Moscow. What's your thinking on this? Is Ukraine deliberately bringing the fight to Russian civilians?

JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Oh, there's no -- well, actually on the civilian part, I don't think that is necessarily what's going on. What they're trying to do, the Ukrainians is with these drones and it really is massive. That was the word actually that the Moscow mayor used. What they're hitting is they hit an oil refinery, as you mentioned.

They've also been hitting sites that manufacture components like high tech components for missiles, et cetera. But you'd have to say that overall, where they're going at is the energy supply, because the energy supply, what Russia exports, is really funding the war. So, they're hitting that a lot. You know, oil refineries, a pumping station, et cetera.

And in addition, I think it's really significant. They hit 14 different regions in Russia at least, and it includes Moscow region which is very well protected by, you know, anti-missile etcetera, etcetera. Protection. But drones are hard.

Remember, President Putin had to change the parade on May 9 precisely because of drones and the possibility that they could hit Moscow.

STOUT: So Ukraine with these drone strikes are going after the Russian energy supply. And we're monitoring reaction on social media inside Russia and people are expressing shock. They are upset. Jill, do you think this domestic reaction could become a real problem for Vladimir Putin?

DOUGHERTY: Well, on that side, I think the fact that these drones are hitting and they have hit apartment buildings, they've killed some people in the Moscow region, that this is really very frightening and sobering for Russians because you're right. It's now hitting the homeland and the frustration there. I mean, some Russians, you can see a bit of uptick in Russians saying, let's end this war. But many times, and it's very hard to do any polling at this particular point, but they usually say, let's end the war on the conditions that Russia wants.

And the problem right now is negotiations are stuck in the water and they don't appear to be going anywhere. So I think the prospect of more drone strikes, more drones hitting these areas that even are so well protected is very worrying for Russian citizens.

STOUT: Yes. Talks going nowhere. We have these Ukrainian drone strikes hitting the Russian homeland. And now Putin will soon be hitting the road on route to China to visit Xi Jinping this coming days after the Trump visit in Beijing. And it's also amidst this assault by Ukraine.

So, Jill, what do you make of the timing of this visit?

DOUGHERTY: Yes, I mean, there is an excuse that the Russians have, and maybe it's correct. The 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship. But actually, it is extremely notable. This is going right after Trump was there.

And actually, before Trump, the Iranians went to Beijing. So this is all very interesting. But I think obviously what Putin wants to do is, number one, say, hey, what did you talk about with Donald Trump?

He wants a readout on the Trump visit. And then also I think they definitely want to talk about the Strait of Hormuz, the Iran war, supply of energy, et cetera. Then you have, I guess number three would be, here's a graphic example of Putin back on the world stage visiting Beijing after the American president. So that keeps him out there in the public eye as a world leader. And then of course, their bilateral relationship, which has to do. They're very close on many issues, including what's happening in Ukraine, et cetera.

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STOUT: They're going to talk about Hormuz. They're going to talk about energy, the bilateral relationship. It also sounds like Putin wants a proper briefing of what Donald Trump told Xi Jinping. But what about Ukraine, Jill?

You know, China has always positioned itself as a champion of international law that has deep respect for sovereignty. Do you think Xi and Putin would ever have any, an awkward conversation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

DOUGHERTY: Well, at this point, the Chinese are really being careful. They're helping the Russians on some level with technology, but they're not really trying to, let's say overtly say, yes, Russia, this is, you know, a war that you should be fighting. And I think if you look at the Chinese overall, they're being very careful in a lot of areas.

I mean, even on Iran, if you look at the war, the Chinese get a lot of oil from the Middle east and it comes through the Strait of Hormuz, but they also get a lot from Russia. So that I think is really a crucial thing right now.

If you can't get it from the Strait of Hormuz, then that is going to help Russia because China will get more from Russia. So that I think is really a big part of the negotiate -- well, the discussions and whatever they negotiate. They could actually negotiate a new pipeline which they've been talking about, which would go from Siberia to China.

That's not definite. We'll have to see what they come up with.

STOUT: Yes, it's the Russian pipeline dream that Russia has been pushing for a while now. This is a no limits relationship has ever evolving. Jill Dougherty, thank you for analysis as always and take care.

DOUGHERTY: Thank you.

STOUT: Now to our next story. The Trump administration is touting its own deal making with Beijing and now says that China has agreed to purchase at least $17 billion of American agricultural products per year through 2028.

Now the White House says this is just one of the deals that Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on during the U.S. President's trip to Beijing last week. Now, the U.S. says that those commitments include setting up joint boards of trade and investment and purchasing 200 U.S. made Boeing aircraft. But the White House did not offer specifics on those deals, nor did it address its tariffs on some $30 billion of Chinese goods.

Now two shipping giants are suspending services to and from Cuba amid the ongoing blockade by the U.S. together, they handle as much as 60 percent of Cuba's shipping traffic. The French company CMA, CGM and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd cited President Trump's executive order issued on May 1st.

Now the measure broadened sanctions on companies and individuals providing assistance to Cuba. And as the U.S. Blockade against Cuba continues, the island's energy crisis is worsening as the population struggles with blackouts. And this has led to social unrest in some areas.

Now, a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has the world on notice. And coming up next, we have the latest on the international efforts to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda contain the spread.

And later this hour, North Korea has sent a women's soccer team to compete for the Asian Club cup in South Korea. We're going to explore the historic nature of the visit and the limits of sports diplomacy ahead.

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[00:18:35] STOUT: Welcome back. Now the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak is expected to arrive in the Netherlands in just a few hours after weeks at sea. Dutch officials say quarantine facilities are being prepared for the 25 remaining crew members and two medical staff still on board. And once the ship arrives, it will undergo a full biomedical cleaning and will be disinfected.

Global health authorities continue to monitor and contact trace those who have already disembarked, including newly announced presumed positive test for one of the four Canadian passengers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is mobilizing resources in Central Africa in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. It also says efforts are being made to relocate a small number of Americans directly affected by the outbreak who reportedly may have been exposed to the virus.

Now, health officials say at least 80 people have died among more than two suspected cases, and there are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the rare strain of this virus during this outbreak.

The CDC is not aware of any exposure on international flights and says that its regional offices will aid in contact tracing, lab testing and surveillance efforts to help contain the spread. Anna Cooban has the latest.

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ANNA COOBAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a remote region filled with mining communities bordering South Sudan and Uganda, and the epicenter of a new Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization declares the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and warned of its potential to spread. There are already cases of Ebola in Bunia, Italy's capital, and its surrounding areas, and that's put the residents on edge.

JEAN MARC ASIMWE, BUNIA RESIDENT (voiceover): Everyday people are dying, and this has been happening for about a week. In a single day, we bury two, three or even more people.

COOBAN (voiceover): The current outbreak already has more recorded deaths than a previous outbreak in the DRC last year, and it's caused by the rare Bundibugyo variant of the virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines.

Health authorities are ramping up screening measures and contact tracing, and so far, there are no plans to close borders. This is the 17th outbreak of Ebola in the DRC, and some residents say they want quick action to contain it.

ADELINE AWEKONIMUNGU, BUNIA RESIDENT (voiceover): My hope is that the government takes this new Ebola outbreak seriously and takes responsibility for the hospitals so the outbreak can be brought under control. COOBAN (voiceover): And though most of the outbreak appears to be centered in the DRC, there are confirmed cases in neighboring Uganda. WHO says the infected people had recently traveled from the DRC at a hospital in Kampala, where one of the patients died. Temperatures are being checked and hand sanitizer distributed.

But some people in Kampala say they know how deadly this virus can be and worry it's already here.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's not a simple disease. It's a deadly disease world. So I should say me, as a Ugandan, I'm really frightened. I'm worried. I'm scared.

COOBAN (voiceover): Although both the DRC and Uganda have battled several outbreaks of Ebola over the years, this is only the third time the Bundibugyo variant has been detected. And even if a vaccine or therapeutics can be fast tracked for this strain, they'll likely be manufactured outside of Africa. And such shots have historically been slow to make it there, which means containment is key to getting this outbreak under control. Anna Cooban, CNN, London.

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STOUT: Earlier, CNN spoke with a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez. And here is how he assessing the risks posed by this outbreak.

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DR. PETER HOTEZ, PROF. OF PEDIATRICS AND MOLECULAR VIROLOGY, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE: Working in that part of the world is very complicated because it's a conflict zone. There are very few roads. People don't have access to treatment. And of course, the U.S. Government is pulled out of USAID, so that's let down our ability for diagnosis.

So that's what I'm watching very closely, particularly with the World cup coming up and people are going to be traveling all over the world. This one, you know, put your tray table in the upright position your seatbelt, fast. And this is going to be a complicated one, I think.

And you know, when there was a very large one in eastern DRC, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019, we had a vaccine available because it was the Zaire strain for which we had a very effective, 90 percent effective vaccine using the vesicular stomatitis virus technology.

This particular Ebola epidemic is about 60 to 70 percent homologous in terms of genome. And probably that vaccine won't cross protect. And so, I'm worried we're not going to have a vaccine to stabilize things in Central Africa. And that's what really concerns me right now.

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STOUT: Now, a large crowd gathered in a show of solidarity after a car ramming attack in the northern Italian town of Modena. At least eight people have been injured, four of them seriously. The suspect has been identified as a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan origin. He allegedly stabbed one of three passersby who tried to stop him as he attempted to flee before being arrested by police.

At least the prime minister and president met with victims at a local hospital and authorities are investigating a motive behind this attack. The city's mayor says the suspect has, quote, "received treatment for mental health issues in the past."

Now some of the world's top divers have joined the dangerous recovery mission. In the Maldives, the Maldivian coast guard has been carrying out search operations since five Italian nationals died in a scuba accident last week. And so far only one of them has been found.

The head of the team now conducting the search, the Divers Alert Network Europe, tells CNN the plan is to begin its work this morning. In fact, it's believed to begin just a few minutes from now. And officials are also looking into how the group ended up so far below the legal dive limits. Barbi Latza Nadeau has more.

BARBI LATZA NADEAU, CNN REPORTER: Specialized divers from Finland will join efforts to recover the bodies of four of the five Italian divers who died while deep cave diving in the Maldives on Thursday. The divers who are part of the Divers Alert Network, are experienced in deep cave diving.

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On Friday, a 43-year-old rescue diver from the Maldives also perished while searching the underwater caves. The Finnish divers are expected to join the other rescuers on Monday, weather permitting. The body of Gianluca Benedetti, the instructor who led the fatal dive, was recovered at the mouth of the cave after the group failed to reemerge the from their excursion to the caves on Thursday.

The other victims include Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology from the University of Genoa, and her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, who was a student in biomedical engineering at the institution. Federico Gualtieri, a marine biologist and researcher, Muriel Oddenino, also perished in the tragedy.

An investigation is now underway to determine why the experienced divers had surpassed the 30-meter depth limit down to the caves to some 50 meters below the water surface, according to an Italian prosecutor who has opened an investigation into the incident. The 20 Italians who were on the Duke of York boat but who were not part of the cave dive were flown back to Rome on an Italian military flight on Sunday, according to Italy's Foreign Ministry. Barbi Latza Nadeau, CNN, Rome.

STOUT: Now as mentioned just moments ago, that operation is set to begin in the next few minutes. And up next here on CNN, we are going to be speaking with the head of the Divers Alert Network about this high risk mission and the specialized equipment that will help them carry it out.

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STOUT: Welcome back. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. And let's take a look at today's top stories.

President Trump is issuing a new warning to Iran as he decides whether to resume military operations there. The president posted on social media that Tehran, quote, "Better get moving fast or there won't be anything left of them." Now, a source tells CNN that the president is expected to meet again with his national security team to discuss the war in the coming days.

Now, at least four people were killed after Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Russia. Russia's Defense Ministry says it intercepted 556 Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday, with Moscow's mayor saying air defenses shot down more 120 drones. Ukraine says its forces targeted facilities in the Moscow region, including an oil refinery.

The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will soon be arriving in the Netherlands. Dutch officials have been setting up quarantine facilities for the remaining crew and medical staff on board. After it docks, the ship will be cleaned and disinfected before it can set sail again.

And now to a CNN investigation which has found a spike in deaths at ICE detention centers during President Trump's second term. CNN's Priscilla Alvarez examines one such case, the death of 52-year-old Jose Ramos. He's one of dozens of detainees who has died since the Trump administration ramped up its immigration crackdown last year. But as our investigation uncovered, it appears many of these deaths could have been prevented.

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PRISCILLA ALVAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): Antonio Tovar's husband, Jose Ramos, died in March, only about a month after being detained by immigration officials. He's now one of nearly 50 ICE detainees who have died since President Donald Trump's return to office.

ANTONIA TOVA, HUSBAND DIED IN ICE DETENTION: They used to call him "big hands" at work because he was muscular, right?

ALVAREZ (voiceover): Ramos came to the U.S. nearly 30 years ago. Last year, he was charged with theft and possession of a controlled substance and was placed in a diversion program, which meant that if completed, those charges would have been dismissed.

ALVAREZ: We know from ICE that Jose was arrested on February 23rd. His wife said they were making a stop here at the Superior Courthouse in Torrance so he could deliver some paperwork.

TOVA: There's his truck.

ALVAREZ: Okay. Okay. TOVA: That one.

ALVAREZ: This one? Okay. So that's their car.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): Antonia told us she briefly stepped away and when she looked back, she saw this.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stand back here.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): Antonia worried about Ramos's medical conditions, diabetes and high blood pressure. He was sent to the Adelanto ICE Processing center about two hours from where they lived. According to ICE records, Ramos went through a medical intake and was prescribed medications.

GLORIA RAMOS, FATHER DIED IN ICE DETENTION: I don't think it really hit me until I walked into the room and I saw him.

ALVAREZ: What was that feeling like?

G. RAMOS: When I walked into the room, his back was towards us. And we walked in and I walked towards him. And he was just sitting there, looking down.

ALVAREZ: We're driving to the Adelanto Detention Facility. This is where Jose was held for several weeks. Weeks. And it's one of many facilities across the United States where ICE holds detainees.

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As you can see in this case, it is in a pretty remote area of California, about an hour and a half or more outside of Los Angeles. Now, Adelanto had stopped accepting new detainees because of a federal judge during the coronavirus pandemic. But that was lifted in January of 2025, and since then, the population ballooned from around three people to nearly 2,000.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): A CNN investigation found that deadly outcomes in more than a dozen cases could at times be linked to substandard treatment at facilities where populations are rapidly growing. At Adelanto, four people in detention have died since 2025. A spokesperson for GEO Group, the private company that operates Adelanto, did not answer questions about Ramos death, but told CNN that the company provides detainees with quote, "around the clock access to medical care" and is quote, "independently accredited by industry groups".

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This call is subject to recording and monitoring. Press 1 to accept the call.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): We spoke to one of Ramos cellmates, Marco Martinez, who called for help when Ramos collapsed.

VOICE OF MARCO MARTINEZ, ICE DETAINEE: the guard didn't do anything at all. Like, he just kind of stood there and watched him shake. And it got to a point where his eyes, like, rolled into the back of his head and he still didn't do anything. The medical showed up, but they didn't show up until like, another 10 minutes.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): According to a public ICE detainee death report, a registered nurse arrived one minute after a guard first noticed Ramos in medical distress and began providing aid. Emergency medical care services arrived 10 minutes later and began administering care. Ramos was transferred to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead three minutes after he arrived.

ROB BONTA, CALIFONIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Lack of adequate health care staffing has been a theme across the facilities, including in Adelanto.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): The California Attorney General has the unique authority as of 2017 to inspect detention facilities in the state. The AG's office exclusively shared those findings with CNN.

BONTO: I think a big part of the really difficult set of results and data that we're seeing, including the deaths, is the surge in number of detainees and the complete inability and unpreparedness of the facilities.

ALVAREZ (voiceover): Ramos' family still has not been notified of the cause of death. The uncertainty over what happened is a living nightmare.

TOVA: Oh, it will be cold. We want justice. Let justice be served, because my husband did not deserve to die.

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ALVAREZ: A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security disputed there had been a spike in deaths, saying in a statement, quote, "Consistent with data over the last decade, as of April 30, death rates in custody under the Trump administration are 0.009 percent of the detained population. As bed space has rapidly expanded, we have maintained higher a standard of care than most prisons that hold U.S. citizens, including providing access to proper medical care." Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, Washington.

STOUT: A critical report. You're watching CNN Newsroom. We'll be back right after this.

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STOUT: Welcome back. Now, an investigation is underway after two U.S. navy fighter jets collided during an air show in Idaho on Sunday, and officials say all four crew members from both jets ejected and as you can see, they were able to parachute and parachute to safety ultimately. CNN's Rafael Romo has more.

RAFAEL ROMO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The midair crash happened on the second day of the Gunfighters Air show held near the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, located about 50 miles southeast of Boise, the state capital. A video of the crash obtained and geolocated by CNN shows the two jet

fighters colliding and after a few harrowing moments, the four crew members on board ejecting, followed by the two airplanes crashing on away from the public. The Associated Press reports that a naval air spokeswoman said the four crew members are safe and being evaluated by medical personnel.

In a statement, the Mountain Home Air Force Base gunfighter said the following, "An aircraft incident has occurred at Mountain Home Air Force Base during the Gunfighter Skies Airshow two miles northwest of the base."

Emergency responders are on the scene. An investigation is underway and more details will be released as they become available.

In a statement published last month, Mountain Home Air Force Base announced the Gunfighter Skies air show was scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 16th and 17th, calling it a free event open to the public featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Mountain Home Air Force Base announced on its Facebook page that it went on lockdown after the crash, and the Mountain Home police said the remainder of the air show was canceled.

The base was the site of a Thunderbirds F16 air show crash in 2003, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. Then in 2018, a hang glider pilot was killed during the same show, according to local station KTBB. Rafael Romo, CNN, Atlanta.

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STOUT: Now this video was taken from the wing of a plane making an emergency landing in Arizona. The video made public recently shows a World War II era seaplane forced to land on a Phoenix street back in April. No injuries to the three passengers aboard. Early findings from an investigation reportedly suggest the plane's exhaust tailpipe separated from the manifold leading to that hard landing.

Wow. Now, late night talk shows in the U.S. they have a long and storied tradition of showcasing a list stars, comedy, social commentary, and for CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert, the commentary helped drive an end to his long run.

This is his final week on the network, which says, "Ending the show was a financial decision." But Colbert's outspoken criticism of the Trump administration certainly played a role.

Now CNN's chief media analyst Brian Stelter has more on the end of an era.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN CHIEF MEDIA ANALYST: Well, Stephen Colbert is going out with a smile this week, but he's also signing off with plenty of jokes at CBS expense. CBS and parent company Paramount decided to cancel Colbert show, The Late Show last summer, but it's been on the air ever since, giving Colbert a protracted period to say goodbye to his millions of fans. And now the final week is here and the promotional listings reveal a

few clues about what to expect. Tuesday night's new episode features two a list stars. Colbert's longtime friend and producing partner Jon Stewart, as well as the director Steven Spielberg.

Wednesday's episode will feature a performance by Bruce Springsteen and Thursday's actual series finale. Well, it's going to be a surprise. No guests announced in advance and there's really no reason for CBS to do so because all eyes will be on that finale no matter what Colbert does or who he invites.

Now, Colbert struck a really interesting tone in public about this cancellation, saying that two things can be true at the same time. He says it might be true as CBS has said, that it was purely a financial decision to end this iconic late-night franchise. CBS has said that the program was losing money and the entire business. Of course, the broadcast TV business is being upended. But he says it's also true that CBS and parent company Paramount have had bent the knee to the Trump administration.

President Trump had been a longtime critic of Colbert, calling for Colbert's cancellation. And of course, Colbert has been a very outspoken critic of Trump, well, for a decade now. So, Colbert said in an interview with the New York Times, both things can be true. This can be a complicated move by CBS.

He also said that he wants to go out on a positive note. He said quote, "I've really liked working with CBS. They've been great partners and I'd like to end it that way. 11 years is a long time to work here."

He said, "I feel so much better to be," quote, "grateful for than to be mad about." So trying to end on a positive note.

However, many outside analysts, TV critics, observers, they say CBS is diminishing itself by giving up on the late-night franchise. Here's veteran analyst Bill Carter, formerly a CNN contributor. Here's what he wrote in the Times this weekend.

He said, "Having a late-night star on the air most weeknights has been a powerful statement, affirming that the broadcasters were still in the game, still offering original programming taped before a live audience that viewers showed up for, year round." He said, "Successful hosts became their network's signature stars."

And getting out of the late-night business and parting ways with Colbert, he says, is a version of CBS diminishing itself and shrinking in the eyes of the public. Now CBS is going to put on a taped roundtable talk show called Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen in that late night time slot after Colbert signs off.

But it's a very different kind of show, no band, no couch, no interviews or celebrities. It's a move away from the traditional late- night business. Of course, ABC still has Jimmy Kimmel. NBC still has Jimmy Fallon. But it's a big change for the broadcast world in the U.S. to have Colbert signing off this week. Brian Stelter, CNN. STOUT: A big change in an end of an era. Brian, thank you.

Now the CNN flash documentary Colbert the Last Laugh examines the legacy of one of America's most influential satirists. And it's available to on the CNN app.

The final round of golf's PGA Championship saw one player break a century old dry spell. Just ahead, we'll hear from the Englishman who took home this year's title.

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STOUT: Welcome back. Well, South Korea is hosting North Korean athletes for the first time in more than seven years. The North Korean women's soccer team arrived to compete in the Asian club cup. The 39 players and staff quickly moved through the arrivals terminal, avoiding that crowd of journalists and pro unification demonstrators who are all assembled there for their arrival.

Now this rare visit comes despite strained relations between the two countries as North Korea continues to harden its stance against the South. Our CNN's senior international correspondent Will Ripley, joins me now for more on this rare visit.

Will, good to see you. And got to ask you, is this just a football match or is this going to be an opportunity for diplomacy?

WILL RIPLEY, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: You know, I think what the organizers would say, Kristie, is that Wednesday soccer match is officially all about sports. But you know, inter-Korean sports events do often carry political weight.

Remember, it was back seven and a half years ago, the lead up to the 2018 Olympics that helped open the door to the Trump-Kim summits that of course later ended without a resolution of the issue on the Korean Peninsula. In fact, arguably tensions have now ratcheted up seven and a half years later to some of their highest levels in years.

North and south are not having any official communication flights. Direct flights between Seoul and Pyongyang are banned. So instead of a 45-minute flight, they have to transit through Beijing. So, it takes about a half a day for the Nagoya Hyung women to actually travel and arrive in Seoul.

But they were able to secure permission to do this because even though Kim Jong Un has recently hardened his position on the south, they are hoping that there could be a moment here certainly of for the north and south and all of the millions of fans on both sides of the border of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas to, to watch the same soccer match and to root for their players and to share that moment of national joy on both sides.

No matter the outcome of the match, good sportsmanship hopefully will prevail. Seoul has even been quiet this peaceful atmosphere by encouraging joint cheer squads. They can't wave political banners. They can't even actually show the flags of the north and south when they're inside the match. But they will be shouting words of encouragement, Kristie.

And who knows where things could go.

STOUT: Yes. And Will, you have spent a lot of time visiting North Korea, spending time reporting inside North Korea, understanding how it works. What do you think is the mindset of these North Korean players as they prepare for this game in South Korea? They're going to be watched by the world and also, of course, watched very closely by the state.

RIPLEY: Yes, it's a tremendous amount of pressure. As you might imagine. North Korean athletes don't have endorsement deals waiting for them if they have a successful match, but they do have the eyes of their nation, the eyes of their leader, Kim Jong Un. Women's soccer in particular has been a standout sport for the, for North Korea.

So Kim Jong Un has hailed these players as national heroes. And if -- so, obviously they have a lot of pressure to win the game. First and foremost, they're thinking about winning. But they're also getting coached very extensively ahead of time about how to handle the very rare situation that, that North Korean citizens who are, you know, who are not defectors would find themselves in by entering into South Korea, which obviously looks and feels perhaps very different than what they imagined it might look and feel like.

So they've gotten a lot of ideological coaching ahead of time. They're not going to ever be in a situation where a player is alone, always be sharing rooms with each other. They'll have lots of supervision to make sure that they keep their eyes on the game, but also don't stray away from the group.

STOUT: Yes. The eyes of the world will be on them. CNN's Will Ripley reporting live for us. Thank you.

The pro golfer Aaron Rai has become the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship in over a century. This 70-foot birdie putt on hole 17 all but sealed his spot. A tip atop a highly competitive leaderboard as several major champions. They teed off Sunday's final round trailing American Alex Smalley. But rise eagle putt on the ninth hole set off a chain reaction with several more birdies boosting him to a winning score of 9 under par.

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Now CNN World Sports Patrick Snell caught up with Rai after the tournament as he reflected on that historic win.

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PATRICK SNELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: Well, many congratulations to Aaron Rai. You are a major golf champion. I wonder how that sounds to you. And also, the fact from Wolverhampton in England, in the Midlands over there, could you ever have dreamt this day possible? AARON RAI, 2026 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: It's an amazing journey to get to this point. There's so much that goes into it and so much sacrifice from so many different people, from parents, from family, from coaches, from friends. So, yes, it's still hard for me to get my head around it because I also think what's required to perform in a tournament like this, it's very different than having a larger view of things and larger perspective on the journey to this point.

You have to stay extremely present and extremely focused on what's in front of you. But to try and reflect on it, it's absolutely incredible. Truly a dream come true.

SNELL: You are the first English golfer since 1919 to win this famous old tournament. That's 107 years ago. Put into context what it means to you, your family and you just mentioned your parents there, the sacrifices as well that they made along the way.

RAI: Yes, definitely. From a very working class family, my mom and dad worked a hell of a lot just to be able to get me into the game to pay for equipment. Had an amazing sponsor along the way as well, Shabir Randeree, who helped me with my education, helped me with paying for golf expenses. So there's, there's so many people, there's so much that goes into it. And yes, it's absolutely incredible.

I actually didn't realize no Englishman had won it in the modern era since 1919. I didn't realize that until yesterday. It was mentioned in one of the interviews.

But yes, that's incredible as well. A lot of amazing English players over that time and they've gone on to achieve so many things. But it's absolutely incredible for me to be here and to have them this week.

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STOUT: Wow. Incredible achievement. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Kristie Lu Stout out here in Hong Kong and I'm going to be back with more CNN Newsroom after the break.

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