thanks so much. thanks so much for watching. "around the world" is next. new clues about what caused that horrifying poisoning case at a school in india, and now another investigation under way after dozens of other children get sick from their school lunches. we've got the details for you. this is egypt, the army making a huge show of force today expecting the worst street violence since the downfall of mohamed morsi. we're live in cairo in just a few minutes. also the waiting game for britain's royal family may be significantly longer than we thought. oh, no. we'll tell you why. stay with us. welcome to "around the world." i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. suzanne has the day off today. we begin in india for the second time in less than a week, children have been sickened by their school lunches.

the latest case happened in the southwestern state of goa. 23 students in grades 3 through 5 got food poisoning. all of them treated at the hospital. thank goodness later released. across the country in bihar state, a much more serious case, of course, you remember, 23 children died after eating lunches tainted with pesticide. now, "reuters" reporting the chief investigator believes the oil used to cook the oil had been stored in a container previously used to store the insecticides. it's reported the tragedy hasn't sunk in for dozens of grieving families. >> reporter: unbearable agony for this young mother, still in a state of shock. she repeats her 5-year-old daughter's name over and over again. "why aren't you coming back" she asks? "why isn't anyone bringing her back?" she died after eating a free lunch in a government school on

tuesday, as did 22 of her schoolmates. this the school where those meals were served and right in front of the school over here is where one child has been buried. across the fields, more burial mounds. locals say some 60 children were studying here that day. now just reminders of those days that ended too soon. "there was sudden commotion at the school so we all rushed over there and saw all these children watching their plates after their meals and then some just started fainting, ten minutes after their meal," he says. no one here knows what caused this mass poisoning. officials have said they suspect it was cooking oil contaminated with pesticide. many are demanding answers. some have even turned violent. local politicians have been coming here one after the other trying to assuage the public that the atmosphere is still very tense. this grieving mother, unable to even speak. she, too, calls out for her loft

child. while her relatives try to stop her from trying. >> and on the line now to discuss this further. so i suppose that police chief clearing up the sort of confusion over whether it was the oil or pesticides. it was both. and the school's headmistress and her husband on the run. what's the latest? >> reporter: michael, they're still on the run and authorities haven't been able to get to them yet. the local police here tells us they are confident they will find her soon. she's a very important part of this very important story and hoping all of this confusion and all these questions that remain will be answered. exon fusion over whether the headmistress did in fact keep the cooking oil in the container which previously used to store pesticides. confusion over whether the headmistress had told the cook to use the oil though the cook questioned the quality of the oil. whether this poisoning was deliberate or accidental. authorities are looking into all

this and hoping to get to the bottom of all of this soon. >> we're hearing the case in goa, sounds like a more typical case of the good going bad. this is a problem with this program, the hygiene in general? >> reporter: that's right, michael. actually the director just held a press conference, in fact, to announce some of the new measures. what the government is planning to do now to ensure better food safety in schools. a new committee will be formed to monitor the food preparations from now on. in rural communities they'll try to get the parents more involved in the supply and distribution and monitoring of the food. they also put out an advisory to the government schools here mandating teachers to test the food before they allow it to be sold to the children. all of this, of course, is well and good. many people here know it's very difficult to implement these things in such a vast and p

populist country. how do you begin monitoring every single school and every single village? you're talking about a huge amount of manpower to make something of this scale work. >> difficult for you to even get there. sumnima udas in bihar state. let's turn to egypt, a few very important things are happening at the same time. not only is it ramadan, but it is the tenth day of ramadan, a day egyptians especially hold dear for historical reasons, so it is this day that both supporters and opponents of the new leadership promise to fill the streets of cairo and make their voices heard. again, now, that's a dangerous pledge, of course, since the two groups have been fighting. people have been dying in the past. let's go live to cairo now. first of all, just tell us about the tenth of ramadan. what's so important? and what it's been like on the streets there.

>> reporter: well, first off, the best news is no violence a this moment, michael. anyone who follows the news in e egy egypt, when friday come, it's time to protest. coming out to show as many people as possible they're still here, they're not going away and they want former president mohamed morsi to be reinstated. it started hours ago right after friday prayers. thousands of people started marching toward the main sit-in in front of a main mosque in east cairo, down that road. apparently police have blocked off this road. many of these people couldn't get there so essentially said, okay, you're not going to let us go to that mosque, we're going to take a seat on this road and camp out. that's what we've seen over the past few hours. the message from these people is the same. they believe that this interim government here in egypt is

illegitimate. they want their president mohamed morsi to be reinstated. a scenario that seems to be unlikely right now, but don't tell that to these people. they are still determined to do what they can to reinstate mr. morsi. for their part, the opponents of the former president, they're flexing their muscles, too. they have their own demonstrations, about 20 minutes away here, a waywway here in ta square. there's always concern that some elements may cross paths and there could be clashes. for now, michael, that's the best news, no sign of violence at this point. >> reza sayah in the thick of things. back here in the united states a boston police officer called the "rolling stone" cover hurtful and an insult. he has a rebuttal to the rather glamorized photograph of boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. here it is. pictures taken by a sergeant sean murphy shows what he calls

the real boston bomber. bloody, ready to collapse, bathed in spotlights. the snipers ready to take him out. you see a laser on his forehead there. these pictures appear in boston magazine's online issue, and here's the editor on why murphy went public with the pictures. >> there's no doubt, he's been sitting on them obviously since april, and i don't think he ever felt compelled to release them at all before, and i think he felt -- i think he was genuinely worried about the impact on the families of the victims and i think he was also worried that certain impressionable people might be lured to replicate that by the glamorous photo on the "rolling stone" kpofr. >> sergeant murphy who was not authorized to release those photographs has been suspended for a day at least. he still faces a police internal affairs investigation. well, a florida teenager is under indictment for allegedly trying to join al qaeda in yemen

and convinced others to sign up as well. shelton thomas bell faces charges of conspireing to provide material support to terrorists. according to prosecutors, bell wanted to join al qaeda and engage in fighting. the 19-year-old allegedly flew to jordan last september where he began making plans to get into yemen. bell also allegedly made recruitment videos. currently he is in jail on an unrelated charge. the director of the nsa says he has proof that edward snowden's leaks have helped terrorists. he says terrorists are now changing their tactics based on things they have learned since the former nsa contract worker revealed secret surveillance programs. director keith alexander says that is going to, quote, make our job harder. others at a national security forum in colorado worry that the leaks have damaged relations with key european allies as well. snowden revealed the u.s. spied on them, too.

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matter what the jury decided. >> we didn't want to be there because we were told by the court system that there were -- you couldn't do any outbursts, you couldn't say anything, you couldn't have any reaction, and we thought that was going to be pretty difficult for us either way. through our attorneys' advice, they told us, they suggested to us that we not be there, and we kind of weighed both sides and said, maybe this is not a good thing for us to be there because either way, we, how could you be quiet? how could you not say anything? how could you not show any emotions? so i think by us not being there, it took the sting out of people seeing us react to it because it literally broke us down. >> when you heard the verdict on television, you broke down. >> yes, yes. >> how could you not, i guess? did it come as a total shock?

i mean, there were, you know, some legal analysts who were watching the trial that felt the prosecution wasn't presenting the case like some of the analysts wants them to present it or felt that they could have presented it. did it -- did it come as just a complete shock? >> it came as a complete shock for me, and the reason i say that is because i just look at people as people, and i thought for sure that the jury looked at trayvon as a an average teenager. that was minding his own business. that wasn't committing any crime. that was coming home from the store and were feet away from where he was actually going. and i just believe that they realized that, but when i heard the verdict, i kind of understand the disconnect and that maybe they didn't see trayvon as their son, they didn't see trayvon as a teenager, they didn't see

trayvon as just a human being that was minding his own business. >> when it was six women selected, most of them, i think nearly all of them mothers, you felt the fact that they are mothers, they might understand some of your pain, they might understand what it's like to have a son. is that what you're saying? >> well, i just looked at them as people. i'm not particularly saying that because they were mothers, i assume that they would say that he was guilty, but i just thought the human side of them, the human side of them would say, listen, this was a kid, this guy made a mistake. this wasn't a burglar. and just for them to suggest that he was a burglar or that by any means he was doing, committing any crime, is just not true, is absolutely not true. >> a couple of programming notes for you. it is the piers morgan interview

that everyone is talking about. the star prosecution witness rachel jeantel in her own words tonight at 9:00 eastern on "peers morgan live." after the zimmerman verdict, was justice served? anderson cooper hosting a special town hall conversation, "race and justice in america." that is tonight at 10:00 eastern only on cnn. well, baby watch may be taking a little longer. we are live from london coming up next here on "around the world." i used to travel on a street car. one particular day a kid, a white kid sitting in the front section took the sign and moved it all the way to the back row and there was a door at the back

on these street cars, so when i got to my stop, i climbed up on the ledge and pulled the sign off and stuck it in my mackinaw and took off running, i still have the sign. i've held on to it for 60 years.

well, a lot of people around the world, of course, anxiously awaiting the arrival of britain's royal baby, but they may be waiting a little longer than expected. one of britain's main newspapers, the telegraph reporting the duchess of cambridge's due date is actually today, july 19th, not july 13th as previously reported. max foster live outside st. mary's hospital where the birth is expected to take place. i bet you're thrilled with that, aren't you? you could be there another week, old man. >> reporter: well, yes, then let me show you, michael, what

happened just been the last ten minutes. hopefully we can turn around the pictures. a range rover turns up outside the hospital. men with ear pieces, looked like security, and out popped what looked like kate and william, although we knew they were coming in the front. two lookalikes turned up. it did have the sense of reality, because all day there have been these reports that kate's left berkshire and has come up to london so everyone's pretty edgy. it's not just us. even the prime minister admitted today he was in a cabinet meeting, someone came in with a note of paper. he had to take a short breath because he thought it was the royal baby. in fact, it was the cricket score. >> you had to mention the cricket, didn't you? you really did. england beating australia for those not in the know. how is this likely to differ from the previous royal births in terms of the logistics of it

all? >> reporter: i think it's just a bigger media environment that this baby's being born into. there are more photographers, a lot more tv. speak to the photographers, though, here, all those years ago when william was born. they're saying there were only two tv cameras at the time, and now literally, i mean, there are dozens here. you have all t social media element as well. what we have is this certain jumpy thing where someone sees a range rover leaving bucklebury, you see helicopters, all of this trying to filter out all of that sort of rumor. at the same time, the palace being careful about anything they give out. in the past they would give out more, now they give out literally nothing. they say they'll only tell us when she's inside safely, fair enough considering the circumstances. >> good heavens. max, as long as you mention the cricket, i'll say i hope you're not there for another week. poor fellow. >> reporter: there will be other opportunities, michael. >> well, i'm sure there will.

oh, you're rubbing it in, aren't you. check the cricket out. you'll find out what we're talking about. princess diana, meanwhile, was reportedly induced to give birth to prince william, so will the duchess of cambridge, perhaps, follow in princess di's footsteps? cnn medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joining us now. when it comes to induction, not inducement which would be a bribe, how long do they normally wait? >> you know, it's interesting, for our u.s. viewers, we're used to sort of 40 weeks women are often induced. they're a little more patient in the united kingdom. the national health service tells their patients, look, at 40 weeks you're due but we're not going to induce you. a week later, so if you're a week late, they will do something called cervical sweeping which i won't get into the kdetails of. >> please. >> i've heard from my friends it's not pleasant. they'll do a physical exam to get you moving along. if that doesn't work, then the woman is offered, do you want to be induced? this is when she's a week late,

she is given the offer, do you want to be induced? >> that's a drug? >> exactly. that induces the baby to come along. they are not as quick to do that in the united kingdom as they are in this country. >> here it is in, out, get them in, get them out. literally. what are the risks in waiting too long? >> right. the risk that doctors get worried about, one obstetrician said to me today, we worry the placenta is going to poop out. it's not a medical term but the placenta has been there a while, giving the baby everything it needs. nourishment. they worry it's going to poop out. it probably won't but it does happen. >> with the royals, i'm asking you to speculate. is she likely to be treated different to any other british woman? >> if a woman in the united wing come is 40 weeks pregnant and wants to be induced, let's do this now, according to nhs guidelines, that's not the way it goes. you have to wait until it's 41 weeks. given who she is, if she says,

today is my due date, i'd like to move this along and be induced, my guess is they'll take that more seriously. of course, they want a healthy baby, they want to do the right thing. >> exactly. oh my goodness. let's go further than what was it you said -- >> cervical sweeping. >> that's right. >> one thing i to add they will definitely do is monitor that baby and monitor kate to make sure she and the baby are doing okay. that's crucial when you've hit your due date. >> you can't have that placenta poopin fwr pooping. can't have a pooped out bl placenta. maybe tmi for some. max foster, hopefully he's listening. it's going to feel like 104 degrees today in many parts of the u.s., in the northeast. relief on the way.

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[ applause ] with applause and hugs, alexi navalny is a free man, for now been the emphasis. navalny is the russian politician we told you about, one of the biggest irritants to president vladimir putin. yesterday we told you he was sentenced to five years in prison after a trial that pretty much everyone outside of russia called a sham and many people did as well. he is out of jail today pending appeal. a surprise to some. navalny is the loudest and most public figure who accuses president putin and insiders of corruption calling them crooks and thieves. he's also running for major of moscow. navalny said he knew all along he'd been arrested to silence him and ruin him politically. we'll be live in moscow in a fe minutes for more on this. the secretary of state john kerry is said to have a formula for reviving peace talks between the israelis and the palestinians. he's actually arrived in romala

on the west banks just a short time ago to push his plan. kerry meeting again with the palestinian authority president. you see him there. mahmoud abbas. they met yesterday in jordan before heading back to the west bank. terms of kerry's proposal have been kept secret, but "reuters" quoted an israeli government official as saying israel might be ready to give up territory it took in the 1967 war along with other land swaps. for decades, israel has refused to negotiate that issue. a spokesman for the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, however, later denied plans to negotiate 67 borders as of now. there's a sense of anticipation in that part of the world at the moment. we must say. a former cia official reportedly in custody in panama on an arrest warrant issued by italy. his name is robert seldon lady, one of 24 american s convicted n italy in 2009 for kidnapping a terror suspect.

italian prosecutors said he was the cia base chief in milan. now, when the suspect a burks omar was his name was kidnapped from milan by a cia team, they say that he was in that position as base chief. now, the trial was the first to deal with the practice known as extraordinary rendition where suspects are allegedly swept away to a country that practices torture during interrogations. prosecutors said omar was transferred to egypt and, indeed, was tortured. the cia station chief, he is now under arrest and we will keep you informed of developments there. italy wanting to get him back to serve that sentence. at the moment he's still in panama. parts of the united states meanwhile may finally get a break this weekend from those days of sweltering heat. a cold front expected to bring much-needed rain from the northeast to the midwest. for days, of course, temperatures have been into the 90s well above the heat index

over 100 in many places. jennifer delgado in the cnn weather center for us. when is that relief coming? >> it's coming, michael, today for some parts of the upper midwest but it's still going to take a while to reach areas like the northeast as well as new england. as we show you right now, it is hot, hazy and humid out there. look at all the excessive heat warnings in place across parts of the northeast, new england, and then over toward the midwest. now, some of these locations heat indices, when we add in the relative humidity, with the temperature, it feels like 110 degrees to some of these parts. now, yes, there is going to be some relief on the way, but we're still looking apt very warm conditions right now. it feels like 104 in atlantic city. washington, d.c., it's smoking hot there, 106. in new york, at 100, but we do have a frontal system right now, it's already bringing some rain for areas right across parts of the upper midwest. and that means areas like milwaukee, chicago, grand rapids, you're going to see some relief once this front comes through and bring the thunderstorms with it and the

relative humidity, it is going to be dropping. so here is going to be the forecast for today. looking at severe weather, anywhere in the burgundy shading. this is for friday. then for saturday for areas like pittsburgh. then were saturday night for areas like washington, d.c., as well as new york city. that means some of these thunderstorms could be potentially kind of strong. we're looking at a slight risk category for today and tomorrow, but here are the numbers and michael, this is how you know i'm not making this up. you can see the forecast. for friday and saturday, washington, d.c., you're going to be cool, but you're going to cool off on sunday as well as into monday then we'll start to see temperatures slowly climbing back up. as we move into the middle of next week. and the same for new york city. but it's not just in the u.s., michael. look at london. we just saw max foster. he's outside. he's on the kate middleton watch for days in the heat and the temperatures there have been running about 15 degrees above average. smoking hot over there and they don't have air-conditioning. that makes it worse. >> yeah, exactly. no, no, they used to call it the sizzling '70s. >> look at 80 degrees, hello, we'll take that any day.

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welcome back. a mother, of course, will do just about anything for her son. in romania, one woman may have incinerated millions of dollars worth of paintings, irreplaceable works of art by matisse, picasso, monet. and so on. why? police arrested her son for being involved in the theft of those masterpieces in the

netherlands last year. no evidence, no crime. we're joined live from london. police have found evidence. they're still checking into it. she could be lying. a lot of experts around the world are keeping their fingers crossed but not hopeful. is that right? >> reporter: yeah, they're still sifting through the ashes and cinders they found inside her woodburning stove and really checking to see the chemical compositi composition, whether or not that matches the seven paintings that were stolen. at the moment what they have found is some of the oils, chemical compositions of the oil seem to match some of the paintings. some of the paintings were watercolor. it's fwoingoing to be hard to p whether or not those paintings were burned. what they said at the moment it looks like some of the paintings were burned but might be impossible to tell whether or not all of them have been burned. they simply don't know. the whole process could take a few more months. >> and her reasoning was basically to get rid of the

evidence. i mean, they think maybe she could be lying? why would she? >> reporter: well, there is that possibility, i mean, one of the problems of stealing art, of course, is then selling it on. so she might have kept on to it thinking maybe at some point it could be sold later. she originally buried it, actually, then apparently she says dug it up and burned it. so there is the possibility that she might have burned some of it but not others. perhaps hoping to sell them. it's going to be a lot more tif difficult now with everybody knowing the seven paintings that were stolen. >> that was my next question to you. it's not as if you would put the things at sothebys for auction. why would you steal something so recognizable? >> reporter: yeah, what investigators art thefts say it usually these kinds of thefts are commissioned usually by a specific collector or somebody who specifically wants those paintings. and so that's how it's done. it's not like you steal a car

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welcome back, everyone, to "around the world." let's update you on the top stories we're following today. more evidence the self-confessed boston strangler albert de salvo did commit the string of murders that terrorized boston all those decades ago. dna recovered from the body of one of the strangler's victims does match desalvo. the body was exhumed a week ago so authorities could perform the dna test. the motor city running out of gas. detroit officially bankrupt today. it is the largest municipal bankruptcy in the nation's history. tens of thousands of city workers and retirees could see cuts in their pension plans. here's how michigan governor rick snyder responded to some of those concerns. >> with respect to retirees, one of the important things is, it's been hard to figure out how to work with them, have them have a

voice at the table because the unions don't represent all the retirees. one of the important things we proactively ask for in the bankruptcy filing is for the judge to appoint a representative for retirees. because i think it's critically important they have a seat at the table, they have a voice at the fabtable, that day can be heard. bankruptcy is a process that allows that to happen much better. >> worrying for those people. snyder says detroit residents, meanwhile, shouldn't see any immediate changes in city services which most the people in detroit think are lacking anyway. he says they might actually see some improvements going forward. pope francis wants the vatican to get its financial house in order. he is a man of change, it would seem. he has appointed a special committee to make recommendations for economic reforms. the vatican bank has been plagued by financial scandals for years, tedecades, really. the pope has already started to take steps to try to fix the bank. the new eight-person committee is made up of a cleric and others with legal and economic

expertise. a bomb went off today inside a sunni mosque in northeast baghdad. iraqi police say at least 18 people are dead, more than 55 others wounded. the bomb reportedly hidden in a podium where the imam was speaking. the violence between iraq's sunni and shiite muslims has been on the rise lately. the violence the worst in many, many years. i said we'd go live to moscow, so why don't we do that now? we're talking about a very prominent opposition figure in russia, a guy who is extremely vocal about everything president putin does and others in his government. this week alexi navalny was tried and sentenced to five years in prison. he said he expected it all along. he said that's how president vladimir putin deals with his critics. outside observers from all over the world are kind of leaning in a similar direction, actually, agreeing that navalny's trial appears to have a political taste to it. cnn's phil black is in moscow

now. phil, mr. navalny is out of prison at least for now. what's he going to today, and what happens next in the legal process? >> reporter: he's considering his options, michael, after this most unexpected twist in this story. one day after his conviction and his sentencing to five years in prison, the court resumed and he was set free because the same prosecutor that had argued so long and hard that he should be sent to jail returned to court and said, actually, set him free, please. at least for the short term while he's fighting his appeal. and the prosecutor's argument was it would be denying or somehow violating navalny's rights if by keeping him in prison he was not allowed to continue as a candidate in moscow's upcoming mayoral elections. the judge agreed and so navalyn was freed. navalyn believes this decision just like the decision to try and convict him is being directed by the russian government. here's a little of what he said after his release.

>> translator: no, i am not a pet kitten or pet puppy, first throw out of the elections and say you will not take part and then decide, okay, let him in for a month to take part in the elections. i will now return to moscow and we'll discuss everything with my electoral campaign staff. >> reporter: now, russian authorities have always insisted this criminal case is not political in any way. they clearly haven't persuaded navalny nor have they resueded the thousands of russians who took to the streets angrily in moscow and other cities last night in response to navalny's conviction and that five-year sentence. today when navalny walked free from that court, he thanked all of those people in those crowds for helping him achieve his freedom today. >> is that being seen, phil, for the reason for this, the motivation for letting him go? that they misjudged what was said after he was put in jail? i mean, otherwise other political opponents, there's plenty of them in russia, aren't given that opportunity? >> reporter: no, indeed.

i mean, it's an interesting question. if this was a trial designed to silence him, and so much of the world believes, why then let him go? the popular theory, we, it's designed to relieve pressure, to give his supporters less reason to be so angry and furious and on the streets in big numbers like they were last night. some of his supporters suggest another longer term, perhaps more sophisticated theory that this is a strategy designed to discredit him even more in the long run because if he does now choose to run in the race, to be the mayor of moscow and he loses that, as he could very well do because his support is not yet strong enough to win that, then ultimately loses his appeal against the conviction, still goes to prison, only not just as a convicted criminal, in that case he would also be a failed political candidate. michael? >> it's a very tangled system, isn't it? phil, fogood to see you. phil black in moscow for us today. walmart getting help in its fight against a minimum wage change in washington, d.c. now home depot, target, and

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walmart is threatening to scrap plans to build stores in washington, d.c. the retail giant angry over a proposed new city ordinance requiring billion-dollar companies to pay their workers

$12.50 at least an hour. several other retailers reportedly also oppose this measure. our athena jones is live in washington. so what's the scoop? is the mayor going to sign this or not? >> reporter: hi, michael. well, that's the big question. will mayor gray sign this bill into law or will he veto it? if he vetoes it, will the d.c. counsel to override that veto and be able to? let's say what the law does. it requires that stores with at least 75,000 square feet of spaces so really big stores, and as you mentioned $1 billion in revenue, to provide, to pay their employees at least what d.c. council members call a living wage of $12.50 an hour. now, that's much higher than d.c.'s minimum wage of just $8.25 an hour. now, supporters of this bill including about two dozen faith leaders who held an event today say this is all about economic justice. one reverend said he wants mayor gray to support the people of d.c. because he doesn't work for walmart, he works for the people of d.c. i should mention that walmart

has planned six stores, three of those are already under construction. i believe you saw video of those just a moment ago. two of them are set to open in the fall. that could all change if this bill gets signe into law. michael? >> walmart is saying it's discriminatory. what do they mean by that in their reaction to all this? >> reporter: that's right. they say it's discriminatory and discourages investment in d.c. which is something the mayor says he wants. i had a chance to speak with a spokesman from walmart who pointed out that other big stores, stores like safeway and giant are exempt from this and they believe that's not fair and will put walmart at a competitive disadvantage with those stores. so these are the issues, of course. all six stores total, we're talking about 1,800 jobs walmart says those stores would bring to washington, d.c. so a big deal here, michael. >> all right. let's see what happens. athena jones in washington. thanks so much. refugees risking their lives for a new home in australia,

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kidzania, a japanese theme park for kids. there kids work at mock jobs. earn kid currency they can save and then spend and get a taste of what the real world is like. unlike most of us there having fun at the same time. here's the story. >> reporter: pint-sized paramedics practicing first aid. around the corner, young firefighters hose down a building. at this theme park in japan's capital, children can get their hands dirty trying all sorts of adult jobs. >> children select a job, change into the uniform, and after a spot of on-the-job training they're ready for their shift at attractions sponsored by real life companies like coca cola.

"it's a lot of fun because i can do things i've never done before" says this boy. fun and teaching kids some financial smarts on the side is what it's all about at kidzania. the company says the park broadens the children's understanding of the workplace beyond their parents' professions and encourages them to be confident, motivated and independent. while kids work, their parents watch, and at kidzania, it pays to play. "we work and save money so we'll be able to buy lots of stuff" these girls tell us. the children's hard-earned cash is kept in kidzania's very own bank which deals in the park's currency called kid zones. if they save up, they can use the bank notes on their next visit. no matter what career they might pursue in the future, they can

be sure these kids will take away more than just tasty treats from their time at kidzania. cnn, hong kong. let's have a look at what is trending around the world right now. australia has a new policy to try to stop the flow of illegal boat refugees and it's getting help from a neighboring country. prime minister kevin rudd signed an agreement with new guinea today. those who enter australia illegally from the sea will be sent there. the prime minister says future boat refugees have, quotes no chance of getting asylum in aust ra australia. taking their money, a lot of it and putting their lives at risk in leaky boats promising them a new home in australia. hundreds of people have drowned after those boats have capsized over the years. that's it for me, meanwhile. thanks for watching "around the world." appreciate your company. "cnn newsroom" starts right now with wolf blitzer.

detroit declares bankruptcy. what the move means for city workers and retirees in the motor city. plus they've been silent since the verdict. now the parents of trayvon martin, they are speaking out. and the heatwave gripping much of the country getting worse. the question now is relief in sight? this is "cnn newsroom." i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. it's an iconic american city. the motor city. the capital of the u.s. auto industry. the city that gave us the motown sound. today, detroit has a more dubious distinction. it's the largest u.s. city ever to file bankruptcy. tens of thousands of current and former city workers are deeply worried right now their pensions will be slashed and that could set a precedent for other struggling cities across the united states. but