>> i spent a lot of time on my hair and then you hit it. that's it for "new day," kate, michaela. carol, costello, time for you to begin your show. good morning, my friend. >> i don't know what that was sglp every day we try to stump you, that's it. >> you have to watch the show, carol, otherwise you'll be confused. >> i'm a little busy five minutes before your show. have a great day. you always make me laugh, though, i like that. "newsroom" starts now. severe weather outbreak coast to coast, millions under the gun, massive flooding, daring rescues. the storm track straight ahead. also, city buys hockey team new arena. sounds like a good thing, except it's detroit and it's bankrupt and it's going to cost the city

$400 million. plus, million dollar jewelry heist straight out of a hitchcock movie and ultraplush beach resort for the super rich now a crime scene. has the pink panther struck again? revenge. oh, sweet revenge. an oregon woman fights equifax and wins to the tune of $18 million. put that on your credit report. "newsroom" starts now. good morning, thank you so much for joining me, i'm carol costello reporting this morning from washington, d.c. first up, dangerous weather across the country. roads closed, drowning deaths and an arizona 33 tourists who were lucky to escape death. take a look at these amazing pictures. flash floods literally picked up a bus, sweeping it off the road and carrying it 300 yards before it tipped over. thankfully, everyone got out

okay. in the meantime, rescue teams were busy in north carolina where floods are being blamed for two deaths. indra petersons is in new york tracking all this extreme weather. good morning, indra. >> slow-moving thunderstorms drenched the nation from east to west with north carolina experiencing the worst of it. >> i could only see the top of the car and i was like, oh, my god. >> reporter: surging flood waters turned the streets into rivers, making cars and mailboxes barely visible. >> i have personally never been on anything quite this difficult before. >> reporter: the current too strong for a 10-year-old girl and a 48-year-old man. >> the water is up and it's dangerous. >> reporter: near hickory, firefighters had to rescue this woman by piggy back after rising waters left her car stranded. >> i just felt it was raining so hard, i did not see any of that. >> reporter: philadelphia international airport recorded nearly eight inches of rain in just six hours. that's a new all-time record.

in terminal a, the strong storms caused the power to go out. that's not all. the torrential rain flooded the interstates, leaving cars stranded and traffic backed up for miles. out west, a similar story. in arizona a, a tour bus leaving the grand canyon was overpowered by a flash flood. the bus flipped on its side and was swept 300 yards down stream. all 33 passengers managed to crawl out a window to safety. the suns in hawaii will soon be replaced with tropical storms and rains. tropical storm flossie closes in. some parts of the island could get six to ten inches of rain. yeah, so, really unbelievable, carol, to see how much flooding across the country. the good news the storm pushed out of the northeast today, they're getting that break and able to dry out today. the most rain they've seen in a day and that's what they saw in

philly last night, truly unbelievable. >> indra petersons, thanks so much. one of the most visited catholic shrines in the world but their bus ride home ended tragically in italy. 38 people were killed when their bus plunged off a bridge last night falling nearly 30 feet into a wooded area. left behind a trail of destruction and damaged cars and barb rails. >> people from the suburb outside of naples their journey home just ended in tragedy as their bus seemingly just lost control and went over a guard rail and ended up in this ravine. the bus itself was just shredded to bits and people that survived, ten of them. just a miracle they were able to get out of there alive. many severely injured in a hospital today in italy.

before the bus went off that overpass, it hit ten cars and those people and many of those people are injured, as well. the bus seemingly didn't have any kind of brake system or steering system and investigators right now are focusing on a mechanical failure on the bus, more than anything else. >> reporting live from rome this morning, thank you. the conclusion of a surfing and skating competition in huntington beach, california, turned ugly. take a look, a large fight broke out when police tried to break it up, the crowd moved into the downtown area, and continued fighting and damaging property. cnn's stephanie elam joins us now from los angeles to tell us more. that looked nasty. >> it looks very not pleasant. i'm hoping, carol, that nobody was actually in those port-a-potties you can't say the same thing for the streets of huntington beach, take a look.

complete chaos and near anarchy as the u.s. open of surfing, a skate and surf event held in huntington beach, california, turned into madness. after a large crowd gathered at the conclusion of the competition began rampaging through the streets of the mellow beach town fighting. >> it started like with a fight and then it just broke out and then the cops started to move in and they were throwing tear gas at everyone and everyone plugging their nose and coughing and dodging into stores and everyone just running down main street. >> reporter: damaging public property. >> all i'm trying to do is enjoy my night that i paid good money for. >> reporter: the huntington beach police joined by responders from all over orange county were forced to shoot pepper balls that rioters. roaming the streets, attempting to quell the disturbances all around them.

this morning after eight arrests and a long evening of battling the chaotic crowds, police finally regain control. restoring some order to the palm tree lined streets. now, as you might have seen in all that video we showed you just about everyone had their cell phone out, their smartphone and filming what was going on. the police in huntington police are hoping to get their hands on some of that video so they can find out who they need to arrest. carol? >> interesting. stephanie elam reporting live from los angeles this morning. a second body has been pulled from new york's hudson river after a horrific boating accident. a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing friday night after their boat crashed into a parked barge. the bride was found on saturday and the body found is believed to be that of the best man. alina cho is following that

story for you. >> good morning, carol. this was meant to be a celebratory cruise on the water a bride and groom and their friend out just two weeks before their wedding but something went terribly wrong friday night and this boat ride quickly turned fatal. the investigation into friday's horrific boat accident that killed a bride-to-be and best man will now focus on a timeline. what happened and when. >> what we're going to do is bring in an accident reconstruction team. >> reporter: authorities say the driver of the boat, also a friend of the couple, was intoxicated, charged with vehicular manslaughter and ve c vehicular assault. investigators are also looking into claims that the barge the boat hit did not have proper lighting. >> you put an object that is dark in the path of recreational boaters, you have a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: lindsay stewart and brian bond were planning to

married on august 10th. they decided to take a boat ride friday night up the hudson river the power boat carrying six people hit a barge near a bridge and 30-year-old stewart and best man mark lennon were killed. >> i was the big brother, but his heart was a lot bigger than mine. he was my rock. >> reporter: bond, the groom, and four others, including the bo boat's driver, suffered serious injuries. >> they seemed very smitten with one another and in love. >> reporter: at the home they shared, a makeshift memorial. lindsay stewart's family told cnn, pray for our loss. >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. >> reporter: a tragic ending to what was supposed to be a great night on the eve of a wedding. >> rather than have the joy for wedding, there will be wakes. >> reporter: and this morning, we're hearing the groom is still

in the hospital recovering from severe head injuries, but imagine, carol, having this physical recovery while also dealing with the severe emotional pain of having lost your bride-to-be and the best man at your wedding. this is exactly what brian bond is facing right now. losing much of what is dear to him in just a split second. >> alina cho reporting live for us this morning. pastor rick warren returned to the pulpit sunday for his first sermon since his son's suicide in april. worshippers in southern california saddleback church greeted pastor warren and his wife with a warm welcome. you hear them there. during pastor warren's service he talked about the shock he felt when he found out about his son's suicide. >> when matthew died, the shock was not a day, not a week, it

lasted at least a month. sometimes i still feel shocked by this thing that happened in my life. >> cnn's paul has more on warren's return. >> reporter: carol, an emotional rick warren was greeted by overflow crowds and the pastor told his congregation, buckle up, we're shifting into hyperdrive, i'm back. >> in the past 16 weeks since mental illness took my son matthew's life -- >> reporter: an impassioned rick warren took his first sermon since his son matthew killed himself in april. with his wife, kate, at his side, warren told his saddleback church congregation matthew suffered from mental illness since childhood. >> we had gone to the best doctors money could buy. we had gotten the best medications. we had the best therapy. we had the best people praying. thousands of people praying. we have an incredibly strong family a with deep, deep faith.

it just did not make sense. >> reporter: the grieving couple's influence reaches far beyond the walls of this church. warren is the author of the mega best seller "the purpose driven life." with kate at the forefront saddleback church launched a global initiative to help people who are hiv positive and remove any associated stigmas. after their son's suicide, their new pledge is to erase any shame associated with mental illness. >> it's amazing to me that any other organ in your body breaks down but if your brain breaks down, you're supposed to keep it a secret. there's no stigma. you get diabetes, no problem. you get heart disease, no problem. your lungs don't hurt, no problem. you break your back, if your liver stops working, no stigma. but if your brain doesn't work right, why should you be ashamed of that? >> reporter: warren credits relatives, especially matthew's

surviving older siblings with leading the family through its darkest moments. >> i am in a family of spiritual redwoods. i mean, they are giants of faith. it is a rock solid family and, actually, when matthew died amy said, you know, daddy, she said, satan picked the wrong family to pick on. he is going to lose big time on this one. >> reporter: rick warren will not grant any interviews soon but we will hear a lot from him, especially as he begins his mission to remove the stigma of mental illness. back to you, carol. >> paul reporting for us this morning. glitz, glamour and one sp k specspec spectacular jewel heist. $53 million worth of gems from a posh hotel on the french riviera. third such heist around the city of cannes since may. erin mclaughlin is live at the scene. any idea who pulled this off?

>> not yet, carol. the carlton hotel is known for its glitz and its glamour and it's here that during the cannes film festival you'll see the stars. people pretty shocked that a man with a gun was able to walk into the hotel and steal millions of dollars worth of jewelry. it's a story straight out of a hitchcock film. >> filmed on the beautiful french riviera. >> reporter: one man walks into a hotel in cannes, france, and walks out with $53 million worth of diamond jewelry. >> diamonds, not anything in the world you can't resist. >> reporter: the carlton hotel the setting for the iconic movie "to catch a thief" was the site of one of the biggest jewelry heists on sunday morning. >> nobody stopped him. there was nobody around. just gave him $40 million worth of jewelry. just incredible.

>> reporter: police say a robber whose face was covered by a hat and scarf threatened to shoot exhibitors and guests during the hold up. cannes, home of the international film festival, is known for its glitz and glamour, but lately a magnet for jewelry theft. in may a $2.6 million necklace was taken from a hotel party. later that same month, over $1 million worth of jewels were stolen from a safe in the novatel hotel. this latest heist comes two days after a member of the notorious pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. however, too soon to say there is any link to this incident. authorities this morning are looking through surveillance footage of the crime. >> diamonds are like cash. they're the most concentrated form of wealth on the face of the earth. so, they can, they can be very influential in acquiring weapons and acquiring drugs or anything else that we want to keep out of society.

>> reporter: thankfully, no one was hurt in yesterday's heist and it seems to be business as usual at the carlton hotel. walk through the lobby and it doesn't look like anything has happened. people here, though, pretty shocked and scared, carol. >> i would imagine so. erin mclaughlin reporting live for us this morning. score one for the little guy. an oregon woman has been trying to get equifax to fix her credit report for two years now and now she has finally won big time because it gets better. a jury awarded julie miller $18.6 million. miller's lawsuit says she contacted the credit bureau eight times about major mistakes, but equifax never bothered to correct them. alison kosik is following the story from new york stock exchange and i love this story. >> oh, yeah, persistence, it pays off when you hear this story. julie miller went through quite the ordeal trying to get false

information taken off her credit report. wrong information like her wrong social security number, date of birth. you know what she said, she had accounts in collection when she had never been delinquent on an account in her life. how the heck did this happen? julie miller is a common name so some information from another julie miller wound up on her reports. now, miller had successfully corrected errors on reports from other credit bureaus but for some reason equifax gave her the run around and big consequences for this. got rejected for at least two loans. she finally got fed up and sued equifax for failure to the fair credit act and to correct or delete inaccurate information. we did reach out to equifax for comment and haven't heard back, but you can definitely expect that an appeal will happen with this case. carol? >> so, everything is off her credit report now, though, right? she doesn't have it worry about that any more even though she went through all this drama.

because you never know. >> exactly. you don't ever know. you know what the lesson is in this, you have to be persistent. the good news is the law is on your side. your information and you're entitled to it. each credit agency is required to give you one free report every year. now, it's good to take advantage of that and especially when you're taking advantage of it, check for any issues and, again, they are required to investigate disputes and correct wrong information. so, the power is on your side, you just have to be involved in your own credit rating. carol? >> alison kosik, thanks so much. still ahead in "newsroom," yes, we now know pope francis is the people's pope but wait until you hear what he said about gays and the church. trust me, it will surprise you. ♪ ♪

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closer to the people but he also made comments about gays in the church saying, "if someone is gay and he searches for the lord and has good will, who am i to judge?" the pope went on said women should play a larger role in the church but should not be ordained as priests. we'll talk about those comments in the next hour of "newsroom." but right now the wildly successful trip to brazil where more than 3 million people showed up for the final mass at copa cabana beach on sunday. this just astounding, isn't it? cnn shasta has more for you from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: the biggest crowds to date for the grand finale of pope francis' trip to brazil for world youth day. pope francis led mass right

behind me on a stage on copa cabana beach. more than 3 million people turned out. in fact, many of them spent the night here lined up in sleeping bags along the beach, along the road, along the route they expected him to take here. when he passed by, the crowds went absolutely crazy, trying to hand him babies. one pilgrim even managed to hand him a cupin. when he reached the stage, he sent a message to young people repeating a scene we have heard throughout. get out and take the message to the people. don't wait until you have time, you are the messengers of the church. go out and be missionaries. now, after the big event here, pope francis didn't stop, he went on to meet with latin american bishops. a more of a stern message for them telling them to really reflect on whether what they're doing benefits the institution of the church or whether it benefits the people of god. finally, a meeting with

volunteers and then back to rome. shasta darlington, cnn, rio de janeiro. back to rome where he made the comments about gays and the women in the church. we'll talk about those comments in the next hour of "newsroom." the man in command of a spanish train that derailed now hears the charges he'll face in court. as a judge sets his conditions for release. "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart"

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family and friends will gather tonight at a spanish cathedral for memorial dedicated to the passengers killed in last wednesday's train crash. the driver of that train has now been charged with 79 counts of homicide. francisco jose garzon his train operating license has been suspended and his passport has been taken away. karl penhaul joins us live from spain with more. good morning, karl.

>> reporter: morning, carol. we're outside the cathedral and this is journey's end for thousands of pilgrims who come to worship here every year, but, today, it is also a symbolic journey's end for train 151. this is where that memorial mass is going to be held for the 79 people killed in that accident. the death toll, of course, includes two americans, latin americans and also people from north africa. so, a great international aspect to this tragedy, as well. we're expecting the prime minister to come. we're expecting members of spain's royal family to attend, as well. but, as you say, in parallel with this developments overnight with the judge charging francisco jose garzon the train driver with 79 counts of reckless homicide and causing injury by recklessness, as well. the conditions of his release,

he has to report once a week to the judge and his passport has been withdrawn and unsurprisingly, as you say, his train driver license withdrawn. there's a suspicion that one of the main factors behind this crash could have been speed, carol. >> karl penhaul reporting live for us this morning, thank you. and good morning, thank you so much for joining me, i'm carol costello. before we get to the top stories, the opening bell is just about to ring on wall street, we're just about to hit 30 minutes past the hour. let's head to the new york stock exchange and alison kosik. good morning. >> good morning. slow start for a busy week on wall street. last week a flat week. the dow and s&p 500 barely moved. but, the good thing is it keeps the major averages on track for a 4% to 6% duane for tgain for f

july. market moving news is coming later this week and gdp report on wednesday, that's economic growth and big job's report coming on friday and today getting figures on home sales. those are homes under contract, but not yet closed. they are a good indicator of future home sales. the numbers are expected to have declined in june. so, it's also going it be a busy week for earnings, as well. about 100 of the s&p 500 companies will report over the next five days. we'll hear from bp, exxon mobil, pfizer, procter & gamble among many, many others. carol, giving us no shortage of things to track. with the opening bell, the dow is down 31 points. >> we'll check back with you, alison kosik, many thanks. java lovers in china really like their fill of starbucks coffee. the company has seen tremendous growth in the tea drinking company in the last year.

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as his run for new york mayor reaches a critical junction, new details emerge about the first sexting scandal that led anthony weiner to resign from congress. according to "new york daily news" weiner's campaign spent

more than $43,000 to find out who hacked his twitter account and sent out those lewd photos. of course, we now know weiner knew all along who sent out the photos, it was the congressman himself, anthony weiner. he faces a similar scandal for his run for mayor and that's not all, he's now without a campaign manager. dana bash is in new york following this sad tale. good morning. >> good morning, carol. you know, generally when you have a candidate, a politician in trouble, members of his own party try to push them to resign or pull out of a race diplomatically. that is certainly not happening with anthony weiner. promdant democrats call it absurd and worse. never mind that weiner's own top campaign aide is quitting in disgust. never a good day when the guy running your campaign runs for the door. >> danny left the campaign. he did a remarkable job. we have an excellent staff. >> reporter: anthony a weiner

campaign manager quit. >> no new facts here is the point. that this conversation has now moved on. >> reporter: he spoke out about the beating his wife is taking in the new york tabloids. she is the victim here. the things i did, i did to her. she is uniquely in a position to say, it's done to me so it hurts to see her ridiculed like this." most ridicule aim aed at weiner and it's harsh. former campaign guru. >> i think he's delutional at this point. not going to be mayor of new york. he should go away. >> pathological problem here with him. how he could be out there knowing all this information was going to come out. >> reporter: the frontrunner in the race for new york mayor called him unqualified. >> when you see scandal after scandal like this, what it does is create even more distrust and maybe even disgust in

government. >> reporter: "the new yorker" famous for provocative covers couldn't resist this image. democratic strategists who want weiner out are hoping at some point his campaign cash gets low he won't be able to pay remaining staff or keep the lights on. he started this mayor's race with $4.5 million in the bank that's a holdover from his congressional race that never was because he quit. that makes it easier for him to stay in. yesterday, carol, he said "you're stuck with me." >> you know, the young woman in question, the latest young woman he sexted, she's not going away either, dana. word is she is going to been the "howard stern" show and hired an agent. et cetera, et cetera. >> everybody gets their 15 minutes, as andy warhol famously once said and she's milking it

and i don't think it's just fame, i thi fame,. >> her confident said as much. screams for help and demands for answers. an audience caught on video pleading for trainers for one half hour to come help a stranded whale. what sea world has to say about this, next.

a fun-filled day at sea world turned into a disturbing scene for many visitors. audience members can be heard screaming for trainers to come to the aid of a stranded whale. in the meantime, sea world has been defending its practices on the heels of a chilling new documentary called "black fish." the film which will air on cnn

answers sea world operations while seeking to find out what made the 6 ton orca snap and kill his trainer back in 2010. nischelle turner live in new york with more on this documentary. good morning. >> hey, good morning, carol. in the new video that we just saw, the whale is eventually helped and ultimately was not harmed. but i tell you, this is still pretty tough to watch. >> he's stuck! >> reporter: these frantic screams from spectators led to outrage. witnesses say the young pilot whale floundered helplessly for nearly half an hour, despite pleas from the crowd for a sea world employee to help. according to a sea world spokesperson, pilot whales come out on the ledge all the time, usually getting back into the pool by themselves. it's the younger ones, like the one in this video, they say,

haven't quite mastered the technique. trainers eventually helped the whale into the water. sea world released this statement to cnn saying "i want to reassure you the whale was never in danger. the safety and health of the animals in our care are among our highest priorities." as a new film "black fish" questions certain practices at sea world it was three years ago a 12,000-pound killer whale dragged a trainer under water by her ponytail causing her death. the film cites other terrifying incidents at the park accusing them of putting profit before safety. >> captivity definitely, without a doubt, increases the stress level of these animals. and stress leads to frustration, frustration leads to aggression. >> reporter: sea world responded to the film in this statement to cnn saying, "the film fails to mention sea world's commitment to the safety of its team members and guests. and to the care and welfare of its animals." now sea world also said in a lengthy statement that they,

"instead of fair and balance treatment of a complex subject the film is inaccurate and misleading." we should say cnn films has purchased the right to the "black fish" documentary and air on the network in october. in fact, it will air october 24th, carol. >> nischelle turner, many thanks. coming up in "newsroom" city buys hockey team a new arena. sounds like a good thing, right? except the city is detroit and detroit's bankrupt and it's going to cost the city $400 million.

47 minutes past the hour. time to check the top stories. the deacon of an indiana church is asking for prayers as his members recover from a bus crash. the brakes failed as he was trying to make a turn. a youth pastor and his pregnant wife were killed as well as a mother of five who had been a chaperon on the trip to a michigan camp. >> all folks were special to us as members here, as friends. our church grieves now, they don't grieve necessarily because of the loss because god tells us in his word to be absent from the body. they're in god in heaven and we

know that right now without a doubt. but we grieve they're not here with us. we miss them. >> 8 of the 19 people injured are still in the hospital and one remains in critical condition. in weather news, rescue teams were really busy in north carolina where dangerous flash floods shut down roads and are being blamed in the drowning death of a 10-year-old girl and a 48-year-old man. treasury secretary jack lew says there is no federal bailout for detroit. lew says the government will continue to work with the city through normal federal programs. detroit filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago. detroit is bankrupt, but that's not stopping the city and the state of michigan from going forward with plans to build a brand-new $444 million hockey arena. critics are outraged saying taxpayer dollars should go to struggling schools and city services and not to a sports arena. let's talk more about

. >> good morning. this got the green light before the city filed for bankruptcy and now officials are saying they want to go forward. here's why. they say it's going to generate jobs, construction jobs, it's going to generate interest in the city. the red wings, they say s. a profitable franchise. the red wings, one of those few teams who didn't say, give us a taxpayer-financed arena or else. here's what it would look like. it's going to be a $450 million project and it's going to be financed with an awful lot of taxpayer money. it's going to be $444 million tax-financed project. it would generate a lot of money for the area. over 30 years, $1 billion. the people who are supporters of this, carol, and all still

there's so much consternation about taxpayer-funded arenas. in any kind of normal circumstance, this is not a normal circumstance. detroit does not have any money. detroit has filed for bankruptcy. you have an hour wait time when you call 911. the street signs are not working. >> christine romans reporting live from new york, thanks. >> you're welcome. all new in the next hour of newsroom, the mayor of san diego says, i'm sorry. >> i apologize to the people of san diego. i apologize to the women i have offended. >> an apology, yes. rehab, yes. but will he step down? no way.

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derek jeter is back and the yankees' captain made his comeback in style. >> that's right. he strained his quad in his first game back but yesterday was a different story. jeter received a standing ovation. the first pitch he sees from matt moore, gone. solo home run. amazingly this was the yankees' first home run since the all-star game. he wins the game with a walk-off single. yankees avoid the sweep. >> the first thing is difficult getting the first home run, first rbi, first game is difficult for me to get.

but it feels great to contribute. more importantly, i wouldn't feel good if we lost this game. >> well, today you'll find another walk-off hit. dodgers and red tied at 0 in the 11th union. and then this ball is launched to the left. that is the ball game. it was the first walk-off for puig. his teammates gave him a nice celebratory beating. and speaking of beating, or 'tis is not happy and take it is out on the dugout. dudson had to avoid being hit. and then a couple days he jokes about taking it out on the cell phone. and then he make it a home run making it a safe day for home runs everywhere. and then the game was scoreless in the 69th minute on a cross

landing. right place at the right time. he buries it in the back of the net. that would be enough as the u.s. defeats panama and they win their first gold cup. he has won 11 straight games. there are times when sports takes the back seat to family and mahan proved that this weekend. he was leading but right before saturday's round he withdrew from the round because his wife went into labor early saturday morning in dallas. mahan tweeted, what a whirlwind of a day but i'm happy to announce the birth of my daughter born at 3:26 a.m. later he tweeted, baby and mom are doing great. thanks to all of my sponsors who appreciate what's important in life. $1 million was the prize for

winning that and now she's called the million dollar baby. >> she'll probably hear about that for the rest of her life. >> she better be a good kid. andy, thanks so much. the next hour of cnn "newsroom" after a break. (announcer) at scottrade, our clients trade and invest exactly how they want.

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port-a-potties and everyone was running down the street. >> police had to use pepper spray and tear gas after a california surfing competition. pope francis said he's not in a position to judge gay church members. and also women, worse, corruption. wait until you hear what the pope had to say about all of those things. the time, 12:00 sharp. hillary clinton is coming to lunch at the white house. plus, vegans and animals win big. you're live in the cnn "newsroom." good morning. thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol costello in washington, this morning. we begin with a cathedral in spain that's getting ready to hold a memorial for the 79

victims of last week's deadly train derailment. one of those being remembered is one of two americans killed in that crash. she and her husband were headed to a catholic festival. he survived and her family is remembering the woman they lost. >> one of the best women i've ever met, a great mother, a beautiful person inside and out, wonderful soul. she's been an amazing person to anyone she's ever come in contact with. >> in the meantime, the driver of that train has now been charged with 79 counts of homicide and a judge has set the condition force his release from jail. karl penhaul is live in spain this morning. the conducted he admitted as much, he was going too fast and he was doing it on purpose? >> reporter: no, not really,

carol. i mean, there has been a lot of speculation about that and there have been parts of alleged conversations that he's had leaked to certain members of the spanish media. but as far as the investigation itself is concerned, what both the politicians and the investigators have said is that they are keeping an open mind on all factors. yes, speed does seem to have been a factor. they limit the speed on that curve where the train derailed is about 45 miles per hour and certainly from that chilling surveillance camera that we've seen, the train seemed to be going a lot faster but it's still in dispute, very much so, about what the driver did say and didn't say in the moments before and after the accident and that is something that the investigators will be looking at. and amongst the evidence they will be combing through are the black boxes from the train. we understand those haven't been opened yet. now accused, formally charged of

79 counts of reckless homicide. but he was released conditionally on the condition that he came every week and reported to the judge. his passport has been withdrawn so he can't travel outside the country and at least while the investigation is going on, his train driver's license has been suspended. >> karl penhaul reporting live for us. one of the most visited catholic shrines in the world and their bus ride ended tragically, too, in italy. their bus plunged off a bridge near naples, italy. only a f only ten people survived. the bus may have had mechanical problems just before it crashed. san diego mayor bob filner says he's staying put.

stephanie elam has the latest on what the mayor plans to do next. >> i apologize to the people of san diego and most of all i apologize to the women that i have offended. >> reporter: apologizing once again, san diego mayor bob filner is still refusing to resign. instead, he plans to go to therapy. >> on august 5th, i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic to undergo two weeks of intensive therapy to begin the task of addressing my behavior. >> reporter: but now seven women have accused the mayor of inappropriate conduct. >> he got very close to me and he ran his finger up my cheek, like this, and he whispered to me, do you have a man in your life? >> i turned and he just slobbered down my chin and i was so violated. >> reporter: laura fink said she worked for him in 2050.

>> one of the guests said, you should be nice to this girl because she's worked her behind off for you. he then proceeded me to turn around, he patted me on the behind and laughed and said, no, it's still there. >> dianne feinstein and others are growing the calls for filner to go. >> i don't think somebody who is lacking a moral compass really sets a role model or really will provide the kind of leadership that san diegans want. >> reporter: in a new poll conducted last week, 60% of the san diegans polled said they believe filner will ultimately be recalled. a majority believe the sexual harassment allegations against the mayor are true. >> now, a couple of the women who have already publicly accused the may are yo of inappropriate conduct of also said that this plan for him to go to therapy is just too little

and is not going to make a difference. the other thing we should note about this that the process of recalling filner is on its way. a citizens group is going to have a et mooing eeting at 5:00 pacific time and they will do what they need to do to get him out of the office, carol. >> stephanie elam, thank you. new details about the first sexting scandal that led anthony weiner to leave congress. weiner's congressional campaign spent more than $43,000 to find out who hacked weiner's twitter account and sent out all of those lewd photos. we now know that weiner knew who sent out the lewd photos. of course, it was the congressman himself, anthony weiner. and now he's without a campaign

manager. danny left the campaign this weekend. no word on who will take over that job. a quiz for you this morning. are you ready? who said this, quote, if a person is gay and accepts the lord, and has goodwill, who am i to judge them. if you said pope francis, you get a big gold star this morning. catholics are a little taken aback because of what the pope said. in fact, they are taken aback because of what so many things the pope said. maybe that's why so many flocked to that beach on brazil. we know he's a rock star. a vatican analyst is with me now. good morning, john. >> i was on the pope's plane when he said that quote that you just reported. >> tell me about his demeanor. he was reportedly relaxed and

laughing? >> first of all, this is not unprecedented. he would always come back to the plane and conduct these free-wheeling spontaneous exchanges usually in six languages. it almost made you feel stupid sitting there listening to him. we haven't seen that for a long time. when he got older and more frail he couldn't do that. and francis today basically came back, carol, and asked, what have you got? for an hour and 20 minutes he answered questions under every topic of the sun. no notes, no rehearsal, not a single question that he ducked. as somebody who gets paid to follow the pope around and watch him do this thing, i have to tell you, this was a fairly remarkable experience, flying back with francis from rio de janeiro. and one of the three million people that he brought to copacabana beach, the beach was going to be known as popa cabana

rather than copa cabbana. >> let's go back to one of his statements. he said, if a person is gay and has goodwill and accepts the lord, who am i to judge them. >> this is not a change in church teaching. it's always been in the books as the former code of teaching, that homosexual persons are to be treated with respect and love. i think in terms of perception, what gays and lesbians often hear from the catholic church is precisely judgment. to hear a judge saying i don't judge you, in terms of perception and outreach and trying to change the way the church is seen, the message it's trying to deliver, i think that's what has got people worked up. >> the other thing, the pope

recently said something about atheist. he said an atheist could get into heaven if an atheist performed good things on earth. he said women should have a greater role in the church although he doesn't know what that is yet. these are really interesting things the pope is saying. >> yeah. you know, i think in some ways we've already called pope francis the pope of the poor because this is a pope who has a deep love of the poor. while he was in brazil he visited a brazilian slum and said the measure of society is greatness is how it treats the poorest in that society. but i think in the end carol, we might refer to him as everybody's pope. he has an outreach for everyone. he's reached and i don't know if there's going to be a

constituency done on the planet but he's gotten love from pope francis. >> john allen, reporting live for us this morning, thank you so much. police have restored order finally in huntington beach, california, after a huge fight broke out in the streets. watch. it's crazy, right? the violence erupted at the end of the u.s. open of surfing. it was actually a surfing and skating event when officers first tried to disperse the crowd, the crowd moved into the downtown area and, as you can see, people were still fighting and they were also damaging property. >> it started with like a fight and then it just broke out. they were tipping port-a-potties and everyone was just running down main street. >> there's the port-a-potty video. i hope no one was in any of those port-a-potties. no injuries were reported. police arrested eight people and they are looking for more

suspects. they are also asking the public for individual kbr for video or pictures so they can make more arrests. joe joe john, the driver of a boat, is facing vehicular manslaughter and assault. this crash involved a bride-to-be. the bride-to-be was killed and also killed was the best man in the wedding party. his body was recovered yesterday. four others were injured when the boat slammed into a parked barge at night. alcohol may have been a factor and the barge may have not been properly lit. we'll keep you posted. investigators in france trying, searching for clues in one of the country's biggest jewel heist. an armed robber made off with about $53 million worth of precious gems. it was the third such heist around the city of canne since may. an unbelievable story of

giving. sam is giving away his television fortune to charity. the announcement coming on the heels of his cancer diagnosis. he's been given only a few more months left to live. alison kosik is live with this story. what a touching thing to do. >> yeah, you know, you hear a story like this and it really puts things in perspective. here's a guy who is diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. he's not thinking of himself, he's thinking of how to help others. we're talking about sam simon a. co-creator of "the tisimpsons." the money is going to animal rights, to children's charities and he has his own foundation,

the sam simon foundation, it rescues dogs and works with veterans and hearing impaired. he's got a lot of money but he's not focusing on his own fate. he's focused on leaving a legacy which helps others by leaving a good portion of his money to causes that he cares about. carol? >> alison kosik, thanks so much. cars buried under water. anyway, there was terrible flooding in north carolina, as you can see. we'll tell you more when "newsroom" continues. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999.

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the deacon of an indiana church is asking for prayers. a youth pastor and his pregnant wife were killed, as well as a mother of five. eight of the 19 people injured still in the hospital. one of them remains in critical condition. in money news this morning, job lovers in china really seem to like their fill of starbucks. the company is seeing a

tremendous growth in the past year. maybe not a big surprise considering starbucks opened 500 new stores there last year. by 2014, starbucks expects china to pass canada as the second largest market after the united states. newly released home video shows president john f. kennedy vacationing with family and friends 50 years ago. these pictures were taken in massachusetts and just four months later the president was assassinated. dangerous weather slammed parts of the country but north carolina may have seen the worst of it where dangerous flash floods shut down roads and are being blamed in the drowning death of a 10-year-old girl and 48-year-old man. tracking all of the extreme weather we're experiencing, good morning, endra. >> they had an unbelievable six to ten inches of rain and they were not the only ones. they broke a single record, the

most amount seen any day of the year. eight inches fell for the month of july. 13 inches in july and that's also a record. the flooding went along with that. the low that produced all of that heavy rain staying with that cold front. finally they are drying out what they need to and there's a couple of thunderstorms possible. we're really not looking for that severe weather we saw over the weekend. where we do have a potential for severe weather, the low is making its way farther to the east. anywhere from kansas through missouri, this is the threat for flooding. two to four inches of heavy rain is possible. of course, flash flood watches will be in that area. the other main concern is you can see it deteriorate and see it breaking apart. very hard to see it organizing, by any means. that's the good news. 50 mile per hour or steady winds. the changes in the last track is that it's moving faster, westerly, at 17 miles per hour.

it's more of a southerly track. 4:00 p.m. eastern time, we're waiting for it to make landfall. six to ten inches of rain. some places could see 15 inches of rain. of course, another area looking for, yes, more flooding, carol. >> wow. okay. indra petersons, thank you so much. president obama and hillary clinton are meeting today for lunch but they are not saying why. we'll tell you what it could be next. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?!

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president obama and hillary clinton are having a private lunch at the white house in just a few hours but it's not exactly clear what they are meeting about. clinton hasn't been a regular since leaving her position earlier this year. brianna keilar is at the white house. so, hmm, there's got to be

something more than just ham sandwiches at this lunch. >> reporter: i completely agree with you, carol, and i think it's fair to say that. the white house is being very mum on exactly why this lunch is taking place. but you look back at some of the other meetings that we've seen president obama and hillary clinton have and it's pretty clear that part of this is keeping her in the limelight in the administration since the new year. back in january president obama did an extremely rare interview with cbs "60 minutes" with then sort of hillary clinton thanking her publicly as she left his administration, something that you haven't seen him do with other members of his cabinet. thanking her and trying to make it very clear that they have a strong relationship personally and professionally and that she's been a confidant to him. he met with her and former

president clinton so she's kept the ties since she left the administration. >> what about joe biden? he's talking about running for president. what about joe? >> reporter: obviously, you know, the president's right-hand man. you wonder if that's a little awkward, potential competitors here. he certainly does meet a lot with vice president biden but the reality is when you look at poll numbers for who would be -- if the election were today, the best contender, hillary clinton would beat joe biden, hands down. the last poll taken in july, democrat's choice for the nominee in july, 63% said hillary clinton and only 13% said biden. they a everyone realizes that they are both eyeing it and expect that to happen, carol. >> interesting. i know you'll stick around until after that lunch. thank you, brianna keilar, live. with middle east peace talks

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good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining us. checking our top stories at 30 minutes past the hour, a wild night in huntington beach, california. a very large fight broke out at the end of a skating and surfing event. officers were able to restore order. no injuries were reported but eight people were placed under arrest and people are looking for more suspects. there will be a memorial tonight for the 79 passengers killed last week in the spanish

train crash. the driver of the train, the conductor of the train has been charged with homicide in those deaths. about 70 people injured in those deaths are still in the hospital this morning. a new round of israeli palestinian peace talks begins tonight in washington. on the eve of those talks, israeli prime minister benjamin net netanyahu releases some prisoners. and it's no secret roger waters is an outspoken supporter of the palestinians and of a palestinian state but some people are outraged by his latest stunt. a giant inflatable pig hovering above the crowds at a concert during his iconic you can see a pig along with fascist symbols

and then there's this. >> waters fired off a machine gun. both the pig is routine. it's part of his anti-war stance. but jewish leaders say this time he's gone too far. one rabbi writing, "waters deployed a classic, disgusting medieval anti--semitic caricature." they are both political comedians and do a stand-up show called welcome to peace. has roger waters gone too far? is the rabbi right?

>> absolutely not. i don't think what he did was anti-semitic. as you pointed out, the pig has been a part of his act for more than 30 years going back to pink floyd. it has nothing to do with israel. the context is, this is part of the wall. roger waters is playing a dictator and in this particular song, as is known in the wall, the movie, the angry mob goes out and destroys the homes of black people and jewish people. that is the context in which the star of david is used here. it's not anti-simitic. he's pro-peace as i am. we want a resolution to the crisis and hopefully negotiations are starting. >> at one point he was calling for a boycott of performances in

israel, right? >> i disagree with that. >> wait a second. dean, as a muslim, you have a far different perspective on roger waters' concert? >> i do. glad to see you, carol. it's been a while. i think the star of david becomes inflammatory and ends any constructive conversation on the issue of the palestinian israeli resolution of the conflict there. even liberal jews would be supportive. i think it pulls people back and shuts people down. we need to encourage people to get together and find common ground. if you're going to help the palestinian cause, this does not help, to be quite honest. >> scott, i was surprised that so many musicians and big-time musicians are pro-palestinian, and i'm talking about groups like cold play, annie lenox, san

tan ta. even stevie wonder. >> carol, it shouldn't be surprising one way or the other. it doesn't mean you're pro palestinian or anti-israel, frankly. many people make the point that all they are against is the settlements and it's usually about the settlement building in the west bank which is an obstacle to peace. so the idea that they are against that, done mean they are anti-israel. i love america. i do criticize our policy many times on different issues. i'm not anti-american in any way, shape, or form. so i think that's -- there's a line. we can have constructive criticism and debate and within israel they have a great deal of debate that we do not see in america on the issues of settlement building, on peace negotiations, on borders. i think it's healthy to have a discussion. >> okay. scott is back. so i guess i was just saying that it's really not exactly politically correct to be pro palestinian in the united states.

i guess that's why i'm so surprised that many musicians are coming out on the palestinian side. >> well, i just quarrel with that. i support israel, i support the palestinian's right to have a state. it's not either/or. roger waters is just pro-peace. let me say, i oppose the boycott movement. what dean and i do is a great way of using comedy to build bridges to promote peace. i think we should encourage cross collaboration, what dean and i do. i disagree with roger waters. he's been criticized across the web for people who haven't seen the show. he's a brilliant artist. he supports peace in the middle east and we should not do that shoiing clips. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. cleveland kidnapping victim

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one of ariel castro's victim, it's obvious that she does not consider herself a victim, i'm talking about amanda berry who was honored in her home town of cleveland. >> give it up for amanda berry. [ cheers and applause ].

>> there she is, on the screen on the left. her family attended the annual roverfest contest. cnn's nischelle turner is live. it was so nice to see her looking healthy and happy. >> reporter: so nice to see her. she didn't say anything publicly but she gave everyone a big smile and a big wave. she had been publicly invited to this concert by the radio station putting on this show but she reportedly surprised everyone by actually showing up. and you can see at least one of the other women that were there with her, they were getting pretty emotional there on the stage. the local deejay who introduced her to the crowd said she had some time to make up and wanted the crowd to help her out. she came back to the stage later during a nelly performance and

he dedicated one of his songs, "just a dream" to her. this is a day after ariel castro was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years and no dhachan of parole. >> i understand that one of ariel castro's children was on the "today" show. what did he say? >> reporter: he had some interesting things to say about his father and about the sentencing. let's just listen to a little bit of what he said. >> i think it's the best possible sentence. i think that if he really can't control his impulses and he really doesn't have any value for human life, the way this case has shown, then behind bars is where he belongs for the rest of his life. right now i can't see any scenario where i would go visit him. he's been lying to his family for the past 10, 11 years at every possible turn. i have no trust in him.

i can't see myself going to visit him and giving him the opportunity to face me and lie to me again. >> and you can't blame the way he feels there, carol. it was very interesting where he said jail is the place where he believes his father belongs. i want to go back to amanda berry really quick. she was at this concert, carol, and most of us take that for granted. but can you imagine how big that was for her? being free to just go outside and listen to music? >> oh, no. it just brings tears to your eyes. >> it gives you goosebumps. it really does. >> it does. thank you, nischelle. we appreciate it. >> absolutely. any time. still ahead in the newsroom, derek jeter is feeling oh so much better. the yankee captain got back to work in a big way. we'll show you next. let's play:

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pastor rick warren returned to the pulpit since his son's suicide in april. you can hear worshippers in southern california, saddle back church, greeted the pastor and his wife with a warm welcome. during warren's sermon, he

talked about the shock he felt when he found out about his son's suicide. >> when matthew died, shock was not a day, not a week, it lasted at least a month. and sometimes i still feel shocked by this thing that happened in my life. >> cnn has more on warren's return. >> reporter: carol, an emotional rick warren was greeted by crowds. he said, buckle up, we're shifting into hyper drive. i'm back. >> in the past 16 weeks since mental illness took my son matthew's life -- >> reporter: he delivered his first sermon since his son took his life at 27 years of age in april. warren told his congregation matthew suffered from mental illness since childhood. >> we had gone to the best doctors money could buy.

we had gotten the best medications. we had the best therapy. we had the best people praying, thousands of people praying. we have an incredibly strong family. b with deep, deep faith. it just did not make sense. >> reporter: the grieving couple's influence reaches far beyond the influence of this church. he's the author of "the purpose driven life." with kay at the forefront, they launched a global initiative to help people with hiv positive and removed any associated stigmas. after their son's suicide, the warren's new pledge is to erase any shame associated with mental illness. >> it's amazing to me that any organ in your brain can breakdown and there's no stigma to it. if your brain breaks down, there's a stigma associated with it. you break a bone, a back, if

your liver stops working, no stigma. but if your brain doesn't work right, why should you be ashamed with that? >> warren claims relativelies and the older siblings josh and amy with leading its families through its darkest moments. >> i'm in a family of spiritual redwoods. they are giant of faith. it is a rock-solid family and actually when matthew died, amy said, daddy, satan picked the wrong family to pick on. he's going to lose big time on this one. >> reporter: saddle back officials say that he will not grant an interview any time soon but he will work to remove the stigma of mental illness. back to you, carol. >> paul, thank you so much. checking our top stories, from buried alive to full recovery in just two weeks, 6-year-old eric wayner returned

to church this weekend. his survival is proof that miracles do happen. still no word on the cause of death for a nationally known morning radio host who passed away over the weekend. david kid died on saturday while in new orleans. in a bit of irony, he did a humor segment on his radio show about what he would say in his final moments here on earth. he was just 53 years old. two have been killed in north carolina due to flooding. and in sports, derek jeter is back with a bang. the yankee captain received a standing o as he hit a home run at the bottom of the first running. whoo! alfonso wins the game with a

walk-off single. and yankees avoid the sweep. jeter was happy to be back and contributing. >> the first of everything is to get the first hit, first home run, first rbi, first game was difficult for me to get. but it feels great to contribute. but more importantly, we want -- i wouldn't feel good if we lost this game. amazon is planning to hire 7,000 worker in the united states saying the paid benefits will be far above typical retail wages. sounds good, right? alison kosik is here to tell us more. tell us. >> you think about what is happening at amazon, carol, and customers have an option of getting quicker delivery. more people are needed to fill these orders faster. amazon is hiring 5,000 full-time warehouse workers, 2,000 workers

and they will pay better than traditional jobs. and give reimbursement for college degrees as well. it's a 95% reimbursement no matter what you study. it's part of a major incentive. and this announcement, interestingly enough, comes on the heels of the company reporting a loss even though sales were up 22%. investors are not too worried. the stock is up 23% year-to-date because of the impressive sales growth and prospects for the future. i guess the old motto for amazon these days is you've got to spend money to make money. at least that seems to be amazon speaking the a the moment. carol? >> alison, thank you.

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>> reporter: toaster the labradoodle could have been toast. he let his dog out of his san francisco home and then heard frant frantic yelping as a raccoon tangled with him. >> i was scared that he was getting shred up. >> reporter: here's the replay. check out the erie flying raccoon eyes. kevin said he had no choice. >> i wanted to get them separated. >> reporter: kevin is the founder of dig, social news website that spawns viral videos and found his own video going viral but what did he find when he went down those stairs in kevin says the raccoon definitely survived the toss, that he saw it get up and take off. >> he actually fit through those gate bars there. >> reporter: now its got his own twitter account.

toaster the labraddodle came out of it with some scratches and kevin came away looking like a major league pitcher. kevin said that the raccoon weighed about 25 pounds. >> it felt very greasy. >> reporter: the last time we saw a toss like this is when a raccoon stepped into the chimp enclosure. what a wind-up and how did this raccoon wind up? in the drainage pipe. we're told it eventually got out alive. kevin rhodes came out of his encounter smelling like a rose. peta said it was a crazy move that could have gone very wrong for man, dog, and raccoon, but you can't fault a man for

reabltr reacting to save his dog. >> they are like a family member. >> reporter: strike three, raccoon, you are out. cnn, jeanne moos, new york. >> i would save my dog, too. raccoons can be nasty. thank you for joining me today. cnn "newsroom" after a break.

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i'm john berman in for ashleigh banfield. the fbi just broke up a major child traffic ring arresting more than dozen and dozen of pimps. joe johns is joining us. it sounds like a very, very big operation. >> that's true. it's called operation cross country. it's done by the federal bureau of investigation in cooperation with a number of state and local law enforcement authorities. we're told it's the largest child exploitation and child prostitution sweep of its kind ever. about 105 children nationwide rescued, according to law enforcement officials. more than 50 pimps have been arrested. dozens of searches across the country. th