>> i'm sure rick mclean is out there. i'm sure that he's got children in his crosshairs. he's not going to stop. he's out there trying to convince you to let him have your children so that he can rape them. iraq in turmoil. troops loyal to nuri al maliki are sent into the streets of baghdad after the prime minister gives a speech ripping the president. a new cease-fire takes hold but can talks prolong it. and protests in missouri after the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. and rory roaring. the irishman wins the pga championship. his second major in less than a

month. hello. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett. iraqi troops and tanks are being deployed into several baghdad neighborhoods. >> this is the most recent development out of the tumultuous country. there is an apparent power struggle taking place between prime minister maliki and the president. the prime minister is resisting pressure to not run for a third term. and he says the president broke the law by extending the deadline to nominate other candidates for prime minister. listen to this. >> translator: i've warned in previous speeches of the seriousness of breaching the constitution which iraqi people have voted on.

>> now considering what is happening with isis militants in the north, of course this development concerns the united states. >> the u.s. state department is calling for a new and inclusive government in iraq and seems to favor the president over the prime minister. this statement says the united states fully supports the president in his role as guarantor of the iraqi constitution. we reaffirm our support for a process to select a prime minister. we reject any effort to achieve outcomes through coercion or manipulation of the constitutional or judicial process. rosemary? well, you might be asking who is this man. he's actually a veteran kurdish

politician. >> he has served in iraq's parliament since 2005. his fellow legislators lelected him to the presidency. i spoke with bob bayer. and he says that isis may already enjoy some support inside baghdad. >> exactly what happened in baghdad tonight, you hear rumors that there was truly a coup. that's certainly what a lot of iraqis think at this point. and remember, there that are large parts of baghdad that have sunni neighborhoods, which are pro isis or at least part of the population s and the fear is that isis will take advantage of this and make a move on baghdad. >> now the u.s. is continuing air strikes on isis targets in

iraq. >> that's right. iraqi officials and state media say dozens of militants have been killed over the past few days, essentially over the weekend. >> and american officials say they hit five targets on sunday, including armed vehicles and a mortar position. >> meantime kurdish fighters took control of two towns but lost control of another town. >> now the front line is actually a dirt road. >> and the kurdish soldiers are called the peshmerga. >> reporter: across a barren highway. this, the first line of defense for iraqi kurds fighting against isis military taptss, said to be just a short drive away,

occupying this village. in this eerie no man's land, a tent city, recently abandoned. this camp was a temporary home for thousands of iraqis who fled the isis militant capture of the nearby city of mosul two months ago. last tuesday when isis wednesday on the offensive yet again, everybody fled. the camp is deserted. and some of them left so quickly that they left their cars behind. it is here among the other abandoned cars of this sun-baked plain that kurdish peshmerga fighters are digging in, building fortifications and regrouping after a chaotic retreat from the islamic militants just five days ago of the biggest threat fighters here say, armored isis convoys, led by suicide bombers in speeding

vehicles. >> cars start the operations, then other vehicles start the overall offensive. that's where we are strengthening our defense lines to prevent these cars from approaching us, and kind of make it more difficult for them to attack. >> reporter: the kurds have gotten some help from american air strikes, but everyone here says he need more. ? well, our weapons are sort of old iraqi army weapons. unfortunately, the weapons that they have seized from the iraqi army that was from the u.s. army was -- they're very advanced weapons. so we do need other weapons. >> reporter: the kurdish ranks bolstered by unlikely volunteers, a 19 year old swedish kurd and his father who runs a car wash back home in sweden. i don't understand. you both were living in sweden? >> yes. >> reporter: and you heard about the news and came to kurdistan

to fight? >> yes. >> reporter: what is the reason for this? what is motivating you? >> my heart for kurdistan. so i give everything for kurdistan. yes. >> reporter: the isis militants say they're fighting to build an islamic state. the kurds are defending a region that's still not quite an independent state from the worst threat iraqi kurdistan has seen in more than a decade. ivan watson, cnn in northern iraq. at least terrorism expert says the air strikes on isis fighters could lead to retaliatory attacks in europe and the united states. you can get more on our website at cnn.com. all right. israeli and palestinian negotiators are expected to

resume indirect negotiations today in cairo. we've been here before. but there's a lot of hope still that remains for developments to emerge. >> of course this happens as a new cease-fire appears to be holding in gaza and israel. the three-day truce began at midnight local time in the region. and it follows violence after the previous cease-fire expired. here's one example in gaza just before that truce took effect. you can see the force of that. that was a missile strike in gaza city that startled cnn's martin savage who was not injured, we must tell you. >> incredible to see that. the recent violence is said to have killed more than 1900 people in gaza. israel says it's lost 64 soldiers and three civilians. joining us is john vause.

>> reporter: it is all quiet. in fact, since that cease-fire came into effect, there's not been the sound of explosion at least anywhere across gaza, and we understand the palestinian militants are holding their fire as well. there was an uptick in the exchange of fire leading up to the deadline, midnight last night. that is fairly typical before the cease-fires come into effect. and this decision to return to negotiations in cairo is something of a surprise. because all day on sunday we're hearing from the palestinian delegation in cairo that they were prepared to walk away. they'd given up. they were saying the israelis were not taking these negotiations seriously, and unless that israeli delegation was prepared to return and enter into what they described as

meaningful negotiations about their demands to end the economic blockade and a long list of other requests coming from the palestinians, then they were prepared to leave. the israelis for their part were adam they would not continue these negotiations while palestinian militants continued to fire rockets. so suddenly we had this egyptian proposal on the table and both sides did agree to it. but what we are waiting for now, errol is to see exactly when the israeli delegation will return to cairo. >> and what about the confidence of people there in gaza that this cease-fire will be any different than what we've seen before. how much confidence do people have that their lives will change in any meaningful way because of this? >> reporter: well, i guess, you know, what we seeing now is that both sides are under pressure. hamas is under pressure from many people here in gaza who have lost a lot. it has been a very long month of

conflict. people do want this to come to an end. but they also want to have something to show for it. on the israeli side, there is the increasing pressure which is coming from the international side because of the escalating palestinian death toll in all of this. and i guess the question is what will that eventual peace deal look like? who will come out on top? and we know hamas has their demands, whether or not they get most of those demands remains to be seen. and on the israeli side, they want hamas to be demilitary rld that's unlikely to happen. >> it 's just past 9:00 in the morning there. thanks very much, john. we want to bring you this interesting development in the united states now in the midwest. confrontations raged into the night between police and

residents of a st. louis suburb. >> the unrest in ferguson, missouri follows this weekend's fateful shooting of an african-american teenager by a policeman. crowds had gathered for a candlelight vij its for 18 year old michael brown. >> one of the things fueling this, one of the witnesses say brown was unarmed and had his arms in the air. but others say he was assaulting a police officer. >> there are reports of looting around the city. and police are using bull horns to try to get the crowds to go home. for the latest, george howell joins us now. and george, certainly getting very different stories from both sides of the equation here. what are you learning on this? >> caller: certainly, and we were in the middle, really,

photo journalist and i were in the struggle between protesters who were really trying to take a stand against police, take a stand about, against what they believe is injustice in this city. but then we also saw other people simply come into the situation to cause trouble. we saw stores being looted. we saw, heard shots fired. we saw a flare at one point fired in our direction toward police. it's been a tense situation for several hours here in the streets of ferguson. we watched as police initially kept a very, what's word i'm looking for -- tried to take a very peaceful approach, not very confrontational, rather just standing in the streets, but clearly ready, armed with their riot gear but not taking any

actions. we watched some protesters tak to the street and really got in the faces of some officers. really saw one officer who clearly crossed the line, cursing at protesters. but then, initially, you know, rather later, i should say, police started to push people back, slowly, methodically pushing people back. at last check, they had taken back control over many of the areas where these protesters, quite frankly, the protests got out of control, but, again, we saw looting. we heard shots fired. we're still trying to touch base with police to get account of exactly what happened. whether anyone was injured. and there were fires. there were fires in the streets. some businesses set to fire. it has certainly been a chaotic situation as, again, some people trying to take a stand against what they brief elieve to be injustice and some people coming here to cause trouble.

>> george howell reporting there on the line from suburban st. louis. thank you. we still have man of the world's biggest stories to bring you, including government forces and rebels battling for control of eastern ukraine. >> how the fighting is leaving many without access to basic necessities. about over there? what does it mean to have an unlimited mileage warranty on a certified pre-owned mercedes-benz? what does it mean to drive as far as you want... for up to three years... and be covered? it means your odometer... is there to record... the memories. during the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event now through september 2nd, you'll get complimentary pre-paid maintenance and may qualify for a two-month payment credit. only at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. captain obvious: tell your travelgrandmother with the. hotels.com loyalty program, she'll earn free nights. so they're not the same, because they're different.

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welcome back. ukrainian forces surrounding rebel-held donetsk are selling those in charge of the country to surrender. >> crumbling any hopes of cease-fire, the fighting has created a shortage of food, water and electricity for residents there. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry gave a warning to russia over the weekend -- stay out of ukraine. >> he said moscow should not intervene under the guise of a peacekeeping operation. as the confrontation reaches a boiling point in the east, residents where the crisis first erupted are beginning to get back to their lives. will ripley has more from kiev. >> reporter: this is the site of those political protests in

february that ended with the mass killing of 100 people. right now, the remaining protesters, just a handful of them, are tearing down ha's left of the tent city that has stood here for the greater part of eight months. this is a sign that this chapter of ukraine's struggle is winding down, as a violent conflict rages hundreds of miles away in the rebel-held vong holds of donetsk and luhansk. utilities are spotty, and people are struggling to maintain their quality of life. with artillery fire overnight, constantly erupting in the distance as people are trying to go about their lives. and farther to the east in li

luhansk. there's no way to get in food or medical supplies for eight days now. on top of that, the power has been cut off for over a week. there's no water, no communication. people's cell phones are not even working right now. and these are people who, when the revolution began here in kiev were going about their normal lives, going to work, coming home to their families. now all of that is gone. as the fighting rages on, a fight that began in this square, and now you see behind me, the tents that mark the spot where all this began are coming down. this chapter may be over, but the crisis in ukraine shows no signs of coming to an end. >> well, will ripley joins us live from kiev. let's talk about donetsk. military encircling it. what's going to happen to the rebels? the last we heard, they were really standing up to this. but they don't really have a chance in the midst of this

encircling. >> reporter: yeah, they certainly are surrounded right now, rosemary. they are letting us know what's happening in eastern ukraine. the latest update we just got within the last few minutes, and we foe now, according to the ukrainian military, donetsk continues to be surrounded. they use the term "tightening the noose." and they're focusing their efforts on the mh 17 crash site. those are the areas they're trying to hunker down and defend. we don't believe that the military has successfully moved into donetsk. but it's a fluid situation, literally changing by the hour. we also know now that people are evacuating donetsk. and a medical car that was carrying injured ukrainian soldiers was actually fired upon by the rebels.

so there's a lot happening in that area. what's not happening, sadly, is humanitarian aid. there's a lot of back and forth talks going on between the united states, russia, kiev, trying to get food and medical supplies, much-needed supplies in to people, especially in luhansk. you're talking about no power, no water, no communications. even their cell phones aren't working. and course getting any supplies in there right now is pretty much impossible. those are people who need help, and it's not coming right now, rosemary. >> the biggest concern right now is that russia could move in, in an effort and possibly as u.s. secretary of state john kerry has suggested, under the guise as peacekeepers, move in, and that is a major concern. what happens? and what is the plan on the part of the ukraine government if that does happen? >> reporter: yeah, i mean,

obviously crimea fresh in everyone's mind here in kiev. the united states, the u.k., all issuing strong warnings not to have their soldiers move in under the guise of peacekeeping mission. peacekeeping is a keyword because a lot of people feel peacekeeping might mean russia trying to take another piece of ukraine. this is something we know, we believe there are thousands of russian troops stationed along the border. the number is in dispute. russia denies some accounts of 20,000 soldiers within 20 cloms -- kilometers of the most intense fighting. there are a lot of people who speak russian there, who identify themselves as ukrainian but ethnic russians, and these are people that the russian government says needs russia's help. >> will ripley joining us live

from kiev. and there was a bit of good news over the weekend. surprised to hear it. there was an exciting finish to sunday's pga championship. >> it ends with rory mcilroy landing his fourth career major. that is still to come. [announcer] word is getting out. purina dog chow light & healthy is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog chow. isn't it time you discovered the lighter side of dog chow. purina dog chow light & healthy.

welcome back everyone, rory mcilroy is still celebrating,

i'm sure at this late hour. >> he battled back to win the professional golfer's association tournament at the valhalla in kentucky. he beat phil mickelson by one shot. >> we sat down and did an interview. i felt like it was the start of a journey, the start of something, it could be the start of something big, you know, to get that first major out of the way at the age of 22, you know, to have that experience in the bag. i felt like i could go on, and i could win more. and i'm starting to do that. and, you know, to win two majors in one season, two majors in a row, going for my third, i'm in a pretty good place. >> sure is, huh? >> so young. >> and so young. it's amazing. >> you don't want to peak at

that age. now what's he going to do? most of the weather may be in store this morning. >> our meteorologist has been covering this and giving us an idea of how soggy it can be. >> they're used to soggy weather in europe. but this round of weather quite severe. six reports of tornados across the southwest of europe and all of this associated with what was once hurricane bertha. remember hurricane bertha impacting the caribbean and skirting by the eastern united states? this storm system, what's left of it, battering this region, power outages a major concern. this is what's left of bertha as it came from the coast of africa, red dots indicating when it turned into a hurricane and eventually weakening as it pushes on into cooler waters. but the track brought it right

there into europe where we have it at this hour along portions of scotland, and heavy rain is still in this area. a probability still in the forecast for severe weather. a possibility of tornados, large hail and damaging winds. i can tell you a report of at least six tornados, three of them coming out of belgium, one of them near luxembourg. this area is not uncommon to see tornadic activity. u.k. has a knnotorious distinctn for having the largest amount in a small area. generally on the weaker side but still causing damage. you can see 60-mile-per-hour winds or 103-mile-per-hour winds

across this region. and if are you traveling to london, the weather is going to be a possibility. >> check your weather. >> thanks very much. political tensions may be coming to a head in baghdad. >> and with tanks in the streets, the capital security is uncertain. after the break, we will have more analysis of what may be in store for iraq's prime minister. uh, hi... i'm here to drop off my resume. password? i'm sorry, i'm just... what's the password? uh... synergy? uh, dedification... gamification? with alumni in every fortune 100 company university of phoenix can help open the door to your future. go to phoenix.edu to get started today.

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hello, and welcome back. emmy rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett. here's what's making news right

now. iraqi ground troops and tanks have taken up residence in several baghdad neighborhoods. the reason is not yet clear. but this appears to be a power struggle between the prime minister and the newly elected president. an uneasy calm in gaza and israel, a new 72-hour cease-fire took effect several hours ago. hostilities resumed friday after the previous truce expired. the two sides are expected to resume indirect talks in cairo. more police in the u.s. state of missouri are heading to the city of ferguson to help control unrest there. protests over the shooting death of a teenager intensified. police say the teen was

assaulting an officer at the time he was shot. there are reports of looting around the city. to our top story, the growing tension in baghdad. friction between the president and prime minister appears to be growing. a real pleasure to have you on the program with us. so first, what appeared to be pro-maliki troops are taking positions around the iraqi capitol. do we have the makings of a coup here? >> what we're seeing is the continuation of a power struggle that has been going on for actually six or seven years with the prime minister nuri al maliki consolidating all the military forces of the country, the police, intelligence, con l

consolidating them under his control and using them to stay in power while the majority of the whole political class, including his own rule of law party supporters, they are saying he needs to step down and someone else needs to be prime minister who can have an inclusive government who can control the military problems the country faces. it's more dramatic. >> nuri al maliki is shia. the criticism has been that over time he's alien it'sed sunnis by not including more of them in his government. but what, of the other iraqi politicia politicians, how many others do they have to choose from. surely there are other viable options to keep the country whole. >> well, there are many viable

options, and quite a few names have been given from his rule of law group and other groups. his party has power but he doesn't have a majority to be able to have a majority vote in parliament. so there has to be some type of coalition. he hasn't been able to put that coalition into play. therefore they are saying somebody else should be given the opportunity. there's clearly a consensus within the iraqi political elite that, as well as ordinary iraqis, that the country should stay together but it needs to be governed more equitiably and more efficiently, and nuri al maliki has alienated a loot of sunnis, and you have this going back three or four years in ramadi and fallujah and other places. so this is a problem that's been going on for half a decade, but it's reached a critical head

now. >> what's so critical about this is it's happening at a time when you have isis militants making gains throughout northern iraq. as far as we understand, they are likely to have control of the mosul dam. and the political landscape of the country is quite fractured. there are even divisions, you know, among shia and sunni f factions, despite the kurds who have wanted to breakaway in the north. even though you say most iraqis want to see it stay together, considering its fragile state, could it become three autonomous states? >> i don't think so. in the last 20 years or so the push has been for much greater centralization so a government cannot rule with an iron fist.

this is the whole problem with the arab world. the problem with the last three generations has been military rule, centralized, ought kratic, security and military rule, and people need to find an alternative. the alternative of breaking up these countries into other countries is not likely. south sudan broke away about two and a half years ago, and they're not doing well. so i think people understand you have strength in numbers. there is a tradition of co-existence among these groups, but there is a tradition of people pushing back against centralized, autocratic rule. we saw it under saddam, and we're seeing it now. so the formula that has to be achieved is a really tricky one. and this is a formula that challenges all the arab countries, which is how do you

get an inclusive government that makes all the citizens feel they have a role in their government. without any one power dominating -- >> looks like we're having an issue with our connection there, but certainly making the point that throughout the middle east that the lesson has been that more people will accomplish more when they're together rather than being fractured and apart. it doesn't appear that way with some of the pieces of iraq appearing to splinter off. he was speaking to me from beirut with his hopeful perspective on this story that we will ten continue to track throughout the day. there's another story from the middle east. the new middle east cease-fire appears to be holding. this second three-day truce in as many weeks took effect some hours ago. and indirect talks are expected to resume today in cairo. so what do israel and hamas want in order to continue the cease-fire?

well, first, israel insist on the demilitarization of hamas. similar to what we saw in northern ireland. hamas demands a endn end of the blockade. and international assistance in re-building gaza. joining me live from cnn jerusalem is sarah sidener. so both sides have held firm on what they want out of the last cease-fire. so we saw that collapse last friday. how will this next truce be any different? who's giving a little leeway here? >> reporter: well, basically, the arab league is now involved, and they have not been involved in this conflict much at all. we have not heard from them in this conflict. they've coop in to try to help smooth things out, if you will

and try to get another cease-fire started. but ultimately the same problems exist and you laid them out very well there. the hamas organization, the government in gaza says israel has to end the blockade, opening up the airport, which israel is not likely to do. and as long as hamas has all the weapons and uses them against israel, they will not be able to come to a full-term stop anpags however, israel says if the firing responsibles we will start negotiating and have talks about a cease-fire. and that is what has happened. since mid night there has been no firing from gaza and no action from israel. we know, though, that yesterday was quite busy with some 49 rockets being fired from gaza towards israel and 40 strikes from israel into gaza and a lot of damage there. but the fight continues when it

comes to the political situation. and that is much, much harder to smooth out. we'll have to see if this cease-fire holds. this is the second time an attempt has been made in 72 hours. >> the last one was on friday, which lasted 70 hours. there have been more than eight attempts at cease-fire during this conflict. it has gone now into the fifth week. everyone hoping, civilian populations hoping on both sides that we can see some quiet now. and we have for the past ten or so hours, rosemary. >> we are hearing some pretty hard line language from israel's benjamin netanyahu, aren't we? >> he says if the firing continues, this operation is going to continue for some time now. but we are seeing it slow down, and we're not seeing the firing into gaza, though we know there's plenty of troop build up on the border, and they have not

removed any of that completely. but all of the troops are out of gaza. that was part of the initial 72-hour cease-fire that hell d e longest that we saw over the weekend. but that ended on friday. and everyone is wondering what is going to happen going forward. though we know right now there's no firing and there's more talking. rosemary? >> yeah. let's hope this one reaches the 72 hours and we see some form of extension on this. but we'll be watching very carefully. sara sidner bringing us that update. celebrations in turkey. >> erdogan lays out his vision for the country. more details on that still to come. still, why some are angry saying that golf is heading toward the bunker. details coming up. what does it mean to have an unlimited mileage warranty on a certified pre-owned mercedes-benz? what does it mean to drive as far as you want...

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welcome back, everyone. over in turkey, prime minister erdogan is promising to unite the country when he takes office as president later this month. he won 52% of the vote on sunday, so there won't be a runoff election. and he says turkey will see a new social reconciliation process. the turks of all religions and beliefs being equal citizens. we have more on this. and john, erdogan only just avoided a runoff, didn't he?

getting 52%. and now he gives the impression that he will make things more inclusive, but many experts say what he has done over time is consolidated power. has he really proven to be an inclusive character? >> not today. and that's the big question going forward. it's interesting. this opens a new chapter for turkey. but candidly, we don't know how this chapter will be written. as you mentioned, the prime minister, mr. erdogan in power for 12 years, in three term, suggested reconciliation going forward. that's after a very difficult 18 months where we saw the protests in the park, accusations of corruption at the top of the ak party and even the mining disaster that we saw last march. the government was widely criticized for its reaction and response. what does it mean to have his presidency and his terminology.

i think it's interesting to see what happens at the end of the month. the ak party will pick a new prime minister. will it be a prime minister that gives mr. erdogan the free reign to do what he wants to do both in foreign policy and domestic policy, or it will be someone who will challenge him internally within the party and allow this social reconciliation to move towaforward. these are the big question mark after the 52%. it'sfive percentage points lower than we expected. >> so it's important to note, there are those who still disagree with erdogan's policy. we saw these popular protests multiple times, particularly in the park as you mentioned. so what are the opposition

figures saying about erdogan's win. the likelihood that they're going to pick a pm that's going to get in his way is slim to none. but what are the opposition saying? >> he wants to bring in what he likes to define as the city elite of ankara and istanbul. they have supported him and the ak party for a dozen years. he's suggesting here an executive president and a very cohesive government with a prime minister being picked at the end of the month that he can introduce a new era for turkey. first, the foreign policy, which is very near by the south of syria, with problems that spill over into the border, you go to the southeast and northern iraq.

that is unfolding right before our eyes as you nknow. this is spilling into the economy. he has great aspirations to take this economy from $850 billion gdp to $2 trillion. new bridges, underground railway, and a brand new airport. he has major plans. he wants the economy to grow 6%, 7%, 8%. in 2012, it was 2%. last year it was 4%. with the problems i brought up in syria and iraq, iraq's a very important market right now. it will bring that growth down. it will be difficult to grow 4%. so he comes into this new presidency with a huge amount of challenges on his table. that's why he's talking about reconciliation to get the support of the entire population and not have that representation of being autocratic as he's been for the last 12 years as prime

minister. >> we'll see if he cares more about changing his reputation or as you just mentioned, achieving those ambitious goals. usually you need people on your side to accomplish. thank you for joining us from our abu dhabi office. they are making progress in containing the ebola outbreak. there is coordination with the red cross to pick up dead bodies from the streets and have them tested. now if a body is positive for ebo ebola, it's sent to a crematorium rather than burial. other countries are restricting travel. guinea has closed its border with sierra leone. let's change gears considerably now. the popularity of golf has been fading for years.

>> big fans, it makes them quite upset and angry at that point. some say that comes with the fall of tiger woods. what can be done to revive the sport? more than mowing the lawn, i'm sure. we'll get you details after this.

at least one person was killed and dozens more injured in japan after a tropical storm

made landfall. it brought high winds and heavy rain prompting evacuation orders for nearly 1.5 million people. hundreds of flights were also canceled. the storm is now a shelf its former self, but the impact has been severe as we've seen. >> i feel like we've been tracking this storm for so long. and even after it dissipates it's still bringing problems. >> hopefully this is the last we hear of it. it's been about ten days since it first initiated. top of the food chain sort of storm system. but it made landfall on sunday afternoon across southern parts of japan. so this storm system, as it interacts with cooler waters is falling apart. look at the images coming out across the south and central region of japan. local media reporting that

flooding in parts of this area. the junior high school taking on water up to its second level. and this is what happens when you pick up 1200 millimeters or 47 inches of rainfall in 11 days. we're seeing the wettest august on record. eight feet in recent days. incredible to think that fatalities and injuries have been limited. but this is what errol alluded to. and taking that track to southern japan. good news with all of this, quiet conditions developing. the pattern's segt up ovtting u

the region. hurricane iselle made landfall over hawaii last week. no impact for julio, but we know surf upwards of 15 feet expected. 9 meter wave heights or nearly 30 feet wave heights. it's interesting to see this system take that track away from the islands. and folks in hawaii have not seen a hurricane make landfall in about 20 years. >> that's a collective sigh of relief there you can hear. >> i think so. all right, well, don't tell rory mcilroy, but despite his youth and pga championship, golf has a big image problem. >> that's right. our jim bolden looks at why the sport's struggling these days. >> reporter: golf is not cool. and those in golf have been

witnessing the decline for years. >> every indicator that we've been looking at for the past 20 years, rounds played, number of minorities playing, women coming into the game, all of these things that we track says there's less people playing and the ones that are playing are playing less frequently. >> reporter: sales for taylor made golf brand dropped. and there are lower expectations for the golf industry's development. but here at this week's pga championship some bright spots perhaps. >> industry is changing more than anything. and there are a lot of positive stories. our business is up in every area. >> reporter: still many say golf is too expensive post economic crisis, especially for the young, or it takes too long to play, or it's too hard to succeed.

then there are the struggles of tiger woods. when he doesn't play, tv ratings plummet. some of those who cover golf know the struggles first hand. >> my daughter who did play golf a bit had a great golf swing, was chased away from the game because there was no other girls to play w sith. she played with the boys. when the boys finished she would go to the pool table. she couldn't go in. >> reporter: some are experimenting with holes the size of pizzas. others are allowing football golf on the links. but it's about access and accessible. they don't even have membership. so even i can play here. the grove says steep membership fees are a big reason why rival courses are suffering. golfers were hit by the recession too. >> they might have 3,000 pound

membership fee to pay each year. >> reporter: they provide a hotel, a wedding venue, all to help replace the revenue. and sales in the pro shop are now doing better. >> they stayed quite flat for a few years for us. we found that people started to come back and play again, but really didn't spend any additional revenue on site. this year has kind of bucked that trend. we found our shop figures were up around 12% on last year. >> reporter: so at least for now, here at the grove, no need for bigger holes or football golf. jim boulden, cnn, eck land. >> there you go. >> if you need a hole the size of a pizza, you shouldn't be playing golf, i'm sorry to tell you. >> i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett.

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