the uk raises the terror alert over what isis militants might bring home. what u.s. secretary of state john kerry says needs to happen to stop isis. vladimir putin reminds of the military strength as they push to become a member of nato. we'll bring you all the details of a mine collapse. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm isa soares.

it is 11:00 a.m. in russia. now russia continues to insist the troops are not operating inside ukraine. the west insists the satellite images show russian equipment there. they stopped short of calling the images a smoking gun. take a listen. >> despite moscow's hollow denials, it is now clear that russian troops and equipment have illegally crossed the border into eastern and southeastern ukraine. this is not an isolated action but part of a dangerous pattern over many months to destabilize ukraine as a sovereign nation. >> russian foreign minister lavrov is not only denying the

images, he says they are simply made up. >> translator: from the very beginning of the crisis, we have been blamed for everything. there have been reports there are photographs from space showing movements of russian troops. as it turns out, it was computer games and the images are taken from there. >> matthew chance is in moscow at this hour. reza is in kiev. let's start with matthew chance. matthew, we have seen evidence piling up that russian forces are inside ukraine and russia is playing a direct role in this conflict. what has been the reaction in moscow. what does mr. putin have to say in reaction to those allegations? >> mr. putin, the president of russia, along with every kremlin

speaking on this issue, they are denying any russian units are taking part on combat operations inside ukraine despite the body of evidence the last couple weeks. ten russian paratroopers were detined by security services inside ukraine. the explanation is they stumbled across the border from russia into ukraine by accident. there's been a mild confirmation from the pro-russian rebels inside ukraine that russian forces are indeed, fighting side by side with the rebels themselves. they are saying there are between 3,000 and 4,000 fighting there. they are not there officially, they are taking their vacation time, their leave and choosing to fight and in some cases, die, of course, on their free time. we have seen a catalog of

denials coming from the kremlin and other officials since the allegations first surfaced. >> on holiday, that's fascinating. one thing is certain, the fighting is continuing and raging on multiple fronts. reza, bring us up to date of what is happening. >> reporter: we are keeping a close eye on southeastern ukraine. thursday, pro-russian rebels took a town just east of mariopal. if, indeed, there's evidence in the coming days they will push west ward, that will suggest what many analysts are saying, pro-russian separatists and the russians annexed earlier this year making a land link between the russian border and crimea.

we should point out overnight friday, into today, no indication, no evidence, no reports an incursion took place. there are reports residents there are bracing themselves, preparing for something to happen. we are also keeping a close eye on the allegations, the accusations that are heating up, not just in kiev, but also uk that the russians are, indeed, sending in troops. soldiers, heavy artillery, hardware, tanks across the border from russia into ukraine. again, it was relatively quiet overnight, no indication more troops are coming, something moscow denied. we are keeping a close eye on brussels. poroshenko's twitter said he arrived in brussels to discuss

the crisis in ukraine and potentially discuss more sanctions. of course, more western leaders are talking about the potential of another round of sanctions especially issa after the accusation that, indeed, more troops have come into ukraine from russia. >> we are going get both of your views on the next question. what is russia's end game? is it to protect ethnic in ukraine or develop a corridor between russia and crimea or so ukraine doesn't align with europe. reza, what are you hearing? >> reporter: i think analysts, especially moscow say if you are going to ask about putin's end game, you have to ask about the end game and kiev's end game. a lot of accusations that indeed nato wants to put you crane as

part of the alliance. when you look at the options, he can certainly, potentially launch a full-scale invasion. he could, with more troops, bolster the rebels to gain back territory or he could potentially use this perception to sit down and bolster his position on the negotiating table despite all the accusations. we can't forget throughout the past several weeks and days, president putin repeatedly said, he's willing to negotiate. certainly, if there's a perception he's sending in troops that could bolster his position on the negotiating table. >> speaking to an analyst we'll have on later on the show, maria was saying earlier, putin is not prepared to let go of ukraine. >> reporter: look, i think we have to draw the distinction between tactic and strategy

here. the tactics, we are not clear about. he could be trying, by bolstering the rebel forces in ukraine, a land corridor to connect the crimean peninsula. he could be providing the rebels to create instability inside ukraine to prevent, to cause pain to the ukrainian governments and prevent that country from being stable. the overall strategy is clear. putin made it clear, russia made it clear, he wants to prevent ukraine from western institutions, prevent ukraine from moving away from the atmosphere of influence. that means joining the european union. vladimir putin has drawn a line in the sand and made it clear, despite the sanctions and whatever the west can throw at him. he's not going to allow that to

happen. he will do whatever he can to prevent it from happening. that's the reality western powers have to deal with. he's drawn a line in the sand. it's going to be very, very difficult with the use of sanctions or any other force to get in and do a u-turn. >> thank you very much. draw a line in the sand, let's find out whether the european sanctions make any difference what so ever. so far, they haven't deterred president putin. thank you both very much. well, the dispute between nato and russia is playing out on twitter. canada's nato delegation tweeted this tongue and cheek with a message. russia geography can be tough. here is a guy with russian soldiers who keep getting lost. crimea is on the map, not

russia. russia tweeted their own map saying helping our canadian colleagues to catch up with contemporary geography of europe. canada and much of the western world do not recognize russia's annexation of crimea. raise the terror alert level. up next, we go to london to find out why authorities are so concerned and why now. plus, as isis fighters gain more ground, what u.s. military planners may have in store. stay with us. for our call center. i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. you put up one post and the next day you have all these candidates. makes my job a lot easier. [ female announcer ] over 100,000 businesses have already used zip recruiter and now you can use zip recruiter for free at a special site for tv viewers; go to ziprecruiter.com/offer5.

welcome back. britain has raised its terror alert to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. isis extremists pose the greatest security threat the uk has ever faced. britain's home secretary said

there's no intelligence an attack is imminent. karl is live from london. how is the raised terror threat being raised in the uk and what changes will we see? >> reporter: it depends where you look. it's important to note this is the highest terror threat alert britain has had for three years. it looks alarming. one of the daily newspapers says britain under threat of jihadi attack. there is no intelligence that any specific or imminent threat is present. it all relates to this group of 500 plus. british jihadi's thought to be fighting. that threat of radical islam and britain joining the fight has been present here for a number of years not only with iraq and syria, but afghanistan after

that. let's take a look at see how the prime minister announced the raising of this yesterday. isis led actions in iraq and syria. now the threat that more than 500 british jihadists could return home caused the british government to raise the terror threat to the highest level for three years. >> this is not some foreign conflict thousands of miles from home we can hope to ignore. the ambition to create an extremist fate in the heart of iraq and syria is a threat to our own security here in the uk. >> reporter: british home secretary teresa may adding -- >> the terrorist attack is highly likely. there is no intelligence to suggestion that an attack is imminent. >> reporter: the uk terror threat levels were made public after the bombings of 7-7-2005

in the wake of liquid contact in august 2006. the level was first revealed. then it was set at the highest level, critical. the attack on the airport raised the level to critical. for more than three years, since 2011, it's been substantial on the terrorist scale. they know young british men are fighting along islamic groups in iraq and afghanistan before that. but the involvement of the murder of james foley by a jihadist claiming to be british changes home grown terrorism. they will include radical measures of depriving citizens from traveling to syria and iraq and taking passports from those associated with terror related

activities. prime minister cameron has been under public pressure to do something since the video of american journalist james foley which one of the people with a hand in the execution had a british accent. it could have something to do without the public perception. we have heard from the police that as of today, they could be putting more offices in strategic points such as train stations and airports and said there may be armed patrols on some of britain's major streets. it's something we are not used to seeing here. as we know, there aren't many. the threat is not a numerous threat. we have seen attacks in the past launched by one or two jihadis in britain. better intelligence is perhaps the answer. he doesn't think british

intelligence necessarily knows how many britains might be fighting in the mideast right now and certainly doesn't have a track on them when they get back home. >> karl, that doesn't mean there's going to be more anti-terror legislation. if there is, would it not increase tension with the muslim community and alienuate them further? >> reporter: prime minister cameron will go to parliament and talk about the measure to increase power to restrict passports if they are returning from conflict zones and putting travel bans on them as well. it wouldn't be fair to say among the british muslim community there's widespread support for isis and the jihadi groups. at the same time, just a general concern that by increasing measures specifically directed

at the islamic community, young britains of muslim faith could feel discriminated against. on the flip side of that, other britain's say for too long governments have been playing the political correctness card and don't dare go in for fear of feeling racist. isa? >> it's a very fine balance. karl penhaul for us in london where it's 18 minutes past 9:00. thank you karl. the topic of isis with u.s. hostages held in syria isis militants gaining ground. u.s. president, barack obama is discussing military options. we spoke with michael clark about the possibilities. >> let's first talk about the area of influence of isis. when you look at the map, it looks huge, an area the size of jordan. >> and there is some influence,

over 6 million people, the same population of jordan. it's not the influence of an established government. they don't have that many fighters, but they have some influence. they haven't been pressured inside this area yet. >> let's look at the map and see where strikes have happened already. >> strikes against mosul dam, which is critical of taking mosul. the dam has to be in control of friendly forces. there are strikes to push them out of erbil and certainly covert operations around rha ra. the rest has been interested in the forces isis has there. >> the capital, if you will, of this terrorist state, quote unquote?

>> it is. raqqah was there. they expanded operation. the plan was enacted in june. it took everybody by surprise. it was based on raqqah. this is what united isis in syria and iraq. >> if the u.s. goes in with air strikes, what would it do and how? >> well, i think there would be more strikes, more overt strikes on raqqah. no question about that. also, i suspect that strikes here in relation to baghdad, the iraqi army tried three times to liberate and failed. >> it's close to baghdad and saddam hussein's hometown and still -- >> it will be an area of the strikes. i suspect there will be other strikes around the baghdad area. they have to release the pressure around the government of iraq and actually push isis

back toward mosul. ultimately, this is where the battle in iraq will be won or lost. in a sense, isis has to be pushed back to the gates of mosul and made to defend mosul. >> what about eastern syria? anything there? there is a big presence by the islamic groups there, isis in particular. >> this is a place where they are fighting isis. it's a very important area. i suspect that will be fighting. in general, what the united states will be trying to do is three things. one is to separate isis forces in syria and iraq. break them up for the first part. secondly, decapitate from the top. take out as many leaders as you can. >> if you can get to him. >> if you can get to him. thirdly, destroy them from the bottom, alienate their

relationship with the sunni tribal leaders in the areas they control. >> let's look at the map where the u.s. aircraft could taking off from. in turkey, possibly. >> the best place to operate from is egypt. in southern turkey, there's a big nato base. if you operate from the ground, you can put more things on the aircraft, they have a longer range. you can bring in a lot of facilities. if you can't operate from ground bases, you have to operate from carriers in the mediterranean or operate further away in the northern gulf. the problem with that is the aircraft have to carry a lot of weight. they need more fuel to take off and land. you can't carry as much on the aircraft and in these cases you have further to go. >> what about taking off from iraq? >> south of baghdad is a possibility. politically more difficult. it's a nato base.

>> and the turks would be happy with that? >> that's under negotiation. >> how much damage will the strikes alone do to isis? >> they could prevent them from concentrating. they can reduce the mobility. one thing isis is good at is being mobile within their areas. air strikes can stop you doing that. ultimately, isis is people on the ground. people on the ground can only be removed by other people on the ground. >> very interesting discussion there. coming up after the break, we have a big and positive development to rescue a group of trapped miners in nicaragua. what officials are saying about alerts they put in place. don't go anywhere.

here are some other stories we are following at this hour. 20 miners trapped in nicaragua

have been rescued. check out the photos of the miraculous rescue. the effort to get the miners out have been going since the mine partially collapsed on thursday. however, no word on at least five other miners unaccounted for after the collapse. senegal says a 21-year-old student who tested positive for the ebola virus is stable. the student game from new guinea. it's the first case there. we have fast track testing of the vaccine because of the rising toll of ebola cases in west africa. volcanos in new guinea are erupting. we are monitoring them all from the cnn center.

>> it is volcano center at least for this weekend and next week. 5.3 earthquake reported about an hour ago in iceland. >> in iceland? okay. >> that's not good. the thing is, perhaps waking up, we were at red alert yesterday, we are back to orange. go back to red and back and forth. for now, it remains an iceland problem as in the effects will not be widespread into europe unless we get a big old chamber eruption. we'll show that graphic in a second here. the fissure e ripgs is what we are talking about. the magna can shoot ash 20, 30, 40,000 feet into the air. what has happened is the fissure

opened up. it opened last week. it had not erupted. it did yesterday. localized flooding possible as the ice continues to melt there. now we are getting into new guinea here. this is bringing us spectacular imagery across the region here. it erupted yesterday. hadn't done so for about 20 years. take a look at the pictures coming out of this region here. my goodness, that is dramatic stuff there. the iceland volcano looks nothing like this. in fact, this one closed air space as well and continues to provide us with ash, volcanic activity. the latest dispurses. that will take awhile. we have the philippines volcano, an alert associated with it.

we'll watch this one as well. we have 100 to 82,000 people to watch for here. yes, volcano central here at cnn. >> thank you very much. still to come on cnn, tough talk from vladimir putin. what is the end game in ukraine? we'll look at that on cnn. it's not just men fighting. we'll look at the role of women in isis. ñzóó

welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world.

i'm isa soares. these are your headlines. police say two men detonated explosives outside allowing others to enter the building. 45 people are thought to be injured. in an e-mail to cnn the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. brazil's economy is in recession. they declined the second quarter in a row. it is latin america's largest economy. they are holding presidential and general elections in a month. russian president, vladimir putin says the nation doesn't intend to go to large scale conflict. mr. putin says russia's so-called partners should understand it's best not to mess with us. whether that is a valid

threat or friendly reminder to ukraine and the west, russia does have considerable might. some of the russian assets operating across the border in ukraine. a short time ago, i spoke with independent to find out why ukraine is so important to mr. putin. in the last week, we have seen evidence piling up that russia's forces are inside ukraine and russia is playing a direct role in this conflict. still, we have repeated denials from moscow. what do you think is mr. putin's end game in ukraine? >> well, i don't think the end game is clear. however, the immediate goal seems to be a defeat of the pro-russian rebels at the hands of the ukrainian army. the far reaching goal is to prevent them from falling. this has been president putin's

goal for many years, actually. in the most important goal here to prevent ukraine from becoming a nato member. >> but it seems this is going to go ahead. do you think you'll be successful? >> i think there's a very good chance of him being successful in proventing membership for ukraine. it is not clear where the current -- another step is leading. it may be that the territory of this ukraine will become a territory of frozen conflict, in which case, any nato membership is ruled out. it is not clear whether this game, which is very dangerous will evolve as an escalation of the war. however, putin has the advantage of taking decisions without consulting with anyone in russia, not consulting in public, acting quickly, secretly

so no one can guess his steps at a high cost for his policy. >> in the meanwhile, consider how to respond to russia. several rounds of western sanctions impacted their economy. only slightly, but it has not deterred president putin. do you think he's concerned by the prospect of further sanctions? >> he may be concerned and i think we can suggest that he was concerned before about the previous series of sanctions and try to avoid them by playing, i would say a diplomatic game. however, sanctions are not to deter him. he is not the kind of leader to be deterred. he has demonstrated many times he's ready to accept the cost. the cost of the russian future, the well being of the russian people. the cost to russian development.

he will not accept defeat, not in this case and he didn't accept defeat before. >> he will not accept defeat. meanwhile, how is his tough stance being met at home? i remember his approval ratings hit record highs after the annexation of crimea. >> it's still quite high. those who are desperate to seek putin's approval ratings to drop point out the august rating was two percentage points below july. we are still talking 80. it's still pretty high. people do approve his policies. there is a countless number of loyalists who would repeat and confirm anything that is the kremlin line. now, at this point and time, we are talking repeating and reiterating there is no russian military presence in ukraine, no matter what nato or others say.

>> with the war of worlds we are seeing, is a cease-fire, at this stage, even realistic? >> well, one of the options that is considered, mostly by outside observers, certainly not by the kremlin or at least we don't know about it, it's freezing conflict. freezing it now so there is no actual warfare. the people are not killed. but territory of ukraine, eastern ukraine remains under russian control or de facto. ukraine will have a huge problem with part of its territory not controlled by the ukrainian government. with russia having a powerful leverage of ukraine if this is, indeed, a scenario in store. >> very briefly, do you think

things will get worse before they get better? >> well, i think there is a good reason to believe things may get worse. they have gotten worse for months now and even though the intervention or invasion as some call it has not resulted in a military escalation with big battles, i think nothing is ruled out at this point. >> maria, thank you for your time. now, there is a new report isis may be considering attacks outside of iraq and syria. foreign policy magazine found a laptop that once belonged to isis. the cnn terrorism analysts say there's no evidence isis has a program dedicated to weapons of

mass destruction. here is a journalist that wrote the article. >> what i think is important and worrisome are three elements. we have basically a student who traveled to syria, joined isis and has this on his laptop. he has an interest in trying to develop it. these factors make it worrisome. how farther, we don't know. maybe he's dead, we don't know. we know there's a certain interest among isis people with a science background into developing these kind of terp diseases. >> meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state john kerry is urging a global effort to defeat isis. in a column in the new york times saturday, perry says no decent country can support what's perpetrated by isis.

no country should sup shirk its responsibility to help stamp out. they can only be defeated when quote, responsible nations and peoples unite to oppose them. as isis tightens the brutal grip, women are playing an active role in the terror. they use check points to intimidate other women. as brian todd reports, some of them have no choice in the matter. >> reporter: the terrorists of isis, dressed in black, armed and now some observed them wearing ha jabs and bier kas. they say women have joined the ranks of isis. one group of women operate in the isis stronghold of raqqah in syria. >> if your daughter will serve in the brigade, that will protect you and your family.

>> reporter: louay is a spokesperson for the free syrian army. friends of his had female relatives pushed into isis. cnn could not verify the accounts. they tell cnn isis uses women, primarily in a policing role patrolling the weeks and cracking down on women not wearing conservative enough clothing. militants held at check points where the male comrades are not allowed to touch women coming through. >> they are useful. they will be able to check any woman coming through and be able to defect any enemy coming through the check point. >> including men trying to sneak through dressed as women. isis women go on house raids. >> they need them to search inside the bedrooms and they do body-check for the women. >> the u.s. intelligence officials tell cnn isis

demonstrated a flexibility in goals and is open to using women to attack them. does that include fighting on the front lines? >> females do not fight for isis. there is no theological legitization to take on men within a battlefield within isis' extremist tact of islam. >> reporter: why would a woman join this group? experts say personal security and small salaries are factors. >> when the alternative is to be displaced to turkey and elsewhere and work as a prostitute to get money for your family. women join because they have relatives in the movement, networks that are part of that movement. women join because they have been rained. >> reporter: there seems to be little, if any, empowerment in

this despite the lure of security, money and responsibility. isis created the female brigades to terrorize women. >> in addition to everything else, they are on an anti-drug campaign in syria. they cut down a marijuana field in a town they captured near aleppo. they denounce drugs and set the marijuana on fire. cnn can't verify the authenticity of the video. we are getting reports of attempt in an african country. military units have moved in on government and police buildings and gunfire has been heard. that's according to a diplomat who says the statehouse has been surrounded. tensions have been high since the prime minister in june. cnn has been granted rare

access inside north korea. we'll bring unusual sites taken in by the team. stay with us.

welcome back. abortion rights groups and a judges rule thag keeps abortion clinics open and operating in texas. a judge threw out a key part of the anti-abortion law that was going to take place on monday. it would force many to close if they didn't meet certain standards. the judge said that would be too great of an obstacle for women seeking an abortion in texas. leaving homes after being threatened. these images show members of the community arriving to new residents in guatemala city. the group known for practicing was living in a village.

they began receiving threats and decided it was time to move on. >> translator: would you not want another jewish holocaust. we are leaving in this manner. fast, without thinking about it, but very sad. i have lived here seven years surrounded by very good people. it's not about bad people. they have good, peaceful people. friends who offered a helping hand for a long time. >> local tribal elder told reuters they decided to expel the group, claiming they refused to have contact with the local population. invitations to visit north korea don't happen every day. when will rip lee got the opportunity to go he jumped on it. >> reporter: the moment we land in north korea, it feels like we are walking into a time warp, a

nation decades behind the developed world, trying to catch up and trying harder to control the flow of information. from the route we take to the pictures we take, government is watchling our every move. they control what we see and what we don't see. our first stop, the birthplace of the nation's founder, their eternal president. every north korean that comes here will visit at least once. this is considered a sacred place and coming here is a pilgrimage. they traveled 23 hours to drink from the family's well. i want to come back again, says this 12-year-old. he comes from a rural area in the far north, a far cry from the capital, this show piece of the nation. this is the most modern children's hospital in the entire country. it opened six months ago. it's not just the medical equipment. kids pretend to be sick just so

they can use the playground. there are 300 beds in the hospital in a city of more than 2.5 million people. it's one of several pet projects of kim jong-un who inherited power from his father and grandfather before him. another prize project, the massive water park. finished in just nine months. we are told kim jong-un scrutinized every detail of the water park. he examined the plans personally 113 times. as his high ranking officials tested the water slides to make sure they were safe. as they play, others are suffering. the world food program says many koreans face regular food shortages. you wouldn't know it with all the money spent on projects like this. here, no expense is spared to put a happy face here. the rest of north korea is kept

hid frn the cameras and eyes of the outside world. will ripley, cnn, north korea. >> you can see and read more from will's website including the swimsuit fashions, very stylish. if you look closely there, the one in the center, number seven is the most popular. to be honest, they look all the same to me. cnn.com/international. one man always has the right haircut is ivan. >> my goodness. i think i have a number seven going there. yeah. >> it might be the kim jong-un style. >> it's popular indeed. >> take it away. >> we are going to talk about the u.s. here. we have a big labor day weekend holiday, unofficial end of summer. it is going to be wet for some of us here. in fact, here we have severe weather potential as well. we have to watch that closely.

upwards of five inches over the next weekend is the potential for texas, louisiana and arkansas. you know this if you are watching. severe weather, see the outline there? that is going to continue to migrate toward the east throughout the weekend. we have to watch for severe weather potential. that means wind damage. hail and potential for isolated tornadoes. not a tornado outbreak, we are not in that season, but a few could develop. this expands to the east the next couple days. we have to watch that. if you want dry and hot weather, head out to the west. it's not going to be a complete deluge here. let us get to the beach forecast, if you are lucky enough to be close to the coast. isa and i would have to drive a few hours to see water. that's okay. there it is.

nantucket, upper 60s, low 70s. if you like cool water that is the place to be. going to cape cod, up toward province town. there's galveston with steamy, mid to upper 80s. that's going to make you want to jump in the beach and leave pictures of the 101. los angeles, labor day weekend exodus. we are through summer already here in the united states. we have a few weeks where i's going to be warm and pleasant, but kids are back in school and, well, we'll be wrapping holiday gifts soon. that's the way it goes. >> thanks very much. a nascar driver returns to nascar racing this weekend. it's been three weeks since he was involved in a crash, which led to the death of another driver on the track. we'll update you to the reaction on the tragedy and the investigation in a moment. ñzóó

tony stewart returns to nascar racing this weekend, three weeks after he hit and killed a fellow driver on the track. the investigation is continuing into the incident. andy scholes reports. >> an emotional tony stewart showed remorse in the first public comments since this accident when he struck and killed kevin ward jr. during a

dirt track race. >> this has been one of the toughest tragedies i have ever had to deal with professionally and personally. this will definitely affect my life forever. this is a sadness and a pain that i hope no one ever has to experience in their life. >> reporter: stewart, a nascar champion spent the time since the incident in seclusion. no charges have been filed against him. authorities say the investigation will continue for at least another two weeks. nascar says stewart received all the necessary clearances to return to racing. >> once tony decided to come back, we then had to go through the policies and the procedures and the steps we have historically built over time to make the absolute most correct decision we could make. >> i have taken the last couple weeks off out of respect for kevin and his family and also to cope with the accident in my own

way. i want kevin's father, kevin sr. and his mother, pam and his sisters, christy, kayla and caitlin to know that every day i am thinking about them and praying for them. >> reporter: since the death, nascar implemented a rule requiring all drivers to remain in their car until safety crews arrive unless they are in immediate danger. stewart says his return to the track is part of the process. >> i miss being back in the race car. i think being back in the car this week with my racing family will help me get through this time. i'm here to race this weekend. i appreciate your respect. there will be a day i can sit here and answer your questions. >> reporter: stewart has two races remaining to qualify for nascar's version of the playoffs. andy scholes, cnn, atlanta. >> a mission to improve on the

picnic cooler broke all kick starter records. a super cooler includes a blender, waterproof speakers, a kugt board and a bottle opener. or as my producer calls it, a party in a box. it's clearly in demand as people poured in $13.3 million during the 52-day run on kickstarter. the cooler will go on sale for around $300. finally, if you are feeling there's a bit more sizzle to this saturday, you are not alone. that's because today is international bacon day. the celebration of all things bacon takes place saturdays before labor day, the holiday we celebrate the workers who, okay, bring home the bacon. that does it for this hour. don't go anywhere. the news continues after this short break. stay with cnn.

the threat for militant extremist has the world taking notice. much more ahead this hour on the uk the decision to ratchet up the terror threat level in the face of isis. to everyone in the united states and around the world, hello and welcome back to cnn. i'm natalie allen. also ahead this hour -- >> i heard about russian tanks but no one can prove it either way. i'm more scared of the