we take you live to kiev. >> one mother's anguish not knowing whether her son is dead >> lakes turned into what looked like a desert in the middle of california. yet extreme drought is bringing new fears of earthquakes. >> we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are watching cnn. i'm george howell. we begin with the ceasefire between ukrainian government forces and russian-backed-rebels

which may have broken down overnight. there are reports of heavy artillery and machine-gunfire near the city of mariopol. these pictures we show you, it's still unclear which side was responsible. ukraine's government and the rebels agreed to the ceasefire during talks in belarus but the truce second effect on friday. reza, good day. >> good morning, george. many thought the ceasefire was falling apart. that's because in the strategic port city, there was heavy shelling,a i gas station was destroyed. several people were injured. remember, for the past week, this is where you've had a

stand-off with pro-russian rebels in the outskirts of the city and ukrainian forces who built a defense line essentially protecting the city. it's not clear who did the firing. both sides are blaming one another. but it's important to stress that ever since this incident, it's been about ten hours now, we've had pretty much calm. and in another indication these two sides still want to stick to the ceasefire, ukrainian officials in kiev say a prisoner exchange will take place soon, although it's not clear when, george. but this incident last night, another indication, this is a fragile ceasefire. we'll be watching closely in the coming hours to see if their similar flare-ups in the conflict zone. >> let's talk about the report from the human rights group, amnesty international, claiming that both the ukrainian militia and russian-backed rebels, that they are committing war crimes. what more can you tell us about this? >> yeah, george, rarely, if ever

is war fought according to the rules. and this amnesty international report essentially accused both sides of committing war crimes and kidnapping and torturing people. it accuses russia of being directly involved in the conflict. it accuses russia of having forces and troops on ukrainian soil. this investigation took about 16 days, according to amnesty, from august 13th, to august 29th. amnesty says it interviewed a number of eyewitnesses from the conflict zone. many of these eyewitnesses accuse ukrainian forces of indiscriminately shelling residential areas and civilian areas. the eyewitnesses accuse both pro-russian separatists and ukrainians of kidnapping and torturing people. including a pastor and his two

sons. amnesty international also claims to have before and after pictures, showing that russian troops have moved into eastern ukraine. the perfect pictures are from august 13th, they show an area in eastern ukraine that seems to be empty. and a couple of weeks later, amnesty claims to have pictures of russian troops moving in. russia continues to deny they're involved in this conflict. nevertheless, amnesty calling on russia to stop the flow of weapons into eastern ukraine, george. it's also calling on ukrainian officials to investigate these alleged war crimes. >> cnn's reza joining us live in kiev, ukraine. reza, we appreciate your reporting. the united states has launched air strikes against isis forces near a dam. u.s. defense officials say the dam has been under threat from militants for many days. pentagon officials say they've conducted 133 air strikes in recent weeks against isis in the iraq. we are joined now live from

baghdad with the very latest. first, i want to talk about the significance of the air strikes. what impact have they had so far? >> reporter: well, george, over the past few weeks, this has been going on for several weeks, the iraqi security forces are still in control of the dam, but over the last several weeks, there have been attempts by isis militants in the area to try to take that dam. just like we saw in mosul, when they took over the key mosul dam. haditha is the second largest dam in iraq after the mosul dam, but it doesn't seem they were in control of it or close to. iraqi security forces have actually been talking about how they've managed to repel many attempts by isis to take over the had eetha dam. the u.s. military says they received a request to carry out the air strikes.

they say the dam was threatened and they say they carried it out under the same objectives of the mission here, this is humanitarian assistance and always the protection of u.s. facilities and personnel. now, that is something that the u.s. administration is going to have to clarify. because the haditha dam was not yet in the hands of isis. it has been under the control of the government here for weeks. since anbar province, much of it, has been under the control of isis, as we saw them move in there. it's bordering syria. and we've seen isis take control of a lot of anbar province, fallujah, parts of the ramadi. and they have been in control of this for months now, since january. so we'll wait to find out more on why it was so critical for the u.s. to carry out these air strikes right now. because the iraqi forces have also said they have been carrying out their own air strikes. of course the precision of u.s. air strikes is something that

the iraqis have not head. >> also want to ask you about one of the worst atrocities that we've been following, the killing of military recruits back in june. human rights watch estimates some 770 killed so far and the number could be higher. any updates in that case? >> well, george, it's being dubbed here as the crime of the century, the massacre of the century. it's really shaken so many iraqis. seeing the images reminded them more of the mass graves and the killings they saw under saddam hussein, the sectarian killings, other than what they've seen over the past few years of killing and bloodshed. but it's the families that we've met along the way, their suffering is so unimaginable. this 5-year-old and 2-year-old share what they have left of their father, a photograph, too painful for their grandmother to

watch. the children are too young to understand. their father is one of the men in this video, of what looked like an endless line of military cadets captured by isis in june as the group swept through tikrit. isis claimed it killed 1,700 shia soldiers and released videos of cold-blooded mass murders. nearly three months on, his family doesn't know his fate. >> i don't want anything in life except for one thing. bring me my son, his mother tells us. in an emotional scene that has come to depict the suffering of so many military families, at a recent meeting with senior lawmakers, she tells them, we brought you to power. bring back our sons, dead or alive. she removes her headscarf, a symbol of her honor and throws it as officials, to shame them

into finding her boy. she was among this group of families who stormed parliament last week. the protests forced them to summon senior commanders for questioning. families say as isis advanced in tikrit, the recruits received orders to move out of their base with no weapons or security. they ended up in the hands of sunni extremists. the military denies issuing any orders and said they deserted. many relatives are holding on to the hope that some of the recruits may still be captive. >> officials say the answers, like most of the bodies in mass graves, lie in tikrit. a city isis rules and they cannot reach. she doesn't trust the government and she wants an international investigation by the united nations. the 22-year-old, like many others in this poor town, joined the military because it's the only job he could find.

his wife cannot speak nor stop crying, the anguish, visible in his father's face. she shows me the last time she saw her son alive, in a video of the recruits. this one, she says, he looks at the camera. it's a message for us, to tell us, i'm here. his family is overwhelmed by grief. they don't know whether to mourn or to wait. >> this is one story out of 1,700, and officials are saying the figures might be much, much higher than that. >> live from baghdad, thanks so much for your reporting on this. a french journalist who was once held and tortured by militants in syria says one of his captors is the same man charged with killing four people at the jewish museum in brussels last may. cnn's carl penhall has more on this from london. >> the french algerian man who

was arrested and accused of the shooting rampage in brussels that filled four people in may. following his arrest, audio and video recordings were shown to a french journalist, who had been held hostage in syria. in a press conference, he came out and identified him as one of the men who beat and tortured him during part of his time in captivity. now we know inan was held along with three other french journalists and also with eye number of other western hostages, including the two u.s. journalists, james foley and steven sotloff who have been now beheaded by isis fighters. inan told the conference that he met him between the months of july and december of that year, and that nam nush visits the captives once a week and beat them. inan said that he was so callous, that on one occasion, he boasted how he bought a new

set of leather gloves, with the sole purpose of beating inan's face. according to inan's lawyer, some of the other french hostages who were released with inan back in april have not confirmed that nam ush is the same man they knew during their time in captivity. it's also not clear whether investigators have been able to question nam ush about his actions in syria, and if that may have provided any actionable intelligence that authorities could use in efforts to secure the release of other western hostages currently being held by isis. carl penhall, cnn, london. the news continues on cnn. next, waiting to learn his fate. an american, being held captive in north korea is just days away from appearing before the country's supreme court. we will have the details for you. also, the american face-off on immigration. president obama delays taking action on this issue.

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welcome back. an american who is being held in north korea may learn his fate within one week. north korean state news says matthew miller will appear before the country's supreme

court on september 14th. he's been in detention since april. north korea says the 24-year-old tore up his tourist visa and sought asylum upon entry last week. last week cnn's will ripley spoke with miller who had a message for the u.s. government. >> that my situation is very urgent. that very soon i'm going to trial and i would directly be sent to prison. i think this interview is my final chance to push the american government into helping me. >> so if it's your final chance, what do you want to tell them that you haven't already said? >> they need help, and they need to quickly make movement, because there's not much time. >> miller says he has admitted to his guilt and apologized to north korea, but will not officially learn the charges until his hearing. u.s. president bob has

decided to wait to tackle the contentious issue of immigration. that decision has angered groups on both sides of the debate. pro reformers say the u.s. needs to stop the deportation of millions of undocumented immigration. the next u.s. presidential election is years away, but hillary clinton could be the democratic nominee, and chris christie could be the next republican to make a run for the white house. our nick parker explains why both american politicians were in mexico. >> reporter: a reception fitting a rock star. hillary clinton, a late addition to an event hosted by the world's richest man. >> i think mexico has one of the brightest, smartest futures of any country in the world. >> reporter: a sentiment apparently shared by another possible u.s. presidential

candidate, wrapping up a three day trade visit to mexico. >> i wish skret clinton all the best. we have extraordinary economic and geopolitical opportunities and mexico is integral to us maximizing the potential of this continent. >> mexico has just opened its energy industry to investment. >> it's a bit surprising they're there on the same day. but it's not that surprising they're in mexico. on the one hand, mexico is the fastest growing export market for the united states. and on the other hand, the latino voting block is the largest and fastest growing voting block in the country, in the united states. >> reporter: christie held photoops in a few places that may resonate with voters in the united states and he also met with the mexican president. clearly not wanting to be left out, the former secretary of state also paid a visit to the

mexican president. there was one issue not addressed by either. >> i won't have anything to say on immigration unless and until i become a candidate for president of the united states. >> clinton also faced the inevitable question about her own candidacy. >> i am going to be making a decision around, probably after the first of the year about whether i'm going to run again or not. >> regardless of their positions, one thing is clear. mexico is pivotal to any candidate when it comes to the latino vote in 2016. the u.s. embassy here is no doubt bracing itself. nick parker, cnn, mexico city. sierra leone is planning a three-day nationwide lockdown later this month to try to contain the deadly ebola outbreak. officials say the shutdown could be extended even longer if necessary. but the medical aid group, doctors without borders, says the lockdown could be counter

productive. >> we lock down the country for a whole day. and the awareness was brought in, denial level was reduced and the fear of ebola also was reduced. so we believe that shutting down again, for another period of three days, although the population has been asking for 21 days, 14 days. government in its wisdom, together with their partners, in the international community, the world health organization, unicef, they have decided that three day of lockdown would be effective because of the incubation period of the virus is within two to three days. >> for more about that three-day incubation period, the world health organization says it could take as long as three weeks for people exposed to ebola to show symptoms. although, eight to ten days is the most common incubation period. still to come here on cnn,

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worst flooding in at least six decades. dozens of bridges and roads have been completely washed out. some 5,000 people have been rescued, but residents have complained of poor government response in some of the hardest hit areas. ivan cabrera join us. it looks like a mess out there. >> it is a mess, a calamity, and some of the bridges and roads you mentioned are the only way to get in and out of some of those villages, and in some cases, once they're washed out, the people are marooned here. we've had helicopters flying in trying to get them out. and it's been occurring with very heavy rainfall at that. some incredible pictures from nasa as well on the two rivers that are the culprits here, as far as the heavy rain that has fallen on them and making them quite swollen here. that's the before picture, can you barely see it on your screen. that's the way it should be. then you see this, just

completely engorged and that's taken a lot of villages with it as a result of the flooding. the jhelun, and the chen ab river in pakistan. india has seen terrific flooding as well. 336 millimeter, 13 inches, they normally get four inches in the entire month. so imagine all that rain falling so fast and furious here. 379 millimeters in la hore. and again, off-season. the rains are coming, at this point, late. monsoon typically withdraws further to the south. show you some other pictures out of the region here. just incredible flooding again and emergency services trying their very best to get to these people, but again, when you can't use cars or trucks or ambulances, can't go by the roads, you got to go by air, and in some cases, that's very difficult because aircraft are

grounded as a result of the rains. visibility is very poor and the helicopters can't fly. there's one of the roads getting washed out. incredible stuff coming out of india. those raging rivers that should not be there. in a lot of cases, what you're seeing is water over roads. look at that bus getting into a heap of trouble there with emergency crews getting people out by stretcher there. so you get the idea. it's a mess. and unfortunately, the weather forecast doesn't look that good the next 24 to 48 hours. more rain is on the way. by the time we get to the early part of the week, we'll begin to see drier conditions across this part of the world, which we desperately need. tropical depression 13, has been impacting with japan over the last several days. it will continue to stream moisture across mainland japan. however, the main storm, the dangerous winds, will stay off-shore. so that's excellent news for our friends in japan, tokyo.

the big part of the storm is staying to the south. >> it's a desperate situation with the rescue and the rain just keeps coming. ivan, thanks so much. still to come on cnn, the united states and iran have a common enemy in isis, but could the staunch foes team up to take on the terror group? we will investigate that straight ahead. and amid heightened security around the 9/11 anniversary on thursday, u.s. authorities question if isis poses an immediate threat on home soil. the story straight ahead. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today.

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the ceasefire between ukraine and russian-backed rebels appears to be falling apart. there are new reports of shelling near the airport in donetsk and artillery machine-gunfire overnight. each side accusing the other of violating the truce. the u.s. military has launched air strikes near haditha dam. u.s. defense officials say the dam, the second largest in iraq, has been under fire, under threat from militants. pentagon officials say they've conducted 133 air strikes in recent weeks against isis in iraq. the man accused of a shooting rampage at the jewish museum in brussels reportedly has a connection with syria extremist. nemmouche is set to appears in a brussels court next week in connection with that shooting. we are hearing a report from

british media that iran's supreme leader has signed off on a plan to coop rat united states to confront isis in the middle east. washington has denied that. but the united states and iran are long-time adversaries. could they be teaming up to take on ice sis? >> residents were under siege from isis. they feared a massacre. but in recent days, the siege was broken. iraq's president acknowledges a combination of u.s. air strikes and iranian backed shi'ite militias on the ground drove isis away. is there any cooperation or coordination between the u.s. and iran against isis? >> we do not coordinate or share intelligence with iran and have no plans to do so. >> an irian official denies a bbc report saying iran supreme leader approved cooperation between his forces and the

americans against isis. specifically the shadows head of the revolutionary guard to work with u.s. forces. sulmani may look like george clooney, but analysts say a better hollywood comparison would be don korly i don't knowy. >> he's a mild-mannered man, but he's done a very effective job at organizing the most brutal thugs that the islamic republic has. this photo posted on twitter is described to be of sulmani on the ground around the time of the siege. cnn cannot verify that. sulemany would be among the strangest bedfellows america's ever had. soon as you sit down, you're sitting with someone with the blood of americans on his hand. >> they believe in the iraq war, he provided iraqi insurgents with a lethal weapon against american troops.

>> he provided the explosive devices that penetrated the armor on american vehicles and as a result killed an awful lot of americans. >> despite their mutual hatred of isis, why else would it not work? >> we want assad out. he supports him. iran would prefer a shia government. >> there's also the matter of sulemany's reach beyond the middle east. >> he was involved in a plot on american soil. overseeing officers who in 2011 tried and failed to assassinate saudi arabia's ambassador into the united states right here at washington's upscale cafe. >> u.s. president barack obama is set to meet congressional leader to discuss what to do about isis.

that's happening as authorities discuss whether the terror group poses an immediate threat to the u.s. in the lead-up to 9/11, many cities are already increasing security. >> this isis group, they're smarter, the most evolved terrorist group we've ever seen. >> i don't think we can gauge where or when it will be. >> the fact that we are still in an active time of war, i think you have to be careful. >> with less than one week before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in new york city, is the u.s. in a position to prevent another attack? >> the fbi has 80 offices outside the united states. they're in constant contact with their counterparts and trying to see if anybody, anywhere, is picking up anything about a possible attack. >> one potential threat, the seemingly increasing number of terrorists now with western passports. but according to experts, there's an even greater imminent concern.

wannabe terrorists could already be here in the u.s. people who don't have to get on a plane. but can read an online terror magazine in english. and make threats against cities such as washington, d.c., new york, chicago, los angeles, and big events happening now, like the u.s. open. when mit graduate and suspect was arrested in 2008, investigators found hand-written notes in her purse referring to mass casualty attacks at locations in new york, including the empire state building, statue of liberty, and the brooklyn bridge, where security was recently breached when its u.s. flags were replaced by bleached white flags. even though isis has never carried out an attack in the west, some experts believe it would not tread on al qaeda's 9/11 date, because it's leader

albaghdadi, wouldn't want to. >> he's very narcissistic, and many believe that he may not want to do an attack on 9/11's anniversary, because of being in competition with the legacy of osama bin laden. he wants his own legacy. he wants to be regarded as the biggest baddest terrorist that ever lived. >> but experts say that doesn't mean locations aren't vulnerable now. especially those that draw large crowds, because the ideology, experts say, is like a germ. you can't control it. >> you can't quarantine an idea that's spread over thousands of websites, youtube, and others, on the internet. there's no real ability to prevent that message from being spread. >> that kind of ideology won't stop americans either. >> are we safe anywhere? i don't know. but i can't live my life like that. i don't want my children to grow up with fear. i want them to feel safe in school. i want them to feel safe at the u.s. open. i want them to feel safe in the

park. >> there's risks every day you go out your door. you have to have faith in the taxpayer dollars protecting you and you got to live your life. a mali militant group is being blamed for an ambush in southern somalia. officials say militants attacked an aid convoy that was accompanied by ethiopian troops serving under the african union. no word of possible casualties at this point. officials warn al shabab was planning attacks in retaliation for the killing of its leader, godaney in a u.s. air strike last week. al shabab says it's named a new leader. still to come here on cnn, family, friends, and fans say fare well to the ultimate showbiz funny girl, with a memorial service that is set to begin hours from now.

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>> a private funeral service will be held later today in new york for comedienne joan rivers. the 81-year-old died on thursday. well before her death, though, she had her funeral all planned out. in 2012, she wrote that she wanted it to be a real showbiz affair. quote, i want paparazzi, and i want publicists making a scene, she wrote. quote, i want meryl streep crying in five different accents. and of course rivers wanted to

keep up appearances. quote, i want a wind machine so that even in my casket, my hair is blowing just like beyonce's. all jokes aside, the affair is likely to be somber as family and friends say goodbye to a woman who has been making the world laugh for decades. >> in the quiet reign of 'first and '60s comics, almost all men, almost all polite, joan rivers was a thunder clap. >> when we first started dating, he would open the car door for me, then we got dweengaged, now open our own door. >> she said in the early days, she wasn't allowed to do stand-up. but forced to sit alongside. early appearances seem tame, but she was part of the richard pryor, george karlin, a new type

of comedy that was more personal, more cudditting and s was a woman. >> a girl 30 years old, not married, an old maid. a man, 90 years old, not married, he's a catch. >> this is why in new york, and los angeles, and everywhere in between, the tributes continue to pour in. >> i knew her, and i loved her, and i don't know what to say. it's too shocking. i mean, it just happened. >> on the late-night circuit where rivers rose to fame -- >> and talk about guts. she would come out here and sit in this chair and say some things that were unbelievable. just where you would have to swallow pretty hard, and twice, but it was hilarious. >> i mean, she would come out and say what you were thinking. but you wouldn't say it. but she wouldn't stop, she would just say it. she came out and she came over to me and she started crying and gave me a kiss. it was really emotional and really nice.

>> no one is saying more than the women who know she paved the way for generations. >> i know that if she was here, she would want us to be here and be funny and she'd probably want me to say, like, nice tie, who made it? calvin clown? i like that shirt, does it come in men's? [ laughter ] oh, my god, jimmy, i love your hair, you have to tell me where you bought it. [ laughter ] that's for you, joan. >> online, endless notes. kristin kren weth. you made us laugh and happy. >> bette midler, one of the bravest and funniest of all. rivers often acted as if her lifetime was no big deal, even in her final performance, joking about death. >> like that. i could go like that. do you understand how lucky you would be? do you understand you would have something to talk about for the rest of your life?

>> but she knew what she had done. she wrote in 2012 for the hollywood reporter, what pleasure you feel when you've kept people happy. there's nothing like it in the world. [ applause ]

in jamaica, military officials say they've spotted debris that might be from a plane that crashed on friday in the caribbean sea.

crews have been searching for the wreckage of that private single engine plane for more than a day now. it was traveling from new york state on its way to florida. but along the way, the pilot became unresponsive to air traffic controllers. both the u.s. and cuba scrambled military jets to try to determine what happened. the plane eventually ran out of fuel and crashed with two people on board. the state of california is struggling to deal with one of the worst droughts of record. crops are withering, wildfires are burning, and now more earthquakes may be on the way. dan simon shows us the ravaging effects of california's three-year dry spell. >> a healthy and full lake in northern california. there's only one problem. this picture is three years old. and now i'm walking on top of that very same bridge. take a look. it is a virtual desert. this is what drought looks like in the state of california. here's another before and after

side by side. and just when this drought couldn't seem any worse, now research indicates that the depletion of ground water in the state may actually trigger earthquakes. more on that in a moment. first, this is like oroville, a boater's paradise, at least when it's full. more importantly, it's a reservoir storing water, ultimately piped into homes, and for agriculture, helping to grow much of the nation's fruits and vegetables. >> we have 167 miles of shoreline. >> we went on a boat to see that shoreline. and it's even more astounding up close. the lake seems more like a narrow river. the drought has created a canyon, a hillside of rock that's normally covered by water. the water level is down more than 200 feet. it's a common sight throughout the state. most of california's major reservoirs are less than half full. >> what would we be seeing? >> we'd be seeing the water

halfway up that hell side at this time of the year. >> more than 80% of the state is either in the extreme or exceptional category. the highest levels. it's meant things like no showers or running water for several communities. an increase in wildfires. brown and neglected public parks, and farmers losing their crops. >> it's like our product is dead. >> jesse rodriguez grows table grapes and estimates he'll lose 40% of his crop this year due to the drought. >> water is the main thing, without water we cannot survive. >> farmers are having to pump water out of the ground. and as if all that weren't bad enough, there's new information from researchers who believe the depletion of ground water in california's central valley could trigger earthquakes.

the study concluded that removing so much weight in the form of ground water causes the earth to spring upward, causing quakes. >> earthquakes are these mysterious things that happen under our feet. so having a way for people to cause these earthquakes to happen is unsettling. >> experts say the quakes would be small and unlikely to cause any damage. still, it's yet another example of why this drought is causing so much stress, to both the land and the mental well-being of nearly an entire state. in the usually dry southwestern united states, flood watches are now posted as moisture from hurricane nor bert moves in. our meteorologist has been following this. ivan? >> we'll start with the drought, because we'd love that moisture to get into california. some of it will, but the hardest hit areas will not be seeing

moisture from nor bert, our hurricane spinning in the eastern pacific. a look at california, 95% in severe drought or worse and we're still dealing with 58% of the state in exceptional drought. this is the latest information as of september. there you see a good chunk of california. this is the area down towards the south where the drought is not as severe. and that's the area that will get some of the moisture from nor bert which is a hurricane, though it's falling apart, i must say. but never the little, that moisture will get involved to the north, alcohol be a problem for the deserts. 130 kilometer winds. with a new advisory, this will likely be a tropical storm at this point. that's the official forecast. and the reason for that, surface temperatures of the water here and you can see the deeper colors indicating where the heat

energy is. that is where the storm was intensifying rapidly. it turned into a category three storm. at this point, it's moving into cooler water and it will continue to weaken. but as it heads towards the north and east eventually. that moisture getting pulled up from the south. some of this moisture actually leftover from the other system we had that came in from the gulf, that was dolly. all of this combining to surge significant moisture to the north. so we have the potential here, there it is in southern california here, mojave desert really, and into nevada, portions of even i think colorado will get involved with some of this as well. and new mexico of course and arizona flood watches are in effect. flash flooding is certainly a possibility with some of the rainfall potential over the next couple days. rest of the u.s., severe weather to the northeast. we saw some significant damage coming through, lots of reports of hail and also downed power lines. this rolled through the midwest

and it was the northeast's turn yesterday and now it's exiting towards the east. so high pressure moving in, fair weather, and that does include the u.s. open. i think we'll have fantastic weather for that. in fact, a good chunk of the united states to the north will be seeing good weather. south and east, scattered thunderstorms and then a surge of moisture from the south, that will be through today and especially into monday and tuesday as well. >> a mixed bag of weather there. thanks so much. we want to leave you with the story of a man who wrote a book about how to survive the running of the bulls in spain. then he got gored. now he's writing a new book about how running with the bulls changed his life and he's itching to get back in the race. >> i didn't think he was going to gore me until it happened. i really thought i was going to find a way to escape. >> it was just last july in pamp

lone a that bill hillman was gored. the chicago writer is known as an expert runner, who co-authored a book, about how to survive the bulls of pamplona. despite his advice, he fell and the bull sliced open his thigh. that bull died in a bull fight, but left this reminder. even while recovering, he can't stay away. he's come to san sebastian to see another bull running. >> i don't see anything cruel about it. the animals, they're just running up the street. they don't get hurt in the run. it's a beautiful, old tradition. it's fun, it's exciting. i think it's stupid for people who know nothing about a tradition to judge someone who knows a lot about it and who loves it. >> these englishmen just ran for the first time. >> i really enjoyed it. >> exciting. >> when you hear the bell ringing, you start running

faster, faster. >> we introduced them to hillman. >> are you going to run again? you're going to run again? >> oh, yeah. i'm going to run for the rest of my life. [ laughter ] >> woo! >> far from feeling deterred, bill hillman is now finishing a new book on how running with the bulls has changed his life. >> i need to build up my courage again. it's gotten a lot scarier now that i know exactly how dangerous it is. now that it's a reality. >> of course it was worth it. i knew the day i would get gored was coming. i was hoping it wouldn't stop me from running approximand i was enough to survive and run again. >> amazing story. that does it for this hour of our special coverage. i'm george howell. thank you for watching. coming up, we'll go live to buying baghdad to get more news on u.s.

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