when i hear taps or when i hear the bagpipes, i just break down. i'll take this to my grave. pope francis has just landed. the catholic leader arriving in sarajevo where he plans to preach a message of reconciliation to a divided nation. also ahead this hour, an increasing death toll, chinese media now report more than 330 people died in last monday's ship disaster. also ahead here, champion league saturday in berlin. two futbol giants face off and with one of the greatest prizes at steak. welcome to viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom."

pope francis' plane touched down two minutes ago in sarajevo. he will be there for a one-day visit. the first time a pep hope has visited the capital in 18 years. the country remains ethnically and religiously divided 20 years after the end of a civil war. you can see the flags there outside the cockpit windows. cnn senior international correspondent nic robertson is covering the pope's trip to sarajevo and it looks like quite the turnout, nic. >> well, a huge turnout here, natalie at kosovo stadium. the pope will be here in an hour and a half, two hour's time. delivering an outdoor mass here. 65,000 people expected to gather here. it is going to be a hot day. they have been handing out papal

scarves, skcarves, water, paper hats, keep the heat and sun off the people. huge round of applause at the stadium want up when the pope's plane touched down at sarajevo airport. he is being met by various politicians, three members of the bosnian presidency, serb member, crow at member, muslim member all there to meet him as he gets off the plane. he will then be driving into the center of the city to the presidency building. meet a number of politicians there before coming on here to the stadium. but his message today is a very important one for people here wecwe have been talking to people on the street, they're keen and hopeful that the pope might be able to make a difference here. ♪ the pope's message about reconciliation, atonement, peace, forgiveness. the peace that came here when the war ended 20 years ago hasn't sort of brought the integration of the three warring

factions if you will. that people hoped for. that's what the pope is coming here for. to try to push that along. the first visit of a pope to sarajevo in 1 years n8 years, n. >> as you are talking, his plane is taxying, two flags outside the cockpit window. you covered this war so many years ago. what is it, i know it is extremely complex, what is it that has been missing to try to bring people together in that certainly is something pope francis will touch on. ♪ >> it was nationalism that drove and split the country apart. and the political leaders today, many of them have deep nationalist roots. believe the way nay can stay in power is through a nationalist message. if you look at the political party that is in power, if you

look, the muslim party, bosnian party, same political party in power during the war. it is a president who was here during the war. so the croation party, the party pre-eminent during the war here. and the serbian part of bosnia, republic of serbzca, the president wants independent, not integration. people claim the politicians are corrupt. and the feeling here what keeps the country apart were the terms of the peace agreement, the peace agreement agreed to 20 years ago that sort of set what essentially became boundaries in a way. it was never intended to be that way. that sort of selected the politics of nationalism.

along with cronyism and corruption, it is like the country hasn't moved forward. unemployment estimated as high as 40% or more, even in the capital of sarajevo. so that's why there is a high level of discontent in the population. that's why there is a feeling that the pope need to do something to help. obviously that's the hope. but can he make a difference? [ indiscernible ] a big cheer here for the pope arriving in sarajevo. >> we can hear that. and yes, we certainly hope pope francis will have an impact. he seems to be able to do that where he goes. but the issues are deep, complex. and we thank you, nic robertson. beautiful voices there singing behind you. we are going to stay with it. we are going to wait to see pope francis step the airplane and he is being greeted by catholic di

night ter dignitaries, there in sarajevo. let's talk more, nica. b, aboutt sarajevo itself went through. and i think everyone who remembers the war can remember snipers' alley and the people, the muslims, and, others that tried to escape, that were gunned down. know one could get to get them. it was a horrific time. >> a very horrific time. 23 years ago now. more than 11,000 people died in sarajevo. as many as 150,000 people died across the country. neighbor fighting neighbor. ethnic cleansing, that term people remember back from the war when whole villages were, were, burned to the ground. people forced from their homes. forced to flee. for many of them, have never gone home. one of the sad things if you will about bosnia today. you find educated people here,

other people. they still want to leave. they still don't feel there is a good future for their, their children here. so, that, that -- you know, you would expect after 20 years of peace, things to have changed. and it hasn't. sniper alley as you talk about, the road that leads, the road the pope will drive down. it will look vastly different than the days during the war. there has been rebuilding. as he approaches city center. parliament building. hotels. new hotels, new shopping centers have been built, huge lcd displays outside them. it looks nothing like sarajevo during the war. beneath the surface, while you have this rebuilding, regrowth, and nationally, a loss of national treasures and archives has been rebuilt.

that happened. it was last year. significant steps like that have taken, taken place on the surface. but beneath that. the real measures of peace, the hope for reintegration of the communities here and sort of a dissolving of the borders that dayton necessarily brought down the war. that hasn't happened. that's what disappoints and frustrates so many people here. frustrated with their politicians, the nepotism, cronyism, corruption, the charges laid against many politicians here by people of the country. >> it is so unfortunate. the things you talk about, are so unfortunate for the people there. we are looking at this beautiful day, beautiful mountainous backdrop to the pope's airplane there as we wait for him to disembark. we hear these beautiful voices behind you, nick. and yet we hear what you are saying, that this country is still so deeply divided and

scarred. have there been any voices of coming together in the news leading up to the pope. there he is now, pope francis, coming off this airplane. have there been voices coming together from the different factions there? hitting any kind of note of coming together? in hopes that maybe pope francis can say something very, very significant? >> there are, for example, when the pope sits on the stage here and a huge cheer going up as the pope coming off his aircraft. huge cheers here, applause. as the pope sits on the altar here in the stadium today. he will sit on a chair that was built purposely for this by a muslim family.

he will listen to a choir later today made up of 220 children from the town , the worst genocide in europe since world war ii, more than 7,000 of the town's muslim men and boys killed by the serbs outside the town. the pope's message. atonement, forgiveness, move on. the choir from there will be made up of muslim children from the town. but also, the serb children, from the towns and villages around there as well. it is that sort of thing that the pope wants to build on. there is a lot here. you absolutely find people, you know, who didn't have ill feelings across the boundary. people who, in the mountains here yesterday, an area during the war, a serb area, today you have people from sarajevo taking their children up there to play on the mountains.

it is not substantial progress that delivers a better economy and employment that of course, a fundamentalist measure how the country is benefiting from peace. how people can feel better. the pope is. the pope can talk to the politicians, he makes the politicians his first visit. that's where he is going to put the pressure to the politicians to listen to their people and do better for them, natalie. >> thank you so much for -- for bringing us all of that, cont t context, nic. fascinating and hopeful with what you just said about the muslim and the serbs who have come together for the pope's trip. wait and see what he has to say. look forward to hearing from you again. thank you so much, nic robertson there. and the pope again, arriving in sarajevo heave will be speaking before some 50,000 people. and we will certainly bring you his remarks. >> again, he will lead a mass in

about two hours. he will be in sarajevo for the day. well, we turn to other news now. now that a cap sized cruise ship in china has been lifted out of the water, recovery teams are trying to find more bodies. authorities say 396 have been found. more than 40 are still missing. hazardous materials crews are also working to recover items from the eastern star. it cap sized six days ago on the yangtze river during a storm. there were 456 people on board. only 14 made it out alive. many of the families say the government didn't do enough to save their loved ones. senior international correspondent ivan watson has more from china. >> reporter: in the wake of the disaster, more than 1,000 relatives of passengers of the "eastern star" cruise ship converged on the riverside city,

desperate for answers about their missing loved ones. some are gu a severe storm on the yangtze river is not enough to explain this terrible tragedy. >> translator: after we the families of the victims arrive here we feel there is a situation here and that they're overemphasizing this was a natural disaster. overemphasizing how this was a natural disaster. according to a lot of the investigations we have done, today we are in the age of the internet. an age where there is open information. we think this is not just. >> reporter: thursday, relatives held a somber candlelight vigil. the chinese government is promising an investigation into the cause of the accident. and for now, it's providing free housing for most of the distraught relatives waiting here. but for some families, that's not enough. they sent us this letter to chinese authorities, requesting the return of body, of victims to the families. and a meeting with a vice premiere of china. to explain why the ship sailed

into the storm with other vessels anchored safely on shore. the disaster has gripped chinese society. school children hung hundreds of yellow ribbons with handwritten messages to support the victims. i hope more people are saved and that they come back soon, this 8-year-old girl told me. sadly, both officials and relatives seem resigned to the fact that rescue is no longer possible. ivan watson, cnn, china. with the use of social media by the terror group isis to recruit fighters some times back fires on them. a u.s. general says his team scours social media for, in his word, moron fighters with traceable locations. the military then takes swift action. here is our pentagon koeme correspondent barbara starr.

>> reporter: together they march. they're the soldiers. their honor. >> fluent english on a new video released by isis' media machine. why an english speaking voice? >> this is a great example of how they hone in on an audience and sort of push their message to a specific group of people. >> reporter: in this case, a coveted north american audience. but isis' social media savvy can sometimes backfire. air force general told reporters this week his team of analysts, combing through isis social media posts were able to identify the location of a command and control center. within 22 hours, they were able to take the building out. u.s. intelligence teams working in florida, have been continually scouring social media hoping to find, in the

general's word, a moron who gives up their location making them a target. the head of the air force says, it's what they do. >> we're using everything we can to find targets. >> reporter: but the four-star general with more than 3,000 hours in the cockpit would not address the pentagon's estimate that up to 13,000 isis fighters have been killed in coalition air strikes. >> i've don't know where the number of 10,000 came from. >> reporter: he should. dod officials say it comes from air force and navy pilots themselves who estimate the dead after each air strike. but even with the air campaign, isis still showing muscle. >> they're still influencing things on the ground, able to move into ramadi, threatening to use water as a weapon. until we can stop all activity this will not be successful. >> but the body count issue doesn't seem to go away. yet another u.s. general says the coalition air strikes are

taking out 1,000 isis fighters every month. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. earlier, counterterrorism expert david gartenstein ross gave his thoughts on how much the u.s. military reveals about how it find and attacks isis fighters. >> isis is in many ways had poor operation security. but also an example of us having terrible operational security. at the end of the day, general carlisle said that it was very impressive that you want from social media to bombs and targets less than 24 hours. that obviously is impressive. he gave away the fact that the u.s. is using social media, a description of what the u.s. uses that in and itself is poor on rae operational security. >> coming up next on "cnn newsroom," positive news for people looking for work in the united states. job growth accelerating.

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later. >> the man fatally shot by police earlier this week has been buried in boston. law enforcement officials say terror suspect usaamah rahim was influenced by isis. police shot and killed him after they say he pointed a knife at counterterrorism officers in boston. as the investigation surrounding his death continues, cnn's alexandra field reports on interactions rahim may have had with the fbi years ago. >> reporter: usaamah rahim monitored for years by the joint terrorism task force now evidence he suspected he was contacted by the fbi as early as 2012. under the alias, law enforcement officials say the 26-year-old wrote this on facebook. damn fbi calling my phone. he wanted to meet up with me and talk. ha, i said about what? he said, sir, we have some allegations regarding you. i came by your house a few

times, but kept missing you. the fbi isn't commenting on the posts written three years ago. this week, court documents revealed rahim had purchased three knives. and told an associate, i am just going to go after them, those boys in blue. police approached rahim in the park lot of the cvs tuesday. shooting him after nay say he lunged at him with a knife. the shots fired on the day they feared he would attack. >> what the family very much is interested in having being a full and fair investigation and fully transparent investigation. >> reporter: rahim's bed taken for burial following a well attend prayer service. his family is now asking for privacy. >> we just need some time to continue the bereavement process today. >> reporter: but the man who let parts of the funeral services speak out. >> i want to apologize, number one. apologize, not trying

to condemn the police, or incite distrust or hatred. >> reporter: issuing the apology, a day after he sharply criticized the takedown of a long watched terror suspect calling their actions poorly constructed, ill conceived and reckless. >> i ask that god overlook the short comings of the people who continue to exist that murdered the young man. >> cnn's alexandra field with the story. >> former u.s. house speaker dennis hastert is facing charges for lying to the fbi about millions of dollars he agreed to pay to cover up past misconduct. now a woman has come forward, sharing a dark secret that she says involves her brother and hastert. jeff zeleny reports. >> reporter: tonight, a new accusation against former house speaker dennis hastert. alleged sexual abuse, four decade ago.

>> he damaged steve, i think more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: jolene burge accusing hastert of sexually abusing her brother. a wrestling coach and student equipment manager. she told that steven reinbolt confide about the abuse. he died at 42 years old. >> i asked steve when was your first same-sex experience. he looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. and i just, i -- you know, i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie, he just looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: she was approached by the fbi in recent weeks before hastert's indictment became public. he faces charges of bank fraud and lying to the fbi about hush

money paid to a former student also allegedly abused. the justice department said he agreed to pay $3.5 million to cover up past misconduct. cnn learned the fbi has spoken to at least one more person in addition to burge who may have been a victim. hastert was a coach and boy scout leader before coming to washington in 1987. he became the longest serving republican speaker leaving congress in 2007. he has been in hiding since charges were announced last week. his attorney has not responded to requests. hastert did deny abuse allegations to abc when they first arose in 2006. jolene said she confronted hastert when he tried to attend her brother's funeral. >> i looked at him. i said i want to know why you did what you did to my brother? i want-up to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother. >> reporter: she did not respond to message tuesday from cnn. on her facebook page she post aid story about hastert and wrote, i can say with absolute

certainty there is so much more to this story. finally the truth. his former colleagues say they're stunned at the charges against heartest. >> i was shocked and dismayed by the reports as well as any body else around here. >> republicans we talked to in illinois and elsewhere say they're stunned by these allegations. neither hastert or his attorney have responded. we will see the former speaker next tuesday. a date in federal court in chicago. >> schools are closed and 50 people have now been diagnosed with the mers virus in south korea. we're live in seoul with the latest on the outbreak next. plus, deadly explosions rock an election rally in turkey. we'll see why sun day's vote is so crucial.

you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. here are the latest stories that we are following. the death toll in china's cruise ship disaster stand at 396. the ship capsized in the yangtze river earlier this week during a freak tornado we're told. of the 456 passengers on board, only 14 survived. pope francis has arrived in sarajevo, about 30 minutes ago, where he will lead 50,000 people in a service. the country remains ethnically and religiously divided. 20 years after the end of a brutal civil war. the pope is expected to talk about reconciliation and forgiveness between muslims and christians.

pakistani police disclosed friday that eight of ten people said to have been convicted in the shooting of this young woman, activist malala, in 2012, were actually acquitted. the court cited insufficient evidence. malala has become the youngest recipient of the nobel peace prize for her activism supporting girls' education. mountain guide helped 167 climbers to safety after an earthquake stranded them atop one of southeast asia's tallest peaks friday. in malaysia. officials say 11 body have been recovered from mount kinabalu. eight climbers remain missing. south korea's health ministry reported more cases of middle east respiratory syndrome, mers, bringing the total to 50. four people have died. more than 1,000 others are being asked to self quarantine because

they were unknowingly exposed to a man with the virus. for more on this let's bring in kathy novak, following developments, live in seoul. kathy, these must be tense times for people worried about this disease. >> absolutely, thatly. nine more cases confirmed today. all along the world health organization has been telling us to expect more confirmed cases p p more than 1,000 in quarantine. we had the mayor warning a doctor later confirmed infected with mers attend a public forum. today we are told another person confirmed to have mers rode on a public bus. it wasn't too full. managed to track down five other people on the bus. two other people have not been identified and authorities are very keen to find them and make sure that they too are quarantined. >> are there certain people more

at risk? some times the elderly or children are more at risk to getting some diseases, we know that, many schools there have been just shut down. >> that's right. natalie. in this case and the case of schools that is more of a precaution. of particular concern are the elderly. specifically the elderly who have pre-existing conditions. the case with all four people who have passed away. however today we have learned that the first person has actually been cleared. that the quarantine has been lifted on the wife of the patient who actually initially brought this disease back with him from his travels to the middle east. she was over age 60. we know among healthy people it is possible to survive a case of mers. it will not kill everyone. what is of particular concern is that so far everyone who has been infected was actually at a medical facility. the number of them were patients who may have been sickened and a number elderly.

very big concerns for those people, natalie. >> yeah, one person comes back with the disease. look how many it can affect. and possibly endanger. kathy novak, thank you for the latest. we hope things get better there in seoul. american red cross is rejecting accusations that it squandered donations after the 2010 haiti earthquake. a new report says the charity raised almost $500 million for haiti, but built only six permanent homes there. among other things, it accuses the red cross of botching aid delivery and lacking the expertise to carry out its own projects. the american red cross issued a statement rejecting the allegations. it says the report lacks balance, context and accuracy and misreps the facts. >> greek prime minister says europe's plan to resolve his country's debt crisis is absurd.

he spoke to parliament as athens delayed a $330 million loan payment to the imf. instead greece will bundle all june's payments into one at the end of the month. despite the delay, a deal with creditors is "closer than ever." >> at laes two people are dead -- at least two people are dead and 100 others hurt after two explosions at an election rally in turkey. kurdish leaders blame the president, the ruling party. voters in turkey go to the poles sunday to elect a new parliament. we learn more about what is at stake here from cnn's arwa damon in istanbul. >> reporter: it has become cliche to call an election in turkey critical. yet it is that time again. and the outcome of the june 7 vote is a defining moment for this country's future. >> this is the parliament that is going to decide or shape the

next constitution which may, or may not allow for a presidential system. and that a lot depend on the composition of the parliament in that sense. >> reporter: those who oppose the president shuddered at the thought that his party could get enough seats and overhaul the constitution. to potentially allow him to stay in power indefinitely. this its not a political rally, opening of a local municipal building. but the president is making an appearan appearance. his party will do well in parliamentary elections. but how much power he has will be determined by the success or failure of the kurdish party. for the first time, the people's democrating party is not running in individual candidates but as a party. that means they must cross a 10%

national threshold for their seats to count. if they fail they get nothing. and the seats are divvied among the parties that do. already, the presidential party, akp is looking at getting 330 seats. this means they can unilaterally take any constitutional changes to a referendum. but if the kurds fail to cross that 10%, and are out of parliament, that means that the akp gets more seats. more power. and for some, that is terrifying. >> people who have never voted for a kurdish party in the past are not kiddinconsidering, tell their friend. neighbors they will vote for the kurdish party. because primarily they're opposed to -- to the current akp government. >> reporter: also at stake is the future of negotiations on the kurdish issue. closer than ever before, to resolution. if the kurdish party is out of

government, that process could falter. but the htp is confident. >> our party is doing but for the government is that we are stripping the president of his hopes and dreams of becoming a, a modern sultan in the middle east. what we don't need sul tatans w need a broader democracy. >> it is going to be a tight race for the hdp to reach the 10% threshold. there are valid concerns about election violence. the headquarters of the hdp, were attacked in may. there is so much at stake. not just potential fears for turkey's stability, but also for some, its democratic identity. arwa damon, cnn, is stan abtanb. >> g-7 leaders will gather for

their annual summit. protesters are in full swing. about a dozen demonstrators, scuffled with police. checked out in riot gear friday. much larger protests expected throughout the weekend. germany has brought in more than 17,000 extra police officers to keep the peace. the transition from male to female is certainly not easy. coming up -- one transgender woman shares her emotional journey.

bruce jenner's transition into a woman named caitlyn has cast the transgender community into the spotlight. we talked with british model and dj monroe bergdorf about the physical and emotional journey she took with her own transition. she says other people's attitudes caused her the most anxiety. >> before i transitioned i did have feelings i was in the wrong body. because i knew this was my body.

so, i knew that this is my body but it wasn't right. it needed adjusting. so i see transitioning as an adjustment. ♪ the physical process is a lot easier than the mental process. the physical process of transitioning is the exciting part. so you see your body changing. and you, you are slowly becoming the person that you want to become. but the mental part is really difficult to deal with. the attitudes of other people. to deal with how you see yourself. and the frustration that it does take a long time. it is a long road. people any reaction to you when you start to transition is pretty much the hardest part. because people will mistake you for a drag queen or mistake you for dressing up. and everybody is a lot, there is a lot more than that.

it is frustrating to see some one else and hear some one else refer to you in a way that you aren't. ♪ >> trans people is a wide spectrum. being a woman or a man. you have got asian men, black men, white men. there is no set trans person. we are a very wide, colorful, amazing spectrum. it's fantastic to kind of present that to people and show people that, trans people are like anybody else. it is a gift to kind of know who you are. some people go through their lives not knowing who they are. >> what a healthy perspective. bergdorf says she is living her life the best way she knows how through positivity and empowerment. >> tornados ripped through northeast colorado tearing apart homes and uprooting trees and

the severe weather may not be over. meteorologist derek van dam at world weather center for us. it seems that tornados are just picking spots all over from mexico -- to colorado. >> you are right. to happen on the front range of the colorado rockies. quite a thing. the mountain ranges spin up different kind of in the meteorological world, an eddie, basically a spinning air or movement, helps create those violent vorticities known as a tornado. this was the scene left behind the tornados, twisters, or vorticies. and toppling over trucks and taking roofs off houses as well. serious stuff. we have a total of 13 tornados reported on friday across colorado and nebraska and kansas. you can see the line of thunderstorms moving across this region. and those tornado indicators

showing you where the tornados took place with another chance of severe weather today. we'll get to that. i want to show you some of the aerial footage and some of the footage of the actual tornado as it happened in northeastern colorado. multiple funnel cloud spotted. emergency sirens roared moments before this tornado actually touched down. it didn't leave a lot of ptime for residents to take cover. unfortunately. if you see the next video see damage left behind as well. 30-plus homes damaged with the twisters. there was also localized flooding reported and even golf ball-sized hail. this is serious stuff, folks. the midwest and into the plains. they have to deal with this, we're coming off of may into june. which is typically the most active severe with season. we start to kind of peter things off into, into july and august. still active severe weather season ongoing across the area. saturday's forecast. omaha, nebraska, possibility of

large hail, isolated tornados, chance of severe weather extend westward toward denver metro area into the u.s. state of colorado. then sunday, we seat chance of severe weather shift toward the east. that include indianapolis and chicago. so, large hail and damaging wind are possible there. but it is not only the severe weather that we are wanting to talk about now. it is the hot weather that has been taking place across texas and oklahoma. first it was rain in may. now we are talking temperatures in the upper 90s. wow. that's unbelievable. natalie, i will leave with this, the big belmont stakes happening this saturday. american pharaoh, triple crown, possible? >> maybe so. not since 1978. >> very good. you know your thoroughbreds. >> he is a beautiful horse. all right. we'll be watching. i will be watching. derek, thank you. >> your's welcome. >> big news in the world of football. and it has the nothing to do with the fifa scandal we are happy to say.

mesi and barcelona take to the pitch against uventas in the champion league final -- juventas in the champion league final. we'll have a preview in just a sec.

two of the most successful clubs in the history of european futbol go head-to-head tonight in the champions league final. take a look at the trophies. juventus and barcelona have racked up. two champion league titles for juventus and four for barcelona. total of 51 titles for the italian club. 69 for the spanish champs. barcelona is the heavy favorite in tonight's match. they are led by lionel messi, luis suarez. and a brazilian striker. don't count juventus out. they have an incredibly strong defense and one of the best goalkeepers in european futbol. match starts 8:45 in berlin local time. >> in the shadows of the fifa corruption scandal, the women will take the field in the 2015 fifa world cup. the events kick off in edmonton,

canada, with the host nation taking on china. then, new zealand will face the netherlands. some of the favorites expected to win the international competition include the united states, canada, and france. this is the first fifa event since its president sepp blatter stepped down. well, one more big sporting event and it has to do with the horses. horse racing fans are chomping at the bit, you might say, for the running of the belmont stakes later today. american pharaoh is a 3-5 favorite to win. if he does, the 3-year-old thoroughbred, look at him there, mm, what a horse. the thoroughbred will become the first triple crown winner in 37 years. victor espinoza, the jockey, will ride the horse, his trainer is bob bafford. >> he looks bright, his eyes, his ears, you can tell when

they, when we put the saddle on him. brought him out. couple round around the barn. you called tell he is happy. he is, enjoying what he does. he is a very happy horse. and you can tell he was enjoying himself out there. >> well, really hope he enjoys himself for this one. the last horse to win the triple crown, the belmont stakes, preakness race and the kentucky derby, was affirmed in 1978. so, we will see in just a few hours. thank you for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. a new edition of "cnn newsroom" with linda kinkade is next. you are watching cnn.

a holy state calls for reconciliation in bosnia. and why some say hackers are building a database of american citizens after a major security breach compromised the personal information of millions. plus how the use of social media by the terror group isis dramatically backfired. hello and welcome to the vurers around the united states and around the world, i'm lynda kinkade and this is "cnn newsroom."