that should be scary to everybody in the whole world. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hello to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. you are watching cnn's continuing special coverage of greece's referendum vote. it is 11 a.m. in athens where greeks are voting on that referendum that could drastically change the face of its country and government. greece's prime minister cast his ballot moments ago. he's urging people to vote no and reject a deal he calls blackmail. regardless of the outcome, the country's economy is in dire straits. nearly all imports into the country have come to a grinding halt with groceries disappearing

from the shelves and bank turning away customers empty handed. without a rescue the country could slip even further into an economic disaster and be forced out of the euro zone. >> translator: i believe yes, it should prevail. i hope things will improve. the situation is dramatic. >> translator: no matter what the outcome is the measures will be harsh. we should try something different anyway. we've already tried one option. so let's try the other option now and let's see what happens. >> we can speak to our reporter in athens. she's been going around the polling stations. what sort of turnout are you gauging? >> reporter: so far, a lot of people are turning out to vote simply because this is such a crucial referendum for greece for the 10 million people who are eligible to vote. initial forecasts say that about

86% will actually do so. the prime minister alexis tsipras has just voted saying democracy will win and saying the message of the people will be heard worldwide. let's take a listen to his exact statement. >> translator: today democracy wins over fear. our decisiveness sinchd the win. the propaganda fear. i'm certain tomorrow we will open the path for all the people of europe. a route of returning the founding principles of democracy and solidarity in europe. >> reporter: that was the prime minister alexis tsipras who has been urging people to vote no in the referendum. there seem to be two opposing

sides with different messages effect tix. the people who are voting no saying they are voting no to austerity, no to european bail-outs that would only make things worse for the greeks and they are asking for debt relief at the same time. those who are voting yes believe that greece's position is in euro. that if they do not vote yes, that greece's position in europe could be in trouble and they seem to be the people who believe that even a bad deal for greece is better than a no deal for greece and this is really how most greeks seem to be looking at this referendum. they seem to think by now the financial situation is so bad that there are no good solutions. there are only bad solutions and even worse ones. it's kind of hard to see things differently being in athens where the banks have now been closed for a week where we know that greece needs additional money and it's not quite clear how it will have access to this money since its last bailout

ended on tuesday and until there's some agreement with creditors, it's in the clear where this money is going to come from. >> exit polls showing it's neck and neck. often in these sorts of situations you find voters going for the safer option don't they? for many people that will be voting yes to at least get some money flowing through the economy again. >> reporter: well, certainly the effects since the banks have closed have been immense and i think it's very different to be talking about things on a they'reoretical level and very difficult to be queueing in the line to get 60 euros out which is what the current day limit is. that seems to have changed a lot of people's minds and they seem -- more people seem to be inclined to vote yes than they were days ago, but still the polls are so close that it's really impossible to tell simply because the question of the

referendum has been so ambiguous that it's not clear what people are really voting for. some are voting to make sure that greece's get no more austerity and they are hoping they will get a better deal which has been what the prime minister has been saying all along and those who are voting to stay in the euro zone and good relations with europe. if we look at other polls, the suggestion is that the vast majority of the greeks want to say in europe. about 234810 -- 8 and 10 greeks want to stay in the euro zone. this is not the clear question that they are facing in this referendum. >> linda, thank you very much indeed. authorities have brought the vote down to a yes or no. it's in the wording the ballot that it's really hard to decipher actually. lisa suarez has a copy of the question and the responses from the greeks. >> the greek people are preparing to have their say and

what is a referendum that will really shape the future of their country, but do they understand the question that is being put to them. i have it here in english and i'm going to read it out to you. it reads the greek people are asked to decide with their vote whether to accept the outline of the agreement submitted by the european union the european central bank and the international monetary fund at the euro group of 25-06-15 and is made up of two parts which substitute their unified proposal. the first document is attached reforms for the completion of the can you repeat program and beyond. the second document reads the preliminary debt sustainable

analysis. whichever gens reject the proposal vote no. whichever citizens agree with the proposal by the three institutions vote yes. there's a clear lack of clarity. >> translator: sadly this isn't clear. they have not clarified what you are voting for or against. the question is confusing so that syriza can please its own party members. they are playing a game. >> as i walked around and asked people about the question. can i ask you a question. we're cnn. i was stopped by this visibly angry woman. >> i don't care if they pluj -- us. >> emotions are clearly running high and that can make it hard

to think clearly. have you read it? >> yes. >> how do you interpret this question? what is being asked of you? >> i think if you vote no we're going out of the european union, if you vote yes, we're in. >> speaking to people here it seems each person has their interpretation of the referendum question. these two ladies tell me the question is about debt sustainability. >> translator: the sustainability of the debt is crucial for the sustainability of the country. if we don't have this there won't be a yes vote. >> others tell me it's much simpler than it reads. >> translator: after five years of despair in greece the public has to escape from this harsh program and vote no so things in greece can change. >> for more of those i spoke to only one clearly understood the question. >> if we agree with the program

proposed by the europeans, the greek government or not. it's not about the euro. it's not about europe. because greece is inside europe and this is something that cannot be changed by any referendum or by anybody's opinion. this is a fact and this is the history, so what we are about to vote is clearly if we agree with this proposal or not. >> whichever way the outcome is one thing is certain. this will have repercussions right here in greece and far beyond its borders. we're staying with greece now. we've got evidence of really raw emotion relating to everything going on there. represented by one greek citizen directly affected by the crisis it's just a picture but clearly desperate elderly greek was lining up outside the bank. some banks have opened their doors to pensioners. you can see him here.

collapsing on the ground weeping openly and here the 77-year-old assisted by a police officer and a staff member of the bank. all he was allowed to withdraw was 120 euros. that's about $133. the future of his country remains uncertain. but he expresses it there in one picture. now that the greece's economy lies in the hands of its people. cnn asked greeks how they might vote today? >> i am in europe. i want to stay in europe. >> i believe there is no solution within the euro zone and within this european union. i'm sure about this. >> hopefully next sunday we're going to vote yes because we want to remain in the european union. >> i came here to say no because i cannot leave. >> they are trying to play the future of greece in cards.

we do not want to have our future played in cards. >> no no no no! >> i want to believe that they will vote even in the last minute they will think of that and they will vote for yes because the majority believes in the euro and it believes in the euro zone. >> because we have a government and what this greek government to make the decision. not the people of euro group. >> the only future for my country, for me for my family my children my grandchildren, is to cooperate with the other europeans and go ahead. >> well, elsewhere, as that vote unfolds, iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state are expected to meet this hour as they continue to try to hammer out a nuclear deal. a source tells us negotiators reached a tentative agreement regarding iran's sanction

relief. that has been a sticking point. a probe of iran's past nuclear research could be complete by the year's end. this could be key to supporting or contradicting tehran's assistance. charges have been filed after a passenger ferry capsized in the philippines on thursday. the owner is charge with homicide and in in police custody. the boat tipped over shortly after leaving port in ormoc city. 59 have been killed. >> reporter: we spoke with some of the survivors. they said they had yet to decide whether to press charges. this is despite the decision of the local police to file murder charges against the crew this is so they remain in jail while

the survivors are still being looked for. their priority now is to mourn for the dead. they work on demand for compensation for all the losses they incurred in the tragedy. they were also able to speak to one of the three american survivors lawrence drake who was a former volunteer firefighter in new york. he showed me a poster of the murder charges against the boat's crews. he founds the allegations ridiculous. he personally saw how the crew tried to help by passing life jackets. and the captain managed to swim and help passengers to safety. more than 300 people mostly survivors and families of the victims sinking, the ship also

transported 45 remains of those who died in the tragedy. now, residents of the island gathered in the port area waiting for the survivors and the remains to arrive. it was a home coming full of pain and grief for the victims. many of them in tears uponee rue nighting with their loved ones. >> the boat was a canoe wide style widely used in the philippines. many u.s. presidential hopefuls were campaigning during the holiday. we'll take you there. and tunisia declares a state of emergency after the attack on a beach resort. details coming up.

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terror threat. 7,000 officers were on duty twls officers from the counterterrorism division. for many presidential hopefuls it was the perfect day to hit the campaign trail. both republicans and democrats spent the holiday meeting and shaking hands with potential voters. jeremy roth reports. >> select me. i think that is the right answer. >> no rest for the weary as presidential candidates worked fourth of july celebrations. gop hopefuls jeb bush lindsey graham chris christie pressed the flesh in new hampshire. jeb bush seemed to work enjoy working on a holiday. >> new hampshire voters are discertaining, they are educated. >> even a former presidential

candidate got in on the act. 2012 republican nominee mitt romney greeted crowds at a new hampshire parade. >> i think he made a severe error in saying what he did about mexican-americans. i feel it was unfortunate. >> democratic frontrunner hillary clinton got specific on issues. she told the crowd i want to be the small business candidate. >> i want to shine a bright line and take a hard look at the difficulty of getting credit. >> bernie sanders in iowa says his campaign is about working people. >> we've got the right issues. we're going to be outspent by big money interests. >> as they were out and about, no relief in sight for much of the western u.s. as temperatures

continued to soar. >> we are looking at temperatures in the triple digits in degrees fahrenheit. i want to point out medford, oregon the temperature is expected to be over 100 degrees. the u.s. city of dallas texas, typically we would have seen at least some temperatures flirting with 100 degrees but dallas texas, has not hit 100 degrees so far this year. the last time was back in september of 2014. in the desert southwest, you would expect the temperatures to be sisling hot, but as we look across the desert southwest, tucson arizona with temperatures in the 80s because there's a little bit of a monsoon taking place across this region. very important for agriculture and for growers. as you are imagine, the

temperatures can heat up quickly. we saw a flooding situation in the birmingham alabama, area. there you can see the monsoonal moisture pulling up into the four corners region of the united states. other than that it is woefully dry. when it's that dry, fires are a huge concern. washington there's a serious concern. oregon, you've heard about california and the severe water restrictions that are taking place there. we've got a little bit in the way of wet weather pushing into new mexico. this is just isolated. it's part of that seasonal transition where that moisture moves into the desert southwest. look at these temperatures expected to hover close to that 100 degree mark while in dallas texas, 96 is a sizzler, but

still no 100 degrees. >> got to prepare in the u.s. for these temperatures. coalition p forces carried out a large assault on isis targets in raqqa and syria. they destroyed some of the transit routes. they focused on mobility corridors used by isis. this was one of the largest deliberate engagements in syria to date. also on saturday isis released a video that apparently shows 25 captured government soldiers being executed in pal mira's ancient amphitheater. many of the executioners appear to be teenagers. at least one child can be seen in the audience. tunisia has declared a 30-day state of emergency in response to a deadly terror attack on a beach resort.

it gives more power to the fight with what the president calls a water against extremism. we have the details. >> reporter: the tunisian president is stating they cannot stand another attack like was in the beach resort. he said it would cause the state could collapse. >> now we're in a state of war. there's no doubt that our armed forces have been put on a state of alert but this is a special war and therefore we must have widespread moelks. >> in the days following that attack a picture emerge of a highly organize and interconnected network that linked both of those responsible for the museum attack in tunis and the isis terror camps in libya and that's why he says he's reaching out to the

international community. the state of emergency brings with us echoes of a very different time in to a niece i can't's history. this will give the state rights to clamp down on the rights of assembly expression and free press. he's warning journalists to be responsible. it's going to be a very delicate balancing act. another islamist militant group is being blamed for another attack. six suicide bombers staged coordinated attacks killing scores of people this is the latest of attack by boko haram. this is because the militants had time to regroup after

fighting the army. >> he said many of the militants fled the scene instead of engaging the troops. the army found hundreds of captives. militants were able to get away where they regrouped and rearmed and have the ability to resume these attacks. >> the recent attacks were called last desperate attack of fleeing agents of terrorism. three girls in afghanistan were viciously attacked with acid for getting an education. they were on their way to school when two men on a motor bike threw acid on their faces. one of the assailants reportedly said this is the punish many for going to school. two of the girls are in critical condition. police are still trying to find the attackers. now, voters in greece are at the polls for an historic economic referendum. we'll take you live for athens for the latest on that in just a moment. we'll also hear how the crisis is already wiping out tourism on

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we are watching cnn special coverage of the greek referendum. i'm max foster. greeks are filing into polling stations. the prime minister cast his ballot a short time ago. voters will decide whether to accept or reject another bailout from european creditors which would include more austerity measures. tunisia is under a 30-day state of emergency. it was declared in the wake of a

june 6th terror attack. when the gunman killed tourists mostly british citizens. coalition forces carried out air strikes in raqqa, syria. they say this was one of the largest deliberate engagements in syria to date. a source tells cnn a tentative agreement has been reached on iranian sanctions relief. a nuclear talks in vienna that's been a major sticking point. iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state is expected to continue meeting as the talks continue. greeks are filing into polling stations to decide whether to accept another economic bailout. experts say the contest is too

close to call. but the greek government is encouraging citizens to vote no which could put the country at risk for being ejected from the eurozone eurozone. have you got any sense whether this is going in one direction or another? >> reporter: no you can't have any sense of that at the moment. it's been a very short campaign period just a week and it's a very strange campaign too because one side says this is about -- the no side the government side says this is about austerity, this is about agreeing to a proposal that no longer is on the table, and they say if they get no then they will go back to europe and negotiate another deal as soon as possible but the other side the yes campaign say it's not about that. it's about something more

fundamental, whether greece is to stay within the european union or not. so different questions for different voters and the polls, in fact corroborate the idea this is too close to call. >> when they get into the polling booth they are still making their mind up and often people opt for the safer option the safer option perhaps being keep the money coming from europe. >> reporter: that would be the safer option yes, max, but you have to take into account that this is an electorate that has been under extreme pressure in the last five or six years. austerity has damage their psychology a lot and not many people see the situation the way you just described it. also the government says that a no vote will guarantee it a

stronger negotiating position and as i said they would go back to europe they say and armed with a strong mandate, a freshman date they would negotiate a better deal for greece. now, to many this sounds completely unrealistic, but the greek government says that is their game plan and many people many of the voters will believe them and this is all the indications that we have that more or less half the voters will probably believe them. >> angela merckle has made it pretty clear that this is a vote in staying not within the european union as some of the campaigning has been around as you suggested there, but this is a vote on whether or not to state in the euro. has that message not got through to greeks? that's a pretty clear message from the decider, really. >> reporter: it is a clear message about very complicated

things because there are interpretations, according to which there is no way for a country which is already part of the eurozone to leave the eurozone but remain in the european union. legal experts suggest that only way to leave the eurozone is to leave the european union. it is very complicated. all forces from abroad suggest exactly that it's a yes to europe or a no to europe but what really counts is what extent they can persuade the electric tor rat. if they were to be persuaded that this was a yes or no vote to europe then yes would prevail comfortably, but as i said the government's views completely different. the government argues that the country's position in europe is not at stake at all. >> a lot of criticism about the

question and the ballot papers that we see being addressed in this polling booth as we speak. it's very complicated question isn't it? very well educated people are struggling with it but is that slightly disingenious to point that out. over the course of the week there's been so much campaigning between yes and no ultimately people can look at the two options yes and no and know where they are going there. >> i think you are quite right there. it is a complicated question. not many people would understand it. it's in greek with some english words in it and it's a deal a proposal as i said earlier no longer is on the table. so it is a very complicated question but on the other hand as you quite correctly pointed out, there has been a lot of

campaigning and people more or less will know what they are voting for. the yes people were voting for europe and the no people were voting for the government's view of the situation. so i think that the complication of the ballot itself has been somewhat overcome but the complication of the political situation remains and of the interpretation of the whole procedure. >> thank you very much for joining us from athens. wheen mile on -- meanwhile on the greek islands, this is usually the busy season for vacationers, but what now? we traveled to one of the islands to see how the debt crisis is affecting tourism. >> reporter: the islands of greece picture postcard perfect and remote. this is one of closest to athens

and it still makes more than an hour to get there by the best vote and when you arrive this is the greece of the tourist brochures and yet here as the mayor reminds me island and mainland are suffering alike. >> we cannot avoid the bankruptcy and probably going out of the euro anyway. >> reporter: so locals have gone back to economic basics. they are bar terg. >> some people have animals like -- they have milk they have eggs. those products are brought here and we don't know cash to trade them or to buy them. >> reporter: deserted beaches, there's no need to make a reservation for lunch. the greek tourists haven't the money to come here and foreigners are staying away. at the hotel, the owner should be happily planning how to fit

everyone in. instead, he's worrying about how to fill the rooms. >> the crisis is five years, okay but now, but now with mr. tsipras, yes or no the people in europe and here they are afraid. they don't know. >>. >> reporter: the lines at the atm grow longer at lunchtime. the island is beautiful, and perhaps it's easier to take economic hardship in such surroundings. the old man who sits by the sea draws for posterity. he's seen crisis before. >> he says how business. i says what is business? i don't worry about this as long as i have this in front of me the beauty around me. >> reporter: he's right. i find one of his drawings that somehow captures the essence of

this piece of greece. a souvenir of my day on the island a drawing of the sleeping lady and there she is in all her natural beauty. there's no sense of panic, no sense of chaos. they seem resigned to the referendum results, whatever it may be. because ultimately they know greece will survive and here on this island, the sleeping lady will be waiting. as the referendum unfolds, but we're also covering the pope who has just left rome for his week long trip to south america. plus there's a question you have not asked yourself but how many hot dogs can you eat at once? that's not nearly as many as

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pope francis left rome just a short time ago for a week long visit to latin america. he will be visiting three of south america's poorest countries. his first step is ecuador, and wednesday he heads to bolivia and then july 12th he heads to paraguy. we look at how pope francis could change that. >> reporter: receiver saturday they join in song and prayer. led by the reverend some parishers break down in tears. this is what he's up against,

these small churches who open their doors from the few people they want to reach. here among the poorest, for every catholic church there are half dozen evangelical temps. these young parish ners visit the sick and needy. >> my reason is to visit them and talk to them about god. >> with the emergence of pope francis, there's a renewed enthusiasm among catholics. school children have practiced this greeting. the big question is can he get people back in the pews? this person was raised evangelical, but started

attending the catholic church when he got married. >> not only is this a latin american pope is very charismatic person and this is the first time a pope has landed here in ecuador. pope francis is building a foundation. what the pope is doing is generating a kind of internal movement in the church to build on that foundation he says but it's it's too soon to talk about impact. first, priests have to embrace the pope's message and parishioners have to feel motivated to return to the fold. meanwhile, protesters in honduras have stage their biggest protest yet for the president step down. 60,000 were in the streets of the capital. the demonstrators accuse him of

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a big day for a little girl. britain's princess charlotte being kristened today in norfolk. royal well wishers are lining up hoping to catch a glimpse of the the kristening will be private. there won't be any cameras allowed inside the church we like the rest of public will have to wait for them to come outside. there will also be some official photos. now the world of competitive hot dog eating as a new king. >> the 2015 nathan's famous fourth of july champion of the world matthew stoner. >> he beat eight-time champ joey

chestnut in the hot dog contest. devourd 62 hot dogs with buns in ten minutes. he gives credit for the events popularity to the organizer and emcee george shea. >> it's the end of the world the way he introduces the people. he gives them nicknames like jaws. and he's infused personality. some people say this is why the rest of the world hates us. we have so much other thing for them to hate us. this is just number 12. it is something. it is qen at the essentially americana. a bit earlier our jonathan mann spoke with one of the

contestant judges who actually counted the hot dogs. he talked about the growing popularity the uniquely american event as you heard. >> there's 35,000 people go to this each year live and something like a million people watch on espn. there's something to it and it eludes a lot of people and there were protesters there today about animal rights and i think -- i don't know if it was peta but it was about pro vegetarianism and there's some protests there and some people don't get it. some people do get it. >> i'm not sure i get it but let me ask you. there are people who look at this and think this is a qint essentially american ritual. should we proud of that or embarrassed? >> i can understand why some people say this is why the rest of the world hate us. we have so many other things for them to hate us. this is just number 12. it is something. it is americana and it's july

4th every year and it's been that way about 15 16 years now, since espn got involved and george shea the guy who manages it when he got involved. >> this dates back decades. most of the country or most of the world never really paid attention until george shea. what element of marketing genius did he bring to it? >> what he did was he gave personality himself. he's the emcee and he introduces the contestants with this elaborate -- it's like the end of the world the way he introduces the people and he give them nicknames like jaws chestnut and he's just infused personality. it's like poker. poker was nothing until espn started doing that world series of poker thing now we know who daniel negrano is and we know the more famous poker players. a solar powered airplane is gearing up for the next leg of

its global journey. it landed in hawaii on friday and completing the longest and difficult part of its mission. earlier we spoke with the pilots about this trip and how important solar technology now is. >> when we fly, when we do things in our life we plan it very well. to understand what we do to know the risk but in this situation, it was completely different. we were going into the unknown. we were going for something that nobody did, and of course we ask ourselves, is this the right moment? is this the right window? do we have the right aircraft and with experimental airplane nothing works all the time in the best way because you are always improving, so this was a very critical moment and of course a lot of emotion around it. >> we know that you got very little sleep. it was cramped quarters. you said that yoga helped you prepare for this. i want to ask you people that are just now following your story, because of this feat and

you are going down in the history books, talk a little bit more about how you developed this airplane the wingspan is incredible but it has to be very light, correct? >> yes, you know. it's not only an aeronautic first, it's also first for renew renewable energy. the size of the plane and the lightness of the plane all of that is a result of the technologies that help us to fly day and night with unlimited endurance with no fuel at all. showing that when you dream, it is possible. we like these technologies to arrive on the market. we will like people to reduce their emissions. this is a new way to be cleaner and energy fish. all of this can go for

construction of houses light structures all of this can help divide the energy consumption of the world. thank you for joining us. i'm maxwell foster. we'll be back after a break with special coverage of the referendum vote in greece. we're live in athens.

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