a very strong hint in a rare address to his nation. japan's emperor says his health is making it difficult for him to continue fulfilling his duties. back on top, michael phelps makes a golden return to the pool at the summer olympic games in rio. and donald trump tries to pivot to the economy after a week of sagging poll numbers and campaign stumbles. >> live from atlanta, wac to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> thank you for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom."

3:00 a.m. on the east coast, japanese emperor gave his first public address in years less than an hour ago pointedly. he expressed concerns about his advancing age and declining h p health. >> he came as close as he might within traditional bounds of propriority. and our will ripley is live in tokyo. the emperor appears to be preparing the people of japan for his gradual departure, but it may not be an easy manner. talk to us about what he had to say. >> absolutely. this is really listening to the emperor speak you get a sense of how things often work here in japanese culture where one might express a strong message without coming out and saying i want to step down. the emperor didn't say that, but he talked about the fact that

his health has been failing. he had surgery for a heart condition and for cancer. he's 82. his wife is 81. they have already had to cut 100 meetings off their schedule. he wants the emperor to fully serve the people and wonders if in his advancing age he would be capable of doing that. a message to the prime minister and members of parliament he would like them to start examining japanese law that right now requires the emperor to serve until the day he dies. listen to more of the emperor's speech. >> i am older of 80 years now and sometimes feel various kinds of limitations due to physical weakness. during the past several years, i have looked over the path i have taken as the ep emperor and come to think about the desirable role for me to take or duties to fulfill in the future.

>> this is a truly historic speech, only the second time he's gone on television to speak to the people directly. t the other was after the nuclear meltdown. at end of world war ii announcing that japan had lost that war. so the third time the emperor has address ed the people and around tokyo we saw crowds standing and watching the live event happening on large television monitors taking in the history of the moment. this could also trig l a contentious debate in japan about whether a woman should be allowed to ascend the throne because if parliament starts talking about changing household law, that issue, the gender issue could come up. we'll have to watch closely how this all develops. the prime minister just moments ago making a statement that they

have heard the emperor and will start evaluating what steps the government may take. >> he has slowly receded to the background and has taken on a lot of the roles in the past has performed. >> absolutely. the crown prince has taken on 100 meetings that the emperor has taken off their schedule of 250 annual meetings. he's traveled around the world sometimes serving in the capacity of his father. and the crown prince could serve as a region and spoke about that in a speech. he basically said why would japan go through that when a new emperor could take over now and perform in a better way.

so implying very strongly he would like to step down without saying it. but this is truly the people's emperor. the simple act of sitting on the floor with the victims after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was something that touched so many hearts. >> indeed. extraordinary images of that. we'll wait and see. but a clear message coming from the emperor, no doubt. many thanks. russia is promising to appeal a decision banning although leets from competing in the paralympic games in rio. the announcement game on a busy second day at the olympic games. >> michael phelps led team usa to gold in the men's 4 by 100 meter replay winning his 23rd olympic medal. >> in tennis world number one novak djokovic was knocked out

in the first round. >> and dutch cyclist is in intensive care right now after she crashed during the women's road race. >> for more let's go to christina mcfarland live in rio. so let's talk about that ban here in a moment. but first starting with the athletes, day two of competition and major wins in the pool for the united states. >> that's right, george. as an american you'll be pleased the usa are topping the medal table after day two of the competition. that is due in part to some of the big performances we saw in the pool tonight. you mentioned michael phelps. it was the first glimpse we had of him and it came in the men's 4 by 100 meter relay. that got underway a couple hours ago and was the men's first gold in the pool for the united states team.

we weren't sure if phelps was going to compete, but it's a good thing he did because in the second lap, he actually managed to pull the team ahead of france and that meant the men could cling on for the title. phelps retired and the great e olympian of aum time is back with a bang. his 23rd medal overall. the first olympic gold medal for team usa wept to katie ledecky as she's set to be the star of this olympic games. we have been talking about her so much in the buildup. she won gold four years ago. now she's back at 19 and won her first of possibly three golds. tonight she won the 400 meter freestyle smash iing her own wod record in the process. you mentioned about the tennis. not such a good night for the

world number one. djokovic suffered a stunning collapse in the opening round here of the men's singles. we don't know what happened. he didn't seem to be himself on court. he lost the match and came off in tears. when he comes back, he'll be 33 years old. this could have been maybe his last chance to get the medal. also disappointment for the williams sisters. they are out of the doubles in the first opening round. so a bad night all around for the top seeds. >> i'd like to also get insight and update on the nasty accident in women's cycling. do we know how she's doing? >> yeah, we actually had word from the dutch team not long ago the instant you're referring to took place earlier today when the dutch rider was coming towards the end of the race. she was in the lead.

10 kilometers left to go and suffered a terrible crash. she went over the handlebars of her bike and landed on her head and knocked unconscious. we heard she's suffering from a severe concussion and throw small fractures in her spine. but she is stable and she is awake. but with the severe concussion, it shows you exactly what lengths these athletes put themselves through to get gold e medal risking everything here to get ahead of the pack and sadly instances like this do happen. >> let's also talk about this russian ban on paralympic athletes. the ipc rendering a a stronger response some would say than the ioc in this situation. what's been the reaction to russia's paralympic athletes being banned? >> i think the decision today

has been met with some praise but also some sensor. it's been met with praise people feel he took the lead where thomas back should have taken just a few days ago in issuing a blanket ban. but let's not forget the blanket ban implicates clean athletes. that's what people are perhaps criticizing. as you look at the stats around the russian athletes and number of medals between 2010 and they almost doubled their medal count. it left from 38 medals in vancouver to 80 in sochi. when i spoke to phillip craven earlier today, he couldn't hide his displeasure and his anger at

what he had seen in this evidence of state-sponsored doping. he said the russians were favoring medals over morals. so a very different approach from the ioc, but one that certainly created many headlines here today. >> 4:11 in rio. thank you so much. we will see the next day of competition in what lies ahead for people. with day two of olympic competition now in the books, let's take a look at the medal standings so far. it's a three-way tie for first. the united states, china and australia all have three gold. total number of medals, the united states leads with 12. >> 14 gold medals up for grabs monday. among the big events to watch is

the women's 100 meter breaststroke. one of the russian swimmers who fought her ban from the games and won is in contention to medal in the event. the women's rugby e competition concludes and sailing begins with rio's water conditions still a major concern. the water is said to be contaminated with sewage and dangerous bacteria. keep up with all the news on our website. it has the latest on the athletes, venues and the competition. that's all at cnn.com/olympics. 2016 a new week of campaigning in the united states and donald trump will try to keep the focus on the economy this week. he's set to deliver a policy speech in detroit monday. >> the latest poll shows trump has an even bigger gap to close with democratic rival hillary

clinton. she has doubled her lead in the past motto 8%. trump meanwhile unleashed another personal attack on clinton questioning her mental health. >> unstable hillary clinton, and you saw that. you saw that where she basically short circuited. the people of this kocountry dot want somebody that's going to short circuit up here. not as your president. remember, isis is looking. this stuff is so amazing. it amazes me actually. honestly irs don't think she's all there. >> trump didn't make any public appearances sunday, but surrogates did. former mayor rudy giuliani said clinton lied to the mother of a victim in the benghazi attack. >> she lied to a gold star mother. she lied to patricia smith shs

the mother of shawn smith who was killed at benghazi, i belie believe, because of her incompetence in failing to secure that mission. she lied to her on september 14th, 2012, right at the coffin. she said it was due to a video. so i think that's far more serious or at least it should get as much attention as all the attention that was paid to the comments made about the khan family. >> now to the state of ohio as a key battleground state, but the republican governor is not throwing his support behind the party's nominee. john kasich spoke with our own jake tapper about donald trump. >> i have not endorsed him. >> who are you voting for? >> we still have time. >> have you ever voted for a democrat for president? >> no. >> you have only voted

republican? >> well, i'm a republican. >> is it possible you'll not vote for a republican for president? >> let's not get ahead of ourselves. this is very disturbing and alarm ing ing to me. i shouldn't say alarming. i wish that i could be fully enthusiastic. i can't be. >> john kasich there speaking to our own jake tapper. just a little later in the program, we'll have a closer look at what donald trump has said about russia's vladimir putin and how russian reporters view the possibility of a trump presidency. this just into cnn. officials say a blast of a hospital in northwestern pakistan has killed at least 25 people. at least 30 more were injured when an explosion rocked the building's emergency ward. civil yans were gathered at the hospital at the time of that blast and came to pay respects for a prominent activist whose body had been delivered there after he was shot and killed. we'll continue to watch this story. the fight for the syrian

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turkey's president says the coup plotters who tried to topple him could pay the ultimate price. he spoke sunday to more than 1 million people at a unity rally in u.s. tan bull. >> the president will approve the death permanent if the parliament votes for it. the failure of the coup attempt showed the country is united. listen. >> 15th of july showed our friends that this country is together in unity, not just against diplomatic attacks, but also against the military attacks and our nation is strong in doing so. >> the president also vowed to punish supporters of his rival.

syrian rebels say they have punctured the government's siege around aleppo. cnn could not independently confirm the authenticity of the video, but it shows rebel troops meeting up with allies after breaking through enemy lines. >> government forces say they are holding strong and no such break has ever happened. the u.n. warns the fighting is causing a humanitarian crisis. some 250,000 civilians are trapped in that city. >> fred pleitgen joins us to discuss this. it's confusing what is happening, but who is actually in control at this time in aleppo? can we work that out? >> reporter: it's very difficult to say at this point in time, but one thing we are very certain of is that there were some very intense battles going on, especially in the southwest of aleppo over the weekend. and the rebels appear to have

punched through government positions in the southwest of the city or to the southwest of the city in a. the main battle position was the artillery school, which is a syrian military army position. it seems as though the rebel forces punched through that line from the outside coming from the west, but also from the besieged eastern part of aleppo as well. most of this happened on late saturday into early sunday as the rebel there is tried to intensify their grip. there are still some heavy airstrikes being conducted at this point in time both by the syrian air force and also by russian forces as well to dislodge those rebels and to try to let the military gain control again. the other thing that we also have to mention is this area that's been breached by the rebels is close to the only supply line the regime has to

their side of aleppo that they control. so now they believe they could not be on the verge but possibly be in danger of having that line be contested as well. then the big question is is aid going to get into aaleppo. the major organizations have not been able to get any convoys through into the area because simply right now with the airstrikes going on, it is still very dangerous. it seems as though there might be some local aid from the province through trucks that made it through over the weekend. >> let's talk about those people trapped in those areas and also progress being made elsewhere. >> exactly. different front lines. and their pro american force is made up of kurds and foreign fighters as well, who came there

from places like europe. they are making a lot of progress there. the syrian cattic forces say they have liberated about 80 to 90%. there are still battles and small areas that isis is in control of. the reason why that town is so important is it's very close to the turkish border. so disrupting that line means that isis will have a hard time getting new fighters and also new weapons into their self-declared caliphate. certainly an important battle foing on there, possibly one of the most important to date. >> fred pleitgen, who has reported many times from syria, bringing us up to date from berlin. belgium prosecutors say saturday's machete attack may have been terrorism. the attacker wounded two

officers and reportedly shouted "god is greatest." he was shot and killed and isis claims that he was one of its soldiers, but authorities later said that he was an algerian national known to police for violent crimes and not terrorism. following this story is live from the french capital. good to have you with us. what more are we hearing from authorities in this investigation? >> a judge has been appointed to the case. the federal prosecutor's office is investigating. that investigation sbo terrorism links is triggered by the fact that you have reports that the suspect is shouting "god it great." he targeted two female police

officer s. authorities say he was armed with a machete. both officers suffered severe injuries to their head and neck bfrs a third officer intervened killing the suspect. we're told he did not have any other weapons and didn't have any, employeesives on him. however, his death led to the previous raids. we saw authority gos into eight different houses. they arrested a suspect who was plotting a possible terror attack in belgium. this is part of the counterterrorism operations that have been triggered after the november paris terror attacks and the deadly attacks in march back on madge 22nd. you have seen this continue koupt terrorism operation and efforts and then this attack over the weekend. it's worth mention iing the attk does bear some markings similar to the attack that happened in january here in paris when two

police officers were also attacked by a man wielding a knife. the attacker in that case was also killed by a third intervening police officer. no suggestion by authorities that those two attacks are linked in any way. >> following the investigation, thank you. we'll take a short break here. still to come, donald trump says u.s. reporters distort the facts to make him look bad. why he's not complaining about his treatment in russia's media. a live report is coming up. and thailand gives the green light to the military for a new contusion. what it means if r that country. we take a closer look, live in the united states and around the world this hour. you're watching cnn newsroom.

a warm welcome back to the viewers in the united states and around the world. >> with the headlines we're following for you this hour, michael phelps took his 19th olympic gold medal in day two of the roio olympic games. he led the u.s. men's team to first place in the 4 by 100 meter freestyle relay. he now has 23 medals in total. over a million people gathered in istanbul on sunday for a rally against last month's failed coup. the turkish president told the crowd he would restore the death penalty for coup plotters if the parliament approved. and u.s. republican presidential candidate donald

trump will kick off a new week of campaigning. his focus this week, the economy. he's set to address the detroit economic club on monday. >> the former acting director of the cia says he would trust hillary clinton with national security. >> but vladimir putin is manipulating trump. michael morell called trump an unwitting agent of vladimir putin. >> look at it from putin's perspective. he's a trained intelligence officer. worked for the kgb. very talented. manipulated people much smarter than donald trump. he played this perfectly. he saw that donald trump wanted to be complicated. . he complicated him. that led donald trump to then kpli kamt vladimir putin and to defend vladimir putin's actions in a number of places around the world. >> they are blaming them for the turmoil surrounding his

campaign. >> russian reporters seem to have a very different take on the republican presidential candidate. >> this tv news anchor explains that trump is just an accept risk billionaire that wants to make america great and normalize relations with russia. he's often painted as a brave political maverick who shares russian concern oefrs american foreign policy and is willing to find common language with vladimir putin, whom he's praised. >> between hillary clinton and trump, trump is the only one who sounds friendly. so maybe we can hope that he'll

be more friendly and more positive for russia. >> wouldn't it be nice if e we actually got along with russia? wouldn't it be nois? >> much of what trump says about russia has left u.s. allies agaus, but finds a welcoming audience in moscow. donald trump's foreign policy pronounce ms have won him plenty of friends here in russia. the recent suggestion he wouldn't defend nato allies in the event of a russian attack raised eyebrows in the u.s. and here and he's vowed to look again at recognizing crimea as part of russia. that's to put a smile on the faces of kremlin supporters. not everyone in russia thinks trump is their best bet. some political analysts say his rival hillary clinton would benefit the kremlin even more. at least she's predictable, say

they say, in her tough russian stance. but it's the unpredictability of trump that may have endeared him to the kremlin-controlled media. >> he will either be more inclined to do a dole with the kremlin, or he will mess up life in the white house and on capitol hill so much by his erratic behavior that the american system will be inerm innocent crisis. that i what russia wants. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e e-mails that are missing. >> he may not be the kremlin's man, but he might prove a useful distraction from what the kremlin does. >> matthew chance joins us now from st. petersburg with more on how russians view trump. is trump being played by russia as some suggest, and if he is, what does this say about how

they feel about hillary clinton? >> reporter: i think there's little evidence that i have seen that russia is actively trying to play donald trump or is active ll lly supporting him ov hillary clinton. but certainly, the view from inside the kremlin from people i have spoken to close to that situation indicate that, yeah, he's the one who has the most thick views, it seems on a range of issues, towards nato expansion, the situation in crimea. so in that sense, yes, he reflects some of the views that the kremlin itselves a pouss. but there's also a snens which he's seen as unreliable and unpredictable. even though the russians are saying they might like the idea, the plit kl system being flung into chaos. there's a great sense of

discomfort about a president in the united states who they can't predict the actions of. that's why i think many russians and even many in official russia would like to see hillary clinton in power because as i was saying, at least she's consistent in her tough stance against the kremlin. so it's very complex picture. there's no simple answers. >> there never are. it's around 10:40 in the morning there in st. petersburg. many thanks to you. voters in thailand have backed a new draft constitution that would give the military more power. earlier results from the country's election commission show more than 60% of voters approve the charter. some see the draft constitution a way to legitimize rule after a 2014 coup. the official results of that vote will be declared on wednesday. let's get some insight on what's happening from john merit a

research analyst. good to have you with us. fair to say this was a gamble to hold this vote and it does seem to have paid off for them. . >> it has paid off for them. they have a clear path to hold elections in 2017 as they originally said they would. >> i'd like to get a little understanding about the constitution itself. the draft created by a committee supporters say that it promotes stability. critics say it entrenches the military and its control. >> the view of the intelligence unit is that it does entrench the control of the military. there are three aspects.

one that it allows for an appointed septemberment. two, it allows for an individual who is not an elected politician to become prime minister. and three, it requires that any new or subsequent government must follow the military's 20-year strategy development pl plan. otherwise they can be removed. with these throw things together, it has significantly increased the military's control of government affairs in thailand. >> the question posed to voters, do you accept or reject this constitution? fair to say it was a complicated constitution. is will a sense that voters really understood what they were voting for? >> we will only find out in coming weeks how much voters really understood, i think. but what is clear is that they have the choice to reject or

accept and they. accepted because they wanted political and economic stability. they could have rejected but the path ahead would have been very uncertain as the military had no contingency plan about how to proceed if the referendum had resulted in no vote. so people really want elections as quickly as possible and they want a clear plan to continue with. so. >> so it will be interesting to see what impact this vote will have on daily life for people in thailand. john, thank you so much for your time today. >> thank you. >> a state of emergency after deadly weekend storms. the details ahead. plus kosovo wins their first gold medal. we'll hear from the judo athlete that made her country very

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tropical storm earl triggered deadly landslides. at least 40 people have been killed. >> the storm hit mexico as a hurricane. it was later downgraded. the national hurricane center an additional 5 to 10 centimeters of rain are expected. >> macedonia declared monday a day of national mourning after powerful storms slammed the c capital and surrounding areas. they are killing nearly two dozen people. >> workers have set up emergency response centers to assess the flood damage. erin mclaughlin has details for us. >> reporter: please call someone, why, why, a woman screams. the haunting sound of loss.

not far away a body lies covered on a a road. state media says 21 died in macedonia over the weekend. saturday night torrential rain triggered dadly flash flooding. some places more than three times the amount of rain expected in a normal month. as the injured made their way through the muddied waters to safety, others fled by the truckload. sunday morning a survey of the devastation. a section of the capital's ring road flooded. cars pushed into nearby fields. entire homes submerged. dozens of injured treated in hospital. some blame a lack of infrastructure for much of the the devastation. this was compounded by the lack of capacity of the sewer system, especially in critical places.

as residents tried to clean up, authorities struggled to respond. reports of equipment shortages and slow response times with more bad weather in the forecast people are bracing for what happens next. >> erin mclaughlin joins us live from rome. what more are you learning about the situation on the ground in macedonia? >> reporter: the cleanup effort there very much underway. the government has introduced what they are calling a state of crisis for the region that's expected to last for the next two weeks or so as they u carry out and clean up efforts. they have drod the army to help people in the most badly affected areas. they have also introduced additional equipment. some 50 extra water pumps. they are also pledging some 5,000 euros to each family, which lost a loved one to those flash floods over the weekend.

now the government response in general to this has come under some intense criticism. people criticizing the response times. also the lack of infrastructure in place to deal with this kind of crisis. the government responded saying this is an unprecedented event and they are doing everything they can to help the health ministry releasing a statement. there was more rainfall sunday into monday morning, but nothing like what was experienced saturday night. so far, early reports indicating there were no additional flash flooding. >> some heartbreaking scenes there. erin mclaughlin join iing us wi an update from rome. >> erin alluded to it there. there's more trouble in the forecast. and a developing threat for the united states. >> we heard in the report there

particular ly in macedonia the drainage problems. >> absolutely. the water amounts were unprecedented in this e region too. you think about this, we always talk about this. you can never overestimate the force of water. you take 30 centimeters, it doesn't take a lot. that has 225 kilograms of force behind it. that much force moving towards an object. and you take a lock. this is what george is alluding to as well when it comes to it doesn't take much. take it up to 2 feert, and your vehicle will be swept downstr m downstream. when you see the images, it's not a tropical location. you certainly see this in the tropical world. plenty of thunderstorms and rainfall occur with heavy amounts of rains, but not the case in the region.

they tripled that amount in a matter of one day. 340 p of what is considered normal for this month coming down in one day will lead to a catastrophic scenario. some relief for them but some rainfall ahead of them. we have cooler air around northern europe. the other story we're following is what's happened in mexico. these images coming out of vera cruz where landslides have taken dozens of lives as well. that's what was left in place. the storm system has moved over portions on the westernened of mexico. now we have a new tropical feature developing. if your travel plans take you to cabo, a hurricane making landfall there. something worth noting there.

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welcome back to cnn newsroom. kosovo makes history at the roe owe games. the country's first ever olympic gold medal on sunday in the 52 kilogram judo competition. >> this is the first olympics where athletes have been able to compete under kosovo's flag. >> she's no stranger to competition. she's a two-time world champion in judo. >> cnn spoke to the gold medalist before she headed to the rio games.

>> my opponents in my eyes just look pretty small. . i feel like there's no way that i can do it. i just have to win. i must win. i'm from kosovo. i am two-time world champion. i represent kosovo for the first time in the olympic games. during my career, i had many problems because at the beginning we couldn't represent

kosovo until 2009 it was like this. now when we get recognized for international olympic, it was the best thing that happened because now the athletes can dream to be in olympics and represent kosovo. and i have dream this for a long time and finally it's coming. >> it's such an honor. it's such a pleasure for me. i can maybe for one day or two days make people from kosovo laugh and forget that we have so many problems here. >> best of luck to her. >> very powerful. >> "early start" is next in the united states. >> for everyone else, stay tuned for more news with max foster in london. you have a a great day.

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across the entire lineup of ford cars, trucks and suvs, during the ford freedom sales event. donald trump trailing hillary clinton in the polls and striking back on the trail. can he regain momentum? team usa going for gold at rio. storms leaving dozens dead in macedonia as the south waits for a massive downpour. good morning. i'm ryan nobles. >> i'm alison kosik. happening today. donald trump is revealing his plan