deplorable. they've reached a deal. diplomats unveil a cease-fire plan that could ease the suffering in syria. condemn nation for north korea and its leader after the latest nuclear test. the u.n. security council weighs in. and reaction in the u.s. sanctions, threats, and action situation of blame from the presidential candidate. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm hannah vaughan jones in

london. this is "cnn newsroom". after five long years of war, a chance at peace may finally be in sight for syria. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart, the foreign minister sergei lavrov, announced a cease-fire deal on friday. under the plan, a czessation of hostilities across place in syria at sundown on monday. secretary kerry says it should "end the barrel bombs and end to the indiscriminate bombing of civilian neighborhoods that has left scores of people dead." the agreement comes after months of fruitless efforts to reach a cease-fire between the syrian regime and moderate syrian rebels. our nic robertson has details now from geneva. >> reporter: so key to the czyzration of hostilities working, secretary kerry said for the united states to put pressure on the opposition to keep good on their obligations and for russia for their part to

keep assad good on his obligations. he said the united states' assessment is that's what russia would do. this is how he put it -- >> today the united states and russia are announcing a plan which we hope will wreduce viol ease suffering, and resume movement toward a negotiated peace and a political transition in syria. the obama administration, the united states, is going the extra mile here because we believe that russia and my colleague have the capability to press the assad regime to stop this conflict and to come to the table and make peace. >> reporter: another key point of this peace agreement, not just the cessation, but humanitarian access. secretary kerry laying out in specific detail how that would take effect in aleppo to give

besieged areas there up to 300,000 people living in rebel-controlled pars parts of the sea, give them much-needed humanitarian access. talked about the limits on assad's air forces, barrel bombing to prevent civilian casualties. that russia and the united states would work together to target al nusra. l levrov said it must happen after seven days, a separation of what he described as terrorist opposition elements, non-terrorist opposition to elements. >> translator: after the regime is fully functional for seven continuous days, we as john has said, are to create a joint implementation center, gic,

where the military soldiers between the russia and u.s. will be involved in solving practical matters of delimitation and separation of terrorists from the moderate opposition. >> reporter: that has been a key issue for russia and a bone of contention in the united states going on for months for the united states to say who is a terrorist, who isn't a terrorist. who should be targeted, who shouldn't be targeted. mistrust there seems to be overcome. lavrov laying out how he had told the assad regime, bashar al assad, told had been told of the plan and his responsibility. secretary kerry thanking him for that. of course, what has been trouble in the past is when the political transition comes up down the road, the expectation is that russia will tell president bashar al assad that he will need to step aside. that hasn't happened in the past. at this stage, it's not clear how that will happen this time going forward.

a long way to go yet. cnn, geneva. since syria's civil war began, an estimated 400,000 syrians have been killed. five million have fled their homeland. the violence first fled in 2011 when some teens and children were arrested for writing political graffiti. dozens were killed in a subsequent crackdown on anti-government protests. and of course from there, the fighting widened across the country, pulling in syrian rebels, kurdish forces, militant fighters, and isis. reuters says syrian government forces have retaken an important road in the northern city of aleppo. that road is in the southwest of the city at the lower left of this map. it's the same general area that rebels captured in august, and a month-long regime siege. the government forces have effectively surrounded rebel-held areas, and that essentially prevents rebels from

using a key supply route. south korea's foreign minister is calling the nuclear capabilities of its northern neighbor dangerous. the news agency quotes him saying the world need to impose tougher sanctions on north korea. pyongyang claims friday's nuclear test is their most powerful yet. nearly twice the size of their last one back in january. world leader and citizens alike are speaking out against the latest provocation. hundreds of protesters staged a demonstration in seoul saturday. paula hancocks looks at the fallout from that test. >> reporter: north korea celebrating even as the rest of the world isn't. it is far more concerned by the latest development. pyongyang claiming they have successfully tested a nuclear warhead and claiming that now they can mount it on a ballistic missile. it's impossible for the rest of the world to verify the claim. we have consistently heard from officials that it would be very dangerous not to take north

korea at its word. we have heard from state-run media, as well, north korea saying from now on they will be conducting their relations, foreign relations, as befits an independent state and a nuclear weapons state. u.s. president barack obama has said that will simply not happen. washington will never accept pyongyang as a nuclear state. in a statement on friday, he said that to be clear the u.s. does not and never will accept north korea as a nuclear state. that's a sentiment that is also held by politicians in tokyo, in south korea, and certainly many other countries. the u.n. secretary general, ban ki-moon, said that he strongly condemns this, saying that we must urge eppley break this spiral -- urgently break this cycle. this is an accelerating problem. that the united states will do something about it.

>> the members of the security council recalled that they had previously expressed determination to take further significant measures in the event of another nuclear test by the democratic people's republic of korea. in line with this commitment and the gravity of this violation, the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on appropriate measures under article 41 in a security council resolution. >> reporter: intelligence officials briefing lawmakers in seoul said that they have concerns that north korea appears to be progressing far quicker that's previously estimated. that's certainly a sent. being felt around the region and world and why we're seeing subpoena strong condemnation -- such strong condemnation from the world's leaders and why more experts are starting to question what more can the rest of the world do beyond just sanctions. hannah? >> paula hancocks, thank you

very much. paula reporting this from seoul. it didn't take long for north korea's nuclear test to become a weapon in the u.s. presidential race. hillary clinton is calling for more sanctions against north korea and is pushing china to do much more. donald trump, meanwhile, jumped at the chance to blame the nuclear test on his democratic rival. national security seemed to be the theme the election this week. from putin praise to slamming u.s. media on russian tv, trump has raised more eyebrows than usual this week. here's more. [ applause ] >> reporter: donald trump is trying to blame hillary clinton for the rise of north korea's nuclear capabilities. >> it was announced that north korea performed its fifth nuclear test. its fourth since hillary clinton became secretary of state. it's just one more massive

failure from a failed secretary of state. >> reporter: trump did not say what he would do to respond to the provocations if he were president. and his campaign refused to provide details. trump said tuesday he believes china should take the lead in dealing with north korea. >> china, this is your baby, this is your problem, you solve the problem. china it solve that problem. -- china can solve that problem. >> reporter: in march the gop suggested that japan should acquire nuclear weapons to guard against threats with north korea, breaking decades' old u.s. policy. >> wouldn't you rather in a certain sense have japan have nuclear weapons when north korea has nuclear weapons? and they absolutely have them. they have no carrier system yet, but they will very soon. >> reporter: trump is basing more fallout on another foreign policy front. >> he is very much of a leader. >> reporter: after his praise wednesday of russian president vladimir putin. >> what about invading other countries as leadership, what about running your economy into the ground as leadership?

what about persecuting lgbt russians as leadership? >> reporter: now a controversial interview is adding fuel to the fire with trump appearing on "the russia today," a russia state-funded tv propaganda channel. the trump campaign is trying to downplay the appearance calling it a favor to the interviewer, larry king. >> former cnn superstar larry king has a podcast. mr. trump went on the podcast. nobody said it would be on russian tv. >> reporter: the substance of the interview is what is also raising eyebrows. trump blasting the u.s. media on russian tv, an odd context given not only the lack of press freedom in russia but the epidemic of assassinations of journalists in russia who challenge the kremlin. >> the media has been unbelievably dishonest. they'll take a statement that you make which is perfect, and they'll cut it up and chop it up. >> reporter: he downplayed concerns about russia meddling in u.s. politics, dismissing reports that russia hacked the democratic national committee despite officials saying there is little doubt the country was behind the hack.

>> i think it's probably unlikely. i think maybe -- maybe the democrats are putting that out, who knows. i think that it's pretty unlikely. >> reporter: meantime, the trump campaign trying to clean up another controversy -- trump's refusal to disavow his birther past, questioning if mr. obama was born in the u.s. >> he believes president obama born here. i was born in camden, new jersey. he was born in hawaii. >> reporter: trump's surrogates out in force saying that trump now accepts that president obama of born in the u.s. >> donald trump believes now that he was born in the united states. i believe it. he believes it. we all believe it. ♪ on friday, hillary clinton met a group of foreign policy experts in new york. the news conference that followed appeared staged to draw a stark contrast with mr. trump. our senior political correspondent has the story.

>> reporter: with national security taking center stage in the race for the white house, hillary clinton is showcasing her commander in chief credentials. meeting with a bipartisan group of prominent national security experts. >> i asked them to join me for a candid conversation about some of the most challenging issues facing our country. >> reporter: among those at the meeting, former cia director and retired general david petraeus and michael chertoff, president bush's homeland security secretary. after a meeting in a staged event designed to evoke a white house press conference, clinton came to the microphone to once again blast donald trump. >> this just becomes more and more of a reality television show. it's not -- it's not a serious presidential campaign. and it is beyond one's imagination to have a candidate for president praising a

russian russian auto carrot-- autocrat like vladimir putin. >> reporter: trump saying earlier it's evidence her time as secretary of state was a failure. clinton condemned the test and said the u.s. must recalibrate its approach with north korea. >> the increasing threat posed by north korea requires not only a rethinking of the strategy but an urgent effort to convince the neighbors, most particularly china, that this is not just a u.s. issue. we are not going to let anyone who is a treaty ally and partner of ours be threatened, and we are not going to let north korea pursue a nuclear weapon with the ballistic missile capacity to deliver it to the united states territory. that is absolutely a bottom line. >> reporter: clinton's running mate, tim kaine, is accusing

trum of -- trump of showing disrespect for president obama in praising russia's president, vladimir putin. >> he's been a leader far more than our president has been a leader. >> if you don't know the difference between leadership and dictatorship, then where do i start with you? a ticket that is praising a dictator who is hurting his country, hurting his people, as some example of leadership is horrible. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is out with a new ad emphasizing the importance of democrats and republicans working together. >> that's how we got health care for eight million kids, rebuilt new york city after 9/11, and got the treaty cutting russia's nuclear arms. we've got to bring people together. that's how you solve problems, and that's what i'll do as presidentment. >> reporter: clinton-land is trying to push out a more positive message in what's become a more divisive and nasty race for the white house. a far cry from 2000 when donald

and melania trump palled around with then-president bill clinton in new york. these old photos, newly public, among about two dozen released by the clinton presidential library, obtained through a freedom of information act request by politico. the national archives which runs the clinton library said it also found 59 pictures of hillary clinton in 1994 at a fundraiser that donald trump attended, but they're not going to release them. they say they are protected as personal information. brianna keilar, cnn, washington. coming up, a daring rescue in the french alps. helicopters descend on cable cars to pull people to safety. the passengers' fate when we come back. plus, tornadoes strike the u.s. midwest. she spent summer binge-watching. soon, she'll be binge-studying. now she writes mostly in emoji. soon, she'll type the best essays in the entire 8th grade.

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33 people stuck in several cable cars overnight in the french alps. suspended at over 12,000 feet. they were among 110 initially trapped after wires carrying the cars tangled in high winds. the experience left many shaken. >> translator: you try to clear your mind as much you can, but it's very difficult. very difficult. i had to close my eyes during a good amount of time to think about something else. >> reporter: rescuers used helicopters to eevacuate as many as possible. when fog rolled in, they used rope to lower some riders to the ground. >> they tried to take us with a helicopter, but the fog came in. so the two rescuers stayed with us. and then we did a -- we decided there was no other way to get down. >> reporter: those stuck overnight had to use blankets, water, and cereal bars and survival kits found in each

cabin. as morning broke, the final 33 people were freed after first responders managed to restart the cars. now heading back, relieved it's over and that no one was hurt. research from officials have already begun an investigation into the incident. perhaps with an eye to make sure it never happens again. for those who were stuck all night in those freezing cable cars, however, they probably never want to step foot in one again. ben wedeman, cnn, france. a boiler explosion inside a factory near dhaka in bangladesh has killed at least 21 people. police say they expect that death toll to rise as emergency crews continue rescue efforts. a fire broke out after the explosion while employees were still inside the four-story factory. officers tell us they sent around 50 workers to various hospitals, and they are still investigating what caused the

explosion. scary moments for residents of illinois. on friday as multiple tornadoes touched down in the region. meteorologist derek van dam joins us with more from the international weather center. hannah, take a look at this image. astounding to see this moment that a twister tore through a small farming community, striking a house here. you see some of the debris being scattered about at the base of this tornado. we'll expand the view. you see how long this tornado actually is from the base of the cloud to the ground. impressive stuff, but scary for these people. look at some of the images coming out of this area. you see just how ominous the skies were. the national weather service out of lincoln will be going to champaign and vermillion counties this morning. they will conduct storm damage surveys. tornado intensity values will be assigned after the surveys are complete. the scale ranges from ef0 to ef5

being the strongest of tornadoes. that's winds in excess of 200 miles per hour. they'll go to the scene to assess how strong the tornadoes were indeed. certainly don't want to see that type of sky headed your way, you want to seek shelter as quickly as possible. in total across the u.s. on friday, there were five tornado, four of which occurred across south central illinois. it's not even the peak season for tornadoes which you can see climatologically speaking. basically from april into may. but we get a recurrence of that in the united states, the collision of cold and warm air, of course, leading to tornadoes like we saw in illinois. i want to bring you to the western pacific because this is something you want to monitor very closely if you're located in taiwan, japan, the southern japanese islands. this tropical depression that

doesn't look very organized as we speak has the potential to increase in intensity and strength going forward the next several days, potentially becoming a supertyphoon. it's west of guam. look at this, the warning center has this strengthening 72 hours from now. near 200 kilometer-per-hour sustained winds. doesn't take much to become a supertyphoon. in the path, taipei and the islands. monitoring closely to say the least. >> derek van dam live at the weather center. thank you. millions of muslims from around the globe have traveled to saudi arabia for the hajj which is underway this weekend. the pilgrimage to mecca is a pillar of islam and among the largest public gatherings in the world testimony's also major business for the saudi tourism industry. here's a look at the centuries' old ritual and the logistics

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom" with me, hannah vaughan jones. the headlines this hour. a cessation of hostilities due to take effect across syria monday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov announced the deal following talks in geneva friday. mr. kerry says the pact calls on the syrian government and the opposition rebels to respect the

cease-fire. >> the u.n. security council is strongly condemning north korea's latest nuclear test. it may have been the nation's most powerful test yet. north korean officials say it was nearly twice as large as the last one in january. sunday marks 15 years since the september 11th terror attacks in the united states. 2,977 people were killed in 2001 when al qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners. two of them crashed into the world trade center in new york, one into the pentagon, and a fourth went down in a feel in shanksville, pennsylvania. donald trump's running mate mike pence has returned tax returns from the past ten years. mr. trump refuses to do the same and says he will release his returns when an audit is done. the tax lawyers says he doesn't need to wait. russia is reminding the

world of its military power in crimea, staging a series of war games near the border are ukraine. russia annexed crimea two years ago, a violation of international law. frederick pleitgen was there for the military exercises. >> reporter: moscow putting on a huge show of force. war games from land, air, and sea. in crimea, the territory annexed from ukraine a little over two years ago. the russians are sending a very clear message with these military drills. their forces are jefferson trenched in crime -- entrenched in crimea. the maneuvers take place not only in crimea but in russia's entire southern military district right on the border with ukraine. the drills involve more than 12,000 soldiers, dozens of fire jets flying mock dogfight missions, strike aircraft

hitting ground and sea targets, and land force in an amphibious assault. still, the defense ministry spokesman insists it's not a provocation. "this is not at all a provocation," he says, "i top stress that this is a planned event. we announced drills last november. the troops have been preparing for a long time." they come at a time of heightened tensions with the u.s. and nato over the annexation of crimea and other issues. the russian air force intercepted a u.s. p-8 naval aircraft in the region as drills were getting underway. only three weeks ago, russia accused ukraine of trying to smuggle operatives into crimea for sabotage operations, a claim kiev denies. the drills will likely cause more unease in ukraine and eastern european nato member states. russia's military chief of staff says the initial aexempt is that they went -- assessment is that they went smoothly. "we need to fully analyze

everything," he says, "but the drills were beneficial to the southern district and troops from other districts involved, as well." with russia and the west at odds over syria and ukraine, moscow is continuing to advance and refine its armed forces for all the world to see. cnn at the military base in crimea. let's give you more information about crimea and five things you need to know. the -- mouse region was -- autonomous region was part of russia until 1994 which it was incorporated into ukraine as parts of the state of the union. most people are russian, the, are ukrainian. the port town has been home to russia's black sea naval fleet for some 200 years. and alfred lord tennyson wrote about it in the 1850s.

britain and turkey fought russia at that time. leader met in the resorts of yalta at the end of world war ii where they divided up post-war europe. u.s. officials are concerned that apparent russian cyberattacks could affect public confidence in the american election process. sources tell cnn the obama administration is debating how to respond to the hacks. the russian president, vladimir putin, has called the attacks on the democratic party a public service, but he denies being involved. meanwhile, our sources also say there is growing evidence that russian hackers are behind the attacks on election registration websites. officials aren't afraid the hacks will impact the vote count on election day, but they are concerned about the possible tampering of voter re registrations. sunday marks a somber anniversary in the united states. 15 years since the 9/11 attacks. u.s. democratic presidential

candidate hillary clinton will be in new york on sunday to pay her respects at the 9/11 memorial. she is not expected to speak. clinton was a u.s. senator from new york when the twin towers fell. many of the children who lost parents that day were too young to understand what had happened. now as young adults, they reflect on what the past 15 years have meant for them. >> i was only 4 years old when i lost my father. in a way, i never really knew my father. i guess that was the worst things initially. being told that i'm like him and that i used to talk like him, sound like him, even have some of the same hobbies was weird. made me feel sometimes like a ghost almost. like i was -- like someone i never knew. >> not having my dad around on a day-to-day basis was really tough for me. not having that male figure to go to, not having one of my parents around for big milestones in my life. and i do really try to make him proud whenever i can. whenever i either get a good

grade or do good in lacrosse, i think of him and think of how he feels or how he would have thought of it if he was like with us, with me today. >> i definitely felt his absence very strongly on the milestone of graduating high school. it was very difficult to move into college when you see the other kids pulling up with carfuls of stuff and have both parents, and i only had my mom. it was very hard because it was more in your face of physically seeing everybody else with their families. i definitely felt an absence there. >> an event like that can bring out the best or the worst in people. and that was one of the lessons that i learned early on is it brought out the best in my family and people around me because it brought together such a big -- an amazing support group. you know, as close as my relatives, but then from strangers, from across the country who would write letters

and send their thoughts along. the way people behaved in the days that followed, the weeks that followed stuck with me and kind of framed how i think about hopefully helping other people and, you know, i think it's what my father would have wanted. he kind of would have been proud to how everyone rallied around my family. >> in total, 2,977 people were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. most of them died at the world trade center in new york. at least 77 countries lost citizens in the attacks. 19 hijackers were involved. 15 of them were from saudi arabia. 15 years after 9/11, we're getting a look inside the twin towers that came down during the attack it's part of "9/11," the award-winning documentary which cnn recently acquired. we want to warn you -- you may find the following images disturbing. [ siren ] lights under the awning of

one world trade center. the chief puts his gear on. i remember asking, chief, can i come in with you? i want to come in with you. he says, yep. >> stay with me. >> come in with me, and never leave my side. i hear screams -- [ screams ] >> right to my right, there were two people on fire, burning. i just didn't want to film it. it was like no one -- no one should see this. >> be sure to watch cnn films presents "9/11: 15 years later." you can see it sunday at 6:00 p.m. in hong kong, 8:00 p.m. in london, and also in new york. some american football players are defending a controversial protest meant to highlight racial injustices. what an entire team could be planning during a game on sunday. that's september 11th. plus, what killed tens of

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the u.s. government has decided to voluntarily stop work on a controversial pipeline project in north dakota. the temporary suspect happened minutes after a judge on friday rejected a motion by a native american tribe. the standing rock sioux say the pipeline will destroy significant ancestral sites. it's unclear if the pipeline company will comply with the requests. protests have been breaking out over the puyallup which would carry 4 -- the pipeline which would carry 470,000 barrels of

oil every day. they say the tribe raises important issues that need to be addressed. the national football league season kicks off this weekend. some players are defending the controversial protest of refusing to stand during the u.s. national anthem before games. we have more. >> reporter: as the nfl returns to the spotlight, colin kaepernick's peaceful protest has sparked conversation about his aim to shed light on the oppression of minorities in this country. >> players aren't comfortable speaking what's really on their mind and what's right because they're afraid of consequences that come along with it. and that's -- that's not an ideal environment for anybody. and i think that also speaks to the oppression and culture that we have here where if you don't fall in line, then we're going to get you out. >> reporter: other nfl players are joining in on the protests. kaepernick's teammate, eric reed, the broerchgs' brandon marshall, and seahawks' jeremy lang, have refrained from standing during the national anthem.

on 9/11 before the game with the miami dolphins, the entire seahawks team is planning a powerful display of national unity honoring the flag, but also to express solidarity with kaepernick. >> each -- even if it wasn't september 11, the point of the protest is to get people to think. i think it's ironic to me that 15 years ago on september 11th is one of the most devastating times in u.s. history. and after that day we will probably the most unified we've ever been. today we struggle to see the unity. and it's very ironic to me that this date is coming up. so it's going to be a special day, a significant day. [ boos ] >> reporter: not everyone agrees with kaepernick's movement. he was booed during the 49ers' final preseason game. president obama defended the quarterback's constitutional rights. >> i think he cares about some real, legitimate issues that have to be talked about. >> reporter: agree or disagree

with kaepernick's method, good is coming from his protest. he's pledged to donate the first $1 million of his salary this season to groups that deal with social inequality. the green bay packers and coach mccarthy will donate $100,000 to the green bay police foundation to improve partnerships between the police and community. kaepernick is giving his portion of sales of his number 7 jersey which has climbed to the top of the bestseller list. >> the jersey sales jumped because people's belief that there can be change, and we can make this country better. that they believe that i was someone that could help that change. >> that was andy scholes reporting. scientists say they finally know for certain what caused the great plague of london in 1665. it killed more than 75,000 people in the space of just one year. scientists have been examining skeletons in a mass burial site

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germany'sa agngelique kerbe is taking over as the women's most ranked tennis player in the world. many thoughts she would beat serena williams later on sudden. rising star carolina piskova upset williams in the semifinals, knocking williams from the stop of the standings and left the young upstart to take her place in the final. in the men's draw, it will be world number one novak djokovic looking to take down the number three on sunday. they both got out of the semis with four-set wins. one swimmer has a pretty big challenge ahead in the pool in the paralympic games in rio de

janeiro. he's blind. the victim of an ied blast. that is not stopping the u.s. military veteran from chasing his dreams. dr. sanjay gupta has brad schneider's story. >> reporter: brad had actually been a competitive swimmer all his life. at the naval academy, he had been captain of the swim team. the water was familiar territory for him. how different would it be without his vision? >> when i dove in, i found this really cool sense of this freedom, this liberation from the burden of this new reality, right. >> reporter: was there a point when you realized, look, i'm really pretty good at this, and maybe this is something where i can go to the paralympics? >> people were talking about the world record is in reach and this and that and the other things. i said, guys, no. you guys don't understand -- this is not -- you can't just happen into this. it takes years and years and years of dedication and hard work and mastering these

different techniques that i'm only just now learning, right? it would be impossible for this to happen. >> reporter: this man here, bradley schneider, dominated the morning heat. >> reporter: against the odd, brad did qualify for the london paralympic games in the summer of 2012. >> lane number six with a move -- >> reporter: he was scheduled to swim the finals at the 400-meter freestyle on december 7th 2012, just a year after his injury. brad touched the wall, far ahead of his competition. he had done it -- one gold, exactly one year to the day after losing his eyesights in afghanistan. >> the race of his life. >> i don't even believe it sometimes. it seems very survalley. even the memories are very -- they seem like something in a movie or something like that. >> reporter: brad left london with two gold medals and a silver.

since that time, his life has been a whirlwind. he's focusing full time on training for this year's games in rio and the athletic brand, under armour, in baltimore where brad lives, signed him to a sponsorship deal last year. watching brad do this, you'd never know he's blind. typically, blind swimmers are tapped with the pole by their coaches indicating it's time to make the turn at the wall. in practice, brad doesn't use a tapper. under gizzy's watchful eye, he navigates using the lane ropes and by counting i had strokes. it's not a perfect method. he's crashed into the wall at least a few times. the way brad approaches it, swimming is a lot like life -- it's what you do after you crash into the wall that matters. >> that was sanjay gupta there with that incredible report. we want to share with you now another inspiring story from

the paralympic games. american swimmer rebecca mayors is deaf and is losing her sight. she's not letting that or indeed anything else stop her. shasta darlington has her story. >> reporter: the u.s. paralympic swimming team got its first gold medal on thursday night in the s-13 100-meter butterfly. rebecca meyers also smashing the world record. this is her second paralympic games, her third medal, but her first gold. i asked her how she felt about it. >> i have so many emotions running through my head now. i can't put it into words. just feels incredible. >> reporter: meyers told me she eats a plate of pasta and drinks a cup of coffee before each competition, but the key is in the music. >> for each race, i have a certain song. if i don't play that song in my head, i can't do the race. so last night i was listening to kelly clarkson's "stronger." singing in my head during the race. >> reporter: meyers was born

with asher syndrome which left her deaf at birth. she uses implantses to hear, but now she's also losing her sight. after thursday's victory she sent this message to her seeing eye dog who she had to leave behind in the united states. birdie, mama won you a stuffed animal, world record, and a gold medal. thank you very much to everyone for your support. in return, she received this pictures which will no doubt be inspiration as she gets ready for four more competitions through the weekend and into next week. shasta darlington, cnn, rio de janeiro. >> wonderful stuff. congratulations to all of the paralimpians in rio. thank you very much for joining us. i'm hannah vaughan jones. for viewers in the u.s., "new day" ishead. for everyone else "amanpour." ♪ it's peyton on sunday mornings. ♪ e-man! what up, peyt. you know i have directv nfl sunday ticket. i get every game, every sunday. all in hd. yeah. i know that. so you wanna come over? i'll make nachos!

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