the u.s. president returns to washington to a slough of problems weighti problems waiting for him, including new allegations surrounding his son-in-law, jared kushner. getting back on track. british airlines working frantically. canceled flights at heathrow. the effect there. plus, bidding farewell.

british friends and family saying good-bye to one of the victims of the terror attack. >> at cnn world headquarters, i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. newsroom starts right now. u.s. president trump is back in washington after an eight-day trip to the middle east and europe that kept hem away from the growing plolitical firestor back at home surrounding the russia investigation. >> a source now confirms to cnn, mr. trump's son-in-law, jared kushner, wanted to set up a secret communications line between the trump transition team and the kremlin, something he proposed to the russian ambassador during a meeting in trump tower during the transition. no sooner had the president stepped off the helicopter to the white house lawn saturday than he was asked about that question. take a listen. >> mr. president, is there a

plan to set up a back channel to the russians? >> earlier on saturday, mr. trump's top economic and security advisers shut down any questions about the allegations. here's how they did it. >> we're not going to comment on jared. we're just not going to comment. >> generally speaking, general, would you be concerned if somebody on security council were to seek a back channel with the kremlin? would that generally concern you not to even address kushner specifically but in general terms? >> no, we have a number of communications with many countries. it allows you to communicate in a discreet manner. so no, i would not be concerned about it. >> as the leaks and allegations

of russian connections pile up, the administration is wondering how to counter them. >> one strategy is to set up a rapid response team to do damage control. ryan noble shows us. rb president trump is back in washington after his lengthy trip abroad. and even though his team feels confident the trip was subl sesful, he returns to plenty of controversy, including a number of issues involving his son-in-law jared kushner. kushner's yet to respond to reports that he had sought to set up a secret back channel of communication with the russians. it continues to be a specific line of inquiry by investigators looking to russia's attempt to intervene in the u.s. election. despite these issues, a white house official says kushner isn't going anywhere. he plans to just keep his head down and keep focussed on his wide portfolio of responsibilities in the west wing. meanwhile, the white house is shaking things up, creating a

war room designed to quickly rebut the attacks that pour out as a result of the ongoing russian investigation. and the president's children are getting involved as well. donald jr. and eric and his wife laura meeting with groups in and outside of the white house, including the teams of the rnc and the pac american priorities, which supports the trump administration. the goal of these meetings was to get all of these teams on the same page ahead of the 2018 mid tern elections and the president's own reelection bid in 2020. ryan nobles, cnn, washington. setting up the so-called war room is in its early stages. possible members? white house chief of staff reince priebus and chief strategist, steve bannon, corey lewandowski and david bossie are also mentioned. neither of those two are currently in the trump administration but they are long-time trump loyalists.

cnn's claire sebastion joins us for the latest from moscow, and claire, it's just russia, russia, russia, here for this administration. so what does russia think about the fact that they continue to be the focus of so many questions? >> reporter: well, it's extremely frustrating for the government here in moscow. they're getting increasingly exasperated. and you can see that expressed in the statement from the foreign minister. the spokeswoman called it mccarthyism or simply internal political struggle. sorry, squabbles. because three are concerned hey in moscow that russia is being used as a way of discrediting the russian ambassador to the

u.s., sergei kislyak. another called it absolute rubbish and continuing on the course of attacking that ambassador, but there's also serious concern, natalie, that the politics, the policy of the trump administration is not going the way that russia wanted, particularly on the issue of sanctions. take a listen to what gary cohn, trump's economic adviser said during his foreign trip a few days ago. >> we're not lowering our sanctions on russia. if anything, we would probably look to get tougher on russia. so the president wants to continue to, you know, keep the sanctions in place. >> reporter: sanctions still a critical issue here in moscow. and there are still some holding out hope that there may be a chance for compromise with the trump administration which is why they are saying very little or as little as possible about the russia-related controversy

coming out of washington. >> thank you. we're also hearing from michael hayden, the former director of the cia and the national security agency. he tells our michael smerconish that a back channel like the one kushner allegedly talked about with the ambassador that that would have been, quote, off the map. >> general hayden, is this nefarious or naivete? >> right now i'm going with naivete, and that's not technically very comforting for me. what manner of ignorance, chaos, hubris, suspicion, contempt would you have to have to think that doing this with the russian ambassador was a good or an appropriate idea? >> let's bring in leslie benjamori from london. good to have you with us. >> morning. >> let's talk about this, this

concept of a back channel. is this something that could be considered reasonable and common for an incoming administration looking to make a policy change? or is it indeed as just mentioned here, off the map? >> i don't think it could be considered reasonable. remember, the idea that you would establish a back channel that would be, prevent the fbi from being aware of a communication when you're a private citizen is not something that i think we can give a pass to in any dimension. it's very disturbing and certainly something that's going to be heavily investigated. and no, it's not something that i would also pass it off to naivete. these are highly intelligent people. this is a very serious allegation indeed. >> the trump team is known to punch back, and we understand now that they are setting up a war room to do just that. let's take a look at the members that have been listed on the president's war room. these are all stalwart trump

supporters. talk to us about this strategy and if that is expected and common of a president, white house, under such scrutiny. >> reporter: well, it's extraordinary if you think about it. donald trump has just had his first international trip, nine days in multiple countries, and he spent much of the time dealing with what he's been dealing with since before he was inaugurated as president, which is this ongoing concern over ethics, and the idea that he's going to have an entire staff dedicated to responding to this is an extraordinary thing. it's not unusual in the sense that it happened. clinton had a similar response during his presidency, but it's tremendously time-consuming, a die version. and this is a president who has not managed to be effective when it comes to pushing through any of the major items on his legislative agenda. when you think about what he's trying to do internationally, what he's trying to do

domestically, and he has a whole separate agenda that's going to be run out of the white house. it's distracting and very disturbing. there were other misses, too, while he was on the trip. notice that the courts have ruled again against the muslim ban that he's tried to implement. the white house has said they are going to take this to the supreme court. so the number of fires that the white house is fighting is really truly extraordinary. and remember, we're waiting to hear, still, the europeans are waiting to hear whether the u.s. will pull out of the climate accord. so it's a white house in disarray and very unnerving for the american public as donald trump comes back home, and we look forward to the intelligence investigations going forward and possibly, probably, the comey testifying this week. >> a lot of things possibly happening this week. as we move on, though, one of the big focuses is on jared kushner and this proposal to allegedly create a back channel. he's agreed to cooperate if

asked to do so by congress. but here's the question, leslie, moving forward, how important will it be for every word uttered by this administration, every fact, especially if people are called for to testify under oath in those questions and statements and facts are all compared and scrutinized? >> oh, it's extraordinarily important. and i think one of the things that's being considered is how to manage donald trump the president's relationship with the media now. of course there's an ongoing question about the tweets. but the broader engage mants is something of serious concern. and yes, jared kushner is under the gun. there's going to be intense scrutiny, and it's not clear what his reactions are. we are hearing mixed reports to how committed he is to remaining in the white house in washington, but it's a tremendously worrying time. so the management of the communications going forward and what happens internally within the organization of the white house is something to watch very

carefully over the next several days and weeks. >> thanks for the insight today. >> thank you. police may have made a major discovery in the manchester bombing case. coming up here, we'll have new information about where the bomb was assembled. plus dozens of people are dead, many are missing in sri lanka after rains triggered flooding and a lot of mudslides. derek van dam is on the story and will have the details as newsroom continues. why suffer? stand up to chronic migraine with botox® botox® is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. it's injected by a doctor once every 12 weeks. and is covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness

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manchester england is up and running, and we mean literally this morning. just days after the concert terror attack, the city's annual race, the great manchester run has gone ahead. under tight security. police have identified the loti location where they believe the bomb was assembled. they've also released these pictures of salman abedi who was caught on security camera the night of the attack. >> in the meantime, events planned around a holiday will go on as planned. officials also say they've stopped several potential terror attacks in recent months according to security minister there. five plots have been disrupted since march 22nd where a terror attack near parliament killed

people. before we get to the details, if you could explain to the viewers the setting there, the memorial that is set behind you continues to grow, but that city is determined to move forward with its daily affairs. >> reporter: well, george, that's exactly right. there is a key event this weekend that's taking place. there's a half marathon and a 10k run. there was concern that this event would be canceled. but there was a large public outcry saying it shouldn't be canceled. it should go ahead as scheduled because it's important to the city of manchester, and it's important to show that manchester is moving forward and life is going back to normal. the half marathon is already under way. people are wearing shirts that say "i love manchester" as they run that race. there are additional security personnel deployed to the streets here in manchester, and they are armed.

and that's not something that people in the uk are generally used to. but what you see on the streets right now are heavily-armed officers. some of them have semi-automatic rifles. >> stand by. i want to show these live images to show the setup for the race that's about to take place. 10:17 in the morn. as as yyou point out, this city been hurt, wounded by the tragedy that has hit there. but look at that. so many people coming together, determined to make sure that that city continues on as it always does. mohammad, i also want to bring you back in to bring in the details that we're learning now in the investigation that also continues there. we're learning more about the bomb itself and where it was assembled. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: well, just a short time a the uk's home secretary spoke about the status of the investigation.

she was asked very directly if she believed other suspects were still at large, and her answer was that potentially, there could be other suspects still at large involved in this threat wo -- network, but there's no way to be sure until the investigation is closed. late last night they released new images that they believe of the suspected attacker, salman abedi. they say they were taken as he was on his way to the manchester arena to carry out the attack. they say they have identified the apartment he was using that he was staying in manchester, and they believe it's important because it may be where he assembled the final device. we were talking about how sophisticated that device was. if they can track down any traces of explosives or equipment that was used in putting together that bomb it would go an a long way to

determining what kind of expertise he h and once you find that out, it could potentially lied to other suspects and help police take down the network that was enabling him. >> lila, thank you. british airways hopes to get back to business today after a major computer outage grounded all the flights at two of london's largest airports. thousands of travelers are still stranded after a power supply issue brought down the system at heathrow and gatwick saturday. >> just a sea of people there. my goodness. there's no evidence of a cyber attack. they are working to reefund or rebook passengers who were affected. >> nina del santos is live at heathrow airport, and you've talked to people as well. how are they holding up there,

nina? >> reporter: well, it's about 10:30 in the morning now, and they're managing to pack away their sleeping bags that they were issued by british airways. hotels were completely full. passengers were left for hours, sometimes up to six hours on the tarmac. one gentleman was arriving from belfast, transiting through here, going to bahrain. he arrived at 9:00 in the morning, they didn't get off the plane until about 1:30, then had to wait till 10:30, 11:00 in the airport until being issued a sleeping bag. they couldn't find a room for him. all flights are back up and running. they're hoping that the majority of services will be back up. having looked at the notice boards, the departure boards, it seems as though flights are back up and running after this i.t. power outage. but for those passengers who got

caught up in things yesterday they're back at the end of the line as you see. after hours of frustration, they're going to have a tough time getting rebooked onto those flights. and those are the passengers who spent the night in some of these sleeping bags. i spoke to one en route to las vegas. they've already missed something like $400 worth of concerts on the first day of their holiday. they're hoping to leave in about two hours from now. >> yeah, nightmare. we booked a lot before we've gone to vegas. we've pre-booked concerts and pool parties and the whole shebang, and we've missed it all. >> reporter: and that brings me to the issue of compensation. british airways says for anybody caught up in this, they can get a refund for ream accommodation, food and so forth. if anybody doesn't want to travel today or tomorrow because it's a major holiday weekend, they can have the opportunity to rebook their flights for an

another couple of months from here. but the reality is things are gradually getting back to normal. there have been 40 to 50 flights that have been able to leave from heathrow. but for those passengers who had a difficult day yesterday, it's going to be a tough time getting back on those nights aflights a getting them back to the country, whichever way they're coming. >> what a slog. they'll have to work that through. nina del santos, thank you. the woman who sparked a diplomatic rowe is back home in queensland. she spent nine years in a bali prison. her case has attracted intense attention to australia with public debate over her guilt or innocence. sri lanka is experiencing terrible flooding. >> it's a bad situation, seems

not much better. >> we're having flooding in two parts of the world and we're going to cover them all in this particular weather broadcast. we're looking at a flash flood emergency in southwestern missouri. three people are currently missing. we're starting to get in images now of the flooded scenes there. a lot of the heaviest rain came overnight. and according to officials, have performed over a dozen water rescues in the city. lake taneycomo has risen four feet. table rock dam releasing 20,000 cubic feet a second. the flash flood threat is ongoing. you'll see the shading of green. that is a flood warning from springfield, missouri southward into the branson region where th they've had thunderstorms from saturday overnight.

we put on our observed rainfall totals over the past 12 hours, you can see that bull's eye. right here, branson. that's where they have, according to the top legend at the screen, four to six inches in a 12-hour period, probably in a six-hour period, depending on the radar estimates across that particular region. but this is part of a system that wreaks havoc across the u.s. it's the hail and the wind that continues to bring such problems. over 275 wind damage reports, 193 hail reports. and the severe threat is ongoing today. once again, remember, this is a very busy travel day. for many people, memorial day weekend, people hitting the roadways, and strong winds, hail, maybe a tornado, but that's not the largest threat today from central texas through louisiana, southern arkansas into mississippi, alabama and the mid atlantic states, into the ohio river valley and as far

north as detroit, michigan. there it is firing up as a cold front sags southward. another chance of noddiflooding rains. we want to give you an update on a story we brought to you yesterday. over 100 people now feared dead from our flooding. can you see how difficult it is for people here. the good news is, george and natalie is that aid from the united nations is starting to arrive within this particularly hard-hit area of sri lanka. still over 90 people missing. >> that's high water. >> it is. and there's going to be a health concern as it slowly starts to recede as well. 58 people have now died in venezuela after weeks of protests against the government, over the weekend musicians and artists faced tear gas and water cannon as they called for the president to step down.

>> they shut down a long-running television station they viewed as anti-government. some musicians played during the demonstrations. that violinist is world famous for his resilience. earlier this week, the music stopped. you sigh heee here, the nationad grabbed his violin and tore it apart. >> but he got good news. someone contacted him over twitter and gave him a new violin. on saturday, he is playing why he is protesting against the government. >> translator: the bad policies that have made us suffer many bad things, plus dead people on the streets, with people eating from the garbage. there is no work. there are many people who have lost their jobs because there's no way of paying them. >> keep on playin'. >> absolutely. the music continues. coming up, president trump returns home to a growing

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5:30 in the morning on the u.s. east coast. welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. >> senior white house officials are refusing to comment on reports that jared kushner wanted to set up secret communications with the kremlin. kushner is president trump's son-in-law and close adviser.

national security adviser h.r. mcmaster brushed aside questions saying that the u.s. has back channel communications with several countries. british theresa may says the threat level has been lowered from critical to severe. british police say they've found the location where the manchester bomb was assembled. british airways hopes to operate a near normal schedule of nights after a major computer outage that grounded all of its flights. thousands are still stranded at heathrow and gatwick due to a power supply issue that brought down the system. there is no evidence of a cyber attack. >> look at all the people there. my goodness of 58 people have died since protests started in early april. on saturday, artists and musicians organized demonstration against the government. they faced water cannons and

tear gas once again demanding that the president leave office. president trump is back in washington after a final stop in italy. he addressed troops and their families at a naval station before leaving sicily. >> the president did not mention the growing controversy over alleged contacts between his administration and russia. he said the trip had hit a home run, and he touted what he said were successes. let's listen. >> i was here in sicily to attend very important summit meetings. the meeting of the g-7. it was a tremendously productive meeting where i strengthened america bonds. we have great bonds with other countries. and with some of our closest allies, we concluded a truly historic week for our country. the u.s. is currently paying much more than any other nation, and that is not fair to the

united states or the united states taxpayer. so we're working on it, and i will tell you, a big difference over the last year. money is actually starting to pour into nato. >> well, we should find out in the coming days if president trump will pull the u.s. out of the landmark paris climate accord. he tweeted saturday that he will make a decision about that next week. during the g-7 summit, world leaders pressed him on the issue. >> mr. trump left the summit without directly reaffirming his commitment to the accord, unlike the other six leaders, including german chancellor angela merkel who had this to say. >> translator: the entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying. we have a situation where six, or if you also include the eu, seven, are against one.

we didn't beat about the bush but rather made it very clear that we six of the g-7 member states, plus the eu, continue to support the targets. this paris climate agreement is not just any old agreement, but rather a central agreement for the course of globalization. >> president trump's overseas trip took him from saudi arabia to israel, to the vatican, and to europe. our robbin kurnow has a look at some of the moments that stood out during the president's eight days overseas. >> reporter: mr. trump's first trip abroad began with a lavish welcome in saudi arabia. then, in a speech to leaders of more than 50 muslim-majority nations he steered clear of the term radical islamic terrorism but urged leaders to drive terrorists out. >> drive them out of your holy land. and drive them out of this earth. >> reporter: in israel, mr.

trump became the first sitting u.s. president to visit several holy sites in the old city of jerusalem, including the western wall. in a meeting with israel's prime minister, he pushed back against reports he had shared israeli intelligence about isis with russian officials during an oval office meeting earlier this month. >> i never mentioned the word or the name "israel." >> reporter: later with the palestinian president, he condemned the terror attack in manchester, coming up with his own label for those responsible. >> i will call them from now on, "losers", because that's what they are. they're losers. >> reporter: on wednesday, a highly-anticipated meeting with pope francis at the vatican. while they publicly disagree on issues from climate change to refugees, their face-to-face meeting seemed very cordial. >> thank you. i won't forget what you said.

>> reporter: on to brussels, and at his first nato summit, mr. trump made a brash first impression, elbowing his way past the prime minister of mon h kn >> 23 of the nations are not paying what they're supposed to be paying for their defense. this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> reporter: but mr. trump was also left embarrassed after british officials expressed outrage, blaming the u.s. for leaking details about the manchester bombing investigation to the media. >> i will be making clear to mr. trump that intelligence shared between slens agencies must remain secure. >> reporter: and at friday's g-7 summit in sicily, he sat next to angela merkel but separately had

some tough talk for the u.s. ally. german news reports quoted mr. trump as saying the germans are very bad when it comes to trade. robyn curnow, cnn. philippine president rodrigo duterte appears to have put his foot into it again. he jokingly said that if any of the soldiers were to rape three women, that he would personally claim responsibility for it. mr. duterte made that remark in a speech to soldiers on mindenou island where he imposed martial law. he is trying to crush isis rebels. chelsea clinton blasted the remark. she took to twitter saying this. quote, duterte is a murderous thug and rape is never a joke. in the meantime, the oust

preside -- u.s. president, donald trump has announced solidarity in his use of martial law to combat drugs. >> do not force my hand into it. >> reporter:'s the mastermind of a bloody drug war, has personally bragged about killing people and this week has imposed martial law to fight drugs. he has even compared himself to hitler for his quest to exterminate drug criminals. human rights groups have condemned him. president trump praised him in what the white house describes as a very friendly phone call last month, saying, i just want to congratulate you, because i'm hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem. the leaked transcript obtained by the intercept, "washington post" and new york times. a senior u.s. official briefed on the call verified the basics

of the conversation to cnn, not condoning violence and human rights violations. cnn has reported extensively on the philippines drug war and the thousands killed in its poorest slums, openly encouraged by the government. >> i have seen some of those colorful statements in the past. >> reporter: former president obama criticized the bloodshed. duterte called him a son of a bitch and told him to go to hell. but with trump, duterte has a good rapport. unlike his predecessor, trump seems unconcerned about other countries' human rights and is known to lavish praise on authoritarian leaders. in minld now, empty streets and martial law, deadly clashes led duterte to impose military rule in the southern philippines, an order he may expand. the philippine constitution says

martial law should last a maximum of 60 days. duterte says it could go on for a year. from the white house, a statement of solidarity and a promise the u.s. will continue to provide support and assistance to counter terrorism efforts. will ripley, cnn. barack obama enjoyed a royal welcome from britain's prince harry. the two spent time together at kensington palace saturday during president obama's latest stop in europe. the british royal and the former president talked about support for veterans and mental health, causes that both men support. mr. obama also offered his condolences to the victims and the survivors of the manchester terror attack. >> before his stop in london, the former president took in a round of golf in scotland to a huge crowd with angela merkel in berlin. two men killed as they tried

to calm down a man allegedly shouting racist slurs. why eyewitnesses are calling them heroes. plus racist rants caught on camera. why more people are recording the incidents and posting them online, just like this one right here. you'll hear it in a moment. if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer

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wonderful human being who always asked intelligent questions in class. our dan lieberman has more on this attack. >> reporter: portland, oregon police are now identifying the suspect in a brutal stabbing, 35-year-old jeremy joseph christian held without bail after allegedly stabbing three people on a crowded commutedr train yesterday. video shows christian at a rally, shouting racist slurs and making nazi solutes. witnesses say that's what he was doing friday, shouting anti-muslim and other hateful slurs like -- >> get out of the country, you don't pay taxes in here. he doesn't like muslims, paubece they're like criminals. >> reporter: authorities believe the comments were directed towards two female passengers, one wearing a hijab. other passengers intervened.

and that's when the violence broke out. >> i go to reach out to start pulling people apart. then i just see that there's blood everywhere. again, it happened so fast, but it looked like every punch that i saw was actually a stab. >> reporter: two men were killed, and police say the suspect fled the train. he was later arrested at a nearby neighborhood. >> when he got off the train, i saw he was holding a knife. and then he says, "don't follow me." >> reporter: first responders tried to save one victim's life, but he died at the scene. the other victim died at the hospital. the other person who was stabbed is expected to survive. two others were also injured. oregon senator jeff merkley responded on twitter saying terrible tragedy on portland's train. hate is evil. dan lieberman, cnn, new york. even as many in the united states experience racism, they

are also putting their cell phones on it, taking video, recording it and putting it online. >> our paulo san doefl explains why many are putting it on social media. >> reporter: a series of rants in public and on camera. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: a woman in a virginia sprint store, hurled a racial slur at a fellow customer. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: in arkansas. >> i said excuse me. >> go back where you're from. >> reporter: go back to mexico is what this walmart shopper told another. >> we're in america. >> reporter: she then fired the n-word at a woman looking to interject. >> stop being ignorant. >> [ bleep ]. calling me ignorant. >> reporter: then there's what orlando resident hector torres captured on his phone at the airport last week. >> shut up. shut up. >> wow, unbelievable. >> mike, that is sad. >> reporter: torres telling cnn, he was speaking spanish to his puerto rican mother on the phone

when things got heated. >> explain what i did to you one more time? >> talking that [ bleep ] stupid spanish around here when everybody else is [ bleep ] english speaking, american. >> reporter: racist rants aren't new, says andre gillespie from the institute of race and indifference. >> these remind us that race has been a constant problem. >> reporter: there's been a spike in the number of racist rants posted on social media experts say. >> as technology becomes more and more mainstream and more and more people are having smartphone devices and video capability, it's just going to be exploding more and more. >> reporter: recording these kinds of confrontations also may empower people to expose the racism, says gill espy. it could also be a trump factor behind it all. >> people perhaps feel more emboldened to express politically incorrect pointing of vuf as a result of president trump's success in being able to use political correctness as a

tool to be elected president. but i think it's important to know that these people held these points of view long before president trump emerged as a political figure. >> reporter: videos may be ugly. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: unbelievable. but she calls them a starter for conversation. >> so sickening to see. you know, those are just the ones caught on camera. >> yeah. >> unfortunately. >> yeah. still ahead here on newsroom, manchester responds to the deadly terror anttack in tht city. how people have come together, ahead. o lie down. i refuse to lie down. why suffer? stand up to chronic migraine with botox® botox® is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more.

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manchester has taken on a new life after the attack. people are lining up to get bee tattoos. the insect has long been a symbol of manchester, signaling a hive of activity in an industrial city. and now it's raising money for victims. >> a tattoo artist asked people to donate. it caught the attention. and other countries got involved. a crowd funding page for the bee has now raised almost $40,000. well, friends and family of 29 year old martyn hett will remember his life. he was one of the victims of last week's attack. >> he was a professional who had a campaign to save his mother's knitting. he left this world exactly as he lived, the center of attention,

one wrote. the united kingdom is in mourning, mourning the manchester bombing. many have come together for strength and support. >> here's a look at how some are responding. >> everybody's still breathing. everybody's still upset. and they're just basically trying to get on with their every day lives as best they can. ♪ >> you don't want to think it can happen anywhere, but it does. >> a sense of finding out what's happened. and then moving on and beginning to rebuild. >> i'm not worried. i'm not going to stop living my life. >> can't let this stop you doing what you enjoy doing. >> i think it's a testament to the people around here that there are this many people about. >> in hard times like this, we always come together and show unity. >> everyone's been very, very helpful and very supportive to each other. >> we try to serve the free drinks, the pizza for the people who are hungry. >> even the general public left their homes to come to the city

center to help. >> it is a small thing, but it will make a huge difference. >> people need that. people need to come together and help each other. >> seeing officers giving out free taxi rides. >> the thing to do is to not become defeatist. >> manchester is always united. they try to separate us, but it never will happen. we will suffer a loss initially, but we will come together as one. >> we're stronger and better when we're together. cities in england are very good about coming together in times of strife. it's a terrible thing to happen. but you have to be strong about it and move on. >> it's a great reaction to it. i think that's how they should be. >> i have no doubt in my mind that we will always come together as people. >> very nice note to end on. thank you for watching this hour. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. the news continues on cnn after the break. (haha) no wonder you can't sleep, your car is a mess!

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