check hotel prices book things to do tripadvisor rising diplomatic tensions. saudi arabia wants to deal with international backlash over the disappearance of this man, journalist jamal khashoggi. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm becky anderson live from the center of that mystery for you in istanbul in turkey. >> and i'm rosemary church here at cnn center where we are also following a defiant president trump who says both russia and china have been involved in election meddling. that and more coming up. you're watching cnn newsroom. >> there is no let up in the

international pressure on saudi arabia over the disappearance of a prominent saudi journalist. saudi arabia's king spoke with turkey's president by phone sunday about jamal khashoggi. the two reportedly agreed to create a working group to investigate the case. now, khashoggi has been missing nearly two weeks. he hasn't been seen since he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul on october 2nd. turkish authorities say khashoggi was murdered inside the building, a charge the saudis have vehemently denied. senior officials say they expect to get more information from turkey this week, and president donald trump has threatened severe punishment if it turns out the saudis were involved in khashoggi's disappearance and, indeed, responsible for his death. well, jamana is outside istanbul and sam is in saudi. what seems to be two divergent

narratives in the kingdom. can you explain? >> reporter: yeah, becky. if we go back to the statement that came from donald trump when he said that there could be harsh punishment towards saudi arabia if there was foul play with regard to mr. khashoggi, the saudis hit back very rapidly with a very unequivocal statement put out through the saudi national news agency. this was what the first part of this narrative said. the statement said, the kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose economic sanctions using political pressures, or repeating false accusations that will not undermine the kingdom and its staunch positions, and aries lamb i can and international status. the outcome of these weak endeavors like their predecessors is demise.

very unequivocal statements coming out of unnamed officials here in riyadh. now, that was fairly swiftly followed with an op-ed by the general manager of el arabia, the saudi-owned news website here, that took the whole idea further, becky. talked about the dangers that saudi arabia could drive the price of oil up to $200 a barrel. this would be a self -- piece of self-harm against the united states economy. saudi arabia might even give some kind of military base to the russians in its territory, a very, almost extreme position. but, again, published in a saudi news website, saudi-owned news website. then washington woke up, and the saudi embassy there immediately swung almost 180 degrees with a series of tweets, the tone of which i can read you is very fascinating how this whole thing swung away. it said in a tweet out of its

official embassy twitter account, to help clarify, recently issued saudi statement, the kingdom of saudi arabia extends its appreciation to all, including the u.s. administration, for refraining from jumping to conclusions on the ongoing investigation. ask that, of course, is into the investigation into the disappearance of the washington post columnist, becky. a completely massive swing, and reminding the reader, if you like, that although the united states has made these threats, the united states has also not reached a conclusion because the united states hasn't, like so many others, seen any hard physical evidence one way or the other, becky. and then at the end of the day, there was a statement put out, joint statement between turkey and saudi arabia, in which the saudi king salman thanked the -- his brotherly president, mr. erdogan in turkey for

agreeing to establish a joint working committee, and insisting that nothing could a fray the brotherly relationship between the two nations. i think possibly a sign there king salman trying to get a grip on the situation. becky? >> i'll discuss that with a guest i've got here with me in a moment. i wonder why, you think, when we consider what is going on with the narrative from saudi arabia, why everyone isn't on the same page. is it clear? >> reporter: it is clear in a sense that the reason for that, i think, becky, is that it is all very, very murky. people not just in saudi arabia, but we've seen a similar vacillation in the united states there. nobody has seen the evidence that has been leaked into the turkish media, suggesting that mr. khashoggi was disappeared or

murdered allegedly by the saudis. somebody somewhere, perhaps in a very small cell, does know the answer. but i've been talking to very sear yen officials and i think they're quite genuine in saying, nobody quite knows how to react because they don't quite know what they're reacting to. there are questions that are asked of saudis of their own government as to why, for example, there is no cctv footage from inside the consulate when everybody knows such an environment would have that. on the same token, they cast great suspicion on anything coming from turkey. let's face it, hardly a champion of the rights of journalists. it's one of the world leaders of locking up journalists. so it is a sense of genuine unease. there is possibly a tension between the king and his son here, becky. >> sam is in riyadh. jamana outside the consulate just about 20 minutes or so from

here. lest we forget that the mystery at the center of all of this, the disappearance, jamana, of the washington post columnist, the turkish authorities threw leaks to the media say they have evidence about what happened to him in that consulate behind you. but that evidence hasn't been released, sam rightly pointed out. why? >> reporter: well, that's the big question, becky. and i think pressure is mounting on turkey right now, especially after you saw all these strong-worded statements from saudi arabia yesterday. not necessarily directed at turkey, but perhaps more the united states and the international community. but saudi arabia really standing its ground with their narrative, saying that these are all baseless allegations. and then you had what seemed to be this coordinated move, all these statements coming from different countries in the region, other countries that have a good relationship with turkey also, taking saudi's side

saying this is a campaign against saudi arabia, calling this lies and rumors and saying that there needs to be evidence i think we're seeing a lot of pressure on the turkish government to say what they have. they have this criminal investigation going on for ten days. and as you mention, most of what we know is all these leaks that are coming out, unnamed officials really speaking to the various media organizations. so, at the same time, you know, you had this stand from the turkish government, not really coming out publicly, not blaming saudi arabia, perhaps an indication that they want to try and resolve this diplomatically somehow, and this is why people say we are hearing all this talk. yesterday also mentioned again between the call between king salman and president erdogan talking about this working group, perhaps to find a way to resolve this situation. so we'll have to wait and see

because a lot of people are concerned. human rights activists we've spoken to in the region concerned this could really undermine any sort of credible investigation into what happened to jamal khashoggi. of course, the turkish government, the foreign minister over the weekend, saying this working group will not impact their criminal investigation, becky. >> jomana outside the consulate and sam in riyadh. i'm joined by ambassador matthew, the former senior u.s. official covering turkey. given your experience with the turkey and your deep understanding of the wider regional order or disorder, as the case may be, how do you explain, or at least assess the developments over the past 24 hours? >> well, the main development i think is the phone call between king salman and president erdogan here. if you note, president erdogan has pretty much stayed out of the news on this one, and he is

known for his, shall we say vociferous statements from time to time. so, he's back in. the turkish government, in fact, announced the phone call. they wanted to show something is happening. what could be happening? number one, the fact that it was king salman who got involved rather than bin salman, his son, maybe shows that the king isn't so happy with the mess that his son has gotten saudi arabia into. in washington, we see u.s. senators now turning up the heat. senator marco rubio, in fact, said if the investigation shows that, in fact, drab was responsible, then there will be some form of sanctions. the white house is saying similar things, trying to figure out whether or not treasury secretary mnuchin will go to this big davos in the desert. so i think what turkey has done is positioned itself in a dangerous, but a potentially advantageous position. it can go public with more details if it looks like that's going to win more support from washington. or if need be, it can help quiet things down if washington

doesn't respond in turkey relations the way ankara would like. >> as you rightly point out, president erdogan isn't one to stay quiet on things on a regular basis. how will this administration deal with the next stage of all of this? >> yeah. well, first of all, they are being really careful, right? i mean, even though turkey/saudi relationship is tense, saudi arabia is a giant player on the world stage, not just because of its oil production, but also because, yes, it is the holder to the keys -- holder of the keys to the holiest sites in islam. it is a sunni majority country, as is turkey. so i think president erdogan and turkey are going to try to play carefully, avoid an outright confrontation if possible. and ultimately i think they'll follow the lead of the united states, even if president trump is reluctant in terms of showing such leadership. >> washington has bought itself a bit of time, hasn't it?

secretary of state mike pompeo had said, look, we are going to look at developments through the week that effectively gives him a whole working week. this has been a huge story with significant developments over the weekend. but it's only in a few hours from now that washington will wake up and start thinking about how they're going to deal with this. buying that time -- and you've been in this business for a long time. buying that time, buying a week, that's a long time in terms of diplomacy, correct? >> absolutely. >> we say it's a long time in politics. an awfully long time in the world of diplomacy. >> much can change in that week. i think washington is hoping there will be change, that there will be greater clarity. my guess is washington would very much like for it to be seen that maybe the story isn't as horrible as we think. maybe it will come out that poor mr. khashoggi died of a heart attack inside the consulate and people in the consulate panicked. but a week is not unusual in my

experience, having worked in the white house, having participated in some of these really high-level decisions. because this is a huge one. to break with saudi arabia, which has been a cornerstone of u.s. policy and strategy in the middle east for decades, that is -- >> a huge cornerstone under this trump administration. >> more than ever. >> a significant relationship. >> yes. >> it's a bromance, isn't it? >> yes. >> a bromance between a very small cohort of advisors to donald trump. one being his front and center, of course, his son-in-law, and the crown prince. >> exactly. it's the first foreign trip that president trump made. similarly, around muhammad bin salman, there is a small circle. they are not the most popular group of people in saudi arabia, to say the least, because they are forcing such change on the system. so those two circles are very close, yeah. >> matthew, ambassador, thank you very much indeed for joining us with the greatest of respect. there you go.

rosemary, as you can see, i mean, a lot of discussion here about what we may or may not read into the developments over the last 24 hours, but certainly there is some movement, as sam was rightly pointing out. there seems to be some disconnect between the messaging coming out of the kingdom, meantime here. we have yet to see any further evidence or yet to see any evidence at all of just exactly what happened in that consulate. washington buying a little bit of time at this point, expect to see more developments as we move through the waking day in the u.s. >> yeah, we certainly need some more answers. becky anderson, we will return to you in just a moment. many thanks as always. we'll take a short break right here. but still to come, donald trump gets candid. what the u.s. president said about some of his staffers and cabinet members in a new interview. plus, struggling to survive

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u.s. president donald trump sat down for a wide-ranging interview with the cbs show "60 minutes." he touched on his relationship with north korea, russia, and even his own west wing staffers. >> the first lady -- >> yes. >> -- melania, she said that there are still people in the white house that she doesn't trust and that you shouldn't trust. >> i feel the same way. i don't trust everybody in the white house. i'll be honest with you. >> you go to a meeting, do you have to wonder, is he wearing a wire -- >> i usually go -- not so much a wire. i'm usually guarded and i think i'm guarded anyway. but i'm not saying i trust everybody in the white house. i'm not a baby. it's a tough business. this is a vicious place. washington, d.c. is a vicious, vicious place. >> mr. trump also weighed in on the future of his defense secretary, james mattis.

>> what about general mattis, is he going to leave? >> well, i don't know. he hasn't told me. we have of i have a very good relationship with him. i had lunch with him two days ago. i have a very good relationship with him. i think he is. i think he's sort of a democrat if you want to know the truth. general mattis is a good guy. we get along well. he may leave. at some point everybody leaves. people leave. that's washington. >> well, joining me now from hong kong is glenn shive, executive director of the american hong kong center. good to have you with us. >> pleasure. >> so, let's start with those comments from the president where he says he doesn't trust everyone in the white house. who do you think he's referring to? and is this how previous u.s. presidents have felt about their white house advisors and staff? >> the question was about his white house, and he took it really to talk about washington. so he went from the inner white

house issue to the outer environment in which the white house operates and say it's a vicious place. so, he says, i'm not a baby, and really, he's conveying a sense of he's tough and he's guarded, but he doesn't trust everybody even in his own white house. he has to acknowledge that. he doesn't talk about -- >> how unusual is that, though, that a president wouldn't trust those within his own white house, people he selected to work within his inner circle? >> well, there's been a record high turnover of staff in the white house in the first two years. you know, as i say, he doesn't talk about them working together as a team. he talks about loyalty upward to him, and that's the key for him. >> and what did you make of what president trump said about defense secretary mattis in that "60 minutes" interview, saying that mattis may leave, but everyone eventually leaves?

what was your reading of his choice of words? most presidents, of course, would say, absolutely not. he's on the team. >> of course. of course. >> do you find that strange? >> i did. i mean, it is -- he called him sort of a democrat, but i like him, he's a good man, we have good rapport. rapport, of course, with him being the key issue. it didn't talk about, you know, what he believes in and where we agree and disagree and -- exactly, there wasn't a sense of we as a team dealing with these issues. it's just a sense of do we get along? and, you know, all people leave, and so, you know, no big deal. >> right. and let's just listen to what president trump said again in that "60 minutes" interview about president putin and russia. let's bring that up. >> do you agree that vladimir putin is involved in assassinations, in poisonings -- >> probably he is, yeah, probably. i mean -- >> probably? >> probably. but i rely on them.

it's not in our country. >> but why not -- they shouldn't do it. this is a terrible thing. >> of course they shouldn't do it. >> do you believe, do you believe that the russians interfered in the 2016 campaign? -- election? >> well, they meddled, but i think china meddled, too. >> why do you say china meddled, too? why do you say -- why don't you just say the russians meddled? >> because i think china meddled also. >> so, two significant statements there. we hear president trump say vladimir putin was probably involved in assassinations. let's deal with that, that part first. >> right, right. >> that's fairly incredible, isn't it? he was really having to be pushed by leslie stahl to say that's not a good thing. >> i mean, the president must know, it's not a probable thing. he just wants to cover it for himself to say, well, we really don't know. do you know?

so, he sows doubt in the questioner rather than speak clearly to the point of we know this. we know that he does know this, so why does he say probably? that is a kind of -- always he gives himself wiggle room with regard to putin. why is that so? >> i mean, that is the big question, isn't it? because then, of course, they went on to talk about the meddling in the 2016 elections. he admitted there that russia had meddled, but china meddled as well, he said. >> that's right. >> what did you read into that? why bring china into the equation there? again, it seems that he's not prepared to say it's just russia alone. >> that's right, it's change the subject. if he's awkward and uncomfortable at some point, move on to something else. and it's a moral equivalent. so, if russia did it, well, china did it. well, then it's not so bad that russia did it. and, besides, we think china's worse at this. and so where do we go with that? i mean, he doesn't have evidence

that he's showing about china. it's making the china relationship more difficult, but he's still in a sense protecting with this notion of moral equivalence that it's not just russia. everybody does it. and now everybody is doing it to everybody, and that's the new world we're in. i think that there is something -- he doesn't think in terms of moral issues. he thinks in terms of power. and he thinks in terms of american power, american economic power, and wherever there's issues like in this question of skripal in england and the issue of putin, he's just saying, well, that's terrible, but it didn't happen to us. >> right. >> so, it's out there, it's somebody else's business. it's not america's role to deal with this directly. >> glenn shive, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> and president trump and the u.s. first lady will travel to florida on monday. this, as clean-up operations are underway in the florida

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istanbul in turkey. global commerce on the move, and there's just about as much diplomatic traffic bouncing around as well. welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're watching cnn newsroom. i'm becky an der son -- anderso turkey and cultural center. >> i'm rosemary church. a set back for german chancellor angela merkel in bavaria's election. her ally, the christian social union has lost its absolute majority in the state legislature. the left wing greens were boosted to second place. the far-right alternative for germany came in fourth. the u.k. and european union negotiators went home sunday without a brexit deal. officials say they made progress, but a number of issues remain, including protecting the open border between ireland and

northern ireland. the u.k. is set to leave the e.u. on march 29th. nicaragua police are accused of man handling protesters sunday. video shows officers grabbing, shoving some demonstrators. nearly 40 people were arrested. they say the protest marchs happened without prior authorization. human rights groups are condemning the violence. >> the king and ultimate authority in saudi arabia now involved, speaking to turkey's president on sunday about the disappearance here in istanbul of a prominent saudi journalist. we understand that they talked about setting up some kind of group to look into the mysterious vanishing of jamal khashoggi. now, turkish officials believe he was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia vehemently denies

that claim, but still right now, the list of business leaders pulling out of an important saudi investment conference keeps getting longer and longer. the huge american bank j.p. morgan chase just announced its chief executive jamie dimon who is close to the american president, won't go. ford says its executive chair is no longer attending even though they say that is due to a scheduling conflict. all that really important because the conference is a key part of the kingdom's brand-new vision 2030, a massive social and economic effort to completely transform the country. meanwhile, u.s. treasury secretary steve mnuchin still plans to attend the event, but that may be later in the week. well, cnn is one of the -- >> so, it is a very important subject. regarding secretary mnuchin, i spoke to him last evening. at the moment, he is intending

to go because of the importance of the issue of ending terrorist financing. but, again, along with the president and the general investigation, mr. mnuchin will makeup his mind as the week progresses. >> cnn is one of several media outlets who pulled sponsorship from the conference, cnbc and the financial times, bloomberg. khashoggi's disappearance is having an impact on saudi arabia's stock market. will the world markets be next? anna stewart is in london covering all the angles. monday trading, of course, the first opportunity for investors around the world to reflect their assessment of the weekend's events. what's the story out there? >> what we saw over the weekend was that quite a plummet for the saudi stock index. it came down from 7% at one stage. eventually it closed slightly further up, but it was still down 3.5% on the day.

today it's open ever so slightly higher, which suggests maybe some tensions may lift, but a lot of this was around rhetoric. a lot of investors are trading on the uncertainty what is going to happen with the diplomatic fallout between saudi arabia, the united states and other international markets. will sanctions come on? if there are sanctions, what will the retaliation be from saudi arabia. all this uncertainty becaudid c something of a sell off yesterday. it was fueled by the op-ed of general manager of al arabia the saudi news channel. he said the united states i am imposing sanctions, could rise cause oil to rise to $100, $200. if we look at oil prices their ever so slightly higher, they are already rising on the risk of iran's sanctions. the idea there might be less oil in the market. so we will be watching the oil price today as well as saudi

index. in terms of the fallout from europe, we now expect it to see much there in terms of the european markets. we're seeing much more in terms of brexit issues and italy, plenty of stuff for investors to worry about around the world as well as u.s. interest rates. but yes, definitely a lot of pressure on that saudi market. >> anna stewart on the story for you out of london. we'll watch those markets and we will monitor how the financial world assesses what is going on. as i say, as we move into what will be monday morning trade, the first real opportunity for the financial markets around the world to react to what we are seeing. i'm joined now by the chair of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics. firstly, just how do you explain or at least assess the developments over the past 24, 48 hours for us? >> well, i think, becky, what

you are seeing now is that saudi arabia is pushing back. it's trying to flex its muscles. it's signalling that it's willing to retaliate if the united states basically imposes sanctions. it has the ability and the willingness to disrupt the world economy, in particular in terms of petroleum. that's what the saudis are trying to say. remember, becky, in the month of october alone, saudi arabia has produced on average 10.7 million barrels of oil a day. 10.7 million barrels of oil a day. given what saudi arabia is saying, if you impose sanctions on us, think what is' going to happen, not just to us, but to you, to the united states and the world economy. the second thing is that saudi arabia, the second piece of saudi strategy is king salman's call to president erdogan yesterday. i think this is a very important move on the part of the saudi

leadership. what saudi arabia is trying to do is to convince the turkish leadership not to go public with any, if turkey has to go public officially, i mean. because turkey has been releasing and leaking information to the media in the past ten days. so, the question is really what saudi arabia is trying to do, in a nutshell, becky, is to limit the damage and absorb the shocks, because the story has done a great deal of damage to saudi arabia in the past ten days. >> we'll just have a look at what is going on in a regional basis. we must continue to ensure that we dig, as everybody else is, for any evidence on exactly what has happened to jamal khashoggi who stands at the center of all of this. some gulf states -- and you've been alluding to this, like the u.a.e., painting saudi arabia now as a target, not as a perpetrator in all of this,

fawaz. they call the entire sort of saga a fierce campaign, tweeting the repercussions of political targeting of saudi arabia will be dire on those who inflame it. the success of saudi arabia is the first option for the region and for its people, and that sentiment reflected over the past sort of 24, 48 hours and a slew of other regional allies of the kingdom including the palestinian leadership, a deafening silence from doha, qatar, frozen out of this club now for months, and being accused of being -- inciting force behind much of the media reporting -- that the media reporting of anti, sort of saudi sentiment we've seen over the past 10, 12 days. how do you assess this? this is a much -- this is a very polarized region. we've talked about this for

years now between the two of us. how does what is going on here at the epicenter of all of this sort of impact this wider regional story? >> i mean, i think when i -- you're absolutely correct, becky. you have really summarized what's been happening in the past 80, 48 hours. when i say saudi arabia is pushing back, not just in terms of basically implicit threats on the -- officially, but you have saudi's allies. not just you mentioned the united arab emirates and palestinian leadership, jordan, egypt, bahrain, the arab league, the islamic world league. they all come out and support saudi arabia because the saudi narrative is that this is part of a conspiracy against saudi arabia, that basically there is a kind of -- a campaign, systemic campaign on the part of

saudi, the anti-saudi voices in the west. and also al-jazeera now, they accuse al-jazeera of masterminding the campaign against saudi arabia. but the big story is the following. what we are witnessing now, i see sadly and tragically, we keep talking, you and i, and many observers about the saudi iranian cold war. but, in fact, what we might be witnessing is a broader cold war now. you have what i call the non-arab block made out of turkey and iran, and to a lesser extent, qatar, an arab state, and the arab block. the arab block is made up of saudi arabia, egypt, united emirates, bahrain, this particular fault line will likely define the geo politics of the region in the next few months, next few months. my take on it, becky -- and this is just a qualification to what you and i have said -- is that turkey and saudi arabia, even

though they are on opposite sides, they have a vested interest in preventing a rupture in relations between themselves. my take on it is that the turks are trying very hard to extract as much concessions from the saudis, and the saudis now are trying to find a way to co-opt the turks. the reality is now turkey stands on the opposite side of saudi arabia, to a lesser extent with iran. so this is really the geo politics of the area, and that's why my take on it is even though president trump talked about some powerful punishment for -- to saudi arabia, against saudi arabia, i don't think the americans and the western countries will likely take punitive measures against saudi arabia, because the interest, the economic and strategic interests are very big, very great, and that's what saudi

arabia is trying to remind its western allies, particularly the united states >> fawaz gerges out of london with insightful analysis as ever. thank you. rosemary, we continue to dig. we are short on evidence on exactly what has happened to jamal, but very long now on, on this ever-evolving and deepening rift that is this region of the middle east and beyond. back to you. >> thanks so much, becky anderson joining us live from istanbul. appreciate that. we'll take a short break. when we come back, syria is reaching out to its neighbors as its civil war winds down. the latest on new developments between damascus and jordan. that's next. cancer ... it's very personal. each of us is different. and each cancer is different. how it reacts, how it evades and adapts.

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southern neighbor jordan. the fighting isn't over, but there are signs improved relations could be underway. the two countries say they are reopening a shared border crossing. reuters news agency reports the crossing has been closed since 2015. pro syrian government forces seized the area from rebels back in july. well, this also comes as a key crossing as reopening in the golan heights. that's where cnn's ian lee is. he joins us now live with the latest on all of this. so, ian, what is the significance of the reopening of this crossing, and what might it signal? >> reporter: well, rosemary, essentially, this is syria's reengagement with the region where you have not only the border crossing behind me that's opening, but you have the one as you mentioned in jordan. i have to tell you, i was here just this last summer and you could see heavy fighting taking place just across this front tier.

about 100, 200, 300 meters away, we were watching artillery strikes take place. today the syrian regime is very much in control. there is quiet along this frontier. you can actually see just a little while ago, there was a ceremony on the syrian side. we heard the national anthem being played. the syrian flag now flying over their side of the border crossing. this is a unique crossing, though, because israel and syria do not have relations. the u.n. operates this border crossing. they have about a thousand sole jerds, really, that monitor this disengagement zone that spans the entire part of the israeli-controlled golan hietsz. we've been seeing some soldiers as well. a lot of them are from fiji. i talked to one soldier who said he was excited today. but it really does mark syria's change in their civil war where you do have the border crossing here in the golan reopening. but also that one in 1y0rd an.

>> ian lee bringing us that live report from golan heights. many thanks to you. we will watch those developments. we'll take a very short break. we're back in just a moment.

i have some very happy news to report. meghan, the duchess of sussex is pregnant. kensington palace has confirmed prince harry and his wife are expecting their first child in early 2019. now, this news comes as the couple is in australia, kicking off their first overseas tour as a married couple. prince harry and his wife meghan will also visit new zealand, tonga and fiji over the next 16 days. their trip coincides with prince harry's invictus games, an olympic style tournament for military personnel wounded in action. well, pope francis has canonized semen new catholic saints. among them archbishop op oscar romero and pope paul 6. cnn's vatican correspondent david gallagher has the details now from rome. >> a day of celebration at the vatican has pope francis declared seven new saints,

including two women. founders of religious orders in germany and spain, and a young boy from naples who died at the age of 19 of bone cancer in whom pope francis said was an example to young people of humility and courage. perhaps the most well known of today's new saints was pope paul 66. he oversaw the changes in the vet cann council bringing the vatican church into the current world. the archbishop op assassinated in march of 1908 while he was saying mass in el salvador, and pope francis was wearing the blood-stained belt of the archbishop op that he was wearing on the day that he was assassinated. here's what one priest from el salvador told us about the importance of saint romero. >> translator: the prophetic strength of romero, his social message always current, his defense of the poor and the most

vulnerable of society, without doubt, is a message that we need to reconcile for our country. >> reporter: over 07,000 people were in st. peter's square for the celebration including dignitaries from around the world. queen sophia of spain, the president of italy, el salvador, chile, and panama as well as many others and some 5,000 pilgrims from el salvador who had come to celebrate their newest saint. deli gallagher, cnn, rome. >> the original everything store has declared bankruptcy after 132 years. u.s. retailer sears has been struggling for years, but the final straw was a $134 million debt payment due monday, a debt it could not pay. sears' parent company which owns sears and k-mart stores says it intends to stay in business. it plans to keep profitable stores open along with its online shopping sites. and finally this hour, so

much for meetings being boring. bank workers in southern china got quite a shock when a giant python crashed a morning staff meeting. it fell from the ceiling, barely missing a woman's head. the workers scrambled to get away and so did the snake. wildlife wranglers eventually caught it and took it to a consara vegas center. that certainly made for a very interesting day there. thanks for watching cnn newsroom. i'm rosemary church here in atlanta. for our u.s. viewers, early start is coming up next. and for everyone else, the news continues next with our max foster in london. stay with cnn. have a great day. today is the day you're going to get motivated...

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