welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. iran announced it will break some of the commitments it made in the 2015 nuclear deal. moments ago, officials say the uranium enrichment will exceed 6.3%. that process to begin within hours, says iran. despite that, they want to save the deal and is open to diplomacy. dan kylie is following these developments. he joins me live from moscow.

he has more about it. hello, sam. >> natalie, open to diplomacy is the way to put it. this is another bid by tehran to get the europeans good to their continued promise they want to stick with the deal that the united states walked away from, under the trump administration in may last year. it took 12 years to negotiate. and it committed iran to suspending its nuclear program for a decade in return for the lifting of sanctions. now, the iranians want the europeans, notably france, germany and the united kingdom, to make good on their promise to come up with a mechanism by which the europeans can continue to trade and buy oil or offer lines of credit to the iranians to bypass newly imposed

sanctions on iran, crippling the economy and squeezed off oil exports to a fifth of what they were and considerably less than what they could and should be as far as the iranians are concerned. they reached out and mentioned a commitment made by macron, to talk directly to president rouhani in iran over this. and there would be a ministerial level meeting between the two countries, quite soon. this is all very much intended to drive a wedge between the europeans, in particular. but also russia, and china, here in moscow. they're very committed, indeed, to trying to make sure that this nuclear deal is successful and continues, even though, of course, a lot of the technology for iran's civilian nuclear capabilities came from russia. they say by tomorrow morning, it will be possible to verify they

have gone over that 6.7 threshold. but they say it's 60 days before they crank things up. they are signaling strongly they want this deal to stick. but they have to see an economic advantage to this, natalie. >> all right. we'll see what the next step is here. sam kiley for us in moscow. thank you. it looks like the british ambassador to the united states is not a fan of donald trump. that's putting it likely. la leaked cables call the president, inept, insecure incompetent. a british source confirms them to cnn. he called the white house uniquely dysfunctional. and mr. trump's career could end in disgrace. let's talk about it with cnn's anna stewart, live in london

with more about it. good morning to you, anna. certainly, this is kind of a big ouch toward the white house. >> reporter: it's a really damning prdamn ing portrayal of the president and the administration. and these leaked memos go from 2017. and they cover such a broad range of topics, from the u.s. policies in the middle east. most recently, the ambassador questions the claim that he aborted a missile strike on iran at the last minute. quote, the account doesn't stand up. there's another memo where trump's links with russia could see the presidency crashing and burning. he says the president does shrug off scandal and controversy. and i'm going to quote here. he could emerge battered but intact like schwarzenegger in the scenes of "the terminator."

very revealing and highly embarrassing for the u.k. this is the man whose job is to create ties with the u.s., strengthen and protect that relationship. it will be a horribly embarrassing fallout. >> has london said anything more about how this happened? and what they think about it? this could produce a chasm between these two allies. >> the fallout so far, the official line from the british foreign office and they didn't deny the accuracy of the memos. they called them mischievous. and they said the british public would expect our ambassadors to provide ministers with an honest, unvarnished assessment of the politics in their country. the views are not necessarily the views of ministers or the government. but we pay them to be candid, just as the u.s. ambassador here will send back his reading of westminster politics and personalities. a support there for the ambassador.

lots of politics in the u.k. amidst brexit. and that's the context when this has happened. the u.k. needs the united state alie and a trading partner. and the timing of this isn't ideal, particularly when the president came here for a state visit a few weeks ago. that trip went without a hitch. it had pomp and ceremony. the president had a state banquet with the queen. this went so well. and then, this lands. all eyes will be on mr. trump's twitter page to see what the fallout is from him. i'm sure the u.k. will be working very hard. it's been a busy night, trying to soften the impact of all of this, natalie. >> right. it's been mum's the word from

the white house. anna stewart, thank you so much. let's talk to scott lucas. he is editor of "e.a. world view." thanks for being with us. >> good morning, natalie. all right. this is a humdinger, isn't it? the ambassador didn't hold back. what do you make of his comments? >> hands up, who is shocked by this? that the administration might be dysfunctional? that donald trump might have a large ego, but in the word of the ambassador, radiates insecurity. and at time foreign policy might be inept. a diplomat, his job or her job is to report back honestly to the home department. if that's the state department or the u.s. foreign office, not

that the ambassador said this, but who made them the most public? who leaked them? did the leaker do this to say, look, there is genuine concern in london about this fella who is still in the white house? >> right. is this damning to the white house or the u.k., for it being leaked? or a little bit of both, perhaps? >> if we thought that he ran everything smoothly -- >> if he was a stable genius, like he called himself. >> we would say, shocking. someone has discovered he's not really like this. it's not shocking for the u.k. there will be a little bit of cleanup, saying it's mischievous, it came out. they do not refute what the ambassador said. is it shocking for the white house? i think donald trump will be

shocked. and i think that you know, we watch this twitter feed. and the key people to watch here is not trump but the agencies. state department, cia, the department of defense, treasury. are they shocked that someone called donald trump inept and ego driven? or do they share that opinion, with their british allies? >> it shows the concern about mr. trump's relationship to russia and other global issues that are of concern, according to this ambassador. you have to wonder if it will create a chasm with the u.s. and their ally. >> to get serious behind the black comedy of these cables, it says that donald trump is involved. i'm going to use the phrase here, with dodgey russians.

if the mueller report doesn't put donald trump before a court, it's clear that the british ambassador thought that trump's relationship with russians could compromise the special relationship. donald trump will say this is a witch hunt and a hoax. no doubt the ambassador is in with the media. but u.s. agencies have said they are concerned about russian interference. and robert mueller said that donald trump and his folks had contacts with the russians. >> of course, mr. trump is not a fan of criticism. and he uses twitter to fight back. yet, they're staying mum for now. what do you make of that? >> well, everybody hasn't woken up yet in washington. you have to wait until 6:30 your time and the president flips on the tv and finds out what y'all have been saying.

i think the white house, at least at the level of the agencies of donald trump, are going to try to figure out how to contain this or limit it, at least the agencies will. trump's people, they might go off of the handle and the reaction. the wider concern here, don't just watch what trump folks say. watch what the germans and the french say. what the ambassador is saying, it's not only trump's involvement with the russians, it's trump's reliant. european countries, since 1945. and there's a concern that donald trump is a challenge, a threat to the alliance. and if he comes back, like arnold schwarzenegger, like "the terminator" for a second term, that will only increase over here. >> it will be interesting to see if this story has legs with the american people. they are now looking at the 2020 election, because they've gotten used to controversy with this president. this might see a shrug or not.

we'll wait and see that, too. scott lucas, we appreciate your insights. thank you so much. >> thank you, natalie. thousands upon thousands of earthquakes in southern california. right after this break, we have the latest from the small town still reeling from the effects of two, large quakes. and the ground is still shaking.

welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen coming to you live from atlanta. here's our top stories. iran has announced it will break some of the commitments it made in the 2015 nuclear deal. officials, a short while ago,

announcing the nation's uranium enrichment will surpass 6.37%, the limit it agreed to in the deal. polls are open in greek's election. the prime minister is trying to save his job. he's up against a conservative challenger that appears poised to win. after years of austerity and economic turmoil, greeks are expected to show their anger at the polls. live video from the streets of hong kong. s orrers expect it will be a peaceful march. the goal is to explain to chinese tourists why they oppose the controversial extradition bill that set off a wave of massive demonstrations. at least 23 people were hurt

after an explosion at a mall in florida. in plantation, north of miami.,- miraculously, no one was killed. authorities are looking into whether a gas leak caused this explosion. jeffrey epstein, a wealthy american financier and registered sex offender, has been indicted, now, on new charges. epstein was arrested on saturday, on charges related to the alleged sex trafficking of minors. in a 2008 deal, epstein pleaded guilty to two counts of prostitution, but served just 13 months in prison. southern california has felt more than 5,000 earthquakes in just 3 days. and they keep coming. that includes two major quakes, measuring 7.1 and 6.4. both were centered in the mojave

desert, north of los angeles, in ridge crest, that you see here. the town was known as the earthquake capital of the world. the residents were caught offguard by the severity of the shaking. there were no deaths and no serious injuries. but it will take a while, as you can imagine, for life to return to normal. cnn's stephanie elam has the latest for us from ridgecrest. >> reporter: here in ridgecrest, it's almost shocking there isn't more damage to this town after being, nearly, the epicenter of the 7.1 earthquake. you look behind me, there is one home that caught on fire shortly after the earthquake hit. that is part of the concern, what happens to infrastructure. the pipes, whether they rupture in an earthquake like this. that can spark a fire here. some people were so disrupted by it, they decided to sleep outside of their homes because

they were afraid of something collapsing when they're in there. the other thing was making sure the power has been restored. most of the power is restored here. about 100 degrees today. power has been restored in the hospital. they moved people out of the hospital and into other hospitals in the region, making sure they were getting the care they needed. the aftershocks continue to hit the region. we could see aftershocks that could have a magnitude 6 or so. that is enough to add to more damage in the region. people here, while they're cleaning up, most of the businesses we've seen, most of the restaurants we've seen, are not open today. the businesses are cleaning up their shelves, cleaning up their aisles, hoping to open back up. they're busy doing that today and there's still a concern.

there's a concern that one of the aftershocks can do more damage. >> derek van dam joins us now. >> ridgecrest is a town that hasn't slept in days. if you're getting rocked, you want to go outside and get some rest. it's uncomfortable to stay indoors, right? i have incredible video to show you. take a look at this. you're looking at a couple of individuals. seismologists inspecting a fissure in the ground. this is one of our affiliates, from the 7.1 earthquake. it's so powerful, it split the ground wide-open. this is from space. this is from a satellite image. you're looking at the fissure,

from space, from the satellite. i will play it twice. you see the left-hand opening in your screen. follow the line to screen right. i'll go back in time to show you the difference. and advance the screen, you can see how that split, right during the moment, the 7.1 rocked southern california. what is next for residents of ridgecrest? well, as mentioned in stephanie's package, there is a chance we could see a stronger earthquake. this is a very low probability, less than 2% probability. but, hey, that's pretty good odds because that's 98% that says it won't happen. but the likelihood of a 6.0 or greater is high. we're roughly about 24% to 26% likelihood that will happen. we had 5,000 tremors or aftershocks taking place since the foreshock and the ager 7.1 that took place.

that's a lot of shaking, people. every 30 seconds to one minute. incredible to see that. when you look at this, this is what geologists look to evaluate the intensity of a spectacular earthquake. when you see the squealing marks, that's when the shaking occurs. you have to look carefully at the seismograph to find when the ground wasn't shaking. that's what you expect after a 7.1 earthquake. we anticipate the frequency of these to drop off, as well as the magnitude in time. the potential exists for aftershocks to occur for two years past the point of the original earthquake. when the 7.1 struck, we had 20 million americans feeling the strength of this earthquake. incredible. that's equivalent to 1.3 billion sticks of dynamite being detonated at one time. that sends a shock wave across southern california. would you believe me if i told

you, they picked it up at virginia tech on the other side of the country. check this animation out. there's the moment the earthquake occurred in southern california. that's as it spread and propagated westward and eastward. and people on the other side of the country saw that. i'm leave you with this image. this is fascinating from the pacific tsunami warning center. this is a time lapse of every earthquake that's occurred since 2001. we've had over 27,000 earthquakes, magnitude 5.0 or stronger. notable ones there. haiti into sumatra and japan. >> ring of fire. >> that's right. >> another phenomenon, tornadoes. a tornado touched down long enough saturday to flip a car. watch. that was parked in its path. this happened in mt. laurel, new jersey, outside of philadelphia.

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focusing on his time in the senate than as vice president. he argued the fact that president obama selected him as his running mate. he went through the vetting process to get there. that was a testament to biden's character. biden offered a rare apology for his recent comments on working with segregationist senators decades ago. listen to what he had to say. >> was i wrong a few weeks ago, to give the impression to people that i was praising those men that i successfully opposed time and again? yes, i was. i regreat it. i'm sorry for the pain or misconception it caused somebody. >> reporter: biden talking about working with the senators in the senate, drew criticism from his 2020 rivals, including camera harris, who raised it during the exchange of the debate a week and a half ago. and cory booker, who said it was

a personally hurtful comment and called on the vice president to apologize. booker says he's grateful the apology came. listen to what he had to say. >> i felt just grateful he is speaking to his past with candor and regret for some of the things he supported. none of us are perfect. we all made mistakes. we need the courage to show vulnerability. >> reporter: biden talked about his support for the crime bill, talking about what went right and wrong with that bill. he faced criticism from his rivals and other credits, who said that led incarcerati incarceration. he is going to continue his tour today. he has events in charleston, as he tries to court the black vote. black voters make up the majority of the democratic

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in the coming hours, a champion will be crowned at the women's football world cup. team usa, the reigning champs of the tournament, will face the netherlands in the winner-take-all match. as our amanda davis reports, the final will be a clash of polar opposites. >> lyon is the city that dubs itself the home of women's football. on sunday, it provides the stage for the game's biggest match, the world cup final. the defending champions, usa, going head-to-head, with the reigning european champions, the netherlands, two sides with vastly different experience. the u.s., in a record fifth final, as the dutch has made it

to the decider for the fifth time. megan rapinoe, carli lloyd and alex morgan, who have lost just one match in the last two years. the u.s. is being talked about as the favorites. morgan, scorer of six goals so far, has played down suggestions there's any danger of complacency, as they search for a record-extending fourth world cup drawn. >> our route to the final has been the most difficult that this program has ever seen. and so, in terms of that, in seeing the games be pretty close in the score lines, i don't know how we could possibly be overly confident. i think we're -- we're proud of what we put out on the field. we feel confident as a team and individually in our roles. and i think that's all you can -- that's all a coach can possibly ask for. >> i'm looking forward to playing a team that has a large

history in women's football. and to be outsiders and to -- as a young, new team, make it very, very difficult for them. obviously, i'm looking forward to playing a world cup final. who would have thought? >> we were the underdog in this final. i think that it suits us. yeah. we give everything. we will see at the end what the result is. >> both teams ensconced in their training camps, with the big one getting ever closer. fans have been arriving here over the last couple of days, with a sellout crowd expected in sunday's game. it's a match that is a fitting clim climax, to a tournament that's the best women's world cup ever. with just 90 minutes of football away to find out who is crowned the world's best team. amanda davies, cnn, lyon, france. >> let's talk about it with

kier, joining me via skype from london. this is an exciting day from women's soccer. just a few minutes away. what did you think of the match-up? do the neither lands have a chance against the world's top women's team? >> if you're in the game, you have a chance. they are very much the outsiders. i don't think they've been playing as well in this competition, as they played when they won the european championship, two years ago. they maybe slightly surprised themselves getting to the final. team usa, the odds-on favorites. >> right. usa heralded lineup withmanda, doesn't seem to be signs of complacency or overconfidence. could that be a problem for the united states coming into this? >> i tend to think not. to be honest, they've taken

every match extremely seriously. the one criticism you might have, is they've remained disciplined in every game. they might have been entertained with the football before. the game management has been brilliant. i would expect them to see the task right through to the end of the final today. >> alex morgan said they have the best team and the second-best team, referring to the strong bench they have. it is expected to be the largest crowd to watch women's soccer, keir. how much has this u.s. team fostered the excitement?

they're outspoken and brash fighters. what is their impact on the overall sport? >> the overall impact has been terrific. other countries thought, maybe we haven't been as good with them. they're teaching us how to take this game seriously. we would like to try that. i think what has happened, and you've seen in this world cup, that the international standards generally have risen. this is pushing the united states of america, to higher standards themselves. >> right. the united states has a law, title 9, passed in the '70s to give women equal rights with men. but megan rapinoe says the world body of soccer, doesn't respect women's sports. when does that change for all

this attention with the world cup? when might that change? >> it is changing. but only comparatively in the last few years that fifa has realized and understood the huge appetite there is out there. >> it surprised the chauvinist ichabchauvinistic body. there's a population that wants to get into soccer. in the past, there's been an issue because prize money is far below that in the world cup. investment is below that. further reasons to put significant financial support into developing the women's

game. that will be a long drive. >> this game in six hours. keir, thanks so much. not only if world cup soccer is not your thing, how about tennis at wimbledon. it's been a remarkable run for teen new star, coco gauff. her success couldn't translate to mixed doubles. she suffered a defeat. coco will return to singles action on monday. serena williams, who won her mixed doubles opener, had some words of encouragement for this new star. >> gosh. i couldn't feel more proud. i would be wrong to step in and

give her advice. i think she's doing great. >> that match will take place on monday. that's the first hour of "cnn newsroom." another hour to go. our top stories are right after this. we're the slowskys.

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breaking its commitments to the nuclear deal, iran announced it will exceed the limit of uranium enrichment. inept, insecure, incompetent. the british ambassador to the u.s. slams president trump. we have the details from london. also this hour,