can't be seen in real life. be careful. that's president trump's warning to iran after the country announced it's boosting its uranium enrichment. s conservatives regain power in greece as voters elect a new prime minister in a snap election. plus -- there it is. time usa win the 2019 women's world cup but they're city fighting another battle for equal pay. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from around the world. i'm paula newton. this is "cnn newsroom."

well, the u.s. and iran are locked in another round of threats. this after tehran announced sunday it will keep enriching uranium, blowing through those limits set in that nuclear deal of 2015. now, it says it could breach even more of the agreement in the next two months. the move looks aimed to bet getting europe, in fact, those european countries help iran evade u.s. sanctions. now, the standoff started after u.s. president donald trump's decision to withdraw from that nuclear deal. he had this warning on sunday. >> iran better be careful. because you enrich for one reason, and i won't tell you what that reason is, but it's no good. they better be careful. >> cnn's fred pleitgen is tracking this story. for more now he joins me now live from moscow. of course, you spent a significant amount of time in iran. fred, i have to ask you, the iranians had indicated they would do something like this, but how significant is this move?

>> yeah. well, i think it is quite significant, paula, because one of the things that the iranians had announced before is that they were going to breach the limits of the low enricher uranium that they stockpiled. they say they've already done that, the 300 kilograms they're all to stockpile. what they're essentially doing is changing the quality of the low enricher uranium that they are producing. they're saying from 3.67% of enrichment in that uranium, they're now going to breach that level and go higher. now, they're not exactly sure at this point to what extent they're going to do that. there's a lot of talk about that being 5% enrichment that they're going to conduct, so certainly that is a significant step in that they are changing the kind of quality of the uranium that they're putting out. now, of course, this is well below the levels it would take to build a nuclear bomb. this is still something that is by far only valuable for civilian nuclear production. so the iranians are saying essentially while they've breached the terms of the deal, they say they still are remaining inside the deal and

they say it's well within their rights to do this because they say the other parties that are still parts of the nuclear agreement, specifically the european nations, paula, they say they're not abiding by the deal. so the iranians are saying as long as that's not happening, they're going to continue to breach certain norms of the deal as they see fit to try to get the europeans to go back into compliance with the deal. very interesting because the foreign minister, javad zarif tweeted about this, saying the iranians are going to keep upping the ante on this but all of this is irreversible in the europeans start helping the iranians get around some of the sanctions and specifically for the iranians to export some of their oil, paula. >> it's interesting. they believe this in some way, shape or form will be effective. i know we keep talking about the deal and the violations to the deal. i want to lean on you especially because you've been speaking to those in iranian leadership. how likely do you think it is

we'll see regional provocations that got the world's attention in the last few weeks? >> it's something that could happen. the iranians, for their part, say at they obviously believe that the u.s. left the nuclear agreement. there are these strong sanctions and on them and also the u.s. has beefed up its military in the persian gulf region as a provocation against them. but i think one of the things we always have to factor into all of this, we've been seeing a lot of instability occurring in the persian gulf region over the past couple of weeks, the past couple of months, is that the fundamental issue between the u.s. and iran is not out of the way, it's still there. it's something that is going to continue to linger. that's the fact that the u.s. has left the nuclear agreement. that the u.s. has put these massive sanctions on the iranians and that right now there are no talks on the horizon between these two nations. as long as that's the case, there does certainly stand to be more provocation and more instability in the persian gulf region because, quite frankly, the iranians are saying they're not just going to stand by and allow that to happen. so whether or not there's going to be a larger conflict is

something that is obviously very much in the air. the threat is there. both sides say that's not something they want to happen, but certainly if you look at especially the region around the strait of hormuz, you have the u.s. military and the iranian military in extremely close proximity. i mean, anybody who has ever gone through there, you can literally see both forces when you go to the persian gulf and specifically to the strait of hormuz. then of course that threat is always there, especially with the fact that right now you have the trump administration continuing its hard line. obviously iranians are saying that they're not going to stand by and just allow that to happen, paula. >> yeah, which is one of the republicans that european leaders, especially president macron, are trying to see if they can restart some negotiation. our frederik pleitgen continues to follow the story for us. appreciate it. now, we want to continue to dive deeper into this story. we're joined in london by a senior research fellow at the chatham house middle east in north africa program. thank you so much for joining

us. just getting that wrap up from fred in terms of what this means. again, it seems very much to me that what they want is action from europe at this point. that's what iran wants. and by extension, they believe this could also influence the u.s. why? why do they believe that this move in particular might actually work? >> well, the iranians see any sort of breach in the jcpoa as the best vehicle for mobilizing european leaders who want to preserve the deal, who believe that the deal is of value after over a decade of negotiations, and so by pressing in this -- in this area, they know that they're going to get a response. and exactly this is what has happened with president macron offering a diplomatic card to try and balance between washington's pressure and tehran's pressure. >> and strategically you'd have to look at the iranian

president, hassan rouhani, in saying he's playing a hand. he's playing as if he has a strong hand. it's a hand he quite simply does not have because in the end he cannot predict how the united states will react to this. i mean, at this point in terms of them escalating these issues every 60 days, do you believe that that will have further effect and we'll continue to see those escalations? >> well, the escalation is calibrated because they're very concerned that in this -- in this sort of phase of unpredictable reactions, not just from the u.s. but also from the europeans, they don't want to see snapback sanctions coming back. they don't necessarily want to see europe and washington coordinating and working together against iran. so they're trying to be quite measured in upping the ante, but it is a bit of a dangerous game going forward because they've also backed themselves into a corner. with these 60-day deadlines. but at the same time, they don't have any other alternative

because they're not getting sanctions relief. they know that the united states is not backing down. even though president trump wants to come to the negotiating table. and this is the best pathway from iran's perspective to get back to the negotiating table, through pressure and more pressure and more pressure. >> you know, help us step back a little bit here, though. i mean, it's always the issue of how you contain iran, and some might argue deal or no deal. given that the deal was in place for more than three years, that it's mission accomplished on iran because they have been contained. you might take the opposite argument of that right now. >> well, the deal was working, and it did address the nuclear issues, so, of course, the president has created a crisis where there wasn't one, but there were other areas that were not included in the deal, specifically focuses on regional tensions and iran's support of non-state actors beyond its borders. that is ultimately the driver of

regional tensions and tensions with the united states because it's saudi arabia, israel, united arab emirates that have been pressuring the trump administration to do something about iran's behavior in the region. >> yeah. >> so we need a bigger deal that addressing regional tensions. >> yeah, but a bigger deal that i bet you're going to tell me is going to be much harder to get, no matter what the europeans try to bring to the table. >> absolutely. this is a -- the deal of the century is this deal because it would require not just european engagement but american engagement and the buy-in from israel, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates who thus far have been very obstructionist in any sort of engagement with iran. >> yeah, and an iranian leadership that already feels as if they really got the short end of this deal and that they weren't, you know, putting up with whatever the conditions were. i have to ask you, and i asked fred, as the world looks on here, do you think there is a risk, though, for a lot of those regional tensions to blow up at

the moment, for lack of a better term. many people point to at best we could be looking at a spike in oil prices, but obviously at worst we'd be looking at violence in the region again. >> i think there is a risk. that's why it's such a dangerous moment. because both sides are backed into a corner, and so anything can emerge. we have seen moderate responses from president trump. we have seen the iranian leadership repeatedly say that they're not going to be direct and want military engagement in any meaningful way, but it's all of the other actors in the region that are also involved, including non-state actors that can be invoked and provoked. and so this is why diplomacy and european-led diplomacy is so important right now. the onus is on europe to try and bridge the gap between washington and tehran. >> yeah, they might be reluctant brokers there, but nonetheless, they seem to be coming to the table and we'll, of course, wait

to see the developments in the coming days and weeks. thanks so much for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thank you. now, u.s. president donald trump says he's not going to bother talking about the british ambassador to the u.s. who had some, we'll just call them less than flattering things to say about the president. now, in a series of leaked memos back to london, the ambassador wrote -- remember, these were supposed to be confidential. "president donald trump radiates insecurity and his administration is dysfunctional, clumsy and inept." he also wrote that to deal with president trump effectively, points need to be simple, even blunt. president trump spoke briefly about the ambassador sunday. >> the ambassador has not served the uk well. i can tell you that. we're not -- we're not big fans of that man. >> and then turning to the u.s. border crisis in the meantime where hundreds of migrants are still being held in those detention centers.

now, reports from inside those centers paint an absolutely gloomy picture. a congressman who visited a center in el paso snuck a camera in. you'll see the video right there. trying to show the overcrowding. now, some migrants say they went days even weeks without showers, and in the meantime "the new york times" reports outbreaks of scabies and chicken pox in some centers. children crying constantly. and apparently there is an unbearable stench from dirty clothing. now, through all of this, president trump, though, is dismissing those reports as fake. he told reporters he plans to open some of the centers to the media to try to disprove those accounts that describe unsanitary conditions. boris sanchez has more. >> reporter: on sunday, president trump dismissed reporting in "the new york times" that indicates that conditions at migrant detention facilities, including ones which house minors, are simply horrific. "the new york times" detailing that disease, hunger and simply

unsanitary conditions are rampant in these facilities. the president calling that story a hoax, suggesting that "the new york times" is working hand in hand with democrats to try to plant stories that will embarrass him. instead, the president says he believes that migrants at these facilities are happy because conditions there are better than in their home countries. listen to more of what the president said. >> and in all cases, if you look, people that came from unbelievable poverty, that had no water, they had no anything where they came from, those are people that are very happy with what's going on because relatively speaking they're in much better shape right now. >> reporter: president trump was also asked if he would visit one of these migrant detention families. he did not answer the question directly, but instead suggested that he would have the press visit one of the facilities to document conditions for themselves and to try to disprove this reporting in "the new york times." boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in berkeley heights, new jersey. >> joining us now from london is

leslie, the head of the u.s. and america's program at chatham house. you know, obviously this is a -- this is an issue that will continue to resonate beyond the borders of the united states. i mean, do you think that trump is trying to read his electorate, his base right here? at the same time he keeps saying that, look, many americans agree with him, and yet polls show that americans do not want to see people mistreated on their borders, you know, as they try and get into the united states. at the same time, they are saying they don't want open borders. it's difficult to see what kind of a line the president is trying to tread here. >> yeah, and i -- i mean, clearly from outside of the united states this looks horrific and it's almost impossible to believe that in the united states of america children are being treated in this way. so -- but to try and understand, you know, trump's motivation. as we know, immigration, border

security, hard borders and really riling up his base around the fear of what could happen if people continue to cross over that border has been absolutely key to him. he's clearly very reluctant to let go of this line. but as we've seen, americans are not happy. if you think about this evangelical base, this is -- this is a set of practices that's tremendously difficult for them to support, the idea that families are being separated, that children are not being given sleeping conditions that are reasonable, that they just simply aren't being treated in a humane fashion. so it's -- it's politically a very difficult line for this president to tread, given his motivation. >> and yet i'm interested to hear from you how you think this will play out going into the 2020 campaign. again, this is about more than politics, especially for the communities that live along the borders. as you said, most americans do not want to see people treated this way, and yet even the

democrats seem to be having trouble with this issue, where exactly they're going to fall when it comes to that campaign for 2020. >> that's right. so i think for the democrats, you know, they needed to get money appropriated so that there is -- there is more resource for shoring up the facilities along the border. but at the same time speaking out against the family separation and the really inhumane circumstances surrounding this. i think as we see more advocacy, more mobilization, that pressure is going to get much tighter on the president. so as you say, it's balancing that line between border security and what is -- what is now a very serious issue at the border. but -- but adhering to a line that most americans simply expect in terms of treatment. but i think this is going to continue to play out for a very long time. it's obviously creating internal division within the democratic party. some of those who want much clearer restraints put on the --

on the president and on the agencies that are handling populations at the border. but i think that if -- if something doesn't change, i think that the president will come under a lot of pressure to walk back some of these practices. >> yeah, it will be an interesting debate to follow over the weeks, especially as it gets complicated, as you said by congress having to obviously fund any of those extra resources that are needed along that border. i can't let you go without discussing the british ambassador to the united states and his quite let's say entertaining commentary. could you help lift the veil on this mystery, though? because i tell you what, i can't be the only person who look at this and thought, yeah, it's entertaining, at least the portions we saw, but there was nothing substantive there. i was actually hoping to get something with more substance. why do you think this was leaked in the end? >> well, first of all, i think it was substantive. this is a very highly and well-regarded ambassador with a distinguished record of experience in one of the most important diplomatic posts in the world, and certainly for the

british foreign office. sending a very clear message back to -- back to london about the state of affairs in the united states. which is of course the most important ally for the ukrainit kingdom. so i think this was a very serious issue and one that would in any normal circumstance be treated as highly classified information. so this is clearly going to the heart of some sort of internal dissent within the civil service, within the administration in the uk. and i think the speculation and, of course, at this point it is purely speculation. there is an investigation ongoing, but the speculation is that this has a lot to do with who will be the next ambassador to washington should boris johnson be made leader of the country and people vying for that position, and to discredit not only the current ambassador

but some of the leading candidates for that role. >> yeah, it is important to put all that into context. i guess i was just hoping for more security or military secrets having been spilled there, but i take your point that it was an extraordinary leak that happened there. leslie, thanks so much. really appreciate you joining us. >> thank you. now, greek voters have spoken and a new prime minister will take office in just a few hours from now. but will it bring the kind of change that greeks really say they need? plus, world cup triumph. the u.s. women's team makes history again. as the drumbeat grows even louder for equal pay. dear lexus, it is with a very gratesful heart that i write you about your amazing employees. eric volunteered to come to my rescue that evening. ...to a mom, these things really matter. from this day forward, i'm a lexus customer for life. thank you. sincerely... ivy, kim, david, greg. crafting every experience for our guests with the same level of care we craft our vehicles.

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that is freaky. (applause) hong kong protest organizers say some 230,000 people marched in the city's main tourist district sunday. now, they focused on an area popular with mainland chinese visitors. they were chanting slogans in mandarin so the tourists would understand them. now, they're continuing to protest that highly contested extradition bill. hong kong's leader, carrie lam, suspended the legislation, but nonetheless, protesters are calling for her resignation. >> i definitely do think that protests will continue as long as the government is still --

keep ignoring us and the people will just keep coming out until they can face and just confront our voice. >> obviously i want a fair election. yeah, and that's very important to the hong kong people. >> now, police say the protests were mostly orderly but six people were arrested. greece's brand-new prime minister will be sworn in just hours from now. kyriakos mitsotakis of the center-right new democracy party swept to victory in sunday's snap election. now, he overtook the sitting prime minister, whose tenure in office, has, of course, been rocky. he conceded defeat while mitsotakis vowed to ensure that greece would be heard by europe. >> translator: i want a strong greece with self-confidence that will claim in europe what it deserves, not be a beggar or a poor relative. >> claim in europe what it

deserves. a journalist in the arin athenss joining us now. give us an idea of the sentiment behind the vote because greeks really spoke loud and clear they wanted a change here. >> reporter: it seems like a much more mature vote this time around, paula. these are the first elections since greece last exited from its last bailout program. it seems like a move of populism, if you like, big words, big promises that the previous government did not succeed in keeping to a government that is being much more pragmatic. it's all about reforms and how these reforms will bring change for greece. it's a government that promises a much more friendly for businesses environment. it promises that it will go ahead with a number of the reforms that greece has had to do for a number of years as part of its bailout programs in order to reignite the economy.

the new prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has said what he's going to do is ask for a new deal from the europeans. so basically he's going to go with his progress report and say, well, this is what we've achieved so far. please give us some fiscal space so we can go ahead and reignite the economy. and this feels to most greeks like a much more solid plan than the full-on confrontation that the previous government, the radical coalition of the government of the radical left party had promised in the last election. this is the main reason why they backed him. another very obvious thing that we've seen in this election is greece's desire to move away from extremism. a lot of the extremist parties have now been sort of sidelined. they're no longer going to be part of the new parliament. so it feels like a much healthier parliament that we're going to see, paula. >> yeah, perhaps not as dysfunctional as it had been. you know, with everything you

just said, expectations are sky high. i'm struck by the fact that many people say there will be a lost generation in greece. you know, young people especially having such a hard time finding work. i understand what you're saying about the reforms, but obviously this is still going to take a lot of time because the greek economy still remains incredibly fragile. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. the greek economy remains very weak. it's annual growth at the moment is about 2%. it's forecast to be around 2% again for the next two to three years. but what is important and what greeks abroad have been saying as well and that they'll be following the economy. a lot of people have left during the crisis years. a lot of them want to come back. and what they're saying is that if the conditions are right, if they see that greece is able to take them back and give them the kind of life that they want, that they will want to come back, so a lost generation but maybe there is still time to retrieve that. >> well, certainly many young

people hope so. it will be interesting to see now that we have new leadership in europe as well exactly how europe greets this new government. thanks so much for following the story for us. appreciate it. now, still to come here, team usa claims a record, record fourth women's world cup title, but will it be enough to bridge that gender gap? we'll examine the women's fight for equal pay. that's next. moving is hard.

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and welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm paula newton. we want to update you now on our top stories this hour. u.s. president donald trump says iran better be careful. now, that warning comes after tehran announced sunday it's

enriching uranium past levels allowed by that 2015 nuclear deal. now, it says it will scale back even more of its commitments after 60 days. that's if other signatories don't find a way to protect iran from u.s. sanctions. greece has a new prime minister. kyriakos mitsotakis of the center-right new democracy party will be sworn in to office in just a few hours. he easily beat the sitting prime minister. in his victory speech, mitsotakis promised to make sure greece's voice will be heard in europe. juan guaido says he will meet with the maduro government to, he says, end dictateship. okay. the u.s. women's soccer team have made history. again. they are now world cup champions

for a fourth time. they beat the netherlands 2-0 on sunday to extend their record for most world cup titles. >> goal! >> what a win, what a celebration. our amanda davies has more on team usa's victory from lyon, france. >> don't let the quiet calm here by the stadium fool you. just a few hours ago, this was the scene of celebrations worthy of a history-making world cup final. as the near 60,000 capacity stadium had witnessd the usa become the second team in history defend their crown after defeating the netherlands 2-0. the fans have now made themselves into the center of the city that dubs itself the home of women's football as the

captain megan rapinoe put it, sunglasses season is well under way. the party is getting started. and you've got to say it's a very well-deserved party after what was an impressive performance. even if they did have to dig deeper than maybe previous games and more so than people had predicted against a dutch side, playing in just their second world cup. but at this point they won't mind how they got there. what an achievement, particularly off the back of that early exit at the olympics just three years ago when serious questions were being asked, and in this, the year being talked about as the best standard of the women's game in history. the u.s. women have now won the world cup four times in eight editions of this tournament. they are deservedly the team that the rest use at their benchmark. and it could have been written in the stars, megan rapinoe, who has written so many of the headlines off the pitch over the last few weeks in terms of her

comments over the equal pay battle, her verbal sparring with donald trump. though she would be the one to so calmly step up and score the penalty that broke the deadlock. rose lavelle did vol follow up the second, but rapinoe said her side were just doing what they had to do both on and off the pitch. >> we've done exactly what we've set out to do. we've done exactly what we want to do. we say what we feel. all of us, really. i know that my, you know, voice sometimes is louder, but, you know, in conversations everybody is in this together. we are such a proud and strong and defiant group of women. i don't think we have really anything to say. >> this tournament builds as the biggest and best women's world cup yet. has undoubtedly been a springboard for the women's game. for the last 20 years it's been the u.s. winning side of 1999,

hailed as the role models for the next generation. now the team of 2019 have stepped up to raise the bar once again. amanda davies, cnn, lyon, france. >> as you heard amanda saying there, that world cup victory comes as the women's team is suing the u.s. soccer federation for gender discrimination. they say they deserve to be paid as much as the men who have yet to win a single world cup. now, nike is one of the groups backing the women's fight for equal pay. the company released a very powerful ad just moments after sunday's historic victory. >> we will make our voices heard and tv shows will be talking about us every single day and not just once every four years and that women will conquer more than just the soccer field, by breaking every single glass ceiling and having their faces carved on mt. rushmore and fighting not just to make history but to change it forever. >> yeah, not just to make

history but to change it. keir with "world soccer" magazine joins us from london. let's keep it on the pitch for a moment before we go off the pitch. what did you think, i mean, the accomplishments on the pitch, masterful. was it just my imagination, it was incredibly exciting to watch. >>y >> yes, it was very impressive to watch because of the athleticism, the will, the commitment, the dinivism, the great team spirit that comes over just watching the performance of the usa team. it really is outstanding. the and amazing thing is that they really do seem to go from strength to strength. and, you know, in a team sport that is very, very difficult accomplishment. >> yes. as many premier teams will tell you, a very difficult accomplishment. what sets this squad apart, as far as you're concerned?

>> i think they obviously have a combined will. i think they have a great pride in what the women who have gone before them have achieved, but they want to improve all the time. you know, when you're on top of the world, one thing is winning big titles, another thing, indeed, is carrying on winning them and being successful and successful and successful. that's very rare in any discipline of sport. and i think what the usa team accomplished really was a major sporting landmark. >> yeah. and it will be interesting to see how all of that plays out. i mean, let's talk about what happened off pitch. you know, according to "the new york times," they're reporting that, look, each one of those incredibly accomplished players will make about $250,000 for winning this title. if it was a man, it would be more than $1 million. look, billie jean king, who you know is a legend in terms of trying to fight for equal rights

on the court and off, she tweeted, in fact, that this team showed so much support, so much attention, so much pride, perhaps more than any team in history, and she ends it with saying it's long past time to pay them what they rightly deserve. keir, what's stopping this from happening right now? >> well, i think there are two issues. one, there is the specific issue that affects the usa women's team and their own challenge for equal pay with the male u.s. team. i mean, as amanda said in her report, the women's team is just far and away more successful than the men's team. and on that basis you'd think they've got a great platform for their case. the other issue is the wider one of what sort of prize money foo fifa, the world governing body pays into the women's world cup. it's going to double that prize fund from $30 million to $60 million next time around.

that obviously still isn't enough. the issue here is that prize money always gets based on the respective pulling power that comes in from the finances provided by broadcasters and sponsors and so on. so, again, that's another issue. there's more and more money coming into the game, but it's going to be a long time before there is full parity in terms of revenue and payout. >> and, keir, tell me what goes on behind the scenes there, though. because it would seem that after this win no one could deny them, and yet many people will. >> yes, they will. i mean, i'm afraid that the women's game has been fighting a long, long catch-up battle. there is a huge amount of

shovanism in sport. >> as we see there, the team taking their rightful place there. before i let you go, there is always this discussion. so many people participate in soccer or football in the united states. do you think this will be a watershed for the sport in the united states beyond that women's win? >> that's a very interesting win. i think not necessarily a watershed moment, but i think it is a moment which will be pivotal probably in increasing pride, interest and the greatest thing that any sport needs is engagement and involvement at the grassroots level. and this world cup win is bound to enhance that. >> yeah. incredible. but an incredible level of play, we have to say as well, to not take anything away from them on that pitch. keir, thank you so much. appreciate it. now, infighting among u.s. democrats is showing no signs of slowing. you'll hear from kamala harris isn't buying former vice president joe biden's apology for some controversial statements.

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former u.s. vice president and democratic presidential candidate joe biden is apologizing for some of the things he said about working with segregationist senators in the past. but another presidential hopeful isn't quite sold on his turnaround. kyung lah has the story. >> reporter: senator harris spending her time in south carolina holding town halls, meeting with people in churches, and what she's been doing is talking about her agenda. she's talking about why she wants the votes of south carolina democrats. we what she has not been talking about on the stage but she has been discussing with reporters is vice president biden's, the former vice president's apology. and that apology being that he was sorry if any of his words about working with segregationist senators were viewed as being hurtful. you may recall that senator

harris first brought this up on the national debate stage, calling those words hurtful to a national audience. it was a breakout debate moment. here's what harris told reporters. >> well, he says he's sorry. i'm going to take him at his word but, again, that doesn't address the issue of bussing in america, and the fact that he still, you know, we have to -- we cannot rewrite history. about what segregationists were doing at that time on a number of issues, including opposing bussing. >> reporter: it took three weeks for the former vice president to apologize. what does she think about that time gap? and she basically said that this was her answer for now and that she said, again, that you simply cannot rewrite history. >> that was kyung lah reporting. and now we go to new york where cnn sources say billionaire jeffrey epstein has been indicted on new charges related to alleged sex crimes involving dozens of minors.

according to "the daily beast," prosecutors allege that epstein sexually exploited underable girls in a scheme that involved paying them cash for, quote, unquote, massages and then molesting or sexually abusing them. now, back in 2008, epstein pleaded guilty to two state prostitution charges and he did serve 13 months in prison. he avoided a possible federal life sentence after securing a deal with federal prosecutors in miami. one of the prosecutors was president trump's now labor secretary, alex acosta. he has denied any wrongdoing. "miami herald" investigative reporter julie brown has been following this story very closely and spoke to cnn. >> what i tried to do since the story ran and got all that attention was to keep hounding away at the story, you know? i didn't give up on it. you know, it's sometimes easy to walk away and just let things happen, but i just felt that i

had to keep pursuing it and not let the powers that be, so to speak, the law enforcement people, the people in government forget that these women were out there. >> epstein is scheduled to appear in court in the coming hours. the earthquake danger may not be over as aftershocks continue to rattle a small california community. that's next on newsroom. dear lexus, dear lexus, it is with a very gratesful heart that i write you about your amazing employees. eric volunteered to come to my rescue that evening. ...to a mom, these things really matter. from this day forward, i'm a lexus customer for life. thank you. sincerely... ivy, kim, david, greg. crafting every experience for our guests with the same level of care we craft our vehicles. that's what makes lexus, lexus. experience amazing at your lexus dealer.

damage assessment is ongoing in southern california after two big engines shook things up over the july 4th holiday. now cracks are visible in the earth and on roadways. i want you to take a look at this. recorded by a home security camera as the second earthquake struck on july 5th. look at that shaking. it was, in fact, a powerful magnitude 7.1. strong enough, of course, to move those cars you're looking at right there. cnn's alexandra field is in ridgecrest, california with the latest. >> reporter: aftershocks are already numbering in the thousands. many of them being felt right here in ridgecrest, california, a system of some 28,000 people. this is the community closest to the epicenter of a july 4th

quake that came in at a magnitude of 6.4, followed stunningly just a day later by a 7.1 tremor. the most powerful quake the state had seen in some two decades. officials surveying the damaging saying it could have been far worse given the magnitude of the quakes. check out this drone video of the fault ruptures. also, in los angeles county over the weekend, officials there yet again reminding people about the constant threat of earthquakes in this state. seismologist lucy jones saying people in southern california should engines expect should expect to see a magnitude 6 or greater earthquake every couple of years. alexandra field, cnn, california. >> people still wondering what happened and what's going to happen next. >> i was looking at the numbers,

paula. over 6,000 aftershocks already. those in and of itself are earthquakes, right? they're just lower intensity. but they're going to continue for weeks at a time. hopefully, as she mentioned, we won't get anything above a 6. let's get you back into some me meteorology. a tropical system developing. this is the way tropical cyclones tend to develop this time of year. they get stuck along these frontal boundaries. once that low touches the gulf, could get energized and we could have something brewing here by late weekend and early next week. the national hurricane center upped this to 60% probability this will develop into a tropical cyclone. that would be the generic name, tropical storm. don't think anything stronger. there is our model. trying to get something going. again, warning you here, this is a very early forecast and this may not come to pass, but there

is the potential now at 60% for something along the gulf coast, so certainly keep checking back with us. we'll keep you posted. what i do know for certain that will happen is we're going to get a lot of heavy rain as a result of that low, perhaps 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. we're going to watch that for flooding potential. the tropical tracks exactly where we see them here. this is where they set up this time of year. they can develop in the western atlantic, paula, the gulf of mexico and along those boundaries, which is the way this could possibly develop as well. keep checking back with us. we'll keep you posted on the potential tropical storm barry next week. that's the next name on the list. >> could be in the forecast. appreciate it, ivan. see you soon. >> you bet. now, at least three people were gored in the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. three others were injured sunday in the first of eight bull runs. this video is incredible every year. it's a traditional event drawing

daredevils from all over the world. two of those gored are american. the third is spanish. and i want to thank you for joining us. i'm paula newton and i will be right back with another hour of news coming up next. karlie: one, two, three, four. one, two, three, four.

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president trump warns iran to be careful after tehran announces it's boosting uranium enrichment. despite reports of appalling conditions inside migrant detention centers, donald trump says those migrants are "very happy with what's going on." even saying he'll invite the media inside. plus -- and there they are. team usa extending its record of women's world cup titles and their exceptional play is adding more fuel to the debate over equal pay. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and around the world. i'm paula newton and this is "cnn newsroom."