the u.s. president on twitter attacking congresswomen, telling them to go home to the countries from which they came, though they are americans. plus, the trump administration says a crackdown on undocumented immigrants is under way in major cities across the united states. and the embarrassing diplomatic leaks that won't end. the fallout continues as even more sensitive information is revealed about the uk's former & ambassador to the united states. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world.

i'm paula newton. >> and i'm george howell. from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, "newsroom" starts right now. u.s. president escalated his anti-immigration rhetoric sunday with an attack on four minority congresswomen using language widely condemned as racist. it came on the same day donald trump's administration says it launched raids targeting thousands of undocumented immigrants. >> several tweets. here are the words he used. "so interesting to see progressive democrat congresswomen who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe." editor's note, these are americans. the president added, "they should leave to go back to where they came from." again, three of the four were born here and ilhan omar became

a u.s. citizen in 2000. >> alexandria ocasio-cortez responded, "mr. president, the country i come from and the country we all swear to is the united states, but given how you've destroyed our border with inhumane camps all at a benefit to you and the corporations who profit off them, you are absolutely right about the corruption laid at your feet." and ilhan omar tweeted, "you are stoking white nationalism because you are angry that people like us are serving in congress and fighting against your hate-filled agenda." she then quotes robert f. kennedy saying, "america's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired." >> all right. more now on those raids that were set to take place targeting undocumented immigrants across the united states. officials are saying they were going after about 2,000 people ordered by the courts to be removed from the united states in nearly a dozen major cities. >> now, so far cnn has not been able to confirm any arrests.

"the new york times" reports that plans for the raids had to change instead of one large simultaneous sweep, they're doing smaller raids over the course of the week since news reports tipped off immigrant communities about what to expect. cnn's polo sandoval is in queens, new york with reaction to the raids. >> polo spoke with a local politician who says many of her constituents are frightened, they're scared by the trump administration's actions. >> reporter: a pro-migrant groups across the country in full force educating migrants about their rights. here in queens, new york it is certainly no exception. one of the most culturally diverse places on the planet. over the weekend we saw a large movement by these groups including a small march to basically educate some of these migrants about their constitutional rights, whether or not they have legal status to be in the country. we did hear from both local and state officials, including local assemblywoman, catalina cruz, who represents this woman who says not only is this one of the

most culturally diverse places on the planet, but a large portion of the population here lacks legal status, so she's essentially speaking for some of these communities here in queens. take a listen. >> i got to tell you, i've been in this country for 26 years. i spent 13 as an undocumented immigrant, and i can tell you the fear that we're feeling right now is heightened by the fact that we have a president who has emboldened the hatred. i've gotten death threats. i've gotten calls to my office telling me to go back to my country. that's never happened before. we have a president who has emboldened this type of behavior. people are scared and we tell them don't be because we're going to fight for you. >> reporter: there is this fear across the country. many members of the undocumented community afraid to go out particularly with the looming threat they've seen, the threat that is much more significant under this administration than previous ones. cruz says she expects these calls into some of the legal assistance centers to continue well into the week. reporting in queens, new york,

polo sandoval, back to you know. >> earlier cnn spoke with atlanta's democratic share. she strongly disagrees with the trump administration's raids. >> what we've done in atlanta is that we've created an officer called "welcoming atlanta." we provide resources. we've sent out information on social media advising people of their rights. our immigrants, if faced with this situation, are entitled to due process rights. we've asked people, please, stay inside on sunday if you are afraid of deportation. please, record the encounter if possible. have a contingency plan in place if your family is separated. it's interesting, i heard from a small businessowner who shared with me he wished he had more immigrants because he has more jobs at our airport, our international airport than he is able to fill now. so i think what people have to be reminded of is that when we have people come into our country, they are obtaining jobs, they are paying taxes,

they are contributing to our communities in a positive way. and to paint them with this broad stroke that they are creating crimes and disruptive to our communities, i can tell you as a mayor of a major city, it's absolutely not true. >> "the new york times" chief diplomatic correspondent steve erlinger joins us live from brussels. we just went through what did happen and what didn't happen with the so-called i.c.e. raids. the issue here is that advocates tell us, look, they don't think this will amount to what the trump claims will be mass deportations. they actually think this will be a political ploy. what do you think? >> well, i think it's a symbolic political ploy. i think almost everything the white house does now is within view of the next election and

within view of the trump base. and the trump base likes this idea of broad raids against undocumented immigrants. the trump administration says these are only the people who have exhausted all their legal remedies, but it does have the feeling of a roundup. and roundups have a terrible history last century, and it is obviously designed to have symbolic impact, whether it has real impact or not doesn't actually seem to be the point. >> as you said, the point is likely political. and another thing that seems to have quite a political point in that the president is using his political currency is asking those congresswomen to go back to the countries from which they came. now, you know, we have to point out to people what the definition of racism is, and most people say it's a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races. that's what the tweet says.

pointblank in black and white. again, in terms of political currency, the president knows what he's doing here, doesn't he? >> i believe he does. and the people around him also know and the republican party, which has been very silent on this issue rather amazingly also knows. in 2018, i looked this up, 60% of white men voted for a republican and 66% of non-college-educated white men voted for republicans. this is the base. this is what trump is appealing to. it is, i have to say, has ugly overtones. i'm surprised the congresswomen haven't told him to go back to germany or to scotland because that's where his relatives came from. he didn't come over on the mayflower. so it is a -- it's a match thrown into a very divided country, divided over race, over gender, over sexual identity.

he's doing it on purpose. he has always, and i've said this many times, his politics is one of division, it is not one of unity. if he's going to win again into 2020, it will be on the politics of anxiety, anger, division, and that's just what he's doing. >> and it doesn't seem that he really believes that that's what happened the first time. he has actually started very early in this campaign to, as you say, appeal to that base. having said that, where are the other republicans here? why do you believe again and again we sound like a broken record? other republicans did not stand up against this statement today. >> i know. i mean, it is really interesting. it just shows how much power he's controlling now over the republican party. the people who have stood up against him within the party have suffered electorally, because particularly in

primaries you get passionate people to come out to vote. that's his base. so people are a little bit afraid. there is also the power of the office, the presidency still has quite a lot of -- of sort of deference. and also people really i think don't want to believe what some of the democrats believe. which is that this evinces a personal racism on the part of the president as opposed to a cynical political gesture. >> i want to ask you, you know, where do the democrats go from here? because sometimes in terms of their outrage, and they have good reason to be outraged here, it seems that the president is kind of playing them. you have to wonder at what point does them jumping up and down and having rightfully so outrage over this, does that again play into donald trump's base that will look at this as proof positive that we're at a divide here in this country and we just

don't understand each other? >> yes, i think it does. the media play into it, too. we all do. there is a sense that trump is a populist. and by populist saying we are the real people, the people who support me, the 1950s, the united states, that was the real united states and we can get back there if only we build walls and defend our borders and throw out the people who don't look like that america. and quiet down the people who in the '50s weren't talking or who were afraid to talk. and this is his base. and the more the democrats appeal to identity politics, the more they appeal to minority sections of the society, the more it can undermine trump's argument that the real america is the majoritarian america

somehow, something that he is trying to bring back from the past. >> nancy pelosi keeps saying this is about make america white again, not make america great again. something tells me we're going to be hearing that a lot in the next few months. thanks so much. really appreciate it. >> thanks, paula. iran's foreign minister says the united states is at risk of becoming a global pariah if it keeps making decisions that benefit only america. javad zarif spoke to reporters on sunday. here's what he had to say. >> the trump administration issis latis i isolated into the global communities. we've seen that. all of them called by the united states. all of them ended up condemning the policies, unilateral policies of the united states. so it is time for the united states to begin to return to the international consensus that we can only reach our goals through

multip multilateralism. >> zarif is now in new york for a u.n. meeting this week after having his visa personally approved by secretary of state mike pompeo as tensions between the two countries just seem to be getting worse. >> earlier on sunday, president hassan rouhani said he's willing to hold talks with the united states, but there is one big condition. listen. >> translator: we are always ready for negotiations. this very -- in this very hour at this moment, we are ready for talks, provided that you stop your act of aggression, stop your sanctions, and return to the negotiation table and return to logic. >> mr. rouhani says that because the trump administration abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal last year, iran is not violating it even though they're actually enriching more uranium. france, germany and the uk are warning that the deal is at risk of total collapse. they're urging the u.s. and iran to come back to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

there is ongoing fallout from the leak of diplomatic cables from the british ambassador to the united states. "the sunday times" reports the suspect behind the leak has been identified and that a computer hacked by a foreign state has now been ruled out. >> "the daily mail" published more memos that kim darroch had written saying president trump with dr withdrew from the iran deal for a "personality reasons" because his predecessor, barack obama, signed on to it. >> our international editor nic robertson is following the story live in our london bureau at this hour. nic, the suggestion that the president made this decision only to spite his predecessor, tell us more about the substance of these leaks. >> well, sir kim darroch, the british ambassador to washington at that time, until last week, in fact, is quoted in this sort of second release of details from these diplomatic cables that are supposed to be secret.

calling what president trump was doing was an act of diplomatic vandalism. that he had -- when the white house had no day after strategy. so this is serious and strong condemnation by the british ambassador, former ambassador. and it came around about the time we understand boris johnson, who is in the running for become the prime minister here, then the foreign secretary, had actually been to washington to try to persuade the white house, president trump's administration, not to back out of the iran nuclear deal, the jcpoa. this, of course, in may of last year. these comments made by sir kim darroch made around about that time. the damage has been done, however. darroch's words are out. they've angered the president. the president said he wouldn't work with him so kim darroch resigned. really, in terms of diplomacy,

it's up to britain to nominate another ambassador to the united states. >> we heard the iranian foreign mince minister saying he believes that the u.s. has isolated itself. it's become a pariah, that's what he said. my question to you, nic, where does this leave europe? >> well, europe's making its position very clear and that's what i think javad zarif is playing to here. there are levels behind what we hear publicly, of course. a senior french diplomat went to tehran last week and we seem to be in a moment of opportunity for some sort of off-ramp. you have the british foreign minister over the weekend, foreign secretary over the weekend saying that it would be possible potentially for britain to hand back -- britain and gentlem gibraltar to hand back the grace

one supertanker if iran proms it doesn't go to syria. that seems to be the opening of a diplomatic door. you have this strong statement from the eu, britain, france, germany, the other significaatoo the jcpoa. so iran is picking up, zarif is picking up on these signals here and doing what iran has been trying to do all along here, which is to make the united states to appear to be the odd one out, to appear to make the united states to be isolated. look at the middle east region in the moment. the united states falling out of step in a major ally in turkey over the s-400 missiles that turkey is now buying surface-to-air missile from russia. so this narrative that iran and zarif is trying to put forward here is really designed to put

pressure on the united states. it's not clear whether it's going to work with president trump, but it gives you that idea that there is a modicum of diplomatic space to try to de-escalate at the moment. >> cnn's international editor nic robertson live for us in london with perspective. nic, thank you. okay, just ahead, indonesia is waging a fight against islamic extremism. coming up, our in-depth interview with the country's president on how he plans to combat that growing threat. whoops. sorry. unlike ordinary diapers pampers is the first and only diaper that distributes wetness evenly into three extra absorb channels. they stay up to three times drier so babies can sleep soundly all night wishing you love, sleep and play pampers

indonesia's newly elected president joko widodo laying out his plans for the future. >> but he is facing criticism for his choice of political allies this time around. >> anna coren spoke to president widodo exclusively. your in jakarta with a president who has a lot on his mind and the expectations are really high, a lot of challenges, too, remembering that this is term two. >> reporter: yeah, enormous challenges. certainly don't envy him. of course this is the seventh

largest economy in the world. the population of 260 million people. it's facing enormous challenges, especially with the economy and pulling people out of poverty. these are very important issues to the indonesian president affectionately known as jokoi. his critics say he has closely aligned himself with those in the religious right here in this country, and you'll remember those violent and deadly clashes after the election results were announced back in april. those seeds that really divided this country. so one of the questions we put to the president was how does he plan to heal the rift, the divisions within the country? but we started with asking him about that alignment with the religious right. take a listen.

>> some commentators believe that you have been compromised. to stay in power they say you cozied up to the islamic hardliners and the military generals. is this the reality of doing business in indonesia? >> translator: no, not at all. we would like to work with all elements of society. we would like to work with everyone to develop this country, but not with those who want to ruin this country in terms of its ideology and developing our economy. there is no compromise for me. >> you choose a muslim cleric to be your running mate. this is a man who believes in sharia, islamic law, that homosexuality should be criminalized. you're a leader who stands for tolerance, for moderate islam. considering you come from such, you know, different viewpoints, how can you work together?

>> translator: amin is a moderate muslim because he's from a moderate islamic organization. the biggest one in indonesia. i have no doubt about that. i have a strong faith in that. >> so do you think he's changed his views over time? >> translator: no, no, he has been a moderate muslim for some time and he's not going to change his position. >> i guess the concern from some of your moderate supporters is that you now owe your vice president and that he will somehow influence your decisions. what would you say to those people? >> translator: i still believe i am not going to change. i will not change for what i believe. >> the election was extremely divisive. your opponent, former military general, he courted the religious right.

he also refused to accept the results and what ensued were violent and deadly clashes on the streets. how do you begin to heal that deep rift in society? >> translator: i think the campaign period was too long, eight months, that's very long and tiring and during that period, there were hoaxes, fake news, and it influenced the mind of the people, so after the election, following the decision of the constitutional court, we now have to restore the situation and work together to build this country. >> reporter: now, it's important to note that the president met with his opponent in the election over the weekend, and that was seen by commentators as a step towards reconciliation, trying to heal those deep divisions in this society. obviously a long way to go. there's a lot of talk out there

on social media that jokoi is not islamic enough. and certainly during the election he was accused of being a closet christian, which is why commentators believe that's why he chose amin, his running mate, to boost his islamic credentials. paula, i should note that we just went to friday prayers with the president last friday and he was warmly embraced by worshippers there. >> yeah, anna, i'm sure it's important to get him on the record of course as he faces the challenges going forward for the second term. thanks for the exclusive, anna coren in jakarta. thank you. england has made history at the england world cup. the team lifted the championship trophy for the first time ever on sunday, beating new zealand in front of a passionate home crowd there. >> never thought i'd see this, george. i have to tell you. it apparently was a real nail-biter that saw the very

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hour. u.s. president donald trump slammed for racist tweets aimed at progressive democratic congresswomen. he wrote that they should "go back to the crime-infested places from which they came." he's believed to be referring to a group of first-term congresswomen, all of them women of color. china's economy has posted its slowest quarterly growth in at least 27 years. the country's statistics bureau says gdp growth slowed to 6.2% in the second quarter. that's slightly down from the first quarter of this year. south africa's former president is set to appear at a public hearing where he'll be grilled about public allegations. jacob zuma has been accused of allowing officials to plunder state resources during his time in office. he has called the inquiry a political witch hunt and insists he has done nothing wrong. paula, we've been following the rain, the soaker that's hit the state of louisiana. barry has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but still brings the dangerous threat of

flooding as it creeps slowly inland from the gulf of mexico. >> this isn't over just yet. the storm hit louisiana as a hurricane, the first of this atlantic season, leaving tens of thousands without power. natasha chen reports from franklin, louisiana. >> reporter: we're hearing from the st. mary parish emergency officials that on sunday they got at least 7 inches of rain, more rain than they got during  the entire barry event the day before. really the problem has come the day after the storm came through. we'll show you what the flooding looks like here in franklin. this is supposed to be their parking lot but this is what flooded after barry saturday night into sunday. of course they were very much prepared for this. the barricade that we're looking at has been here for years, but we did see a lot of folks bringing in extra gravel, plugging holes, so they were prepared for this flooding to get much worse. now, this is all coming from a drainage canal that they are hoping will recede over time.

there are some homes in franklin also being threatened because of the flash flooding. we visited nearby glennco, louisiana as well. that is an area that had to be evacuated saturday night because of flooding issues. we saw one home that was completely ripped apart because of the strong winds of barry. we talked to justice colbert who was sitting in the carport at the time. he said his sister was in the home when the wind struck and broke all the windows and then came running outside. here's what he said. >> it sounded like a train to me. some people said when you hear a train, it's a tornado. but it did sound like a train coming through. >> and you heard the glass breaking? >> yes, ma'am, all the windows started coming back. kitchen windows. bathroom windows. all of it started coming out. >> colbert told us he's been in that home for about 40 years and now he's staying with other family members. a lot of people affected not only by the wind damage but by

floodwaters. authorities are concerned with trying to keep those waters out of people's homes and working hard with utility crews, of course, to restore power to everyone. in franklin, louisiana, natasha chen. >> interesting to see that in franklin. my wife's uncle is from franklin. talking about the floods there, they dread this time of year. just the floods can be problematic. >> of course. he's saying things are right now then. not as bad as they could have been, even though we saw from natasha's report that things are pretty horrible. >> our meteorologist pedram javaheri is here to tell us what's going on in franklin and around the area. >> this is one of the most interesting tropical storms we've tracked in a long time. a lot of that has to do with where the convection or the thunderstorm activity is. the center of circulation works its cross away portions of southern arkansas at this hour, but all the thunderstorm activity sits to its east and some to its south. really not around where the center of the storm is.

franklin one of those areas that saw some heavy rainfall, but really going to dodge much of the heaviest rainfall. some areas picked on 20-plus inches of rainfall just offshore. the areas around franklin picking up around 6 to 10 inches. certainly could have been worse for some of these communities. the concern is what is happening across this region and slated to potentially happen as we go into the next week or so. the moisture content in the atmosphere indicated in the brown and orange contents here, across portions of the mississippi valley. quickly skirts to the north and off to the east in the next couple of days and we get a quieter pattern here. sun comes out. dryer conditions persist and that really changes the element as far as the weather pattern has been. we know the rainfall has been really heavy. the soil moisture well above average as well. the mississippi river, some of the gauges reporting historic values across this region and have been doing so for upwards of six months. all that rainfall that comes across the northern tier of the

mississippi and eventually works its way farther south, drains into the gulf of mexico, that's the concern going forward moving into the next few weeks, is we'll have additional water levels on the rise across the south adds the water, of course, works its way into the gulf. the heaviest rainfall around memphis, tennessee, little rock, arkansas. 3 to 5 inches of rainfall are possible into the next couple of days. for this morning we'll watch the area around the southern tier of louisiana and then by this afternoon/this evening, it works its way to the north before dryer weather persists into late this week. so, again, a long drawn-out event here before it quiets down in the next couple of weeks, guys. >> good riddance, i say. hopefully moves faster than forecast. appreciate it, pedram. a day after much of new york city went dark, i mean dark, due to a massive power outage, state and city officials still can't quite say what was to blame here. >> that's interesting. alexandra field has more now of what happened over the weekend.

>> reporter: a strange sight even to imagine, times square without its iconic lights, but it was plunged into darkness. broadway shows were cancelled. a concert had to be evacuated at madison square garden. people were pouring out on to street corners trying to figure out what was going on. traffic coming to a standstill with the traffic lights out at the same time. the power outage affected some 40 blocks of manhattan. it started with a failure at a substation. five other substations were to blame. the mayor and con ed saying it wasn't a physical attack or cyber attack and had nothing to do with overuse or overloading the system. they do say the investigation into what exactly went wrong will take months. >> we, as in every situation, are going to fully analyze every detail, working with con edison. we're going to work closely with con edison to figure out exactly what happened, eckersley how xa

can make sure it didn't happen again. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill de blasio is praising new yorkers for their strength and for their resilience. there were no injuries reported during the five hours of the blackout. extra police, fire and traffic personnel were deployed. an additional 93 ambulances sent to the affected neighborhoods. 400 elevators rescues were completed and 2,800 people were evacuated from subways. the mayor, though, was not in new york city at the time. he was traveling in iowa for a campaign stop. he did not immediately decide to leave iowa. he's defending that decision in the face of some criticism saying that he was no constant communication with emergency responders and city management. >> alexandra field, thank you so much. so amazon prime's annual shopping holiday is here. it's supposed to be bigger and better than ever. >> okay. an online shopping holiday. remember this. the company is facing some backlash this year. thousands of warehouse workers in europe and some of the united states are expected to walk off their jobs monday and tuesday demanding better pay and working

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back. it was just three months ago that a fire devastated parts of notre dame cathedral in paris, france. >> now, cnn gained rare access to the site which has been cordoned off from tourists and others while the work, of course, goes on there. >> cnn's jim bittermann following the story for us live in the french capital. jim, millions of dollars were pledged to restore that cathedral. where do things stand at this point? >> reporter: well, george, they've basically raised close

to $1 billion. about $1 billion in pledges. some of that money has come in already. around $80 million has come in. there is still a lot that needs to be collected, of course, but they have been financing the construction work that's been going on with a fund that already existed, an existing fund, friends of notre dame. that money has been used to finance what work has been done so far and we were lucky enough to get a chance to take a look at that the other day. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: tourists still make their way to notre dame in paris, but these days their holiday snapshots might look like they visited a construction site. whether from an overabundance of caution or those overseeing notre dame's rise from the ashes have never dealt with anything quite like this before, the work site is a high security zone. few are let in, and given the high concentration of lead from the melted roof, all are required to wear special

protective jumpsuits. on the roof, a gaping hole where the fire burned most fearleierc months ago. the lead and other debris still litter parts of the vaulted ceiling which did not give way, leading to worries the extra weight could still bring down parts of the building. for the moment, the chief architect is worried about shoring up the flying buttresses which support the wall and vaulted ceiling. huge precisely engineered wooden braces have been put in place beneath the ancient stonework to prevent it from shifting. no one is talking about rebuilding just yet. in fact, the restoration of notre dame has not yet started. it could be another nine months or more before that gets under way. right now the chief architect says the building is in such fragile condition it could still possibly collapse. and so work proceeds very slowly. debris still remains in the central gnave area of the

cathedral. still he believes president macron's 2024 deadline for rebuilding notre dame is possible. >> translator: i think by mobilizing everybody and really committing large teams and major companies, it's doable. it's absolutely doable but we mustn't waste time. >> reporter: the religious relics rescued at the fire are safely stored away, many at the louvre museum. the stained glassed windows are gone, taken away for cleaning and restoration. a curator says the painting survived fairly well. >> translator: we saw the masterpieces were all in tact. there we were delighted, especially compared with the state of the building. >> reporter: so given the state of the building, notre dame's rescue is cautious and slow.

the cultural conservator says it's like working on an archeological dig. everything brought out of the cathedral is marked with a grid number to indicate where it was found. even the conservators aren't sure where it will all end up, but they and everyone else working to save notre dame know that from a religious, cultural and historic point of view, they are part of a monumental project unlike any before. in fact, george, the debate is going on here about what should happen exactly next, what the design of the new notre dame should look like. whether it should be new. whether it should be created like the old notre dame. that debate goes on. the other thing still ongoing three months to the day to the fire, the investigation. they've been trying to find out the cause. basically right now they're still focused on what they said in the first few days that it

was either an electrical short or a runaway cigarette by one of the workers. george? >> jim, it is still good to see it there behind you. jim bittermann live for us in paris. jim, thank you. >> that does look so majestic there still. >> it does. coming up, it was a marathon match for the ages. two legends, five sets, one epic finish at the men's wimbledon final. you don't mind if i record this, do you? uhh, no! first kid here's all the numbers, food's in the fridge, oh and lucas likes to pull on jewelry so you might want to lose the nose ring. by their second kid, parents are more likely to choose luvs. it absorbs 20x its weight and the new triple leakguards lock away wetness for outstanding leakage protection. live, learn, and get luvs.

india's hopes to land an unmanned rover on the moon have been dashed as of now. less than an hour before lift-off, the indian space research organization announced the lunar mission launch had been called off due to a technical snag. >> the launch date will be rescheduled. this would have been a first for india, which, of course, hopes to become a space superpower. so at the men's wimbledon final, a record-setting tennis battle that will be remembered for many years to come. >> i was exhausted watching this. i didn't have to do anything, okay? when they say it was hard-fought, it was hard-fought for novak djokovic at that all-england club. he defeated roger federer, who was hoping to become, of course, the eldest grand slam winner in the modern era. now, the entire match lasted,

drum roll, please, five hours. actually much longer than five hours and was divided in a fifth set tiebreaker. this is djokovic's fifth wimbledon title and 16th major overall. >> djokovic is one of the big three along with federer and rafael nadal. still number one in the world, even though he's not as popular as the other two, even though he's proven he can beat them when it counts. >> we want to bring you to christina mcfarland who is very good as nabbing these tennis players when they're done. she has more on what was an incredible match. >> reporte >> reporter: rabby, goodness me, this is a moment where you'll look back and say where were you? in your opinion, do you think one of the greatest men's finals of all time at wimbledon? >> it has to be, maybe the greatest of any grand slam. 2008, the 2:48:00 with rog? rafa. i think that match was a little

bit more high in terms of quality throughout. i felt novak's level dropped a little bit. after he won the first set tiebreak, i really thought he was going to run away with things. federer will probably be kicking himself with the way he played those tie breaks. he take away those tiebreaks, and he was the better polarity. the stats bore that out. almost 100 winners. >> djokovic wasn't having his best game and still found a way to win. how did he do it? >> i think it was those tie breaks. he elevated his game when he had to. he has this knack of handing roger very tough losses. here at wimbledon, one of those match points saved courtesy of a forehand pass. tremendous shot under pressure. that's the class of the pedigree of this guy, that he can perform in these types of conditions. even with the crowd probably

90%/95% against him. >> for federer, as you said, a devastating loss. he will be so upset by this. i mean, he had moments to win the game. he should have won it, really. what does this mean for him now moving forward and his all-time record? >> well jyou know, just to spea on how tough the loss was for him, he said i'm not sad, i'm angry. good news he still has the fire and motivation. in terms of going forward, he has the u.s. open next. that's been a tough tournament for him. he has not won the u.s. open since 2008. he was upset last year. on the hard court there are several more players who can test him and challenge him on the hard court. he loves grass. his home is center court. that's his backyard. i think it's going to be tough for him at the u.s. open, but the australian open he's had success. he might be able to get number 21 there. >> great to hear he's not done yet, raffy. what a way to end this tournament with the longest

finals match in history. an epic match for the ages. >> our thanks to christina mcfarland for what was an epic weekend in britain. luis hamilton, you saw him there, claimed a sixth victory. >> matched his seventh win in ten races this year and impressive 80th win of his year. finally, a spectacular sight during france's bastille day celebrations. >> can you imagine seeing that? he soared across the paris skyline, dazzling the crowd gathered for the national holiday. >> he piloted the jet-powered weekend called the fly more air. what else would it be called? >> macron says, yeah, we got that. that's ours. >> all right. i want to thank you for joining us. i'm paula newton. >> and i'm george howell.

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