donald trump is striking pack. our sources say he's feeling the pressure. also this hour, protesters in hong kong gear up for more commend stragss as china sends a blunt message. also, an american mother's heart breaking battle in saudi arabia. a saudi judge denying her custody of her young daughter because the mom is too western. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen and this is cnn newsroom. our top story, u.s. president

trump is slamming a democratic congresswoman for rejecting israel's offer to travel to the west bank. earlier representatives ilhan omar and talib were banned from visiting. then israel vowed to give permission to his verdict grandmother in the west bank. she declined. that prompted president trump to fire off this tweet. the only real winner is her grandmother. she doesn't have to see her now. it comes at a time of increasing volatility and financial markets. that's because the u.s. bond market this week flashed a warning signal that the american economy could be headed into a recession. not welcome news at the trump white house where the talib controversy has largely overshadowed wall street's woes. here's kaitlyn collins.

>> reporter: the congresswoman is rejegting israel's office to visit her family on the west bank. an offer that came with conditions one day after the country denied her and congresswoman ilhan omar entry at president trump's urging. visiting my grand mother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything i believe in, she said on twitter. those conditions would have included a pledge not to promote boycotts against israel while she was there. the president has faced widespread criticism for getting involved. >> it is disrespect for the congress and the american political system, for our ally to keep two members of congress out of israel. >> but sources tell cnn, the president's advisers believe his fight with four freshmen democrats who call themselves the squad could benefit him in 2020. which is why the president keeps hammering them on the campaign trail. >> it really is keep america

great. we have these social i haves who want to take it away. >> the one mention they say advisers fear won't work out for him is the economy. shaky markets and unpredictable trade talks are stoking fears of a recession inside the white house. at a campaign rally overnight in new hampshire, the president struck a dire tone. >> you have no choice but to vote for me because your 401(k)s, down the tubes. everything will be down the tubes. so whether you love me or hate me, you have to vote for me. >> with re-election on his mind, trump now finds himself defending the very policy that's are rattling investors. >> and we're imposing beautiful well placed tariffs. >> even admitting that his trade war with china may not end quickly. >> i never said china would be easy. >> something he actually did say just last year when the president noted that trade wars are easy.

amid the long running trade war between washington and baing, the trump administration is moving ahead with an $8 billion sale of f-16 fighter jet to taiwan. a move virtually guaranteed to anger the chinese at a time when officials are trying to get trade talks book track. earlier today the president met with his national security team and his new jersey golf resort for a briefing on the state of u.s. taliban peace negotiations. talks that could end america's longest running war. the u.s. still has roughly 14,000 troops in afghanistan and trump has been adamant that he wants them out soon. in the meanwhile, cnn has learned the president was forced to make an awkward phone call after he knocked weight of a person he thought was a protester at his rally. >> that guy has a serious weight problem. go home, start exercising. now he goes home and his mom says, what the hell have you

just done? >> but it was trump who was left wondering what he had done after it was revealed the man he mocked was actually one of his supporters. a white house official telling cnn, trump did not apologize but left the man a voicemail thanking him for his support. that supporter, frank dawson, said there are no hard feelings over the mix-up. >> serving good. i love the guy. he is the best thing to ever happen in this country. >> the president is insisting he thinks the u.s. economy is doing just fine. our reporting behind the scenes shows the president has a little apprehension because in part he's listening to people he hasn't always listened to. he assures them there will be an economic rebound to the trade war and it will be worth it in the end. he is also turning to people outside the white house including a phone call today with three ceos of banks where the president asked them what they thought about the state of the economy. they told the president there were negative side effects to this ongoing trade war and they

want it to be resolved as soon as possible. kaitlyn collins, cnn, traveling with the president in new jersey. >> natasha teaches government at the university of essex in england and joins me to talk about these developments. always good to have you with us. first of all, i want to start with that last line from kaitlyn's story. that shows the devotion of mr. trump supporters. the man he called out. if the economy goes south, could that loosen republican support, especially from moderate republicans? >> i think that's the big question. trump probably has about 30 to 35% of his support here's are going to support him, no matter what. even if they make fun of him. they're going to support them because they truly believe that he is as the supporter mentioned, the best thing that ever happened to the country.

and they identify with the way he wants to run the company. particularly the way he starts stoking identity politics and making them feel lying their voices are heard. economists are forecasting that we may enter into a recession fairly soon. by the end of next year even. and trump has been trying to add to his appeal by saying, i'm the one that is personally responsible for this great economy, this wonderful tax cut that i had is going to spur all this economic growth, improve manufacturing, increase investment. and now when it is hook like none of this has really happened. growth ratss will go down to 2% which is what they were when he entered. we see that factory output has decreased by .5%. consumer confidence has dropped. and the deficit has ballooned again. and wages aren't really rising enough to match inflation.

so all these promises that he made aren't really coming to fruition. that might be problematic for attracting new voters, independent voters, even moderate republicans to vote for him in 2020. >> and he always tried to spin it his way. the economy is great. it is all because of him. if it's not, someone else. so the question is how can he tow that line if the numbers just start to dwindle? and people see changes. >> we're already seeing what his strategy is. he is going to blame everything on the federal reserve ahead, jerome powell. he is saying the federal reserve chief is making all kinds of mistakes. he might start to blame other countries like the u.k. and germany because we're starting to see these economies are contracting as well. he may blame mexico. he has all kinds of scapegoats

on hand that he will place blame on. the reason the economy is not doing as well as it should be and of course he can go to his favorite place to criticize torsion just criticize the democrats. >> right. >> pretty much certain about that one. let's talk about the other issue that dominated the headlines involving the president. he's not backing down on the congresswoman after she refused israel's offer to visit her grandmother in the west bank. did restricting access to two american citizen, elected officials, cross a new line for this president? >> i don't think it crossed a new line for the president. he's been engauging in all kinds of behavior that seems to have crossed various lines all the time. nothing really surprises me. we know that he personalizes everything. in march, when he gets someone that is on his enemy list, he will repeatedly attack them,

critique them, to the point where it doesn't seem to really benefit him. one of the people that he seems to citizen strike zone most is rashida talib. he is obviously criticizing representative omar. he thinks that this helps with his base and his base really likes this. in fact, when he does criticize these women at his rallies, this tends to get huge amounts of support. but i don't see how this is going to add voters to, to add more people to support him. because it looked very vindictive. very petty. and it seemed to undermine the potential for these two women to visit israel in the west bank. and it might have had a positive impact on everybody involved. so yes, it did step over the line, of course. but he's had a habit of doing this so frequently, it is hard

to keep track. >> does the banning of these congress women at the urging of mr. trump threaten bipartisan support for israel? >> i don't think so. i don't think that's going to really impact the way that the u.s. congress is going to support israel. that alliance is very, very strong. i don't think that's going to affect it that much whatsoever. i think it was a missed opportunity. they had imagined to, speaking of representative omar and talib, they plan to take on the same itinerary that democratic congress members had taken on the year before and these visits are often beneficial person to person exchanges or often very positive. so it is a missed opportunity there. and it is a shame that trump decided to involve himself in the process. >> we always appreciate your insights, natasha. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me.

>> the 11th straight weekend of protests is kicking off in hong kong. a massive pro democracy march is set to begin next hour. those protesters will have support from people across the world. marches are planned in taiwan and london. and it comes days after clashes between police and protesters at the city's airport. pro police groups will hold their own rally later saturday. and the china he's paramilitary troops who have been gathered for days along hong kong's border are continuing to perform drills. their presence is raising fears china could send them in to intervene. with me from hong kong, it seems the impact of last week's protests at the airport, it seems like it might have been a game changer here. >> reporter: i think this weekend will be a true test as

to where this protest movement goes on its 11th consecutive week. we're about an hour outside the protest which is one area where a lot of mainland chinese tourists come by bus, by train. this is the one at this location is to reclaim this neighborhood. people feel that the mainland has resulted in higher rent, local businesses closing down and an influx of mandarin speaking tourists in hong kong, making some locals feel like their homeland is changing. it is that gut feeling, the fear of the change of mainland china slowly tightening its grip that is fueling this movement that has enjoyed at some points of the summer, especially back in june, an extraordinarily large number of public support. you had estimates by protest organizers of 2 million people out at one point. the crowd that we're seeing these days, much smaller than that. not many people here. there's still time for them to gather as they often do at the

very last moment before the march is set to begin. what does the city feel after the airport was shut down last weekend after a reporter for china's global times was tied up and detained and really terrorized by a small group of violent protesters? those are questions we don't know the answer to. how many people turn out could be a good indicator of whether public support in hong kong toward the protest movement is turning. as for mainland china, yes. we see the mainland vehicles assembled at the border. it is more propaganda than anything else. there has not been that critical moment. the tipping point that would cause hong kong to request assistance from beijing which would then allow them to deploy their military. keep in mine there are thousands of chinese soldiers stationed in hong kong. they have stayed out of the protests despite the escalations. >> and the other question will be as these protests continue. what will be the police

response. is there any information on that? any edicts or thing about how they might respond? >> reporter: they are obviously trying to keep these marches contained. whenever a protest is organized, they have to submit a request for a permit from the city. sometimes that request is granted with modifications. sometimes that request is denied. later today we'll have a briefing where we expect to learn the plan for what are expected to be the much larger protests kicking off at victoria park in hong kong. that's when we could see the crowds. potentially more outbreaks of violence. >> okay. you'll be covering it for us. thank you. the u.s. customs officials say it was attackers that knocked their computers offline. that brought little relief for the passengers stuck many long lines for hours. we'll have details about that ahead. also, the u.s. president's man to purchase greenland.

gets left out in the cold. we'll tell you how the arctic territory is responding to mr. trump's overture. plus, tech support to stay worry free. worry free. boom! ha.ha. boom! now save up to 40% on all furniture. up to 40% at office depot officemax or officedepot.com. it's my special friend, antonio. his luxurious fur calms my nerves when i'm worried about moving into our new apartment. why don't we just ask geico for help with renters insurance? i didn't know geico helps with renters insurance. yeah, and we could save a bunch too. antonio! fetch computer! antonio? i'll get it. get to know geico and see how much you could save on renters insurance.

180 over 111. 145 over 92. i had a heart attack, a cardiac arrest, and then a stroke. narrator: this is what high blood pressure looks like. you might not feel its symptoms, but the results from a heart attack or stroke are far from invisible or silent. get back on your plan. or talk with your doctor to create an exercise, diet and medication plan that works for you. go to loweryourhbp.org if i would've followed a treatment plan, i would not be in this situation. the first survivor of alzis out there.ase and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association.

new york's chief medical

examiner has determined that jeffrey epstein died from suicide by hanging. the attorney said they're not satisfied with the autopsy conclusion and will imdly investigate his death. the 66-year-old multimillionaire died in jail a week ago while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking underage girls. the u.s. justice department has unsealed a seizure warrant following its failed attempt to keep the iranian tanker captured off gibraltar from being released. the u.s. is alleging a theme to support illicit shipments of oil by iran to syria. the grace one was impounded last month. gibraltar supreme court ordered the ship released. ryan brown has more about it from the pentagon. the u.s. said it sought to sees the ship and the oil being carried by the tanker which had been detained by jgibraltar

authorities. the u.s. had attempted to seize the oil aboard prior to the ship being released by officials. they said the oil will not make its way to syria and that the hundreds of millions of dollars of oil aboard will not go to any sanctioned entity. gibraltar said it had found evidence that the vessel was instead sent to syria. the u.s. government's warn says iran had been using the oil and the grace one tanker to launder money and to violate several sanctions pertaining to terrorist financing as well as other money laundering entities. the u.s. has sanctioned a wide range of iranian government and military entities as well as those in syria and in iranian backed proxy groups operating in

syria like hezbollah. it is possible the u.s. government believes that the oil and the vessel were headed there. however, gibraltar released the vessel before turning the items aboard over to the united states government so it remains to be seen what the u.s. can do now to ensure that iran does not transport that oil to its forces or to its allies in syria. back to you. international travel is stressful enough. on friday travelers needed an extra dose of patience. that's because the u.s. customs and born system was down for about two hours. as you can see, it caused back-ups and long lines at airports including dulles near washington. for more about it, here's rene marsh. >> customs and border protection experienced an outage with its computers at various airports on friday. this left lots of international

travellers in long lines. the wait times at various airports really frustrated many of the passengers. they found themselves having to be processed by customs and border protection manually because the systems were down. it is unclear what caused the outage but we do know it created lots of trav woes for these international passengers. many airlines forced to rebook these passengers because they missed flights. >> president trump has reportedly expressed interest in buying greenland but the arctic island is giving the president a cold response. saying we're open for business but not for sale. >> reporter: completely insane. he's gone crazy. no, thank you. the uproar in greenland over the whole idea that president trump thinks maybe the united states should buy the world's largest

island has been swift and strong. i can only laugh. he's lost his marbles. the white house is not saying if this is a serious proposal and the "wall street journal" which broke the story says, well -- >> it's definitely real in the sense that he's talked about it a lot and it is something definitely on his mind. as far as how real, i mean, it's not just how real. it is can he actually do it? the answer is probably no. >> no because despite trump's boast about his business skills -- >> anybody read the art of the deal? >> greenland is owned by denmark. them to 55,000 people. they tweeted, greenland is rich in valuable resources such as minerals, the purest water and ice, fish stock, seafood, renewable energy and a new frontier for adventure tourism. we're open for business. not for sale. why does greenland, 80% covered with ice, matter anyway? that's a choo.

greenland is a gateway to the arctic. as there is more exploration and traffic, a lot of countries are showing interest including china and russia. the u.s. has its biggest most northern military base there. >> it is located 750 miles north of the, a particular circle which remains a critical area of the globe in terms of of our ability to thwart and defend against particularly russian threats. >> and history suggests this may not be a crazy idea. in 1867 the u.s. bought another huge cold place which was mocked as a folly. but alaska has worked out pretty well for american interests. and two times before, u.s. officials have raised the notion of buying greenland. still, the outlook for this real estate deal is not promising.

next month president trump will travel to denmark to meet with the premier of greenland. whether he'll take his checkbook, no one knows. chinese state media, what did mainland chinese citizens think about what's going on across the border? we look into that next. also, an american woman fights for custody of her daughter in saudi arabia. ahead, had he family speaks with cnn about the legal battle. for every iphone ten r i buy,ild they'll give me another one. but if you're busy... iphone ten r? let's go! for a limited time, come to t-mobile and for each iphone ten r you get, get a second one on us.

hey! i live on my own now! i've got xfinity, because i like to live life in the fast lane. unlike my parents. you rambling about xfinity again? you're so cute when you get excited... anyways... i've got their app right here, i can troubleshoot. i can schedule a time for them to call me back,

it's great! you have our number programmed in? ya i don't even know your phone anymore... excuse me?! what? i don't know your phone number. aw well. he doesn't know our phone number! you have our fax number, obviously... today's xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i'll pass. welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and all around the

world. this is cnn newsroom. i'm natalie allen with our top stories. a democratic congresswoman now says she will not travel to the west bank to see her grandmother after getting permission from the israeli government. rashida talib says it is oppressive. greenland has responded to reports that president trump has talked about buying the island. in a statement then we're open for business but not for sale. sources say the white house looked into it after mr. trump repeatedly brought it up. north korea says leader kim jong-un oversaw the latest missile test friday saying it launched new weapons. the penn said they were short range ballistic missiles. they were smiling. said the test had a perfect result.

they've been there for several days. as the pro democracy protests in hong kong show no sign of stopping. more plan for the 11th straight weekend. china's government has worked into the media but it has a very specific viewpoint and it shapes how chinese citizens look at the pro democracy movement. >> the struggle over hong kong's future continues. the images seen as peaceful marches and violent clashes. just across the bay in mainland china, there are no battles in the streets. but there is a fight going on. not one of protest but of perception. >> we want to warn the handful of violent criminals that those

who play with fire will perish by it. one of beijing's biggest fears is that the pro democracy message of the hong kong protests takes root in the mainland. over the last month the government has sought to discredit that movement calling it a series of illegal assemblies and riots, labeling protesters not as pro hong kong but ann china. ungrateful radicals steered by western countries. >> i would call it, if it goes further, it might become a terrorist action. >> and the fight to characterize protesters as extreme i haves has worked with some. >> they attacked police. they made life hard for ordinary people. hong kong is not safe anymore. >> we have seen protesters throw bricks and gas bombs. beat people inside the airport and shut down public transportation.

scenes that have flooded the social media. and those images have been broadcast widely. the job is not to be objective but to push narratives. >> anyone who harms the city will surely be severely punished by law and condemned by the people. >> the media has. foreign countries are a major reason for the protests, she says. consider though what the government and its mideast outlets have not focused on like images of police brutality and severely injured protesters. use of expired tear gas. instead they choose to zero in on the teeny fraction of protesters committing violence while ignoring the millions of people peacefully marching for change. further the chinese government has not taken any public responsible for actions that critics would say spark these demonstrations in the first place. because all of that, well, that

doesn't fit their narrative. any objective observer would tell you that there have been mistakes made on all sides of the hong kong protests. from the protesters to the police to the federal government. here on the mainland china side, there is only one sigh of the story being told and that is exactly how china wants it. the ceo of hong kong's flagship airline is out of a job. he resigned with hundreds of flights canceled and bookings down. he and the airline has been caught up in the turbulence of the pro democracy protests. to make it more complicated, beijing had demanded the airline ban any staff who had participated in protests from working on flights entering china or flying in chinese air space. his resignation will take if he

can monday. an american woman living in saudi arabia has been denied her own daughter because the saudi court deep her too western to rear the child. now bethany is fighting to be with her child. >> meet bethany and her 4-year-old daughter. they're in saudi arabia. cell phone videos, all to contact mom and dad back home in washington. it is all the contact they might ever have. >> they're saying she cannot leave. >> she won't give up. we also realize that she may lose her or she may never see her again. >> she has divorced her saudi husband. claims he was a drug user which he denies. i messaged him for comment but he denies it. a saudi judge just denied

bethany, an american citizen, custody of her own ruling saying the mother is new to islam as foreigner in this country and continues to definitively embrace the customs and traditions of her upbringing. we must avoid exposing her to these customs and traditions, especially at this age. >> we're really the same. >> custody now given to her saudi grandmother. both parents were called unif i have. there is a warrant for her arrest after she missed a visitation and her parents say she wasn't even told about. that beth any has been banned for leaving the country for ten years and been told not to talk to the press. that's why we're talking to mom and dad. >> she wants the right to go and come. she used to have that right. bethany won't give up. that's her daughter. >> saudi arabia has softened slightly. the last few years women for

first time have been allowed to compete in the olympics, drive cars. but this remains one of the most male dominated societies on earth. the so-called guardianship system still in effect. >> which means a woman must have a may guardian. the idea is that they are not capable and men know better. >> under saudi word, a woman's words still worth half. according to the judge who took her away from her mother, she's speaking too much english and not a simulating. >> bethny heard it and started downing in arabic to prove that she could speak it. >> the state department official said that due to privacy considerations, we will not have a specific comment at this time. our embassies and consulates abroad have no greater

responsible than the protection of u.s. citizens overseas. but added that u.s. citizens abroad are subject to local laws. >> we love our granddaughter. i think our deepest fear is that we might not ever see her again. >> the window closes sunday and she is preparing her written appeal. hoping that she is successful. smoepg day they can come back here for a visit. cnn. washington. coming up, why they want to keep amateur chimers off many everest. ♪ (music plays throughout)

♪ ♪ the first survivor of alzis out there.ase and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association.

officials in nepal want new stricter rules to determine who gets to climb mt. everest.

they hope to prevent needless deaths by keeping tour companies off the world's highest peak. >> schools of climbers jam packed into a single root. all clamoring to reach the highest summit. 11 people died. not from a single calamitous event but in part because of fatal traffic jams like these. now nepal wants to keep it from happening again by changing who is allowed to scaling the tallest peak on earth. nepali officials are determined to change it. to prevent tour companies leading expeditions up mt. everest. it is an effort, which then contributed to the bottlenecks. >> they're super slow.

did not have much technique with the mountains. >> now many veteran climbers welcome a possible change in the lag of oversight and regulations on the mountain. >> so you have inexperienced climbers with inexperienced leaders. >> he has climbed it eight times and spent 12 years on the mountain. he said the number of people there have steadily increased over time. particularly as tour companies have few requirements for climbers. >> it used to be in the vicinity of 10 to 12 companies guiding the mountain and most had years and years of experience. and today i would guess in nepal, the 40 to 50 companies guiding on the mountain. and many of them have come out of nowhere with no experienced leader. but seeing the opportunity of financial gain. no barriers to entry. >> the proposed changes suggest

requiring minimum qualifications to get a chiming permit including basic and high altitude training. a fee of at least $thrive,000. experienced climbing, at least one other nepali peak, at least 65 meters high. and tour companies would need experience of at least three years. the proposals may not go nearly far enough. but he says they are a step in the right direction. that is, if they can be executed. >> i want to believe it's possible. i want to foinld ways to support nepal and the ministry of tourism. i think he will be very, very difficult. the companies will have to make these changes and thus far we haven't seen the companies that interested in making the

mountain safer. ultimate ultimately, he says it may still come to the climbers. cnn. >> it's not what you want to see when you go to the beach of it is nasty, smelly, gross and causing a lot of problems for the environment to end various beaches in the united states and beyond. it is a banner crop of what is called sargassum seaweed. >> with crystal blue waters and stunning scenery, once pristine shores like these in new mexico now look like this. huge blankets, turning water a murky brown. top beach destinations in mexico and the caribbean to south

florida are inundated with huge masses of sticky foul smelling sea we've. known as sargassum. upsetting tourists and locals alike. >> it's terrible. it is my first time at the beach. i thought the beach would be nicer. i will be disappointed. >> although it is a valuable part of marine life, this foul smelling invasion comes from an unusual massive bloom growing this time of year in the ocean called the great atlantic sargassum belt. it stretches from north africa all way to the u.s., carrying millions of tons of sea we've. scientists can only speculate why. >> the deforestation.

>> it was first observed by satellite in 2011. generally it has grown over time and shows no signs of stopping. indicating this could be the murky brown wave of the future. posing problems more menacing than a bad smell. decomposing sargassum can create bacteria and release toxic gases into the air creating a health hazard that is in turn toxic to local economies. mexico's government is spending over $2 million to rid their beaches of the under sightly seaweed and there are searches for a more long term solution. >> if it is not dealt with, it

will cause social, economic, and ultimately political problems. it has to be dealt with immediately. >> a massive clean-up is underway in miami where local mideast report sargassum is at unprecedented levels. these fixes might only be temporary and it might be time to embrace the inevitable. >> i have seen them make a brick, make a house, make shoes. people are smart. people are finding ways. >> this epidemic is in part believed to be caused by the warming oceans. next, hear the amazing kindness of strangers. the story of a man with no fwam the hundreds who came to help share his grief with him.

what's going on? it's the 3pm slump. should have had a p3. oh yeah. should have had a p3. need energy? get p3. with a mix of meat, cheese and nuts. one, two, three, four. one, two, three, four. one, two, three, four and last one. breathe in. breathe out. kyara, valeria, you're in charge of setting up the database.

tallie, you'll take network layering. and isabelle, you'll build out the front end. when we create opportunities for girls to stretch their minds, we give them the confidence to change the world. she can stem. so can you. learn more @shecanstem would shakespeare have chosen just "some pens?" methinks tul pens would serve m'lady well. thanks. and a unicorn notebook! get everything on your list. this week's doorbuster- 1-inch binders for $1; $1 in store or online from the advisors at office depot officemax. and the basketball team. join the soccer team, make more art. i am gonna learn how to chop things with my hands. happy school year!

celebrated hollywood actor, writer and director peter fonda has died. he was 79 and had been battling

lung cancer. the son of henry fonda, peter fonda's prolific career spanned nearly 60 years in hollywood and television. he will forever be remembered in the 1969 film "easy rider." his sister, jane fonda wrote i am very sad. he was my sweethearted baby brother. the talker of the family. i had beautiful alone time with him the last days. he went out laughing. it was a special evening in el paso, texas friday inside a crowded funeral chapel there were tears, songs and the realization that love is far greater than hate. a woman killed in the el paso walmart massacre was remembered and her husband found solace from hundreds and hundreds of

strangers. >> if you ever started to lose your faith in humanity this will bring it back. we are standing outside the funeral home in el paso. you saw inside where there are 500 people inside. this is the waiting line. members of motorcycle clubs holding american flags. none of these people know tony personally but i have counted over 400 people waiting to try to get in. they are not going to be able to get in because it is full inside. it is just amazing. it all began because tony lost the love of his life, margie. marry 2d 2 years. she was one of the 22 people killed at the walmart and he has no other family left in the world. he lived a difficult life and is desperately sad. he said i wish people would come to her funeral.

this is the last of the 22 funerals. there were tweets from members of the media and a facebook post from the funeral home and we see inside and outside of the church of at least 850 people. i want to give you a look at the line how far it spreads. right now in el paso it is 99 degrees outside. this is the line here. people waiting here. most are from the el paso area and nearby mexico. i talked to people from california, arizona and utah that have driven here. the line continues. people with the fans. knowing at this point they are not going to get in but they don't want to leave and then the line wraps down in that direction. we spent the day with tony yesterday. such a nice man. he told me that as so many people came he would be forever grateful. when he walked in this building today, not officially a church

but a large chapel. when he walked in and he looked at me and he said i can't believe there are this many people here. he was so thrilled and honored and happy. it makes us very glad to be a part of it. it makes us feel this is what humanity is all about. >> it certainly is. i will be right back with another hour. of cnn newsroom. thanks for watching. r than than. this is what you live for. it's your season. so head to bass pro shops and cabela's fall hunting classic sale and event.

we're pretty different. we're all unique in our own ways. somos muy diferentes. muy diferentes. (vo) verizon knows everyone in your family is different. there are so many of us doing so many different things. (vo) that's why verizon lets everyone mix and match different unlimited plans. sebastian's the gamer. sebastian. this is my office. (vo) and now with more plans, everyone gets what they need without paying for things they don't. new plans start at just $35. the plan is so reasonable, they could stay on for the rest of their lives. aww, did you get that on camera? thanks, dad! (vo) the network more people rely on gives you more.

the first survivor of alzis out there.ase and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association.

>> changing her mind, congresswoman rashida tlaib rejects a new offer from israel allowing her to visit her grandmother in the west bank and the u.s. president responds on twitter. >> protesters prepare to gather in hong kong and the chinese military forces conduct drills along the border. >> incredible moments captured on videotape. dale earnhardt jr. and his family escape a fiery plane crash. >> these stories are ahead this hour. >> cnn newsroom starts right now.