and get a free shredder with annual membership. call now to start your membership or visit lifelock.com/tv the u.s. president and his personal attorney. why the president may be distancing himself from rudy giuliani. a blistering statement. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine tells congress why donald trump wanted her out the door. also ahead this hour, u.s. troops under fire. the pentagon says turkey shelled american troops in syria. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. the cnn newsroom starts now.

♪ 5:00 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast. thank you for being with us this day. a brutal week winds down for the u.s. president but he remains defiant at rallies this week. president trump unvaul eiled wh appears to be a new campaign theme, speaking to his supporters with the message. here is the president of the united states. >> the radical democrats' policies are crazy. their politicians are corrupt. their candidates are terrible. they know they can't win on election day, so they're pursuing an illegal, invalid, and unconstitutional bull [ bleep ] impeachment. >> the president of the united states keeping an upbeat tempo after what by all accounts was a challenging week for the white house. here's the latest.

first, mr. trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani. according to the "new york times," he is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors. investigators want to know if his involvement in ukraine broke lobbying laws. also on friday, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, she testified before congress. she explained how giuliani trashed her reputation to ukrainian officials in an effort to get her fired. finally, the acting homeland security secretary stepped down. kevin mcaleenan was on the job six months. he is now leaving to spend more time with family and to work in the private sector. sources say he was frustrated at running a department that was becoming more and more political. while the former u.s. ambassador to the ukraine's testimony may have been damaging to the trump administration, there could be more difficult testimony in the weeks ahead. our sarah murray has details for you from washington.

>> reporter: as testimony by yovanovitc h occurred, trump waivered on whether he considers rudy giuliani his personal attorney. >> i spoke to him yesterday briefly. he is a very good attorney and has been my attorney. yeah, sure. >> reporter: giuliani cleared it up, telling a cnn reporter, yes, he represents the president. a source close to the legal team says giuliani won't be dealing with ukraine issues, though it's at the center of the impeachment investigation. this as sources say the president has expressed concerns about his personal attorney. after two of giuliani's associates were arrested and charged with campaign finance violations as they tried to leave the country. both men had been helping giuliani in his quest for dirt on the bidens. more efforts were coming out in a closed door deposition with a current state department employee and 33 year veteran of

the foreign service. i don't know ghoiuliangiuliani' for attacking me, according to her statement. individuals named in the press ad as contacts of mr. giuliani may believe their financial ambitions were stymied by our policy in ukraine. >> this is a good person who served more than 30 years in the foreign service who was thrown to the wolves by mr. giuliani, who was representing the financial interest of his now indicted associates, and by president trump, who is advancing his political interest in trying to get an investigation started in ukraine of the bidens. >> reporter: after being asked to extend her tenure in ukraine to 2020, she testified she was called in late april and told to catch the next plane home. she said she was incredulous that the u.s. removed an ambassador, as best i can tell, with false claims an sclaims.

the department had been under pressure from the president and said i had done nothing wrong. the president played dumb. >> she may be a wonderful woman. i don't know her, but she may be very much a wonderful woman. >> reporter: her appearance, a sign the white house's efforts to stonewall may crumble in the face of impeachment inquiries. sondlin also appears to plan to testify. they were saying she was a credible witness, moved by what she heard. the republicans took issue with the process and said this should be playing out in public. sar sara murray, cnn. >> with perspective, thomas gift joins us. from university of college

london live this hour in our london bureau. good to have you with us. let's start with rudy giuliani. his activities digging up dirt on the bidens. "new york times" reporting giuliani is facing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors into whether he broke lobbying laws with two of his associates arrested for campaign finance violations. we even see the president of the united states distancing himself from his own attorney. watch this. >> well, i don't know. i haven't spoken to rudy. i spoke to him yesterday briefly. he is a very good attorney, and he has been my attorney. >> we do understand that giuliani is still mr. trump's attorney. for how much longer, who knows? given what we know so far, should giuliani be concerned? >> well, i think that rudolf of giuliani is in a precarious situation, legally and in terms of his relationship with the

president. legally, he is under investigation by federal prosecutors in manhattan for allegedly violating these lobbying laws associated with his dealings in ukraine. in terms of his personal relations with the president, you do have to wonder if donald trump is right on the cusp of one of his famous 180s, where he is loyal to associates up to the point where it no longer serves his self-interest. the more details that emerge here with mr. giuliani, and the more information that we receive that there may have been wrongdoing, especially associated with these two individuals, we might see mr. trump completely distance himself from giuliani. >> also like to get your thought on marie, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine who testified, explaining to congress, how she says giuliani was instrumental in ultimately seeing her out the door. here, again, the president of the united states distancing himself from her. watch. >> she may be a wonderful woman.

i don't know her. she may be very much a wonderful woman. if you remember the phone call i had with the president, the new president, he didn't speak favorably, but i just don't know her. she may be a wonderful woman. >> thomas, as we continue to see these officials defy, you know, the word from their boss, deciding to testify, the white house strategy of refusing to cooperate with this inquiry, does it hold up? >> i certainly think that that's one of the most important aspects of this testimony. that it occurred actually in spite of a direct order from the state department to provide this testimony to congress. despite the fact that it was in response to a subpoena from the house of representatives. up until this point, you're correct. the president and the white house has essentially been stonewalling at every single area that they can, saying we're not going to cooperate with this

investigation from congress, especially until they hold a full vote on the house of representatives to open up this impeachment inquiry formally. so this could be the start of a revolt from foreign policy professionals who have had enough with the president's actions. i think only time will tell. >> finally, i'd like to get your thoughts about the court ruling that allows democrats to obtain financial records of the u.s. president. it is something that donald trump has fought for years, going against precedent by not releasing his tax returns. how significant is this ruling in relation to the investigations under way, and alsoen an election that's 13 months around the corner? >> well, i think that's a very open question at this point. of course, it depends on what information is actually disclosed, how much is given to the public. certainly, you're correct, that the president has been in defiance of disclosing this

information up until this point. we're probably going to see more of the same going forward. if, indeed, he is forced to hand over these financial documents, i do think that will be a significant turn of events, especially going into the 2020 election. >> thomas gift, live for us in london. thank you for your time and perspective today. >> thank you. there was also another setback for the u.s. president. the man charged with carrying out donald trump's immigration agenda is stepping down. he had been on the job six months. as the white house correspondent kaitlin collins reports, this time, the announcement isn't that surprising. >> reporter: president trump announcing in a tweet late friday night that the acting dhs secretary, kevin mcaleenan, is resigning from his position. the president says it is to spend more time with his family and children, though behind the scenes, people inside the white house told us they never thought mcaleenan was going to be nominated for the top job anyway. instead, he served in this

acting capacity, running the agency, at times, a frustrating job for mcaleenan, who didn't like the hard liners that the president brought in as they purged a lot of the top roles at dhs over the summer. in turn, the president himself never really trusted mcaleenan. never fully holding blaming him border crossing issues or things the president didn't like on the border. essentially, it was this match people never thought would be tenable. at times, the president was fine with mcaleenan, and it seemed he could hang on. there were also times like over the summer in june when mcaleenan went to the white house ready to resign because he said he didn't feel like he had control over his subordinates at the department. now, the president says he is going to name a replacement for mcaleenan next week, though it is unclear who it is going to be or whether or not the white house has a short list. the name s floated in the past have been people that senate republicans behind the scenes have said are people who cannot get confirmed to this job.

though, of course, the president has said he likes people to be in an acting capacity. cnn, washington. >> thank you. military action along the syrian/turkish border. dozens of people have been killed in these strikes and counterstri strikes between the turks and the kurds. we have the latest from the border ahead. plus, could this be the end of a painful trade war? the u.s. and china say yes to a partial deal. we'll be live in the chinese commercial hub of shenzhen with this story for you as "newsroom" continues. stay with us. like salonpas patch large. it's powerful, fda-approved to relieve moderate pain for up to 12 hours, yet non-addictive and gentle on the body. salonpas. it's good medicine. hisamitsu.

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people that were killed in mortar strikes that took place in this town. the mourners, friends, family, loved ones of those who died in those attacks quickly buried them and then moved on. there are a couple of men, as you can see there, who just arrived a short while ago, saying their final farewells. the reason why the main crowd moved on from here, george, is because as they were telling us, they were worried that they could create a potential target because so many of them were gathered here. and because civilians, as you were saying, have been caught in the crossfire. this town is right across -- you can see in the distance -- a syrian city. the population here is predominantly kurdish. many people who live here, they do also have relatives on the other side. they were telling us that, first of all, they felt as if turkey should have done more to try to

secure them on this side of the border. they are very concerned that they are continuously going to end up being caught in this cro crossfire. they, however, in this particular town at least, those who were mourning here told us that they didn't want to flee because this was their land. thee these were their homes. they were also saying given the ties that they have to the kurdish population on the other side of the border, that they were pained by all of this. when someone on that side dies, they said they felt pain. when someone on this side dies, they said they felt pain, as well, george. >> as the offensive carries on, it is pushing many, many people deeper into syria. what does turkey hope to accomplish with this operation? >> reporter: first of all, the ypg, the syrian kurdish fighting force that turkey views as a terrorist organization from turkish perspective, one and the

same as the separatist group battling for deck kateadingdeca, they want to push the ypg away from their own border. what they're hoping to do, and militarily speaking at least they have the upper hand in terms of military might and assets they bring to the battlefield, is create what they're calling a safe zone. clearing 30 kilometers deep into syria and then potentially hundreds of kilometers along the border. >> that was arwa damon reporting for us at the turkish/syrian border. while the united states has pulled troops from northern syria, it is now sending in an additional 1,800 troops to saudi arabia. u.s. officials say it is to stop any iranian aggression. that announcement came the same day iran's media reported an iranian oil tanker was hit by two missiles near a saudi port. matthew chance is following the

story, live in riyadh, saudi arabia, this hour. this comes at a time when questions remain about where the missiles came from. >> reporter: yes, they do. in fact, this latest announcement of a deployment of u.s. forces brings to 3,000 the number of extra troops that the united states is deploying into the kingdom of saudi arabia here in just the past month. that represents a major step up in the u.s. footprint, that militarily in saudi arabia, and it underlies how concerned the u.s. is with the security situation in this entire region. pause it focomes amid escalating tensions between saudi arabia and iran. the latest iteration of that came yesterday with the attack, it seems, or the striking of an iranian oil tanker, 60 miles or so off the coast of saudi arabia in the red sea with two missiles. now, the tanker doesn't seem to

have been crippled too badly. there were reports of a fire on the ship and a small oil spill into the red sea, but it made its way on its journey. doesn't seem to have been otherwise affected. initially, the tanker company pointed the finger of blame directly at saudi arabia, saying missiles had struck the ship from saudi territory. later on, the iranian government rode back on that, clearly mindful of how big an escalation that would be in this sort of brewing, sort of tension with saudi arabia and iran. they've refrained from making any further comments about it. you're right, it does underline the deteriorating situation here. it comes a couple weeks after saudi oil fields were badly hit in drone attacks that were blamed on the united states by iran, cutting off saudi oil production by half. they have some of that back online now.

clearly, the tensions in the region are very fragile indeed. >> matthew in riyadh. following the russian delegation, as well, which has a relationship with the nation and close ties to iran, as well. how does russia factor into all of this? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, look, the russian factor in this region is increasingly important. obviously, they have a big presence in syria. they back the regime of bashar al assad. they have good relations with the iranians and their political and military and economic backers of iran, as well. but there is this growing relationship between russia and saudi arabia. vladimir putin, the russian president, is coming to this country in the next couple of days for a state visit. the two countries have cooperated on supporting the energy crisis that both, of course, are big oil producers in the world. they've cooperated on that level. there are arms sales between the

countries. increasing personal chemistry, as well, between the saudi leadership and the russian leadership. so i think, you know, one of the factors playing into washington's unflinching support for saudi arabia with president trump talking about what a good ally they are constantly, despite all the shortcomings, the war in yemen, their treatments of dissents like jamal khashoggi who was, of course, killed by saudi officials in turkey. one of the other things playing into this is the u.s. knows very well that if it were to step away from saudi arabia, there are others who would quite happily step in and fill the vacuum. of course, russia, under vladimir putin, is at the front of that queue. >> russia looking to raise its profile in the geopoliticalish shoo you issues. thank you, matthew.

an air safety panel says the safety process of boeing's 737 max liner was flawed. it singles out boeing and the u.s. federal aviation administration, the faa, for their roles in the development of the now-grounded aircraft which was involved in two large and deadly crashes. cnn's renee marsh has this report. >> reporter: a newly released report cites the faa and boeing for the failures in the 737 max. the joint authorities' technical review released their report on friday, looking at the oversight of the certification for this plane as well as the process involved in approving the plane's mcas system. that's its anti-stall system. now, the report finds that boeing failed to explain thoroughly just how much the mcas system, which is at the heart of these two deadly crashes, had changed from previous models. the panel found that boeing

failed to update safety documents regarding the evolution of this system. therefore, the faa could not adequately review the safety of mcas. they also note the faa's difficulty in finding and hiring certification engineers who have enough knowledge of the aircraft which is becoming increasingly complex and automated. they say that, too, contributed to deficiencies in reviewing this plane. all in all, the panel made a dozen recommendations. renee marsh, cnn, washington. >> thank you. here in the united states, there was a surprise announcement from the chief anchor at the fox news network. watch. >> this is my last newscast here. thank you for watching today and over the decades. as i travel to many of your communities and anchored this program, studio b and fox report, plus endless marathon hours of breaking news. it has been an honor and my

pleasure. even in our currently polarized nation, it is my hope that the facts will win the day. that the truth will always matter. that journalism and journalists will thrive. >> the distinction between people who have a lot of opinions to share with you and journalists who report the news, shep smith was a journalist, well-known for using fact-checking on the u.s. president, calling him out when he was wrong. it caused conflict with fox commentators and the opinion hosts. sometimes the u.s. president himself. shepard smith was a fox lifer. he joined that network when it started in 1996. sources tell cnn the recent conflict between the news division and its late-night opinion hosts and shows drove shep smith out the door. we're following the situation on the u.s. west coast where wildfires are scorching north los angeles. many people had no time to think, only time to run.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom," live from the atl. i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you this hour. the u.s. president's personal attorney is under a federal criminal investigation according to the "new york times," which reports it is in connection with his involvement in the ukraine controversy.

possible federal lobbying violations. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine told lawmakers friday that donald trump and his lawyer wanted her out the door. maria vyovanovitch says she was singled out for her anti-corruption policies. days into turkey's military offensive that is playing out in syria, at least 100,000 people have been displaced and hundreds have been killed in the fighting. concern is growing that the conflict will go beyond the syrian/turkish region. kurds have counter attacks. for viewers on the west coast, the race is on in southern california to contain several wildfires that are happening there. more than 30 homes have already been destroyed, and tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their communities. take a look. those fires playing out, this scene from los angeles. some people are beginning to return home. officials say the saddleranch

fire is just 13% contained. paul is there. >> reporter: the focus for firefighters tonight as the winds kick up again is looking for those hot spots. making sure they keep them out, especially in homes that burned down. one of 31 structures just like that one behind me. >> mandatory means mandatory. if you're instructed to leave, please leave. >> reporter: tens of thousands under mandatory evacuation orders after the saddleridge fire exploded overnight in the san fernando area of los angeles. >> it revolved into a wind-driven fire. >> reporter: it spread in an uncontrolled fashion, crossing major freeways. officials are already starting to evaluate homes that have been lost to the fire, and they say residents should not wait for someone to knock on their door to leave. >> and i don't want to tell family they lost a deputy because you stayed behind.

>> reporter: despite the santa ana winds and the evacuation orders, some residents are staying put. >> i decided to stay. brother decided to stay. our neighbors decided to stay. >> reporter: hoping to protect their homes a little longer. >> i know that they gave us notice, but still i cannot leave. i know we're to leave, you know. the minute it is going to be very, very bad, then i have to leave. >> reporter: the fire started 9:00 p.m. thursday, growing rapidly, engulfing more than 7,500 acres. it appears there is a lull in activity there, but don't be fooled. >> there's a lot of open fire line and potential for continued growth of the fire. >> reporter: they say the fire is 13% contained, although they didn't update that containment number at the last news conference. also, that wind. they have extended the red flag warning into tomorrow evening. reporting from granada hills, california. >> let's talk more about what's happening right now with thomas

fuller. the san francisco bureau chief for the "new york times." not only reporting on the fires and the power outages but also dealing with these outages and fires in his own neighborhood. thomas, again, thank you for taking time with us. >> happy to be on. >> let's start with the latest on the fires. fire crews report the saddleridge fire is growing. >> yeah. there are two fires in southern california. one of them has led to 100,000 evacuations, and a smaller fire has destroyed more structures but it has had fewer evacuations. they're both being pushed by very strong winds that are -- that happen every year in the fall in california. >> talk to us about the forecast, the expectation given that weather is certainly a main factor here. >> yeah. well, you know, california has this kind of desert climate in

the summer months. many parts of the state, it doesn't rain a drop from, you know, april until about, well, november. so by the time you get to late fall, everything is very desiccated. when the winds whip up, that's the very dangerous combination that we're seeing now, that we saw last year. we had, you know, that horrific fire in northern california that killed 86 people. the year before that, it was right around the same time of year. as a matter of fact, it was almost two years exactly this week that we had the fires that went through wine country, north of san francisco, that did a tremendous amount of damage, as well. >> also, pg&e decided to turn off power. it's left many people quite upset, angry, and feeling helpless in this situation. what are you hearing from people there? >> well, this was really extraordina

extraordinary. i mean, this has never happened before in california. because of those fires in the last two years in northern california, the largest electricity company in the state decided to turn off the power for millions of people. it was a deliberate power cut that lasted, for some people, several days. we're at the tail end of that now. you can imagine that, you know, a society that's very much connected to the grid, online, interconnected, really struggled when the power went off. we had just very strange juxtapositions. this was happening just at the doorstep of silicon valley. this was happening in the very wealthy san francisco bay area, though not in san francisco itself. and it was happening all the way up to the oregon border. so you had this very wealthy

developed state, the fifth largest economy in the world, having this tremendous power cut, deliberate power cut. the idea is that electrical equipment in the past has caused a number of very serious fires, including the one that killed 86 people last year. so if you turn the power off, the idea is that you might be able to prevent one of these horrible fires. >> you know, i've never as a reporter been right in the center of a story that i was reporting on like you are doing right now. you're dealing about this. you've written about your personal reflections on the power outages and fires as they make your way to your front door. what is the situation in your neighborhood? >> well, things have calmed down a lot. we had -- i'm in a suburb of san francisco, and we had quite a hectic week. you know, the power went out, and several hours later, there

was a fire directly across from my house. you know, many neighbors were evacuating. all the while, you know, we were supposed to be writing about it. it wasn't a very large fire. it was only about 50 acres. but it really, you know, brought home what many people have suffered through. of course, you know, in much more serious conditions than what we had here. you know, fire is such a threat for every community across california at this time of year. things are so combustible that you do have dozens of dozens of fires in a month. some of them as small as the one we had here. then you also have these huge fires that the authorities can do very little to stop. >> must be very difficult.

obviously to watch this yourself and so many other people who are in the same situation. thomas fuller, we appreciate your time. wish you safety. we'll stay in touch with you. >> you're welcome. thanks so much. now to japan, where several areas are under the highest weather warning as a powerful typhoon gets closer and closer. that storm has already caused damage. at least one person was killed and five others injured when a tornado touched down near tokyo. cnn is live in the capital city. paula hancocks on the streets of tokyo with us. paula, tell us more about the preparation for this storm and the impact it's already had. >> reporter: george, there is an emergency weather warning out now from japanese officials. that's for tokyo and also for the surrounding areas, so greater tokyo. there's five levels they can call. they've called for level five, the highest, saying that it is very important that people do everything they can to protect their lives. they are making sure that residents know that this is a

dangerous storm. now, it has been lessening in intensity as it approaches landfall, but it is still a very dangerous typhoon. now, we understand there have also been more than 250,000 residents that are now under evacuation order. meaning they should seek shelter, official shelters, or try to protect themselves. there's hundreds of thousands more that are under advisories of evacuation. we also know that there is a serious concern about the level of rainfall, the amount of water that is falling at this point and is in the rivers. half a dozen of those rivers have a level four flood warning, which is the second highest it can get to. when it gets to level five, they have flooded. one of the rivers has already broken its banks. the typhoon has not reached this particular area yet, so there is a real concern among authorities about the potential for record-breaking rainfall from this storm.

>> paula hancocks on this story. we'll continue to watch this with you. thank you. now to an incredible feat of human endurance and athletics. a kenyan distance runner became the first person to run a marathon in less than 2 hours time. it is amazing. >> look at this. >> eliud kipchoge won in cerian that, 1:59:50. the previous record was his own by 1:40. he spoke with richard quest last year about whether he believed a sub 2 hour marathon was in his reach. >> kipchoge. >> whoa. >> he's done it. >> intense. there is no human being who can run two hours. i had to prove them, that i am one of them. i can run that time.

so i am happy. i am the happiest man. i was five seconds away from it. >> somebody will run under two hours. will it be you? >> it might be may. it might be another person. but i know a human being can run under two. >> wow. here's the thing, today's race was an unofficial marathon. that means that it will not be recognized by the sport's governing body because it was not an open competition. still ahead, it may be a limited deal, but it is a deal nonetheless. the u.s. and china call a halt to their trade war. cnn is live on the story in shenzhen. plus, a mission not so possible. one that was scary for a man who climbed to the top of a plane to protest. that story ahead as "newsroom"

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i've got to tell you, i made a great china deal today for energy, for the farmers. it'll be 40 to $50 billion in bond purchases. i don't think our farmers can produce that much. i said, that's okay. our people said, sir, can we make it 20? i said, no, make it 50. our farmers will buy more land, and they'll buy bigger tractors. right? >> the u.s. president there at one of his rallies, upbeat after he and china called a halt to the trade war. mr. trump says it is just the first phase. this comes as some nba teams are

also making a controversial visit to china. david culver is following both stories. david is live in shenzhen, china. let's start with the trade war. the president calling it good news for american farmers. what does it mean for china, as well? >> reporter: calling it unbelievable, george, for the american farmers. he has repeated that line over and over, including at the campaign-like rally you saw in louisiana from last night. he says this is substantial, and it includes $40 billion to $50 billion of agriculture purchases from china, mostly of soybeans and pork. to your question of, what is china getting out of this? for one, making those purchases is crucial for them. they have had this pork shortage here for the past year or so because of the african swine fever that's decimated about 1/3 of the pig supply. this is something they desperately need. and they are going to be benefitting from a lack of increase in tariffs. the tariffs were supposed to go

up from 25% to 30% next week. president trump saying he is halting that. other parts of the deal interesting to point out, the president says they have reached an agreement on intellectual property. they have reached also an agreement on currency exchanges. you'll recall, the u.s. declared china is a u.s. manipulator. steven mnuchin, secretary of treasury, said they will potentially rescind the declaration. all of this is still to be hammered out. you make out the reference here where we are, a stadium in shenzhen for the lakers and nets game. they're not exclusive stories. the nba/china crisis was sparked from a tweet related to the hong kong protests. the trade deal just reached, according to two sournding to s according to two sourources, we know president trump promised president xi in a phone call in june he wouldn't mention the hong kong protests. it seems he mostly lived by that going forward. yesterday in the oval office, he was asked by reporters about

ho hong kong, and president trump said the situation seemed to wind down. he also says that he believes it will take care of itself and praised president xi jinping here, saying everyone has come together for what is a big deal, substantial deal, and progress. china praising this, as well. the state media is touting this likewise as a great move and, of course, made sure to put in the quotes from president trump praising president xi jinping. >> david culver reporting on both stories, including hong kong and how it relates to your backdrop right now. david, thank you. speaking of hong kong, line of protesters has been on the move marching. this is the 19th straight weekend that pro democracy protesters hit the streets. some marchers are covering their faces. keep in mind, that is against the law after the city's leaders announced an emergency measure that bans face masks last week. other protests are planned, including a sit-in for the elderly and a demonstration at a

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an actor best known for playing the tough guy in hollywood, robert forester, he died after battling brain cancer. forster appeared in over 100 roles, often as the villain. he is known for his work in reflections in a golden eye, and medium cool, and was nominated for an oscar for best supporting actor in the film "jackie brown." r he was 78 years old. now to an unusual protest. getting on a plane isn't really newsworthy unless you really, really get on top of that plane. that's what this protester did in london. our jeanne moos has this story. >> reporter: the view is better than a window seat, but don't expect meal service atop this british airways flight at london's city airport. >> i'm on top of a plane.

there it is. >> reporter: james brown was protecting the lack of action on climate change. fellow protester was shooting the stunt. >> he's so brave. >> reporter: brown wasn't acting so brave. >> i hate heights. [ bleep ]. i can't believe i'm actually on the roof of this. >> reporter: he managed to board when the plane was still empty because he has a disability. >> james is being partially cited as the first one to be taken on board. >> reporter: he climbed up, sat for a while, live streamed his motivation. >> this is for my kids. this is for everybody's kids. oh, god, this is too scary. >> reporter: he ended up lying face down. not surprisingly, there were tom cruise comparisons. >> open the door! oh, my god. >> reporter: unlike tom, james brown never made it to cruising altitude. >> there is security coming. i hope they don't take too long because this is [ bleep ] scary. >> reporter: some passengers were angry about the delays

caused by protests all over the airport. >> yes, yes, we are very proud of what he is doing. >> reporter: in some ways, it is almost an upgrade to be on top of the airplane rather than in it. plenty of leg room though. no need to fly business to be able to lie flat. the "daily show" tweeted, this is economy plus on spirit airlines. after 20 minutes or so, the woman shooting the video was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting and endangering an aircraft. >> i don't know how the hell i got up here or how i'll get down. >> reporter: firemen slid him off into their arms. instead of mission impossible, this was mission can't wait until it is over. >> really shaky, hate heights. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> thank you. finally this hour, this year's nobel peace prize has gone to a man who is determined to heal the bitter wounds of the past and to move forward.

the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed is hon noned for his role in ending the war between ethiopia and eritrea in which 100,000 people died. the norwegian nobel committee acknowledges there are the still unresolved issues in that region. that wraps this hour of the "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. for our viewers watching on cnn usa, "new day" is next. for viewers around the world on cnn international, "erin burnett out front" is ahead. we thank you for your time. (logo whooshes) (logo chiming)

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