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a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i'm max foster in london. just ahead -- >> upper echelons of russian politics and controlled media, hear a lot of anger. >> and putin's close advisers may not be happy about how the war is going and may want to let putin know but in a not direct fashion. >> we've seen so much backlash from republicans. >> such a historic move that the fbi and department of justice has taken.
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they need to take such an historic move to bring transparency to this. >> eric holcomb is the latest u.s. official to pay a visit to taiwan. >> we'll seek to continue to build strategic partnerships with you. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. >> it is monday, august 22, 4:00 a.m. in washington, 9:00 a.m. in london and 11:00 a.m. in moscow where new details are emerging after the death of dugin, daughter of a prominent supporter of vladimir putin. a murder investigation was launched after she was killed in a car bomb on saturday. the russian investigative committee believe someone ordered and planned the blast. a foreign ministry official has implied ukraine may be responsible, but ukraine is strongly denying that claim.
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cnn's fred pleitgen is following all the developments from the russian capital. >> reporter: a car engulfed in a massive fireball on a highway outside moscow. police say the vehicle exploded and crashed, the driver dead on the scene. that driver was dara dugin, daughter of a supporter and idea log alexander dugin. of course to russian state media, an explosive device setting the vehicle on fire. russia has opened a criminal investigation, the investigative committee says they believe she was murdered. taking into account the data already obtained, the investigation believes that the crime was pre-planned and of an ordered nature a statement said. while forensic work continued,
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the foreign ministry implied that ukraine may be behind the attack. if the ukrainian trace is confirmed, a spokesperson wrote on telegram, then we should talk about the policy of state terrorism implemented by the kyiv regime. the ukrainians deny any involvement. >> translator: i emphasize that ukraine definitely has nothing to do with this because we are not a criminal state which the russian federation is and even more so we are not a terrorist state. >> reporter: but some in russia believe darya wasn't the actual target of the explosion but rather her father. alexander dugin remains highly influential in russia as he calls for the annexation of large parts of ukraine. an ultra conservative philosophy and tv personality with roots in the orthodox church, he is a champion of russian expansionism, some claiming he
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may have influenced putin's decision to further invade ukraine. this 2014, he said russia must kill, kill, kill the people running ukraine and that there should be no more discussion. darya was 29 when she was killed, russian investigators say that they are franticly working to find those responsible. >> fred joining us now from moscow. many people seeing this as an attack on the philosophy that drives putin. how much truth do you think there is in that? >> reporter: i think that it is extremely difficult to say at this point. we've heard some of the claims and counterclaims flying across really between ukraine and russia, but also inside russia as well. it seems as though right now no one really knows where exactly this came from and why exactly this was carried out. at the same time, you still have the investigation which really is very much in the early
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stages. latest is they tell us that they found out that the bomb that was attached to the car had a yield of about 400 grams of tnt, they say they found some remnants of what they believe is that can explosive device and they have sent those in for forensic investigation. so that is moving along. but at the same time of course you do have a lot of speculation as to what exactly may have been behind all this. very little in the way of hard facts. one thing i will say though is that right after this happened, you did have a lot of folks here in russia, from kremlin-controlled media, but also in political echelons sort of pointing the finger of blame at the ukrainians. but then the ukrainians coming out and vehemently saying it was not them. so a lot of uncertainty surrounding all this. but here in russia, if you look at state tv, if you look at the public sphere, it is a massive thing that is being discussed as to what exactly may have been behind all this and especially who may be behind this. >> a lot of russians i
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understand learning about dugin and dugina just now because they were very influential in the corridors of power. >> reporter: especiallile alex d ucdu gin was on tv a lot and al was at a lot of rallies that called for expansion of russia. especially when it comes to russia trying to take territory away from ukraine. the donbas region, he was at rallies that want the donbas to become part of the russian federation. so certainly someone who in state-controlled media was a very prominent figure someone very well-known, someone who obviously was also at least listened to by the top echelons of power here in russia. some even saying that vladimir
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putin himself. there has been talk in western media a little bit about him having a lot of influence on vladimir putin, some even coining the term that he was putin's brain, sort of the philosopher behind putin's idea of beginning the special military operation in ukraine. that might be going a little bit too far. he was certainly someone who endorsed that policy, who may have even wanted that policy to be a little bit more strong than it actually is at this point in time even though of course it is a really big operation that the russians are conducting there. but to say that this is someone who directly influences the politics of vladimir putin might be going a little too far. >> okay, fred, back with you when you get more details. and national security analyst steve hall weighed in on who could be behind the weekend car bombing. >> i think it is safe to say that we'll probably never know for sure because of course these investigations in russia will
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never be made actually public. but what will be done, there will be a lot of propaganda. but two groups of possibilities. first is external group. ukraine certainly falls in to that category. they certainly have reason to be upset with the kremlin, no doubt about that, but the idea that they would mount some sort of paramilitary operation and only go after dugin, if you are going with a car bomb, you'd go with someone closer to putin and the kremlin. certainly they will say western allies were involved, you will see some staged event that the embassy would try to do. but i don't think that the external option is a good one. i think it is more interesting to look at the internal possibilities. one is that putin's close advisers may not be happy about h how the war is going and may want to let putin know but in a not direct fashion. this would shake things up especially if they can say,
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look, russians are unhappy with this war and more of this is going to happen if you don't somehow make the war in ukraine better. so i think it is much more likely that there is an internal can explanation, not an external one. >> thanks to steve hall there. later, david mckenzie will join us live from kyiv with the latest on the fighting in ukraine. educators from ohio's largest school district are going on strike just days before school is scheduled to start. members of the teachers' union voted to reject the terms of the school board's labor contract. it this is the first time columbus city school employees will go on strike since 1975. the school board called the outcome disappointing. the school year will still begin wednesday but classes will be led by substitutes and be entirely online. time is running out for millions of americans with federal student loan debt. the current pause on repayments is set to expire at the end of
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the month and americans are still in the dark about whether it will be extended again. the biden administration says an announcement is coming soon. >> we know august 31 is the date that many people are waiting to hear something from. we've been talking daily about this and i can tell you that the american people will hear within the next week or so. >> the administration has already canceled almost $32 billion in debt for some borrowers and the white house is reportedly considering more forgiveness plans. despite positive economic signs, many americans remain concerned about the state of the economy. a new nbc news poll shows 68% of voters think the u.s. is in a recession. one white house economic adviser is looking to ease those concerns. >> i think one of the things that we continuously need to do, whether it is the "inflation reduction act," whether it is our work in the ports, whether it is the strongest labor market
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in generation, is make sure the american people know how hard we're working to achieve the results we've begun to see, not tho victory laps, but begun to see. >> inflation remain as problem. brookings institute estimates it now costs more than $300,000 to raise a child through high school. and higher mortgage rates have made buying a home more expensive. last week rates appeared to be moderate but a 30 year fixed rate remains above 5%. meanwhile jobless claims fell slightly last week and appear to have settled around the 250,000 mark. u.s. commuters are getting some relief as gasoline prices have been dropping steadily. national average is now down more than 50 cents from a month ago and five cents from a week ago. the cost of a gallon has come down more than $1 since hitting
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that highest average price on record back in june. taiwan is now hosting a third delegation of u.s. lawmakers in less than a month. the group is head by indiana governor eric holcomb. state officials are on what they call an economic development trip that will also take them to south korea. it comes after visits by u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi a few weeks ago and by a senate delegation last sunday. holcomb met with taiwan's president earlier today and spoke about his hopes for mutual economic development. >> because we share so many common values and interests and goals, there are more opportunities ahead of us than i think there ever have been before for us to continue to strengthen and cultivate and nurture this relationship as our economies grow and grow together, we'll continue to seek
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to build strategic partnerships with you. >> joined now by kristie lu stout live in hong kong. not as high a profile visit, but a frustration to the chinese nevertheless. >> reporter: frustration to the chinese especially as they see these ever tightening economic ties between u.s. and taiwan and yet curiously still no response from china to this latest visit. the indiana governor is the latest u.s. official to visit the island, this is less than three weeks after nancy pelosi the u.s. house speaker made that controversial visit to taiwan, it comes a week after another congressional delegation led by the senator ed markey paid a visit to the island. and those two visits really angered beijing and china responded by escalating military drills. in response to this visit, no response from china just yet. eric holcomb and his delegation, they arrived in taipei on sunday, they plan to visit south korea as well as taiwan. on the agenda, meetings with top officials in taiwan, including the taiwan president as well as
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business officials and academic institutions. after meetings today, we heard some pretty interesting remarks from the taiwan president who said that taiwan was committed to having a sustainable semiconductor supply chain. she also called taiwan's semiconductors democracy chips, an interesting turn of phrase. here she is. >> translator: economic security is an important pillar of national and regional security. taiwan is willing and able to strengthen cooperation with democratic partners in building sustainable supply chains for democracy chips. >> reporter: the timing of the latest visit is significant. it comes after the biden administration pledged to start formal trade talks between the u.s. and taiwan this fall. it also comes after the u.s. president signed the chips act which pledges to boost american competitiveness in the semiconductor industry. and taiwan plays a critical role in that. taiwan's tsmc the chip making
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giant has pledged $12 billion to build a new chip fab in the u.s. state of arizona, and another company called media tech has pledged to open a chip design center in the u.s. state of, you guessed it, indiana. back to you. >> thank you. and the u.s. is approaching the end of primary season for the 2022 midterm elections. only a few states have yet to make their party choices. tuesday will see congressional primary races in new york and oklahoma, but florida is getting most of the attention. republican governor ron desantis who is already talking about running for president in 2024 must first win re-election in november. tuesday's vote will determine his democratic challenger. vocal republican critic of donald trump says she has no greet sacrificing her political career to defend democracy against the former president. u.s. representative liz cheney is just days removed from a crushing defeat in her re-election bid in wyoming. she became a top target of trump and his supporters after voting
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for his impeachment and now serving as vice chair of the january 6 committee. cheney told abc news her greater concern is the direction the republican party is taking. >> no regrets. you know, i feel sad about where my party is, i feel sad about the way that too many of my colleagues have responded to what i think is a great moral test and challenge of our time, a great moment to determine whether or not people are going to stand up on behalf of the democracy and on behalf of our republic. >> cheney went on to say she is now focused on keeping donald trump out of the white house. we're just days away from finding out whether a federal judge will release a redacted version of the affidavit to search donald trump's home. justice department officials have until thursday to make
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their case about what should be blocked out in order to protect their witnesses and investigative methods. former president trump reportedly wants the full affidavit released. a growing number of republicans support that move and are angered his home was searched. >> i still haven't seen any evidence that he was even asked to give these documents back. he's been cooperating with them on these issues for a while now for months. and so why take it to this extreme extent? i think that is why you are seeing so much backlash from republicans, you are seeing everyone coalesce. >> meanwhile a majority of u.s. voters say that there is ongoing investigations into alleged wrongdoing by donald trump should continue according to a new nbc poll, nearly 6 in 10 voters back the investigations. a u.s. federal appeals court says senator lindsey graham doesn't have to testify for now before a grand jury investigating donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in georgia. graham's attorneys say that he
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called georgia election officials as part of his duties as the then chair of the senate judiciary committee and it was only to discuss the process of counting absentee ballots. graham is manage a handful of dump allies that the grand jury has subpoenaed. dozens of asylum seekers arrived in new york city on sunday. how republicans are defending a move by texas to send migrants to the east coast, ahead. and actor gary busey is in trouble with the law. details on the criminal charges he is facing later this hour. plus heavy rains are bringing the threat of dangerous flooding to parts of the u.s. pedram javaheri will have the latest for you. >> yes, parts of texas on alert when it comes to the flooding concerns. we'll touch on this and also how much rain is expected, coming up in a few minutes. i can finally put some names to those faces... it's like i'm back there at 39 elmhurst with all these folks. ancestry can guide you to familily discoveries
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volunteers who provided medical and legal help along with trance p transportation. governor abbott has sent thousands to cities like washington, d.c. and new york. and in a fight with the biden administration over immigration policies. republicans have defended abbott's tactics. >> we're talking about the new york and d.c. plussing, we're talking about a few thousand immigrants and that is what we deal with on a daily basis in texas. i think what he is doing is highly necessary. someone has to solve this problem. it is an infringement on our rule of law and it is unfair and immoral to millions upon millions of good law abiding immigrants or asylum seekers around the world that have no chance of getting into our system because of the backlog that people are creating because they are geographically close to the united states and they can just walk across. it is not fair. >> u.s. officials report nearly 2 million encounters on the southwest border this year.
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the biden administration is trying to make the monkeypox vaccine more available to the lgbtq+ community. most reported cases in the u.s. have been amongst men who have sex with men. a pride festival in north carolina was the first event to feature a vaccine clinic specifically for the community. dianne gallagher reports. >> reporter: this is the first time that people in the city of charlotte, north carolina have been able to gather in person for pride in horn tmore than tws because of the pandemic. but now health officials say they can also use the pride festival this weekend to help educate and vaccinate for monkeypox. after an initiative from the bi biden administration, this pilot program sending 50,000 doses to pride events and other lgbtq centered events around the nation is kicking off here in charlotte this weekend. according to health officials, they received 2,000 doses from
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that strategic national reserve and they are able to give them to people who qualify underneath the criteria. we didn't see a lot of advising for this at the parade, but one man we talked to said it was actually health officials here in this county walking around, finding them and telling them to get the vaccine. >> i think there is a lot of questions as far as where to get it, how to get it, and doing it at an event like this and having people reaching out and telling people where to get it, when to get it, especially that you can get it right now, you don't have to make an appointment, made is very easy. >> reporter: there are a lot of concerns and messaging here as well, making sure that this doesn't create some type of stigma. because anybody can get monkeypox. but right now it is disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men and transgender people here in the united states. and now there is a criteria, not
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everybody is eligible for this vaccine and they have that listed in places to get the vaccines. and in addition, in amemecklenb county, they have already enlisted a new method, intradermally instead of in the arm here, to expand and extend the amount of supply because they can use about dfive doses per vial instead of one. dianne gallagher, cnn, charlotte. and an outbreak of e. coli has been traced to wendy's in four u.s. states. at least 37 people have got sick, 10 hospitalized. the cdc says no specific food item has been confirmed as the cause of the outbreak so far. wendy'ss has removed romaine lettuce from its sandwiches after many of the sick reported eating sandwiches with it. so far the cdc has not advised to avoid eating at the restaurants.
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millions of people are under flood watches and warnings in parts of texas and louisiana. through monday across the texas border in new mexico, a flash flood trapped nearly 160 people at carlsbad cap vern national park. the only road in and out became impassable. tourists had to shelter at the visitor center for hours with little food available. and pedram, really extreme weather in certain places over there. >> a lot of these areas seeing at least several hundred percent above what is normal for the monsoonal season. we know beneficial rainfall comes down, but of course you get too much of it in short duration and scenes like that play out. and the concern shifting over portions of texas and into oklahoma and even arkansas and louisiana eventually where quite a bit of heavy rainfall is in store here. last 24 hours, as have exceeded 4 to 6 inches.
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dallas metro and points just to the east already reporting very heavy rainfall. so we know flooding again going to be an issue here. and you will notice again pockets of very heavy rains already observed. so anything on top of this becomes problematic. and you look at the flood alerts, about 15 million americans under the flood alerts currently in place there. and the biggest concern is late morning hours where we think some of the heavy rainfall events could shape up across a major metro area like dallas that leads to a lot of flooding. heavy rain over concrete, about 55% turns in to runoff. so you put it over natural ground, only 10% left for runoff. so important to note here for heavy rains that are in store across the dallas area especially during the morning commute where so many people are out and about. but notice moisture content is plentiful over the next 24 hours. and we do expect pockets of heavy rain to continue along this region. again dallas eastward and into new orleans, louisiana this
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afternoon and we think heavy rains are in store as well. when it comes to the excessive rainfall list, a level 3 on a scale of 1 to 4. dallas, slehreveport. so we've talked so much about the drought situation, just pick your location in texas, you are looking at the top ten driest years on record, all of them playing out here in 2022. so we know the rainfall is beneficial. unfortunately the amounts that come down in shortof won't be a quickly as you'd think. so runoff becomes a major issue for a lot of these communities. >> tough times. pedram, thank you very much. there is a daunting and dangerous effort under way in ukraine. >> reporter: this small area has taken several days and you are not even finished. >> we've merely scratched the surface. >> reporter: and you have an entire country potentially. how can you possibly do that job? >> ahead, cnn joins one of the
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dugina was killed by a car bomb in moscow. leaders of britain, france, germany and the u.s. are once again calling for an end around the fighting of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. in a phone call sunday, they also urged a visit by the u.n. nuclear watchdog. the area around the plant is the site of completed shelling in recent weeks raising fears of a nuclear disaster. david mckenzie is joining us live from kyiv. >> reporter: that's right, there has been some movement on the frontlines, but very little. ukrainians admitting that in the south in kherson relatively close to that nuclear power plant that the russians were able to make some ground. but overall the last several months, the fierce fighting and relentless shelling hasn't seen dramatic changes of the frontlines in the northeast and
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east and even in the south. and after these battles die down, even here around kyiv and towards the belarusian border, there are still significant dangers that face ukrainian civilians especially children. we went with a team trying to make these areas safe. for each devastating strike, there is a deadly chain reaction. >> struck this building and ammunition didn't detonate and has been flown from here, and it can travel up to several hundred meters. >> reporter: ammunition like this live round can kill civilians, often children, long after the fights has stopped. >> you see before this carnage that has been left by the ammunition trucks. >> reporter: in march ukrainian forces struck this farm warehouse housing tons of russian shells and rockets.
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>> i can only imagine the fireball that was produced when it happened. >> reporter: for this explosive ordinance disposal team -- >> we don't go in sgref. ther aggressive. there is a threat out there. >> reporter: the threat is very real. >> if i stay stop at anytime, you stop immediately. advance. we have to be all the way back here for our own safety. it shows how dangerous this work is. and it is painstaking. >> this small area has taken several days and you are not even finished. >> we've merely scratched the surface. >> and you have an entire country potentially. how do you possibly do that job? >> if me doing this job and being here in ukraine removing one item, however small, however large it is, saves one life, then for me personally, that is a going that i've reached.
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>> reporter: when they spot a suspected shell -- >> everyone come back. >> reporter: the team leader must go to alone. using only his fingertips. john works very, very carefully. these shells are designed to destroy defensive positions. if armed everyone the slightest nudge could set it off. what is it like when you don't though exactly what you will find? >> it is interesting, something that i think that you get used to after time, but still an element of, you know, sort of adrenalin kicking in a little bit, yeah, and a few beads of sweat. >> reporter: this shell can be moved safely. soon they will have ukrainian team leaders clearing their own land. this will be an enormous task she says since all this must be
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done carefully. you can't rush this job. even if this war stopped today, it could take years for her country to be safe. just how long this danger can lax, that team in that area has even been finding munitions and grenades since way back in world war ii. so even if there is some kind of settlement in the months ahead, it will take a lot of money, a lot of very careful work to keep people safe. and of course the fighting still rages on. >> david in kyiv, thank you very much. just ahead, pakistan's former prime minister is being investigated under an anti terrorism law. we'll have a live report from islamabad for you. past thehe doubt. past the pain. and d past your limits.. no matter what, we go on. biofreeze.
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police say documents seen by cnn accuse him of threatening to, quote, take action against islamabad's head of police and a female judge. let's get more on this story. this is all linked to a recent speech he gave? >> yes, he gave the speech saturday night. it was a spontaneous rally that was called in support of his former chief of staff, his aide who he was currently under police custody on charges of sedition and claims that he is being tortured while in police custody. we've obviously not been able to confirm that ourselves, but that is an accusation that has been made. there was a provincial -- there was a local bi-election in the city of karachi last night which he won. he does have a lot of political
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clout. these are charges that were filed last night and we saw a lot of supporters in the suburbs of islamabad outside his residence. we also saw a lot of supporters come out in the city of karachi. his lawyers have filed a pre-arrest bail can which means that while this is in the court, it will be the court's onus whether he can be arrested or not. it has become a matter of the courts, it has become a legal matter. there is of course a series of rallies that khan had announced to protest against the censorship within the country. there were accusations by khan and by independent watchdogs as well that youtube was blocked while khan was making his live speech. it
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it was not broadcast on any of the local tv channels on pakistan, that has been banned by the electronic media authority. khan has come out and said that he is going to continue with these hugely popular protests around the country. there are local elections expected to be held on sunday in the city of karachi for local body elections where khan's party is campaigning. so he is hugely popular in pakistan. there is a brewing continuous political crisis in the country and we'll have to wait to see how this continues to play out here. >> tensions very high. thank you for joining us from islamabad. emergency crews in somalia are sifting through the rubble of what was once an upscale hotel searching for any remaining explosives after security forces ended the standoff with al shabaab on
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sunday. the siege was the biggest since the new president was elected earlier this yeear. kenya's former prime minister is following through on his promise to challenge the presidential election results in court. let's bring in larry madowo for more. not a huge shock, but what does it mean to the election result, larry? >> reporter: it means that he will not be sworn in until the election petition is determined. under kenyan law, the supreme court has 14 days to hear the case and make a determination on it. the option available to the seven judges is either declare that the election was invalid and order a fresh election which is what both sides hope for, but there is a possibility though there is legal debate about this whether they can still ahead go and say that we don't trust the tally of the results that declared ruta as president, so
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we'll determine that odinga is president and order kenya's electoral commission to give him the certificate and declare him the president. or a third one, there is a possibility also that the seven judges of the supreme court could ask that the votes be tallied one more time because the big disagreement here about the kenyan presidential election results is whether the votes did tally and end up with the deputy president winning. odinga says he thinks that the electoral commission violated the constitution, violated the law declaring the president and so now he has to convince the judges of the supreme court that he has a solid case. it will be a very high bar to clear -- to claim that whatever monkey business they are claiming went to the level that it invalidates the entire election. however the president here in 2017, odinga did challenge the
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outcold fr outcome of the election and won. this is his fifth time running for the president, and third time contesting the election. >> never a quiet moment in politics there. larry madowo, thank you for joining us. still ahead, actor gary busey is facing criminal charges over his alleged behavior at a convention. we'll have the latest on that investigation.
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we're learning more about the circumstances that led to criminal charges being filed against actor gary busey. the 78-year-old is accused of sex offenses for his alleged behavior at a convention in new jersey earlier this month. cnn's gene casarez has the details. >> reporter: we are learning from the cherry hill, new jersey police department that it was last weekend august 12, 13 and 14, it was the annual monster mania convention in new jersey. and it happens every year. this year one of their celebrity guests was gary busey. and so the police department tells us that during the course of that weekend, they were called to the double tree hotel
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because of a, quote, report of a sex offense. that is all we know at that point, but this last week we believe there was an investigation because last friday, which would have been august 19, criminal charges were filed against gary busey. and this is by the police department. they were two counts of criminal sexual contact, fourth degree, one count of criminal attempt, criminal sexual contact fourth degree, and one count of harassment disorderly person's offense. we also know at this point there is an attorney that is representing the convention, they have been they tell us assisting with the investigation. and they go on to say immediately upon receiving a complaint from the attendee, the celebrity guest was removed and instructed not to return. we have reached out to gary
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busey's representatives, they have not returned any communication to us. but we do know that he has not been processed according to the police department, there is not a anything shot, but there is a criminal complaint. jean casarez, cnn, new york. the leaked footage of the finnish prime minister dancing with friends continues to cause a stir. marin ois pushing back at the criticism. she said it was meant to be private and she is disappointed that it was shared. critics say her behavior was inappropriate but she is getting some support as well. melissa bell is monitoring it from paris. i guess the impression that there is a bit of a generational divide. all the young people think that the video is great. >> reporter: i think you are right, there is definitely a generational divide. it was in the first few days when the video was made public
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as you say much to the regret of the finnish prime minister that the controversy seemed to play against her. we were looking at opposition politicians to do that drug test which she's done. she claims that she's never had drugs in her life. opposition politicians and other commentators saying it was wildly inappropriate and she was entirely discredited. in fact what has happened since, you've seen an awful lot of support come out for her and specifically women in denmark and finland and all over europe posting videos of themselves dancing saying i am a doctor, i'm a professor, i'm a lawyer and this is me being ridiculous and dancing and i've leaked it myself and there is nothing to see here, move on. with the hashtag solidarity with sarin. there is a generational divide but also a question i think for women about the standards to which they are held. you can remember of course alexandria ocasio-cortez shortly
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after she was elected to congress, a video widely circulated of her dancing at boston university, far from playing against her, she was able to turn it against her detractors and it did her no harm at all. posting a video of herself afterwards dancing in congress itself. and i think that mis an in a marin saying that i hope people understand that i'm doing the normal things that 36-year-old will do and take me as i am.say understand that i'm doing the normal things that 36-year-old will do and take me as i am. >> a fascinating debate. melissa, thank you. in some parts of the world, drought conditions reveal hidden treasures. in spain dozens of upright stones arranged in circles are now visible for only the fourth time since their discovery. it is unknown who built the site known as spanish stonehlt en
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gcg and also ships were scuttled by nazi forces and still contain ammunition and have been revealed. and in southwestern china, a small island is now visible above the water, statues thought to be 600 years old. and before we go, we have to congratulate 8-year-old emmitt bailey of wisconsin. he and his amazing head of hair have been crowned winner of the kids usa mullet championships. mullet culture is alive and well in america's dairy land with winner of the teen division also hailing from wisconsin. bailey won $2500 in prize money, which he says he wants to use to go on a go-kart. and the business in front party in back competition was for a good cause as well. entry fees will reportedly be donated to the michigan wig foundation for kids. thanks for joining me here. i'm max foster in london.
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. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is monday, august 22. it is dark and it is early. but i'm omar jimenez in for laura jarrett this week. >> and it is early. >> that alarm came fast. >> i'm christine romans. we'll get you up to speed on everything that you need to know for the day. questions this morning about who was behind a car bombing that killed the daughter of a russian ultra nationalist who has been described as a philosophical architect of the
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