i'm natalie allen live in atlanta and cnn "newsroom" starts right now. we begin with disturbing information coming from a confidential new united states' report. it says north korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs. the report also says pyongyang has been trying to sell weapons to a syrian arms trafficker, yemen houthi rebels, libya and sudan. this is an embarrassing blow for president trump and those in his administration who were optimistic north korean leader kim jong-un would follow through on his pledge to de-nuclearize, our paula hancocks is live in seoul for us. >> reporter: a confidential united nations report given friday night has shown the north korean government is evadeing sanctions with elicit ship-to-ship transfers. it is making transfers of petroleum products at sea as well as the sanctions put on its coal exports on march of last year. this is a panel within the u.n. it's made up of independent experts. they give their findings every six months to the sanctions committee talking about the progress or lack of with north ko

. >> i'm natalie allen. welcome to our viewers. the plane went down and we're happy to report no one was hurt or killed on the island, it is about 40 miles southwest of the airport, no buildings were hit when the plane crashed. and again people are safe that lived on that island. the aircraft took off without authorization and without any passengers. the person at the controls of the plane has only been identified as a 29-year-old air mechanic from pierce county, washington. >> it is believed that the mechanic's lack of flying skills led to the crash. he is confirmed to have died in that crash. pierce county sheriff say this was not a terrorism-related incident. radio transmission between the pilot and the control tower was recorded and we get to hear a bet of bit of it right here. >> all right, rich, this is the captain. con xwragratulation congratulations, you did it. let's turn around the airplane and land it and not hurt anybody on the ground. >> i don't know, man. i don't want to. i was kind of hoping that was going to be it,

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i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. president nicolas maduro is blaming an international right wing plot for what he calls an assassination attempt. officials say drones detonated explosives near him while he was giving a speech on saturday. you can see here many people running from that. he's accusing the outgoing colombian president of being behind the apparent attack. the colombian government denies any involvement. >>> the kremlin named american martial arts actor steven segal as the new special envoy. the ministry of foreign affairs says segal will promote u.s. and russia relations through cultural and youth exchanges. the actor became a russian citizen in 2016. >>> 11 of the boys from thailand saved from a dark flooded cave are honoring their rescuers and the one who died trying to reach them. on saturday, they participated in a traditional buddhist ceremony in memory of the man. the boys and their soccer coach wrapped up nine days of training as monks. >>> melania trump is defending lebron james after her husband

i'm natalie allen with your top stoersz. t the manhattan madame was interviewed this week. sources say kristin davis appeared voluntarily. davis is a long time associate of former trump adviser roger stone. sources say mueller may be building a case against stone. >>> zimbabwe's opposition party says it will not accept the outcome of this week's presidential election calling it rigged. the president denies it saying the vote was transparent and peaceful. many hoped a smooth election would attract investment. >>> a confidential new u.n. report accuses north korea of continuing to pursue its nuclear and missile programs in violation of international sanctions. the report was prepared by independent experts. the news comes as u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo said a few hours ago that the u.s. was optimistic north korea would follow through on its pledge to denuclearize. >>> pompeo sending a message to russia that grants work permits to north koreans is against u.s. sanctions. >> we've seen reports that russia is allowing for joints ventures with north korean firms and grant

i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> the man who stole an empty commuter plane from the seattle airport and then died in a crash about an hour later has been identified as this man here, richard russell. >> they say russell worked for about three years on the ground crew which included baggage handling and moving aircraft. he also had clearance to be in secure areas at the airport. a spokesman for his family offered this statement. >> may seem difficult for those watching at home to believe, but bibo was a warm compassionate man if the was impossible to encompass who he was in a press release. he was a faithful husband, a loving son, and a good friend. this sa i complete shock to us. we are devastate the by these events and jesus is truly the only one holding this family together right now. as the voice recordings show, his intent was not to harm anyone. he was right in saying that there are so many people who have loved him. >> russell entered the cockpit of the twin engine turbo prop an

. >> i'm natalie allen.n aircraft crashed near seattle after an airline ground service agent stole it from a maintenance area at seattle's main airport. >> this plane went down near ketron island. this is to the south and west of the airport. no people were killed on the ground. no buildings were hit when the plane crashed. the aircraft took off without authorization and without passengers onboard friday night. >> the local county sheriff was stressing this was not linked to terrorism. this was a person at the controls of the plane who is identified as a 29-year-old horizon air ground service agent who's from the local area. earlier, we spoke with john wald. >> ron:, he captured some remarkable video of the stolen plane. >> thank you for having me here with you tonight. i decided to go down to chambers bay for a nightly walk. you know, like i often do. and i notice, i noticed a couple of f-15s flying around, which isn't uncommon in this area with mccord air force base nearby and then i notice a turbo prop fl

. >> i'm natalie allen. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> the backlash is growing over the u.s. president revokeing security clearance for one former official and threatening to do the same for more. >> so far, 75 former intelligence officials have spoken out against it, issuing more sting rebukes for revoking the security clearance of former cia director, john brennan. >> 60 cia officials say the country is the weakened when a political litmus test is tied to security clearances. >> that is on top of the former 15 directors, and director of national intelligence, serving under both republican and democratic administrations back to the 1980s they say the president's actions are politically motivated. >> and this from the washington post reporting the white house has already drafted documents revoking clearances for more people mr. trump feels should be punished for criticizing him or for playing a roam in the russia investigation and is planning to roll them out to distract from negative news stories and negative news cycles. >> so what is mr. trump saying before leaving for new

i'm natalie allen live from atlanta and this is cnn newsroom. >> our top story venezuelan president is defiant after emerging unharmed from what he calls an assassination attempt. drones detonated explosives near him during a military ceremony. soldiers broke ranks and scattered after a second explosion. body guards surrounded president maduro and took him off the stage. he addressed the nation again. he revisited a conspiracy theory he uses often blaming colull by i can't and right wing plot from trying to oust him. >> reporter: the two explosions rat aelled president maduro when he was on stage. he was in the middle of a speech to celebrate the 81st anniversary of venezuela national guard when the blast happened. the president would later say it was an attempt against his life. he blamed columbia's outgoing president. >> there's been an attempt to assassinate me. have no doubt this all points to the extreme right in venezuela. in alliance with the right in columbia and that juan manuel santos is behind this attempt. >> the government said there's no basis for the statement and he was

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i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. "newsroom" starts right now. . >>> we begin with a cnn exclusive. we're learning new and unsettling details about the air strike that hit yemen earlier this month. >> that bomb that killed as many as 50 people, 40 of them children, was supplied by the united states. nima elbajir reports and we warn you this contains disturbing images. >> reporter: every day he visits the graveyard. today he brought their 5-year-old brother along. he is all the man has left. >> translator: people were screaming out the name of their children. i tried to tell the women it couldn't be true, but then a man ran through the crowd shouting that a plane had struck the children's bus. >> reporter: on august 9, his son filmed his class on their long a waited school trip, a reward for graduating summer school. within hours, it had all gone horribly wrong. a plane from the u.s.-backed saudi led coalition struck a bus carrying them. dozens died. some of the bodies were so mutilated, identification became impossibl

. >> i'm natalie allen. welcome to our viewers.down and we're happy to report no one was hurt or killed on the island, it is about 40 miles southwest of the airport, no buildings were hit when the plane crashed. and again people are safe that lived on that island. the aircraft

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