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FIFA Executive Committee To Meet Shortly; Greek Banks Reopen After Three-Week Shutdown; Gunman's Family Copes With Shame In The West Bank; Surfer Fights Off Shark Attack During Competition; Buckingham Palace Condemns Use Of Historic Film; David Cameron Pledges To Combat Extremism; Cosby Supporters Changing Stance On Comedian; Emmy Snubs, Fan Favorites And Surprise Nominations. Aired 3-4a ET

Aired July 19, 2015 - 03:00   ET

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ERROL BARNETT, CNN ANCHOR: FIFA's executive committee is set to meet next hour with the task of reforming itself high on the agenda.

PAULA NEWTON, CNN ANCHOR: Plus banks are open, finally for business this morning in Greece for the first time in three weeks.

BARNETT: And a world-class surfer attacked by a shark and the entire thing caught live on TV.

NEWTON: Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Paula Newton.

BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. This is CNN NEWSROOM.

NEWTON: Now in less than an hour, FIFA's executive committee is set to meet with a crucial agenda to set a date for the election of the next president and discuss crucial reforms. The current FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, announced his attention to resign days after the U.S. revealed a massive corruption investigation.

BARNETT: Amanda Davis joins us now live from Zurich this morning with details. Amanda, great to see you. What can you tell us about the date being selected for this extraordinary congress to pick a new leader amid such corruption allegations?

AMANDA DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Errol, this is a day that should see as mark another step closer to Sepp Blatter's departure. The dates of the election should be decided here at FIFA house. But I should tell you with about just less than hour to go now until the start of the extraordinary committee meeting.

We haven't seen anybody of note yet. There is an alternative entrance here to FIFA house and we get the distinct impression that the top level football executives here will make the decision as to when the Congress meeting will take place.

We get the impression they are going through the backdoor and don't want to speak to us at the media. Sepp Blatter held a meeting with the confederation heads on Sunday where they began discussing the issues that will talk about today.

And what we understand is the dates that they are looking for the election. The broad window is December to March. We knew that. But we understand that really, they're looking at December this year or February next year.

The way the meeting will happen is that the members of the executive committee will put forward their suggested dates. They will discuss the pros and cons.

If they can't decide the date by discussion, it will then go to a vote and the majority vote will win, but of course, that very much just the first step in this process because that then signals the real campaigning to begin.

That signals when we will start seeing the electoral candidates putting their hats firmly in the ring. The UEFA president, the head of European football is increasingly being talked of as the favorite. He was having meetings here with some of the key individuals late last night.

But the big question is will he get the support from Africa and Asia that would see him over the line ahead of some of the other candidates.

BARNETT: Now of course, the lack of transparency within FIFA and the way it operates and awards bids has been what's been part of these allegations and multiple investigations into how they do business. The man in charge of reform will present some of his team's ideas today. Do we have a sense of what possible changes might be?

DAVIS: Yes, to many people, arguably the second item on the agenda here is more important than the first. The first, being deciding the date of the next presidential election, the second is discussing the reforms.

And Dominick Scala (ph), the man who is head of FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee will present his proposals to the executive committee here. We understand, by a good old fashioned power point presentation.

He has made a point of not sounding out the members ahead of today's meeting because he really just wants to present his findings without bias. He has decided that really, it is this committee itself, the executive committee that has been the center of so much of a scandal surrounding FIFA in recent months that needs the real focus.

[03:05:12] Whether or not the executive committee members will like that remains to be seen. We understand one of the key points that he will suggest is that of term limits for members, greater eligibility criteria for members of the executive committee.

Sepp Blatter has always used it as his excuse to distance himself from the ex-co that he is not the person who elects the ex-co. Up to this point they have been elected by members of the national associations representing their confederation.

He wants them voted by all member associations not just put in place by the confederations. He wants to have a limit in there if a national association or a confederation does not have a term limit, a length of time that members are allowed to serve then individuals will not be allowed to stand on this executive committee.

That means if somebody on the committee is engaging in any wrong doing that nobody else knows about or indeed if somebody does know about it, but feels they can't do anything about it.

That means that automatically there will be a turnover of personnel. This is anything but a united executive committee. There is absolutely no guarantee that what he goes in there and presents will be passed.

Sepp Blatter, for example, has said he wants to increase the size of the executive committee. Scala I understand wants to shrink it. There are those that feel that FIFA doesn't need to reform, but needs a new man in charge.

There are those that feel that the ex-co should absolutely agree to everything that Scala proposes in an attempt to regain credibility. But of course, there is the other argument that this ex- co may feel it's too early to even be discussing these reforms.

And they want to get the next president in place before they address these issues. So it certainly is not going to be an easy day for Dominic Scala.

BARNETT: You have your work cut out for you today, Amanda. Go get some coffee and get ready for some long hours today. We are waiting five hours from now, Sepp Blatter will make a statement and it will be noteworthy as well. Amanda Davis live for us this morning in Zurich -- Paula.

NEWTON: We move now to Greece where the banks have been back in business for a couple of hours now and it is significant. Banks across the country were shut down for three weeks in a move aimed at staving off a collapse of the financial system.

Now withdrawal restrictions remain in place. As you can see there are those things remain quite calm as well even though those restrictions limit customers to 420 euros or approximately $455 U.S. a week.

Now joining us now live from Athens is journalist, Elinda Labropoulou. Thank you so much for joining us again, Elinda, on what I know is a bit of a fearful, trepidatious morning throughout Greece. What are you seeing on the ground? I'm sure the reopening of the banks was met with a bit of relief.

ELINDA LABROPOULOU, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, there is a lot of symbolism to the reopening of the banks. You know, three weeks is a very long time in any economy and certainly for Greece this has been a very critical time as well. We have seen a referendum and talks of a Grexit, marathon talks in Brussels. Well, the country has really been on the brink and now the

reopening of the banks seems to give people a sense of hope and relief that the worst is over that things are starting to make recovery in a sense of normality.

So we haven't seen people rushing to the bank yet. The situation hasn't changed. The capital controls are in effect. What has changed is that people can make more transactions within the system, so within the Greek banking system.

Transactions with international banks remain limited and people are able to withdraw higher amounts of money on a weekly basis. So instead of just going to the banks once and being able to only withdraw 60 euros.

What people can do is now they go in and take 420 euros so six time seven in one go. That is still a very small amount. But what really counts now is that this is a first step and people feel along with the bridge loan agreement that has been agreed so that Greece can make its repayments to the European Central Bank to the IMF.

And also that the European Central Bank has said that it will increase liquidity and has already done so in the last week, we are seeing sense that there is money flowing in Greece and a return to some kind of stability, which is really what people crave more than anything else at the moment here -- Paula.

[03:10:05] NEWTON: Yes, and many will be reassured just by the pictures here that there is not a panic in front of those banks. At the same of time, a lot of heavy lifting ahead for the Greek people, austerity ahead, an increase in VAT going from 13 percent to 23 percent on some items. How are some people feeling about it especially given they had a resounding no to those austerity measures in that referendum?

LABROPOULOU: Well, it has been a very difficult time all around and this austerity is not a new thing. It has gone on for so long, for five years. This is Greece's third bailout. So people are kind of used to adapting in a way, to the different criteria and things that come their way.

But of course, nobody wanted more austerity. What they were hoping for was debt relief. This might be something that comes later that once we have a first assessment of the new bailout there may be a possibility of easing the terms somewhat.

So this is in many ways what people are focusing on. They realize at this point there is very little option to what Greece could have got. Most people are hoping for a better deal.

But most people think that a bad deal is better than a no deal at this point. So they're saying they are willing to go along with this, about 70 percent of Greeks in a poll released just this weekend just to reaffirm they believe that Greece belongs to the Eurozone and they will do what it takes to stay in it no matter the cost -- Paula. NEWTON: Yes, of course, we have to underscore that Angela Merkel said again on the weekend she doesn't know if or when that Greece will get the debt forgiveness that they are looking for. Elinda, thanks for the update. Appreciate it.

BARNETT: Police in Afghanistan say a U.S. airstrike has struck an Afghan army outpost killing at least eight Afghan soldiers in Eastern Afghanistan's Logar Province Monday morning local time. A U.S. Army colonel says the incident is under investigation. We'll bring you new information as soon as it comes into CNN.

The 24-year-old man who murdered five U.S. servicemen in Tennessee may have been mentally ill and abusing drugs.

NEWTON: That is according to a source close the investigation that Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez's family has told investigations he had bipolar disorder and depression and was using marijuana and other drugs. Last year, his family sent him to Jordan and away from the Tennessee friends they thought were bad influences.

BARNETT: Meanwhile, memorials to the shooting victims are growing in Chattanooga. Mourners paid their respects on Sunday and churches across the city honored the men who were gunned down. Boris Sanchez has more including how one family is trying to cope.

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BORIS SANCHEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A very emotional time here in Chattanooga. The body of Randall Smith passed through here on Sunday in front of a huge crowd of supporters, waving flags and offering condolences to the families of those affected.

Randall Smith's mother was actually on hand here, visibly emotional and overwhelmed when she saw a picture of her son in the memorial behind me. I got a chance to speak with her. Her name is Paula.

She told me she was overwhelmed by the showing of support she has seen from the community here in Chattanooga. She became distraught when I asked how the family was holding up. She was understandably very emotional.

We are also hearing from the family of the shooter for the first time. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez's family putting out a statement offering sympathies and condolences to the families of those affected.

They also write that there are no words to describe our shock, horror, and grief, the person who committed this horrible crime was not the son we knew and loved. For many years our son suffered from depression. It grieves us beyond belief to know that his pain found its expression in this heinous act of violence.

That tidbit about depression is leading many to question whether or not this may have been more than just a Jihadist mentality that led to the shooting, but rather potentially mental illness on the part of the shooter. Boris Sanchez, CNN, Chattanooga.

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NEWTON: Now the fallout from Abdulazeez's killing spree is being felt beyond Chattanooga and the U.S. all the way to the west bank home of his relatives.

BARNETT: That's right. They say they are having to cope with the shame of what happened in Tennessee. CNN international correspondent, Nick Paton Walsh has more.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Where the Tennessee gunman's family began in the hills of the West Bank. The men in this village scrutinize his end. Palestinians who have seen decades of trauma in the shade hear words of comfort.

A gathering because the death of Mohammad Abdulazeez has left his father born and admired here without a male heir and without honor.

(on camera): The emotions on display have little to do with mourning the loss of a man.

[03:15:01] But about his father, showing solidarity for the suffering and shame he must be feeling now on the other side of the Atlantic and also in some ways this is a wake for that family's honor.

(voice-over): Most of the voices are stunned and angry at Mohammad. But one local, not a relative speaks out. I think what he did is an angry reaction to the regime ruling the America and the west in general. That is the Muslim's enemies and support bad regimes.

But this is a rare voice. His father's cousin wants Americans grieving their loss to know their horror here too.

ASSAD ABDULAZEEZ, COUSIN TO FATHER OF GUNMAN: All the people who talk with me. They are feeling very angry and very sad about this behavior. All of them say, Youssuf was a good man. He --

WALSH: It's OK.

ABDULAZEEZ: Youssuf as a man, must have a good son.

WALSH (voice-over): This village had has martyrs fighting the Israelis whose posters have adorned the streets, but this won't happen to Mohammad we're told as many here feel he had everything but blew it.

ABDULAZEEZ: He had higher education. He had passport and can work and can live where he want in all the world because of the USA passport. But this choice -- all of us can't know why? Why he do that?

WALSH: Mohammad came here once in 2005, age 15, for a week with his father to get his Palestinian I.D., we're told by his father's other cousin. He looked like an American kid, he said, didn't speak Arabic. If he played with other kids it wasn't that casual as he was really focused here with his father to get his Palestinian I.D.

They were here during the intifada uprising and you could be worried for lots of reasons not just the Israeli Army on the street, but people being shot, but also by being outside playing the sort of friends you could make.

Ten years later, the road to radicalization has changed so much, he says. It's not religion but the technological revolution of the internet that's created this, he says. Before people were looked over, but now a father cannot monitor what their son's doing on the internet.

One visit at a formative age to a village that barely remembers the Tennessee gun --

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BARNETT: All right, that was our Nick Paton Walsh reporting there.

Still to come for you here on CNN NEWSROOM, what would you do if a shark rammed you in the water? This happened to a surfing champion live on television.

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BARNETT: Paula, this is easily my favorite story of the day in something that played out live on television. A championship surfer fought a shark down in South Africa and won.

NEWTON: Now you say it's your favorite, take a look at this. It's absolutely terrifying. There is a shark fin there. That is Mick Fanning of Australia being rammed by a shark during a surfing competition on Sunday and then struggling for a few seconds before getting away. Can you believe he got away? John Vause is going to tell you more about this incident.

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JOHN VAUSE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A professional surfer was competing for more than points on Sunday. Australian Mick Fanning had to fend off a shark attack at South Africa's Jaybay Open Competition.

Dramatic video shows a shark circling the three-time world surf league champion then violently shoving him from his board. Fanning was able to swim to a rescue jet ski and was then hoisted into a boat to safety unhurt but clearly shaken.

MICK FANNING, CHAMPIONSHIP SURFER WHO SURVIVED SHARK ATTACK: I was just sitting there about to start moving and I felt something grab, like got stuck in my leg rope and I just instantly just jumped away and it just kept coming at my board and I was kicking and screaming. VAUSE: Back on land, surfers watched in disbelief.

KELLY SLATER, CHAMPIONSHIP SURFER: There is only one possible reason that would ever happen is that somebody got whacked by a shark.

VAUSE: Organizers of the event, the sixth stop of the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf Championship cancelled the rest of the competition.

KEIREN PERROW, WORLD SURF LEAGUE COMMISSIONER: Even 30 minutes later that shark was spotted again just further down the line up a little. So not safe to send them back out.

VAUSE: Fanning and competitor, Julian Wilson, both agreed to accept second place in the final, splitting the points and the prize money. But Fanning leaves with more than that, he has his life and an amazing story. John Vause, CNN.

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BARNETT: We're fortunate here because we have a chance to talk with Gig Celliers. He is a commentator for the World Surf League and he was actually calling the competition during that attack. He joins us on the phone from South Africa.

Gigs, for a moment it looks as if Mick Fanning was knocked in the face while fending off the shark. The video is only part of the story. What exactly happened?

GIGS CELLIERS, WORLD SURF LEAGUE (via telephone): Good morning from South Africa. We had gone through six hours of competition that day, yesterday and just kicked off the finals there, guys, so when these moments happen it's like a surreal thing.

The video really is a graphic display of what took place, but also -- and pretty much an amazing miracle because for a direct contact with a two and a half to three meter great white shark like that and come out completely unscathed except for the urethane leash or leg rope that attaches from the ankle to the surf board is the only thing that was severed by the shark's teeth.

[03:25:03] And in fact talking to shark experts that is pretty much what would put the shark off from continuing to attack as there is a strange object in its mouth.

BARNETT: So the leash probably played a role in saving Mick's life. We see a few boats pull up to rescue the surfer. But this could have easily been a different type of video we were watching. He could have been killed. What kind of safeguards are in place in South Africa during these surfing tournaments knowing that shark attacks are possible?

CELLIERS: Well, obviously every measure is taken on behalf of the event organizers and you know, it's just one of those things. We share the ocean with all the wildlife, particularly down here in South Africa. It is not uncommon to hear of sightings and such and such, but it's such a close contact is a very unique thing. And as I said, it's an incredible miracle that the world's best

surfers that came out just completely unscathed from this attack. It's a really good side to the story.

BARNETT: There were sharks in the water after this incident. The competition was delayed I believe from Sunday to today. I'm wondering from all the people you are talking to is Mick going to be able to compete at the same level as the day before considering he went through a near-death experience?

CELLIERS: Well, that has been discussed between the athletes and commissioners and event organizers. They have agreed to call it a day. Both will accept a second-place finish and take the appropriate points and split the pool prize money.

All of that was decided, of course, you don't -- it's an irresponsible decision to continue the competition at that stage. We had run six hours of it and just a unique situation in the grand finals at the end.

It's a very pertinent world title race between the two surfers. Of course, Mick Fanning, being a three-time champion of the sport, but Julian Wilson appearing in his third final in the 2015 Samsung Galaxy Championship tour this year.

So you know, it was a great showdown sure to happen, but the way it was scripted, the miracle of Mick Fanning coming out completely unharmed from the situation is something we all walk away from with an attitude of gratitude.

BARNETT: It really is Mick's miracle. We appreciate you connecting with us from South Africa. You said we are not swimming in shark infested waters, but they are swimming in human infested waters. Something to keep in mind, but thankfully that video was one of a miracle. He is safe. He is fine, but boy, you watch that and you freak out.

NEWTON: Apparently, he did exactly the right thing. They split the prize money. My goodness, he won the lottery today. Let's be clear.

All right, up next, a royal controversy has entangled the British monarchy. Coming up, the decades-old footage that has Britain in an uproar.

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BARNETT: Thanks for staying with us here on CNN NEWSROOM. It's your last half hour of the day with the two of us. I'm Errol Barnett.

NEWTON: And I'm Paula Newton. Right now, we are going to take a quick look at your headlines.

Police in Afghanistan say a U.S. airstrike has struck an Afghan army outpost killing at least eight Afghan soldiers. It happened in Eastern Afghanistan Logar Province Monday morning local time. A U.S. Army colonel says the incident is under investigation.

BARNETT: A critical FIFA meeting is set to get underway in the next 30 minutes. The executive committee expected to set a date for a presidential election and to consider reform measures. President Sepp Blatter announced his plans to resign days after the U.S. indicted 14 people on corruption charges.

NEWTON: Banks in Greece have opened their doors ending a three-week shutdown. The European Central Bank raised the level of emergency funding to the banks last week. Weekly withdrawals are still limited to 420 euros, approximately $455. Greek lawmakers will meantime vote on more austerity measures on Wednesday.

BARNETT: World champion surfer, Mick Fanning, is shaken but unharmed after this harrowing shark attack. The shark rammed Fanning during a competition in South Africa. The Australian surfer fought it off, swam away, and was pulled from the water by a safety team. He struck the shark on the back to drive it away.

NEWTON: Now the British royal family is still facing scrutiny after British tabloid "The Sun" published all the images that appear to show a young Queen Elizabeth giving a Nazi salute.

BARNETT: Yes, Buckingham Palace has replied with shock and indignation. Atika Shubert has more.

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ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): "The Sun" newspaper has sparked an uproar in Britain for publishing decades old photos and video of then 6-year-old Elizabeth, the future queen giving the Nazi salute.

The tabloid's front page shows Elizabeth alongside her mother, her 3-year-old sister, Princess Margaret, and her uncle, the Prince of Wales, with the headline, "Their royal heilnesses."

Buckingham Palace swiftly condemned Saturday's publication with this statement, quote, "It is disappointing that film shot eight decades ago and apparently from her majesty's personal family archive has been obtained and exploited in this manner."

The still images were taken from a short black and white clip filmed at the Royal Balmorals estate in Scotland in 1933 when Adolf Hitler was rising to power in Germany.

The 17-second video posted online shows Edwards whom the paper describes as Nazi sympathizing apparently encouraging his young nieces and sister-in-law to perform the salute before himself joining them. Royal biographer, Hugo Vickers, has called the story sensationalist.

HUGO VICKERS, ROYAL BIOGRAPHER: It was showing people frolicking around on the lawn and unfortunately, "The Sun" decided to freeze the fame to make it look as bad as possible and turn it into a big controversy. My reaction was I think the whole thing is rather pointless and unfair. SHUBERT: "The Sun" responded to the theory with a written story justifying its decision to run the footage, quote, "These images have lain hidden for 82 years. We published them today knowing they do not reflect badly on our queen or her late sister or mother in any way.

They do however provide a fascinating insight into the warped prejudices of Edward VIII. At the time the video was taken the queen's uncle was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer.

[03:35:06] A royal source says the queen and her family's service to the nation during World War II and the 63 years of her reign, she has spent, quote, "building relations between nations and peoples speaks for itself," a legacy that analysts say far outweighs the stunts of a tabloid. Atika Shubert, CNN, London.

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SHUBERT: Now for more on this royal controversy, we want to go straight to London and that's where we find our Max Foster. I'm glad you are here to go through what we heard on the weekend. It is quite sensitive. I understand that the mystery also involves how they got ahold of this video in the first place.

MAX FOSTER, CNN ROYAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, this is really the investigation. I spoke to the palace last night. They are focused on finding the source of what were private family videos, effectively. They are in the royal archived and looked after by a national body here, but they belong to the family.

I asked them, when you do find the source of this what are you going to do? They said, we'll consider legal action, but it's going to take some time to get to the bottom of the source of this. They are playing it very carefully at the moment.

I think when you look at a couple of the papers today quoting different types of sources you can sort of see what they might be worried about. "The Times" for example suggesting that actually it was the royal archives that inadvertently leaked these images to a documentary maker.

So "The Telegraph" is pointing out that part of this video was in a royal exhibition, relatively recently off the back of that lots of documentary makers wanted to see more of these private videos and may have picked up that section of video.

They would have had confidentiality agreements which prevented them from leaking, but there might have been someone in the office that decided to leak it eventually to "The Sun."

For example, "The Jubilee," they had documentaries around that upcoming in September where the queen takes Victoria as the longest reigning monarchy in the U.K., documentaries around that.

But I think the palace are being very, very careful because it might have been their own people effectively that inadvertently leaked this stuff. NEWTON: Yes, and such an interesting twist to this entire story assuming the way it seems to have offended so many there obviously in the palace and those who support the queen. But Max, I have to ask you, some people have suggested, look, there are royal archives you can open up to finally set the record straight on that era. Is the palace looking into that at all?

FOSTER: They're not saying so. I don't think they would just knowing how they operate I don't think they would react to this saying they will open up the archives. It might start that debate, but it's that constant balance they are trying to juggle.

They are a private family, but obviously they have a huge amount of national interest as well allowing some access without giving away all the privacy of the family. They have all their personal archives in this archive.

So they are trying always decides what is of the public interest, but this type of thing does suggest there is some secrecy around the archives, doesn't it, because so many people are interested in it.

But they had argued that, you know, Hitler, no one understood at the time that these gestures were being performed no one realized what sort of Monster Hitler would become so it's out of context.

Releasing it now would give the wrong impression, which is perhaps what they are worried about this point. Certainly, I think "The Sun" as you reported on as well, Paula, has been through the mill in terms of, you know, how much tabloid journalism should be in the public interest.

How much pressure "The Sun" I don't think they would have gone into this process if they were on dodgy legal ground. I don't think they are in danger of being sued on this because they wouldn't have gun down that route. I think their sources are solid on this and the palace knows that. They just want to really get to the bottom of it.

NEWTON: Yes, and yet it's really a different issue as to whether or not even if they are solid legal ground whether or not they should have published it in any way shape or form. Max, thank you so much for clarifying a lot of that for us. Appreciate it.

BARNETT: We keep our focus in the U.K. now. Its prime minister is pledging to combat extremism at home and abroad. In a key note speech later today, David Cameron will call for his country to do more in the fight against Jihadi terrorism.

He's also expected to issue a stern warning to British citizens who join ISIS saying they'll end up as, quote, "canon fire" by the terror group.

NEWTON: Errol, this is being closely watched in Britain. He has suffered some controversy for saying these things. And on Sunday, Cameron offered a preview of that speech during an NBC interview.

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DAVID CAMERON, U.K. PRIME MINISTER: I want us to step up and do more, a full spectrum response, hammering ISIL in Iraq and helping with the work that you're doing in Syria. But also recognizing we have to fight radicalization at home.

[03:40:06] We got to stop the Jihadi terrorists from traveling from our country. We've got to confiscate passports and speak up for moderate Islamic voices. All of these things need to be done to keep our world safe.

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NEWTON: Now the prime minister's speech comes in the wake of last month's tragedy in Tunisia. ISIS claim responsibility for the attack that killed 30 British tourists.

BARNETT: Still to come here on CNN NEWSROOM, the final rounds of the British Open are underway and 21-year-old golf phenom, Jordan Spieth, is on a quest to make history. Details on that after this.

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NEWTON: Now after weather caused delays in this year's British Open the tournament is finally underway again in St. Andrews Scotland and this is the second time in its 155-year history that the winner will not be determined until Monday. I wonder how many people are going to be staying home --

BARNETT: They are usually more punctual than this. You know, Jordan Spieth is on a quest to become the first man in 62 years to win the first three major champions since Ben Hogan did it back in 1953.

The 21-year-old already won the Masters and the U.S. Open earlier this year. Spieth is one shot back from the lead at the British Open, which is currently in a three-way tie.

Our meteorologist, Derek Van Dam, joins us now to look at the weather forecast for Monday's final round. Will the suspense continue?

DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: I'm asking that for everyone who took a sick day to watch the British Open.

NEWTON: You tattle tale.

VAN DAM: Looks like they will get the tournament underway and probably finish off, but there is a storm coming believe it or not. This is going to make things interesting especially considering that the leader boards, the leaders of the British Open are teeing off when the storm is at its worst.

[03:45:08] First it was rain and then it was the wind. Play suspended due to wind gusts over 60, 70 kilometers per hour. The ball would start to roll because of the wind. This is the current conditions in St. Andrews and it's raining in Scotland once again, 12 degrees. Fortunately the wind isn't excessive at the moment, but things

are going to change as a low pressure system moves across the northern sections of the United Kingdom. A scattered showery activity but it's going to pick up the winds as well. This is the forecast hour by hour.

We expect by 11:00 when the showers pick up and wind gusts could exceed 25 to 30 kilometers per hour but not nearly as strong as what we experienced on Saturday. That's why I believe the tournament will go unhindered for the rest of the day today.

But between 2:00 and 3:00 when the leader boards start to tee off they will be contending with nasty Scottish weather. You can see the stronger winds in the northern half of the United Kingdom all thanks to an active weather pattern.

Low pressure after low pressure sending waves of moisture across the region and there has also been severe weather across much of Central Europe including Poland and Austria.

We continue to sizzle in Madrid with highs in the middle to upper 30s. The chance of severe weather shifting further to the east including Western Russia, isolated tornado can't be ruled out as well.

This is what happens when too much rainfalls in a short period of time in a dry and deserted area. This is in Southern California. Take a look at the visuals of the bridge that collapsed under the weight of the water rushing under the bridge.

The bystanders used straps from their trucks to secure this vehicle to the guardrail to prevent it from washing away. The fire personnel performed the rescue as pieces of asphalt were falling away. They were concerned about the safety of the motorist, which by the way, was rushed to the hospital.

BARNETT: It's a busy route. The 10 I've taken it many times.

VAN DAM: And it doesn't take much for heavy rainfall to flood regions like that.

NEWTON: Terrifying.

Now new details coming to light in the Bill Cosby scandal and they are from the comedian himself. Coming up, the shocking indiscretions that Cosby has admitted to.

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BARNETT: We can report on new revelations in the scandal surrounding Bill Cosby. CNN has obtained a sworn statement from 2005 in which the comedian admits to having sexual relationships with at least five women and giving them prescription drugs when they, quote, "partied." The relations and drug use Cosby says were all consensual. NEWTON: Now the 78-year-old entertainer also discussed his philosophy on sex claiming he tried to avoid it because he didn't want women falling in love with him. Cosby has never been criminally charged and denies any wrong doing. CNN has reached out to his camp about deposition and have received the answer of no comment.

BARNETT: Joining us now is the senior editor of "In Touch Weekly," Kim Serafin, connecting with us from Los Angeles. So Kim, it seems as if with all these new information surrounding Bill Cosby, Hollywood opinion about the man is changing.

KIM SERAFIN, SENIOR EDITOR, "IN TOUCH WEEKLY": Yes, I mean, I think for a lot of people, the ones that were defending Bill Cosby like Whoopi Goldberg, for example, like Jill Scott, a lot of these people were waiting to hear from Bill Cosby. I think a lot of people thought he would do an interview.

But now obviously with these deposition excerpts that we are reading, it's his own words, and I think that's why you're seeing this tide changing a little bit.

Whoopi Goldberg very famously was really one of Bill Cosby's biggest defenders, came out and said, this week, it looks bad, Bill. Jill Scott also who is defending Bill Cosby on Twitter after these deposition revelations came forward also changed her opinion.

Someone like Judd Apatow, of course, he has been really on the forefront really saying, you need to respect these women and he now recently did an interview saying that he knows a victim who is not going to come forward.

I think that hearing from big A-list stars is starting to change things and you will hear more people come out now, now that we are hearing specific things coming from the deposition.

BARNETT: And even President Obama not commenting on the personal situation, but clarifying that if you are drugging someone for a sexual relationship, that is rape.

Let's move to some other activity where you are the nominations for Emmys are out. "Orange Is The New Black" got a nod in the drama category, but some other popular shows like "Empire" was completely snubbed.

SERAFIN: That was the biggest snob. I was really disappointed. People thought "Empire" would certainly get a nomination for drama. It would have been a network TV show. And it was just huge. It grew in viewers every week. That was disappointing.

But good news too, obviously the fan favorites like "Modern Family" and "Orange Is The New Black" got a nomination in the drama category. That was great to see that.

And you have Jeffrey Tambor getting that nomination for "Transparent" which was a big deal. I interviewed him at the Golden Globes after his win.

Tatiana Moslani, another one, who every year gets snubbed finally she got a nomination for "Orphan Black." So there are some really good news in there.

[03:55:07] BARNETT: And what about the weekend box office receipts. "Ant Man" was topping it with some $58 million. What were other big films?

SERAFIN: Marvel continues every time they have a movie it opens number one. I think this is the 12th straight marvel movie that opens number one, 58 million is good. Not Avengers numbers, but certainly good for a smaller superhero. And "Ant Man" will appear in future Marvel movies. Paul Rudd will be in the next Captain America movie.

And Amy Schumer continuing her domination of the world pretty much, she is just the "it" girl of the summer. Her movie "Trainwreck" made $30 million and this is fantastic, exceeded expectations and she got an Emmy nomination too this week so fantastic news, fantastic week for Amy Schumer.

BARNETT: Yes, she just continues to excel. Perhaps we'll see her jump into the Marvel universe in the future.

SERAFIN: She should have her own tent pole. I agree.

BARNETT: We may see that. Kim Serafin, great chatting with you joining us from Los Angeles.

SERAFIN: Thank you so much.

NEWTON: I really want to see "Trainwreck."

BARNETT: Amy Schumer has become so popular. You will check out the movie?

NEWTON: We are always looking for a movie we can see together. I'm glad this is meeting expectations.

BARNETT: Date night has been set.

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