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Pope Travels to Cuba; Tsipras Declares Victory in Greek's Snap Election; The Rise of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Israeli's Concerns Over Russia in Syria; Japan Changes Policy to Allow Troops to Fight Overseas; North Korean Orphan's Story; Aired 12-1:00a ET

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[00:00:09] ERROL BARNETT, CNN ANCHOR: The Pope is in Cuba delivering an important message to young Catholics and meeting one-on-one with Fidel Castro.

ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: Death on the Aegean. More migrants are killed trying to make the treacherous journey to Europe as the United States vows to offer more help.

BARNETT: And victory of the people. Alexis Tsipras celebrates another dramatic win in Greece's snap general election.

CHURCH: And thanks for joining us. I'm Rosemary Church.

BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. We'll be with you here on CNN for the next four hours.

This is CNN NEWSROOM.

CHURCH: And we begin with Pope Francis and his historic visit to Cuba. On his first full day there the Pope preached messages of tolerance and acceptance.

BARNETT: He met with the country's government leaders. But the Pope's biggest audience was with large groups of ordinary Cubans who just came out to see him late Sunday. He met with Jesuit seminarians and then celebrated a sunset prayer service with priests and other worshippers.

CHURCH: Pope Francis called for the faithful to serve the smallest and most vulnerable in society. Earlier Sunday Pope Francis met privately with Cuban revolutionary leader and former president, Fidel Castro. The meeting was described as friendly and informal. The two men exchanged books about religion and discussed global problems like pollution.

So far it's been an extremely busy visit for the Pope.

BARNETT: Right now he is resting up ahead of his second full day in Cuba.

CNN's Ed Lavandera recaps Sunday's events.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Pope Francis ended his first full day in Cuba doing what he loves to do most. Meeting with a large group of young people here in Havana. This was really significant because the Vatican brought in a Wi-Fi system and encouraged the young people to come out and send their social media messages across the planet.

Now this is significant because Cuba is one of the most disconnected countries on the planet. So access to Wi-Fi is extremely rare and when you do get it, it doesn't work very well. So this was an extraordinary moment here. And Pope Francis really enjoyed meeting with these young people.

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POPE FRANCIS, CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER (Through Translator): Open yourself and dream. Dream that a world with you can be different.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LAVANDERA: Pope Francis started his day here in Havana with a full mass, hour and a half long, here in the Plaza of the Revolution. Several hundred thousand people were in attendance. It was incredibly hot. And we did see moments of that political tension that just kind of lies beneath the surface in Havana. Several protesters arrested. They approached Pope Francis's Popemobile, threw up leaflets with anti- government messages on it. There was another banner in the crowd, saying, "Cuba should be open for all Cubans."

So we definitely saw those signs of that underlying political tension that exists here in Cuba. And Pope Francis saw that very much directly. But then Pope Francis left the mass area here in the Plaza of the Revolution and went on to meet with Fidel Castro in his house, a 45-minute meeting that was described as informal and friendly. The Cuban government releasing a picture of that meeting.

After meeting with Fidel Castro, then Pope Francis went on for the more formal state meetings, head of state meetings with Raul Castro and the head of the Cuban government as well as the leadership of the Vatican. That was a much more formal affair that was broadcast on Cuban television as well.

Now Pope Francis continues his visit here in Cuba. He will fly on Monday to the eastern provinces of the island, holding a mass in Holguin and then moving on to the town of Santiago before he then flies to the United States and directly to Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia.

Ed Lavandera, CNN, Havana, Cuba.

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BARNETT: Alexis Tsipras is hailing what he calls a victory of the people in Greece's snap election. This is a month after he resigned as prime minister. And as you see here, Tsipras has been voted back in. Well, now it's up to his left-wing Syriza Party to deal with the

economic crisis, keep the country's bailout on track and cope with the migrant crisis.

CHURCH: And supporters celebrated in the streets outside the party's main election center. Mr. Tsipras says he knows things have been tough but he believes the people are behind him.

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ALEXIS TSIPRAS, GREEK PRIME MINISTER (Through Translator): This is a victory of the people. We have given a difficult fight and I believe that the Greek people has given a clear mandate that we -- to continue both inside and outside the country to lift the pride of the country within difficult situations.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHURCH: His left-wing Syriza Party is projected to fall just short of a majority. The Independent Greeks Party will join Syriza to form a ruling coalition.

[00:05:11] BARNETT: Nicolas Economides is a professor at the Stern School of Business at NYU. He joins us now from New York to talk about these results.

So here we have it, Alexis Tsipras saying these results prove he has a clear mandate, winning almost as many seats as before, but in order to pay back the billions of euros loaned by the IMF he will now have to continue unpopular austerity measures and pass new laws quickly. So in your view what type of mandate does Mr. Tsipras have?

PROF. NICHOLAS ECONOMIDES, STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NYU: Well, I think he has a limited mandate. Especially the way he's attempting to make a government. He is attempting to make a government with one coalition partner, an extreme right-wing party called Independent Greeks, which its main plan for that party is to be against the deal. The deal with Europe. So it's a kind of paradox that Mr. Tsipras is making a government with the sworn enemy of that deal.

And I think he would have been much stronger in negotiating with the Europeans if he had made a much broad coalition of the pro-European forces into his government.

BARNETT: OK. So you're seeing some issues with the coalition. What about turnout? Because at 56 percent it was the lowest in Greece's history. Back in January there was more than 63 percent turnout. Why do you think that despite the importance and the impact on people's daily financial lives turnout was so low this weekend?

ECONOMIDES: Well, people seem to have been disappointed. They don't see any party giving a clear-cut solution to their problems. And the parties keep lying to them. They tell them that things are fine. I mean, Mr. Tsipras himself keeps saying, well, I signed this deal but I'll find a way not to implement it. And so on. So people I think are getting tired of this. BARNETT: Now what about corruption? Because analysts believe that it

played a significant role in getting Greece into financial trouble in the first place. Now you've got Mr. Tsipras saying that starting Monday he will deal with it once and for all. Do you have any confidence that he will or that he even can?

ECONOMIDES: Well, I have heard governments for the last 50 years saying that they're going to be -- to get rid of corruption in Greece. I think that not an easy problem to solve. A lot of people cheat in paying taxes, especially independent contractors, let's say plumbers, dentists, doctors, lawyers. And it's very hard to pin them down, to find out exactly who it is and how to collect.

Additionally, the tax collection mechanism itself is corrupt. The government doesn't really find out exactly who is cheating partly because the people who are assigned to collect the taxes don't tell the rest of the government.

BARNETT: Just one quick final question for you because you seem to be, you know, not very enthusiastic about what we've seen happen in Greece this weekend. Do you think the country is at least one small step closer to getting out of the precarious financial woods that it's been in for so long?

ECONOMIDES: I'm afraid it's not. I think this government is the same one as before and as you may remember since its previous election in January '15 it's wasted over six months in making a deal and in the end the deal it made was very onerous for Greece and very difficult to implement. So now the same people are given the job to implement the deal and this government, these parties have been in the past extremely incompetent in implementing and -- creating and implementing such deals.

So I'm pessimistic about the ability of the new Greek government to go forward and be successful in implementing the new agreement with the Europeans.

BARNETT: Well, there you have it. A sobering assessment from Nicholas Economides, a professor there at the Stern School of business at NYU. Thanks for your time today.

ECONOMIDES: Thank you very much.

CHURCH: To the race for the U.S. president now, and there has been a major shift in a key political poll after the second Republican debate, seen right here on CNN. In the new CNN-ORC poll Donald Trump still leads with 24 percent support, but that's down eight points since earlier this month before the debate.

[00:10:11] BARNETT: And as you see there, Carly Fiorina has now jumped into second place. Ben Carson drops to third with just 14 percent support. It's important to note that the three top candidates have never held public office before.

Now Donald Trump has received quite a bit of condemnation in the last several days for not correcting a supporter's anti-Muslim comment during a campaign rally. Well, Trump is now defending his action or lack of it in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper. Listen.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, you know, we could be politically correct if you want but certainly -- are you trying to say we don't have a problem? Because I think everybody would agree. I have friends that are Muslims. They're great people. Amazing people. And most Muslims like most everything, I mean, these are fabulous people. But we certainly do have a problem. I mean, you have a problem throughout the world.

JAKE TAPPER, CNN ANCHOR, "STATE OF THE UNION": What's the problem?

TRUMP: Well, you have radicals that are doing things. I mean, it wasn't people from Sweden that blew up the World Trade Center, Jake.

TAPPER: I get that. But to say we have a problem and it's called Muslims, because there are some extremist Muslims is tarring all Muslims, you would agree that the vast --

TRUMP: No, I don't agree with that at all. But you have extremist Muslims that are in a class by themselves. I mean, they are -- it is a problem in this country and it's a problem throughout the world.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHURCH: And now candidate Ben Carson is facing scrutiny for his comments about Muslims in America. Listen.

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CHUCK TODD, MSNBC ANCHOR: So do you believe that Islam is consistent with the Constitution?

BEN CARSON (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: No, I don't -- I do not. I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.

TODD: And you -- would you ever consider voting for a Muslim for Congress?

CARSON: Congress is a -- is a different story but it depends on who that Muslim is and what their policies are.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BARNETT: Peter Beinart is a CNN political commentator and contributing editor for "The Atlantic" and "National Journal." He joins us from New York to talk about all of this.

And, Peter, we've seen Islamophobic statements from politicians on the far right before. Many were against a mosque, for example, being built near Ground Zero. That's just one incident. But here and now the rhetoric seems to be getting more intolerant and it's coming from Republican candidates. How do you explain that perception? PETER BEINART, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: This sadly has been

something that's been around for quite a while. Certainly since September 11th. In some ways it's gotten even worse more recently. So in 2012, for instance, Herman Cain, who was a Republican presidential candidate, said he would not appoint a Muslim to his Cabinet. And now we have Ben Carson saying there should not be a Muslim president.

There is a way in which Muslims have become the other for conservative Americans. Their representation of a kind of civilizational clash. And that I think precisely because America has had so much difficulty actually winning military victories against jihadist terrorists, there's been an effort to say, well, we should -- we need to fight Islam at home because at least there it's easier to deal with and we don't have to go far halfway across the world. And that's part of what's fueling this.

BARNETT: And it's troubling also because it'd be one thing if it was a conversation about radical Muslims. I mean, here in the comments Ben Carson made anyway he is saying just purely Muslim people are inherently unfit to be U.S. president.

I want to show you what's been taking place on the Democratic side. The man in second place there, Senator Bernie Sanders, responded to this notion that Carson raised that a Muslim couldn't be president. Just listen to what he had to say about that.

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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: This is the year 2015. For a long, long time in the history of America there were people saying we don't want a Catholic to be president of the United States. Then, you know, John F. Kennedy became president in 1960. And people say, we don't want a black guy, an African-American, to be president of the United States, and then finally Barack Obama became president of the United States.

Look, you judge candidates for president not on their religion, not on the color of their skin, but on their ideas on what they stand for. That's what democracy is supposed to be about. So I was very disappointed in Dr. Carson's statement, and I disagree with him.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BARNETT: So putting that in context, an important history lesson there, and also we should say the U.S. Constitution even says, you know, there should be no religious test for any candidate to serve in office and religion shouldn't have a place in the U.S. political system.

So what do you make of that?

BEINART: I think it's also important to put this into context. This is Ben Carson. Ben Carson is basically a buffoon when it comes to politics. I mean, he was a very talented surgeon. But like Donald Trump, he has a very minimal grasp of basic policy questions. You know, and he's made a series of absurd comments.

[00:15:08] He said that Obama's health care plan was the -- you know, the worst thing since -- the most oppressive thing in American history since slavery, for instance. I think that there is -- he and Trump are appealing to a certain very fearful, very kind of raw sentiment in a certain part of the Republican Party of people who feel like the country -- they're losing their country in a more globalized world with a more diverse America, and so they're grasping for various scapegoats, whether it's illegal immigrants from Mexico or Muslims as the embodiment of the threat that's taking away America from them.

Instead of politicians like Bernie Sanders, who are talking about the real problems that people face in America in which in many ways it is harder economically than it was a generation ago and an America that is undergoing a kind of dizzying cultural and demographic change, they play to these -- people like Ben Carson play to these fears.

BARNETT: So what's your assessment of what's happening in the Republican Party, then? Because you've written before about leaders in the Republican Party have chased out intolerant elements. William F. Buckley in the '50s, for example, by anti-Semitism helped to stamp that out. Why isn't that happening now? Do you think there is a chance that something like that could happen again, a Republican leader standing up to the intolerant statements?

BEINART: I think eventually something like that may indeed happen. I mean, the good news in this story is that, for all its problems and flaws and sins, America is a place where Muslims who are citizens can vote just like Mexican-Americans can vote. And because they can vote that can change the political calculus.

The Republican Party is on the wrong side of a massive generational and demographic shift in the United States with non-white Americans becoming a larger and larger share of the population and with younger Americans who are more tolerant of this diversity, becoming a larger and larger share of the electorate.

Smart Republicans recognize that while these kind of racist appeals to fear may work in the short term with their base it's a base that's diminishing as a share of the American population and sooner or later, and I certainly hope it's sooner, some smart Republican politicians will try to get on the right side of these changes in the United States rather than playing against them.

BARNETT: Yes, and you hope that at times like this those smart Republicans will speak up.

Peter Beinart, great to get your insight. Joining us from New York. Thanks a lot.

BEINART: Thank you.

BARNETT: And we'll take a short break here. Still to come, Israel is growing concerned over Russia, especially now that Russian fighter jets are reportedly in nearby Syria. That's next.

CHURCH: Plus, a rare look inside the life of a North Korean woman whose mission is to care for orphans.

We are back in a moment.

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[00:20:10] PATRICK SNELL, CNN ANCHOR: Hi, there. I'm Patrick Snell with your CNN World Sport headlines.

Manchester United are up to second in the Premier League after winning a five-goal thriller with Southampton. Anthony Martial, the $55 million 19-year-old, endearing himself to United fans last weekend by scoring on his debut against Liverpool. Here on England's south coast, he showed a maturity way beyond his 19 years with not one but two goals. Juan Mata added a third. United ran out 3-2 winners.

New Zealand starting their campaign to defend the Rugby World Cup title on Sunday, facing Argentina, who never before had beaten the All Blacks in 21 attempts. Legendary skipper, Ritchie McCore, fair to say he's had better days for his country. He was sin-bin for just a third anytime in his record haul of 143 international appearances. But it was relief in the end for the world champs. Sam Cain adding to scrum after Aaron Smith's earlier score, 26-16 New Zealand.

Seb Vettel basking in the glory of his triumph at the weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. It wasn't just the German's third win of the season, his 42nd career victory, now seeing him overtake the legendary Ayrton Senna on the all-time list. Vettel also moves to third place in the driver's standings. This, remember, in his very first season as well with the Ferrari team.

Thank you so much for joining us. You're bang up to date. That is a look at your CNN "World Sport" headlines. I'm Patrick Snell.

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BARNETT: Welcome back. Israel has growing concerns over Russia's military buildup in Syria. The country's been staying out of the Syrian conflict but says its red lines now have the potential of being crossed.

CHURCH: There are worries that Russian weaponry could end up in the hands of Hezbollah.

Oren Liebermann has more on the story from Jerusalem.

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OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Israeli F-15 fighter jets maneuvering in the skies over Israel, the American-built fighter jet giving the country a technological and military edge in the region.

But now a new presence in the Middle East, the advanced Russian Sukhoi Su-27 in Syria, according to U.S. officials, and other Russian military arms threatening that edge.

Satellite pictures of Latakia inside Syria show a rapid buildup of an air force base with lots of Russian military equipment moving in.

(On camera): Netanyahu and Putin, they've talked recently and have visited recently and yet there is a cause for concern and a cause for friction between these countries and these interests.

JONATHAN SPYER, DIRECTOR, RUBIN CENTER: Absolutely. It relates to the provision by Russia of weapons systems to some of Israel's most determined enemies. In 2006, it was Russian Kornet missiles that reaped a terrible harvest, so to speak, of Israeli armored vehicles in Southern Lebanon.

LIEBERMANN (voice-over): In Northern Israel, we've seen Israeli infantry and tanks in military exercises. But Israel's policy has been to stay out of the Syrian war, happening right across the Golan frontier. Yet Israel says it has red lines and will not allow advanced military equipment, like Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, to fall into the hands of Hezbollah in Lebanon or other militant groups. Foreign media reports that Israel has, in the past, struck weapons shipments headed for Lebanon.

(On camera): What is Israel's primary concern here with regards to Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon?

SPYER: Israel has been, in the course of the last four years, determined to prevent the provision of certain weapons systems from Syria to Hezbollah. And to achieve that, Israel has required complete air control, mastery of Syria's skies, to operate when and where it wants, anywhere over the skies of Syria.

LIEBERMANN (voice-over): Analyst Jonathan Spyer says Israel and Russia are not on a collision course but with the two militaries so close, he says the two countries will have to work together to ensure a collision won't occur.

Oren Lieberman, CNN, Jerusalem.

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BARNETT: Now weather across the Balkans has been calm and quiet for much of the summer, but that is all about to change in the region.

CHURCH: Our meteorologist Pedram Javaheri is here to tell us more about what sort of change is in store there.

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes, we're watching the storm track really pick up and move farther to the south, meaning more storms across the Balkans and of course the migrant angle something we've touched on so much with all the crossings that have occurred and the weather for the most part has been pretty tranquil but we've seen fatalities continue over that region. So this is a concern now of going into the autumn months and eventually the winter months, as we're a couple days away now as the seasons transition over.

So the satellite and the water vapor satellite here really does a good job, guys, because you look at the right corner of your screen across the Balkans, easy to pick up. It's the mid and upper level moisture in the atmosphere shows you where storms are centered. We have some dry air back behind the storm but pretty potent storm system pushing off to the east and producing a strong thunderstorm. And in fact the migrant route's in place.

[00:25:01] The land route, one of the areas of concern over the next couple days as heavy rainfall cruises over this region. A storm really looks to stall over the area for a couple of days as well. And notice the current wind speeds. Anywhere from 40 to 60 kilometers per hour right over the heart of this region. So any sort of small boats again trying to cross this stretch of water we're talking very choppy situation when it comes to being down across the southeastern corner of Europe.

Again the storm meanders this region, bringing in some heavy rainfall in the next couple of days and this pattern continues toward the latter portion of the week with the heaviest rain right across the Greek isles. We're talking upwards of perhaps 200 millimeters in a few spots. And typically in the summer months you're talking about the jet stream well to the north. So the storms track across the northern portion of the continent as we transition into autumn and winter that drops in farther to the south and we're talking about much more active pattern across this region.

So your temperature trend across the area going to be cool, around London, going up to about 18 degrees in Prague. A sea-saw battle from the teens as well. But the temperatures again going to cool off towards the latter portion of the week. But want to leave you with this image because we know the 35th Annual Beijing Marathon was taking place on Sunday. The air qualities. Would you guess of course the 175 AQI which is in the unhealthy category. We know of at least six heart attacks and one official even having a heart attack across this region in Beijing.

The air quality, when you're running off, and as you guys might know here, as your oxygen intake goes up tenfold when you're running. So often we say stay indoors, but with the marathon it was continued across this region, a lot of injuries. 30,000 people participated.

BARNETT: Unfortunate. But you know the air is bad.

JAVAHERI: And the air is bad.

BARNETT: Knock you out.

JAVAHERI: And it's a very big event. So, you know, people ran with masks, as you saw in that image.

CHURCH: Yes. My goodness.

BARNETT: Yes. All right.

CHURCH: All right.

BARNETT: Appreciate the update, Pedram.

CHURCH: Thank you, Pedram. JAVAHERI: Thanks.

BARNETT: We can report on yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean. Four migrants, all of them risking their lives to make the trip to Europe. We'll get you the newest information on this after the break.

CHURCH: And hear how the U.S. is stepping up to help Europe as it grapples with a deepening migrant crisis.

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[00:30:27] BARNETT: You are watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Errol Barnett.

CHURCH: And I'm Rosemary Church. It is of course time to check the headlines for you.

In Havana, Cuba a huge crowd of young people turned out in the rain to hear the Pope speak. His message to Cuba's youth, open your hearts and be tolerant of those who think differently. Earlier on Sunday Pope Francis held mass for thousands of Cubans and told them to serve people, not ideas.

BARNETT: Pope Francis also met with Cuban revolutionary leader and former president Fidel Castro. That meeting was described as friendly and informal. The 89-year-old former leader rarely appears in public. About 10 members of the Castro family were also at that meeting.

CHURCH: A month after resigning Alexis Tsipras has been voted back in as Greece's prime minister. Tsipras called his win in Sunday's snap election a victory of the people. His left-wing Syriza Party is projected to fall just short of a majority. Independent Greeks Party will join Syriza to form a ruling coalition.

BARNETT: Six hostages who'd been held by Houthi rebels in Yemen are now free. Two Americans, one British citizen and three Saudis arrived in Oman on Saturday. The status of a third American hostage believed to be held by the rebels is unclear.

Now at least 13 migrants died Sunday trying to make their way to Greece. Turkish officials say the migrants' boat collided with a ship in the Aegean Sea. The coast guard was able to rescue eight passengers.

CHURCH: And I want you to look at this video. Volunteers helped rescue dozens of migrants near the island of Lesbos Sunday after their dinghy sank. The migrants told Reuters a coast guard ship passed them by. About 45 men, women, and children were on that dinghy.

Well, Hungary is defending its hard-line approach to the migrant and refugee crisis sweeping Europe. A government spokesman says the country's borders must be secured to prevent, quote, "uncontrolled and unidentified people from flooding into the E.U." He also accused Croatia of letting Hungary and the E.U. down because it allows migrants to freely cross its territory. BARNETT: Now for its part Croatia is giving migrants food, water, and

medical care before they're transported to a border crossing near Hungary. Hungary is then sending many of them to Austria.

And the U.S. says it's now committing to take in more refugees as Europe struggles to deal with the crisis.

CHURCH: Yes. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says America will absorb 85,000 refugees in the next fiscal year. That's an increase of 15,000 people. Take a listen.

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JOHN KERRY, SECRETARY OF STATE: This step that I am announcing today, I believe, is in keeping with the best tradition of America as a land of second chances and a beacon of hope. And it will be accompanied by additional financial contributions to the humanitarian effort, not only from our government but from the American people.

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BARNETT: And Kerry says the U.S. will accept 100,000 refugees in 2017.

CHURCH: Japan has approved a controversial bill that allows its military to fight overseas and defending its allies, marking a shift in its decades-old pacifist foreign policy.

BARNETT: Our Saima Mohsin has more on what prompted the change and fierce opposition to it.

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SAIMA MOHSIN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Seven decades of pacifism take a dramatic turn in a controversial bill. The passionate sentiments and divisive nature of the bill exposed in a brawl between politicians ahead of voting. With protests through the night into the early hours of Saturday, over the weekend the demonstrators diminished but many still came out to raise their concerns. A larger demonstration is expected later in the week.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (Through Translator): I don't think will head to war right away but I'm very worried that Japan might be a country supporting a war in 10 or 20 years' time. I don't think the bill represents public opinion at all.

MOHSIN: There are some restrictions. Any military engagement will have to be approved by parliament. And the government would have to prove it has no other options but to put boots on the ground.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (Through Translator): I support the security bill. I think Japan alone is unable to maintain national security and cooperating with other countries will help Japan in its security and defense.

MOHSIN: Until now, Japan's self-defense force has been limited to humanitarian roles globally. In six months' time, though, it will be able to enter into combat to support Japan's allies at war, including the United States.

[00:35:11] The major concerns, North Korea releasing a statement in the past week that it's ready to use nuclear weapons at any time.

Add to that China's growing military might, seen on display in a recent parade, and activity in the South China Sea. Many experts and advocates say Japan's moves are timely if not long overdue.

(On camera): Despite proudly displaying its own ever-increasing arsenal, China's Foreign Ministry says Japan is turning against the contemporary trends of peace, development, and cooperation. The Defense Ministry here in Beijing says Japan is insisting on keeping a Cold War mentality.

(Voice-over): The public feel Japan's pacifist constitution defines the country's character, moving from a country that swore never again to go to war to one that may someday be responsible for the loss of foreign lives. It's altering, they say, the very fabric of this nation for good for the worst.

Saima Mohsin, CNN.

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CHURCH: Well, praised by her country as a shining example, you will meet a young North Korean woman who was adopted and is now devoted to giving back to orphans. Her story coming your way.

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CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. North Korea has invited CNN's Will Ripley back to the country. At his request to meet people outside the country's capital Pyongyang, government officials took him to meet a 20-year-old woman the regime says is a shining product of North Korean collective society.

BARNETT: Now she was orphaned in the country's famine during the 1990s and was later adopted. Now she's dedicating her life to adopting other orphans while also holding down a full-time job working for the state.

Will Ripley has more.

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[00:40:11] WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): North Koreans born 20 years ago during the great famine are too young to remember when these fields were ravaged, when hundreds of thousands died from starvation.

Jang Jong Hwa doesn't remember the mother and father she lost.

"My parents died a long time ago. I was so young," she says. The 20-year-old is part of a generation of orphans, now young adults,

born during the 1990s humanitarian crisis North Korea calls the "Arduous March." A family with three children of their own took her in.

"My adoptive mother was so kind to me," she says. A kindness she's trying to repay by serving the state, caring for a house full of orphans while also working full-time.

Jang gets help from family, friends, and neighbors. She began taking in orphans when she was 18, just out of secondary school. Now she's caring for seven of them.

(On camera): There's the leader. And where are you? You're right there.

(Voice-over): An achievement recognized by North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong-Un.

Jang shows us laptops sent by the state for the kids to study with. But she doesn't have batteries to turn them on. The family, including all seven orphans, live in standard government housing, sharing a one- bathroom apartment in a working-class neighborhood 45 minutes west of Pyongyang.

The oldest orphan, Jong Un Jong, is 16. Her parents died working in a state-owned steel mill. The other workers took turns caring for her, her brother and sister, until Jang brought them home.

"At first she was like my older sister because she's only four years older than me, but now I call her my mother," she says. She and her sisters say they want to join the army to serve Kim Jong-Un.

(On camera): Give me a high five. All right.

(Voice-over): And their younger brother wants to play soccer.

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a very good football player to please our leader," he says. All tell me they consider their leader their father, something we hear everywhere in North Korea.

Jang says she hopes these kids will grow strong to serve the nation.

"Our country is one huge family," she says. And here country always comes first.

Will Ripley, CNN, Nampo City, North Korea.

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SNELL: Hi, there. We start with the Rugby World Cup. What a weekend it was for Japan who recorded just their second win in tournament history. Their first in almost a quarter of a century with that sensational victory over two-time champion South Africa. On Sunday, though, it was all eyes on defending champion New Zealand. The All Blacks shaken up big time by their opponent Argentina who's never beaten there in last year's performance. Opponents before in some 21 attempts. The Kiwis were up nine point when the Argentine Guido Petti Pagadizobal piles over for the tribe.

The skipper there Richie McCaw has had better days for his country. He was sin-bin for only the third time in his record haul of 143 international appearances. Relief all around in the end, though, for the world champs. Sam Cain adding to scum huff Aaron Smith's earlier score. 26-16 New Zealand win it in the end.

To the millennium stadium in Cardiff where Wales began their campaign in full A with an easy victory over Uruguay. 55-9 was the final score. Warren Gatland's side scoring eight tries to claim the bonus point. But it did come at a price. Four of their players picking up injuries including Corey Allen who ran in a hat trick of tries. He could well miss the rest of the tournament, though. This with a hamstring injury he picked up.

The Samoan National Team continuing their quest to reach the quarters of the tournament for the first time since 1995. In pool B the Samoans looking to record a fifth win out of five against the American national team and they would do just that. Samoa running in two tries en route to victory, 25 points, to 16.

All right. Let's get to Sunday action now from the English Premier League. Manchester United moving up into second place in the table, this after winning a five-goal thriller with Southampton. But not for the first time this week. It's the world's most expensive teenager who's grabbing all the headlines. Anthony Marcial, the $55 million kid from France, endearing himself in a big way to United fans last weekend by scoring on his derby against Liverpool.

Here on England's south coast he showed maturity way beyond his 19 years with not one but two goals. His first made it 1-1. His second here an ice cool finish. That put his team ahead. Juan Mata added a third. United win, three goals to two.

To Spain where Barcelona went into Sunday's clash with Levante looking Jermaine, the only unbeaten team in La Liga as well as playing catch- up of course with their old foes Real Madrid who moved joint top of the table in Spain with Seltevigo after their victory on Saturday. It is, though, however, now four wins from four for Barca as they overcame their opponents by four goals to one to maintain their 100 percent record in La Liga.

The Catalans have beaten Levante 5-0 back in February. On that occasion Lionel Messi grabbed a hat trick. On this one, though, he had to settle for just the two. He scored a penalty. He also missed one. That second of his, though, was superb. Barca win it 4-1.

Sebastian Vettel can bask in the glory of his triumph at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. But it wasn't just the German's third win of the season. His 42nd career victory now seeing him overtake the legendary Ayrton Senna on the all-time list. Well, what happened to the Mercedes men? Though a rather unusual sight to see both of them starting from the grid row. The third one in fact.

A weekend to forget for world champion Lewis Hamilton, who didn't even finish the race. He was in fourth place when an engine failure forced him to retire for the first time this season. Nico Rosberg was unable to capitalize fully on his teammate's misfortune. The German driver could only finish in fourth place.

Meantime, I want to show you a rather unnerving scene to tell you about. A fan there, look, just meandering along the side of the track. Vettel noticed him en route to a dominant win. Consolidating his third place in the driver standings. This, remember, in his very first season with the Ferrari team.

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SEBASTIAN VETTER, F1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX WINNER: The car was fantastic yesterday with one lap. Amazing the feeling I got, you know, so much adrenaline in qualifying. And then the same today, I was able to look after my tires, control the pace. So all in all obviously a perfect weekend. So very, very happy.

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SNELL: So Vettel with the race victory. But it's Daniel Ricciardo who took not just second place but also the fastest lap of the day. The Aussie clocking a time of one minute, 50, 41 seconds on lap, 52, slightly faster than Vettel himself managed on the very next lap. The German still holds the lap record, but it's Daniel Ricciardo who wins the DHL Fastest Lap Award.

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[00:51:46] SNELL: Well, you have to go all the way back to 1936 for the last time Great Britain won tennis' Davis Cup competition. Now on that occasion the legendary Fred Perry and Buddy Austin sealed a 3-2 victory over the Australians at Wimbledon. Well, now the current generation will have a chance to emulate that success. Entirely appropriate then that Andy Murray would seal Sunday's win over the Aussies and the Australian player Bernard Tomic in Glasgow.

The British number one showing all his class to win in straight sets and securing Britain's first appearance in a final since 1978. The 28-year-old Murray celebrating his 25th win from 27 Davis Cup singles. And after it all he gave his thoughts to the host of CNN's "OPEN COURT" show, Pat Cash.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANDY MURRAY, WIMBLEDON CHAMPION: It's been 37 years since we've been in the final. And 70-odd years since -- since we've won. So you know, at least we're in with the chance of doing that now. It's going to be tough. But yes, you know, there's always pressure when you're playing for your country. And you know, it's also something I've never experienced before. I've never been in a Davis Cup final before. It's going to be a new experience for everyone.

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SNELL: Britain will face Belgium in November's final, which the Belgians, by the way, they'll be hosting that one. They're through to the final for the first time since 1904. It was Steve Darcys, the world number 64, who sealed a momentous achievement for his country by beating Argentina's Federico Del Bonis in four sets. Listen to that roar. Look what it means to them.

Now what happened back in that final in 1904 doesn't exactly bode well for the Belgians. On that occasion they were swept 5-0 losing to, you guessed it, Great Britain.

The world of golf has a new world number one. Mr. Jason Day, the popular Australian, has been in red hot form of late, winning the Canadian Open, the PGA championship for his first major, the Barclays and now, just for good measure the BMW Championship after taking a six-shot lead into Sunday's final round. He wasn't going to blow that. He was looking for his fifth victory in 2015 and he did not disappoint his fans. He was in total control throughout.

Others in the field they were trying their best. Even Rory McIlroy's approach finding the water here leading to a double bogey for the northern Irishman. Jordan Spieth as well. The U.S. Open champion, the Masters champion, wayward tee shot at the 11th, that's going to get wet, very wet. Leads to double bogey for Spieth.

Back to Day, though, draining the birdie opportunity. His putting has just been clutch of late. 21 under par. This was a victory procession. He finishes at 22 under. That six-shot lead I referenced still intact by day's end. He's now won four of his last six starts. Already his second win in the year's FedEx Cup playoffs. He heads to the tour championship next up right here in Atlanta as world number one. Scenes of joy for his family, too.

To Germany we go where America's Solheim Cup Golf was celebrating what's already being hailed one of the great match play comebacks in recent history. In a moment we'll tell you all about a highly controversial moment that may well have fired up team USA for the sensational moments that were to follow.

Julie Inkster's team, well, they were 10 points to 6 adrift after the morning four balls. But they won eight of their singles matches on Sunday to win the tournament by 14.5 points to 13.5. Duly regaining title. They last won back in 2009. Paula Creamer at the decisive moment, a 4-3 victory against Sandra Gaus.

[00:55:15] Well, the glass was taken of the Americans went to some degree at least by one high-profile controversy that really has left a nasty taste in the mouth. It also left some of the players from both teams actually in tears.

Here's what happened. Alison Lee of the USA, she misses a birdie putt that would have put her and Britain Lincecum one up against Charlie Hull and Susan Patterson of Europe. But as the European pair actually walk away, Lee is adamant she heard her opponents concede a 15-inch putt. So she picked it up. Now the Europeans deny they had ever conceded it. Meaning the Americans lost the hole. Subsequently that particular match. Look at the emotion. They're in tears. This was not a good way for the tournament to play out. Certainly I believe a fired up team USA no question.

Well, I know one thing, the incident really did get the Americans going. They went on to seal an historic victory. Congratulations on their triumph in the 2015 Solheim Cup.

Scenes of sheer elation for them.

That will do it for this edition of WORLD SPORT. Thanks for joining us. You're bang up to date. Stay with CNN.

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BARNETT: A victory of the people.