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Theresa May Faces Unique Challenges as Britain's New PM; Train Collision Kills At Least 27 in Italy; China Rejects Ruling on South China Sea; Obama Honors Slain Officers, Calls for Unity; Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton; ISIS Publishes Video Showing Hostage; Teens Learning How To Spot Human Traffickers; Top Men's Golfers Pulling Out Of Rio Games. Aired 1-2a ET.

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[01:00:11] ISHA SESAY, CNN ANCHOR: This is CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. Ahead this hour, the UK will have a new prime minister in just a matter of hours. Theresa May takes over a country at risk of ripping apart over the Brexit.

Plus, two passenger trains in Italy crash head on. More than two dozen people are dead. 50 others injured.

And U.S. President Obama and former President Bush together on stage. The leaders try to heal a nation divided by several racially charged shootings.

Hello, and thank you for joining us. I'm Isha Sesay. NEWSROOM L.A. starts right now.

In just a few hours British Prime Minister David Cameron will turn over the country's leadership to Theresa May. Britain's Home secretary will become the country's second female prime minister. But she has a set of unique challenges ahead.

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SESAY (voice-over): Theresa May has forged a path to 10 Downing Street without having to put up much of a fight. But several battles lie ahead. First, uniting her own party. The Conservatives have been deeply divided by last month's vote to leave the European Union. Second, overseeing the terms of a Brexit that she personally voted to avoid. And third, uniting the so-called United Kingdom, which was arguably coming apart at the seams long before June's referendum on EU membership.

Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the UK capital London all voted decisively to stay within the European bloc. And Scotland in particular will present a challenge. Not only did the UK's northernmost most constituent country deliver a 62 percent majority in favor of staying in Europe, but as Scotland's 59 representatives to the UK parliament, there is only one from Theresa May's Conservative Party. This means that Scotland's sole conservative MP is the only person in a country of more than five million that cast a vote in favor of the new prime minister. The situation seems fundamentally undemocratic to some, not least of

whom is Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party. She has vowed to keep her country in the EU by any means possible. She's currently lobbying lawmakers in Brussels to try to secure Scotland's status. But in the likely circumstance that those talks fail, there's another obvious option.

A second referendum on Scottish independence. And that could result in a scenario whereby the new British prime minister must oversee not only a Brexit but a so-called sexit. At that point Theresa May's straightforward run to power may seem like a distant and deceptive memory.

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SESAY: A long and difficult road ahead for Theresa May. That's for sure.

Well, Britain's opposition will hold a new election for its leadership. On Tuesday Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn won his right to be on that ballot. Fellow members had been pressuring him to step down. But any potential challengers need nominations from the parliamentary Labour Party and the European parliamentary Labour Party.

On Monday Angela Eagle officially launched her campaign for Corbyn's post.

Well, there are a lot of questions, grief, and anger after two trains slammed into each other in southeastern Italy. More than two dozen people were killed, dozens injured. One survivor called the aftermath hellish and Italy's prime minister is demanding to know who's responsible for the crash.

Barbie Nadeau has all the details.

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BARBIE NADEAU, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Only this twisted wreckage remains of these carriages. The result of a head-on collision between two passenger trains in southern Italy leaving dozens injured and the death toll expected to rise.

In the searing heat, firefighters worked tirelessly to pull out whoever they could from the scene. Some of the injured able to walk away. Those not so fortunate carried into waiting ambulances.

The constant din of rescue helicopters filled the surrounding olive groves as rescue workers were forced to airlift many of the injured to nearby hospitals. Doctors made an appeal for emergency blood donations as the wounded fight for their lives.

The crash happened shortly after 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The trains traveling between Andria and Corato in the region of Puglia. Local officials said both were on the same line and traveling at high speed. The cause of the crash not immediately clear to investigators. [01:05:04] Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi cut short a visit in

Milan to rush to the scene.

MATTEO RENZI, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER (Through Translator): We are here to give a hug to the Puglia people, to the government of the region, and to let you know that we are together with you. We are not going to leave you now and we are together with you in this pain and despair.

NADEAU: Even in the arms of safety, little solace can now be found as the tears of this tragedy continue to fall.

Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, Rome.

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SESAY: Terrible images.

Well, Chinese officials are furious about a new ruling from a tribunal in the Hague. It says China does not have a legal basis to claim nearly all of the South China Sea. The court ruled in favor of the Philippines. But several other nations have overlapping claims in those waters as well.

Let's bring in CNN's Matt Rivers, who joins us now live with reaction from Beijing.

So, Matt, what are we hearing from Chinese officials now?

MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, what we've heard over the last several weeks that no matter what happened at the Hague when this ruling came down that China refused to recognize the legitimacy of the court to rule in this particular matter, saying that they didn't have the jurisdiction to rule over these kind of issues. So given that kind of rhetoric it's not surprising that since this ruling came down and this ruling, make no mistake about it, it was a worst-case scenario for China.

It was strongly in favor of the Philippines' claim. It's no surprise that Chinese rhetoric has really just completely -- really just disavowed this ruling, saying it didn't make sense, it wasn't legal. We've heard it from top Chinese official including President Xi Jinping himself quoted in state media.

This morning there was a press conference here in Beijing with China's vice minister of Foreign Affairs, a man named Liu Haixing. And he called the ruling invalid. He said that it will not lead to implementation but if some insist on implementing this legal ruling then China will deal with those actions accordingly.

There's also a bit of an information offensive. This was a white paper handed out to journalists at that press conference. Basically laying out the facts as China sees it to bolster its case. But in terms of the implications of this, it really is up to China what happens next. If China decides it wants to really be defiant of international law, then it will go ahead and build more artificial islands perhaps. It will try and seize more materiality. Perhaps it sets up an air defense identification zone, which require foreign ships and planes coming into the South China Sea to register with China.

Those would be very provocative actions, of course, or it could engage a little bit more diplomatically, perhaps with the Philippines directly. At this press conference Liu said that he hopes the Philippine government will see this ruling as, quote, "a piece of scrap paper" so that bilateral negotiations can resume. So really depending on which track China takes in the next couple of months, that really will be the basis for what happens next in terms of the effects of this ruling.

SESAY: And what track is the Philippines looking to take here? Are they open to bilateral negotiations? What are we hearing from them?

RIVERS: Well, the Philippines just elected a new president, President Duterte, and if you were following the campaign at all, he had two kind of different ideas in his campaign rhetoric. On the one hand, he said that he'd actually be open to negotiating with China about this issue. It was not his government that initiated this complaint in the first place. So he said he'd be willing to negotiate with China because China is very important to the Filipino economy.

That said, in that kind of same conversation, this president also said that he would ask the military of the Philippines to drop him near some of the disputed islands and he would hop on a jetski, these are his words. Hop on a jetski with a Filipino flag and go and plant the flag to assert Filipino sovereignty in some of these disputed areas.

So in terms of where they're going to go next, not really sure at this point given the kind of confusing talk we've heard from the newly elected Filipino president, Isha.

SESAY: Well, if it involves a jetski, we'll all certainly be watching very closely.

Matt Rivers joining us from Beijing. Always appreciate it, Matt. Thank you.

Well, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed America's police in a powerful tribute to the five Dallas officers killed in Thursday's ambush. He also addressed the grievances of the African-American community and urged Americans to turn their anger into more justice and peace.

CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports.

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: If we're to sustain the unity, we need to get through these difficult times.

SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): President Obama in Dallas today sending a powerful personal message.

OBAMA: I'm here to insist that we are not divided as we seem.

[01:10:02] And I know that because I know America. I know how far we have come against impossible odds.

MALVEAUX: Carefully writing his own words of support and solidarity for a nation in mourning.

OBAMA: When all of this takes place more than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, we cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers.

MALVEAUX: The stage was set by deadly shootings that have claimed lives, both black and blue.

OBAMA: We ask the police to do too much and we ask too little of ourselves.

MALVEAUX: Perhaps more enduring than the words are the images. A lasting tribute for the five officers killed in Thursday's sniper attack.

OBAMA: An act not just of demented violence, but of racial hatred. All of it has left us wounded and angry and hurt.

MALVEAUX: Former Republican President George W. Bush joining his successor in a rare show of unity.

GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Those of us who love Dallas and call it home have had five deaths in the family.

MALVEAUX: Each expressing their condolences.

BUSH: Your loss is unfair. We cannot explain it. We can stand beside you and share your grief.

MALVEAUX: En route to Texas, the president also called the families of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, the two African-American men killed by police last week in Missouri and Louisiana.

VALERIE CASTILE MOTHER OF PHILANDO CASTILE: He was very pleasant. And he spoke of his concerns and sent his condolences, as well as Michelle.

MALVEAUX: The trip to Dallas marks a return for President Obama to yet another city, heartbroken. His 11th visit to grieve an American mass shooting since taking office.

OBAMA: I have seen too many families go through this. But then I am reminded of what the Lord tells Ezekiel. "I will give you a new heart," the Lord says, "and put a new spirit in you."

MALVEAUX (on camera): On Wednesday the White House will be hosting what they're calling a conversation on community policing and community justice with activist, law enforcement officials and civil rights leaders to try to come up with some solutions.

Suzanne Malveaux, CNN, Dallas.

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SESAY: Well, I'm joined now by former FBI special agent Bobby Chacon and social and political commentator Jasmyne Cannick.

Thank you for staying with us. We just shared some of the president's remarks in Dallas from earlier on Tuesday. I want to play a little bit more of what he had to say as he really did, you know, once again hold himself up and attempt to be the comforter-in-chief for the nation.

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OBAMA: Now I'm not naive. I have spoken at too many memorials during the course of this presidency. I've hugged too many families who've lost a loved one to senseless violence. I've seen how inadequate words can be in bringing about lasting change. I've seen how inadequate my own words have been.

But, Dallas, I'm here to say we must reject such despair. I'm here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem.

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SESAY: I don't know about you, but watching him speak today, on Tuesday, he seemed deeply affected by this moment. I mean, he spoke with the inadequacy of his own words right as he's trying to be comforter-in-chief.

JASMYNE CANNICK, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Well, you know what? President Obama is leaving. He's not going to be the president here soon. And I think he has an opportunity and he's in a good position to say maybe a lot of things he wished he had said earlier on in his presidency and to be a little more thoughtful and forceful with his words. Hopefully, this will be the last time he has to say this before the end of his presidency. Right? Because, like he said, he's been to too many of these.

SESAY: Bobby, how did you read his tone and his words and his message, which was going out not just to the African-American community but also to the law enforcement community?

BOBBY CHACON, FORMER FBI SPECIAL AGENT: Well, I think his tone seemed to me tired. And he's getting worn down by the violence and by the senseless acts that are taking place, and that these -- that he has to attend these memorials over and over. He's standing in a -- in a church where five police officers are in caskets.

[01:15:04] And I think that that weighs on you. And I think when you're in his position where he feels some sense of responsibility for doing something about this very complex issue, I think that it will -- I think it was emotional for him, and I think it was real, and I think there's been a cumulative effect and he's feeling the weight of it. And this is obviously the worst in a string of incidents where you have five officers gunned down like this. You know, we haven't seen anything like this in a long time. And so I

think he's -- you know, he's wondering, you know, what's next. I mean, we had a -- I think we had a plan in Baton Rouge unearthed where the violence against police officers was planned. And then -- and I think that across the country I think people are waiting for maybe the next incident to happen.

SESAY: So for the president going to Dallas, I mean, this was -- this was a tricky moment for him trying to navigate the two sides, if you will. And there are some in the law enforcement community who feel that the president, with his remarks, on other occasions, he has played a role in building up a kind of sentiment that is anti-police if you will.

Did he change anyone's mind for those people who are critics of the president's handling of law enforcement? Do you think his remarks dealt with that sufficiently? Do you think he won anyone over?

CHACON: Well, I think you may be asking him to do an impossible job. I think that some -- there are hardcore people on both sides of this issue that won't be moved by anything anybody says, unfortunately, because the level of the rhetoric has gotten so out of hand that no matter what the president says people will not agree with him. You know, they'll find a way to make it bad, you know. So I think that I myself have made the personal decision to remove myself from that rhetoric and that paradigm, and so I'm trying to look forward and look to a solution and look to ways that we can kind of overcome this particular period in our history.

SESAY: And Jasmyne, the president says we're not as divided. What is that reaction?

CANNICK: We are very divided. I mean, when you talk about the president being tired, right? And we can see that through his speech. Think about the fight that's going on in Washington right now just over trying to bring some laws around gun control in this country. We are very, very divided. Not just along political lines. We're divided along racial lines as well, still in America. So that is what the president had to say. That is what he was supposed to say.

But the reality of the situation is, and we can just tell from where this country's at, where the rhetoric is at, is we are still very much divided.

SESAY: Jasmyne Cannick, I was hoping for a little bit more of a hopeful note from you.

CANNICK: I know. I'm sorry.

SESAY: All right then.

CANNICK: Keep it real.

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SESAY: Keeping it real. Jasmyn Cannick, Bobby Chacon, always a pleasure. Thank you for the honest conversation.

CHACON: Thank you.

CANNICK: Thank you.

SESAY: All right. Time for a quick break now. And a major endorsement in the race for the U.S. presidency. Up next on NEWSROOM L.A. Bernie Sanders speaks but will his supporters follow?

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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I), VERMONT: I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president.

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[01:21:51] SESAY: Welcome back, everyone. Hillary Clinton is basking in the endorsement of her one-time rival Bernie Sanders. The two appeared at a rally in New Hampshire Tuesday. Even though Sanders says he's in Clinton's corner, it's not clear yet if his supporters will follow.

CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

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JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He finally said it. He's with her.

SANDERS: Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her today.

ZELENY: Bernie Sanders jumped on the Hillary Clinton bandwagon today. Showering her with praise and even a hug 35 days after she clinched the Democratic nomination. It was an awkward dance after a long fight. Yet standing side by side spoke volumes about which party is more unified four months before election day.

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I can't help but reflect how much more enjoyable this election is going to be now that we are on the same side. We are stronger together.

ZELENY: Today's rally in New Hampshire has a feel of an arranged marriage, and in many ways it was with more than a few holdouts in the crowd. But Clinton applauded Sanders as he spoke.

SANDERS: This campaign is about moving the United States towards universal health care.

ZELENY: And Sanders returned the favor.

CLINTON: We're not cutting the minimum wage, we're raising the minimum wage. ZELENY: They're united behind the goal of defeating Donald Trump.

SANDERS: Hillary Clinton understands that our diversity is one of our greatest strengths.

ZELENY: His message was more anti-Trump than pro-Clinton, yet Clinton beamed today. Mindful of how it felt to be on the other side of the peace making effort.

CLINTON: To the next president of the United States, Barack Obama.

ZELENY: Eight years after that race, the Clinton-Sanders duo has sewn equally deep and passionate divisions. Several Sanders supporters like Marie Clark told us they won't be following his lead.

(On camera): He says he will vote for Hillary Clinton. Will you?

MARIE CLARK, BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTER: No.

ZELENY: Under any circumstance?

CLARK: No.

ZELENY (voice-over): Sanders made clear he would work to bring his supporters along.

SANDERS: I intend to be in every corner of this country to make certain that happens.

ZELENY: Trump pledged today to go after any dissenters, tweeting, "To all the Bernie voters who want to stop bad trade deals and global special interest we welcome you with open arms." But Clinton dismissed Trump and welcome Sanders team into her fold.

CLINTON: I am proud to be fighting alongside you because, my friends, this is a time for all of us to stand together.

ZELENY (on camera): Sanders says he will stand with Clinton. The question, will his supporters follow. Several Sanders supporters we talked to here in New Hampshire said they're simply not sure. They don't necessarily trust Hillary Clinton. They're going to wait and see how this campaign unfolds. But Sanders says he will campaign across the country, starting here in New Hampshire where he won by some 22 points back in February and in other key states across the country, like Michigan and Ohio where he also finished strong.

Jeff Zeleny, CNN, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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[01:25:03] SESAY: Joining me now is former secretary of labor, Robert Reich.

Thank you so much for joining us. Weeks after the final primary vote was cast Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders finally called time on his campaign and endorsed Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump summed up his reaction in a tweet that I want to share with our viewers. He said this. "I'm somewhat surprised that Bernie Sanders was not true to himself and his supporters. They are not happy that he is selling out."

As a Sanders supporter yourself who argued that he should withhold his endorsement until the convention nominates her, do you feel he sold out?

ROBERT REICH, FORMER LABOR SECRETARY: No. Bernie Sanders certainly hasn't sold out. Of all the politicians in America that I know of Bernie Sanders is the least sold out politician. He came over and endorsed Hillary Clinton before the convention I believe because not only was a lot of pressure put on him but he also felt with some justification that he did not want to take any chances at all that his equivocation would be interpreted to favor Donald Trump or that he would encourage Donald Trump, or that somehow his supporters might -- or a small fraction of his supporters might go over to Donald Trump. And so he wanted to make it very, very clear before the convention that he was supporting Hillary Clinton.

SESAY: As we talk about Bernie Sanders supporters, according to the most recent Pew poll, among Democrats who back Sanders 85 percent said they would now support Clinton. Only 9 percent said they would go for Trump. So we're now looking at a unified Democratic Party. Have the insults and political punches been forgotten?

REICH: Not entirely. I think the real question mark hangs over the young voters, between 18 and 30. They have a propensity either to get very enthusiastic about a candidate, as they did with Bernie Sanders, and as they certainly did in 2008 with Barack Obama, or alternatively stay home and not actually show up on Election Day. That's the real question mark. And I think Hillary Clinton does got have to work hard to get them out.

SESAY: Is there anything she can say or is there something specific she needs to say to get them in her camp?

REICH: These young voters are -- and I think they were particularly attracted to Bernie Sanders not because of Bernie Sanders' magnetic personality or his good looks or his young youthful vigor. I think they were attracted to Bernie Sanders because of his message. Particularly with regard to getting big money out of politics, making sure our democracy was working for everyone, and reversing the trend toward widening inequality.

If Hillary Clinton were to really make those three issues that are interrelated, very closely connected, very central to her campaign from here on out, I think young voters could be quite inspired.

SESAY: You know, Bernie Sanders saying today that the political revolution he started will continue. Has he created a lasting political movement in your view?

REICH: I believe he has. And that political movement actually has its origins years ago in Occupy Wall Street. Even among Tea Partiers who were particularly concerned and still are concerned about what they call crony capitalism. The kind of overwhelming amount of money that is influencing political decision-making. That is a central issue. It has been a central issue for the anti-establishment wings of both parties. And I think that it will be -- we will see it growing as a central political issue as more and more money is flooding Washington, D.C.

SESAY: Secretary Reich, always good to have you on the program. Thank you so much for spending time with us today.

REICH: Thank you.

SESAY: Thank you.

REICH: Thank you.

SESAY: Now as British leadership changes, what will David Cameron's legacy as prime minister be? We'll take a look, next.

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[01:32:34] SESAY: Hello, everyone. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. I'm Isha Sesay. The headlines this hour -- China is rejecting a new ruling from an international tribunal in the Hague. It says China does not have historic claims to most of the South China Sea. China claims about 90 percent. The Philippines filed a complaint. Beijing said it is open to negotiations.

Doctors are calling for emergency blood donations after two trains collided head on in Southeastern Italy. At least 27 people have been killed, more than 50 injured. It's not clear why the trains were on the track at the same time. The Prime Minister is promising to find out who's responsible.

Outgoing British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will hold his last question time in Parliament in a few hours. Wednesday evening, Theresa May will become the country's second female prime minister. Mr. Cameron is resigning after failing to convince voters in the U.K. to stay in the European Union. For insight, Mark Shanahan, a lecturer (ph) in politics and international relations at the University of Reading joins us now live from London. Mark, so good to have you with us.

So, Cameron's final day in office is at hand, which leads us to the inevitable question of legacy. What will his be?

MARK SHANAHAN, TEACHING FELLOW IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF READING: Not the legacy he wanted. Essentially, he was elected as prime minister last year, having been coalition prime minister before that. And the mandate last year was to keep Britain in Europe, to overcome the economic challenges, and to continue Conservative rule that was pretty much based around austerity and keeping the union together. And there is the chance that he's certainly going to fail on the economy, he's failed to keep Britain in Europe, and the union could break apart with Scotland becoming independent in its hope to stay in the E.U. SESAY: With that in mind, as you talk about the mandate Cameron had

and failed to achieve, as you put it, let's talk about Theresa May, then. What is your sense of the mandate she has? Some in the U.K. saying that this feels like a coronation. Talk to me about the road ahead for her when it comes to public support.

SHANAHAN: It's a very, very tricky one for Theresa May. Now, she's someone who probably over 40 years has planned for this moment when she becomes prime minister. She's very ambitious. But as you say, it's almost a coronation.

[01:34:56] There's only actually 199 MPs who have backed her and the 35,000 people in Maidenhead who voted for her to be their constituency MP. She now has to unite a country that was hugely split over the Brexit decision, and she has to keep Scotland in. She has to win the hearts and minds of our European partners to enable Brexit to happen successfully for Britain, and she has to convince the rest of the world that Britain is still open for business and a great trading nation.

SESAY: Mark, does she have the political skills to navigate all those problems as you lay them out?

SHANAHAN: She's certainly been around for a long time and is seen as a very, very capable politician. She's been Home Secretary in the government for the last six years and was 13 years in opposition before that. She's been in Parliament for almost 20 years. She's seen as a very, very capable performer. She's a tough woman to work for, but people think she's tough but fair. She's seen as a very good negotiator and somebody who is quite principled and will stand up for what they believe.

SESAY: Issues externally and internally, we talked about the country. What about internally with the Tory Party? This is a fractured united party that effectively did Cameron in, for want of a better word. What about them and Theresa May? Does she have to sleep with one eye open?

SHANAHAN: If she can get that one eye closed, she'll be doing very, very well. She's got a tough time. It's -- the next 48 hours are going to be crucial as she puts her cabinet together, decides whether she's going to bring some of the Brexiters on board, because of course she voted to remain. She has to win those people over and decide what Brexit actually means for this country. If she can navigate that, she could go down as one of the greatest prime ministers ever. If she fails, she could be fairly short-lived.

SESAY: The challenges are huge that lie in her path. Mark Shanahan, Politics and International Relations Lecturer at the University of Reading. So good to have you with us. Thank you.

SHANAHAN: Thank you.

SESAY: Now, a new video from ISIS shows a British hostage they've held for nearly four years. In it, John Cantlie refers to Mosul University in the background. Coalition warplanes bombed parts of the university in March. Cantlie also shows a neighborhood destroyed by what he says was coalition bombing. The video is dated Tuesday, but CNN cannot confirm where and when it was shot. Cantlie made it clear in a previous video that he was forced to share a message from ISIS.

Quick break now. A school here in California is fighting to end modern-day slavery by teaching young people how to get inside the mind of a human trafficker. That story is just ahead.

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SESAY: The CNN Freedom Project is dedicated to putting an end to human trafficking. And there's a school right here in Southern California that's taking a unique approach to this problem, teaching young people about the criminals behind modern day slavery. Our own John Vause reports.

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JOHN VAUSE, CNN ANCHOR: At the Jordan Plus Male (ph) Academy in Long Beach, California, these boys are learning an unusual, yet vital life lesson -- how to spot a human trafficker.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And just recently, there was a trafficker pimp, 18 years old, right here in Long Beach, prosecuted.

VAUSE: The class is meant to counteract what's being taught on American streets, where more than 21,000 cases have been reported to the National Human Trafficking hotline since 2007.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And you're being manipulated into situations you that didn't start out in.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And she was taken advantage of at such a deep level --

VAUSE: Guido Hajenius is the coordinator with the anti-trafficking group, iEmpathize. He's taking teens step by step through the tactics traffickers and pimps use to manipulate young people into working for them.

GUIDO HAJENIUS, COORDINATOR, IEMPATHIZE: This is how they think. This is what they're going to use, these disguises.

The five disguises we talk about, they all start with a P. So it's pretender, promiser, provider, protector, and then the punisher. So these are five main disguises that have been reported showing up in sex trafficking cases.

How do you tell the difference?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That they're trustworthy.

HAJENIUS: That they're trustworthy, yes.

VAUSE: But for the boys in the class, it's not just about protecting girls in their community. It's also about protecting themselves. HAJENIUS: We take them through this program, they realize, wait a

minute, there are things that make me vulnerable. I've seen these disguises. I've been exploited at some level. Then it's easier to connect.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If we don't all come together to prevent this then, I don't know, man. It's just going to keep going on and on. So we don't want to feel left out. We want other schools to know that we're doing moves and hopefully they do moves as well.

VAUSE: And that's the hope of iEmpathize as well, that lessons like this will soon be taught to young people across the country to help them deal with the challenges they face beyond the classroom. John Vause, CNN, Los Angeles.

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SESAY: Well, Thursday, you'll meet another inspiring survivor of human trafficking. Timea Nagy was taken from Hungary to Toronto when she was 19. Now, she teaches police officers to look for signs of trafficking. Hear more of Timea Nagy's story coming up on Thursday. It's part of CNN's Freedom Project series all this week.

And you're watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. I'm Isha Sesay. WORLD SPORT starts after the break.

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DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR: This is WORLD SPORT. I'm Don Riddell. Hi there. Good to see you. This has been an extraordinary day for the world of golf, which on Tuesday was really turned upside down in Scotland by one of its biggest stars. Rory McIlroy is renowned for his straight shooting both on and off the course. But even by his own standards, what he said ahead of the open championship at Royal Troon was just incredible. We'll bring you that shortly. But essentially, he questioned golf's credibility as an Olympic sport, perhaps helping to ensure that it won't be an Olympic sport in the future. Golf is back in the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, and many of the top male players like McIlroy had already been concerned about the impact that its inclusion was going to have on a finely tuned and very busy summer schedule. Whether any of them perceive the threat of the Zika virus to be real or not, that is the reason that many of them are now giving for not playing in Rio. Twelve of the world's top 20 are giving it a pass. Jordan Spieth said that his decision not to go to Rio was agonizing, but he has at least committed to the Olympics in Japany, Tokyo in four years' time. However, McIlroy showed no remorse for his Rio decision and no commitment to the games. In fact, his position was quite the opposite.

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RORY MCILROY, GOLFER: Honestly, I don't think it was as difficult a decision for me as it was for him. I mean, I don't feel like I've let the game down at all. It's not -- you know, I didn't get into golf to try and grow the game. I got into golf to win championships and win major championships. And all of a sudden, you get to this point and there's a responsibility on you to grow the game. And I get that, but at the same time, that's not the reason that I got into golf. I got into golf to win. I didn't get into golf to get other people into the game. But I get where different people come from, and different people have different opinions. But I'm very happy with the decision that I've made and have no regrets about it. I'll probably watch the Olympics but I'm not sure golf will be one of the events I watch.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Which events will you watch, in that case?

MCILROY: Probably the events that -- track and field, swimming, diving. The stuff that matters.

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RIDDELL: So golf doesn't matter. That was quite a twist of the knife at the end. This was not how it was supposed to go. The Rio Olympics are now being deprived of some major stars, and the Olympics might, in the near future, wonder if it's worth having golf at all. The pgatour.com writer, Brian Katrek, has been speaking about this with WORLD SPORT's Christina MacFarlane.

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BRIAN KATREK, WRITER, PGATOUR.COM: I understand that Peter Dawson is frustrated. The governing bodies in the game put a lot of work in to getting golf in the Olympics, and they're starting to feel a little bit betrayed. They're starting to feel a little bit undermined. And when the first few players started to pull out, everybody looked for this excuse or that excuse. Even though everybody was saying it was about the Zika virus, I think at this point with this many players pulling out, everybody saying the same thing, I think it's hard to look at this situation and say that there's something else going on here. I think they're troubled by the quality of information. And that's what we're seeing, one player after another is making calls to one source and getting one answer, another source and getting a different answer, and at this point, it's just not worth the risk to them.

CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR: Yes, and you mention that, Brian, but there are only 28 sports sanctioned to be an Olympic sport. After this embarrassing turnout, though, how at risk is golf of losing its Olympic spot in the future from 2024 onwards?

KATREK: Well, we hope not. Certainly hope not. The big names were part of the pitch going forward. I think at some point now -- and I think we've probably crossed this point -- if this was one or two of the best players in the world, then maybe it looks worse than it does now, where there are a lot of players. I think there's clearly a bigger problem here. And we talked about the flow of information. If you can't convince these guys to go for whatever reason, then I think you need to look at that and not necessarily as a sport. I think you look at the flow of information. We've heard griping about the format. It's 72 holes of stroke play, which is what these guys play every week. There's not a team element to it. You've heard guys complain about that. And then obviously the location is a bit of a mystery. These guys don't go down to Rio on a regular basis. They do make trips to Asia. They do make trips to all over the rest of the world. So I think you're going to see a whole lot different situation four years from now.

MACFARLANE: Ultimately, Brian, do you think golf at the Olympics should have been the reserve of amateurs for whom a gold medal would have been the highlight of their career rather than for the professionals who, let's face it, are preoccupied with the majors?

KATREK: I think when you compare it to some of the other sports, Christina, that's probably where you should go. We were talking earlier this morning about soccer and their age limit, and that's a very comparable sport.

[01:59:58] The best players in that sport have so many commitments worldwide, you just can't put another big event on their plate and expect them to react to it as enthusiastically as they would for some of the other big events. So I think these guys would get there, but obviously, if it was an amateur event, you'd have those -- the best amateurs would be lining up, Zika or no Zika, you would imagine, trying to get over there. But that's not as sexy a pitch to the IOC. When this pitch was made, Annika was part of it. Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods. These were the guys that were in the pitch. Well, we're not going to have any of those players now, and that pitch to get this sport into the Olympics wouldn't have been as attractive without those big names.

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RIDDELL: Brian Katrek there. Now, we are used to seeing football upsets this year, aren't we. But I'm pretty sure that nobody had Gibraltar's amateur side, the Lincoln Red Imps, down to beat, and frankly, humiliate, the Scottish champions Celtic on Tuesday. But that is exactly what happened in the second round of champions league qualifying. By day, Lee Casciaro is a police officer, but this goal helped his team of fellow cops, firemen, and taxi drivers pull off what has been described as arguably the worst defeat in Celtics history. Celtics can recover in next week's second leg, but this was bad. And it certainly wasn't what manager Brendan Rodgers was expecting in his first game in charge.

Giancarlo Stanton is one powerful major league hitter. He proved it again at MLB's home run derby this week. The biggest hit of the night may have been the one taken by the Marlins' bottom line. We'll explain.

MICHAEL HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. I'm Michael Holmes, and this is your ROAD TO RIO update. The world's fastest man gets the green light to compete in Rio. Usain Bolt has officially been named to the Jamaican Olympic team. An injured hamstring kept him from officially qualifying for the squad, but his medical exemption is now approved and Bolt will be able to defend his titles in the 100 and 200 meters.

Continued reassurance from Brazil officials that the Zika virus will not be a threat in Rio -- or not much of one. The country's health minister said on Tuesday, the chance of being infected with Zika during the Olympics is less than 1 in half a million. Experts agree that the Zika threat is declining but say there is still a risk. About 160,000 Brazilians have contracted Zika so far this year. And we're literally on the road to Rio with the opening of the new Transolimpica. The 26-kilometer expressway linking the Barra and Diodora Olympic zones exclusively for athletes, spectators, and Olympic workers. 55,000 vehicles expected to use the road each day during the games.

And Rio's mayor looking forward to the Olympics, but admits in a new interview he also can't wait for them to be over. After years of preparation, Mayor Eduardo Paes says, after the Olympics, he plans to quote, get very drunk, listen to Samba, and celebrate. Sounds like a plan. That's your ROAD TO RIO update. I'm Michael Holmes.

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RIDDELL: It's Major League Baseball's all-star week right now. And talk about going, going, gone. Miami Marlins slugger, Giancarlo Stanton, obliterated MLB's home run derby record on Monday. He smashed 61 long balls. And as those baseballs flew out into the night, so did some cold hard cash from the Marlins' coffers. Let me explain. The team ran a promotion that offered 1 percent off tickets for future games for every single homer that Stanton hit. So with every swing of the bat, he was costing them money. And he just didn't stop. So fans will now get a whopping 61 percent off a match-up against the Cardinals later this month. And for the vast majority of the team's remaining home games, fans will also enjoy a 25 percent discount. But did it really cost them money? Maybe, maybe not. The Marlins are one of the worst supported teams and this publicity, along with the cheaper tickets, might just help boost the crowd and therefore the coffers in another way.

By the way, those 61 homers, well that was 20 more -- 20 more than anyone's ever hit at the home run derby before. Stanton hit a homer on more than half of his swings, and his long balls, if you added them all up, traveled a distance of over five miles.

OK. Earlier this year, Saint Kitts and Nevis athlete, Kim Collins, became the first track and field athlete to go under 10 seconds in the 100 meters at 40 years of age. So, went to catch up with the middle- aged star to find out the secret to his longevity, his hopes for Rio, and ask him whether or not he'll ever retire.

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[01:55:11] KIM COLLINS, ATHLETE: Hi. My name is Kim Collins. I am 40 years old, and I run the 100 meters in 9.93 seconds. I felt good. I felt confident. The gun went off, and again, the body just takes over, and say hey, this is what we've been training for. This is what we've been working towards, and we're going to get it right today. And looking forward to get it right, you know, many more times.

You get in the 100 meter finals, all you're thinking of, the same thing as always -- to win this race, to execute the race that you've been training for. You cannot lose focus of who's to the left or right if any, and you cannot think about what they're going to run or think about what you're going to run. You've just got to think about winning the race that you've been training for and just hope for the best.

Gold, silver, bronze, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth. All things are possible. But I think it's going to be a great event regardless and the competition will always be tough. I think one of the best things I have now is my wife as coach, and I think she's doing a fantastic job. I listen well. I think I'm a good student and she's a good teacher, and it makes good recipe. So we do a lot of research in terms of how to get better. Every year, we learn something new and we put that into practice. Once you love it, you will continue. And I've been trying to retire for the longest while, but each time I think about that, I keep running faster. And you think that the best is yet to come. So you keep going and going and you're definitely going to go until your body cannot go any more. And I think that's what I need to do.

Well, if there was a secret, I wouldn't tell it. I would sell it.

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RIDDELL: Good for you, Kim. He's obviously enjoying it far too much. That's it for this edition of WORLD SPORT. Thanks for your company. See you again soon.

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