We start with the u. S. President s personal attorney. For years Michael Cohen said he would take a bullet for mr. Trump, but by the end of the month new pressure from prosecutors could in fact put him on the spot. Yeah, federal prosecutors are reportedly preparing criminal charges against cohen and could charge him by months end. That is according to cnn sources who add prosecutors are being mindful of the upcoming midterm elections. Cohen is also under investigation for paying hush money to stormy daniels. Stormy daniels, the adult star, the porn star who allegedly had an affair with donald trump. That payment may have broken tax, bank, and Campaign Finance laws. Cohen has hinted hes ready to cooperate with prosecutors. President trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani are working to manage potential fallout after a New York Times report about white house attorney don mcgahn being interviewed in the mueller investigation. Our ryan nobles reports what they dont know could mean trouble for the u. S. President. Reporter the president and his legal team spent a lot of time over the weekend trying to convince the American People that this conversation or these series of conversations don mcgahn had with the special counsel was actually good for their Legal Defense as it relates to the russia probe. Listen to the president s chief legal spokesman Rudy Giuliani discuss this particular topic. We have a good sense obviously of what mr. Mcgahn testified to. I can figure it out from how do you say that good sense . Have you debriefed him . No. But mr. Dowd has a good sense of it. He talked to him at the time. So you dont know what mr. Mcgahn you dont know 100 of what he testified to to mr. Mueller . I think that through john dowd we have a pretty good sense of it and john dowd yesterday said, ill use his words rather than mine, that mcgahn was a strong witness for the president. So i dont need to know much more about that. Now, even though mayor giuliani contends that they have a good handle on exactly what don mcgahn said to the special counsel, theres another New York Times report that says exactly the opposite, that the white house and the president s legal team was not prepared for the voluminous amount of information that don mcgahn could have potentially given to the special counsel and hes not been debriefed outside of a short list of notes that was provided by don mcgahns personal attorney to the effect of exactly what he talked about. And that could be the problem for the white house. Mcgahn and his legal team have said repeatedly that theyve been honest, and there are few people who know as much about exactly what the president s been up to over the past year and a half as it relates to the russia probe than don mcgahn. So the big question is what did the special counsel learn and how could that impact their investigation . Thats an answer we may not have for several weeks to come. Ryan nobles, cnn, berkeley heights, new jersey. To talk more about this lets bring in steven erlanger. Steven the chief Diplomatic Correspondent in europe for the New York Times live in brussels, belgium this hour. Steven, always a pleasure you have to here on the show. Look, we know that mcgahn spent three days, some 30 hours speaking with the special counsel. The president appearing to get out ahead of the story, saying he told him to do so. But heres the thing. A source telling cnn the white house doesnt know exactly what mcgahn discussed. Is this a problem for the president . Well, its always a problem for the president because this investigation really goes to the heart of his of his election victory, first of all. Which hes very sensitive about. And its a question of whether he obstructed justice or whether anyone in the white house tried to obstruct justice. And thats what mr. Mcgahn is likely to be able to testify about. I dont know what he said any more than trump did but lawyers are very careful when theyre talking under oath to other lawyers, particularly prosecutors. They have in mind not just the integrity of the white house or their particular boss, which actually is the white house, not necessarily the president , but their own professional reputation. Mr. Mcgahn is going to be very careful not to commit perjury. And it depends on what he was asked and what he answered. But 30 hours is a really, really long time. Mr. Trump has got himself stuck here because on the one hand he says go ahead, testify, ive got nothing to hide, and on the other hand he complains about his lawyer doing just what he told him to do. It does also show that difference in strategy in the beginning to be more cooperative with the special counsel. But later and with mr. Giuliani it seems to raise more questions about the overall investigation. It all comes down to one central question, steven, will the president agree to an interview with the special counsels team . Mr. Trumps attorney Rudy Giuliani suggested doing so could be a perjury trap and in making the case about that on nbcs meet the press giuliani gave life to a headscratching term that is akin to saying the sun is the moon and the sky is the ground. Listen for it. Im not going to be rushed into having him testify so that he gets trapped into perjury. And when you tell me that you know, he should testify because hes going to tell the truth and he shouldnt worry, well, thats so silly because its somebodys version of the truth, not the truth. He didnt have a conversation about truth is truth. I dont mean to go no, it isnt truth. Truth isnt truth. The president of the United States says i didnt truth isnt truth . Mr. Mayor, do you realize what no. No, no. This is going to become a bad meme. Dont do this to me. Chuck todd. And giuliani. Thinking about that headslapping emoji. Truth is truth. He says truth isnt truth. The last time, steven, we heard Something Like this, that ridiculous term alternative facts. But heres the serious question. Do you taking . From giulianis questions there, from what you heard . Well, i do. Its not just George Orwells war is peace, truth is falsehood. There is anxiety. I mean, Rudy Giuliani was a very good prosecutor in the city of new york. He knows what a prosecution is and he knows how it works, and he feels the pressure building on the white house. And hes obviously trying to defend trump as best he can. And i think hes probably right. I mean, weve heard trump talk. Trump likes to talk about whatever crosses his mind. He has a kind of loose grip on what actually happens sometimes. He has ideas he keeps coming up with over and over again, no matter what the truths these are just his ideas. So to put him face to face with a wellprepared prosecutor is probably not a very good thing. I think Rudy Giulianis right about that. Steven erlanger live in brussels, belgium. Thank you, steven, for your time. Thanks, george. Well, right now emotional reunions are taking place in north korea. Dozens of families separated by the korean war are meeting with relatives they havent seen in decades. Keep in mind these are very brief reunions. They last only three days. But with each precious hour it could be the last chance for these koreans, many of them over 80 and 90 years old, to see their loved ones. So lets get the latest in seoul, south korea. Our Paula Hancocks is following this story. So paula, happening this hour, emotionally charged meetings because for most of these elderly family members it is the last time theyll ever see their loved ones. Talk to us about what is happening right now and how this whole process of reuniting these relatives, how it works. Reporter well, rosemary, according to the reunification ministery, the reunion started at 3 00 p. M. So thats an hour ago local time. So these families, 89 south korean families, have been meeting with their family members from north korea that they havent seen for decades, since the korean war. In fact, many of them say that for so many years they never even knew if their loved ones were still alive. But they are the lucky ones. They are part of these fearly rare reunions that happen when north and south korea are cooperating, when relations between the two koreas are strong. And certainly they are the lucky ones because it is a fraction of those who want to meet family members in north korea that actually have the chance to do that. 57,000 people were eligible to be picked this time around. Just 89 were able to go. And the tragic example of just how this is a race against time. There should have been four more families involved, but four individuals had to pull out in the last couple of days because of health reasons. As you say, many of them in their 80s and 90s, knowing this really is a last chance for them. Now, one lady we spoke to was very excited that she was going into north korea to see family, but she said it was bittersweet. So there are just certain hours of the day overt next three days that these families will be able to sit down with each other, to talk to each other, to catch up on almost 70 years of life. They have two hours this afternoon where they are able to sit down. There will be a dinner for two hours this evening, and then they will meet again tomorrow. But it is very choreographed. It is very controlled, the amount of time they can spend together. It was about 11 hours in all over these three days. And then of course they have to get on the bus and come back to south korea knowing that that is likely the last time that they will see their loved ones. Weve just heard comments from the south korean president moon jaein, who himself was part of these family reunions a few years ago with his mother to go meet his auntie hes never seen. Hes the son of north korean jooefz zpr refugees and he said the fact there are so many people that still want to be reunited with family is a matter of shame for both the north korean and the south korean governments. Also saying that as a member of a divided family myself i sympathize deeply with the sadness and pain. There really is no time. Talking there about the many thousands that are still waiting to be part of these reunions. It is exactly as you say, bittersweet. Our Paula Hancocks bringing us the latest on those family reunions from her advantage point there in seoul, south korea. Many thanks to you, paula. Still ahead, Government Forces are closing in and millions of syrians are trapped. Coming up, the feeling of hopelessness that people feel in Idlib Province. Plus, irans top diplomat says his country might be able to make a deal with President Trump but there are conditions attached. His exclusive interview with cnn when we come back. My name is jeff sheldon, and im the founder of ugmonk. Before shipstation it was crazy. Its great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize ive got a hundred orders i have to ship out. Shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everythings pretty much done. Its so much easier so now, were ready, bring on t. Shipstation. The number one ch of online sellers. Go to shipstation. Com tv and get two months free. Air strikes have hit that area very hard in recent days and dozen of people have been killed. Many of the survivors have nowhere else to go. Cnns arwa damon has been following this story, joining us live in istanbul, turkey this hour. Arwaw governme arwa, with Government Forces youve spoken to people there. What are they saying . Reporter you know, george, theyre absolutely terrified because what were seeing is these airstrikes hitting into the heart of Idlib Province and closer to the Turkish Border. There used to be an ice cream shop on the corner, kids playing in the street, a sense that the violence would not strike here. At least not like this. Its five days after multiple air strikes hit this once quiet neighborhood in Idlib Province, killing dozens of people, shattering whatever illusion of safety that may have existed. For seven years now syrias unraveling has been documented. Whats the point in all your filming, ibrahim naif wants to know. For there is no humanity in this, in the worlds muted response to syrias heartless destruction. Only one of ibrahims five children survived. Its just memories now. The family next door displaced from elsewhere were all killed, seven of them. Also killed was a media activist, ahmad. Ahmad was just 20 years old, a nurse and First Responder by training, a role he played in his native aleppo before the family was forcibly displaced to idlib as the regime took over. When he saw that the responders werent there, he threw his camera aside and went to save a little girl, ahmads father mahmoud tells us. But another strike came in, killing them both. Allahu akbar. Reporter his parents seem stoic together, proud but in pain. But later as his mother shows us ahmads clothes she breaks down. In the room next door his father shows us his photos. Tears he cant cry in front of his wife. They did everything together. A fatherson team documenting their nations pain. Now directly a part of it. The sluggish summer pace of life as we drive through Idlib Province seems to belie the looming violence. Its the last remaining main rebel stronghold. Turkey, russia, and iran have been negotiating to ostensibly come to some sort of agreement, to prevent a total massacre here by the Syrian Regime and its russian backers. Turkey has military observation posts in the province and has called an assault on idlib a red line. Its border has been closed and instead a senior turkish official says his government is pouring millions of dollars into swirling refugee camps. He was just saying he remembers when there were just a few tents here and the rest of it was just the olive groves, and now you take a look and it just has such an aura of permanence to it all. The Rolling Hills a stones throw from the Turkish Border is have been transformed into a sea of lost souls from aleppo, homs, derra derraia, and elsewhere. Idlibs population has doubled as more syrians arrived. As other areas of the country fell back into government control the regime relocated residents and rebel fighters. For those here normal and home have been irreversibly redefined. We cant go back, ever, mustapha al haddadi says. He doesnt trust the assad regime. And with nowhere left to go many feel theyre just waiting for their death sentence to be carried out. You know, george, in the past when wed go to syria wed really feel a lot of rage. And while people are still incensed by whats happening, by what they perceive as being International Inaction or a lack of a will to actually try to stop the violence, now you really get the sense that theyre just resigned to their fate, that they know that no one is going to come to save them or even try to stop the bloodshed. Arwa, i think you covered it all. Not much more to ask here. Thank you for the report. The u. S. Has refused to forgive billions of dollars in fines to secure the release of a u. S. Pastor in turkey. That is according to the wall street journal. Citing a senior white house official. It says that turkey offered to free andrew brunson. If the u. S. Forgave huge fines on a turkish bank. Brunson has been held by turkish authorities since 2016 over his alleged role in a failed coup. The Trump Administration has threatened more sanctions if he is not freed. Well, neighboring iran also knows a thing or two about u. S. Sanctions. In fact, its foreign minister says the u. S. Is addicted to them. He spoke to cnns nick patonwalsh in this exclusive interview. Would you possibly see any merit in president rouhani and President Trump having a oneonone meeting and seeing what progress they could possibly make . Not when the previous huge progress that we made is simply thrown out. Do you come back to that deal again . Because theyve torn it up. Youve got two or six years its the litmus test. The litmus test of whether we can trust the United States or not. It was not an easy political decision for the iranian government and for me personally and for president rouhani to sit down with the secretary of state. You took a bit of a personal hit then, didnt you . Well, thats what diplomats are for. Part of our salary is to get personal hits. I believe there is a disease in the United States, and that is the addiction to sanctions. If you felt the u. S. Was addicted to sanctions why did you go ahead with the deal . That may have been one of the mistakes. But the problem was that we felt that the United States had learned that at least as far as iran is concerned sanctions do produce Economic Hardship but do not produce the political outcomes that they intended them to produce. And i thought that the americans had learned that lesson. Unfortunately, i was wrong. So here we go in the opposite direction. You talk about trying to revisit that nuclear deal but its pretty clear donald trump has no interest we do not want to revisit that nuclear deal. We want the United States to implement that nuclear deal. Today the closest u. S. Allies are resisting those sanctions. The u. S. Basically arm twisting its attempt to put pressure. I dont want to use the term bullying. You dont want to use the term bullying. But thats but thats what it amounts to. Are they succumbing to it, do you think, the european allies . I think everybody looks at it that way. Is november going to hurt . Just for clarity here, youre going to have another wave of u. S. Sanctions against the oil industry. Is that going to take a toll . The u. S. Sanctions have always hurt. What is hurting, though, is people who want to buy medicine. People who want to buy food. The economic upheaval that you see right now in iran is because of the measures that needed to be taken to be prepared for those days. So we are prepared for the worst case scenario. Could you ever get a deal with donald trump . Well, it depends on President Trump, whether he wants to make us believe that hes a reliable partner. Now, if we spend time with him and he signs another agreement, how long would it last . Until the end of his administration . Until he departs from the place where he put his signature on the agreement . And for more on his exclusive interview nick patonwalsh joins us now live from tehran. Nick, good to see you. If they dont think they can talk to donald trump, what comes next . Reporter that is the extraordinary question to answer here. And its a remarkable impasse really to see a man like jafiva zarif who was part of one of the most complicated Nuclear Deals and donald trump who prides himself being a master of the art of the deal. Its a lack of trust really at the end of the day. And i think the other part when we spoke to mr. Zarif was clear, he felt the future lay in european allies, he believed or hoped that somehow because there was a u. N. Security Council Resolution backing the nuclear deal that International Law or International Pressure could cause the rest of the world frankly to go it alone without the United States and that that might cause donald trump to have a change of heart. He even suggested perhaps that europe if they were able to change their mind about tariffs they could exercise pressure on the white house too. This comes at a time when rhetoric against this iranian government from the white house is at a pretty high level. They just created something last week something called the Iran Action Group which had a reminiscence of back in the early 2000s before the invasion of iraq, a group that was designed to get iran to, quote, change its behavior in many different ways. That unfortunately many thought failed, overlapping the sixth anniversary of the u. S. Backed coup against democratically elected government here inside iran. The pressure grows on both sides certainly. And i think at this point theres a sense of exasperation that that very intricately, carefully fashioned nuclear deal was simply thrown out the window by donald trump. In fact, mr. Zarif wasnt even sure how many current toplevel u. S. Officials in the white house had read its final print. It was complicated, took years to put together. So i think really his belief is theyre to go back and instate that and then there may be a future. But you have to bear in mind the slightly haphazard world of Donald Trumps diplomacy, one on one he prefers, it may field something in the future but we got the impression here that the iranian government feels its trust has been vitamined and may have lost a bit of face and is going to need to see a lot of changes perhaps before it sits down again with the u. S. Administration. All right. Many thanks to our Nick Paton Walsh joining us live from tehran, where it is midday. Were following these historic floods in southwest india. Kerala state. These floods leaving behind widespread destruction and a massive recovery challenge. But first, crews are racing to help thousands still stranded. Plus the afghan president waves an olive branch to the taliban. How the military group is responding to a proposed ceasefire. Thats still to come. Stay with us. Does your Business Internet provider promise a lot . Lets see who delivers more. Comcast business gives you gigspeed in more places. The others dont. We offer up to 6 hours of 4g Wireless Network backup. Everyone else, no way. We let calls from any of your devices come from your business number. Them, not so much. We let you keep an eye on your business from anywhere. The others . Nope for a limited time, when you get fast, reliable internet, you can add voice for just 24. 95 more per month. Call or go online today. Call or go on line today. And a very warm welcome back to our viewers. Joining us here in the United States and of course all around the world im rosemary church. Im George Howell with the headlines were following for you. This hour sources tell cnn the Trump Administration does not know exactly what White House Counsel Don Mcgahn told Robert Mueller in his investigation. Mcgahn spoke with the special counsel for some 30 hours as part of the investigation into Russian Election interference. 89 South Koreans are now in north korea for brief reunions with relatives they have not seen in decades. Thousands of families were separated by the korean war in 1950, and many have had little or no contact since. Participants have just three days to spend time with their loved ones. In the southern part of india, kerala flood watters are slowly receding but thousands of people remain trapped in the worst floods there in nearly a century. Officials fear there could be an outbreak of disease among the more than 800,000 people who are staying in shelters. 391 people have died since the monsoon season started in may. Following this story, cnns alexandra field is live in hong kong. And alexandra, were talking about 33 Million People in that state. When you consider the damage that weve seen, these images that are so terrible, the devastation, officials worry this recovery, it could be overwhelming. Yeah. This is really destruction on a massive scale. When you take a look at the numbers here. This was tremendous flooding, the likes of which people have not seen in decades and decades. We heard from some in the hardesthit areas of kerala. They said the floodwaters were coming so quickly that the first story of their homes were filling up with water in the space of just an hour. The cleanup will bring a long road ahead but the shortterm goal is to continue these rescue operations. Officials are working to find anyone who is still stranded on a rooftop or in a flooded building by the end of the day today. Rescuers can only reach the most desperate by boat and by air. People left stranded by raging waters by the thousands. No houses left here. No houses left here. Almost all the houses are flooded. Its four feet water has come down in this particular place. And you cant walk. You need a boat or Something Like that. Reporter emergency workers, among them the Indian Air Force and the National Disaster response force, must navigate the washedout roads to deliver supplies, a hand, any help they can give. On the day we deployed here, the situation very horrifying. Almost ten feet to six feet, and you can find water everywhere. Water everywhere, nothing else. But today the water is depleting. The level is coming down and down. But the main work really start now. Reporter the indian state of kerala is now a disaster zone. Food is airdropped to those who cant be reached. The injured and traumatized taken to hospitals. Days of deadly landslides and flash floods brought devastation worse than any theyve seen before. Even here. The thing is right now the flood which we are experiencing right now is horrible. We never had such a chaos situation. Every house is filled in the water. Reporter hundreds of thousands who have reached shelters are still in need. The thing is theres no toilet over here. Okay . Theres nothing no sanitation. Basic sanitation thing over here. Theres no Drinking Water over here. We are no Drinking Water. The water issue is the primary thats also a primary concern. Reporter every year millions of tourists visit kerala drawn by its natural beauty. Its Natural Disaster has now claimed hundreds of lives. Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi visited the def stated area over the weekend. Officials peg the damage as causing nearly 3 billion. Theyre working to free up resources to the tune of some 70 million to bring people the immediate relief supplies they need. Things like water, fuel, even oxygen or medicines in some cases. Most importantly, though, george, theyre trying get people clean water. As we know, that will certainly be key to staving off the spread of disease at this point. George . And that is the concern. I mean, is there a concern that it will be difficult to get the supplies down, the medicine if need be, food and water just to make sure the disease does not spread . Reporter its certainly something authorities are focused on right now. As we said, theyre trying finish the rescue operations today. They also believe theyll be able to stop the air drops of supplies and food today. Thats indicative of the fact of course that more people are getting to shelters now or out of homes or buildings that had been devastated or damaged. So theyre getting to areas where they can be helped. But you still have to keep a steady stream of supplies to those people. And when you talk about the fact that this is work, recovery work and rebuilding work thats going to take months if not years, it means there will be a critical need that has to be met and theyre going to have to develop paths in order to get things they need. Some 800,000 people in shelters currently, many more displaced of course, staying with friends, family or any other place they can get shelter. It is a densely populated part of that nation and a lot of watt grer what weve seen. Alexandra field, thank you for the reporting. And as that rescue effort continues, lets find out what the forecast is for india. Our meteorologist Pedram Javaheri is live in the International Weather center with details. Pedram. Hi, guys. I have some better news as far as the forecast is concerned. As a meteorologist we look at kerala very carefully every single day because thats the precise state where the monsoon season starts as rain crosses that particular region of the indian subcontinent. We note rain brings a tremendous amount of life across this region, about half a billion people depend on it here for their livelihood when it comes to the farming industry and the agricultural industry. But the state of kerala right there has seen the normal rainfall between the 1st of june to the latter portion of august, around 1600 millimeters which is around 60 inches. But the actual rainfall has exceeded 2300 millimeters which is about 90 inches, and that is 42 above what is normal for that particular period. You put that in an area which is the heart of the monsoon season and put 40 in excess on top of it, you get scenes like this in satellite imagery where you see islands created across some communities where hundreds of thousands of people are now displaced as a result of what has happened. Theres the state of kerala. Thats in the green area. Thats the no warning area. We havent seen that all summer. So weve seen the amount of rainfall the heaviest of which worked its way to the north and the India Meteorological Department says we dont expect much heavy rainfall over the next five days across this region. Fantastic news as far as improving conditions. Some of the heaviest monsoons shifting to the north. Some of these regions will certainly take it. Too much of a good thing quickly becomes a bad thing. Take you toward the puts p we have a lot of wet weather to tell you about across the great lakes snrks Severe Weather even in places across the midwestern u. S. St. Louis. On into chicago expecting some heavy rainfall into the afternoon hours. Then the big story becomes the cool air thats going to shift in. A hint of autumn in the air across northern portions of the u. S. Middle 70s come back in minneapolis and chicago and the low 70s in places like boston. And a little farther toward the south even getting a little dip in the temperatures as well. Want to take you to right here. Thats panama city, florida. Scenes across that region in the past 24 hours weve had some water spouts reported across this region of florida. Pretty ominous perspective. Across this region of beautiful florida. The area of concern right here certainly its a lot of water spouts and did you know august is the single busiest water spout month for the United States and in florida in particular. I want to show you something here on the maps. As you go from panama city in points toward the south all the way down to south florida did you know that an area between marathon and key west gets 400 to 500 water spouts every single year. Thats more than one a day of course. And that is water sfout allpout and peak month is in the heart of august. Certainly the place to see water spouts or if you want to avoid them get out of the keys this time of year but thats where it all happens. Good advice. Thanks so much. 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Com wildfiresafety the government has offered the taliban a truce for eid al adha. Its not clear if the militants will accept but they say they will accept hundreds of prisoners for the muslim holiday. And for the latest cnns ivan watson joins us now live from hong kong. Good to see you, ivan. So what progress, if any, has been made regarding this ceasefire and what more are you learning about accusations by afghan officials that the taliban have kidnapped about 150 passengers from buses in kunduz . Reporter right. Well, lets start with the ceasefire proposal, rosemary. This is coming from the afghan president ashraf ghani, who has proposed what could be a threemonth ceasefire, something afghanistan really hasnt seen in a war that has dragged on and claimed lives. Record numbers of civilians this year for some 17 years. In one of his tweets he announced, we announce a ceasefire that would take effect from tomorrow, monday, the day of arafa, till the day of the birth of the prophet, miladunabi, provided that the taliban reciprocate. And thats pretty important there. The offer has been welcomed by the nato secretarygeneral, by pakistan, a major stakeholder in the afghan conflict, and by the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo, who wrote in a statement, we remain ready to support, facilitate, and participate in direct negotiations between the Afghan Government and the taliban. For its part the taliban has always argued that as long as there are u. S. Troops in afghanistan it wants to talk to the u. S. , not to the u. S. Backed Afghan Government. There were reports of negotiations between u. S. Diplomats and taliban representatives in doha last month. The taliban put out its own statement on the eve of this muslim holiday on sunday. It wasnt a response to Ashraf Ghanis offer. Instead it was celebrating what it claims were big victories on the battlefield and calling for talks with the u. S. , arguing since the ongoing war in afghanistan is the birth child of american occupation, therefore we have and continue to insist on direct talks with america to bring it to an end. I mentioned this has been a very deadly year. More than 1,600 civilians killed in the First Six Months of this year. Deadly attacks that took place in kabul, the capital, last week. Also an assault by the taliban on a city called ghazni, very close to the afghan capital, and now we have from a local Government Official accusations that the taliban held up three buses in the northern province kunduz, took more than 100 people hostage. That official claims that Afghan Security forces managed to rescue most of them. But its just an example, another example, rosemary, of the daily kind of drip of violence that plagues this country, again, for some 17 years. Rosemary. It is a big problem. Ivan watson bringing us that live report from hong kong. Many thanks. Now to venezuela, where an economic and humanitarian crisis could soon become even more devastating. Economists warn that new Economic Reforms announced by the nations president , Nicolas Maduro, that theyre likely to backfire. Meanwhile, venezuelan refugees are facing backlash as they try to flee other latin american countries. Our rafael romo explains. Reporter the constant stream of refugees is putting pressure. Lets take the border town of pacaraima where a mob attacked a group of venezuelan immigrants over the weekend. They also destroyed a camp where the immigrants were staying, setting their belongings on fire. This attack prompted a group of about 1,200 venezuelan refugees to rush back into their own country. Last week two other countries in the region announced restrictive measures affecting venezuelan nationals. Ecuadorian officials said venezuelan migrants will have to show their passport and not just an i. D. Card before being allowed to enter its territory. Although we noticed the new rule wasnt being enforced and immigrants were still crossing into ecuador. Peru announced friday it will do the same. Some immigrants said they were taken by surprise by the new measures as they were traveling in colombia on their way to ecuador and peru. Translator we were already on our way here when they started asking us to show our passports because they were no longer going to accept the n. D. And i. D. Card. Thats why we were so worried. Many of us may spend the night here waiting for an answer. Reporter meanwhile, venezuelans at home are arbitrating for the outcome of new economic measures announced friday by president Nicolas Maduro that are supposed to go into effect monday. First of all, the president decreed a 60fold increase on the minimum wage. Employers dont know if they will have enough money to pay employees. Although maduro says the government will provide assistance for 90 days. Also monday the government is removing five zeros from the venezuelan currency dropping its value by more than 90 . Many merchants closed their doors over the weekend unable to understand how to change prices to reflect the new currency while shoppers rush to supermarkets and gas stations that remained open. According to the International Monetary fund venezuelas inflation may hit 1 million percent by the end of the year. Rafael romo, cnn, atlanta. Greece exits its last Bailout Program. Whats ahead after nearly nine years of reform and austerity measures . Gimme one minute. And ill tell you some important things to know about medicare. First, it doesnt pay for everything. Say this pizza is your part b medical expenses. This much about 80 medicare will pay for. Whats left is on you. 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Com save and never go to the post office again a book that youre ready to share with the world . Get published now, call for your free publisher kit today welcome back, everyone. Well, greece has reached an economic milestone. The country exited its third and final Bailout Program monday after a nearly nineyear debt crisis that came with painful austerity measures. Thats right. Our Richard Quest looks at how greece kept bankruptcy at bay he and what the country faces moving forward. Reporter greece, a country about to stand on its own two financial feet again. At midnight monday greece exited its final Bailout Program. Theres no more program for greece. There wont be any more program for greece. Reporter it marks an end, at least for now, to nearly a decade of Financial Life support. This is a positive development, particularly now that the Greek Economy has finally started recovering and the end of the program coincides with an agreement on the debt. Reporter greeces odyssey began in the wake of the financial crisis. Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the eu and the imf initiated the first of three greek bailouts. Last night we reached an agreement. Reporter hundreds of billions of dollars were provided in exchange for a promise of greek government reforms, tax increases, and relentless austerity for the greek people. The drama played out on the streets of athens. And threatened to tear apart the architect of the eurozone. Cutting the cord from Financial Rescue wont be easy. Since 2010 the Greek Economy shrunk by more than a quarter and unemployment still hovers around 20 . There is no doubt that the fiscal adjustment in greece has been brutal. Historically, this has never happened before in any country. Reporter despite europes generous relief package greeces debt levels are stilt highest in the eu. And in a july report the imf was skeptical about the countrys longterm prospects. Is it going to be going back to old habits . Will it be very negative for markets . Or are we going to finally see an ambitious agenda for reforms that will lead to more investment and more growth in the long term . Reporter many greeks saw the terms of the bailout as a humiliating life sentence. Mondays exit may be the start of a long parole. Richard quest, cnn. The russian president Vladimir Putin made a special stop on his way to meet with the german chancellor angela merkel. He went to a wedding and even danced with the bride. Austrias foreign minister was getting married, and she personally invited the russian president. But his appearance there didnt make austrian opposition lawmakers very happy. They say mr. Putins invitation undermines the eus policy on the kremlin, which includes sanctions on russia over its annexation of crimea. U. S. Audiences have fallen in love with the glitz and glamour of singapore. Weve been dating for over a year now, and i think its about time people met my beautiful girlfriend. What about us taking an adventure east . Like queens . Singapore. Colins wedding. Dont you want to meet my family . The romantic comedy, have you seen, it crazy rich asians clinched the top spot at the box office this weekend, the opening. Havent seen it but want to see it. The movie made 34 million over five days, beating expectations. It is the first major studio film in 25 years with a mostly asian cast. And wed like to thank you for joining us this hour. Im rosemary church. And im George Howell. For our viewers in the United States, early start is next. For viewers around world the news continues with our colleague max foster live in london. Youre watching cnn, the worlds news leader. Have a great day. The white House Counsel did not fully brief the president s defense team after speaking with the special counsel. Don mcgahn was concerned he was the fall guy for obstruction of justice. There is a disease in the United States. That is the addiction to sanctions. A cnn exclusive. 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