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We charge mexico 100,000 for every person they send over. One republican rival says its time for the party to reject trump, or the partys candidates will lose. We break it down with our political panel. Plus a car caught on camera driving in reverse on a winding l. A. Road. The question whos behind the wheel. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone and thanks for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. One of the worlds most dangerous and powerful drug kingpins the subject of a massive manhunt right now. Joaquin guzman better known as El Chapo Escaped from a maximum Security Federal prison just west of mexico city. During a routine check guards noticed he was missing and found a hole in his cell. The hole led to a roughly milelong tunnel that had lights and ventilation. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel considered one of the most powerful and violent in mexico. It is also known for being a major heroin supplier to the u. S. Guzman is wanted here on american soil on multiple federal Drug Trafficking and organized crime charges and there is a 5 million bounty on him. Cnns Juan Carlos Lopez is following the story from washington from us. What more do we know about this escape . Reporter fredricka, Joaquin Guzman proved there is no prison in mexico safe enough or tough enough to keep him behind bars. This is how the Mexican Government confirmed the escape of Joaquin Chapo guzman. According to the head of mexicos National Security commission guzman received his nightly medication at 8 00 p. M. Local time. Prison guards noticed later through the video Monitoring System that followed his every move that he wasnt in his cell. Guards then rushed to the cell and discovered a rectangular hole in the cell shower that led to a vertical tunnel with stairs and from there to the escape tunnel. Anna Maria Salazar is an analyst based in mexico and a former pentagon official. Apparently this particular prison is considered to be the most secure one of the most if not the most secure prison in mexico. And it had been evaluated by International Authorities and had gotten a very good evaluation. It was considered to be very secure. Reporter guzman Sinaloa Cartel is known for its expertise in tunnel building along the border for Drug Trafficking. The tunnel 90 kilometers or 55 miles west of mexico city reflects that knowledge. 1500 meters or almost a mile long from point a to point b, ventilation through plastic piping electricity and lighting and even a motorcyclepowered buggy in a very detailed work of engineering. The tunnel ended at a construction site in a neighborhood adjacent to the prison. 18 guards were detained and transferred to mexico city for interrogation. The International Airport was shut down. Its guzmans second escape from a maximum security prison. Facilities designed with drug lords such as him in mind. One would have assumed that he would have been the most watchedover criminal in the world. Apparently that just didnt happen. This is a huge embarrassment for the Mexican Government obviously, and of course its going to raise a lot of questions as to whats happening with the mexican criminal justice system. Reporter on january 19th 2001 chapo guzman escaped from the maximum security prison in western mexico. Back then his plan was simpler. He escaped in a laundry cart and remained on the lam for 13 years, until february 22nd 2014 when he was captured in sinaloa, apparently with intelligence provided by the dea and the u. S. Marshal service. Now attorney general Loretta Lynch released a statement expressing her concern over the escape of chapo guzman and adding i quote, the u. S. Government stands ready to work with our mexican partners to provide any assistance that may help support his swift recapture. Mexican president is also calling for an investigation to see if any Public Officials have been part of el chapos escape plan fredricka. Juan carlos lopez, thank you so much. Lets bring in sylvia longmeyer, author of cartel, the coming invasion of mexicos drug wars. Good to see you, sylvia. Thanks for having me. El chapo, his Engineering Firm has been known for building tunnels. You hear of this nearly milelong tunnel that he used to escape. Wouldnt it have been presumed perhaps by this maximum security facility that a tunnel or his network of people would be able to commandeer an escape for him . It seems like this was made too easy for him. Absolutely. You take a look at what happened when he escaped earlier, the first escape and there have to be people that are getting paid very very good money in order to make these things happen. I guarantee you as soon as he entered that prison already people were going to work at finding a way to get him out of there. Really. So apparently the u. S. Did try to have him extradited. There was a feeling that perhaps he might be more secure in a u. S. Jail. What would have been the argument for mexico to say, no we want to keep him here. Our maximum security facility you know is impenetrable. Well obviously that argument doesnt hold much water. It was, i believe, a source of National Pride to say that weve got this this is our situation and we can handle it. Over the past pretty much during his past administration hes really kind of refused all the assistance that the United States has offered in the drug war compared to his predecessors felipe calderon. Why would that be . I believe he wanted to take control of the drug war back. Felipe calderon was seen by many in mexico as weak for relying so heavily on the United States government to handle their drug war problems for them so i think this was just a measure of control to kind of take the reins back from the United States and say we can handle this chapo thing, but obviously that hasnt been the case. So a big blow for the president now who had been able to say that he had made a real dent in some of the drug Cartel Business but now this completely undermines that. So then im wondering your point of view does el chapo, is he more dangerous now . Has he just won even more influence through his escape . Thats really the big question. What is he going to do . Is he going to lay low and wait for everything to blow over before rejoining the Sinaloa Cartel and taking control again or does he get right back into the fold . Look how long he had out in the mountains, in the sierra madre without anybody finding him for just a very long time. Or has he been out of the game long enough that he needs some time to catch up . Is he going to join former Guadalajara Drug Cartel kingpin who was released under very suspicious circumstances not that long ago. So this is going to be just another waitandsee game in mexicos drug war to see what his next move is going to be. Sylvia longmire thanks so much. Good to see you. Thanks. And well be right back. Developing some of the highest quality, clinically proven nutrition isnt easy so at gnc, why do we do it . Why do we include key ingredients found in fruits and vegetables to create the worlds best multivitamin programs . Why do we do over 150 quality checks before putting them on the shelf . Well, heres why. Celebrating 80 years of quality life and quality products. And were just getting started. Gnc. I have type 2 diabetes. I started with pills. And now i take a longacting insulin at night. I take mine in the morning. I was trying to eat right, stay active. But i wasnt reaching my a1c goal anymore. Man my doctor says diabetes changes over time. It gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. My doctor added novolog® at mealtime for additional control. Now i know. Novolog® is a fastacting, injectable insulin and it works together with my longacting insulin. Proven effective. The mealtime insulin doctors prescribe most. Available in flexpen®. Vo novolog® is used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. Take novolog® as directed. Eat a meal within 5 to 10 minutes after injection. Check your blood sugar levels. Do not take novolog® if your blood sugar is too low or youre allergic to any of its ingredients. Tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medicines you take. Ask your doctor about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. The most common side effect is low blood sugar. Symptoms may include dizziness, sweating, confusion, and headache. Severe low blood sugar can be lifethreatening. Other common side effects include low potassium in your blood and injection site reactions. Get medical help right away if you experience trouble with breathing serious allergic reactions like swelling of your face tongue, or throat, sweating, extreme drowsiness dizziness, or confusion. Now i know about novolog®. Taken by millions since 2001. Vo ask your Health Care Provider about adding novolog®. It can help provide the additional control you may need. Nothing fits, huh . Not surprising. With that bloated belly. You got gas. I can see it and i know you feel it. Get gasx. It relieves bloating in minutes. Plus that uncomfortable pressure. No wonder its the 1 gas relief brand. Donald trump refusing to tone down his rhetoric on his comments before immigration. Before a crowd of 5,000 last night the rip president ial candidate said the United States should charge mexico 100,000 for every, quote, illegal immigrant they send across the border end quote. This morning one of trumps republican rivals issued a stern warning to the gop about trump. Cnns sunlan serfati is live at the white house. Reporter this is a very defiant donald trump making clear hes really not backing down from his controversial comments and he seemed to relish in the size of the crowd. Over 5,000 people coming out for the event which really does show that somewhat of his message, somewhat of his approach seems to be tapping in a little bit to some voters frustration about illegal immigration. But there was a moment in the middle of trumps speech last night where he was interrupted by a group of protesters within the room. They unfurled a banner and interrupted his speech. Heres how trump responded. I wonder i wonder if the Mexican Government sent them over here. I think so. Because im telling you, i tell about the bad deals that this country is making. Mexico i respect the country. Theyre taking our jobs theyre taking our manufacturing, theyre taking our money, theyre taking everything and theyre killing us on the border. Reporter and this sort of continued tough talk coming from trump really in defiance of a lot of that criticism, the barrage of criticism coming from other republican opponents. Also from many within the Republican Party, the establishment republicans, and we heard today from one of his opponents, senator Lindsey Graham on state of the union. Heres what he had to say. I think hes hijacked the debate. I think hes a wrecking ball for the future of the Republican Party with the Hispanic Community and we need to push back. Reporter and graham says that this is a defining moment for the Republican Party, fred and he continued to call on others within the race to step up and really hit back against this redhetoric from trump. So while donald trump was in arizona, how did some of the lawmakers, like senators john mccain or jeff blake respond to the events happening there . Reporter it was really interesting because this event was hosted by the local branch of the Republican Party, but the state branch was really very much in opposition to this happening. You heard from senators mccain and senators blake that they believe that trumps rhetoric is offensive. Senator flake saying he wish they would have been able to move on so its an interesting divide within the Republican Party, something that they definitely want to continue to avoid. Thanks so much. Still ahead, we talk to a grandmother in paraguay who was chosen to cook a meal for pope francis. What she made for the pontiff, next. [ male announcer ] we know theyre out there. You cant always see them. But its our job to find them. The answers. The solutions. The innovations. All waiting to help us build Something Better. Something more amazing. A safer, cleaner brighter future. At boeing, thats what building Something Better is all about. All right, checking our top stories, leaked documents show greece needs a third bailout from the eurozone of up to 96 billion over the next three years. European leaders in brussels have resumed their meeting and say they will not offer a bailout unless greece commits to deeper economic reforms. They have given greece a deadline of july 15th. And there are hopes the Iran Nuclear Negotiations might be finished by tomorrow. The latest deadline in the talks. Optimism for a deal has been quite the roller coaster ride. A source tells cnn the talks are still a work in progress and that there are still some issues to be closed end quote. Meanwhile, an iranian official tweeted it is quote, logistically impossible end quote, to finish a deal tonight on what he says is a 100page document. And back in this country, rhode island salty brine beach reopened today after being evacuated yesterday because of a possible bomb or at least explosion. A 50yearold woman was knocked down and hurt when an apparent explosion erupted out of the sand. She is reportedly alert. Authorities say there is no evidence of an explosive device but the incident is still under investigation. And the pope has dedicated his entire south american tour to talking about how the rich exploit the poor. So this morning, he began wrapping up his trip by holding a mass in a slum in paraguay and meeting the forgotten poor. Cnns rosa flores spent a day with one woman who was chosen to share a meal with the pontiff. Reporter she is known as grandma in the neighborhood of paraguays neighborhood. The 78yearold welcomes just about anyone into her home. Never thinking pope francis would come knocking on her door one day. You feel an emotion inside. Reporter the vatican chose three people from this humble neighborhood for a oneonone visit with francis, according to organizers. And she is one of them. What are you going to ask the pope for . [ speaking spanish ] shes hoping to ask the pope for peace, for tranquility for her family. Reporter to prepare for her special guest, she says her son gave her home a fresh coat of paint and her daughter plans to help her cook for the pope. She has an open kitchen with a dirt floor and a corrugated metal roof. Now, this is her stove. This is where she plans to cook for pope francis. You can see its open flame. And this is the dining table where she hopes to share a meal with the pontiff. On the menmenu a typical soup and a traditional tea. Were joking about how her tea is probably really good and the pope is going to enjoy it. Reporter everyone on her block has been pitching in to prepare for the popes visit. Dressing with the colors of the vatican and messages from some of its children asking pope francis to end corruption and brig bring peace. Then a question. Asking him why god allows Street Children to suffer. The last time a child asked the holy father a similar question he hugged the girl dropped his scripted message and spoke from the heart. Francis today ramirez is also expecting to visit with the pope and sing for him in her native language. She and others in the neighborhood wonder why the leader of the cath rick church would want to visit their humble homes in the tiny chapel where they pray. But during his tour through south america, pope francis has made one thing very clear. The worries of the poor are a cross that everyone should bear. Rosa flores cnn, paraguay. And still to come how the ruthless drug lord el chapo earned a ranobin hoodlike reputation and what it means for his latest prison break. When youre not confident you have complete visibility into your business, it can quickly become the only thing you think about. Thats where at t can help. At ts Innovative Solutions connect machines and people. To keep your internet of things insync, in realtime. Leaving you free to focus on what matters most. Hello again, everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. So one of the worlds most notorious drug kingpins is on the run after escaping from a mexican prison. Joaquin guzman better known at El Chapo Escaped from a maximum Security Federal prison this morning just west of mexico city. Guards noticed he was missing after discovering a hole in his cell leading to a roughly milelong tunnel with lighting and ventilation. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel considered one of the most powerful and violent in mexico. Its also known for being a major heroin supplier to the u. S. But he is also known as being a sort of robin hood having that reputation in his hometown. Cnns sara ganim joins me now with more on who he is. Sara. Reporter good afternoon. Good afternoon, fred. Yeah he is no doubt a very notorious and dangerous criminal in mexico known his cartel well known in the United States for supplying much of the heroin and cocaine that makes it here. Guess what a lot of the way that its transported here is through tunnels. His cartel is known for tunnelling drugs underneath the u. S. El Chapo Escaped<\/a> from a maximum Security Federal<\/a> prison just west of mexico city. During a routine check guards noticed he was missing and found a hole in his cell. The hole led to a roughly milelong tunnel that had lights and ventilation. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel<\/a> considered one of the most powerful and violent in mexico. It is also known for being a major heroin supplier to the u. S. Guzman is wanted here on american soil on multiple federal Drug Trafficking<\/a> and organized crime charges and there is a 5 million bounty on him. Cnns Juan Carlos Lopez<\/a> is following the story from washington from us. What more do we know about this escape . Reporter fredricka, Joaquin Guzman<\/a> proved there is no prison in mexico safe enough or tough enough to keep him behind bars. This is how the Mexican Government<\/a> confirmed the escape of Joaquin Chapo<\/a> guzman. According to the head of mexicos National Security<\/a> commission guzman received his nightly medication at 8 00 p. M. Local time. Prison guards noticed later through the video Monitoring System<\/a> that followed his every move that he wasnt in his cell. Guards then rushed to the cell and discovered a rectangular hole in the cell shower that led to a vertical tunnel with stairs and from there to the escape tunnel. Anna Maria Salazar<\/a> is an analyst based in mexico and a former pentagon official. Apparently this particular prison is considered to be the most secure one of the most if not the most secure prison in mexico. And it had been evaluated by International Authorities<\/a> and had gotten a very good evaluation. It was considered to be very secure. Reporter guzman Sinaloa Cartel<\/a> is known for its expertise in tunnel building along the border for Drug Trafficking<\/a>. The tunnel 90 kilometers or 55 miles west of mexico city reflects that knowledge. 1500 meters or almost a mile long from point a to point b, ventilation through plastic piping electricity and lighting and even a motorcyclepowered buggy in a very detailed work of engineering. The tunnel ended at a construction site in a neighborhood adjacent to the prison. 18 guards were detained and transferred to mexico city for interrogation. The International Airport<\/a> was shut down. Its guzmans second escape from a maximum security prison. Facilities designed with drug lords such as him in mind. One would have assumed that he would have been the most watchedover criminal in the world. Apparently that just didnt happen. This is a huge embarrassment for the Mexican Government<\/a> obviously, and of course its going to raise a lot of questions as to whats happening with the mexican criminal justice system. Reporter on january 19th 2001 chapo guzman escaped from the maximum security prison in western mexico. Back then his plan was simpler. He escaped in a laundry cart and remained on the lam for 13 years, until february 22nd 2014 when he was captured in sinaloa, apparently with intelligence provided by the dea and the u. S. Marshal service. Now attorney general Loretta Lynch<\/a> released a statement expressing her concern over the escape of chapo guzman and adding i quote, the u. S. Government stands ready to work with our mexican partners to provide any assistance that may help support his swift recapture. Mexican president is also calling for an investigation to see if any Public Officials<\/a> have been part of el chapos escape plan fredricka. Juan carlos lopez, thank you so much. Lets bring in sylvia longmeyer, author of cartel, the coming invasion of mexicos drug wars. Good to see you, sylvia. Thanks for having me. El chapo, his Engineering Firm<\/a> has been known for building tunnels. You hear of this nearly milelong tunnel that he used to escape. Wouldnt it have been presumed perhaps by this maximum security facility that a tunnel or his network of people would be able to commandeer an escape for him . It seems like this was made too easy for him. Absolutely. You take a look at what happened when he escaped earlier, the first escape and there have to be people that are getting paid very very good money in order to make these things happen. I guarantee you as soon as he entered that prison already people were going to work at finding a way to get him out of there. Really. So apparently the u. S. Did try to have him extradited. There was a feeling that perhaps he might be more secure in a u. S. Jail. What would have been the argument for mexico to say, no we want to keep him here. Our maximum security facility you know is impenetrable. Well obviously that argument doesnt hold much water. It was, i believe, a source of National Pride<\/a> to say that weve got this this is our situation and we can handle it. Over the past pretty much during his past administration hes really kind of refused all the assistance that the United States<\/a> has offered in the drug war compared to his predecessors felipe calderon. Why would that be . I believe he wanted to take control of the drug war back. Felipe calderon was seen by many in mexico as weak for relying so heavily on the United States<\/a> government to handle their drug war problems for them so i think this was just a measure of control to kind of take the reins back from the United States<\/a> and say we can handle this chapo thing, but obviously that hasnt been the case. So a big blow for the president now who had been able to say that he had made a real dent in some of the drug Cartel Business<\/a> but now this completely undermines that. So then im wondering your point of view does el chapo, is he more dangerous now . Has he just won even more influence through his escape . Thats really the big question. What is he going to do . Is he going to lay low and wait for everything to blow over before rejoining the Sinaloa Cartel<\/a> and taking control again or does he get right back into the fold . Look how long he had out in the mountains, in the sierra madre without anybody finding him for just a very long time. Or has he been out of the game long enough that he needs some time to catch up . Is he going to join former Guadalajara Drug Cartel<\/a> kingpin who was released under very suspicious circumstances not that long ago. So this is going to be just another waitandsee game in mexicos drug war to see what his next move is going to be. Sylvia longmire thanks so much. Good to see you. Thanks. And well be right back. Developing some of the highest quality, clinically proven nutrition isnt easy so at gnc, why do we do it . Why do we include key ingredients found in fruits and vegetables to create the worlds best multivitamin programs . Why do we do over 150 quality checks before putting them on the shelf . Well, heres why. Celebrating 80 years of quality life and quality products. And were just getting started. Gnc. I have type 2 diabetes. I started with pills. And now i take a longacting insulin at night. I take mine in the morning. I was trying to eat right, stay active. But i wasnt reaching my a1c goal anymore. Man my doctor says diabetes changes over time. It gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. My doctor added novolog\u00ae at mealtime for additional control. Now i know. Novolog\u00ae is a fastacting, injectable insulin and it works together with my longacting insulin. Proven effective. The mealtime insulin doctors prescribe most. Available in flexpen\u00ae. Vo novolog\u00ae is used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. Take novolog\u00ae as directed. Eat a meal within 5 to 10 minutes after injection. Check your blood sugar levels. Do not take novolog\u00ae if your blood sugar is too low or youre allergic to any of its ingredients. Tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medicines you take. Ask your doctor about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. The most common side effect is low blood sugar. Symptoms may include dizziness, sweating, confusion, and headache. Severe low blood sugar can be lifethreatening. Other common side effects include low potassium in your blood and injection site reactions. Get medical help right away if you experience trouble with breathing serious allergic reactions like swelling of your face tongue, or throat, sweating, extreme drowsiness dizziness, or confusion. Now i know about novolog\u00ae. Taken by millions since 2001. Vo ask your Health Care Provider<\/a> about adding novolog\u00ae. It can help provide the additional control you may need. Nothing fits, huh . Not surprising. With that bloated belly. You got gas. I can see it and i know you feel it. Get gasx. It relieves bloating in minutes. Plus that uncomfortable pressure. No wonder its the 1 gas relief brand. Donald trump refusing to tone down his rhetoric on his comments before immigration. Before a crowd of 5,000 last night the rip president ial candidate said the United States<\/a> should charge mexico 100,000 for every, quote, illegal immigrant they send across the border end quote. This morning one of trumps republican rivals issued a stern warning to the gop about trump. Cnns sunlan serfati is live at the white house. Reporter this is a very defiant donald trump making clear hes really not backing down from his controversial comments and he seemed to relish in the size of the crowd. Over 5,000 people coming out for the event which really does show that somewhat of his message, somewhat of his approach seems to be tapping in a little bit to some voters frustration about illegal immigration. But there was a moment in the middle of trumps speech last night where he was interrupted by a group of protesters within the room. They unfurled a banner and interrupted his speech. Heres how trump responded. I wonder i wonder if the Mexican Government<\/a> sent them over here. I think so. Because im telling you, i tell about the bad deals that this country is making. Mexico i respect the country. Theyre taking our jobs theyre taking our manufacturing, theyre taking our money, theyre taking everything and theyre killing us on the border. Reporter and this sort of continued tough talk coming from trump really in defiance of a lot of that criticism, the barrage of criticism coming from other republican opponents. Also from many within the Republican Party<\/a>, the establishment republicans, and we heard today from one of his opponents, senator Lindsey Graham<\/a> on state of the union. Heres what he had to say. I think hes hijacked the debate. I think hes a wrecking ball for the future of the Republican Party<\/a> with the Hispanic Community<\/a> and we need to push back. Reporter and graham says that this is a defining moment for the Republican Party<\/a>, fred and he continued to call on others within the race to step up and really hit back against this redhetoric from trump. So while donald trump was in arizona, how did some of the lawmakers, like senators john mccain or jeff blake respond to the events happening there . Reporter it was really interesting because this event was hosted by the local branch of the Republican Party<\/a>, but the state branch was really very much in opposition to this happening. You heard from senators mccain and senators blake that they believe that trumps rhetoric is offensive. Senator flake saying he wish they would have been able to move on so its an interesting divide within the Republican Party<\/a>, something that they definitely want to continue to avoid. Thanks so much. Still ahead, we talk to a grandmother in paraguay who was chosen to cook a meal for pope francis. What she made for the pontiff, next. [ male announcer ] we know theyre out there. You cant always see them. But its our job to find them. The answers. The solutions. The innovations. All waiting to help us build Something Better<\/a>. Something more amazing. A safer, cleaner brighter future. At boeing, thats what building Something Better<\/a> is all about. All right, checking our top stories, leaked documents show greece needs a third bailout from the eurozone of up to 96 billion over the next three years. European leaders in brussels have resumed their meeting and say they will not offer a bailout unless greece commits to deeper economic reforms. They have given greece a deadline of july 15th. And there are hopes the Iran Nuclear Negotiations<\/a> might be finished by tomorrow. The latest deadline in the talks. Optimism for a deal has been quite the roller coaster ride. A source tells cnn the talks are still a work in progress and that there are still some issues to be closed end quote. Meanwhile, an iranian official tweeted it is quote, logistically impossible end quote, to finish a deal tonight on what he says is a 100page document. And back in this country, rhode island salty brine beach reopened today after being evacuated yesterday because of a possible bomb or at least explosion. A 50yearold woman was knocked down and hurt when an apparent explosion erupted out of the sand. She is reportedly alert. Authorities say there is no evidence of an explosive device but the incident is still under investigation. And the pope has dedicated his entire south american tour to talking about how the rich exploit the poor. So this morning, he began wrapping up his trip by holding a mass in a slum in paraguay and meeting the forgotten poor. Cnns rosa flores spent a day with one woman who was chosen to share a meal with the pontiff. Reporter she is known as grandma in the neighborhood of paraguays neighborhood. The 78yearold welcomes just about anyone into her home. Never thinking pope francis would come knocking on her door one day. You feel an emotion inside. Reporter the vatican chose three people from this humble neighborhood for a oneonone visit with francis, according to organizers. And she is one of them. What are you going to ask the pope for . [ speaking spanish ] shes hoping to ask the pope for peace, for tranquility for her family. Reporter to prepare for her special guest, she says her son gave her home a fresh coat of paint and her daughter plans to help her cook for the pope. She has an open kitchen with a dirt floor and a corrugated metal roof. Now, this is her stove. This is where she plans to cook for pope francis. You can see its open flame. And this is the dining table where she hopes to share a meal with the pontiff. On the menmenu a typical soup and a traditional tea. Were joking about how her tea is probably really good and the pope is going to enjoy it. Reporter everyone on her block has been pitching in to prepare for the popes visit. Dressing with the colors of the vatican and messages from some of its children asking pope francis to end corruption and brig bring peace. Then a question. Asking him why god allows Street Children<\/a> to suffer. The last time a child asked the holy father a similar question he hugged the girl dropped his scripted message and spoke from the heart. Francis today ramirez is also expecting to visit with the pope and sing for him in her native language. She and others in the neighborhood wonder why the leader of the cath rick church would want to visit their humble homes in the tiny chapel where they pray. But during his tour through south america, pope francis has made one thing very clear. The worries of the poor are a cross that everyone should bear. Rosa flores cnn, paraguay. And still to come how the ruthless drug lord el chapo earned a ranobin hoodlike reputation and what it means for his latest prison break. When youre not confident you have complete visibility into your business, it can quickly become the only thing you think about. Thats where at t can help. At ts Innovative Solutions<\/a> connect machines and people. To keep your internet of things insync, in realtime. Leaving you free to focus on what matters most. Hello again, everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. So one of the worlds most notorious drug kingpins is on the run after escaping from a mexican prison. Joaquin guzman better known at El Chapo Escaped<\/a> from a maximum Security Federal<\/a> prison this morning just west of mexico city. Guards noticed he was missing after discovering a hole in his cell leading to a roughly milelong tunnel with lighting and ventilation. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel<\/a> considered one of the most powerful and violent in mexico. Its also known for being a major heroin supplier to the u. S. But he is also known as being a sort of robin hood having that reputation in his hometown. Cnns sara ganim joins me now with more on who he is. Sara. Reporter good afternoon. Good afternoon, fred. Yeah he is no doubt a very notorious and dangerous criminal in mexico known his cartel well known in the United States<\/a> for supplying much of the heroin and cocaine that makes it here. Guess what a lot of the way that its transported here is through tunnels. His cartel is known for tunnelling drugs underneath the u. S. Mexican Border<\/a> into the United States<\/a> and now officials believe that that is the way that he escaped for the second time from a prison in mexico. They call him el chapo or shortly for his small 56 frame. But his legend is enormous and now the worlds most powerful and deadly Drug Trafficking<\/a> kingpin has broken out of prison in mexico again. Joaquin guzman is the notorious drug boss who runs the Sinaloa Cartel<\/a> widely believed to be the biggest supplier of heroin and cocaine in the United States<\/a>. Authorities say this time he escaped through a hole in the shower area of the altiplano prison. Translator the item leads to a vertical passage about ten feet deep. This tunnel has ventilation and lighting. Reporter his latest escape adding to el chapos legend. In mexico hes the subject of books, songs and folklore. And hes wanted on both sides of the border. In the u. S. On federal trafficking and organized crime charges. His Cartel Notorious<\/a> for tunnels drugs under the u. S. Mexican Border<\/a>. Born into a poor family in the sinaloa state when the drug trade was evolving guzman amassed a powerful empire one that he continued running from behind bars after his first arrest in 1993. His reputation only grew as he spent 13 years on the run after escaping from prison in 2001. Sneaking out in a laundry cart in a plot that allegedly cost him 2. 5 million in bribes. He was caught and rearrested just last year at this resort in his home state of sinaloa. Now a massive manhunt for the Cartel Leader<\/a> is under way yet again. Now, fred, one of the ways he was able to stay on the run for so many years the last time he broke out of jail was, again, through his network of tunnels and also just the enormous amount of staff, the people around him who protect him. Obviously the u. S. Officials unofficially very upset about this. They had tried to extradite him back here for the few months that he was back in a mexican jail in a mexican prison im sorry, saying essentially that they didnt believe that he couldnt break out there again. He just holds so much power in that state. Of course their fears came true again this morning, fred. Sara ganim, thanks so much in new york. Well lets talk more about this. Joining me on the phone is Award Winning<\/a> staff writer patrick raden keefe. Patrick, glad youre back with us. You know he escaped from prison before as were being reminded by sara there. So is it your feeling that he has gone somewhere to simply blend in someplace off the beaten path . What is his i guess what is to be predicted about his escape escape . Well i think that the big question actually is going to hover over the next few hours and days which is can they pick him up before he gets back to his home state of sinaloa. If theres a big surge by the Mexican Government<\/a> in that area immediately around the prison and they can capture him before he flees the state, then you might actually see a situation in which hes recaptured. But i think that what history has shown us is that if he can get back to the mountains where he grew up and where he has a huge amount of local support, i think well never see this guy again. Oh my goodness. We understand that he may have still been doing business while behind bars. So that also speaks to his continued influence. Yeah. You know its funny, i spoke to a mexican official earlier today who was really incredulous. This is a person who had told me every time i raised the idea that chapo might escape again, somebody told me its never going to happen its never going to happen. This morning he sent me an email with two words saying it happened. When i talked to him later he said there had been some suggestion that El Chapo Guzman<\/a> was a nonexecutive chairman that he wasnt actually making the daytoday decisions. What this guy suggested to me was that the fact that they went to the trouble that they did to get him out suggested that he was indispensable, that they needed him running this operation. And so if that is the case and this operation clearly is very influential, while he was imprisoned was there any way of indicating whether his business was hurt by his absence . I mean it would be hard to say. There have been a lot of questions in recent months about who was going to take over. He has sons who were allegedly part of the cartel. There were other people in the leadership with him. But these are people who are quite old. Guzman is i think about 60 now. Some of the people who had been major figures in the cartel are older than he is. And so there were questions about whether there would be a leadership vacuum. But at the same time the Mexican Government<\/a> had kind of moved on once el chapo was captured and was beginning to focus on other cartels in different parts of the country that were more of a priority. And so i dont think there had been a there was never a huge diminution in drugs coming across the border. You can take out the head of the organization and the organization will continue to function. The president had apparently conveyed that this escape is a real blow to that government that administrations efforts because apparently he had taken some credit for weakening some of the cartels. Is there a feeling that he had indeed helped weaken this cartel especially with the arrest of el chapo, because even today in paris the mexican president has said that this escape is quote, an affront to the state. Yeah. Look it was a huge victory to capture el chapo. The only thing you could compare it to is president obama and the killing of osama bin laden. This was somebody who really appeared untouchable. And to have him get away now in a situation in which everybody has been watching and kind of wondering. Actually many, many mexican officials said publicly this was going to be a real test of the mexican judicial system could they handle a guy of this magnitude. People said again and again, yes, we can. This is going to be a proof of concept for us. To have him escape in such a bold manner in a tunnel that looks like it was an industrial project. This was not a tunnel this guy dug himself, there were lots and lots of people involved in this thing. Its a major embarrassment for mexico and i think it will be a real source of tension for u. S. mexican relations. All right, Patrick Radden<\/a> keefe, thanks so much. Closing arguments set to begin this week in the colorado Movie Theater<\/a> shooting. Next our legal experts take a look at what we can expect from james holmes defense team. music im supposed to tell you how it feels when you book the perfect Family Vacation<\/a> on hotels. Com. But i think hes kinda nailing it. music hotels. Com. They dont need me right now. wind chimes single piano note wind chimes and piano i called for help as soon as i saw her. I found her wandering miles from home. When the phone rang at 5am i knew it was about mom. I see how hard its been on her at work and i want to help. For the 5 million americans living with alzheimers and millions more who feel its effects. Lets walk together to make an even bigger impact and end alzheimers for good. Find your walk near you at alz. Org walk. Closing arguments set to begin tuesday in the trial of james holmes the man accused in the aurora colorado Movie Theater<\/a> shootings. The defense rested its case on friday after 256 witnesses and 47 days of courtroom proceedings. Holmes attorneys tried to show that he was legally insane when he opened fire at a 2012 showing of the dark knight rises. 12 people were killed and 70 others injured. And here now to discuss the case from new york is cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney danny savalos whos also joined by joey jackson. Good to see both of you. Hello, fredricka. Good afternoon. Danny, you first. We found out on thursday that james holmes would not take the stand. Was that a smart move given that the state law in colorado puts the burden of proof on prosecutors to prove that he was really sane at the time . You start with the rule and the rule is that a criminal defendant has an absolute constitutional right to testify. Well people may be surprised that there is no right to testify in the constitution like there is a right to a jury trial or a right to an attorney. The Supreme Court<\/a> sort of created that relatively recently. But the negative of that right is also the right not to testify. And any time its always a very difficult decision. A defendant has to ask himself and his lawyers have to ask themselves what is the benefit. What can his testimony add and balance that against the massive risk massive risk of presenting your client to the prosecution, who may completely shred them on the stand. And, i would say statistically the result of that formula is that in the vast majority or majority of cases, especially in one like this, defendants do not testify and probably in balancing the risk in this case theres nothing he really could have added. So then joey that brings us to the closing arguments. You know whether that decision at all influences what either side will be willing to say. You know it generally does fredricka, because jurors always want to hear from the defendant. Now, theyre instructed as a matter of law during jury instructions that the judge will instruct them you are to have no inference, the defendant doesnt have to testify. But of course inquiring minds always want to know. But this is a bit different. I would argue that he did testify in that courtroom. Now, it wasnt one of those official testimony, you know official testimony where, for example, a judge swears him in he goes up on the stand and he walks and people are riveted. But remember he was evaluated by courtappointed psychologists. At that time you heard 22 hours worth of questions and answers and his responses and interrogation. In addition to that he was on videotape doing a number of things. But clearly the defense has its work cut out for them here fredricka. Yes, the burden of course is on the prosecution to prove sanity. But boy, i think that that jury certainly has to have a connection to this case. 12 people are dead 70 are injured, many wont walk again, their lives are changed. So theyre looking at those jurors to find some guilt. I think the prosecution through the premeditation and planning and so much else certainly gave them a basis to say guilty. Right. So danny, it would seem that this insanity plea would be a tough sell given that kind of premeditation and planning and given that evidence shows that he had the wherewithal of determining whether something was a good or bad idea trying to hide it. Overall insanity defenses are not usually successful but each and every one of them is a casebycase analysis because they ultimately boil down to a battle of the experts. Those experts are giving scientific testimony about an issue of law that must ultimately be decided by a jury of laypeople and the ultimate question is often did he understand the nature and consequences of what he did or did he appreciate the wrongfulness. And wrongfulness its important to note it doesnt matter that i personally may think something i do thats criminal isnt wrong. Its whether or not hes aware that society deems his conduct to be wrong, and the typical the classic ways of disproving this are if somebody flees they hide a body they hide other evidence. That means they know the appreciate societys view of their behavior their conduct as wrong. Danny savalos, joey jackson, thank you so much. A pleasure. Great afternoon, fredricka. Take care. Thanks so much. Also coming ahead we take you inside the elaborate system of tunnels that notorious drug kingpin el chapo used the first time he escaped from prison. Plus all the details on his latest breakout. 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Were talking about billionaire businessman whos been all over the air waves, but right now its not entirely clear where he is. He did send that tweet last night saying that he would be campaigning in phoenix, but i reached out to his campaign and they said there were no official events today, that hes traveling back to new york. Separately there is a flight tracking system called data aware, a flight aware that shows the plane that carried trump, trumps plane, from las vegas to phoenix saturday left phoenix saturday night and landed in new york early on sunday. Now, we dont know for a fact that trump was on his plane back to new york but that would throw another question into the mix if he was supposed to be campaigning in phoenix. So thats the question were still waiting to hear back from his campaign about where he is but i can tell you that as recently as the end of the month, both on the campaign trail the end of last month, of june both on the campaign trail in New Hampshire<\/a> and in a statement that he released on june 30th donald trump said that he would be here to support these contestants here tonight, but it turns out hes had a change of heart. Fred. So what is the feeling there, whether hes there or not . Reporter well you know a lot of the folks, the organizer of the pageants here the president of the Miss Universe<\/a> organization tells me the focus really has been on the contestants. They learned the same day that nbc released the statement that they werent going to be airing it they quickly scrambled and within two days were talking to reelz, the cable channel this show will now air on tonight. Thats of course a much smaller audience than you would have had on nbc or univision. It reaches about 67 million homes. But they say reelz, its been a mixed blessing. They have been doing a lot more promoting of the show than you would have seen on nbc. So it looks like theyre trying to move beyond the hoopla and the controversy that trump brought to this event and really focus on the women, whos going to win. All right. Athena jones in baton rouge, thanks so much. So the 51 women competing tonight will have a much smaller audience via television since nbc and univision dropped the broadcast. That according to former miss usa colorado a mexico an american is a sad consequence of Donald Trumps<\/a> comments. She writes this quote, your actions will deprive other girls like me the opportunity to represent a minority publicly, to give us a platform in which we can share our rich culture and background with the world. I am sad that other young latina girls who are univision viewers will not have the chance to see another girl on tv that looks like them one that they can relate to and aspire to be. So joining me live marybel gonzalez. Good to see you. Thank you for having me. So what is your feeling about whether donald trump should actually be in attendance tonight at the miss usa pageant in baton rouge . First, tonight is about the young ladies competing for the title of miss usa. I think its good that hes not there because we dont need anymore negative controversy surrounding the pageant. They dont need the cameras asking about donald trump and his comments. On another side i think the least he could have done is to have been present to actually issue an off the record apology to these young ladies because they have been adversely affected by his comments. They have been negatively impacted. At the bare minimum, he should have been present. You are Mexican American<\/a> is it your feeling that the contestants in this pageant feel like the entire pageant has been, you know soiled or that the imagery behind your honor, the incentive of why women are even entering this pageant, that its been damaged or destroyed because of Donald Trumps<\/a> comments . I think that it definitely has been tainted. However, i have read some of the comments that the current contestants have posted about donald trump and about his comments. I will say its good that theyre focusing on the pageant. Its a longstanding tradition. These women get to represent their states and themselves. Its something really great to aspire to be. However, what i will caution against, is ive heard some comments saying miss usa is not political and these comments are political so we should kind of sweep them under the rug. His discriminatory comments dont represent that of someone who is vying for president ial candidacy. I think that they are they do affect everybody and they do affect our community. So i dont think that we should be quick to sweep these comments under the rug, but rather acknowledge them challenge them and definitely take action against them. So hes a coowner of the pageant. Do you believe there should be some movement that would remove him from that responsibility . Do you think he should continue to be a coowner . I mean, honestly i read the press release that the Miss Universe<\/a> organization issued. They said that they stand for diversity and stand for celebrating cultures and backgrounds and these ladies that come from all different walks of life. Theres definitely a disconnect between those values and what donald trump is currently representing. I would ask that there be a reevaluation of the association that the Miss Universe<\/a> organization has with donald trump because it is going to affect them in the future. A lot of the contestants have already dropped out from the Miss Universe<\/a> pageant. So the aftermath is still affecting these young ladies. Mexico is not sending their representative. Thats something to consider. I would challenge and hope that this reevaluation takes place. All right. Ms. Colorado formerly a miss usa ma gent contestant. Still ahead, we take you inside the elaborate and underground world of notorious drug kingpin el chapo including bathtubs that are actually like trap doors. But it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. And the needle is thin. Victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. 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She was more of a girly girl and sarah was more of a tomboy. Tennis and soccer any sport she could possibly play sarah was in it. They were also just developing into beautiful young women. They had this beautiful black hair and creamy skin. Beautiful eyes. They loved taking pictures of each other. Yassr had big plans for what he was going to do when the girls of age and were ready to marry. In egypt, i think theres some expectation, if you made it in america, youre really rich. And so youve got to create a certain kind of a wedding to uphold your familys good name. And amina and sarah, he had gold. The hunt tonight 9 00 p. M. On cnn. We have so much more straight ahead in the newsroom and it all starts right now. Happening now in the newsroom hes done it again. One of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world on the run after escaping from a mexican prison a second time. The jawdropping details on how the Cartel Leader<\/a> known as el chapo got out. 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