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Knife Attack in London; Trump Claims Campaign is United; Clinton Hits Trump on Business Practices; Polls Show Libertarians Taking Some Votes; Problems Still Plague Rio on Eve of Olympics; Syrian Government Forces Strike Back on Aleppo; U.N. Sats 60,000 Have Fled South Sudan Violence; Hurricane Earl Strikes Caribbean; Passengers on Emirates Airlines Flight Survive Hard Landing. Aired 3- 4a ET

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[03:00:00] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN NEWSROOM SHOW HOST: A knife attack in central London leaves one woman dead and several people injured. We will bring you the latest from the scene and tell you how the city's police force is responding.

Donald Trump insists his presidential campaign is united. But a growing number of republican detractors say otherwise.

Plus, just one day now before Rio hosts the Olympic opening ceremony. And that may not be enough time to solve a host of problems facing the host city.

Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and of course, all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church. And this is CNN Newsroom.

Well, London is waking up to an increased police presence on the streets following a deadly knife attack in Russell Square. One woman died at the scene. Two other women and three men were wounded. A 19- year-old man is under arrest.

Isa Soares joins us now live from London with the very latest on this. And, Isa, authorities say mental health was a major factor in this attack. But they haven't completely ruled out terrorism, have they? What more can you tell us about this attack and, of course, the investigation?

ISA SOARES, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Rosy.

You're absolutely spot on. They've said that mental health plays a significant factor here, but they said -- and I'm going to quote them here -- they're keeping an open mind, Rosy, regarding the motive and terrorism remains one line of inquiry to be explored today.

No doubt in the last few hours they will be looking closely at this 19-year-old who was tasered in the early hours of Wednesday night. Police got to the scene within -- and responded within some six minutes.

On the scene, as you mentioned, we found a woman who has been described to be in her 60s who was dead. And you saw that -- or you could see over my right shoulder the tent behind me. That is a tent where her body lay in the early hours of early this morning.

The forensic team were already working the scene, but the body has been removed. We saw an ambulance, a private ambulance come here to fix the body and remove it. But this remains an area that is cordoned off.

One section of the cordon has been lifted, and is slightly lifted. Police presence still here, but now we're waiting to hear more from authorities regarding this 19-year-old. Who is he? What were his motives?

At the moment, all we're hearing is that being something perhaps mental health plays a factor. And this comes, Rosy, one day before police here pretty much announce a 600 strong force of and police officers in the streets of London. And we've heard today also from the mayor of London asking for people to be calm, but also be vigilant, Rosy.

CHURCH: Yes. And we will certainly have more on this increased police presence a little later this hour. Isa Soares, joining us there from London. Many thanks to you.

In the U.S. presidential race, republican Donald Trump is having what many say could be one of the worst weeks of his candidacy. Sources say party leaders are frustrated by his comments and behavior. Every day it seems another republican is dropping their support for Trump.

Democrat Hillary Clinton is staying out of Trump's seemingly self- destructive path. A new poll gives her the widest lead of the general election so far. Well, Trump, however, says everything is great and his campaign has never been better or more unified.

Jim Acosta has more.

JIM ACOSTA, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Setting off alarm bells inside the GOP on almost a daily basis, Donald Trump's campaign is swirling in an August hurricane of his own making.

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DONALD TRUMP, (R) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: So, I just want to tell you, the campaign is doing really well. It's never been so well united. We started on June 16th. I would say right now it's the best in terms of being united that it's been since we began. We're doing incredibly well.

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ACOSTA: One day after Trump told The Washington Post he wasn't ready to endorse Paul Ryan in his re-election battle, Trump's V.P. pick, Mike Pence, is going his own way, announcing he fully supports the house speaker.

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MIKE PENCE, INDIANA GOVERNOR: I strongly support Paul Ryan, strongly endorse his re-election. He's a longtime friend, he's a strong conservative leader.

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[03:05:03] ACOSTA: Trump's battle with Ryan, which comes on the heels of the family of a fallen Muslim American soldier slamming the GOP nominee has the Republican Party on its heels.

RNC chair Reince Priebus is said to be outraged over Trump's comments on Ryan and is now planning to show his own support for the speaker. It's another crisis for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is leading a staff that sources say is growing increasingly frustrated with its own candidate.

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PAUL MANAFORT, TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER: Well, the candidate is in control of his campaign.

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ACOSTA: Manafort is pushing back on reports that some of the campaign's top surrogates like former Speaker Newt Gingrich are scrambling to get Trump back on message.

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MANAFORT: The campaign is focused and the campaign is moving forward in a positive way. The only need we have an intervention is maybe with some media types who keep saying things that aren't true.

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ACOSTA: But Gingrich, who is one of Trump's V.P. finalists maybe going rogue, too, telling The Washington Post "The current race is which of these two is the more unacceptable because right now neither of them is acceptable. Trump is helping her to win by proving he is more unacceptable than she is.

But another top Trump surrogate, Dr. Ben Carson predicted on CNN that Trump and Ryan will patch things up, creating unity in the party.

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BEN CARSON, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: He's very pro-unity in the party. And, you know, he will be, obviously, on board with Paul Ryan.

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ACOSTA: Ryan's GOP opponent in next week's primary in Wisconsin, Paul Nehlen is milking the tension and that hope Trump will endorse him.

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PAUL RYAN, U.S. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: I formally declare Donald J. Trump...

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ACOSTA: GOP insiders are cringing over that prospect, especially after Ryan endorsed Trump and took on a prominent role at the party's convention in Cleveland.

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PAUL NEHLEN, REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER TO SPEAKER PAUL RYAN: It doesn't matter if you're a republican or a democrat. It's hard to disagree with the fact that Ryan's efforts to undermine the republican nominee who he pretends to endorse is exactly the kind of two-faced dishonest politics that represents what's wrong with Washington today.

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ACOSTA: Trump trying to do some damage control here in Florida. He told to crowd at rally in Jacksonville he met with six Gold Star families to express his appreciation for the sacrifices they've made. That's as close as Trump has come to an apology after his confrontation with the family of fallen Muslim-American soldier.

Jim Acosta, CNN, Jacksonville, Florida.

CHURCH: Well, meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is going after Trump on his business practices. She stopped by a tie manufacturer in Colorado with one question, why are Trump ties made in America?

Joe Johns was there.

JOE JOHNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The democratic ticket barnstorming swing states today blasting Donald Trump on the economy.

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HILLARY CLINTON, (D) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If he wants to make America great again, he should start by making things in America.

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JOHNS: But behind the scenes, her campaign is trying to capitalize on opponent's stumble, stepping up efforts to encourage disaffected republicans to renounce Donald Trump.

The biggest price so far, Meg Whitman, Hewlett Packard CEO and former republican gubernatorial candidate. "To vote republican out of party loyalty alone would be to endorse a candidacy that I believe has exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division." She said in a statement. Whitman is the latest in a growing list of republicans switching party

to support Clinton. Today, running mate Tim Kaine shot down Trump's record with small businesses during a factory tour in North Carolina.

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TIM KAINE, (D) U.S. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: With Hillary Clinton it would be a "you're hired" president, and Donald Trump would be a "you're fired" president. He has a track record with small businesses. The small businesses that will look at kind of expandable.

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JOHNS: The campaign is out with a new ad in battleground states using a Trump appearance on David Letterman to slam him on outsourcing his clothing line.

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DAVID LETTERMAN, LATE SHOW HOST: Where are the shirts made?

TRUMP: Bangladesh. Well, it's good. It's clear what the people in Bangladesh...

LETTERMAN: The ties, where are the ties made? They have to work a beautiful ties.

TRUMP: They are great ties.

LETTERMAN: The ties are made in where? China?

TRUMP: China.

LETTERMAN: The ties are made in China.

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JOHNS: It is something she consistently hit him for on the campaign trail.

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CLINTON: I really would like him to explain why he paid Chinese workers to make Trump ties, this is one of them, it's got his name on it, of course. And instead of deciding to make those ties right here in Colorado.

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JOHNS: Clinton held a fund-raiser in Colorado last night as the campaign touted a record month in donations, raking in nearly $90 million in July. With an impressive 9 million from the 24 hours after she accepted the nominations last week.

Joe Johns, CNN, Commerce City, Colorado.

CHURCH: Joining me now from Washington is Jonathan Swan, national political reporter for The Hill. Great to talk with you again.

So, the latest polls show Hillary Clinton widening her lead over Donald Trump. What's behind that increase support do you think, and how significant and how sustainable is it do you think?

JONATHAN SWAN, THE HILL NATIONAL POLITICAL REPORTER: Well, conventions always produce bounces. Historically, they used to be quite a lot larger than the last few cycles.

[03:10:04] But they tend to produce 5 to 7 percentage point bounces. Donald had a bounce out of Cleveland that was about 3 percentage points, which actually isn't a huge bounce but people got very exercised and very excited and it's putting level with Hillary Clinton in the polls.

And, really, that was actually a small bounce. And she has had a larger bounce after the democratic convention, which is basically put her back where she always was, which is about five points ahead of Donald Trump.

So, this is a pretty sustainable position if -- you know, unless some circumstance changes things dramatically.

CHURCH: All right. We'll watch and see. And of course, Trump appeared to stay on message Wednesday, but reports suggest prominent republicans, Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani considering a Trump intervention to get him back on track as reports persist a disarray and discontent within the Trump camp. Where is this all going, do you think?

SWAN: This is a real damplifier (Ph) in the Trump campaign. It's a complete shambles at the moment. It's hard to actually overstate how bad things are. I've spent the day on the phone to top Trump fund- raisers, people who are big donors and they are exclusive with an entire race they can't understand why he persist in -- prolong in this fight with the Gold Star parents of a Muslim soldier, American soldier who was killed in Iraq.

They can't understand why he is picking fights with the House Speaker Paul Ryan. He's pointedly refusing to endorse him. And people are just tearing their hair out. No one thinks they can control him.

His children are even apparently distraught about this and so as his campaign chairman Paul Manafort. And of course, Trump privately apparently (AUDIO GAP) is fine. He's going to be more disciplined. And then the next provocation comes along and he reacts to it.

CHURCH: Yes. And a lot of on republicans saying this is on only going to help elect Hillary Clinton. And speaking of which, Clinton was out on the campaign trail Wednesday driving home the message that Trump manufactures his goods oversees rather than in United States.

And she already has a campaign ad out on that very same issue. Given what's going on right now, is that the strategy? Is that strategy is going to work for her going forward. SWAN: It's part of the strategy. I actually was given a speech written down that, you know, was left in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Philadelphia by one of Hillary Clinton's top allies. And I don't think he meant to leave the speech behind.

But it gave me a very good insight into some of their super PAC strategy and it's really to paint Donald Trump as being unfit for office. That contains a lot of different elements.

Part of it is, you know, the fact that the manufacturer's product services -- but really, the largest part of it is temperament. They're trying to really push on the message that you can't trust this guy with the nuclear Weapons.

CHURCH: Yes, indeed. And, of course, we are seeing a number of high profile republicans going public on their decision to vote for Clinton instead of Trump.

Have you ever seen anything like this, and can we expect more high profile republicans to perhaps follow suit?

SWAN: I think it's almost certain that we're going to see more high profile republicans follow suit, particularly when you get into territory of -- you know, it's hard to find anyone who defend Donald Trump for attacking the parents of a Muslim-American soldier who was a war hero who was killed in Iraq.

So, when these things happen you're really testing the -- it's a test. And we're seeing more and more. We're seeing Jeb Bush staffer Shelly Bradshaw. We're seeing one of Chris Christie's top staffers. I think it's inevitable that we're going to see more of them.

And if it continues like this, I just -- I hesitate to predict what's going to happen because it's a very tense point at this moment. And if you talk to republicans close to the campaign, they are very, very anxious about what could happen in the next couple of weeks.

CHURCH: Yes, even Rudy Giuliani's former press secretary interesting as people are coming forward on this very topic.

Jonathan Swan, always a pleasure to chat with you. Thank you so much.

Well, Donald Trump did little to endear himself to war vets, all the Muslim community at a campaign event at Briar Woods High School in Virginia on Tuesday. This is where he collected a Purple Heart, you'd recall from his supporter.

It's the same honor bestowed on Humayun Khan, the fallen Muslim- American army captain whose parents criticized Trump at the democratic convention.

Now, coincidentally, this year's valedictorian of that school is a Muslim. And in her acceptance speech earlier this year, she said, and I'm quoting here.

[03:15:03] "I am relieved to be up here before Trump becomes president because if he were right now I'd be giving this speech from a raft somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic."

Well, needless to say, she has not -- she was not impressed with Trump's appearance this week.

Joining me now via Skype is Azeeza Hasan, she is valedictorian at Briar Woods High School in Ashburn, Virginia. Thank you so much for joining us and congratulations on your impressive accomplishment.

So, let's talk about the silent protest that you organize when Donald Trump held a rally at your school. Why did you decide to do this? And what was the reaction?

AZEEZA HASAN, BRIAR WOODS HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN: First of all, thank you so much for having me. As far as the protest goes, I was always taught going up that to stand up against any kind of injustice is that we should do.

So, a couple of neighbors and both classmates of mine we decided to get Facebook group going in it, kind of branched off and we got a lot of support with the group.

Well, I think gets inside the rally, my friends did an, you know, we had our shirts on, we link arms and turn our backs and silently completely try to send the message because silence, in my opinion, speaks volumes.

CHURCH: And you feel targeted after you organize this kind of demonstration. Describe to us what happened and how you were targeted.

HASAN: Well, for the first time in my life Loudoun County is a very diverse community so I never really ever felt targeted at school anywhere because there's a lot of minorities in this area. We rarely get a second look.

But when I walked in to my school, you know, I've been going there for four years now. My sister and I, we would thumbs down, and, you know, boos and things like that.

But I don't want to generalize all the Trump supporters. And I want to say that there are some that we talked to after the crowds diminished and mellowed down.

And I felt like it was very important to talk to the Trump supporters and talk about our differences and agree to disagree because that's the only way that to get people get done, you know, to speak in an eloquent manner, in a very civilized manner and that's very important especially with the polarizing viewpoints on the politics of today.

CHURCH: And I do want to get your reaction to comments Trump has made about Muslims. And more specifically, what's your reaction to his feud with the Khan family?

HASAN: As someone who's running for a very high office, the president of the United States, the rhetoric that's been viewed from his mouth, not just Muslim, but let's not forget other minority groups such as Mexicans, Latinos, African-Americans, women, and even babies now. That kind of rhetoric won't -- won't be something that will be viewed as a compassionate and empathetic message.

And as for the Khan family, I think Mr. Khizr Khan is such an eloquent law-abiding patriotic man to no extent. I mean, he has an energetic copy of our U.S. Constitution in his pocket. So, I think that speaks for itself.

And the fact that he has to prove to Mr. Trump that he is a patriotic American said something and obviously we all know that he has given an appareled sacrifice with his fallen soldier son, Humayun Khan.

And a Virginian I can say I'm very proud that that we have -- people I know, country, to -- who love America, who support American values of equality and compassion and who are willing to do the most, as sacrifice their life for our country.

CHURCH: And, Azeeza, just finally, what would you say to Donald Trump if you have the opportunity to speak with him, and how concerned are you about the prospect of a Trump presidency?

HASAN: Well, I would first ask him what he has to say about my being felt targeted at my own school and being afraid almost on my school. You know, I walked to the protests since it's walking distance from my house, so I would ask him about that.

And also, I would just obviously be very polite and that's because he's a presidential candidate and I do respect that. And everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But I don't think everyone is entitled to being targeted by hate because hate is not the answer to anything.

And I would just ask Mr. Trump, you know, more about his policy because I'm not getting a lot of that from his rhetoric. And ask him simply why attack a Muslim family that has a son who has sacrificed his life, which is something I cannot comprehend myself.

[03:20:05] But, which I imagine is something very, very, very intense, so.

CHURCH: Azeeza Hasan, it has indeed been a pleasure to speak with you. Thank you so much.

HASAN: Thank you so much.

CHURCH: A new U.S. poll shows libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson drawing votes in a three-way race. Hear more from this candidate from his CNN town hall event, that's right ahead.

Plus, the world is watching as Rio prepares for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday. Big questions remain about how prepared that city is. More in a live report still to come.

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PATRICK SNELL, CNN WORLD SPORT REPORTER: Hi, there. I'm Patrick Snell with your World Sport headlines.

Just two days to go now before the Olympics opening ceremony. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejecting appeals against doping bans made by Russian weight lifters and rowers. The cast has heard 18 cases since opening a division in Rio in late July, which is a record actually for a single Olympic Games.

Individual Sports Federation were asked by the International Olympic Committee to rule on which Russian athletes can compete in light of the country's allege state-sponsored doping scandal.

Cast ruling that the International Rowing Federation's decision to deny the rowers entry was in accordance with the IOC to laid the criteria for the admission of Russian athletes.

Well, the actual competition is underway with a whole host of women's football matches taking place. Sweden beating South Africa, 1-0 in the open air.

Meantime, Nigeria's Olympic football squad stuck in Atlanta on Wednesday because of an issue with payment with a flight to Rio we understand this delay meaning. The men's team are expected to arrive less than 24 hours before their opening match against the Japanese.

In other international football news, Belgium surprisingly naming Roberto Martinez as their new manager. The former Everton head coach had been out of work after the talk he dismissed the Spaniards back in May. The Belgium position was vacant after month -- will month left to two weeks after the Euro '16 defeat by the Welsh.

That's a look at your CNN World Sports headlines. I'm Patrick Snell.

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CHURCH: It's exciting. Less than 48 hours from now, athletes will be marching, waving flags and weeping with joy the Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

The big games actually started on Wednesday with six women's football matches.

[03:25:00] Host nation Brazil defeated China 3-0. Right now, everyone is of course waiting to hear the fate of the Russian national team. More than 100 Russian athletes are banned in the wake of a doping scandal. Olympic officials will issue their final ruling by Friday.

And CNN World Sports Christina Macfarlane joins us now live from Rio. Hi there, Christina. Of course, as the Russian athletes await this critical decision on whether they stay or whether they go, Olympic organizers are tackling another big problem, aren't they?

Protests involving heavy handed responses by riot police. What exactly happened and can we expect to see more of these types of protests?

CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN WORLD SPORTS ANCHOR: Yes, that's absolutely right, Rosemary. I think it's no secret that for many Brazilian people, they're not happy about the fact that the games have arrived in Rio. And on Wednesday, we saw evidence of that. There was a peaceful

protest planned for the arrival of the torch here in Rio but it quickly descended into violence.

If you take a look at the shocking video that came out of this on Wednesday. Now these are just average people on the street, not rioters. These are health care workers, teachers, all protesting about the lack of infrastructure in the city.

But as the torch pass among them it quickly turned quite violence. The police turned on the peaceful protesters. They fired rubber bullets, tear gas and batons. The police are seeing their own -- in fact, riot police.

It's the first time we've seen riot police accompanying the torch on this journey. And they're set to continue now to accompany that all the way to the Maracana in the opening stadium on Friday.

Now, the torch is due to pick up in just some three and a half hours from now at the athlete's village and it will travel all the way through to midnight. And we still have some 400 torch bearers to go. So, I think the organizers are very much hoping that we won't be seeing any scenes like this. But you just can't tell at this stage, Rosemary, what will happen.

CHURCH: Yes, that's right. You certainly can't. And, Christina, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will carry his county's flag at the opening ceremony and he is understandably thrilled about that.

But it's what he had he to say about doping that caught everyone's attention. Let's take a quick listen.

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MICHAEL PHELPS, U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMER: We all want clean sports. That's all we want. We want everybody to be on the same playing field. For me, I'm the only one that can control myself and that's really all I focus on. You know, I think I can honestly say as well in my career, I don't know if I've ever competed in a clean sport. And it's upsetting.

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CHURCH: And, Christina, his comments come in the context of the Russia doping controversy. But as you heard there, he's suggesting this has been a problem for quite some time.

MACFARLANE: Yes, Rosemary. This is a profound statement from arguably the greatest Olympian of all time, 22 Olympic medals. And in that press conference, he was actually backed up by his teammates and his coach, his long term coach, Bob Bowman who actually went one step further and said that the system was broken and that it needed to be fixed.

Now historically, Phelps himself has taken anti-doping extremely seriously back in the 2008 Beijing games, he actually opted and offered to undergo additional for that of the World Anti-Doping Agency in order to prove that he was clean.

And what was quite reeling I think in that press conference was the emotion in his voice and the anger it tells us something of what the athletes at this time with the backdraft of this Russian doping which is still unfolding.

CHURCH: Yes, indeed. And of course we should hear more on that on Friday. Christina Macfarlane joining us there from Rio. Many thanks to you.

Well, terrifying moments, the 300 people in Dubai when their plane crash-landed and caught fire. The latest in the investigation in a live report later this hour.

And police say the London knife attack could be linked to terrorism. Coming up, a closer look at the city's terror strategy. Stay with us.

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CHURCH: And a warm welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and, of course, all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church. I do want to update you on the main stories we are following at this hour.

The Syrian government is launching a counterattack on rebels in Aleppo, Syria. An advocacy group based in London says dozens were killed after Russia carried out air strikes there on Wednesday. The rebels are trying to break the government siege on the city.

Donald Trump spent part of Wednesday telling supporters his campaign has never been more unified. It's a different story from republican sources who say Trump is frustrating party leaders.

Meanwhile, a new national poll shows him trailing democrat Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential race.

The U.N. says more than 60,000 people have recently fled the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. And more funding is needed to prevent humanitarian disaster there.

A peace deal brokered in July has not stopped fighting between forces backing the country's president and those supporting the former vice president.

Police say terrorism is a possibility, but that mental health is a major factor in a deadly knife attack in central London. One woman is dead and five other people are wondered. A 19-year-old suspect is under arrest.

Well, as a precautionary measure, we are seeing increased police presence in the area.

Our Max Foster joins us now with some perspective on London's terror strategies. So, Max, in fact, plans were already in place, won't they, to increase police presence, but not on the basis of my specific Intel.

And now, of course, in the wake of this attack, we're seeing this new terror strategy. How long can Londoners expect to see this?

MAX FOSTER, CNN LONDON CORRESPONDENT: Well, they are saying that it's something we're not really used to is police on patrol through London has become a norm. So, 600 extra firearm carrying police in London and they will be deployed to sites of interest around the capital and more visible presence.

It's also being ramped up in particular today because of this knife attack. And I can tell you, Rosemary, that the 19-year-old who was arrested is actual in hospital and he's under police protection, as it were. And he'll be questioned as soon as he's released or from hospital. He's probably being faced with questions there, as well.

[03:35:00] He was tasered, of course, which is why he's in the hospital. Two others injured remain in hospital. Three others have just been discharged.

But the challenge they're facing right now is, really, a reflection of what's happened across Europe in the recent weeks, which is when what can best be described as a lone wolf attacker who has mental health problems and at the very last minute apparently becomes radicalized.

That's what we saw in Nice and in one of the instance in Germany, as well. So, when something like this happens, it does set off alarm bells, of course within the police and they did deploy their top terrorism officer to oversee this, although it is still a homicide investigation.

There's month signs, really, official signs that this is terror related, although terror police are involved in the investigation. So, it's a case of when do they categorize something as being terror related. In which case of course, ramps involved so many more resources.

And on this occasion, they're holding back until they know more about the motivation.

CHURCH: All right, Max Foster bringing us more on this from London. Many thanks to you.

A new poll says Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump to 10 points. Clinton leads Trump 49 percent to 39 percent in a head to head Fox News survey released on Wednesday.

And if you add libertarian Gary Johnson into the mix, then Clinton leads Trump 44 percent to 35 percent with Johnson claiming 12 percent.

Well, the Libertarian Party nominee and his running mate joined CNN's Anderson Cooper for a CNN town hall. And here's what they had to say about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the major issues in this election.

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ANDERSON COOPER, AC360 SHOW HOST: What do you think you need the gain momentum? What more do you need to do? GARY JOHNSON, U.S. LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, this

interview right here is going to push us over 17, I'm sure.

I just pose the question, if either Trump or Clinton are elected that things will be more polarized than ever.

WILLIAM WELD, LIBERTARIAN PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Now, what comes to my mind is a screw loose. And I say this almost with affection for Donald Trump. Maybe he should consider some other line of work, like anything other than president of the United States.

JOHNSON: It's no coincidence, I don't think, that Bill Clinton and Hillary both are making human amounts of money with these speaking fees. A wasted vote is voting for somebody that you don't believe in.

And if we're going to continue to vote for the lesser of two evils, that's still evil.

We defeated Al Qaeda that we should have gotten out. We should have gotten out, we should have gotten out with the caveat that we'll come back if Osama Bin Laden raises his head.

Marijuana products deal -- or compete directly with legal prescription drugs that statistically kills 100,000 people a year and there are no documented deaths due to marijuana.

I think we'll we've all had our heads in the sand. Let's wake up. This discrimination does exist, it has existed. And for me personally, slap, slap, wake you.

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CHURCH: All right. So, no one is saying this going to happen, but what if all these controversies force Trump to drop out of the race? A republican source says there's no real movement yet, but there are rules just in case.

Here is Tom Foreman.

TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Donald Trump received more than 14 million votes during the republican primary. That translated to 1,725 delegates at the convention.

But if the Republican Party for any long stretch reason needed a new nominee, that decision would come down to just 168 people. How could that be? Well, the key lies in rule number nine of the Republican National Committee. It says, "The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized and empowered to fill any and all vacancies which may occur by reason of death, declination or otherwise of the republican candidate for president of the United States."

Now, the rule goes on to say the committee can call everyone back together for a second convention, but the committee can also make the pick on its own. And that committee is just 168 people.

So, the rules do not seem designed, really, to push a nominee aside. But they're also vague, so it's not inconceivable they could be used that way under very certain circumstances. The committee is comprised of three people from each state and U.S. territory who were chosen by republicans back home and they vote with all the original power of their state's delegation.

[03:40:02] For example, Nebraska had 36 delegates. The three committee members would have 36 votes in effect. California had 172 delegates. Their three committee members would have that same clout, 172 votes.

In the end, the vote of the committee is just like it was at the convention. If anyone gets a simple majority, more than 50 percent, that person would be the nominee. Whether or not he or she was even in the race prior to this time.

CHURCH: Turning to weather now, we are tracking hurricane Earl which is causing concern in the Western Caribbean. Within the last couple of hours, the storm made landfall in Belize.

And meteorologist Pedram Javaheri joins us now to give us more information on this. Just how bad might this be?

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yes. So, you know, the storm came ashore as it was strengthening. And you think about the storm made it to a category 1, about 80 miles per hour, 130 or so kilometers per hour.

You had this about 7 -- 10 more hours over waters, it going about a cat 3 maybe a little stronger. So, it was strengthening very rapidly fortunately that ran out of time and ran out of warm waters.

It made landfall at Belize City at this point right across the city. And, Rosemary, when you think about this particular city, tourism, 25 percent of this country's GDP is based on tourism. Right now, the international airport is shut down, government offices are closed for the next day. So, this is going to impact people at least initially here with the flooding concern that's in place.

SO, we'll show you exactly what we have in store. When you take a look at some of these images even far north as Plaridel del Carmen across northern portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and Mexico. Absolutely ominous looking clouds. Some of the outer bounds of the storm system as the storm move ashore.

In Belize City, as well, the clouds were darkening up. It comes in again at 80 miles per hour. So, not a menacing storm when it comes to the sheer wind speed of it, but oftentimes, storms that are smaller produce tremendous rainfall and they become a big time problem across some area.

So at this point, we're watching this move right over the mountainous area of northern portions of Ecuador. We do know the immediate coastline, very flat. Once you get inland, it becomes very mountainous so close to communities the storm surge that could be 2 to say 3.5 meters or so. It could be severely impacted.

So, we do have hurricane warnings in place on the immediate coast. And then look at this, very quickly it moves over portions of the Yucatan. Eventually work its way into portions of the State of Veracruz, the State of Tabasco across Southern Mexico.

The City of Veracruz could see a landfall, a second landfall Saturday night across this region. So, the storm system will not be done just yet when it comes to another area that will impact over the coming couple of days.

So, how much rainfall are we talking? Some model estimations put down as much as 18 inches of rainfall over the next two days across this region. That is upwards of say 400 plus millimeters of rainfall that will come down, Rosemary.

That again becomes the main concern, again, small countries. Of course we know the construction is not built to other standards around the world. So, you get this much water on it, it's going to cause some landslides and flash flooding, as well.

CHURCH: Yes, which is always a worry, landslides particularly. That's right. Many thanks, Pedram. I appreciate it.

JAVAHERI: Sure.

CHURCH: Well, smoke and screams after a plane crash lands in Dubai. How passengers were able to evacuate so quickly and what officials are looking into as a possible cause. We're back in a moment with that.

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CHURCH: Three hundred people on board an Emirates flight were all able to escape after their plane made a hard landing and burst into flames at Dubai airport. A firefighter was killed responding to that accident.

And CNN's Jon Jensen joins us now live from the airport in Dubai. So, John, what are airport authorities saying about the likely cause of this plane crash landing in Dubai, and what about these suggestions that the landing gear was not properly deployed?

JON JENSEN, CNN PRODUCER: Rosemary, they're not saying a whole lot right now. Last night, the chairman of Emirates at a press conference urging patience as they go through all the material they have to analyze it and find out why this plane went down on the runway yesterday.

The investigation, of course, is going to be led by authorities here in the UAE, backed by some five members of the National Transportation and Safety Board from the United States. They're going to be looking at all possibilities.

Of course, the landing gear will be one. We've all seen the dramatic images of this plane coming to its final resting point at the airport in Dubai sitting on its belly. No undercarriage in sight.

So, the questions right now being asked was the landing gear down as it made its attempted approach or did it simply collapse on landing? We still don't know. Also they'll be looking at the flight data recorders to check the telemetry of the aircraft on its final approach.

CHURCH: Oh, dear, I think -- have we lost him completely there? Any chance of going back? All right. Let's bring out some video, though, and we'll wait and see whether we can get that communication back up and running.

Look at this. This shows passengers evacuating the plane. The concern here, if you look very closely, is that people are not evacuating immediately. Some are trying to get hold of their luggage and the concern here is that in just moments after that evacuation, that plane exploded into flames.

So, that is certainly something that aviation authorities are going to want to take a closer look at. So, looking at that video taken by one of the passengers inside the plane.

Well, in the entrepreneurial spirit, the buck stops here. Ahead, how a couple of guys turn the presidential campaign into a moneymaker. We'll have more on that when we come back.

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AMARA WALKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Amara Walker and this is your aiming for gold update.

With the opening ceremony just days away, security is still in the spotlight, but Rio insists it is ready. In addition to measures taken around Olympic venues, some 450 police raided one of Rio's most dangerous favelas. The effort is aimed at breaking up a drug trafficking gang known to be in operation there.

The Olympic torch has arrived in Rio by boat. The flame has been over to Rio's mayor and will travel 90 kilometers to the city landing at Maracana Stadium for the opening ceremony.

And Michael Phelps may be the most decorated Olympian of all time. But he still experiences first. Phelps will be taking part in the opening ceremony for the first time carrying the U.S. flag. The U.S. Olympic team, a delegation of 556 athletes selected Phelps to be the flag bearer in Rio.

And not all athletes are filing into their dorm room. The U.S. basketball team will stay aboard this luxury cruise ship instead. The team traditionally stays in upscale accommodation and hasn't stayed in the Olympic village with the other athletes since 1988.

And that is your aiming for gold update. I'm Amara Walker.

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CHURCH: Whatever you do don't look down. Brave tourist in Southwest China can now walk around a mountainside, thanks to a high altitude glass bottom walkway. It opened this week. The one and a half wide meter bridge overlooks a mountain road with 99 turns. Its name means avenue to the sky.

Are you willing to try that one?

Well, the anti-Trump fervor among some people in the U.S. has spawned an unlikely entrepreneur of sorts. Some homemade posters, a sense of humor and a dash of spice are adding up to a lot of dollar signs for one teenager.

Jeanne Moos explains.

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A couple of street savvy guys are cashing in on Donald Trump.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm just a regular tall black guy. (Inaudible)

MOOS: It sort of amusing black male -- give me $1 for I'm voting Trump. A 19-year-old from Ohio who would only give his first name, Josh, got the sign idea with off the internet.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I just traveling the U.S. about three months ago and I've made around 12 grand.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just 12 grand. Tax free.

MOOS: A self-described tall black guy who does most of the talking met Josh shortly after the teen arrived in New York.

We stumbled on them in a shadow of the Trump international hotel in Columbus Circle, which has become a bit of a magnet for protests like this Trump hair hut.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ninety six where these furs were made in the shape of Donald Trump's hut.

MOOS: Two ad agency guys dreamed this up to protest wealth inequality, matching dog not included.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Touch it, go inside, hang out and think about what would happen if that man came to power. Oh, my God.

MOOS: The hair hut, made out of Mexican straw, is meant to make a point, not a profit, while the sign guys make as much as $250 a day. Who would pay to pose in front of it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. Thumbs down, have you by.

MOOS: Maybe someone who felt insulted by the Donald.

TRUMP: They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime.

[03:55:01] MOOS: The people posing were tourists from Mexico.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's not good for Mexico.

MOOS: But he's good for these guys. Entrepreneurs that didn't even attend Trump University.

TRUMP: At Trump University we keep success.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don't want money.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, we do.

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MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

CHURCH: They are cashing in. When Tony Bennett crooned, oh, the good life, he could have been singing about himself. He may have left his heart in San Francisco, but he was with Lady Gaga in New York near where he was born to celebrate his 90th birthday. They lit a replica of the Empire State Building in the Italian colors red, white, and green in honor of his heritage.

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TONY BENNETT, SINGER: It is plenty. But I'll tell you, this is a day I'll never forget as long as I live. To be treated this way at 90 years old, I feel like I'm 19 years old. It's a wonderful street. And it's one of the very special days in my whole life.

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CHURCH: Happy birthday. And Bennett has won 19 Grammys and new, younger listeners. Frank Sinatra, in fact, called him the greatest saloon singer in the world.

And thanks so much for your company. I'm Rosemary Church. Remember to connect with me anytime on Twitter @rosemarycnn. Early Start is next for our viewers here in the United States. And for everyone else stay tuned for more news with Max Foster in London. Have a great day.

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