Usain Bolt Wins Third Gold
DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: This was how they celebrated back home in Jamaica, known as the island of speed.</s>HALA GORANI, HOST: With the energy of his fans behind him, Usain Bolt proves he is still the fastest man in the world. Next, the latest from the Rio Olympic games. Also coming up, renewed hope for the families of school girls kidnapped by Boka Haram. A champion of the Bring Back Our Girls movement joins me this hour. And ISIS is losing ground in Iraq as Kurdish forces push towards Mosul. We will speak to a general leading the fight against the terrorist group. Hello everybody. Welcome to Connect the World. I'm Hala Gorani in London. Becky is off. We begin with the excitement and action in Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic Games enter their final week. The day features big events in track and field and gymnastics, big crowd pleasers. On Sunday, Jamaica's Usain Bolt took home his third straight 100 meter gold, bringing the world's fastest man one step closer to achieving a triple-triple. And Great Britain is celebrating a big five gold medal haul. Gymnast Max Whitlock led the charge with two top wins. Much of the focus today is on increasing security after four American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint. Amanda Davies joins us now from Rio with the very latest. First, let's talk about the group of U.S. swimmers, including Ryan Lochte who were robbed at gunpoint. It must have been quite a terrifying experience for them, Amanda.</s>AMANDA DAVIES, CNN WORLD SPORT: Yeah, Hala, Ryan Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, six-time gold medalist, one of the most recognized faces on the U.S. swim team, he released a statement last night which was really thanking fans, friends, teammates for their support after these reports emerged that he and three teammates were attacked, robbed at gunpoint on the way back from a party in the early hours of Sunday morning. They were in a taxi coming back from a swimming -- or end of swimming party. And this morning he's been talking to NBC about what happened.</s>RYAN LOCHTE, U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMER: They told the other swimmers to get down on the ground. They got down on the ground. I refused. I was like, we didn't do anything wrong so I'm not getting down on the ground. And the guy pulled out his gun, cocked it, put it to my forehead. He said, get down. And I was like -- I put my hands up. I was like, whatever.</s>DAVIES: Hala, it's a frightening scene painted there by Lochte. He went on to say the most important thing is we were unhurt. The Brazilian police are investigating. But perhaps not surprisingly it's led a few of the times to review their security measures. The Australian Olympic Committee have said they've revised their policy for the athletes here with still a week to go. They've given them guidance. They don't want them walking along the beaches here at Copacabana and Ipanema after dark. They've advised that they go out in groups no smaller than three, not wearing their Olympic kit. And the IOC, the Olympic organizers have said in their press conference today that they are calling for added security around the games, because this issue has got incredibly close now to the athletes involved.</s>GORANI: All right. It must have been really scary. Let's talk a little bit about a Russian athlete, a long jumper who was reinstated, this off the back, of course, of all of that doping scandal and some of the Russian team having been band from participating. Tell us about her.</s>DAVIES: Darya Klishina was the one athlete out of the 68 Russian track and field team who had been cleared to compete here in Rio after the initial IAAF criteria put forward. They felt that she had been able to prove that she was clean enough, removed enough from the Russian system for her to be able to be trusted. But then late last week it emerged that actually because of new information that athletics world governing body had received, they had, in fact, suspended her because of information they had received from Richard McLaren, who had put together that explosive report. Klishina then decided to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport who have this special office set up here in Rio for these games. And it emerged last night that they had upheld her appeal. They said she is cleared to compete, because they feel that, indeed, it is the case, that although maybe questions have been raised by this extra information, for the last couple of years she has been tested enough in and out of competition, outside of the Russian system, for her cleanliness to be proved, as you were. And Klishina with just 24 hours to go until she starts competitions has released a statement on her Facebook page. It says this, with the appeal now behind me, I can thankfully focus my attention and time on competing tomorrow night and enjoying my Olympic experience which I have dreamed of since I first began long jumping as a young girl. You suspect, Hala, it hasn't been a very enjoyable experience so far. For Klishina, she was forced to train under armed guard in Florida when she initially tried to compete, not as a Russian athlete, under a neutral flag in an attempt to clear her name. She then arrived here in Rio. She's been suspended and now so, so close to the competition. She's then forced to deal with more allegations. And given the reception that we've seen for a number of Russian athletes, and this growing lack of acceptance of people brought into this doping story -- although Klishina has never failed a drug test at all, you do worry what kind of reception she'll receive inside the Olympic stadium tomorrow night.</s>GORANI: Absolutely. And quick look ahead to later. We have the men's 800 meters. Of course everyone very excited about Usain Bolt yesterday. We have the men's 800 meters and another category entirely today and the women's 400.</s>DAVIES: Yeah, we're getting to the point now, Hala, where every day there's so much to look forward to. The super Simone Biles back in action over at the gymnastics hall looking to claim gold number four of her games. She won number three on the vault yesterday very, very convincingly. It's the balance beam for her today as she looks to win five golds in a single game. David Rudisha, as you mentioned, put in such an impressive performance in the 800 meters in London four years ago. he is the defending gold medalist here. He's the world record holder, the world champion. Hasn't been in the best form, but certainly sent a warning shot to the rest. And then Allyson Felix, another one to watch in the 400 meters for the women. She actually won 200 [meter] gold in London four years ago, but wasn't able to qualify in that event this time around. Just the 400 for her this time. And she set the fastest time in the semifinals last night.</s>GORANI: All right, Amanda Davies, thanks very much in Rio. We'll get back in touch with Amanda very soon. But now we were talking about the man of the moment, the man of the day, so often the champion -- Usain Bolt has been called the greater sprinter ever. He already had a strong stake to that claim before his big 100-meter win. Our Don Riddell takes a closer look at the larger-than-life Bolt.</s>DONALD RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR (voice-over): It's the most electrifying 10 seconds in sports...</s>RIDDELL: ...and the one moment every four years when Olympic fans hold their breath.</s>ANNOUNCER: Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt!</s>RIDDELL: The men's 100 meter final. But this year, an historic occasion with Jamaica's Usain Bolt targeting a third consecutive gold medal in the marquee event. And he didn't disappointment.</s>CROWD: Bolt! Bolt! Bolt!</s>RIDDELL (on camera): How does it feel to watch him run like that?</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Incredible. Truly humbling to be here and to be present for this moment. It's a true honor to see him run.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He has been such a great ambassador for the sport, especially when the sport has been under so much controversy. We're so pleased that he has kept himself clean and he has really lifted the sport.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, he is our hero, man. He is a national icon.</s>RIDDELL (voice-over): Thousands of his fans were in the stadium to cheer him to victory. This was the scene at the team headquarters across town in Rio. And this was how they celebrated back home in Jamaica, known as the island of speed, where Bolt has long been a national hero.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He is amazing. I wish he --</s>RIDDELL: His trademark swagger, flamboyant showmanship and ubiquitous lightning bolt celebration have made him the highest paid athlete ever in the field of track and field and, more importantly, one of the most iconic athletes the world has ever seen.</s>SEBASTIAN COE, PRESIDENT IAAF: I can't think of another athlete since Muhammad Ali that has so captured the public imagination and with such global depth of affection.</s>RIDDELL (on camera): One day, I'll be telling my grandchildren about seeing this amazing athlete in the flesh. That was another sensational performance. But we should enjoy it while it lasts. He says next year he'll be retiring from the track, maybe to start a family of his own.</s>JENNIFER BOLT, MOTHER OF USAIN BOLT: He told me that, many times, that he is going to start his family.</s>RIDDELL (voice-over): Bolt now turns his attention to the 200 meters and then the relay on Saturday. He won all three events in Beijing and London, and remains on course for a remarkable triple triple. Don Riddell, CNN, Rio.</s>GORANI: Well, there's been another troubling turn in the Boko Haram kidnapping of more than 200 girls in Nigeria two years ago now. Many of the girls were seen on a video released on social media over the weekend by the extremist group. The end of this video shows several dead girls. Boko Haram says they were killed in a Nigerian air strike. CNN's Nima Elbagir has more on this development. We must warn you, though, the images are graphic and disturbing.</s>NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It shows dead girls, girls that look like they would match the Chibok girls in age being turned over by Boko Haram soldiers so that they can be -- so that their faces can clearly be shown to the cameras. Now, Boko Haram purports that this is in the aftermath of a government aerial strike, which the Niberian government does deny. But it is Boko Haram's justification for why they say all of the Chibok girls that were kidnapped are not still alive. The entirety of this video is incredibly emotive. It is intentionally emotive. You can see that this is really an escalation in Boko Haram's PR war with the Nigerian government, because this is the first time that we're hearing from them directly what it is they want. And they say that they want their jailed comrades, they want Boko Haram soldiers currently held in Nigerian government prisons to be released in exchange for these girls; otherwise, they say these girls will never be freed, and they will never -- and this is said in the most sinister way possible, they will never be freed or found alive. It really is an extraordinarily difficult video to watch. So, you can only imagine how heartbreaking this has been for the parents.</s>GORANI: Just absolute agony for the parents. The Nigerian army says it wants to question three people who may know where the missing Chibok girls can be found. No more details, though, provided. And, of course, no indication as to any timeline. All right, a look at some other stories. The UN is condemning air strikes on two schools in Yemen. Reports inside the country say at least 14 children were killed. The Saudi-led coalition denied that it was to blame. It says it struck a rebel training camp, not a school. Kurdish militants are suspected of carrying out a deadly car bomb attack on a police checkpoint in southeastern Turkey. That's the aftermath of it all. According to Turkish officials, they blame the PKK. Two police officers and a civilian were killed in this. At least 33 people were killed in a bus accident in Nepal. The vehicle plunged more than 300 meters down a hill. Dozens were injured and are being airlifted to Kathmandu, the capital. In South Africa a woman has just been sentenced in a case that captivated the nation. And quite frankly, it's an absolutely unbelievable story. A woman was convicted of kidnapping a newborn from the hospital nearly 20 years ago and then raising the now 19-year-old girl as her own child. The crime only unraveled after an incredible series of events. Our David McKenzie joins us now from Johannesburg to explain. David, tell us how this young teenager was found to be, in fact, the daughter of someone else and raised by someone who kidnapped her when he was a newborn.</s>DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Hala, you do describe it correctly. This is a shocking story that is also truly bizarre. Because what happened was that in 1997, just three days old , this young girl who her parents called her Zeffeny was taken, kidnapped by an imposter who came into the hospital. According to those court proceedings, she had tried a few days earlier to try to get in and take another child and didn't succeed. And then she dressed similar to a nurse or a doctor, managed to take young Zeffeny and then raised her as her own. They only found out that this child was the abducted child of all those years ago when her sister recognized her at the high school she started attending, and DNA proved --- DNA tests proved this was, in fact, the missing girl from all those years ago. This woman, who isn't named, nor is the identity ultimately of the teenager now named, because of privacy reasons, she has been sentenced to ten years in prison for fraud, kidnapping and contravention of the child act -- Hala.</s>GORANI: All right, David McKenzie, thanks very much. In South Africa. Three student leaders in Hong Kong have avoided jail time in their role of the pro-democracy protests of 2014. The young men were found guilty of unlawful assembly linked to the so-called Umbrella Movement, you'll remember that. Mallika Kapur brings us the latest details.</s>MALLIKA KAPUR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm at the Eastern Law Court's building where three Hong Kong student activists were sentenced on Monday morning for their part in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. A court gave Joshua Wong, who has become the face of the movement, 80 hours of community service, Nathan Law 120, and Alex Chao a 3 week suspended prison sentence,which basically means he may not go to prison at all if he maintains a clean record for the next year. It's a much lighter sentence than the two years they could have received in jail. The court explained that by saying it believes these three students are genuinely guided by their political ideals and were not out to harm anyone. In 2014, these students were at the forefront of the umbrella movement in Hong Kong, which brought the city's financial district to a halt for 79 days. They say no matter the sentence, they will continue their fight for democracy.</s>JOSHUA WONG, HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST: There is just facing the sentencing of eight years -- 80 hours, community service. But it will not affect my persistence and my courage and the social movement. In the future, I will continue to (inaudible) action and civil disobedience, hope to motivate all of the Hong Kongers to fight for democracy and human rights. This sentence also means that they can take part in local politics. And that's crucial, especially for Law, who is standing for local elections next month, something he wouldn't have been able to do if he received any prison time at all. Mallika Kapur, CNN, Hong Kong.</s>GORANI: A lot more to come this hour. It's been two years since Bring Back Our Girls resonated across the globe, harnessing star power and international anger. We're not hearing much about them from these superstars, but some have continued to follow this every day. I'll ask the founder of that movement whether hashtag activism has worked, and reaction to the horrific video. And then Donald Trump says he has two opponents in the U.S. presidential race: Hillary Clinton and what he calls the crooked media. We'll be right back.