[Chris Cuomo, Cnn Anchor:] Welcome back, everybody, to NEW DAY. It's Thursday, July 25th. I'm Chris Cuomo.
[Kate Bolduan, Cnn Anchor:] Hi, everyone. I'm Kate Bolduan. Great to see you all. Great to see you, Michaela Pereira. We're all back. Coming up in the show, CNN exposes a cruise ship secret. Crew members accused of hiding food meant for passengers, but hiding the food in their own cabins so health inspectors wouldn't see it.
[Cuomo:] Plus a former first daughter tapped by President Obama to be the next ambassador to, wait for it, Japan. Why? We'll tell you about it, but first let's get to Michaela for the top news right now.
[Michaela Pereira, Cnn Anchor:] I want to give you an update on the breaking news that we've been following this morning. Dramatic new surveillance video of the moment of impact when a train derailed in Spain going around the bend at high speeds, 77 people were killed, more than 130 injured in the wreck near Santiago De Compostela. Rescue crews have been working for hours pulling survivors from the twisted train cars. That train jumped the track to what's described as a difficult curve. One report suggests the conductor may have been going twice the posted speed limit. CNN has learned that Huma Abedin considered leaving husband Anthony Weiner when he told her about his latest round of online sexting last fall. But she decided to work through their problems because he is a loving father to their son. Weiner is being urged by many to end his run for mayor of New York City. He faced protesters while campaigning Wednesday, even a heckler who claimed he was the real Carlos Danger, Weiner's online alias. Firefighters making some encouraging progress against a wildfire burning near dozens of homes in Central Wyoming. The Fairfield fires as its being known is now 40 percent contained. However, a fire spokesman says even though they have made gains homes and other structures remain threatened. They're also dealing with two other fires burning in that state. We want to show you some horrific motorcycle accident video involving the grandson of golfing legend, Jack Nicklaus. It happened on a Tallahassee street back in May. That's Nick O'Leary, starting tight end for Florida State's football team. He's thrown from his motorcycle after a car cut him off. He literally almost got launched into an oncoming bus, but incredibly he walked away with minor injuries. I know it's almost unbelievable.
[Cuomo:] Wow, look what happens to the bike.
[Pereira:] It's decimated. We love to show you crazy animal videos. Hello, gentlemen and ladies, Jiff the Pomeranian. Is it perhaps the most talented dog ever? You'd be the judge. I don't want to decide this for you. His tricks have made him quite a star on YouTube and on Facebook. He is listed on his Facebook page as being a movie actor and model. The low walk, it's kind of like the commando walk backwards.
[Cuomo:] That's the moonwalk right there for a dog.
[Pereira:] Apparently Jiff's Facebook page has half a million likes, going forward on the scooter, yes.
[Cuomo:] Skateboard here in the U.S., my friend.
[Pereira:] Look at him, that's Jiff people.
[Bolduan:] And he poses for the final shot.
[Pereira:] He looks good doing it.
[Bolduan:] A Pomeranian.
[Cuomo:] That was number three on the royals list.
[Bolduan:] Jiff, good name. What is in a name I ask you? When you're the future king? Quite a lot. Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge each name carries the weight of British tradition, but taken together it creates something entirely new. CNN's Erin McLaughlin is in London with more on this. Hi, Erin.
[Erin Mclaughlin, Cnn International Correspondent:] Hi, Kate. Well, they named him pretty quickly by royal standards. It took Charles and Diana a week to announce William's name. Anticipation has ended as the great name debate is over.
[Mclaughlin:] Introducing his royal highness, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. The name is already a hit on the streets of London.
[Unidentified Female:] Yes. Good old-fashioned British name.
[Mclaughlin:] And a tribute to Queen Elizabeth who met her great grandson for the first time Wednesday at Kensington Palace. George was the name of the queen's father, King George VI who famously had a stammer as portrayed by Colin Firth in the movie "The King's Speech."
[Unidentified Male:] I not care to discuss personal matters.
[Mclaughlin:] Alexander for Queen Victoria whose name was Alexanderina, and Louis is his third name, a nod to the queen'husband, Prince Philip, whose much beloved uncle was Lord Louis Mountbatten. And unlike other royals, this little man only has three names.
[Kate Williams, Royal Historian:] Most royals have four names, some have five and some have seven. They're trying to do here is make their son a bit more like all the other little boys when he goes to school. The only problem is he's going to be a king.
[Mclaughlin:] After spending his first night of hospital in Kensington Palace, Kate and William whisked Prince George away to more humble surroundings, her family's home in Bucklebury. They released a statement saying "this is now a private and quiet time for them to get to know their son." The future king now living the quiet life in a commoner's accommodation. Now the name George is splashed across today's headlines. Take a look at "The Sun" with a rather sweet cover, the baby formerly known as Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. There's "The Times" cover, Kate and William stick to tradition, by George." And then there is "The Mirror" with the headline "Boy George," not sure what to think about that Kate.
[Bolduan:] You knew it was going to happen. I love those headlines. We have a lot of fun with the headlines this week. All right, Erin, thank you so much. Thanks for your help on the story. I want to talk more about this with Victoria Arbiter, CNN royal commentator and also daughter of Queen Elizabeth's former press secretary. Great to see you again, Victoria. So we have it. We've waited a long time. We were wondering what would it be and we now have the name Prince George Alexander Louis. So what do you make of the name?
[Victoria Arbiter, Cnn Royal Commentator:] I think where they've been really smart is they've given this child its own identity while three names that are laden in British family reference and history. But you have to George is an obvious one, patriot saint of England, but Alexander, thinking of the queen's middle name being Alexandra, three former kings of Scotland were named Alexander. But the really poignant name in all of this is Louis. It is William's middle name, but Louis was Mountbatten. It was Charles' grand uncle. The man he called his honorary grandfather. He adored him. He was assassinated by the IRA in 1979, which left a gaping hole in Charles' life. So I like that they've paid homage to him in tribute to Charles.
[Bolduan:] We talked about kind of timing of announcing the name. Often while for us we normally get named in the hospital before we leave. This is considered a pretty quick announcement of the naming. What do you make of that?
[Arbiter:] Really I think William is very keen for everyone to go back to normal, even at the hospital, if you read between the lines in his brief comments to the press he said "I'm hoping all of you can go back to their real lives so we can take care of our baby." He knew that the furor was not going to die down until the name was out there. It was the last remaining piece in the puzzle. So I think his thinking now is you got everything you need, pictures, interview, name, now go away.
[Bolduan:] Now give us a little bit of space and that's why maybe not surprising at all, you thought it was going to happen anyway that they went to Bucklebury to spend time with Kate's family.
[Arbiter:] They did. I'm surprised they went so quickly, but actually Kensington Palace aside from their own apartment being under construction, vast portions of the palace are under construction. It's a building site, imagine the noise, the dust, the dirt and the builders coming and going. Bucklebury is serene. It's almost like a movie English village. It's very beautiful and peaceful so a nice place for the new baby.
[Bolduan:] And on his name there was a lot of talk and speculation leading up to the announcement that maybe William would do something as a tribute to his mother. Does it surprise you that Spencer or some kind of tribute to Diana was not included in the name?
[Arbiter:] Well, I was surprised. I had a really good look at the Spencer family tree. The second Earl Spencer was named George. I don't know that William and Kate paid attention to that because that was a very long time ago, but perhaps it's a distant nod to Diana. But I think there will be room on the second or third child where the pressure and the focus won't be so intense.
[Bolduan:] Yes, but not surprising though that they stuck with traditional names.
[Arbiter:] Absolutely right. William and Kate by nature are very traditional and yet George also, they don't get a baby naming book. They look at the family tree, but George is really cool and trendy again in the U.K. so it's not so old-fashioned that he'll be teased mercilessly in school. It's a great, fun name. So I they've managed to check all the boxes here.
[Bolduan:] Yes. A modern royal couple, but a little nod to tradition.
[Arbiter:] Exactly right.
[Bolduan:] Thank you so much, Victoria, great to see you Chris.
[Cuomo:] All right, coming up on NEW DAY, a CNN investigation, a disgusting game of hide and seek aboard a cruise ship. Why are crew members trying to pull a fast one on federal health inspectors? Plus new "Rocky" movie in the works, but Sylvester Stallone is not the star. What? We'll explain in today's pop four.