[John Vause, Cnn Anchor:] The university professor in Mississippi suspected in two murders has been apprehended. We will have the latest on the campus shooting. Also ahead, Australia's new leader Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as prime minister and Tony Abbott has one last swipe at the media. And thousands pack an arena for Donald Trump. Hundreds rally to dump Trump.
[Vause:] Hello. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and ALL around the world. Great to have you with us. I'm John Vause. The second hour of CNN NEWSROOM begins right now. We will begin with that breaking news which we have been following in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The hunt for a university shooting suspect is now over. The Delta State University president confirmed on Twitter that police apprehended Shannon Lamb late Sunday night. Lamb had been on the run all day since police found a university professor shot to death in his office. Lamb is a teacher at the school and by all accounts a friend of the victim Ethan Schmidt, seen here in Facebook photos. Lamb is also accused of killing a woman named Amy Prentiss about 300 miles, or 480 kilometers, away from that school. It happened earlier in the day. Lamb and Prentiss apparently lived together. Police have not disclosed a motive or what connection if any there was between Prentiss and Schmidt. OK, we move on now. It is 3:00 p.m. in Canberra, Australia, where the country now has a new prime minister.
[Malcolm Turnbull, Australian Prime Minister:] I, Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, do swear that I will well and fully serve the people of Australia for the office of prime minister and that I will be faithful to their true
[Vause:] Well, Malcolm Turnbull there taking the oath of office just a short time ago, sworn in as 29th prime minister by the Govenor-General there. He won that position after ousting Tony Abbott from the leadership on Monday. Mr. Turnbull had been serving as Communications Minister; he says the government has not been successful in providing the economic leadership which Australia needs. Let's go to CNN's Asia Pacific editor, Andrew Stevens, live for us this hour in Hong Kong. And, Andrew, as we look at the job ahead for Malcolm Turnbull, he's got to unite what has been a pretty divided party.
[Andrew Stevens, Cnn Asia Pacific Editor:] It's a pretty divided political landscape generally, isn't it? That's the fifth time we have seen a swearing in of a new Australian Prime Minister in some five years, John. So it has been an absolute roundabout at the top for Australia. Yes, Malcolm Turnbull does now have a big job of reuniting the party. There are leading members on the right wing of the party that do not trust his politics or his leanings, if you like. He's in support of action on climate change, he's in support of gay marriage; he's a small-L liberal when it comes to social issues. That is what he has to do, Malcolm Turnbull, has to do to pull the party together to present a united front as they go forward and basically set themselves to be elected at the next general election that has to take place before the end of next year. And this is the underlying cause of all this political skullduggery, John, is that the Liberal Party, which in Australia is the conservative wing of politics, the Liberal Party did not think Tony Abbott was electable at the next general election. They think Malcolm Turnbll is. Whether they like him or not, he is gold dust as far as the electorate's concerned. At least that's their reckoning. So that is what they're going to do to go forward. Tony Abbott after that vote in which he lost the prime ministership yesterday, a dramatic five hours in Australian politics, left parliamentary HQ without saying a word to reporters. He has been speaking today; he's been defending his record, saying he's been proud of what he has done in the two years he's been Prime Minister and looking at his record to say he's done a good job. But he did have a swipe, as you say, at the media. He had a lot of criticism of the media. There have been so many leaks during the Abbott reign, so many negative stories about him in the Australian media. Listen to what Abbott said.
[Tony Abbott, Former Australian Prime Minister:] Mostly sour, bitter character assassination. Pall-driven panic has produced a revolving- door prime ministership which can't be good for our country. And I fear for our media culture has developed that rewards treachery.
[Stevens:] That treachery is him referring to the number of leaks from his senior members of his cabinet about dysfunction within the cabinet, John. So, yes, he's got a big job ahead of him, Malcolm Turnbull. He's already faced his first Prime Minister's Question Time; it looked like it was softball stuff for him at the beginning, but it's certainly going to get harder as the opposition starts aiming for them as an election approaches.
[Vause:] Andrew, is it a problem for Malcolm Turnbull that he is essentially the richest politician in Australia? He's worth almost $200 million; he already has this tag of being an elitist.
[Stevens:] It doesn't seem to be a problem at the moment. He is popular, broadly popular, but some people say he has shown his mettle in the real world, if you like, that he's not a career politician, that he actually got out there. He did, all his own, make a large fortune. He grew up in he was basically raised by his father, so a single parent family there. He won scholarships to go to elite schools. He won a major scholarship to go to Oxford University to finish his law degree. So he certainly has the smarts and he's made a very successful for himself in politics sorry, in the private sector. So now moving into politics, some people say, John, there's a grown up in charge. I've heard that line used.
[Vause:] Yes, OK, obviously the markets like it. The Australian dollar rose by 1.5 cents on the news that Turnbull was the new leader, so we will see where it goes from here. Andrew, thank you. Andrew Stevens live for us this hour in Hong Kong. We will go to U.S. politics right now, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is rallying in Texas, trying to cement his lead in the latest polls. Trump told supporters in Dallas on Monday that he would keep jobs in the U.S. and keep illegal immigrants out. The billionaire real estate developer says he knows he will be the prime target for these Republican challengers in Wednesday night's debate right here on CNN.
[Donald Trump , Presidential Candidate:] So, the debate. I hear they're all going after me. Whatever. Whatever. The polls come out and we're really killing it. We are killing it. The silent majority; it's back. And it's not silent. I think we should call it maybe we should call it the noisy, the aggressive, the wanting to win, wanting to win.
[Vause:] Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the event. They marched from a nearby church to where Trump was speaking. One protest organizer called him a clown and they made pinatas for the presidential hopeful. Trump's supporters waited for hours outside that arena in Dallas for a chance to see the candidate. Gary Tuchman asked some of them what they find so appealing about Donald Trump.
[Gary Tuchman, Cnn Correspondent:] 75-year-old Carol Kohankie voted in her first presidential election in 1964. But she's never been as enthusiastic about a presidential candidate as she is about Donald Trump. And that's why she showed up incredibly early, waiting in the hot sun, to see him. [on camera]: You came about ten hours early to see Donald Trump. Have you ever waited in a line this long in your life?
[Carol Kohankie, Trump Supporter:] Once when I was 22 to see the Queen of England with the King of Norway Scotland. I was on a travel grant. Have not done it since.
[Tuchman:] Hundreds of Trump supporters joined Carol hours early so they couldget good seats. People like Gene Lizco and his son Robbie. GENE LIZCO,
[Trump Supporter:] He's a man. This country needs a man to run it. He speaks the truth. You know, he speaks the truth.
[Tuchman:] And people like John Roves. [on camera]: Before he announced his decision to run, who did you want for president? JOHN ROVES,
[Trump Supporter:] Previously we probably were looking at Rubio.
[Tuchman:] And what understand to Rubio in your mind?
[Roves:] Donald came out; just, we liked his message better.
[Tuchman:] This 18,500 seat arena is the home to basketball's Dallas Mavericks and hockey's Dallas Stars. It's also a busy concert venue. [on camera]: But never before has a billionaire real estate tycoon and former reality show host who wants to be leader of the free world been the headliner here. This is a mega event and whether you think that's a good idea or not might have a lot to do with how you feel about Donald Trump. [voice-over]: The people here overwhelmingly think it's good.
[Unidentified Male:] This is not fired. He's hired.
[Tuchman:] To add to the festive atmosphere, one-wheeled Trump supporters rolled up. [on camera]: Are you spreading the word on your unicycle?
[Unidentified Male:] Yeah, there you go. I guess so. Big wheels for Trump.
[Tuchman:] Lisa Shedd brought her 15-year-old son. [on camera]: So some of the stuff that Trump says bothers you. LISA SHEDD,
[Trump Supporter:] Yes.
[Tuchman:] But you're still supporting him for president.
[Shedd:] I am supporting him for president because I think he'll turn the country around.
[Tuchman:] But you'd like him to be more kind to certain people?
[Shedd:] Yes, I do.
[Tuchman:] Who are those people you think he needs to be more kind to?
[Shedd:] Women.
[Tuchman:] What do you think about what he said about certain women?
[Kohankie:] I'm not happy with him with him for that, but I'm not going able to change his response and nobody is perfect.
[Tuchman:] So you're willing to forgive that?
[Kohankie:] Yes.
[Tuchman:] And you will support him for president?
[Kohankie:] Yes.
[Tuchman:] Unequivocal?
[Kohankie:] Yep.
[Tuchman:] And after hours of waiting, Carol is one of the first let inside the stadium to see her candidate for president. Gary Tuchman, CNN, Dallas.
[Vause:] Donald Trump was also the topic of conversation during Sunday night's question and answer part of the Miss America pageant. One of the judges asked Miss Alabama, Meg McGuffin, why Trump was leading by such a large margin. McGuffin used her time to issue a warning to the Republican Party.
[Meg Mcguffin, Miss America Contestant:] I think Donald Trump is an entertainer and I think he says what's on a lot of people's minds, but I think that the Republican Party should be absolutely terrified of all the attention that he's taking from incredible candidates like Jeb Bush and Chris Christie who could absolutely do the job as President of the United States. And if I were a Republican I would absolutely be terrified of that. Thank you. Thank you so much.
[Vause:] A short time ago, I spoke with CNN political commentator Tara Setmeyer and asked her if the Republican Party really should be terrified.
[Tara Setmayer, Cnn Political Commentator:] I don't know if it's at a terrified. I think it should be a wake up call. It really should. For the people in Washington and what they've been doing and are the lack of leadership and the disappointment that the American people who voted these folks I,n in a wave election you know, the American people voted in Republicans because they were upset with the disaster of the Obama administration and what the Democrats have done in power, and what has the Republican leadership done? They've rolled over, and they haven't stood up for anything, and they have not lived up to the any of the promises that got them elected. So the electorate is upset with them, and they're just fed up. And they're so fed up that they've allowed someone like Donald Trump, who is an entertainer I agree with Miss Alabama and I agree with Carly Fiorina and a lot of the other folks who say this guy is not a serious politician; he's an entertainer. Just look at the rallies. Look at the way he speaks. He speaks in platitude, in generalities. He says call people names and people love that because it seems to breathe kind of the lowest common denominator of some things, like a talk show. And they want to see what he's going to say next versus will this guy be a good legislator? Will he be a good executor? Will he be a good president?
[Vause:] You may not have heard this, but we're actually hosting the Republican debate on Wednesday, and so be sure to tune in to watch it as they face off. Watch that debate live Wednesday night starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time here in the U.S. and 11:00 p.m. in London. You can get up early 6:00 a.m. Thursday in Hong Kong and you will find it only here on CNN. Meantime on the Democratic side, front-runner Hillary Clinton made an interesting comparison of all the Republican candidates. On Monday she was speaking at a Women for Hillary organizing event at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, when she remarked there's really no different among any of those Republican candidates except for maybe one little feature.
[Hillary Clinton , Presidential Candidate:] It is somewhat entertaining. Their flamboyant front-runner has grabbed a lot of the attention lately. But if you look at the policies of all of them running, they're pretty much the same. They're Trump, just without the pizzazz and the hair.
[Vause:] Clinton's main Democratic rival made the rounds in Virginia Monday. Bernie Sanders is trying to improve his lead over Clinton in states besides New Hampshire and Iowa. During a sit-down university at interview, rather, at the University of Virginia, Sanders gave an interview to explain the differences between himself and the Democratic front-runner.
[Sen. Bernie Sanders , Democratic Presidential Candidate:] Hillary Clinton and I have some strong disagreements. I mentioned a moment ago, I want to see the minimum wage raised over a period of years to $15 an hour. She has not been clear on that. I am opposed to the construction of the Keystone Pipeline. Hillary Clinton has not voiced an opinion on that. I believe we should expand Social Security benefits, not cut them. Hillary Clinton doesn't have a position on that. So I think it is fair to say that we like each other, we respect each other; we have different opinions on some of the major issues facing our country.
[Vause:] In the latest CNNORC poll, Clinton leads with 37 percent with Sanders 10 points behind on 27. Now to renewed fears over North Korea and its plans for long range missiles. North Korean state media is saying, quote, "The world will clearly see a series of satellites soaring into the sky." South Korea, it says, it is watching closely. And the U.S. State Department says any satellite launch with ballistic missile technology would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions. Kathy Novak is in Seoul, South Korea; she joins us now live with more on this. So Kathy, what is the evidence they have and how can they tell if North Korea is actually inching closer to this launch?
[Kathy Novak, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, these are the latest reports coming out of the state news agency, KCNA, quoting an unnamed senior official with the a senior aerospace official, John, as saying that North Korea is in the final stage of developing the satellite. Now, North Korea says that any satellite development would be for peaceful purposes, but analysts widely say this is often a very thinly veiled test of ballistic missile technology, which you as you mentioned would be in violation of United Nations sanctions against North Korea. And the fears are around the fact that a major anniversary is coming up next month in North Korea on October 10th. It marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Worker's Party of Korea and there are wide speculations that it will take some kind of provocative action, be it a long range missile launch or even another nuclear test. I just spoke to the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, and here's a little bit about what he had to say about it.
[Mark Lippert, U.s. Ambassador To South Korea:] We will remain vigilant. We are always working with the government of South Korea to provide a robust deterrent, to remain vigilant on threats, and to ensure that other allies in the region, as well as the U.S. homeland, are protected by threats posed by North Korea.
[Novak:] Now, South Korea says it is watching the situation closely and neither South Korea nor the United States will comment specifically on the intelligence that they have around the possibility of a rocket launch. But analysts at the organization 38 North have been analyzing their own satellite imagery and have been pointing to upgrades at the launching station in North Korea and saying that North Korea is has upgraded that launching pad, that there is some support structure that it has finished, but also saying that there no concrete signs that a rocket launch is expected on October 10th. John.
[Vause:] I mean, what are the options here if this test launch does go ahead? Because, you know, they have launched these ballistic missiles in the past and there has been a lot of tough talk and there has been sanctions put in place. And the North Koreans go yeah, whatever, and they keep doing it. So is there anything that the west, the South Koreans and the Americans, could do differently this time?
[Novak:] Well, that's the big question, and we heard Mark Lippert there saying that both the United States and South Korea remain vigilant, that they have this strong alliance in place. But if we just look to last month, John, we had this escalation in tensions on the peninsula where North and South Korea went as far as to exchanging artillery fire across the border and that led to high-level talks that ultimately were able to diffuse the situation. But part of the fear around the fact that this anniversary is coming up and that some kind of provocation is expected is that, if that happens, that it's likely to derail any of this progress that has been made in these recent talks. Out of the talks, we heard that family reunions are due to take place at the end of October. Now, you can imagine, if North Korea does take any provocative action, the United States and South Korea indeed will be under pressure to respond, and that may derail any of these plans for family reunions. So that's part of the fear, John.
[Vause:] OK, Kathy, thank you. Kathy Novak live for us Seoul, South Korea. Official break here on CNN NEWSROOM. When we come back, Hungary taking a hard line against refugees. This is a live look at the scene right now at the HungarianSerbian border where there's tough new measures for anyone who tries to get through that new border fence. That's up next.