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School district is prepared to keep 145 schools open, but only for half days. chilling revelations during a parole hearing for the man who murdered john lennon. mark david chapman telling the board he picked him because he was so famous and he could have easily gone after john yao carson or george scott. he also said he spoke with lenin when steaking out the building where he was gunned down and lenin was nice to him and a at the cent man. this is chapmans 7th time being denied parole. those a...

Simply no place for the storm surge to go. flood waters are in plaquemines parish, the crews are trying to ease pressure on the levees. but heavy rains pushed water into slidell, louisiana. nbcs gabe gutierrez has more on the latest. >> reporter: good evening, slidell police say they have rescued 145 people today. and from what we understand most of the people who need to be rescued have been rescued. although we have just been told they brought in an ambulance, because theyre bringing in anothe...

Without electricity that need that. were going to do about 250 of those. and were working on 400 other needs, of what were doing now. because again, many of our citizens are going to weather this out. again, if energy does their job and gets things back up quickly, they dont need to leave their home. most people want to stay right where theyre out. ride it out as they did for the storm. >> sir, thank you for joining us very much. joining us now, gabe gutierrez who has made his way to the h d har...

Plus, americans watching tonights rnc coverage will be treated to a remarkable story. when a little-known utah mayor and congressional candidate take the stage. no, it is not one of the folks on the left or center. if the gal on the right. mayor me a lot said that her parents came to this country with $10 and taught her never to taken out. at 145, she will share her amazing story right here. watch as we give you a sneak peek of peak of the rnc just hours away. take a look. >> this is the stage w...

Transportation centers. were helping counsel them through the process. there are 145 groups, mostly in this end of the state, who are focused on this battle. >> 145 groups. i mean, do you believe in your heart that you can get this done? >> i believe we can make a real big difference. i think youre right. this is the big story in pennsylvania. of beyond issues, the question is, will people who are registered have the right to vote? and were doing everything possible in a nonpartisan way to make ...

Were helping counsel them through the process. there are 145 groups, mostly in this end of the state, who are focused on this battle. >> 145 groups. i mean, do you believe in your heart that you can get this done? >> i believe we can make a real big difference. i think youre right. this is the big story in pennsylvania. of beyond issues, the question is, will people who are registered have the right to vote? and were doing everything possible in a nonpartisan way to make sure that as many people...

role at the republican national convention? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin with mitt romneys preparations for what may be the most crucial week of his presidential campaign. with several new polls out including our own showing him losing ground to president obama, romney begins a bus tour on saturday through four swing states he absolutely needs to win. but hes still traveling without a running mate. dana bash is here in "the situation room" taking a closer ...

>> it is 5:00 a.m. here in the east. we begin this morning with breaking news. a deadly past 48 hours in afghanistan. new details of two attacks. an effort to derail the transition of power there. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack wednesday that left four americans dead, including senior members of an army brigade after an in-ssurgent detonated a suice vest. thomas kennedy and kevin griffin and walter gray were killed along with an american aid worker and afghan in...

mayor michael nutter, more than frustrated. if you want to act like an idiot, if you want to act like an [ bleep ], if you want to be a low life in this town, we will track you down like the dog you are. >> reporter: nutter says theyre committed, because lives depend on finding a solution. >> what happens next, you know, we elevate the discourse, we bring people together, we build a movement. we stop the killing. >> reporter: a major challenge for a city where murder has become routine...

brought pain to others. ill talk to a widow who continues a 40-year fight for one moment of silence. and later, new details on the aurora shooting suspect. well tell you what cnn has learned about his mental state before the shooting. it is saturday, july 28th. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. if you were waiting to watch londons olympic ceremony, this is your spoil alert. queen elizabeth officially opened the 2012 games after an epic journey through the united kingdoms rich hi...