for suzanne malveaux. we are focusing on protests in california, politics and the economy right here at home. straight to it. the mother of baseball hall of famer cal ripken has been found unharmed. ripken seen here with ex-administration, bush administration officials condoleezza rice and karen hughes gained fame as a shortstop with the baltimore orioles. well, the aberdeen police department says that his mother was abducted yesterday after a man with a gun forced her into a car. earlier this morning, ms. ripken was located in her car close to the home, and she was examined by paramedics, and she is not injured. she is resting now with family members. we will get more on this crime from joe johns in d.c. very bizarre. how did this happen? for sure, fred. a strange story developing here. vai ripken is the mother of one of the most famous baseball players ever. police confirming that she was abducted from her home at gunpoint early yesterday morning and police say reports in
flames. later, rebels were seen in other government tanks. more pictures. this is a burnt out police station seized and burned today by the rebels. take a look and listen. these are syrians. they had taken this photo from the captured police station. they ransacked and they burned. we have struggled to get our crews, get our journalists inside syria. it s been frustrating for us here at cnn and the assad government has put the country under lock and key. with all of that in mind, ivan watson has entered northern syria. we ll speak with him live in a moment. talk to me about the gnificance of fighting in aleppo. it s the economic hub. it s the most populous city. aleppo has been a treating center. there you have a google map of aleppo. here i recognize right away is essentially the most famous land mark, the 13th century citadel. this is the creation. a very old city. by some accounts the oldest inhabited city in the world. we highlighted some of the areas in aleppo wh