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there are reports that a letter was found inside of a package apparently sent by holmes. according to the cbs news, the letter talked about shooting people. the package was discovered in the mailroom at the university of colorado. in syria, the city of aleppo is bracing itself for major all out offensive on a rebel strongholstron strongho stronghold, and there are clashes through the country today leaving 91 people dead with 19 of them in aleppo. and then there is lots of excitemen...

look at the arsenal that holmes he massed. >> he was a very tense weekend in the middle east with the u.s. stepping up its presence around syria providing more help to the rebels. how far will our government go? well have a live report from the middle east. >> but first, of course, our top story here. the man accused of one of the worst shooting massacres in u.s. history will make his first court appearance in a few hours. police say it could take months before we know why he carried o...

some questions. this -- just a second -- i want to reemphasize what the chief said yesterday. this case will be tried inside a court. okay? so i have to be very careful with my responses. i do not want to jeopardize a future prosecution. [ question inaudible ] >> so again im not going to elaborate on this. we have done some field tests but we are sending that evidence back to the fbi lab at quantico. they will make the definitive conclusion as to what those substances are. >> can you t...

counties across 26 states. the bone dry conditions are destroying farm crops and one analyst estimates that 75% of the corn crop in the drought region is now wiped out. that could drive up food and fuel prices across the entire country and brings us to rob marciano live in bu. >> we have corn that should be taller than it is right now because of the drought and because of the heat. this stalk should be well up and over my head. theres a couple of examples of ears of corn. this was toug...

and new documents in the case of the man charged with killing trayvon martin. could shed some light on whether or not race played a role. want to get right to it. u.s. military judge held a hearing at ft. hood, texas, today a few weeks before the court-martial begins for major nadal hassan. hassan, he is the army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage in -- back in 2009. he is accused of killing 13 people, all but one of them fellow soldiers. he also wounded 29 others. now attorne...

its 5:00 a.m. in the east. this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin this morning with breaking news. we have learned that president obama is holding a big event at the white house rose garden later today to resurrect the battle over the bush tax cuts. he will be surrounded by working class americans while he calls on congress to extend tax cuts for everyone, making $250,000 a year or less. republicans want the tax cuts extended for everyone, the wealthy included. the white house will b...

it so i can cheat. 106 degrees. >> well, that was actually the forecast. >> oh, i see. i would say 107 degrees. >> 106. you were right the first time. >> okay. >> and rockford, illinois hit 105. those were all last hour. that was kind of the apex of the heat. the numbers are coming down. both records for the day. incredible heat. kansas city 103. these were the expectations for highs. even washington at 103. it was feeling like 107 last hour. so the heat is certainly on but there is re...

fireworks to start you off on wednesday morning, its lee greenwood, god bless the usa, happy fourth of july to all of you. traditionally today i know and hopefully for many of you, will be filled with barbecues and fireworks. but unfortunately for a lot of people, that is not going to be the case. our "starting point" here this independence day, less about celebration and a lot more about patience, about 1.1 million people all across the country, they are waiting, waiting for the elect...

indian airlines. air india was bailed out by the air india was bailed out by the government last month. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com welcome to "cnn newsroom," im suzanne malveaux. today we are live from aspen, colorado, and beautiful setting talking about the worlds most pressing problems. this is the eighth annual aspen ideas festival and leaders and thinking from the united states and the world meet to discuss ideas from policy, politics, science, art, values, culture, an...

its 5:00 a.m. in the east. lets get started. first, its a super soaker. tropical storm hammering florida with extreme weather. the slow-moving snow sith off the coast of alabama and the florida panhandle. the outer bands whipping up dangerous surf and triggering this huge water spout off juneau beach. also spawn ag deadly tornado in florida as it drenches the coast. officials say a woman was found dead in a home in venus located in the middle of the state between port st. lucie and sar...