and president clinton taking on a special role at the democratic national convention. and we'll talk about the quirky rule, the unfair rule that cost the americans their medal. this man caused one of our best olympians a shot at gold in london. >> we're going to chat a lot about that. see how you feel as well. right now mitt romney is on a plane to poend la, the last stop on his international tour. romney left israel this morning, where he gave a tough talking speech on iran. >> we must not delude ourselves into thinking that containment is an option. we must lead the effort to prevent iran from possessing nuclear weapons capability. we should employ any and all measures to dissuade the nuclear regime from its course. no option should be excluded. we recognize israel's right to defend itself, and it is right for america to stand with you. >> cnn's sarah is live in jerusalem. how is mitt romney's plan different from president obama's? >> first, he said he would support israel's right to a preemptive strike to contain nuclear weapons. later, he and a senior aide stepped back from that a little, saying he respected israel's right for m i will triaction against iran for the same reasons. so you're seeing him back away a little bit from more hawkish points that he was making earlier. as you know, president obama and the obama administration has been sending people through here almost on a weekly basis, trying to calm the tension between israel and iran. and really trying to get israel to back away from the idea of a preemptive strike. the obama administration really wanting israel to let the measures that have been put in place, such as sanctions, and the diplomatic measures, to take their course before talking of anything that might mean a war that the united states has to get involved in. but romney certainly making very clear that he stands by israel, that he believes the relationship between the united states and israel is of the utmost importance. >> and he was taking some strong stands, right? romney has also taken an unprecedented stance in the israeli-palestinian conflict over jerusalem. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: it's interesting because it has certainly angered the palestinians, but it isn't so unprecedented because many of the united states political candidates for president have come through here and said a similar thing, that jerusalem is the capital of israel, which is what the stance of israel is, but that has always angered the palestinians who have said, look, after the 1967 war, they believe that east jerusalem was occupied, as being occupied by israel, and they want east jerusalem as their capital in a two-state solution, and that has been a sticking point between the palestinians and the israelis for all these years. we have to mention, though presidential candidates have come through saying the same thing, not one of them since 1967 has actually done something about it once they got in office. they have backed down from that stance. and as you know, the u.s., as well as many of the other u.n. country embassies, are located in tel aviv for that very reason. zoraida? >> why don't we talk about what romney has planned in poland today. >> reporter: he's going to be meeting with the prime minister in poland. a lot of people talking about, when you make these trips as a candidate, what exactly you're trying to do. of course, he is partly trying to get votes, correct? so in poland, which is a conservative catholic nation, there are a lot of polish who live in some of the swing states, like maryland, for example. so certainly, reaching out to those voters through this international tour -- and a lot of people are saying, look, the analysts that look at this, this is kind of an audition for mitt rom inney to show how he operat and how he deals with foreign policy while on foreign land. >> i want to go back to the issue of jerusalem being the capital. apparently, romney talked to wolf blitzer. he had this to say. we're going to chat about it afterwards. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital city, and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> if you became president of the united states, would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to ultimately have our embassy in the nation's capital of jerusalem. the decision to make the move is one, if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. >> in consultation with the leadership. so not a promise to do so. >> reporter: the leadership has always said they want the countries of the world to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. so the israeli leadership would most likely say yes, do it now. but you hear him, again, stepping back a little bit because, again, no presidents since 1967 has actually recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. zoraida? >> sara sidner live for us. thank you. keep it right here on cnn. this afternoon wolf blitzer anchors the situation room from jerusalem, and you will see more with mitt romney and new interviews with shimon peres and defense minister ehud barak. bill clinton is going to be playing a major role at the democratic convention in charlotte. an obama campaign aide confirming the former president will deliver a key primetime speech on wednesday, september 5th. this will really be the key primetime speech that night. he will place president obama's name into nomination. what this does is bumps vice president biden to the final night of the convention, september 7th. he will make a primetime speech before president obama accepts his nomination. now to syria and the ongoing battle for its largest city. rebels launching a major offensive at an army checkpoint in aleppo. this is a view from a suburb just north of aleppo. president bashar al assad's forces have been struggling like never before to maintain their grip on the country. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says he believes this may be the beginning of the end for assad. >> i think, if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people in aleppo, i think it ultimately will be a nail in assad's coffin, that he's just assuring the assad regime will come to an end by virtue of the kind of violence they're committing against their own people. >> opposition groups say violence claimed another 114 lives yesterday, at least 41 of them in the capital damascus and its suburbs as well. and you have to see this. caught on tape. some tense and scary moments on the streets of southern california. >> uh-oh. uh-oh. here we go. oh, he's going again. don't do it. don't do it. >> you see police with the guns and night sticks out, smashing the windows of that truck before the driver takes off and nearly takes a couple of officers with him. a witness pulled out his phone and took this video which you're looking at now. officials say the driver was involved in a hit and run crash earlier. as you can see from this chopper video, the chase also ended in a wreck. a shot was reportedly fired. bad, bad stuff. no reports of anyone hurt. and the first weekend of the 2012 summer games is now in the books. i watched all weekend. and swimming's dream team, at least from the american perspective, falling. the american team led by michael phelps and ryan lochte fell to the french in the 4 by 100 relay. it was some measure of revenge for the french, who lost to the united states in 2008. when michael phelps let out that scream. it was ryan lochte who blew it in the final leg. dana vollmer set a world record. she became the first woman to swim the 100 meter butterfly in under 56 seconds. it was very fast. that was so fun to watch. >> i love the butterfly. >> this an absolute shocker in women's gymnastics. she was supposed to be the it girl of 2012. jordyn wieber, the reigning world all around champion missed out on qualifying for the all around final, even though, even though she was the fourth best gymnast of the day. the reason, teammates ali raisman from needham, massachusetts, and gabby douglas passed her, and countries can only send two gymnasts to the all around finals. we had 3 of the top 4, but we can only send two, and there were more than 20 in the finals. >> that is so unfair. they should rethink that rule. >> right now. >> and one of those girls is from massachusetts? how about the other one? >> ali raisman is from needham, massachusetts. so a local girl. >> taking a look at the medal count after the first weekend. china is on top with overall meddle a.s with 6 golds and 12 total. u.s. in second with 11 medals, 3 gold. >> and we have another busy day on tap today. ryan lochte tries to win the second gold of the 2012 olympics. he missed yesterday. this time it's the 200 meter freestyle. and 17-year-old phenom missy franklin tries to win her first gold in the 100 meter backstroke. and the u.s. men's team will try to win the team competition. they looked great so far. >> it is supposed to be the hottest ticket in the world, right? what's with all the empty seats at the olympics? i noticed this as i was watching. did you notice? >> it's terrible. >> wait until you hear how they're trying to fill up those seats. that's coming up. people's lives?ese young as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. the wife. hey, babe. got the jetta. i wiped the floor with the guy! not really. i would've been fine with 0% for 36 months, but i demanded 60. no...i didn't do that. it was like taking candy from a baby. you're a grown man. alright, see you at home. 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[ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "early start." 15 minutes past the hour. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> and i'm john berman. the man accused of the colorado theater massacre will face formal charges in court. james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring many others. holmes appeared in court last week, where he didn't speak. jim joins us from colorado. last week a formality, this week also a formality, but he is expected to be charged for real this time. >> that's correct. we will not see james holmes in court today. the judge ruled no cameras in court for today's ruling. there will be a sketch artist, but we won't be able to see him live on video. we know the state plans to charge him with 12 counts of first degree murder, numerous counts of attempted first degree murder, and other charges most likely stemming around all those explosives in his department. also, at some point the defense may request a competency hearing, determining whether he's mentally able to go forward with the trial. now, over the weekend, we got some bad news. ashley moser was in the movie theater with her 6-year-old daughter veronica. veronica, unfortunately, was killed in the attack. over the weekend, ashley, who was pregnant, miscarried and lost her baby. we checked in with some attorneys. there's sort of disagreement on whether that could be an additional charge added to this case. we're not sure about that. they do have the capability to add charges later down the road. they don't have to finalize every single charge here today, but we do expect the final counts of first degree murder and the other counts today. >> that is sad, jim. one of the things i understand about today's hearing is there is a piece of evidence that will be discussed. that alleged notebook that holmes allegedly sent to a psychiatrist at the university of colorado. how is that going to factor into this case? 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