But first from fox at 3 00. Its not a matter of if but when the u. S. Will launch an attack on syria. That is what a Senior Defense official tells fox news. Officials say the u. S. Military is now off the coast of syria, and prepared to strike once president obama gives the okay. And we expect to learn more from u. S. Intelligence experts as early as today. Theyre set to release the report laying out the evidence of last weeks reported chemical attack in a suburb of the capital city damascus. Some News Agencies reported that more than 100 people died there. Others said it was more than a thousand. This afternoon, a state Department Spokeswoman said any claim that the rebels launched the attack defies logic. Its undeniable that chemical weapons were used here on a large scale know. The regime maintains custody of the weapons and uses these rockets and well know the opposition does not have the capability. Of course, the Syrian Regime has blamed the opposition. Also, therer is no evidenc
injuries or deaths, and we re going to hear from the governor live in the next hour of newsroom. we ll of course bring his speech to you. stories we re watching in the newsroom at 32 minutes past the hour the national guard is evacuating the entire town of lyon, colorado, after flooding described as biblical. in 30 minutes the governor of colorado will bring an update on the situation. flash flood warning remains in place for boulder creek as more rain is forecast across the region. in the meantime president obama is responding to the flooding in colorado. he has signed an emergency order to help get federal assistance to the state. a georgia teen will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing a 13-month-old boy. 18-year-old demarcus elkins was spared the death penalty because he was 17 years old when he shot the infant in march while trying to rob the child s mother. not to be outdone by walmart
the town board walk battered by sandy, now just rebuilt now burning to the beach. brand new details this morning and a message from governor chris christie. as soon as this is over we ll pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and get back to work. plus the bird worth billions, twitter planning to go public, what it means for your feed in 140 characters or less. and the real life up. a 39-year-old man from raleigh, north carolina, attempting to cross the atlantic with 370 helium party balloons. it s no joke. you re live in the cnn newsroom. good morning, i m carol costello. thank you for joining me. the national weather service calls it biblical, and when you see the. ic tours out of colorado this morning, you will understand why. record rainfall has turned towns into islands, walls of water 20 feet high traveled swiftly through mountain canyons and now that the sun is up the colorado national guard will evacuate the town of lyons, colorado, all 2,000 residents. overn
0 the afternoon. mom and baby doing great. lele already working the phones booking for us. congratulations, jose, she looks good. don t put any clothes on her. god bless. he looks good. he looks like he knows what he s doing as a daddy already. beautiful stuff. congrats, jose. that s it for us on new day. have a great weekend. don t start it before you watch carol costello on cnn newsroom which begins right now. there she is. best advice you ve given all morning chris cuomo. thanks to all of you. the newsroom starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com spoke emergency. thousands evacuated, two towns becoming islands, completely cut off from the rest of the world. the national weather service this morning calling it a flood of biblical proportions. also board walk blaze. it s horrifying what s going on here. reporter: seaside heights, the town board walk battered by sandy, now just rebuilt now burning to the beach. brand new details this morning and a message
thought it would take to get the life insurance policy, for the check to come. the defense also finished cross examining the mother today after she broke down on the stand yesterday. that s when she told jurors how she says that teenager, demarcus elkins, tried to rob her, then shot her in the ear and her leg, then turned the gun on her baby and killed him. john roberts is live for us in marietta, georgia. john, how is the defense approaching this case? reporter: trace, the defense continues to try to poke holes in the dramatic testimony of the state s star witness with, the mother, sherry west, after five hours of grueling cross-examination which public defender kevin goff accused her of being everything from a drug user to a child abuser. he tried to plant the idea in the jury s mind that the mother might have done this herself. the judge was reluctant to let