again, this report still has not resulted in any major changes in air traffic control. but it may. shepard: thank you, trace. thethe civil war in syria, te prime minister has defected, marking the biggest crack in the syrian regime since the uprising began last march. the prime minister spokesman said the syrian official starting planning his escape in june when the syrian president, bashar al-assad, threatened to hill him if he did not take the post, the spokesman says the prime minister is now a soldier in the revolution. james has the news from washington. how is the united states racketing to this news from syria? guest: senior obama officials are working with regional allies to lay the groundwork for a post assad syria. still, syrian regime tanks shell rebel positions in the commercial district of aleppo. this footable which we could
i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. first it s today s new round of attack in the presidential race campaign and the much winning battleground state of ohio this afternoon. president obama slammed the tax proposals, warninging they ll send thousands of u.s. jobs overs overs overseas. > the romney campaign is accusing them of another dishonest attack. why did the president level this new corporate tax attack on romney in ohio? reporter: well, wolf, the president is trying to draw sharp contrast between his campaign and romney s campaign, trying to suggest romney is looking out for the people at the the very top. specifically in ohio the people are making the argument that romney supports are eliminating tax. this will lead to job creations overseas. and that will come at the expense of jobs in ohio. we have not found any serious economic studies that the economic plan would actually create jobs until today. i ve got to be honest. today we found out there
organized by coalition group. many blacklisted in pakistan and abroad as terrorist organizations. the international committee of the red cross says it s trying to broker a cease-fire in syria. so it can get access to people ra advantageed by the government 11-month crackdown on dissent. chief washington correspondent james rosen shows us tonight that crackdown seems to be intensifying. reporter: outside mosqu mosques, and houses, amateur video purportedly shows the city of homs absurding the artillery, amid reports that regime tanks in the east are streaming toward the city. damascus, too, is aflame with violence. the uprising against president bashar assad is now in the 12th month. and the death toll according to the u.n. exceeds 5400 with some placing it above 7,000. that fact along with growing
organized by coalition group. many blacklisted in pakistan and abroad as terrorist organizations. the international committee of the red cross says it s trying to broker a cease-fire in syria. so it can get access to people ra advantageed by the government 11-month crackdown on dissent. chief washington correspondent james rosen shows us tonight that crackdown seems to be intensifying. reporter: outside mosqu mosques, and houses, amateur video purportedly shows the city of homs absurding the artillery, amid reports that regime tanks in the east are streaming toward the city. damascus, too, is aflame with violence. the uprising against president bashar assad is now in the 12th month. and the death toll according to the u.n. exceeds 5400 with some placing it above 7,000. that fact along with growing defections among syrian army
headlines lead us to the middle east. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vows his country will strike back against continued palestinian attacks. meanwhile, israeli defense minister ehud barak surveillance israel will stop firing on gaza whether they stop the rocket and mortar attacks into southern israel. thursday israel responded to hamas rocket attack with a series of strikes on gaza that has left at least 18 people dead. nato says that its forces are dismantling pro-gadhafi forces throughout libya. a nato commander says air strikes have destroyed 5 regime tanks in the two vital cities of misratah and ajdabiya. meanwhile, there are new clashes between rebel fighters and forces loyal to gadhafi reported in ajdabiya where the city remains largely under rebel control. after protests across syria, reportedly led to the deaths of more than three dozen demonstrators, the government announced plans to crack down hard on what it calls unrest provoked by outside agitators.