kidnapping, killing, and mutilating an 8-year-old brooklyn boy. the victim is shown on the surveillance tape. police say he was walking home from camp and got lost and asked the suspect for directions. levi aaron was arrested on wednesday. he has been ordered to have psychiatric tests. take a look at this freight train derailment outside minneapolis-st. paul. a railroad spokeswoman said heavy rain washed out the bridge and that likely caused the derailment. the train conductor suffered minor injuries. the commuter service had to be suspended. and remember the miners who spent 69 days trapped in a chilean mine, well, they're suing the company. 31 of the 33 miners are asking for more than $500,000 each. they say it isn't about the money but safety. the mine shaft they were in

collapsed last year. the miners say they want to make sure something like this never happens again. and sears has a lot of disappointed shoppers today. online shoppers jumped on a deal for apple ipad 2s advertised for just $69. bear in mind they normally sell for more than $700. they said it's a third-party mistake and not honoring the incorrect price. people love their cars, traffic jams are part of the daily life, but this weekend, the closure of a big chunk of the 405 freeway is causing added worry. it is shut down for a construction project. and residents are so worried they're calling this carmageddon, but so far, we're not seeing it. no gridlock. let's bring in cnn's kareen wynter who is above the 405 there. and we know ten miles of the 405 is closed, so no traffic there.

what about everywhere else? >> reporter: everywhere else from our viewpoint all looks good. now a short time ago, we checked out some of the alternate routes officials were encouraging the public to take. it's really, really quiet right now. we saw a lot more people on bikes, pedestrians, people walking their dogs than we did people in their cars. one of our photographers -- our producers, rather, michael kerry took a picture on the other side of town near the pacific coast highway. usually an extremely congested area this time of year really any time. and that was another alternate route that officials were encouraging people to take if they were headed to l.a.x. i think we caught a couple cars on the roadways. so people heard the warnings all week and it's definitely resinating with them because so far no traffic jams to report. and behind me, this was a busy scene all morning long.

we brought you a lot of pictures of the cement blocks falling. this is that major billion-dollar construction project. they're widening the freeway to allow for more car pool lanes. there were chunks of cement falling. and i asked one of the site managers, are your guys on breaks? no, there are no breaks any time soon. this isn't the movie set, they're still working, what they're doing, fred, they're entering another phase of demolition. they're assessing which equipment they're going to be using. so far, so good, they're hoping if this continues, things will change between now and this evening, tomorrow, by monday morning, 5:00 local time, so people beginning their busy commutes can hit this stretch again. so a lot of people looking around me, coming out with cameras. these hillsides packed with people, and they're mesmerized by this. some people are taking advantage of it, fred. >> well, i'm glad that everybody's happy about the progress so far.

so this campaign got a lot of help. a lot of help from celebrities too who were tweeting, encouraging people to stay off the roads. >> reporter: they did. and celebrities have an important voice in this town. tom hanks tweeted, thank god i won't be in l.a. for the 405 closing, i'm not mad, lol. the kardashians, khloe said seems like a very good weekend not to be in l.a. ashton kutcher, though, he said lapd asked me to tweet 405 freeway between 10 and 101 closed july 16th and 17th. in exchange, i would like a pass on that traffic light ticket. throwing in a little bit of humor. people probably checked out these tweets saying, hey, if khloe's getting out of town, i better stay inside. >> appreciate that. there at the 405. all right. so let's find out if the other arteries or roads around the shutting down of the 405 have

people stuck in any traffic. is this carmageddon actually happening or not? not so say i'm disappointed it's not happening. but sandra endo, looks like smooth sailing behind you, as well. >> reporter: well, yeah, fred. actually we're checking out how people are getting around because of this major closure. and, you know, l.a. people are so car-dependent it's tough to find people walking around and doing other things to get around. but we found ian here who is on his bike. what is your grand plan for today? you took out your bike because why? >> well, i wanted to see if i could get to work on monday in case the freeway was closed. so i made a dry run today. >> a dry run. we're talking 18 miles from san fernando valley all the way to ucla, right? how bad was that ride? >> it wasn't bad at all, actually, i enjoyed it. i was looking forward to it. what it might be on the street and stuff. but relatively calm, probably less than i expected. >> reporter: you mean traffic. you're not seeing a lot of cars

out there? >> yeah, a lot less than probably normal. >> so the scare tactic worked? >> i'd imagine. i was scared, that's why i came to check it out. >> reporter: yeah, definitely. well, good job in taking precaution, trying to map out his way to work on monday because that's when the freeway will reopen. but for the meantime, fredericka, i can tell you local officials have been telling people for three months now to make alternative plans using extra buses and trains this weekend. urging people to take mass transit. and you're talking about the artery here. well, this is ventura boulevard. a major thoroughfare here in san fernando valley. and you can see, smooth sailing. if it was carmageddon, this would all be backed up. but so far, so good, fredericka. >> all right. that is very good. we're happy to be able to report some happy news there. sandra endo, thanks so much, ventura boulevard. so now to real gridlock metaphorically speaking. this time in washington where the debate over raising the debt

ceiling is at a complete stand still. there are no face-to-face talks planned this weekend. and judging from what president obama and republican senator orrin hatch had to say today that stalemate is far from over. i'm willing to compromise. i'm willing to do what it takes to solve this problem even if it's not politically popular. and i expect leaders in congress to show that same willingness to compromise. >> washington has consistently demonstrated it cannot control its urge to spend. that is why the only long-term solution is a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. >> so august 2nd, just about 17 days away, and that's the day when the treasury warns the u.s. will have to decide which bills it will pay, which bills it won't pay. cnn shows us what will happen if the deadline passes without an agreement. >> reporter: it's just over two weeks until the u.s. hits its debt ceiling. and as they keep pointing

fingers, lawmakers need to think about this. the consequences could be sweeping and problem found. >> the united states does not default -- >> reporter: news conferences on the debt, more rhetoric, more meetings, ignore it all for a minute. if congress doesn't raise the debt limit by august t2nd, what happens? >> they'll be far short of the amount of cash to pay all its bills. >> that's jay powell, he oversaw the debt under the first president bush. he said if the u.s. hits the debt ceiling with no more borrowing, the u.s. will bring in maybe $172 billion in august. but it's committed to spend, oh, about $306 billion. so there'd be enough money to pay just 56% of government's bills. and then -- >> the decision on who gets paid is left up to secretary of the treasury geithner.

he can decide what gets paid and what gets not. >> reporter: nearly everyone expects wall street investors would get paid first and the u.s. would not default. but then, it's tough. government could pay social security, medicare, and unemployment benefits, but there'd be no money to pay the troops. or government could pay the troops, but then couldn't afford unemployment benefits. and in both cases, there'd be no money for security or any other federal workers. now back to wall street. what would happen to the markets. interest rates likely would rise. how much? that is in dispute. >> it seems very likely that there would be significant disruptions in the market. i think that the stock -- or the equity markets and the bond markets are going to be fine. >> reporter: now, this question of what happens if the u.s. hits the debt ceiling can be very political. some conservatives like the one you just heard say it won't be that bad, but others including speaker boehner say it can spook

the markets and spark in his words a real catastrophe. fred? >> thanks so much, lisa. new york's yankee stadium had another amazing home run last night. paul mccarteny. ♪ >> the former beatle rocked the stadium in the first of two shows for his on the run tour. he sang a medley of his show. and coming up in the next half hour, i'm going to talk with a photographer who captured some of the most iconic images of mccartney's days with the beatles. and justin timberlake says he never gets asked out, so he was flattered when a female

marine asked him to the marine corps ball, and he was kind of -- i don't know, put on the spot while at a news conference promoting his latest film. but listen to his response. >> i accept. >> yay. >> but not because she shouted out one of my songs which i do love when they do that. because i'm shameless. >> and the singer also joked that the big burly guys who have the marines' back doesn't sway him either. he said he would be honored to attend allowing the schedule. the ball is november 12th, and his "friends with benefits" co-star mila kunis says she will go with a male marine. world cup finals time. the u.s. women's team shoots for a world cup championship. we'll go live to germany. [ female announcer ] now you can apply sunblock

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japan is shutting down a nuclear reactor. it's not one of the reactors damaged in this year's earthquake and tsunami. this reactor is reportedly having problems with an emergency cooling system. then take a look here a shaky shot. but that is a 1,000-foot tall radio and television transmission tower in the netherlands coming down. it was on fire and collapsing into that had smokey pile there. firefighters still don't know what caused the fire. one theory is lightning. the collapse knocked television and radio off the air for much of the country yesterday. and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton found herself competing for a little attention yesterday with these stray cats. they just wandered up on stage during a town hall-style appearance in istanbul, turkey.

women's soccer now on the global stage. it is world cup finals time. and team usa stands on the edge of an elusive championship with one very tough team in the way. zain verjee is there. this is big, because the u.s. is very hungry for a win, but japan's hungry too. >> reporter: yeah, they absolutely are. the u.s. hasn't won this cup since last century, fred. since 1999. and they really have that good opportunity to do it now. they have a magical team. they're talented, they have very skilled players, they're determined, they have this never say die attitude. they hustle out there on the pitch. i watched the players practice and got to talk to them too. they feel pretty confident. they feel good, they feel it's their time. listen to how they put it. >> america likes championships. they like winners, they like

comebacks. and i think we are the epitome of the american spirit. this team, we're full of fighters, we play with passion. and, you know, we feel all the support back home, around the world. we feel powerful with that support. >> now, obviously we're on the eve of one of the biggest games of our lives. but it's the game of soccer. we've done it thousands of times before. i know that the japanese team is excited, and they're going to come to play. we have to play good soccer, we have to play gutsy soccer. we have to go for it. no time to hold back. this is the time to take risks, the time to go forward. and hopefully we can get the win. >> a strategy against a technical very good team will be to keep possession and being tied defensively. what we do tonight, we show them

video about looking at when we are successful in the attack. we show them all the goals we scored. and we show them over and over again, we stop the clips and i'll ask them what do you see? because i truly believe that it's important to coach what is healthy and when we are successful. >> over the history of the world cup, fred, the u.s. has played japan 25 times and never lost. but you were right, they've got to watch out a little bit for the japanese here. the u.s. has stamina, speed, a lot of strength. but the japanese have a lot more skill than the u.s. they keep the ball more, pass it around a lot better, have better control of it. and the way they've been performing this tournament. they beat out the germans, the swedes who are much bigger than they are. they have heart if they don't have the height, but the u.s. needs to watch out. it'll be an exciting match.

we're looking forward to it. >> everyone is. we'll be watching tomorrow too. we'll be checking in with you again tomorrow. thanks so much, zain. so many americans are out of work hoping to keep food on the table. we'll take a look at a cnn hero. [ car door closing ] [ man ] ooooch! hot seat! hot! hot! hot!

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fresh produce at all. >> here we have a plant, these were all from seeds from the dinner garden. we have provided over 65,000 seed packs to individuals and families all over the country. we have also provided seeds for over 180 community gardens. who wants to grow vegetables? we see a lot of families whose children only eat when they get a free meal at school. when they're at home, we really want them to have the best nutrition possible. and certainly you can't do better than garden veggies. i'm not a master gardening uarg. the seeds do all the work, we provide the seeds, we help you grow them. you eat the food, good-bye hunger. >> fantastic. remember, all of this year's cnn heroes were chosen from you, the people in your neighborhood who you want to recognize. so if you want to nominate your hero, go to cnnheroes.com. the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" had quite a

wake-up call, and we thought you'd like to hear it. ♪ who won the world, girls ♪ who won the world, girls >> it's not every day you hear beyonce saying this. >> hello, this is beyonce. sandy, chris, doug, and rex, you inspire all of us to dare to live our dreams. >> all right. fantastic. great morning wake-up call for everyone onboard the international space station now, as well. all right, bonnie's in the weather center. that's one way to get folks alert -- >> up and dancing. >> rise and shine. >> yeah, you want to dance around. >> her new big hit. >> zero gravity. a little more fun, i think. today another hot one, we're looking at a big heat wave taking over much of the country. i'd like to say it's letting up, but this is a prolonged event that will continue for days on end. and you can see hazy, hot, and humid conditions. the heat warnings in place from north dakota down through kansas and oklahoma.

and they are not going anywhere. specifically for minnesota, that's where it's been particularly dangerous. the heat warning continues for that region where the heat indexes climbing from 110 to 120 over the next few days. the forecast for minneapolis, for example, takes the temperatures into the mid to upper 90s and they stay up there all the way through wednesday. and remember, while the temperatures are in the mid 90s, it's going to feel even worse. and in fact, on wednesday, the heat index will climb to 117 degrees. that's outright dangerous. if you can plan ahead for this heat wave and keep yourself indoors as much as possible, and check on your neighbors, the elderly with illnesses, they're much more susceptible to heatstroke than others. think of those in this time. we're also tracking strong thunderstorms along the gulf coast into alabama coastal sections, the panhandle of florida, and storms sweeping through georgia right now. and back out west where we've been tracking storms toward the baton rouge area, they are still continuing through the northern parishes of louisiana moving to the northeast. and as we head to the west, it's been very overcast in san

francisco. you can see the clouds working their way across the bay area. that is impacting air travel at this time. we have ground delays, an hour and 15 minutes in san francisco. that's the only airport delay at least right now. >> thanks so much. we've been talking about this carmageddon or the potential gridlock that will come from 10-mile stretch of 405 being shut down in l.a. so people have become very inventive about how to get around either by taking the alternate routes on the road or maybe even flying over it. is carmageddon even happening anyway? ♪

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authorities expected an indictment next week against the man accused of kidnapping, killing, and mutilating an 8-year-old brooklyn boy. the victim is shown on this surveillance tape.

police say he was walking home from camp and got lost and asked the suspect for directions. levi aaron was arrested on wednesday, he has been placed on suicide watch and ordered to have psychiatric tests. 178 educators allegedly involved in the atlanta school's cheating scandal have been told they have two options. quit or be fired. the new interim school superintendent says they have to resign by wednesday or face termination. the teachers are accused of fixing the standardized test scores of failing students. a state investigation reveals the widespread cheating goes back a decade. some educators could face criminal charges. and then, a woman in court in kentucky didn't like a judge's ruling, so she did this. jumped over the bench to attack the judge. court officers restrained the woman, and the judge gave her 120 days in jail for contempt of court. by the way, she was in court because her ex-husband filed a domestic violence complaint against her. casey anthony is expected to

be released from jail tomorrow. but the arrangement surrounding her release are not typical. they are being kept secret for security reasons. anthony was acquitted earlier this month for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. and right now, she is completing a sentence for four misdemeanor counts of lying to police. and now, to washington. a democratic source is telling cnn's jessica yellin there are internal meetings going on right now inside the white house dealing with the debt ceiling crisis, congressional leaders and their staffs have been asked by the white house to be on call this weekend on the senate side of capitol hill. republican mitch mcconnell and democrat harry reid are working on their plan to get a compromise on the debt ceiling before the august 2nd deadline. and it looks like l.a. residents took the hint, and they're staying clear of the 405 this weekend. so far, no carmageddon.

demolition of a bridge that's part of the highway construction project is underway on the 405. that's why ten-mile stretch is closed. anticipating carmageddon, jetblue, the airline offered flights between long beach and burbank for just $40 each way. and we decided to see which was faster, taking the 20-minute flight or driving. using routes other than the 405. well, let's check in with lindy hall on that flight. paul is going to be on the roadways. we're going to check in with both of them momentarily to see how their commutes are going. okay. so l.a. residents may think it's no laughing matter. but comedians, well, they're making the most out of this whole carmageddon thing. check it out. this weekend in los angeles,

a short stretch of the 405 freeway will be closed for repair. is everyone okay? we prayed this day would never come. now, sure, californians have survived earthquakes, wildfire, laker victories, even alien invasions, but this is the big one, folks. increased traffic on two off-peak days. you know what that means? someone might have to walk some place. think of the children. pray for them. >> best way to beat this. remember balloon boy? that's what i'm doing. >> if you want to avoid the 405 this weekend, i suggest cutting through coldwater canyon, pull over, crawl through the embankment. make your way through the tall grass to the old beverly bridge. once across, jump in deer creek and swim through the underwater cave. this will take you to the main

sewer line, which brings you out to the 101 freeway. it's as simple as that. all right. and then, imagine being just 18 years old taking iconic photographs of the beatles. we'll talk to the man who did just that ahead. do you know what the top five beatles songs are? number five, "hey jude," number three, "help," and the top two, when we come back. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more

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all right. so you're looking at the top five most played beatles hits. you see the numbers five through three. number two "come together." and number one, you probably guessed it "let it be." so this weekend, paul mccartney is entertaining fans in new york. he is performing at yankee stadium. ♪ >> so mccartney added a second show last month due to popular demand, which shows that beatle mania is still rampant. and this coming wednesday, dozens of rare beatle photographs will be auctioned.

photographer mike mitchell joins me from new york now. mike, good to see you. congratulations that your treasure-trove is going to be on the auction block. that has to be exciting. >> hi, fredericka. yeah, it's amazingly exciting. >> oh, my gosh. so you were 18! >> 18-year-old kid -- >> yeah, go ahead. >> that 18-year-old kid would never have envisioned it. >> oh, my goodness. here you were, 18 years old, at this concert, you're taking these pictures for your own pleasure, right? >> and the pleasure it was. >> indeed. and so this was interesting too because we're talking about, you know, you're taking pictures of them performing very low light. and you're an amateur photographer. tell me about the dynamics that went into getting these images. you were so close to be able to see all of the artists so close. their instruments here. we're taking a look at some of those images. and tell me about the decision making that had to go with

taking these pictures with this kind of, you know, light and the challenges that were there. >> well, first of all, a slight correction. i was already a professional. >> a ha -- >> even at 18, so getting there was a matter of getting a client to get press kre credentials fo. but yes, i had to take my cues. from what the light was sculpting of the situation. and i watched the light. >> wow. >> and the light sort of led the -- to the picture. >> so what happened to these pictures all these years? i mean, were these strictly for your personal pleasure? and just recently someone came upon them and discovered the value and said we need to put this on -- and these need to be auctioned off. tell me that story. >> they sat in the basement for 45 years.

>> unbelievable. >> and about five years ago i started wondering whether they had some sort of asset value. so i went out of the basement and just started digging through the files. and it took two to three years to resurrect the images from the dust that had accumulated. and then started looking for what to do with them. >> hmm -- >> and eventually one of my business partners was having lunch with a friend. and that friend brought someone from crissy's, and she said, i think you should show these to kathy at christy's. >> oh, my goodness. >> and that was that. >> so -- >> so it was a wave of a

serendipitous baton. >> and fantastic. how exciting this has to be. so then 45 years ago, before it went into that basement, did you not value these images? did you think that they were not images that the general public would enjoy, and that's why you squirrelled them away? >> never really thought about it. >> huh. >> i did them -- i knew that i had some that i loved. and i just went on with my life. you know, i was doing magazine photography, i was on an arc of expanding professional practice. and, you know, maybe 20 years ago i thought about it a little bit. but more recently it became clear that it was the time. >> wow. so what will be -- will this be a gratifying moment as people bid on these pictures? or will it be a little sad too because of your personal connection?

what do you suppose that moment's going to be like? >> i have gone through a whole spectrum of anticipation. and now i'm just kind of relaxed and i'm going to go to the auction, watch what's going on, hope it's great fun, which i think it should be. >> i'm sure it will be. >> and then see what happens. >> oh, fantastic. well, congratulations. what an incredible honor to have your things auctioned off at christy's, and so many people are going to be reveling at these images, and so grateful you took them and had the wherewithal at 18 to have this kind of vision of these great rock stars. mike mitchell, thanks so much. congratulations. all the best. >> thank you, fredericka. and of course, who is not going to want to bid on these? just in case you want to, you can follow the auction on wednesday by going to christ christie's.com in case you can't get in the room. looks like los angeles

residents took the hint. they're staying clear of the 405 this weekend. so so far, no carmageddon. demolition of that bridge, that's part of that highway construction project. it's underway right now. that's why that 10-mile stretch of 405 is closed. so let's check in with cnn producer. he was behind the wheel, going to find out how long that commute might be to get around that closed down 405. he's behind the wheel. paul, how's it going? >> reporter: well, i'm already at the long beach airport. so this whole notion of carmageddon has gone by the wayside. you might have heard my colleague lindy hall was flying. i'd say we got here in about 57 minutes, excuse me, we stopped for water, dealt with some equipment. i actually took the wrong onramp at one point. and it was absolutely leisurely. in fact, all of us would like it

this calm all the time. we're going to be moving along shortly, don't worry. we almost have too much time on our hands. fredericka -- >> you're kidding? oh, that's funny. so then if the 405 were not closed and you were making that same commute or at least your destination, your starting point and destination were about the same, how much a difference in that commute time wise would it have been? >> reporter: well, that's of course a guess. and this is what's so funny about los angeles' freeways. they're so whimsical. i've never had it where there wasn't just one accident or one issue of some sort that snarled traffic. it just doesn't happen that way unless, you know, you're that family coming back from disneyland and you -- >> oh, well.

well -- there he is. >> reporter: not crowded at all, but every thoroughfare that we took -- okay. you broke up a little, fredericka, thank you. >> all right, paul, thanks so much, appreciate it. and technology's an amazing thing. we're able to get that signal for a pretty good amount of time during his commute there between burbank and long beach. we'll try and check in later to see how the air travel is going, as well. all right, so libya, syria, and the death of osama bin laden. we're going to talk about the arab world now and how all of these factors may have made an impact on the popularity of the united states and the united states president. a new poll is out. we'll have the numbers next. hey, dad, you think i could drive? i'll tell you what -- when we stop to fill it up. ♪ ♪

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...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... a new poll conducted by an arab-american organization suggests that the u.s. support in the islamic world that was relatively sky high just two years ago, well, it's quite different today. here with cnn international. the obama administration is now getting low marks from the arab world, whereas about a year and a half ago very high marks. what happened? >> what happened? the palestinian issue, what happened? hopes that were not met. they were raised with this cairo speech two years ago, people were very hopeful, now they feel let down because the palestinian issue has not made progress because the u.s. is still involved in middle eastern

affairs. and those are the two top issues that they're judging him on. so that's why his ratings have plummeted to -- which is stunning according to the arab-american institute which conducted this. it's stunning that president obama has a 10% overall favorability rating. the u.s. favorability rating has dropped from 33% in 2009 to 15% or less right now. >> and how the u.s. supported or responded to what was taking place in egypt, responded to what's been taking place in libya, all are factors, as well? >> those are not as important factors as the palestinian issue. they consider egypt, the response to egypt to have been coming from the egyptians themselves. those who shed their blood in the square. there are 2 of 6 countries that

appreciate obama for doing that. and those are saudi arabia and lebanon, for the rest, it's not a big issue. they are still judging him on the palestinian issue and u.s. involvement in policies in the middle east. >> now, what's happened if we can make a turn and talk about how the americans are responding to this libyan rebel movement? and the issue of taking sides. what is happening with that? >> well, a very interesting shift in policy, secretary of state hillary clinton is in istanbul where a contact group on libya is meeting about 20 or more countries right now. they're meeting there. and she made the announcement there saying that the united states recognizes now the rebels transitional council, which is based in benghazi as the legitimate authority and government of libya until another transitional government or entity takes place. now, this is very significant for the rebels themselves. because they're running out of cash.

so there are frozen assets, more than $30 billion of libyan frozen assets in the united states, which could be unfrozen and could be given part of that could be given to the rebels. >> and then, hillary clinton, she's in turkey right now, she's been asked a number of things, whether it be about libya or even about things, whether it be about libya or about syria. and her comments most recently about syria and that president and his leadership being? >> very interesting, tensions have grown very much between washington and damascus during the past week or so. the u.s. ambassador visited hamal which is the biggest points of uprising in the regime, that angered syria very much, saying this was an infringement on their affairs. and if you remember, damascus was attacked, syrian authorities

were slow to respond. and that has damaged relations a lot and a very significant policy by secretary clinton this week, she said for the first time that president assaad is not indispensable, he has lost legitimacy, however she's not calling on him to step down. let's listen to what she said. >> what's happening in syria is very uncertain and troubling because many of us had hoped that president assaad would make the reforms that were necessary without seeing what we're now seeing in the streets of syria, which are government tanks and soldiers shooting peaceful demonstrate fors and i have said, i know that the turkish government has also said that the brutality has to stop. there must be a legitimate

sincere effort with the opposition to try to make changes. >> and now the syrian government keeps saying that those are armed gangs who are attacking the protesters, attacking soldiers and policemen and one of the reasons why the american ambassador went to hamal was to check for himself if there are armed gangs and he didn't see that. and so this is where things stand, the syrian government has made some cautious moves allowing some opposition, a conference of opposition, activists to take place, however the opposition is very much divided. those on the streets, the protesters, they're not participating in that. >> okay, thanks so much, from cnn international, i appreciate that. we know you can feel vibrations, right, but have you ever seen them captured in slow motion? stick around to find out what that looks like. hotel bids to fu can save up to 60% on hotels. *

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all right, so so much of movement is unseen by the human eye, case in point, vibrations. you kind of have a sense of what a vibration is, but then what happens when you slow it down,

slow motion, and get a closer look, that's kind of our viral video subject, bonnie. >> i always wondered about this, because you see a vibration, but when it's slowed down it looks different. they used high speed videoography and film materials and activities at 1,000 frames per second. that's slow motion. >> when you see it like that, that's super, super cool. so cool that it's gone viral. >> if you watch it, you can really see the movement within the metal there closeup. it's amazing how much hits this got. 600,000 hits on youtube. >> shouldn't they have this with "good vibrations"? >> you would have to have the beach boys whether they could use it. it actually has an artistic look

to it once you slow it down. >> it's very creative. >> cool stuff, that's a little viral for now. let's talk about that heat wave. >> that heat wave that's not going anywhere.

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