that's it for "starting point." hi, soledad. threats in the heartland. ten walmarts in two midwestern states targeted by multiple bomb threats. the latest on what police know straight ahead. blackouts, suspected shooter james holmes back in court. you won't see him no cameras, n cell phones, no recording

devices. why aren't you being allowed to see what's going on inside the courtroom? a mistake -- dick cheney coming out swinging, being one of the few top republicans to say john mccain's pick of sarah palin as vp was a bad choice. and they call her the missile, missy franklin, just 17 and already turning heads in london. the female michael phelps, as some call her, dives in today for two very crucial races. "newsroom" begins right now. good morning. thank you so much for joining us. happy monday to you. i'm carol costello. we begin in poland this morning where just a few minutes ago mitt romney arrived on the third and final leg of his overseas trip. but it's his tough talk on iran that's still getting a lot of attention. romney says no option should be taken off the table to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >> we must not delude ourselves into thinking containment is an option.

we must lead the effort to prevent iran from building and possessing nuclear weapons capability. we should employ any and all measures to dissuade the regime from its nuclear course. and it is our fervent hope that diplomatic and economic measures will do so. in the final analysis of course no option should be excluded. we recognize israel's right to defend itself and that it is right for america to stand with you. >> good morning. what's on the table for romney today? >> reporter: well, he's in poland. he's going to be visiting with the polish prime minister today, but while here in israel he really did make some waves with his comments sounding quite hawkish when it comes to iran. at first when he first got here talked of supporting israel if it did decide to do a preemptive strike to keep iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

he then backed off that just a bit and said that he would respect israel's right to defend itself and respect israel's right to do a preemptive strike if they deemed necessary. but very strong words on iran. that made headlines. and so did something else he said at the onset of his speech. he said that he was very happy to be here in jerusalem, the capital of israel. israel has always said that jerusalem is its capital, but the palestinians not happy to hear that because the palestinians feel that east jerusalem is under occupation and they want east jerusalem to be their capital in a two-state solution. so he's managed to make the leadership of israel quite happy with the comments he made here saying that he would stand by israel. the u.s./israeli relationship should be a strong one, but upsetting the palestinians. carol? >> sara sidner reporting live for us this morning. prepare candidates, by the

way, have promised to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. neither george w. bush nor bill clinton followed through but in this exclusive interview mitt romney tells our wolf blitzer he will make that happen if he's elected. >> reporter: do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the compass itty to choose its own capital city and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> reporter: if you become 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 have our embassy in the nation's capital, jerusalem. the decision to actually make the move is one, if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the lead r leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past, our embassy would be in the capital but the timing of that is something i would want to work out with the xwoft. >> reporter: with the government of israel? >> with the government of israel.

>> reporter: they have asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital on to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> i would still want to have that communication. >> reporter: to be precise, if you are president, you would consult with the israeli government and if they said please move the embassy, you would do that? >> i'm not going to make foreign policy for my nation particularly while i'm on foreign soil. my understanding is the policy of our nation has been a desire to move our embassy ultimately to the capital. that's something i would agree with. but i would only want to do so and to select the timing in accordance with the government of israel. >> you can watch all of wolf blitzer's interview with mitt romney today on "the situation room. kegs wolf goes one-on-one with shimon peres and ehud barak. two hours from now democratic lawmakers will announce new legislation in the wake of the colorado theater shootings. the bill pushed by senator frank lautenberg and carolyn mccarthy

would reck late online and mail order sales of ammunition and scalia is opening the door for possible future restrictions on gun control. he was asked on "fox news sunday" whether they can ban semiautomatic weapons or gun magazines without violating the second amendment. >> obviously the amendment does not apply to arms that cannot be hand carried. it's to keep and bear. it doesn't apply to cannons but i suppose there are hand held rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes that will have to be decided. >> the lautenberg/mccarthy bill on limiting ammo has little chance of passing this session. last week senate majority lead er harry reid said he would not schedule a debate on gun control.

swimming dominates the olympics today with america's top swimmers back in the pooln london. ryan lochte will attempt to win his third medal when he swims the 200-meter freestyle. missy franklin tries to win her first gold medal for the united states in the women's 100-meter backstroke. we'll tell you more about her later. but, first, the american men looked to grab gold in the teen gymnastics final. they are in the lead after the qualifying round. on the volleyball court the women take on brazil. day two was special for dana vollmer. she set a world record, becoming the first to swim the 100-meter butterfly in less than 56 seconds. not bad for a woman who failed to qualify for the 2008 games in beijing. on the range, american skeet shooter kimberly rhode tied a record with 99 out of 100 and that gave her the gold. and a huge surprise american

jordyn wieber fails to advance. she was a favorite for the gold but finished behind two of her teammates. on saturday michael phelps is human after all. he came in fourth after the individual medley. the first time he's failed to medal in an event since 2000. ryan lochte took home the gold. we're only in day three of the olympics and it's a two-country race to the top of the medal standings. china leads with 12 total medals after two days, six of them gold. the united states a close second. we have 11 medals including three gold. italy, south korea, and france round out the top five. and, did you see this? the parents of american gymnast aly raisman during her qualifying attempt. they could not sit still in their seats. oh, she stuck it. aly did advance to the al all-around final. i thought they were going to have a heart attack. also this morning we're learning more about the woman who crashed the opening ceremony in london.

friday night a woman in a red sweater walked in with the indian -- look at her. and no surprise india's olympic officials are not happy about this. zain verjee is live to tell us who the heck that woman is. >> reporter: ten seconds of the limelight around the world is what the indian team had and everything was focused on this woman in her red sweater and it turquoise jeans. carol, she could have at least worn something yellow and blended in better. you see in that picture everyone was looking at her going, who is -- she is according to the indian press someone who had already within screened and allowed to be in the olympic opening ceremonies as a dancer, so she was already in the stadium. and so when the indian team came by she thought, why not? let's just join them. she is standing near the flag bearer and everyone is wondering what on earth is this woman doing? the ind yap officials are really mad and very embarrassed and

upset with this. >> i can see why. can she get into any trouble for this? it is funny but it was embarrassing for britain. could she get into any trouble? >> reporter: well, officially they've said, no, not really. she had gone through all the security checks, right, to even enable her to be in the stadium and to be in the performances, so maybe a little bit of a slap on the wrist. but there's no major backlash that's going to happen over this. the indian officials are saying, you have to explain this. what happened? it wasn't like she came off the street and wandered around with the team. she was actually screened and vetted. i think she is just going to be embarrassed. >> i don't think she will be embarrassed. >> reporter: famous. >> zain verjee, many thanks. tonight you won't want to miss piers morgan when he sits down with michael phelps. that's piers morgan tonight at

9:00 eastern. michael phelps is the guest. the opening bell on wall street will ring in 20 minutes or so. the dow will start the morning above the 13,000 mark. allison kossic is at the exchange. >> reporter: since early may when it did, stocks had made a sizable drop thanks to a never-ending list of worries. the dow has clawed its way back to this mark slowly but surely and it rose on hopes the world's central banks will take new measures to boost the economy. let's ask what does 13,000 really mean to you and me? mostly it's a psychological level. seeing the dow pass these big, nice, warm and fuzzy levels makes people feel more confident, more likely to invest and it's not the first time we've seen this number. it passed 13,000 and shortly

after that topped 14,000 so, look, we're still trying to make up for what we lost in the recession. we're on the right track but the health of the stock market, carol, and the economy itself don't go hand-in-hand. just because you see the dow crossing the 13,000 mark doesn't mean that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. look at hiring. it's still slow. economic growth not to mention is still slow as well along with that never ending list of problems in europe. so as for futures a mixed bag, lower for stocks in it about 20 minutes when the opening bell rings. carol? >> we'll keep an eye on it. alison kosik at the stock exchange. another monster -- look at that thing. this happened in the phoenix, the second time in a week.

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were evacuated friday night and three stores in kansas were evacuated on sunday. nothing was found. in money news hyundai recalls cars for a potential air bag problems. front seat passenger air bags in the santa fe suvs between 2007 and 2009 might not deploy properly in a crash and side air bags from the 2012 and 2013 sonatas might inflate for no reason at all. check out this monster wall of dust and dirt in arizona. it is the second humongous dust storm to hit phoenix in a week followed by lightning and more than an inch of rain. these storms happen during monsoon season which runs from june through september. in just about two hours accused gunman james holmes will be back in court, but there will be no pictures of him this time. judge william sylvester put the hammer down. no cell phones, laptops, ipads,

or audio tapes allowed either all to make sure he gets a fair trial. jim spelman is live in sev centennial, colorado, where prosecutors are about to lay out their case against him, holmes, rather. >> reporter: just over two hours holmes will make his way from the jail right here through an underground tunnel into the courthouse to hear what's bound to be a long list of charges against him. at the hearing where accused gunman james holmes is scheduled to be formally charged his attorneys will argue that a package holmes sent to a psychiatrist before the shootings is protected communication between doctor and patient. this after a weekend of mourning for victims at memorial and funeral services in ohio, illinois, and texas. for matt quinn and third generation navy man larimer who died while shielding their it girlfriends of gunfire --

>> greater love to lay down his life for friends. >> reporter: and for jessica, a budding sportscaster whose brother implored family and friends to find something p positive in the tragedy. >> if this coward could do this with this much hate, emergency what we can do with this much love. >> reporter: holmes, a 24-year-old dropout from a ph.d. program had been a patient of lynn fenton. his lawyers are asking that authorities turn over a package holmes sent to dr. fenton. fo former denver prosecutor steinhauser agrees the package is protected communication. >> any communications between the defendant and the psychiatrist are absolutely protected. we don't know at this point when the last time was that he had any communications with her. we don't know the nature of those communications and at this point those communications are protected. >> reporter: psychiatrist eric fisher says doctor/patient confidentiality has its limits. >> when a patient states a clear

and imminent dangtory a specific person, then we have an obligation to warn that person, family members, people related to them, and authorities. >> reporter: also today, carol, news organizations including cnn will argue before the court that documents in the case should be unsealed to give the public greater insight into this case. >> jim spellman reporting live this morning. what can we expect when holmes appears in court today? i'm joined by criminal defense attorney sharon lico. thanks for being with us this morning. most of the documents in the case file are sealed. a gag order restricts what attorneys and law enforcement officers can say about the case. is this unusual? >> it's the way it needs to be. this case has to be tried in a courtroom, not by the media, not in the press.

remember, they have to get an impartial jury and it's going to be hard enough given all the pretrial publicity. i would expect the defense possibly will file a motion to change venue so that it's not heard in arapahoe county but heard somewhere else in the state of colorado where people aren't as emotionally charged. >> some details are expected to come out in court today. what can we expect? >> we can expect to hear a laundry list of charges. i would expect at least a hundred charges against him -- murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault. we're going to hear issues regarding his notebook that he sent to the psychiatrist and that is privileged information between a doctor/patient, psychiatrist/patient. at is privileged and should not be released. his defense lawyer should get that. >> prosecutors say they have the notebook but they have not looked inside.

that's just so hard to believe, the temptation would be there. >> the temptation is there but, i'll tell you, as a lawyer, we are trained to avoid that temptation. when we are not supposed to look at things, we usually don't. >> motive, can we expect any details about a possible motive for this crime? >> you know, this case isn't going to be about motive. he did it. there's no question as to whodunnit. he did it. the question is whether this guy lives or dies. this is a death penalty case. if any case screams out for the death penalty, it's this one. the defense lawyer's job is to save his life. and if they can save his life, whether that be through an insanity plea or somehow avoid the death penalty, they've done their job. >> will we find out if it's a

death penalty case in court today? >> not necessarily, no. the prosecution has a couple of months before they have to decide whether or not it's going to be a death penalty case. and it's a very long, involved, complicated decision. the prosecution is going to meet with the victims and get their input. this is a long road if this goes the death penalty route. the victims need closure, and there won't be any closure until this case is over with. you've got some victims that don't believe in the death penalty and they have forgiveness in their hearts, and you have others that, hey, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, this guy needs the death penalty. so assuming the death penalty is the way they're going to go, you can expect a long, long hard-fought case. >> but we won't -- but we probably won't find out today. sharon liko, thank you so much for being here this morning. we appreciate it.

i bet you spent part of the weekend watching the olympics. but were you surprised by what you saw? should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed?

the question for you this morning, should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed? let's face it, there's no such thing as a news blackout. was i the only one watching who knew jordyn wieber had lost their chance for an individual all-around gold medal? she was so good i even checked online to see if the final results were accurate before they were announced on tv. i had to do it. it's a habit. how many of you were surprised when you saw swimmer ryan lochte beat michael phelps in the individual medley? maybe the five people on earth who didn't logon that day? some fans are so angry about nbc's tape delay they created the twitter hash tags nabs fail and nbc sucks. complaining has become an olympic sport. my fellow olympic fans in the usa, just a reminder that you are watching sports from the

pa past. it's like espn classic with a shofrter delay. sort of annoying and terrible that nbc airs some olympic events lochte/phelps on tape delay. we have live tv for a reason. for years olympic broadcasters have been tape delaying events but that was before the huge internet explosion. for those who want to watch it live, nbc is streaming the events online albeit with some technical glitches. there's no glitch in the ratings. the tape delay strategy may be paying off. 28.7 million viewers watched on saturday making it the most watched opening night on record for the summer olympics. so take that, tape delay. talk back question this morning, should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed? facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your comments later this hour. former vice president dick cheney says john mccain made a mistake when he picked sarah

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30 minutes past the hour. good morning to you. i'm carol costello. stories in the newsroom, opening bell on wall street just ringing now. despite friday's big surge, stocks are heading for a weaker open this morning. investors keeping a close eye on new measures aimed at boosting the global economy which will be announce 0ed by the fed late this week. miami police still looking for a man in connection with a shooting sfre. aaron cash got into an argument with his girlfriend and later shot two of her brothers and an innocent bystander. cash vows he will not surrender. only 99 days left until the election but former vice president dick cheney is still talking about the 2008 election. cheney spoke with abc news in his first interview since his heart transplant back in march.

he had plenty to say about senator mccain's choice for a running mate in 2008. >> i like governor palin. i've met her. i know her. she is an attractive candidate. but based on her background, she had only been governor for about two years, i don't think she passed that test. >> of being ready? >> of being ready to take over. i think that was a mistake. >> abc says cheney also made some harsh remarks about president obama. the network will air that interview today. republican presidential candidate mitt romney has arrived in poland this morning. it's the last stop of a three-day swing to bolster his foreign policy credentials n. israel the former massachusetts governor took an aggressive tone against iran and vowed to stand firmly behind israel if it chose military action to thwart iran's nuclear ambitions. >> they provide weapons that killed american soldiers in afghanistan and iraq.

it has plotted to assassinate diplomats on american soil. it is iran the leading state spons sponsor of terrorism. >> tough talk, yes. "newsweek" isn't so enamored with romney. the cover, "the wimp factor." it asks the question, is he too insecure to be president? a cover that asked the same question about then presidential candidate george h.w. bush. so let's talk about that and more with cnn contributor and redstate.com editor are in chief eric erickson. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> good morning, carol. >> good morning. so this it cover story in "newsweek" was written by a reporter for the sister publication the daily beast, written by a liberal author. so, was this a cheap shot? >> well, first of all, let me say, yes, nbc, stop tape delaying my olympics. on this particular question,

yes, it is a cheap shot. a couple of weeks ago he wrote that mitt romney by daring to go speak to the naacp was a race bathing pyromaniac. "newsweek" decided to be the print version of msnbc. >> i think the article was saying that romney may be a wimp because he changes his stance on big issues like abortion seemingly, you know, with his finger in the political wind. >> well, yeah. i agree with erick. i felt that the tone of the article was a bit too transparent in terms of the liberal leaning. the decisions and questions about romney's character for sure and he does seem to have a personality flaw. the sensationalism of the headline really accomplished the one thing it was meant to do, get our attention. i don't think it was to provide in-depth analysis. >> as you might expect mr. romney was asked about this wimp

factor thing by cbs. here is how he responded to that "newsweek" cover story. >> if i worried about what the media said, i wouldn't get much sleep. i'm able to sleep pretty well. >> so, erick, will this have the opposite effect, just rally people around mitt romney? >> you know what, i don't think it will have much effect at all. most conservatives don't even read "newsweek" anymore and judging by how everyone in the company is bailing on them, i don't think many people read "newsweek" anymore. >> it is having some troubles, right? >> i think conservatives don't like mitt romney anyway. it doesn't really matter what you say about him. they don't like him, so it doesn't really matter if he's a wimp or not. they just hate obama more. >> is that true, erick, still? >> there's a huge portion of republicans who don't care for mitt romney but they very much want to beat barack obama. this may be the first time if mitt romney wins that a candidate has ever won a major office for president by running against something instead of for

something. >> has his trip overseas helped him, erick, mr. romney? has it made voters believe that he can handle himself on an international stage? >> the olympics are going on. no one is paying attention. they want to tie him to the olympics. he should have been at home on friday when the jobs and economic rort came out that more people went on disability and social security than went into the private sector workforce. i think this was misplayed and with the olympics on no one is paying attention. >> yeah, maybe they should just suspend the campaign until the olympics are over. >> i don't get how saying a couple of speeches across the pond will bolster your foreign policy credentials. it was a misguided attempt to begin with. when you get over there to insult our closest ally and then to use words that could very well incite agitation is irresponsib

irresponsible. i don't think a lot of people are paying attention. twh they are, he seems to be flubbing things. that will hurt him more than help. >> wow. you are both agreeing today. it's a beautiful thing. at least on some things. thanks so much for the conversation this morning. >> thank you. >> they're known for raucous rock 'n' roll, the things apparently got way out of hand at a tenation d concert. sometimes, i feel like it's me against my hair.

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an end to a concert by tenacious d had a brawl end the show. michelle turner is in los angeles. we're talking about the concert by jack black, the comedian, and kyle gas. there was a stabbing? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, carol. vegas police are saying there are convicting reports. one or two injured concert goers

were transported to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening and did add early this morning that they do have a suspect in cu custody now. according to the las vegas journal review, jack black and his tenacious d partner kyle gass were about 90 minutes in on sunday when a scuffle erupted between two men in the audience. one person was stabbed in the leg. a large pool of blood was left in the bar area near the stage. now police canceled the rest of the concert and "the daily mail" reports jack black told the crowd of about 1,500 that this is no joke. due to a serious situation we're shutting it down. we can only play one more song but we're going to rock it out. carol, for your information, there are no word yet on charges for that suspect that police arrested. >> nischelle turner reporting live from los angeles will be back next hour with more headlines including whether "modern family" will return for a fourth season.

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45 minutes past the hour, checking our top stories, mitt romney is now in poland, the last stop of his overseas trip scheduled to meet with the country's prime minister and the former president who was a shipyard worker and inspired the anti-communist movement that played a part in the collapse of the iron curtain. just a couple of hours the man accused in the colorado massacre will face formal charges. james holmes accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others. holmes appeared in court last week. he did not speak. cameras are not allowed in today's hearing. in money news, apple and samsung go to court today in one of the biggest technology patent lawsuits ever. apple accuses samsung of copying

its iphone and ipad and wants products pulled. samsung is denying that, accusing apple of running i phones on its wireless technology. more extreme heat advisories and warnings are in place for parts of the deep south. temperatures expected to climb near or into the triple digits. highs 10 to 15 degrees above normal for the next few days. fallout this morning after a dream wedding turned into a nightmare for a mississippi couple. they say the church they attend refused to marry them at the last minute because of their race. now the couple, some church members, and the pastor are speaking out. andrew spencer with wlbt reports. why didn't those people stand up in the beginning if it was such a minority of people, why didn't the majority stand up and say in god's house we don't do this? >> reporter: charles wilson and his wife are angry because of what happened two days before their wedding. >> members of the congregation got upset and decided that no

black couple would ever be married in their church. >> reporter: the first baptist church in mississippi has never had an african-american wedding in its 129-year history. >> this had never been done here before, so it was setting a new precedent, and there were those who reacted to that. >> reporter: the church's pastor, stan weatherford told wlbt it was a small yet vocal group and he did what he thought was best by asking the wilsons to take their wedding elsewhere. >> i can't want to have a controversy within the church, and i certainly didn't want a controversy to affect the weddi wedding. >> reporter: weatherford married the couple at a nearby church. >> i had dreams of having my wedding the way i wanted it. and i also dreamed of having it at the church. and, unfortunately, it didn't happen. >> reporter: some congregants said they hope the wilsons and the church can move on. >> i would say i'm sorry this happened, and would you forgive

the people who caused it because we're going to try to. >> reporter: as for the which will sons, she has been a member of first baptist for more than a year. charles said he was looking forward to joining but now they don't feel welcome or at home. >> all we wanted to do in the eyes of god was to be man and wife in a church we thought we felt love. >> reporter: i'm andrew spencer reporting. >> and we ask you to talk back on one of the stories of the day. it has to do with the olympics this morning. should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed. your responses after a break. [ chirps ] ♪ [ chirping ] [ chirping ] ♪ [ chirping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] audi a4 drivers have spoken. [ engine revs ] and they ranked the a4 highest in total quality index in its class. [ chirps ] experience the summer of audi event and get exceptional values on the audi you've always wanted.

we asked you to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question, should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed. >> from steve, no, it's annoying and it shows the absolute commercialism by nbc. this from dean, might as well,

but i can't dvr everything. i still haven't gotten to see any water polo. bought i got to see hours and hours of bike racing. this from leslie, marquee events should be aired live. i had to stay off twitter as i'm unable to join the olympic spoiler protection program, i need some opportunity to make it still exciting to watch. scott, there have already been too many spoilers and it's only the third day. and this from bob, the time difference makes live absurd for us. most people dvr it anyway and watch it when they have time. keep the conversation going. i'll read more in the next hour of newsroom. an american teenager being called by some as the next michael phelps in the world of swimming. why missy franklin could make a big splash this week in london. questions?

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team medal, a bronze, in the 4 x 100 freestyle, but she's also trying to be a normal kid. dr. sanjay gupta introduces us to this young swimming phenom. >> swim all the way to the wall and i'll swim there. >> loves the backstroke. >> massy fring ln at two years old. and at five, winning her first fr freestyle race. >> winning, winning. first race. >> come on, missy. >> missy franklin, almost a body length ahead. look at that. 59.89. >> now at age 17, she's the second youngest person on the u.s. swimming team. her backstroke and freestyle are what got her there. >> i made the team, which is the most exciting thing i can imagine. i'm going to be an olympian for

the rest of my life. >> she's going to compete in four individual events and three relays in london. at 6'1", she towers over most her competition. her physique is ideal for swimming fast. she has a wing span 6'4" across. size 13 feet, and flexible ankles that power her forworm through the water. franklin may be on the verge of worldwide fame, kind of like the female michael phelps. but up until now, her family and her coach have taken pain to try to let her be a normal kid. sometimes that means taking her shopping during a break at a meet. >> there's not a lot of coaches that would say, let's take you prom dress shopping. then giving her a night off for prom. >> finish with your feet. >> she's confident, beyond her years. >> to have an athlete like that that wants to take it all in and not get overwhelmed by it, it's

pretty unbelievable. >> most athletes find the ready room before a race to be stressful, she enjoys it. >> sometimes she'll talk to someone who doesn't want to talk to her. and she's like, giggling and laughing, and they're like, no, no, don't break my mojo. she's like, come on, let's enjoy this. come on, are you kidding me. we're going to walk out in front of 10,000 people. >> i love music, i love dancing. >> there's very few people comfortable in their own skin they'll do that in front of 70 of their peers and coaches and people she doesn't even know. she's like, whatever. i'm going to bust a move and i'm going to have fun with this. >> and here is missy franklin. >> don't mistake fun for lack of focus. in the pool, franklin is all about doing what it takes to hit the wall first.

>> i want to have an absolute blast while i'm there. i know i will. if i give 110% and leave everything i have in the pool, i'm going to be proud of myself. >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >> the next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. >> hppening now in the newsroom, sold out, but plenty of room. outrage over pictures like this. row after row of empty chairs at olympic events. gymnastics, volleyball, tennis, beach volleyball, swimming. people are trying to get in and are told no seats available. blackouts. suspected colorado shooter james holmes expected in court, but you won't see him. why aren't you allowed to see what is going on inside the courtroom? >> watching the market, the dow is beginning the day above the 13,000 mark for the first time since may, but investors are jittery as the european central

banks plan to make moves later the week. >> and he was initially banned by his principal for his speech on same-sex marriage, but he maim his case before the new york city counsel. this morning, we're talking to him loud. good morning to you, i'm carol costello. we begin with the presidential campaign shifting its focus today to poland. not poland, ohio, where president obama campaigned earlier this month, but the european nation of poland. mitt romney has just arrived there for the final stop on his overseas trip. jim acosta is covering the visit there. i understand romney going to london for the olympics and on to israel and now poland. why poland? >> well, hi, carol, we landed here in poland with mitt romney. he just finished up a meeting with the country's current leader. later on today, he'll meet with lack luwaunza, who a lot of americans know is a hero of the

post soviet era here in poland, but the reason he's meeting in poland is simple according to his advisers. they say, one, that the poland has an economy that is performing better than a lot of the rest of europe. mitt romney trying to get back to the economy as often as he can and trying to do that in poland. also, they point out poland was a significant force when it came to troops on the ground in afghanistan, and he wants to honor that as well. so each one of these steps along this overseas trip, carol, has been all about keeping ties and relationships up with nations they consider to be strong allies of the united states. >> before he got to poland, he had tough words on iran. tell us about that, jim. >> it was a very striking speech he gave in jerusalem. we were there. it was a dramatic backdrop. he stood in front of the old city wall of jerusalem, and basically delivered an unmistakable warning to leaders

in iran if they continue along the path of developing a nuclear weapon as much oz the world suspects, he was laying out the case that war would be inevitable, and also, i think, ruffled some feathers among palestinian leaders by referring to jerusalem as the capital of israel. that's something, an opinion that not a lot of other palestinians share. they feel the city is a shared city. there were some bruised feelings, i think, on the part of palestinians. among conservatives, jewish americans on hand for the speech, and israelis, they like what he had to say very much. >> jim acosta reporting live from poland. >> wolf blitzer sat down with romney on his trip to jerusalem. they talked utthe impact of super pacs. he said we need to take a look at campaign finance laws. >> all this money coming in, is this appropriate? what do you think about this? >> i must admit, i made clear in

my campaign in 2008, i felt that the fund-raising regulations and rules that exist in our country don't make a lot of sense. in fact, as you know, a candidate is able to raise a maximum of $2,500 for his or her campaign. a federal candidate, but there could be a super pac on behalf of the candidate that takes millions of dollars. this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. i think we need to revisit. i hope at some point we're able to revisit the campaign finance laws and have candidates responsible for the advertising of their own campaign as opposed to having advertising and the message of a campaign oftentimes being spoken of more loudly by outside groups. >> you can watch all of wolf blitzer's interview today on cnn "the situation room." also, he goes one-on-one with the president, shimon peres and ehud barak. don't miss that, 4:00 eastern. >> new developments in the

colorado shooting massacre. james holmes will be back in court, but there will be no pictures this time. the judge put the hammer down, no cameras, no cell phones, laptops, ipads or odd you tape alouded eerlt, all to make sure he gets a fair trial. jim spellman is live outside the courthouse in centennial, colorado. good morning. >> good morning to you. in less than an hour and a half, he'll make his way from a tunnel underground from the jail into the court. he'll first hear the charges against him. we expect him to be charged with a minimum of 12 counts of first degree murder. many more counts of attempted first degree murder and other charges. take a look. >> after hearing where james holmes is scheduled to be formally charged, his attorneys will argue that a package he sent to his psychiatrist before the shooting is protect eed communication between doctor and patient. this after a week of mourning for victims in ohio, illinois,

and texas. for matt quinn, a third generation navyman john larimer who died while shielding their girlfriends from gunfire -- >> that he lay down his life for his friends. >> and for jessica ghawi, a budding sportscaster whose family employer family and friends to find something positive. >> if he could have done that with this much hate, imagine what we can do with this much love. >> holmes, a 24-year-old dropout from a neuroscience ph.d. program, had been a patient of a university of colorado psychiatrist. his lawyers are asking that a package be turned over that was sent to denton. karen steinhauer agrees it is protected communication. >> any communications between the defendant and psychiatrist are absolutely protected. we don't know at this point when the last time was that he had any communications with her. we don't know the nature of

those communications. and at this point, those communications are protected. >> but psychiatrist eric fisher argues it has its limits. >> when a patient states a clear and imminent danger to a specific person, then we have an obligation to either warn that person, warn family members, people might be related to them, and also the authorities. >> there's a very strict gag order in place. no law enforcement people are supposed to speaking to the media, and we haven't had access to any university records, even ones that don't pertain to the case. also, media organizations will petition the court to unseal some of the documents and try to give people more insight into what is going on in the case. >> i want to bring in our legal contributor to talk more about the gag order put into place by the judge. welcome, paul. >> good morning, carol. >> so the judge ordered virtually all legal documents sealed, and a gag order to

police and the university of colorado. they can't talk to the media at all. is this unusual? >> highly unusual, and he's also thrown cameras out of the courtroom, which is also highly unusual in this day and age. i'm really surprised by it. it's interesting the contrast between colorado and florida, where we have been watching the zimmerman case, with totally open court cases and discovery. i think it's a mistake when courts do this because the public gets a sense there's something nefarious, something unusual going on behind the scenes. i think we're better off having an open process. this is a complicated case, there are medical records involved. the judge may have his reasons, but usually gag orders are not upheld by higher courts and usually higher courts will order more open discovery. >> i would suspect that the media organizations think the public has a right to know what the university of colorado, for example, knew about james

holmes. what was in his notebook? when did it receive it? did they forward it to police? they can't answer any of those questions definitively for us because of the judge's order. >> no, they can't. and of course, there may be other reasons they can't answer the questions, either. there's a variety of federal laws, a law called the furpa law that protects student records. you send your kid to college and pay a huge tuition, you can't get their grades anymore because they're private records. you would probably need a court order for that material in any event. this judge is saying even if there is a court order, he's not going to allow anyone to talk about the records. >> this might come fully to trial for several months, a year, when? >> interesting question. if today he is found to be in need of a competency evaluation by a psychiatrist, he'll be sent off to a mental hospital and he won't be back in court for another three months. and the psychiatrist would then

report back if he's ready to stand trial. i have seen other cases where people have remained incompetent for yearser two, three, five years, sometimes forever. it's very, very hard to predict. it depends upon whether he's mentally ill and what the level is. >> and just in a nutshell, what will we find out in court today, paul? >> i think we'll find out, get a picture of the charges, and probably it's not going to be all of the charges because they could charge him with additional counts later on. but i think we'll get a clear picture as to what he's going to be charged with. i think we're going to hear an argument about the issue of competency, whether a comp taenls evaluation will be done. and there may be some discussion about these gag orders and some of the other restrictions that the judge has handed down. i certainly would express the press to aggressively try to litigate this. usually lawyers for the network and newspapers come in to try to compel more open proceedings.

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15 minutes past the hour. checking the top stories. police are still looking with this man. aaron cash had an argument with his girlfriend and later shot two of her brirths and an innocent bystander. >> in money news, hyundai recalled 200,000 cars due to potential air bag problems. front air bags made between 2007 and 2009 might not deploy properly in a crash. and side air bags in 2012 and 2013 sonatas might inflate for no reason at all. check out this monster wall of dirt and dust in arizona.

it's the second dust storm in a week to hit phoenix. it was followed by lightning and more than an inch of rain. these storms happened in monsoon season which runs from june through september. everyone's a critic when it comes to the national anthem. an 11-year-old girl is finding that out the hard way. people are calling her performance of the national anthem during a soccer game the worst ever. you be the judge. ♪ and the rockets red glare the bombsbursting in air ♪ >> okay, well, she deserves at least some credit for having the nerve to sing in front of 22,000 people attending that soccer game. so good for her. and her courage. unscripted moments during political campaigns can be great, but sometimes they can be

quite damaging. of course, that depends on who you're talking to. mitt romney in an interview with nbc seemed to question whether britain was prepared for the olympics. >> you know, it's hard to know just how well it will turn out. there are a few things that were disconcerting, stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that obviously is something that is not encouraging. >> that got him into hot water in great britain. and president obama in an unscripted moment uttered these words. >> somebody invested in roads and businesses. if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> those words taken out of context are being used quite effectively by the romney camp. that's why the campaigns are limited access to the media. yes, governor romney is sitting down with mainstream media because he wants to highlight his trip overseas. he wants to make sure every

voter sees he can command the international stage, but overall, governor romney and president obama are loathe to talk to media who might challenge them or dare to send out a message before they're ready. in 2012, it's all about managed media. >> in the end, we're doing this for our children and our grandchildren. >> it's what you normally call a good get, a website for latino moms landed a, quote, exclusive with michelle obama. >> we were thrilled. it's an historic thing for us, for the community. for hispanic moms and families. the first lady directly talking to the community in a way that no other first lady has before. >> but when the cameras rolled, the first lady wasn't being grilled by the national press corps. she was chatting with supporters of her husband's campaign. >> the political national political director for the obama for america campaign. >> they don't need to talk only to the big boys and big gals of media that they can have their

content and their ideas show up in google searches and be picked up by blogs in much more of a positive way for them than they perhaps would have four years ago. >> even when the campaigns give veteran print reporters quick interviews on the road, there are limits. >> before the campaigns will agree to an interview, you have to agree to send them your quotes before they can appear in the article and the campaign will say, this quote is fine. this quote is not fine. it's unusable, and often, and this is what i found to be the most troubling, they will change words in the quote. >> jeremy peters found major news organizations including his own, consented to the ground rules or got no quotes at all. cnn keeps a log of every single thing a candidate says. look at that. a huge file. this is only a fraction of it. when mitt romney made it a two-man race, he gave short interviews to cbs and cnbc. after that, fox, fox, fox. >> the right course for america

is not to raise taxes on people. >> romney has made 21 appearances, according to peters' reporting, and president obama, he has done so many interviews with small tv and radio stations you would think he was running for local office. >> and maintain a strong military. >> there's no silver bullet to bringing down gas prices. >> even the websites benefitting from the limited access are not satisfied with what they're getting. >> i would prefer getting the candidate talking to he or she about what they feel about how they think about the processes they want in place once elected. >> we did ask the candidates to comment on this, but apparently they're not ready to talk about it, so no call-backs yet. >> i bet you spent part of the weekend watching the olympics, but were you surprised by what you saw? should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed? that's our talkback question of the day. hi, i'm phil mickelson.

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swimming dominates the olympics today with america's top swimmers back in the pool in

london. ryan lochte will attempt the win his third medal when he swims the 200 meter freestyle. the colorado high schooler missy franklin tried to win his first gold medal for the u.s. in the women's 100 backstroke, and the men look to grab gold in the team gymnastics round. day two is special for dana vollmer. she set a world record, becoming the first woman to swim the 100 meter butterfly in less than 56 seconds. not bad for a woman who failed to qualify for the 2008 games in beijing. on the range, american skeet shooter kimberly rohode won her first medal in the sport. she got the gold. >> the huge surprise is american jordyn wieber failed to advance to the women's all-around gymnastics final. she was a favorite for the gold but finished behind two of her teammates. and on saturday, we learned michael phelps is human after all. he came in fourth in the

individual medley. the first time he has failed to medal in an event since 2000. ryan lochte took home the gold. and the world continues to talk about the opening ceremony. the biggest shot was when a mystery woman, see her there, starting walking with the indian delegation. she was a volunteer performer. sheet was not supposed to be there. india's olympic officials are not happy. and saudi arabia is making history in london by bringing their first women athletes to the games, but one could be going home before she has a chance to compete. the reason, not doping or cheating or unsportsmanlike conduct, but because of her religious head scarf. zain verjee is in london to explain. morning, zain. >> good morning. a lot of jabs and punches kicked around here in london. but this is over a woman who is supposed to compete in judo on friday. now, she really, really wants to

do it, but here are the problems. saudi arabia is saying that the only reason they allowed her in the first place to come to london and compete was so that she could continue wearing the hijab, the head scarf, in accordance with shereea law. the international olympic committee said please let the athletes come, and they can absolutely wear the hijab. they're saying it's too dangerous if she competes wearing a head scarf because that could create a problem and an injury situation for her. her dad has weighed in on this, too, saying her daughter will not compete in the judo games on august 3rd if the committee insists she remove her hijab. so this is a situation of sports meets miscommunication meets culture meets islamic law here in london. >> other olympic sports allow participants to wear head scarves, don't they? >> so far, its orlany soccer that allowed participants to do

that. saudi athletes, females, haven't been able to compete in an olympics before. they're dealing with this situation as it's arising. it's really because in judo, you have certain positions and you attack the other person. and a strangle hold and choke hold, and if you have a scarf, it could be some kind of a strangling type of, you know, situation in the competing. so they just want to avoid it totally, but they have to save face coming out of this. we'll see what they decide. no one has made a decision yet. >> zain verjee live in london for us. michael phelps is one medal away from tying the all-time olympic record. he talked to piers morgan about representing his country in his fourth olympics. >> london is my home town. everyone is very excited about you coming. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed when i ask them to cite a role model, 90% say you. you have become this weird,

god-like figure to them. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of the status you have amongst your peer group. what do you feel about that responsibility? >> i mean, sometimes i feel it, but i like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. that's really how i have always lived my life. >> i see you say that, come on, michael, you're not a normal person. >> i consider myself normal. i spent 20 years in the pool. i consider that something that's normal. >> not normal? >> what do you consider normal? >> not 20 years in a pool. i spent about 20 minutes in a pool a day. >> that's not normal. >> was there a great athlete, a great swimmer and so on, i don't think i have seen anybody who did what you did, and confirm

the statistics on this. you trained for five years, literally every single day. 365 days each of those five years, consecutively. that is incredible dedication to your sport. do you know anybody else who has done that? >> no. i have never heard of anybody else who does that. >> what is the motivation at the end of the day for that kind of extreme dedication? >> i mean, if you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do. at that point, you know, we thought that for every year, we get 52 other days of more training than anybody else gets every single year. and also, in swimming, if you miss one day of swimming, it takes you twice as long to get back. so, you know, for example, for me, after 2008, i took six months off. it took me probably took me really about a year and a half

to get back to where i was, like, really needed to be and should be. >> olympic swimmer michael phelps in a candid interview with piers morgan about life, love, and going for more gold. watch piers morgan tonight at 9:00 eastern. now, a chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question, should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed? let's face it, there's no such thing as a news blackout these days, hello, twitter verse, but was i the only one watching last night who knew that jordyn wieber had already lost her chance for an individual gold medal. she was so good, i even checked online to see if the final results were accurate before they were announced on television. it's a habit, what can i say? and how many of you were surprised when you saw ryan lochte beat michael phelps in the individual medley. maybe the five people on earth who didn't logon that day. some fans are so angry about

nbc's tape delay, they created the twitter hash tag nbc fail. this from luke adams. my fellow olympic fans in the usa, just a reminder you are watching sports from the past. like espn classic with a shorter delay. and this tweet, sort of annoying and pretty terrible nbc airs some olympic events, lochte/phelps, on tape delay. we have live tv for a reason. olympic broadcasters have been tape delaying events, but that was before the internet explosion. for those who want to watch live, nbc is streaming the events online, all be it with technical glitches. no glitch in the ratings, however. according to entertainmentweekly.com, it may be paying off. 28.7 million viewers watched on saturday, making it the most watched first full day of events on record for the sumper olympics. so the talkback question today,

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33 minutes past the hour. checking the top stories. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is in poland wrapping up a meeting with the polish prime minister. his campaign said the overseas trip is aimed at bringing attention to u.s. support of the once captive nation in the cold war. former vice president dick cheney is not mincing words about john mccain's decision to pick sarah palin as his running mate in 2008. >> i like governor palin. i have met her. i know her. she's an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she had only been a governor two years, i don't think she passed that test.

>> being ready? >> being ready to take over. and i think that was a mistake. >> cheney said she didn't meet the number one requirement, readiness to step into the top job if needed. we're doing a check on the markets to see if the rally will continue. the dow began above the 13,000 mark for the first time since may. it's edging up some this morning. we'll have to wait and see how investors react to two big bank meetings this week. getting tickets for the different olympic events can be very difficult. comes as no surprise there are unhappy fans who are seeing plenty of open seats at the events. we explain why that is. >> it's a problem that has dogged many previous olympic games. held to insure venues are full of spectators when there are so many events. london 2012 organizers were

hoping to buck this trend after ticket sales were initially very brisk, but not all has gone as planned. even the showdown between michael phelps and ryan lochte saw empty rows of seats despite being one of the highlights of the games. why given the expectations for sold out crowds was attendance so low and who was to blame? >> a range of people, four or five different groups ranging from the federations to the actual sports organizations involved. athletes as well. some media tickets sales by the way, and a handful of sponsors. sponsor organizers will investigate the empty seats at the swimming, tennisering and volleyball events and maintained that the corpore sponsors have had good attendance. asking the military to watch the sports, i don't think it's

symbolic to watch local teachers and students. we had planned to do this anyway. >> assurances that did little to quell the frustrations of the bl british olympic association. >> we need every seat filled. we owe it to the team, to british sports fans, to the rest of the country to make sure they get the opportunity to come on this unique occasion at the oly olympic games. >> among those lucky enough to be in the park, opinions were divided over how much of an opportunity was missed. >> it's disappointing. so many people are interested and want to be there. >> you know, if corporates are paying big money for these empty seats, so be it. >> it's disappointing because i know many of my friends and work colleagues also applied and haven't gotten anything, haven't been able to get here today and experience what we're experiencing now. >> the hope now remains by those competing that either way, a

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if you love. love, love "modern family" you can breathe a huge sigh of relief. yes, they have come to like, i don't know, they had nirvana over how much the character actors will be paid. you won't believe it. let's head to los angeles and check in with nischelle turner. break it down for us. >> you said if i love, love, love, i get to breathe a hue sigh of relief, so -- i love,

love. love this show, carol. but you are absolutely correct. three times over, carol. the six main adult actors on "modern family" dropped their lawsuit on friday. they signed new deals that will nearly triple most of their salaries. according to several reports, this means production on the show's fourth season can begin today as scheduled. according to the hollywood reporter, julie bowen, ty borel, and sophia vargerau will get raises over their current salary. ed o'neal made about $105,000 per episode previously. with the new deal, all six of them will be paid about $175,000 per episode for the upcoming 22-episode season. you can do the math there. that's a huge raise. but it's actually less than the $to00,000 they were apparently

questi questing. the hollywood reporter said they'll receive a small cut of what they call the back end profit. that's money made from syndication and other deals. ed o'neal is going to receive a larger portion of those back end profits. but in exchange for this increased salary, the hollywood reporter also says cast members have agreed to add another deal onto their existing seven-year contract. so they're going to be making a lot of change, carol. >> and i understand the little kids on the show, they also want a big payday. >> wouldn't you if you saw all your co-stars getting a raise? i think that they would want one, too. they just may get it now that everyone else has kind of agreed to this new deal. they may. >> i'm glad it's coming back. like you, i love that show. so funny. nischelle turner, thank you. a new york city fifth grader's speech on marriage equality goes viral and lands him an invitation to speak

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tunisia. barbara starr is traveling with the secretary. she just finished an interview with him. barbara joins us on the phone to tell us what he said. hey, barbara. >> hi there, carol. we just finished 15 minutes interview with secretary of defense leon panetta. as you would expect, he had plenty to say about the syrian situation. one of the new things he's talking about is his belief that as much of the syrian military and security structure as possible should be preserved after assad falls. and he believes bashar al assad will fall. he talks about not making the same mistakes made in the past. a reference, of course, to when the iraqi military was disbanded very early on in that country fell into disarray. i don't think he's going so far as to talk about, you know, sort of the really hard core syrian fighters of the regime engaging in so much of the killing and

vileants, but he said there's a need to try and preserve as much of the military structure in syria after assad goes. and he believes assad will go. he was really blunt, carol. he said assad and his family should fear for their own futures in the face of the opposition, which he says is getting better every day. carol. >> did he say anything about possible, possibly more u.s. involvement? >> well, you know, all the way through this middle east trip, he's been asked that question, what about a u.s. military option in syria? and what he is saying is, sure, there are plenty of u.s. military options. he says nothing is off the table. but he says the challenge is that the u.s. cannot do it unilaterally alone. they need a coalition, and he's very blunt. he says russia has to get on board. he said that he is frustrated by the russians who he believes know that assad, the assad

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a school speech becomes a lesson in free speech for a new york city fifth grader. 10-year-old cameron entered a speech contest at school two months ago. his topic was in support of same-sex marriage. but the school's principal said the subject was, quote, inappropriate, and banned him from the competition. local media reported the story and then it went viral.

so he was eventually allowed to give the speech at a separate school assembly. he was also invited to give his speech to the new york city council which he did, and he's joining us live to tell us all about it. >> hi, cameron. >> hi. >> you gave this big speech in front of the new york city council. how did it feel? >> it felt great and i was honored because most kids don't have an opportunity to do this. >> were you nuvs? >> no, not really. >> really? how did you keep it together? >> i just tried not to think about it and tried to enjoy it. >> okay, so originally, you were supposed to give this speech at a speech contest in school, but school officials told you that you couldn't do it. when they told you that, what went through your mind? >> i was pretty upset because -- that i wasn't able to do it. >> why did they tell you you weren't able to do it? >> they say it was too

inappropriate for kids like me to know about. >> i'm just going to read an excerpt from your speech so everybody knows what we're talking about. this is from cameron's speech he was to give at the school contest. quote, president barack obama recently talked about same-sex marriage with his wife and two daughters. some people are for same-gender marriage while others are against it. like president obama, i believe all people should have the right to marry whoever they want. marriage is about love, support, and commitment, so who are we to judge? how did you come up with this topic? >> me and my mother, we were sitting at the table, we didn't want to do anything common for the speech contest. so my mom, she brung up, hey, let's do same-gender marriage, because she thought about barack obama approving of it. >> and why are you into this particular subject?

>> because it's everyday life. >> and do you see it often in new york city? >> um, i bet i do, but sometimes i just don't notice it. >> so how did you hear about your invitation to speak before the city council? >> i think they called my mom or my dad. and they told me that you're going to speak at the city council. do you want to do it? i said yes. >> so on youtube, your speech got something like 600,000 views. is that amazing to you? >> yes, it is. >> how many people did you expect would watch it? >> i expected a lot that would watch it. >> but 600,000? >> um, i never thought of 600,000, but yeah. pretty much.

>> so what do you want to do when you grow up? are you thinking about a career in public speaking or politics? >> maybe. god will take me wherever. >> thank you for being with us today. we sure appreciate it. >> okay. >> thanks, kameron. don't forget your chance to talkback on one of the stories of the day. the question this morning, should the olympic broadcast be tape delayed? your respaungs is next. do you see it ? there it is ! there it is ! where ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. wow, there it is.

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we asked you to talkback on one of the stories of the day. the question, should the olymp, broadcast be tape delayed. this from richard, an event that happens once every four years is being presented with the same thoughtfulness of a sitcom. live with nightly recaps should have been the plan. this from diane. who cares as long as i get to

see usa win gold. this from roany, it is taken the fun out of watching the olympics. 93 there's no anticipation out of the game. and this from stephan, live is not veernt for everyone. delayed allowed editing four for the cream of the crop. thank you for your comments and thanks for joining me today. cnn newsroom continues right now with kyra phillips. >> it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west. we're 30 minutes away from another court appearance by james egan holmes, and this is a big one. formal charges in the colorado theater rampage. after a million dollar breakfast in jerusalem, mitt romney looks for solidarity in poland. and look who is making waves in london. two american swimmers in search of triumph, payback, and history. >> we begin in colorado with