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it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 out west. a doctor, father, and authority on near death experiences in children stands accused of water boarding his own daughter. that story is it ahead. also, a hot dry summer translates to pain in farmer's fields and supermarkets. check out supermarket lanes all over the world. and curiosity is out of this world, way out of this world, but it is keeping in touch via tweets. much of that coming up. first, a very tough story. accusations of water boarding not against a prisoner of war but against an 11-year-old american girl. the man arrested, the rl's father who is a pediatrician in delaware. this is a mug shot we're showing you here of dr. melvin morris. his daughter accuses him of holding her face under a running faucet and told police he called it water boarding. dr. morris has written several books including two that deal with near death experiences in children. he is also been interviewed on

various national talk shows including oprah winfrey and made an appearance on "larry king live" in 1991. listen here. >> i have interviewed well over 100 children who have a lack of oxygen to the brain, who are treated with all kinds of medicines who also are mechanically ventilated and in intensive care units but were not near death. >> i want to get more on this from our reporter with cnn affiliate wboc and covering this story. she is joining me on the phone. hi there. so this is -- the details that we're learning are just very, very troubling. so how did this all unfold? what first grabbed the attention of police? >> well, kate, initially neighbors reported this to police. they reported they had witnessed melvin morse dragging his 11-year-old daughter over the gravel on the driveway and they

alerted authorities. he was arrested for this. he posted $750 bail and leased. well, on august 6th, there was an interview with this 11-year-old child. she was brought in. according to investigators, this alleged water boarding that you spoke about earlier happened at least four times over the past two years. starting in may of 2009 and all that based on that august 6th interview with the 11:-year-old daughter. she told detectives her father would punish her using water boarding as punishment. and she described that in detail. she told the detectives that he would actually hold her head under the faucet while running. it would go up her nose. the water would go all over her face. and now we're learning even more details on this alleged punishment based on court documents. according to the court documents, the girl told detectives that her father said she could go five minutes

without brain damage. and she says as well that sometimes while her father was doing this, he would actually look away. and one of maybe the most chilling details is the girl also told detectives that there were times when her father would become afraid, that he would lose track of time and she would die. so very stunning details. >> stunning, absolutely. especially when you think that he's not -- he's a private man but a relatively public figure and a pediatrician if can you even imagine it. and now we understand that dr. morse's wife is also facing charges. what do you know about that? >> reporter: that's correct. she's actually facing all the same charges as her husband. she's been ordered to have no contact with the children, no contact with her husband melvin morse. his 40-year-old wife, pauline morse, she was there actually according to police during some of these water boarding incidents. she apparently witnessed this happening. but didn't step in. didn't do anything to stop it,

didn't report it to police. so that's why she's nw facing charges. >> and as i understand it, this 11-year-old girl also has a 5-year-old sister. so where are they now? >> reporter: yeah, she does. police do confirm that two children living in the home. the 11-year-old alleged victim as well as her 5-year-old sister, both of them remain in the custody of the division of family services today. >> ando real quickly, what's the next step here? when is the next court hearing? what do you expect to happen now? >> reporter: well, all that is expected to happen very soon. i spoke with delaware state police this morning. and they just really expressed the urgency of moving forward on this case. they takthese kind of accusations very seriously. interviews are continuing to take place. of course, we'll be staying on top of everything. >> absolutely. all right. corrina pysa, thank you so much for your reporting. melvin morse is held on $14,500

bail. pauline was released on bail. they are to have no contact with their two daughters. obviously we'll be staying on top of this. heroism and horror inside the oak creek sikh temple and the latest heroes to emerge from the tragedy are just kids. 9-year-old sing and his 11 -- and her 11-year-old brother abe, the two were outside playing when wade michael page began his rampage. it's interesting to note his name means fearless because what he and his sister did next is truly fearless. listen here. >> we ran as fast as we could inside to warn everybody in the kitchen. and everywhere else to just warn everybody there's a man outside with a gun. >> i feel like a hero. >> who knows how many people they saved by sounding that alarm. right now funeral preparations

are under way for the six victims who were killed. david mattingly is in oak creek, wisconsin. he's been following this from the beginning. we understand funeral services will be held tomorrow for several temple members. what more are you hearing about that? >> reporter: it's not just several but for all of those who were slain in sunday's shooting at the temple. and the city providing the biggest space they have, the biggest indoor venue they have for this which is the high school gymnasium. they're preparing not for just hundreds of people perhaps to come for this event but possibly thousands. and all as people rally around this sikh community here in this town. this community that felt for so long isolated by their beliefs and by their appearance and now finding that they are being greeted with open arms by so many people outside. there's been a memorial fund set up and so far over $100,000 has been donated to that fund. the sikh community here finding

that they have a lot of friends from multiple faiths and multiple racial backgrounds here. and those ties are getting stronger as the days go by. >> yeah, you can be sure of that. it sure sounds like also that every day the community has held vigils to honor those that they lost as well as to pray for the wounded. and the vigils are growing and spreading. what are you hearing? >> reporter: that's right. we've seen them all over the country in some respects. we saw one in washington, d.c., outside of the white house yesterday. people there gathered lighting candles, holding up pictures of those slain or injured including pictures of the police officer who was shot multiple times, first officer on the scene as he arrived to help someone there in the parking lot. those vigils started right here in oak creek. and the crowds continue to grow throughout the week. we saw hundreds of people attending a vigil here in a local park. again, it's reaching across denominations, across faiths and racial lines. this is a community, a city

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not sure this would fit on a t-shirt but president obama's vision to restore middle class economic security tour carries on in colorado. he is spending two days in the state where he accepted his party's nomination back in 2008 and outpolled john mccain. it seems more of an uphill climb. a new poll shows colorado leaning mitt romney's way right now with men among his strongest supporters. so the president is looking to women who favor his positions on health care, reproductive rights and working moms. of course, especially those in his own house. >> everybody knows michelle -- [ applause ]

you know, the fact that we're partners in this process, this journey of life has been my source of strength. i want to make sure that she has control over her health care choices. i want to make sure that when she's working she's getting paid the same as men. i got to say first lady's rate an i don't. even though that's a tough job. >> the president speaks next hour and later in colorado springs. you'll see both of those events live right here on cnn. so you won't see a lot of mitt romney today. but it's definitely not a day off for him. he is fund-raising in new york and new jersey. he did take time to call into bill bennett's radio show and talk about -- and complain about negative campaigning. listen here. >> i'm seeing some of the ads

out there. i don't though what ever happened to a campaign of hope and change. i thought it was a new kind of politician. >> yeah. >> but instead, his campaign and the people working with him have focused almost exclusively on personal attacks and not at all on the issues of the day which is how to get more jobs and more take-home pay. it is really disappointing. >> and if hasn't already, romney also, we assume, is working pretty hard to make up his mind about his running mate. one name being babndied about i tim pawlenty. he may not be a household name but as we hear from john king, that could change overnight. >> reporter: tim pawlenty wants you to know he likes beer.

>> you have had enough of obama care? >> reporter: why might he share the ticket? policywise, he is very much in sync with romney. and personally, he's the anti-romney. his economic views shaped not by personal wealth but by a blue collar upbringing on the streets of south st. paul. >> the dominant focus economically for the town back in the area 60s where the mammoth meat packing plants, they're shut down. as a young boy, i saw this massive job loss, economic dislocation, heartache, worry. it's one thing to talk about it. it's another thing to have lived it and experienced it. >> reporter: friends who share the halls of the high school say what you see is what you get. >> he woke up in the morning and delivered pape brerz school. he bagged groceries to get through college. he's been working hard for a long time. >> everybody worked hard in this

community. everybody lived moderately but not excessively. >> reporter: blue collar roots are just one pawlenty asset. other pluses, a catholic turned protestant, like romney, a gop governor who had to deal with democrats, record of holding the line on government spending and no washington baggage. his former chief of staff says pawlenty's skills and interests fit the mold. >> by the time he left, i think the average increase in state spending is 1%. no one talks about education and challenges, keeping up in a global economy. he gets fired up around that. >> reporter: and the down sides, he raised cigarette taxes which angered conservatives at the time. he limited foreign policy experience, there is zero evidence he would put deep blue minnesota in play and a rap that national ambition led to a cautious course as governor. >> people thought he could be a breakthrough figure that could bring different sides together. he got into office and became deeply partisan, unable to get much done. and in this case, spend most of his time running for national office. >> reporter: they say that tim

pawlenty is a nice guy, talks a great game but tim pawlenty did nothing. wasted eight years of government. >> well, he is a spokesman for the obama campaign, i would expect nothing less of him. >> reporter: comfort level is a big reason pawlenty is on the short list. yes, pawlenty and romney sparred at the beginning of the campaign. >> if it was obama care sunday, why isn't it here? but when it stalled, he was ready to endorse him. they were governors at the same time and they share a disappointment from the 2008 vice-presidential search. it left a mark on you. has that left an impact on you this time through? >> well, we don't talk about the vetting process in the romney campaign. but in general, you know, i've been through this before. so it's -- you've done something before, it's easy and more casual and relaxed the second time. i don't want to say it's no big deal but it's familiar. i think it comes a little easier.

>> john king is joining me now live. fascinating look into the tim pawlenty that some of us have never met before, really. he's not really a household name. it's interesting, john. it doesn't seem like there are any hard feelings between mitt romney and tim pawlenty. he was pretty tough on romney during the primary. surprised me a bit. >> he was. especially on the health care issue. it is the swiftness with which tim pawlenty dropped out of the race. he dropped out quickly. a lot of advisors were furious. they thought he should stay in. he dropped out. he quickly made the decision to e endorse romney. so he took a bit of a risk. they're grateful for that inside the romney campaign all the way up to the candidate. they say he has done anything they asked, gone anywhere they wanted. and so he has built up a good reservoir of support including with the candidate himself who is getting close to making that big choice. >> of course, the big question, of course, is when will he make

this announcement? who will it be? you've covered a lot of presidential campaigns and a lot of vp announcements. any idea? you have gotten any inkling on how he is going about the process? >> governor romney will look for the olympics to pass and look for this to happen next week. as to how, look, he's a methodical guy. did he not like the way the mccain campaign handled the vetting process in 2008. governor romney was vetted then. they have been very quiet, secretive about this. if you look at what we learned about the short list, rob portman, senator from ohio, paul ryan from minnesota, what do they have in common? blue collar, midwestern voters are critical in this campaign. governor romney is testing them out on the campaign trail to see if one of them has any special magic not only in ohio but maybe in wisconsin and pennsyania. you see a pattern of looking towards the states in the midwest, michigan included, that

governor romney think could be decisive in this election. >> at times it's like an "american idol" of vice-presidential candidates as they've been stumping for him on the trail. you mnentioned rob portman. you're taking a closer look at the men on the short list. you're taking a look at rob portman tonight? >> yes. he was a house member and now in the senate. he served in the first bush administration as a policy aide. he served george w. bush as trade representative and budget director. he has the most washington experience, if you will, of anybody on the short list. some people say that's a great asset f governor romney wins the election, he has someone that can help him govern. others say, boy, that's a washington insider. that gives you baggage. i'm told by reliable source that's the former vice president dick cheney told governor romney he thinks rob portman is the best pick. number one, he says you want to pick someone who will help you govern. dick cheney believes he is the best in the bunch in that regard. and vice president cheney and all of portman's other friends believe he would give you at

least a little bounce in ohio. romney can't win the white house, the math is impossible to do without winning ohio. if you look at ohio and governing, you could say senator portman. again, governor romney is the only one who knows where he's going to go here. >> john king, our chief national correspondent, thanks so much. >> thank you. tim pawlenty is stumping for romney in michigan today. you can learn more about rob portman on "the situation room" at 4:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn.

. the u.n.'s monthly food price index shows a 6% jump in juliment corn prices exploded 23%. not coincidentally we learn today that 46%, almost half of the contiguous united states is in severe extreme or exceptional drought. cnn's allison kosack is crunching the numbers. as someone born and raised in the great state of indiana, i've been payingttention to this. tell us why corn problems have such an oversized effect on food prices across the world. >> corn makes such an impact because corn is in everything. i mean it's in animal feed.

it's in corn syrup, in cereal, soda, baking powder. the list goes on and on. bo because corn is so expensive, you're seeing food prices jump 6% last month. the biggest jump, you probably noticed this in the cereal aisle, cereal serves 17% in july. cereal prices, they're near record highs. sugar is up 12% because there are heavy rains in brazil. brazil is the world's biggest sugar supplier. even the prois priice of oil an are up 2%. you're seeing prices for fats go up. soy beans are also affected by the drout. they're used in those products as well. but notice this -- notice that meat prices actually fell. but analysts say that's a one-time blip. farmers are selling or slaughtering some cattle to afford the higher prices for corn feed. so what that does is it floods the market with more meat and lowers the price. the bottom line with this is food is a commodity just like crude oil is. and it's a very volatile commodity. >> and the impact on food prices

is not only something that we need to care about here in the united states but is having an outsized impact in countries across the world and poorer countries, something i want to talk about later. as usual, we're out of time. allison, thanks so much. >> sure. normally one of my good friends is reporting for us here out of the state department in washington. but when she's traveling around the world with u.s. diplomats and reporting for us, she loves jerusalem. not just for the international stories but for one fabulous market. here's her travel insider. >> reporter: jerusalem's old city is famous for the history and culture. but i love to come to the market on jafa street. this is where you find the real tastes and smells of israel. outside the market you have the freshest fruits and vegetables. the produce in this country is really incredible. and inside the market, they have all these breads and sweets and dried fruits and nuts and all the great things they call

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. a new warning from president obama to syrian president al assad. his chief counter-terrorism adviser says all options remain on the table to help the syrian opposition including a possible no fly zone. john brennan says this -- the u.s. is looking at scenarios and making contingency plans as the situation evolves. syria asked if a no fly zone was an option, he said i don't

recall the president ever saying that anything was off the table. despite the tough words, syrian military planes, helicopters and tanks continue heavy attacks on the country's largest city of aleppo. 20 people have been killed so far today as well as dozens of others across the country. you're seeing in these pictures these amazing pictures horrific. some sections of aleppo are nothing but rubble. for the rebels, it's a fight for the deathment for the many civilians there, it's a daily fight for survival. here is the first-hand look. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this man retrieved what he could from the ruins of his home in what is left of aleppo's neighborhood, there is little time to ponder one's loss. the situation is terrible he tells me. we're taking everything we can. we don't know where we'll go. we've lost everything so we're

leaving. his family of seven is just one of thousands of families who have fled aleppo. now one of the main battle fields between government forces and the rebels. 17-year-old hamzi is fighting here for the last two weeks. he says several of his comrades were killed by syrian army snipers earlier in the day. these lightly armed fighters have managed to hold off the army. their most potent weapon is not in their enemy's arsenal says this elderly fighter. this is all we have. we can fight with them and we will win because we have faith. we have faith. we believe in god. they don't believe in god. if they believe in god, they don't kill his people.

>> reporter: the death and destruction is not restricted to the front lines. government jets regularly bomb targets around the city. the rebels fire back with their light machine guns. the rebel held district further removed from the fighting provides its inhabitants with the illusion of normality a few shops and street vendors are at work. but prices are up. a kilo of tomatoes cost four times what it did a month ago and that's if you have the money to buy it. there is little work to be had as the city turns into a battleground. they're preparing date filled cakes for the breaking of the ramadan fast. he is too busy to worry about the fighting. it's an odd feeling here in the parts of aleppo occupied by the free syrian army. people are out. they're buying vegetables. the bakeries are working. but all the while occasionally

you hear blasts like that as the area comes under bombardment. this man shows me his son born ten days ago to the sound of fighting. he cries and is terrified during the bombing. the bombardment appears to be random. i was told this house was hit in an air raid two days before killing two of its inhabitants. there are no rebel positions in the area. cut off from the rest of the city, residence have turned a public park into a temporary graveyard. this fighter explains that the latest grave contains three bodies no one could identify because they were so severely mutilated. the shelling goes through the night. the explosions and the uncertainty about where the next round will fall makes sleep

difficult. early in the morning around 100 residents line up for bread. this is the only bakery that makes bread in the area. bread has become the main staple here. each family member is allowed one flat loaf a day sold at a symbolic price. the flour is provided by the free syrian army orwellthy b or benefactors. cooking is a problem. this part of aleppo has run out of cooking gas. this woman explains she cooks for her extended family of 16 on firewood she collects in parks and in the street. and for the children, there's a sense of bewilderment. war turns their lives up side down. we're confused says this 11-year-old girl. we feel that they want to attack usment we left this area before then we came back. now we want to leave again but

we can't. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: with an all out syrian government offensive looming over his city, they can do little but wait and hope the next bomb falls far, far away. ben wheatman, aleppo, syria. >> ben continues to do great work out of syria. the revolt against the president has been going on now for 17 months. the u.n. says 17,000 people have been killed. the opposition, though, puts the death toll at more than 20,000.

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. just three more days of olympics action left and some big events are being decided today. but don't blink or you might miss it. the fastest man in the world hit the track in the 200 meert dash. jamaica is in the spotlight

here. bolt and johan blake are expected to lead the pack. if bolt wins, he'll be the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meter races in two straight olympics. that's something to watch. and the ladies of the u.s. soccer out for revenge after a heartbreaking loss to japan last year in the world cup final, the teams meet again and will be battling out for the gold. so for more things on all things olympics, let's bring in our reporter from london. hi, zane. >> reporter: hi, kate. all things olympics and revenge. that's really what this is about between the u.s. and japan. back in 2011, the u.s. lost. they were so close. they were right there. they gave up the world cup to japan. the u.s. is physically a stronger team. they play in a more direct way. the japanese a little bit more technical. they tend to keep possession of the ball a lot more. it really going to be an exciting match. you have 82,000 people that are going to be in wembley to watch

this. that is the biggest crowd ever to watch women's soccer in this country. if the u.s. does win, it will be the fifth olympic gold of six since the olympics started. >> sounds like it's going to be an absolute battle. we have to take a quick moment to talk about my favorite sport. it was really fun to watch last night. women's volleyball, that win by mi misty may and kerr i walsh. >> i know, misty did a shuffle and dance in the sand. i don't know if you saw that. she was so happy. kerri is like i can't believe this. it doesn't feel real. she said it was like a dream. if i wake up tomorrow and have to replay this match, i would be furious. but they won in straight sets. it was a total sellout. it was in one of the most beautiful locations in london. it looked so pretty.

there actually used to be the former headquarters of the u.s. army a long time ago. i'm sorry, uk army a long time ago. >> it's a beautiful location. it's been fun to watch. back to the track. there is drama this morning involving the south african relay team. what are you hearing about that? >> yeah. you know, the focus was on pistorius, the double amputee. he was going to make history just running the four by 400 relay. basically what happened, there was some kind of collision between two athletes before oscar was supposed to run. it was between a kenyan and one of the south african team. and they kind of crashed. and the south african dislocated his shoulder. everyone ran on to pass the baton and finish the race. oscar was just left there standing. he wasn't able to run. so what ended up happening was that they looked at the tape again and it was decided by officials that the kenyans messed up here. and that collision was their fault. so they were disqualified. and so when oscar pistorius

thought gosh this is the saddest moment of my life, i'm not even going to be able to run this because of this accident, it turned out he is now able to run. he's going to be in the final with the rest of the team and that's tomorrow. >> i guess it wouldn't be an olympics without a little bit of controversy. there's been quite a bit, almost every day. it's been fun to watch. >> no. >> i know, zane, thank you so much. also today, we have the u.s. women's water polo team is hoping to -- hoping that the fourth time is a charm. since it became an olympic sport in 2000, the ladies have medaled three times. but no gold yet. so we'll see. they face off with spain in the final at 3:00 p.m. eastern. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention.

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. after the tragic theater shooting that left 12 people dead in colorado, many of us would like to know more, want to know more about the man allegedly behind the rampage. news organizations are asking a judge this afternoon to unseal court documents related to the suspect, james holmes. you're seeing him there from a previous court appearance. our kim wa is joining me now from colorado. what are you expecting to happen in court today? is there any expectation of the outcome? >> reporter: well, at this point we simply don't know what the outcome is going to be. the judge did seal the court files. what this hearing is about today is the public's right to know,

the media trying to get access to the court files. what the judge did seal is the documents related to the investigation. police files, any official law enforcement documents. but he also did seal james holmes' record at the university of colorado. so the argument from the media attorneys is that there has been a large shroud here and that public has a right to know. the judge is expected to hear arguments from the attorneys representing the press asking for access to that -- those documents and that's really today is going to be about. we are also expecting to see the suspect himself, james holmes. he's not required to be -- to appear. but a court officials are telling us that he probably will appear. so we have to see if he is going to make that appearance, kate. >> and real quick, what is behind the judge's order to keep the documents sealed in the first place? did he give -- did they give any explanation of it? >> reporter: originally the request was placed by james

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it is not just the battle for the white house that has turned into the war of presidential campaign ads. the other day it was romney hood and obama loney, and then an attack over welfare for obama and romney for his time at bain.

and the rhetoric and finger pointing is everywhere on the airwaves and online, and watch this latest spot from a conservative group affiliated with the romney group that targets the latino vote. >> don't be fooled by president obama's words, he is not committed to the immigrants. obama has deported more people than any other president in the country's history. >> some pretty tough stuff, and so let's bring in rafael romo who has been dig og ging into t ad. and this really goes after president obama about the stance on immigration. and give us a fact-check, true or false? has president obama deported more people than ever before? >> well, kate, it is some numbers by the department of homeland security, and yes, it is in fact true. if you look at the numbers for the deportations for the last three years, you will see that

the president's administration has deported shy of 400,000 people every year, and if you go back to 2007, the last year of the bush administration, there was about 80,000 less deportations under last year of bush as compared to the first year of obama. but it is true, and however the administration will tell you that what they have done is focused on criminals, and focused on felons and really expelling from the country, the undesirable characters, kate. >> and so, when it comes down to it, we know that president obama supports the dream act which is a big issue and has been in the headlines and also has made that announcement, and kind of changing the immigration policies slightly and allowing the preferred deportation for many young immigrants and how does the romney campaign then respond to that and what are they doing or saying that they are doing to give the hispanic voters confidence that a romney administration would do better? >> well, that is one of the attack that appeared in the ad. the reason that president obama preferred deportations for young

people here in the country undocumented is because he is desperate for votes, but when the president addressed the issue at the national association of latino elected officials conference in june, he said that if romney were the president, he wouldn't even do something like that. he in fact would block any attempt to help these young people. let's hear what the president had to say back then. >> in a speech he said that he makes a promise to you that he will keep it. well, he has promised to veto the dream act. and we should take him at his word. >> now, the other aspect is that candidate romney has also surrounded himself with people like the architect of the immigration laws, the laws cracking down on immigration, chris covatch from kansas and laws like in arizona and alabama and many immigrants really resent that, kate. >> well, rafael, something that we need to continue to track in

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the curiosity rover is up and running on mars and sending back some pretty amazing pictures of what the martian surface looks like and like all tech-savvy folks, it is tweeting every move it makes. john zarrella has that report. >> reporter: it may seem like the curiosity rover is your worst friend on twitter and just sending brag pictures from exotic places. me and my shadow and mount sharp and its operators tweet ed on dy one. now it is begging for more attention, and head's up, no, really, my head's up. as it beamed another shadow pic back to earth, and then it sent the first 360-degree photo from

mar mars of, you guessed it, itself. but curiosity's operators say that it is all for good reason. >> we also took panorama of the deck, and we call it the deck pan, and we took it to document the state of the deck after the land i landing. >> reporter: and this is to give them a good look at rover before the science mission, and make sure it functions just as you see in the animation. and so far, so good. >> you can see the shadow of the arm in the image, and you can also see that the mast is deployed, which is excellent. that is what we are looking for. >> reporter: new totos also show a wide field of gravel and that is the lip of the crater off in the distance. dark spots dug out in landing reveal underlying bedrock, a relatively smooth road trip is ahead. >> there is some question about can we move the rover? safe to