we'll continue to update you on the shooting near the empire state building in new york that left two people and nine others wounded. it started with a disgruntled employee killed a former co-worker. here is how witnesses describe what they saw and heard. >> i looked in the middle of the street right at the empire state building in front of the doors -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com where you enter and there was man lying on the ground. there were police all around hello, again, i'm fredricka like they shot him down. a lot of this i heard from the whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. this hour in the "cnn newsroom," aftermath that this man had been a man laid off from his job in pursuit of another man. starts shooting outside of the he shot the other man. empire state building, and in i saw blood on the pavement. the end, 11 people are shot, and

i looked halfway down the block two are dead, including the and saw man had been shot. gunman. >> this is a terrible tragedy he was laying on the ground. there were cops surrounded him. and there's no doubt that the situation would have been even i assumed he was the shooter and more tragic, but for some extraordinary acts of heroism. someone else confirmed that to >> all right. me. let's get straight to it. it appeared he was alive. >> i saw woman had been shot in tourists were lined up outside the foot. she was in shock sitting there. of the empire state building and workers headed to their offices i looked halfway down where on a friday morning in rush hou across where you go into the building and there was a man and then the sound of gun fire. when the chaos was over and the lying on the ground face down. shooting stopped, two people >> heard a bunch of gunshots g e including the gunman were dead and nine others wounded, but expected to be okay, and the off and people fall to the ground. the streets went completely police say that it all started still and quiet. over the loss of a job a year we saw the witnesses, the ago. maggie lake joining us live from the scene. victims on the ground. maggie, what more are we learning about the gunman, and it's absolutely scary to see it the planning that went into happens riging right in front or eyes. >> we'll continue looking into this, and his actions overall? >> yeah, fredricka, as you the investigation. mentioned, 56 years old identified as jeffrey johnson. "cnn newsroom" continues. a middle aged man, and nothing it's a busy day. i'm don lemon. out of the ordinary from the a bizarre moment to tell you

witnesses who described what about t happened. he evidently worked at hasan about. it's happening on the campaign trial. it's sparking immediate reaction industries on west 33rd which is from both camps. a short time ago mitt romney a lady's accessory firm. appearing to make a birther joke while stomping in michigan. listen to this. he was a designer there, and when he was laid off a year ago >> i love being home in this due to downsizindownsizing, the place where ann and i were raised, where both of us were say that the victim who was born. ann was born in henry ford shot, and another person who is dead here is a former colleague 41 years old whom they believe hospital. i was born in harper ford hospital. no one's ever asked to see my that johnson had some sort of dispute with. and then an eyewitness just told birth certificate. they know this is the place we were born and raised. us that we spoke to said he had a suit on, and after the >> yes, he did say that. you know the birth certificate shooting, he turned and started to walk calmly up the block. sort of concealing his weapon, issue is really sensitive given but there were people on the street, as you can imagine, 9:03 the controversy surrounding on a friday and teeming with office workers on the way to the president obama's birthplace. buildings with tourists and so this one out of new york. people did see what happened and the city is on edge just after a one bystander evidently did try mass shooting outside the empire to get a hold of him and another state building. crowds were waiting to get into identified him to the police, the world famous landmark when a and pointed him out, and the gunman opened fire after 9:00 police approach ed him. a.m.

new york city police reacted fast and killed the suspect. the police commissioner said he turned to fire on them and police fired back and that is man dressed in a business suit how the other nine people ended carrying a briefcase. up injured and not clear whether police say 58-year-old jeffrey johnson had already shot and the bullets came from the killed a former co-worker. shooter or the police, and that nine others were wounded in the gunfire. a new yorker saw the chaoschaos. is something they are investigating. the entire area is blocked off, fredricka. >> so most of those injured, none of them are suffering from the life-threatening injuries, but i also understand that two officers may have been treated at a hospital? >> i was scared and shock >> that is what we understand as andshaking. someone said there's been shots well. police not giving out too many fired. man had been chasing another man down the street and had shot him dead on the corner. when i walked across the street, details just yet, but again, speaking to the witnesses, they say that some of the people who i saw a woman was shot in the knew those injured said it is foot. she was in shock sitting there. chaotic, and this is a noisy and there were cop cars and busy team in the city, and ambulances in 30 seconds. people did not think of gunshots i walk across the street like at first, because you would not nothing and i see there's blood on the corner. a woman's woman was covered in expect that on a friday morning. some of the people shot may not have realized it, because they were grazed with bullets. blood on the corner. i looked across and there was an one woman was walking with leg ambulance and people were taking bleeding and stumbled on the another woman in there into the other people, and others fell to the ground, and not life-thre ambulance. >> the mayor of new york city is

life-threatening and some michael bloomberg he said the officers are said to be wounded, but we don't have details on that. gunman went after police but it is kay ychaotic and one officers. >> he tried to shoot at cops. is that the police say that the police response is immediate. it is an area of high security, whether he got off any bullet, and the empire state building is an iconic building and tourists to be determined. how many he shot earlier to be line upstarting at 8:00 in the determined. we know the cops fired back. the tape shows the guy has the morning the get inside of the building to get the tickets for the day, so there is a huge gun out and trying to kill the police presence here, fredricka and they seemed to have responded immediately to the police officers. incident. >> maggie lake has been tracking >> and looks like even though there are a number of streets around you, maggie, closed off, this story from the beginning. an awful lot of pedestrians have tell us about the weapon. he used the gun and police say come out to watch the area as the investigators are trying to he had extra ammunition in his piece through and collect more briefcase. >> that's right. it's our understanding don. physical evidence for advancing that was a ..45 caliber gun. their investigation. the mayor taking great pains to all right. thanks so much, maggie lake there in midtown manhattan. explain that police were some witnesses couldn't believe what was happening at responding to shots on them first. because those nine other people anika basu was on a bus headed that were injured as part of this, it's not clear whether the to work when she heard gunshots and i talked to her on the phone last hour. >> we heard a bunch of rounds go bullets came from the gunman or police. you can imagine it was a scene of chaos and fear and a great off. deal of confusion. that's in the height of rush

i'm not sure as the stories are unfolding if it was also police hour in midtown manhattan. an extremely busy area of the fire. we heard a bunch of gunshots go streets. off, and then people fall to the many of the eyewitnesss said ground. they didn't realize what was i did not see the gunman, happening. they thought there was a celebrity in the area. when it became apparent there himself. were police running it was and it was, i was just explained to others that it was absolute something more serious. one of the witnesses said it mass chaos and the street just seemed right out of csi. went completely still and quiet there was a lot of disbelief on for about a hot second. the part of eyewitnesss. and then people started fleeing to thescene. >> what is happening on the bus some bumped into people who were bleeding and didn't realize it. there? you and others, did you all once you heard the gun fire kind of hit the deck or what was taking the 58-year-old man being place? conversation? did it fall silent, what? described as a disgruntled worker. he went with the intention of >> it was silence. you know, in manhattan things doing harm. like this, it is the scariest excuse me one minute. we have a lot of activity in the thing, and it rocks you to the core especially when the things are happening first thing in the area. they are beginning to clear the morning and you are on the way area and try to get traffic to work, and especially outside running. they had blocked off the yier as of the empire state building. you just, it just brings you they investigation. back to down to reality after the suspect shot his co-worker at point-blank range.

all of these things that happened in manhattan, but we, a construction worker who witnessed it said jeffrey johnson who was dressed in a people in on the bus, it was suit calmly turned and started silence and i don't think that a lot of us didn't know whether it to walk down the block conce was really was a gunshot or not concealing his weapon trying to blend in with the crowd. and then we saw the victims on that wasn't possible. the ground, and we knew exactly other people saw what happened. what happened. they notified police who approached him and that's when the gunfire was exchanged. i was on the other side of the >> i want to know about the bus, but i had a full view of it surrounding area where you are. if you can tell us what's going and low range, but i felt safe. on behind you. it is absolutely scarying to see are the streets closed? what's happening? it happening right there in >> reporter: there are a lot of tourists in this area. front of your eyes. >> eyewitness anika basu and they are going about their business. veronica fox was also a witness they are stopping and asking us and she works across the street from the empire state building, and she said she did not hear what happened. those who were not in the area. the gun fire, but she did see if you go right beyond me, that the chaos. >> i was basically getting my entire block a major thoroughfare for new york is coffee, and guy and gallard and walking down fifth avenue, and i still closed off. we understand that they are saw people running. attempting to try to open that area to get the traffic flowing and i didn't know what happened and i thought that actually there was a celebrity sighting, as we head into the afternoon

but pretty far from it. rush hour. that was not the scene here this i continued to walk down, and i did not actually hear any morning as you can imagine. gunshots, because i had headphones in, but somebody said >> absolutely. that there was a shooting, and the biggest time of the year for there were several shots fired. tourist, this and christmastime. so i walked across the street, and this is before they blocked if there's one person on a warpath urging stricter gun laws off the crime scene. i saw that a woman had been shot it's new york's mayor michael on the corner next to the heartland brewery in the foot, bloomberg. he was having his weekly radio and she seemed in shock, you know, of course, that she had address and talking about gun been shot. control just before the shooting happened. and then i looked over in the middle of the street right it's no surprise that he slipped in a few words about the subject across and right at the empire during his news conference about state building in front of the doors where you enter, and there the shooting today. is a man lying on the ground and police all around and they had >> new york city is the safest big city in the country. we're on pace of record low shot him down. and a lot of this i heard from number of murders this year. the aftermath that this man had we are not immune to the been in pursuit of another man running down the street, and he national problem of gun violence. >> here is what's going on. today's shooting is one of at had shot the other man next to the starbucks on 33rd street toward sixth avenue and shot him least three mass shootings we've seen this summer in a very short in the head and someone had period of time. shown me a picture of him and it after the movie theater massacre was grewsome. >> and they took --

>> and the man across the street in colorado mayor bloomberg gave his view. >> i think everybody wants to at the empire state building, and i saw the police flip him preserve the right of people over and then turn and i thought that want to use guns for sport, that his head moved like he was still alive, but people tell me that he is dead. hunting or target practice to have the right to do so. that's basically what i saw. people are just -- it is a crazy that doesn't mean you have an scene. assault weapon. that doesn't mean you have a it is not that long ago that 9/11 happened, so i really had rifle that's advertised as able to bring down a commercial airline or bullets designed to no idea. >> that was eyewitness rebecca fox talking to our carol go through bullet resistant costello earlier today. the area around the empire vests. >> i want to bring in mike daily state building has a large security presence and police from the daily beast. were on the scene within he's been following mayor minutes. joining me on the phone to talk bloomberg's views on gun control. thank you for joining us. about the investigation is gill alba a former new york city it seems after each of these detective and founder of alba shootings we hear bloomberg allow and clear on gun control. he's pretty determined. >> it's not just after the investigations, so, gill, walk us through here, and the shooting that get everybody's eyewitnesses see the gunman open fire and kill one man and then attention, it's day-to-day. i've watched him become more and walk casually off before very vigilant construction worker more passionate on the subject followed that gunman, and then every time he went to an when he saw counter terrorism emergency room to see a police officer that's been shot or to investigators working the area,

meet their family. this is the safest big city in let them know, and they pursued america but it's one horror this suspect and then gun fire after another. ensued. so give me an idea now, once the right after the thing in colorado, you had a 4-year-old up in the bronx got shot in the gun fire ensued and that suspect head just running around was killed, give me an idea of playing. >> the mayor mentioned that. where the investigation goes he said we're the safest big from here, because the investigators from police to fbi continue to collect evidence. city in the world. what is the critical question or here is what the mayor has said two that they are trying to as the shooting was happening. answer by way of collecting more he said there's too many guns on evidence? >> well, the immediate answer is the street. this is on wor radio. how many gunmen, how many people are shot, and where were they the argument that guns don't shot? kill people, people kill people that is why they caromed off the area blocks away and checked the buildings out, because maybe things you can say. it does take a person to pullth. shot somebody else in the building. to me, what this gunman tells me is that he was after his boss >> it does. the other day at city hall, a and trying to kill him and then guy went nutty. trying to get away with it, because he was dressed in a suit and attache case and he was instead of a gun he hit someone hiding the gun, so he is actually walking and trying to in the head with a hammer. get away, so i don't believe it well, people jumped on. is a random shooting. >> the mayor was criticized after the aurora shooting. people said it's not time.

where he wanted the shoot other he always talks about it. a month ago he called on the people. then he was confronted, of course, by the police when this president and mitt romney to do construction worker told them. more on gun control and face the so the police are station ed nation. there, and stationary there all of the time because it is a listen to this. landmark building, and of >> somebody's got to do course, you nknow, 9/111 and something about this and this homeland security and everything else is looking at the building at all times, and plus, there's requires in a presidential year hundreds of cops there all the candidates for president of around that area, and that is a the united states to stand up very crowded area. and once and for all say yes macy's is there, and department they feel terrible. yes it's a tragedy. stores and crossing the streets yes we have great sympathies for is a hassle because of all of the family. the people. so there is a lot of people it's time for this country to do something and that's the job for around. so they have to, detectives and the president of the united the police department have to find out exactly who shot who states. >> the mayor is part of a coalition of mayors. and how many other people got shot, because at the beginning, it looked like this one gunman was going crazy and shooting everybody, but obviously, you mike, you heard what he said know, he pointed the gun at the police officers and they shot there. very rarely do we hear from any him. you know, when you shoot, those of the candidates anything to do with gun control unless they are bullets hit the walls and the speaking in front of the gun cement and go flying all over the place, and that is why i'm lobby or what have you. >> if you saw the president he

sure other people are, or were was out in colorado and came out hit with the bullets. but now, of course, now, the fbi and talked to the one girl that has to respond, because it is a pressing her finger on the landmark building and it could wound. he started talking about be a terrorist, so they are violence and he am got to the point he was going to talk about there, but you have almost every guns. he stopped. bloomberg has been talking to agency around there, and every police agency, and new york city people in those circumstances a police are so prepared for something like this, they will hundred times. respond in seconds if not if the president or candidates minutes. so they were there right away, had to go in the emergency room and they caromed off the whole every other day to see one with a gunshot they'd be talking about it. >> thank you, sir. ar area. they have everything under control right away. >> thank you for having me. it made everybody feel a little moving on. tropical storm isaac taking a slight western curve but still bit more comfortable. >> and gil, what is fascinating predicting to hit haiti later here, too, and we have 30 seconds left or so, that the suspect, jeffrey johnson was today with high winds and rain. wearing a suit, had a briefcase new information just out. we'll bring it to you. and, you know, reach edn the we're just getting word of another shooting. briefcase and got the handgun a shooter near mexico city and out and shot that one former coworker, and then he casually walked off. the attack involves u.s. one would suspect then that he marines. we're gathering the facts. nk co. design something totally original. do it again. that's good. would think that he could plend in on the escape just as he was call in the engineers. call in the car guys. able to blend in just prior to call in the nerds. the attack, however, when build a prototype.

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>> what more do we know? many can't believe in the aerre >> there was a confrontation on a highway that connects mexico the morning commute or standing outside in line to go up in the empire state building, unfolded the way it did. was this kind of utter chaos or, city. that's a favorite tourest you know, were people really panic-stricken or did they seem to kind of remain calm during destination. they were shot from a vehicle this course of action? used normally by the mexican >> yes. fredricka, the body of an armed federal police. >> you don't know if this is gunman lying right outside of a part of the trend. you're thinking this morning and now this. >> we've seen it in the past. new york city landmark is dramatic. we don't really know what people when i got there were shaken up by it, particularly, happened there. because most of this shooting, >> we'll keep watching. well, the shooting started right thank you. around the corner of the front we appreciate your update. entrance of the empire state building. the national hurricane and ended with the gunman shot center has issued an update on dead right in front of the doorway where people come in to soon to be hurricane isaac. going to get chad meyers. go to the observatory of the empire state building. so this is a lot of bullets chad, what are they saying now? being fired in one of the >> winds are still 60 miles per busiest areas of new york city, hour. it did get a bit closer to haiti and a place crowded with tourists, so, yes, people were and the dominican republic in the past couple of hours. rattled. >> and the fact that many people have still turned out to kind of the pressure is going down. that means it's getting watch investigators do their stronger. it's getting its act together.

work instead of people this thing has been just a mess. dispersing seems that people it doesn't look that great right have gathered at those kor dond now. the center although it looks like there's a bunch of o convection down here, the center -- cordoned off areas with is close to the southeast right crime tape to get an idea of what is happening now? >> well, a lot of people work in there from port-au-prince. that area, and not until long this is where it looks like the ago, you had bodies lying there, and really, it is pretty hurricane is but there's the dot. extraordinary when you are in a that's the south coast of haiti. tourist district and also sort of close to the garment district and the people are working we are seeing santa domingo. inside and they have outside of their door down the street or whatever, and you know, tarps trying to block the view of a more to come from the u.s. body lying on the street. >> stand by. so, yeah, it is pretty dramatic i want to bring in martin thing to look at and very active police investigation going on, savidge. where are you and what exactly and you see the little yellow are you seeing where you are? markers lying around outside of the sidewalk of the empire state building, and i counted 17 of them marking what is evidence and predominantly bullets that >> we're on the southern coast the police officers will tell you next to the body not far from the hand of the body is a of haiti. it appears that isaac if not here, very close to being here. black bag which was described in the press conference as a bag the rain has turned torrential. that they believe that the weapon was conceal in.

we have not got the strong winds but we've got heavy rain. that is the greatest fear they there are several witnesses who have here in haiti. i spoke to who have pictures of all of this and it is a very, we're located about 30 miles to very dramatic scene. >> rose arce, appreciate that. the south of port-au-prince. of course, the empire state building is one of new york's you have several hundred most iconic landmarks and a thousand people living in tents. major tourist attraction, and that's the result of the aftermath of the earthquake from chad meyers is giving us a look 2010. at the area, and the building is they are very much in jeopardy located on 5th between 33rd and as a result of this storm 34th streets and always very because of just the limited busy in that area whether you housing they have over their are standing in line to goup the heads. we passed through port-au-prince building or not. >> and you would be in probably and it did not appear that times square and the hotel there anybody was making preparations as a tourist and walk down broadway and get to 34th street and that's the concern of and go, wow. it takes your breath away how emergency officials. >> given the lack of big this old building is. we realize we can build big buildings now, but you think about when this is built and it infrastructure that you talk about and hundreds of thousands is impressive. you walk down 34th street, and of people live in tent, what can you think that you will get in they do to prepare for this 34th street, and no, you have to storm? >> that's part of their go down the 5th street because attitude. that is where the entrance is and then you go over to the exactly what you just said. it's like they have been told

corner and find the overhang and the storm is coming. get into the building. there are announcements that are there you go, flying in, long being made on radio. they are driving through the streets of cities warning people to get ready. island and new jersey and not stock up on food. those familiar, because it is south midtown and people think of midtown in the 30s, but this the truth is they don't have any place to go. is still midtown. so this is central park and the there are storm shelters but storm shelters are not their hudson river and the east river and there's the building in all concern. of its glory right through it's the flooding. this is a very mountainous country. they are expecting a feet or there, and clear i will the tallest thing around because for more of rain. the longest time it was the tallest thing ever. here is 34th street and 5th and it comes blasting down the 33rd where the shooting occurred and right down there is the p t mountains. where we are has flooded in the portco that you walk into, and past. so far no evacuations. this is google earth where someone drew the picture, but no far it appears no one else you can go down the street view and show you what it looks like besides the mayor is worried about the rains here. >> back to chad. twl when the google car drove down you showed us approximately but there, and this is what it looks do you know where it's going. like literally right now, lots we're talking about the of yellow cars, all cabs going convention in tampa. up and down the street, and earlier in the week it was obviously down fifth here, and headed that way. over here is the entrance and >> we always worry about tampa right where you would buy the

tickets right through here, and keep spinning around to 34th because we had so many street, and you look down and there you go. nonfloridaians to tampa. people like this all of the time, and at 9:00 in the here is what marty did all day. morning, many people that work there were obviously in their building, but this is the normal drove this road to the south coast of haiti. traffic pattern, and this is how many people live, work, walk here is port-au-prince. around this neighborhood all of the time. let's go ahead and keep marty, if you still have us on spinning, monica, and go all of the way up and look on up fifth the line, worst weather is avenue, because it is amazing how great these pictures are. coming. if you think it's there, it's not there yet. this is actually at the top of the big cell is still to his the google vehicle, a three-dimensional all of the way southwest heading right at him. around view. he'll get winds at 60 miles per you can view up, down, and hour. see that right there. that's what i'm afraid of that's going to reat a time right into exactly what it looks like when you are standing there. >> this is an amazing view. port-au-prince in about three to >> of the empire state building. four hours and that will make fifth avenue and broadway on the other side and this is 34th and you would notn't know, because big time problems for the coast there is a dewayne reed on every corner and starbucks. there. >> yes, we know that is new york >> on the right side that's the stronger side, is that correct? city. a good portion of that is closed >> always as you move this way. right now. and what is interesting, too, chad s while the building put correct. it moves across cuba and makes out a statement, it is saying that it is fully operational at its way toward florida. this time, and clearly, no one we don't have any evacuation for is lining up able to go to the

top of the building it would the keys yet. seem, because the investigation it's going be a lousy weekend. continues right around the periphery of the entrance and stay home. all that you showed us. then it goes here way west of >> unless they are allowing the tampa. people in a different way, and i know this says only a cat 1 storm. that could be a two or three if there are many ways into the it spends more time in that very building to get into buy the tickets, you really would not be able to get as you straight walk in there to get into the ticket warm water. it's going to fwget bigger. booth. so maybe they are allowing the people to come in off of 34th >> listen to rick scott and i want you to respond. street which is a usually one >> everybody is comfortable. way in and one way out for employees typically and many the delegates are going to have other ways, so if this spot is cordoned off, there are other a bit of experience. places to get in from three they're going to see a bit of streets to get in therek, but i rain and wind. they'll see how nice people are in florida. don't know if they are letting we're going to have great convention. them in that way or saying open >> a little rain maybe or we for business or people that work don't know. there. >> what i'm worried about, i observation tower may not be. don't have very many seconds left. see all these models turns to >> we have to find out, because there are an awful lot of people the right. who come to new york city for that occasion and maybe this is what if they are a bit too late their only shot in which, or and it's supposed to turn right opportunity i should say, to do here. i'm not comfortable with that that. >> and whenever i take somebody, yet. tampa is still in the cone. you have to go there. to go the extra, extra six >> okay. floors to go to the extra top there you go.

thing may not be worth the extra money in my opinion, but the regular place is amazing and you have to go once. thank you. >> to find out how you can hip >> and chatd, when we come back those impacted by the storm going to cnn.com/impact. we are going to talk about something else threatening the whknows what else.h florida and okay. we are going to talk about isaac when we come back. mitt romney just days away from >> okay. the republican national convention and the presidential it took a mighty machine, and plain old ingenuity nomination. he talks about business and to go where no fifth grader had gone before. birth certificates. ♪ >> i love being home and this place where ann and i were and she flew and she flew, raised were both of us were born. ann was born in henry ford into the sky and beyond. my name is annie hospital. i was born at harper hospital. and i'm the girl who dreamed she could fly. powered by intel core processors. no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. ♪ they know this is the place we were born and raised. >> enough said. you'll hear more from the campaign trail. both campaigns reacting now. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. that's next. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark chocolate flavor. mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten plus, 10 grams of protein. so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break...

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tropical storm isaac is heading for haiti and when it does hit, hundreds of thousands of people will be in tents, and that is where they have been living since that massive earthquake in 2010. we go right to meteorologist chad meyer in the cnn severe weather center and what is devastating about haiti is that it does not have vegetation and you will end up with mud slides. >> and i have taken off the weather hat and put on the google earth hat. when you go there, you will see yes. mitt romney went there. a short time ago in front of a the dirt in haiti and the trees large crowd of supporters in in the dominican republic and they have cut the trees down to use for charcoal to cook with michigan, romney attempted a and that is the natural resource, aed that is what they birther joke. use, and because they cut the trees down, there is nothing to i won't spry to explain. hold the dirt back. >> i love being home in this place where ann and i were there are many organizations raised. ann was born in henry ford trying to replant haiti and it is a big place. you can't get it back in one spot. something else i want the talk hospital. i was born at harper hospital.

to you about is puerto rico, and no one has asked to see my birth i don't have a flood warning there for san juan yet, but it certificate. they know this is the place we is a lot of rain coming in and were born and raised. >> so, i want to get right to one mass after another, and getting over to the virgin cnn's jim acosta because at the islands as well. but san juan, you are getting the rainfall all of the way down end of that he said no one asked to el jianga and raining hard in for my birth certificate. he is following the campaign. he's in michigan right now. ponce, but this rain will eventually drive itself to the dominican republic where we are jim, romney keeps saying he expecting the rain to go next. eventually it will get to haiti, but look at the big white spots wants to focus on the economy here, fred, because it is 10 and he says what he says today. inches or more in the big cities was it a joke or -- and right where we don't want the rain. big hills through here and 15,000 or 14,000 feet high and all of the water will run down >> reporter: it sounded like a joke and the crowd took it a as joke. there was a lot of laughing and the hill and make some flash flooding for the dominican republic, and obviously the wind applauding in the crowd here in and the rain in haiti won't do michigan. anybody any good. that is how is it going to go. the romney campaign says that the storm has organized itself a the gop contender was not working off of his prepared little bit and we have lost some remarks. that's from a source inside the color in the last couple of romney campaign. i have to tell you, don, what he hours. we are not worried about that. what we are seeing is the strayation lines and the lines said there completely out here, and we talked about overshadowed his message for the day. he was coming out to talk about them last hour, but nay are important. they are saying that it is a healthy storm. the economy. this also comes as the romney

not basically a weak storm. yesterday, i will go back here, campaign is trying to because most people were not re-introduce mitt romney to watching when i was doing this, american voters. ann romney was choking up here at this event today about her but for a while this storm had michigan roots. three or four centers of circulation, and not one. she almost started to cry at one so when they all tried to rotate around each other, they never point. got to be one good eye, but a all of that got drowned out by this remark that romney made. there's been statements flying big mass of circles going around back and forth from the obama like if you put four dogs in front of the bowl of food, it is campaign and the romney campaign on this. four small dogs, but one dog, it i think clearly this is not what will get fat, well, we never had mitt romney wanted to get out there today but it's out there. one dog, but four dogs eating he went there. food, so we never got one storm having said all of that, going, but now it is getting president obama also likes to joke about this. organized and it is going to run he's joked about this at white over port-au-prince and 100 house correspondent dinners. milmile miles south when it comes here, and then on the cuba. cuba is another problem with a you can go there now and buy a birth certificate mug. awful lot of topography that it says born in the usa. could cause flash flooding as well. let's get to it and move it the president has had fun with along, because itas changed a this too. little bit right to the west what it sounds like is this was not an intentional joke. here to guantanamo bay into cuba there were no teleprompters and into another area of flash here. he was add libbing. flooding there with another >> listen, i am all for free least 10 inches in cuba.

this is the big story, fred, when it is off of cuba, what happens? cuba is going to tear it up and it is going to be terrible and speech. they say immediacomedians somet joke just a joke. sunday morning, you will say it sometimes they say too soon. is looking terrible and that is because it is over land and cuba jim, quick reaction from the affecting it all week long, but then it gets in warm water south obama camp. of the keyhh t he said throughout this campaign h key west or maybe even governor romney has embraced the voices in his party in stead of out toward the dry tortugas, but standing for them. it's one thing to give the stage miami, you are not out of this, to donald trump but he enlists and keep your eye on this, because it could go to the himself in the birther movement right. remember, i said, when it goes over cuba, all things are off. anything can happen over cuba should give pause to any and then the official forecast rational voter and we get this. is looking for it to go somewhere up in the florida he said the governor has always said and repeatedly said he panhandle, but over to new believes the president was born here in the united states. orleans possibly. if you have to understand if it is in the water this far, it is a much bigger storm in new he was only referencing that orleans than over here where it michigan is the state he himself would not be in the warm water was born and raised. as long. how much time it is in the warm differing there. if it's a joke, i get it. water in the gulf will depend it's just right before the how big the storm gets and we convention and he's trying to don't want it to go to new orleans, because we know what get away from this particular happens there. >> yes, and we know that we will issue and focus on the issue and

be watching a because the warm waters could be treacherous and help it to pick up spe. there you go. >> reporter: exactly. thank you so much, chad myers. the romney campaign and gop convention officials had a news >> and still in florida there, conference talking about how and people are gathering for the the republican national convention and they are watching the skies and wondering if the they're going to try to re-introduce romney to the storm will dampen the party in american people. ann romney is slated to talk on tampa. our political director mark preston is there, and mark, what monday night. on thursday night, the romney is the plan b, if it were to campaign will be diving deep look like isaac or was going to into romney's mormon faith. make a direct hit, and in tampa. they will be bringing people up on stage to talk about when mitt >> well, we know right now, that romney was the leader of the is very unenlikely and i'm sure that chad can speak more to it mormon church and how he helped later, but the storm may stay to them out at times. the west of tampa, but the this could have been what question is will there be everybody was talking about flooding that is driven in? today but because of that one will we get lots of rain? comment we're all talking about the birth certificate again. that's why i think this was not where i stand right now, because of the way that it works is that the water would rush up through tampa bay and rush here to the convention center and certainly intentional. >> how he is responzing and not enough to cancel the people are wondering if it's a convention, but it could cause some problem nos question about dog whistle. make sure you stay with cnn that. and fredricka, if it does not hit in tampa, the convention sunday night for romney organizers have to be concerned

revealed. because if the storm crashes it is at 8:00 p.m. eastern. into the florida panhandle and goes over the new orleans and it will be followed by a preview causes death and destruction, it would put a damper on the party of the convention itself. and also take the messaging for on monday live coverage of the the romney campaign and what they hope to get out of the c gop convention begins at 7:00 eastern right here on cnn. okay. the empire state building, the convention, it would take it all, all of the air out of it. scene of a tragic shooting we saw it happen in 2008 when today. the hurricane hit the gulf coast, and john mccain had to >> right at the empire state building in front of the doors. where you enter. con kael is the convention by there was man lying on the one night and had to try to get ground. it back on track, but it is a big, big issue, fredricka. there's police all around. >> but does it mean that even, it's like they shot him down. >> we're going to catch you up on the shooting at one of the you know, the romney camp is trying to determine the best nation's top tourist night for him to make, you know, attractions. one... his appearance on stage, that formal nomination moment all i'm going to read one of these. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, pending the progress or lack thereof of isaac? swiffer 360 dusters extender gets into hard to reach places so you can get unbelievable dust pick up in less time. oh, mark, can you still hear me? i love that book! can you believe the twin did it? ♪ all right. looks like we might have lost [ female announcer ] swiffer. great clean in less time. audio there with the mark preston. we will try to reconnect if we or your money back. ♪

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total of ten people were hit including the man who ignited it all. michael bloomberg says the shooter named jeffrey johnson gunned down a former co-worker and then police gunned down johnson who was 58 years old. an eyewitness talked to cnn poppy harlow. >> did you talk to anyone else who witnessed the shooting? >> i did. he had a photo of the person the shooter shot in the head. i knew that he was dead from the photo. >> what did that fellow witness tell you? >> he just said a man had been chases another man down the street by the starbucks and shot him in the head and the police shot him. >> the eight others took a bullet, there could be more. there were apparently at the all right. wrong place at the wrong time. updating the breaking news out of new york. a shooting near the empire state >> earlier this morning a little building leaving two people dead and nine others wounded. after 9:00 a.m., man who had we understand now a little bit more about some of those who been fired f ed from his job ai were wounded. six are actually being treated

at bellevue hospital. is a began shooting. three of them men and three of he killed one person and nine them women and all suffering gunshot wounds and we understand other people were shot some may have been shot accidentally by none of them are police officers who responded immediately and while con life-threatening and the ages range from 20 to 43, and they are all in stable condition as fronting the suspect and fatally far as we know. so police say that all of this shooting him, unfortunately there may have been other happened when a disgruntled victims as well. all of those are not seriously ex-employee of hasan imports wounded and there's no near the empire state building killed a former coworker at that expectation that any of them will do anything other than workplace outside. recover quickly. new york mayor michael bloomberg i ask everyone to keep the spoke to reporters about the victims in their thoughts and in their prayers. this is a terrible tragedy and shoot shooting that happened next. >> the earlier this morning a there's no doubt that the little after 9:00 a.m. a man who situation would have been even had been fired from his job about a year or so began more tragic but for some shooting near the empire state extraordinary acts of heroism. building. but out on the street. every day our police officers he killed one person and at least nine other people were put their lives on the line to protect us. they did so again today shot, and some may have been responding immediately and they were joined by a number of shot accidentally by police officers who were responding immediately and while civilians whose bravery and confronting the suspect and assistance probably also saved fatally shooting him.

lives. >> what was the alleged unfortunately, there may have shooter's gripe. been other victims as well. all of those are not seriously johnson and his apparent victim who police are not yet wounded, and there's no expectation that any of them identifying had a history will do anything other than involving workplace harassment. >> johnson had been employed for recover quickly. i ask everyone to keep the six years at hazan imports as a victims in their thoughts and in their prayers. this is a terrible traj dirks designer of women's accessories. and there's no doubt that the situation would have been even during a downsizing at the company about a year ago johnson more tragic, but for some extraordinary acts of heroism. was laid off. everyday as you know, our police in a dispute with the former officers put their lives on the line to protect us, and they did employees of hazan in front of so again today responding the building, johnson produced a pistol and fired at close range immediately, and they were joined by a number of civilians striking his 41-year-old victim whose bravery and assistance in the head. >> now people are taking note probably saved lives. the time of mass shooting. >> one of ttoof the civilians w just this morning mayor alerted police to the gunmen was a construction worker. bloomberg talked about gun then the police confronted the violence. shooter. earlier i spoke to law enforcement analyst mike brooks >> it's too many guns on the about how that confrontation street. the argument that guns don't kill people, people kill people

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true-life story is a dark cloud of tropical storm debbie. that created a storm surge that led to flooding. that has never blown past. suspicions and allegations that look how close that is to the lance armstrong used performance convention center. it's aarea. enhancing drugs or peds to you can see it's right by water. accomplish the incredible feats. in 2000 after winning the second tampa bay comes in as a funnel right up to this area. tour de france, armstrong and the cycling team were it's close to areas that could investigated by the french be affected by storm surge the tropical storm isaac comes this authorities for using peds, but y or even if they get outer bands of it as a tropical storm or as a hurricane. cleared. another question here, then a book came out where the authors accused him of using illegal drugs, and armstrong evacuations. you have 50,000 added people sued for libel, but later downtown here who normally wouldn't be here. most are from out of town. dropped the suit. and after winning the last tour how you going to get those de france, a newspaper accused people out if you need to in the lance armstrong of using peds event the storm closer than they after winning his first tour de think i might? which it might. >> we are used to moving people. france. obviously, the buses would be and then floyd landis and available to move folks. the key is to get folks from the another cyclist said they low lying areas into the higher witness ground. the heart of that depends on the witnessed him using peds.

in both instances he denied the track of the storm which dict e allegations, and said that both of them have admitted in the dictates which bridges are use past to being drug cheats. and how people are moved to the then the federal government middle stieft. this is our world. launched a criminal we do it every year. investigation of whether or not we prepare for it. lawn armstrong was involved in a our people know what to do. >> reporter: another major concern, a possible shortage of law enforcement officers here doping agency, and later dropped for the convention. the charges. then there was a another federal many of the law enforcement probe pick up in june accusing officers are coming in from out him of doping, and through it of town. all armstrong has denied the if the tropical storm hits along allegations saying that he has the florida coast, even if passed more than 500 drug tests. and on to another story, the remnants hit and cause problems young man accused of shooting up in those jurisdictions, those officers may not be able to make a packed movie theater in it here but the mayor told me they have contingencies of aurora, colorado, was in court national guard troops to make up that difference. >> thank you very much. yesterday. james holmes, investigators say brooke baldwin will be at the they heard threats earlier that convention. she's still here. she'll be anchoring this show were reported to the campus police. live from tampa. he is accused of killing 12 it kicks off on monday right people, and wounding 60 others. here on cnn. the tennessee valley overseas now. authority is on the hook for a the violence in syria. major environmental spill back it's like a plane crash every in 2008 when 1 billion gallons single day. we're keeping our focus on the

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ending. lance armstrong may be getting closer to losing his seven tour defrance titles. he will be stripped of all seven titles. this after he said enough is enough and decided to end his battle against the doping charges. he said he's innocent of all allegations but he's not going to fight it anymore. he's done with it. a turf war between sports councils may be erupting. other cycling agencies may weigh in on if he should lose his titles. one way to get through a difficult circumstance is to talk with someone who has been through it. that's the premise behind emerman's angels. meet our cnn hero of the week. >> all of a sudden it was like someone took a syringe and stabbed me in my left testicle. at 26 i was diagnosed with cancer. in the hospital i saw these

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players that remain on the team. they sat down in an exclusive interview. what's their reaction to what's happened to their program, jason? >> reporter: there's so many different reaks. it's depending upon what direction you're going. i asked some of the five players who sat down with what they thought of the the man joe paterno and one of the players said this is man who i respected for many, many years. another player said this is a man who my father played with. i still respect him even given what happened later on in his career. it was interesting to hear and also hear the point of view post ncaa sanctions. penn state hit with very heavy sanctions. the team took a hit because of the those sanctions. ni players decided to leave the team. i asked the players what they ays.he fence, they talked to them. they are now focusing on the team members who are here.

they feel as though they are a stronger team. they feel they are closer given the crisis and are ready to take on ohio come september 1st. >> they are getting support. they're supporting each other. there are many people who thought the program should be shut down altogether. do they feel they are getting e s he broader support from outside of penn state beyond the fans? >> reporter: well, i know you've been following this story very closely. you've heard critics on both sides. there's been a number of people out here not necessarily directly here around penn state in this community but throughout the country. they feel as though the program should be been shut down. the football players we spoke with said they were very aware of that. they were aware they would not have a team. they said they received e-mails from all over the country. one player said he received e-mails who found way to contact him lending support. they feel like they have the

support of the community behind hem. they feel like they have a stronger team in place in terms of moving forward. >> all right. you can see that interview on "the situation room" at 4:00 p.m. we told you more than 900 people have been killed in syria but survivors are looking for shelter. jim clancy has some of their stories. >> reporter: the death toll continues to soar with activists reporting more than 150 people killed on friday alone including large numbers of women and children. the rockets fired into civilian areas and tanks moving in on the ground in many places across the country. the battle has centered not only on the large cities like damascus and on many smaller towns where the free syrian army has held sway for months. all young men have gone.

all the young men have been burned this woman shouted. their voices filled with grief and anger. they trudge along. the smoke from fires smeared the skyline from behind them. video posted shows residents of the town leaving their homes, escaping with their lives but little else. some carried bags with food or belongings, perhaps a single bottle of water. many cradle children or infants in their arms. some appear to be injured or exhausted after days of fighting in iraq. as they appear to abandon their town many curse bashar assad. the determined drive by syrian government troops left those who supported the uprising in despair. this man was comforted by passers by but couldn't contain

his emotion. hirak is located where syria's uprising began 17 months ago. the town had long been used as a base by the free syrian army. this week it's 20,000 residents paid the price. video purports to show the burned out shops and obvious signs of damage from tank fire which may have set the buildings ablaze. a few young men remain where city streets show the