u.s. and iraqi warplanes target isis militants near mosul dam. a russian convey carrying vital humanitarian aid set to cross the border into war-torn ukraine with tensions at an a all-time high. a touching moment in the south korean capital when the pope stops his motorcade to stop with the father of the ferry disaster. we're take you live to seoul. >> we welcome our viewers. this is cnn.

i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. we are following reports that a military operation is under way to retake the hydroelectric dam from isis militants. >> cnn confirmed it is a combined u.s./iraqi combat near mosul. the kurdish news agency reports an american and iraq warplanes began hours ago bombing strongholds near the dam which blocks the tigris river north of the city. isis captured that earlier this month and told iraqi and peshmerga forces plan to follow up air strikes with a ground assault. joining us now from baghdad cnn's jomana. >> reporter: well, george, what we know from reports from the kurdish news agency and also cnn has confirmed u.s. just bombed isis positions in four areas

near the dam. the dam is about 13 miles or so north of the city of mosul. we are also hearing reports that they struck locations, other locations in the area including irbil and they've made gains since june. it was taken over since fighting with kurdish and iraqi forces earl jury this month they were taken over by isis. a very dangerous development. this is key and the very thing is, in the hands of extremist group like isis that would have control over the floodgates of this dam and it could be disastrous leaving it in their hands, but, of course, the big concern here is we're waiting here, the position here so far,

what we have seen the u.s. do, the u.s. administration position saying it's not going to be dragged into a war again back into iraq, what we have seen so far the u.s. with limited strikes over the past week stopping isis' advance towards irbil where it was protecting u.s. facilities and u.s. personnel bases there and also stopping -- breaking that siege over the mountain of sinjar where minorities are under siege by isis this. is the first time we are seeing what seems to be an offensive trying to retake the dam and in coordination with troops on the dpourndz so we will wait to hear more from the u.s. about this latest major development. >> jomana, this is a critical

structure in iraq but could you talk to us about what could happen if this is not maintained. certainly it's important for people. it provides water. it provides power for millions. but if it's not maintained i've read reports it could be a ticking time bomb. >> there's a lot of concern about the devastating effect if, you know, this is -- this is being named the biggest hydroelectric dam in the country. it's very close to the city of mosul. a city of 1.5 million people. so it's very dangerous having it in the hands of an extremist group rather than the engineers and the people who maintain this dam. the biggest risk it can be used by them to open the floodgates and use it as a weapon and, you know, i've seen reports the waters of this dam could reach baghdad, not at the levels we would see in mosul but very

dangerous to have it in the hands of isis and it's very important for iraq to regain control of a key installation like this. >> cnn's jmana karadheh. powerful leaders will may be willing to cooperate with the new designate. >> the political part of this story that's unfolding but tribal and clearal heads say hader al abadi must do what prime minister nuri al maliki failed to do, respect the rights of iraq's sunni minority. >> as for whether they would join the fight against isis one tribal leader say they would have to wait and see if mr. hader al abadi can match his words with his deeds. listen. >> joining me is a middle east expert at the american university of bay root.

than thanks for joining us. reports of air strikes to try to take back this dam from isis. followed by a ground assault. what's your reaction to this development? >> pretty inevitable. i'm surprise it had didn't happen before. i think everybody is learning the lesson of leaving these islamist militant extremist groups to develop and grow on their own over months and years as happened early in iraq after the american invasion and then laettner syria so people are reacting much more coherently and the battles, the fighting and military action on the ground has to be connected with the two or three other component, the new government in iraq trying to redefine kurdish and non-kurdish/iraqi

relationships and the action at the security council yesterday, the action to take measures against people funding the islamist state so four or five things happening simultaneously which are all positive developments. the american air power being used is a dangerous element that hopefully will be limited. very short period of time just to give time for the iraqis and others to take the lead in the fighting but it seems to be inevitable. i mean it had to happen because otherwise the iraqis could not stop the islamic state and hopefully the american military involvement will be short-lived. >> why do you think it has taken this long to kind of ramp up on this situation in iraq where these isis militants have had plenty of time to coordinate their run on the country? >> i think it's mainly because you had a pretty dysfunctional government in iraq.

there was not an expectation abroad around the region and around the world that this islamic state would grow so quickly and take control of so many physical and other material assets. people kind of assumed that this is a local problem, first it was in northeastern syria and this it spread back foo iraq and started in iraq about five, seven years ago but people always thought it would be a self-contained problem but then it got scarier to a lot of people and the iraqi government which should take the lead couldn't do so and that's why i think things took so long. >> well, we'll wait to see if this new leader can unify the country. you know, we've had libya and egypt and syria all implode in the past few years and now it's happening to iraq. is iraq any kind of special case? is there anything particular that makes it more of a daunting

task for iraq to unify? >> well, every arab country is facing similar challenges of constitutional reform, inclusive governance, pluralistic democratic systems of rule of some sort. iraq is a little bit different in the sense that it has a large kurdish minority and the curds are a distinct nation. they're not arabs. they have their own language. they have their own culture, their own tradition and very clearly defined territory. so that's one of the things that makes iraq different say than a place ike egypt or libya where most of the people may belong to different tribes or religious groups but don't have a clear national identity that's separate from the rest of the country but despite that i think the majority of iraqis and curds probably want to keep some kind of association and loose federated state perhaps. i think the curds now are realizing with this military

threat how critical it is to be linked to the bigger country of iraq. the other thing about iraq is that it was -- it's been at war for about 20, 25 years with its neighbors with iran, it's been invaded by americans and british and other people, arab forces several times. it was -- the state was completely wiped out in 2003 when the american-led inseason happened so there are several elements that are distinct in iraq but the bottom line is that it's really iraq is a microcosm of all the challenges and problems but also the potential, the great human potential of the arab world to get the business of statehood and political governance right. >> well, they've got a big road ahead of them for sure. thanks so much for joining us. more on this ahead. he was mentioning the curds and they have been under siege in this. in the next half hour we'll

visit one of the largest refugee camps in syria. in northern nigeria villagers are reporting another mass kidnapping from boca ha ran and kidnapped 97 boys. 28 people were killed. 25 wounded and dozens of homes were burned. the raid happened monday but it's only getting out now because boko ha ram destroyed local cell phone towers. more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by boko ha ram in april still missing. anger in ferguson in the u.s. >> why this surveillance video is spewing outrage over a police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager. what pope francis is doing on the third day of his historic visit to south korea. a live report from seoul. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality

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take a look at this video from seoul, south korea and one of the key events, pope francis beatified 124 korean catholics who were martyred during the early days of the catholic church in korea. he is making his first visit to the country also a first by a pope in 25 years.

live to paula hancocks with the pope's visit. certainly an important trip for the pope when it comes to reaching out to young people, yes? >> reporter: that's right, george. he certainly wanted to connect with the young people. the main reason he came here is to attend the asian youth day. the number of catholics in south korea still fairly small, about 10%, just over of the population but it's growing very fast and it is a young church and across asia you're seeing a lot of young people coming to jump, as well, which is very important for the catholic faith. they realize there is an area of growth in this continent. we saw hundreds of thousands of people coming to downtown seoul a little earlier this saturday to hear a mass by pope francis. he drove up the main street here to great cheers and applause and at one point he did also stop in front of one of the families, the father of one child who was killed in that recent ferry

sinking back in april in south korea, more than 300 people mainly schoolchildren killed there and was given a letter by that father which he put in his pocket. he's also on occasion been wearing a yellow ribbon to show his sympathy. he's had a great reception in south korea over the past couple of days here. ♪ dubbed the rock star pop due to his popularity the catholic youth of asia could not agree more. break ago way from his prepared speech he delighted the young crowd. ♪ are you ready to sayy are you red did? this is why pope francis came to south korea. only about 10% of the population is catholic but the church is growing fast. and across asia the congregation is young. surround himself with asian youth there was, of course, the inevitable selfie which the won tiff didn't seem to mind. his transport from the airport a

kia hatchback. it had to be south korea. the next day another modify ied into a popemobile although the wind made it tricky. >> welcome. >> reporter: he offered sympathy and hope for the parents of schoolchildren killed in the ferry sinking and for those who survived. pope francis is making speeches in inc. dwlish on this trip for the first time. officials say he's been practicing so he can reach more people. he called for peace and reunification for the two koreas. >> korea for peace is close to our hearts. >> reporter: this afternoon the pope is heading south of seoul to a rehabilitation center for the disabled. also meeting some of the laymen there in that particular area

and then, of course, we have another big mass coming up on monday which will be back in seoul. george. >> paula joining us live in seoul, we appreciate your reporting, paula. the police released the name of an officer who shot and killed an unarmed african-american teenageer. >> yes, coming up why that announcement has done little to reduce the anger of those protesting michael brown's death. plus, fierce fighting in eastern ukraine as government forces say they destroyed a russian military convoy. find out what the russians have to say next.

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welcome back. outrage continues in missouri. you have been covering it, george. right after police hours ago released new information surround the shooting death of an unarmed african-american teenager. >> demonstrators packed into the streets of the town of ferguson on friday stoking renewed anger, the release of surveillance video allegedly showing 18-year-old michael brown committing a robbery minutes before he was shot. protesters say that video is an attempt to smear the teen's character. >> yeah, brown's family and friends say he was shot in cold blood. police say he was killed during a struggle for an officer's gun. that officer was identified at the same time the surveillance video was released. cnn's ed lavendera has more. >> reporter: the ferguson police chief says this video shows

michael brown engaged in a strong-arm robbery moments before he was shot and killed. police say brown stole a $49 box of swisher sweet cigars and when the store clerk confronted him police say brown shoved the man into a display rack and walked out. >> further description, more detail was given over the radio. >> ferguson police chief tom jackson released that the same time he announced darren wilson was the officer who killed him leaving the impression that the robbery and shooting were related. the chief's announcement instant liangered ferguson residents. >> head hands up. >> why didn't we hear about it until now? >> they had to get their story together. >> i cannot believe this is the tactic that this police chief and his administration are using to try to make this young manage be gee serving, to be gunned down in the street like a dog.

this is crazy. >> reporter: a few hours later the chief said the confrontation between michael brown and officer wilson had nothing to do with the robbery. >> because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic. that was it. >> darren wilson has worked as a police officer for six years, four years with the ferguson police department. he's described as a gentle quiet and distinguished officer. but the department refuses to release his picture. darren wilson lives here on this street in another st. louis suburb about 25 miles away from the town of ferguson. many neighbors are reluctant to talk about him but they say since last weekend's shooting they've seen a great deal of police activity here in the nablg and several neighbors also say darren wilson left here several days ago. jake shepperd went to high school and played hockey with darren wilson. he described the officer as a quiet guy. >> i can say without speaking to darren without even having heard his statements that at that moment in time he was scared for

his life. i am 100% positive of that because i could never imagine him even in that situation taking someone's life let alone taking someone's life with malicious intent, you know. he's just the last person on earth you would think to do something like that. >> reporter: officer wilson now has an attorney and a law enforcement source tells cnn wilson has been interviewed twice by detectives once right after the shooting and a second more in-depth interview later but the release of the officer's name has done little to calm the anger over michael brown's death. >> all we want is the truth. that's all any person wants. if it was your child wouldn't you want the truth? >> reporter: ed lavendera, cnn. another big story in the united states, the governor of texas now in trouble with the law. rick perry was indicted on friday by a county grand jury. the charges relate to his

efforts to try to force a local prosecutor to resign. governor perry is a former and possibly future republican party presidential candidate. his attorney says his actions were legal under the texas state constitution and he says perry will prevail in court. turning to weather, heavy rains continue for east asia this weekend. meteorologist ivan cabrera is following that and it seems like that has been the weather story for some time. >> the spigot is on and it is stuck and need to turn it off. it is getting serious and torrential downpours as a result of three typhoons and now a frontal boundary and just draped over japan and bringing a lot of rain, 87 to 173 millimeters of rainfall and that is falling on just super saturated ground because of those last two storms and more rain is going to be on the way. see this employeeup of thunderstorm activity that's stretching from china through taiwan and heading into japan

leaving the korean pentatoninsu alone. the close-up shot shows you thunderstorms and when you see the cloud tops red high up in the atmosphere that means we are talking about significant downpours coming down at you. further south and east there are the provinces this china will get hit the worse with more heavy rainfall on the way as this boundary just continues to meander and disturbances roll along and enhances the rainfall here. that is the forecast, unfortunately, a rainy weekend for our good friends in most of asia but want to leave you with cool shots and bring you these from the iss. zoom in on the korean peninsula. there you see clearly on your picture there's south korea and where there looks to be an ocean, this is north korea here, dark at night, see a little spot right there.

that's pyongyang and you see bright lights coming out from seoul. they are able to get clear images as of 2012 because they have motorized tripod able to stabilize the images because they're flying at 17,500 miles an hour so kind of difficult to snap a clear shot but they can do that now and make of that what you will. if you want a clear shot of the perseid meteor shower this is the shot in north korea. >> that would be. ivan, see you in a bit. we want to go to some breaking news we're following in ferguson, missouri. you're looking at live pictures here. you know, many civil rights leaders, people who have been on this case have been hoping for calm trying to calm the situation. it is a very volatile atmosphere right now. a lot of people are angry about this case here in the united states and an unarmed african-american teen shot by a ferguson police officer. we are now a week into it. you're looking at these live

pictures of people gathered in ferguson and again we understand that police are there on the scene. we have reporters on the ground that are gathering information. we will continue to monitor this situation in ferguson. >> george, you've seen some tweets that people are trying to protect -- >> right. >> -- places from looting so locals trying to keep the calm there as this was another heated day in ferguson as this story unfolds and we'll continue to bring you any developments as we get them. we'll be right back. edit card where the reward was that new car smell and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com

welcome back to our viewers. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. the main story that is breaking it seems comes out of ferguson, missouri.

the scene of that police shooting a week ago. it's 1:30 in the morning there and george has more information on the developments we're hearing. >> looking at live pictures in ferguson. again, we understand at least 100 protesters have blocked traffic there. it is a standoff between protesters and police. you'll remember that police took very strong posture a week ago and i was there that monday, the first night of unrest was the night where people broke into store, it was the night where people threw bottles and threw rocks at police. it seems thousand that stores have been looted once again. we have reports from our cnn crew on the ground that looting has taken place at a family dollar store there in ferguson. and that also people are breaking into a store, i'm told breaking into the store where brown allegedly store cigars, again it's a store burned down. a qt quick trip in ferguson off florenceson street. looking at a very volatile scene

and tensions are high. there is a lot of anger and outrage over the shooting of michael brown, an unarmed african-american teenager, police have not released all of the details into what led up to that shooting. the unanswered questions have led to a great deal of unrest here over the last week. >> the officer that was identified today, darren wilson, the officer who shot michael brown but as george mentioned the circumstances surround the shooting are conflictinging. there were initial reports that he was a suspect in a shoplifting at that convenience store and then reports today from the police chief are that no, that he and his friend were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic and that is why officer wilson intervened but there are reports of a struggle and that there are reports that he had walked away and was putting his hands up when he was shot so those

complexities -- this conflict are what's leading to the scene that you are seeing on the streets, another night of unrest and police threatening to arrest people that don't stand down and quit ramping up this situation. but many people very angry over these reports and not understanding and the family, as well. the family of michael brown, the 18-year-old. >> there have been criticisms about the police department, about the militarization of police initially on monday, you know, you did see a very strong show of force, police taking a very methodical but slow position, posture to move people off the streets but now we're seeing less of what we saw a week ago. police not taking that same strong stand that you see on the streets. you don't see nearly as many out there as we saw on monday but again you see a lot of protesters, you see a lot of people there. we understand it is a standoff

between police looking closely here at the video. it does seem that police are on the ground moving slowly to clear the streets from this kmov affiliate feed we're seeing live. >> and they are wearing masks there, holding their guns, following behind a vehicle that's moving down the street as george mentioned, they had used water cannon and tear gas earlier. that inflamed the situation, the hard tactics by police, so then the highway state troopers were brought in to defuse the situation and they had a more calming effect on the community but as you can see here now it seems that local officers are moving down that street slowly and they want the community to settle down and to go home. >> our own reporter jason carroll did a story on the state patrol, state troopers taking over the effort taking it over from local police and you could

see that people did welcome that. it became more of a conversation. basically a conversation between protesters wanting answers and police saying that answers would be forthcoming. it's a slow process so we have seen some calm in the past few days, but, again, tonight it seems that things are taking a turn. you see police there on the streets armed in riot gear it seems slowly methodically pushing protesters back. we have seen examples of looting there in ferguson on florenceson street as our crew tells us on the ground looting at a family dollar tore and then also breaking into the qt tore where brown allegedly stole cigars. this qt store that was really destroyed, burned to the ground. >> there are just -- cnn is reporting there have been a couple of reports of bottles thrown and the police officers' direction. that's the only reporters we have seen and as you can see

here they are just standing there. it doesn't seem like there are any members of the community close to them. it looks like a rainy night there in ferguson, missouri, about 1:30 in the morning. >> we're getting information and this is very important that community members are stopping the looters from entering the store. you know, and you could see and you could feel this tug-of-war. real tension between these two groups on monday when i was there on the ground. some people who came out to protest peacefully, you know, they wanted a peaceful resolution. they wanted to push for answers without, you know, causing any unrest or violence but you also saw people who simply came to cause trouble. you saw young people who broke into stores. tonight we are seeing that many of the community leaders, people who are pushing for answers, demanding justice, demanding transparency in the shooting death of michael brown, they are now standing up, standing against the people who want to break into those stores, want to loot and cause problem. >> i think that's the important

point you make, george, because it's these people that loot -- that get our attention sometimes and also the people who have just been standing holding signs, the people who have been chanting, you know, hands up, don't shoot, with the hands up signs, those are the people that just want answers. they were very upset that one of their own is dead and don't understand why. >> people are impassioned. i remember on the ground there were several protesters who walked up to myself and photojournalist jordan shooting video and shot video of a store being loot the and people walked up to us and said, hey, don't shoot video of that. it is our job to cover that as well but, again, tonight you're seeing the people who basically want answers, want a peaceful situation. they are standing up taking a stand against the looters along with police who are in riot gear slowly but surely trying to bring calm back to ferguson.

>> just a few days ago, too, there was video of an al jazeera news crew tear gassed and you could see some officers moving their camera and taking down their lights. >> right, right. >> it has been tense not just between the people and officer but the journalists covering the story, as well. >> you are looking at live pictures in ferguson, missouri, again, a night of unrest again it seems but we understand community leaders are taking a stand trying to stop protesters rather stop looters from breaking that stores. we will continue to follow this developing story here on cnn. after this break. [ woman ] i've always tried to see things from the best angle i could. it's how i look at life. especially now that i live

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we are taking you back now live pictures in ferguson, missouri, from affiliate kmov tv in the rain there. protesters have had another standoff with police. police there on the ground looking at this picture here of officers in riot gear slowly but surely regaining control of the streets of ferguson, we understand though that more than 100 protesters blocked traffic, we understand that looting took place at a family dollar store and also at the qt rather the market where michael brown allegedly stole cigars. all of this after a lot of outrage from people there about the death of an unarmed african-american teenager at the hands of a ferguson police officer, another night of unrest and people had hoped this

wouldn't happen but it's important to point out we know that community leaders, many are standing up against the looters trying to stop them from getting into the stores. >> but as you can see the s.w.a.t. team is moving in threatening to arrest people who don't stand down. reports of three stores being looted so we'll continue to follow this development from the streets of ferguson, missouri. as we've been telling you a military operation is reportedly under way right now to retake iraq's mosul dam from isis militants. >> iraq is our other top story. cnn confirming it is a combined u.s./iraqi combat mission near the northern city. we're told iraqi and kurdish peshmerga forces are to follow out the air strikes with a ground assault. meantime, just south of sinjar, isis militants swept into the village of kojo slaughtering at least 80 men. officials say they also kidnapped about 100 women. a telling indicator of just how savage things have become is

the movement of iraqi refugees as ivan watson tells us they're looking for safety in another war-ravaged nation, syria. >> reporter: the children are wilting but now receiving medical help at this new refugee camp in a kurdish controlled enclave in syria. >> the clinics are providing medical care for people coming to these camps. they say some of the most common problems they're facing are the little kids they say get dehydrated due to the extreme heat and many of them have also gotten weak during the long journey through the desert to reach this safe haven. more than 13,000 people live here. almost all of them are kurdish yazidis from iraq's sinjar region. every tent holds a horror story.

this woman got separated from her son when they fled in panic two weeks ago. they later tried calling his cell phone. you called him and isis answered the phone? [ speaking a foreign language ] she says the stranger said, whoever we capture we kill. at this refugee camp aid organizations focus on helping the living. distributing tents, blankets, daily meals. even soap. armed curds in uniform, many of them women provide protection. calling themselves the people's protection unit they are better known as the kurdistan workers party or pkk. the u.s. and europe accuse them of being terrorists but for the last year in this corner of syria this leftist kurdish mischa has helped hold back the

violent tide. when the yazidis were attacked they started a counterattack. >> translator: we attack to protect many people and opened a safe road and we helped bring more than 16,000 of them here to safety. >> reporter: this fighter shows me posters of her comrades killed fighting isis. she says she trained them. so you were their commander. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> translator: she is the commander of this region. >> reporter: at the camp, kurdish volunteers deliver daily meals to hungry refugees. and distribute ice to help them cope with the heat. amid the commotion, a 4-year-old boy falls hurt. this woman fled here with three

children pregnant with a fourth. her husband far away finding work in europe. she wasn't ready for this war. ivan watson, cnn, in kurdish controlled syria. >> earlier this week cnn got a firsthand look at the intensity of the refugee situation on iraq's sinjar mountain. ivan watson tells us how a helicopter ride to report on a story turned into a life-saving mission. >> reporter: some woman gave me this baby with this incredible red hair and i wanted -- i wanted to carry the baby was so tiny i wanted to carry the baby to the back of the helicopter. the mother was incredible. she -- i don't know how she vaulted in the helicopter but then she snatched the baby out of my hands before i could take the child to safety which just shows you how incredible these maternal instincts are.

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we're taking you back live to ferguson, missouri, you see these live pictures of a lot people on the streets in front of a store and also understand that community members are blocking that store. they're preventing people from going in to loot. we understand that there were reports of looting about an hour ago. looting at a family dollar store and also looting at the gas station, the qt, quick trip where michael brown allegedly stole cigars but you're looking at live pictures in ferguson, missouri, the rain coming down there. police also on the scene as the camera pans over. you see them in full effect doing their best to hold their positions but also keep the calm there on the streets. so we'll continue to follow any more very many there is but we are keeping our eyes on these live pictures as police try to

disperse protesters. another story we're following the crisis between russia and ukraine. it has taken a confusing and dangerous turn. ukraine says its military destroyed much of a russian military convoy that crossed its border but russia's defense ministry denies any russian column entered ukraine. will ripley reports for trust kiev. >> reporter: right now is a critical time for the new government and here in kiev not only are they fighting in eastern ukraine on the battlefield but fighting a war of words with russia. an information war as the finnish prime minister put it on cnn. western journalists in the ukrainian government are claiming that a russian convoy was spotted in the overnight hours of thursday crossing from russia into ukraine. a convoy that was carrying men wearing military uniforms this. is something that moscow is dismissing as a complete fantasy but if this is true and if a russian convoy did indeed cross

into eastern ukraine then this corroborates claims that the ukrainian government has been making for months that weapons and personnel have been coming in from russia and fueling this conflict allowing it to continue and intensify and things are really bad right now with 50,000 ukrainian soldiers surrounding the pro-separatist -- pro-russian separatist stronghelds shelling in all areas and civilians who continue to die every single day. the supply lines are completely cut off. it appears the ukrainian military is for the moment gaining the upper hand but if the right reinforcements were to come in from russia that could shift the balance of this fight. but, again, russia denies that it's even happening. nonetheless word of this armed convoy is creating quite a bit of alarm around europe and around the world really. there's a meeting scheduled on sunday where ukraine, russia, germany and france will all sit down in berlin to try to talk things over before this

situation gets any more intense and also in the shadow of this you have the humanitarian convoy we've been talking about for several days and appears a deal is imminent that the red cross will supervise this convoy and allow it to cross into the -- into eastern ukraine and bring much-needed aid to the people in the battle zone and then that convoy will then go back and lead -- leave the country the same way it came in. even though they believe russia has been fueling weapons and making this conflict worse, they are not in the position to turn away humanitarian aid considering that hundreds of thousands of innocent people caught right in the middle continue to suffer. will ripley, cnn, kiev, ukraine. >> strong summer storms spawned waterspouts in the baltic sea friday and meteorologist ivan cabrera joins us from the weather center with more. >> not terribly rare here but also you don't see it every day,

in fact, multiple report as long the baltic sea of waterspouts through the day on friday here with three reports right along part of sweden and also the strait north of denmark. a couple of reports, an area of low pressure responsible for that rolling in away from the waters and certainly quite a day. no reports of any injuries or damage so certainly good news but what we do have a surge of cool air that's going to be funneling again over the next couple of days, temperatures below normal for this time of year and then another system is going to roll through. you can see that rolling in here. that one will bring gusty wind as long the north sea over the next few days along with another reinforcing shot of cooler temperatures for this time of year if you don't like the hot summer this is going to be your pattern anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees cool for this time of

year and temperatures like that over the next few days. medium chance of development as we stay this part of the world. this is right along the capehart aisles and the potential of tropical very many and could have our next tropical storm in the making. i will leave you with another picture of the iss night sky. this is he span ya, madrid with the lights coming on. gorgeous pictures from the iss. >> thank you. we thank you for joining us on this hour. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. there's much more ahead. we will continue to monitor the situation in ferguson and our special coverage continues right after this break. . there's no reason we can't manufacture in the united states. here at timbuk2, we make more than 70,000 custom bags a year,

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welcome back. this is cnn. we're following a tense standoff in ferguson, missouri right now. want to go to these life pictures where you can see police on the ground. police there after a standoff between protesters and police. we understand at least 100 protesters at one point blocked traffic. we also understand that there is a group of people standing in front of the ferguson market and i will -- and i wiliquor. >> it was one week ago that michael brown was shot and killed by a police officer, identified today as darren wilson. people upset about this unfolding story and conflicting reports about what led to the skirmish that led to michael brown's death. we'll continue to follow developments on the