talking to the romney campaign, they feel like this is an opening for them to go negative on the president. i think that's the next stage of this campaign. you'll hear more of that. >> i presume they will go after the economy. >> you saw rob portman, one of the to vice presidential running meats out on the campaign trial this afternoon. he was delivering a prebuttal to president obama's event going on in ohio. he said the reason why barack obama is going after mitt romney's business record is because he wants to distract voters from the economy. the other thing going on is this back and forth. almost feels like we're in the sand box with two school kids going back and forth with pretty personal attacks. you saw the president's campaign released an ad to mitt romney singing "america the beautiful"

to his offshore campaigns. it shows the president singing about a scandal with respect to the president. here is a click from that. ♪ i am so in love with you >> pretty tough stuff from the romney campaign directed at the president going back to those accusations that republicans have made about the sylendra. the obama campaign says it's false. it gives a sense as to how

personal this campaign is going to get. i think the only thing that can change the narrative between now and next week when mitt romney goes overseas to watch the olympics is if mitt romney names his vice presidential running me mate. that will change all this and will be talk about that running mate. unclear if that's going to happen. the romney campaign says a decision has not been made. >> we had a fund-raiser today that mitt romney is part of. louisiana governor bobby jindal is there. it's expected to haul in a huge amount of money but i'm interested in jindal. >> that's right. the top advisor says the vice presidential selection process does not come up today. let's also make it clear that when ever mitt romney is in the room with one of these vice presidential running mates there are campaign photographers.

there are advisors who are watching the body language and looking at how the two look together. all that gets fed into the process. whether or not that subject comes up, all of these optics are being analyzed and study by the romney campaign. that goes into whatever variables they are looking at. john thune told the hill newspaper that he is in contact with mitt romney's vetting team. he talked to beth meyers who is leading up that effort. there does seem to be some momentum building toward that development but the campaign is not sure yet. >> thanks very much. romney will be in ohio wednesday. president obama is there right now. he just wrapped up a town hall meeting. this is his eighth trip to the

battleground state. he stepped up his outsourcing attacks on romney. he used reports by tax notes to claims on romney wants to ship jobs overseas. >> we have not found any serious economic study that says governor romney's economic plan would create jobs until today. i've got to be honest. today we found out there's a new study out by nonpartisan economists that says governor romn romney's plan would create 800,000 jobs. there's one problem. the jobs wouldn't be in america. >> some of president advisors favor the idea as well. we've got a lot more ahead

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reports from the city says the battles waged today are the heaviest yet in the syrian capital. we just received this video. let's watch and listen. you're watching fighting that waged today. that's the city of nearly two million people. among those living there are syria's leaders. they are now hear the fighting. the syrian regime have been rocked by a series of defections. >> reporter: he was syria's man

for nearly four years. that is until a few days ago when he announced his defection. >> what prompted you to say i've had it? i don't want to work with this government anymore. >> translator: i served the syrian regime for 30 years in many different positions after what happened during the last year during the holy revolution, all the killings, massacres, refugees, i don't see how anyone can remain silent. i decided to end my relationship with this regime. >> reporter: he's been one of the trusted lieutenants. an insider who knows how the syrian government works. >> who is making the decisions in damascus right now? >> translator: the regime is a totalitarian and a dictatorship. there's only one person who gives the orders. that person is the president. >> reporter: in his first interview with a u.s. news organization since his defection he rejected syrian government

claims that the syrian rebels are al qaeda terrorists. instead he accuses the assad regime of cooperating with al qaeda ever since the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003 by paving the way for al qaeda militants to transit syria to attack targets in neighboring iraq. >> translator: they are responsible for the killings of thousands and thousands of iraqi and coalition forces because he gave al qaeda everything it needed. he trained them and gave them shelter. >> reporter: he points to a controversial cross border military raid in 2008. he claims the american target was an al qaeda camp run by the brother-in-law of the syrian president. >> you saw that he was leading this al qaeda and iraq

operation? >> translator: one hour after the raid, he was there at the location. a conversation took place between me and him. he was angry about the attack made. he was kind of scared. >> reporter: he's now under the protection of the government. syrian opposition members applaud the ambassador's defection but tell cnn they don't trust man who waited 16 months before joining the uprising. >> what message would you like to send to your former colleagues in the syrian government now? >> translator: i ask my former colleagues to join the people and leave this corrupt regime. there is still time. i say you don't know history. two wills cannot be defeated. the will of god and the will of people. history will curse you for the crimes you committed in syria.

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visa and mastercard are going to have to pay billions of dollars to settle a huge anti-trust lawsuit but the deal could cost anyone that prefers credit over cash. alison, who is the big winner here? >> not consumer who come out as the winners but retailers come out on top because they no longer have to eat the costs of swipe fees on these credit card transactions. the lawsuit alleged that visa and mastercard were conspireing to fix prices and prohibit retailers from passing on the fees to consumers. a judge still has to approve be settlement, but if the judge gives the okay the fees could be passed onto us next year. it may be more expensive to use

a credit card versus cash. it's like when you go to a gas station you pay a lower price for cold hard cash compared to plastic. >> how much extra could card users have to pay if they are passed along? >> anywhere between 2% and 3%. it depends on the type of transaction that you make and whether or not you use a visa or mastercard. right now that's what retailers pay visa and mastercard for the transactions. i know it doesn't sound like much but it adds up. it winds up being among the biggest costs of running their business. for consumers, we're until early stages. the government could step in and help consumers. we saw that happen with debit cards. the dodd-frank law cut swipe fees in half. help could still be on the way to cut that 2 to 3% down a bit

so consumers don't have to eat too much of the costs. >> how are the markets? >> looks like modestly lower. the dow down 30 points. we're seeing pressure on the markets. retail sells fell in june. usually you'd see consumers go ahead and use that disposable income and spend money. it looks like they are paying down debt and trying to save their money. not something that helps move the economy forward. right now we're seeing the markets in the red. >> no, but it helps the people. >> right. not that we need to tell you this, but it's hot out there. the first six months of this year have been the hottest on record. this severe heat wave has had the devastating toll. more than half of the u.s. now is experiencing drought. 26 states have been declared natural disaster areas. chad meyers is here. this is, i think some people are wonds oring can you compare this to the famous dust bowl of the

'30s. >> we have better farmi ining t kn techniques. the crop production may be much lower. crop production is one of big exports that the u.s. has. this is a big deal. if we lose a lot of crops we're not going to be exporting our food stuff. we're not going to be able to bring that money in back to the u.s. this is a map of what we see in drought from nebraska to iowa back into ohio and down into arkansas especially through texas as well, west texas and up into colorado. we had big fires in colorado. half the trees are dead there. this is the bread basket. we grow corn, beans, soybeans. they are stressed.

the rest of it is less than that. it was great. loved doing it. it was irrigated. we got the pump water out of the ground to make corn. the people that are doing that will be making money this year. it takes money to run that pump. it's a gasoline pump. spend thousands of dollars on gasoline to hundred that pump and water. farmers are seeing these extra costs and obviously you're going to see those extra costs in your wallet as well when you go to the grocery store. will it get better? nobody really gets wetter. maybe south georgia, little parts of florida. that brown area for the next 90 days, no significant additional rainfall to help us get out of this drought. it's close. it's one of the top ten biggest droughts. because we have better practices, better growing conditions, erosion control, drought resistant crops, we're

not seeing the dust bowl like in the '30s, but the rainfall is equal. you're going to be paying a lot for corn, forcoke. corn makes a lot of syrup. you look at how much that additional corn syrup will cost you. even corn flakes are going to up. >> the dryness and the heat, the conditions they are seeing in the tender dry under brush is what they would see in late fall, not in the early part of summer. >> it's one of the reasons we got so hot. if it was a very muggy day and it would rain in the afternoon, we'd get to 90 degrees. parts of the united states have been 105, 110. that never happens when it's moist. that only happens when the ground is dry. it's that double problem. you want rain. it's just hotter than unusual.

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defense that the client is being sentenced. the jury heard the argument and the jury rejected those arguments. why? because 45 and 48 counts getting convicted is a clear indication of what the jury believed. we remember the argument of a person not becoming a pedophile in their 50s. if these are correct, it blows a hole in that. the issue would be how credible they are and if the credibility is relied upon and if it they are credible accusations it represents further problems. there's no reason at this point to think that the judge is going to do anything other than sentence mr. sandusky to life in any event. >> we know the grand jury is investigating that led to sandusky's arrest. that is still going on. would you expect them to testify and if so, cleared of possible more charges against sandusky. the problem is the statute of

limitations issue. pennsylvania has a lenient statute of limitations. you have until your 50th birthday to move forward criminally. if you're looking for civil, it's age 30. there are other states that are thinking about doing that because these children need to be protected and sometimes even when they reach the age of that j majority, they still don't feel comfortable to come forward because of all the other victims that are put forth. if there's not criminal charges, we expect their cooperation and anticipate they would have further things to say which only spells other trouble for mr. sandusky in the penn state community. >> i think it's aware we're calling huge pay outs in civil suits and anybody that is abused deserves the money they should get. i'm wondering as you who used to be a prosecutor, how do you verify the stories when they stretch so far back in time?

>> it's very difficult. i think one of the things that the university did was to hire mr. freeh of the fbi or formerly so he could investigate and send a panel of people out to give an indication of what was happening at the university, who were the victims, what were the extent of the victims? are the accusations accurate and credible? we know having read that report that it was pretty chilling just in terms of the culture of the school, what was going on there. in terms of what was going on there, it was very problematic and tough. the answer is it's difficult because there's a time lapse that's gone on. there are people around who are willing to give information which is very helpful and very critical not only for what

happened in the past but what we could protect in terms of children being abused. >> i want to move onto this other nightmarish case out of iowa. two cousins out for a bike ride disappeared on friday. earlier i spoke with the fbi special agent in charge of the case. >> we have put elizabeth collins and lyric cook's faces on the the billboards in three states. we have deployed our child abduction rapid response team and are in the process of calling out our evidence team as well. >> more than a thousands volunteers joined the search and now authorities are suspending that. does that seem to imply a significant change in the case? >> it may not. i think a lot of people have

good intentions. they want to come forward and want to assist in any way they can. this is a gut wrenching story. you have precious children. they go out. it's a small community, and there's no chase of them. there's on outpouring of community support. sometimes too many cooks may spoil the broth. as a result you may want to limit the amount of people that are there. they may have other information perhaps about the case and a result of that, i think maybe they are saying we welcome and encourage people who are interested and want to get involved. at this point let us go about our business of trying to locate them. >> regardless, we hope for the safe return op those two little girls. >> we sure do. meet a man who creates brand new worlds through a magical marriage of art and technology. scott has designed a way to put the cosmos in the palm of your hand. >> before the ipad i used to

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pilots behind one of military's fanciest fighters, not to mention costliest have been hampered by a lack of oxygen flow. it brought a new level of stress to flying the f-22 raptor. what's been happening? >> in the last few weeks there's been two more emergency situations involving oxygen and pilots flying this f-22. one of them in late june, the

pilot said as he was coming into his final approach, he said he's not getting enough oxygen through his face mask. he was able to land safely. they said when you get on the ground engage the emergency oxygen system. that pumps pure oxygen to the pilot. it makes up for what was lost in the air. then he reported tightness in his chest. it was later found out that he had a partially collapsed lung because of too much oxygen rushing in. definitely a problem there that the air force is taking a look at. also there was another incident two weeks after that which also involved the oxygen system. >> there's been previous ones as i recollect involving oxygen on an f-22. i'm wondering are they related. >> the air force says they are not. these two latest incidents they know what caused it. they think it was a safety valve

that malfunctioned. they think they know what happened. they are still trying to figure out why there were problems with the oxygen systems in these other incidents. at one point the air force determined that the pilots of the f-22s were experiencing hypoxia at about ten times the other rate of the other pilots. you can imagine flying at twice the speed of sound and all of a sudden you're dizzy, tightness of chest. you're feeling confused. very scary. >> it is indeed. i don't want to sound silly, but is there any warranty or anything that covers the cost or is this something the government eats or who pays for it? >> taxpayers and the air force. there's already been several restrictions placed on the f-22. they've had it flying at a lower altitude. they told the pilots not to wear the inflatable vest.

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two americans are released from captivity in egypt and security officials say they did not give into kidnappers to make it happen. this is pastor michel louis from boston. they were kidnapped demanding the release of his uncle from jail. the uncle had been arrested with

half ton of drugs in another city. the americans were traveling to israel for a church mission when the men attacked their tour bus. the pastor's children explained how he intervened. >> not only being the leader of the missionary group, my mom said he stood up and asked that they leave the lady and take him. >> our reporter in cairo said the kidnapper remains free and it's still not clear how the release happened. >> we know the kidnapper is free and he's out there. i spoke to the hostages as soon as they were released and arrived at the police station. the message from mr. louis was all i can see is thank god in our governors for securing our

release. we are heading to israel to join the members of our church. i tell my family i'm in good health and i've not taken my medicine since friday, so i'm alittle tired. >> she and the group were treated well during their time with the kidnappers. florida election officials have a new way to help verify who is not eligible and who is to vote in their state. they've been given access to a federal data base offered by the department of homeland security. critics worry about florida's efforts to prevent fraud and how it could prevent eligible voters from casting ballots. here's cnn's john zarrella. >> for months they've been trying to access a federal day today base. this has a list of people in the country legally but not eligible to vote. over the weekend florida and the department of homeland security finally arrived at an agreement which will allow florida u

access to the data base is so it can go through and look for people in the state who probably shouldn't be on the voter role. now governor rick scott said this morning that this was, in fact, an important step. >> i don't know anybody who thinks non-u.s. citizens ought to be voting in our races. it's going to be good for all our citizens. >> state election officials will have to be trained on how to use the data base, how to go through the data base. once that happens, they'll begin the process of sending names of questionable people to supervisors of elections in the various counties. now democrats are saying already that look, it seems very suspicious that governors in republican states all the sudden have gotten together and are trying to go through and purge voter records. >> what i find -- is they've

come up with the same idea of a voter purge, at the same time, with the very said methodology. i'm skeptical. there's few coincidences in life. and there are none in politics. >> critics say they hope the data base will make this a fair process. at the same time they say this is not an apple pie issue. they are concerned it will still single out minority groups. marty. >> thank you, john. preventing the spread of hiv. the fda approves a new drug that could lower your risk. male spirit present.trong it's the priceline negotiator. >>what? >>sorry. he wants you to know about priceline's new express deals. it's a faster way to get a great hotel deal without bidding. pick one with a pool, a gym, a great guest rating.

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we are just minutes away from the top of the hour. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> lots of news, martin. thanks very much. including a lot of political news.

the race for the white house. the deputy cam main manager for the obama campaign will be joining us live in the coming hour. she caused quite a stir by some comments she made about mitt romney and bain capital, when he left. when he didn't leave. we'll speak to her this coming hour. we're also getting news on potentially a drug that could deal with hiv. dr. fochi will join us live in our new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour with important information that our viewers are going to want to know all about. one more thing. our state department reporter is interviewing the secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem. i think that interview is taking place right now. we're going to have a major portion of the interview in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. so once again, lots of news martin. >> you can never have too much

wolf. thank you, wolf blitzer. the food and drug administration announce the first of its kind today. a new medication that can reduce the risk of contracting the virus that causes aids. elizabeth cohen joins us live with the details. it's called truveta and it's already on market. >> it's already on the market for people who already have hiv. what is new here is the fda says it's okay to give it to people whory healthy right now but at a particularly high risk of getting hiv. for example, gay men. it decreases the risk by 62% they would get hiv in the future. >> some groups have lobbied against this drug. why? >> right. it sounds like a great drug. in many ways it is. the drug itself can cause problems. it can cause bone thinning and

it can also cause kidney problems. and some groups are saying wait a minute, why are we giving a drug to people who can cause problems when we tell people, hey, use condoms. that way you won't get hiv. >> the next question that comes up with new medications, how much will it cost? >> right. it's about $1200 a month. so that's pretty steep. and it's interesting to see will insurance companies pay for that. it's not a guarantee that people won't get hiv just like condoms are not a guarantee that people won't get hiv. it will be interesting to see for nurks will pay for healthy people to take this preventive drugs. >> it's very welcomed news. elizabeth cohen, thanks very much. >> reporter: thanks. a u.s. navy ship fired at a small boat in the persian gulf after it moved too close. this is a fuel resupply ship. it took aim at what officials describe as a pleasure boat ten miles outside of the dubai port. officials say it issued a verbal

warning and then a warning shot before firing. one person on the smaller boat was apparently killed. he helped millions of people get their lives and their careers right on track. author and motivational speaker stephen covey died at the age of 79. he wrote "the seven habits of highly effective people." it's raining so hard in southern japan people are swept away by rivers or buried by their homes in landslides. so far now 28 people are confirmed dead. four people are still missing, and thousands have been evacuated. more downpours are predicted today with no relief in sight. then there's this. a freak tornado in poland caught on camera. it was captured as it ripped through northwest poland.

one person was dead and ten othersere injured. a witness reported seeing the tornado suck up everything in the past. and in the u.s. we don't see them often. i'm martin savage. thanks for joining me. wolf blitzer is in "the situation room" next. >> martin, thanks very much. happening now, bruising back and forth between the obama and romney campaign. we're checking the cronyism accusatio accusations. and we'll talk to someone who suggested that mitt romney may have committed a felon. also crime fighting robots. this amazing technology turnss science fiction into amazing life saving facts. i'm wolf blitzer.

you're in "the situation room." first it's today's new round of attack in the presidential race campaign and the much winning battleground state of ohio this afternoon. president obama slammed the tax proposals, warninging they'll send thousands of u.s. jobs overs overs overseas. > the romney campaign is accusing them of another dishonest attack. why did the president level this new corporate tax attack on romney in ohio? >> reporter: well, wolf, the president is trying to draw sharp contrast between his campaign and romney's campaign, trying to suggest romney is looking out for the people at the the very top. specifically in ohio the people are making the