tonight spike lee like you have never seen him before. >> was the savior. black jesus. >> expectations were too high. >> in a kind of interview only cnn's don lemon can do. running for the u.s. senate, a congressman tries to explain why he is against abortion even in cases of rape. >> if it is a legitimate rape the female body has ways to shut that kind of thing down. >> and now he has explaining to

do. >> not quite mussolini from the balcony. >> united states must renounce its witch-hunt against wiki leaks. >> the wiki leaks founder breaks his silence. a new study says you want to be more attractive? be more playful. what if you're a naturally playful person? is there a way to kind of loosen up a little bit more? >> no. >> dr. wendy walsh holds no punches. that is more tonight on cnn. hello. i'm alison kosik sitting in for don lemon. seven people charged in connection with a deadly shooting in louisiana may have had ties to an extremest antigovernment movement. authorities say some of those arrested had been under surveillance for some time. we will have more on these developments ahead. more attacks on nato forces in afghanistan. three troops were killed.

when a roadside bomb went off in the eastern part of the country. also today a man wearing an afghan policeman's uniform killed one service member. we don't know the national its of any of the victims yet. u.s. distance swimmer diane nyad is back in the water attempting another record swim. with a shout of courage the 62 year old jumped into the waters off cuba heading towards florida. if she is successful the trip is expected to take her 60 hours. this is her fourth attempt. the new president of egypt plans to visit iran this month. no egyptian leader has set foot in iran since the islamic revolution in 1979. president morsi's office says he will take part of a summit august 30th. first lady michelle obama will visit with families of the victims of the sikh temple.

the first lady will visit with immediate family members with those who were injured and killed. singer kid rock surprised an injured soldier with a brand new home. the vet lost his left leg. rock and members of operation finally home waited inside the house which rock helped pay for to surprise the young detroit couple. julian assange emerged in public for the first time in months. he is trying to avoid extradition to sweden for alleged sex crimes. he says those are trumped up crimes so leaders can punish him for revealing embarrassing messages. >> i ask president obama to do the right thing. united states must renounce its

witch hunt against wikileaks. >> britain says the moment he leaves the embassy he will be arrested. six term missouri congressman running against incumbent democrat in the november election and is backing away tonight from an answer he gave when asked whether he thought abortion should be legal in the case of rape. here is what he said. >> people always want to try to make it one of those things like how do you slice this particularly tough ethical question. it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors it is rare. if it is a legitimate rape the female body has ways to shut that thing down. let's assume maybe that didn't work. i think there should be punishment but the punishment ought to be in the rapist and not attacking the child. akin issued a statement -- the congressman went on to say he remains opposed to abortion

even in cases of rape. a spokesman for the romney campaign. in her words, romney and ryan disagree with mr. achin's statement and a romney/ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. we ask congressman akin to come on cnn to clarify his original comments but we were told he was unavailable. we are learning more about the suspects involved in a police shootout in louisiana. two deputies were killed and two wounded outside of new orleans. authorities say some of the seven in custody were on the terror watch list. susan candiotti has more on the latest developments. >> two law enforcement officials say some of the suspects in the case may have ties to an antigovernment group called sovereign citizens. sovereign citizens on the fbi's

domestic terror list doesn't recognize the authority of law enforcement and has been known to use violence. seven people are charged in last thursday's shooting of four deputies outside of new orleans. two were killed and two were wounded. sheriff rodney arbuckle says his department had previous surveillance on the suspects and turned the file over. about two months ago the deputies set up surveillance on the group for about a week. he says investigators were working on a tip that the men had ak-47s and a lot of ammo in their trailer but authorities never saw their suspects who were in the process of moving out of state. one of the suspects has a facebook page that includes a photo of smith holding a gun. under the photo he appears to comment "for all you haters see the snake eye".

it is unclear who he means by haters. under political views it is listed independent citizens. sheriff arbuckle says he believes the group is link today sovereign citizens. law enforcement agencies say it is too early to link the two. smith's son also charged in the case has a facebook page, as well. in it he has pictured where he, too, is posing with guns. with what appears to be an assault weapon. >> the sovereign citizens united website says it does not endorse violence against police or the government. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. the presidential election is less than two months away and both sides are wrangling to control the conversation. who is winning that battle? try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air.

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mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan has changed the political discussion in his one week on the campaign trail and shifted much of the focus to medicare. earlier i spoke with will cain. i started by asking will if medicare is a winning issue for romney and ryan. or do they need to steer the conversation back to the economy. >> obama care in the romney

team's estimation changed the entire game as far as medicare debate and conversation. they feel like the $716 billion over the next ten years that obama care transfers over and thus reducing medicare for seniors is a winning issue for them. that romney says he wouldn't take that out changing the medicare debate for the first time. republicans feel like this is a winning issue for them. so no, i don't think they are afraid to have that conversation. >> what do you say? is it a day spent talking about something other than jobs a good day for obama? >> yes, it is. i don't know what will is talking about. this is a side issue. the only way that romney is going to beat president obama is to hammer him on the economy and jobs. he is not going to do it any other way. he hasn't been talking about jobs since he started in london. i think this is a distraction for the romney campaign and i am shocked it was allowed to go that far.

what is really going to happen is they are going to start dissecting the rest of ryan's plan. and get further from the conversation about jobs. >> let me help you on what exactly i'm talking about. i think we would be getting back to talking about the economy. there are three months to go before the november election. i will help you visualize. stretch back in your memory two years to the 2010 mid terms. picture the town halls full of seniors upset about the fact that medicare was being cut back. i think that romney's team looks to that and says that is something we can use again. >> maybe 2010 back with the tea party came in to help the economy and help cut back the spending and then we had the big budget crunch and the debt ceiling conversation? that 2010? is that what you're talking about? >> yes, i guess. yes. >> i was making sure. >> let's move on now that we got

that settled. >> this morning obama's deputy campaign manager fought back criticism. criticism that president is avoiding the national media. here is what she said. >> we are going to spend our time talking to media all over the country. >> are they more important than the national news media? >> i don't think they are more important but equally important. i think that is where a lot of americans get their news and i think the president will continue doing that. >> does stephanie cutter have a point here? >> i think she might have a point when she says they are of equal value. i mean, i don't know. you would think news media has more substance. that doesn't mean i think the president shouldn't be giving interviews to them. you might fit in a press conference or interview with cnn. or some other mainstream news media outlet. which he hasn't done since may.

>> are you getting the feeling that he is avoiding the national media? >> i think it is more than a feeling. i think it is obvious. >> what do you say? >> i say that mitt romney had a photo op with him going grocery shopping. clearly making sure that the american people feel good about you as a person is just as important to this campaign as the substantive conversation to be having. no one between president obama and mitt romney has ducked the national media more than mitt romney. i don't think this is a good conversation for the republicans to be having. sure you can criticize him about people magazine. the fact of the matter is mitt romney has been using fox news as his pr. has long as he is doing that and more news sources i think he is barking up the wrong tree here. >> didn't he give a press conference on thursday? >> the one where he said he wasn't going to release more taxes? >> that one. >> i guess you can count that one where he says i paid at

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everyone is sationalized murder trials seem to happen everyday in the u.s. in china they are rare. the court has handed down a verdict in a trial that made headlines around the world. the wife of a former communist party leader and an aid were accused of poisoning. what is the verdict? >> reporter: allison, what we are hearing now is a friend of

the family that she has been given a commuted death sentence. that is a two year reprieve. at the end of the two years there will be a full sentence that may be life in prison. that is still to be determined. her accomplice in this has been given a nine-year jail term. neither of them we understand are going to appeal this verdict. but this has been the most extraordinary story because it has peeled open the curtain here on the highest level dealings of the communist party. we never get to see or hear about the people at the top. in this case this is the very top. gu kailai is married to a revolutionary hero in china. someone himself talked about as future president of china. he ruled over the biggest city in the country of more than 30 million people. he was someone who dressed

himself in the slogans and the songs, someone who saw himself as the very conscience of the communist party. he has been stripped of his position and kept behind closed doors. we have heard nothing from him. his wife has admitted to poisoning a british businessman. owe has strong and close business links with the family. this is something that has involved neil hayward, a businessman in china, somebody who apparently himself has links to spy agencies in the united kingdom. the man who broke the story open is senior chinese policeman ran to the american embassy with news when the story first broke. and a man touted as the future president of the country held behind closed doors and all at a time when the communist party is going through a leadership transition. an extraordinary story.

ramifications from the very top of this country. >> definitely a fascinating case. thank you. another headline out of china where today was a bad day to own a japanese import. a mob attacked japanese made cars in one chinese city as anger over a disputed island chain grows. both countries claim the islands and the japanese group landed on one of the islands sparking protest. japan deported 14 citizens who landed on the islands last week. in south africa at the center of a deadly miner's strike says they must go back to work tomorrow or lose their jobs. on thursday police opened fire. many of the miners were armed with machetes. 34 miners were killed in the shooting. the nfl referees are in a contract battle right now. while they are in the sidelines it may surprise you where one of

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one of the best hitters in baseball this season gets suspended. and the nfl begins the season with replacement referees. john joined me earlier and i asked him about melky cabrera. he was suspended 50 games this week after he was found to have an elevated level of testosterone. he was the mvp of the all-star game but john told me the bust wasn't such a big surprise. >> a blogger confronted cabrera about the rumors. a few weeks ago. cabrera denied them. this was in the chatter. the report of this failed test was not a great shot. >> cabrera plays for the giants, the same team that barry bonds played for. we all know about the allegations that shadows bonds. is this a coincidence or does this organization have a problem

here? >> it is interesting. apart from bonds there were others that were prominently. i don't think it is an organizational issue. the fact that there is an issue a barry bonds cloud, it is certainly another component. this is a strange case all the way. the fact that this is the giants is another angle. >> there is a report today that says cabrera concocted this scheme by creating a fake website to claim to have taken by accident. does this mean cabrera could be in more trouble than we thought? >> i don't know. it is definitely a case where sort of the cover up is going to be clumsier than the crime. whether or not this causes more trouble i think this shows that players think there are loopholes to circumvent the policy. they were going to create the product and it is mislabelled. i took this innocently. the fact that somebody would be that bold suggests that players may not be as serious as they need to be.

>> or their ego is involved. >> let's switch gears to football. the nfl season a couple of weeks away. and the referees are in a labor standoff. we could start the season with replacement referees. how much money are they fighting over? >> the money is very little. $2.2 million for this year. this is a $9.3 billion industry. b-billion. they are going to really have replacement refs over a difference of $2.2 million. a year ago we were talking about a player strike and real labor negotiations. splitting up pie. that made sense. this is pocket change for a sport where the tv is through the roof, the nfl is wildly successful. the one issue they have is player health and safety. there is litigation. this could hurt the league to have anything other than the best highly-regarded officials

is dumfounding. >> these replacement guys have experience. one replacement ref used to work for the lingerie football league. >> there is one that called holding. the lingerie will get a lot. the nfl has this serious issue. it is shrouding the whole league. you have this litigation and liability issues. you hate to go there but if there is one incident or injury that is a result of having the substandard officiating it is a disaster. >> people go to the games to see the players and not the refs. a bad ref can make the call who decides who wins and who loses. >> absolutely. anyone who watches football knows it is true. this is what they keep saying. no one pays to see the refs. no one pays to see the owners

either. the refs have an indispensable job and for a product where health and safety is at the forefront i can't imagine why they are playing hard ball over a couple of million dollars. >> that was onfrom "sports illustrated." the stories coming out of syria are some of the worst imaginable. what does it take to get the stories out? ahead, we see what it takes to get the stories from inside the war zone. cient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. the 2012 c-class with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. ♪ join mercedes-benz usa on facebook for the best summer sweepstakes. begins with back pain and a choice.

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half past the hour. let's take a look at the headlines. missouri congressman akin is clarifying a statement he made. >> the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something.

i think there should be some punishment but it should be in the rapist and not attacking the child. >> congressman akin issued a statement today that reads in part. in reviewing my off the cuff remark it is cleary misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy that i hold for thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. akin went on to say he remains opposed to abortion in the case of rape. some families who lost loved ones in the world trade centers have a big problem with plans for the 9/11 memorial and museum at ground zero. memorial organizers are planning to keep some unidentified human remains underground in the space where the twin towers once stood. that plan is on hold while the court considers appeals. the new york mayors office is involved in the decision, too. a young canadian swimmer has had an unforgettable weekend.

134-year-old 14-year-old finished a swim across lake ontario. her swim lasted more than 24 hours over more than 30 miles and isn't just a personal accomplishment. she also raised more than $70,000 for a camp for children with cancer. there is another death in the worst west nile virus. this time the virus is blamed for a death in illinois, one of at least 26 deaths nationwide. dallas, texas hasn't seen this sight in 45 years. a plane taking off to dust the city with pesticide. city leaders began spraying this week and hope to finish soon. it was a controversial decision. most of the deaths have come in texas. earlier i asked nick valencia about the decision. nick, spraying has been pretty controversial in texas. how safe is it? >> all signs point to yes.

we are hearing from epa officials that there is no reason for concern. there nothing to worry about here. having said that we spoke to residents who had concern about what the spraying targets. is it the larva or the mosquitoes. we spoke to one resident whose municipality was telling her this doesn't kill the larva. it only kills the mosquitos. we had him on and he disputes that. he said the results will come out later this week. right now we don't know. >> you wonder how effective it will be to start spraying and spraying before you know what is the point. >> they think it is the best bet to help residents there. >> what happens when someone contracts the virus? what are the possible outcomes? >> this is the scariest part about it. sometimes there can be no symptoms. there is an incubation period for about two weeks. some people who have contracted the west nile virus, doesn't have it. we talked to the mother of one 14 year old who doesn't fit the

mold of someone who contracts the virus. usually toddlers, seniors, people with health conditions. this 14 year old jordan connor had none of the symptoms. she told her mom she had a headache one day and the next day had a fever. that night she ends up in the emergency room. one of the concerns was that the vague symptoms weren't diagnosed properly by the doctors. she is talking to us about what a difficult time she is going through with her family yesterday. >> the symptoms play peek a boo with you. we were seven to ten days into it. jordan has never really said she had a headache. so when the mention of a headache became a complaint of a headache i was very concerned. when the complaint included vomiting. the next day we add doctor's appointment. that night that is when the sedation came in. her naturally being deeply sedated came in. i took her straight to the emergency room. >> so what jordan contracted less than 1% of those that get

the virus end up getting this neurological disorder. it's called west nile maningo encephalitis. it hits the brain functions. the mother is worried about seizures. the guidance she has been given from the doctors is wait it out. we'll see what happens. >> that is nick valencia on the west nile outbreak. across syria at least 170 people were killed on sunday in street fighting and we are including 20 burned bodies found in the city. close to the boreder with jordan. we are about it see something through a brand new perspective. we are about to see the city through the eyes of our senior correspondent ben wedeman. >> reporter: we are going to aleppo.

so we had two cars going to aleppo but the other car apparently got bad gas in it so it is not going to make it. now we are six people crammed into this little van. [ bleep ]. >> we are literally just a few meters from our destination in aleppo. >> running out of gas. we are pushing it up a hill. i don't know where we are going to get any petrol. all right.

we made it. we left our safe house at 11:00 in the morning. now it's 10 minutes past 10:00 at night. we finally made it to aleppo. we're now going in the direction where all the fighting is taking place. he is saying at the intersection go faster. we are going through an intersection where he says to drive fast. so time to get on the gear. he is saying here there is a sniper that is shooting. he is saying you want to go back

and drive fast through the intersection because there is a sniper. he said get down. get down. get down. >> hit the deck. >> that's all right. you're fine. just get down. even if it is uncomfortable just get down.

we made it past that one. maybe now is a good time to get out and get our bearings. what are you doing? he is going to take us between the buildings. we will park the car there. >> not sure about you but we are holding our breaths. ben wedeman's dangerous journey in aleppo continues in a moment. [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's the card for people who like more cash. [ italian accent ] 50% more dough! what's in your wallet?

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we left cnn's ben wedeman hunkered down in the back of a van in syria. with bullets flying over his head. he hasn't arrived in aleppo, the place where some say the fate of syria will be decided. we go to our correspondent in the middle of syria's fighting.

>> reporter: she insists she and her family of six will not leave. i ask her where the front line is. she brushes off the question saying she has become accustomed to the shelling. her son, 1 1/2-year-old seems confused and squeezes my hand tightly. a two minute walk down the street, an apartment building was hit in an air strike. this building or what is left of this building which really isn't much is in an area where civilians are still living. among the ruins we found a french book and somebody's studying english, the life of william shakespeare.

residents say two bodies remain buried inside. here is the absurd nature of the situation. we came in this door because there were air raids going on in the neighborhood. we came inside. this nice gentleman first gave us water and then gave us juice and now gave us tea. we are staying inside because they are shooting up the street but the hospitality does not stop when the fighting goes on. we are leaving aleppo for the second time. we are taking a route that we are hoping will get us to our safe house faster but it looks like the route we were going to take they are saying don't go

that way. we are hearing some shooting in the distance and some boom booms. plan a has melted into plan b. now i don't know where we are going. now we're going on to plan c. and it looks like -- he was saying two things. normal or regime. we thought we were driving through a regime area. plans a, b and c melted. evaporated. we were shot at by snipers. now we are going back to plan d which is the long way out of

here which takes hours. however, it is relatively safe. no way is really safe. we'll cross our fingers. >> amazing stuff. don lemon sat down with film maker spike lee. he's been a political voice over the years. don asks him tough questions about the obama administration. that's ahead. [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but your basic paper towel can handle them. especially if that towel is bounty basic. the towel that's durable and scrubbable. in this lab demo, bounty basic is stronger than the leading bargain brand. everyday life. bring it with bounty basic. affordably priced. tested by everyday life. and try bounty napkins.

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attract a mate? good looking, successful none of that hurts but you may need to be playful. >> throw a snowball at us. >> let's have some fun. [ laughter ] hey, kids. come on. kids were hitting me like this. hey. are any of you up for adoption? >> that is bill murray trying to impress a girl with his playfulness in "groundhog day". i'm thinking that may be a little too playful. he didn't impress the girl he was trying to impress. i spoke with wendy walsh and she told me playfulness can go a long way. >> it's always been that women often look for a sense of humor in men because it is linked with intelligence. believe it or not you have to be really smart to be funny. you have to anticipate how your audience will take it. you have to think in double meanings. women like smart guys because they can be good providers.

they can bring in the bucks as well. >> so for women does humor trump what is outside? trumps how hot the guy is. is the sense of humor really the most importance? >> the study we are talking about is a new study out of penn state. we are shown for women it definitely does. men always like that youth and beauty a signal of reproductive fitness. yes women love -- if you heard the saying women fall in love with their ears and men fall in love with their eyes. >> guys don't care if women have a sense of humor? personality doesn't count? >> you know how much i hate to generalize. there are guys that care about personality more than anything and guys that care about a nice rack more than anything. you are going to have a range there just like you are with women.

this particular study shows there is a tendency to choose fun and playfulness. >> what happens as you get older? does the playfulness come across as too immature? >> like in the clip we showed? yes. absolutely. because you have to think about what kind of humor displays intelligence. is it smart clever humor or sarcastic diggy humor? are you making your audience feel better? are you helping them engender themselves towards you or are you putting people down or being completely immature. >> what is you are not a naturally playful person? is there a way to loosen up a little bit more? >> no. basically you can't fake intelligence and you can't fake humor. what you can do is reduce the amount of stress, anxiety and depression in your life. for that we can all dot work of

personal therapy, personal growth, to get rid of the baggage. that black cloud over your head you can definitely get rid of that. time now to look ahead to the week's top stories. it is a week packed full of campaign events and looking back at one of hollywood's biggest weddings of the year. our correspondentses fell u /* /* tell you what you need to know. we begin with the president's plans for the week. >> this week president obama heads back out on the campaign trail flying to nevada a state hit hard by the mortgage crisis and will visit the state of ohio where he leads in the polls. both of the states can decide who wins the white house. and then the president heads to new york city, a fundraiser to raise much needed campaign cash. >> in florida after campaigning separately for a week mitt romney and paul ryan reunite and team up for a big rally in new hampshire.

on the crucial battle ground state. later in the week both men hold a lot of fundraisers in the crucial last week leading up to the republican national convention in tampa. >> i'm poppy harlow in new york. wall street will be watching for key corporate earnings. he will hear from dell, lowes and barnes and noble. on the economic front, we will get the minutes from the federal reserve's latest meeting to shed light on economic conditions across the country. also ahead the latest new and existing home sales report looking for signs of continued recovery. on friday we wrap up the week with the latest durable goods numbers. that's all ahead. we will keep an eye on it for you on cnn money. >> here is what we are watching this week. it is the one year anniversary of kim kardashian's wedding bonanza. we take a look back at the 72-day marriage. that had us all trying to keep up with the kardashians. as you get ready to pack away

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in a special one-on-one our don lemon sat down with spike lee and asked if the president has lived up to his promises.

>> do you think it was too high, the expectations? >> he was the savior, black jesus. i don't care who it was, expectations were i think way too high. somebody can deliver knowing how politics works and knowing that you had to deal with the congress, in my opinion, congress that solidified by saying, whatever you do, we are blocking that. we are blocking. we are blocking. and every breath we take we are going to do what we can that you don't get a second term. bottom line. and if it hurts americans in the process, tough business. >> do you think he has lived up to the promises? >> look, the man is not perfect. who is perfect? but my wife and i had a