been injured. one person is in custody. local hospital says there have been at least two people in critical condition. we'll be following this story throughout the morning. more a little later on "cbs this morning." with the intensifying civil war in syria on the diplomatic front, the u.n. security council is scheduled to vote today on proposals to extend the u.n. observer mission scheduled to end tonight. yesterday for the third time, russia and china vetoed a resolution pressuring the regime of bashar assad to end the conflict. assad appeared on television for the first time since a bomb killed three top government officials. rebel troops captured parts of the capital and border crossings with iraq and turkey. there was fighting a mile from the presidential palace and thousands of residents are fleeing damascus. an american official says the iranian backed militant group hezbollah is believed to be behind the bombing of an israeli tourist bus in bulgaria. the suspect was caught on tape carrying a backpack. the bomber, bus driver and five israelis were killed in the attack on wednesday. benjamin netanyahu said

yesterday it was part of a global terrorist campaign backed by the iranians. >> iran must be exposed by the international community as the premiere terrorist supporting state that it is. >> authorities are using the suspect's fingerprints, dna, and a fake michigan driver's license to identify him. the turmoil unfolding overseas is a topic on the presidential campaign trail. speaking in florida, president obama called the attack in bulgaria ruthless. mitt romney says the president isn't doing enough to end the crisis in syria. tara mergener has more from washington. a suicide bombing in bulgaria and the civil war in syria are drawing the attention of the presidential candidates. >> this is a moment of great uncertainty in the middle east given what's happening in syria and what's happening in other places. >> president barack obama deviated from his stump speech thursday in florida to condemn the suicide attack on a bus full of israeli tourists. >> now is the time to make sure that we are doing everything we

can to protect israel's security. >> mitt romney says the u.s. should be doing more to stop the bloodshed in syria. president obama abdicated leadership and subcontracted policy to kofi annan and the united nations. >> aside from foreign policy, president obama zeroed in on florida's senior citizen community and in massachusetts mitt romney talked about the president's record on jobs. >> the job he's interested in protecting is his own. >> romney praised small business owners as job creators and blasted the president's comment that if you have a business, you didn't build it on your own. >> there's some people who think what the president said was just a gaffe. it wasn't a gaffe. it was instead his ideology. >> the president insists that romney's plan to change medicare to a voucher program could cost senior citizens as much as $6400 for medicare coverage. >> where are you getting it from? $6400?

how many people here want think that's a good idea? >> the president continues his swing through the sunshine state today while mitt romney heads to new hampshire. that was tara mergener. congresswoman michele bachmann is not backing down from allegations she and four fellow republicans made against huma abedin. the lawmakers claim abedin has ties to the muslim brotherhood and now they're receiving sharp criticism from many in washington including members of the gop. >> michele bachmann welcome to the program. >> on the glenn beck radio show, michele bachmann continued to make claims that the muslim brotherhood is infiltrating the u.s. government. >> the influence today at the muslim brotherhood, at the highest levels from the white house to the pentagon to the fbi, even to our united states military, truly is breathless and people have to know about it. >> last month the minnesota congresswoman and four other gop lawmakers sent letters to top u.s. intelligence officials singling out hillary clinton's deputy chief of staff, huma abedin.

they wrote, abedin has three family members. her late father, her mother and brother connected to muslim brotherhood operatives and/or organizations. the state department called the accusations vicious and disgusting lies. but bachmann says her words have been distorted. >> we did not aver that she is a member of the muslim brotherhood or working on behalf of the muslim brotherhood. >> but the accusations rankled some of the influential leaders. in her own party. >> i don't know huma. but everything i know of her, she has a sterling character. i think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous. >> on wednesday, republican senator john mccain defended abedin in a speech on the senate floor. in 2009 michele bachmann urged members of the media to investigate whether some members of congress were "anti-america". closing arguments expected in a trial of a sergeant accused of sexual assault.

on a texas base. louis walker is accused of rape and aggravated sexual assault involving ten female trainees at lackland air force base. he's one of 12 being investigated. walker's lawyers rested their case yesterday after calling one witness. he could face life in prison. this could be the worst year for whooping cough in this country in more than 50 years. there have been more than twice the number of cases seen so far this year than this time last year. whooping cough or pertussis is a highly contagious disease that can be fatal. jon lapook has our report. >> this clinic in everett, washington, has seen more than 250 cases of whooping cough this year. 20% more than usual. and it's stepping up its immunizations. more than 3,000 cases have been diagnosed in washington state. that's 13 times what they saw by this time last year. dr. thomas clark is at the centers for disease control. >> that's really on track to be a record since the 1940s and we're seeing similar increases in most states around the country and, in fact, we're

probably on track for another record year this year in 2012. >> whooping cough is a respiratory infection that can close airways and be fatal. it's especially dangerous for children. outbreaks in the united states are not uncommon but are usually small with fewer than 5,000 cases a year. but wisconsin and washington state have already reported more than 6,000 cases combined. new york has twice as many as usual. >> kids unvaccinated are much more likely to get pertussis. they're eight times more likely to get whooping cough. >> it's unclear what's behind the spike. in washington state, three quarters of kids under ten are vaccinated. but the vaccine wears off over time and requires a booster shot. in the current outbreak, there's a surge in cases in kids ages 10 to 14. about the age they should be getting a booster shot. >> turns out, less than half of 11 and 12-year-olds studied got a booster shot.

the cdc is urging all adults, especially pregnant women to get vaccinated so they don't infect infants too young to get the vaccine. right now only 8% of all adults in the united states get the vaccine. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. coming up on the morning news on this friday, a frantic rescue after a little boy gets trapped in a sewer in colombia. vaccine. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. imagine avocado on a toasty bacon egg & cheese on flatbread. come celebrate avocado season before the sun goes down on this delicious addition! subway. build your better breakfast. with the subway buffalo chicken, featured $5 footlong of july! juicy chicken, bold buffalo sauce n' cool ranch on freshly baked bread. this chicken is kickin' and this july only, it's a $5 footlong! subway. eat fresh. [ wife ] a beached whale! lawn clippings! a mattress.

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ashley morrison here in new york with that. happy friday, good morning. >> happy friday to you too, terrell. nikkei fell almost a 1.5% and the hang seng went up april fraction. good earnings reports from ibm and other technology companies. stocks went higher for a third day. the dow is up 34 points and the nasdaq gained 23. one tech company that didn't fare so well was microsoft. it posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company. the loss resulted from a $6.2 billion write-down on an online ad service microsoft acquired five years ago. the company is looking ahead to the october release of its new operating system, windows 8. the chief executives of american airlines and u.s. airways held a morning meeting to discuss a potential merger. u.s. airways is pushing for the merger. it's already secured the support ever american's labor unions, but american's ceo says he will not be rushed into making any deal. wall street analysts say the best hope for growth is through

a merger. ford issued a recall of one of its suvs and is telling owners not to drive the vehicles until a critical fix is made. the recall affects more than 11,000 escape suvs from the 2013 model year. ford says the fuel lines can crack and spill gasoline. the company says the problem resulted in three fires but no one has been injured. dealers will pick up the affected models and drop off a loaner car until the repairs are made. and world famous guitar maker fender is pulling the plug on its initial public offering. the company says the economic problems in europe made it a bad time for a company to go public. fender was founded back in 1946 and has built guitars made famous by jimi hendrix, eric clapton and bruce springsteen. those are some pretty big names. >> absolutely they are. ashley, have a good weekend. coming up next, your weather forecast. in sports, can you guess who is going to be wearing these outfits to the london olympics?

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jersey. the south, scattered thunderstorms will develop as the day goes on from the lower mississippi to florida. the plains will remain hot from eastern montana to texas with triple digit highs. the inland pacific northwest will see scattered storms. in sports this morning, he's officially the luck of indianapolis. quarterback andrew luck, the nfl's number one overall draft pick signed a four-year $22 million deal to play for the in aurora colorado, we know at least 14 people were killed at a midnight showing of the dark knight rises. 50 others were wounded. a suspect is in custody. there's no evidence of additional shootings. witnesses say a mass gunman released some sort of canister releasing a hissing sound. some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire. it's being checked for explosives. this has been a cbs special report. for a live report, stay with cbs

and later on "cbs this morning" and log on to the web at cbs news.com. for now, i'm terrell brown reporting from cbs news, new york. for news 24 hours a day, go to cbs news.com. that was plenty for knuckleballer a.r. dickey. he won his 13th game. round one of the british open. calm conditions at the often windy st. anne's course helped keep scores unusually low here. the first round leader is australian adam scott. his precise putting and accurate approach shots yielded a 6 under 64. a dozen other players are within three shots of the lead, including tiger woods. he finished with a 3 under. 67. the nba's board of governors voted to permit advertising on team uniforms starting in the 2013-14 season. could yield $100 million a year in new league revenue for the league. i just want to see what that's

going to look like. speaking of uniforms, the ones team usa at the olympics have been widely criticized. get a load of this. spain's team will be hard to miss in searing red and yellow. garish is one word used. the spanish have more colorful ways to express their feelings about this. ugly. when we come back on a friday morning, they say fences make good neighbors. but what about good drinks? a little boy's ice cold good deed to help a neighbor rebuild her house. nk to help a neighbor rebuild a house. dollars bp committed n has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues...

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here's a look at the weather in some citi acr here's a look at the weather in some cities across the country. in d.c., thunderstorms, 84. sa here's a look at the weather in some cities across the country. in d.c., thunderstorms, 84. same deal in atlanta, 88. partly sunny skies in st. louis, 90 degrees. thunderstorms in denver, 96. thunderstorms as well in seattle, 70 degrees.

this time of year lots of kids turn to a tried and true way of earning vacation money. you know it. the lemonade stand. in springfield, virginia, a lemonade stand brought a lot of good neighbors together thanks to one little boy. wyatt andrews has the story. >> the first thing to know about this lemonade stand is that it was johnny's idea. >> lemonade! >> 8-year-old johnny karlinchak. to johnny this is a fundraiser for a cause that he wrote on the money jar. >> what does your sign say here? >> mrs. myers' rebuilding fund. >> mrs. myers' building fund? >> uh-huh. >> this was in my living room. >> mrs. myers is elissa myers, a close family friend and neighbor. three weeks ago, after a storm pushed this oak tree into her home, johnny donated his savings of five quarters. >> from his piggy bank and he said, i'm just getting started. i'll be back.

>> which was all very nice. but why do this? johnny says he owes mrs. myers for what she did in a time of tragedy. >> she helped us and now it's time to help her. >> how did she help you? >> she gave us food and all this good stuff when kelly died. >> kelly, johnny's sister, was killed in a car accident four years ago. their mother, donna karlinchak, says the neighborhood response led by mrs. myers was unforgettable. >> the neighbors really came together for us. just did anything that they could. grocery shopping, carpooling. >> so now, johnny is paying back and the community is all in. neighbors have bought $800 worth of lemonade from johnny and his older sister katie. it's more than enough to pay the myers' $500 insurance deductible. not that elisa myers was ever counting. >> he was giving us money. but it wasn't money. he was giving us johnny.

he was giving us from his heart. >> worth of it more than five quarters? >> oh, my lord. oh, my lord. >> almost every day donna asks her children what specific good deed they did that day. johnny karlinchak will nail mom's question tonight. wyatt andrews, cbs news, springfield, virginia. the defense department cleared members of the u.s. military to march in tomorrow's gay pride parade in san diego. in uniform. the pentagon announced the decision yesterday as a one-time exception to its policy barring uniformed troops from all civilian parades. san diego parade officials says about 400 men and women from all branches of service will take part. last year before the ban was lifted, the parade had the largest contingency of active duty troops participating. coming up later, should penn state tear down the statue of joe paterno. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news."

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>>e dr the drought has turned the west into a tinderbox. there are currently more than 20 wildfires burning. this month saw the worst fire in colorado history. the 29-square mile waldo canyon fire. it left two people dead and burned almost 350 homes and as we report, it's a sign of something we're seeing more often. huge, very hot fires called mega fires. >> a small army of high school students took to the hills recently in southern montana. armed with simple garden tools, they cleared away decades of fallen trees and brush from a nine-acre site. naturally, fires would have come through and burnt this out. now, because people live in forests, they don't want fires.

we're so eager to suppress the fires, that this stuff builds up. it builds up to the point that when you do have a fire, it becomes catastrophic. this is the problem. >> fire ecologist nathan corb of the nature conservancy says the long-standing forest service policy of fighting every fire has escalated the risk. >> we are managing four mega fires. we are creating the conditions that will support mega fires that are guaranteed to destroy homes and kill people. >> historically, natural smoldering fires are here every 15 to 20 years. with the accumulated brush, the fires can burn much more intensely. so hot that the very treetops can sometimes ignite, causing giant plumes of smoke, exploding fires that can leap great distances. in montana, we met the 20-member lewis and clark hotshot firefighters. they helped put out a 4800-acre blaze near the town of mammoth. >> we anticipate thunderstorms

near the fire. >> supervisor rob says people and property in harm's way have forced firefighters to alter their tactics. >> if we were just going to fight the fire, i mean that's simple relatively. but when you put life and property as one of your number one objectives, i mean, you have to take care of those things first before you can fight the fire. >> the forest service has a new $40 million a year program to restore over 4 million acres of forests. but more than 80 million acres needs treatment. many ecologists would like to see more controlled burns. fires intentionally set and monitored that mimic those historic fires. >> so why doesn't that happen? >> a lot of it has to do with politics. you have the recreation people, the fishery people, the wildlife people. all these people have to come together and agree before anything can get done on the ground. >> coming up after your local news, the latest on the battle

for the white house and congressman paul ryan, who is rumored to be on mitt romney's short list for vice president. plus, the heated debate over whether penn state should tear down the statue of joe paterno. and actress heather grant, remember her from austin powers. we'll talk to her about her new passion, the cambodian children's fund. that and more later on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for friday. friday, we made it. appreciate you watching everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care. i'm terrell brown. take care. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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colorado. more than a dozen dead after a gunman opens fire in it is 425, we begin with breaking news out of colorado. a gunman opens fire in aurora colorado. its tragedy and colorado this morning. is the ongoing situation. victims are so treated at the hospital. take a look at that cellphone video of movie keebowers blame e movie theater. one person was covered in blood. it happened at this into a movie theater. th