>> backing israel. back in israel, mitt romney has harsh words for iran and says he respects israel's right to defend itself. >> we have a solemn duty and a moral imperative to deny iran's leaders the means to follow through on their intentions. >> holmes in court. the accused colorado theater gunman is expected to be arraigned today. and high-tech help. personal robots making a difference for those who need assistance the most. >> the robot has helped my husband emerge into this person that i never dreamed possible. d be possible. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm tyrell brown.

mitt romney wraps up his visit to israel this morning. he was open to moving the u.s. embassy there. breaking a long-held u.s. policy in tell-a-viv. israel is the second stop to strengthen the foreign policy credentials. yesterday, on face the nation, romney told gm crawford his foreign policy will be based on "resolve, clarity and confidence." >> i believe as people will look at me, they'll see a person who has dealt with a number of very difficult and challenging circumstances and i've been able to successfully navigate through those and create greater strength and opportunity. >> we go to susan mcguiness. >> good morning, tyrell. before leaving israel, romney stressed that keeping iran from acquiring nuclear weapons should be this nation's highest priority. but he stopped short of endorsing israeli military action.

>> reporter: mitt romney is on his way to poland. he'll try to invoke the symbolism of the cold war there. romney is fresh off a trip to israel. sunday, romney delivered a speech with tough talk aimed at iran. >> the regime is five years closer to developing nuclear weapons capability. preventing that outcome must be our highest national security priority. >> reporter: israelly prime minister, a personal friend of romneys, said the push for sanctions against iran isn't working. >> all of the zngss so far have not set back the iran yan program by one ioda. >> reporter: the white house maintains the sanctions are crippling. president obama has sent secretary of defense to meet with leaders there this week to reconfirm the strategy regarding iran. >> when the united states, israel and the international community remain unified in

opposition against iran, that's the best way to convince iran to pull back from what they're doing. >> in an interview with cbs' jan crawford, he left many wondering if he agreed with an aide that the governor military strike on iran. >> i don't want to be creating new foreign policy for my country or in any way distance myself in the foreign policy of our nation. >> reporter: romney says all options should be available if diplomatic efforts fail. and among those traveling with romney to israel, billionaire american businessman sheldo sheldon addison. he has vowed to spend upwards of $100 million for the cause of beating president obama. >> the democratic party could announce as early as today that former president bill clinton will play a significant role at

the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina in september. make the case that mr. obama has the best economic vision. the presidential election is less than 100 days away. the federal election commission reports nine single candidate super pacts with the local action committee. super packs are allowed to spend unlimited sums to raise from individuals. the pro-romney super back restore spent $60 million. two president-obama packs spent $26 million. at least 21 individuals kriblted $1 million or more to the pro-romney campaign. 11 to pro-president obama. james holmes is due back in court today. prosecutors are expected to read the more than 100 charges against the former doctoral stunt. holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 258 others and boobie trapping his

apartment with explosives. >> reporter: james holmes could face first-degree murder charges for each of the 12 people who were killed inside the theater. but a former prosecutor says holmes probably won't face an additional homicide charge after one of the wounded victims suffered a miscarriage. the family of ashley moser says she lost her unborn child over the weekend. another lost to the family after moser's 6-year-old daughter, veronica, was killed in the attack. >> she came to one time and screamed, "where's my baby?" i loved her for two years. i helped raise veronica for two years. and now they're gone. >> reporter: when holmes appeared in court last week, he appeared drowsy fuelling speculation that defense may try to plead insanity. >> this is a classic case where it's going to be his mental

state during the process and his mental state at the time that he committed these acts and the time leading up to the commission of the act. >> reporter: holmes was being treated by a psychiatrist at the university of colorado, denver, where he was a student. dr. lynn fenton was the intended recipient of a package allegedly sent by holmes to the school. sources say it included a letter that holmes described shooting people. holmes's attorney says the letter never should have became public. >> this morning, there are some questions about holmes' psychiatrist. records show dr. lynn fenton was disciplined of prooibing drugs to her husband, a co-worker and herself. some of the shooting victims remain hospitalized this morning. a fund for the victims grew to more than $3 million over the weekend. back overseas and what may be the decisive battle in the syrian civil war.

heavy fighting is reported there this morning. government forces are pounding the city to oust rebel fighters. a u.n. official says 200,000 people have fled aleppa. >> reporter: demolished tanks and rub el littered the streets after syrian troops pounded areas led by rebel forces. troops say they have recaptured part of the country's largest city. u.s. defense secretary said assad's latest attack is that the government's holds rule. >> i think ultimately, will be a nail in assad's coffin. >> assad's regime had been struggling to maintain power after rebels made major advances in syria's two largest cities. but on sunday, government forces

declared victory in damascus. a challenge for the rebels. >> the key right now is to continue to bring that prshl on syria. to provide assistance to the opposition and to provide whatever kind of humanitarian aid we can. >> despite the latest battle, both sides show little sign of getting up. >> we'll take a quick break on a monday morning. when we come back, big blackouts. hundreds of millions are plunged into darkness when india's power grid shuts down. this is the "cbs morning news" this is "cbs morning news." icaffeine conditioning complex, perks up the look of eyes. it works in the blink of an eye. t thankso hotwir this yeawe got ttake becae they g us ridiculoly low pces

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in northern india this morning, power is slowly being restored after a massive sunday blackout. more than 300 million people were left without electricity when the country's entire northern power grid failed. the blackout affected india's capital, new deli. investors look for signs of hope from the fed and cut rate prices on maine lobsters. did it come out right? >> i don't know, fred. good morning, tyrell. investors are holding on hope that the european central bank takes action to guard against the continent's debt crisis. that optimism led to a positive day in overseas trading. in hong kong, up more than 1% and the nikkei nearly 1%. nissan wednesday, most economists believe the central bank will announce new steps to boost the fragile economy. a strong finish on friday could stock pack a critical benchmark for the week.

the dow added 253 points, most of that on friday. the nasdaq gained 32. federal air safety regulators have opened up an investigation into the boeing 787 dream liner. one of the jets had an engine problem that caused a fire friday in south carolina. it was undergoing pre-flight testing when it happened. it finally delivered one of the jets last year after several years of delays. and this might be the summer to splurge on lobster. warm temperatures and conservation measures have led to one of the strongest lobster harvest in years. but the abundance has driven down prices to a 40-year low. not good news for the fishermen harvesting those lobsters, but pretty good news for those of us who like to eat them. that's what's for dinner. >> ashley, good to see you. thank you so much. coming up next, your monday

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thunderstorms across much of the nation. severe storms and heavy rain are most likely from the upper great lakes to the carolina. the heat will be on again from kansas to north texas. and in the lower mississippi valley, highs will be in the high 90s and 100s. in sports this morning, a sunday thrill in the olympics and a solid showing for team usa in basketball. lebron james had 8 assists in a 98-71 victory over france. in swimming, dana vollmer set a new world record while taking the gold in the women's 100 meter butterfly. but the french win the gold as the americans settle for silver. that 1silver is the 17th medal f michael phelps' career. so after the second full day of competition, here is the medal count. china leading the way with 12 total, italy, south korea and

france round out the top five. one member of team usa deserves special mention. kim rhode won the medal in skeet shooting and set a record dating back to 1996 when she was still a teenager. medal record back in >> shooter kim rhode wore a smile and her new gold medal after accomplishing what no american ever has. she's the first to win medals at five consecutive olympic games in a non-team sport. >> it's just overwhelming. it's just something like you're pinching yourself. is this real? it's just incredible. it just seems like a dream. and there's just no words to describe it. i'm still kind of in shock. >> reporter: rhode is a california native who spends about 8 hours a day on the range, pulling the trigger nearly a thousand times each practice. we talk to rhode in california just before she headed to london. >> you know, the nerves haven't kicked in yet. >> reporter: winning her 5th

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here's a look at the weather. some cities around the country. in d.c., thunderstorms, 87 degrees. in atlanta, partly sunny skies, 94. denver, 91 degrees. mostly cloudy skies in seattle. 72 degrees. top stories now on a monday, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney leaves for poland this morning. in israel, romney had harsh words for iran and respected israel's right to protect itself. and james holmes, the suspected gunman in a colorado shooting spree is expected to be arraigned this morning. he's accused of killing 12 people and injuring several others. in the brave new world of 2012, robots are able to clean houses and do surgeries. now scientists have designed a model to do simple things that many of us otherwise probably

would have taken for granted. >> close right hand vmt. >> reporter: in a lab deep in silicon valley, robots are being programmed to do household chores like folding laundry and folding socks. >> i think the robotic technology is awesome. >> layla tatian works on this robots. >> i've never been hugged by a robot before. >> reporter: making them less intimidating and more practical. but it's not housework that's placing these robots on the cutting age. it's what they've done for people like henry evans. he was left a quadriplegic left unable to speak. evans' wife, jane. >> i didn't know what was going to happen. i didn't know. he was literally trapped in his body. >> but evans recently became one of the first to test a personal robot donated by willow garage

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4 minutes before 5:00 on the last monday in july. marty is in the first warning weather center. >> pretty nice day actually. only l 85 at lunch going to a high of 89. we will watch for a widely scattered afternoon thunderstorm. it's not a giant concern. in the low 70s this day start. don. >> thank you . here's what we have our eye on today. the national park service launching the national historic trail. the ser -- ceremony set for today. >> the grand prix of baltimore is holding a news conference to mark the start of the racetrack construction. >> already in the news this morning. the man being held in the colorado movie shooter massacre will be back in court

today. >> bge customers will be paying more on their bills. details on the rate the utility is asking for. >> mitt romney continues his tour a a -- a board with some harsh words. >> more news, first warning weather and your first traffic report of the morning in a couple o,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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