mitt romney wraps up his overseas tour in poland today, following another round of controversial comments. "fast and furious." congressional republicans release a report placing the blame for the gun-walking scandal on top officials at the atf. and defeating the drought. one crop that is flourishing, despite the historically dry conditions. >> how good is your crop this year? >> fantastic this year. we've got the quality and the quantity. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is in poland this morning, his last stop on what turned into a bumpy overseas tour, while president obama looks to pick up campaign cash

in the big apple. susan mcginnis is in washington with details this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, good morning, terrell. yeah, we'll see if romney can get through poland and a foreign policy speech there today without controversy. this is after he inadvertently insulted the british in london and then made a comment in israel that is upsetting palestinians. mitt romney got an enthusiastic welcome in poland. >> we want you to be president of the united states. >> reporter: the presidential hopeful wraps up his overseas trip today with a foreign policy speech in warsaw. monday, romney picked up an endorsement from lech walesa, the legendary leader of poland's solidarity movement, who invited romney to poland. >> so, governor romney, this is lech. >> reporter: but romney is also being criticized for comments he made at a fund-raiser in israel monday morning. speaking to donors, romney said israel is far better off economically than neighboring palestine because of cultural reasons.

a palestinian spokesman called the comment racist. the white house called romney's statement a head-scratcher. >> one of the challenges of being an actor on the international stage, particularly when you're traveling to such a sensitive part of the world, is that your comments are very closely scrutinized. >> reporter: here in the u.s., president obama spent the evening in new york raising money. he told 60 high-dollar donors that as the summer ends, he'll begin to lay out his plans for a second term in the white house. at the nomad hotel in manhattan, the president said he would use the last 99 days until election day to let voters know not just what they're voting against, but also what they're voting for. >> it's a scary time to be a woman. >> reporter: the president also defended the use of negative ads, saying presidential elections are historically messy. now, in poland, the leadership of solidarity has distanced itself from romney's visit and came out with a statement critical of him, calling him antiunion. terrell?

>> susan mcginnis in washington starting us off this morning. susan, thank you so much. on capitol hill, house and senate negotiators have reached a deal on new economic sanctions against iran. they're aimed at iran's energy and shipping business, particularly involving oil sales. the u.s. hopes the sanctions will encourage iran to step back from its suspected nuclear weapons program. a house vote is expected tomorrow. the senate later this week. a new report by congressional republicans says the botched gun-tracking operation known as "fast and furious" could have been stopped several times by federal agents and prosecutors. the report, capping a 1 1/2-year-long investigation, places much of the blame on five officials at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. under "fast and furious," atf agents allowed thousands of guns purchased in the u.s. to be smuggled into mexico, where they ended up in the hands of drug cartels and were discovered at crime scenes. at least one of the weapons was discovered at the scene of a 2010 shoot-out that killed u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. the investigation, led by republican congressman darrell

issa and gop senator charles grassley, found the operation was plagued by reckless behavior, missed red flags and failure of leadership at the atf's highest level. much of the blame is put on bill newell, the lead field agent in the atf phoenix office. the report says newell "had a history of using reckless gun-walking tactics during his investigations." newell's direct supervisor, william mcmahon, was also named. according to the report, he had vast knowledge of "fast and furious" but "did not view his role as supervisor to ask questions about events in the field." the report also finds fault with former atf director kenneth melson. the investigators say melson was concerned about the size of "fast and furious," but "never ordered it shut down." melson resigned from the atf once the so-called gun-walking scandal came to light. two other officials at atf headquarters were named. william hoover and mark chait had several opportunities to end "fast and furious" but failed to do so. the scandal has taken on a political tone as well.

in june, congressional republicans voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress, but democrats, infuriated by the vote, walked out of the capitol. the vote came after the obama administration invoked executive privilege and refusing to hand over documents related to "fast and furious." the documents are being sought by congressman issa. his name is at the top of the new report. a lawyer for one of the atf agents named by investigators is quoted by the "wall street journal" as calling it a witch hunt. james holmes, the suspect in the colorado shooting massacre faces 142 felony counts, including two first-degree murder charges for each of the 12 people he's accused of killing. prosecutors are still deciding whether to pursue the death penalty. john blackstone has our report. >> reporter: this was holmes in court last week, the last time we saw him on camera. this time, the judge barred cameras from the courtroom. some of those still healing from wounds suffered in the theater shooting came to the court to

see him formally charged. ali garby, whose 16-year-old son suffered a head wound, came in search of an answer. >> i want to ask him why he did this. i mean, you know, they were -- you know, why he did it. >> reporter: but holmes said just one word. the judge asked if he agreed to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in 35 days. holmes replied, "yes." >> he had kind of an evil or a diabolical presence to him. >> reporter: maryellen hansen came on behalf of her niece, ashley moser, who was shot in the neck. moser's 6-year-old daughter, veronica, was the youngest person killed. moser was pregnant and had a miscarriage this weekend. >> she's going to be paralyzed from the waist down, and we're hopeful that she'll get full use of her arms again. >> reporter: she not only lost her daughter, she lost an unborn child as well. >> correct. and her entire life is going to change completely from that night. >> reporter: the list of charges against holmes is 72 pages long and could bring life in prison

or the death penalty for killing 12 people and wounding 58. you want to be in court the next time he shows up. >> absolutely. >> reporter: you want to be there after this trial. >> yes, we do. we have an emotional investment for what he's done to our family. >> reporter: holmes' attorneys argued that the notebook he sent to a psychiatrist just before the shootings is confidential doctor-patient communication that should not be made public. john blackstone, cbs news, centennial, colorado. a new survey suggests the colorado shooting has done little to change public views on gun control. in april of this year, 49% of americans asked by the pew research center said it was more important to protect the right to own a gun, while 45% said it was more important to control gun ownership. following the july 20th shooting, 46% said protecting gun rights was more important, while 47% favor gun control. to syria now. the government has stepped up its assault on rebel positions in aleppo, the country's largest city.

if aleppo falls to opposition forces, it would be a major blow to the regime of bashar al assad, but syrian government troops are using heavy weapons against them. casualties are mounting and the refugee crisis is worsening. over 200,000 residents have fled the city. an outbreak of the deadly ebola virus is spreading in the east african nation of uganda. at least six new cases are reported. the outbreak of the virulesurvv disease was first confirmed on saturday in western uganda. at least 14 people have died. uganda's president advised citizens to avoid unnecessary contact with other people. ebola is spread through direct contact with the blood or fluids of those infected. taking a quick break. coming up, how quoting bob dylan cost one man his job. and a truck tumbles on a road in china, and a very close call for a woman and her family. that's next. this is the "morning news." at's next. this is the "morning news." it's creamy, nonfat, and itturne into john stamos for five seconds. honey! i think i'm getting burned! heh!

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suddenly, the truck's load begins to shift, and over it goes, as the woman races to get her husband and child out of the way. amazingly, everyone winds up safe, thanks to that mother's quick thinking, a mother's instinct, and even quicker action. staff writer for "the new yorker" magazine has resigned and his publisher stopped shipping his best-selling book after he admitted making up quotes from bob dylan. jonah lehrer admits inventing the dylan quotes and lying about it when the material was questioned by an online publication. lehrer's book "imagine: how creativity works," has spent 16 weeks on "the new york times" best-seller list. big profits for a carmaker and apple and samsung duke it out in court. ashley morrison here with more. ash, good morning. >> good morning, terrell. stocks in asia were up this morning on the hopes european leaders will take steps to head off the continent's debt crisis. tokyo's nikkei rose almost 0.7% while the hang seng in hong kong was up just under 1%. business is booming for chrysler. the american car-maker reported

a $436 million profit in the second quarter this year. quite a turn-around from last year, when it lost $370 million. it was the best quarter for chrysler since the company emerged from bankruptcy. a two-day rally on wall street was snapped on monday. the dow posted a minor two-point loss, while the nasdaq dipped 12 points. a jury has been selected in the trial pitting apple against samsung. apple claims samsung's smartphones and tablet computers are illegal knock-offs of the iphone and ipad. samsung claims the designs are industry standards that have been around for years. lawyers for both sides are expected to make opening arguments today. meanwhile, apple is reporting brisk sales of its newest mcintosh operating system. the company says users downloaded 3 million copies of mountain lion in the first four days it was available. the software costs $20 but is free to customers who bought a mac computer on or after june 11th. and i guess the mountain lion is off to a roaring start. >> i knew you had to say that.

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