cnn's nick walsh goes inside and tells the story of some of the youngest patients and a warning you whatgraphic and very disturbing. >> this hospital is where many in aleppo run when caught by the constant shelling. even though the hospital and the area around it have also been fired upon. >> still this day we see many civilians flooding here for treatment, some very young. doctors telling us that children's hospital has been closed by the government. some terrified. some starving. muhammed age 8 was hit by shrapnel fired from syrian regime mortars. he is quiet, brave, but this hospital isn't equipped for the surgery he needs. his thigh bone is shattered. so the doctors have no choice but to exacerbate his ordeal and send him across the front lines to the government hospital. hoping per vicely that those who hurt him can also heal him. president bashar al assad is history in the minds of locals but his regime still has the best hospitals where one doctor works during the day before sneaking here to help this rebel hospital in the evening. he tells me in the regime hospitals 50 soldiers a

listen, watch this piece from nick walsh. it's tough stuff. giveou a moment to walk them away. nick pulls no punches in showing us what's happening in aleppo. his camera is there. it's up close when children's bodies are being pulled from the rubble. i wouldn't ask you to watch this if i didn't think it was so important for all of us to see. here is nick walsh reporting from aleppo, syria. >> reporter: dawn in aleppo brings the clatter of gunfire. people hunted by the regime's helicopter gun ships and as dusk nears it's to the roar of jets. it's that sound that terrifies ordinary residents of aleppo daily. jets coming in low overhead and never knowing until you hear the blast exactly what their target is. there seems to be no pattern to the attacks unless they're designed to so fear among the civilians. the helicopter we heard earlier may have fired the rockets that hit this house. it's fathers and neighbors frantically coordinating the rescue. hands and shovels inside a building that could still collapse onto them. the air strike came in four

growing and that some of it is radical, and that as this war drags on may well grow. >> and nick payton-walsh joining us from beirut. nick, we're hearing word about an air strike that hit a gas station triggering a deadly explosion. what more do you know? >> according to syrian activist, it appears that missiles were fired from an aircraft flying over this gas station. you can see pictures here of the devastation left behind. a number of cars hit. the death toll we are hearing, 30 dead at this point, and 83 thought to be injured, but those figures could change significantly. the death toll meant to rise. giving you context as to where this air strike happened. it's about 21 kilometers south of the border where yesterday a turkish border post was seized by rebels from the syrian army so, it may be fair to suggest this could be connected. an air strike perhaps or a large collection of vehicles in a place close to that significant part of structure seized by rebels. no idea really if the dead are civilians at this particular point, but can you see the devastation. quite extreme. it's an example

nick walsh has the story. >> reporter: on aleppo streets a truck races through traffic.m because we've seen a man leap inside carrying a limp little girl in his arms but perhaps because our car is new he now rushes towards us for help. rina is four. >> quick, quick. >> reporter: go to the hospital. she's choking. >> what happened? >> reporter: she was on the balcony at home when the bullet struck from nowhere. she's struggling to breathe. a bullet is hit her cheek. >> here, here. >> reporter: at the hospital the doctors move to clear her airway. think think she'll live. this underequipped rebel hospital can't treat her fully. they make a tough decision to send her across the front lines to a better i equipped government hospital where we can't go. this is where the bullet entered her home. across the street is a cemetery in tall buildings all inside rebel territory but snipers work everywhere. this war has left no one safe. the grandmother saw it all. she was in her mother's happen when it entered here. we saw blood and then she screamed for mother and went silent she sa

nick paton walsh, cnn, aleppo. >> and that is about as close to the front lines as you are likely ever our thanks to the bravery of nick and his crew in the besieged syrian city of aleppo. an important reminder for you as you watch that kind of skirmishing and fighting, in the end, we have 20,000 people dead, 20,000 killed since the syrian civil war broke out 18 months ago. >>> i want to bring you some breaking news about a very strange situation that developed in philadelphia, a flight that was on its way to dallas had to actually come back to philadelphia because there was a facebook post suggesting one of the passengers on that airbus 319 had explosives. so off he came. they clearly were concerned about this. they questioned him. he had no clue what this was about. and then on further investigation by the fbi, it was discovered that his friends and with friends like these, who needs enemies? had played a trick on him. they had posted that stupid message as a hoax. this is not cool. i think we all know you don't joke about explosives anywhere near or about aircraft that fly with pass

nick paton walsh, cnn, aleppo. >> horrible, horrible situation. programming note, for our north american viewers, coming up shortly, you can watch nick's amazing reporting in the special half-hour program entitled "crisis in syria: inside aleppo." it airs 7:30 p.m. right here on cnn. >>> there is a gender gap in the presidential race. we're going to hear from some moms about what it will take to win the women's vote. >>> plus, the democrats' youngest star. why this 3-year-old stole the show at the democratic convention. people are driving this change. that's the power of human resources. the society... for human resource management and its members know... how to harness that power, because we help develop it. from the next economy, to the next generation, we help get... the most out of business, by getting the best out of people. shrm. leading people, leading organizations. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and com

our nick payton walsh is in that city.ll take to us a hospital on the frontlines of the fighting. we have to warn thaw some of the stuff is pretty disturbing. >> it's where many in aleppo run when they're caught by the constant shelling. even though the hospital and the area around it have also been -- >> the shells hit this part of the hospital, but still this day we see many civilians flooding here for treatment. some of them very young. doctors telling us that the children's hospital has been closed by the government. >> some starving. >> mohammed was hit by shrapnel fired from syrian regime mortars. he is quiet, brave, but this hostile isn't equipped for the surgery he immediate. his thigh bone is shattered. the doctors have no choice but to exacerbate her ordeal and send him across the frontlines to the government hospital. hoping perversely that those who hurt him can also heal him. president al assad is history in the minds of locals, but his regime still has the best hospitals where one doctor works during the day

our nick paton walsh. >> reporter: dawn in aleppo brings the clatter of gun fire above.ple hunted by the regime's helicopter gunships. and as dusk nears, it is to the roar of bomber jets. it is that sound that terrifies ordinary residents of aleppo daily. jets coming low overhead and never knowing until you hear the blast exactly what the target is. there seems to be no pattern to the attacks, unless they are designed to sew fear into the lives of the the civilians. a helicopters that we heard earlier may have fired the rockets that hit this house. it is farmers and neighbors here frankly coordinating the rescue. pans and shovels inside of a building that could still collapse on to them. they say that the air strike came in four hours ago, but they are racing frankly to pull nine people still stuck under that rebel including a father and child. throughout, also, the fear that the helicopter could strike again. they find the first body. the little girl is lifeless. the blanket providing little dignity. near her, moments later, they find her father's body. i swear to god w

nick paton walsh, cnn, aleppo. >> and please be sure to tune in tomorrow when nick paton walsh reportsom aleppo on how random government shelling of civilian areas appears to only be showing on cnn. >>> if you didn't already hear the democrats are kicking off their convention in charlotte today with a rising star from san antonio. it's that city's mayor, and his name, get ready, julian castro. remember that name. he is making history. he's going to be the first latino to give the party's keynote speech. cnn's ed lavendera is going to introduce him to you. >> hey, everybody, i'm julian castro. >> reporter: first thing you need to know, it's pronounced julian castro. the j. is silent, not julian. if you get the spanish wrong, don't worry, san antonio's mayor never mastered espanol. >> i grew up in the household with my mother and grandmother mostly speaking english. i understand it. speaking it back a always the challenge. >> reporter: julian castro's grandmother immigrated to san antonio from mexico and worked as a community activist in snan anton antonio's chicano movements. julian cas

nick payton-walsh joins us now from neighboring lebanon. how is the victory for the rebels? >> it's significant because it's symbolic. they want on to seize border posts like that because they want to carve out, if possible, some sort of northern safe haven for syrian rebels, but to be honest, it isn't conflicted -- we have in the past seen how the syrian regime like to reverse these symbolic victories by taking back places like that. today the scenes are a battle closing scores on a turkish side of the border, we understand, from turkish officials and scenes of jubilation amongst the rebels themtsdz themselves. >> what can you tell us about amnesty international reports of inskrim nat bombing by syrian government forces? >>. >> reporter: well, we'll receiver the past few months how the syrian regime has been shelling residential areas. the question is what has been the target? have they been going for syrian rebel military objectives there? amnesty international have done a detailed report into attacks over last month in 26 different places. now, in 25 of them they say ther

. >> as the civil war rages on in syria, nick payton walsh will give you a look at the horror i of whate is like in aleppo. please watch it tomorrow night 7:30 eastern time. >>> prince harry, fally clothed prince harry, now in a military uniform in afghanistan. a helicopter pilot arrived today for four-month deployment. the british prince faced a scandal last month after he was photographed naked while partying it up in a vegas hotel room. prince harry will be treated like any other soldier and is proud to serve. his deployment is expected to be a morale boost for british forces. >>> the august jobs report is out today. the unemployment rate edge downward. while that sounds good, alison kosik says it's not all that positive. she's explain, next. thanks for babysitting the kids, brittany. so how much do we owe you? that'll be $973.42. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want

. >>> tonight cnn's nick payton walsh takes us on a journey to see what people living in the most populatedre facing day-to-day, where the sounds of gunfire and bombs haunt the streets and the hospitals are ill equipped to handle the injured. watch "crisis in syria: inside aleppo" tonight, 7:30 p.m. eastern time right here on cnn. >>> the commissioner said they couldn't play but when the saints take to the field on sunday, some banned players will be in uniform. our legal guys are here to give us the rundown, try and tackle this issue on how the nfl commissioner got sidelined in this pay to injure bounty scand scandal. >> wow, and sacked. >> sacked, okay. [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me know. [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. ♪ home of the

tonight at 7:30 eastern cnn's nick payton walsh takes us on a journey to see what people living in the most populated syrian city are facing day to day. make sure you watch "crisis in syria inside aleppo" at 7:30 eastern here on cnn. >>> in pakistan a 14-year-old christian girl is back with her father tonight out on bail a month after her arrest by police. she was accused of blasphemy after burned pages of the koran were found in her bag. police now say they believe a neighborhood cleric planted evidence to ink the girl to the allegations. in pakistan blasphemy is punishable by death. >>> two young children have been rescued from a stolen sail boat after allegedly being abducted from their home by their father. on friday the sail boat was spotted off the monterey coast three days after both the children and the boat were reported missing. police say the parents had been involved in some type of custody situation. the father has been taken into custody. >>> talk about terrifying. a casual saturday at the beach turns into a run for cover when a tornado rolls into the rockaways in queens

nick paton walsh, cnn. >>> and you're in "the situation room."e glow from the democratic convention gives way to a bit of gloom. disappointing jobs numbers shadow president obama as he hits the campaign trail. and mitt romney is quick to take advantage. romney may have a new headache of his own. an anonymous group claims to have hacked into his tax returns. it's demanding a ransom. so is it a heist, or is it all a hoax? and her fiery arm waving speech got the crowd going at the democratic convention. now it's going viral. if you missed jennifer granholm, we're going to give you another chance. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> didn't take president obama long to get back on the campaign trail. hours after leaving the fired up convention crowd in charlotte, he began a campaign swing in new hampshire. but president obama's bringing some extra baggage with him, gloomy new job numbers that show the labor market slowing down sharply. the economy adding just 9

nick paton walsh, cnn. >>> and you're in "the situation room." democrat cvention giv way to a bit of gloom. disappointing jobs numbers shadow preside obama as he hits the campaign trail. and mitt romney is quick to tak adnt romney mayave a w headache of his own. have hacked in his tax returns. it's demanding a om is it heist, or is it all a hoax? and her fiery armoq waving spee got the crowd goin the mocratic convention now it's going viral. if you missed jennifer granholm, we're going to give you another chance. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> didn't take president obama long to get back on the campaign trail. hoafeavi the fired up convention cwd in charlotte, he began a campaign swing in new but president obams bringing some extr baggage with him, ew job numbers that show the labor marke swing down sharply. thec adding just 96,0 jobs in augu. down from revised 4000 in from 8.3% to 8., but that's because ndreds of thousands of americans stopped looki

all week long on this show, cnn's nick paton walsh, has been taking us so close to the fighting therelmost smell the fear and anger on the streets. look at this woman, like this extraordinary footage from just a couple days ago. >> reporter: a truck races through traffic. we follow them because wave seen man limp inside, carrying a limp little girl in his arms but perhaps because our car is new, he now rushes towards us for help. grena is 4. >> quick, quick! >> 4-year-old rena would later die. she was just one of the children caught in this battle nick showed us and there was also this moment. >> reporter: they find the first body. the little girl is lifeless. the blanket providing little dignit dignity. >> a lifeless little girl right there. take a look at this, because nick's camera also caught this tiny survivor. it provided a rare moment in this reporting really all week long where we could finally collectively exhale. i want to bring in nick. he is live for us, once again, from turkey. you have spent so much time in syria. these are just a couple examples you've been able to docu

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cnn's nick payton walsh is joining us now. nick, who did this journalist find? spent time with a libyan student who still by his own civil war decided to join the ranks of syrian rebels to assist in their fight. doesn't perceive himself as radical, seeing himself as another muslim trying to help his fellow muslims, wolf. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: here in aleppo the fight is mostly syrian-to-syrian, street-to-street. but on the radio is a foreign fighter. he is libyan. he says he braves the regime's tank shells because his fight for libya compelled him to also fight. >> we felt this morning so, you know, as it was in libya. you cannot say this is not freedom fighters. i don't know why they only watch. they don't give us support. they don't give a no-fly zone. >> reporter: libya got nato's help, syria for now gets his. >> looks like to speak, he likes to bark. you know, barking. for one, one, two hours. he never stops. he never stops lying. >> reporter: the syrian regime blames foreign radicals for the uprising trying to conjure up fears of a takeover by islamic ex