i'm amy goodman. syrian rebels are claiming to be in control of more than half of syria's largest city of aleppo after days of clashes with government troops. the regime of president bashar al-assad has offered competing claims saying in his forced opposition fighters to retreat from key areas. the fighting in aleppo has drawn tens of thousands -- sent tens of thousands from their homes. and the residents are trapped between dangerous conditions. >> we are concerned about the continuous raging armed violence that is taking place in syria's most populous city, aleppo, where we are witnessing partners arer witnessing thousands are seeking shelters in schools, mosques, public buildings. these are the people who have not fled the city, have not had the means or feel is too dangerous to make that journey. we are getting indications the journey is wrought with armed gangs, and others blocking the way. >> syrian activists have announced an opposition groups seeking to form a transitional government. the coun

i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from tampa. tropical storm as it is heading north after battering the gulf coast with heavy wind and rains. more than 730,000 people remained without power in louisiana and mississippi after isaac slowed to a crawl and lashed the area on wednesday. 60% of residents of new orleans have gone without power and some neighborhoods saw flooding, the city's rebuilt levees helped prevent a repeat of the mass devastation of hurricane katrina seven years ago. among the areas to see flooding was plaquemines parish, where surging waters flooded homes and businesses. goingon't know what we're to do, but we're going to stay here as long as we can. >> the water in the back is about to get into my laundry room. that room is a little lower than the house. >> i saw water in my house. the computer is all under water. >> new orleans has been on lockdown with large numbers of police and national guard, many armed with assault rifles, patrolling the streets. on wednesday, new orleans ma

i'm amy goodman. the former girlfriend of the gunman who carried out the massacre of the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin senate has been detained after an unauthorized gun was allegedly found in her home. mr. cook, a 31-year-old waitress and nursing student with reported ties to what supremacist groups, worked at a restaurant a block from the temple where her ex-boyfriend, wade michael page, killed six people. she and page reportedly broke up earlier this summer. she was arrested tuesday on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. pictures show her posing with members of a why supremacist group and wearing one of their t-shirts. there reportedly were active in online message forum for white supremacist groups. a researcher who studied wade michael page while researching which music in southern california several years ago has provided new details about the shooter's background. in an interview published on huffington post, a criminology professor said page had a drinking problem and

i'm amy goodman. president obama has reportedly issued secret authorization for the u.s. to support rebels seeking to overthrow syrian president bashar al-assad. citing unnamed u.s. officials, the reuters news agency reports obama has signed an intelligence finding directing the cia and other agencies to aid syria's armed opposition. the u.s. is said to be taking part in a nerve center backing the rebels from a secret base in turkey near the syrian border. the full extent of the u.s. role remains unclear. nbc news is reporting the opposition free syrian army has just received a weapons shipment from turkey that includes two dozen surface to air missiles for use against the syrian regime's fleet of aircraft. both sides of the syrian conflict are facing accusations of committing atrocities. opposition activists said government forces killed at least 50 people tuesday in an attack on a suburb of damascus. rebel forces released video footage of the execution of four alleged pro-regime fighters seized in t

i'm amy goodman.republican congressmember todd akin is found to remain in missouri's senate race despite widespread calls from and then his own party to drop out. he sparked a national controversy after he told an interviewer that women are somehow a couple of blocking an unwanted pregnancy during what he called "legitimate rape." on monday, and it romney joined top republican leaders in denouncing his comments and asking him to out of the race. the national republican senatorial committee also declared it would withdraw support from todd akin, as did the republican advocacy group, cross for its gps. today's the deadline for missouri senate hopefuls to withdraw from contention, meaning republicans could field a different candidate if todd akin complies with their demands. but instead, he has vowed to remain in the race. more after the headlines. president obama and mitt romney continue to trade barbs on tax issues. namely, romney's refusal to release his returns and obama's contention that romney's ta

i'm amy goodman. wisconsin please have identified the shooter who killed six worshippers at the oak creek sikh temple and critically wounded three others before being shot dead. the gunmen was wade michael page, a white 40-year-old army veteran with links to white supremacist groups. he served as a soldier in the army from 1992 to 1998, when it was discharged for patterns of misconduct. on monday, the southern poverty law center called him a frustrated neo-nazi put in the leader of a racist white power bands. at the white house, president obama called for national soul- searching in the shootings aftermath. >> i think all of us recognize these kinds of terrible tragic events are happening with too much regularity for us to not do some soul-searching and examine additional ways that we can reduce violence. as i have already said, i think there are a lot of elements involved. i want to bring together law enforcement, committee leaders, faith leaders, elected officials at every level to see how we can ma

i'm amy goodman.ritain is vowing to deny safe passage to wikileaks founder julian assange despite ecuador's decision to grant him political asylum. assange remains inside the ecuadorian embassy in london where he has stayed for almost two months in an attempt to avoid extradition to sweden for questioning over sex crime accusations. chilean assange's lawyers say he fears sweden will then action but him to the united states to face charges of the leaking of secret u.s. military diplomatic files. on thursday, the british foreign secretary william hague said assange would be arrested if he leaves the embassy. >> we're disappointed by the statement by ecuador's foreign minister today that ecuador has offered political asylum to julian assange. under our law, with mr. assange having exhausted all options of appeal, the british authorities are under a binding obligation to extradite him to sweden. we must carry out that obligation. we fully intend to do so. the ecuadorean government decision this afternoon

i'm amy goodman. at least seven people are dead following a shooting spree at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. the attack occurred when a gunman opened fire, killing six people, critically wounding three others, before a police officer shot him dead. authorities have not released the entity of a shooter and it is said that he is a white male who was previously discharged from the army. >> we are treating this as a domestic terrorist-type incident. therefore, the fbi has the resources necessary to investigate that. the police department is assisting 88's of this. >> the attack comes two weeks after the shooting massacre in, that left 15 people dead and 28 injured. " violence continues to rage in syria where government forces and rebels are clashing in the two main fronts of damascus and aleppo. earlier today, at a bomb struck a building injuring several people. there are reports of 20,000 troops surrounding the city. at the united nations, ban ki moon expressed concern for aleppo residents. >> al

i'm amy goodman. wikileaks founder julian assange emerged from inside the ecuadorean embassy london on sunday with a different speech from the embassy's balcony. he spoke days after ecuador granted him political asylum, prompting bernton to deny him safe passage out of the country. in a nine-minute address to supporters of wikileaks in the media, julian assange, president obama to abandon what he described as a "war on whistleblowers." >> i ask president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its witch hunt against wikileaks. the united states must dissolve its fbi investigation. the united states must vow it will not seek to prosecute us or our supporters. the united states must pledge before the world that it will not pursue journalists for shining a light on the secret crimes of the powerful. >> we will play the full address of joined assange after the headlines. at least 13 people were killed over the weekend in three separate u.s. drone attacks inside pakistan. the attacks,

i'm amy goodman. tropical storm isaac is heading through the gulf of mexico, threatening to batter the gulf coast. federal officials expect the storm to develop into a category 1 hurricane, and make landfall on wednesday. the storm will mark the most serious test of new orleans rebuild levees in the seven years since hurricane katrina. u.s. government scientists have disclosed the sea ice in the arctic ocean has melted to its smallest size ever, potentially signaling that the worst-case scenario of global warming is becoming a reality. the national snow and ice data center and the national space agency says the arctic sea ice has dwindled to some 27,000 square miles less than the previous record set in 2007. the ice will likely continue to melt with several weeks of summer weather still to come. in a statement, government scientists said the melting of the arctic sea ice "is considered a strong signal of long-term climate warming. speaking to the press, michael mann, the author of a major 2001 report

i'm amy goodman. a shooting in college station, texas near texas a&m university on monday has left three people dead, including the gunmen and wounded four others. at least one of them, seriously. the shooter, 35-year-old thomas caffall reportedly attacked a constable could come to us at -- home to serve him with an eviction notice. he killed him as well as a bystander. the shooter's mother has said she had been worried about her son was having mental health difficulties. the tragedy marks the third major shooting in the u.s. in less than a month, pushing gun control advocates to demand action. on monday, the british campaign to prevent gun violence released a letter urging presidential debate leaders to ask candidates to present plans for addressing gun violence. the letter notes more than 32 people are murdered with guns every day in the united states. president obama hit the campaign trail monday with a swing through iowa, unveiling a new $170 million measure to address the ongoing drought. obama c

i'm amy goodman. the government of ecuador is announcing his decision on the asylum but of wikileaks founder julian assange today. it is being reported ecuador is prepared to allow wikileaks founder julian assange to remain in its london embassy in definitely under a type of humanitarian protection. wednesday, britain threatened to raid the embassy if they did not hand over assange. >> today we received from the united kingdom the clear and written threat they could storm our embassy in london if ecuador refuses to hand and julian assange. we want to make it absolutely clear that we are not a british colony and the times of colonialism are over. >> britain has told a quitter giving joy in assange asylum would not change a thing and mice to revoke the diplomatic status to allow the wikileaks founders extradition. we will have more on the case after the headlines. dozens of people up and killed in the latest attack by the regime of syrian president bashar al-assad hon. stronghold. at least 30 people inc

i'm amy goodman. government figures have confirmed july was the hottest month for the united states on record. the national oceanic and atmospheric a ministrations as last month's on a nationwide average of 77.6 degrees -- three degrees above the 20th century average. the previous record dated back to the dust bowl era in 1936. the scorching weather in july helped bring upon a devastating drought and contributed to the hottest hot-month period on record. the news comes just days after a new study by the leading nasa climatologist james hansen reported the recent spate of extreme weather seen in the u.s. and around the world cannot be treated to anything but human caused global warming. hundreds of people gathered in new york and washington, d.c. wednesday night to hold vigils honoring the victims of the sikh temple shooting in wisconsin. six people were killed when was supremacist wade michael page opened fire at the oak creek sikh temple on sunday morning. members of the sikh community lepers of of t

i'm amy goodman. and a major shakeup, it features new president mohammed morsi has dismissed cairo's top two generals -- field marshal hussain tantawi and military chief of staff sami enan. tantawi had served as ousted leader of hosni mubarak's defense minister for two decades and headed the powerful supreme council of the armed forces. tinto is not indicated whether he accepts the move to replace them with general abdel fattah al-sisi. in addition, morsi quash the army's recent constitutional declaration is that occurred the new leader's powers. in a speech, morsi said the moves are for the benefit of this nation. the focus of the presidential race turns to iowa today as both president obama and mitt romney snoop running mate visit -- at romney's new running mate visit the hawkeye state. romney selected the republican congress member from wisconsin on saturday morning. >> if they elect paul ryan and me, we will do five things that will bring back america's economy. you'll see a resurgence in jobs, a

i'm amy goodman. rebel fighters have claimed responsibility for a major bombing in the syrian capital of damascus. a number of explosions were reported earlier today in an area housing military facilities including the syrian regime's central security command. the blasts apparently occurred near the hotel for u.n. observers, but syria's opposition says it only intended to strike regime targets. the syrian government says just three people were wounded, but rebels claim the toll could be far higher. the the attack came amidst a visit to syria by the united nations humanitarian chief, valerie amos >> clearly, the situation has got worse since i was here in march. through our partners, as you know, have been doing an extremely good job trying to make sure that people need help get help, who will continue to support them, but also work to scale up our own efforts. >> at least 43 people were killed in afghanistan on tuesday in a series of bombings and shootings. the worst attack in the southwestern provinc

i'm amy goodman. republican congress member todd akin has refused to drop out of missouri senate race, defying calls from leaders of his own party who say he could hurt republican chances this november. he sparked a national controversy over the weekend after he told an interviewer that women are somehow capable of blocking pregnancy during what he called a legitimate rape. republicans from presidential candidate mitt romney to crowe wrote to senate leaders urged akin to withdraw before a tuesday deadline for missouri candidates. but on tuesday, a controlled radio host and former arkansas governor mike huckabee he plans to continue his bid. >> it is certainly the institutional side of the party is very lined up. i do receive continuing calls from people who are supportive of what we're trying to do. my question is, is there a matter of some justice here? i misspoke one word in one sentence in one day and all of the sudden, overnight, everybody decides, well, akin cannot possibly win. i don't agree wit

i'm amy goodman. the justice department has announced it won't bring criminal charges against the financial giant goldman sachs or any of its employees for improper trading of subprime mortgages during the financial crisis. a comprehensive senate report had called for an investigation of goldman in april 2011 after finding the firm had exploited unsuspecting clients by unloading subprime loans. goldman had aggressively marketed mortgage investments to clients at the same time that the firm was being -- betting against them. the actions helped goldman inflate the housing bubble and then make huge profits off the market's collapse. but on thursday after more than year-long investigation of its own, the justice department issued an unsigned statement announcing -- the securities and exchange commission also announced thursday it has abandoned its probe of goldman sachs's dealings in some $1.3 billion of subprime mortgage securities. wisconsin's oak creek sikh temple has opened its doors for the first tim

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. and arab league special envoy to syria coakley and has announced his mechanic -- resignation after failing to bring to an and more than a year of violence. he said both sides had failed to respect the cease-fire plan. >> the increase in the militarization on the ground and a clear lack of clarity in the security council have fundamentally changed the circumstances for the effective exercise of my role. yet, the bloodshed continues. most of all, because of syrian government intransigence and refusal to implement the six- point plan. and also because of the escalating military campaign of the opposition. all of which is compounded by the disunity of the international community. >> his resignation will take effect at the end of the month. his departure comes amidst fears clashes in aleppo, where rebels say they now control half of the city. the net nations says north korea has requested urgent food aid following the major floods that hit the country last month. north korea says it needs

i'm amy goodman. a hurricane warning has been issued for the northern gulf coast as tropical storm isaac looms over the florida area and louisiana, alabama and mississippi have declared states of emergency, leading to evacuation's. the hurricane warning comes nearly seven years to the day after hurricane katrina struck the gulf coast. isaac is headed to the gulf coast after battering haiti and southern florida. at least six deaths were reported in haiti. here in florida, the storms led to the cancellation of today's first full day of the republican national convention. the republican spokesperson said that the convention would continue on tuesday. >> we are in constant communication with authorities. we are going to make safety our primary concern. we will see how things unfold. at this point, we are confident that we willthe republican tuese by the convention. >> syrian government forces are accused of what could be the deadliest massacre in the 17- month-old conflict to date. activist groups said th

i'm amy goodman. mitt romney accepted the republican presidential nomination thursday night with a vow to revive the u.s. economy and a plea to voters disappointed with president obama's first term. >> how many days have you woken up thinking something special was happening in america? many of you felt that way on election day four years ago. hope and change had a powerful appeal. tonight ask a simple question. if you felt that excitement when you voted for barack obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he is president obama? [applause] you know there's something wrong with the kind of job his son as president and the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> we will have more from romney's speech after the headlines. the justice department has announced it will not prosecute anyone involved in the killing and torturing of prisoners in cia custody after a three-year investigation. the justice department had been probing the deaths of two men: one in iraq, one in afghanistan. gul rahma

. >> so here to fill us in on the latest fall fashions is stylist amy goodman, author of "wear this,her real hair. >> unbelievable. >> we have new trends this fall for kids. >> we do. first up, we're having a charm school, adorable ensemble of english inspired clothes, a big trend for kids. here we have halen and mary. >> why don't you kids come out. what are they wearing? oh, i can't even stand it. >> they're gussied up for picture day, of course. mary has an outfit on from target. an adorable checkered pattern and those shoes are a bit fancy for schools but she can wear black sneaks if she wants. >> look at him, a little mick jagger. >> the hot yellow trend, you'll see that a lot in kids' clothing. topped with a blazer from burlington coat factory under $15. >> i love it that it doesn't match. perfect. just darling. >> bye, guys. that's for kindergartners. >> bye-bye. >> now, we're going to move on. it's only will an hour show! >> first and second graders. colin, drew and carolyn. wow! >> they are doing the prince patrol, how to wear stripes. cohen is wearing from jc penney, sweate

i'm amy goodman. hurricane is it had made landfall in southern louisiana as it heads toward louisiana on the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. the category 1 storm is producing winds of 80 miles per hour and is expected to bring heavy flooding. it will mark the most serious test of the rebuild levees in the seven years since katrina. at least 200,000 people have lost our throughout the gulf coast area and some 50,000 were slated to evacuate new orleans. on tuesday, president obama warned of the potential of major damage from flooding. >> as we prepare for isaac to hit, i want to urge all residents of the gulf coast to follow directions of officials, including, if they tell you, to evacuate. we are dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. you need to take this seriously. >> the united nations is warning does that that -- gaza that conditions may not be lit

. >> here to help us on the latest fall fashions is stylist, amy goodman.ed clothes, a big trend for kids. we have halen and mary. >> why don't you kids come out. what are they wearing? i can't stand it. >> they're gussied up for picture day. mary has an outfit on from target. >> of course she does. >> those shoes or fancy for school but she can wear black sneaks if she wants. >> look at that. mick jagger. >> a lot of kids clothing and topped with a blazer from burlington coat factory under $15 and a stinky mcgee.com tie. >> i love it that it doesn't match. perfect. darling. >> hi, guys, for kindergart kindergarteners. >> bye-bye. >> now, we're going to move on. only an hour show! >> first and second graders. colin, drew and carolyn. wow! >> they are doing the prince patrol, how to wear stripes. cohen is wearing from jc penney, sweater and shirt, played and stripes but work together with the common color of red and we have drew with this skater cool shirt from tony hawk and you have this layer with kids and make the bottom layer the softest you have. i love