i'm don lemon here at the cnn head quarters in atlanta. we are speaking now and getting more information on sikhism and this particular group that was preparing for worship here. thank you so much for joining us. earlier we were getting more context saying this particular sect was part of a group and according to him it was hindu sikh. why would he say that? we know sikhs are not muslims and people are saying sikhs cannot be hindu. you say they can. is this a possibility with this group in this temple? >> what i can tell you about this one, hindu and sikhs are living together in india. we have a bond with hindus. so a lot of hindus who come to our church though we are a separate community but we have a lot of things in common. we go to a lot of hindu functions and they go to others. i think that is what he tried to say earlier. >> so as you are listening to the coverage here when you hear about it talking about what has happened after 9/11 about many americans needing more education about other religious groups, about shism and what have y

. >>> don lemon cnn world head quarters in atlanta. deb is in new york getting details. we will get to you in a moment. we want to tell our viewers here in the united states and around the world there has been a shooting at a temple in wisconsin. seven people are dead. they believe including the gunman. four of the people were found dead inside, three of them outside. one of the three outside is the gunman who police are saying presumed dead. in about 15 minutes we want to tell you there is a press conference in wisconsin to talk about this. we are also getting analysis from the sikh community to talk about what happens in their places of worship. obviously a stunned community. when we see something like this happen in the united states at this point we are all americans and we want to know what happened to the victims and what is going on at the church. we will give analysis about faith and what have you as it plays out and warranted. right now the investigation is underway. i want to say that the president of the united states has been updated on this. the president's

cnn newsroom. >>> hello everyone. i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. we'll start with developing news. we have some severe weather coming out of the chicago area. apparently there is a lollapalooza festival going on in chicago. this is grant park which is downtown chicago and all of these people i would imagine they are entering the venue. maybe leaving. i'm not sure. but again, there is bad weather, severe thunderstorms rolling through the area right now and this is courtesy of wls. our meteorologist rob marciano on top of this for me. rob, help me out here. what's going on? >> they're filing out, don. they've just suspended festivities at lollapalooza because of the line of storms that's moving in the last couple years we've had a rash of accidents and unfortunate events with concerts and outdoor venues during summer time severe weather events like we're having right now. that's what's happening out at lollapalooza. we have another tower cam showing michigan avenue outside of our cnn bureau there in chicago. traffic at a standstill there as skies are

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good to see you. >> half past the hour now and i'm don lemon at cnn headquarters in atlanta. get to our news that's happening in chicago. live pictures of that lollapalooza concert that was going on. it's been going on since this morning. there it is. man, it has gotten dark. our meteorologist rob marciano is here. rob, you called it. now it's happening. look at that. how did it get dark that fast? >> pretty dense clouds overhead and with, filled with a lot of rainfall and unfortunately some gusty winds as well. they're just getting it right now. >> and lightning. >> frequent strikes there in downtown chicago, michigan avenue, outside grant park where lollapalooza is. thousands being evacuated right now. the park shut down for the next couple hours until the storms make their way through. here is a look at it on the radar scope. obviously the bright red never a good thing and that's where we're seeing the most intention action. as far as where we anticipate the worst of it, it looks like it's south of chicago. back through this area obviously a heavy rainfall there but the wa

one of the things that law enforcement mentioned when they were briefing us not -- >> i'm don lemon at the cnnrs in atlanta. you're looking at continuing coverage from our affiliate wisn. continuing coverage on cnn, 2:22 in the afternoon here. what my colleagues rob marciano and deborah feyerick have been covering this, three people at least we know have been shot and are hurt in the hospital now just south of wisconsin -- oak creek, wisconsin at a sikh temple there. there were shots this morning earlier at 10:25 local time, they're on central hospital. speaking with the local hospital, froedtert hospital, a level one trauma center. they said three people were there, all in critical condition, some of them had been shot in the face and also gunshots to extremities. you were listening to a young man there, rob, whose father was inside the church. he said his mom, he believes, is still inside of the church. he said he believes his dad is a victim of this. the priest in the church picked up a phone and called him and started relaying information to the people who were outside but of course, they'

. >> in the kind of interview only cnn's don lemon can do. >> don on camera two. >> running for the u.s. senate, a congressman tries to explain why he's against abortion even in cases in rape. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female bodies has ways to shut that whole thing down. >> and now he's got some explaining to do. >>> not quite from the balcony. the wikileaks founder from a veranda breaks his silence. a new study says you want to be more attractive? be more playful. what if you're not a naturally playful person? is there a way to loose unup a little bit more? >> no. >> dr. wendy walsh pulls no punches that and more tonight on cnn. >>> hello, i'm alison kosik in for don lemon. >>> may have had ties to an extremist anti-government movement. two deputies were killed and two wounded in two separate shootings on thursday. authorities say some of those arrested had been under surveillance for some time. we'll have more on these developments just ahead. >>> more deadly attacks on nato forces today in afghanistan. three troops were killed when a roadside bomb went off in the eastern par

cnn. >>> hello. i'm alison kosik sith in for don lemon. seven people charged in connection with a deadly shooting in louisiana may have had ties to an extremest antigovernment movement. authorities say some of those arrested had been under surveillance for some time. we will have more on these developments ahead. >>> more attacks on nato forces in afghanistan. three troops were killed. also today a man wearing an afghan policeman's uniform killed one service member. >>> u.s. distance swimmer diane nyad is back in the water attempting another record swim. with a shout of courage the 62 year old jumped into the waters off cuba heading towards florida. if she is successful the trip is expected to take her 60 hours. this is her fourth attempt. >>> the new president of egypt plans to visit iran this month. no egyptian leader has set foot in iran since the islamic revolution in 1979. president morsi's office says he will take part of a summit august 30th. >>> first lady michelle obama will visit with families of the victims of the sikh temple. t

the next hour of the "cnn newsroom," don lemon starts newsroom," don lemon starts right now. -- captions.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. don lemon here, and suzanne is off today. this hour in the "cnn newsroom," we are going to focus on exciting new pictures coming back from mars and new details into the investigation of the wisconsin shooter. police say now that he killed himself. right to the news right now. a couple of grainy pictures have the space guys all fired up at nasa, and they should be fired up. these are the first color images beamed back to earth from the mars rover called curiosity, and the latest earth visitor to mars. nasa says it is in great shape and working perfectly. so far. john zarrella, and the jet propulsion laboratory in california. and john, i have been watching you for days now and i stayed up and watched when it finally landed. i talked to you this weekend ap it is exciting then and exciting now, and what is the level like there today? >> yeah, it is spectacular and we have treats today for the viewer. you can see the room i'm in and it is actually yellow, bec

>>> i'm don lemon at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. it's the top of the hour. we're going to continue following developing news out of wisconsin. we also want to get you up to speed on some of the other stories. let's talk about the suspect in today's mass shooting at a sikh temple. he was a white man about 40 years old. that's from the atf. an officer killed the suspect and was wounded in the fire fight. six others are dead. police face chaos and carnage as the attack unfolded. here's a recording of the police dispatch from earlier today. >> need an ambulance. i do not see a shooter anywhere. i am on the -- just come in behind me. >> we're going to have more on this story in a moment. >>> first, the other headlines of the day right now. race track officials in pennsylvania confirming that lightning has killed one person and injured at least ten others. it happened during the pennsylvania 400 nascar race at pocono race. the strike happened late this afternoon in the raceway parking lot. >>> egypt's president vowing to capture those responsible for what he calls

. >>> i'm don lemon at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. it's the top of the hour.f wisconsin. we also want to get you up to speed on some of the other stories. let's talk about the suspect in today's mass shooting at a sikh temple. he was a white man about 40 years old. that's from the atf. an officer killed the suspect and was wounded in the fire fight. six others are dead. police face chaos and carnage as the attack unfolded. here's a recording of the police dispatch from earlier today. >> need an ambulance. i do not see a shooter anywhere. i am on the -- just come in behind me. >> we're going to have more on this story in a moment. >>> first, the other headlines of the day right now.

don lemon. >> you're in the cnn news room. our coverage of the breaking news out of southern wisconsin continues. >> we're continuing to follow this breaking news now from a suburb in milwaukee, wisconsin. i want to fill you in on what we know. seven people are dead. at a house of worship, a temple used by the sikh community in the city of oak creek. six of them were shot dead by a gunman who opened fire during a religious service. the gunman according to police, shot by a responding police officer. that police officer was wounded. two other people also wounded here. police in oak creek, didn't have much more information -- as a quote domestic terrorist. also confidence that the gunman was operating alone also, we have been seeing pictures, live picture above a neighborhood a we have been learning information from our deborah fayerick and there it is right there. live pictures from our affiliate, wisn. also learning they have executed a search warrant on this man's home. those live pictures playing out. alex manning here, law

don lemon. you're in the cnn newsroom. want to get you up to speed on the day's top stories. within the past few minutes, republican party leaders decided to open their convention as planned on monday but they have decided to push back all of the major events and speeches until tuesday. by then, they're hoping that the storm will have passed. our political director mark preston will join me from tampa with a bit more in moments. with one small step for man, neil armstrong cemented himself in history as the first man to walk on the moon. america's most celebrated space pioneer died today, 2 1/2 weeks after he had major heart surgery. neil armstrong was 82 years old. >>> tropical storm isaac setting its sights on the west coast of florida and the gulf of mexico. it's maintaining 60-mile-per-hour winds as it skirts the coast of cuba. the storm killed two people in haiti overnight, ripping through tent camps and leaving most of the island without power. we'll get the latest on the storm in a few minutes here on cnn. >>> all nine people wounded in that manhattan shootout yesterday

i'm don lemon here at the cnn head quarters in atlanta.king now and getting more information on sikhism and this particular group that was preparing for worship here. thank you so much for joining us. earlier we were getting more context saying this particular sect was part of a group and according to him it was hindu sikh. why would he say that? we know sikhs are not muslims and people are saying sikhs cannot be hindu

don lemon. you're in the cnn newsroom. we'll get you up to speed on the headlines right now. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> those famous words from american astronaut neil armstrong. when he stepped onto the surface of the moon, the first human being to do so, by the way. that was in 1969. the mission was apollo 11. neil armstrong died today from complications following heart surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> all nine people wounded in that manhattan shoot-out yesterday were hit by police gunfire. that is according to commissioner ray kelly. police officers fired 16 rounds at jeffrey johnson near the empire state building after he killed a former colleague on the sidewalk. we'll go live to new york in just a few minutes. >>> it's already starting to rain in south florida as tropical storm isaac makes its slow trek along the northern coast of cuba inching closer to the united states. the storm has killed two people in haiti overnight. ripping through tent caps where hundreds of thousands of

. >> want to play a clip from an interview you did with my cnn colleague don lemon.s about obama. >> okay. >> expectations were i think way too high. what somebody can deliver, knowing how politics work, and knowing that you have to deal with the congress, in my opinion, the congress that's, whatever you do, we're blocking it. we're blocking. and every breath we take, we're going to do what we can that you don't get a second term. bottom line. and if it hurts americans in the process, tough business. >> i mean, i thought you hit the nail on the head there. the bottom line about obama was he could never live up to expectations. because the expectations were so stratisophically high. >> i do interviews with cnn and you take one word. speak lee says obama's jesus. i didn't say that. >> what did you say? >> i said people thought he was jesus. people thought he was the savior. i didn't say he was. >> i didn't do anything, spike. don't blame it on me. >> when they get you on cnn that thing goes across the bottom of the screen. >> i'm looking, you said spike on obama. nothi

cnn. in the meantime, i'm don lemon. >> i'm rob marciano. you've been watching thank you newsroom. coverage. . >> tonight on cnn presents, is mississippi still burning? a shocking crime. accusations of a sinister motive. >> there's no doubt they were looking for a black victim to assault and even kill in this instance. >> twisted justice? >> i just saw him up with the bat and he started to swing. that's when i reached for the gun. >> this new york city cop says he fired to save his father's life. >> i was convicted of second degree murder. >> but he would walk free after that conviction was overturned. how did he end up back in prison? >> you must have been crushed, crushed when they told you you had to go back. >>> prescription for cheating. they read our x-rays but a cnn investigation over the certification of many radiologists. >> isn't it cheating? >> revealing investigation, fascinating characters and impact. tonight's hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. >> tonight, hard hitting investigations into racism, cheating and injustice. we begin with a murder in mississippi, a brutal

cnn. in the meantime, i'm don lemon. >> i'm rob marciano. you've been watching thank you newsroom. don will be back at 9:00 eastern time for more special coverage. . >> tonight on cnn presents, is mississippi still burning? a shocking crime. accusations of a sinister motive. >> there's no doubt they were looking for a black victim to assault and even kill in this instance. >> twisted justice? >> i just saw him up with the bat and he started to swing. that's when i reached for the gun. >> this new york city cop says he fired to save his father's life. >> i was convicted of second degree murder. >> but he would walk free after that conviction was overturned. how did he end up back in prison? >> you must have been crushed, crushed when they told you you had to go back. >>> prescription for cheating. they read our x-rays but a cnn investigation over the certification of many radiologists. >> isn't it cheating? >> revealing investigation, fascinating characters and impact. tonight's hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. >> tonight, hard hitting investigations into racism, cheating and inju

cnn breaking news. >> i need an ambulance. i do notee a shooter anywhere. i am on the -- just come in behind me. >> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. we're following breaking news on cnn. those were chilling moments when police were dealing with a shooting rampage at a sikh temple. you just heard the recordings and the gunman and six other people are dead. we'll get to ted on that in a moment. first, i want you to hear from the police and that dispatch and then we're back to ted. >> yes. he stopped moving. we're approaching upon him. he's not moving. >> the subject is down! >> go ahead. >> we have one officer shot. >> proceed. >> squad 7512 south hollow avenue, subject with a gaughan, balding, white t-shirt, officer down. >> officer down. those were dispatches from the emergency departnt from police that you're listening to right there. ted rowlands standing by. we've had so much more information get in and those were really tenuous moments as this was all developing. ted, i understand now you have some new developments to tell us about this alleged shooter. what do you know? >> a little bit more information, don, on the shooter a

cnn breaking news. >> i need an ambulance. i do not see a shooter anywhere. i am on the -- just come in behind me. >> hello, everyone. i'm don lemonbreaking news on cnn. those were chilling moments when police were dealing with a shooting rampage at a sikh temple. you just heard the recordings and the gunman and six other people are dead. we'll get to ted on that in a moment. first, i want you to hear from the police and that dispatch and then we're back to ted. >> yes. he stopped moving. we're approaching upon him. he's not moving. >> the subject is down! >> go ahead. >> we have one officer shot. >> proceed. >> squad 7512 south hollow avenue, subject with a gaughan, balding, white t-shirt, officer down. >> officer down. those were dispatches from the emergency department from police that you're listening to right there. ted rowlands standing by. we've had so much more information get in and those were really tenuous moments as this was all developing. ted, i understand now you have some new developments to tell us about this alleged shooter. what do you know? >> a little bit more information, don, on the shooter and gun that was

cnn newsroom. >>> hello everyone. i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. start with developing news. we have some severe weather coming out of the chicago area. apparently there is a lollapalooza festival going on in chicago. this is grant park which is downtown chicago and all of these people i would imagine they are entering the venue. maybe leaving. i'm not sure. but again, there is bad weather, severe thunderstorms rolling through the area right now and this is courtesy of wls. our meteorologist rob marciano on top of this for me. rob, help me out here. what's going on? >> they're filing out, don. they've just suspended festivities at lollapalooza because of the line of storms that's moving in the last couple years we've had a rash of accidents and unfortunate events with concerts and outdoor venues during summer time severe weather events like we're having right now. that's what's happening out at lollapalooza. we have another tower cam showing michigan avenue outside of our cnn bureau there in chicago. traffic at a standstill there as skies are darke

cnn newsroom. i'm alison kosik in for don lemon. president obama is in new hampshire campaigning for support in another of the small but critically important battleground states. earlier in florida republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan brought his mom along to defend his medicare plans before an audience of mostly senior citizens. reports on both campaigns coming up in just about two minutes. the great recession is officially over but the budget cuts continue in public schools across the country. a new white house report finds 300,000 education jobs have been lost since the end of the recession in june of 2009. the cuts have also led to fewer school days and larger class sizes. at least 172 people were killed across syria today in street fighting, bombings, and shelgs according to an opposition network based in syria. also today nobody will say for certain whether syria's vice president has defected as opposition leaders are claiming. if it's true, he is the highest level official to leave syria and flee the country. >>>

i want to make sure that the adults in the room here at cnn atlanta make sure that don lemon returnsne. bad things can happen if he doesn't return that drone. >> all right. enough with the drone for now. listen. one last question. how do you think these movies are going to be? you are for the old guys. do you want to see the hunky guys or the old guys with time under their belt? >> i want to see them both. i have a soft spot in my heart for the old guys. they are classics. you know what, we are all going to be old at one point. we need to start standing up for the old guys, the sooner the better. i hope they succeed. >> you want everything. listen, both of you stick around. they are going to need you to talk about this next topic. >> full frontal in prime time. in high definition. who is watching? everybody. ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights sta

. >>> here in the cnn newsroom i'm debra feyerick in today for don lemon.'s get you up to speed on the stories making headlines this hour. there he is. the republican candidate for vice president of the united states. mitt romney announced today wisconsin congressman paul ryan running along side him for the white house. the two are making their next official stop as ticket mates right now in virginia. we're live from manassas in just a minute. a few hours ago president obama landed in chicago to host a series of high dollar fundraisers. ticket price $40,000 to attend the president's fundraiser tomorrow at his hyde park home. the president's campaign took a quick jab at paul ryan today saying ryan supports tax cuts for the wealthy that will hurt the middle class. meanwhile, vice president joe biden called ryan today to congratulate him and welcome him to the race. for the second time in less than 24 hours u.s. troops in southern afghanistan are the target of a deadly attack. a man wearing civilian clothing opened fire on a base in the volatile helmand provin