but there are risks in backing the fsa directly. its mission is to work hand in hand with the people. but it doesn't have a plan for syria's future and the fsa admits it has been infiltrated by some as llamas to hottest. -- by some islamic jihad this. -- jihadists. the fsa denied involvement in shooting these people dead, but they say that too little is known. >> ihink they are all unpredictable about what methods they are going to use. i think the foreign secretary has been very adamant about human rights been observed by the courts. i do not think there is any assurance whatsoever that is going to happen. >> it is true the fsa has eager new recruits eager to fight against assad. there are some who think britain should be arming the rebels. >> we do have to give serious consideration to giving proper military support to the syrian insurgence. without extra help, this war could take another year with tens of thousands of more people killed. >> no one disputes the scale of the syrian tragedy, but there is no agreement on how best to

the man in charge of the fsa review considers rates and extending regulations to other financial bemz. >>> and football club prices sends the ipo below the expected range as it gets ready to list in new york. >>> and prudential is due to release first-half results in 15 minutes. we'll speak to the ceo of the insurance giant first on cnbc in half an hour. >>> okay, welcome to the program and the week. we're in the last week of the olympics and we have oil data out at the top as well for you. the iea is saying sluggish economic growth could restrict annual oil demand growth to just around 900,000, a million barrels a day in 2012. they say globalized oil supply grew only by 300,000 to bring it down to 90.7 million barrels a day, while opec crude supply fell slightly, oil prices have gone since july and early august since extending earlier gains. >> and cutting the necessary opec output to just 400,000 barrels a day by the end of the year, ross. >> yeah, absolutely. so, prices are down today as we go through that. we will have more on oil prices with our guest a little later in the show,

ultimately the way the fsa looks at it. >> what is the goal? i'm glad you brought that up.he army? is it to end the al assad regime or to become a more powerful force that washington has to deal with? >> they want to end the regime. i think they are organizing to do that. politically, they are not organized into one body. it is a regular force with many different groups. beyond that, one central goal of putting down the regime, you have a lot of other agendas we just don't know about. in many cases, i'm not sure they know what their long term agendas are. most definitely, what is happening is we are going to the -- the united states is going to have to have a relationship with these groups because they are going to inherit syria. >> certainly, we have spent a lot of time covering these defections. do you think the defections are putting significant pressure on the regime? >> they are. most of the defections are the majority. the regime in its core is -- especially at the top. recently, the prime minister and generals, they are important but because they are not from the reg

lot of guys are not -- they were not trained by the army in syria, but they still want to join the fsa, like myself. we need that training. it is very precious to have that training. >> a member of the syrian free army there. our correspondent is just back from reporting in syria. he is doing a live q&a session on twitter today between 1617 hundred gmt -- 1600 and 1700 gmt. you can even text your questions. >> spain's rail networks are mostly at a standstill today with staff walking out on strike. action is being taken to privatize the real ways. the spanish government has to consider all options as part of its austerity program. egypt's new prime minister and his cabinet are taking up their jobs after being sworn in on thursday. the prime minister will be the first government since the muslim brotherhood's morsi won the election. he promised his election would represent all egyptians. police in the u.s. state of vermont are counting the cost of a protest by a disgruntled former who decided to use his tractor to crush all the patrol cars he could find. police were able to use their rem

position themselves, but they've been unable to coalesce and stand behind a leadership structure in the fsaievements they've made. but right now they send shivers down the spines of countries who want to help, and they need to resolve that. >> eliot: chaos in the future, and it's murky at best. steve clemons editor at large for the atlantic. thank you for your insight. >> if you needed any more proof that cutting taxes don't save jobs its coming up. that's my view. with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >>you couldn't say it any more powerfully than that. >> current tv, on the roll. (vo)followed by humor and politics with a west coast edge. >>ah, thank you. >>it really is incredible. (vo)bill press and stephanie miller, current's morning news block. weekdays six to noon. >> eliot: coming up, the former general inspector neil barofsky joins me. but first let's check in with jennifer granholm in "the war room." >> tonight we're going to answer the question. what is the matter with kansas. as you know, the united states took a sharp turn to the right last night with a bunc

direction of a town called el habib and it is a interesting ride and apparently the outpost of the fsa from which we took this truck got hit by a mig shortly after we left we are told without serious injuryies. >> we have left nine people behind us who took care of us, and we wish them all of the best. >> ben wedeman there and kareem cutter our producer. and they are scared and homeless as armed militia men and government forces fight it out. sudanese look for help. we will have a live report live. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. join zyrtec® rewards. save up to $7 on zyrtec® products. no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. is that... whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right... with cascade complete. see

we screeched to a halt in front of a group of fsa fight ergs and they said are you crazy? know there's a sniper there and less than a minute later a yellow taxi drove up and in the front seat was a mab who had just been shoot by a sniper, slumped over t completely bloody by it. so it was a dodgy entrance into aleppo. >> my best to you and your crew. >>> here at home there are new details tonight about the deadly shooting in the sikh temple in wisconsin. first let's check in with isha. >> new york police today. authorities say new information triggered the new search of the site of the former bodega. six year old patz disappeared. his body was never found. >>> deadly floods in the philippines have claimed 16 lives. they have recorded 34 inches of rain in 72 hours. >>> here in the u.s., the july heat wave that destroyed crops also shattered a record. the average temperature last month in the lower 48 states, 77.6 degrees fahrenheit. more than 3 degrees higher than the record set in 1936. what's more the first seven months of 2012 are the hottest since recordkeeping started.

apparently the post of the fsa from which we took this truck got hit by a mig shortly after we left,ay, good to be out of aleppo. maybe we'll be going back soon. >> it's good to be out of aleppo. unfortunately, we're leaving kind people behind us. they took care of us. and wish them all the best. >> just incredible reporting from our ben wedeman and his crew on their way out of aleppo, syria. >>> video games, they're a $90 billion business. americans alone spend more than a billion hours each year playing. but it's not just for fun. there is one school that bases its entire curriculum on games. and it has some parents very worried. >> in order to get ready in the morning or get ready at a certain time, we put on a song and say, you have to beat the song. we would play johnny cash or elvis or a song from wicked. so when i listen to the concept of this school, i love it. i think it's really exciting. but it's a big roll of the dice. >> being strategic about where you land. there you go. you have an entire board to select. i'm a teacher at quest to learn. i teach class called the way th

we screeched to a halt in front of a group of fsa fires. and they said are you crazy?fire there? and less than a minute later, an aleppo taxi drove up and in the front seat was a man attacked by a sniper, completely bloodied by it. >> so here at home, there are new details tonight about the final moments in the deadly shooting of the sheikh temple in wisconsin. >>> authorities say new information they receive triggered the new search at the site of a former bodega. eto eton's body s never found. here in the u.s., the july heat wave shattered a record. the average temperature last month in the lower 48 states, 77.6 degrees fahrenheit, more than three degrees higher than the record set in 1936. what's more, the first seven months of 2012 are the hottest since recordkeeping started in 1895. and anderson, country music star randy travis has been released on bond after his arrest for driving while intoxicated. and allegedly threatening to shoot and kill the state troopers who were working the case. texas authorities say travis was found naked on a highway smelling of alcoho

we screeched to a halt in front of a group of fsa fighters, and they said, are you crazy?now there's a sniper there? just less than a minute later, a yellow aleppo taxi drove up, and in the front seat was a man who had just been shot by a sniper slumped over, completely bloodied by it. so, yes, it was a very dodgy entrance into aleppo. >> ben wedeman, my best to you and your crew. stay safe. thank you, ben. >>> here at home, new details about the final moments of the deadly shooting at the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. first let's check in with isha and the 360 bulletin. >>> today police returned to the basement where the man charged with murdering etan patz killed the boy. they retriggered the soimp of the former bodega. 6-year-old patz disappeared in 1979 while walking to his bus stop. his body was never found. >>> floods in the philippines have now claimed 16 lives while forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their home. the capital manila has reported 34 inches of rain in 72 hours. >>> here in the u.s., the july heat wave that killed crops and fueled wildf

the fsa has claimed he has defected.ot heard any claims from him personally or from others that suggest he has left the country. the syrian government insists he is still present in syria, still in his role, but the fact that he was absent from such an important ceremony has a lot of people wondering whether or not the government's line is true. >> just gone off the grid. >> by some extent, absolutely. we have not seen him, heard from him. as vice president, he is an individual, if he, in fact, defected, would be a serious blow to the regime's ability to function. >> another development. the new u.n. envoy to syria, what's going to be his role? >> well, that's a great question. the united nations and arab league have appointed the former algerian diplomat as the new envoy, he's coming in as the previously one has completely failed, that of secretary-general kofi an an, the 90-day please plan failed to end the violence. already he has angered the opposition by comments that he suggested that president assad does not neces

lowering what is possible with fsa's means people have the highest out-of-pocket cost are limited on what they can set aside on a pre-tax bases. ally, this was not true. this has been raised over and over as a problem. many believe that some populations connected to large employers such as early retirees, cobra plan participants he will get their health insurance from cobra and part-time are seasonal employees might find that entering the health insurance exchanges would be an attractive option when they opened. it should be roughly in the fall of 2013. the exchanges have to be operational by january 1, 2014. basically we are talking about next year. it seems really close right now. cost are really top of mind for employers. they are budgeting 7%. large employers are budgeting on the median basis. this is the same amount that they also did for 2012. the 2013 amount is on the higher base. ithe ideal would be the percentage which actually go down -- would actually go down. while 7% is well above the rate of inflation, the 7% is down from the 7.7 term that was budgeted in 2011. we used

the treasury secretary, should the fsa be investigating the way they judge the diving. surely there's an open way. open to manipulation. talking about banks, deutsche is the later lender to come under scrutiny. "new york times" claims deutsche is one of several other banks being investigated over dealings with nations such as iran. shares are lower. patricia has more for us from frankfurt. what are the details in this report? >> good to see you too, ross. no real comment from deutsche bank so far on this particular report. however we heard also from one of the spokes people something i would like to read out. deutsche bank decided in 2007 already it would not quote engaging new business with counterparts in countries such as iran, syria, sudan, north korea and to exit existing business to the extent legally possible. now, of course the allegations stand as follows. early stage of investigation said there has been basically billions of euro dollars channelled through the u.s. that belonged to iranian clients. also deutsche bank. on the other hand there has not been confi

personnel were harmed, and the fsa saying that the u.n.s their target and were pretty far away from where the device exploded. but really right in the heart of what is what's supposed to be the regime sanctuary. it reminded them how a month ago four were killed inside the national ministry. black smoke was pouring out. further reports of other capital in the capital from the opposition observer who say there have been clashes around different provinces in the capital and they claim they have been using rocket-propelled grenades on the building. claims that are hard to confirm, although other reporters in the capital have said they heard further explosions. >> thank you so much. nick payton walsh from beirut. >>> a crisis in america now. millions are at risk of losing their homes and now one senator has a plan to help more of them avoid foreclose. hear his idea in the next hour of the "cnn newsroom." ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50%

but this is a point of considerable importance to employers, because lowering what is possible with fsa'sans people have the highest out-of-pocket costs are limited at what they can set aside on a tax basis and historically that wasn't true. so you know it's something again i am editorializing in this case. this is something that it least in the past and talking to our members has been raised over and over as a problem. many respondents believe that, going back to the survey, that some populations connected to large employers such as early retirees, that is pre-65 retirees, cobra plans, those people who are no longer employees or dependents of employees who would get their health insurance through cobra, and part-time or seasonal employees might find that entering the health insurance exchanges at the state level would be an attractive option, which should be roughly in the fall of 2013. when i say roughly it's mostly what time of year but it has to be -- those exchanges have to be operational by january 1, 2014 so basically we are talking about next year, which i can assure you is really

apparently the most of the fsa from which we took this truck got hit by a mig shortly after we left.y, good to be out of aleppo. maybe we'll be going back soon. >> and ben's back with us live from northern syria right now. ben, you've covered a lot of wars for cnn. recently in libya, in egypt. yesterday you told me what you're seeing in syria right now makes all of that look rather pale. give us a little flavor of what's going on in aleppo right now. it looks awful. and obviously so dangerous not only to you and your fellow journalists out there, but to everyone. >> reporter: yeah. the conditions really are awful. i mean, when we spent the night in aleppo we really could not sleep because of the bombardment that went on all night long and intensified when you would be in your deepest sleep at about 3:00 the morning. several rounds, artillery rounds, fell just about 400 meters from where we were staying. but we're lucky. we were in and out. most of the people in the rebel-controlled parts of the city cannot leave. they're huddling, for instance, in their stairwells, which are the safe

saw carl evans say finally we have a regulator that doesn't take six years to do something and the fsa should stop wringing their hands and give the guy some credit. i don't know how to see this thing. are you talking about this state regulator we got. >> we've been talking about state regulators. interesting to hear the rhetoric from uk analysts who think it's a lot of the u.s. going after uk banks and going after the london culture. but in fact that's died down a little bit as standard chart as come out of headlines. their shares have respond relatively well. yesterday we saw them up in the range of 4% to 5%. pretty mixed picture here. decliners and advancers roughly split and leaves us flat on the europe stoxx 600. look what's happening across the board. weaker tone in asia, that's a theme of late. the hang seng down yesterday. one of its worst days since july. nikkei is doing better on hopes that yen will boost export growth. footprint so 100 down .2%. we got figures finally starting to show us what did happen during the olympics in terms of the retail sales story. much stronger th