. >>> and jeremy lyn's net career over. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the international red cross has declared the fighting in syria as civil war. the united nations observers have been gathering details on a reported massacre in hama province which may have been aimed at activists and army defactors. >>> in china flash floods from heavy rain rose in buildings and low lying areas were covered by raging water. >>> in japan, at least 26 people were killed by severe flooding and mudslides that forced 250,000 people from their homes. many are returning but thousands are still cut off by blocked roads. >>> in eng lajd, cooling towers at a former coal fired power plant were demolished in a controlled explosion. the towers, which had stood on the site for more than 50 years, came down in a matter of moments. >>> and france's annual bastille day parade started the french revolution with military units, jets in the sky overhead and a less than perfect parach