nick childs reports. >> reporter: the people fleeing from iraq being forced to temporary camps continuesgrou grow. it's adding to the interinternational law over the fall out from the insurgency that swept through iraq. >> people fear apprise sals from ethnic divide and violence mounting in the country, in baghdad as well. there's particular concern for that. we are protecting them. >> reporter: militants apparently parading the spoils of their successes is captured the military vehicles in the town. there's still a war of words between them and government over who controls the oil refinery, largest in the country as remaining staff reportedly evacuate ed from the complex. in washington, president obama consulted congressional leaders on his options. he reportedly told them he doesn't need their approval for action. he also appears reluctant to launch the air strikes the iraqi government has asked for. plenty of activity on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier uss george h.w. bush in the gulf. u.s. commanders are said to be uncertain of what targets would be. washington's focus seems

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nick childs, bbc world news. >> is there a sense maybe the west backed the wrong government in the syrianerms of allowing the sunnis to take over. crisis has grown in power and now restabilizing iraq. >> they're given diplomatic and small support to what started out as the main stream movement but eclipsed by the movement closer to al qaeda thinking. i think the dilemma now for the u.s. is deciding whether or not to lend air support to the maliki government. this is a huge turning point potentially. when the history comes to be written, this could be the defining week. why? because if air strikes go ahead, this means the west in the form of the u.s., is entering this very complicated conflict on one side. we're not talking about providing night vision goggles and first aid kits to rebels in syria. this would be people dying because of u.s. missiles. >> and occurring again on the west which nobody wants. >> there are about 2,000 -- they are estimated -- around 2,000 europeans who have gone to syria to join isis. the boarder rapidly ceasing to become a border. they blow easily across the sy

nick childs, b bc news. >>> well, it's certainly a driven organization. let's find out about the leader of isis. who is he seasoned what is he ever after? let's -- he's clearly a charismatic figure, a driving force. where does he come from? >> he was born in samara. he's in his mid 40st and represents a new pattern in the leadership of al qaeda. he has this religious education and he's always been presenting as a charismatic, now no one knows much information about him. he's representing a new generation of iraqis who adopted this ideology. in 2004-2005 we are talking about an iraqedly come -- this generation who knows the area, has networks are very strong. he represents a new leadership. heaven defines against al zawahiri. he's representing the new leadership which is brutal as well. in his own attacks, everywhere in iraq. >> samar aa is where with they have met resistance here. perhaps they will feel confident to push through. >> samara is divided. if we recall back in 2005 it was the triggering point for sectarian violence at that point. now that we s

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and toward the time when nick howard was killed, he'd actually gotten to threatening her by saying things like, you should know what it's like to lose a child >> ralph marcus' plan, according to prosecutors, was to befriend patty's son nick, the only family member who would talk to him. he convinced the teenager to crash his car into the river, to fake his own death in order to defraud the life insurance company of $850,000. on the night of the murder, prosecutors believe marcus and nick met on the dock to plan the car crash. either nick tried to back out or marcus had planned to kill him all along. at some point, marcus strangled him until he was unconscious, then threw him into the river where he drowned. he kept nick's glasses, bent them in half, and threw them on the floor of nick's car to make it appear nick was in the car when it crashed. marcus opened the windows, used the cap from his motor oil bottle, placed it in the carburetor, threw the bottle in the trunk, and started the car. and with that, the car plunged into the sacramento river. had it not been for accident reconstruction, forensic testing and a bottle of motor oil, he mig

the boy's father is already behind bars, facing murder and child cruelty charges. nicka tell us why the microscope. if lee and a harassment bath to defend their own actions. mayor harris was also questioned in the investigation with the time as the his left alone for seven hours and as judy 22 europe 22 month old cabrera's haddad. even if he's done a horrible thing. i mean he could about to a scar and not seen the little boy because he was sleeping or he could of been distracted but i do have questions about it. questions that the sugar to the mothers will while both parents do research on how long it takes swarthout to die and have caught questions that need to be answered. i must begin my journey, which will cause me to miss the end of the game. the x1 entertainment operating system lets your watch live tv anywhere. can i watch it in butterfly valley? sure. can i watch it in glimmering lake? yep. here, too. what about the dark castle? you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity.

child cruelty charge. the investigation is just getting under way. here's nickporter: a day after she defended her husband against people who called him a murderer, cnn has learned leanne that harris may have to defend her own actions. police said, quo, the child's mother was questioned regarding the incident and made similar statements regarding researching in car deaths and how it occurs. police did not say when the search was done. left alone for seven hours in an suv, 22-month-old cooper harris deid. the high temperature that day was 92 degrees. the boy's father has been charged with murder. harris phoned into his baby's funeral service and was heard over the speaker phone sobbing. he thanked the crowd for their support. the hundreds there today to applaud him. cameras were not allowed inside. >> i'm here for him. >> you're here? >> even if it's done horrible -- >> carol brown, a longtime family friend, was one of those in attendance. >> i mean, he could have gone to the car and not seen the little boy. he could have been distracted. but i do have questions

the boy's father, justin, is already behind bars facing murder and child cruelty charges. nickfollowing the story. he's at the cnn center right now for us. nick, i think a lot of people are wondering why the mother now seems to be the focus. >> reporter: good morning, kate. new search warrants this weekend created even more questions surrounding the death of 22-month-old cooper harris. a day after she defended her husband after people called him a murderer, she may have to defend her own actions. police say "leana harris, the child's mother, was also questioned regarding the incident." police did not say when the search was done. left alone for seven hours in an suv, 22-month-old cooper harris died. the high temperature that day was 92 degrees. the boy's father, justin ross harris, has been charged with murder. he says he's not guilty. he phoned in to his baby's funeral service and was heard over the speaker phone sobbing. he thanked the crowd for their support. hundreds there stood to applaud him. cameras were not allowed inside. >> i'm here for him. even if he's done a horrib

and new disturbing video showing what appears to be a young child armed in the midst of the militants. nickverage out front live in baghdad today. isis militants just 37 miles away from where you're standing. how concerned are people about whether isis is going to try to take baghdad? >> i think the security forces here have been put on high alert. this is their sort of -- they've got rings of defense around the city. the reality is isis are not going to be able to take baghdad. we've seen them move down from the north pretty quickly. why are they able to do that? they're sunni fighters moving through sunni areas. it's not just isis. it's sunni tribesmen in iraq that have risen up against the government. other rebel sunni groups fighting with isis. where are they at the moment? baqubah, around this province just north of baghdad called diala province. you've got a lot of towns that are sunni and shia. that's where they're running into deeper problems. that's why the fight is slowing down. doesn't mean they can't win, but the security around baghdad is tight. but what isis wants to do is to

used the internet to search for information about child deaths inside vehicles including what temperature it needs to be for that death to occur. >> cnn's nick valencia has more for us this morning. good morning, nick. >> reporter: the tiny red casket for 22-month-old cooper harris was placed in front of a crowd of hundreds who came to pay respects. under a light rain in tuscaloosa, alabama, 22-month-old cooper was laid to rest at a funeral service attended by hundreds. not present his father, justin ross harris, accused of killing the toddler. he did call in to thank funeral guests for supporting his son. his wife said she's absolutely not angry at her husband. she called him a wonderful father and said that the truth would come out. harris could be heard sobbing over the phone as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. early saturday new startling details emerged about the 33-year-old. according to search warrants obtained by cnn he said he recently researched through the internet child deaths inside vehicles and what temperature it needs to be for that to occur. the police officer went on to say "justin stated that he was fearful that this

child. a funeral for the boy is happening right now in the boy's hometown of tuscaloosa, alabama. our nick valensia has startling details. >> reporter: police released these search warrants, three in total against justin ross harris. one for search of cell phone and one for vehicles. during an interview with justin he stated he recently researched child deaths inside vehicles and what temperature it needs to be for that to occur. justin stated he was fearful that this could happen. we don't know the context in which this statement was given, whether he volunteered this information or whether it was revealed during police interrogation. we should note this week a source close to the investigation told hln's nancy grace that on justin ross harris's work computer it was found somebody, perhaps justin ross harris, looked into how long it takes for an animal to die in a hot car. harris stated he researched child deaths in hot cars. how justin ross harris is being portrayed by law enforcement is juxtaposed by how he is seen here in his hometown that he was a good man, good father, charming and l

child. want to go to nick valencia now.lace for this little alabama. tell us about what is being revealed in search warrants in georgia that you have your hands on. >> good afternoon, fred. three search warrants released today by police and perhaps the most startling detail was this statement given by justin ross harris to police. says quote, during an interview with justin, he stated reresearched through the internet, child deaths inside vehicles and what temperature it needs to be for that to occur. justin says he was fearful this could happen. we don't know the context to which this statement was given and how long ago that search was conducted. earlier this week, nancy grace was told by a source close to the investigation that on justin ross harris' work computer, there was a search for how long would it take for an animal to die in a hot car. this goes a step further and says justin ross harris researched child deaths in hot cars. >> and then the funeral to take place there right in the building behind you. just in abo

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nick valencia has it. he is in tuscaloosa, alabama, where this child's funeral will be later this afternoon. is actually a handful of search warrants including search warrants for justin ross harris's cell phone, his home, as well as his car. and revealed in those search warrants i want to quote police here, what they are stating in their report. it says, quote, during an interview with justin, he stated that he recently researched through the internet child deaths inside vehicles and what temperature it needs to be for that to occur. justin stated that he was fearful that this could happen. this is the first detail that we're receiving from this police report. they don't go on to list any other details aside from that statement. it was buried in the search warrant toward the end of it. i should note, victor and christi, that a source told hln's nancy grace earlier this week that on justin ross harris's work computer there was search history of animal -- how long it takes for an animal to die in a hot car. now we're reading from this search warrant that justin stated that he had researched ch

nick valencia, thank you so much. there are so many questions people asked. how could someone forget their childchild? you heard christi say that lee ana harris is not angry. we'll have a conversation about a lot of these psychological elements coming up in the 8:00 hour. stay with us. >>> also breaking overnight seven people were wounded in new orleans after a late night shooting on bourbon street. our affiliate reports an eye witness said a shooter intentionally shot one victim, then opened fire in the crowd. this morning we know one of the victims is listed in critical condition, the other six are in stable. that shooting happened near popular tourist attractions including preservation hall and pat o'brian's. >> alleged master mind of the benghazi attack pled not guilty in a brief appearance in federal court. standing before the court with long graying hair and a beard, ahmed abu khattala only spoke once whispering his name. so far khattala has been charged with one count of providing material support to terrorists. but additional charges are expected ones that could bring the death penalty.

child for the very last time. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> this is the funeral of 3- year-old nick and his grandfather. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> peoplered because of the family ties to the mafia. ian approached him months ago afraid for the grand son's safety. cocoa's mother was in prison for drug crimes. no one else could take care of the little boy. he shows us the abandoned farmhouse where they found the remains of the car. >> he was like an old boss. >> police say cocoa was shot at point blank range in the back of his head and the front seat sat ian and the 27-year-old companion and executed mafia style. on top of the car they left a 50-cent coin. >> the investigators believe that this message and this sign means that he had not paid a debt. >> this region has not seen anything like this before? >> never. never. >> at the funeral there's a heavy police presence and it's easy to see why. at the end of the mass out of the village comes cocoa's uncle. then one grandmother, then his other grandmother, and finally his father. they're loaded into police vans and taken back to jail. it's a situation not unheard of in southern italy. for

child cruelty. cooper was buried in tuscaloosa. she told mourners her husband's a wonderful father. nickwhat else did you learn from the new police affidavit? >> very limited details. good evening, randi. a day after leann a harris def d defended actions of her husband, she may have to defend her own actionsen as mentioned, leanna harris also researched child deaths in hot cars. yesterday i was at the funeral, cooper harris' small red casket placed in front of hundreds who came to pay respects. >> reporter: under a light summer rain in alabama, 22-month-old cooper harris was laid to rest at a funeral service attended by hundreds. not present, his father, justin ross harris, who is accused of killing the toddler. but he did call in from jail to thank funeral guests for supporting his son and apologized for not being there. on the phone his wife said she's absolutely not angry at her husband. she called hum a wonderful father and said the truth would come out. harris could be heard sobbing over the phone as the crowd inside giving a standing ovation. saturday, new details emerged about the

child deaths in hot vehicles. the boy's mother did, too. i want to bring in cnn's nick have lens yeah. nick, startling information. you were at the funeral yesterday in alabama and now there's more information about what they uncovered, seen and the next set of questions. >> that's right. the search warrant released a couple of hours ago and details about lee anna harris. it says the child's mother was also questioned regarding the incident and made similar statements regarding researching in-car deaths and we don't know the context to which the statement was given to authorities or when that search was conducted. yesterday, at the funeral inside little cooper harris, 22-month-old who died, the red casket in front of hundreds of people who came to pay their respects. >> under a light summer rain in tuscaloosa, alabama, cooper harris was laid to rest. not present, his father, justin ross harris who's accused of killing the toddler. but he did call in from jail to thank funeral guests for supporting his son and apolog e apologized for not being there. his wife said he is not angry at her

child deaths in hot vehicles. the boy's mother did, too. i want to bring in cnn's nick have lens yeah.you were at the funeral yesterday in alabama and now there's more information about what they uncovered, seen and the next set of questions. >> that's right. the search warrant released a couple of hours ago and details about lee anna harris. it says the child's mother was also questioned regarding the incident and made similar statements regarding researching in-car deaths and we don't know the context to which the statement was given to authorities or when that search was conducted. yesterday, at the funeral inside little cooper harris, 22-month-old who died, the red casket in front of hundreds of people who came to pay their respects. >> under a light summer rain in tuscaloosa, alabama, cooper harris was laid to

as nick christoph points out, that's equal to about $35,000, a tax of $35,000 on the average u.s. family. it would also be enough to insure that every childnd school for the next 83 years. that's some context for you. >>> all right, let's go to "the cooler." is lewis here? >> i'm here, mika. >> what do you have? >> the teenage stowaway who survived a five-hour-long flight from california to hawaii is now talking about the death-defying ordeal. it's been two months. the 15-year-old dropped from the wheel well of a jet from san jose to maui. he says he chose the plane because it was the only one that he could find that was headed west. the somali immigrant ran away because he wanted to see his mother and no longer wanted to live with his stepmother. abdi has regained his hearing and tuesday spoke to his mother, who lives in an ethiopian refugee camp. at 35,000 feet, the teen said he could see above the clouds and that the experience was actually not scary. he's staying at a temporary foster home but plans to live with his aunt in minneapolis. it's an unbelievable story. >>> now, mika, check this out. >> i'm checking. >> no worrying here. >>

year old brian gregory and 18 year oldish nick what abrams of philadelphia were taken to atlantic care in critical condition along with a four year old. >> the child was in the middle position of the cab who was not in a child safety seat. >> reporter: now the new jersey state police tonight say several of the victims are still in surgery. until those victims can be interviewed, they cannot rule on the cause of the crash. coming up at 6:00 what other factors may have played a role in this crash. iain? >> dave, thank you. we'll see you again at 6:00. >> nearly two weeks after a crash that seriously injured tray see morgan the comedian is headed to rehab facility. morgan suffered a broken leg and broken ribs in a crash on the new jersey turnpike. another man was killed in the accident. a spokesperson for morgan says the actor is improving but has a long road to a full recovery. >> the weather is picture perfect today. all across the region. let's check your fox 29 weather authority and man and his best friend out enjoying the day at penn treaty park in fishtown. although it's been a very nice day on this last day of spring, the clouds are increasing

child deaths in hot vehicles. statements police say were very similar to her husband's. joining me now, cnn national reporter, nick valencia, retired law enforcement agent, lou palumbo and criminal defense attorney, holly hughes. nick, let me start with you on this. do we know when these searches were made? >> no, we don't. that's very important question, ran day, you ask our attorneys, i'm sure the lawyers can get into more of it police have not been willing to go on the record with us this weekend. we have asked those questions, just don't have the answers to it so far, we know both parents of little cooper harris googled or searched on the internet child deaths in hot cars. what we don't know is when those searches were made and also don't know how the statements were given to police, in what context they were given. was that information volunteered by justin ross harris and lee anna harris or did it come about during intense interrogations? those are questions we need answers to and hopefully get them this week. ran randi? >> do you think the mom in this case could face charges here? >> it is possible n georgi

child's father is already charged with the murder of his son. but could his mother face charges, as well? want to bring in cnn's nick valencia. nick, startling new details from this police affidavit. what more is being revealed? >> a day after leanna harris defended his actions, she may have to defend her own actions. search warrant release add couple of hours ago, she researched. yesterday at a funeral for the 22-year-old cooper harris, tiny red cass pet, placed in front of hundreds of people that came to pay their respects. under a light summer rain in alabama, 22-month-old cooper harris was laid to rest. at a funeral service attended by hundreds. not present, his father, justin ross harris, who's accused of killing the toddler and called if from jail to thank guests for supporting his son and apologized for not being there. on the phone, his wife said that she's absolutely not angry at her husband. she called him a wonderful father and said that the truth would come out. harris could be heard sobbing over the phone as the crowd inside gave him a standing ovation. earlier saturday, new details about the 33-year-old. accordi

child?" on the outskirts, trash burns. the smoke of a city rising. leaving behind those who cannot leave, who must find life in its embers. >> nick is joining us now liveirut. amazing report, i think you're the first reporter to get in there, see what was going on. this sham election they had a few days ago in syria, now the so-called amnesty that the government of bashar al assad is putting out, is that really going to change anything, especially in a city like aleppo, which at one point was such a beautiful historic city? >> well, it won't change the immediate prospect of those people you saw trapped in rubble hell barriers which could soon be encircled by the regime. but that electoral victory, if you call it an election at all, and this amnesty are part of a broader narrative. damascus on the ground doing better. they've shunned peace negotiations internationally and it seems they're trying to impose their own negotiation. that's basically a policy called starve and surrender. isolate an area. make sure the people inside it leave. the rebels have nothing to eat. they will eventually yield. that's what many fear is happening soon to aleppo if they c

a death while you're child abusing in the second degree under georgia law, and that's felony murder. >> life and perhaps worse than that in the state of georgia. joey jackson, nickia, thank you so much. >> pleasure, brooke. >> bizarre and tragic all the way around. >>> just ahead, outrage erupts after facebook conducts a secret experiment that played on our emotions. have you heard about this? what is facebook doing and saying about this without your knowledge? we'll discuss, coming up next. you're watching cnn. stay here. this is the first power plant in the country to combine solar and natural gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when it's cloudy, we use more natural gas. this ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪ if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to

the child died -- looking at 22-month-old cooper harris -- died in marietta, georgia last week, it temperatures that could have reached more than 120 degrees left in the car for seven hours. >> nickalencia, thank you so much. >>> shocking string of shootings at a hugely popular tourist attraction. new orleans' famous bourbon street. police looking for two young men they say shot nine people overnight. the police superintendent says two victims are in critical condition, other seven in stable condition. learning some of the victims were tourists, just visiting new orleans. shootings happened 2:45 this morning. police do not have a motive. >>> though they once golfed together, it seems like the relationship between president obama and house speaker john boehner has become chillier, maybe. the house speaker says he may take the president to court. he claim ps mr. obama is overreaching. how is the president responding to threat of a lawsuit? what he said on "this week" today. >> the suit is a stunt. but what i've told speaker boehner directly is, if you're concerned about me taking too many executive actions, why not just try getting something done through congress? >> senior politic

child gets hold of a loaded gun. this isn't a partisan issue or an attempt to take guns away from nick. it's about keeping our kids -- from anybody. it's keeping our kids safe by asking a simple lifesaving question. we owe it to our kids to provide them with safe areas to play and pass the national ask resolution and have parents ask this simple question, is there a gun where my child plays? i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on june 18, 2014, at 10:37 a.m. that the senate concur in the house amendment to senate 1254. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up

nick schiffron found one school giving new hope to young refugees and their teacher. >> even in a school that might seem foreign, you can find a game that's familiar. there's a universality to being a child and understanding of musical chairs. a love of drawing, and an attraction to butterflies, where memorizing a tune before really understanding it. ♪ >> look closer and know these students are syrian, these children are refugees, who fled to an unfamiliar country. >> 400,000 in lebanon alone are out of school, many have not attended school for two to three years. we are at risk of losing an entire generation. >> he draws what he remembers from when life was good when he had a house. >> what do you think about your home here? >> it's a tent web says, because of safety concerns, their teacher must say anonymous. >> when you arrived here, what was the condition of these kids? >> some of them have even seen their fathers killed in front of them, so when they arrived, they were always afraid. >> the school is this tent and that little guy is one of 250 people who live here. the refugee crisis is growing. in the last year, the settlement tripled in size. >> lebanon doesn't allow formal refuge