foreign policy speech that we're hearing from mitt romney. he chose israel as the place where he would give that speech. you can hear there the applause, the israelis in the audience really liked what he said. he talked of iran, he talked of the fact that he believes that the united states has to lead the effort in preventing iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. iran has denied it is trying to obtain nuclear weapons, saying that its nuclear program is only aimed at trying to build its electricity supply. but that is not something that tehran or israel believes. >> we should employ any and all measures to dissuade the iranian regime from its nuclear course and it is our fervent hope that diplomatic and economic measures will do so. in the final analysis, of course, no option should be excluded. we recognize israel's right to defend itself and that it is right for america to stand with you. romney also said that he believed that security of israel is a vital point in the national security of the united states. he really, really made a push to show that he stands behind israel and would stand behind israel if it decided to attack iran because of iran's perceived quest for nuclear weapons. so a very strong statement there, both tying himself to iran and really damning iran and how -- sorry, tying itself to israel and damning iran for what he believes is its perseverance in trying to get nuclear weapons. he's trying to appeal to the jewish vote and hopes to perhaps get some of those voters to come over and vote for him especially in the swing states such as florida. but he says something that's certainly angered palestinians here. because in the beginning of his speech, he said that he was very happy and moved to be in jerusalem, the capital of israel. why is that significant? well, since 1967, no u.s. sitting president has recognized jerusalem as israel's capital, because of a dispute over east jerusalem in the 1967 war. palestinians believe jerusalem should be their capital in a two-state solution. rob? >> sara seidner live for us in jerusalem, thank you, sara. reaction to romney's remarks came swiftly from the obama campaign. tim roemer, the foreign policy advisor to the president's campaign, spoke with cnn's candy crowley. >> the threshold for governor romney, quite frankly, candy, is this -- is is he equipped, is he prepared to be a commander in chief. and when he gets off on the first leg of this trip and he goes to great britain and he insults the british people and david cameron, the prime minister and the mayor of london both rebuke him, the question becomes this -- if he can't engage our allies on a simple topic like the international olympics, how is he going to be tough enough to stand up to our gravest enemies like iran? >> that obama advisor speaking earlier today with cnn's candy crowley. you can hear mitt romney's full speech in jerusalem during our 5:00 p.m. eastern hour on cnn. now to syria where rebels and government forces are still fighting to gain control of aleppo, the country's commercial center. at least ten people were killed in aleppo, a total of 88 are dead across the country. syrian state tv says rebels suffered big losses after clashes with three neighborhoods in aleppo. ivan watson is live on the phone from northern syria. ivan, what are you seeing there today? >> for the past hour and a half i've been watching a rebel attack on a syrian army base located just outside the northern limits of that city of aleppo. it started around sunset with a great deal of rocket fire and mortar fire and machine gun fire and we've basically been watching constant tracer fire at night focused on this syrian army base and emerging from this syrian army base. the rebels seem to be attacking this base which has an estimated 14 tanks and more than 200 soldiers from many different directions. i've traveled in the villages around this army base. they are almost surrounded by sympathizers and supporters of the rebels. the army base appears to have called an outside artillery support. it sounds like it's come all the way from the city of aleppo just a few miles away with heavy artillery lobbing shells miles towards a nearby town next to the army case. we have visited that town. it is run by the rebels, but it is also completely depopulated of civilians and very much battle scarred by previous battles. i suspect the army base itself has stronger weapons, had better guns, has tanks, but they are surrounded by rebels. i imagine it is a very scary night for the syrian soldiers inside. in fact, we've been listening in on one of the rebel radios. they claim they have taken out one of the army tanks with a rocket propelled grenade launcher. >> the syrian government warning the rebels that they would not take aleppo. what about those civilians you said that town just on the outskirts, deserted. where are the civilians going? >> they're scattering to the four winds, in some cases civilians flee to what they believe are safer villages or towns where their relatives are. some of them run across the border to nearby turkey. in the case of this battle where you're hearing heavy artillery, constant machine gun fire being sprayed all other the place, we're watching this from a vantage point we believe is a safe distance back. what's striking is that just maybe two miles away from where the battle is raging -- there was a huge explosion just now -- just a few miles away, families are kind of sitting on their balconies. children are walking around. there was a call to prayer recently and they're behaving as if nothing happened. i have seen a constant stream of motorcycles loaded with families coming from the direction of the battle itself. in some case it is five, six family members on a single motorbike which is a sign of how frightening it must be closer to where the battle is raging. >> you just said there was a huge explosion. how big is that one compared to what you've seen so far and how close is it to your vantage point? >> well, it is probably a distance of maybe two -- well, i shouldn't really say over phones that are perhaps open to ears that may not be far away from me. i can't give away my position. the biggest explosions we've seen so far are the heavy artillery that are being fired from the direction of the city of aleppo itself. in those cases, you hear the cannon fire and it can be up to 20 seconds later that the shell crashes in to that rebel held town of amadan where there is no electricity whatsoever but then you'll still see a huge flash from the shell crashing in to the town. and another striking thing is from the army base itself, at times the machine guns that are defending it are firing in three different directions at once, which really illustrates how much they feel they're surrounded, and they're firing directly into surrounding vimagvi villages and towns that have electricity, that have some residents still living with them. it looks like they're firing blindly into surrounding communities, and that's a pattern we've seen during our week here, that these army bases which are surrounded by rebel sympathizers, communities that are completely against their government. the army bases routinely rocket and fell residential communities every night which has driven much of the civilian population into fleeing these areas. i would estimate more than half of the civilian contemplation here in northern syria has been uprooted by this conflict. >> ivan watson reporting live for us from northern syria where fighting obviously is intensifying. thank you, ivan. stay safe. a church in mississippi bans one couple's wedding. when you hear why, you may be just as shocked as they were when they found out. 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elizabeth cohen takes a look at what you need to be aware of in this week's "health for her." >> reporter: when david married kristin, he knew he'd be sharing a bed, not only with his new wife, but also with her dog. space was limited. >> i like to spread out and stretch across the bed. that's certainly hard to do when he's lying right next to you. >> reporter: david and kristin live with their dogs, olivia and hudson. hudson shares the bed with them causing a few awkward moments. >> david gets in his spot, i get in my spot, the best case scenario is hudson's in the middle. but then if sometimes david gets up to brush his teeth, hudson will move into his spot. >> reporter: but both owners don't mind because the dogs are like part of the family. >> it's, by and large, a safe activity, but the pet needs to be healthy. >> reporter: doctors say although they can keep you warm at night, sleeping with cats and dogs can affect your sex life, cause allergies and put you in danger in certain diseases. for instance, pets can carry ticks that transmit lyme disease and your furry friends can also interrupt your sleep patterns. >> we call that sleep fragmentation and you tend to be less rested, tend to be less alert. the ability to concentrate is diminishes, memory may be impaired. >> reporter: but there is the element of companionship. david suffers from some allergies but he doesn't mind. he and kristin agree there is a certain kft to having a pet in the bed. with this week's "health for her," i'm elizabeth cohen. an olympic mystery solved. the ioc says they now know who the woman was walking with india's team at the opening ceremony. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. nothing can stop me now. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is naphtali bryant and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. who are these guys? 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>> reporter: yeah, they did well. 98-71 against the french. the 2012 version of the dream team, their first game against the french early on today, kevin duran with the top score. kobe bryant on for ten minutes scoring 12. no sign that the big guns are being rested. lebron james on for 24 minutes. both james and bryant have said that this year's team could beat that original 1992 dream team. everybody's got their olympic hopes and dreams i guess at london 2012. it was only the beginning of course of the men's basketball but lots of excitement there. michelle obama there at the side of the arena to cheer those boys on today. just about two or three hours ago. >> becky, a lot of this is tape delay so i apologize our american viewers who are holding out for prime time, we may have given away stuff. you know what i saw last night, becky? there are so many empty seats in the stands at some of these events. what do organizers say about this? what are they doing about it? >> reporter: yeah. fans have been really frustrated by this. the organizers have apologized effectively and said that when you saw scenes of sort of 500 seats empty, one block in the swimming alone yesterday which featured lochte and phelps, for example. you saw a thousand seats empty at the gymnastics. the british team actually did pretty well, the host nation, you saw empty seats all over the stadia. at the beginning of an event like this, they say the sponsors didn't pick up all their tickets but what they decided was to donate many of these tickets to servicemen who have been brought in to run security. you will see a lot of british servicemen, and rightly so, in those seats. that's what they've decided to do. but it is wrong when you consider most of them were basically sold out way in advance. >> many of us would love to be there. thank you for reporting for us, becky anderson live for us from london. hyundai recalling nearly a million cars. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. 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