areas. perhaps in an attempt to try and avoid having those identified military areas being struck by the u.s. military or others that may be part of this operation. according to some opposition sources, they have been moving mill titary units. that s a major concern for human rights organizations. it is a concern across the region that if there is a military strike, you could see the number of refugees still over into neighboring countries. so that is a major concern. against that backdrop, you still have the arab league. saying it calls on the international community to use deterrent action, to punish the syrian government. that is as strong of a language as you re possibly going to get from the arab league. giving the united states some type of diplomatic cover to pursue a military option against syria, should it decide to.
stories. hello everyone. i m don lemon. you re in the cnn newsroom. we re going to get you up to speed on today s headlines. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is under suicide watch this hour in pennsylvania s center county jail. sandusky will be sentenced in about 90 days. he had no reaction and kept a blank expression after last night s conviction on 45 counts of child sex abuse. a full update on today s developments just minutes away. and this is just in to cnn to the severe weather center. they are tracking a new tropical storm in the gulf of mexico right now and some of the other bands are creating a threat of tornadoes in southwest florida. tropical storm debby is packing winds of up to at least 39 miles per hour. the storm has an uncertain track and could threaten anywhere from texas to florida in the next 48 hours. we ll update you. a bloody wave of violence continues in syria this evening as dozens more people have been killed. at least 75 p
generation of radar, one expert calling it a matter of life and death. and a grandmother brutally bullied on a school bus. right now though through the power of social media an unbelievable outpouring of sympathy and cash. we ll update you on what s going on. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. they were a critical part of his winning coalition in 2008. and this year president obama needs latino voters more than ever as he faces a very tough re-election campaign. just a few hours ago the president addressed one of the country s largest hispanic conventions laying out his vision not only for immigration reform, but also for the country s economic future. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is traveling with the president in florida. jessica, after a surprise move last week ending deportations for some illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children, did the president use that and more to politically go after mitt romney? reporte
it s one of the biggest bomb bombardance in a while. what have we heard, richard? reporter: the opposition in homs has managed to put out that live video feed. they ve done it in the past but not for sustained period of time like they ve been doing today, putting out direct pictures showing the shelling of homs. we ve seen plumes of smoke rising from the city. according to opposition sources, at least 50 people have been killed nationwide, many of them in homs. and the u.n. is concerned. it wants observers to go to homs. i spoke not long ago with a very senior western diplomatic source. and this is someone who s very close to the situation and developments going on in syria.
cairo. let s talk about what is going on next door in syria. ayman. yeah, a lot of developments today particularly on the issue of the cease-fire, the u.n. brokered cease fire. the syrian government has confirmed through its state media as well as through a letter to the men who brokered that deal, former can general kofi annan that as of 6:00 a.m. thursday morning, damascus time, they will cease all military activity inside syria. essentially promising to halt their end of the fighting tomorrow morning. part of that u.n. brokered cease fire. they are saying they are the right to defend themselves if attacked but for the most part promising to abide by the first step of that u.n.-brokered cease fire. at the same time, we are hearing from opposition sources, rebel fighters from the free syrian army that they too will abide by that cease fire deadline at 6:00 a.m. thursday. so there is some very little hope that in fact, tomorrow