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the olympics. that s right. a 16-year-old chinese swimmer wins the gold medal and denies that she is doping. ye shiwen set a record yesterday. on saturday, she won gold in the 400 meter individual medley. yesterday, the head of the world swimming association called her swim unbelievable. and suggested she may be doping. the young swimmer, she told reporters late last night and we are quoting here, my achievements derive from diligence and hard work. i will never use drugs. the chinese team is extremely strict on doping control. so i can assure you that it is not an issue with us. and women s gymnastics, the team finals happening right now. if the u.s. wins, it will be their first team gold since 1996. we ll keep you posted on that one. i want to go back to the swimming. the women s 200 meter freestyle happening in about two hours. 17-year-old american missy franklin, she is taking on the world record holder, that is fredricka pell greeny of italy. in men s swimming, mic ....
the judge decided before last week s hearing that in the early portion of the proceeding he would allow a camera for the initial appearance and the arraignment that should come in a couple of days. there is a sketch artist in there and full of reporters including cnn s eddie lavendara who will come down as soon as we know what is going to happen. first, he will be read the formal charges and from court documents that is 12 counts of first-degree murder and numerous attempts of first-degree murder and numerous counts around the boo booby-trapped apartment me left. and also they will decide if the notebook to the psychiatrist is privileged and the defense will argument to unseal some of the documents in the case that have been sealed. as soon as he is out here, we will be out here to report on it. suzanne? and also there was a charge filed about this before it happened and will this affect the defense or the prosecution? well, it depends what is in the notebook, and a ....
community has. we re here to represent a lack of fear of what this individual tried to cause. we re trying to show with our presence to the community that yes, he s here, but we re here also. the man was a coward, we re here to show we have strength, and now we re willing to fight back. at some point in the near future, also, we anticipate that the defense will ask for a comp taenls hearing to see whether he is mentally well enough to go through a trial. kyra? the judge has imposed the media blackout, no cameras in the courtroom. why do you think he decided to do that? he laid out the rules before the previous hearing. he said he would allow cameras in for the initial appearance we saw last week and for the arraignment in a couple days. otherwise, there s going to be too many hearings. he s trying to find a balance between the huge media circuit here and letting people be informed. perhaps more significantly than having a tv camera in the courtroom, almost all of ....
week. they have accused iran and hezbollah for the bombing. and ehud barack is asking the world to speed up efforts on stopping the nuclear progress before it bombs israel. and to iran now. oh, that is some olympic excitement taking over the city today as the golden torch makes a victory lap past landmarks there, and thousands of people have lined the streets looking for a glimpse and many are calling it a once in a lifetime opportunity. it is lovely to see everybody here. it is just brilliant. brilliant. we wanted to see the torch, because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we wanted to get here earlier and show our support. reporter: was it worth it? very much so. we enjoyed it. the atmosphere and the fun, and people and everything, great. this is so awesome, i love it. i love london, yes! we are having such a great time and getting up super early to see the torch. and what was it like to see all of the other people coming out to support it? ....
well, and we are keeping an eye on that women s olympic soccer happening right now in london. hello, everyone, i m fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux, and we are taking you around the world in 60 minutes. this is the scene in aleppo, syria, today. intense fighting between the rebel forces and government troops. the military is sending 2,000 more troops in an effort to retake the city. meanwhile, turkey announced, it is closing the border with syria, and thousands have fled across the border to escape the violence. the al qaeda-linked group known as the islamic state of iraq is claiming responsibility for the attack that killed and wounded hundreds of people this week alo alone. the group posted the claims online describing the attacks as a start of new state of jihad. monday was the deadliest day of the year. 103 people died in bombings and shootings throughout the country, and most of those targeted were shiite muslims. a spectacular view in southern japan. ....