out his future wife. today the nfl star learned he s no longer facing domestic violence charges. so is he getting special treatment? good afternoon, everyone. i m jake tapper. welcome to the lead. horrifying news in the world lead today. they are everywhere. and an eyewitness in syria pleads innocence cannot escape isis. undeterred in its bloody quest to take over syria and iraq the terrorist group is conquering more cities adding to its ever-growing list of territory it controls. today, a crossroads of ancient civilization. the latest conquest meaning isis now has more than half of syria in its brutal grip. according to a syrian human rights group. monday it was ra maud anymadi in iraq 70 miles from baghdad. and the iraqi army in absolute disarray. senior u.s. military officials telling cnn that iraqi forces in
women, children men, priests, elderly, is what we re being told by syrian human rights group and a syrian human rights group as well. not only are these 150 people been kidnapped, but there are others at risk in the area. 700 families were forced to flee 3 tlourks people forced out of their homes. and we understand 600 of those could be holed up in a cathedral. close to the town where they were forced from their homes. so at the moment isis threatening here potentially their lives. what we ve seen when isis has captured christians in the past is to either give them an option, you either convert or you get killed. and during that operation last night, isis radios were overheard, they were talking about capturing crusaders, as if these people had never lived there, for hundreds and hundreds of years, chris. all right. thank you very much nic,
those former lawyers just yesterday. and now it s mitt romney and the rest after rick santorum says it is over. this presidential race is over for us, for me, and we will suspend our campaign effective today. now the main event, mitt romney about to charge full force at president obama. it was one of the most horrifying crashes ever witnessed. this, a plane dive bombing into a crowd at last year s reno air show. now there s talk of changes that might just ensure this never happens again. north korea defying the world and fueling a long range rocket. the critics say the north isn t fooling anyone with its space program. first at one minute past the hour, the trayvon martin case, a brand new twist. the legal team representing george zimmerman, the man who shot and killed the florida teenager, has quit. they say they have lost contact with zimmerman and that they can no longer speak for him. attorneys craig sonner and hal uhrig say their client went rogue, contacting
nomination. mitt romney is still in front. newt gingrich has 38. rick santorum has 34 and ron paul, you see it there, has 20. dozens of syrians are reported dead today in a city under siege from its own government. this is homs, where anti-government activists say mortar fires from unseen attackers is almost constant. one says we cannot count the dead any more. i ll have more on this 11 will have month conflict and the choices facing washington in the west in our next segment moments from now. the white house is and congress are all too eager to support u.s. troops, but at the same time, the u.s. government might be able to further limit their legal rights. for more than 60 years, federal law has essentially barred military service members from suing the u.s. because of medical mass practice because of an injury or death on active duty. but government lawyers are trying to expand that, arguing the u.s. should be protected from malpractice lawsuits involving military famil
president assad s security forces left three three people dead today. this is coming just one day after one of the deadliest clashes in syria in months that left 40 people dead. some of his forces circled mosques after friday s prayers. assad met with members of the arab league and promised his security forces would not fire a single. so but at least 35 people have been killed from bullet wounds, according to a syrian human rights group. friday s violence forced the arab league to issue their harshest statement so far, disgust at the killing. but a lot of the bloodshed took place after the protests. that s when security forces are said to have gone door to door armed with machine guns hunting down protesters. the anti-assad protesters dubbed friday no fly zone friday. they re urging the international community to impose a no fly