. >> the government continues its air bombardment of rebel bases in syria's biggest city, aleppo. the opposition says fighting has spread to more suburbs as both sides try to gain control of the strategic urban center. >> a lot of footage we have been broadcasting during the last few months has been unverified internet video, but here is a report filed by a german tv reporter on the ground. >> assad's men -- those are the words repeated across syria in places of destruction. assad's men were here in this village. tank tracks tell the same tale. a few meters or a bit -- further on, a car flipped over and flatten. villagers say assad's men could be back any time. blood spatters mark the entrance to a house. the walls are filled with bullet holes. neighbors said assad's men came and shot the residents dead. no one can say for sure why. over and over, residents placed the blame on the militia. the unit is believed to be responsible for most of the murders of civilians in syria. the house next door was torched. syrian state tv reported an army face-off here against the rebels. they sai

. >> in other news today, two people have been killed in new york city in a shooting right outside the empire state building. >> police said the gunman was a 56-year-old man who had been sacked from his job. he is said to of opened fire on a colleague, shooting him three times in the head and killing him instantly. he was shot dead by police as he tried to flee the scene. officials say nine other people were wounded. >> the u.s. anti-doping agency has stripped lance armstrong of all of his titles and banned him, recycling legend, for life for doping. >> it came after armstrong announced he is dropping his fight against the allegations. the u.s. ada said armstrong was using performance enhancing substances. after a short break, more on the armstrong case. we talk to our correspondent jeff for centuries. >> and a look at the peace movement as it goes international. stay with us. >> welcome back. >> thanks for staying with us. cycling legend lance armstrong has received a lifetime ban from competitive cycling. the u.s. anti-doping agency has also stripped him of his seventh tour de france

after a day of inns -- intense shelling and bombardment, the army has entered mefhe suburbs in a bid to push out rebels. warplanes and heavy artillery are also being used in the northern city of aleppo. >> the government claims it has recaptured three strategic cities and is closing in on the remaining rebel strongholds. >> i witnesses keep reporting intense battles in several parts of a lot of -- i witsses -- eyewitnesses keep reporting intense battles in several parts of aleppo, but it is impossible to confirm footage over the internet. people queue outside the few food shops that still remain open. >> this is what assad wants -- he wants to kill the people, starve the people. there is no bread, electricity, water, diesel, or petrol. people have mostly fled, defeated by the aerial bombardment or shelling. >> united nations estimates some 2000 -- some 200,000 people are in need of assistance. so far, nowhere near enough aid is getting through. >> we face problems with access to people in need, particularly where there is intense and ongoing fighting. funding is also holding us back. if

malaga, the major city of the coast, is a good place to pass through. and almost anything even resembling a quaint fishing village is long gone, replaced by time-share condos and golf courses. the big draw is the beaches. there are plenty of hotels, and sun worshipers enjoy themselves in spite of the congestion and lack of charm or local culture. nearly every country from europe's drizzly north tucks an expatriate community somewhere along this coast. they don't want to leave their culture, just their weather. my favorite costa del sol stop is the resort town of nerja. while capitalizing on the holiday culture, nerja has retained some of its charm. the church fronts the square, which fronts the beach, and everybody's out strolling, eventually winding up on the proud "balcony of europe" terrace. this bluff, jutting jauntily into the sea, overlooks miles of coastline. a castle occupied this spot for centuries. nerja's castle was part of a 16th-century lookout system. after reconquista forces drove out the muslim -- oh! that's right. you don't come to the

spend a lot of time in nature and get out of the city in kind of a funny way, 'cause they're right in the middle of the bronx, but they're actually experiencing a little piece of nature here. we have an article this morning. "in midwest, flutters may be far fewer." this is a very dark and depressing article about how milkweed, the loss of milkweed, is affecting -- guess what kind of butterfly. >> monarchs. >> since we learn a lot about ecology here, i might want to major in something related towards that or biology when i go on to college and pursue my career. so i suppose this program sparked my interest in what i want to do later in my life. >> no question about it -- the explainer program helps these teens plant the seeds for future success, whatever career path they may take. for "teen kids news," i'm harry. >> it's time for "word." [ applause ] find the real meaning that matches the word. let's start with "archaic." it's an adjective. does it mean... [ bell rings ] the answer is "ancient or old-fashioned, out of date" -- as in "'groovy' is an archaic phrase that came back to life

. >>> some firms are planning to produce locally to expand their business in the fast-growing market. japan's mazda is showing its new mazda 6. the company will start producing the model in the far eastern city in october. mitsubishi motors new model, the outlander, will be rolling out of a planned near moscow with productions starting in november. mitsubishi is also showing a new sports model for production next year. the auto industry expect the russian market to grow over the next three years to one of the largest in europe with annual sales of more than 3 million units. >>> more than 1400 firms are showing items. the south korean maker has a new smart phone that is larger than the standard model with a 5.5 inch screen. users can navigate the variety of features on the phone using a especially designed touch pad. samsung will also be showing a notebook computer with detachable keyboard. the display can be used alone as a tablet. japan's sony combined its smart phones and tablets under a single brand. the firm is also showing a waterproof tan let for use in the kitchen. sony's lineu

immune to gun violence. >> the crime rate in new york city has been declining in recent years. residents and visitors alike were shaken by the shooting. nhk world, new york. >> german chancellor told greek prime minister he must stick to his commitment to cut the deficit. she gave no sign to give him more time to meet the tough terms of the international bailout. they met in berlin on friday. he said he wanted more time for financial reforms because the economy is slowing aun unemployment rising. >> translator: we're not asking for more money, just for more time to get the money coming. we feel as though we have been under water for a long time. we need time to breath. >> she showed no sign of giving greeks that time to breath. >> translator: i want greece it stay in the eurozone. but for that, it needs to stick to the terms for rebuilding its economy. >> officials at eu and international monetary fund will issue a report on greece by next month. merkel says she will make a decision on the plea for more time when she's seen that report. >>> japanese defense officials are checki

but temperatures back up to the upper 20s in places like winnipeg as well as in new york city today. 29 for you in oklahoma city and we're in the mid 30s in houston as well as miami. let's go to europe, we are seeing showers moving into western continental europe now. but unfortunately it is not enough to put into the heat. 16 in moscow. 27 in berlin. we are looking in upper 30s in places like budapest as well as, madrid. all right, i will leave you with your extended forecast. >>> one of our lead stories this hour, a japanese journalist has been killed while working in syria. a senior official with the opposition free syrian army says yamamoto was caught in the crossfire in aleppo. she was a freelance journalist working with the group, japan president. she was taken to a hospital in turkey. they say a japanese colleague identified her body. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more of your updates at the top of the hour.

four car bombs went off in the administrative district of the northern city of kirkuk on thursday. the explosions killed at least two people and wounded about 20. the victims include civilians who had gone to market to prepare for the end of ramadan on the weekend. groups allegedly affiliated with al qaeda and sunni muslim extremists have carried out attacks around iraq. since u.s. troops with drew last december. they killed more than 150 people this month alone. >>> japanese defense minister offered reassurance about an aircraft officials plan it deploy in japan. he says investigators found a fatal crash was probably caused by pilot error, that a mechanical defect. osprey aircraft crashed in morocco in april. the results were reported of an investigation by u.s. military firls. he said the investigators found the copilot had tilted the plane's rotors too far. u.s. military leaders plan to deploy a fleet of ospreys this year at a base in japan's southern most prefecture of okinawa. more and more japanese are showing opposition because of the osprey's patchy safety record. >>> here