[Don Lemon, Cnn Anchor:] Are terrorists poised to strike the U.S. again? We asked and you answered.
[Veronica De La Cruz, Cnn Anchor:] Mangled metal on the streets of Jerusalem. The aftermath of a deadly rampage. The weapon, a bulldozer.
[Lemon:] And you know how you see one of these on just about every corner? Not anymore. Grande closings brewing at Starbucks. Do you like that?
[De La Cruz:] No, I don't. Neither do you. I know that.
[Lemon:] I meant the writing. Not the story.
[De La Cruz:] The writing, yes. You're a funny guy, Don.
[Lemon:] Hello, I'm Don Lemon, live at the CNN world headquarters in Atlanta.
[De La Cruz:] And I'm Veronica De La Cruz, in today for Kyra Phillips. It's nice to see you here in the
[Cnn Newsroom. Lemon:] We're going to get you now to live pictures from Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Senator Barack Obama will lay out his plan for a national service program. He'll do that any minute now. This is Obama's third visit this year to Colorado, which could be a key battleground state in November. Colorado voted Republican in 2004, but a state poll last week showed Obama leading John McCain by 5 percentage points. Free trade and the drug trade both topping Senator John McCain's agenda in Colombia, the first leg of a three-day trip to Latin America. McCain supports a Colombian free trade pact that Democrats in Congress have blocked. Senator Obama opposes it. McCain is also focusing on the war on drugs during his trip, which includes a stop in Mexico. CNN En Espanol's Juan Carlos Lopez talked with the Senator this morning. He'll join us a little bit on in the NEWSROOM for a live report. Barack Obama has a five-point lead over John McCain in our national survey of registered voters. The CNNResearch Corporation poll shows Obama at 50 percent and McCain at 45 percent. A month ago Obama led McCain by three points. When President Bush checks his latest approval ratingOpinion Research Corporation survey, only 30 percent of respondents approve of the way Mr. Bush is handling his job; 68 percent disapprove. The president's approval [SIC] rating has been above 60 percent for 14 consecutive months. And we've also got some new poll numbers to tell you about on two big issues: Iraq and the war on terror. And we'll check in with our deputy political director, Paul Steinhauser, in just a little bit for a report on those numbers Veronica.
[De La Cruz:] Well, Bindy's is a popular police hangout in Granite City, Illinois. Nicholas Sheley probably didn't know that when he walked in, but he does now. The ex-convict, suspected in a two-state killing spree, was arrested outside the bar last night. He was transferred today to nearby Edwardsville, where he faces a court hearing. Our Susan Roesgen is at the courthouse and joins us now live. Susan, what's expected to happen in court today?
[Susan Roesgen, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, Veronica, the judge here, Judge Ferguson, is going to read the charges, which we have just received, only from Galesburg, Illinois. That's where one person was killed; one man was found killed. He's going to read those charges, but Nicholas Sheley, the suspect, will not be in the courtroom. He'll still be in his cell. This will be done via video conference. This is standard procedure here in Edwardsville, Illinois. Standard procedure here at the Madison County courthouse. So the judge will read the charges from these papers that we've just received. Vehicular stolen car charges and then, of course, the big one, the murder charge that he's going to face. And then after that, he will not actually make a plea, Veronica, because he isn't charged with any crimes in this jurisdiction. Ultimately, probably someone from Galesburg will have to come here to Edwardsville, take him back up to Galesburg, where he will actually enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. And also, we understand that he may not have a lawyer until that time, because he doesn't need one now because he isn't facing any charges. So that's where we stand right now. He's just going to hear the charges against him, and then they'll probably take him to Galesburg.
[De La Cruz:] Well, Susan, let's go ahead and rewind for a second. Take us back to exactly what happened last night. We know that he was caught outside of a bar. What exactly happened?
[Roesgen:] Well, I think, as one lead investigator in the case told me, Veronica, just a few minutes ago, if the crooks weren't stupid, we couldn't catch them. And Nicholas Sheley is just a suspect in this series of murders. But the investigators believe that he is the primary guy. And he went to a bar that is a known cop hangout. In fact, the local law enforcement had gone to pick up their food from this bar last night for their weekly bingo night. And he was in the bar, ordering a glass of water. Even some of the patrons in the bar recognized him right away, because his picture has been up everywhere. He asked the bartender for a lighter. The bartender said, "Yes, I'll give you a lighter if you go outside and smoke it," because Illinois has the new no-smoking law in bars and restaurants. He went outside and walked right into a passel of cops. There were 60 to 75 law enforcement officers looking for him. Walked right up to them.
[De La Cruz:] All right. Susan Roesgen there, outside of that courthouse in Edwardsville. We do appreciate you staying on top of the situation there, Susan. Thanks. In the meantime, also in Texas, police believe that they have solved another crime spree, this one involving a man who allegedly was shooting at other drivers and at buildings. A 22-year-old suspect was arrested overnight in Garland after police say he fired into a wall of a busy restaurant. No one was hurt in that incident. But at least two people have been wounded in other shootings.
[Joe Harn, Garland, Texas, Police:] The very first shootings happened on Sunday. One of the men was shot in the hand. He's been released from the hospital. The second shooting about a little after 9 p.m. that night on Sunday night was shot in the stomach. He's still in the hospital. In a Dallas hospital, but expected to recover.
[De La Cruz:] The suspect has not yet been identified. Police say he faces numerous charges, including aggravated assault.
[Lemon:] All right. Time now for a quick check on the markets and where the price of oil is heading today. Again, advancing on a government report that crude stockpiles fell by 2 million barrels last week. Stocks have it's kind of a mixed bag today. You can see the Dow down 53 points right now. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar weakening, more falling against the euro and the yen, as well. The price of gas is issue No. 1 for many. And for the third consecutive day, we have a new record high price at the pump. According to AAA, the national average now for a gallon of regular unleaded is $4.09. Four dollars for a gallon of gas is impacting Fourth of July travel plans, no doubt, for some, probably for many. That's according to a new CNNOpinion Research poll. Nearly a third of those questioned say plans for the Independence Day weekend have changed due to the record high price for gas. But nearly 7 in 10 say their plans haven't changed. Now, getting your daily fix at Starbucks wow, this story surprised many it may not be as easy as it once was. After years of rampant expansion, Starbucks says it will close 600 company- operated stores in the next year. The Seattle-based company isn't saying which stores will be closed. But some patrons say they're surprised by this move.
[Unidentified Female:] Six hundred is a lot.
[Unidentified Male:] That's a lot. Even for the whole country?
[Unidentified Female:] I think so.
[Lemon:] Well, CNN will have more on Starbucks' retooling in just a few minutes. You can't get that what is it, grande, vente and what's the others? I never know what's the last one.
[De La Cruz:] Tall.
[Lemon:] Tall.
[De La Cruz:] You know it well, Don. Don't lie.
[Lemon:] Oh, stop it. Are you a Starbucks do you do Starbucks?
[De La Cruz:] You know I do Starbucks. Of course I do.
[Lemon:] Yes, Starbucks.
[De La Cruz:] A soy latte. You've never bought me a Starbucks.
[Lemon:] All right. That's because I'm cheap. I'll buy you one after the newscast.
[De La Cruz:] All right.
[Lemon:] All right, Veronica.
[De La Cruz:] Well, exhausted firefighters battling wildfires across Northern and Central California are getting help from the National Guard. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered 200 Guard troops to report for fire training. They're expected to be on duty earlier next week. One of the biggest fires is along the Big Sur coast. It's expanded to nearly 52,000 acres, forcing about 200 people out of their homes. In Arizona, officials say a wildfire that forced the evacuation of Crown King is no longer threatening the historic mining town. No word yet on when residents can return.
[Lemon:] All right. We have some breaking news when it comes to the McCain campaign. Apparent some apparent retooling there. We want to get now to Washington for someone who has all the information on this. Our Dana Bash following this developing story. Dana, what is this shake-up going on inside the McCain campaign?
[Dana Bash, Cnn Congressional Correspondent:] Well, what's happening is, actually, this morning at the McCain headquarters, just across the river in Virginia, the campaign manager, Rick Davis, announced that he was allowing and bringing in somebody who has been a veteran of the McCain world, but somebody who has not had direct control of it. Now he will. And that man is Steve Schmidt. Steve Schmidt has been somebody who was a regular on the Straight Talk Express, has been with the McCain campaign as one of the senior advisers. But what Rick Davis has done is made clear that Steve Schmidt is now going to have day-to- day control over the operations of the McCain campaign. And this, Don, is a direct result of some of the complaints and concerns that we have heard privately and now even more publicly from Republicans, frankly, both outside and inside McCain's world, about the way the campaign has been handled. Both in terms of message, the kind of message, I think, they should be getting across with regard to their candidate, and with regard to Barack Obama. And just in terms of basic structure. What they need to do in order to beat Barack Obama. So Steve Schmidt, you see a picture of him there. He is going to have day-to-day control of the operations. He is somebody who was who ran Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign, his reelection in California. He has experience in the Bush campaign in 2004.
[Lemon:] And Dana...
[Bash:] Yes.
[Lemon:] ... I have to ask you this. At this point, with just a few months until the general, how is this going to affect the campaign? Obviously, you know, perception-wise, it's not very good, I wouldn't think.
[Bash:] Perception-wise it's not very good. But I will tell you that, perception-wise, they are hoping that this is actually a signal. Because one thing that's interesting and maybe important to know is that Steve Schmidt had come off the road. He had been, really, at McCain's side for months and months and months during the primaries and then after McCain effectively clinched the campaign in March. So but he in recent weeks, probably in about the past month, he came off the road. He went to the Virginia headquarters, and he had been working, and he'd been getting a lot more responsibility. But by doing this, by Rick Davis making this public announcement, it is not only to formally put Schmidt in charge of day-to-day operations, it's also to send a signal to many of those concerned Republicans around town and around the country that they get it.
[Lemon:] Yes.
[Bash:] That some of their issues, even with their political structure, for example, the fact that they don't have actual control at headquarters over their...
[Lemon:] Right.
[Bash:] over their structure in all of these key battleground states. The signal is they get it and they're trying to change it.
[Lemon:] Dana Bash on our breaking news in the CNN NEWSROOM today. And Dana, we'll be following this throughout the day. Thank you very much for that, Dana. Also, she mentioned John McCain. We want to tell you, take you now live, live pictures of Colorado Springs. Barack Obama is expected to lay out his plan for a national service program at any minute now. When he steps up to the mike, we'll take it for you live right here in the
[Cnn Newsroom. De La Cruz:] A shocking and deadly attack on a busy street in Jerusalem. Was it an act of terror? Police are trying to determine why a Palestinian man rammed a bulldozer into several cars and buses. We'll have a live report.
[Lemon:] And then we'll take you to Denver, where eyebrows are raised when a singer performs her own version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the mayor's state of the city address. We'll tell you why.