BLITZER: Opposition forces in Syria say women and children were among the 135 people killed once again today. Lisa Sylvester is monitoring that, some of the other top stories in THE SITUATION ROOM right now. What's the latest, Lisa?</s>LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, more than half of those deaths came in the area around the capital of Damascus. The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross met with President Bashar Al-Assad today. The group says the humanitarian situation is deteriorating fast and the United Nations says more than 100,000 Syrians fled last month alone. Now more than 1 percent of Syria's population has officially registered or is waiting to register with the U.N. as a refugee. Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai is facing protest over his pick to be the country's next intelligence chief. Asadola Halid is a loyalist known for heavy handed tactics in fighting the Taliban. He's accused of drug trafficking and torture, even having a dungeon in his own home. He denies the accusations. And he must still pass a legislative vote of confidence. And this is a routine traffic stop, but it looks like a scene from an action movie. Take a look. An officer in South Korea pulled over a man who then took off. Now take a look at this as the car finally stops. The car leaps off the windshield and chases the driver into a subway. He tried to shake the officer off for 25 minutes zigzagging through back streets and crashing into other cars for more than nine miles. Turns out this man was wanted for drug-related crimes, pretty astonishing video there -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: An amazing video. All right, thanks very much for that, Lisa. The Democratic convention is about to get underway in a few minutes. Right at the top of the hour, just ahead you're going to see the official opening right here in Charlotte. Standby. Also, a dramatic change in the party platform when it comes to the critical relationship between the United States and Israel. What's going on? We'll have details.
U.N.: More Than 103,000 Fled In August; Karzai's Pick Accused Of Torture; Officer Rides Windshield, Catches Fugitive