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fleeing palestinians these images showing the view from an israeli border town with gaza with bombs turning the areana an inferno. nearly 16,000 are dead in gaza w with 7500 people still missing under the rubble >> reporter: israe palestinians fled the city of khan yunis on bicycles and horse and donkey carts loaded with blankets, mattresses and wood to burn they are pushing us from one place to the next. and each one is worse than the last, says this man. israel is now attacking hamas in the south. in the very place it had ordered palestinians to go for safety.

a new phase of this war is starting, and there ar ten members of the family were injured and five killed when israel bombed their home the biden administration has urged israel to be more precise. but a u.s. military official told nbc news he was taken aback by the ferocity of israel's expanding campaign the united states urged, publicly, repeatedly, israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties are you listening to that? are you taking that on board >> absolutely. we're very attentive we're engaging with our american counterparts there is no fairy godmother that had ma will make hamas disappear.

>> reporter: across israel, the war is very popular. but prime minister netanyahu's approval ratings are plummeting. over the weekend, some israelis gathered to demand he resign as the united states continues to blame hamas for breaking last week's cease-fire by refusing to turn over all of the women hostages it's holding. calling for investigationes into reports that use ha hamas used s a weapon of war. >> they don't want women to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody the united states has hit a grim new milestone when it comes to gun violence. on sunday in washington state, five people were killed in what sheriff deputies believe was a murder suicide this incident marks the 38th mass killing in the u.s. where four or more people lost their

lives. according to the "washington post's" count, it's the highest number of mass killings in any year since at least 2006 in the latest shooting, the number of victims rose to 197, which is another record. a philadelphia man is in custody, accused of stabbing a macy's security guard to death and injuring another police say the suspect tried to steal merchandise, was stopped by the guards and left investigators say he later returned and stabbed the guards and took off again, soon after officer arrested him at a metro station. a dramatic house explosion rocked a neighborhood near d.c police tried to serve a search warrant when shots were fired, and then this happened >> injuries, but the house itself has not been searched t been se

cauyet. the case is under investigation. >> reporter: they are one of the most infamous families in america with their role in producing oxycontin, the subject of popular shows and movies. the supreme court hearing arguments over a bankruptcy court deal that shields the sackler family from future liability from lawsuits in exchange for paying $6 billion to help victims of the opioid crisis >> what it means is that the family members cannot be sued civilly by anybody, even those who disagreed with the settlement so that' that's the osissue befe supreme court. >> reporter: lawyers arguing that since the company filed for bankruptcy but not members of

the sackler family, the sacklers should not be protected from lawsuits >> it raises 7th amendment concerns >> reporter: the judges are conflicted, expresses reservations about the deal and concerns about overturning it. >> it's overwhelming, the support for this deal. they've negotiate addd a deal wh they think is the best they can get. >> reporter: ellen isaacs does not think it's the best deal they can get she and her son were oxycontin users. >> you killed our children you created all kinds of mental health problems across entire country, and it's just wrong, and you need to finally step up. >> reporter: a supreme court decision is expected in the coming months. kate snow, nbc news. tourists on edge in the bahamas, after an american was killed in a deadly shark attack near nassau.

our steven romo has the story. >> reporter: tragedy in paradise an american tourist killed by a shark while on vacation in the bahamas. >> the female, along with a male relative were paddleboarding, just at the rear of the resort >> reporter: the bahamas royal police say the woman, who was visiting from boston and believed to be in her 40s was paddleboarding about three quarters of a mile from the shoreline of the popular sandals resort in nassau when she was attacked just after 11:00 a.m. >> cpr was administered to the d serious injuries to her body >> reporter: police say they raced to get the woman by boat and performed cpr as she was brought to shore, but the victim, who has not yet been identified, could not be saved sandals resort saying, quote, we deeply saddened bit tragic passing of a guest while on a

paddleboarding activity nearly a mile from the shore. we wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones coming just hours after this horrific scene on mexico's pacific coast. video showing a woman pulled from the water her leg apparently severed a local official telling "the associated press" the 26-year-old was bitten in the leg by a shark while swimming with her child near a floating play platform like this. the child unharmed but officials say the woman died of blood loss from the bite wound. now predred flag warnings up and down the coast authorities warning people to stay out of the water. to weather now the northwest is facing flood alerts this morning. meteorologist angie lassman is tracking just how much the region can expect. >> it's going to be a busy couple days as we look to portions of the northwestern

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