calm in israel and gaza, as we enter the second hour of the 72 hour cease-fire.

we'll have a live report for you from jerusalem. it was a deadly thursday with shelling and air strikes ahead. the death toll on both sides is rising. and fallout of the conflict. we'll show you how some chosen palestinian children are taken across the front line for treatment in jerusalem. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. gaza is springing to life two hours into a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire between hamas and israel. these are live pictures from gaza city. we've seen people out on the streets, both on foot and in cars, taking advantage of the pause in hostilithostilities. the truce will allow desperately needed aid to reach gaza. one day before the truce, more explosions and more deaths. officials report 1,459 people

killed. this is video from israel, where a rocket hit destroying vehicles. israel reports 64 deaths including five soldiers killed on thursday. ban ki-moon and john kerry announced the truce. >> israel has to be able to live in peace and security without terror attacks, without rockets, without tunnels. without sirens going off in the day, and palestinians need to be able to live with the opportunity to educate their children and move freely. and share in the rest of the world, and to lead a life that is different from the one they have long suffered. >> israel's military reports no hamas rockets have been fired from gaza since the truce started. sima has the latest. it feels like a breakthrough.

>> it really does. it's very different from the last few weeks where we've had cease-fires announced, pauses really in hostilities, but they've not managed to hold. 12 hours the maximum time they've managed to stop fighting. this time around, the big difference is that they're willing to come to the table. we're going to have negotiations planned in cairo with those intermediarieies with the unite states spearheading these discussions. we're not quite sure who's going from the israeli side, they are going to attend and they're willing to talk. they are willing to discuss how to move forward, how to end this fighting. and stop the blood shid on both sides for both the israelis and the gazaens. the 72-hour cease-fire. people slowly but surely coming

out. we're not seeing them coming out in huge numbers just yet. we've had pictures coming to us throughout the morning from gaza. people slowly coming out to assess the damage, to go and get essentials. as john kerry put it, vital functions that food, water, electricity that many of them haven't had because of the power station being taken out by artillery fire. they're just basically going to try to get the basics for themselves. in gaza. i spoke to someone from the red crescent as well who said for them, the essential thing now is getting those who have been seriously wounded out of gaza, and get medical equipment into gaza, because they just don't know how long this cease-fire will hold. max? >> as i understand it, john kerry made something like 100 calls to make this happen. which really explains how complicated and regional this is. this is a set of talks which will involve everyone in the

region. it's not just israel and hamas. >> yeah, absolutely. john kerry really spearheading this, it is a major breakthrough for him, although he's been faced with much criticism, israelis incredibly unhappy about previous negotiations, previous cease-fires, where hamas insisted on the blockade ending or israelis weren't given permission to stop these tunnels, tackling these tunnels, neutralizing them as the israelis say. benjamin netanyahu making it incredibly clear in a cabinet meeting thursday morning saying with or without a cease-fire, regardless of the cease-fire that's in place right now, they will continue to tackle and target the hamas tunnels now, which they feel is a threat to israel. so they are going to continue, and we don't know what form that will take. we may see smoke in the horizon,

because they may well be using dynamite to blockade those tunnels, to stop them from being used. they might just use diggers. we're not sure how they'll do that, that work will carry on as far as the israelis are concerned. still, that crucial stopping in hostility as you say, the hard work that john kerry's been doing, the united nations has been doing, cairo, qatar, various countries in the region have been doing it behind the scenes. now am coulding to the fall, hopefully to some kind of fruition. this still is -- they haven't got to the negotiating table yet, they're all on their way to talk, whether they're able to talk and negotiate some kind of compromise and peace remains to be seen. max? >> thank you very much indeed. saima just mentioned, during the cease-fire israel says it will continue to destroy tunnels it says hamas is using to smuggle

weapons and fighters into israel territory. anderson cooper asked if that will be acceptable. >> the political level, especially in israel will try to, you know, give the impression that the israelis are still in control, in charge. i think i wouldn't give so much significance to these statements. i think on the ground we will hopefully witness quiet to enable the parties to go to egypt and to discuss the underlying causes. hopefully that will lead to a longer term agreement to maintain quiet and to lift the blockade on the palestinians who live in the gaza strip. >> for you, what is essential? i mean, i assume lifting the blockade, as you say. >> absolutely. i think gaza is an open air jail. 1.8 palestinians for seven years. israel controlled land, sea, air. it is important that the people of gaza live in dignity and

freedom. and there will be arrangements that we make sure this kind of violence is not repeated. and israel should not have a free hand to target innocent civilians the way they have the last 23 day as. >> much more needs to be done when all signs do meet in cairo. hospitals in gaza are overwhelmed. some children are receiving care in an unusual place. >> reporter: this 3-year-old has burns over 50% of her body. she doesn't know her mother, father, brother and grandfather are dead. rhonda is considered lucky. she's out of gaza. the images of dead and wounded children in gaza have shocked many. these images get far less

attention. victims israel has allowed out of gaza to be treated in israeli and palestinian hospitals where their care and chances for survival are better. to get here, the wounded risk their lives a second time, in a dangerous ambulance ride across the front lines. as you can see, this is a very busy place. there are over a dozen children that keep arriving here. the numbers are far lower than expected. >> we expect hundreds of cases, but they only brought a couple dozen cases. to understand why, you have to understand a process that is be wildering even for those involved. how children are chosen. first, they are selected by doctors in gaza, approved by the palestinian authority. and coordinated with the international red cross. but none can come without israel's final say. 14-year-old sasha lies in a coma

after an explosion struck her bedroom as she slept. in the complicated process, only she was cleared to come. her fearful family back in gaza gets updates over the phone. this 1-month-old needs possible heart surgery. the infant was allowed but not his mother. her paperwork was out of date. the boy's aunt believes israel only granted permission for the child out of guilt. abdel's brother was one of four boys killed on a beach by israeli artillery. they gave him life because they took a life, she says. despite more than 8,000 wounded in gaza, only 60 have come to israel. each side blames the other for the pitfully low number. for a bureaucracy so badly twisted by war, only it can considered a badly burned motherless 3-year-old lucky. martin savage, cnn jerusalem.

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the world health organization is launching a $100 million response plan to what's been an unprecedented outbreak of ebola. the plan outlines a desperate need for more medical personnel. a charter jet is on its way to liberia. to evacuate two american aide workers. if they're stable enough to travel they'll be flown back to the u.s. for treatment. the u.s. has issued its highest level travel alert, warning against all nonessential trips to west africa. a level three warning is in place for guinea, liberia and sierra leone. spreading ebola on a passenger plane is unlikely, but possible. ebola is spreading through the exchange of bodily fluids. patients often experience flu like symptoms before falling gravely ill. it is highly infectious. david mackenzie has more now from johannesburg.

all the emphasis is on west afri africa, all the support being given to west africa, so it doesn't spread from there, right? >> well, it's about the people on the ground in west africa, of course, and those who could be affected and infected by this deadly disease, and yes it is about trying to curtail the spread in and out of the region. >> so far three countries have been affected. the first case was in february, we believe and the epidemic was announced in march. we're now august, and this is still going on. it's been described as out of control by the world health organization, they say it's a precarious situation. more than 1,000 people believed to have been infected. this is the worst ebola outbreak in history, we believe. and certainly since the disease was identified in 1976 in the congo, but the situation is certainly precarious, there are

not enough people on the ground to stop the spread. there's not enough volunteers to trace the people who might be sick, and there's a lot of stigma. take a listen to the health ministry official in syria describing just how much they need help. >> already we have a very, very inadequate health workforce. we don't have enough specialists in the country as far as medical doctors. so with this outbreak, we require so much specialty. it's more challenging for us. it has been very, very difficult on our workers, because they lost a lot of their colleagues in the process, and their moral is down. but it is their job. >> well, that job is very

specialist and very dangerous. some of the people most affected by these outbreaks are going to be health workers and doctors working to try to curtail the spread. they're at risk to themselves and also if they move out and spread it elsewhere. this is a classic case of an outbreak, but unprecedented in terms that it's in three separate countries and has spread to nigeria with at least one case going by plane to liberia, connecting into nigeria, it's not believed that anyone else at this stage has contracted the disease from that contact. this will be incredibly complex to curtail. it could take several months at best, and it's no guarantee that they'll be able to do it. max? >> in terms of dealing with the spread, is it a simple process of not allowing people who have the infection to come into contact with don't have it? could they possibly get on top

of it quite quickly if they had the resources to do that? >> there's nothing simple about curtailing this particular epidemic. even when i continued to areas with an ebola outbreak in the past, it was a contained environment in a small part of uganda. that takes months to completely stamp out. experts describe this like a bush fire, it will spread relatively quickly at first through several areas. they will try to contain it. if you let one ember smolder, it could spread again. questions will be asked how it took until now to get to this kind of global level of outcry and promises of support. groups like doctors without borders. samaritan's person, of course, the three health ministries involved have been working heroically to try to stop the spread. it now seems there's a real sense by the global community just how serious this is.

not just for the people on the grounds but for anyone who might be linked by connecting flights. i just came from hong kong, there were headlines in hong kong saying fears of ebola arrived in johannesburg. fears of ebola. this is a major developing story. and certainly a huge amount of effort and resources will need to be put to it to attempt to stamp out this outbreak. >> we'll stay with you for that story, thank you very much indeed. >> up next, ukrainian soldiers stand guard as investigators make their way to the flight 17 crash site. what they were able to accomplish during their brief visit, next. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid. 100% real milk. no discomfort.

international investigators say they hope to bring a larger team to malaysia airlines flight 17 today. a small group of investigators made it to the site on thursday, after turning back four days in a row. what did you find out -- what did they find out from the site yesterday? >> it's been a little over an hour at the site yesterday and took a moment to pause. it was after all two weeks since mh-17 has been shot down. they really managed to assess the site. to get an idea of the task they face ahead. what sort of personnel and equipment they are going to need to carry out their investigation. it's not just a day exercise here.

it could take weeks. it's a vast debris site. they are hoping to get back in there today. we've had over the last 24 hours, agreements by both parties that they will cease their operations in that region so the investigators can get through and carry out the probe that we've been waiting for them to do. >> there's been a lot of fighting in that area, how was it resolved? >> the fighting really hasn't necessarily been resolved, the ukraine military has been making quite a bit of progress over recent waits and days in regaining rebel held territory and has been wanting to capitalize over that momentum, if you like. there are some areas around the crash site held by rebels and it's a key route that the military would like to secure.

so what we've seen is, we've had negotiations in belarus between all parties. there they agreed that they would provide safe access around the site. the ukraine government has said that it will allow up to 700 armed personnel from the investigation team to actually go to the site as well. the separatists aren't happy with that plan, but the australian foreign minister said she doesn't think that arms are going to be necessary, this is a humanitarian mission, where they need to get these investigators into the crash site so they can recover however many remains are at the site, belongings, bring the belongings back to loved ones and get the evidence they need to try to bring some kind of justice to the victims and their loved ones. >> kelly, thank you very much indeed for joining us from kiev. we could learn more today about what caused trans asia airlines 222 to crash. information from the flight data

reporter is expected to be public. it crashed last week killing 48 people. the pilot tried to make an emergency landing at a nearby airport just before the crash. a series of gas explosions ripped through a southern tai n taiwanese city friday. this video shows the intent of the blasts. a state news agency reports that at least 24 people were killed when the powerful blast ran through the city's sewage system. firefighters were brought in from sur roundsing neighborhoods to battle the flames. the government is set to be calling in soldiers to help. after a deadly landslide, recover rer efforts continue amid monsoon rains. ivan cabrera joins us with more from the weather center. >> we're dealing with monsoonal rains that are making recovery efforts very difficult indeed. we're trying to get people out. just a terrible scene that's transpired across a remote

village in india, where we've had significant amounts of rain and all that water is pouring down the mountainside. this is the time of year in india where they need this kind of rain, but it comes with great peril when you're talking about these villages that are nestled along the foothills of those steep hills there, and you get into a whole lot of hurt and trouble when you're talking about these kinds of rain. back live, you'll be able to see some additional pictures out of the scene, with continuing efforts, people trying to get day to day activities going here, making it dix -- of course, they're used to this amount of rain, but when it comes along the hillside there, you really get into some trouble. 100 to 200 millimeters over the last 24 hours, it sounds like a lot, but this is the kind of rain we can see in india through

the season. as the monsoon starts to spread up toward new delhi. you see this monsoon aloe that gets involved here, it just enhances the rain. it continues to rain over the next couple days, and very heavily at that. southeastern asia, we'll take you to thailand with heavy rain as well. more significant flooding that has been underway over the last couple days here. now, here of course you get involved with tropical systems. not the case, this is a monsoon aloe, nothing organized here, but it has brought significant rain and will likely continue here over the next couple days. it's going to take a while to get going as far as the waters are receding there. severe weather, possible across southeastern europe, we have this low moving through the u.k., just some clouds and also rainfall moving in. second storm of the atlantic hurricane season has formed. i'll have that for you in the next half hour. >> ivan, thank you very much indeed. a sudanese christian woman

once sentenced to death because of her faith has arrived in the u.s. she was handed a death sentence in may after being accused of prophecy for marrying a christian man. ibrahim's sentence was eventually overturned. she was briefly detained again and accused of falsifying travel documents. we'll go live to the middle east to see whether the trusz is holding right after this short break. and is israel using too much firepower in tightly packed gaza? we'll explore that just ahead. what a beautiful sunset... if you like sunsets. whether you're sweet or salty... you'll love nature valley sweet and salty bars.

we're two and a half hours now into the israel/hamas cease-fire. so far all is quiet. these are live pictures of gaza for you. israel's military says no hamas rockets have been fired since the truce started. the united nations says israeli

negotiators will meet in cairo. we've just heard a palestinian delegation will head to cairo on friday for those negotiations. that's according to a palestinian official in ramallah. the delegation is led by the plo and will include members of hamas and islamic jihad we're told as well as some smaller factions. there's a cease-fire holding and the talks seem like they'll be starting today. positive news in this tense fighting that's been happening. now, to concerns over whether israel is doing enough to help casualties. >> another gaza building zroids. the people struggling amid the

wreckage and carnage. israeli military video showing what it says are hamas rockets firing from sevilcivilian areas. a u.n. school hit, a marketplace became an instant killing ground. >> the reality of gaza today is that no place is safe. >> the u.s. called for israeli forces to do more to protect civilians. >> the shelling of a u.n. facility that is housing innocent civilians who are fleeing violence is totally unacceptable and totally indefensible. and it is clear that we need our allies in israel to do more to live up to the high standards that they have set for themselves. >> the pentagon is resupplying israel with tank, mortar grenades and other stocks. israel buying more rounds like these to light up the gaza sky at night.

>> we're worried about civilian casualties. >> the blame lies with hamas using civilians as human shields. retired u.s. army general says a.m. u nation is part of u.s. policy for supporting israel, but the weapons used were never planned for urban areas. >> for artillery and mortars, you can fire several miles away. you don't have the resolution of knowing exactly what you're going to hit. >> reporter: this school illustrates the awful reality. the israelis say they were fired on, they fired back and there may have been stray israeli fire. >> we are operating under the understanding that there are civilians in the area. we're doing that with the knowledge of the commanders. >> the israelis say their senior commanders are involved in any decision to strike a target and they are investigating attacks where civilians have been killed. barbara starr, cnn the pentagon.

the u.n. plans to use the 72-hour lull in fighting to move desperately needed supplies into gaza. a journalist joins me via skype from gaza city. about the cease-fire, does it feel positive to you being there. >> yes. i see the ocean now and i see boats for the first time in three weeks on the ocean. and it feels -- it's a feeling of joy right now, even though it's only for 72 hours, and we hear about strikes in raffa, for example, but at the moment, here in gaza city, it's a big relief among people. >> that's great news, you had an extraordinary day yesterday, didn't you? i want to show our viewers a photograph that you took yesterday and they may well have seen it already, because it's gone viral online. it's a fantastic little photo. take us through the story here. >> yeah, you know, as a war

correspondent and when you work in gaza you see a lot of things that you really don't want to see. you visit the hospital, you see children actually torn apart or very seriously injured. and you see people who grieve, who lost their loved ones, their families, their house, their everything. and then after work today, we went back to the hotel after working in gaza city for some hours. i just met this little guy, he was amazing. and he had this homemade flack jacket on him. he was smiling and he said, i'm a journalist. he's 6 years old this guy. i looked at him and offered him my helmet. please, borrow it, you can have it for a few minutes. he was so happy, his friends were dancing around him. i took this picture and it was like a picture of normality in the middle of this huge crisis.

so -- and then i put it online, and it was -- yeah, the reaction i was so surprised. it took ten minutes and i had 1,500 retweets on twitter. >> it's hit a nerve. it's hit a nerve, hasn't it? >> yeah. >> you've been covering the conflict, and you have lots of material out there, this is the one piece of material that's really resonated. what do you think it says about how people feel about what's going on in gaza. why do you think this picture was very popular? >> because all we see from gaza is kids that actually are -- i mean, their limbs are all over the place, and you see blood, and you see -- it's like -- you see the crying palestinian woman and screaming man and you can't take it in the same way that you can take this little guy to your heart. he's a guy like your son or your brother or -- i think that's the

picture of normality in all this. i think that's the strong thing, and that's what's actually can keep us hope for future in this region as well. >> it's a wonderful image. thank you so much for joining us, hope the cease-fire where you are continues. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. former israeli president says there's only one way to stop the strikes that's for hamas to stop firing rockets into israeli territory. he spoke with our wolf blitzer. >> the criticism of israel is that it's reacted disproportionately. you say -- >> what i don't know in that case, what is a proportion. imagine that you see a child on your steps, and somebody shooting at your child and yourself. what is the proportion?

not to shoot back? i mean, they put before us an impossible question. but we cannot escape it, we have to do it. we don't like to see anybody being killed. it's not our purpose. if they put it in the homes, with the childre, and they pl plan -- and the different weapons they collected, what can we do? >> when israel says the tunnels being used by hamas militants must be destroyed. some palestinians say the tunnels have become a critical way for gaza's people to survive. >> it's not just the creation of this war. the root causes is israel's imposed siege on the people of gaza. i think this is an act of dignity by the people of gaza so

they provide basic goods for their families when they are not allowed to function and live normally on the ground. however, they are sometimes used for contact situations, and so far i have not heard of this being used to protect israeli is a veilians. the only evidence is israeli soldiers. >> the u.n.'s top human rights officials say israel may have committed war crimes and detide international law. senior u.n. correspondent reports the conflict in gaza is heightening tensions between israel and the world body. ♪ >> this pro israel demonstration in the shadow of the united nations where because of gaza, the distance between israel and the u.n. has grown even wider among these frequent foes.

so far in this conflict, several u.n. schools in gaza, sheltering palestinians of an attack. >> the precise location and coordinates of the school were conveyed on 17 occasions to the israeli military. >> israel insists it's responding to outgoing hamas rocket launches. even the normally mild mannered diplomat seems to be losing patience. >> nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children. >> as gaza burns, each day a different u.n. agency all but accuses israel of war crimes to lying. it's the latest chapter in a chilly decades long relationship that has been tested. >> many of us have seen israel treated by one standard and every other nation of the world treated by another. >> the numbers don't favor

israel. a large majority of u.n. countries support the palestinians on geo political and religious grounds and security council mideast meetings can feature a marathon of 50 or more speeches aimed at one side only. >> they have the obligation to respect the requirements -- >> there have been extremely rare moments at the u.n. when israeli and palestinian diplomats personally connected. not now. >> we heard the presidential statement right now, from the security council that miraculously manage not to mention hamas or rockets or its right to defend its citizens. >> there's another reason why some in israel and its supporters here feel the u.n. is biassed. >> the u.n. is becoming more anti-israeli, anti-semetic. >> it's always rooted in a 1975 moment in u.n. history. a declaration that equated

zionism with racism. >> no more than a piece of paper and we shall treat it as such. >> when it comes to the u.n. and israel, you can't blame the institution when it's members are the ones who set the tone. richard roth, cnn united nations. coming up, the new face of terror in iraq and syria. as isis continues its march across the middle east. can it be stopped? plus, new revelations about this young american man on his journey from high school football star to militant fighter. ♪

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isis are determined to establish a new order in the region pairing unspeakable violence with an attempt to redraw the middle east along sectarian lines. hala goran ireports. >> reporter: beheadings, crucifixions, mass executions and strict sharia law. this is the reality thousands of syrians and iraqis are facing under the heavy hand of the militant group isis which now calls itself the islamic state. in syria, isis has consolidated its control over several towns

along the euphrates river in the east. sometimes forced to embrace the order the group provides. in iraq, i cy has pushed its way into cities along the tigres river. it captured the northern city of mo mosul, demonstrating how little control the government actually has in maintaining order. >> isil is simply no longer a terrorist organization, it's now a full blown army, seeking to establish the self-governing state through the tigres and euphrates valleys in what is now syria and iraq. it now controls much of eastern syria in january in iraq, taking control of fallujah, on june 10th, it moved on employees you will. >> reporter: they declared much of that territory a califate. from aleppo province in syria to iraq. they also declared a head of state, the once illusive abu al

baghdadi. very few photos had ever surfaced of him. but in july, he emerged in a slickry produced video at a mosque in mosul. on the battlefield not much has changed in recent weeks, but the islamic state made headlines when it started destroying ancient historic sites like the shrine of jonah in mosul. the move outraged many. but the islamic state made it clear, they intend to have a long term impact. hala gorani, cnn london. >> isis has made a concerted effort to recruit members from western nations including the u.s. and u.k. the new york times reports one man returned to the u.s. several months after his militant training. our senior u.s. correspondent

filed this report. which contains graphic images. [ chanting ] >> it is a chilling warning from a terrorist born and raised in america. >> we are coming for you, mark my words. >> in this video, an american jihadist destroys his passport, and warns his home country is not safe from attack. >> i'm from america, i'm 22 years old. >> reporter: he is moner abu-salah, a college dropout from florida who travelled to syria to join the extremists in the fight against bashar al assad. this may he died a suicide bomber, detonating a bomb laden truck. >> you think that you have won? you have never won. you will never defeat us. >> reporter: thousands of foreign fighters like abu-salah

have blocked to the syrian battlefield, among them 1,000 westerners including more than 100 americans. u.s. and european officials are now gravely concerned about what could happen next. intelligence has found these fighters are now being trained to carry out attacks when they return home, including to america. >> they go there for one purpose, they're motivated and recruited for another extremist purpose in the west, come back to their country and think about coming to ours. >> more than three years into the bloody civil war in syria, as many as 160,000 are now dead. to bring attention to the conflict he says the world has forgotten, a syrian army defector appeared before a congressional committee in disguise and under the code name ceasar, he displayed startling evidence of brutality, including starvation and torture by bashar al assad's regime. these photos some of the more than 50,000 he took and then

smuggled out of the country and made public this year. together a grim chronicle of a brutal war. >> in the case of abu-salah. officials are concerned he was able to return to the u.s. after fighting in syria, possibly after receiving terror training, before returning to syria to carry out his suicide attempt. it's difficult tracking the hundreds of people who fought in syria and then returned home. coming up after the break, argentina's president lashes out about her country being declared in default. why she feels argentina has been treated unfairly. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid. 100% real milk. no discomfort. come on, would i lie about this? frommy family and is to love ice cream.

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the 72-hour truce between israel and hamas now three hours old, is holding. people appeared on the streets after the truce began to take advantage of the stop in fighting. israeli officials will be at the meeting to see if they can forth a lasting truce. let's hope so. friday's trading in asia has now wrapped up, taking a look at the

numbers. indexes fell across the region ending in the red. it was a grim day in the u.s., but also in asia, not quite as bad, thankfully, argentina sparking a global selloff in the wake of a debt default. here in europe the trading day is just getting started. this is how the picture looks, negative across the board. zurich down 1%. it was all because on wall street thursday's session was one that investors really want to forget. the dow fell 317 points erasing all its gains for the year. argentina is a problem. the nation's third default in 28 years caused its exchange to fall 8% in thursday's trading. it got far worse than anyone

else. a judge who mediated the dispute between the two sides ruled in favor of the creditors and said, argentina must repay them before paying others. the country's president p had only defined words to express her feelings. >> in the default, now they created a new one, the selected default, a credit rating agency that does not exist. the only causes for default are itemized on the 92.4% of the bonds in the very title in the very contract, and the impossibility of collecting the debt is not showing as a reason for default. default is not to pay, but to obstruct somebody to collect the debt is not default. i told them, they'll have to come up with a new word, and well, they'll have to come up with a new word. >> analysts say a currency devaluation is a real possibility now for argentina, and will likely become more expensive for the nation to

borrow money. the second cyclone of the atlantic season has fallen. let's find out where it's heading. >> it's heading for the eastern caribbean. thankfully far away from them at this point and the united states for that matter, we pay attention to these storms very carefully. bertha the second storm, the b storm, look at this thing, it looks terrible. very disorganized, not expecting this to become a hurricane as it tracks over to the north and west. it will be impacting the islands with very heavy rainfall. here are the latest advisories as far as the storm, bertha now prompting some tropical storm watches for puerto rico and part of the islandses under a warning as well. we'll watch this closely, if anything changes significantly, we'll let you know through -- it will not be impacting directly

with the united states. these are the two thunderstorms we're watching in the pacific. okinawa, the winds have been gusting strong. this will be weakening, but not before it pounds the korean peninsula. upwards of 250 millimeters. and then we have halong. this will likely become a typhoon. this one heads to the north and west, but plenty of time because of its slow movement to watch, as it will eventually be impacting with okinawa once again. looks like it's headed for japan. >> okay. ivan, we'll watch it, thank you very much indeed. that does it this hour for cnn's special coverage. cnn's "new day" is up next after this short break.

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