>> what makes your mustache better than yours. >> it is optimistic. >> and we are staying right here. and fox news.com. and right now three developing stories. law makers reach a bipartisan deal and the veterans get private medical care. with just 100 days until the voers head to the polls for a med term election the gop may be in a better position to retake the senate. and the malaysian airliner that was shot down, new information. >> and new u.n. calls for

a ceasefire in gaza going no where. israel and hamas refusing to back down in a what could be a fight to the end. >> welcome to happening now. i am jon scott. >> i am patty ann browne in for jenna lee. they are listing the names of the hamas terrorist that israel killed. >> israelis hitting multiple targets in gaza. there are conflicting claims about two deadly attacks in gaza's main hospital and a park. new fighting follows a shacky humanitarian ceasefire that collapsed in a hurry and secretary of state john kerry still said he's trying to bring an end to the fighting. >> today, we are to work toward establishing an unconditional humanitarian ceasefire.

one that could honor ede that starts now and stop the fighting and allow food and medicine and other supplies into gaza and enable israel to address the threat which we fully understand and which is real, the threat posed by tunnel attacks. they are live in gaza city. >> reporter: john, after several days and a full weekend of relative calm in gaza in the last 90 minutes we heard a heavy barage of gunfire and this is the heaviest fighting since friday. death count picking up as we see the ongoing violence increasing. there are reports of serious attacks here in gaza. one on a park near gaza's main hospital and the outpatient of

the hospital. it is not clear where these attacks originated. israel and hamas are blaming each other. ten people were killed in an attack and explosion in a park. and eight of those are children and we understand that journalist are kept from the are areas according to israelis that it was hamas rockets that exploded. and hamas said it was drone and air strikes coming from israel. there is a lot of confusion and the death and casulty count is increasing. and four israelis were killed in israel from a mortar strike as troops continue to operate and destroy the tunnels that hamas has going into israel to conduct the attack. the israelis have knocked out 60 percent of the tunnels they

found. they are continuing to operate in gaza. it was a calm environment in comparison to what we are seeing right now. it is escalating here and a thousand palestinians have been killed in the 2 or 3 weeks worth of fighting and 40 israelis were also killed. there is potential of those numbers climbing in the next few hours, jon. >> still no seize fire. thank you, conner. >> we are waiting for a new's conference. congressional leaders expected to announce a bipartisan deal to fix the veterans program. it would allow the vets to seek private care in necessary. we have mike emmanuel on capitol hill. >> reporter: it has a price tag of 15 billion. we expect a new a conference

with the key players on capitol hill later this hour laying out the details. bernie sanders and jeff miller, co-chairman of the conference committee that worked all weekend and this morning to final uponize the legislation. they are doting their eyes and crossing ts and expressed confidence 5 billion to hire doctors and nurses and staff and 10 billion to allow for some outside va health care outside of the system and provides the va secretary with the authority to fire or demote senior executives or employees. veterans are dying while waiting for care. this will allow veterans who wait over 30 days to receive

outside treatment that provide choice and flexibility in medical care. some discussion of that lasting two years and then end. they would authorize the outside health care program three years and give the next president and future congress a chance to continue. there is a lot of pressure on capitol hill because law makers are due to go on a five week recess. and so law makers are feeling the pressure to get it done now. >> mike emmanuel, thank you. >> we have karl rove fox news contributor. is this the solution that gets back on the road to be a viable agency that takes care of the people it is supposed to take care? >> we need to see the details.

it looks like congress and led by jed millener the house and bernie sanders made a good faith to attack the problem. they are expanding the va system with more doctors and nurses and that will take time. and the other interesting thing, anybody who lives 40 miles from a va facility or has gone 30 days without being taken into the va system can get access to private doctors. that is a very smart move and quickest way to erase the backlog. >> interesting the parallels, the va its has been the worst example of government run health care up to this point and they are turning to the private market to find relief for their problems. >> look,i think you are right. they are trying to infuse the

private market with the local doctor and clinic and hospitals as alternative to the system that is clearly broken and if you are hiring new doctors and nurses, it will take you time to identify and place and expand it. what is also interesting to me who is not participating in this process. the administration largely has been absent from the negotiations. no significant role in this, and we also don't have the va itself. the va is without a secretary. and finally we don't have harry reid in the process like he was in all of the other negotiations. they left it in the hands of the respective chairman of the house and veterans committee. >> and i was going to ask about that. it shoes that things can get done in congress if the urgency is there.

is it because this is a veterans issue is nonpartisan. people from all political stripes want to see veterans taken care of? >> i think that is part of it. there are deep differences between the approaches of the bodies in the different chambers. the senate and democrats would like to have the veterans problem solved within inside of the government envelope. and republicans in the house said we need greater access and alternatives and let the patient choose where they get the care. there is a melding of the two approaches and it was done by the chairman of the respective committees and representatives from outside of the senate. and without the administration holding a political two by four and harry reid obstructing a resolution of the problem. the administration ought to play

less politics and harry reid allow the house and senate to work together and maybe they will get solutions. >> we are just three months away from the mid- term. who is going to control the senate? gop candidates in several competitive races including three states that backed president obama the last time around, the democrats have the advantage when it comes to money. the new york times said they see a 60 percent chance that republicans take the senate, how do you see it? >> that is up from 56 in april. i am dubuous of the precise numbers. but look at the field. there is agreement that montana and south virginia will fall to the republicans. it is in the new york times analysis. they place all three of these in the republican column and republicans lead by

double-digits and then four seats here that are occupied by democrats incumbepts in states that mitt romney carried. alaska was a 12- point margin for the democrats and said that we had a small sample and the real clear politics shoes that the alaska race is dead even. in arkansas and louisiana, both clear politics agree that republicans are ahead. north carolina new york times said the republicans are ahead. and all of these are competitive races against incumbepts and for republicans to win, they would have to beat more than two incumbepts and that is good territory for them. we have 14 races in place that have the democrats in the society and only two seats, kentucky and georgia and they

are both republican leads today between 4 and 6 points. and they are the only republican seats up for grabs at this point. not much play in the republican term. democrats are at risk of losing three today and republicans are ahead in at least five others including iowa where they are up points. and only behind by a point in colorado. >> even in michigan, you think that has a republican senator is a interesting call. >> last time we elected a republican in michigan is in 1994. these are five states where republicans are behind by most majors. she's behind five points. if a wave starts to develop for the republicans and opposition

to the president and this is the one that new york times being the most likely of the five. minnesota and new hampshire and oregon and virginia that the republicans could pick up. >> that's what makes politics interesting. karl rove, thank you. >> we want to hear from you. >> do you think that the republicans will control the senate. they need six seats to do it. how tall of an order is that. go to fox news.com and click on america's happening. >> tragedy for a georgia family. a small plane crash kills a father walking on the beach. second time, investigators in ukraine are forced to turn back from the crash site. and we'll tell you what we are learning from the plane flight recorder. two americans working in africa are a affected by the ebola

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>> a man is killed and his young daughter critically injured in a plane accident. florida authorities say a pilot contacted ve nice airport saying his plane was in distress and unable to make it back to the airport. the plane crash landed on a beach slamming in a family anniversary and celebration. >> i was not expecting to come to the beach and see the plane on the ground. they were performing cpr and he was not breathing at all.

>> the man on the ground was killed and his daughter was air lifted to a hospital in st. petersburg. the pilot and his passenger were uninjured. the national transportation safety board is investigating the crash. >> international team of investigators trying to get to the site of the malaysia airplane. they were forceed to turn back due to heavy fighting. the plane was hit by scrap nel before it came crashing to earth. >> u.s. intelligence released satellite images that expose russian involvement in the fighting. the rockets are fired from russia to ukrainian territory. and joining us now. is retired general chuck nash who spent part of his career as

investigator. >> and the fact that the u.s. is releasing what they say is evidence that russian units are firing rockets from the russian side of the border against ukrainian government forces, why is the world not responding more virilently. >> because they are not in a position to do so. vladimar putin didn't go on the crimia adventure on the whim. he's been building to this point and watching how the u.s. reacts to various things for some period of time. and over the last six years or so it is apparent to him and others, we are withdrawing from the world stage and pulling out of europe and backing out of the middle east and he had a point in time where he could operate with a wide open window. so many redlines were crossed

and he knows he can do this because not even the europeans who have the most to be concerned about are willing to do anything because they are addicted to the energy supplies coming out of russia. >> i don't suppose they see the armed conflict of u.s. and russia, but there are options rrnt there? >> they are diplomatic and can economic and military. and one of the things we could do is start shipping lethal aid to the ukrainian weapons and military advice and intelligence projects. we are already giving them intelligence to show what the russians are doing. any pretense that ukrainian citizens of russian descent and upset, we ought to throw that out of the window.

people who know what was going on did originally, but the world needs to forget that. this is in fact, a sedition run by the russians and they are putting their open people in and creating a problem and supporting it from the outside to take over that part of a sovereignty nation. >> and the result of the shoot down of the malaysian airliner that is not properly investigated, how do we get it under control? >> it is a problem because the crash site is in that territory that is in dispute. you have three parties. ukrinians and separatist and then the russians who are controlling the state of play. the russians are not anxious to have the west do forensic work on the wreckage because when they do, it will be clear from the analysis of the debris, and even the images that i have seen

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dc where they had the law for a long time. second amendment said we have the right to bear arms. what good is that if we have to keep them under the pillow and in the house. people have the right to defend themselves. you don't have to worry about law- abiding citizens and crime. >> the issue is law- abiding and there are safe guards in place and requirements to be followed by gun owners? >> that's right. it stays in the majority of the states and a person who want upons to carry a gun has to get a background check and permit. in dc, they have to have a photowith the permit. there is a number of things in dc that are more stringent because there is a history of dc being a violent place. they said have a lot of safe

guards in place. >> jenna there was a ruling from the federal judge. dc is asking for a stay on the decision and weighing an appeal. any chance of success for an appeal here? >> i doubt they will be successful in appealing. law enforcement in dc said look, we are not going to enforce the law even if there is an appeal pending. the law might be on the books and people will can carry without being arrested. that is a real win. >> heather, that is a good point. congressman from kentucky added an amendment to the bill blocking washington d.c. from spending money to enforce the gun laws. it points out that enforcement is an issue here. >> i agree.

i don't think there will be an appeal here. the reality is, the supreme court looked at the decision and this is the only jurisdiction not to keep up with the time. if they want to maintain safe guards they have to do it in another way. >> two programs essential for many americans. now the government is giving clues on just how much funding there is for social security and medicare. there is a warning that the programs will eventually be insolvent. and hillary clinton remains a front runner, one democrat governor is emerging as a challenger. p÷úññ @úñ

>> a fox news alert. senate veterans affair bernie sanders and counterpart jeff miller holding a new's conference as we speak and announcing a deal to reform the veterans administration health program. it has been hit with long wait times and cover ups and falsified documents. we'll bring in a b stoodard, and rich lowery fox news

contributor. this deal would allow them to go to private doctors if they face a long wait or live 40 miles away from the va site. it needs full approval. does it sound like a solution? >> it is not a solution, but a step in the right direction. it is a classic congressional deal. democrats and republicans house and senate splitting the difference and getting a deal done. and sanders wanted to throw billions at the problem on the theory that there was not enough input. and he scaled that way back. republicans wanted to institute reform to give patients more choices and make sure there was more accountability and looks like the veterans groups are signing off and congress will pass this and go home for the recess able to say we got

something done on this. >> veterans have died waiting for this report. and some have waited as long as 115 days and accountability is crucial. barbara mcdonald is expected to be confirmed as the new head. do you think he will keep it. >> he didn't come from the va culture. he will bring eyes and ears that were trained in the private sector as in proctor and gamble and a professional outlook to the agency that is deeply troubled. rich is right, what the congress is doing, is not going to modernize and revolutionized the va quickly enough for all of the people who lost their lives or good proper health care and became sicker because of the

abuse. not one person was fired. but the bill will bring accountability for the people who were involved in cooking the books can be fired. mr. mcdonald is a good choice and he will come in and clean up the place and outside of the va culture. and there is going to have to be accountability in the years to come. it will not be just writing a check and we'll hire a few more to handle the inside appointment. it will like a long, long road. >> it includes an emergency spending bill. costs were a sticking point and more than 35 billion and the compromise deal down to 15 billion reportedly. and rich, they are going to need plenty of money to recruit doctors and nurses to lower the wait times. it will be a big part of the

budget, is that an appropriate amount? >> i am glad the number is lower and the problem is not the input. there is reports about the scandal. they just don't see many people and don't see as many people as private doctors do on the outside. the system is fundmentally broken because it is a government run system entirely and scandal plagued for decades and working behind what the private system does. you might have to tweak it and improve. it it is a basically a failing system. >> on this grim note we'll leave it there. thank you for joining us. >> and in the dog days of summer, one politician may be looking forward to cold winter days in iowa and new hampshire. talking about maryland governor mark omolly and visiting the

states. that has pundits wonder aring if omolly can give hillary clinton a run for her money. carl cameron is live in dc and a lot of people haven't heard of mark o'malley. >> mark o'malley, governor of maryland lifelong liberal and left of hillary clinton when it comes to the presidential race. he's been to iowa and all over the country for more than a year. he started last year making foreign policy speeches in the governor of maryland. this weekend in iowa and campaigning for the democratic gubnatorial campaign. he will go and let everybody yes, he is overshadowed by clinton and warren. he's straight up in it and

working hard building a team. he's way, way back in the polls. we have fox news polls that give us specific numbers and in iowa, voters and democrats want a contest. they don't want to see hillary clinton waltz. and hillary clinton got beat in iowa by barak obama and martin o'malley knows it is clear there. and they are look for example a choice, the idea that she waltz. and it may be in clinton's best interest to have a sparring partner and beat in a debate and show off she's still got the fire in the belly. her book tour is basically over and her and her husband are in

the hamptons. they were in a mansion that was 10,000 a month to rent. they have been in a place like that before and the rent ain't cheap. >> they are making pretty good coin these days. carl cameron. thank you. >> one issue sure to be on the voer's mind is the future of entitlement programs. how much money is left in the social security and medicare trust fund. peter has the story. >> reporter: hey, penny, the reports are like bed time reading for me every year. in this reports released today. the social security trust fund is projected to run out of money in 2034, a year sooner than projected in last year's report.

and the medicare trust fund will be exhausted by 2030 and that is four years later projected. a number of factors are at work here. obama care and weaker economy and less demand for health care services. and finally social security disability insurance fund that helps to pay disability payments, that is expected to be exhausted in 2016. this has been an ongoing mess and now congress and the white house are considering legislation to give that a temporary fix to keep those payments going. on the medicare hospital trust fund, they are volatile. and a report actually said the fund would run out of money five years sooner. and one trustee said just because it looks like it may be

solvent for longer in this report, don't get too excited. >> i count myself among those who are partially optimistic. the latest projections endcade medicare spending will grow faster than retirees income. >> longer term programs are unsustainable and even if they are exhausted 15 or 20 years down the rod. they would payin minimum level of benefits because payroll tax money continues to come in and so they will not shut down. >> that's good news. peter barnes in the white house, thanks. >> health officials call it the worst ebola outbreak in history. a doctor and aide worker was

infected. he was doing aide work for a christian charity. >> yesterday he had a rough day physically and his spirits are fairly high. and as is his character, his thoughts really seem to be more with other people.

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information about all sorts of diseases that are making a come back in this country and elsewhere. two americans have contributed the deadly ebola virus in west africa we are told we have nothing to worry about here in the u.s. but we have seen mosquito-borne virus like chicken guna. and measles. 20 states are reporting measles. we'll bring in the professor of public health. he is the author of unaccountable. to the ebola cases first. the diseases are discouraged in africa but the americans got it and they were trying to help the population avoid the disease. >> ebola has a roughly cure rate

of ten percent and almost no treatment for. it back when we had the ebola epidemic people here in the united states were asking, could it be ebola and then we forgot about it. now 672 people in west africa died from ebola outbreak in the last 6 or 7 months. there's never been a case in north america. but these are the first two americans infected with the ebola virus. and god bless the folks who do, mission and charity work. serious is one notch below critical and they are hang nothing there. it is something fascinating going on in the public health community. >> is there a possibility that an ebola carrier could come on

to the country and start it here? >> by the time public health catches up with. it look at symptoms, fever and cough, nausea and diarrhea and sore throat. they are generic symptoms and a lot of folks are asking, how would i know we had it. we don't test the viral infection. and they get influencia and we don't do a dna analysis and we don't know how many of them had influenza or pneumonia. it is a concern that if this thing breaks outside of africa. we have no nontreatment. >> we have so much medical care. >> all of the sudden, you have measles and mumps on the rise once again; what is that about?

>> massive uptake in measles and mumps in the universities, there is outbreak of mumps, and in whopping cough up 24 percent this year. there is a lot of the misinformation about vaccine and all of that bad information about vaccines have led to folks being exposed. we thought they were eliminated and down to a small case level. get the kids the mmr vaccine. that is a critical vaccine they need. >> the miss information is worse than the possibilities that could result from the vaccine, worse than getting the actual illness. >> we are frightened about autism. and vaccines got blamed for autism. and it is something else. >> and doctor, thank you for

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>> meanwhile, washington state is spending millions battling a fire that's already scorched 400 square miles. dan springer right now joins us live from seattle with that story. hi, dan. >> the cost of fighting wildfires throughout the west is starting to add up. washington state has already spent $50 million. that's more than double what it budgeted for the entire fire season. the largest fire in state history, the carlton fire, has accounted for nearly half of that. in two weeks it has ripped through 400 square miles, destroyed 300 homes and forced evacuation of thousands of people. power has been knocked out to many in central washington and now we hear that some of these small towns are having to deal with looters. the fire was sparked by lightning and fanned by hot, windy conditions that lasted about nine or ten days. at the peak, there were 2,500 firefighters working this fire alone. it is currently holding steady at 59% containment. meantime, two new fires are raging in northern california. the biggest is southeast of

sacramento called the sand fire. it's already destroyed 13 homes and is now 65% contained. conditions are so dry throughout california due to an historic drought. this fire was started by a car that accidentally sparked some dry grass in a river bed. there is also a fire burning just west of yosemite national park forcing 500 evacuations and 1,500 firefighters on it right now. california budgeted $600 million for this fire season. doesn't look close to being enough. interior department will have to pick up the tab. estimate right now is that this fire season could cost as much as $2 billion. there's still a long way to go. about three months. before we hopefully will start getting rain in california. >> dan springer live in seattle, thank you. so when is a dollar worth a whole lot more than a dollar? a big deal announced in the retail world for one of our country's largest dollar chains. tell you about that. also, a drive-through dri

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a baby boy apparently in a big rush to meet mom and dad, so much so he just couldn't wait to get to the hospital. one mom and dad realized they weren't going to make it to the delivery room, they pulled over on the side of the freeway in san francisco and did what they had to do. mom gave birth right there inside the suv. dad then drove them to the hospital where doctors let them cut the umbilical cord inside the vehicle. >> so cute! and the dad says that the other cars were honking. i'm going to assume that was in celebration and congratulations. >> i'm going to hope they didn't know that there was a birth taking place there in the back seat alongside the 101. whichever freeway it was. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> "the real story" with gretchen carlson starts now.

we kick off today with a fox news alert because israeli military officials saying hamas militants have snuck across the gaza-israeli border through a tunnel and opened fire on soldiers. israel says some of those militants were killed in a firefight. but the search is on for several others. those cross-border tunnels have been the main focus of the three week-long israeli operation. so far some 20 tunnels. they've been destroyed but troops continue to search for more. connor powell joins us live from gaza city with the latest on what's going on right now. >> reporter: well, gretchen, we understand that there is a massive escalation really on both sides after about two or three days of a relatively lull here in gaza. it is really started to ramp up in the last few hours. we understand that there was a cross-border infiltration by hamas into israel using those tunnels, as you mentioned. we understand also that there are casualties on both sides.