breaking news. overnight israel bombarded gaza city early this morning following a strike on a school used as a shelter. over a dozen are dead, over a hundred injured. next, developments in the ebola scare have u.s. health officials on high alert. plus a terrifying moment for one driver. also how to fight back against rising food prices. and we'll find out if congress is getting anything done ahead of their five-week vacation. it's thursday, july 31st. "early today" starts right now. good morning to you. thanks for being with us.

investigators in san diego are trying to determine this morning what led a small plane to crash land in a parking lot of a busy shopping center. that crash killed one woman on board and seriously injured another occupant. the frightening incident happened last night. the single engine plane there crashed near parked cars and caught on fire. officials say two witnesses were treated for minor burns. captured. a man on the fbi's ten most wanted list is in custody this morning. jose manuel garcia guevaro was extradited from mexico yesterday. he's accused of breaking into the home of this woman wanda barton where he raped and stabbed her to death. her son was home at the time but he was not harmed. as the ebola epidemic

deepens, the u.s. is on alert. this after two victims came in contact with a victim. at u.s. airports the feds are keeping an eye on international passengers. anyone showing signs of the virus will be quarantined. a plan to keep the virus from spreading. schools have been shut down and government workers will stay home for 30 days. now to breaking news in the middle east, israel is calling up 16,000 more military reservists as it vows to destroy every hamas tunnel. [ explosion ] that video shot seconds after an israeli shell pounded a market killing 17. that strike came after artillery shells tore through the walls of a u.n. school.

15 were killed and some are finding it hard to put into words. >> sometimes you run out of words. they were there under u.n. protection. under our protection. >> meanwhile the state department used some colorful language to describe a fake transcript obama told benjamin netanyahu to end the conflict. >> i know you don't want to talk about the alleged script. >> i'll talk about it. it's complete crap. technical term there. it is. >> all right. martin fletcher is live in tel av aviv. let's start with that news, the israeli army increasing its troop size. >> reporter: they've called up 16,000 reservists to the army. that makes the total up to 86,000. that is a huge amount for a

small country. it seems the government is very serious about the possibility of expanding the invasion of gaza. other sources are saying what they're doing is rotating. they're beginning to bring them back home and the ones who have been called up will replace those reservists. the reservists have not actually gone inside gaza. all the fighting inside gaza apart from combat engineers is being done by the regular army. that sharp exchange in which president obama called on netanyahu to end the fighting immediately to begin a cease-fire immediately, today netanyahu issued a statement saying israel will not stop fighting until the threat of tunnels has been fully removed. that really commits israel for another few days of fighting. because that's how long it will take to remove the threat of tunnels, which, of course, is what hamas has built to bring

their fighters from gaza under the border fence into israel. so netanyahu says he will continue fighting until all those tunnels have been destroyed. >> interesting to hear what they'll say about that response. thank you. today is the late legislative day until the congress goes off on its break. they did approve a resolution to revive a election year lawsuit against president obama. democrats call the lawsuit a political gimmick. >> you can't just sue because you disagree with the policy. you can't just sue because you think somebody's misinterpreted the constitution. you have to show that a particular action negatively affected you in a way that is different than everybody else. that is obviously totally absent from this. >> tracie potts is live for us on capitol hill.

good morning. they've approved this lawsuit. what's next for it? >> reporter: what that means is the group of lawyers here on capitol hill who work for congress can move forward and handle that lawsuit once speaker boehner files it. that's something they wanted that they got done. but there's a lot on the table that doesn't appear to be getting done as congress heads off on this break. the tone here on capitol hill may explain why things aren't getting done. >> why don't they say something nice once in awhile? why are they always so negative? i think they need help. i really do. >> reporter: what's not happening today, immigration. the border crisis. an emergency bill has been sitting on capitol hill for weeks whittled down by a billion dollars in the senate. house republicans want to spend much less and are at odds with themselves over the cost. plus the fund may go that way

until after the break. >> imagine how much stronger our economy would be if congress was doing its job too. >> reporter: there's a last-minute push today to reform the va hiring more doctors and nurses and allowing vets to go outside the va for care. the house did vote to sue president obama. >> this isn't about republicans and democrats. it's about defending the constitution. >> the president has gone too far. >> we take time on a suit to sue the president of the united states. but we don't have a bill to bring jobs home. >> reporter: too many executive orders, boehner says, changing what congress already approved. the lawsuit focuses on the affordable care act. and if that's not enough for congress to deal with, they've thrown something else on the plate. another vote today on the border crisis. this one would prevent deferred deportations. in other words, get people back to their home countries sooner

rather than later. so we've got two votes coming up on immigration today. >> all right. tracie potts for us in washington, d.c. thank you very much. turning now to the rising cost of food here in the united states. that includes staples like eggs up 9 cents a dozen since last year. milk up 17 cents a gallon. and beef up 51 cents a pound on average. there are tips for reducing your grocery bill. buy bagged produce, also buying fresh instead of prepackaged meats and cheeses. plus rewards cards and visiting dollar stores. to this highway hazard out of boston. massachusetts state police released these pictures of an ax that plunged through a car traveling down i-95. the truck in front of that car did not secure it. the driver is okay. bill kairns joins us now. you see them on trucks of

landscapers. they've got rakes and shovels on there. but a hhatchet right there? change lanes and go right past. >> maybe the picture is worse than the actually event. >> i don't know about that. did you see that? >> i don't know. well, the northwest. we've been talking much in the national media about the cool summer. the northwest is getting done with one of their hottest julys ever. pasco, washington, was 106. medford has had 11 100-degree days so far. the northwest has been the hottest spot in the entire country this summer. the desert southwest being the exception. as far as the rain yesterday, we had some pop up in nevada and new mexico. but overall not a lot. we don't expect a lot.

but notice vegas to phoenix, monsoonal moisture will increase in the days ahead. maybe by sunday will get you cooler temperatures. not the hot. bakersfield 104. fresno also. peek at the weekend forecast coming up. >> okay. thanks, bill. fascinating insights revealed by personal e-mails involved in the ira controversy. plus fire crews work frantically to keep a yosemite blaze away from the treasured grove of sequoia trees. you're watching "early today." with kenny rogers gets old pretty fast? ♪ you got to know when to hold'em. ♪ ♪ know when to fold 'em.

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to make an emergency landing in san diego. people on the ground said it sounded like a sonic boom. the plane with four on board landed safely. no one was hurt. after that water main break, authorities say six people clearing water from ucla's basketball arena are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning from a nearby generator. and the drought feels a 4900 acre wildfire near yosemite national park. it's about a third contained. they're working to block it from the largest group of sequoias. and lois lerner wrote to a friend calling republicans crazies. saying, quote, we don't need to worry about alien terrorists. it's our own crazies that will take us down. also referred to right radio and

wacko gop to which she said great, maybe we are through many of that blank. time to go to jackie angeles. >> good morning. sallie mae said families borrowed 27% of money to pay for school last year. students are choosing more money saving options like living at home and renting textbooks as well. mcdonald's is launching tofu mcnuggets in japan. it comes amid a safety scare. they'll only be on the menu for the next month. and the federal reserve is giving a mixed message on the economy. they say growth is improving but the market needs further

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a historical discovery. find out what they uncovered on their underwater search for gold ahead on "today." time for sports this morning. derek jeter, he played his final game at the ballpark in arlington and got a texas sized tribute. former president george w. bush greeted jeter on the field before the game and presented him with an autographed. icture of the two. and what else is more texan than a pair of cowboy boots? now to the game we go. jeter goes 0-4 at the plate but receives a standing "o" from the crowd at his last at bat. giants/pirates. pirates knock one to left field. watch what happens here. somebody paid the price. a ball knocked a drink -- right there. right out of the fan's hand. beer. you know she waited in line for that beer. now she's got to go back and get it. top of the sixth the giants pull

one of the most bizarre double plays in memory after walking a batter. the runner on second a caught off the back. watch. he's tagged and then cast a runner off the bat at third. giant gos on to win it 7-5. german tennis player lasiki broke the record for fastest serve. that blast clocked in at 131 miles per hour. that beat venus williams' previous record holder set in 2007. now the card -- no! >> so sorry. >> flushed out of this tournament. >> the pain here. connor out of the world series poker tournament with a pair of aces. we're talking about a million dollar buy-in here and a hand that had only a 2% chance of losing. that is definitely a tough pill to swallow. needs some kenny rodgers and

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leading the news in "the huffington post," george w. bush finishes his book about his father will be released november 11th. it will cover the influence on his son and have a million initial printing. and millennials spend big bucks on these vices. 18 to 35-year-olds shell out most of their disposable income on coffee, alcohol, and fast food. and missing red flags? an american suicide bomber received training from extremists then returned to e the u.s. before carrying out his

act in syria. he drove a truck of explosives into a building. and rob ford spoke about his speeding habits. >> the cops catch me, i'm toast. that's the problem. >> right. nobody's above the law. not even the mayor. >> that's for sure. >> okay. and it is earth's baby picture. the globe is a youthful half billion years old. so animals chill out, cool off just like regular people, right? not so much. you can feel like you're at the cauldron from harry potter at the owl cafe. how cool is that? there are 20 to 30 owl there is to interact with you while you have a coffee or beer? >> they look nice. i thought they had the talons and beaks.

>> and river otters in japan, water slides were installed at the zoo for them to take a plunge and beat the heat. they've got it good. and this 4 ton elephant has been perfecting her painting skills. >> got to hold the easel. >> work of art. i'd buy it. >> i would do the owls in a second. i think they're cool creatures. >> they are. time for a look ahead and look back. first lady michelle obama is expected to discuss new initiatived to get former military members off the streets and into stable environments. she's working with them across the country. happy birthday today to dean cain. he turns 48. harry potter author j.k. cowelling is 49 years old. and wesley snipes is 52 today. keep it here for more news, weather, and sports. thanks for watching "early

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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, you've made it to thursday, it's 4:30 i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. we have lots of news, first your forecast, good morning. >> good morning, kris, scott, everybody at home. starting out with plenty of 50s out there this morning. it's definitely nice and cool. just about everywhere. couple 60s on the map. 62 for san jose and 65 in livermore. as we get into your afternoon, i have to tell you, it will be warmer for today. but that humidity has dropped off. it feels better out there. we'll talk about what's coming