malaysian jetliner flying over ukraine was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. wreckage and bodies are scatter oefrd a nine-mile area near the border. this morning investigators are combing the crash site for clues. and thousands invaz the gaza strip. it follows ten days of hamas rocket attacks and israeli air strikes. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, july 18th, 2014. good morning. i'm marlie hall in for anne-marie green. u.s. intelligence experts believe a surface-to-air missile shot down malaysian airlines flight 17. it was flying over ukraine yesterday when it crashed in the

middle of a war zone. now the question is who's responsible. there were 298 people on board including three infants. more than half were dutch citizens. there were no survivors. malaysia's prime minister said the pilots never made a distress call. they meet today to discuss forming an international investigation. flight 17 took off from amsterdam and was headed to kuala lumpur. it was about 30 hours into its flight when it crashed. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> marlie, good morning. u.s. intelligence officials and their counterparts in other nations around the world are working today to try to determine who launched this surface-to-air missile believed to have brought down this plane. it's clear to most it was no accident. what has yet to be determined is who is responsible and what was the intent specifically? was the shooting down of this commercial jetliner, this civilian aircraft a tragic

accident? investigators will be combing through a nine-mile-long trail of debris in eastern ukraine to figure out exactly what happened to malaysia airline flight 17. this morning malaysia's prime minister urged everyone to stay away. >> no one should interfere with the area or move the debris. >> the boeing 777 traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur flew over. u.s. military intelligence strongly suspects a surface-to-air missile brought it down. they'll now examine the aircraft for thaefd the jet's skin was punctured by a high-speed impact. pro-russian separatists and others are blaming each other for the downed crash.

they've got reportings. cbs news couldn't verify the recording but a voice is heard saying we just shot down a plane. >> as things stand, this looks less like an accident than a crime and if so the perpetrators must be brought to justice. >> all 298 people on board died including three infants and several prom namts aides researchers who were headed to an international conference in melbourne. now, military analysts and some here on capitol hill are speculating that pro-russian separatists mistook this aircraft for you yanian military aircraft and shot it down. no information yet, black boxe offer. >> a lot of unanswered questions this morning, susan. thank you so much. investigators are combing through the wreckage of flight 17. bob orr explains how they'll

figure out what brought it down. so far they tell us it's not clear who fired it or more importantly whether the passenger jet was being deliberately targeted. now, some of the answers will ultimately come through intelligence, but also some will have to come from the wreckage in the plane's black boxes. for starters as you see here, the trail of debris clearly shows that a jet began breaking up in midair. wreckage and bodies are spread over several miles along the flight path, and that would be consistent with the plane being ripped apart by aerodynamic forces after the aircraft was penetrated with some high explosive projectile like a missile. large sections of the jet have been recovered way from the primary site. that suggests the plane hit the ground at a very high rate of speed and was engulfed in a very large fire. remember the fuel tanks in the wings were heavily load for an

11-hour from amsterdam to kuala lumpur, so a lot of fuel was available. ukraine needs to bring in a lot of high-powered expertise perhaps from the u.s. and great britain. they'll need to examine the aircraft residue to look for evidence that the jet's skin was punctured inward by a high-speed impact. it's imperative that they read the black boxes. the big questions going forward, who did it and why. bob orr, cbs news, washington. now to the conflict in the mid east. violent and deadly clashes this morning after israel launches a ground invasion in ga zba. palestinian health officials say 23 palestinians have been killed in the ground offensive. one israeli soldier has died apparently from friendly fire. the invasion, according to israeli officials, will be

limited. een threatening a ground offensive for days, calling out 50,000 reservists and amassing troops on the border of the gaza strip. it finally began last night at around 10:00 p.m. local time with soldiers crossing into gaza with tanks. they report one of its soldiers were killed during the initial phase of the invasion. three palestinian children were amongst the dead in the air strooiks last night. the first sign we had that a ground effective might be coming was a very heavy bombardment from the air last night, the

heaviest we've receive the last 11 days. there was shelling from is rayan navlgs off the coast. it looks like it will target tunnels used by palestinian militants to infiltrate israel. the israeli military says they foiled an attack on thursday night as they tried to invade israel. now israel says it's that attack as well as rocket fire from palestinian militants during what was supposed to be a brief humanitarian cease-fire yesterday that forced it to defend its citizens. hamas, the militant group that controls the gaza strip has vowed to make israel pay dearly for this ground invasion. marlie? >> holly williams in gaza city. thank you so much. back in this city wildfires are raging in five western state this morning. one of the biggest is in

washington state. overnight the carlton complex fires forced the evacuation of one small town of 650 people. at least 35 homes burned. the fire scorched at least 28 square miles. the sheriff says it's the worst fire he's seen in 30 years. meanwhile another wildfire about 100 miles south has forced nearly 900 people to leave their homes near the village of levin worked. coming up on the "morning news" more from the crash of flight 17. we'll hear from senior director mike morell on who might be responsible for taking down the plane. this is the "cbs morning news." mayo, corn dogs...you are so out of here! ahh... the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals. 9 grams of protein... with 30% less sugars than before. ensure, your #1 dr. recommended brand now introduces ensure active. muscle health. clear protein drink and high protein.

targeted nutrition to feed your active life. ensure. take life in. [ male announcer ]gs the little things we do... can make a big difference. every time you use dawn, you're using a brand that supports wildlife rescue efforts. experts trust dawn... because it's tough on grease yet gentle. ♪ you by my side makes the little things so good ♪ ♪ be a part of the bigger picture. ♪ and your kindness makes ♪ the little things that you do for me ♪ go to facebook.com dawnsaveswildlife. dust irritating your eye? (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds. visine®. get back to normal. curing a yeast infection relieving the itch.... can happen instantly. vagisil max strength anti-itch wipes

relieve itch and odor instantly as they cleanse. so why wait to feel comfortable? trust vagisil. the number one wipe for itch. the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 17 is scattered across nine miles of ukraine's countryside. there were 298 people on board. more than half were dutch

citizens. ukraine is blaming pro-russian separatists but they say they are not responsible. scott pelley spoke with cbs news senior contributor and former deputy director mike morell. he asked if ukraine could be responsible for shooting down flight 17. >> it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the ukrainian military is the responsible party here. i can't imagine what target they would be shooting at. the separatists, the rebels don't have an air force, so i can't malk that the ukrainian military is looking in the sky as it tries to deal with these rebels. >> and if the russian-backed rebels are responsible for this, where does that leave russian president vladimir putin in your estimation? >> i think there is a follow-on question that if the separatists were to have shot it down. the follow-on question is did they use a system provided to them by the russians or did they

get training from the russians or did the russians actually help them do this. and if there's any russian connection, then i think that puts a tremendous amount of pressure on putin who you know has claimed that he is working for peace and has claimed that he is not providing support to the separatists. so he would be seen as a liar and he'd be under a tremendous amount of pressure. >> that was scott pelley talking with cbs senior security contributor mike morell. last night on his pbs show, charlie rose sat down with former secretary of state hillary clinton and asked how the u.s. should respond. >> so what does the united states do if there is a clear indication and clear evidence that it was russian separatists and perhaps using weapons from russia? >> i think that the first question is what does europe do. i think the united states has been very clear in both its criticism on russian and putin. if there is evidence linking

russia to this, that should inspire the europeans to do much more on three counts, one, toughen their own sanctions, make it very clear there has toa price to pay. number two, immediately accelerate efforts and announce they are doing so to find alternatives to gazprom. and, thirdly, do more in concert with us to support the ukrainians. put putin on notice that he has gone too far and we are not going to stand idly by. >> "cbs this morning" will have more of charlie rose's interview with hillary clinton as well as white house reaction to the malaysian air crash. straight ahead your friday morning weather and a reaction in the market to the air crash. deeper than any other mouthwash. for a cleaner, healthier mouth, #1 dentist recommended listerine®. power to your mouth™.

[ female announcer ] aaah, the amazing, delicious cinnamon and sugar taste of cinnamon toast crunch and cold milk. ♪ cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares. he has been called energizing, electrifying and unaware of personal boundaries. and now he's here to explain one product that does two things. beroccaaaaaaaaaaaaa! fla-pow... mental sharpness support... fla-pow... physical energy support... ...together and only brock spedwell can explain it. beroccaaaaaaaaaaaaa! beroccaaaaaaaaaaaaa! we fill our freshly baked flatbread, with bold, unflat flavors. like taste inspired by the freshness of the mediterranean. so you always get flavor that's anything but flat. new flatbread sandwiches, try one today.

dust irritating your eye? (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds. visine®. get back to normal. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch," hackers target nasdaq and fedex in a drug investigation. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, marlie. asian stocks were mostly lower over concerns about the malaysia airlines crash. tokyo's nikkei lost 1%. hong kong's hang seng dropped a

half percent. investors on wall street are also watching for new developments in ukraine and gaza this morning. the dow was down about 161 points on thursday. the dmakz lost 62 points. a russian hack attack on the nasdaq. russian intelligence agency reportedly hacked into the nasdaq stock market computers back in 2010. they planted a digital time bomb with a potential to sabotage the computers and wreak havoc with the economy but nasdaq's data was not compromised. the software giant will cut up to 18,000 jobs, the biggest layoff in its history. the company is streamlining its nokia device. the cuts amount to 14% of the fedex is facing drug trafafficking charges.s. grand jury in san francisco indicted fedex saying the

company conspired to deliver prescription drugs for illegal internet pharmacies. the said fedex ignored warnings from government agencies. fedex denies the charges. and a number of multi-generational homes in the united states has doubled. a record 57 million americans or just over 18% of the u.s. population lived in households with two or more generations in 2012. that is tries as many as in 1980. those numbers spiked during the recession and then they kept moving higher. marlie? >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. jill, thanks so much. when we return, new questions for general motors. gm's ceo returns to capitol hill to testify about defective ignition switches linked to more than a dozen deaths. nd.) (loud engine sounds!) what! how's it going? heard you need a ride to school. oh, that's pretty cool!

big day at school? i know just the thing to help you get going. power up with new cheerios protein. and here. but what about here? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® visibly even daily moisturizer with a clinically proven soy complex. it diminishes the look of dark spots in 4 short weeks. and just like that your skin will look radiant and more even. even from here. [ female announcer ] visibly even moisturizer and new bb cream. from neutrogena®. coming up, the incriminating social media posts. and why this crash is a huge setbac aids research.

israel launched a ground invasion in gaza yesterday. what life is like the warzo terrority. a savage beating turns deadn san leandro.. as witnesses on. how a sheriff's deputy k matters into his own hands. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 ,,,, here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country.

here's another look at this morning's top stories. u.s. intelligence believes a missile shot down malaysia airline flight 17. it crashed in the middle of a war zone in ukraine yesterday. 298 people were on board. there were no survivors. and israel launched a ground offensive into gaza. palestinian health officials say 23 palestinians were killed yesterday. israeli media claims one israeli soldier died from friendly fire. hamas said it ambushed and wounded israeli troops. new york's broadway will dim its marquee lets today to honoree lain stritch. the husky-voiced singer and dancer died thursday. she had a long career on stage including a tony award.

she also had emmy-winning roles on "law & order" and "30 rock." stritch was 89 years old. lawmakers criticize gm's ceo mary barra for the handling. some of the family members of victims attended the hearing on capitol hill. craig boswell reports they still have many questions. >> reporter: jeffrey and virginia harrington joined other families who still want answers about gm's faulty ignition switch. their daughter brandy died in a 2010 crash. >> why were we sold a vehicle which had not been repaired after someone knew there was a defect. >> reporter: gm's ceo mary barra declined to meet with the victims' families thursday but did recognize them at the hearing. lawmakers are getting the first chance.

senators want to know why the car company kept the ignition switch problems from the public for so long. >> i first learned about it in the first week of february this year. >> reporter: but gm legal staff first learned of the problems in 2007. some senators expressed doubt that their boss didn't know about the liability issues. senator claire mccaskill was among those calling for barra to fire michael millikin. >> this is either gross negligence or gross incompetence on the part of a lawyer, the notion that he can say i didn't know? >> i need the right team and mike milliken is a man of high integrity. >> reporter: they found the legal staff acted too slowly in notifying superiors about claims for crashes involving faulty switches. craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. a hawk is attacking humans in massachusetts. the redtailed hawk has swooped down and injured several people in one neighborhood. the hawk has a nest with baby chicks in a nearby oak tree. one woman attacked by a bird in

the area had her wig stolen and it was used as part of a nest. i'm marlie hall. this is the "cbs morning news." it was used as part of a nest. i'm marlie hall. this is "cbs morning news." acidity was in my diet...much that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said pronamel can make my teeth stronger. pronamel is helping me lead the life that i want to live. ♪ dust irritating your eye? (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds.

visine®. get back to normal.

doctors in miami doctors in miami have successfully performed the first kidney exchange transplant in florida on three couples. six surgeries were performed simultaneously last week. yesterday the donors and recipients met. natalie zea of our miami affiliate wfor reports. >> reporter: these strangers met for the first time, but there is now an unbreakable bond between them. >> i thank him again for donating to my father because now he has a longer life. >> reporter: all six of these men and women took part in a kidney exchange at the same time. six operating rooms, six surgeries, and now six new chances at life with their loved ones. here's how the three-way kidney exchange works. donor a would like to give to recipient a but isn't a match so

instead donor a gives to recipient b. recipient b's donor, gives his to donor c. donor c pays back the fash and gives it to recipient a. in the end, everybody who needs it gets a matching kidney. alana gonzalez was disappointed when she learned her husband was never a match. she never knew a 22-year-old would be her saving grace, giving her one of his kidneys. jonathon had originally hoped to give his kidney to his father dale. doctors told dale his high blood pressure and diabetes were so vonsed, he may only have ten years left. >> i was on permanent dialysis. what that consists of is 9 1/2 hours a day, seven days a week being hooked up to a machine. >> reporter: instead he got omar figueroa's kidney and

brand-new future. now he looks forward to seeing his son live his life, though he's already making a few demands. >> of course. i'm looking for the grandchildren. that's what i want. >> reporter: doctors at u.m. and jackson health system say the three-way transfer involved 30 doctors and an immense amount of coordination. >> this took six years to happen. it didn't happen overnight. >> reporter: they say this kind of group transplant system is just is the beginning. >> there are opportunities to create something called a chain, a kidney chain, where a single donor begins a whole chain reaction of transplantation. >> reporter: the three kidney recipients are grateful for the energy they got back and the new possibilities that wait await them, and these two sons will continue to love a parent they could have lost waiting for a donor list. >> he needed his mom and now i feel i can do that. >> that was wfor's natalie zea reporting. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," live reports from ukraine on the

crash of malaysia airline flight 17. the latest on the investigation, plus reaction from former deputy cia director mike morell. and we'll hear from former ntsb chairwoman deborah hersman. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm marlie hall. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

griego. your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning, it is friday, july 18. i'm michelle griego. >> yay! >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat.

it is 4:30. we are going to get you out the door with traffic and weather. i think we'll start with weather because it's schmutzing out there right now. >> it works hand in hand today with traffic because we have a lot of drizzle from low clouds. currently right now we are in the 60s. we'll have the complete forecast still straight ahead. >> and sadly, we have a traffic alert already in sunnyvale. a fatal accident. one person killed, several others taken to the hospital. the off-ramp 101 lawrence expressway is closed. we'll cover this one for a while. >> thank you. rebels in ukraine claim they recovered data recorders from the malaysia airlines plane shot down in territory they control. cbs reporter susan mcginnis is with us live from washington. ukraine is calling for an international probe to figure out who is responsible for shooting down the civilian airliner. susan. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. good morning. and the u.s. wants the