the investigation of flight 17 takes a step forward. pro-russian rebels in ukraine turn over two black boxes from the downed malaysia airlines jet. but families of lost passengers continue to point the finger at russian president vladimir putin. >> mr. putin, send my children home. could john kerry hold the key to peace between israelis and apalestinians? as violence rages in gaza, the secretary of state is in the middle east to renew a push for a cease-fire. president obama awards the nation's highest military honor to an army sergeant who survived one of the afghan war's bloodiest battles. david martin has his story. >> i thought everybody was dead i thought i was the only one

there. >> and you were? >> i was. and a royal birthday. britain's prince george turns a year old today, with a celebration fit for a future king. this is the "cbs morning news" king. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, july 22nd, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. overnight, pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine handed over the flight recorders from malaysia airlines flight 17. the so-called black boxes were given to malaysian officials in kuala lumpur, an angry crowd marched on the russian embassy demanding answers. russia continues to deny it had anything to do with bringing the aircraft down. and this morning, the ukrainian military said a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint. so far no word on casualties. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning.

the dutch prime minister now says some of the bodies have arrived in an area controlled by the ukraine government. that handover came under heavy international pressure which continues today. european foreign ministers are meeting to talk about sanctions against russia. although most expect they won't go any farther than speeding up sanctions that were already agreed to before the crash. this is despite heavy pressure from president obama for a forceful european response. >> reporter: flight 17's data recorders are now in the hands of malaysian officials. ukrainian separatists controlling the area where the plane went down finally agreed to turn them over. >> i can see that the black box is intact. >> reporter: the recorders could reveal clues to what happened to the plane last thursday. monday, the bodies of most of the victims began their final trip home. pro-russian separatists led a train carrying the bodies with

the lead on route to the netherlands where they will be identified. president obama is also demanding international investigators get full access to the crash site. a dutch forensic expert surveyed the area yesterday. >> we have to make sure that the truth is out and accountability exists. >> reporter: u.s. and ukrainian officials say evidence suggests pro-russian militants shot down the plane killing all 298 people on board. russia still denies responsibilities and is challenging the united states to prove it was involved in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet. now, that u.n. resolution calls for all members state to unite in establishing accountability for this crash. but it's pretty clear there is not unity across europe, among different clashes among states there is one between london and paris to keep on supplying warships to russia. anne-marie. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. to the middle east, this morning an israeli defense official confirms an israeli soldier is missing following a weekend battle in the gaza trip. earlier this week hamas said it

captured an israeli soldier. overnight, israel launched dozens of air strikes across the gaza trip. two weeks of fighting between hamas and israel have left nearly 600 palestinians and 29 israelis dead. hamas said it won't agree to a cease-fire. margaret brennan reports from cairo where secretary of state john kerry is pushing for a deal. >> reporter: secretary kerry is here in cairo to try to forge a cease-fire between israel and hamas. the obama administration believes the israeli military has succeeded in their aim of seriously degrading the threat proposed by hamas. and that the ongoing fighting is resulting in just too many civilian casualties. almost immediately after landing in cairo, kerry met face-to-face with the u.n. secretary-general and pledged $47 million in u.s. aid to help the 80,000 palestinians who are currently seeking shelter in gaza.

he will also speak to the egyptian president on tuesday about opening up the border crossing between egypt and gaza to allow medical and humanitarian aid to that palestinian territory but it is not at all certain who can get all sides to hold their fire, it's going to be very difficult. u.s. officials say israel's military has moved hard, fast, has raised the stakes and it is not at all clear whether any country can persuade hamas to stop firing rockets into israel. margaret brennan, cbs news, cairo. this morning, calmer winds are expected to help in the efforts to fight dozens of wildfires burning across the pacific northwest. this is one of the worst as seen from the international space station. the carlton complex fire is one the largest in washington state history. it's burned about 380 square miles destroyed about 150 homes and it's blamed for one death. this morning, it's just 2% contained.

ron johnson of our seattle station kyro reports thousands have been ordered to evacuate. >> reporter: beneath smoky skies we spotted a helicopter making the last run of the night and hot chute crews from idaho heading toward this base camp. in this town that often draws tourists, there's no power. generators keep a few businesses open. >> and right now, you can see it's starting to get really windy and that doesn't help at all. that really gets the fires and the smoke. >> reporter: hot spots do exist. as the night shift came not carlton complex, we listened as crew leaders got their evening briefing. they were told bulldozers are working a big flare-up near loop loop pass which forced highway 20 to close again. >> there's an active run and they're real concerned that it may create havoc in the desert, highway 20 across that. >> reporter: but fires have forced people to find shelter in all kinds of places. the winthrop rhythm and blues festival has been taking on more

than just music lovers. >> there hadn't been able to get any food. we're letting people off the street come in and get food. >> reporter: gary ogden can't go home. fire destroyed his home in pateros and left him struggling emotionally. >> i wake up feeling okay. and then at the end of the day, i'm a mess. >> reporter: there are now boiled water orders in effect for a number of communities. and the county sheriff's office have posted a new warning about looting. near twist, washington, graham johnson for cbs news. well, the middle of the country is going to be feeling the heat today. there are excessive heat advisories posted from texas to iowa, oklahoma city, des moines and kansas city will all feel temperatures in the 90s. and for a second month in a row the world has set a heat record. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration said

last night average global temperature was 61.2 degrees. that's the hottest june on record. the average ocean temperature was 62.7 degrees. the warmest ever recorded. in texas some democrats are blasting governor rick perry's order to send up to 1,000 national guard troops to the border with mexico. perry announced the deployment yesterday. he took the action to secure the border from the flood of illegal immigrants. since october, nearly 50,000 unaccompanied children have entered the u.s. illegally. and perry says criminals are entering the u.s. as well. >> i will not stand idly by while our citizens are under assault and little children from central america are detained in squalor. >> the national guard deployment will cost texas $12 million a month. coming up on the "morning news," fast food scare, mcdonald's and kfc in china in a meat scandal. details in "moneywatch."

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johns hopkins settled a huge class action lawsuit with women filmed by a doctor.milln to wom secretly recorded by a gynecologist during exams. dr. nikita levy worked at johns hopkins for 25 years. he killed himself after the investigation began. some of some of his patients are so traumatized they no longer visit doctors. >> they have fallen out of the medical system, during our interviews we learned that they quit. >> a judge had granted preliminary approval for the settlement between the hospital and more than 8,000 women. and a recall is under way involving fruit from costco and trader joe's because of a listeria outbreak.

peaches, plums tested positive for the bacteria. listeria can cause a potentially fatal inspection. it is dangerous to older adults, pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems. on the "cbs moneywatch," fast food chains in a meat scandal and netflix celebrates big earnings. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. a fast food safety scare in china. mcdonald's is being investigated by china's food safety agency. the company says it stop using meat from a supplier which sold them expired beef and chicken. kfc is also under investigation, it says it won't tolerate violations of government regulations. asian stocks are mostly higher as the yen eased against the dollar. tokyo's nikkei added nearly 1%. and hong kong's hang seng rose nearly 1%. wall street investors will be watching international

development as well as corporate earnings reports from apple and other. the dow dropped 40 points, the nasdaq lost 7 points. the s&p lost four points. netflix the video service earned $71 million in the second quarter despite a price increase. and the company now has more than 50 million worldwide subscribers, but it's dvd by mail rental service continues its rapid decline. anne-marie. >> all right. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. straight ahead, a new twist in the donald sterling saga. and we'll go to london where we are getting a new glimpse of the baby prince as he celebrates a birthday. everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious.

here's a look at todas here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. britain's prince george is a year old today. his parents william and kate are arranging a party fit for a future king. lucy mcdonald is in london with the details. >> reporter: he's the most famous baby in the world and a step closer to toddler. prince george stands 1 today and his royal parents have given us a look at how he's grown. they've released these snapshots from inside the butterfly house at london's national history

museum looking every bit the happy family. sightings of the future king are relatively rare, william and catherine are trying to give him a normal childhood. >> he does get to have that ordinary existence which the parents are desperate for him to have. >> reporter: young george turned on the charm during a visit to a museum in new zealand these londoners are equally smitten. >> thank you, little baby. >> he's curious. >> we love him. >> reporter: george's parents are throwing a birthday party for the young prince here at kensington palace and word is his great grandma, the queen, may attend. like this mother, baby george is already a trendsetter. once he was spotted in these red dungarees, they started flying off the shelves. he even made the cover of "vanity fair." and royal watchers say george won't be sharing the spotlight with a sibling just yet.

they don't expect another baby announcement until early next year. well, at that party, we've heard that presents have actually been banned. and his parents think he's had far too many gifts already, 4,000 from 48 countries around the world in the first year of his life. back to you anne-marie. >> all right, keeping him grounded, i see. lucy mcdonald from london. thank you very much, lucy. a face-to-face meeting between the two men fighting for control of the los angeles clippers. donald sterling hosted former microsoft ceo steve ballmer at his beverly hills home monday. sister-in-law is resisting the nba's pressure to set team after he was banned for life for making racist comments. ballmer is trying to buy the clip percent clippers for $2 billion. when we return, courage under fire. we will meet the former army argument who received the nation's highest military honor.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. president obama recognized an american soldier's bravery. the president gave 28-year-old ryan pitts of new hampshire the nation's highest military award, the medal of honor on monday. he defended a key observation postering one of bloodiest battles of the afghan war. david martin spoke with him. >> reporter: american soldiers digging in for what would prove to be their last stand. nine of these men were killed when the enemy attacked their makeshift base in the afghan village of wanat of july 2008. >> it was the most intense. i'd ever been in. it seemed like fire was coming from everywhere. >> reporter: sergeant ryan pitts was wounded in the opening

fuselage. how badly were you bleeding? >> my biggest concern was a wound in my inner thigh in my right leg. so then i crawled to the southern fighting position and bogar cut a tourniquet on my leg. >> reporter: jason bogar who died a short time later kept pitts from bleeding to death. >> i don't think they want to lift their head. >> reporter: as shown in this army re-creation, pitts was manning an observation pouft post above the main base of wanat. the enemy was so close he had to let the grenade cool off before he threw them. >> i didn't want to give them a chance to pick it up. >> reporter: you'd activate the grenade and then count three or four? >> yeah. >> reporter: what happened if you got a short fuse? >> they would detonate in my hand. >> reporter: when pitts ran

short of grenades he went on with a machine gun. suddenly there was an awful silence all around him. >> i thought everybody was dead. i thought i was the only one there. >> reporter: and you were? >> i was. >> reporter: you're all alone. you're wounded and the enemy is how close? >> close enough that they could hear me when i was talking on the radio. >> reporter: four soldiers rushed to his aid but they were all cut down. one of them israel garcia was mortally wounded. >> i just held his hand and we talked for a little bit. he wanted me to tell his mom and wife that he loved them. >> reporter: and the enemy backed down 30 meters of pitts. and finally beat the enemy back. but you can see american dead lying on the ground. >> nine guys died. so the rest of us could come home. and valor was everywhere. everybody was fighting as hard as they could. i don't think anybody -- no man fought harder than any other. >> reporter: and the families of all nine soldiers were there at

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well, he hasn't played it down as a pro yet, but johnny football is already one of the most popular players in the nfl. johnny manziel's number 2 browns jersey is the top seller among all players. the league released its sales numbers monday. coming in at number six, another rookie, st. louis rams defensive end michael sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted. well, comic-con, a massive comic book convention opens in san diego this week. fans know the industry owes a lot to comic book writer stan lee. bigad shaban spoke to him. >> reporter: at 91, comic writer stan lee is still bringing superheroes to life.

his west known creation like the x-men, spider-man and hulk all made at least the big screen. and lee is now dreaming up new superheroes. chakra, the invincible airs in india. and his comic about a chinese-american supersoldier is being made into a movie. >> i think there are more comic book readers today than ever before. the comic books helped the movies. and the movies certainly help the comic books. >> reporter: lee's career began when he took a job at 16 as an assistant to a comic publisher. that company eventually became marvel and lee its president. his name was stan lee leber but he went by stan lee to protect his reputation as a serious writer. >> i didn't want to be known by my regular name as a comic book writer because it was embarrassing. >> reporter: but he eventually embraced his altar ego. lee is putting his face on his work.

he has cameos in nearly all the movies based on his characters. >> i think you never outgrow your love for things that are colorful and much bigger than life. along comes superhero comics. they're really, i think, fairy tale s for grown-ups. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: he even appears as himself in an animated movie. bigad shaban, los angeles. and a late-night appearance for one of our morning archers. on late show, david letterman welcomed norah o'donnell. co-host of "cbs this morning." letterman joked with o'donnell about her co-hosts. >> charlie and gayle send their best to you. and we like to say the news is back in the morning. >> news is back in the morning. >> those two are holding back. [ laughter ] but that's no secret, i don't think. >> oh, they're holding me up every morning. they're holding me up every morning. >> things got serious. a little later when o'donnell and letterman discussed the ongoing crisis in ukraine. local news on "cbs this morning," we will be live from

ukraine for the latest on the investigation into the downing of flight 17, plus, we'll get the latest from gaza on efforts to end the crisis there. and the multibillion dollar verdict against big tobacco. we'll hear from the widow who won her case against r.j. reynolds. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,,

good morning everyone, it's tuesday, july 22nd. i'm michelle griego. >> hi everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 and we might have to id this guy to the far left. who are you?

>> yes. i am back from a wonderful vacation in the high country. >> they let you in the ng? >> can you believe it. he still works. yeah guys i came back on the right day. getting interesting outside right now. some clouds beginning to move in and we've got some showers moving in our direction and maybe some thunderstorms? that's coming up. sadly already watching a traffic alert in sunnyvale with a fatal crash involving a motorcycle rider. northbound 101 at lawrence expressway. you can already see the delays coming up 101. just a heads-up if you're starting your morning drive. that's coming up. all right thank you. a man who got caught driving dangerously on his motorcycle in april is in trouble again, this time for a deadly corvette crash. kpix 5's christin ayers has learned the driver is still in the hospital from a friday morning crash that killed his passenger, 25-year-old nicholas obenchain. >> reporter: that was 23-year- old corey mcdonah