oh, my god! >> extreme weather causing chaos across the country. a powerful tornado touches down near boston, while flood fears rise in the southwest and wildfires continue to burn through parts of california. no end in sight to the violence in the middle east. the heaviest fighting in the three-week war erupts between israeli and hamas, with both sides blaming the other for the death of civilians. and the donald sterling saga is a big step closer to its conclusion. a los angeles judge ruled against the l.a. clippers owner in his fight to keep control of the team. this is "cbs morning news" for the team. this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, july 29th, 2014.

captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the mayor of a boston suburb said it is a miracle there are no serious injuries after a rare tornado touched down in his town. the storm roared through revere, massachusetts, yesterday morning, with top winds of 120 miles per hour. it was on the ground for four minutes but left a two-mile path of destruction. dozens of buildings were damaged or destroyed and hundreds of trees were ripped from the ground. roofs ripped off of homes. revere is located on the coast north of boston. this is the first tornado on record in suffolk county which includes boston. katie brace of our boston station wbzz is in revere. >> reporter: crews worked through the night boarding up windows at revere city hall. they had made quick work of cutting up toppled trees.

>> all i can say is wow. >> reporter: this woman lived across the street and said she saw the tornado come through. >> it came right by my bedroom window. >> reporter: revere's mayor said the tornado substantially damaged 65 homes and businesses in the city. right now, 13 are inhabitable. city hall is temporarily closed. >> i received a call from my assistant who was petrified. she said windows and doors were blowing out of city hall. >> reporter: he said it's too early to put a dollar amount on the damage. >> it was a little surreal. >> reporter: there were only six minor injuries reported from the storm. a baby was hurt while in a car. >> a board went through the window of the car and she was cut with glass. >> reporter: by early evening, officials say crews had cleared downed wires freeing up the streets. >> getting out of the house. nothing to do, no power. >> reporter: many people who lived a few blocks of city hall toured the destruction. >> like a bomb hit it. i've never seen anything like that. >> reporter: isaac foreman lives four blocks away, he was lucky.

some of his neighbors have those homes that are now considered unsafe. >> we have a lot of other things that happen in revere, but not this. >> reporter: police have increased patrols to make sure there's no looting. as for revere city hall, the mayor is unsure when it may be safe enough for folks to go back inside. i'm katie brace for cbs news. here in revere, massachusetts. there was also severe weather in the west. at least two tornadoes were reported north of denver, colorado. some minor damage was reported. passengers at denver international airport were temporarily moved to shelters. and this morning there are flash flood warnings and watches in colorado, new mexico, nevada and utah. a number of rain-producing storms are predicted for the region. eight homes north of las vegas suffered significant damage due to flash flooding yesterday. a river of water and mud washed through homes and washed out roads. some residents are being advised to boil water. and there's a chance of more rain today. firefighters are making

progress battling one of the major wildfires in california. the sand fire east of sacramento has burned just under six square miles but is 75% contained. the fire destroyed at least 13 homes and 38 other buildings. most evacuees have returned to their homes. the other big california fire in yosemite national park burned through four square miles. one home was destroyed. this begins the third week of offensive on the gaza strip. overnight the fighting intensified. the number of casualties is growing. efforts towards a cease-fire have failed and the israeli prime minister is warning of a prolonged campaign. susan mcginnis is in washington. suns, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. pressure from washington is having no impact. israel is clearly escalating its operations. so far, hamas remains defiant. >> reporter: israeli air strikes

overnight hit hamas targets in gaza. including this building that houses the hamas-run television and radio station. another strike hit the group's government complex, as the sun rose, the damage was in full view on the 22nd day of this nonstop war. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told his people monday to prepare for a prolonged conflict against hamas militants. israeli officials claim hamas fired more than 50 rockets and mortar shells at the jewish state on monday. an attack on southern israel killed at least four israeli soldiers, bringing the total number lost to 53. casualties on the palestinian side are far greater with more than 1100 dead so far, most of them civilians. the two sides are trading blame for a strike monday on a gaza park that killed at least nine children. secretary of state john kerry has been pressing both sides to put down their weapons but faces criticism for lack of success.

>> john kerry, on behalf of the united states, has been working every step of the way with israel. >> reporter: the united nations is also calling for an immediate cease-fire. overnight strikes also hit the home of a top hamas leader in gaza. israel is also warning palestinians in many gaza neighborhoods to evacuate. a sign that more air strikes could be imminent, anne-marie. >> all right. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. the united states is accusing russia of violating a 1987 test ban treaty on intermediate range missiles. it was signed by ronald reagan and so far union leader mikhail gorbachev. it banned all land-based missiles and cruise missiles with a range of up to 3400 miles. a violation was filled not a report to be released today. also this week the u.s. and european union plan to impose new sanctions against russia for alleged action in ukraine. and now to west africa where

the outbreak of ebola is the largest in history. nearly 700 people have died from the virus. one of the deadliest diseases known to man. u.s. health officials say there is little risk of the virus being spread to this country, but two american aid workers in africa have been infected. dr. jon lapook reports. >> reporter: dr. kent brantly from ft. worth, texas and nancy writebol, an aid worker from charlotte, north carolina, are both in isolation and said to be in serious condition. since march, the outbreak had been confined three west african countries but friday, a man died from ebola after taking a flight from liberia to lagos, nigeria. the cdc says lack of confidence in doctors is a serious issue. two months dr. william fischer treated a brother and sister. in west africa who sought help too late. >> they were so dehydrated they lost so much volume through

diarrhea and vomiting that they were so sick. despite efforts to try to bring them back, we weren't successful and they died. >> reporter: the incubation period is anywhere from 2 to 21 days. the cdc says there's little risk to the american public but the agency is alerting u.s. health care workers to consider the virus when encountering travelers with flu-like symptoms. from affected countries. there's good news about the family of dr. brantly, the cdc said they left before the symptoms developed. and unlike many viral symptoms, ebola is not contagious. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. coming up on the "morning news," deadly shoot-out. a fugitive gets into a shoot-out with police on a busy new york street. and a judge rules against donald sterling, clearing the way for a clippers sale. this is the "cbs morning news." ews." mbers will be getting all the goodies kids' jeans are now just $10 for back to school.

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recently featured on a show about fugitives was spotted inside a store in greenwich village and three officers tried to bring him in. michelle sigona explains what happened next. >> reporter: police say a fugitive task force was attempting to arrest 32-year-old charles mozdir, an accused child molester inside a store. >> immediately fire upon the officers at a very close range and the officers returned fire. >> reporter: mozdir was shot and killed. coronado, california, police say mozdir had been on the run since the summer of 2012, a $1 million warrant had been issued for his arrest for not appearing in court to face charges of sexually assaulting a child. >> he failed to show up at his sa arraignment. we executed a search warrant at his residence. and it appeared he had left in a hurry. >> reporter: police say they tracked mozdir to a smoke shop behind me. a detective went in to visually verify he was there. and came out with word mozdir

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jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. the federal aviation administration wants to hit southwest airlines with a $12 million fine. the agency says southwest failed to make proper repairs on some of its boeing 737 jets beginning in 2006. southwest has 30 days to respond to the complaint. it can also negotiate to reduce the fines. southwest and other airlines scored a big victory in the house yesterday. lawmakers passed a bill that lets airlines display the base price of their airfares before taxes and fees. consumer groups say doing that would be misleading, but it probably won't become law because there's no similar bill in the senate. here on wall street, investors are in a wait and see mode. there's lots of economic news coming out this week as well as the jobs report. the dow went up 22 points, the nasdaq dropped 4 points and the s&p inched up a fraction. investors will also keep a

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the los angeles clippers are a big step closer to being out of the hands of donald sterling. a judge ruled sterling's wife shelli had the authority to sell the team for a record $2 billion to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer and as randy page of our los angeles station kcbs reports the ruling could sideline any more attempts by sterling to maintain control of the team. >> this is going to be a good thing for the city, the league, for my family, for all of us. and i just want to thank you all. and come see the clippers next year. >> reporter: shelli sterling's attorney pierce o'donnell says los angeles owes his client a debt of gratitude. >> we want to go forward, understanding that it was one woman who stood up against her husband who had the courage to

go to court. and she prevailed. and so for the cynics out there, you know, sometimes, it works out okay. and this is a hollywood ending. >> reporter: superior court judge michael lavons issued a ruling that paves the way for the deal for steve ballmer for 2le billion. the judge ruled the evidence shelli sterling was acting out of concern for her husband when she arranged for two doctors to examine his mental competencies. and that there was no secret plan to oust him as trustee. in fact, the justify went on to rule there was no pattern of unclean hands that would cause the court to strike the documentation of the two doctors that would find sterling incapable of handling his affairs. the judge also said tentatively, he will not let an appeal of this case get in the way of the sale to steve ballmer. >> we've been texting with each other. >> reporter: steve ballmer's attorney said he communicated the judge's decision by text from the middle of the

courtroom. >> he is very excited. i mean, he's really, really excited about this team. about this city and about, you know, bringing dignity back to the clippers. and rolling up his sleeves and getting ready to run it this team. >> reporter: donald sterling's reaction -- >> very calm. he didn't see this as the final battleground so this is, you know, one stage of a long war. this is one battle. we had hoped for a different result, but this is not the end. >> reporter: shelli sterling said she looks forward to the day her husband can sit next to her at clipper games cheering on the team they bought more than three decades ago in the hands of a new owner. >> yeah, i think the ban will be lifted. there's a new owner, a new sheriff in town and it's going to be good. it's going to be good for the city, the fans, for the league, for everybody. and that's all we want. >> that was kcbs' randy page reporting. now, sterling was banned for

life by the nba after he was considered making racist comments. sterling said he would fight the nba until his death. in baseball, toronto outfielder melky cabrera has a big night at the plate batting left-handed in the first inning dense barera hammers it over the right field fence and then hitting from the other side of the plate, cabrera goes deep again. this time, his homer sails all the way over the green monster. actually smashes the windshield of an suv. toronto doing all kind of damage, the blue jays win 14-1. and there was some good news for one member of the red sox family this week. the owner of one of major league affiliates left his 2013 world series ring in a restaurant. but it wasn't just any restaurant, it was one in manhattan. the heart of new york yankees territory. luckily, the restaurant owner who is a yankee fan found the ring and got it back to its owner. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the

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now, it's common for young adults to share a roof and split the rent. but now a growing number of older americans are choosing to move in together. they're known as boomer roomies. vinita nair looks at how it changed two women's lives. >> reporter: 67-year-old dina wilcox and 68-year-old anne sigh are not just roommates they're best friends. but there is one title neither of them can stand. i'm sure by now you heard this term "boomer roomies." >> i don't particularly like that term too much. do you like that term? >> no i don't like that term. >> reporter: the pair who often finish their sentences together have lived together in this apartment for two years. dina on one side.

>> i have an office area and bedroom area. >> reporter: and anne on the other. just a few years ago, they barely knew each other. dina was living alone after her husband's death having downsized from a big house in the suburbs to a two bedroom apartment in new york. she met anne in a learning seminar. she was divorced and moved to new york. then dina heard anne talking about her battle with breast cancer and how she could no longer afford her rent because of medical bills. on a whim, she asked anne to move in. >> and the next thing i knew i was calling her. >> i started to cry and said this isn't going to work. i have to sell everything i have and move into this bedroom with only one closet. and within a day or two, i think i came back and said i'd be foolish not to move in here. >> reporter: dina and anne are a growing number of older americans sharing apgts and housing.