i looked up and there was this giant bolt of lightning just shooting across the sky and the loudest thunder i ever heard. >> without warning one person is dead and more than a dozen others hurt after lightning strike as crowded southern california beach. people that were sitting in the sand on the beach felt the electricity come through the sand. a call for peace from the united nations. the security council pushes for a cease-fire in gaza between israelis and palestinians. >> you know what we'll taxi out there any way you want but i don't like your attitude. >> an airline pilot and air traffic controller in a heated exchange at the world's busiest airport. >> route on mike. you didn't tell us how to try to

get there so you can try telling us that. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday july 28th 2014. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. one person died from a fierce and powerful lightning storm in southern california. 13 others were injured. the storm hit hard along venice beach. 13 victims were injured there. some were on the beach and on the boardwalk. the extort hit quickly with little warning. >> reporter: a deadly day at venice beach as lightning shocked beachgoers. officials say they're not exactly sure where the lightning hit but at around 2:20 in the afternoon people across the beach felt the jolt. >> it was terrifying. it was intense. we were in the water and it came

out of nowhere. we saw lightning before but we didn't think it with us going to be that bad. >> it was really scary. as soon as we felt it i yelled for paige to get out of the water and we swam as hard as we could to get out of the water. >> reporter: they were riding their bike when they say light hing hit a huge pole in front of them. it stopped them in their tracks. >> instantaneously all of us on our bikes stopped and looked around like this like what the hem just happened. >> reporter: another witness took this video just after the lightning hit. it showed terrifying moments as laich guards scrambled to save victims. some say it sounded like a bomb. some say it was as loud as a plane crash. >> it's just insane that lightning would just crash on the beach right there right in front of us the loudest lightning i've ever heard. >> reporter: from the air you can see the frantic chaotic moments as lifeguards responded

to the scene, lifeguards and divers in the water looking for victims. all of a sudden they rush out of the water and head up the beach. >> there were many who approached the fire department with various complaints most of them saying they felt like they were struck by lightning. >> reporter: two victims were given cpr on the scene. one wasn't found until aftering the storm passed through. >> we had helicopters and fire and lifeguards looking for them. >> reporter: seven adults and a 15-year-old were taken to the hospital. a 20-year-old man died from his injuries. fire officials here say they've never seen anything quite like this at any beach in southern california. for cbs news i eemg adriana winegold in venice beach. today severe weather is forecast across much of the eastern united states. severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail and possibly tornados are

possible from the ohio valley to the mid-atlantic states. the danger exists through this evening. the severe weather is moving ow of the eastern tennessee this morning after powerful storms destroyed at least ten homes there yesterday. rescue crews are conducting door-to-door searches. trees and power lines were knocked down. there are no reports of serious injuries. forecasters are trying to determine if a tornado was responsible. and this morning firefighters in northern california are battling a fire that destroyed at least 13 homes east of sacramento. the sand fire is 50% contained, but six square miles burned since friday. the fire started when a truck drove over dry vegetation. more than 500 homes remain at risk and are under evacuation orders.

>> too close to the house and we're not allowed to go home. >> the worst is the winds. nobody knows if it's going to change, get worse, bebetter get put out. you know it's scary. >> 150 miles to the south, a fire near yosemite national park quadrupled in size to more than three square miles. one home was destroyed and tourists at a campground were evacuated. early this morning the u.n. security council unanimously called for an immediate cease-fire on the gaza strip. in 20 days of fighting between israel and hamas, more than a thousand palestinians have been killed. 45 israelis have died. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. >> good morning, lauren. today in gaza is quite different from what it is supposed to be. a time of joy with celebrations coinciding with the end of the holy month in ramadan. both israel and hamas are

accusing one another of violating cease-fires and there's no telling if the u.n. who's called for a truce for both sides will do any greater good. the united nations security council called for israel and hamas to put down their weapons during a during an emergency midnight meeting. >> the security council expresses strong support for immediate and unconditional interim cease-fire. >> overnight there was relative calm. the lull came after fighting sunday and a brief truce. on cbs ice "face the nation" israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu -- >> israel is not obliged and will not let a terrorist organization to decide when it's time for them to stop for a moment, rearm, and continue firing on our citizens and our

people. >> reporter: in an interview with charlie rose -- >> you believe in the co-existence of people and therefore you believe in the co-existence of palestinians and israelis in the middle east. >> translator: i can't co-exist with occupation. >> reporter: more than 1,000 palestinians have died in the fighting. president obama called prime minister benjamin netanyahu sunday reiterating israel has the right to defend itself but, again, expressed concern about the rising death toll. now, israel did acknowledge on sunday that its military fired the mortar shell that hit that u.n. school the school that was being used as a u.n. shelter but said its attack is not responsible for the deaths there. lauren. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thanks so much. you can see more of charlie rose's interview with the lead over hamas coming up on "cbs this morning." and this morning there is fierce fighting reported near the crash site of malaysia

airlines flight 17 in eastern ukraine. ukrainian government troops are trying to gain control of the area from rebel forces. investigators abandoned planned to visit the site. meanwhile the united states released satellite images it says shows russia fired rockets into ukraine last week. the images seemed to show blast marks from where the rockets were launched and craters where they landed. in east africa two american aid workers are being traded for ebola. they became infected with the deadly virus as they fought the growing outbreak in liberia. wendy gillette reports. >> reporter: a sign at south side church of christ in ft. worth, texas, say "pray for kent." the prayers are for kent brantley a doctor who picked up ebola. he was completes his family

medicine residency. shortly after heat ee bow ba patients working for a worked nancy write bollywood who also tested positive for ee bo la last week. >> dr. brantley and nancy both are in stable condition tonight. they have fever, body aches and pains, they're not out of the woods yet. >> reporter: the americans were part of a team fighting a fast outbreak in west africa that's killed 472 people since february. it's fatal in up to 90% of cases and has no known cure. but the risk of contracting ebola through casual contact is low. experts say the disease could very well spread beyond the borders of west africa because screening in the affected airports is limited and inadequate. a walk along the venice

florida beach ended tragically for a young father that when a small plane makes an emergency landing. the plane lost power and landed at the oechlk the surf on sunday. investigators are trying to determine whether the plane or debris struck the man, killing him. his daughter was critically injured. coming up on the "morning news," airport security beach. l hear from the kayakers whoe alleged robbers with a skill he learned at his other job. this is the "cbs morning news." [ yodeling plays ] worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! ♪ jeans and hoodies, kicks, jeans and hoodies shop your way members will be getting

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. today's monday, july 28th good morning i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. wild weather overnight a lot of thunder and lightning kept a lot of us up overnight. >> dust settles, five people are shot, and learning one of the victims has died. >> also, developing, the very latest as police continue to question two men in connection with the deadlyg friday that killed three children in north philadelphia. those stories and more coming up. let's talk more about our powerful storms, that rolled through the area overnight. >> heavy rain, high winds lightning, storms barrelled through the delaware valley. we have video for you,