against hamas. overnight, 16,000 israeli reservists are called up to press the ground campaign in gaza. the u.s. evacuates hundreds of peace corps workers from west africa as the world ebola outbreak in history grows, but two volunteers stay behind after coming into contact with someone infected with the deadly disease. republicans say it's the smoking gun in the irs scandal. e-mails from the former official accused of targeting conservatives referred to the gop as crazies and worse. and highway hazard. a driver and passenger escape injury when an ax smashes through their windshield. captioning funded by cbs

this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, july 31st, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning is reality is broadening its offensive on the gaza strip, calling up more troops and expanding. what appears to be a deadly israeli attack on a crowded u.n. school has triggered worldwide condemnation. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. today there's not even a sign of a lull in the fighting. israel's attempt at a limited cease-fire on wednesday failed. the death toll keeps on rising. through the night and into the day israel continued its air offensive against hamas military targets in gaza. israel says it's only days away from one of its main missions, destroying hamas-built tunnels used to enter and attack the

jewish state. the israeli military is beefing up its campaign today, deploying 16,000 additional reservists to fight. the bloodshed continues. on wednesday at least 116 palestinians died, some in an israeli military strike near a crowded market in gaza city during what was supposed to be a brief pause in fighting. israel said it was responding to hamas rocket fire that followed a deadly attack on a u.n. refugee camp in gaza. u.n. general ban ki-moon -- >> they acknowledge they fire in the area after coming under attack. the white house condemned the shelling but did not assign blame. >> the u.n. secretary-general again called for an immediate cease-fire amid the palestinian

civilian death toll. the disarming of hamas continues to be israel's requirement for a longer-term cease-fire. for hamas, the border blockades by israel and egypt need to be lifted. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. now to west africa where they're closing schools and containing some areas because of the ebola outbreak. all nonessential government workers have been told to stay home for 30 days and a health has been set. as dr. jon lapook reports, two piece corp peace corps workers are being closely watched. >> reporter: they had contact with a person who later died from ebola. they have no symptoms and are kurchltsly isolated and under observation. 340 peace corps workers are

being removed out of an abundance of caution. the outbreak has affected nearly 1,200 and killed nearly 700. >> almost certainly the numbers will increase in the coming days and they probably represent an underestimate of a true number of cases because there's a complete unreporting of most of the cases in most of the districts. >> it has an incubation period of up to 21 days so a person can become infected, feel perfectly fine, travel elsewhere, and then become sick and contagious. theoretically could the virus come over here to the united states? >> theoretically the virus could arrive in the united states. and one of the things we have done is to remind our health care providers in this country that if someone presents with symptoms that are compatible with ebola virus to ask them about recent travel history. >> reporter: the cdc says even if it came to the united states

it could spread to america. >> the outbreak is definitely at the point where it's difficult to control. but it is true this is going to be a long haul to bring this outbreak under control. >> two americans have ebola. they're slightly improved but remain in serious condition. the organization they work with is evacuating all nonessential personnel from that country. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. now, according to classified senate report, the cia misled congress about its post-9/11 interrogation program and that the tactics used were more brutal than previously thought. the report also finds the secretary of state was initially kept in the dark. colin powell was eventually informed about harsh techniques including waterboarding, but he apparently was not informed when they were first used in 2002. the report was accidentally e-mailed to the "associated

press" by the white house. and the senate is blasting the vote in the white house for suing president obama for allegedly overstepping his authority. the lawsuit will focus on the president's health care overhaul law. democrats say it's a political stunt and kansas city yesterday before the vote, the president called on congress to start doing its job. >> stop being mad all the time. stop stop hating all the time. >> well, there's no timetable for actually filing suit and it could take longer to resolve than the president's term. and republican lawmakers believe newly released e-mails are proof the irs tash investigated conservative groups. in them a former irs official accused in the scandal called some right-winged republicans, quote, crazies.

chip reid tells us the next steps lawmakers could try to take to prove their case. now they believe they have a smoking gun. in 2012 lerner who was in england at the time received an e-mail from a friend that said you should hear the whacko wing of the fw op. the u.s. is through. the right-ring radio shows are scary to listen to. lerner responded and said great, maybe we are through if there are that many. republican dave camp has been a leader in the irs investigation. what do these e-mails tell you about lois lerner? >> i think these ooechls clearly

show political eight belles. it resulted in the violation of their due right. >> reporter: in a letter to eric holder congressman camp wrote it is my sincere hope in light of this new strong evidence you begin immediately aggressively investigating this matter or appoint a special council. the justice didn't said they would review it. lerner did not respond to comment. democrats say there's nothing new here. despite the e-mails there's no real evidence that the irs was motivated by political eight belles. chip reid, cbs news, capitol hill. a bipartisan group of senators announced legislation to crack down on colleges and universities when it comes to reporting rapes. the bill would make all colleges conduct annual surveys with every student on campus to talk about their experiences with sexual violence. those surveys would have to be published online.

it would prohibit athletics departments or any other group on campus from handling complaints. and colleges would face increased penalties if they don't report sexual assault incidents. new york senator kirsten gillibrand co-sponsored the bill. >> our students deserve better than this. the price of a college education should not be that one in five women will be sexually assaulted. >> with summer recess starting this week, it's unlikely congress will discuss the bill this year. now, coming up on the "morning news," water main mop-up. repairs are under way to a ruptured pipe near ucla that spilled twice as much water than originally thought. this is the "cbs morning news."

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yesterday in a fitness parking lot. he tried to leave weaving through traffic. he eventually got oust his car and stopped at a hillside and that's where a 90-minute standoff began. eventually the police arrested the suspect. in san diego, a woman died in a small plane crash. while the single engine craft was attempted to land at montgomery field yesterday it bounced and went airborne again. then it crashed in a costco parking lot. a second person on the plane was injured and they helped get the woman out of the plane. and workers are still trying to clean up the mess left behind when a water main broke near the ucla campus. six people were treated for exposure to carbon monoxide from the exhaust of a generator. danielle nottingham reports on the impact of millions of gallons of water flooding the college campus. >> city leaders inspected the

ruptured water main on sunset boulevard near ucla. workers say they have a complicated and delicate operation ahead of them. >> we've got a 1921 pipe steel riveted that feeds into a 1956 pipe. it's what we call a y connection. it turns out that the pipe ripped open right at the y connection. >> reporter: crews are scrambling to secure the valves before there's another break. the 93-year-old water main typically transports 56,000 gallons of water a minute from the upper stone canyon reservoir about 60 miles north of ucla. the break spewed about 20 million gallons of water tuesday double the initial estimate but the pipes are still leaking at a time when california is suffering its worst drought in decades. >> reporter: most of the campus is dry but water poured into parking garages like this one

that's still under a foot of water. the deluge damaged cars including this man's car. >> i tried to rescue it, be superman, but it was way too late. wait too much water. >> reporter: ucla administrators say six facilities were damaged including newly renovated sports pavilion. the court's 2-year-old wooden floors may have to be replaced. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. still to come, a final farewell of your pet that is out thf world and a former president with a surprise good-bye to a baseball legend. this is the "cbs morning news."

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and mortgage rates, and earnings from exxonmobil before the opening bell. the dow lost 31 points wednesday. the nasdaq was up and the s&p lost a quarter of a fraction. a federal judge hit bank of america with a $1.3 billion fine. that's for its role in selling risky mortgages to fannie mae and freddie mac that were advertised as safe investments. the bank may appeal. argentina is in default again. talks between the government of argentina and u.s. creditors collapsed last night. argentina's economy is in a recession with a shortage of dollars and one of the world's highest inflation rates. this is the second default for argentina in 13 years. >> and starting this fall, you'll be able to send your late pet off in style tore the far reaches of outer space. a company called celestis says its expanding its memorial flights to dogs and cats.

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that's when he came up with an idea. custom selfie toasters. it's established itself as the foremost self skbregs around the house and now you can eat your own face for breakfast. >> it's never happened before. it's brand new and it's unique and it's you. it's you on toast. >> oh, lord. in fact, that's what he started with. jesus. and then he thought why shouldn't everyone get to worship themselves. through toast. so pucker up, show those pearly whites and upload your favorite selfie. then he and his crew use photoshop and a cnc cutter to transfer your image onto a menial plate. it gets fitted into an appliance and voila, your toast, all for just $75.

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search for a gunman after a young smorj shot overnight. we're live at the scene. it's thursday, july 31. >> here are some of the other stories we're following today. a carjacking ordeal that killed three children she's speaking to eyewitness news about what happened. >> today is the day a huge star-studded concert planned on the beach in atlantic city and it's free. we'll tell you more about it straight ahead. well tell you what the weather will be like. >> lot of folks holding out for today's weather at the beach. >> generally it should be okay, guys, generally, couple showers and thunderstorms that start to fire up later today, dry, beautiful weather can only last so long.