good morning, everyone. i'm tamron hall. this is "newsnation." we're following developing news this hour out of the middle east. nbc news confirmed that senior palestinian officials have proposed a 24-hour cease-fire following what has been israel's harsh military assault since the crisis began. a u.n. spokesperson confirms two u.n. staff members were killed in gaza today as israel launched more than 76 air strikes overnight. right now there is a blackout in much of gaza city after the israeli army struck the fuel tanks at gaza's only powerplant. an estimated 1.8 million people are infected by the thick black smoke from the plant billowed other the city for hours. these are some of the images that have come into us.

let's get to ayman mohyeldin on the ground live for us. ayman, let's talk about this proposal for palestinian officials. i know, it's a multistage proposal here. >> that's correct. in fact, what is significant about it right now is that it includes all of the palestinian factions. really, for the first time since the conflict began it's including some the other representatives in cairo who have made the presentation to the egyptian government hoping t egyptians can get some response from the israeli side and put an end to the ongoing fighting. the proposal would start with a 24-hour cease-fire from both sides. that would be for humanitarian purposes. it would enter a face of rolling cease-fires. that means if the 72-hour period after the initial date would be successful there's no violence it can be roll forward to pave the way for broader discussions about the core issues of why the conflict continue which is is

for israel security consideration and the palestinian the lifting of the siege of blockade on gaza. >> what are the details you've been able to get regarding the u.n. staff members who were killed today? >> well, we understand that unfortunately it was a similar case to what we've been hearing here. the wrong place at the wrong time. the two u.n. workers, we understand, were in a vehicle driving by a place or parked near a place that was actually struck by the israeli military. no clear indication what the target was. as a result of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, they were killed in that strike. again, we don't have the official details. the u.n. has not made those pub rick. that's what we are hearing from relatives and sources on the ground close to the two individuals who were brothers working for the united nations here. >> the obama administration is pushing back against criticism of secretary of state john kerry's ape temkerry

acre i are. yesterday with kerry and president obama's national security adviser susan rice defended his actions. >> make no mistake, when the people of israel are rushing to bomb shelters. >> senior white house correspondent chris jansing joins us now. secretary kerry is with ukraine's foreign minister. we hope to play some of the comments regarding what is happening in ukraine and the investigation of mh 17. you have a number of critics both in israel and out questioning some of the actions from secretary kerry. let me read quickly a column in israel writes of kerry. in trying to implement the cease-fire over the weekend john kerry ruined everything and went on to say very senior officials

described the proposal that kerry put on the table as strategic terrorist attack. what is the pushback from the white house regarding the criticism? >> it could be stronger. they are fuming about this. they say it is a misinformation campaign. not only did we hear from susan rice yesterday, from the podium at the white house, we heard from josh earnest, we heard from the deputy national security adviser. they have a very firm stand that the united states is a strong supporter of israel, but they also know how fraught this is. they're very concerned about the mounting casualties both on the palestinian and the israeli side. they are pushing back against the critics who say that john kerry has been siding with hamas. that in even suggesting that there be some stepping back. even talking about the mounting casualties that somehow he is empowering terrorists in that region of the country. so it's a very delicate and

difficult situation. i also want to point out that our chief foreign correspondent is over there with secretary kerry. we may get more frfgs there as well. they are pushing back very hard at this point. >> the other news of the day from the white house. the obama administration now accusing russia of violating the 1987 arms control treaty by testing a new ground launch long range cruise missile. what are the details there? >> yeah, we're going back to an agreement signed in the era of reagan and gorbachev and a strongly worded president sent from to putin. it's the most serious allegations over an arms control dispute we have seen. it couldn't come at the worse time. because of everything that has been going on with russia and just yesterday the suggestion, again, from the podium at the white house that because of what is going on in ukraine, there are further sanctions coming. there are leaders over in europe

the e.u. leaders who are meeting to discuss further sanctions. the white house suggesting they will have even tougher sanctions that will follow. so this just adds one more layer to what has become an increasingly difficult situation between the united states and russia and putin in particular. >> chris live for us this morning at the white house. a new associated press report out today said the white house is getting closer to acting on its own immigration reform. according to the a, p the president is seriously considering major executive action to grant work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants. meantime on capitol hill right now, the house judiciary committee is beginning on the current crisis along the u. u.s.-mexico border. sheila jackson lee joining me. member of the homeland security committee. thank you for your time. >> thank you very much.

thank you for having me, if i might offer my sympathy for all the loss of life in the gaza and in israel and hoping for a reason peace solution to all of this. >> let me, first, also, thank you for the words. let me get your reaction to this associated press report that the white house may be prepared to consider major executive action, which would include granting permits to millions of undocumented immigrants. as we see congress prepares for recess and nothing has been done regarding immigration reform. what can you tell us about what is happening behind the scenes if this is true. >> tamron, your words are potent. when you said if nothing has been done. i've been engaged in immigration comprehensive immigration reform now for more than the number of years i would like to recount. each time we've been blocked by republicans at different points in the cop gregsngressional his the nation. now it looks not only we're

blocked but an effort to destroy the good points or the good aspects of immigration reform and the influx of immigrants who have come to this country beginning with the statute of liberty all making the nation great. the president has tried in every manner of seeking a comprise with speaker boehner and republicans throughout that conference. republican conference. last night on the floor of the house, one member of congress, republican got on the floor and equated this humanitarian crisis with the state statement that we will never, we will never yield to comprehensive immigration reform and certainly not do it in this congress. the president, if this proceeds, and we're now without any facs s confirmed. if the deliberations are in fact continuing with, the president is speaking of those individuals who are paying taxes on homes, sending their children to school. the 11 million who have been here undocumented and working agricultural industry, in our

entertainment industry, hotel industry, and all of these industries of suffering. these individuals are working but many of them are in the process of deportation. they can't see their family members. what i would say is that the president is only trying to lead. speaker boehner has said you can fix the problem on yourself. meanwhile, filing a frivolous legislative initiative this week about suing the president when he said you can fix it yourself. i would applaud the president. because all we're doing is taking a sore, bleeding sore and watching it bleed, continue to be infected, and sprinkling water on top of it. that's what the republicans are doing. what we democrats want to do is fairly address the questions of the american people. 70% of the american people said we want the unaccompanied children to be treated humanely. polls show american people have done right, want comprehensive immigration reform. these are our neighbors. i'll tell you as a member of

homeland security and judiciary, i will tell you are we not more safe to know who is in the country as opposed to not knowing who is in the country to be able to make sure this homeland is as secure as it can be. >> congresswoman sheila jackson-lee thank you for your time. we hope to speak with you very soon considering the action, if happens, will take place in august after congress leaves town. you'll be in texas hearing from subsequents there. two men charged in the horrific car-jacking. that took the lives of three small children in philadelphia, three young children in phil fill. critically injured their mother. i'll talk with an outraged district attorney who sounded off on the suspects. >> i want to personally thank commissioner ramsey, captain clark, all the men and women of the philadelphia police department for their exceptional work in bringing these two to justice. >> also, what nba star is offering to pay for the funerals

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philadelphia police have now charged two men with murder in the car-jacking and crash that killed three children and critically injured their mother.

jonathan rosa and cornellus y crawford have been charged with three counts of murder, sexual assault, robbery, and murder charges. they're accused of ramting a carjacked suv into a fruit stand. the children and mother were there trying to raise money for a church playground. former nba star charles barkly is offering to pay for the funeral for the young victims. joining me now is seth williams, the philadelphia district attorney. i understand charles reached out to you. i want to talk about that in a second. i want to talk about the investigation. the community outraged at the time when some wondered do people turn a blind eye to crime. many people stepped up and gave tips needed to pursue the two suspects. >> you're exactly right. this is a case of such horror. i think in many ways we have almost become callus to random

violence in our city. this is a situation -- i'm upset when people feel that way when drug dealers kill each other. this is a situation there were three innocent children who were selling fruit to raise money for their church. and two deprived cowards who had just carjacked a woman had forced her to perform sex acts on them, then rammed into five people, killing three of them, the three innocent children. because of just the shock to the conscience of our city, there was an outpouring of information. people with video tapes, people calling with things they thought might be helpful. despite the tragedy, it did my heart good and the hearts of many philadelphians. there was great work by the police. many didn't sleep until the case was, you know, settled until there was enough evidence to charge the two cowards with the crimes that we've charged them

with. >> one of the big breaks in the case, according to the information i was provided by someone who happened to find a cell phone at that location. what are the details there? >> that's correct. there was a terrible crash, there were body parts everywhere. and someone came upon the scene and found a cell phone. they surrendered the cell phone to the homicide detectives. we were able to find out who it belonged to. it lead us to one of the defendants charged with three counts of second-degree murder. jonath jonathan. >> he turned himself in with his mother and pastor. the other individual, cornell us arrested a half mile from the crash scene there. as i mentioned, charles barkley lived in philadelphia, like myself. he offered to pay for the funerals for 15-year-othe three

>> you're right. the sheer horror of this moved many people to tears. even the great charles barkley. he called me saturday evening and said he wanted to do what he could. if there was anything he could do. if he could help pay the funeral bills he wanted to do that. i don't think he wanted anybody to know. i thought people should know. despite the tragedy there is good that god moves some people to do good things. and that, you know, as much as our world is filled with pain and suffering, there is a lot of beauty and joy. i'm thankful that charles reached out to me. i put him in contact with the family. he's going take care of the funeral arrangement of the three young children. >> do we have an update on the mother's condition? >> she's an induced coma. she's unaware last i heard, of her plight or her children. that's a tragedy. i have three daughters of my own. i can't imagine what the family and specifically what she's going through.

i ask everybody to continue to pray for her as she comes through this and she can handle the horror of the loss of her three young children. >> thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. coming up, more on the new report that says white house officials are planning a large scale move on immigration before the midterm elections. what it means for millions of people in the country illegally, and what does it mean for the president's battle against the gop. it's today's first read. plus, a investigators takes the stand in the case of the michigan man who shot and killed a woman on his front steps. [ woman ] i've always tried to see things from the best angle i could.

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bring mcbride's cell phone pictures and social media data into evidence. the defense attorney claims she needs that evidence because the prosecution is portraying mcbride as a lost teen who is not capable of doing the damage she's accused of. at one point, the defense claimed mcbride was a drug dealer. >> there has been testimony and there will be more testimony about marijuana, alcohol in this case. we have amber testified about it. he heard that in evidence why now can't i bring in the evidence of the cell phone pictures which shows she deals drugs? marijuana, specifically. >> legal analyst lisa green joins me now. you have a lot of people who said who is on trial here. >> that's right. this is the latest attempt by the defense to rough up the reputation. the judge correctly saying there's no place for this in

this case. this isn't a case about what happened to her years ago or the social media profile. it boils down whether he felt he was in imminent danger when he opened his own door and invited danger in. >> how dangerous is a game is that for the defense to plan it. you have a jury and others watching this. and you say, well, let's look at her background, specifically a social media pictures. how could that affect the jury? >> cynically you need one juror to say you know what? i can understand why the guy was reasonably in fear of his life and it's over. that's the cynical play. you want to get to a juror who may have a different opinion that many of us do about whether it was appropriate. leaving aside the law, which is pretty clear that the stuff has no place in this trial. today, we heard from james bibben, junior the chief of the

criminal division. it was the first witness. he noted a couple of things which one of those he wished he had more investigators working with him at the scene. >> yeah. the defense is really trying to play up the inadequate investigation theory. the purpose there, of course, have the jury have some doubt about the strength of the case. but what we've heard and what several days of testimony almost 20 witnesses, family, friends, forensics building a secure scaffolding. the two people met and there was no justification. we are hearing the prosecution could wrap soon. >> and the question on everyone's mind will the defendant take the stand? we'll be speaking with you shoon. coming u new details on the shootout new york city involving u.s. marshalls and accused child molester. how it played out from a cable news show into reality.

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the white house is weighing executive action on immigration. even as they grapple with the immigration crisis at the border, white house officials are making plans to act before the midterm elections. allowing in the united states without threat of deportation. joining me live mark murray. you have great insight regarding what is the real news here. the timing of all of this as it plays out, perhaps, before the midterm. >> that's right. the timing is key. we do know that the administration has been eyeing the executive actions toward immigration for the last couple of months or so. particularly when it seemed like getting immigration reform through congress through the house of representatives was a non-starter. but what is very interesting here is that the overall timing on this. that you end up having it's coming amid a lot of talk about the upcoming lawsuit against

president obama as well as impeachment talk, even though that's coming from democrats there. and the question becomes what is the republican party's response? it comes during the border crisis with the humanitarian undocumented children coming across the border, and, tamron, many people wonder because the border crisis if the white house is backing off the executive actions. the ap story makes clear the white house isn't backing off. that's news. >> the other news that has taken place. andrea michelle htchell asked k about the criticism he's received from israel and the united states who believe that he's made some wrong decisions as it relates to attempting to secure a cease-fire and the ongoing violence. let me play what he said to andrea's question -- we don't have the question yet. i'm sorry. i apologize. i believed we had it. neverthele nevertheless, he answered the

question and saying he's going continue forward. >> and, you know, the criticism that john kerry received from israel, you know, this dynamic between the netanyahu and the obama administration isn't anything new. netanyahu, many believe, is rooting for mitt romney in the 2012 presidential election. there have been other examples where they butted heads. but i think what the significance here is that criticism happens all the time. it happens in politics, it happens between foreign governments. but when the criticism is coming from your of your best friends you take. personally. that's the reaction from the obama administration particularly secretary of state john kerry. >> thank you very much, mark murray. we hope to have the question and answer in a second. a new warning from the cbc about the worse ebola outbreak in history. it has two americans who were working to eradicate the disease are suffering from their own ebola infection. we have a live report next.

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contact with infected people. two american aid workers in liberia contracted the disease. both are fighting for their live lives. >> we're at the headquarters for samaritans purse. a christian organization that is one of the few organizations on the front lines of this crisis with ebola in west africa. they tell us that the crisis is out of control. they lack resources, they lack capacity, and now two of their own are in this fight for their lives. nancy writebol is in quarantine while friends at home in north carolina keep visual. >> she's doing as well as could be expected. maybe a little bit better than yesterday but weak. >> the ebola virus is so dangerous. she can't have visitors. not even her husband david. he speaks to her by phone or from outside the bedroom window. >> obviously prefers to go over

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control issued an alert to be on the lookout for patients running from west africa. for the family and friends of ken and nancy, there's an agonizing wait. >> reporter: when symptoms first start to appear it can take ebola ten days to two weeks to run the full course. if there's any nugget of good news. they were caught early and doctors say that actually could be the key to beating this. >> thank you very much. a gun battle in new york city at the smoke shop. tops our look at stories around the "newsnation." it played out yesterday two u.s. marshalls tried to arrest charles moezier a man on the run accused of molesting two children in california. it was recently featured on "the hunt." police were responding on a tip to his whereabouts provided by

the show. the officers found him at the store and when confronted police say he opened fire hitting them all. the officers were able to fire back killing the suspect. a new hampshire man in court later today charged with kidnapping abigail hernandez. nathaniel kibby was arrested yesterday. sources tell nbc owned station that kibby locked hernandez inside an orange shipping container behind his trailer. the teenager was reunited with her family last week. police haven't given anymore information about the case. a high profile research doctor is facing charges after bringing an assault rifle to a phoenix airport and allegedly pointing it at a mom and her 17-year-old daughter. police confronting the doctor at the sky harbor airport last friday. police say when the neuro scientist removed his gun slung

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time now for the "newsnation" gut check. the two-game suspension handed down to ray rice has sparked a wider conversation about domestic violence. now whoopee goldberg is weighing in. yesterday on the view she addressed commercial comments made by smith. smith added that no man should hit a woman but a woman should avoid provoking man's anger.

>> we should have to learn about elements of provocation. not that there's real provocation. but elements of provocation. you have to make sure you address it. what we've got to do is do what we can to try to prevent the situation from happening in any way. >> those comments elicit outrage yesterday. and whoopee goldberg had this to say. >> you have to teach women do not live with the idea that men have the shimmering thing still with them. don't assume it's a place. don't be surprised if you hit a man and he hits you back. you hit somebody and they hit you back. >> stephen smith, for his part, offered the apology yesterday for his original remarks about the provocation. >> particularly the victims of domestic abuse and to my female family members and loved ones, i've disappointed and who know i

know better. you deserve the better profession. and a better male last friday sitting on the very set in this very chair. my heart felt apologies to each and every one of you. >> it's now whoopee goldberg's comments people have been going back and forth. what does your gut tell you? do you agree with the comments that a woman should not be surprised a woman hits a man and a man hits back. in addition to your vote, you can let us know your thoughts. take a look what the "newsnation" said about the gut check of the week. one of the country's most influential newspaper for the nationwide legalization of marijuana. do you think the new york times endorsement will influence people's opinions. there's a lot going on this morning. here is things we thought you should know. the mayor of north carolina completed a two week 275-mile

march to washington, d.c., yesterday. republican mayor adam o'neal lead the march to protest the july 1st closing of hospital in rural north carolina town. he placed the blame on corporate interest and the republican controlled state legislature's refusal to expand medicaid under the president's law. he'll be live at 2:00 p.m. eastern. from toronto the latest video of mayor rob ford, can we call that in action? it shows the mayor and his brother, doug, taking time to test out a seesaw in toronto. the mayor has been back on the job for a month. after two months of rehab he said he's clean. he's up in the latest polls as he seeks re-election in october. he's in a dead heat with two other candidates who teeter him to the top. that's one of the things we thought you should know. you don't see that every day. when the tony award winning

music call fela hits the broadway stage in 2009 audiences were intrigued by the life of nigerian socialist and political activist. he inspired change with the unique with his unique sound and used the music to express ideas. it followed the journey through the power of song and dance and this friday a new documentary premiers called "finding fela." ♪ >> basically the idea is militaries run this place. people were very scared. then this one guy speaking out against military. >> progressive, government. look what it is doing. >> i knew it was trouble. everybody knew it was trouble. >> there was so much corruption and so much zigzagerie going on. he was naming names. >> everybody say yeah, yeah.

>> and joining me now, the film's producer and fela's son. thank you so much for joining us. such an honor here. i was telling you both when i saw the broadway musical, i went home that night and i became obsessed with fela, reading everything. trying to see clips of the performances. i wondered how i could have gone this long without having heard his story. what do you want people to experience different with the documentary than on the stage? >> wow. for me, i think -- i think the documentary's very inspiring. i think especially the youths, it will give the youths very important for people to understand what is going on in africa and the '70s. and hopefully that will propel us to make a better world tomorrow. >> as his son, do you remember when you first realized what your father meant beyond being

your father? what he meant to nigh gyrians and the world, quite honestly? >> wow. i think i just zapped into it. there was no real moment. i think because my mother was very -- she really educated us about what he was doing. we always had a problem of where is our father? he was never the kind of conventional father. she was always explaining he's fighting. he has a problem. the authorities. we kind of grew into this so and then we loved him for it, really. and respected him for it. >> steve, i want to play another clip from the documentary. this is choreographer jones and quest love talking about the influence. let's play it. >> what does it mean to be out there in the street caring enough to stick your neck out again to be punched, stabbed, arrested? and that was a part of the meeting so delightful. he never left nigeria. he could have been kicking back

in paris, new york. but no. i'm going to stay and stay in your face. perverse. crazy even. >> he has no fear. to get thrown in jail every time a single comes out. i have 16 records and can't imagine that i might have to go to jail for every time my album comes out. >> wow. see, we talk so much about a person's reach. when you look at the reach affecting quest love and so many others, is it captured in this documentary? >> yes, yes. it is. it is. you know, the -- you talk about the reach. you know, i'm not nigerian. i'm not african. i didn't know about him and bought a record by chance and then when you heard the music, which is amazing, and intoxicating, and then you realize that the music was about human dignity and struggle and commitment. and how he lived his life and, you know, the reach now, he's been since 1997.

the film is really about why he's important, what his legacy is. why we should think about him. >> right. >> i think as a result of the documentary his reach is bigger than it ever was. >> timing is everything. we're just watching the james brown biopic and finally coming to the big screen and seeing this documentary, another great musician who saw social conscious, social awareness as his journey, as well. is this the right time for us to really absorb fela's story? >> well, you know, the right time is -- it has to be the right time because there's no reason to wait. >> yeah. >> and i think the movies both come out august 1st and they were -- the two great, you know -- >> kind of gave me goosebumps. >> musical figures. so many stories. fela enflunsed by james brown. james brown i think ultimately enflunsed by fela.

james brown's band came to the africa shrine in 1974? >> what happened there? >> no. it was a big festival for black arts in nigeria and james brown, musicians always at the shrine watching my father and apparently they went back to tell james brown they have met a guy who is kind of better than him. >> gosh! i love that. >> very angry. he was very angry with them, frankly. i wrote a book about this. this was in "time" magazine and surprised to read this myself but at the shrine and really loved fela's groove and said they never saw anything like this. i think the most story that -- the story that fascinated me was paul mccartney. tlarp at the shrine, as well. watching my father he was crying. >> oh my gosh. this documentary is incredible. he deserves this spotlight. his story deserves it. thank you so much.

>> my pleasure. >> congratulations on this project. >> thank you for having us. >> i'll glue to everything. i need to skip work that day. it is a celebration. thank you so much, gentlemen. that does it for this edition of "news nation." up next, "andrea mitchell reports." ns-right 24 stretch. hit him with a hard count,ne... all diamonds on 3, break! see if they'll tip their hand. the nfl trusts duracell quantum to power their game day communication. they're blitzing up the gut! get out of the pocket! hut! duracell quantum. lasts up to 35% longer than the competition. that it's given me time toabout reflect on some of life'seen biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any...

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