making news in america this morning, health emergency. the worst ebola outbreak in history triggers new precautions. people gather to pray for the americans affected. crisis in the mideast. overnight a dramatic step forward for israel proving in recent conflict is far from over. plus, abc's terry moran embedded with soldiers. highway hazard. a poorly secured ax slices through a windshield while the car cruises down the highway. "sharknado 2" makes its debut, the best moments and the cameos. >> one, two, three. well, good thursday morning to you. we begin with the ebola epidemic

spreading across west africa and fueling fears around the world. >> being called a major public health emergency. this morning, the peace corps is evacuating volunteers from three countries with a number of patients is growing. >> abc's preeti arla has the latest. >> reporter: the largest ebola outbreak in history is creating concern in the u.s. two american missionaries are now in isolated in liberia. they are said to be showing slight improvement. >> they are firm in their resolve about their decision to go to liberia and their decision to stay in liberia and to care for those who are there. >> reporter: the u.s. peace corps announcing it's pulling hundreds of volunteers from liberia, syria leone and guinea. the state department says there are no plans at this point to issue travel restrictions to any of those countries. ebola is different from other viruses like the flu. it spreads only through close contact with bodily fluid. at airports in liberia, they are using handheld thermometers to check passengers leaving the

country. 20 u.s. airports have quarantine stations to isolate anyone showing symptoms of the virus. >> the public health infrastructure here is excellent in the u.s. so i'm not very concerned about ebola coming from africa and causing in he sort of outbreak here. >> reporter: hospitals are on alert and emergency rooms are asking patients their recent travel history. while health officials say the chances of ebola coming to the u.s. are low, some say there's still need for swift action. >> if we don't fight it and contain it there, we will be fighting it and trying to contain it in other places. >> reporter: leaders from across africa will head to washington next week for a three-day summit with president obama. the white house says it'll go on as scheduled but leaders from several affected countries including liberia will skip the meeting. reena and devin. >> preeti arla live in washington, thank you. in the middle east overnight a big announcement from israel bolstering its troops after another day of intense fighting. >> as palestinians in gaza faced

more air strikes, the israeli military said it's calling up another 16,000 reservists. that will bring the total number to 86,000. the new deployment follows two deadly attacks yesterday on a u.n. school and a crowded market. and hamas continues to fire back. now accused of launching nearly 150 rockets in 24 hours. >> but an israeli army general says they're just a few days away from destroying all the hamas tunnels they know about. abc's terry moran is embedded with israeli forces and went along to check out one of those tunnels. >> reporter: gaza was shelled from sea, air and artillery and palestinians returned fire. military staging area on the border and we took cover. with the 1 8th armored brigade of the israeli defense forces getting ready to go into gaza. do you have fear? are you scared going in? >> of course. >> reporter: we cross into gaza, our gunner scanning the dusty roads and ruined buildings.

several tents miles later we stop. a tunnel deep concrete sided and narrow, israelis believe it leads under the border that their country. suddenly, gunfire. the israelis are trying to put down fire suppressing the sniper action that is holding us here. we hunker down for several minutes. the israelis lay down a smoke screen and we use it as cover to return to the vehicle. terry moran, abc news in the gaza strip. >> in a rare political move, republicans in the house have voted to sue president obama accusing him of overstepping his constitutional authority. the proposed lawsuit focuses on the way the president implemented his health care overhaul. mr. obama and his fellow democrats have called the move a political stunt ahead of the midterm elections. also on capitol hill newly released e-mails from lois lerner. in those she made two

disparaging remarks about some republicans calling them crazies and another name we can't repeat. now, the chairman of the house ways and means committee has turned the messages over to the justice department. he says the clear sign she had it out for conservatives. >> these e-mails really show lois lerner's political bias and state of mind. this is a serious matter. when conservatives only were targeted, progressives weren't. >> we've never heard lois' side of the story and took the fifth and refused to testify before congress and has since retired. >> the key witness has taken the stand in the high-profile corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. prosecutors say johnny williams secretly gave them more than $165,000 in loans and gifts to promote his company. williams testified he loaned the mcdonald's $15,000 to cover catering at their daughter's wedding as well as buying dresses for mrs. o'donnell. well, her lawyers argued she accepted them because she had a crush on williams.

a suspect is in custody accused of killing a police officer in the twin cities. officer scott patrick was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop. a man believed to be the shooter got into a gun the bale with police last night. he and a woman he was with were both wounded. nationwide more than 70 police officers have died this year. we're learning new details about that massive water main break on the campus of ucla. the city now says 20 million gallons of water shot out of that three-story geyser double what they first thought and it's still leaking at this hour, about a thousand gallons a minute. hundreds of cars and school garages are still under water and the school's newly renovated basketball arena pauley pavilion was submerged under nearly a foot of water. meantime, still under feet of water this morning, parts of colorado. two days of heavy rains are starting to let up there in areas still trying to recover from historic flooding three to five inches of rain fell in just

hours in some places as residents scrambled to stack sandbags to protect their neighborhoods. they're blamed for at least one death in colorado. well, colorado is still under a blanket of heavy thunderstorms. well, another band west of the rockies reduces heavy rains and gusty winds and heavy rain through the south and northeast. it'll be a wet one for the ohio valley. most of the country, though, will see temperatures in the 70s and 80s except for the southwest which will see heat in the triple digits. well, coming up, health officials are on high alert warning of a flesh-eating bacteria found in water. what you should know before hitting the beach. a deadly plane crash in a busy shopping center, new this morning. the pilot's audio recordings as the plane went down. terrible tumble caught on camera. a hike goes horribly wrong for a woman.

welcome back. another bank is being hit with a huge fine over shoddy mortgages. this time bank of america and the penalty is $1.3 billion. the loans were part of countrywide financial's so-called hustle program which packaged loans quickly without regard to quality. the federal judge called it, quote, a brazen fraud. there's a good chance your wireless bill has extra charges on it that you didn't authorize. a senate report says all four major wireless carriers are cramming their bills with these extra charges costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. the fees come from third party companies and are things like ring tones and gossip text

alerts but the carriers get a percentage of the fees. check your bill carefully and if you see something you don't understand, ask what it is. now to a real throwback. a 300-year-old artifact discovered by treasure hunters off the coast of florida. it's actually the missing piece of a mystery artifact found back in 1989 from a spanish ship that was sunk in 1750. the salvagers are making a pretty penny. last year raking in $300,000 worth of gold from the same wreckage. how about that. >> i'd take them along. the food police are pointing out meals that could be hazardous to your health. >> the center for science in the public interest says the most unhealthy breakfast is a brulee french toast at the cheesecake factory, nearly 2800 calories. >> yikes. for lunch, red robin's monster meal. burger, fries and salted caramel

milk shake clocks in at more than 3500 calories. wow! my stomach hurts. well, when we come back, a hole in the ceiling and quite the story to tell. a woman is grazed by lightning while sitting in her house. bad day at the ballpark. an unlucky fan ends up beerless and soaking wet. looks like we're about to board. mm-hmm. i'm just comparing car insurance rates at progressive.com. is that where they show the other guys' rates, too? mm-hmm. cool. yeah. hi. final boarding call for flight 294. [ bells ring on sign ] [ vehicle beeping ] who's ready for the garlic festival? this guy! bringing our competitors' rates to you -- now, that's progressive.

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giants fans are waking up this morning on the field of at&t park. it's the team's 12th annual slumber party. following last item's winning game against the pirates. this year the event sold out. 255 bucks a person, fans got to pitch tents on the field, enjoy dinner midnight snacks too and wake up to breakfast on the field. >> now for a look at your morning road conditions. a majority of americans will be facing wet driving. a band of rain stretches over the great lakes. down into the ohio valley and up to the northeast.

roads will also be slippery in the southeast, mississippi valley and in much of the west. if you're flying today airport delays possible in dallas, memphis and denver. and back to the news now, some more warnings this morning about dangerous bacteria in the waters around florida. >> public health investigators in sarasota say one person has died and another person became ill with a flesh-eating bacteria. they say both victims had pre-existing medical conditions. they're warring people not to eat oysters and to avoid the water if they have open cuts. investigators on the west coast are looking into the deadly crash of a small plane into a shopping center parking lot in san diego. the faa says it bounced while practicing touch and go landings at nearby montgomery field when the pilot radioed a distress call. >> oh, my god, i'm not getting -- i'm full notal. i'm going back. >> it clipped the store before crashing into the lot. two women on board. the one was killed and the other

suffered minor injuries along with two rescuers on the ground. east coast, another flight-related tragedy. a skydiving opportunity in new york has been killed. his flight instructor, co-jumper is also in critical condition. police say the two were performing a tandem jump when their parachute apparently malfunctioned. a balance fall is causing a national park service to take action. a woman had to be rescued yesterday from the eaten canyon section of angeles national forest. as you can see she slipped and fell as she was descending a steep trail, five hikers have died there in recent years. so effective tomorrow, that section of the park is closed. police in austin, texas are trying to track down the person who's been hurling huge rocks at cars at a major highway. so far, at least four incidents of drivers reporting it on interstate 35. the most serious attack took place last month leaving a man in critical condition with injuries to his face and skull. three of the incidents took

place on sunday. if caught, the attacker could face felony charges of aggravated assault. a dangerous object hit a car on another highway. but this was a freak accident. an ax flew off a landscaping truck on i-95 near boston and punched through a car windshield and lodged in the dashboard just inches away from a woman in the passenger seat. police say that if the driver of the car was not going the speed limit, that ax would have likely gone all the way through. an amazing close call for a woman in western new york. she was sitting on the couch in her living room when she was struck by lightning. it came right through the roof. >> i just said to my mom, oh, isn't it beautiful, i love the thunder and lightning because it's something you like to watch and i don't think i'll be saying that anymore. >> she says she got cold and couldn't stop shaking and her feet and lower legs turned purple but she's all right now. the bolt from the blue also knocked plaster off the ceiling,

thankfully there was no fire. well, in some sports thus this morning some extra innings in late night in l.a. >> for that and other baseball highlights we turn to our guys at espn. hey, people, kenny and neil here. neil is just saying he hopes he does this l.a. "sportscenter" gig for 66 years. >> yeah, a long time to be working at one job with no advancement. vin scully still with the dodgers. tune in thursday. >> thank you. braves/dodgers, zach again greinke pitched well. justin upton much his 19th. ties s it at two. the general manager says, we're not trading matt kemp. matt kemp, walkoff single. turner scores and the dodgers, season best five in a row, kenny. >> yes, i have the angels and orioles. mike trout, adam jones plotting

to take over north korea before the game. how many times have you seen a conversation like that followed by a jones home run? so often his 21st of the season. orioles up 2-0. manny machado hits and plays defense. watch this. way outside the foul line on the albert pujols pull. we'd show you a replay but you're not paying us. top of fifth. angels down 4-3. throwing away trout. trout 0-4. orioles win it 4-3. we're kidding. we tried hard. >> you know who plays for the angel. >> yes. >> chris iannetta. ice iannetta. look it up. >> so you might call it a hole in one but that would be the wrong sport. all these fans reaching with their gloves for jordy mercer's two-run homer in the pirates/giants game. >> and it lands in this woman's beer. take a look. >> it's gone. the pirates -- >> right there. she ends up soaked in beer but

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see if all the landscaping is according to plan. >> stuart admits drones raise privacy and safety issues but will leave the social, ethical and political challenges to others. well, just as long as she delivers some of her muffins, i'm okay with it. >> all right. well, for the second time the sharks are invading social media. the sequel to "sharknado" aired on the sci-fi nation setting tw twitterverse on fire. >> "sharknado 2" started 12 hours before the premiere. this time the jaws are descending on new york city. the sequel is chock-full of cameos sufficient as michael and kelly. [ screaming ] >> okay. >> the sequel also stars ian

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>> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 a.m., thursday, the last day in the month of july. a man is recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in northeast philadelphia. developing a woman was shot is in the neck in south jersey, we have new video and details coming in from the scene. >> there are new reports that the phillies may be working on a blockbuster trade and you're seeing some of the people that could involved. get ready for another nice one and changes are coming for weekend. you're looking at traffic coming up in "action news." well, his teddy voice has been the soundtrack of dodger baseball for 65 seasons before the team was in los angeles. >> that's right. vin scully c vin scully is the play-by-play

man that others idolize and announcing why he he'll be back for his 66th season behind the microphone. >> i just feel like i am home. >> reporter: a day after blessing baseball fans with news of another year vin scul, vin sy explained why it is not time to hang it up. the 86-year-old grandfather of 17 owes much of the decision to his wife, of 42 years. >> she knows how much i love it. and her attitude was, look, if that's the way you feel, if you love it that much, then keep doing it with my blessing. so, i owe her everything. and she's as much a part of me as my heart and soul. hi, everybody. and a very pleasant sunday to you wherever you may be. >> reporter: he's been with the dodgers since its days in brooklyn. 65 seasons ago. the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history. >> what a marvelous moment for baseball! >> reporter: the hall of famer has called 25 world series. >> it's gone! >> reporter: six of them won by

the dodgers. how has he changed? >> i think maybe i was quicker in coming up with an occasional good thought more so than now. once in a while i'll blunder into a good line. not that -- it has to come from nowhere. i mean, i don't prepare. i want it to be as honest as possible. once in a while i will say something at the gibson's home run that had an impact, or i will say something when henry aaron hit the home run. >> it is gone! a marvelous moment for baseball. >> and you think, well, that was pretty good. there are a lot of times i drive home, saying "dummy, why didn't you say what you are thinking of right now?" >> reporter: scully says he thought of retirement. >> when i hang it up that will be that. >> reporter: something dodger fans don't have to think about for at least another season. >> our hats off to vin scully. that's what's making news in america this morning.

♪ >> good morning, we're following a developing story on this thursday, july 31. police in philadelphia are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian and then took off. we have the details. >> the deadly ebola virus is spreading across west africa, what u.s.-based organization are doing to fight the growing threat. new this morning, a teen set himself on fire because of that's going viral on the internet. >> we have choices to tell you about, let's go