you can reach me directly @lib casey. see you for the next "inside story." hington, i'm libby casey. states focus is, and that's what the >> coming up at 6:00 p.m. eastern on al jazeera america israel has greed to a humanitarian cease-fire in gaza. but even if it was scheduled for tomorrow it would only last for a couple of hours. an israeli military said it could launch a ground strike in gaza. all of this is happening after a strike in gaza killed four palestinian children. also there is a proposal to make california into six separate states. we'll hear from the man who managed to get the plan on the california ballot. that and more coming up at 6:00 p.m. >>> meet troy, the dog who may have saved his master's life >> numbers ling up against me zzling up against me.