gerri: after seeing michelle domine at the us open the second week after the men this came as a superthis is a woman i have never heard on. initiate pro? >> she spent six years on the development all two were and has been on the lp ag-- lpga tour. she has had a few good finishes and events, but nothing better than to 25 and here she is not only winning her first event of her career, but it's a major championship. not bad. gerri: what does it tell you about her that she does this? the pressure is enormous, right? you either make it or break and mrs. the last hole and look at what she does. what does that tell you i met she was the 36 hole leader didn't have a great round in the third round, so she was kind of plane in later teatime, but sort of middle of the pack and then you saw. she also was surprised. she kind of did a little victory dance afterwards. i mean, making a six footer for eagle is special. gerri: i know that players and fans are eager for an american women to do well and have another american woman like michelle is a good thing. >> americans are three for three in the lad

michele also has ancient roots. it's hosted a market since roman times, when it was the forum. today it's dominated by the church of san michele. towering above its fancy romanesque facade, the archangel michael stands ready to flap his wings, which, thanks to a crude mechanical contraption, he actually did on special occasions. in its heyday, lucca packed over 100 towers within its walls. each tower was the home and private fortress of a wealthy merchant family. towers were single rooms stacked atop each other -- shop, living room, and then the kitchen. this one, lucca's tallest surviving tower, is famous for being capped with a bushy little forest. those making the climb are rewarded with commanding city views, all in the shade of its amazing trees. nearby, the church of san giovanni hosts nightly concerts celebrating the music of hometown composer giacomo puccini. woman: [ singing operatically ] steves: he was one of italy's greatest opera composers. puccini's delightful arias seem to capture the spirit of this wonderful corner of italy. [ singing continues ] [dramatic instrumental music] ♪ - kn

. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera in today for kelly evans. international events are dominatingt wow, look at the markets today. they're having a decidedly different reaction. dow jones industrial average hasn't gotten back everything, but it's up more than 100 points, and the -- >> nasdaq -- >> -- nasdaq's gotten back everything. and the s&p about three-quarters of the way from yesterday's losses. >> and this is an expiration day, so some options and futures expiring on the close, may get some volatility. we'll definitely get some heavier volume on the close, so we'll watch for that in this last hour. here's the question w

. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera in today for kelly evans. international events are dominating the headlines, but wow, look at the markets today. they're having a decidedly different reaction. dow jones industrial average hasn't gotten back everything, but it's up more than 100 points, and the -- >> nasdaq -- >> -- nasdaq's gotten back everything. and the s&p about three-quarters of the way from yesterday's losses. >> and this is an expiration day, so some options and futures expiring on the close, may get some volatility. we'll definitely get some heavier volume on the close, so we'll watch for that in this last hour. here's the question we're still asking today. just why was that malaysia air flight flying over such a dangerous area and what has been the policy of all airlines that fly internationally with so many hotspots across the globe? we have phil lebeau standing by. he's been looking into that. and for anyone who travels, you may be surprised about where airlines have been willing to go, at least until yesterday's tragedy. >>> then back in corporate america, two develo

. >>> back over to michelle caruso-cabrera now for the latest in the situation in gaza in this particular case. >> on a day that was dominatedof ukraine and the downing of the malaysian jet, in the last hour we get yet another hotspot on the global front where now we've learned that israel has now begun the ground offensive into gaza. that's happened over the last hour, determined by the prime minister. we saw absolutely rocket fire, artillery fire as well. this comes after ten days of an air war, a cease-fire that did not work. and then signaling from the israeli government when they warned palestinians living in certain parts of gaza that they should leave the area. israeli defense force sending out several tweets saying that what they're targeting are tunnels where they believe hamas is hiding, where they've hidden their weaponry and where they believe they can infiltrate israel. "the new york times" is reporting -- and also the live video that we saw earlier shows heavy artillery fire. there's ground troops in the north firing rockets in the naval gun boats as well, as well as the continuing air strikes, as well. there's