both sides. >> on the outside was summer baldwin's dna. on the inside was summer baldwin's dna again. this time, mixed with rodriguez's dna. and rodriguez' dna also matched dna from summer's rape kit. to investigators, it was an open and shut case. but to be thorough, investigators searched rodriguez's computer. it seemed like a formality. but this time, it was more than that. >> it was apparent in looking at his computer, that he was very involved with meeting girls online and trying to perhaps have sex or something along those lines. >> from the moment rodriguez got to his parents' home, he ran a number of searches for the name summer baldwin. but there was another name he searched repeatedly. >> boom, there it is. joanna rogers. what news do we have about joanna rogers. >> 16-year-old joanna rogers, a high school student had been missing for the past 18 months. her parents had last seen her the night before she disappeared around 1:00 a.m. when she returned home from her job at a sandwich shop. >> her mother told her that she would see

baldwin was that big. baldwin took those motions. baldwin did that. pretend that i am there with him. well, yeah, he is great, but i am using my cellphone. looking at this is smart phone that i want to buy. and so that means that as many women will get raped and as many people get killed. and i know. blood chocolate, blood, you know, there is blood on everything that comes out of africa. we are talking about the diamonds. it's cool. look at those blood diamonds. we are doing it, two. we are deeply involved in an economic politics that is a pressing the entire world. [applause] and it is all good and well to talk about baldwin, but it is really hard to be baldwin. that is why i was daunted about coming to this thing. you can talk about felonious mark, but i can't play the piano, you know, and that seems to be -- i don't mean to be to confessional about it, but you know,. i don't care. but in order to understand the world real living in a more weird going and the lengths that we would have to go to make that world a better world regardless of race or na

senator tammy baldwin, democrat from wisconsin. thanks for coming on, appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> up next, it's like a great episode of "house of cards." political theater at its finest playing out in the corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen. details on the bombshell opening statement from the defense that was dropped by his wife's defense team. >>> first today's tdr 50 rifia question. how many representatives from wisconsin have also served as secretary of defense? the first person to tweet the correct answer will get an on-air shoutout. the answer and more is coming up on tdr. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your busines

brooke baldwin joins me from atlanta.t was so astounding is just a week ago we thought that this was a horrific story, but nothing more than just a horrible accident. but now the district attorney is painting a much grimmer picture. >> oh, people were jumping all over the district attorney in cobb county. there were tens of thousands of people signing a petition wanting the charges to be taken down, at least, a lot of sympathy for this father. you know, people say this kind of thing can happen on accident. but when you start to hear the details today, it may start to change your mind. again, this is just probably cause and bond hearings, there are two sides to every story, but incredibly disturbing, some of the details emerging today. you're looking at his face. he was emotional just a couple of times. this is justin ross harris. this is one of the details we learned today. that he was allegedly sexting with ten different women while his son sat trapped in that sweltering hot car that june day. this is according to one of

i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with the innocent. they were innocent people, flying as passengers on an airplane. some hoping to go on vacation. others seeing family. many just for work. that was six days ago. today, their bodies being returned home and huge numbers of people are honoring them in just the most beautiful ways. these are the victims of malaysian air flight 17, shot down six days ago. the first bodies left k kharkiv, ukraine, and arrived in the netherlands, where the boeing 777 flight originated. 193 of the 298 people on board were dutch. and today the nation of 17 million with their king and queen, recognizing a national day of mourning. ♪ >>> wales of grief could be heard as these 40 caskets reached dutch soil in the netherlands and paid official tribute with sounds from the single bugle here in a solemn ceremony earlier today. and when you looked at the pictures, as you were watching our hours of coverage, just beautiful, the day in netherlands, yet the darkest day in the nation, as well.

i'm brooke baldwin.le in the netherlands and really all around the world mourn, back in eastern ukraine, the war wages on. not far from the wreckage of mh-17, ukraine says two of its jets have just been shot down. and we have video. here it is. which purports to show the shooting, clearly the smoke plumes thereafter. ukrainian officials blame pro russian rebels and an aide to a key rebel leader says rebel fighters brought down the jets using a shoulder-fired missile system. joining me now, colonel rick francona. welcome back. first, ukrainian defense spokesperson says that preliminary information suggests that those missiles were fired from just inside of russia. that would be incredibly brazen. >> it would be also difficult to hit these aircraft from that far away with a shoulder-fired missile. they also said they were flying at around 17,000 feet, which really puts them out of the range of the shoulder-fired stuff. i would think that we may be looking at yet another instance of the use of the sa-11. >>

. >>> and it's conflict resolution alec baldwin style.ecent run-in with a new york city cop. that's in "the skinny" on this friday, july 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> happy friday. >> yeah. i'm so happy it's friday. good morning to you. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm ryan smith. and today is the day, folks, you can ask the anchor anything you want. facebook friday. >> i'm nervous. >> you put out the question on facebook and we'll answer it and we're happy to answer anything. reena tells me anything is fair game. >> i did? when did i say that? >> you said it repeatedly, in your mind. i read it. >> this is crazy. >>> we'll kick it off this half hour with the weather. deadly weather. we begin with a deadly twister in virginia raking over a popular campsite packed with more than a thousand people enjoying their summer vacation. >> this is what it looked like after the tornado barrelled through, mangled mess of overturned rvs and two people were killed as the storm touched down giving vulnerable campers no time to r

it was he who introduced me to the work of james baldwin and do as james baldwin who impressed on my mind heartland in your commie place a decade later i would migrate to. writing and reading were valued in my family and in my community. books are valuable and necessary a home. not just the bible, but encyclopedias, histories and biographies and chat and not. my family near the important than the sum are standing to world around us, to see the world even if we never left our home in knoxville, v. books make that possible. to truly understand black america and what is at the core of her literary tradition and our culture, you have to know when we met her that we were denied the right to read and write for so long. that was the way enslavement was pores, two d- that tool. we figured that out quick and does the best -- and many of us rather risk our lives, our physical lives to learn how to read because we knew that it would save our lives could be the key to freedom. i am very gratitude -- grateful dead fired by the phenomenon we saw last year with 12 years of slave and how that book p

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for beginning your week with us here on cnn. you are watching cnn's special live coverage of the downing of mh-17 in eastern ukraine. the u.s. believes is now investigating whether russian personnel may have been the ones to pull the trigger. president barack obama speaking from the white house and make no mistake, he believes russia is absolutely complicit in the deaths of the 298 people on board that plane. >> unfortunately, the russian-back separatists who control the area continue to block the investigation. they have prevented international investigators from gaining full access to the wreckage as investigators approached, they fired their weapons into the air. the separatists are removing evidence from the crash site. all of which begs the question, what exactly are they trying to hide? >> right now just after 9:00 p.m. at the site where this passenger plane was shot down, and as i come to you right now, we have been watching and so many of the world really has been wa

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. we have to begin with this just bombshell after bombshell, really a blitzkrieg of bombshells against this father in georgia, justin ross harris. he is the father charged with murder, felony murder, after leaving his son in this hot car. and you saw this hearing unfold right around this time yesterday. it was his probable cause hearing and divulged one unseemingly revelation after another. the red line was this. police allege harris was sexting multiple women, including a minor, as his son was overheating in a car for seven hours. this hearing ultimately got what prosecutors wanted. the judge allowed the case to continue, and did not allow bond for the 33-year-old father. and as he sits in jail, investigators' case against him expands. eight search warrants released today and they detail that after little cooper's death, harris was inquiring about how to get money from his son's life insurance policies. cnn's victor blackwell was in the cobb county courtroom that was packed with harris

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for watching cnn. have to begin with this gruesome story, gruesome murder scene, police chase. this three-hour standoff, absolutely has rocked this suburban houston neighborhood of spring, texas. ron lee hasankle is charged in the deaths of two adults and four children, a family who police say were killed execution style. police say he apparently pose oh ed as a delivery driver, entered this home of one of his estranged wife's relatives, gathered up the children, waited for the two adults to arrive and shot all seven family members. how about this, though. a 15-year-old girl was able to survive a gunshot wound to her head. she somehow had the wherewithal to call 911, tipped off police to the suspect's next possibly deadly move. >> she was the only clue we had to the amount of information that we could gather on this suspect here. >> she was able to provide us the name of the person who shot them, where he was going next and we quickly responded to that location and caught hi

the judge said he'll dismiss the case if baldwin avoids getting arrested over the next six months. might be one of the most epic photo bombs ever. check this out. the queen making a cameo in these athletes' selfies at the commonwealth games in scotland. the 88-year-old smiling behind the fence in her hat. look at that. she actually says -- the woman says that she struck up a conversation after she snapped the picture. >> the queen is photo bombing. >> that is funny. >>> we need to check out the weather forecast. >> and some areas of the country waking up to some beautiful weather for the weekend. maria? >> hey, good morning, heather and ainsley. that's right. we're looking at temperatures that are going to be very pleasant across portions of the northeast. and it's going to be an absolutely beautiful day out there. 83 for your high temperature in new york city. and you're in the upper 70s in cleveland. the summer plains still feeling that summer heat, upper 90s expected for you in kansas city and parts of oklahoma and down into texas as well. as far as travel goes, we have quiet we

you are watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. of undocumented children overwhelming the texas border in particular. congress has just 11 working days to write some kind of relief action. later

judge ruled he's dismiss the case if baldwin can stay out of trouble for six months.so asked the star if he wanted to a popjoys to the officers, baldwin declined. >>> and your favorite cape crusader, few thousand fans, descended on san diego for the 45th annual comic kwon celebration. this is a sneak peak at the dc entertainment batman exhibit. it showcases a never before seen collection of iconic batman costumes all throughout the character's 75 year history. it continues all weekend long. >> the original batman, adam west, that utility belt had everything in it. do you think you have what it takes to out width, out last, out play? reality show looking for new contestants. casting call tomorrow at the taj mahal in atlantic city from noon until 3:00. we put everything you need to know on our website cbsphilly.com. good luck to you. >> the queen of glands is said to speak very fluent french, love animals, and also enjoy dancing. >> she can now add photo bombing to her long list of hobbies, and accomplishments. her majesty was watching field hockey at the commonwealth g

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin.tapper begins now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we now know at least one uz citizen was on ma laborer yash flight m 17 when it was shot down. if you connect the dots, does vladimir putin have american blood on his hands. i'm jake tapper. the world lead. the u.s. government believes the missile that shot down flight 17 came from al area of ukraine controlled by russian-backed separatists. so how guilty does that make vladimir

i'm brooke baldwin. here we go. the first tropical storm of the atlantic hurricane season is upon us. it could ruin fourth of july celebrations along the east coast. tropical storm arthur could spin into a category 1 hurricane by friday. chad myers, you've been watching this roll off the coast of florida. talk to me about the conditions right now. >> this affects the entire east coast. florida today, florida tomorrow, south carolina, north carolina, wednesday, thursday, and then friday even on up into new jersey, long island, on saturday we're talking major waves in boston, in maine and all the way up to nova scotia where i think it finally makes real landfall there. there is the issue. the storm all week long will be the rip currents. the water is going to pile up and then go out and if you're a swimmer and get caught in a rip country, you're going at 30 miles an hour and you're going to try to swim against it and it's the worst thing you could do. there's lightning and there could be flooding. this thing is going

i'm brooke baldwin. this could be a holiday nightmare for millions of you up and down the east coast. tropical arthur spinning in the atlantic could become a hurricane by july 4th. so new york, d.c., they will feel the effects. let's go to chad myers and find out when this will make landfall. >> well, it's already affecting florida. >> really? >> really. the outer banks of florida is the most affected. what we have all week long and even into the weekend is life-threatening surf and rip currents from florida, main, and even nova scotia. this is the storm right now. it's gaining strength. the hurricane center said this a minute ago. this is getting more organized. the offshore flow here but the onshore flow here. it will make its way up the coast and all the way into virginia and into new jersey and massachusetts by the time this is all over, all because that flow pushes water on shore and then runs out in one spot. that's called a rip current. there it is getting bigger, badder, and deeper in color. that

call liberty mutual insurance. >>> you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. supporters of israel coming together for a show of solidarity in washington. among those in attendance, susan rice, president's national security adviser. also we saw just a little while ago, house speaker, john boehner. and at this event, this is put together by a group called the national leadership assembly for israel. and often is the case, the united states right in the middle of all things middle east. here is secretary of state john kerry speaking a little earlier today. >> any process to resolve the crisis in gaza in a lasting and meaningful way must lead to the disarmament of hamas and all terrorist groups. and we will work closely with israel and regional partners and the international community in support of this goal. >> so john kerry saying disarm hamas. hamas being the main power broker in gaza. but let's talk for a moment strictly about the u.s. role there, in this part of the world. joining me, "crossfire" host, newt gingrich, and peter binart, cnn political commentato

i'm brooke baldwin. let's get to some news here at cnn. cnn just learned the united states has agreed to resupply israel's military with multiple types of ammunition. what types of ammunition, why specifically. let's go to the pentagon to our correspondent, barbara starr, who has this reporting. tell me what exactly this resupplying of the israeli defense forces really means, barbara. >> hi, brooke. u.s. officials are telling me, they have agreed to resupply israel with ammunition at its request. now, clearly, this is part of the u.s. commitment to the defense of israel, according to administration officials. they say israel is not running out of ammunition, it is not an emergency. but israel has made a request for resupply of several types of ammunition, and the u.s. has now agreed to it. there are two types that we know about. one is 120 millimeter mortar ammunition. the other is 40 millimeter ammunition for grenade launchers. what's so interesting is those two types of ammunition are going to be trans

hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. let's begin where wolf left off. this knew outbreak of mid east violence has claimed more young victims. gaza's health ministry today says ten people died in this explosion at a refugee camp. eight of the ten children. the idf israel defense forces say the blast and a near simultaneous explosion at a gaza hospital that wounded two people were both caused by misfired rockets launched by hamas militan militants. and witnesses inside the refugee camp disagree and blame israel for the blasts. and you have these ongoing diplomatic squabbles over cease-fire terms. and time limits. a backdrop to the violent reality playing out on the ground. rockets flying into israel, air strikes in gaza, and no easy or obvious way to end the violence. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says he will continue working toward a cease-fire. >> any process to resolve the crisis in gaza in a lasting and meaningful way must lead to the disarmament of hamas and all terrorist groups. and we will work closely with israel, and regional partners, and

i'm brooke baldwin. to show a video clip showing purported palestinian militants being killed, gunned down by the israeli navy. [ speaking in foreign language ] israel says its forces fired from the sea as a team of commandos belonging to hamas stormed a beach north of the gaza strip. the jerusalem post is reporting that five of those commandos were killed and one israeli soldier wounded. israel said today it has warned the gaza palestinians either to halt their attacks against israel with those small, inaccurate rockets, or face a ground incursion by the mighty israeli military and soon. perhaps tonight. the israelis say, hamas rocket attacks have numbered today in the dozens with no reported israeli deaths or injuries. israeli air strikes have killed 19 people in gaza today, including two children. palestinian sources say the kids were in this home whose family members are believed to have links to hamas. so an intensely dangerous situation there, especially so in gaza, where strikes have kid some 49 p

i'm brook baldwin and we begin with tropical storm arthur making it's way up the east coast and is on track to make landfall on friday, fourth of july if will most likely strike as a category one hurricane. look at these images from space. this is from an astronaut, posted on twitter. tracking arthur's path ahead of the weekend, the outer banks of north carolina is supposed to get the brunt of it. chad, let's begin with you. talk about timing, when will it hit and be the worst? >> great question. i think we talk about hitting and then we talk about the effect. and the hitting may be at the outer banks. and that happens after midnight on thursday. about 3:00 a.m. on friday. that's not when the big effect is going to take place on north carolina's coast. there is the storm, 60 miles per hour, it gained strength last night. here is the shot i want you to pay attention to. here is where the storm becomes a category 1 hurricane, somewhere in here and runs along the coast between myrtle beach. toward moorehead city. it could be further away, but it's somewhere in the middle probably. we're

i'm brooke baldwin. she not sell? los angeles clippers owner, shelly sterling and her estranged billionaire husband, donald sterling, are in probate court right now. now, shelling sterling arrived at l.a. superior court this morning, surrounded by her attorneys. here she was. she and her husband are battling it out over who has the right to sell the nba franchise. shelly sterling has virtually inked this $2 billion deal to sell the clippers to microsoft ceo balance mer, but donald sterling, who is not in court today, is making a full-court press to stop the sale, claiming she never had the authority to sell the team in the first place. and now he is trying to get this case delayed, and moved to federal court. he says his rights were violated when his medical evaluations became public. shelly sterling's attorney calls that tactic a sham. but donald sterling's camp maintains this isn't a joke. >> there is no federal question, this is not a federal issue. it's just an absolute sham to avoid starting the tri

joining us, senator tammy baldwin. senator baldwin, appreciate you taking a few minutes tonight.et me ask you about the proposal. obviously, you know, we've seen the headlines in recent years about an initiative in this state and initiative in that state. so specifically, what are the laws, what are the restrictions, what are the things you are trying to undo with this bill? >> well, it's been incredible to watch what the states have done just in recent years. in the last three years, alone, over 200 laws have been passed that are serving to restrict women's access to full reproductive care, to abortion services and other services, and these laws do nothing to further a woman's health or safety. and so the measure that we've introduced, the women's health protection act, would basically say that if the underlying law has nothing to do to further women's health, women's safety, it's presumed invalid because this is a constitutional right that we're talking about. and as we have in the past, it is congress' role to protect those fundamental constitutional rights when states are ena

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i'm brooke baldwin.go's top cop calls it groundhog day. 53 people were shot over this fourth of july holiday weekend. nine of whom were killed. that is 50 separate shooting incidents all the way from thursday night at 6:00 to sunday evening at midnight. in two of those cases, police shot and killed the suspects, both of whom were 16 years of age. this is the grim reality for the city of chicago. frustrating for families forced to bury their loved ones. the police superintendent is lashing out at what he calls lax state and federal gun laws. >> there's a greater sanction for the gang member to lose that firearm from their gang than there is to go to jail for possession of that gun. >> but what happens when guns don't kill? we know the statistics on homicides and incarceration in this country and in chicago, but there's an outcome of gun violence that many don't contemplate and it's plaguing cities across the country, paralysis. these bullets turn society upside down and they bear the cost for decades. her

i'm brooke baldwin.or the very first time now since remember son's funeral, we are hearing from the mother of that toddler who was left to die in a hot suv in georgia. her message to the media was this. leave me alone. leanna harris spoke through her attorney, who released this statement, and in part it reads, newspapers, television and online media have fostered a poisonous atmosphere, in which leanna's every word, action and emotion or failure to cry in front of a crowd is scrutinized for some supposed hidden meaning in much the same way the press mound hounded olympic hero richard jewell when he didn't behave as some thought he should. that was the statement. police say harris' husband left their son strapped into a car seat in his suv for seven hours while he went to work last month. he has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and child cruelty. joining me now, cnn legal analyst, mel robbins, and our senior legal correspondent, host from cnn "reliable sources" brian stelter. brian, it's your job t

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me.r" "the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> how should the obama administration responds after israeli forces allegedly brutally beat an american teenager. i'm jake tapper, this is "the lead." >> went unconscious. >> israelis and palestinians are going eye for an eye, this american teen could have been left blind. he was accused of hurling rocks at police and severely beat hen. >>> the money lead. i pay my taxes, you may your taxes. why are multibillion dollar companies flush with profits going wherever they can to avoid paying theirs? it may be perfectly legal, but is

i'm brooke baldwin.e lead" with jake tapper starts now. >>> the original 13 colonies are being threatened by a hurricane this july 4th weekend. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." breaking news in the national lead, new airport security is coming all to protect a new threat, the next generation of bombs from al qaeda and affiliated groups. the world lead, kidnapped, tortured and burned. the white house makes a notable condemnation of the murder of a palestinian teenager. one that comes right after the bodies of three

baldwin told the judge he would rather pay a fine than apologize for the incident. judge ruled know stays out of trouble for six months, he will dismiss the case. >>> and, you can call it a thrilling game for the lehigh valley ironpigs. check out the special uniforms they wore last night inspired by michael jackson's outfit in the thriller video. how about it? the ironpigs play more like zombies, only getting six hits in the lost. we still love them. after the game, the jerseys were auction off to raise money for charity. >> like those? i used to have a jacket like that back in the day. >> me too. >> what happened to mine? >> i'm still wearing mine. >> i wore it last week! >> oh, i believe it. >> i did see you walk around town with that sweet jacket, nice. all right, we got pretty nice day coming up here, guys. we do have, as well, a soccer match. giving you the forecast for our boys in blue down this chester tonight, 7:00 p.m., taking on crystal palace. seventy-nine the expected temperature for kick off. mid 80s here today in the city, 84 specifically for philadelp

i'm brooke baldwin. just into us, the u.s. says it has proof russian artillery is firing across the ukrainian border, and that they have evidence that the russians intend to deliver more powerful rocket launchers to separatist forces. >> we have new evidence that the russians intend to deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers to the separatist forces in ukraine and have evidence that russia is firing artillery from within russia to attack ukrainian military positions. >> and after five days in a field in the middle of a war zone, more indignity for the victims of flight 17. we hear reports that looters have been using the credit cards stolen off the passengers from the wreckage, and one week after the plane was shot down, we are getting a new look at the destruction and devastation left behind. these images provided to us just a short time ago by the european organization that's monitoring the crash scene. and so you are now looking at what may be the largest intact piece of the plane that investigators have

i'm brooke baldwin. great to be with you on this tuesday. major breaking news to pass along to you right now. the continuous violence in the mid-east has thus far remained contained within the region, but its impact is starting to spread. here's what we know at this hour. the faa has just issued a notice to all u.s. airlines telling carriers that they are prohibited from flying into israel's main airport in tel aviv. you have the german carrier lufthansa and klm canceling flights. debris associated with a rocket has landed at the tel aviv airport, ben guidon. three u.s. carriers, delta, united, and u.s. airways suspended flights to israel on their own even before the faa issued its notice. so we have cnn's atika shubert who is standing by live for us. also, our aviation correspondent richard quest is standing by. atika, since you are there, let's begin with you and tell me if you're seeing, what you're hearing, flights coming and going or not at all? >> reporter: no, we've seen plenty of flights coming a

i'm brooke baldwin. today, pro-russian rebels accused of shooting down malaysia air flight 17 could be getting a special delivery. as in missile launchers from russia. more to be rebel leaders showed up in uniforms, marked cars. who are these rebels we keep hearing so much about? let me read this to you. i read it this morning. behind the high-profile russian agents who lead the separatists are mostly local who believe, willing to die believe that they are doing the right thing. these are not the villains you see on television. these are factory workers and mechanics who now man checkpoints and lead military operations. the world they live in is filled with fascist threats from far away lands. it's a world constructed largely on the basis of baseless russian propaganda, ease to scoff at, but they believe it. >> noah schneider, what jumped out at me, factory workers, mechanics. not the pro-russian rebel villains maven visioned. >> i think there's a bit of a disconnect in the perception of who these rebels

i contacted baldwin's staff.eceive are support from scott walker and republicans in wisconsin for the senate democrats' push to end outsourcing. the great irony, of course, is this ad that walker did, the ad you showed is $175,000 for a week to show the ad. it went up, not coincidentally, basically to bury the news last week that walker's wisconsin economic development corporation he created to replace the state's commerce department has given millions of taxpayer dollars from wisconsinites to companies that laid off wisconsin residents and sent their jobs overseas. that's a much more significant example of outsourcing. in fact, tammy baldwin who the republican party is retweeting is supporting legislation to end tax breaks for corporations that outsource job which is exactly what walker and his agency have been doing. >> trek bicycle, from what i am told, hasn't taken any tax dollars to ship jobs overseas. >> that's an important distinction. >> it is important. from the standpoint that the people who contributed

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top of the hour, i am brooke baldwin. we are closely monitoring the situation in the mideast and begin with breaking news that reuters is reporting that israel is rejecting a cease-fire proposal, asking for modifications. i can tell you the u.s. secretary of state john kerry will announce whether he was able to broker a one week humanitarian cease-fire sunday between israel and hamas. again, reuters is reporting israel, the cabinet there rejecting a deal as it is in its current state. we are closely watching the cease-fire talks in cairo, and will bring you any announcement as soon as it is made here on cnn. >>> meantime, let's go to the pictures. furious protests erupted overnight in the west bank, following shelling of a united nations school in gaza where 16 palestinians were killed. protesters returned to the streets today in the west bank in what palestinian leaders are calling a day of rage. now, at this point in time, neither israel nor hamas accepts responsibility for explosions at the school. we will talk about t

i'm brooke baldwin. we will get you back to our special coverage of the malaysian airliner jet shot down. but right now, this very moment, these explosive flashes have lit up the sky over gaza city. 9:27 p.m. there. you have israeli troops swarming the ground, just hours into this tank and troop offensive. cnn's karl penhaul live for us in gaza city. you've been watching this above your heads, starting to multiply. what are these flares? >> reporter: yeah, right now, brooke, there is a lot of action going on, especially along gaza's eastern border with israel. that is what you see over my shoulder. that is where you see those flares going up in the sky. those were illumination flares. and if we look at those, that green, eerie, night video footage we saw of israeli troop movements last night, you'll see none appear to have night vision goggles on. it could be they're putting up illumination rounds so the israeli troops as they advance forward into gaza can see where their targets are, and where they need

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i'm brooke baldwin.is mobilizing military reserves. some 40,000 troops approved by israel's cabinet today for the conflict raging with gaza's palestinians. and we have just gotten this as we reported a moment ago, air raid sirens are going off on a beach near tel aviv. take a look. tel aviv, that is just this afternoon, no reports of deaths or injuries from in coming rocket fire from gaza. i can tell you that the israelis today also ordered camp said and schools closed within 25 miles of the border there with gaza to protect israeli children from the incoming rockets. those are the small rockets. here you go. fired by hamas at a rate of more than 100 a day with no confirmed deaths. just to give you some contrast here, israeli air strikes with targets in gaza killed at least 15 people overnight. this is according to palestinian sources. flying american-made aircraft. the israelis leveled several homes in gaza and killed a man they call a senior terrorist. in one attack, seven people were killed, including

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i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin. jake tapper begins now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we now know at least one uz citizen was on ma laborer yash flight m 17 when it was shot down. if you connect the dots, does vladimir putin have american blood on his hands. i'm jake tapper. the world lead. the u.s. government believes the missile that shot down flight 17 came from al area of ukraine controlled by russian-backed separatists. so how guilty does that make vladimir putin in all this? if you choose to believe him, not at all. >>> and he was the only known american on board flight 17. what we're learning about him and the nearly 300 other victims who died with him. and also in world news, flares in the night sky over gaza. as israeli boots marched below. israel pushing a ground offensive and warning this may be only the beginning. good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with the world lead, of course. his name was quinn lucas schansman. he was a dual american dutch citizen, a young man

i'm brooke baldwin. let's get to some news here at cnn.d the united states has agreed to resupply israel's military with multiple types of ammunition. what types of ammunition, why specifically. let's go to the pentagon to our correspondent, barbara starr, who has this reporting. tell me what exactly this resupplying of the israeli defense forces really means, barbara. >> hi, brooke. u.s. officials are telling me, they have agreed to resupply israel with ammunition at its request. now, clearly, this is part of the u.s. comen

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i'm brooke baldwin. did a missile take out malaysia airlines flight 17?t is question number one for these investigators to try to figure out and these photos that we're really seeing for the first time today could shed some light on the answer. because what they show, these are different pieces of wreckage from the plane pierced by these little small holes. when you talk to some analysts, it is what you would expect to see if the plane was hit by a warhead on an sa-11 missile, the same kind officials think could have hit flight 17. david soucie is a safety analysis and author of "why planes crash." when you see those holes, does that look like shrapnel to you? >> i have never seen an aircraft shout down by a missile, i have to say -- >> thank goodness for that. >> but what i did see was something entirely different than the holes that you see here. they were tight state general. they sliced through these metal. these are not like that. this is puncture of objects going through that aluminum and pushing the aluminum back as it goes through. so the obama ot