. >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredericka whitfield. these are the stories topping our news at this hour. a horrific tragedy in the car racing world. a young driver killed on the track last night after being hit by nascar star tony stewart in his vehicle. stewart's team director spoke today. >> it's just an unbelievable tragedy. our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. thoughts and prayers. this is a very tough, very emotional time for everybody. >> more reaction from stewart's team and the stunning moments that led up to the crash straight ahead. >>> and in iraq, a new round of usairstrikes targeting militants today after three days in a row of bombing, where do things stand in northern iraq? wile go there live. >>> plus, a new cease-fire is hours away in gaza. both israel and the palestinians have agreed to it. what they hope to accomplish when the rockets stop flying coming up. >>> hello, everyone. we begin with that tragic incident on the racetrack. a 20-year-old driver dead. now nascar driver tony stewart is under inves

i'm fredericka whitfield at the cnn center. i'd like to welcome our viewers around the world. >> i'm jake tapper, live in jerusalem. here's what we know. a blast near a school turned shelter in gaza today killed at least ten people according to palestinian officials. ban ki moon calls the attack a, quote, moral outrage. the u.s. state department condemning it, as well, calling the shelling disgraceful. israel's military says it was targeting islamic jihad militants in the vicinity. and they are looking into what happened. the situation in gaza is quickly deteriorating even further. palestinians say they're living without water, sanitation or primary health care. doctors are working 20-hour shifts just to keep up. palestinian officials now say more than 1,800 people have died since the gaza conflict began. and israel today, mourners attended the funeral for a soldier originally said to have been captured by hamas, the israeli military now says he was killed in a suicide bombing attack near a hamas tunnel. here in israel and this

i'm fredericka whitfield in atlanta. >> and i'm jake tapper in jerusalem, these stories are topping our news this hour. >> another u.n. run shelter is attacked in gaza and drawing condemnation. and new details surrounding the death of an israeli soldier. we're live in the middle east with the latest. >>> plus, an american doctor infect eed with ebola has been an atlanta hospital for a day. we'll have the latest on his condition. and hundreds of thousands of people in toledo, ohio still have no safe drinking water. how did the city's water become contamina contaminated. and when will it be safe to drink again? let's start today in the middle east where gaza is rocked by another blast near a school. according to the palestinian health ministry, at least ten people died today near the united nations-run school. u.n. officials say the school has been sheltering nearly 3,000 people. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon calls the attack a quote, moral outrage. the u.s. state department calls the shelling attack, quote, disgraceful. the israeli military says its forces were targeting islamic mil

i'm fredericka whitfield. ahead, more on iraq and the middle east.big stories we're following. we begin with ebola and this statement from liberia's president. >> if we haven't done enough so far, i've come here to apologize to you for that. >> liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf apologizing for the toll the ebola virus has taken on her country. she says the epidemic has overwhelmed her nation's health care system. a state of emergency is in effect, and military troops have set up checkpoints to try to contain the virus. sirleaf says her country is building a crematorium and wants the u.s. to conduct clinical trials in liberia. of the drug used on two infected american aid workers now receiving treatment in the u.s. >>> and a wildfire in northern california grows and several communities are forced to evacuate. the 8500-acre fire is only 30% contained. at least 11 people have been injured including several firefighters. >>> and it's tough to play golf when it looks like this. the final round of the pga championship was suspended this afternoon as

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredericka whitfield.se are the stories topping our news at this hour. a horrific tragedy in the car racing world. a young driver killed on the track last night after being hit by nascar star tony stewart in his vehicle. stewart's team director spoke today. >> it's just an unbelievable tragedy. our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. thoughts and prayers. this is a very tough, very emotional time for everybody.

i'm fredericka whitfield. here are the cnn stories crossing the desk right now. u.s.retary of state john kerry is warning the russians to not intervene in ukraine. he told husband russian counterpart not to cross the border under the guise of humanitarian gads or peace-keeping forces. he said they need to work with international organizations. russia still denies it is supporting separatist forces in ukraine. >>> a wildfire in northern k grows and several communities are forced to evacuate. the 8,500 acres is hardly contained. >>> and a shocker at theaters this weekend. "teenage mutant ninja turtles" was the most popular move taking in $65 million. it's nearly $20 million more than analysts expected. it's not enough to turn things around in hollywood. revenue is down, more than 16% from a year ago. >>> if you're up tonight, take a look at the sky. another super moon is on tap this evening. the super moon is when the moon is at it closest to the earth. it's 12% bigger and 20% brighter than usual. if that's not enough you can catch the perseid media shower on wednesday.

i'm fredericka whitfield. >> and i'm jake tapper live in jerusalem. >> we start today in the middle east where gaza is rocked by another blast near a school. according to the palestinian health ministry, at least ten people died today in shelling near a united nations run school and shelter. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon calls the attack a moral outrage and criminal act, end quote. the u.s. state department calls the attack, quote, disgraceful. saying their forces were targeted by militants in the vicinity of the school and it's reviewing what's happened. also saying hamas has made a special effort to fire from u.n. facilities. this is the third time in the past few weeks we've seen blasts surround u.n. schools in gaza. >>> the rockets keep flying, however, toward israel, as well. the israeli military reports at least 80 rockets have been fired into israel since midnight. >>> also today, the funeral for an israeli soldier who was originally thought to have been captured by hamas. the military now says the lieutenant was killed by a suicide bomber. jake tapper live for us in jerusale

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredericka whitfield in atlanta.like to welcome our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. >> and i'm jake tapper in jerusalem. these stories are topping our news this hour. >> new violence erupts in gaza. another u.n.-run shelter is attacked as the casualties are counted. we are also learning new details surrounding the death of an israeli soldier. we're live in the middle east with the latest. >>> plus, an american infected with ebola fight