four wildfires merge into one massive inferno in washington state, destroying scores of homes. why is it taking so long to contain it. >>> and man on the moon. reliving the historic moment 45 years ago tonight that a lot of america declared victory in the space race. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. this has been the bloodiest day yet in the fighting in gaza between israel and hamas militants, claiming the lives of more than 70 palestinians, and 13 israeli soldiers. with hamas missiles still being fired into israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed the ground offensive will continue as long as necessary. but today, with thousands of terrified palestinians fleeing their neighborhoods, and civilian casualties mounting, u.n. chief ban ki-moon labeled the israeli offensive atrocious. tonight we show you the views from both sides of the conflict. ayman spent part of the day in the midst of the chaos and suffering. ayman, good evening. >> good evening, lester. it was the single deadli

. >>> fiery alliance, four western wildfires merge to create an out of control inferno. tonight the exhausted fire crews and the stunning new view of the destruction. >>> explosion, what happened when a hot air balloon hit a power line in suburban boston? why do these balloon disasters keep happening? >>> and remembering james garner, the tv and movie star whose career spanned generations, from loveable gambler to cranky detective, to devoted husband, an unlikely hero in every role. >>> good evening. david is off. i'm dan harris. the world is seething tonight about the treatment of the dead from malaysia air flight 17. today armed pro-russian rebels seized the 196 bodies that emergency workers had recovered from that farm land in eastern ukraine where the plane went down on thursday. the rebels are holding the bodies inside these train cars in a nearby rail yard. recent pictures like this one of crash victims laying on the side of the road with strangers free to pick through their personal belongings have outraged the victims' families and world leaders. we have full cov

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deadly inferno. then, a 4th of july celebration goes explosively off course. while taking off in a jet turns into a fight between life and death. and falling from 9,000 feet, two skydivers free themselves before it's too late. >> you have to do something or your you're going to die. >> sometimes the best-laid plans can take a turn for the weird. >> caught on camera, what went wrong. welcome to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. in a split second, a routine event can escalate into a life or death drama leaving folks to wonder what went wrong. it can happen at work or at play or as these people found out, during a leisurely day at a horse show. an official at a horse competition gets trampled by an out of control horse. may 2nd, 2001, springfield, illinois, at the arabian breed finals, they compete in a class called country pleasure driving. videographer rick is there to capture the event. >> it's a very neat class. it should look like a pleasure to drive. >> one of the riders here to compete on this day is paul hyman. >> riding a horse, you sit on top of

no word yet on what caused that fire. >>> and a carport in mountainview turned into a raging inferno. 12 cars were burned, one person was hospitalized when the fire went to two alarms. seven vehicles were completely gutted. in amador and el dorado counties firefighters are struggling to control a sand fire. about 700 homes have been evacuated. 4,000 acres of extremely dry brush has burned there, so far. it has destroyed five homes and seven outbuildings in 24 hours. more than 500 structures are threatened. investigators believe a car sparking dry vegetation started that fire. >>> this massive plume of smoke is in yosemite. zero containment so far for this wildfire north of el portal. evacuations have been ordered in the community of foresta in marry pose is a county. >>> latest on the malaysian airliner. netherlands investigators would go to eastern ukraine this week. it includes the netherlands and australia. but today a visit by dutch police was cancelled over security concerns. a european investigator says data from the plane's black box flietd recorders is consistent with a missil

. >>> a number of fires have combined to form a inferno. >> we have had many fires combining in to onee carlton complex set fire and the results have have been devastating. we have a significant number of acres that now burned. i will take you to aerial pictures. this is from a drone that flew through. we are talking about 200, approaching 238,000 acres. the biggest fire in w with a history. death, a heart attack, trying to save his home, with 150 structures that have been burned to the ground. weather conditions are not cooperating. hot weather, low humidity, and you will see, a frontal boundary that will move through and it will push in cooler air and more moisture in the air, so better weather. it is only 2% contained and they will get it over the next 24 to 48 hours. the out look, looking better for good friends there in washington state. >> all right, thanks, ivan. >> okay, well now this is the second time in a year that tragic has struck malaysia airlines. we hear about a family that narrowly escaped the last flight to be caught up with this one. >> this is a crash that should no

firefighters set fire to this old ford and found in less than 60 seconds, a small spark turned into a raging inferno. investigators say they've seen repeated cases lately. thieves or owners setting fires to cars in the most remote corners of the county. >> the white sparks are most likely magnesium. white hot. >> reporter: the clues of arson are usually clear. >> a flammable liquid was used inside the cab area versus around the motor compartment. >> reporter: investigators did catch one of the recent arsonists in april. a 27-year-old d.c. man named marcus jackson. jackson at the time was working as a d.c. firefighter. he's awaiting trial. if found guilty he'd be one of the precious few successfully prosecuted. maryland alone investigated 2,000 cases of vehicular insurance fraud last year. about 100 fwloimpbwere referred prosecutors. >> and we have information on vehicle fires on our website nbcwashington.com. all you have to do is click on investigations. you can also send tips to the news4 i-team by e-mail or by calling 202-885-4444. >>> well, dozens of dogs and puppies are headed towards loving ho

change the way in which forests are managed and reduce the likelihood of some of what i call these infernos, mr. president. these are fires that are bigger, they are hotter, they are more damaging, and they act like a wrecking ball pounding at the rural west. and what has happened over the years is that the preventative efforts in the west in terms of our forests are underfunded. there isn't enough effort that goes to hazardous fuels, management and thinning and program that reduce the huge load on the forest floor. and i was just this past weekend both in medford, oregon, rural southern oregon and in portland, meeting with the forest service and bureau of land management, and they told me about the problem that senator crapo and i are trying to address in a bipartisan legislation that chair mikulski has included in her appropriation bill. -- appropriations bill. and the heart of the problem, mr. president, is because these prevention efforts are underfunded, when it gets very dry and very hot and particularly when there is a lightning strike or a series of lightning strikes, what you have

. >>> we begin in massachusetts, fire crews are battling a huge inferno. flames ripped through three homes in the central square area of cambridge overnight. they closed off the perimeter to get it under control. so far, no injuries and no word on what started the fire. >>> and fire crews across eight states are battling 37 uncontrolled wildfires. california firefighters are dealing with two fast-moving infern infernos. the so-called sand fire is now tripled in size since saturday, scorching 4,000 acres. and a 500-acre fire outside yosemite park is threatening about 45 homes and cabins where employees there live. >>> overseas, the deployment of dutch police to the malaysia air crash site has been canceled over security concerns. the malaysian government says they have reached an agreement with the separatists. to get access to the site. the rebels agreed to allow international police to go to protect crash investigators. they have been unable to fully deploy because of fighting in the area. >>> and the "costa concordia" has completed its final voyage arriv

california firefighters are dealing with two fast-moving infernos. the so-called sand fire is now tripled in size since saturday, scorching 4,000 acres. and a 500-acre fire outside yosemite park is threatening about 45 homes and cabins where employees there live. >>> overseas, where the deployment of dutch police to the malaysia air crash site has been canceled over security concerns. this comes as the malaysian government says they have reached an agreement with the separatists to get access to the site. the rebels agreed to allow international police to go to protect crash investigators. they have been unable to fully deploy because of fighting in the area. >>> and the "costa concordia" has completed its final voyage arriving in the italian port of genoa after a recovery mission that has taken nearly two years. the cruise liner that capsized in 2012 killing 32 people will now be sold for scrap. >>> it's now legal to carry a gun in the nation's capital. a federal judge overruled washington, d.c.'s, ban on carrying guns declaring it unconstitutional.

the inferno damaged at least 8 homes on the 6500 block of gestner. 42 people were displaced.enneth moten will have live reports from the scene. tragedy in just a few minutes. >>> checkers is planning to double its restaurants in the philadelphia area. the drive-in chain is hoping to expand to 40 locations by the year 2018. that would be an increase from 23 locations in our area today. checkers recently signed an agreement to open the new location in the area. >>> lots of us take our kids to the movies on those hot summer day, but the trip can get expensive. amy buckman has cost-cutting tips in this saving with 6abc. >> reporter: taking kids tots movies can be a fun way to keep them amused and give them a break from the summer heat, but tickets can be costly. that's why it's great to know about discounted movie programs a number of theaters offering. in collegeville there's flap jack's and a flick. >> tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. we have lots of movies. you can get all you can eat pan indicates. >> reporter: the deal includes a drink. you'll pay less for kids to watch movie

. >> see the idiot move that creates an inferno. >>> a driver seeks another driver did him wrong. >> so he came back to exact his revenge. >> the race car smash-up that's a real crowd pleaser. >> you have to walk your bike. >> i've never had to do that before. >> a bike rider gets a ticket for riding his bike through the crosswalk. >> see how this video led to a police apology. >> he just did the same thing. >> plus getting a baby elephant across the river. andet for the streamies. >> an awards show right up our alley. >> how to help your favorite viral video star take home the top prize. >> have it. >>> you're about to watch a terrible situation get incredibly, incredibly worse. you see, at this gas station in oman, you see two young guys on their bikes. they just fueled up, right? the guy in the front trying to start his bike. the guy next to him filling up his car, right? the kid is having trouble. apparently a spark from the bike sets his bike on fire. he gets out of there, jumps off. that thing is engulfed in flames. the car behind the bike backs away. >> somebody grab a fire ex

. >> see the idiot move that creates an inferno. >>> a driver seeks another driver did him wrong. >>he came back to exact his revenge. >> the race car smash-up that's a real crowd pleaser. >> you have to walk you

while hazmat crews vacuumed up 2,000 gallons of fuel, fearful one spark would ignite an inferno. >> they have to get all the gasoline that's pulled out of the roadway away in case there is a spark when they turn this thing over that the fire is minimal. >> reporter: in the end, it took nearly 20 hours before the clean-up but it's over and sir francis drake boulevard is open again. the other good news, the driver, the truck driver here, not injured in this. now, another reason why it took so long, they had to bring in backup hoses at one point yesterday morning. and, of course, they had to get all the fuel off the road before they could flip the truck. live in marin county mark kelly kpix 5. >> 20 horse, that's a major thoroughfare -- 20 hours, that's a major thoroughfare, too. i imagine people who commute over the riches richmond richmond a richmond/san rafael bridge are happy. >> it would have been awful for the morning commute. but right now westbound 580 is clear. this is where we saw the biggest backups with that closure yesterday. it was all those folks trying to get out of the east

. >>> fiery alliance, four western wildfires merge to create an out of control inferno.ight the exhausted fire crews and the stunning new view of the destruction. >>> explosion, what happened when a hot air balloon hit a power line in suburban boston? why do these balloon disasters keep happening? >>> and remembering james garner, the tv and movie star whose career spanned generations, from loveable gambler to cranky detective, to

where you can see the heat of the inferno they fell from the sky in. strangers have tried to mourn. the scene of this crime has been abandoned, evidence tampered with. what must be shrapnel holes, visible in the cockpit's remains. a wallet, emptied. a cell phone, looted. traces of day dreams that fell from the jet stream into a war whose daily horrors drowned out that which took their lives. whose blind hatred has yet to find space for the minor dignities they deserve. nick paton walsh, cnn, ukraine. >> matthew chance is in kharkiv, he joins us now live. there's word they're moving today. are they likely to get to the site? >> i think that very much depends on the security situation around the site. as we've been hearing from that report, there have been force clashes between the pro-russian rebels and ukrainian government forces. not on the crash site itself but in the various towns that surround the crash site of mh17. despite appeals to the ukrainian government to halt their offensive, where they appear to be trying to surround the rebels in that area and take control for themsel

one-month-old taj jacqu and patrick sanyeha and marie and maria boawah died in the inferno. dozens are staying in shelters. john rawlinss will have a live update on this story beginning open "action news" at 4:00. >> the bucks koumentsy coroner is turning over remains of sandra stiber to her family today. for 45 years her family didn't know the whereabouts of 14-year-old sarah and 17-year-old sister-in-law martha. they vanished from frank ford and kensington avenue in philadelphia in 1968. dna recently confirmed the remains were resting in a bucks county grave. the girls final moments remain a mystery. but authorities say both were murdered. >>> and wedding gift thief joseph franzone junior will spend 4 to 8 years in prison. surveillance captured him in june last year river crest golf club upper providence. he stole thousands of dollars in cash, checks and gifts meant for newly weds. francone did the same thing lower pen in lower gwynedd and receptions in lancaster and chester county. >> the tsa is announced new security measures for u.s. bound passengers at some overseas ai

new video showing damage left behind when four separate wildfires out west mothered to one giant inferno. >> a communicate any chester county mourning loss of another volunteer firefighters killed one year after the death of his own brother. matt. >> a shot to the airport this morning along the platt bridge as headlights come westbound they're moving with no problems. don't forget 35 miles an hour all you can do now with the new speed limit on the platt bridge and construction closure coming in bucks county i'll tell you where it is at after the break. >> one alabama man proves you don't need a high tech security system to stop a thief. details when "action news" system to stop a thief. details when "action news" continues. the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 sedan with c

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and this one survived an inferno. this lady. this is lenae roth. to jump out of a third story window three days before her wedding. now -- >> she still went through with it. >> had a couple of burns on her hands, and she got married, so congratulations to you. >> thanks for watching us today. "way too early" starts right now. >>> i believe speaking boehner when he says he wants to pass an immigration bill. i think he genuinely wants to get something done. but last week, he informed me the republicans will continue to block a vote on immigration reform at least for the remainder of this year. if house republicans are really concerned about me taking too many executive actions, the best solution to that is passing bills. and in this situation, the failure of house republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, it's bad for our economy and it's bad for our future. >> president obama's immigration message falls on deaf republican ears. the only question now is when does the president sign an executive order? >>> isis? iraq grows, and so does

residents say this was one giant inferno after the crash. >> reporter: late today, an international team of investigators arrived. but armed separatists stalked them as they worked. and the team said afterwards, they did not get proper access to the crash site. so, how did this happen? at the time of the crash, the route was open at higher lt tuesday, including at 33,000 feet where the plane was traveling. but it was closed at lower levels. >> the assumption by the airlines will be if the air space is open, it's safe. who should have stopped this flight and other flights from flying on this route is the question of the day. it's not as if people didn't know that airplanes were being shot down by missiles in this area. >> reporter: before the air space was shut down, 67 commercial airplanes had operated in that air space. >> it's quite likely that this plane could have been any airliner flying overhead. any 1 of 700 airplanes that are flying over this route on any given day, which is what makes it so frightening. >> reporter: relatives gathered in amsterdam and kuala lumpur, waiting infor

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. >>> fiery alliance, four western wildfires merge to create an out of control inferno.onight the exhausted fire crews and the stunning new view of the destruction. >>> explosion, what happened when a hot air balloon hit a power line in suburban boston? why do these balloon disasters keep happening? >>> and remembering james garner, the tv and movie star whose career spanned generations, from loveable gambler to cranky detective, to

and firefighters are struggling to contain the inferno. >>> and, close encounters of the giant kind. why these whales are so close to shore crowds can smell their breath. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. there are disturbing reports of bodies being taken to unknown locations, passenger belongings stolen and evidence being spirited away from the site of that downed malaysian jetliner in eastern ukraine. tonight, outside investigators eager to secure the scene and learn who fired the missile that brought down the plane killing 298 people claim they are being blocked by russian-backed militiamen who control the area. and so tonight that sprawling crash zone littered with wreckage and human remains is a center of growing international outrage. our keir simmons spent the day at the scene. he joins us now from donetsk to tell us what he witnessed. keir, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. so far 190 bodies have been found out of the 298 passengers who died. today, through many military checkpoints w

are your head oh so no really i don't think there are two z's i did it and i got in a bit of the inferno to know. what. that meant you want the thought oh god. oh oh. oh oh don't think i was doing that through. no one really believed and. like there was where i belonged. with the syrian army we're defending our country and we're standing right on the border not far from us there's a gathering of. israeli military soldiers. i'm guessing that the you know as long as the crowd doesn't actually go down towards the france and it doesn't turn violent support for the soldiers coming down here but there are there to be ready to learn the lesson from a few years ago when the syrians cut the fence and crossing through this road they're here just to be on the safe side under surfside the i mean they could have two days maybe three avoid until those people many of whom for the last three years have witnessed the survey from the aid room window where they'll tell you are heavy israelis tiring of your oldest in assisting the rebels in syria. load tension difficult standing inside the subway against th

where you can see the heat of the inferno they fell from the sky in. strangers have tried to mourn.he scene of this crime has been abandoned, evidence tampered with. what must be shrapnel holes, visible in the cockpit's remains. a wallet, emptied. a cell phone, looted. traces of day dreams that fell from the jet stream into a war who's daily horrors drowned out that which took their lives. who nick paton walsh, cnn, ukraine. >> we do need to add to malaysia's prime minister is scheduled to meet today with his dutch counterpart to discuss the mh17 investigation. kelly morgan is in the hague and she joins us now live. so, kelly, what can we expect to come out of this meeting between malaysia's prime minister and the leader of the netherlands? >> yes, hello, rosemary. in three hours, the malaysian prime minister will arrive here in the hague. he will meet the dutch prime minister. they will talk about the aftermath of the crash of mh17. they will then -- it is unclear, we haven't been told exactly the details of what they'll be discussing. but you can rightly assume it will be the limi

before he knew it, his cloudy skiesler 300 stretch limo was a raging inferno. >> a poof of flames in the back of the engine. i grabbed the fire extinguisher. i tried to put it out. it went so fast. >> reporter: minutes later, when firefighters arrived, the car was completely engolfed. this comes 14 months after a limo burst into flames on a bridge killing five nurses who couldn't escape. >> all of a sudden, the young one said fire and they all jumped out. >> reporter: one month later, ten older woman on the way to a birthday party did get out in time. fire captain says limo's can be fire traps because there are few exits and tend to have highly combustible materials. >> wiring, batteries, electronics in the limos. the carpet, the seats, the material in the seat. >> reporter: he's well aware this could have been much worse. >> my god. thank god nobody was in my car. i actually came from the car wash. i was cleaning it for a job tomorrow. >> reporter: after last year's incidents, they greatly enhance safety and inspection rirkts. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> tomorrow, several thousan

four wildfires merge into one massive inferno in washington state, destroying scores of homes. why is it taking so long to contain it. >>> and man on the moon. reliving the historic moment 45 years ago tonight that a lot of america declared victory in the space race. >> announcer: from new

in afghanistan, taliban insurgents turned the parking lot into an inferno after they torched some 200 fuel tankers near the capital, kabul. so far, there are no reports of injuries. the taliban and the trucks carried fuel meant for u.s.-nato-led forces. >> a sea of fire on the capital. insurgents fired rockets at the trucks, which supplied tool -- fuel for nato forces. firefighters battled the flames for hours. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks. the nearly 200 tankers were parked on the outskirts of kabul. drivers looked on in horror. >> if it was the taliban, they were dressed in uniform, which is why we didn't realize what was happening. they set the tankers on fire and shot at drivers trying to save their trucks. comes as nato prepares to pull out of the country by the end of the year and before the results of the presidential runoff are due to be at announced, an election the taliban had threatened to disrupt. whohe palestinian teenager was affected and murdered earlier this week was buried -- burned alive. it has sparked violent clashes. in bethlehem, palesti

this explosion and inferno has injured 12 people. >> tropical storm arthur is turning well to our south. it's hundreds of miles away but is expected to have an impact on our area as early as tomorrow. >> today will be all about heat and humidity and storms. we will soar into the mid-90s. it will feel more like 100 degrees outside. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. it will be hot and humid. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. bill? >> it is noticeably higher this morning. the temperatures are warmer with read innings the 70s. 74 here at nbc 10. the wind is blowing. that's a southerly wind which yesterday sent us into the low 90s. today, middle 90s. it is a first alert weather day here at nbc 10. and the temperatures will take off this afternoon. plus, a chance that we'll be in for severe weather late today into this evening. we're watching the sky for storms, heavy rain and gusty winds. 76 in philadelphia. trenton is at 74 degrees along with allentown and 75 in millville. while wilmington and dover

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a second to oil center libya's interim government appeal for international help to extinguish the inferno saying the fire could trigger a humanitarian and environmental disaster in the city. voices of filipinos who protest the president's state of the nation address in several cities across the country demonstrators said his speech gave many false facts the crying corruption in government and constitutional violations police used water come in to disperse the crowd but i preached protestors continued shouting slogans asking for affordable and adequate social services the president is currently facing three separate impeachment charges. now as to harvest. since known as the islamic state of iraq sink their teeth deeper into iraq and syria a pro islamist rally being held right in the middle of europe a rally in support of a detained dutch jihadist recruiter was deemed legitimate by the hague city council demonstrator showed up the semitic slogans and called on european muslims to join the wars in syria and iraq locals now i want to see the city's mayor sacked geo political analyst william a

for control of the international airport and heavy gunfire prevented firefighters from battling the inferno. as the china now have a fatal a taste of the report is a preplanned knife attack in a predominantly muslim province a large gang stormed the police building and several government offices with knives and axes place for back shooting that dozens of militants and arresting more than sixty thirteen officers as well as several members of the public were killed in the attack. more headlines at the top of the hour they stay with us coming up next a glimpse behind the scenes of how r.t. works it's the latest episode of news to. iran like syria has been george very harshly and leaves under the constant change so isn't it justified even if not pursuing the flea a weapon down raising dispatch of personal level would lead to one young who same time you see who is developing nuclear weapons in their homes. recently did they want to see. big immunity for inform. we would be stupid not to take it. little. leg. cross talk rules and if it doesn't you can jump in anytime you want to. live. in a nice

with homes still boarded up and the red cross still assisting 14 families following the jun june 5th infernohat killed four children. since the tragedy all agree the public has answered the call for help with donations still pouring in. >> it seems to be big problem. a lack of communication. >> but on this night, some contend -- >> who is going to be the auditor to check this money out? >> they are left with mounting concerns. >> too much funds touching too many hands and write the check for that is one. deeper into where these funds are going and what's really going on. >> we're told leaders of the christ international baptist church have said up a finance committee. no word yet on a dollaring in but officials say reps assured this is a work in progress. >> we are really working to establish some level of stability for the families and i think it's to suggest all in light of all we're doing things are not -- >> city leaders at the vigil say they understand the concern and they will monitor this process. this to ensure that only the victims benefit from the donated funds. officials here in t

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this explosion and inferno has injured 12 people. >> tropical storm arthur is turning well to our southeds of miles away but is expected to have an impact on our area as early as tomorrow. >> today will be all about heat and humidity and storms. we will soar into the mid-90s. it will feel more like 100 degrees outside. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. it will be hot and humid. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. bill? >> it is noticeably higher this morning. the temperatures are warmer with read innings the 70s. 74 here at nbc 10. the wind is blowing. that's a southerly wind which yesterday sent us into the low 90s. today, middle 90s. it is a first alert weather day here at nbc 10. and the temperatures will take off this afternoon. plus, a chance that we'll be in for severe weather late today intos

. >>> food truck inferno, a propane tank explosion sends a wave of fire to i aphiladelphia neighborhooda dozen people. >>> and surfs up, courtesy of tropical storm arthur. that storm causing thisç rough surf in florida is expected to have an impact on our area as early as tomorrow. but we could see storms as early as today from another source, a live look here at radar showing the wet weather out there in the west that could be hours away from arriving here. good morning, everyone. welcome to nbc 10 news today, i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. it is a first alert weather day. meteorologist bill henley is tracking the steamy weather and then the storms on the way. bill? >> you can notice the steamyness already this morning is higher and the temperatures are higher as well. we're at 76 degrees right now. we should be in the 60s this time of year at this hour. that's a clear view of center city. mostly sunshine during the day today. any storms will hold off until late this afternoon and this evening. a first alert day for heat that will feel like 100 plus. possibly up to 103 degrees

for control of the international airport and heavy gunfire prevented firefighters from tackling the inferno. to china now where heavy fatalities have been reported in a pre-planned knife attack in a predominantly muslim province a large gang stormed a police building and several government offices all and with knives and axes police for back shooting dead dozens of militants and arresting more than sixty thirteen officers as well as several members of the public were killed in the attack. i'll be back with the very latest headlines i hope to see you at the top of the hour stay with us the next on our say breaking the set with abby martin will be discussing the u.s. losses during the afghan count. serious serious effects of a society where. people are going to be a community and you know like for instance you're changing every minute of. the money. our last hour. of my old life ahead. think this supreme. excuses not to eat. sometimes for nothing which. is so easy and simple. it's not just about the story it's still being just if you see a stage eight look easy. but the speech was. in fish fa

in fact you can see the flames down below obscured by a lot of the buildings suggesting though an inferno behind these buildings here and the plumes of smoke absolutely enormous as israel continues its incursion into gaza as over a thousand palestinians have been killed in that campaign so far with israel losing around fifty soldiers and three civilians but dozens of reservists are now refusing to take part they've signed a petition to denounce the offensive and here at r.t. international we had a chance to speak with one of them. we're not willing to be good israelis and to support their military adventures to support the the oppression of the native population but we have to remember that the population of this country and the majority of it are the palestinians even if whether they're in palestine itself or whether they're refugees so we can just count ourselves among israeli jews and ask our and ask ourselves whether you know whether we're close enough to the soldiers to the government of the establishment we have to think about the people of this country and of this region and the be

financial donations, have been pouring into the christ international baptist church since the july 5th infernos say that they have established a finance committee to monitor all of those donations. >>> police continue their search for peeping tom who spied on a woman inside the department store dressing room. it happened at kohl's on west state road in warminster, bucks county. "eyewitness news" talked exclusively to libby allen, now, she said the man crawled into her fitting room monday evening, around 6:30, and she is 28, but was using the junior sitting room. that leads her to believe the man was looking to attack a child. >> the hands kind of come around the door, and i saw a man's head come underneath, if i had just been afraid of this man, and curled up in the corner, i think, yes, i think the situation would have been ripe for something like that. >> police believe the suspect was loitering in the junior section for five hours. the suspect left before police got there. libby says she wants an apology from kohl's, for not getting any information on the man before he left. >>> can you ima