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 and one of the 2998 people on malaysia airlines is flight 17 when it was shot down. most likely by a surface-to-air missile. shot the obama administration believes from a section of ukraine controlled by pro-russian separatists. now, a senior defense offi

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 kidnapped israeli teens were found. was it a revenge killing and what's to stop this all from spiraling further out of control? >>> and the money lead. facebook apologizing for those secret psychological experiments that sparked outrage, but some critics are asking, hey, when is facebook not messing with your head? -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper and we'll start with breaking news and the department of homeland security about enhanced security measures for flights coming into the united states. cnn chief national secure theity correspondent jim sharer is h

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. ten people at least eight it's children said to be killed in an attack on a palestinian refugee camp. hamas says israel did it. israel says hamas did it. is there any hope for a lasting cease fire? israel's prime minister seems to be saying not anytime soon. >>> plus, this is how hamas smuggles weapons and stainings attacks within israel without detection. in a cnn exclusive, we'll take you into the claustrophobic confines of gaza's secret tunnels. also in world news, it's been called the world's biggest crime scene and the top suspects still control it. how can anyone ever be brought to justice for the downtowning of flight 17 if investigators is still can't even get access? >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the lead. we'll begin, of course, was is the world lead. this should be a day of celebration in gaza, the first day of the muslim holiday of eid. instead it's not only a day of fighting and mourning for both sides, it also seems to be som

i'm jake tapper. i turn you over to wolf blitzer. oom. >> jake, thanks very much. >>> happening now, breaking news. beyond the brink. dozens more rockets are fired from gaza into israel aimed at major cities and at israel's nuclear reactor. while israel pounds palestinian militant targets in gaza where the death toll is growing and where the ground offense of may happen, quote, quite soon. isis in the

i'm jake tapper.other world news, the ukrainian government is now claiming that the pro-russian separatists who control the scene where malaysian air flight 17 crashed placed land mines and set up firing positions around it and now for the fourth straight day international investigators say conditions were too dangerous to reach the crime scene which means, as we've said before, the top suspects in the downing of flight 17 still control the crime scene. investigators may not have gotten there today, but our own senior correspondent nick payton walsh did. here's what he found. >> reporter: this road isn't easy, past eerie separatist checkpoints and where it leads is harder still. beauty nothing can spoil, lies a horror still unresolved. 12 days since mh-17 was blown out of the sky. it remains here, a monument to cruelty. to how 298 souls, some shipped in parts away on a separatist train have yet to find complete rest. questions left, what or who else did they love? what did they feel in their last mome

i'm jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead. negotiating a cease fire. secretary of state john kerry may travel to the middle east in the hopes of putting the conflict on a time-out. will hamas or the israeli government listen? >>> the national lead. he says it's more frightening than practically anything else he has seen as attorney general. what has eric holder so scared and what can be done to stop it? >>> also in national news, i'm about to die, the words of a passenger on a plane making an emergency landing on a tiny island. the panic inside the cabin caught on tape. what on earth forced this plane what on earth forced this plane down? -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we'll begin with the world lead and the horror show that we're seeing is unfold in the middle east specifically in gaza. in the coming days, secretary of state john kerry may travel to the middle east in the hopes of laying the groundwork for a cease-fire between israel and hamas

i'm jake tapper. the sports let now.innesota, it will be hard not to think of tony gwynn. he was an all-star 15 times. a man who lived to play and teach and talk baseball and a man who died way too early because of a habit associated with it. chewing tobacco. now, after more than 100 years, there's a renewed push to get it off the field. cnn's athena jones has more. >> reporter: major league baseball. america's favorite pasttime. immortalized in films like a league of their own" and field of dreams". >> the one constant through all the years, ray has been baseball. all too and you another constant has been baseball players using tobacco, especially chewing tobacco, a known cause of cancer. it's what led to the early death of hall of famer tony gwynn who died in june of cancer in his salivary gland, a diagnosis diagnosis gwynn blamed on chewing tobacco. babe ruth also a long time chewer died of oral cancer. now nine major public health organizations are pushing major league baseball to pan all tobacco use by players and s

i'm jake tapper. this is the national lead. so you're telling me that july 4th is finally going to land on a friday but we're all going to be stuck inside. millions on the east coast now watching what is officially tropical storm arthur that could slam the east coast as hurricane arthur on the biggest beach day of the season. >>> the politics lead, critics say they basically gave the finger to transparent sit with no transparency, the house ethics committee deciding they can be a little less transparent about all expenses paid trips around the world. >>> and the sports lead. all of a sudden, something looks very, very wrong. serena williams walking off the court, crying at wimbledon. what will sucked all the strength from the world's best female tennis player? good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we'll begin with breaking news in the money lead. porterhouse's multiple sides, expensive champagne could be a wolf of wall street kind of day with the dow busting a reported and

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead."the beach is in gaza. the lives of four palestinian children, little boys, wiped away as they played on the sand. wiped away by an israeli strike. a cease-fire now in the offing, but it's being described as a limited one. >>> the politics lead. she's got a book out. she's on tour and she insists she's not running for president. no, no, i'm not talking about hillary clinton. senator elizabeth warren. she's just one of the names who could chip away at the hillary juggernaut. >> and the pop culture lead.

i'm jake tapper. happy 4th of july. we'll begin with the national lead. and many living along the shores of north carolina have really no choice but to throw all the meat from the freezer onto the grill today after hurricane arthur left more than 40,000 people without power. arthur made landfall late last night as a category 2 hurricane, stronger than most expected earlier in the week with 100-mile-an-hour winds, and with a force that simply threw the ocean onto the shore, over dunes and roads and into many homes. our rene marsh blamed the storm in atlantic beach last night and she joins us now. renee? >> reporter: all right, jake. you know, where we were as the storm was rolling in, you heard it howling, you felt it pushing you. in our particular area, atlantic beach, that's where we were last night, we know that the winds, they got as fast as 80 miles per hour in that specific area. fast-forward several hours, and now it is a beautiful fourth of july here in coastal north carolina. but arthur did le

"the lead with jake tapper" "the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comadministration 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 jake tapper. while most american kids his age are learning to drive or working at terribly paying jobs, this 15-year-old of florida is under house arrest in israel as we speak, bruised, nursing broken bones, his family says. tarek is an american citizen, palestinian american. take a look at his face. israeli police allegedly did this to him. a camera reportedly caught officers unleashing a beating on the team thursday. that's him on the ground held down, punched, kicked. the israelis say he was hurling rocks at officers amid a crowd of protesters. he is now out on bail ordered to stay under house arrest for more than a week. when he got out, reporters asked him why police got so violent with him? >> i don't know, so i ran. >> they said you were throwing stones, something like this? >> no. i jumped the fence and tried to run away. i saw somebody running at me. i tried to run away. >> tariq says he was only a bystander watching the protests and he does have a deep connection to those protests. the d

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, israel swears it is not targeting civilians but the u.s. says israel is not doing enough to miss them either. so why is the u.s. selling israel ammunition for weapons that it turns out are not very precise at all? also, amidst fears that the worst ebowl lal outbreak ever could reach u.s. shores, the centers for disease control is raising its travel alert to a level only raised three times in history. will that be enough to keep the killer virus out of the u.s. plus, a full two weeks have passed since flight 17 was shot out of the sky. now a claim as many as 80 bodies could still be lying at the rebel-controlled crash site. why is the world putting up with this? good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." the world lead in three plus weeks of aggression between israel and palestinians, are gaza officials say 1,432 people have been killed there and that may be just the start. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today t

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." palestinian leaders in the west bank offer a plan to halt this senseless death in gaza, but those aren't the palestinians who are launching rockets at israel right now. that would be hamas, and guess wa, hamas said no. also, as many as nine in ten people who get it will die. right now we're witnessing the worst outbreak of ebola in history. how long before somebody brings it to the united states? and for many, russia's alleged role in shooting down flight 17 has cemented vladimir putin as a bond super villain. but not so long ago, putin and the u.s. where is pretty chummy. so what changed? good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to the lead. we begin with the world lead. you've probably by now lost count of the number of times a cease-fire has been proposed, rejected, broken, accepted for a limited time discarded and the conflict between israel and hamas and gaza. it's been difficult to get these parties to stop firing at each other. israel is "prepared

brianna keilar sitting in for jake tapper today. "the lead" starts right now. >>> some of the victims of flight 17 are finally closer to resting in peace. i'm brianna keilar and this is "the lead." "the lead." ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the world lead, 40 coffins unloaded in the netherlands where flight 17 originated before it was shot out of the sky over ukraine. tens of thousands of dutch lining the roads to say good-bye. and flight 17 went down less than a week ago and rather than asking for the world's forgiveness, both the pro-russia rebels and the russians themselves were accused of shooting down two more aircraft in ukraine with impunity. also in world news, the faa barring u.s. flights into israel's busiest airport for another 24 hours, but secretary of state john kerry still managed to land there. what can he say or do to help end the fighting? ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hi there. i'm brianna keilar filling in for jake tapper. in our world lead, in a moment we'll bring you the incredible images from the netherlands as the c

i'm jake tapper in washington, d.c.and i'm brooke baldwin in cnn center in atlanta. winds around 100 miles per hour. hurricane arthur could bring a lot of damage and impact to families obviously out and about hoping to enjoy their fourth of july holiday weekend, jake. >> that's right. of course there's much more serious concerns that that, with storm conditions in north carolina getting worse by the minute. right now more than 7,000 customers are sitting in the dark along the carolina coastline because of power outages. let's go to bill blair. he's the mayor of wrightsville beach, north carolina. sir, thanks so much for talking to us. first and foremost we hope you're staying safe and the people in your town are safe. the waves at wrightsville beach seem to be intensifying from the second from the images we're seeing. tell us what's happening right now. mayor blair, can you hear me? >> i can hear you. can you hear me? >> i can. tell us what's happening right now in wrightsville beach. tell us what you see. >> it's picke

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i'm jake tapper. this is the national lead.o you're telling me that july 4th is finally going to land on a friday but we're all going to be stuck inside. millions on the east coast now watching what is officially tropical storm arthur that could slam the east coast as hurricane arthur on the biggest beach day of the season. >>> the politics lead, critics say they basically gave the finger to transparent sit with no transparency, the house ethics committee deciding they can be a little

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, just a day at the beach, but the beach is in gaza. the lives of four palestinian children, little boys, wiped away as they played on the sand. wiped away by an israeli strike. a cease-fire now in the offing, but it's being described as a limited one. >>> the politics lead. she's got a book out. she's on tour and she insists she's not running for president. no, no, i'm not talking about hillary clinton. senator elizabeth warren. she's just one of the names who could chip away at the hillary juggernaut. >> and the pop culture lead. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wasn't that song great the first 5,000 times you heard it? help us, weird al! you're our only hope! ♪ ♪ >> the song spoofer extraordinaire joins us in a question to release eight new question to release eight new videos in eight days. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we'll begin with the politics lead you may have missed. democrats and republicans alike are

jake tapper, cnn, washington. >>> the fighting rages on in eastern ukraine.p next, how some of the badly wounded soldiers are coping with the help of their new brides. >> is this the wedding day that you predicted, that you dreamed of? >> no. iring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today. >>> at least 23 people are dead from landslides in western india. this was the scene on wednesday's torrential rains hit a village just outside mumbai. officials say more than eight peoples with injuries have been rescued. up to 170 others are feared trapped in the rubble and authorities fear the death toll may rise further. extraordinary scenes. let's bring in the weather center now. >> this occurred at 4:00 a.m.

i'm jake tapper this is "the lead."ck horns with him, but what he won't do is visit the camps. tens of thousands of children causing this crisis at the border are locked up right now. >> the world lead, israel exchanging fire with palestinians

i'm jake tapper in washington dc. >> and good evening, i'm brooke baldwin tonight here in atlanta. we're here to bring you the very latest on these two big breaking stories today. >> first, hurricane arthur, of course, whipping the beaches of the carolinas right now very close to making a direct hit with the eye wall of the storm. new tornado warnings in three eastern north carolina counties now. reporters are scattered along the coast ready to bring every angel. we have rene marsh, joe jones in kill devil hills in the northern part of the coastline, chad myers, of course in the cnn severe weather center. we'll get the latest from all of them as the storm barrels north but of course, brooke. >> the other big story tonight, tapper, that staggering, staggering story. the details from the courtroom in georgia during the hearing. this is a probable cause hearing for the father. here he is, the father of this 22 month old toddler cooper died a couple weeks ago in the sweltering hot suv in a hot georgia summer day. the father is justin ross harris. judge denied bond today and ruled he wi

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead."al 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

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." we've been watching a live probable cause hearing out of georgia where officers have been laying out stomach-turning new allegations against the father accused of intentionally leaving his 22-month-old son to die in a hot suv earlier in june. let's continue to listen in. >> you may step down. >> i think that's all that we have at this time. >> do you wish to make any argument? >> i do, judge. >> judge, this warrant alleges cruelty in the second degree as the underlying felony for a charge of felony murder. 16570 says, cruelty in the second is when such a person with criminal negligence causes a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain. so we've got to look at what's criminal negligence. that's an act or failure to act which demonstrates a willful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the safety of others, who might reasonably be expected to be injured thereby. what does willful mean? well, willful means voluntary and intentional. we've hear

i'm jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead, the world pleads for peace but israel says not right now. handsome former marine who fought to prevent military suicides and in public service announcements told veterans they were not alone. what drove him to take his own life? sergeant clay hunt's mother joins us today. >>> cnn's new documentary on the british invasion tonight, reflecting on how beatle mania changed america and made him a believer. >>> good afternoon, everyone. we'll begin with the worldly call it what you want, it sure looks like war. at least 81 palestinians killed in israeli air strikes, some of them women and children, according to palestinian officials. some of them soccer fans, gathered to watch the world cup, according to reports. collateral damage as israel carries out wave after wave of air strooks on targets held by the militant groups, specifically hamas, that rules over gaza, designated by the u.s. as a terrorist organization. it's retaliation for this, a practically unb

i'm jake tapper and this is "the lead."hite house condemns the shelling of a u.n. shelter in gaza without actually naming israel and condemns those hiding weapons in u.n. buildings in gaza without actually naming hamas in this particular case. so sounding tough, but is it really just finger wagging. >>> the pro-russian rebels accused of shooting down flight 17 now accused of planting land mines around the crash scene. the danger is keeping investigators out, but not cnn. >>> and it's being called the worst outbreak of the deadly ebola virus ever. yet, the cdc says the risk to the u.s. population is low, but if a mere plane ride could bring ebola here are health officials down playing the potential threat? -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper and we'll begin with "the world lead," a u.n. school used as

i'm jim shut toe in today for jake tapper.g down international flights into and out of israel after a large rocket landed just a mile from tel aviv's ben gurion airport. john vause was destined for israel when the flight turned around and made an unscheduled landing in paris instead. but his plane was only the first to be affected. the federal aviation administration telling all u.s. carriers they cannot fly into tel aviv for at least the next 24 hours. joining me now is israel's ambassador to the united states ron determiner. thanks for taking the time. i wonder if i could start with your reaction to the faa banning "uss flights from flying there. do you think that's an overreaction i think it's safe to fly to israel. from what i understand, the faa decision was a procedural decision once this rocket landed. they take certain precautions. for the next 24 hours they've suspended flights. i'm confident once our faa and your faa meet and they understand the situation, they'll resume the flights because the airport is very well p

i want to the happened over conch to jake tappers who show "the lead" starts right now. >> i'm jake tapper. breaking news on two huge stories unfolding at this hour. a passenger plane crash in ukraine within 2959 people on board. and, of course, in in the middle east, israel defense forces launching a ground invasion of the gaza strip after days and days of trading attacks in the air with hamas, the palestinian militant group, we're going to get into all of that right now with wolf blitzer, are host of the situation room. he's in jerusalem. wolf, what is happening there and what are the israelis hoping this will accomplish? >> the israelis hope to try to destroy as much of hamas's rockets, artillery, mortars, some of the missiles, their underground tunnels. they are now on the ground. they are moving in, as you know, jake, they've mobilized about 50,000 reservists over the past few days, and israel's army is now moving into gaza. so it's not just an air war, not just israeli air strikes against hamas targets in gaza, not just naval strikes from the mediterranean coast into the gaza but now

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> the world lead. israel now knocking down rockets on two fronts calling cup reserves and raining fire on gaza where the kate death toll topped 100 today. what will be the tipping point for an israeli ground invasion or for a cease-fire? >>> the sports lead. you can't go home again, but king james is sure going to try taking his talents from south beach back to cleveland. but will everyone welcome lebron james back? >>> also in world news, after taking back one strategic cold war chip in ukraine, vladimir putin is right now visiting the castro brothers. one presumes he's in cuba for more than sun and rum. is this part of his whole get in the west's head campaign? good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. the world lead, right now millions living with the fear that a an rocket or missile col forever change their lives or take their lives. israel now on alert from an attacking from two fronts after a rocket was fired from lebanon today likel

make sure to follow me on twitter @jake tapper. that's all one word and at the lead at cnn and check out our show page for video, blogs, extras. i'm jake tapper. i turn you over to mr. wolf blitzer live in jerusalem with the situation room". the situation room". wolf? -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news in israel where the security cabinet is in an emergency meeting right now. this is a situation room special report. brink of war. >>> cease fire failures. efforts to halt the fighting between israel and hamas collapse and the air wars raging once again. rocket barrage, hamas calls for a truce by firing dozens more rockets at israel, many intercepted by israel's iron dome. >>> 30 million people from new york to washington are now in the path of severe thunderstorms that could trigger flooding and even tornadoes. we welcome to want our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." and we're following the breaking news. an emergency meeting of the i

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, israel swears it is not targeting civilians but the u.s. says israel is not doing enough to miss them either. so why is the u.s. selling israel ammunition for weapons that it turns out are not very precise at all? also, amidst fears that the worst ebowl lal outbreak ever could reach u.s. shores, the centers for disease control is raising its travel alert to a level only raised three times in history. will that be enough to keep the killer virus out of the u.s. plus, a full two weeks have passed since flight 17 was shot out of the sky. now a claim as many as 80 bodies could still be lying at the rebel-controlled crash

i'm jake tapper. time for the buried lead.is the view from space of the massive typhoon that is bearing down on japan right now. this is courtesy of a german astronaut aboard the space station. and wrote "the typhoon did not even fit in our fish eye's view. i have never seen anything like this." if japan is hoping for help from washington, d.c. in the aftermath of this massive storm, let's say this town's track record for expediting some aid has in the past been hampered by many of the problems that have become features, not bugs of washington, d.c. bureaucratic and political nonsense. voters and law makers express frustration about the gridlock in this town. some is ideological, sincere differences on issues. often there are other reasons things here don't function a new series we are launching now is an attempt to shine the light on the root causes behind some of the hurdles to solving problems, increasing efficiencies or achieving compromise. we are calling it "why won't washington work?" typhoons. hurricanes. earthquakes.

thanks, jake tapper, host of "the lead." see you at 4:00. >>> an american college dropout turned jihadist. this 22-year-old from florida died in syria, a suicide bomber. cnn's jim sciutto reports of a video that just came up online. it shows an angry rant and threat to the u.s. >> reporter: it is a chilling warning from a terrorist born and raised in america. >> we are coming for you. mark my words. >> reporter: in this video posted online this week an american jihadist destroys his passport and warns his home country is not safe from attack. >> i'm from america, 22 years old. >> reporter: he is a college dropout from florida who traveled to syria to join extremists in the fight against the regime of syrian president bashar al assad. then this may he died a suicide bomber, detonating a bomb-ladened truck. more than three years into a civil war in syria that has killed tens of thousand and now spilled into neighboring iraq, thousands of foreign fighters drawn into the battle, among them an estimated 1,000 westerners, includin

i'm jake tapper. the world lead. the u.s.nment 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 jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead.e at least eight it's children said to be killed in an attack on a palestinian refugee camp. hamas says israel did it. israel says hamas did it. is there any hope for a lasting cease fire? israel's prime minister seems to be saying not anytime soon. >>> plus, this is how hamas smuggles weapons and stainings attacks within israel without detection. in a cnn exclus

let's go to jake tapper now. jake? >> s.e., we've been waiting for president obama. as you know he'sing meeting with governor of texas rick perry who after some give and take finally decided he would meet president obama at the airport when he arrived at dallas' love field earlier today. they're behind closed doors, meeting with a buchbl of local officials about this tremendous heartbreaking humanitarian crisis as the administration refers to it. 52,000 undocumented children who have crossed the border in the last few months. and s.e. and van, i know you've been talking about it on "crossfire." van you've expressed some chagrin at the fact that democrats and republicans seem to all be talking about sending the kids back and not taking them into this country. >> well, i think for me, that's been a big disappointment. in our country we have a very long tradition going back to world war ii when dealing with refugees -- these are not people coming here to get a job at mcdonald's. if you're a refugee you get your day in court we figure out how to help you. we don't have t

one line, infinite possibilities. >>> hello, i'm jake tapper.s from the middle east. a very senior israeli official tells cnn's tim lister that israel is, quote, prepared for a cease-fire, unquote, but nothing firm has been agreed upon. as you may know, earlier today, palestinian government authorities proposed a cease-fire but hamas rejected them. wolf blitzer, my colleague, now joins me live from jerusalem. wolf, what do we know about any possible new movement towards a cease-fire? >> well, jake, we have the spokesman for the prime minister benjamin netanyahu with us here in our jerusalem studio. a lot of confusion right now, mark. is there going to be a cease-fire? is there not going to be a cease-fire? what is the latest? >> unfortunaernrtunatelunfortun torpedoed the chance for a diplomatic solution. just as today, as jake said, announced a cease fire then shortly afterwards hamas announces no, they're not part of this. israel over the days of this conflict has repeatedly accepted the egyptian proposal which calls for an immediate cease-fire

hello, i'm jim sciutto filling in nor jake tapper. we begin with the world lead. bodies used as the bargaining chips after days of dispute over how to handle the remains from the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17, pro-russian rebel who's controlled the scene have finally allowed a train to pull away this train carrying almost 200 bodies out of the 298 people who likely died on the plane. the train is bound for part of u crepe still under government control. ultimately, the bodies are supposed to be handed over to the dutch. president obama today along with ukraine's government accused these separatist requests oftachering with the scene and lok blocking access to investigators. the u.s. believes a surface-to-air missile blew the plane out of the sky and fired from part of ukraine held by pro-russian rebels. the american people are going further than that. in a brand-new cnn/orc poll we're releasing right now, a huge 80% believe it's very likely or somewhat likely that a separate group launched that missile. secretary of state john kerry alleged right here on cn

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead."estinian leaders in the west bank offer a plan to halt this senseless death in gaza, but those aren't the palestinians who are launching rockets at israel right now. that would be hamas, and guess wa, hamas said no. also, as many as nine in ten people who get it will die. right now we're

i want to the happened over conch to jake tappers who show "the lead" starts right now. >> i'm jake tapper. breaking news on two huge stories unfolding at this hour. a passenger plane crash in ukraine within 2959 people on board. and, of course, in in the middle east, israel defense forces launching a ground invasion of the gaza strip after days and days of trading attacks in the air with hamas, the palestinian militant group, we're going to get into all of that right now with wolf blitzer, are host of the situation room. he's in jerusalem. wolf, what is happening there and what are the israelis hoping this will accomplish? >> the israelis hope to try to destroy as much of hamas's rockets, artillery, mortars, some of the missiles, their underground tunnels. they are now on the ground. they are moving in, as you know, jake, they've mobilized about 50,000 reservists over the past few days, and israel's army is now moving into gaza. so it's n

this from our jake tapper. what do you make of that, fareed?ecause we forget, and jill can attest to this. in russia what people are hearing is a completely different narrative. it's partly the one jill was alluding to where putin is saying look, the ukrainian military wasn't trying to take control of their own country, none of this would have happened because this area wouldn't be a war zone. but there are reports in russia that it is the ukrainian military that shot down the plane because they were trying to shoot down vladimir putin's plane and missed. this is being widely broadcast. the russians have had this extraordinary propaganda offensive throughout this ukrainian crisis which has been noteworthy for two things. one, the sheer scale of the effort. but two, the bald-faced lies. they just make up stuff and put it out there. >> does that surprise you? and jill, i'm wondering your reaction to what jake tapper there was just reporting. >> it doesn't. you're talking about this approach by putin. it doesn't surprise me. and i think fareed is

i'm jake tapper. this is the lead.orld pleads for peace but israel says not right now. handsome former marine who fought to prevent military suicides and in public service announcements told veterans they were not alone. what drove him to take his own life? sergeant clay hunt's mother joins us today. >>> cn

i'm jake tapper, this is "the lead."icane arthur beats up the beaches of north carolina, knocking out power for thousands. now the hurricane's heading out to sea, but experts are warn field goal you're not careful you might go with it. the politics lead. >> usa! usa! >> as a nation of immigrants celebrates july 4th, a battle on the borderxp

time for jake tapper and "the lead." >>> the u.s.de into the middle of exploding tensions between israelis and palestinians. can it make a difference for the betterle? i'm jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead. negotiating a cease fire. secretary of state john kerry may travel to the middle east in the hopes of putting the conflict on a time-out. will hamas or the israeli government listen? >>> the national lead. he says it's more frightening than practically anything else he has seen as attorney general. what has eric holder so scared and what can be done to stop it? >>> also in national news, i'm about to die, t

the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >> the three passenger plane crashes in one year would be terrifying enough but three in one week? i'm brianna keilar, and this is "the lead." the world lead, incredibly net another plane has gone down while at the same time the u.s. starts allowing flights to israel's main airport again. but how eager are you to board an international flight right now? also in world news, several killed in a strike on a u.n. school turned shelter in gaza, but who's to blame? the israelis who killed so many in gaza in recent weeks or hamas who is accused of stashing rocks as the schools? and multiple claims that looters have been using credit cards stolen from the wreckage of flight 17 in ukraine. hi there i'm brianna keilar. we begin with the world lead. it's almost with a sense of disbelief i must report for the third time in a week a passenger plane has crashed. this time it's a plane owned by swift air by operated by air algerie. reuters is reporting the wreckage has been spotted in the west african nation of mali. according to the president of that country, the pl

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i'm jake tapper, this is "the lead." israel puts up shields against attacks from palestinians.of teenagers on both sides boiling over, as we speak. >>> the national lead. governor rick perry of texas will meet with president obama in the lone star state after first refusing to send the welcome wagon. still no plans for the president to see that thousands of children imprisoned

jake tapper is back on monday.o wolf blitzer live from jerusalem in "the situation room." happening now a special report. breaking news, a pause in fighting. israel's prime minister has reportedly promised a 12-hour halt in the assault on gaza starting just hours from now but but israel's cabinet for now at rejected a long-term cease fire. day of range. deadly protests erupt in the west bank as outrange at the israeli operation is boiling over. our reporters were there for one of the largest palestinian demotr

i'm joined now by cnn jake tapper, host of qoes the lead.48 hours ago, we were talking about the immigration crisis at the worder. that was overwhelming all the discussion in washington. 30 hours ago we were talking about a new round of sanctions from the u.s. against vladimir putin in russia. so many balls in the air, so many crises for this white house to manage at once. what do you expect to hear from the president and how will the white house deal with all of this at once? >> you didn't even mention the crisis unfolding in gaza right now with the israeli defense force launching a ground invasion of that country. i expect president obama to be talking about not only offering condolences but calling for a way to internationalize the wreckage site. calling for those who control the ground in eastern ukraine, the pro russian separatists, to allow teams from the united nations, teams from osce, the organization for security and cooperation in europe on to the grounds to make sure that there is a full and thorough investigation, that no materi

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> the world lead.w knocking down rockets on two fronts calling cup reserves and raining fire on gaza where the kate death toll topped 100 today. what will be the tipping point for an israeli ground invasion or for a cease-fire? >>> the sports lead. you can't go home again, but king james is sure going to