thank you jessica vaughn and marshal fitz. >> thanks for having me.. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. militants in gaza fired dozens of rockets as far as 50 miles into israel this evening. meanwhile, an israeli official said three suspects confessed to the murder of a palestinian teen-ager. afghan elections officials announced former finance minister ashraf ghani has a big lead in initial results from a presidential run-off. his rival, abdullah abdullah, claimed extensive fraud. and a federal judge gave initial approval to a concussion settlement between the national football league and thousands of former players. on the newshour online, 200 years ago, a new genre of fiction took the world by storm, thanks in large part to sir walter scott. read about the scottish author's work "waverley," published on this day in 1814, which set the example for the "historical novel" from that point forward. that's on our art beat page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, defe