the israeli military launches air strikes in gaza after deadly attacks in southern israel. >> shares tumbled as investors worry about the global economy falling back into recession. captioned by the national captioning institute mp--www.ncicap.org-- >> the united states has demanded that the syrian president step down, and has urged his partners to impose crippling economic sanctions to force him out. the call was echoed by the european union. washington announced the strongest sanctions to date against the syrian government. >>g u.s. president barack obama has said for the first time that the syrian leader should go, and it is too late for him to make the changes needed. secretary of state hillary clinton underlined the message. >> for the sake of the syrian people, the time has come for him to step aside handled leave this transition to the syrians themselves. that is what we will continue to work to achieve. >> the u.s. is introducing further sanctions banning syrian oil products. the tough line was echoed in europe, with leaders in britain, france, and germany calling on the pres

southern israel. breaking news in gaza. israeli aircraft hitting southern gaza right now. that's breaking news.to continue to follow it. also learning that seven people have been killed there. militants saying five palestinians were killed in the air strikes. contessa brewer will pick it up from here on the breaking news and lots more. how are you? >> we're watching several developing situations. we have more on gaza ahead. also, the situation in syria is getting intense. you've got the president, the administration and the markets tanking amid a weak economy. all of this raising questions about whether the president should take off for vacation as he's supposed to do in a few hours. >>> a new twist in the case of a missing american woman in aruba. what police now say about the prime suspect in that case. we'll be right back. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios.

israel has responded by launching an air strike into southern gaza. benjamin net tenia huh vows -- net -- benjamin netanyahu vows retaliation. >>> madison samaan-fay's toxicology reports are pending. she and her father were found dead in the vehicle. a relative had previously suggested the two died from carbon monoxide poisoning. >>> casey anthony's lawyers have filed an appeal to try to keep her from having to return to florida to serve a year-long probation sentence. a judge recently ordered anthony to return to ordinary by the end of next week. she's supposed to report to a probation officer after she pleaded guilty to stealing checks from a friend. the case is not related to her recently -- to her recent murder trial. she was acquitted of killing her daughter caylee. >>> police are searching for 23- year-old deliene karlton was last seen leaving a bar on august 7th. on monday, jason ross gillly was arrested on felony charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment. no charges were file and he was released. >> this does not mean charges won't be filed

we're getting more this morning from the israeli military of an aerial assault in southern gaza.his comes on the heels of a series of attacks. this started with an assault on the bus at the egyptian border. there are reports that an anti-tank missile was fired by at a bus. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. ha >> the time is 944. plenty of fog out there. if you are in the east bay will be pretty nice. oakland is still kind of cool in terms of visibility we are down to about 1 mi.. san results of the only problem spot this morning. we are already seeing temperatures starting to skyrocket. the napa valley looks pretty nice today. temperatures close to the 90 degree mark. here is your 7 day around the bay. tomorrow is similar start to the day. the afternoon will actually provide us with cooler temperatures, partly cloudy conditions and to the weekend. we are still attracting some caltrain delays. the laser ranging between 10-30 minutes. the commute will likely to last a little bit longer. there is no indication on when those will be cleared. on the bay bridg

the israeli military blamed militants in the gaza strip and bombed southern gaza on thursday night usingnmanned fighter planes. six palestinians including leaders of the militant group were killed. speaking to reporters, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel would not fail to retaliate against terroris united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon criticized his the attack in a statement. >> the secretary-general strongly condemns today's attack in southern israel. he is concerned at the risk of escalation and calls for all to act with restraint. >>> the u.n. food and agriculture organization is urging the global community to do more to help millions facing starvation in east africa. somalia and other countries are dealing with famine after their worst drought in 60 years. tens of thousands of people have died during the past several months. more than 12 million people require food aid. the fao says it needs at least $160 million to pay for seeds, vaccines for livestock and other work, but so far only one-third of the funds have been contributed. the fao held a second emer

palestine rockets have been launched from gaza into israel with the jewish state launching air strikes against the palestinians after thursday's deadly attacks on southern israel gaza based political analyst dr honey all of us thinks it's significant that the violence comes just weeks before a u.n. vote on palestinian statehood all palestinian political factions have their mind and a link or responsibility with this attack on the israeli side and despite this fact we have what this last might mean military operations against the gaza strip in which syrian policy there were killed more than twenty people were wounded i guess that there is a link between the. policy and authority going to the united nations next month trying to listen in the street to i think the israeli side trying to use this attack as a pretext to launch really try to execute is the policy is he really is on a policy and actions i think the israeli military would like to do put dies i mean before to go to the united nations to seek a palestinian state and this is why all the palestinian political factions. are trying to call for calm and to try to call for ceasefire with the israeli si

new reports from israeli officials confirm there has been an air strike on southern gaza, killing fivend injuring many. the violence in southern israel today has claimed at least six lives and injured dozens more. assailants armed with heavy weapons and explosives launched three attacks in quick succession near the egyptian border. those attacks targeted a bus, a military patrol car and a private car. the violence has stoked concerns about growing lawlessness in the sinai peninsula following the ouster of hosni mubarak. >>> the father of the florida teenager accused of planning to bomb his former high school hasn't seen his son for six years. jared cano's estranged dad says he tried to visit his son at the juvenile facility but was turned away. he says his son needs help. >> if i were president today, i wouldn't be looking to go spend ten days on -- >> okay. that wasn't the dad. do we have him? okay. we don't have him. let's go to mark potter with the latest on the bomb plot. >> reporter: police say in this quiet apartment complex in north tampa, they found enough bomb-making material,

. >> suarez: within hours, the israeli military launched an air strike into southern gaza. medical officials said five militants and one child were killed. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu underscored his government's determination in a broadcast statement. >> ( translated ): if the terror organizations think they can hit our civilians without any response, they will find out that israel will exact its price-- a very heavy price. >> suarez: across southern israel this evening, security forces were on high alert. officials said five of the attackers had been tracked down and killed. >> egypt said two security officers were killed along the border as israeli forces chased the gunmen. before that development, i spoke with calev ben-david, israel bureau chief of bloomberg news in jerusalem. calev has there been some time since an attack with this kind of loss of life? >> absolutely, with this kind of loss of life, it's been three years, a little more than three years since there was an attack on a religious school here in jerusalem. this is the most severe attack in th

>> reporter: well, they have already attacked gaza, a target in southern gaza. force attacked a building, they killed five people in that building who they say, the palestinians also said were leaders of a terrorist group in gaza, with the israelis believe were responsible for that attack. there has been a very quick response. the question is of course whether that is the only response israel will undertake or whether in fact this will continue in the next few days. >> nbc's martin fletcher, long-time correspondent in the middle east, good to have you. thank you. >>> here at home, there is a remarkable story unfolding across the country featuring a new generation of american heroes. u.s. troops are returning from the battlefield with a distinct sense of ambition and optimism that's shaping everything from the economy and politics to public service worldwide. it's the cover story in this week's "time" magazine. joining us to talk about it is columnist joe kline and also one of the veterans featured in the story, retired army captain and best-selling author, wes mo

the israeli military says it has fired at -- five rockets have been fired by gaza militants in southern israel. the situation, the ap giving us an update, saying that that is really military says five rockets have been fired by gaza militants, landed in southern israel. from london and singapore, bye- bye. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major coporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. 

israel announced it is launching and air strike on southern gaza. this is a developings situation.israeli government is blaming militants for the attack that have so far killed at least seven people. >> that's a story we'll continue to follow at noon and then also the situation in san rafael. >>> let's check in with sal one more time. >> we're looking for late commute slowdowns. this is 880. look how terrible it's become in the last half-hour. also very slow at the taupe. it's backed up for at least a 20-minute wait. if you are driving this morning into san francisco, via the golden gate bridge, you will be dealing with a little bit of fog. let's go to mark. >>> we've been watching the fog drift around the coast and the bay all morning long. still a big factor, eventually peeling back to the coast. a almost bit cooler for saturday and then a little bit -- a almost bit of a bump in the temperature -- in the temperatures. >> all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now.

with that said, they are blaming hamas and gaza, and we have seen a major air strike in southern gaza, and it targeted a palestinian militant group, and five members were kilds and one of their children, and we're expecting more violence in the coming hours. not surprising if we hear about more air strikes and more exchanges of gun fire in southern israel. >> thank you. >>> athletes allegedly getting gifts of cash, cars, and prostitutes. the scandal us allegations, you don't want to miss this update in a couple minutes. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. i'm not looking forward to my flight. try this. bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. no, this is new bayer advanced aspirin... clinically proven to relieve tough pain twice as fast as before. what, did you invent this or something? well, my team did. i'm dr. eric first, from bayer. wow. look. it has microparticles. it enters the b

well that's when even a tree has come for one strike over the southern part of gaza and then at the same time there are israeli drones flying over the city of russia which is on the egypt and gaza border on the supply it's earlier the i.d.f. the israeli defense forces issued a statement in which it states it would bring to book it was those responsible if you see them at any cost the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is seizing these days with defense officials they are messing up the way you do it that's the one yes he did say that this was an attack on the falls when state and that is well with the ten eight and six sudanese now the jordanians that has transpired not so long ago did inform israeli intelligence that they had picked up that there was a cell operating in the south of the country that there was a planning system and this was in line with his main intelligence for some time now israeli security officials had seen the warning that the sinai peninsula is chaotic and it is an alkie there that range and they've been warning that shipments of weapons have been making the

strike over the southern part of gaza and the latest figures we have all that palestinians have been killed at the same time there are israeli drones flying over the russia which is on the gaza border not none of this comes as a surprise the i.d.f. the israeli defense forces issued a statement in which it played it would bring to book all of those responsible if you do so you've been at all costs the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is meeting with evening whose day with defense officials and they are met by the way forward that only a he did say that this was an attack on a sovereign state and that israel would retaliate and act accordingly now the jordanians it has transpired not so long ago did it in full news maybe intelligence that they had picked up that there was a cell operation in the south of the country that they were planning such an attack this was in line with israeli intelligence for some time not now israeli security officials have seen warning that the sinai peninsula is chaotic and it is not key there that reigns and they see morning that shipment of weapon

well we have twenty minutes we have come firming one strike over the southern part of gaza and then at the same time there are israeli drones flying over the city of russia which is on the egyptian gaza border now none of this comes with a surprise earlier the i.d.f. the israeli defense forces issued a statement in which it fit it would bring to book one of those responsible just because to them at all costs the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is meeting this evening these days with the claims that this shows they are making on the way through and that the only way he did say that this was an attack on assad when state and that is not with ten eight and six accordingly now the jordanians that has transpired not so long ago did inform his way in the intelligence that they had picked up that they were operating in the south of the country that there was planning an attack this was in line with his main intelligence sometime around it now israeli security officials have been warning that the sinai peninsula is chaotic and it is and not he there that rain and they've been warning

well the twenty minute to come firming one strike over the southern part of gaza at the same time they are israeli drones flying over the rock which is on the egyptian gaza border now none of us. the supply is only at the i.d.f. these may be defense forces issued a statement in which it states it would bring two books one of those responsible to speak to them at any cost the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is meeting the seizing these days with defense officials they are massing on the way food that's the only way he did say that this was an attack on the salzman state and that is well with attenuate and supporting the now the jordanians it has transpired not so long ago did inform news media intelligence that they had picked up that there was a cell operation in the south of the country that they were planning such an attack this was in line with his main intelligence for some time not now israeli security officials have seen warning that the sinai peninsula is chaotic and it is an alkie there that raid and they've been warning that shipments of weapons have been making thei

the israeli military said the launch was retaliation of rockets fired from the gaza strip into southern israel. israel had suspended attacks on the territory in may when hamas talked with fata. but hamas has carried out several attacks since last month as the group is frustrated with slow progress for the reconciliation progress. concerns are rising that the latest air strikes could prompt retaliatory attacks from gaza and lead to renewed violence. >>> human rights watch is denouncing somalia's transitional government. the group says soldiers are shooting civilians during armed battle with a group. human rights watch released a report detailing abuse and war crimes in the african county. it based its findings on accounts by refugees and other sources. the organization says civilians have suffered the most between the transition between al shaabab. >> and that these are contributing to the country's humanitarian catastrophe. >> the report partly blames the high civilian death toll on government forces. firing back in densely populated areas in response to al shabaab attacks. and safeguar

the israeli military said the launch was retaliation of rockets fired from the gaza strip into southern israel. israel had suspended attacks on the territory in may when hamas talked with fata. but hamas has carried out several attacks since last month as the group is frustrated with slow progress for the reconciliation progress. concerns are rising that the latest air strikes could prompt retaliatory attacks from gaza and lead to renewed violence. >>> human rights watch is denouncing somalia's transitional government. the group says soldiers are shooting civilians during armed battle with a group. human rights watch released a report detailing abuse and war crimes in the african county. it based its findings on accounts by refugees and other sources. the organization says civilians have suffered the most between the transition between al shaabab. >> and that these are contributing to the country's humanitarian catastrophe. >> the report partly blames the high civilian death toll on government forces. firing back in densely populated areas in response to al shabaab attacks. and safeguar

this is probably the reason that this attack that originated in gaza made it all the way down here. the southernc up tick here has civilians and they are worried of a return to the daily pattern of rocket pattern and air strikes and a military operation against the enemies in gaza may not be too far behind. kevin flowers, cnn, jerusalem. >> nicky haley is fighting back. that's coming up. >> fight, fight, fight until the president steps up and speaks on it. you have a rogue agency that won't answer subpoenas by congress. fuel is just a pipe dream.ican ♪ [ female announcer ] we're rolling away misperceptions about energy independence. did you know that today about a quarter of all new transit buses use clean, american natural gas? we have more natural gas than saudi arabia has oil. so how come we're not using it even more? start a conversation about using more natural gas vehicles in your community. [ male announcer ] they'll see you...before you see them. cops are cracking down on drinking and riding. drive sober, or get pulled over. that's not going to satisfy you. come on. it's time for a bette

since thursday more than 100 rockets fireed from gaza have landed in southern israel killing one israeli man and wounding 20 others. israeli ache straoeurs have killed at least 15 pelestinians including three children -- israeli air strikes have killed at least 15 pelestinians. >>> pope benedict xvi calls for young people to swim against the tide and follow the principals of the catholic church. he also urged young catholics to become missionaries for christ. >>> it was the last day of mourning in norway for the 77 victims of last month's masker. the national's prime minister spoke and asked people to come together. eight people died after a car explosion outside government offices. 69 others were shot dead at a youth camp. greveick says he did it to stop the norwegian government to stop immigrants to take over europe. >>> if motive behind a rule change that could spell the end of spill foundries right here in the bay area. >>> an 8-year-old boy explains why he got stuck in a chimney and his surprising answers about his thoughts when he was rescued. >>> there are new rules being quietly

other people including a baby were wounded after more than 80 rockets hit southern israel over the last few days. israel and gaza have been locked in fighting since thursday. israel retaliated by killing 7 people behind the attacks, however, 3 he i didn't think so -- security officers were killed. >> the defense minister broke the customary silence today to issue a statement of regret for the death. since the fall of the regime there have been concerns about security. the current tension is seen as the worst since the peace accord was signed in 1979. >> the navy says it has created a new generation of explosives. the new explosives have no metal casings. that means they do not release the steel and might be less likely to kill civilians. it is four times more costly though than current explosives. >> 60 lesbian couples in taiwan to be took part in a marriage ceremony today. civil unions and domestic partnerships with not recognized by the govern. it does mark a shift in the openness of the community who held it's first gay pride celebration in 2003. >> the 10th anniversary of the 911 attacks is soon. but some pe

gaza today. the assault was in response to yesterday's attacks in southern israel, where gunman ambushed vehicles, killing eight israelis. >>> the "associated press" reports investigators have been told that just two days after american tourist robin gardner was reported missing in aruba, her travel companion tried to cash in on a $1.5 million insurance policy he took out on her. gary giordano has denied any wrongdoing saying she went missing while they were snorkeling. >>> and in belgium, a scene reminiscent of last weekend's stage collapse tragedy in indiana. a storm buckled concert structures as it swept through a music festival featuring the foo fighters and eminem. at least five people were killed. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,990, after sinking 419 points. the s&p went down 53 points and the nasdaq lost a whopping 131. looking at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 224 points while in hong kong, the hang seng tumbled 16. world markets have taken a beating as global recession fear rears its ugly hea

aftermath of yesterday's deadly bus attack, gunmen who appeared to have come from gaza ambushed civilian vehicles in southern israel killing eight people, two of which were members of israeli security forces. and take a look at this craziness, georgetown's basketball team went to china for a good will game but, well, the game turned ugly. with 10 minutes to go in the second half, a wild brawl started. players trading blows and cleared the benches for an all out melee. organizers struggling to restore order. the game was abandoned early. great for u.s.-china relations. now, lots of reaction to another down day to the markets. lou dobbs spoke with the former alaskan governor sarah palin about her thoughts of how president obama is handling this current economic downturn and gets into the g.o.p. field for 2012. here's some of that discussion. >> let's begin, if we may with the president and his jobs plan. are you excited to see what he's going to put forward? >> well, i'm not excited to hear his ninth speech about job creation, nothing's worked thus far and i think what we can happy, lou, is he will tell us tha

gaza border. bring us up to speed on what's happening there where you are, kevin. >> reporter: keira, after those attacks yesterday that killed eight israelis in southern israel, thei government vowed it would retaliate. that's what it did. in the last 24 hours we have seen a series of punishing air strikes against militant targets in gaza. that's what the idf says, various targets they've been hitting they it say hill tant weapon factories, smuggling tunnels, militant cells, et cetera. in one of those strikes that happened shortly after the attack yesterday, they struck the house of a militant group that they said was actually responsible for the attack in southern israel. that air strike killed five people. so in the past 24 hours we've seen seven people total killed in these air strikes in the gaza strip, two of those children. and gaza-based palestinian militants have are not been quiet either. they have been launching rockets into southern israel. so far today on friday we have seen 14 roblckets coming into southern israel. one of those rockets hit in a port city near a synagogue injuring six people. another one was headed toward another city in southern isra

the israeli military staged new air strikes into gaza, and hamas militants launched rockets into southern escalation followed yesterday's attacks by gunmen that killed eight israelis. but both sides cited the need to defend themselves. >> we in the i.d.f. will not tolerate this kind of continued violence, and we will do the utmost, with the restraint we have, in order to counter this kind of terrorism. >>> ( translated ): non-violence is the way forward to reaching, eventually, a solution that ends israeli occupation. but in the meanwhile, we cannot possibly in any way accept the israeli retaliation policy against our civilians in gaza, which amounts to collective punishment and a war crime. >> holman: separately, egyptian officials lodged a protest with israel after five egyptian security guards were killed along the border. they apparently got caught in fire from israeli forces chasing the gunmen in thursday's attack. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: and to a new policy affecting thousands of illegal immigrants in the united states. ray suarez has

a fourth consecutive day of lengthless shelling on southern israel, militants in hamas ruled gaza strip are trading fire and one person at least is dead and a dozen others critically injured. leland vittert is live on the ground in a town severely hit hours ago. what is the latest? >> reporter: the issue here is, there's a saying in israel, the only thing we need to start a war is for a rocket to hit a school and that is exactly what happened, i'm at the top of a school gymnasium and you can see the damage from the rocket and if we walk down you can see where it went through and went through the roof, down into the gymnasium and you can man how many casualties there were had school been in session and thankfully, they are still on summer break but they've been trading these volleys of fire and it was not a good scene last night. the warning sirens went off just as people in the neighborhood were breaking the sabbath and you can see, where the ground missile came in, this was destroyed and you can see what it did to the side of the house there. these are truly weapons of terror, destruct

gaza city. they follow a series of attacks near israel's southern border with egypt. israel says that armed palestinians infiltrated and attacked three crowded passenger buses and two civilian cars. in retaliation, israeled bombed the grimm. as many as 14 people were killed in the attacks. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says anyone who attacks israel will pay a heavy price. >>> if it sounds too good to be true -- you know the rest. if you don't, we're about to burst your bubble. how much a $9 airline ticket from the bay area to vegas really costs. >>> back on the job after a year and the training is anything but scaled back. the recruits having their feet held to the fire. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, sounds like a heck of a bargain -- until you see what you >>> a flight from oakland to las vegas for just nine bucks. sounds like a bargain until you see what you really have to pay. patrick sedillo on how spirit airlines is luring customers to its new service. >> reporter: you get what pay for and if you don't on spirit air you don't get it. >> you have it pay for baggage

southern israel through egypt. what does this mean? leland vittert streaming live from the israel/gaza border. >> reporter: hi, jamie n. the past few minutes we've heard about half a dozen large explosions here on the gaza strip border behind me. it's unclear whether it's incoming or outgoing fire, but all day the militants have been trading this kind of fire. the israelis took out a power station earlier, certain hi made for a very hot and long day for those inside the gaza strip with no air-conditioning. the gazans sent some missiles. they also hit a safehouse belonging to thepopular resistance committee. they sid that they killed five of the senior leadership of that committee, and that's who they blame for starting this whole thing. they attacked two separate buses, one personal car and then also an army jeep down near the resort town. it was a very sophisticated and coordinated attack using, among other things, antitank weapons. we are learning tonight now that at least one of the people who was hurt coming out of that resort town was a family. there were two sisters, and their hu

launched by palestinian militants who hit southern israel injuring several people the attacks were response to the latest airstrikes carried out by israel over the gaza strip which reportedly left seven people dead including a senior militant leader israel targeting sites used by the palestinian popular resistance committee which they blame for a recent attack that killed eight israelis although the p.r.c. has denied any involvement. and no play music that's one of belters been canceled after tuesday just collapsed during a heavy storm five people died in nearly a hundred and fourteen were injured big stream weather also toppled trees and brought down giant screens at the venue causing panic among a sixty thousand concert goers it follows a similar accident at another outdoor festival in the u.s. last week part of the stage collapse at the indiana state fair that they also killing five people. now the classic horror movie jaws has become a reality in russia's far east which has been terrorized by a marine predator a cash rewards been offered by the local authorities for the capture of the shark that savaged two people artie's diapers a vets health th

no easier all is pointing the finger at gaza following a string of shoot outs that have left thirteen dead and over thirty injured near the southern resort city of that's close to the border with egypt which has now been shocked gunmen opened fire on a passenger abbas a private car as well as israeli troops let's cross live to our cheese policy or who is it at tel aviv right now hi there are a whole lot of multiple attacks on israel in one day and what kind of response should we expect here. well it certainly does seem as if the israelis will respond in some kind of retaliation operation and that that was will come soon the i.d.f. israeli defense forces has issued a statement in which it says it will consume at all costs all of those responsible for this action at the same time the united nations is mobilizing that start on the thing gaza they plan to evacuate in and the carom border crossing which is the border crossing that allows for the passage of goods from israel to gaza has been closed now the israeli defense force minister ehud barak has said that they are region of these attacks are clearly in gaza and there's a lot of po