the f.a.a. bans travel after a rocket lands near the airport. >> families grieve as malaysia airlines flight 17 victims return help. >> a fire in midair forces a jet to make an emergency landing. passengers and crew forced to spend the night far from their destination. >> the costa concordia is on the move more than two and a half years after it sank off the coast of italy. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> huge developments in gaza and israel, as well as the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17. >> a plane carrying remains from that night is on its way to the netherlands now and millions are observing a national day of mourning. >> after rockets fell near tel-aviv, american passenger jets are told don't fly there. the travel ban to israel is in effect for a few more hours. secretary of state john kerry now on the ground in israel in an effort to broker a ceasefire. >> we have reporters around the globe covering these stairs. >> trial says it has got to fin

the f.a.a. bans all u.s. airlines from flying into israel's main airpompt israel pushing back -- airport. israel pushes back. >>> who is to blame for taking down malaysia airlines flight mh17. >> brooklyn bridge - how did someone get on top of the bridge, take down the american flag and put up other flags. >>> a plan for mobile phones - turning old technology into a new hot spot. >>> tonight the research sore peace and concerns -- search for peace and concerns about ongoing conflit. u.s. and other airlines halted flights into israel after a rocket attack near the airport. israel's prime minister asked john kerry to ken get the flights flying again. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says a ceasefire may be within reach. the violence in gaza is intense. 635 palestinians have now died. 29 israelis are dead. today israel acknowledged that one of its soldiers is missing. the f.a.a. says it will decide whether to resume flights storm. lisa stark is in washington with more. >> the federal aviation admi

the f.a.a. proposed a $12 million fine today against southwest airlines, second biggest ever for an airline. transportation correspondent jeff pegues tells us the issue is safety. >> reporter: today, the f.a.a. accused southwest airlines of failing to follow procedure when it repaired 44 boeing 737s beginning in 2006. the f.a.a. says southwest then put the planes back into service, carrying passengers on another 30,000 flights before getting f.a.a. approval. according to documents we obtained, the repairs were supposed to address the cracking of fuselage lap joints which could result in sudden decompression of the aircraft, something that could be catastrophic in flight. three years ago, southwest grounded it's entire fleet of 737s after one of the jets made an emergency landing during a flight from phoenix to sacramento, a nearly 5-foot hole in the plane's fuselage led to a sudden drop in cabin pressure. southwest has faced f.a.a. penalties before. in 2009 it agreed to pay a penalty of $7.5 mill

the f.a.a.'s decision was said to be out of place. >> we will not award hamas aallowing them to disrupt lives in israel. i expect from the u.s., regardless of the distinction between the political and professional levels, i hope at the end of the day they'll be the ones that resume fights to show also no surrender for terror. >> reporter: the transport minister called on the u.s. to resume the flight, saying the airport is safe protected by the iron dome system that israel has. the f.a.a. to make a decision by midnight on thursday whether to continue the ban on flights or whether to lift it. >>> lisa stark reporting. the airlines and theest rally government about -- the israeli government will beating to hear -- be waiting to hear what the f.a.a. says about this. >> israel says it looks bad politically and is hurting the county. 30 carriers from the u.s. and asia suspended flights initials and supporters insist that israel is open for business. >>> israel's iron dome defense system may be knockin

the f.a.a. then quickly made the stand-down mandatory. in a notice to airmen, the f.a.a. warned of a potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in israel and gaza. as if to underscore the danger, alarms sounded at least twice today at ben gurion airport. the airfield just 50 miles from the heart of gaza, is a prime target and hamas has shown an ability to strike. on july 11, the group's military arm posted these web videos showing four rockets being fired on the airport. while hamas did not directly threaten passenger jets, it did warn airline that slow-flying plane could be vulnerable and caught in the cross-fire. while the f.a.a. order only directly covers 12 u.s. flights a day, it has sent ripple effects through the global aviation industry. the dutch carrier klm air france and the german airline louvre have also banned flights, and europe's air safety agency is urging others to do the same. israel insist these no actual threat to flights in out and of tel aviv. prime minister netanyahu has asked secretary of state kerr tow help lift the flight ban bu

the f.a.a. lifting its ban on american passenger planes flying into tel-aviv. >> we begin with nick schiffron in gaza. can you tell us what the seen is like where you are now? >> as the diplomacy increases, the view lengths very much is continuing. there are two hot spots this morning in the north, that's that way, you have actual fighting between israeli troops and palestinian fighters. in central gaza, the bam boredment from the air and tanks continue. there's a neighborhood that was really targeted by israel overnight. in one case, six members of the same family was killed, including an 18-month-old infant boy. twenty people were injured in that attack, the air strikes very much continuing and of course the focus on tunnels. israel really does want to eliminate tunnels that lead from gaza into israel. they kay they are 50% to 60% through them. they have days left to get rid of all of them. >> secretary of state john kerry has been stoling between egypt and israel trying to broker a peace treat

jeff pegues reports the f.a.a. wants to hit southwest airlines with a $12 million fine for safety violations. were passengers at risk? it only gets worse in gaza. the war death toll tops 1,000. reports from barry petersen and don dahler. and the battle over the l.a. clippers, the ball was in the judge's court. we have the ruling. and what killed the dinosaur? dean reynolds tells us, astronomically bad luck. >> that astroid happened to hit at the worst possible time for dinosaurs. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: on the other side of the country wildfires force hundreds of people from their homes and a deadly lightning strike on a southern california beach. we have a series of reports on extreme weather beginning with vincente arenas. >> oh, my god! >> this was the first time a tornado touched down in this part of massachusetts since recordkeeping began in 1950. winds blew more than 111 miles per hour here. dozens of trees were knocked down and streets were fl

the f.a.a. takes these responsibilities seriously. they make decisions based solely on the security and safety of american citizens, period. for anyone to suggest otherwise is just ridiculous. >> in turn senator cruz doubled down on the allegations on fox news last night. >> yesterday we saw the f.a.a. make an unprecedented decision to ban all air travel to the nation of israel. i have asked today the very simple question -- did president obama just unilaterally launch economic boycotts on the nation of israel? is this a political decision? was it driven by the white house? by the state department? if it was based on airline safety, as they said, why did they single out israel? why not ban travel to pakistan or yemen or ukraine where a commercial airliner was shot down. instead they targeted israel. >> they did ban travel to ukraine. flights to israel were restored this morning after the f.a.a. lifted the short ban which lasted about 36 hours altogether. let me go to joe klein on this. let me say this. i know what cruz is up to. he's s

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the f.a.a. is prohibiting united states flights to tel aviv after a rocket fired from the gaza strip today landed near israel's main airport. the explosion wounded an israeli. so far the conflict has killed a total of 27 israelis. most are soldiers. in gaza, israeli airstrikes have killed 604. the rocket attack prompt add number of european carriers to suspend flights it tel aviv. matt keller is at san francisco international airport. matt? >> the list is growing of airlines not flying into tel aviv. it started with the f.a.a. say they are pronouncing united states airlines from flying into israel and now word there are several international airlines prohibiting their planes from heading into israel and out of the israel. of the airlines: delta, united, american, us airways, klm, lufthansa and air france. usually if you are headed out of the area you connect at other airports such as l.a.x. or john f. kennedy in new york. the initial flight to the airports will be available but you will not be ab

the f.a.a. is prohibiting u.s. airliners from flying into tel aviv. the impact on israel. >>> botched execution, it took nearly two hours to put an inmate to death. raising new questions about the lethal drug cocktail. >>> parenting and prison - how raising children could help keep

we reported the f.a.a. and other safety agencies halted commercial traffic into ben gurion airport in tel aviv. we know the israelis are saying that's not necessary, it hands terror a prize. we know prime minister netanyahu has called secretary of state kerry to try to reverse the decision. what does the president believe about this? >> well, judy, it's important towns the f.a.a. takes certain precautions out of an abundance of caution. the f.a.a. said the rocket fired by hamas landed roughly a mile from ben gurion airport, triggering f.a.a. to warn u.s. carriers to avoid landing in ben gurion because we don't want to put our civil aviation at risk. they review us every 24 hours, but, again, this was gone in accordance with common tract. if you see that kind of threat in the vicinity of the airport, we have to issue a warning to civilian carriers to avoid the airport. >> woodruff: so the president is not inclined to reverse the decision of the f.a.a.? >f.a.a.? no, we wouldn't want to overrule something the f

first, warnings put out on april 3rd by the f.a.a. and the international civil aviation organization warning pilots of "the possible existence of serious risk to the safety of all international civil flights." those warnings from specific only to the crimian region of ukraine. then pilots were warned not to fly between 26,000 and 32,000 feet above eastern ukraine where the flight was shot down at 33,000 feet. data shows that malaysia air was at 31,000 feet over germany, but apparently ascended to 33,000 feet for the flight over ukraine. you don't want to burn more fuel than you have to. and if you have to take a longer route, of course, that translates into a whole lot of additional cost. so you continue to fly the shortest distance. just remember that the earth isn't flat as we all know and the great circle route which would take you from point a to point b in this particular instance, it may be that that short route took them over ukraine. and their perception of the threat, especially from a missile that would reach 33,000 feet, the

the f.a.a. says the ban is to protect americans. >> this morning, secretary of state john kerry made a surprise visit to israel pushing for negotiated cease-fire in the deadly israel and palestinian conflict. he will meet with israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president abbas. >>> we have made steps forward. there is still work. >> john kerry touched down less than a day after the f.a.a. banned united states airlines from flying into or out of the international airport in tel aviv. the measure is an agency that has not been enacted in 20 years. major european carriers followed suit. >> with the travel warnings we take seriously the security of american citizens. >> a rocket from gaza land add mile from israel's tel aviv airport and the invincible dome failed to intercept the rocket. you move to been arrivals and departures from the gateway is a sign caution about flying near combat zones heightened by the downing of a commercial yet. flight radar shows skies over

when a major organization like the f.a.a. says not to fly there it is surprising the malaysians would fly there. yet there must have been other aircrafts in the area are as well. >> you have flown 33,000 feet many times. you are a pilot. is there any warning, any way you would have known a missile was coming where you could have taken evasive action. >> no. not unless the missile was coming from are the front of the aircraft it's unlikely you would have are warning whatsoever. i suspect when the missile hit no one on board knew what happened. >> let me go back to you, greg. this is a site of a lot of conflict. how does it make the investigation go? >> it will be difficult -- >> who would do the investigations is another part of the same question. >> absolutely. the fact that the wreckage is in a volatile area and accessibility is difficult, that's going to present challenges to whoever the investigative authority or authorities are that gets into the area. there have been early report that is even the cockpit or flight data re

. >>> the f.a.a. has just lifted its ban on u.s. flights to israel. the agency imposed a 24-hour prohibition yesterday after a rocket strike about a mile from the international airport. the directive only applied to u.s. carriers, but other international airlines followed suit. the f.a.a. says it is continuing to monitor the situation, but it has lifted its ban. also breaking tonight, police say a man electrocuted in oakland may have been trying to steel copper wire. the man was found dead after 9:00 at the former pacific pipe company on west grand avenue and mandela parkway. police believe he was trying to steal copper wire at the abandoned building when he was electrocuted. >>> an investiafter a botched en arizona today. witnesses of the execution say joseph wood gasped and snorted for two hours after he was injected with lethal drugs. >> you can hear a deep snoring and suck sound. >> to lay there to him gasping for two hours i liken it to a fish thrown on the shore. >> he is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her family. the victim's family me

the f.a.a. is telling abc news that they are looking into the tiny remote controlled aircraft hovering above the observation deck of the famous space needle. curious tourists waived the mysterious flying object gave security quite a scare. police say a man launched the drone right out of his hotel room window. >> there was no malcontent or malice. >> it is just the latest incident raising questions about whether it is safe to fly drones above the crowded cities. take a look at this drone buzzing over the busy streets of new york last year. and it crash-landed nearly hitting pedestrians at the height of rushhere and there also have been close calls with airplanes. a drone last year coming within 200 feet of a jumbo jet. drones like these are exploding in pop -- arepopularie in place for how and where they can fly haven't caught up yet. the pa is working on new -- the f.a.a. is working on new guidelines, but it could be a couple years until they take affect. until then they will keep their eyes on

. >>> the f.a.a. has just lifted its ban on u.s. flights to israel. the agency imposed a 24-hour prohibition yesterday after a rocket strike about a mile from the international airport. the directive only applied to u.s. carriers, but other international airlines followed suit. the f.a.a. says it is continuing to monitor the situation, but it has lifted its ban. also breaking tonight, police say a man electrocuted in oakland may have been trying to steel copper wire. the man was found dead after 9:00 at the former pacific pipe company on west grand avenue and mandela parkway. police believe he was trying to steal copper wire at the abandoned building when he was electrocuted. >>> an investigation ordered after a botched execution in arizona today. witnesses of the execution say joseph wood gasped and snorted for two hours after he was injected with lethal drugs. >> you can hear a deep snoring and suck sound. >> to lay there to him gasping for two hours i liken it to a fish thrown on the shore. >> he is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her famil

the f.a.a. is telling abc news that they are looking into the tiny remote controlled aircraft hovering above the observation deck of the famous space needle. curious tourists waived the mysterious flying object gave security quite a scare. police say a man launched the drone right out of his hotel room window. >> there was no malcontent or malice. >> it is just the latest incident raising questions about whether it is safe to fly drones above the crowded cities. take a look at this drone buzzing over the busy streets of new york last year. and it crash-landed nearly hitting pedestrians at the height of rush hour and there also have been close calls with airplanes. a drone last year coming within 200 feet of a jumbo jet. drones like these are exploding in pop -- popularity, but the rules are in place for how and where they can fly haven't caught up yet. the pa is working on new -- the f.a.a. is working on new guidelines, but it could be a couple years until they take affect. until then they will k

the f.a.a. is telling abc news that they are looking into the tiny remote controlled aircraft hovering above the observation deck of the famous space needle. curious tourists waived the mysterious flying object gave security quite a scare. police say a man launched the drone right out of his hotel room window. >> there was no malcontent or malice. >> it is just the latest incident raising questions about whether it is safe to fly drones above the crowded cities. take a look at this drone buzzing over the busy streets of new york last year. and it crash-landed nearly hitting pedestrians at the height of rush hour and there also have been close calls with airplanes. a drone last year coming within 200 feet of a jumbo jet. drones like these are exploding in pop -- popularity, but the rules are in place for how and where they can fly haven't caught up yet. the pa is working on new -- the f.a.a. is working on new guidelines, but it could be a couple years until they take affect. until then they will k

. >> the f.a.a. has banned u.s. air lips from landing in tel aviv -- airlines from landing in tel aviv after they made it through the iron domed security system and hit near the airport. more on that in a moment. the rocket attacks and the israeli missal strikes are intensifying. 29 israelis and 630 palestinians have been killed in the past 15 days. with no cease-fire in place, sadly those numbers are only expected to go up. and tonight a south bay man is in mourning after one of the airstrikes killed 30 members of his family. 30. it is the largest number of people killed in a single family since the fighting started. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with the story. lisa, you can't even imagine what he is going through. >> of course it is very sad. the missal strike destroyed an entire building filled with just one family. tonight their one relative who lives here in the bay area spoke out about his pain and his sadness. this is one of my cousins who passed five years ago. >> he is glued to the social me

they said they wouldn't fly into tel-aviv, now the f.a.a. says for at least the next 24 hours u.s. carriers are prohibited from flying two or from tel-aviv. meanwhile, on the ground, the shelling continues the death toll in gaza now topping 600, thousands more are been wound. our white house correspondent is at the white house, what can you tell us about the suspension of these flights in. >> well, as you on the air, suspending all-american nights for four hours just within the last couple of hours we have heard two from two american airlines delta and united say they were going to go ahead and take that step to ensure the safety of security of their passengers and employees, we have heard another airline unilateral or separately from what the f.a.a. has now done. u.s. air, at least canceled at least one flight two and from philadelphia, this comes in the wake of an israeli defense force tweet. of about nine hours ago, if you have a look, at the iron dome interintercepted iraq and above tel-aviv, another rocket hit the city of yahod. if you look at the map, you can see that city is

. >> the f.a.a. has banned u.s. air lips from landing in tel aviv -- airlines from landing in tel aviv after they made it through the iron domed security system and hit near the airport. more on that in a moment. the rocket attacks and the israeli missal strikes are intensifying. 29 israelis and 630 palestinians have been killed in the past 15 days. with no cease-fire in place, sadly those numbers are only expected to go up. and tonight a south bay man is in mourning after one of the airstrikes killed 30 members of his family. 30. it is the largest number of people killed in a single family since the fighting started. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with the story. lisa, you can't even imagine what he is going through. >> of course it is very sad. the missal strike destroyed an entire building filled with just one family. tonight their one relative who lives here in the bay area spoke out about his pain and his sadness. this is one of my cousins who passed away five years ago. >> he is glued to the soci

we expect to hear from the f.a.a. by midday on thursday, as to whether the flight ban will be lifted. >>> a painful day in the netherlands, the bodies of some victims from the clash have arrived home. in ukraine and elsewhere, the arrival was overshadowed by the news that pro-russian separatists shot down two shets. the planes were shot in a town in the east, 35 miles where were the malaysian airlines plane crashed. we have more from donetsk. >> reporter: a plume of smoke rises from the crash site. flares from the ukrainian fighter jet fill the skies. armed separatists arrive at the wreckage. the ukrainian fu-25 went down in a wheat field. they are searching for the pilot. this man says they found a parachute and some blood a few kilometres away. they think he may have escaped to ukranian government-held territory. >> ukrainian forces say their jets were hit by anti-aircraft missiles. pro-russian fighters admit they brought down one of the jets. the war planes are supporting ukranian forces on the ground. these troops

. >>> the f.a.a. has just lifted its ban on u.s. flights to israel. the agency imposed a 24-hour prohibition yesterday after a rocket strike about a mile from the international airport. the directive only applied to u.s. carriers, but other international airlines followed suit. the f.a.a. says it is continuing to monitor the situation, but it has lifted its ban. also breaking tonight, police say a man electrocuted in oakland may have been trying to steel copper wire. the man was found dead after 9:00 at the former pacific pipe company on west grand avenue and mandela parkway. police believe he was trying to steal copper wire at the abandoned building when he was electrocuted. >>> an investigation ordered after a botched execution in arizona today. witnesses of the execution say joseph wood gasped and snorted for two hours after he was injected with lethal drugs. >> you can hear a deep snoring and suck sound. >> to lay there to him gasping for two hours i liken it to a fish thrown on the shore. >> he is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her famil

coming up, the f.a.a. bans flights into israel as rockets send people running for shelter at the country's main airport. the latest from gaz yes. >>> with children crossing borders in record numbers, did the government ignore warnings two years ago of the coming crisis. and harmeli aregawi is tracking the top stories. >> scammers are exploiting the tragedy of the mh370, and what you should -- on the mh17, and what you should look for to avoid these schemes. >> let us know what you think. ss when you compare the top speed of dsl from the phone company with the top speed of comcast business internet... well, there's really no comparison. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >>> commercial airline passengers have been caught up in the gaza conflict. a 24 hour ban has been put on u.s. flights to israel after a hamas rocket landed near the international airport. five airlines cancelle

and now, the f.a.a. g the security situation at tel aviv's airport and may reimpose a ban on u.s. fl

the f.a.a. fines runway incursions as when an aircraft, vehicle, person or object on the ground creates a collision hazard. retired airline pilot taught flight safety. how does that happen? >> well, first of all, the copilot should have noticed that the it was on final. the other, someone a misjudgement by the ground controllers, clearing an aircraft to cross an active runway without recognizing that the aircraft landing was far too close. >> reporter: according to the airline pilot's so, runway incursions are on the rise because airports are busier than ever. >> it's more difficult in some airports to taxi an airplane around the airport than it is to actually fly the route. >> reporter: because runway signs can be confusing or not maintained. the deadliest accident in aviation history was a runway incursion in 1977. two boeing 737 collided on a runway in spain's canary islands. 583 people died. the f.a.a. says in most case of runway incursions there is little risk of an actual collision. scott,

the f.a.a. is giving the all clear to u.s. airlines lifting two-day ban on flights to israel after hamas fired a within one mile of the tel aviv airport. he f.a.a. says officials were critical to ensure the safety. reaction from u.s. travelers was mixed. excited to go back to my family. to tell flying investigative you acknowledge a win for hamas. >> palestinians are blaming for a deadly attack at a u.s. school used as a shelter. said it was not a target and it warned the u.n. to evacuate. let's switch gears locally and turn to the moment a lot of been waiting have for, waiting six months for. start of training camp. robert griffin iii and rest of the redskins hit the field for the first day of training camp intense storms in richmond. tim was there. wild weather-wise. >> it had a little bit of everything. football and , cancellation, tornado watches. it was full speed ahead for jay gruden. is behind us. training camp goes on as planned but there is a team with a lot at that moment and if gruden can fill some holes and strengt

the f.a.a. to issue a temporary ban on u.s. flights, quote, we knew about that rocket, said israeli government spokesman. we were tracking it for about three minutes, our air force, we could have taken it down, but because we saw that it wasn't going to hit inside the airport, we let it go. unquote. for america, gaza conflicts strikes close to home. the f.a.a. ban marks something of a vick trig for hamas as well as prudent decision to protect commercial airlines, one expert said. but his quote included, what is the objective of terrorists? to incite terror in people. that was tim clemente, retired f.b.i. counterterrorism agent talking about hamas. he said, i think because they probably got lucky with this one rocket that came close enough to the airport, to make it seem ike the threat was legitimate, well, the truth is, maybe mr. clemente didn't know, the israelis were tracking it. they could have shot it down, but there have been so many, couple thousand of these rockets have been sent in the la

when the american airlines, when the f.a.a. introduced that ban, about dozens of european airlines followed suit. they all fell like dominos. that psychologically has a kind of isolating effect for israel. in addition to the impact on the passengers who can't come or go. the other aspect of it, it's a great success for hamas who have long tried to close that airport. even though one rocket fell within a mile a couple of days ago and that caused the ban, the airport was never under any real danger according to the israelis who complained bitterly when the ban was in force and they're happy that it's now been overthrown. so the first american airline as you mentioned taking off, the first planes will be landing tomorrow. you know, after the ban was lifted, there was a barrage about five more rockets that hit over the tel aviv area. also in the general area of the airport. there's not really more safe or less safe than before but the ban has been lifted. >> a man, what's the scene like in gaza today? >> we are getting reports from

. >> the f.a.a. was in his yard investigating and taking pictures. owners of the balloon company were there too wrapping up the balloon and then loading it and the basket on to a trailer. neither the f.a.a. nor the owners would answer questions. >> one quick comment? >> no. >> and without a word the owners drove off leaving this clinton neighborhood with a shocking image they won't soon forget ment >> very lucky no one was killed. meantime four emergency responders barred from the job following the death of a man who was put in a choke hold by police. those workers are on modified duty. two police officers have been put on desk duty. 43-year-old eric garner suffered a heart attack and died on new york staten island last week after this. you can see the confrontation in the video. an officer putting garner in a choke hold after he was arguing with police and denying he was selling untaxed cigarettes. chokeholds were banned by the nypd a few years ago. ainsley? >> children suffering from seizures in illinois might be getting some relief soon. democratic

and out of tel aviv now the f.a.a. has given the clearance. the f.a.a. ed the ban it imposed after a rocket strike near the airport and american airlines say they are evaluating the situation and will make a decision. >>> a 2-year-old southern california man wants the san jose police department to give a written apology for a beating they gave curing to a suit filed by the lawyers committee, how war was beaten and detained by officers after he got involved in the arrest of a friend. the confrontation happened may 24 and was caught on video. howard was slammed to the ground and officers pushed his face on to the sidewalk. the san jose police department say they need to review the lawsuit before they can comment. >>> an investigation is underway into a botched execution in arizona, joseph wood gasped and snorted for two hours after being injected with lethal drugs. >> you could hear a deep sucking air sound. to watch a man lay this for hour and 40 minutes gulping air like catching a fish and you throw it on the shore the way the fish opens and closes its mo

>> the f.a.a. closed 9 air space over crimyea can -- crimea earlier this year because of concern over which country would actually control that air space in terms of aircraft control. but the route to russia across the continent remained open and at this point it appears that the malaysian airlines plane was using a route used a a lot of planes. it has sin been closed. airlines fly at 30,000 to 40,000 feet and the surface-to-air miss aisles the rebels have only go about 4,000 feet. the speculation is what kind of weapon was it? it would have to be fairly sophisticated to take down a plane flying that high. one report said it's a buc, a sophisticated type pro dousd by the russian. the question is who in that area would have one? >> we're going to have more on that question later in the show. president obama has been speaking with the president of ukraine and offered all help necessary. but, mike, what happens next >> officials if they can secure the area will try to get in and discover what they can.

. >> the f.a.a. has gone ahead and banned u.s. travel over that region of ukraine. at home there were plenty of people flying out of the country today, many saying they are a little on edge but it is not enough to change their plans. >> i know the plane land, i am still nervous. a p >> a ball of nerves waiting for his daughters to get off a flight from scotland. >> they are flying by themselves, minors, and you last thing you want to hear is planes shot how the of the sky. >> and it was shot down with a missile carrying 298 people. and they couldn't help but relate. >> and people getting here on a flight, going on vacation. >> i am sure that everyone is a little freaked out. no one likes hearing about plane crashes, especially how malicious this one was. and having to do with political instability. >> the flight from amsterdam carried children, tourists, business travellers, students and a number of aids researchers headed to a conference in australia. and landing today direct from amsterdam saying he knew nothing about the tragedy when he boarded. >> i knew nothing

today workers with the f.a.a. ved the wreckage of a plane that crashed in pennsville, new jersey, crews used an excavator to remove the cessna, the plane when down saturday after taking off from newcastle airport. both men in their late 70s survived the crash with only minor injuries, investigators reported engine problems before the crash. forensic experts hope that modern technology will help them solve a mysterious death. >> this is a recontracts of a man's face whose remains were found in a wooded area near west rusting lane and carol drive near the sams club. it could have been three months before he was found, and they don't know exactly how he died. he is 35 to 45 years old with distinct tattoos on his back. >>> the archdiocese of philadelphia has sold its nursing homes in order to balance the books, the sale involves six nursing homes and one assisted living facilities. including saint monica manor here in philadelphia. and this was made after a review of property investments and operations. the management

most flightsain but the f.a.a is now considering lifting thatw&x flight ban. today, secretary of state john kerry shuttled among leaders in the region tolz cease-fire. he's in cairo tonight and that's where we find margaret margaret. >> reporter: scott secretary kerry told benjamin netanyahu in a visibly tense meeting today that it's time to end the fighting in gaza and that his military has already achieved the goal of decimating hamas' militaryaúapabilities.but netanyahu isn't read his milit destroys all of the tunnels that ha uses to funnel weapons into gaza. for hi part, hamas' leader a cease-fire and said israel must immediately end its seven-year blockade of gaza before hamas stops firing rockets into israel. >> pelley: and kerry's mission continues. margaret brennan on the banks of the nile. thank you margaret. with battles raging overseas, president obama shuttled among fund raisers here at home, two of them today. he has his eye on a battle three months away, the midterm elections, and with the possibility of democrats losing the senate,

the f.a.a. strictedded all flights after the hamas roth landed near -- rocket landed near the airport. are people afraid to fly internationally now? we'll bring you more details just ahead. >> a person is under arrest for bringing a firearm into the cannon building. police discovered a gun in 59-year-old ronald prestige's possession at the entrance to the rotunda. he is charged with carrying a weapon into a home or business. a press secretary was charged with the safe offense and is on unpaid leave. >> algae has reached toxic levels every lake needwood where newschopper 7 was today. dozens of yellow signs are posted warning park-goers to keep children and pets out of the water. kevin lewis here to explain why the warm weather is making things worst. >> most of lake needwood's 75 acres are unshaded, meaning the son is constantly -- sun is constantly coming down on the water, which is causing this toxic infestation. >> lake needwood's warm, shallow waters are brewing a toxic substanceyyñ spurred by

the f.a.a. says all u.s. airlines require passengers to be buckled up at takeoff and landing.hat would mean delays would be even worse if you are standing. >> speaking of flights, that could slow people down tomorrow and tuesday. this is not only a front that will impact us and the threat for severe weather, it's going to be all across the east coast so travel delays are likely. check ahead if you have travel plans. we had pretty strong storms roll through the area earlier this evening. things have quieted down a little bit. we're in for another round of strong to severe storms tomorrow and again on tuesday. much quieter now than it was a few hours ago. scattered showers as you continue up i-95 around baltimore and heavier downpours moving out of lou don county and western parts of montgomery county. there are a few scattered showers for the remainder of the overnight hours and the lightning is all done as well. look at the storm reports. all those little blue dots indicate where the national weather service received reports of wind damage. 50 of those. this is just preliminar

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the ban has been lived by the f.a.a. the ban was placed on tuesday after a rocket landed near the airport. >> gaza has a small christian community, and as charles stratford reports several churches have become safe haifens for those trying to seek shelter. >> reporter: a place of worship, now a place of refuge for victims of israel's military campaign, there's no guarantee of safety here. this woman is 22 years old. she has three children and was six months pregnant when the bombi bombing started. her house was bombed. >> i got to the church, i started to bleed. i collapsed. doctors said my child died and they had to remove it from me. >> reporter: she seeks comfort with friends, but is heart broken. >> translation: we were treading on the dead bodies as we ran. the israeli army not only killed our sons, but the baby inside me. what sins have our children committed. more than 1,000 came to seek shelter. the majority are from shajaiya. every few minute we hear loud explosions. this woman is in another part of the church. s

the f.a.a. lifted its ban on flights in and out of tel-aviv today. happened after israel and some american businesses complained. the f.a.a. ban started after a rocket hit about a mile from the airport on tuesday. >> israel's prime minister and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg insisted travel in israel and to israel was still safe. many major european carriers have canceled flights to tel-aviv until further notice. >> tomorrow at the white house, the president will meet with the presidents of honduras, and el salvador. they will talk about stopping children from threeing those countries to the u.s. >> those countries comprise one of the most violent areas in the world. the headline is that the white house is now considering giving children from honduras refugee status. under the law, they'd be treated as if they were fleeing a war zone or a disaster. if the white house moves forward with it, children would apply and be interviewed and screened in honduras. the idea of course being to

the f.a.a. hasn't released information on the emergency landing. >>> dozens of people from around the world can now call themselves american citizens. taking the citizenship oath in bucks county this morning. and katherine scott was right there. >> this petition for citizenship, please raise your right hand. >> with this oath of allegiance 45 people from 22 different countries became u.s. citizens today. for some, it is many years in the making. >> i have been here about 24 years. i love this country. the opportunity here, it's great. so i am going to be a part of it. >> the ceremony held at the country estate of william penn the founder and first governor of pennsylvania. rebuilt in the 1930s as a memorial to penn it was a fitting backdrop for what the occasion represents. >> he was, you know, led the original waive of european residents in the 17th and 18th centuries in this country, helping build the country and making what it is today. >> the boy scouts presented colors and the crowd looked o

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. >>> the f.a.a. has lifted the ban on united states flights into the main airport in tel aviv in israel. the ban was ordered after a rocket blast near ben gurion international airport on tuesday. all airlines that fly to israel from the united states, men, us airways, united and delta will resume service today. >>> a driver in san jose booked on hit-and-run charges, evading police and drug possession. police found something in the trunk of the car. in was a three car accident at 7:30 this morning after trying to outrun the police. two people ended up in the hospital with moderate injuries. the third driver was not injured. they found illegal narcotics in the trunk of the car. >>> san jose arson are looking for the cause of a suspicious fire at davis immediate school. katie marzullo has the latest on the investigation. >> crews rolled out an hour ago after shoring up the fire damage on the corner of the building and school officials have put up this fencing to keep people out but the area is stabilized