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This rally tonight that you would think might help him gain some momentum? >> what he has been doing is making it unmistake bli who his base is. if they don't go to the lekou, the next prime minister will be isaac herzog. from the right that's not a good development. so we're in for the last several days. 1/5 of the israeli electorate, 1/5 is probably undecided. i'm not making any predictions. the last time i predicted it which was in 1996. bill clinton invited simon perez to the white house. most of us were persuaded that netanyahu would never become the prime minister of israel. now with the...

There are more on the way. indra petersens is tracking that. >> good morning. i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm john berman. it's wednesday, you've made it this far. july 16th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> we do bin with the new round of bloodshed in gaza. hamas militants ignoring cease-fire, firing new missiles across the border. israel stepping up air strikes on hamas targets, warning civilians to clear out. more than 200 palestinians have been killed in gaza. and really there is no end in sight to the violence. israeli president simon perez insisting that hamas will have to back down before the bombing...

Rising. it now stands at 205. hamas reflecting the halt to more missiles across the border. israel now stepping up its air strikes on militant hamas targets and there is no end in sight to the violence. israeli president simon perez insisting that hamas will have to back down. until then the bombings will continue. karl penhaul is live there this morning. karl, when we were speaking at this time yesterday, israel had accepted the cease-fire agreement and hamas had said no way, no how. what has materialized instead? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. that cease-fire really never got off the ground....

The plane to an airport. the pilot said outdated maps confused him. a georgia truck driver is facing multiple charges including death by auto. he's accused of causing a massive car crash that killed one person and critically injured comedian tracy morgan and two other people. if the driver was involved, walmart says it will take full responsibility. the fbi is investigating threats against sergeant bowe bergdahl's parents taken says it's taken them very seriously. of course we're hearing this as the "new york times" reports that bergdahl has told officials in germany the taliban kept him l...

Simon perez and palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. >> the pontiff invited them to the vatican during his holy visit last month. delia gallagher is live from rome. they are calling it only a prayer for peace. what are you learning about the meeting? >> reporter: well, you know, christi, what's unique about this is that it is a prayer meeting but with political leaders so there's an inevitable political angle to the meeting. that being said, the vatican has said they have no expectations that on monday morning, there will be the announcement of a peace agreement. in fact, they say that this day s...