a summer cold front hits the midwest as severe wet weather hits the east and southwest. efforts to end the fight between israel and hamas. an egyptian cease-fire proposal gets a mixed reaction. and it's a blast, oakland slugger yoenis cespedes goes back to back in the all-star home run derby. this is the "cbs morning news" home run derby. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, july 15th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. another one/two punch of severe weather across much of the country today. from drenching rain and hail to an unexpected summer shiver. flash flood watches are in

eeffect from new jersey to connecticut. severe storms rolled through the northeast. flash floods stranded several drivers just north of new york city. a possible tornado touched down in new jersey knocking out trees and taking down power to more than 1,000 customers. some areas got as much as 4 inches of rain in just two hours. the storm's caused thousands of lightning strikes. a 14-year-old boy in pennsylvania was hit by a bolt when he was trying to get into a friend's car. his friend says he's in good condition. near phoenix, arizona residents could see the storm headed their way. the monsoon-like rain caused roads to flood and trapped a woman in a car. she called 911 and firefighters pulled her out. damaging winds topped 60 miles an hour and knocked out power to more than 3200 customers in central arizona. more thunderstorms are expected today. and a summer shiver in the midwest.

it is so chilly it feels like september. in minneapolis-st. paul, people bundled up. the mercury dimmed to 64. the lowest temperature ever recorded on that date in the twin cities. eric fisher chief meteorologist of our boston station wbz has the forecast. >> the cold air continue its trek off towards the south today by this afternoon, well below average temperatures across kentucky, tennessee arkansas and oklahoma. it's not going to be anything of a huge impact except for the fact it will feel nice outside. which it doesn't in july. in the east coast, temperatures below average. highs 60s in minneapolis and chicago. 50s across the u.p. of michigan, feeling like autumn. and then as we heads towards the day on wednesday, topping out in the 60s and 70s again. and mainly 70s. a few 60s showing up but it won't feel as big of a difference compared to average. that colder air in the east today from new england down the 95 corridor, not just a chance of some isolated tornadoes, but a lot of heavy rain and flash flooding. in fact, right across the east

coast, across the gulf and right up into the four corners region, that cold air acting like a bulldozer, the flash flood threat for a lot of americans. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. in southern oregon a wildfire threatens more than 200 homes. it's already destroyed six homes. officials say the moccasin hill fire has burned four square miles and forced 100 people to evacuate. in northern california the bully fire is only 16% contained and has sparked a new round of evacuations. officials say it's destroyed 18 homes and buildings and it's burned more than eight square miles. in the middle east now, there may not be much hope for a cease-fire between israel and hamas. the egyptian proposal was accepted by the israeli cabinet, but rejected by a militant wing of hamas. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. it was only minutes after israel's kasht cabinet this

morning accepted the proposal and a senior hamas official said no to the deal so it appears for the moment the bombing and bloodshed will continue. >> reporter: tuesday morning in israel brought more rocket attacks injuring two people and damaging buildings and cars in irrat, a southern city. hours later israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with the security cabinet and approved a cease-fire plan to try to end the fighting between israel and hamas. but a senior hamas leader said the group rejected the deal. israel and hamas militants in gaza have been launching rockets at each other for a week. in an effort to end the bloodshed, egyptian officials proposed the cease-fire monday. president obama praised egypt for coming forward. >> we are encouraged that egypt has made a proposal to accomplish this goal which we hope can restore the calm that we've been seeking. >> reporter: gaza officials say about 185 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in the fighting, no israelis have died.

egypt's cease-fire plan calls for the opening of gaza's board crossings and for both sides to meet in cairo for talks within two days. secretary of state john kerry was considering but has decided not to make a stop in the mideast to push diplomatic efforts to end this conflict, anne-marie. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. well, hamas released video of what they claim is one of their drones. they say it shows the unmanned aircraft flying over the gaza strip. there appears to be two missiles hanging from the right wing. it's not known if this is the same drone israel said it shot down near the israeli coastline yesterday. and now to a new v.a. scandal. during a house hearing yesterday the inspector general's office said the department of veterans affairs is making payments to thousands of veterans without evidence they deserve the benefits. the committee also heard testimony from a whistle-blower. she talked to wyatt andrews before she spoke to congress.

>> i thought that we were supposed to come help veterans. >> reporter: kristen ruell is a whistle-blower who handles compensation claims at the v.a. regional office in philadelphia. in testimony to congress, ruell said v.a. employees have been instructed to falsely change the date of when veterans first applied for disability benefits. the idea was to make the wait times look shorter. she said thousands of vets who may have waited years for a disability decision are reported in the system to have waited weeks. >> it didn't matter in the office how old the claim was. they didn't want any claims older than a certain date. so they would put a memo on the claims so that the claim looked new. >> reporter: do we have any idea how many veterans this applies to? >> i can say for sure there's thousands that were done in my office. >> reporter: ruell says changing the date hurts the veterans who have waited the longest because the oldest claims are supposed to be handled first. >> some of the veterans have

died waiting for their claim to be process. and if it has a newer date it's not a priority. >> reporter: the v.a.'s office of inspector general has confirmed her charge of date-changing saying the practice makes the average number of days that claims have been pending appear better than it would be. v.a. headquarters has begun an investigation to learn if disability wait times are falsely reported nationwide. in a statement, the v.a. promises veterans that all claims impacted by this will be identified and corrective action will be taken. ruell's charge of fake time for disability sounds close to the new proven charge of fake wait time for health care. she says it's all for the same reason, looking good to line up for bonuses. her testimony comes with v.a. claiming great success in reducing the disability backlog. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. on the "cbs moneywatch," watching the fed and the world cup scores on social media. jill wagner is at the new york

stock exchange and more. good morning, jill. good morning. federal reserve chair janet yellen testifies to congress today. she'll deliver her twice a year report on interest rates in the economy. she's expected to say the fed won't raise interest rates until sometime next year. her remarks made a big influence on the markets today. wall street industrials with the latest retail sales data and earnings reports from jpmorgan chase, goldman sachs and johnson & johnson. the dow was up 111 points monday. the nasdaq finished 25 points higher. asian stocks finished mostly higher ahead of the bank of japan's decision on its stimulus program. tokyo's nikkei added 0.5%. hong kong's hang seng also gave 0.5%. president obama will talk about transportation funding. the president will travel to a facility in virginia that tests new technologies for highway transportation. in his remarks, he'll push for congress to keep highway and transit aid flowing to the state.

the white house said it would support an $11 billion republican proposal to finance transportation projects for nine months. citigroups will pay $7 billion with a deal with the department of justice. the agreement will settle an investigation into the bank's handling of risky subprime mortgages. the company admitted to a pattern of deception that attorney general eric holder said shattered lives and contributed to the worst financial crisis in decades. and the world cup was a big hit in social media. the month-long tournament in brazil was responsible for more than 3 billion interactions on facebook. it triggered 672 million messages on twitter. and sunday's world cup final also set a television record of 26.5 million viewer it's in united states. anne-marie. >> i can see that. i didn't watch most of the games. i watched everybody's facebook updates. i knew enough to fake my way through a conversation.

at least based on that. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. coming up on the "morning news," salvaging a ship. a massive operation to tow away the wrecked "costa concordia" off the coast of italy reaches an important milestone. this is the "cbs morning news." ...with brilliant shine and vivid color hydrates lips with vitamin e & aloe. new revlon colorstay moisture stain™ this is love for your lips. revlon birdhouse plans. nacho pans. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. the bhershey's s'mores, together is hothe unmistakable taste that reminds us that life is delicious.

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report on its investigation into the recent incident where anthrax was mishandled possibly exposing lab workers to the dangerous organism. now a report has disturbing details about what is supposed to be a highly secured bio-cdc lab. among the problems cited in the usda report potentially hazardous materials were transferred using ziploc bags that did not meet standards for holding dangerous pathogens. anthrax was stored in unlocked refrigerators in an unrestricted hallway. at the time of the usda inspection an tlthrax and containers were expired. asked about today's disclosure, the cdc said the report identifies some procedures which we've alluded to as being unacceptable and we're moving swiftly to correct. >> the final committee meets

this wednesday on this issue and other issues and bird flu that show how dangerous pathogens are handled at the cdc and other government labs. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. well straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, yoenis cespedes turns the all-star home run derby into a runaway. ses pa deese turned the all-star home run derby. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. time now for a check of the national forecast. the strong cold front bringing the polar air invasion into the midwest will cause severe thunderstorms today. damaging straightline winds and local flash flooding will be the main concerns in the east. and in parts of the rockies, hail, strong winds and flooding will also be a concern. in sports now, oakland's yoenis cespedes is the first repeat winner of the all-star home run derby in 15 years. cespedes hit a total of 28 home runs in last night's rain-delayed competition. he beat cincinnati's todd frazier 9-1 in the final round. cespedes' longest shot was an upper deck blast that traveled 452 feet to left field, the longest home run of the night. in tonight's all-star game

st. louis ace adam wainwright starts for the national league. seattle's felix hernandez starts for the american league. last year, the american league won 3-0, the year before, national league, 8-zip. and in other news, alex rodriguez is being sued by his lawyer. papers were filed yesterday saying rodriguez owes david cornwell's firm $380,000 related to its work in a-rod's steroid suspension. when we return, the immigration debate heats up. protests against undocumented immigrants as iowa's governor takes a strong stand. kerri: kerri the sparkle® fairy here. are you about to spend that on paper towels? mom: well, i use bounty... kerri: ooo! use sparkle®...

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. severe storms racked the northeast last night. drenching rain caused flash floods near new york city, stranding several drivers. more extreme weather is expected today from the midwest to new england. and an egyptian proposal for a cease-fire in the mideast may not work. it was accepted by israel, but rejected by a militant wing of hamas. the fighting has killed at least 185 people in gaza. about 40 undocumented immigrants are back in central america this morning. the group was deported after being detained at a facility in new mexico. in michigan, a protest against sending undocumented children to a human services center there. and iowa governor terry branstad says he does not want his state to host any central american children. >> the first thing we need to do is secure the border. and i do have empathy for these

kids and i want to make -- but i also don't want to send a signal that send your kids to america illegally. that's not the right message. >> the governor said he's not wear of any plans to send immigrant children to iowa. former p.o.w. bowe bergdahl is back on active service. sergeant bergdahl has been assigned to a desk job on a base in san antonio, texas. two other soldiers had been assigned to help him adjust. investigators will eventually question bergdahl about his disappearance and kidnapping in 2009. he was released in may in exchange for five taliban commanders held at guantanamo bay. and two people were killed in the derailment of a moscow subway train this morning. at least 50 people were injured and as many as 20 others were trapped in one of the cars. one government official said witnesses reported that the train braked suddenly before derailing three cars.

russians at a beach in siberia were attacked by hailstorms. hail as big as golf balls rained down on the swimmers saturday. the air temperature dropped 30 degrees in just minutes. some took cover under a beach umbrella. two girls were killed when a tree fell on their tent. and a surprise celebrity sighting and photograph in omaha, nebraska. paul mccartney was in town for a concert and he had dinner with billionaire warren buffett who lives in omaha. the snapshot of them was posted by a local teenager on instagram, the caption "chilling with my homies." or chilling with my oldies but goodies. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the extreme weather across the country. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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♪ just over five weeks ago, former olympic swimmer amy van dyken-rouen suffered a severe spinal injury in an atv accident that left her partially paralyzed. and now she's learning to do some things for the first time again. barry petersen reports. >> just the main course or the whole meal. >> reporter: on her first trip to a grocery store to learn how to shop in a wheelchair, it is clear there is only one word to describe amy van dyk . irrepressible. it's another moment of progress. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you feel good about this?

>> yeah, especially since i can reach the top stuff without having to ask for help. >> reporter: and another word, discipline. the time it took a kid with asthma to train and win six olympic swimming gold medals, the kind it takes to create a new life with husband tom rouen after an atv accident a month ago left her a paraplegic. a new life she calls scary but fun. you use the word "fun" which really doesn't come to mind. why fun for you? >> it has to be fun. this is my new life. i have no other choice. this is what happened to me. i'm a paraplegic, i had fun before in my life. this new life has to be fun as well. so fun, fun, it is. >> reporter: where is the nerve system that gets severed? >> it's right in here. >> reporter: spinal specialist mark johansson is amy's doctor. there may be improvements in the

months ahead, but she also had a medical reality check. >> she can't necessarily effect that by just her own sheer will. if she could, her spinal cord would be healed by now. >> reporter: she would have walked out already? >> i think she would, if it were that simple. >> reporter: her goal now is that her new life helps others. already, paraplegics have sent messages saying she is an inspiration to their own healing. she hopes to walk one day, some day. >> i remember my old life and being able to walk and run and wear high-heels and be fabulous. you know what, i can still wear high-heels in this chair, they just won't hurt my feet. >> reporter: and you'll still be fabulous. >> i will still be fabulous, absolutely. >> reporter: and fabulous, she is. >> i did it! yea! >> reporter: barry petersen, cbs news, denver. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," new video of osama bin laden. we'll take a closer look at the al qaeda video and speak with national security analyst juan

zarate. the controversy involving facebook helping to find a local police station. and the story of a small-time baseball bat maker who broke into the big leagues. that's the "cbs morning news." thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,,

your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, july 15. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 on your tuesday.

and is that the doppler over there i see? >> that is the doppler out checking our radar because we have a couple of sprinkles on the horizon. look at all the monsoonal moisture sweeping up into california. could we see rain? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and sir francis drake the scene of that accident yesterday opening at 2272 this morning. you may see construction cones out there but for the most part everything is clear and flowing fine for the last few hours. but we'll break down your morning commute coming up. >> thank you. >>a major commute artery in marin county finally reopened this morning nearly 20 hours after an overturned tanker truck shut it down and made quite the mess of traffic. the accident happened about 7:00 yesterday on sir francis drake boulevard not far from san quentin prison. it just reopened a couple of hours ago. the tanker was full with 8,000 gallons of gasoline from the richmond refinery. the clean-up and road