1. MIDEAST CRISIS
A pause in fighting: After weeks of fighting and more than 1,500 deaths, a small dose of peace may be coming to Gaza – at least temporarily. A 72-hour cease-fire began this morning. The truce will give folks in the Palestinian territory a chance to get out on the streets. It will also allow for the distribution of food, medical care for the injured and burial of the dead. Under the cease-fire, Israeli and Palestinian officials should be meeting in Cairo to try to reach “a durable cease-fire,” a U.N. and U.S. statement said. It was unclear when the parties might meet.
2. EBOLA
Life flight: A medical charter flight is on its way to Africa to evacuate two Americans infected with Ebola, a source told CNN. Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol are described as being in stable, but grave condition, according to the charity group they work with. Once back in the states, at least one of the two infected Americans will be taken to a hospital in Atlanta and put in an isolation unit that is separate from patient areas. It wasn’t immediately clear when the plane would return to the U.S. with its patients.
3. IMMIGRATION BILL
Dysfunction junction: There’s little agreement in Washington on how to move forward on the border crisis. Vastly different immigration bills have stalled in both the House and the Senate. Yesterday, House Republican leaders called off a vote on their $659 million emergency response to the situation. In the Senate, a $2.7 billion Democratic plan to address the immigrant surge failed in a procedural vote. Summer recess was supposed to start today. Good luck guys and gals.
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source: CNN.com
