lee, she is in texas, she's scheduled to meet with president obama today, she also recently spent some time at the border. again, sheila jackson lee coming up in just a few minutes. israel's military is dramatically escalating its efforts in the gaza strip. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu ordered the move after militants fired a series of missiles toward israel's nuclear plant. ma'am hamas rockets are reaching deeper into the country than ever before. 700 people in gaza were killed by the israeli air strikes. this is the heaviest fighting between israel and the palestinians in the gaza strip since an eight-day battle in 2012. from dead broke to not truly well off. we'll check in on hillary's book tour. the poll numbers have not been kind.