Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com tonight straight from the source, the race to escape. An urgent Evacuation Order to the residents of gaza, which aid groups the have deemed impossible. As netanyahu is warning hamas the recent strikes im quoting him now are just the beginning. Plus, israel hitting hundreds of new targets in gaza and lebanon, as members of the idf are carrying out raids in gaza looking for hostages held by hamas. House republicans tonight went home without a speaker. The chaos on capitol hill has real consequences for whats happening in israel. Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. Right now, Israeli Forces are moving closer to the gaza border, striking more targets tonight is speculation of a Ground Invasion is growing, following saturdays deadly attack by hamas. Anderson cooper will join us live with his reporting from tel aviv in just a moment. This all comes, as there is a race against time for what could be the next phase of this war. Israel has issued an urgent warning overnight to more than a million palestinians living in gaza, telling them to move south within 24 hours. About 1. 1 Million People in just 24 hours. The United Nations is calling that impossible, calling on israel to rescind that Evacuation Order. Heres the problem, most of these people have nowhere to go. Entire families have been sent scrambling, piling into cars or whatever mode of transportation they can find to get to safer ground. Many of them have been left to walk for miles. President biden directly addressed the massive humanitarian crisis that is unfolding today, and he emphasized that many palestinians have nothing to do with hamas. The president also made a promise to the families of the 14 americans who are still missing tonight, after a conversation that he said was Gut Wrenching. I say were going to do everything in our power to find them, everything in our power. And im not going to go into detail of that, but were working like hell on it. Anderson cooper is live in tel aviv tonight. Anderson, since we last spoke last night, israel issued the warning to gaza. It seems clear that the phase of this war that we are witnessing is about to shift and potentially very quickly. Yeah, i mean, this really does as you know, israel has amassed 300,000 plus reserve forces along the border. Artillery units are in place. There is no doubt whatever comes next is going to be violent and deadly and a lot of people are going to die. You know, hamas has told gazans not to leave gaza city. They do not want the civilian population move further south. We have seen today large numbers of people trying to move, traffic jams and the like. But it is a very difficult situation. There is not a lot of places for them to go in the south. Its not as if there are huge tent camps that have been set up. We dont have hamas helping people move to the south. And that southern border with egypt is closed to large numbers of gazans, who probably would like to cross into the safety of egypt. Thats a huge Security Concern for egypt. Large numbers of people can move when desperate enough. The question is, what do they move to . What happens to them when theyre there . And how long is this situation going to last . Theres fewer resources even in the south than there is in the north. Anderson, your reporting earlier and there was this moment where this happened in the background. I just want our viewers who missed it to see this moment. Generally they come from that direction. That sounded like iron dome interception. Can you just describe what happened, what you heard . Yeah, just something that hadnt happened much in tel aviv. Large scale sirens came on. Very shortly after you heard the launching probably of an intercepter. And then whether it was an actual rocket intercepting a rocket or not, im not sure. But there was a very large explosion, relatively close to this area. But thats just its a relatively rare thing over the last several days here in tel aviv. Obviously closer to the border, you have a lot more of that sort of thing, much more of a back and forth. But, yeah, it was certainly something which got a lot of peoples attention here in tel aviv for a few seconds today, kaitlan. Yeah, and i should note, were seeing some moments lighting up in red from israel, as were looking at the sky right now, obviously something that were monitoring very closely, anderson. What has it been like just being on the ground today . Whats the sense after being there now that were nearly a week after this attack . You know, look, theres a lot of resolve here on the ground on the israeli side. Theres certainly a lot of anticipation of what is to come. You know, people are saying goodbye to their Family Members, reservists are being called up all during this week. Some are still enroute. I think people are, kind of, waiting to see what is the next step. And certainly on the gazan side, there is tremendous struggle, as people are being buried here in israel. Theres tremendous struggle in gaza among civilians. And hamas it bears repeating, wants to use these people as much as possible as Human Shields To Prevent Israel from being able to go after hamas as effectively as they would like. It is a incredibly its going to be an awful situation. Theres going to be a lot of civilian casualties. And it doesnt seem, at this stage, that there is much way to prevent that, given the entrenched positions on all sides. Yeah, and i should note, what were seeing right now is gaza. These are the images that we are watching very closely. Obviously, speculation has only grown about a potential ground offensive and what that could look like. Anderson cooper, great reporting. Well check back in with you, as we monitor these developments tonight. Speaking, of course, of what is happening in gaza, which you were just looking at there, joining me tonight is hani al med huynh. He has dozens of Family Members in that Evacuation Zone in Northern Gaza. He is also the director of philanthropy at the United Nations. Im so glad youre here with me tonight because your mom, your dad, six of your siblings, so much of your family is in that tiny red box, that Evacuation Zone, in gaza. And i imagine they are pretty terrified tonight. Yes, absolutely, kaitlan. Its been a tough time. Of course i wear two hats, the humanitarian relief and family man who has family in gaza. And you know, my inlaws evacuated today. Promised safety. They got there and they regretted that decision because they went to a place where no facilities. Everybody was sleeping in the street. They regretted that. They said, hey, lets go back to our home, but they couldnt. There is a lot of trauma there for the palestinians. My mom is definitely In The Red Box there. We just saw it on the map. She is unable to leave. She already left one time from our other house up north. And she said, we cant leave. Right now shes hunkering and sleeping under a staircase in our familys home. And you know, today was the first time i was able to call her. And this really broke my spirit. She said, can you turn the video from it because i fear this is the last time i will see you. And i was surprised she would do that. Our family, our extended family, lost 16 people, 14 in one attack and two people later. Now, you know, its we have not had time to process that trauma in our life. And i just feel, you know, theres a lot of work to do. And i cant take a break because we want to support the palestine refugees, as youve heard about the reports of facilities. And we work here in the u. S. To support and manage americans to step up to support the work. And also there is the personal side, which makes it a lot more painful. But, you were on the phone with your mom today, and she said she wanted to turn the camera on because she feared it might be the last time you two would see each other . Yes. And that was really heartbreaking. I havent talked to her in five or six days because the internet is down. The electricity is out. Water is scarce. And i feel like theyre all abandoned. And im not seeing a parade in the u. S. And im sorry for israeli loss of life. Im seeing a parade there. Nobody acknowledges our loss of life. My family has nothing to do with anything, yet theyre punished as if they did a crime. Were talking about 25 people in a small apartment trying to Stay Together. Some of those families make decisions, should we split, should we Stay Together . Some families go to different locations so they can survive if somebody happens. And sadly, by family decided to stay put, to Stay Together. Some of these little detail we dont think about like the women now saw fear taking a shower because if a bomb would come, she would have to run naked in the street or if they died, they would be naked and people would have to. Your family, theyre scared to take a shower because theyre scared theyre showering a bomb will go off and strike them. My sister, they have water for two hours. She asked me if i could adopt her daughter in case anything happens to her. These stories get to you because you dont think im a parent too and i dont think about whats going to happen to my children should anything happen. There is a lot of mental trauma in addition to what people are seeing. There is no dignity even in death in gaza. People get buried and nothing. The best funeral is something on facebook, your picture, and rest in peace. There is no time for people to bury. The fridges in the hospitals are filled with bodies, many children. Im not going to quote numbers. The numbers change by the minute. And i hope that people see this. And you know, we dont were a lot of civilians in gaza. There is no facility for them to go anywhere. And right now im hoping the u. S. Administration will step up and just make sure that International Rights are guarantee. We did it for russia, for ukraine. I feel a little bit we have not gotten the courage to say what we already see in places, that collective punishment does not agree. We saw the idf. They dropped thousands of pamphlets over Northern Gaza earlier, urging people to evacuate. H hamas is saying the opposite, telling residents, telling gazans, that they need to stay where they are. What is your Family Planning to do . Weve seen this fampamphlet. Gaza is not a big place. Its essentially the size of washington, d. C. Its a fairly small place. So, the reality is the family didnt evacuate because they dont have a place to stay. Had we had relatives in those areas and by the way, 30 people were bombed today in the shelter zone or safe zone. So, there is no guarantees. Was relocated from the Central Command in the central city to rafah. And there was reports of bombing at the new sight. Really theres a lot of things that are happening that are not correct. Obviously you want to make sure weve lost 13 staff members. These people work for the u. N. I work in the u. S. To support the work. And a lot of people are suffering, including my family and many families here. You know, lets talk about americans cluck in gaza. Theres about 60 or more americans stuck in gaza. They dont feel safe to go anywhere. Im not feeling there is compassion to get them out. Im hoping they will be out soon. I could give you names, stories of americans bombed inside the Rafah Crossing and lrunning for their lives with their babies. I know those stories are real for me, and i know my fellow american palestinians, were not just gazans. Were palestinians in gaza. I want to establish that. Were not just some, you know i mean, i cant even imagine the pain of a conversation like that with your mother. And we are obviously thinking of all of your family. And im grateful to you for joining me tonight. Please stay in touch and keep us updated. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Tonight, cnn has new reporting on u. S. Intelligence, what it showed ahead about hamas planning of that deadly attack on israel. There are two intelligence assessments that showed there was an increased risk of violence. The questions about who knew what and when. We have the details. Also with Congress Still shut down, with no House Speaker tonight, republicans have picked a new candidate, but they have the same problem. Theres not enough votes for that candidate. Republican president ial candidate and former Vice President mike pence, a house member, will join us here shortly. Tonight, the House Of Representatives is in turmoil, with No End In Sight and no speaker. That sounds familiar. Its a pattern that we have seen play out time and time again for the last ten days now. Republicans did pick a new nominee for the job today. Thats congressman jim jordan of ohio. But they still have the same math problem that we told you about two nights ago. More than 50 republicans voted against supporting jordan on the house floor, so the ohio congressman does not have the votes to get the gavel. The frustration in the Republican Party is very clear tonight. I dont like the way this whole thing has played out. The problem has been consistently that weve allowed emotion to get in the way of logic and in the way of the necessity to actually govern. If we cant get to 217 cnns Melanie Zanona has been reporting all this on capitol hill. Melanie, emotion in the way of logic, as one congressman put it there. The fact that republicans went home today with no House Speaker clearly thinks they dont think jim jordan is close to getting the votes any time soon. House republicans are in a crisis right now. Jim jordan is going to spend the weekend trying to win over those holdouts, trying to work the phones, seeing if he can get there. Theres also hope the base is going to get fired up and start Urging Members to get behind jim jordan. Kaitlan, it is clear that at this point jim jordan is going to have a math problem just like Steve Scalise did and just like kevin mccarthy. 55 republicans said they would not back mccarthy on the floor, and he can only afford to lose four of them. I caught up with one of those holdouts. Heres what he had to say. It takes five to take him down, and youve got 55. Yeah. I mean, you do the math. Steve had 17 nos, somewhere in that range. 55 nos is very difficult. Its not jim, then i think the door opens, but its much more likely that we get somebody quickly next week. Jordan is going to try to take the floor on tuesday. If whe cant get there, we could see other dark horse candidates emerge. Theres no consensus, no speaker, and no ability to govern, all while Critical Issues hang in the balance. A lot of them. Melanie zanona, thank you. My next guest is running to be the republican president ial nominee. Former Vice President mike pence is here. Mr. Vice president , when you look at what is going on on capitol hill, how does this reflect on the Republican Partys ability to govern and aid a u. S. Ally, when they cant even elect a House Speaker . Kaitlan, as you know before i was Vice President , before i wa the congress of the United States. And i still find It Incomprehensible that eight republicans partnered with every democrat in congress to oust a republican Speaker Of The House. I mean, everything goes back to the chaos caucus of eight. But the fact that the conference voted in the majority for Steve Scalise, but he was not able to marshal the sufficient 217, to me is also i really do believe its not the way the republican conference is supposed to work. Theyre supposed to be able to meet as a team. The majority votes, and then you go to the floor. My hope is that early next week, when the congress reconvenes, that members of congress will have had the opportunity to speak to jim jordan, to talk about their issues, their concerns, and that theyll go united to the floor of the House Of Representatives and vote to elect a Speaker Of The House. Jim jordan would be an outstanding Speaker Of The House. Hes a princeal pled conservative, just as Steve Scalise is. And at a time when we see war raging in eastern europe, the worst attack on the Jewish State Of Israel since its refounding in 1948, challenges here at home in our economy, a crisis at our border, the American People want to see the republican conference come together, Elect A Speaker, and get back to work. Its interesting otome to hear you say that, that jim jordan would be a great speaker, given he was someone who sent a text to the Chief Of Staff on january 5th that outlined for you to violate the constitution and block the certification of the election. I mean, do you really believe thats someone who should be third in line to the presidency . I have immense respect for jim jordan. Hes a man of integrity. Ive known him for many years. I was not aware of his opinion going into january 6th. So, that doesnt bother you . My interaction with Congressman Jordan In December was simply over the legitimate objections that members of congress wermitted to file under the law. We may have a difference of opinion about my duties under the constitution that day, but im very confident that if jim jordan becomes Speaker Of The House that hell lead with integrity. And the most important thing is that the Congress Come together, that republicans come together, and Elect A Speaker because, as youve reported on your air waves, we may well, as we sit here, be just a few hours away from when this war, initiated by hamas with brutal assaults on men, women, and infant children, will enter a whole new phase. And itll be important throughout that time that america speaks with one voice, that our nation stands with israel, that we will stand with israel today, tomorrow, and through all the difficult days ahead. Well, its remarkable to hear you say that about jim jordan. On israel, they have warned more than a million Palestinian Civilians to leave their homes, to head south within 24 hours. What would a president pence do to help those civilians, like the guest i just had. His family is 25 Family Members in one house tonight. They have nowhere to go. What would a president pence do to help them tonight . Well, the first thing i would do is pick up the phone with president el sisi and tell him, youve got to open your border. And then i would make it clear to egypt, with whom we have worked on Counterterrorism Measures in the past, that we would assist them in establishing refugee facilities. But, look, i have great compassion for innocent civilians in harms way, wherever they are in the world. But israel has no choice in this moment but to crush hamas. And since 2005, when gaza was turned over to hamas, essentially israel and the United States, in supporting them, have taken a position of containment. What we saw unfold before the eyes of the world, shocking the conscience of our nation, and good people all over this planet, is categorically reprehensible and unacceptable. And zeals going to have to do what it needs to do to go in, to hunt down, to crush, and to destroy hamas once and for all. So, i would urge anyone in that community to heed the warnings that have fluttered down from the skies, to head south. And then i would work with israel, with egypt, with others to make it clear that innocent civilians need to be out of harms way. But we have got to support israel in the hard fighting that is ahead because they have no choice but to crush and to destroy hamas. Would you urge israel to wait until there was a humanitarian corridor, if egypt did open its border, the Rafah Crossing, really the only way for them to get out, before going into gaza . Look, i would urge israel to move on the actionable intelligence that they have. Look, we know that some of the leadership of hamas has already left the country. We have evidence of that, at least that ive seen in public reporting, kaitlan. And also we know that there are american hostages and israeli hostages that are being held. I said a couple of days ago if i was president of the United States, i would have directed joint special Operations Command to signal to our delta force, to our navy seals to immediately work with idf to support efforts to tell hamas youre going to turn our hostages and israeli hostages loose or were going to come and get them. But, look, at the end of the day, we know whos pulling the strings here. I mean, iran is the sponsor of hamas, the sponsor of hezbollah, and its one of the reasons why i really do believe that itll be imperative for the United States to snap back sanctions into place immediately against iran. We ought to cancel that 6 billion transfer to iran. And for that matter, transfer it to israel, while congress of the United States is tied up in its current controversy. And i believe its essentially important i believe the Uss Eisenhower just shipped out yesterday. I think the battle group got ahead in the mediterranean so we send a clear and decisive message with the ford and the eisenhower in the Eastern Mediterranean that whether it be the hezbollah in lebanon, whether it be to assad regime, whether it be iran or any other actors in the region, you need to stand down. Obviously a Special Ops Operation would be incredibly difficult, given we believe hamas has the hostages spread out throughout the area. Theyve put them in tunnels. That is something the administration has talked about. I do want to ask you something to talk about, mr. Vice president kaitlan, if i can if i can, thats what our Special Operations do. Im telling you, i was at fort bragg. Ive been on the beach at coronado in california with our navy seals. They are the best in the world. Im not denying that. Its just an incredibly difficult operation. You give them up or well come get them. Beyond that, i just think, look, if the world knows nothing else, the world needs to know this. In this moment, in this dire hour, america stands with israel. Yeah, mr. President. I want to ask you because you were the current Vice President at the time this happened when the u. S. Issued a strike that killed the top iranian general, soleimani. This is what former President Trump said about that the other night. I did have a bad experience with israel, though. When we took out soleimani, it was us and israel working as a group. And the night before it happened, i got a call that israel will not be participating in this attack. Ill never forget that Bibi Netanyahu let us down. That was a terrible thing. Is that how you remember it . Didnt israel help coordinate that . Israel did play a role in that, but i also remember the former president s frustration at the time. But, look, all of this is out of place in this moment. And its reckless and irresponsible for the former President Trump or any american leader to send any message other than full and unconditional support to israel. And taking this moment to criticize the Prime Minister of the israel is just its reckless and irresponsible. But is what hes saying inaccurate there . Look, i there was intelligence that was shared around that. I thought it was an extraordinary accomplishment of our military to take down the most dangerous terrorist in the world, qassim soleimani. The former president has had his dichbss with Prime Minister netanyahu, including after we left office, where hes been harshly Krit Carcritical of him. Prime minister netanyahu has been my friend for many years. Whatever differences that there are, whatever arguments there are over the past, theyre out of place in this moment. We ought to be speaking with one voice that we stand with the people of israel, we stand behind Prime Minister netanyahu because there are very difficult days ahead. I was pleased to see President Biden say, the United States sands with israel. But the challenge is going to be standing with israel when the next phase of this war begins because its going to be difficult. Its going to be heartbreaking. There are going to be tragic losses. But i say again, after that barbaric and horrific attack on men, women, and children by hamas, Overtaking Towns in their murderous rampage, i believe israel has no choice but to move forward, to hunt down and crush hamas. And the United States of america has to make it clear we will stand with them until the fighting is done. Trump also praised the iranbacked militant group, hezbollah, as very smart. Do you think he understands the difference between good and evil . Hezbollah is not very smart. Hezbollah is evil. Does trump understand that . We need leaders in this country we need leaders in this country who will speak in moral terms in these moments. I mean, this is i must tell you, look, during our four years together, i heard him often use flattering terms to speak about authoritarian leaders. But i think its out of place always, but especially now. This is a dire moment. And we are on the cusp of literally israel leaning in, moving in ground forces, and hunting down and destroying those who would seek to destroy israel. And i think in this moment weve got to send a clear and unambiguous message that we stand with israel and we stand against hamas and we stand against hezbollah, we stand against any who would oppose her. Former Vice President mike pence, thank you for your time tonight. Thank you, kaitlan. We have exclusive cnn reporting tonight, learning about u. S. Intelligence and the warnings that came in the day before that deadly attack nearly a week ago and the potential for violence by hamas. Thats next. 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It comes with an ominous warning from the israeli Prime Minister today, quote, it is only the beginning, he said. It also comes as cnn has new reporting tonight about what the u. S. Intelligence community knew in the days before the october 7th massacre. Sources say the Biden Administration was warned by both its own Intelligence Community and middle eastern allies about the potential for violence by hamas. Details now from cnns natasha bertrand, one of the reporters who helped break this story. How specific was it . Where did this information come from . Anderson, these are reports that were produced by the Intelligence Community in the days leading up to the october 7th attack, one on september 28th, which said there was an increased possibility that hamas was going to start launching Rocket Attacks across the border, and another one on october 5th, which, kind of, just warned vaguely of potential increased violence by hamas. And there was a third instance the night before this attack happened on october 6th, when the u. S. Began to circulate internally Israeli Reporting warning that a Potential Attack by hamas was imminent. Now, none of these warnings really raised serious alarm bells across the government because they are so routine. The u. S. Government gets these kinds of Intelligence Reports disseminated across the administration constantly warping of potentially violence flaring up. Quote, the problem is that none of this is new. This has historically been the norm between israel and hamas. I think everyone saw the reports and they were like, yeah, of course we know what thats going to look like. Clearly they did. Israel obviously was very aware of that. And the intelligence for these other two reports, did that also come from israel, the raw data on that, did that come from israel . A lot of the intelligence, including the intelligence that informed these two reports is based in part much of it is based on Israeli Reporting. The u. S. Does not have great visibility into israel own backyard there, so they rely a lot on israelis. As far as how high this was briefed and to whom, that remains to be seen. But again u. S. Officials were broadly aware that tensions were rising here. The israelis got this warning the night before. But clearly it wasnt soon enough. Yeah. And clearly israel knew this same information and did not act in different ways, it seems. Coming up next natasha, i aappreciate that reporting. Thank you. Coming up next, the white house saying it is looking into, quote, whether its possible to help americans leave my land and by sea. The first Charter Flight Carrying Americans out of israel landed today, as thousands more are asking the State Department for help, and a lot of them are in gaza ahead. President biden says he had a Gut Wrenching call with the families of 14 americans who are still unaccounted for tonight after the hamas attacks on israel. The first Charter Flight also today that was organized by the u. S. State department to help u. S. Citizens leave israel landed earlier today. Cnns sara sidner is live in tel aviv and tracking all these developments. Sara, its so good to have you there, youve lived there previously. U. S. Officials have estimated americans are in israel, residents, tourists, some other capacity. How many have contacted the State Department . What does that look like right now . Look, about 20,000 americans have contacted the State Department. Just trying to get information. Some of them trying to leave. Thats a lot of people. But not all of them are asking to leave. People obviously extremely nervous about what has been going on here. And if they have the option to leave and they want to leave and they want to get back to the states, theyve had a very, very difficult time trying to get a flight out, a commercial flight out of tel aviv because so Many Airlines have cancelled their flights. There are just very few flights going, and those get filled up very, very quickly. I do want to tell you that, you know, a few hours ago, i was on the phone with a woman who, up until literally a few hours ago, she said that she was very close to the gaza border. She was in southern israel. And she had been calling the State Department trying to get any information. And she was told to stay in her safe room in her home and not to travel to tel aviv because at the moment they felt like it was not safe enough. And that was just yesterday. That was friday night here in tel aviv. So, there is a little bit of confusion, but there is a lot of concern that it is taking so long for some americans to be able to get out of the country. Also knowing that ll the of these troops amassing on the border, there is a real concern that this is going to be the beginning of the ground war, as you know, israel continues to pound gaza from the sky. And anyone that is anywhere near that, that is anywhere along the southern border, who may want to leave who are may want to come back to the United States, theyre going to try to do that as soon as they can. But it is just very difficult right now commercially. I flew in yesterday. There was almost no one on the flight coming here. The flight was packed full going back to the states. I bet. Sara, stay safe obviously on the ground in tel aviv. Keep us updated on what youre hearing. Thank you. This has been an incredibly painful week for so many process. Just to process the horror of what we have seen happen in israel. The rabbi from The Tree Of Life Synagogue in pittsburgh comforted his community after the deadliest antisemitic attack in this nations history. His advice for keeping the faith in times like this, next. Nearly a week ago, we witnessed the kinds of horrors that will years if not decades if not multiple decades for israel and the entire world to process. Sadly, we have seen jews murdered in cold blood here at home, as well. The deadliest attack on jews in the u. S. Happened nearly five years ago. The tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, 11 jews killed as they were worshiping. An attack that was motivated by antisemitism. Yesterday, before the sabbath, i spoke with a tree of life an bi, jeffrey meyers, about coping, finding comfort, faith, and strength after an unimaginable tragedy. Rabbi, thank you for taking the time to join me tonight. These attacks have deeply shaken the jewish community. How difficult has this time been for you, for your congregation . Its been very difficult. When you combine the trauma of whats happening in israel with a community that has experienced trauma and will be remembered once again on october 27th, its to say doubly difficult is an understatement. The fiveyear anniversary of that attack, of course, is just in two weeks from now. When that happened, you said that your holy place was defiled that day. You said your faith grew stronger. I mean what do you say to people tonight who are questioning what to even think in light of what happened on saturday in israel . Ive found that the most comforting thing when is we gather together as community. Judaism is one of the longestexisting faith communities in the world. Having been present here for over 4,000 years. When there are challenges to our faith, what we do is we gather as community. Because we find strength, comfort, reassurance by being together with each other. So i would encourage people not to stay home alone. To gather with your community. Be it for sabbath worship, daily worship, whatever works best for you. Because its in community that we find encouragement and hope. It really is. I mean, when you look at this and what this perspective, its deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. Its been called israels 9 11. Secretary blinken said its more like ten of those when you put it in perspective, given the size of israel. What do you want people watching to know about the magnitude of grief that jewish people feel, also the magnitude of fear that this has instilled in people . Several things. Number one , people ask me, do have any family in israel . My answer is, yes, i have 7 million brothers and sisters who live there. Its been an attack upon my family, because family is not merely a geographical location. Its my entire family. But what do i say to people in response is, it could be very easy to go down that dark path and begin to turn towards evil yourself. The challenge is to uphold the highest standards of what it means to be jewish, which is to love our neighbors as ourselves, is to do the good work that god demands of us, to make the world an even better place. Times like this, it gets even harder. Which to me means we roll our sleeves up even more, dig down even deeper, recognize we have far more work to do. But that work is not alone, with its all of the good people in the world who abhor what has happened and want to see that we have a good world that we can raise our children in. How do you still have hope after Something Like that what happened this week . I would say over the past five years, ive gotten so many cards, letters, emails. And just in the past few days, continued communication from pure strangers who have sent words of comfort, consolation, hope, and encouragement. To me, that says that there are far more good, decent people in the world than there are not. And to me, thats reassuring. The challenge is, how do you take this Silent Majority of the good, decent people and turn them into a vocal majority that chases away all of the evil that exists out there . Thats the challenge for each of us as human beings. It certainly is. Rabbi jeffrey meyers, were Thinking Of You and your congregation, especially ahead of that fiveyear anniversary. Thank you for joining me. From chrome to duckduckgo. Duckduckgo is a browser you download to your mobile and desktop devices. Unlike chrome, the Duckduckgo Browser has privacy builtin. It comes with a private alternative to google search, which doesnâ– t spy on your searches, and it blocks cookies and creepy ads. And theres no catch. Its free. We make money from ads, but they dont follow you around. Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by Downloading Duckduckgo On Mobile and desktop today. There was a terrible reminder today of the dangers journalists are facing. A reuters news videographer, assam abdullah, was killed working in southern lebanon. Two other journalists working with him were also wounded. The crew was reportedly covering back and forthshellings between Israeli Defense forces and hezbollah. The Committee To Protect Journalists says at least 11 have been killed in a week of fighting so far. Our thoughts tonight are with their families, their friends, their colleagues, all of our colleagues who are in harms way to bring us the news tonight. Before we go, so many people have reached out this week since saturdays awful, brutal attack, asking how they can help. Who they can trust. Where they can try to make an impact. Cnns impac