little less crowded. why mike pence suspended his campaign. and authorities are working to find the cause of matthew perry's death as the world says farewell to the beloved actor and friend. >> and we had our best interests at heart. could i be more sorry? [ laughter ] beloved for a reason. good morning to our viewers here in the united states, and around the world, i'm kasie hunt. it's monday, october 30th, 5:00 a.m. here in the east. 11:00 in gaza where israel's incursion has entered a second phase. we have a new video from the israeli defense forces expanding operations, the idf saying overnight, their troops killed dozens of hamas operatives who have barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels. the palestinian ministry of health says the death toll has now passed 8,000 people. its data sources in hamas-controlled gaza say an additional 20,000 people have been injured. the palestinian red crescent says israeli air strikes heavily damaged the al quds hospital. it said israel warned sunday to evacuate the hospital which the world health organization says would be impossible without endangering patients' lives. the red crescent also said it received ten aid trucks by the rafah border crossing from egypt. but as fast as that aid is coming in, some of it being looted from the warehouses. thousands of people broke in and took flour and other hygiene supplies and hunger and desperation gross. and the prime minister spoke to prime minister benjamin netanyahu about ensuring the continued flow of aid and can be protecting civilians. president biden's national security adviser warning sunday there's an elevated risk of a wider regional conflict that could require a u.s. response. >> and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out to a regional conflict but the risk is real. >> cnn's rafael romo joins us live from tel aviv. good morning to you, what more do we know about the fight overnight in gaza? >> reporter: kasie, good morning, over the last several days now, we have seen signs that instead of an all-out ground invasion, the israel defense forces have may chosen to do targeted raids into gaza, followed by a gradual incursion of troops. yes in the last few minutes, the idf sporsman spokesman said that the over the last few days, they have targeted over 600 terror targets, including weapons, weapon depots and dozens of anti-tank missile launching positions as well as hideouts and staging grounds used by hamas. israeli troops have advanced more than two miles, about three kilometers into gaza, into their expanding grougs operation, according to a cnn analysis. something that continued overnight. the idf said that they killed dozens of terrorists who have barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and who at points tried to attack israeli soldiers in charge of the offensive. and just to give you an idea, kasie, about how the offensive being carried out on the ground, the israel defense forces said it guided by troops on land, struck a staging post with over 20 hamas militants inside and did the same thing at the university in gaza. where according to the idf, the militant organization had a anti-tank missile launching post. it says it may boil over today. the israeli military said its aircraft struck military infrastructure in civilian territory in response to launches towards israel coming from the country. awe now we have learned that the u.s. is also sending a marine unit to be on alert in case there's more activity in lebanon. kasie. >> rafael romo for us in israel. let's bring in major general dana petard to help us understand what is going on. general, it's good to see you. thank you for being with us this morning. can you ten us understand what does the second phase mean exactly? >> good morning, kasie. obviously, the first phase was the preparation phase, going against hamas, command control modes, trying to cut off the head of hamas. intelligence operations. vibe viber attacks, psychological operations. now this phase, the ground phase which i truly believe has begun is a deliberate phase where the idf is moving from the north and possibly, the northeast, again, very deliberately, because of the terrlated ambushes, really, every turn, block by block. street by street, building by building, subterranean, because of the tunnels by hamas, as well as aboveground and of course on high-rises very, very difficult. so that part of it has begun. there is a chance that others like hezbollah and syria are trying to pin down israeli forces to the north. israel has responded. but there is a serious concern that this could be a wider conflict at some point. >> yeah. let me ask you about the connectivity in the region. because we saw when this began, that that was one of the first things that happened. internet connectivity had been degrading but it was cut off. cell phone usage in particular was cut off. you could only reach people in gaza that a foreign registered sa satellite phone or something like that. you can help us understand why they cut it and what those operations might look like? >> sure. operational anyway, from the military side, it's something that israel probably wanted to do to avoid the command and control of hamas forces by hamas leadership. that's a part of it, they use cell phones. so it's understandable from a military standpoint. unfortunately, that also hampered human taitarian assiste for the gaza and palestinian people. so what the administration wanted was for israel to allow some level of connectivity. there's still going to do targeted connectivity breaks, cell phone coverage, where they're actually operating. >> so, when you mention the potential for this to become wider as well, the vice president spoke to cbs, "60 minutes" over the weekend, about the possibility that this could become a wider conflict. take a look at what she said. >> we have absolutely no intention, nor do we have any plans to send combat troops into israel or gaza. period. >> what do you make of her statement there, especially considering that they're sending in marine exhibitionary forces? >> i think what she's saying, in helping out with the fight against hamas, specifically in gaza, and/or the fight against hezbollah in northern israel, however, 26 mew marine exhibition unit, i've worked with them in the past, it's a lot of capability, 2200 marines. it's got air capability. it's got land and sea capability, certainly. and it will give the u.s. options in the area. the concern from the u.s. and that's one reason why you're seeing more military resources, u.s. military resources being sent to the area is to avoid this becoming a wider conflict. and becoming a wider conflict centers around one country. and that's iran which is supporting hezbollah which in some ways is pushing syria, and certainly is funding hamas. so, it's iran that needs to get that message from the u.s. >> all right, major general dana p pittard, thank you for joining us. coming up here, shocking video out of russia, as a mob of protesters breaks into an airport following the arrive from a flight from tel aviv. and missed warning signs ahead of that deadly rampage shooting in maine. authorities were sent to the gunman's home weeks ago after warnings that he would snap and commit a masass s shooooting. plusus, authorities arare s working g to determimine the ca of matthew perry's's death. dedetails, ahehead.. welcome back. disturbing new video from the southern russian republic of dagestan, russian authorities say a crowd some waving palestinian flags forced their way into an airport after a flight from tel aviv landed. russian media said the crowd was protesting the israel/hamas war. let's bring in cnn senior correspondent fred pleitgen. fred, thank you for being here. what happened? h >> reporter: hi there, kasie, this is more than a protest. what unfolded there certainly seem to be a manhunt among jews and israelis at that airport. the flight from tel aviv that arrived in that airport in the dagestan region, an angered crowd gathered there. and did indeed force its way on to the airport area where the planes were parked. and then tried to storm that plane. they were there, overwhelmed the security forces, charged the area and were then searching that plane to see if they could find israelis or jews in it. searching the terminal building as well. obviously a very angry crowd as well. they were detained by security forces, but it seems as though the security forces were essentially caught off guard and a lot of people did make it into the terminal building. there are troubling scenes we've seen from social media channels from inside of russia of crowds of large people confronts folks who apparently were on that plane from tel aviv, taking people's passports away and making them prove that they're not jewish. a lot of ainge 34 and troubling signs for people on that plane. also for people on other planes that arrived at that airport as well. there was one passenger on another flight that had come in from dubai who talked about the fact that he were stranded on the plane hours after it landed because it was simply unsafe to leave the aircraft. now, there has been some condemnation of what took place there, the religious leader of dagestan, he came out and told the people it was wrong to act in that way. there is also an investigation that is under way, and the latest that has come into us, the russian authorities are now saying that 20 people were injured in those clashes. it's unclear whether any of them are israeli or are jewish, and that 60 people have been detained, kasie. >> just very, very disturbing on so many levels. fred pleitgen, thank you very much for your report this morning. i really appreciate it. and up next for us, the federal judge overseeing donald trump's federal election subversion case has reinstated a gag order. now trump is now responding. and troubling new details about the gunman accused of murdering 18 people in maine. why glaring warning signs were missed. nice footwork. man, you're lucky, watching live sports never used to be this easy. now you can stream all your games like it's nothing. yes! [ cheers ] yeah! woho! running up and down that field looks tough. it's a pitch. get way more into what you're into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. ♪ welcome back. quick hits across america now. the federal judge overseeing donald trump's federal election subversion case has reinstated the gag order that prohibits trump from making statements targeting the special council's team or potential witnesses. trump responded on social media claiming his right to free speech is being infringed. less than six weeks before the maine mass shootings, police were asked to check on robert card after a fellow national guardsman expressed concern he would shoot. he was found in a recycling facility that he was recently fired from. they found a note for his family, it doesn't read as a suicide note but lists pass codes to his bank and phone account. and the los angeles medical examiner says more steps are required to reach a conclusion about actor matthew perry's death. after perry was found unresponsive saturday in his hot tub. now to weather, 79 million people under a freeze warning today. and 33,000 under a winter storm warning. meanwhile, trick-or-treaters in the central and eastern u.s. set to face temperatures significantly below average this halloween. let's go to meteorologist derek van dam. derek, i don't know about this, of course, it's been so nice this weekend, suddenly tomorrow, trick or treating, it's going to get cold. >> yeah, i told my wife, she's a jazzercise instructor for halloween, i said you got to bring knee warmer's. >> leg warmers. >> not the same thing, got it. leg warmers. you need to bundle up. what we felt this past weekend will not be what we experienced on halloween night. completely different weather shaping up for emergency of the eastern half of the country. we talked about almost 80 million americans under freeze alert and this paints the picture because we have freeze hearts that extend over 1600 miles over the eastern u.s. basically equivalent to traveling from denver to new york city. and the cold air is on the move because of this spooky cold front that's going to impact your trick or treat forecast. let's play a game here. meteorology game. to find the cold front. you don't need to be a weatherman. it's that distinct lines there, the difference between today's forecast, for example, 77 today, a chilly 55 in time for the end of october, of course, being halloween. there's the cold front bringing rainfall to the northeast. kind of a misty, rainy start to your day, your work week for, let's say, new york city into philadelphia this week. here's a look at halloween forecast, significantly cooler weather, louisville, kentucky, only 46. the good news is, the rain should come to an end for most locations we do have a chance for a shower or two for chicago, over the western u.s., significantly differential low wean forecast for tuesday, los angeles, temperatures in lower 80s for l.a. but there's the rainfall today, the bulk of that thanks to the cold front that will starve itself as it moves eastward into atlanta. not anticipating any rain for halloween night. so we'll bank on that. trust me on that. >> knock on wood. all right, derek van dam, thank you very much. appreciate it. see you tomorrow, my friend. >> okay. israeli troops advancing across gaza in a second phase of the war. we have brand-new video. and israel's prime minister, he's blaming the c country's intelligigence agency, h his ra apology,y, that's ahahead. ♪ good morning. happy to have you up early with us, i'm kasie hunt. our top story here at the bottom of the hour, just before 5:30 on the east coast. the israel defense forces releasing new video overnight of troops advancing ground operations in gaza. the idf says dozens of hamas operatives who barricaded themselves in tunnels were killed overnight. it says an area guarded by ground troops hit with militants inside. and also struck near a university where troops have identified armed terrorists and an anti-tank launching post. let's bring in cnn's rafael romo in tel aviv. raphael, cnn intelligence found that they advanced more than two miles into gaza, against hamas, what do you expect in the coming hours and days? >> reporter: yeah, what i can tell you is what the idf spokesman daniel hagari said just about 30 minutes ago. he said this is only going to intensify, they're going to bring in more troops, additional forces that will enter the gaza strip. and they did so overnight. and the activity will only grow -- grow more intense in the coming hours and days. let me read a statement of what he said. he said, we are operating on expanded ground operation, moving towards the terrorists, while the terrorists are more centralized and we attack from the air. this is how we attack, dozens of terrorists, we move from the ground and then we attack from the air. that's what he says. so that gives you a good idea of what they're talking about here. but let me tell you, over the last 24 hours or so, the idf said they have targeted over 600 terror targets including weapon depots and dozens of anti-tank missile launching positions, as well as hideouts and staging grounds used by hamas. israeli troops have advanced, as you said, before more than two miles, that's about three kilometers into gaza and they're expanding ground operation. this is according to a cnn analysis. something that continued overnight. and the idf said that they killed dozens of terrorists who have barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and who at points tried to attack israeli soldiers in charge of the offensive. and just to give you an idea, kasie, about how the offensive is being carried out on the ground, the israel defense forces said aircraft guided by troops on land struck a staging post with over 20 hamas militants inside. and did the same at the university in gaza, where according to the idf, the militant islamic organization had an anti-tank missile launching post. over the last several days now, we have seen signs that instead of an all-out ground invasion, the israel defense forces may have chosen to do targeted raids, into gaza, followed by gradual incursions of troops. a big concern here in the middle east, of course, is that this conflict may boil over. earlier today, the israeli military said that its aircraft struck military infrastructure in syrian territory, in response to launches toward israel, coming from the country. and national security adviser jake sullivan said in an interview on sunday that the u.s. sees an elevated risk of spill overconflict in the region as iranian proxies continue targeting american stationed here in the middle east. so, as you can see, kasie, a very volatile mix of situations on the ground. back to you. >> rafael romo thank you for that report. joininging us the editor-in-chi of the israel post. avi, i want to ask you, about the war, particularly how it intersects with getting the hostages out. how are the families of the hostages reacting as this u unfolds? >> look, as you can understand, the family of the hostages are in a tremendous state of anxiety. they have been for several weeks now. of course, there had been concern that hamas would follow through on its initial threats to execute hostages if israel pressed forward with its military campaign. we don't know whether or not that has happened. the prime minister did relate to this question in his press conference two nights ago, he said there's no contradiction between the military campaign, targeting hamas, and efforts to return the hostages at home. there are analysts who say this will apply pressure on hamas that will push them to loosen their demands and perhaps release the hostages sooner. but we don't know exactly that's going to happen. of course, the families are very much in a state of anxiety and very concerned at this time. >> of course. avi, let's talk about what's going on around the world because there, frankly, have been a series of disturbing incidents, the most intense of which was in recent hours, was this crowd that stormed the dagestan airport in russia, after the arrival of a flight from tel aviv. i mean, this mob seemed to descend on, you know, obviously, israelis coming to russia from tel aviv. and there have also been incidents at american universities, at cornell, the closure of the kosher dining hall. i mean, you're watching this video, i just -- i'm a little astonished this is where we are. but i want to know what you feel and what you see as you watch that. >> look, it's horrifying. what we've seen in the past few weeks is a wave of anti-smettism accordings through the world this is the man fete tags of ant anti-zionism, we known israel is a pretext for efforts to attack jews, and that's what we see happening in these places. when you have crowds, mobs, going to an airport, looking airplane to airplane, saying where are the jews as we see them documented as saying. as you have said, a kosher dine hall shut down by the police force because there are conflicts with jewish students. and student as afraid to leave their dorms to minimize their jewish identifies characteristics and jewish stars and the like. this is an extremely worrisome situation, and we urge all authorities to do what they can to ensure that the jewish communities are safe at this time. >> very, very difficult. let's turn back to your sort of domestic politics. politics may not be exactly the right word but the prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing criticism after he singled out the intelligence agencies for criticism, saying he wasn't warned about what happened. what's the backstory there? >> look, for several weeks now, there have been calls from the prime minister to take responsibility, as the leaders of the military have already done. there has been a succession of military leaders both present and past who have said, yes, we bear responsibility for the tremendous failures that led to the october 7th hamas massacre. but the prime minister has thus far refused to take responsibility. he was asked at that press conference two minutes ago whether he would take responsibility, he said that's something we'll deal with after the campaign is over. of course, in the middle of the night, he put out a tweet, basically as you say, blaming the israeli military for the failure. and then apologized for it. the leader of this country is the one individual who has failed to take responsibility for his role in october 7th. i suspect we're going to see a reckoning when all of the warfare finally concludes. >> yeah, certainly history will show, previous israeli prime minister oversaw situations that might bear similarity have not fared well in the wake, once the accounting has happened after the hostilities have ceased. s avi mayer, thank you for being with us. coming up here for us, mike pence drops out of the 2024 presidential race. how that reshapes or didn't reshape the field. and remembering matthew perry. >> how would you like to be remembered? >> i'd like to be remembered as somebody who lived well, loved well. was a seeker. and his paramount thing is that he wants to help people. that's what i want. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. earlier today, mike pence officially ended his presidential campaign. he made the decision after he consulted with god and god said, dude, you're embarrassing both of us. [ laughter ] that was "saturday night live," poking a little fun at the former vice president after he announced he is dropping out of the 2024 race. he suspended his campaign in the face of low poll numbers and financial challenges. unsure he was going to qualify for the third debate, pence spoke this weekend in los angeles, vowing to help elect, quote, principled republican leaders. joining us is tia mitchell washington correspondent for the "atlanta journal-constitution." tia, morning to you, mike pence dropping out, clearly faced mounting financial challenges. often, that's often the first thing that pushes candidates like this out of the race. but his story arc, from the one who stood next to donald trump often gazing up at him that invited criticisms from snows like "saturday night live" to the man who certified the election in the weak of january 6th, held fast there, that ultimately led to rejection from republican voters. >> yeah, it was just so interesting -- first of all, good morning to you as well. but it's just so interesting, the lane that mike pence tried to create for himself. yes, he does distance himself from former president trump at times on policy. at times on january 6. but it's not like he was in the same lane as chris christie, as a clearly anti-trump candidate, he still spoke fondly, for example, as his four years serving as trump's vice president. so, it just became really difficult for him on one hand to tie himself to trump in a lot of ways. but then distance himself from trump, but not in a full-throated measure all the time. and i think republican voters just, quite frankly, because the party's so aligned with trump still, that put vice president -- former vice president pence out of step with the party base, in a lot of ways. >> yeah, i mean, i think it's worth reminding everyone that the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6 was chanting "hang mike pence." and it says a lot about the state of the republican party, shall we say. but, look, speaking of trump, i want to ask you about a couple things he has going, namely trials. because that's occupying a lot of the former president's time right now. first, the gag order in the case here in washington, the federal case, against him, was reinstated over the weekend. we're still trying to get the details exactly of it, but we know that trump has already reacted saying it's unconstitutional. but it is there. and, you know, we've seen repercussions of him ignoring the gag order in the civil case. do we expect him to actually follow this? and what might happen if he doesn't? >> well, yes, he has faced a couple fines in the new york civil case, but i would argue where the gag orders exist, or in the case of fulton county, where there are limitations on what he can say as a condition of his bail release, it has at least caused the former president to consider the ramifications of some of the things he says. and i think there is evidence that he changes his tone somewhat, when these orders are in place. now, again, what we've seen is some of the courts, particularly the one in new york, haven't always considered him 100% comp compliant. but i think, again in the case of the federal case where when the gag order was suspended, he wasn't saying some of the things. and then when there was a suspension for that week or so, he kind of went back to his older ways. now, we'll see what happens, now that his attorneys have let him know it's back in place. yes, he's criticized the order. but will that cause him to stop some of the criticisms that could violate the gag order itself. >> yeah. the other thing that's going today is the bench trial out in colorado is going to get started. this is actually -- you know, it's a key test around the 14th amendment which is the ballot disqualification possibility. anyone who engaged in insurrection barred from appearing on the ballot. what are you watching for out of that trial? and do you think this could ripple across the country? >> yeah, i'm watching -- i actually covered something similar because there's a group that brought similar concerns about marjorie taylor greene in hopes of keeping her off the ballot in 2022. the judge basically ruled that there wasn't enough evidence and threw the case out. so, what we'll be looking for is whether the judge decides to engage -- because, even before you get to whether -- what trump's actions were could be considered aiding an insurrection, the judges will decide if you can even apply the law in this way to trump as a candidate. it's very interesting, constitutional issues. a lot of people believe that ultimately this will end up at the u.s. supreme court. but, again in marjorie taylor greene's case, she made some of the same arguments trump made, that she was just challenging her thoughts on the election, her first amendment rights, but that she, herself, did not contribute to the violence of that day. so, we'll see the arguments that the former president makes and we'll see whether the court decides to engage on the issue at all. >> all right, tia mitchell of the "atlanta journal-constitution," thank you for being with us this morning, i appreciate it. all right. in new york, fans have been seen paying respects to the late matthew perry leaving flowers and other mementos outside the apartment building from "friends." and the actor died on saturday according to the l.a. times. there's no foul play suspected but perry's death is under investigation. let's bring in the culture direct at "roll stone." elizabeth, good morning, so many of us came of age, grew up with this show, with chandler being forever in my head, what did he mean for you? >> yeah, he was such an icon and part of "friends," i think that entire group, you know, growing up, watching them, he was -- he was the comephedic part of the show, as written in "rolling stone" over the weekend, that show could slide in as being overly sentimental, but he was the one bringing it back to the center. and he was the one, you know, you could rely on for a quick joke. and to the heart of it, and to lose him so young. >> i know, 54 years old. perry was extraordinarily candid about his struggles with addiction, you know, he told "people" magazine last year that he was surprised by his own resilience. and that, you know, there are other people who -- he was almost amazed to be alive, is kind of how i think he put it. what do you think that meant to others who were struggling with similar challenges? >> i mean, i think having somebody just to be so candid about his struggles was really inspirational. and to see him be so resilient and to go through rehab so many times, he joked -- he spent $9 million trying to get sober. and the fact that he was able to, you know, be so honest about the struggles, i thinks for other people, going through the same thing, that meant a lot. and he, you know, i think that will be part of his legacy, is that he really wanted to help others and spent, you know, his time, his celebrity, his money, trying to get others the same kind of help he was able do get for himself. >> the canadian prime minister justin trudeau is actually a childhood classmate of matthew perry. he wrote, quote, i'll never forget the games we used to play. and i know people around the world are never going to forget the joy that he brought them. matthew perry really someone -- not just a cultural touchstone here in the u.s. >> no definitely, i think, he's going to be remembered worldwide. i know that, you know, "friends" has been on syndication, not just in the u.s., but globally. and many people who grew up across the world learned to speak english watching it. he's going to remembered across the globe. not just in the u.s. and not just canada. >> elisabethelisabeth, thank yo. morgan fairchild who played chandler's mom on "friends" is going to be on cnn in the 8:00 a.m. hour. don't miss that. we'll be right back. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. ♪ welcome back. it was a rough sunday to be an nfl quarterback. five teams lost their starting qbs to injury yesterday. coy wire has this morning's "bleacher report." coy, good morning. >> hey, good morning, kasie, good to see you, 2023 has not been kind to quarterbacks, starting with the jets losing aaron rodgers to a torn achilles. falcons, giants, rams and steelers seeing their quarterbacks knock out and the vikings and kirk cousins. the four-time pro bowler leading the way against the packers with multiple reports that he, too, suffered a season-ending torn achilles. just as minnesota started to hit their stride, too. yesterday's win games, starting 1- 4, cousins' future, he's 34 years old, very few athletes, kasie have been able to return to the same level of play after that injury. will levis filling in for ryan tannehill. he went off in his nfl debut. the second round pick out of kentucky four touchdown passes against the falcons. three of them, five-time pro bowl receiver deandre hopkins, as they go on to win, 28-23 in the houston oilers throwback uniforms. the bengals defense made brock purdy's game pretty ugly. two second-half interceptions overshadowing christian mccaffrey. and joe burearow is back. three touchdown passes including this one that had ja'marr chase flipping out. 31-17, bengals have won three straight, 49ers have lost three straight. the and denver's wreaking havoc on patrick mahomes. three sacks, five turnovers, while russell wilson through for three touch jon, broncos sink the swifties, the first win against the chiefs since 2015. and there will not be an 0-17 team for the first time in history, carolina's bryce young, houston seeing the top two picks in the draft facing off but it came down to the kicker, panthers eddy pineiro hitting a 23-yard field goal. watch this, giddyap, pineiro riding him for the celebration. the rest of the team gets in on the loving. carolina getting the first win of the season, 15-3. jackson state, the first woman to score points in a division i hbcu made history. leilani just a freshman, she plays on jsu's soccer team. she was added to the roster, kasie, about a month ago, she's taking advantage of making history. her mom said, get this, they had no idea,