minister. he wasn t there saying this shouldn t be happening, he| this shouldn t be happening, he wasn t saying can everyone break up and go home because my cable and socially distance? and everyone put masks on? no, he wasn t telling anybody that. he was grabbing a glass for himself. pressure coming on the uk government from a number of fronts more detail has emerged about the lockdown parties in number 10. there s confirmation energy prices will rise sharply later year as the cost of living crisis deepens. and an inquiry by mps has concluded that that the uk s withdrawal from afghanistan last year was a disaster . we re going to look at all three across this first half an hour. let s begin with the parties because, for the first time, insiders who were at some of the events have talked in detail about what they saw. they ve been talking to the bbc s laura kuennsberg and in this clip a staffer described the culture in noio during at the time. they were every week. the event
is shaping up for this year s midterms. this morning, we are keeping a close eye on pennsylvania s state gop primary where trump endorsed celebrity doctor mehmet oz still in a neck and neck battle as you see there with retired hedge fund executive david mccormick. we are making a ferocious charge but when it s this close, what would you expect? everything about this campaign is pin tight. we knew our message was resonating with the voters of pennsylvania and they showed it today and we are so incredibly grateful. senator minority leader mitch mcconnell pretending to wipe sweat off his brow when asked about his reaction to pennsylvania saying the gop is, quote, ready to win in november. he had serious reservations about barnett. madison cawthorn on his way out. the trump favorite conceded late last night. cnn s national correspondent athena jones and dianne gallagher this morning begin in lancaster, pennsylvania. here we are. pennsylvania. tight race. mail-in ballots c
By an explosion last night at a hospital in gaza city. The Health Ministry says a71 people were killed. Israel and hamas are blaming each other for the blast, which has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. Israel says the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the Palestinian Militant Group islamichhad. A senior us official says its high confidence that israel did not do it. But hamas, palestinian authorities and other countries blame israel for the explosion. The bbc is trying verify the claims from both sides. After talks with benjamin netanyahu, President Biden warned israel not be consumed by rage and to learn from mistakes the us made after 9 11. Israels Prime Minister called biden a true friend and commended his Deeply Moving decision to visit israel during a time of active war. He also said he would not block Aid Deliveries from egypt to gaza where food, water and fuel are running out after nine days of total siege. Well have the very latest on a day of di
Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Lynda welcome in the United States and all around the world. I am Lynda Kinkade with breaking News Coverage of israel at war. There are growing indications that an Israeli Military Ground Operation into gaza could get underway at any moment. The u. S. Is now sending a second Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as well as additional fighter jets. The move is intended to deter iran, hezbollah, and others from entering the conflict. Some 300,000 israeli troops began amassing on the gaza border soon after last week ands Terror Attacks. Israel declared that it is ready to open a new phase in the war with significant Ground Operations. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front Lines Marking those offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. Palestinian authoritys in gaza city to show from the israeli airstrikes is now more than 2200. Including more than 700 children, according to the health ministry, 300 of th