the hamas terrorist threat is now in europe. the lead starts now. terrorist attacks foiled as germany and the nethlerlands say they have arrested members of the hamas who planned to attack jewish institutions in europe. an exclusive investigation into the nation s largest credit union, navy federal, revealing an alarming disparity between white and black applicants approved for home loans and those denied. and now in the hands of the jury in the defamation case against rudy giuliani. the two are seeking $43 million in damages for rudy s lies. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we have a lot but we will start with breaking news on the money lead. the dow closing moments ago at a record high for the sk day in a row. let s get straight to vanessa. what is driving this surge and what might it mean for americans wallets? another day, another record. the dow closing up 158 points, beating the record it just set yesterday. yesterday s record was because the fed announced
yet there are quite obviously thousands and thousands of innocent people that the idf is killing who are not members of hamas. and whether you blame hamas for embedding within the palestinian population after the october 7th brutal terrorist attack on israel or you blame the idf and netanyahu or both, this is the ugly and brutal reality of the slaughter of innocents that clarissa ward brings us now. a warning. that many of the images we re about to show you are difficult to watch. reporter: you don t have to search for tragedy in gaza. it finds you on every street, strewn with trash and stagnant water, desolate and foreboding. so we ve just crossed the border into southern gaza. this is the first time we ve actually been able to get into gaza since october 7th, and we are now driving to a field hospital that has been set up by the uae. up until now israel and egypt have made access for international journalists next to impossible. and you can see why. since october 7th