This conflict alone, and in the last conflict in may 21, we had the same amount, roughly the same amount of rockets fired and rockets that landed short inside the gaza strip. I remember clearly an event that was reported live on fox where he was standing inside gaza and the reports that came out was of an israeli strike which is the Knee Jerk Response around the world and he reported that he saw with his own eyes a rocket that misfired and landed in northern gaza. I think it was jabalia and caused casualties and the death of a palestinian family. So this is not unprecedented. It has happened many times in the past and it is do youcument and for those willing to listen and not to automatically blame israel for it there is ample truth of the fact that this has happened many times before, granted, not a hospital and not so many casualties, but the fact of the matter is rockets misfire and land in gaza and they have been doing so for years. We have been careful about our reporting and cert
Next stages of war. Nine days after the brutal Terrorist Attack by hamas, israel ramps up for a ground war in gaza. Its only the beginning. But how will civilians including americans avoid the violence . U. S. National security adviser Jake Sullivan joins me live, next. Plus, on edge, as President Biden strongly backs israel we will make sure israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack. A divide over the war is splintering the republican field. Israel was not ready. We need to have israels back. How would a republican Commander In Chief approach the middle east. Former u. N. Ambassador and former president ial candidate nikki haley is here exclusively ahead. And how was cards. House republicans are still at odds over their choice for speaker, with congress paralyzed, will they be able to deliver aid . Republican congressman dan crenshaw is coming up. Hello, im jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is frankly heartsic
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. tonight, west virginia senator joe manchin says he will not run for reelection, delivering a major throw to democrats hope to keep control of the senate in 2024. melanie zanona is up on capitol hill. does this open a seat that republicans could potential pick up next year? reporter: yeah, absolutely, wolf. this is a huge blow for the democrats. they were waiting on pins and needle to see what joe manchin was going to do. that s because west virginia will be one of the toughest seats for the democrats to defend next year. donald trump won the state by double-digit points. without an bandy there, it will be easier for republicans to flip that seat. even manchin was likely going to face a tough time winning the election. jim justice, the popular republican governor is running on the gop side. he s also endorsed by donald trump. so rpg are feeling quite confidence in a statement ahead of the senate gop arm said, we like our odds in an
[background sounds] neil: one month in, and israeli troops continue heading in, now encircling gaza city, home base to hamas, as the war with expands to close-up urban combat. at this are hour, a three-hour window announced by the israeli military for evacuees to flee along a main highway in the gaza strip. it was just closed. we re going to talk to a u.s. citizen who who escaped the war zone with her husband and five kids. terrifying, the say the least, but alive. also at this hour, secretary antony blinken in jordan meeting with arab leaders. they want a ceasefire while the u.s. wants a humanitarian pause. israel wants hostages freed before considering either. and are we any closer right now to ultimately seeing something, anything constructive happening? i ll ask israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s top adviser and former u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo. and get ready, protest are everywhere again from iran s capital to england s capital, to a massive pro-fall s