overnight, colorado republicans are now asking the supreme court to overturn that state s decision that donald trump should be removed from the state primary ballot. also today, from the roads to the skies, what you need to know about what is expected to be one of the busiest travel days for the holiday season. and a nasty storm system along the east coast could make things much worse. overseas, new fears the israel/hamas war could spread throughout the region as thousands flee the assault on central and southern gaza. and as a caravan of almost 8,000 migrants makes its way towards the u.s., we ll tell you what mexico is urging the u.s. to do at the southern border. hey, everybody. good to see you this thursday morning. we begin in colorado where overnight, the state s republican party asked the supreme court to keep former president trump s name on the 2024 ballot. the appeal is after colorado s supreme court ruled that trump is ineligible to run for president in the state
protest for gun control. their republican colleagues called it breaking the rules of decorum. the lead starts right now. debate and voting underway right now, as tennessee state house republicans try to expel three statehouse democrats, they protested on the statehouse floor in the wake of the nashville school shooting, but should they really be kicked out of office plus airspace over northern israel shut down after rockets were intercepted, fired from lebanon. this is just one day after israeli police raided a mosque in jerusalem all of the moves, sparking fears of a greater conflict and luxury trips. travel on yachts, all on the dime of a republican mega donor, a new bombshell report alleging that supreme court justice clarence thomas accepted at all and disclosed almost none of it. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper, and we start in our national lead any moment now the republican controlled tennessee state house will be voting on whether to expel three state house democr
i just want what s best for my kids. one s not ever going to turn eleven. reporter: catastrophic flash flooding hit southwest virginia, dozens reported missing and more than 100 homes have been destroyed, we ll have the latest. president biden visits the middle east. as the president arrives in israel today, how dealing with a nuclear iran is at the top of the agenda. shark attack, this long island beach shut down the second time this month, how a surfer fought the tiger shark off. and history at the capitol: honoring a civil rights leader as she becomes the first black american in national statuary hall. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy wednesday night. we begin tonight with another staggering report on inflation as prices are rising at the fastest pace in 41 years. the consumer price index for june jumped 9.
Coverage with a warning, some of you might find it very disturbing, these are graphic images coming up. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. But beyond that, it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. One gaza hospital saying they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. While in the west bank, a rare israeli strike targeted a mosque to thwart what the idf called an imminent terror attack. The Palestinian Authority called it a dangerous escalation. The idf is vowing to increase its aerial assaults in gaza ahead of a potential Ground Incursion. With the bloodshed mounting, this afternoon President Biden held phone calls with israel
Welcome to continuing coverage of israel at war. A short time ago, we received this new video showing israeli tanks and Military Personnel near the border with gaza. The idf said today, it is increasing airstrikes on gaza and its Top Commander told forces quote, we will enter the gaza strip. Last hour, the International Spokesman for the idf told me the general spirit is one of Combat Readiness and resolve for what needs to be done. Obviously, no mention of timing for any kind of ground operation. That is similar to what cnn saw with its own eyes today, dozens of tanks, Personnel Carriers and bold dozers, what you would expect to see in any possible Ground Invasion. We should point out come our teams are lots of other locations just like this one. All in all, cnn saw hundreds of armored tanks and vehicles. When President Biden was asked today if he was incurring encouraging israelis to delay it invasion, healy said quote, and talking to israelis. Palestinian officials as well as the Wo