Sometimes great challenge is right under your nose i hanako montgomery in tokyo, and this is cnn you are in the cnn and newsroom. I m jessica dean in new york and we begin with breaking news from the middle east where the israeli defense forces say they have located, quote, a number of bodies during combat in the gaza strip, seen an international diplomatic editor, nic robertson is joining us now, live from jerusalem with the latest on this, nic reminding everyone details now very scant. But what are you learning yeah, i have to say as well, this is unusual for the idf to put out this sort of statement to say that they ve located bodies during a combat operation. They don t normally sort of comment on things as actually happening and unfolding and that s what they so as precisely happening at the moment. They re saying that they are working to extract an identify the bodies in this ongoing operation and that asking for people to refrain from speculation, which appears to perhaps indica
Now denying a new allegation of Sexual Misconduct. And the white house is standing by him, calling the allegation part of a Smear Campaign. Now, this comes as kavanaghs original accuser is set to tell her story before the Senate Judiciary committee on thursday. Christine blasey ford alleges kavanagh pinned her to a bed, tried to remove her clothes, and covered her mouth during a house party when they were both teenagers. Kavanagh denies that ever happened. More now from cnns jessica snyder. Reporter the date is set for Christine Blasey fords testimony. It will be on thursday at 10 00 a. M. , and it will be an open hearing. Now, blasey ford will testify first in front of the committee after which judge Brett Kavanagh will testify. Blasey ford will also have security since shes been receiving death threats, since her identity became public, and there is still uncertainty as to who will be doing the questioning. Its possible republicans could bring in an outside attorney who is a female,
Instead, according to the paper, officials have been acting under new powers slipped into the military authorization bill passed by Congress Last summer. With us now, one of the reporters behind this incredibly researched piece from the new york times, david sanger. His new book is the perfect weapon war, sabotage, and fear in the cyber age. Also here, former cia officer Evan Mcmullin who launched a third party run for president in 2016. David, whats the reason for ramping up this Cyber Operation . The main reason is that russia of course has been in the u. S. Power grid for many, many years and has gotten incredibly aggressive there. We cite in the story and youve reported before about many of the cases were russian malware has been found inside Nuclear Power plants, water plants, all kinds of substations and so forth. Now, weve never known for sure, ana, whether or not that is there because the russians really have an intent to go turn off the power sometime, they never have, or whet