israel says it has expanded its ground operations in gaza. these are the latest pictures coming in from the israeli defence forces. israel has also expanded its air operation and there has been more intense bombing of gaza with israel saying it has hit a further six hundred hamas targets. these are live pictures overlooking gaza city where we ve been seeing explosions and plumes of smoke rising just in the last few minutes. the idf said dozens of hamas fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels had been killed overnight. israeli air strikes hit areas near the al-quds hospital in northern gaza which israel has told doctors to evacuate. live now to anna foster who is in southern israel close to the border with gaza. let me tell you, luxmy, a little bit more about what we have seeing and hearing here overnight and this morning as well. even as i m talking, people continue to hear the sound of israeli artillery, we are very close to an israeli artillery point which is continuin
to be continued. cnn this morning continues right now. well, good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow. it s 8:00 a.m. here in new york, 2:00 p.m. in gaza, where right now israel is ramping up its ground assault with tanks and infantry pushing deeper into the gaza strip. overnight, israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza. heavier air strikes pound gaza as the fighting rages on the ground. iran is accusing israel of crossing red lines and the white house is warning there is a real risk of this war spreading into a wider conflict. and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces, to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out into a regional conflict. the risk is real, and therefore our vigilance is high and the steps we are taking to deter that and prevent that are serious, systemic, and ongoing. meanwhile
loved ones. i m chandler. i make jokes when i m uncomfortable. also tonight remembering matthew perry the friends star dead at 54. rescue 23. respond to the drowning. talented and troubled. the latest on the investigation into his death. plus vigils in maine. mourners honor the 18 mass shooting victims as new details emerge about the gunman. i m in lewiston, maine where the makeshift memorials to the 18 victims are growing. later space race. planned missions to the moon, lunar rovers. how china is rocketing ahead. beware because they are very aggressive. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this sunday. several big stories including the sad news that friends star matthew perry died this weekend. he was 54. tonight perry is being remembered for his role in one of tv s biggest hits as well as his public struggle with addiction. but first, we begin with the latest in the
Recognize jerusalem as israels capital. More World Leaders condemning the move. Those stories plus the massive new lawsuit facing Harvey Weinstein. Why we are flooding this house on purpose. And shoplifting suspects speed away from a mall, dragging a Security Guard with them. The race is on to find them today. Thursday, december 7th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. So nice to have you with us on a thursday morning. We want to get right to the breaking news. The raging wildfires in Southern California. Fastmoving story. Fastmoving fires. Four major blazes burning out of control right now. The largest is the thomas fire. It has destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in and around ventura, north of los an then theres also a creek fire in northern los angeles. Another one sweeping through bel air. Then the rye fire near santa clarita. Theyve prompted the evacuation of 200,000 people and of