This is cnn Breaking News. A warm welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and all Around The World. Im kim brunhuber. I want to get to our Breaking News this hour. At least 350 israeli deaths are confirmed. More than 1500 israelis have been wounded over the past 24 hours as intense fighting rages between israel and hamas. Retaliatory israeli strikes in gaza reportedly have killed at least 313 people. Thats according to palestinian authorities. The idf says up to 1,000 hamas militants poured across the border and raided towns. Earlier video shows civilians being rounded up and taken to gaza as hostages. A short time ago, hamas claimed they were still in israeli. Heres the Prime Minister on saturday. Translator what happened today has never been seen in israel. And i will make sure it does not happen again. The entire government is behind this decision. The idf will immediately use all of its strength to destroy hamas availcapabilities and we take mighty venge
Cnn breaking news. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is sunday, october 8th. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Becky anderson is live in tel aviv as we continue to follow developments in israel. We will check back with becky in a moment. It is 1 00 p. M. In israel. 350 Israeli Citizens have been killed, for more wounded since the intense fighting between israel and hamas attack. That was yesterday morning. The focus for the Israel Defense forces is to take control of gaza. Retaliatory airstrikes against hamas targets have reportedly killed 310 people and injured 2,000 according palestinian authorities. In the past 24 hours. Israeli forces have struck 400 targets in gaza, including ten towers used by hamas. New video shows the moment an israeli Fighter Jet Hit A Compound belonging to the intelligence chief of hamas. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of israel is vowing vengeance again hamas and warning citizens of gaza to get out while they can. Translator all the places
With police. Watch yourself. I got ya. Reporter hundreds of protesters demanding answers in the death of freddie gray. People frustrated filling the streets, blocking traffic. Some even laying down on the middle of intersections. This as new video shows gray minutes after his initial arrest the last time he was seen publicly and alive. The video shows gray not moving lying halfin halfout of the police van. This is when police say they shackled his ankles. He wasnt responding. He was down his feet like this. And they picked him up and threw him up in the paddy wagon. Reporter what exactly happened to the 25yearold when he was placed back in that van remains a mystery. Something happened in that van. We just dont know what. Reporter an attorney for the Baltimore City police union tried to answer questions tuesday despite calls from protesters demanding the arrest of the six officers involved. The fraternal order of Police Defending the officers actions. In this type of an incident you do
D damon harris died a couple of weeks ago. Im brooke baldwin. Lets take you to washington now. The situation room with wolf blitzer starts right now. Happening now, they are just about to ring a bell on a roller coaster day, almost history making day on wall street. Stay right there. Were going to see how close the dow industrials come to their alltime high. Also, whats wrong with this picture up on capitol hill, lawmakers are getting out of town instead of working to help the forced spending cuts that hit tomorrow. Plus, look at this. Dennis rodman, yes, believe it or not. Dennis rodman scoring a diplomatic triumph. There he is. He is sitting right next to the leader of north korea, kim jongun, courtside at a basketball game in pyongyang. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. All eyes are on wall street. The New York Stock Exchange closing on a day that saw the Dow Jones Industrial average making a run at breaking its alltime high. Our chief Business Correspondent ali velshi i
Reviewed in the senate held by members of the appropriations committee. Homeland security secretary jasonson will do his best to sell the plan to some skeptical lawmakers who claim the funds dont solve the larger problem of securing the border. The president is fighting back against critics who have slammed him on everything from the way hes handling the issue of immigration to not visiting the border. Congress has the capacity to work with all parties concerned to directly address this situation. Theyve said they want to see a solution. The supplemental offers them the capacity to vote immediately to get it done. But the problem here is not a major disagreement around the actions that could be helpful in dealing with the problem. The challenge is, is congress prepared to act to put the resources in place to get this done . Another way of putting it, and i said this directly to the governor is, are folks more interested in politics or are they more interested in solving the problem . I