ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
House floor opening, with now a fourth republican nominee for speaker. This time it is congressman mike johnson of louisiana. And he says he has the votes to win. Overseas, were following breaking developments out of israel. The u. N. Warning it may be forced to stop operating in gaza today as fuel runs out. Some World Leaders intensifying their calls for a ceasefire. Plus, forecasters warn of a, quote, Nightmare Scenario after a cat 5 Hurricane Slams into mexicos southern Pacific Coast overnight, near the popular resort city of acapulco. It went from a Tropical Storm to a cat 5 in just 12 hours. We begin this hour on capitol hill, where next hour lawmakers are expected to vote once again for a speaker of the house. Louisiana congressman mike johnson is now the fourth gop pick in three weeks. The second in just one day. After tom emmer dropped out yesterday when it became clear he could not secure enough votes. A visual reminder of how Congress Found themselves in leadership crisis. 22
Mitchell reports, more drama on the house floor this hour. Louisiana republican mike johnson, an Lection Denier who helped craft the objections on january 6, he is next in line, chosen last night by the republicans in a private meeting when a more experienced lawmaker, tom emmer, failed just because of Donald Trumps opposition. In the israel hamas war, back channel negotiations continue for the terror group to free more of the 200 hostages still being held. International pressure is growing on israel for humanitarian ceasefire to stop air strikes. Jordans Foreign Minister from a speech at the u. N. Will join me as well as israels government advisor. President biden hosting a state visitor. The Prime Minister of australia, a major u. S. Military and intelligence ally, with a red carpet welcome on the south lawn and a News Conference this afternoon. We are starting with israel against hamas terrorism. We are standing with ukraine against putins tyranny. Democracy can deliver. Good day, e
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