cooper, it airs sunday at 9:00 eastern and pacific. and the lead with jake tapper starts now. hostage being held by hamas is being celebrating her ninth birthday. happy birthday emily wherever you are. the lead starts right now. meanwhile disturbing finds inside gaza, the remains of a hostage, second such discovery this week as israeli forces comb areas around al-shifa hospital and uncover evidence of a hidden terrorist operation run by hamas. and plus in the 2024 race, age still a problem. perhaps a bigger problem for president joe biden as voters in a key primary state weigh in in a brand new cnn poll. and i ll be joined by a different republican who says that he was also once given unwanted hostile physical attention from then speaker kevin mccarthy. and we ll start with the world lead as israel continues its seize of gaza s largest hospitals its forces have found the body they report of a second israeli hostage near al-shifa, a 19-year-old. she was a corporal in the
coverage continues with wolf blitzer. happening now, new explosions over gaza as the israeli military vows it will advance anywhere hamas has found, sending new signals a wider offensive in the south may be imminent. ton tonight, a judge s ruling on whether to bar donald trump from the ballot in california. trump owe pponents hoping it ge him disqualified. mike johnson is promising to release nearly all of the january 6 video security footage at the u.s. capitol. will it accomplish his goal of pleasing right wing lawmakers? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. we begin near the israeli/gaza border with a new round of explosions in israel s war against hamas. nic robertson is joining us live, not far from gaza. tell us what you have been seeing and hearing at your location. reporter: i m just looking over my shoulder at the moment. we were watching tracer fire along the horizon. noth
news. the new house speaker just cleared a very significant hurdle, getting his plan to avoid a government shutdown approved with the help of democrats. at the same time, anger amongst some house republicans is clearly boiling over with one gop lawmaker accusing another of elbowing him in the back. we re following the rapidly worsening health care crisis in war-torn gaza. the united nations says there s now only one working hospital left in the north as fighting rages and civilians are dying. thousands of americans rally in washington, showing their support for israel and its war against hamas, as anti-semitism is surging in the u.s. and around the world. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking news out of washington. the house of representatives voting tonight to keep the federal government open until at least early next year, as t
election offices are targeted with suspicious letters. more than a dozen have been sent across the country. one confirmed to be laced with fentanyl. the latest on the federal investigation and whether officials believe these letters are connected just ahead. also, wherever you go, it seems that screen is flipped around, and you re faced with pressing math questions. has tipping gone too far? new polling ahead. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. israel s war on hamas intensifying on the streets of gaza. before we show you some new footage, we want to warn you some of these images are disturbing. this new video shows people trapped under rubble. buildings collapsed by israeli barrages on thursday, victims being pulled out of the rubble in a desperate search for survivors. today gunfire sent palestinian civilians near one hospital in northern gaza scrambling for safety. it comes amid reports that isr
. one of the most direct condemnations yet of the increasing death toll in gaza from a u.s. official. the secretary of state saying today, far too many palestinians have been killed. while israel announces another evacuation corridor to get civilians out. we ll take you live near the israel/gaza border in moments. plus, stark warnings from american diplomats in the middle east. a diplomatic cable to the white house highlighting the growing anger from the arab world for america s strong support of israel s military offensive and the humanitarian crisis it is creating in gaza. and federal law enforcement officials investigating after more than a dozen suspicious letters were sent to election offices across the u.s. at least one is believed to contain fentanyl. we re following these major developing stories and many more coming in to cnn news central. as night falls on gaza, we re seeing more fiery explosions rock the enclave. moments ago, cnn crews witnessed a heavy barra