We need to. This is not what we want, not what were looking for. We dont want escalation. Is we dont want a second or third front develop. We dont want to see our forces or our personnel come under fire, but if that happens, were ready for it. Secretary of state Antony Blinken making it clear, the United States will respond to any provocation from iran connected to the israelhamas war. It comes as Israels Defense Forces are expanding air strikes in gaza. Well get the latest with a live report from israel straight ahead. Plus, new reporting on how President Biden and other u. S. Officials helped delay the Ground Invasion of the territory. Also ahead, well dig into the republicanled dysfunction on capitol hill. There are now several candidates hoping to become House Speaker after jim jordans failed bid. And well get you expert legal analysis on Donald Trumps violation of the gag order in his Civil Fraud Trial, as well as another new guilty plea deal from one of his codefendants in the ge
Says that 14 additional trucks carrying humanitarian relief have crossed into gaza for egypt. The first round of muchneeded aided toward gaza on saturday. The u. N. Estimates 60 of people in gaza, which is about 1. 4 million people, have been displaced in the two weeks since the start of this war. Special envoy from middle east humanitarian david earlier today on msnbc. Our expectation of the discussions at all sides starting tomorrow, you will see a continuous flow of assistance moving, we want to build it up to the levels necessary to begin to meet gazis needs. In the vatican city today, pope francis praying for all suffering, calling for more humanitarian aid for a few minute palestinians living in gaza. They also demand the release of all hostages being held by hamas. They also spoke today with President Biden. Meanwhile, on the ground, israels military launching a rare airstrike in the occupied west bank, Hitting Unoccupied israel says they targeted a terror cell which is organizi
And thats a good thing . Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Good morning to you. Welcome to cnn this morning. Sunday, october 22. Im victor blackwell. Im amara walker for being with us. Thousands of israeli troops and amered vehicles are at the gaza border ready to strike hamas any moment. Saturday the Israeli Military says its bombardment of hamas targets in gaza will become even more relentless as they prepare for a ground incursion. Civilians in Northern Gaza are warned by israel once again to evacuate south or they might be considered, quote, a partner for the Terrorist Organization. The u. S. Is also stepping up its defenses in the region. Secretary of defense lloyd austin said the u. S. Military will deploy additional Missile Defense systems
In syria, in lebanon, and a rare strike in the west bank destroying a mosque. An israeli soldier killed today during a raid inside gaza. More than 300,000 more israeli troops now waiting for the order to attack gaza on the ground. From the air, a relentless israeli barrage. Palestinians digging with hands as they search for victims. Innocent lives at risk with just a trickle of food and water making it into gaza. In the north, more israelis evacuated from the border with lebanon, and the hostages, two americans are free but more than 200 israelis are still believed to be held by hamas. Matt gutman reporting from tel aviv. Britt clennett on the border with lebanon. The u. S. Military repositioning a Carrier Strike group to the middle east and new Missile Batteries also on the way. President biden speaking once again with Prime Minister netanyahu, and tonight, an official telling abc news the u. S. Is urging caution on a Ground Invasion, concerned about Americans Still in gaza and a lack
Sunday, republican turmoil deepens and still no way out of a crisis that they caused. Sear searching for a House Speaker as congress enters the fourth week still unable to governor. Plus flash point. Aid trucks cross the border as an israeli air strike escalates alarm but a middle east war. And joe bidens allies see israel as a chance to remind the country why they believe he should have four more years. Inside politics and all of the best from inside of the corridors of power, starts now. Good morning, and welcome to Inside Politics sunday. Im manu raju. Republicans in house find them sfz in desperate times. It is day 19 without a speaker and some of the nations most Urgent Business has been put to a halt until republicans could resolve the Leadership Crisis started at the hands of one of their own members and after jim jordan became the second to drop his bid for the speaker ship in the wake of the mccarthy ouster, there is the current race to be the latest Campaign Mostly closed doo