hi everyone. thanks so much for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredicka whitfield. the focus of israel s war in gaza has become al shifa hospital, israel long says that hamas uses that hospital to cover up what it says is an extensive terror network underground. israel believes it s building its case with the exposure of what it says is a tunnel shaft on the hospital s grounds. cnn s oren liebermann entered gaza with the israeli defense forces saturday night to see the tunnel shaft and what lies beneath. cnn reported from gaza under idf supervision. submitting footage to the israeli military for its review. reporter: we go in under cover of darkness. it s lights out. we switch into an armored personnel carrier for the final stretch. through a night vision screen you can see the magnitude of the destruction on the seats of gaza city. we offload at al shifa hospital. we have to keep our lights off most of the time or risk exposing our position. cnn reported from gaza und
thanks for joining me. i m jessica dean. and we have sad news to report to you. former first lady rosalynn carter has passed away at the age of 96. the carter center confirming her death just a short time ago. here is wolf blitzer with a look back at her life. reporter: she was one of america s most charming first ladies . born in plains georgia in 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school class. and met and married jimmy carter when he was in the u.s. navy. i love, respect and cherish my wife. reporter: when mr. carter s father died in 1953, they moved back to plains to manage the family s peanut farm. i didn t want to go home. i was having a good time. i think i had thought i had outgrown plains. gotten a little too big for my britches. only pouted for about a year after we got home. reporter: they had four children, three boys, jack, chip and jeff and later daughter amy. in 1962, jimmy carter entered politics and rosalynn hit the campaign trail. campaignin
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you are in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reid in washington. we re continuing to follow the sad breaking news. former first lady rosalynn carter has passed away peacefully in her home this afternoon at the age of 96. she is being remembered as a mental health champion and a tireless humanitarian. governor brian kemp of georgia praising the proud georgian, saying she had an indelible impact on our state and nation. former president george w. bush calling carter a woman of dignity and strength. and first lady jill biden noting carter s commitment to mental health. former first lady rosalynn carter has just passed, and she was well-known for her efforts on mental health and caregiving and women s rights. so i hope that during the holidays, you ll consider saying include the carter family in your prayers. cnn s wolf blitzer takes a look back on her remarkable life and legacy. reporter: a soft-spoken, small-town girl, rosalynn smit
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