firefighters, soldiers and police are searching for survivors as the temperature hits 13 degrees celsius that s about 9 degrees fahrenheit. those efforts carried on into daybreak as authorities warned that more aftershocks may occur. a second quake struck neighbouring xinjiang hours later. the damage from that 5.5 magnitude strike was not immediately clear. in a statement, chinese president xi jinping said: he s ordered full rescue efforts to gansu, one of the country s poorest regions. taiwan president tsai ing wen has expressed condolences to china on the gansu earthquake. the islands presidential office added that taiwan is willing to provide assistance to china. now, international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. on monday, the us defense secretary was the latest to add his voice during talks with prime minister benjamin neta nyahu and israel s war cabinet. the department of defense says mr austin underscored the need for concerted
negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour, but its been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the u 5 defence secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally, but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. they say there s nowhere safe in gaza. the children s unit at nasser hospital hit by a shell yesterday. doctors and parents who once raced to get wounded children in here now scrambling to get them out. the epicentre of the dust and panic, a children s bedroom on the second floor. translation: we were seated - on the bed when something exploded and all the ceiling fell on us. i couldn t do anything. debris fell on us and we couldn t see anything. ijust grabbed my daughter and escaped. i don t know what happened to the others. this was 13 year old
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texas governor greg abbott, about to sign a controversial bill that makes it a state crime to enter the state illegally. this, while the white house and senate negotiators are urgently trying to reach an agreement on border policy before the year is over and we are live at the border. republican presidential front-runner donald trump, unleashing a familiar play from his old campaign book, targeting migrants in his campaign speeches, but his rhetoric, darker than ever. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin, in israel right now presently display the protections of civilians in gaza , as global calls for a cease- fire mount. we re following these major developing stories and more coming in right here on cnn news central. right now, chaos at the southern border, really the focus in washington, texas, and the campaign trail. here in the nation s capital, senators worked through the weekend to still negotiate trying to get republican backed border security measures in excha