pathway toward peace. thank you very much. i appreciate you coming on, as always. that is going to do it for me today. deadline white house starts right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york on a very busy day of breaking and developing news here in america, and of course overseas with a volatile situation in israel and gaza. israeli forces are amassing for a possible ground invasion, while communities in israel continue to come under rocket fire from hamas, even forcing u.s. secretary of state blinken to shelter in place during his visit to israel. on the other side of the border, in gaza, nearly 200 people kidnapped during last saturday s terror attack inside israel are currently being held hostage by hamas, and a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding. we ll get to all of it coming up in this broadcast. we begin with a story that we have been following very, very closely on this program. one of the significant consequences for our democracy and the rule of law in ame
this morning a new round of air strikes lighting up the sky in gaza. this as idf is saying it is stepping up operations on the ground. the united nations says that the situation in gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. today, dozens of trucks waiting to cross in as tens of thousands of people have been displaced. donald trump s run for the white house is being challenged in court today. what the 14th amendment has to do with it, and why colorado is taking the lead. i m kate bolduan with john berman in new york, and sara sidner is in israel. this is cnn news central. we are just hours away from an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council as israel is expanding the assault on hamas. on ground in gaza, israeli military officials say now more troops are and the ground than just 24 hours ago. the troops are pushing deeper into gaza as they are hunting for hamas, and what is believed to be the more than 200 hostages that are in that underground tunnel system com