i m jim acosta and begin in the middle east where a cease fair between islamic jihad was supposed to go in effect. more rockets were fired toward israel from gaza after the agreed upon time. they continued blaring sirens warning of incoming fire also. for days now we have seen attacks like that one right there in that dramatic video. this is an israeli air strike on gaza where at least 33 people have reportedly been killed over the past few days since wednesday, palestinian forces have fired over 1200 rockets towards israel in response and cnn s ben wedeman joins us now from jerusalem. ben, what more do we know about the cease-fire? reporter: well, the cease-fire, jim, was supposed to go into effect at 10:00 pacific local time. that was an hour ago, but until about half past the hour, there were still rockets going out of gaza and israeli air strikes going in. since then, however, it appears that the cease-fire has taken hold. the situation has calmed down and in the street
these re35i9ation flights, getting back to their country of origin and surging immigration judges to the border. this is america and people need to get their cases heard in day, not years and long-term would like the administration to acknowledge working with congress to have an immigration reform system. i m committed to doing that but i ll tell you, it s very difficult to find partners that want to get out of this crisis, if you will. and why is that? it s just too easy to play politics with it? it is. i mean for many people it is so foreign, el paso and the border is so foreign. for someone like myself, hen way k he henry cuellar, it is in our best interest to solve it. it doesn t just end at the border but what is happening in new york and chicago, denver, other places, so i think now is an opportunity where we can sit down as adult, come together and