Good afternoon. Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez alongside Brianna Keilar In Washington With Destruction on full display in the house of raptives as President Biden is preparing for a wartime visit to israel. His trip, partly a show of support, part deterrence for israels enemies and part diplomatic push to get roughly 200 hostages, many of them american, out of gaza as they also attempt to get humanitarian relief in. Right now gaza is very much at a breaking point. A Palestinian Health official says hospitals there are in actual collapse and that was before the latest devastation. These are images that are disturbing that youre seeing right here. A hospital that was hit in gaza a short time ago. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says at least 200 people were killed by an israeli air strike. Israel is not confirming that this was a strike by its military. It says that it is looking into this. Lets get you on the ground now. Cnns Clarissa Ward who is in ashkelon, israel,
This conflict alone, and in the last conflict in may 21, we had the same amount, roughly the same amount of rockets fired and rockets that landed short inside the gaza strip. I remember clearly an event that was reported live on fox where he was standing inside gaza and the reports that came out was of an israeli strike which is the Knee Jerk Response around the world and he reported that he saw with his own eyes a rocket that misfired and landed in northern gaza. I think it was jabalia and caused casualties and the death of a palestinian family. So this is not unprecedented. It has happened many times in the past and it is do youcument and for those willing to listen and not to automatically blame israel for it there is ample truth of the fact that this has happened many times before, granted, not a hospital and not so many casualties, but the fact of the matter is rockets misfire and land in gaza and they have been doing so for years. We have been careful about our reporting and cert
President biden is going to be there any minute. Dont go away. Stay with cnn to see what happens with this historic moment, thank you so much for joining inside politics. Cnn news central starts right now. President on the picket lines, standing with Striking Union workers and fighting for a key battleground state. Its a historic trip with potentially big consequences. The meltdown before the shutdown. House republicans one day closer to saturdays deadline and no closer to an agreement. Is the speaker out of options. Plus, a Total Annihilation of his Digital Privacy, hunter biden is suing Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, this latest move by the president s son as he pursues an aggressive legal strategy. Were following these lead developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. Were about to see for the first Time A Sitting American President walking the picket line. The united autoworkers strike for opposing the three big automakers simultaneously, now j
Today on inside politics, in minutes, something we have never seen before. From any sitting u. S. President , joe biden stands shoulder to shoulder with picketers on The Front Line of a strike against detroits big three. His team hope ss to show a signf solidarity with unions and hopes it will pay dividends for workers and also for his own road map back to the white house. Plus the dam breaks. At least a dozen senators say bob menendez should quit, including his fellow senator from new jersey cory booker and lawmakers from swing states who face tough battles to keep their own jobs. And the line up is locked in. Tomorrow, seven republicans clash on a california debate stage. Im dana bash. Lets go head the behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first, history in detroit. This Hour Air Force one will land in michigan, where the president will head to the picketline. Auto workers are in the middle of a big fight over pay and whether they get a bigger piece of record corporate profits
Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. Its 11 00 a. M. Eastern, and 8 00 a. M. Pacific. I am jose diazbalart. Moments ago President Biden wrapped up his speech to the u. N. General assembly, and his message about beating back russia. In less than two hours, ukraines president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the crowd. And then the aircraft that disappeared 24 hours ago crashed. How do you lose track of a 100 million airplane . Then on capitol hill, what we just learned about the first Impeachment Hearing. And an nbc news exclusive. The number of migrants crossing at the border for hopes of a better life in the u. S. Is on the rise. Just moments ago President Biden wrapped up his remarks before the u. N. General assembly, delivering a highprofile address centered around top global challenges Like International security and Climate Change and reaffirming his commitment for the forces in ukraine, and expressed the need to protect democracy around the globe. Allowi