gymnasium in the southern city of marawi. local media reports say it happened during a catholic mass. we ll bring you more updates on this story as it comes in. it comes after a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the same island earlier in the day, followed by four major aftershocks that sent residents fleeing from coastal areas amid fears of a tsunami. tsunami warnings issued earlier, including as far as japan, have now been cancelled. meanwhile, in paris, one person has been killed and two others injured in a knife and hammer attack. french president emmanuel macron sent his condolences to the family of a victim, a german tourist. the suspect, who was arrested at the scene, is a 26 year old french national. the french interior minister says the man was known to authorities in france for trying to stage another attack in 2016. french anti terror prosecutors say they will be taking over the investigation. fierce fighting has resumed in gaza after the collapse of a tempo
begun its ground offensive in southern gaza, north of the city of khan younis. it said there are armoured forces in the area. they have begun operating and attacking what they say are hamas targets. it says the idf expect to expand their ground operation in the region. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15,500 palestinians have been killed over the course of the war. the idf also says 500 hamas tunnel shafts have been destroyed. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk and us governments, among others. live to the scene in khan younis. you can see people sitting outside the hospital. tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands are taking shelter in and around khan younis after fleeing shelter in and around khan younis afterfleeing fighting shelter in and around khan younis after fleeing fighting in the north of gaza in the early stages of the war. this morning, the israeli army issued evacuation orders for several districts, urging people to l
exercise programs. now huffman sits on the board of directors. all of this is being used to highlight the good work this organization is doing, using this bit of infamily to help change the lives of these women. also worth noting her daughter did retake the s.a.t. and is attending college all on her own merit. stephanie elam, thanks so much. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. good morning welcome to cnn this morning. it s sunday, december 3rd. i m victor blackwell. i m isabel rosales. israel says they struck multiple hamas facilities overnight. hamas launched a barrage of rockets towards tel aviv intercepted by israel s iron dome. israel recalled its team of nego negotiators from qatar. hamas blamed israel and the u.s. for the resumption of hostilities and says there will be no hostage negotiations at least until there s a cease-fire in gaza. ben wedeman is joining us. the latest on the fighting. what do you know? what we re seeing today is a re
hi everyone. that, for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredicka whitfield. a u.s. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and lps responded after a ballistic missile attack. cnn s zach cohen and ivan watson are following the situation. zach, let s start with you and this attack. what more can you tell us? reporter: a u.s. defense official saying a u.s. destroyer in the rid sea had to shoot down two drones today, controlled by the houthi group out of yemen. this is an iranian-backed group, that has voiced support for gaza and for hamas in their war against israel. u.s. forces in the region, including these two carrier strike groups that this destroyer was operating as part of, have come under a steady drum beat of attacks since they were deployed in the aftermath of the october 7th attack by hamas on israel. u.s. officials maintain this is not a sign that the war has expanded more broadly. the steady drum beat of attacks we ve seen
and very good morning to, you amellio. she will begin this with a major new development that will have a big impact on donald trump s legal defense for his upcoming cases. a pair of new important rulings from federal judges in d.c. clarify that the former president is not immune from criminal prosecution nor civil liability for his actions on january the six. late last night, judge tanya chutkan struck on the former presidents attempt to throw out the federal election case against him based on his claims of presidential immunity. one of four motions to dismiss that his team had fired in october. check-ins robust in vital opinion polls from the tax structure in history of the american constitution and conclude that they, quote, do not support that contention, end quote. that goes on to say, no court or any other branch of government has ever accepted it. this court will not hold. whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief execut