Mister secretary, does the administration know at this point if u. S. Citizens were among the dead or those taken hostage . So, we have reports that several americans may be among the dead. We are very actively looking to verify those reports similarly, weve seen reports about hostages and their again, we are very actively trying to verify them. And we nail that down. Meaning that there could be some u. S. Citizens who have been taken hostage as well, mister secretary. Thats correct. Well be closely following that over the next two hours, also overnight, israel responded, launching huge retaliatory strikes on cars and cities, flattening residential buildings, and killing over 300 people in gaza so far, according to the palestinian mystery of that. Has lebanons Hezbollah Group fired the flames in solidarity with hamas at three is really positions. Were witnessing all of this as israel promises an aggressive response. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed, my vengeance, and sai
She we are following the breaking news out of israel. The Israeli Military and hamas fighters are currently engaged in active battles in the gaza strip and inside israel. Earlier today, Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, declared that israel is in a state of war following a surprise both overnight attack by hamas in what is being called the worst attack in israel in 50 years, since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Overnight, hamas which controls gaza, launched an all out assault by land and see it, Infiltrating Southern Israel with at least 1000 fighters. While gaza based fighters launched more than 2200 rockets into israel. Israel said it responded with air strikes out at least 21 targets in gaza. According to local reports, at least 100 people have been killed inside of israel. We are trying to the Emergency Management services have said there are 70 people who have been killed in israel. Were getting conflicting reports on that. The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 198 palestinians ha
Flags at halfstaff tonight from the white house to the capitol to the State Capitol in sacramento. The nation mourning the loss of a political giant. Senator Dianne Feinstein died overnight at her d. C. Home at the age of 90. Earlier today, the senate paid tribute to feinstein who served as californias senior senator for more than three decade covering her seat with the black cloth and placing a bouquet of white roses on top. Here in the bay area, a memorial is growing outside her San Francisco home. Mourners stopping by throughout the evening to pay their respects. Senator feinstein shattered the Glass Ceiling in politics, the first woman to serve as president as the San Francisco board of supervisors, the first woman to lead the city as a mayor and the first woman to represent california in the u. S. Senate. She also attacked politics from the center, achieving monumental legislative victories. People were still dropping flowers tonight at a growing memorial outside the senators San
On everything thats going on there. That wraps up the hour for me. See you tomorrow night on nbc nightly news. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, the death of a trailblazing woman in the senate, in california and in the nation. Former House Speaker nancy pelosi joining me in moments as tributes are pouring in for senator Dianne Feinstein who died overnight in her home In Washington, remembered by friends and allies for bringing people together in a class by herself. Earlier this morning, we lost a giant in the senate. Senator Dianne Feinstein was one of the most amazing people who ever graced the senate, who graced the country. An historic figure, trailblazer for women and a great friend. The first woman mayor of San Francisco coming into office under sad circumstances, but leading us with great dignity, with great effectiveness and great leadership. Much more will be said about it. We will
Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Washington in gridlock amidst a fastapproaching deadline. The shutdown is hours away and the ripples go far beyond the capital. And a trail blazer has passed. Distribute use ouse pouring in are for senator Dianne Feinstein. The longest serving senator in history. State of emergency. Dangerous and lifethreatening flooding in parts of the northeast. We are talking a months worth of rain in just three hours in some places. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news center. We start with the latest on capitol hill where the house is set to vote on a shortterm Spending Bill that has little to no chance of passing. It means the Government Shutdown is likely to start