let s hope they re both home soon. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, house-to-house combat, the fighting in gaza s second largest city ramping up tonight and civilian casualties are mounting. and president biden revealing he wouldn t be running for reelection, except for one thing, this as voters open up about why they are giving desantis another look at trump. and george santos s second act, making new cameos, the price has gone up. that s the old supply, demand, and people are paying up. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, surrounded. israel says its forces have encircled gaza s second largest city. there s fierce fighting inside khan younis. that s where the civilian population has ballooned, as people are told to go from northern gaza south towards khan younis, and now reports of house-to-house battles, according to an israeli km commander, quote, we are in
if donald trump wasn t running for the white house. we re breaking down the stark revelation about biden s decision making and what it says about the state of the 2024 presidential race. also breaking. after republican senator tommy tuberville finally backs down on his nearly year long blockade of u.s. military promotions, hundreds of nominees have been confirmed tonight. and the israeli military is claiming new advances across gaza. new video showing the frantic search for survivors in the rubble over the israeli strike as the u.n. chief warns conditions in gaza are apocalyptic. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with the breaking news on the 2024 race for the white house. president biden offering a very candid assessment of how donald trump influenced his decision to seek a second term. cnn s senior white house reporter is in boston for us and that s