dramatically. artillery fire going out from israel, also coming from lebanon. president biden talked to benjamin netanyahu about immediately increasing humanitarian assistance. people decesperately trying get their hands on supplies. what s happening in the west bank and also what s happening to israelis. the russian-state media says the crowd was protesting the war. it s not just a narrow geopolitical conflict. it s a clash of civilization. the rapid response force will be in the mediterranean soon. if attacks continue, we will respond. friends and allies of israel recognize that not only for the situation etscalate against israel, but could inflame the whole region. good morning, everyone. i m phil mathtingly with poppy harlow. it s 7:00 a.m. here in new york. 1:00 p.m. in gaza where the ground assault is sbins fig as tanks push deeper into the strip. forces say they killed dozens of hamas fighters who were barricaded in tunnels. we are seeing another
causing those roads to freeze up. that s happened quickly. pete muntean and chad myers, thank you so much. some schoolchildren will have the day off and enjoy a snow day. this morning the rise in new infections among children is forcing some schools in the country to start the new school year remotely. but big picture, most are opening up. that s good news. new york city one of the largest in the country and despite a warning or request from one of the largest teachers union, mayor eric adams says no, schools are going to open up, remain in person. erica hill is following all of this. new york has seen one of the biggest spikes in the country here. how are they managing to keep kids in school in the midst of this? reporter: yes, they are, seeing that spike in cases, seeing a spike in positivity, jim, but what they re relyingen or the mitigation measures already in place, the masking, the cleaning of the schools and enhanced testing here in new york city. as we mentioned, this i
moment and i m just so lucky and grateful this brought us together. it means the world to you, for red, it means his life, and so i know he and his family are super grateful. thanks to both of you for being with us this morning. truly the good stuff. thank you. thank you. thank you again, nadia. cnn s coverage continues right now. good monday morning. i m jim shciutto. i m bianna golodryga. this map shows what cases of omicron across the u.s. looked like just one month ago. on the right there you see what it looks like today. but despite the faster spread of omicron, hospitalizations while
top of the next hour we ll speak to the head of the new york teachers union who asked the mayor to go remote. the mayor refused. we ll press on the issues. the cdc is expected to clarify its isolation guidance for fully vaccinated people who test positive for covid but are asymptomatic. there has been some concern about why we don t ask people at the five-day period to get tested. that is something that is under organization. there may be an option in that, that testing could be a part of that, and i think we ll be hearing more about that in the next day or so from the cdc. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is following. normally when dr. fauci says there could be something in the conversations, that means something s about to happen. what do you expect to happen? what will that mean for folks? absolutely. you re right about that, jim. it will be interesting to see does the cdc, a, require testing to get out of isolation, in
led it s obvious donald trump would be the nominee. a must be of people who could not only execute the same policies you loved about donald trump but also not violate their oath of office in the process. you look at the governor of florida, desantis and tim scott of south carolina, you look at nickki haley, krzted cruz, mike pence. a number of qualified republicans who could fulfill the duties of the office, win a national election and not drag this january 6th baggage into another national election. i actually believe trump, there s some small chance he could win a national election in 2024 but as a republican party, is that what s best for us? is that what s best for the country? i argue and i think many republicans believe but maybe can t say out loud there s a raft of people that could do this, win an election and fulfill the policy goals that we have without dragging all of this baggage along. goes back to jim s question, though, who? i guess time will tell. scott jennings, than