Here in the states canada, and all around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom. Israel strikes Lebanons Capital is hezbollah targets Northern Israel with its own rockets were live In Beirut with the latest Donald Trump Return to the site of his first Assassination Attempt alongside The Worlds richest Man Elon Musk Toll Hold the crowd. Boss in those communities, assess the toll from Hurricane Helene, a new storm is brewing in the Gulf Of Mexico, will go to the Cnn Weather Center for details this is Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber and we begin. In the Middle East where fighting is raging on multiple fronts and fears of a bigger war are growing just as israel prepares to mark the anniversary of the Hamas Attack on October 7, israels military says the Jabalya Refugee Camp In Gaza is now surrounded an antihamas operations are underway even says hamas was detected in the area trying to rebuild its operational capacities the idf says, its working to stop that from happening. Were
defamation, claiming the network pushed a, quote, fantastical story about him. well, they did day after day after day. how many lawsuits? ray epps and his wife have had to move to an undisclosed location because their life has been threatened so many times because of the lies that a former fox news host told about them. new this morning, hollywood actors are swapping scripts for picket signs as failed negotiations late last night set the stage for another strike in the entertainment industry. this is a big one. it is a big one, willie. i mean, got a lot to talk about today. obviously, the strike. also, ray epps, that s incredible, what s happened to him. tragic what s happened to him and his wife. but also, the christopher wray testimony yesterday, if you want to look at how perverse trumpism is and what it s done to my former party, look no further than the disrespect they show to the fbi, talking about defunding the fbi, lying about the fbi, making up conspiracy t
headquarters in new york city. donald trump ready to run for president for a third time, but is the country ready? before we start debating what it means for 2024, what does it mean for the midterms now less than 100 hours away. plus, the former head of the oath keepers, stewart rhodes, takes the stand in his own defense. what he said about the 2020 election and his surprising take on the right-wing militia he founded more than a decade ago. overnight, we got word that a treatment for rsv has now been approved but not in time for what s predicted to be a terrible winter here in the u.s. so lots to get to, but we start with the news that will no doubt mark a new chapter in the political life of this country and could escalate the stakes in what has already been a wildly unpredictable and stunningly close midterm race. nbc news has confirmed that donald trump is expected to officially announce his third run for president later this month. it s something he s teased relent
the media would go easy on biden because, basically, he s not trump? that s out the window. look at sunday s new york times. biden s age is a big problem. polls show many americans consider mr. biden too old, and some democratic strategists do not think he should run again. monday s new york times, most democrats don t want biden to run again in 2024. that figure, 64%. tuesday, a times columnist pleads with biden not to run, and then there s the former president. tuesday s times, half of gop voters to leave trump behind, poll finds, and a significant number vowing to abandon him if he wins the nomination. trump s response, this is good, the failing new york times is down 40% year to date because if they are fake news. their reporters are dishonest. they hate our country. the new york times is truly the enemy of the people. now, of course the media would be committing hall practice if they didn t report on malpractice if they didn t report on biden s awful poll numbers or
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