This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. The dysfunction among republicans in the u. S. House of representatives has now taken on global significance because of the crisis in the middle east. So we are in this hour going to focus a bit on House Republicans meeting a tt this hour. They are hoping to get one step closer to decide who will become their next speaker. No legislation can be passed including any legislation that might address the growing crisis on the ground in israel. So we are following that story, but we are going to begin today in the middle east, where at least a thousand people have been killed in the hamas attacks on israel, most of them civilians. President biden confirming today that 14 of them were americans. The white house says 20 additional americans are still missing, and that number might not necessarily reflect the number of american hostages. Its just 20 americans who are not accounted for right now. Today israel is carrying out air str
Fatalities, in theti explosion, they have not given any se specific numbers. There is considerable emotion in the crowd some, fear. But for most part, highly orderly crowd, just leaving the arena. Were woefully short of details, but, the local authorities are saying it is a quote, unquote, serious incident in manchester. At that venue. One witness at least describing it as a loud bang, Emergency Services have been responding. Where Ariana Grande was holding a concert at the time, the venue has been vacated, evacuated. Well bring you any details as we learn home. Manchester police and Law Enforcement authorities First Responders are saying that there have been injuries, they have not said anything about numbers of injuries. They have also said that there are fatalities. Without specific details of what the explosion or loud bang might have been. We will be bringing you details just as soon as they are available in, this happening in manchester, United Kingdom just minutes ago. Turning t
Fatalities, in theti explosion, they have not given any se specific numbers. There is considerable emotion in the crowd some, fear. But for most part, highly orderly crowd, just leaving the arena. Were woefully short of details, but, the local authorities are saying it is a quote, unquote, serious incident in manchester. At that venue. One witness at least describing it as a loud bang, Emergency Services have been responding. Where Ariana Grande was holding a concert at the time, the venue has been vacated, evacuated. Well bring you any details as we learn home. Manchester police and Law Enforcement authorities First Responders are saying that there have been injuries, they have not said anything about numbers of injuries. They have also said that there are fatalities. Without specific details of what the explosion or loud bang might have been. We will be bringing you details just as soon as they are available in, this happening in manchester, United Kingdom just minutes ago. Turning t
Fatalities, in theti explosion, they have not given any se specific numbers. There is considerable emotion in the crowd some, fear. But for most part, highly orderly crowd, just leaving the arena. Were woefully short of details, but, the local authorities are saying it is a quote, unquote, serious incident in manchester. At that venue. One witness at least describing it as a loud bang, Emergency Services have been responding. Where Ariana Grande was holding a concert at the time, the venue has been vacated, evacuated. Well bring you any details as we learn home. Manchester police and Law Enforcement authorities First Responders are saying that there have been injuries, they have not said anything about numbers of injuries. They have also said that there are fatalities. Without specific details of what the explosion or loud bang might have been. We will be bringing you details just as soon as they are available in, this happening in manchester, United Kingdom just minutes ago. Turning t
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