todd: brooke singman with the latest on this morning s hearing. brooke. brooke: a number of key witnesses will testify at this morning s field hearing on violent crime. madeline brame, will testify this morning, along with victims rights new york founder jennifer harrison. we will hear from democratic city councilman robert holden and president of the endowment association. the star witness is jose alba, the former bodega worker charged with murder after stabbing each witness is expected to testify about district attorney alvin bragg s policies, how he enforces the law in new york city and how it impacted their lives. felony convictions are down from three years before alvin bragg took office and the da declined to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year. despite figures, democrats say crime is not an issue in new york city. mayor eric adams insists the big apple is the safest big city in the country. listen. we should be clear, new york city is the safest big city in a
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Good afternoon. Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez alongside Brianna Keilar In Washington With Destruction on full display in the house of raptives as President Biden is preparing for a wartime visit to israel. His trip, partly a show of support, part deterrence for israels enemies and part diplomatic push to get roughly 200 hostages, many of them american, out of gaza as they also attempt to get humanitarian relief in. Right now gaza is very much at a breaking point. A Palestinian Health official says hospitals there are in actual collapse and that was before the latest devastation. These are images that are disturbing that youre seeing right here. A hospital that was hit in gaza a short time ago. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says at least 200 people were killed by an israeli air strike. Israel is not confirming that this was a strike by its military. It says that it is looking into this. Lets get you on the ground now. Cnns Clarissa Ward who is in ashkelon, israel,
Im maria bartiromo. It is monday, october 16. We have breaking news right now. Today, tensions are growing across the world as iran is threatening israel and it prepares to strike gaza by air, land and he sea in a massive coordinated operation. This as the taliban aligns with china, planning to join its belt and road forum. President biden says the threat of terrorism within the United States is now on the rise as it is revealed his administration was giving covid funds to a group accused of harboring hamas terrorists. Everything you need to know all morning long this morning. Markets this morning flat going into a major week of Third Quarter earnings, take a look where we stand. Futures with a gain at the start of trading ahead of the first major week of Third Quarter earnings, dow industrials up 100, nasdaq down 1 point, s p 500 higher by 7 andahalf. Were keeping an eye on the bond market, Interest Rates and the price of oil. Both heavily affected by the middle eastern conflict with