for watching. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv. i ll be bae back tomorrow in te aviv as well. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, the breaking news. new flares over gaza as israel launches its biggest air assault on the strip since the start of the war. israeli forces now coming face-to-face with hamas fighters. plus, fears of a second war growing at this hour. cnn witnessing more rockets entering israel from lebanon tonight. and cnn learns hezbollah is about to get a russian military added. and on outfront exclusive, janet yellen on why the house has just passed aid package for israel is bad for the united states. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. we are seeing new flares now over the gaza strip. what you re looking at took place just moments ago as part of a dangerous new phase in the war between israel and hamas. rockets have been raining down on gaza over the past few hours. you can see what
this is cnn news central. defense secretary lloyds atin, and secretary of state tony blinken is on capitol hill right now, and the goal and the mission for them today is to make the case to lawmakers for president biden s $106 billion ask for an aid package that he wants in order to support both ukraine and israel, two nations at war, two allies of the united states. but what has happened is protests. blinken interrupted multiple times by people protesting, angry over israel s action in ga gaza. cease-fire now! cease-fire now! cease-fire now. sasha bertrand is tracking hearing for us and joining us again, and they have essentially been able to make the opening statements and to the questions from the senators, and what is the case they are making for the aid package? well, kate, one of the big themes that we are hearing from secretary blinken and acetin is that the wars that ukraine and israel are fighting is inextricably linked and you can t divorce the two in a
Life will never be the same. Coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc. The king of centre court, Roger Federer, has rolled back the years in 2017. Hes chasing an eighth wimbledon crown. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. North korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which, if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. An announcement on north Korean State Television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles before hitting a target in the sea. The claims have not been verified but come just before the 620 Heads Of State are due to discuss north koreas weapons programme. 0ur correspondent, stephen evans, reports from the south korean capital, seoul. Could this missile hit the United States 7 could this missile hit the United States . North Korean State Television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the countrys leader, kim jong un. Normal programmes were interrupted for the special announceme
The dup leader, Arlene Foster says talks with sinn fein on forming a new Power Sharing Executive have failed. Sinn fein blamed theresa may and her deal with the dup. Sinn fein blamed theresa may and her dealwith the dup. It is sinn fein blamed theresa may and her deal with the dup. It is a consequence, as we all know, of the dup supporting the Prime Minister, and in turn, the Prime Minister supporting the dup. And the seven time champion Roger Federer is the Star Attraction at wimbledon. He is through to the second round after his opponent retired with an injury. Our top story this evening north korea says it has successfully tested a long range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. If true, it could have the range to reach the us mainland. An announcement on north Korean State Television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles, before hitting a target in the sea. The claims havent been verified but come just before the 620 leaders are due to discuss north koreas weapons programme. 0
Im Christian Fraser in london. Katty kay is off today. 30 minutes. That is how long it would take for an inter continental Ballistic Missile to reach la from north korea. There is no consensus on how far pyongyang has advanced in developing such a weapon. 0r whether they have the capability to arm it with a Nuclear Warhead. But some experts suggests the type of missile they have just tested might already be able to reach alaska, and with further refinement could put the major cities in the United States within reach. That, says donald trump, will never happen. But how will they stop kim jung un, a man who is seemingly immune to any form of deterrent. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. This is the moment that north korea says it became a major power. The launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and deliver Nuclear Weapons as far away as the United States. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy. We have become a Nucle