House floor opening, with now a fourth republican nominee for speaker. This time it is congressman mike johnson of louisiana. And he says he has the votes to win. Overseas, were following breaking developments out of israel. The u. N. Warning it may be forced to stop operating in gaza today as fuel runs out. Some World Leaders intensifying their calls for a ceasefire. Plus, forecasters warn of a, quote, Nightmare Scenario after a cat 5 Hurricane Slams into mexicos southern Pacific Coast overnight, near the popular resort city of acapulco. It went from a Tropical Storm to a cat 5 in just 12 hours. We begin this hour on capitol hill, where next hour lawmakers are expected to vote once again for a speaker of the house. Louisiana congressman mike johnson is now the fourth gop pick in three weeks. The second in just one day. After tom emmer dropped out yesterday when it became clear he could not secure enough votes. A visual reminder of how Congress Found themselves in leadership crisis. 22
Thank you so much for joining us. Im Fredricka Whitfield in atlanta. Wolf will get to you in a moment. We begin our special coverage with new developments happening in israels war against hamas. And a warning, what you are about to see a graphic. New action on the ground as Israel Defense forces say they clashed with hamas fighters inside gaza. This is just the second time inside the enclave since the terror attack. It has been another violence day where a new barrage of israeli airstrikes hit several targets, One Gaza Hospital saying that they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead people wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. Israel also launching a rare aerial assault on a mosque in the west bank. The idf claims the strike thwarted an imminent terror attack. But the Palestinian Authority calls it a dangerous escalation. Idf is vowing to increase its aerial bombardment of gaza ahead of a p
Coverage with a warning, some of you might find it very disturbing, these are graphic images coming up. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. But beyond that, it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. One gaza hospital saying they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. While in the west bank, a rare israeli strike targeted a mosque to thwart what the idf called an imminent terror attack. The Palestinian Authority called it a dangerous escalation. The idf is vowing to increase its aerial assaults in gaza ahead of a potential Ground Incursion. With the bloodshed mounting, this afternoon President Biden held phone calls with israel
america, l.l.j. cool j.. and joan shangang shanga god save the queen, man. sandra: a live look now as we begin a brand-new hour at the white house, press secretary karine jean-pierre and the nsc spokesman john kirby are set to take question a short time from now, the oldest president in history, celebrates his 81st birthday. a new batch of bad polling, and on into the holiday week, john. great to start this week with you, i m sandra smith in new york. john: john roberts in washington. when you have 81 candles on the birthday cake, i m not sure if it s just so hard to blow them out or you know, that could contribute to global warming. either of those things or both could be true. democrats in panic mode as poll after poll shows the issue of biden s age still top of mind for voters, and left leaning media taking notice with headline after headline. biden s donors and fundraisers reported by don t think the campaign has come up with the right response to the age question
state antony blinken made two unannounced stops in the middle east. he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank and traveled to bagdad for high-stakes talk with iraq s prime minister. blinken has held a series of top-level talks with arab leaders as israel intensifies its attacks against hamas. cnn s jim sciutto is in northern israel. you have new reporting that secretary blinken is not the only u.s. official visiting that region. reporter: that s right, cia director bill burns is traveling to the mid east as well. a u.s. officials tells me the following, that burns is traveling to several countries in the middle east where he s meeting with multiple intelligence counterparts and country leaders. the u.s. official said they ll discuss support for hostages negotiations and u.s. commitment to continuing to deter state and non-state actors from widening the conflict. that particular message has been a consistent one from when president biden first commente