never go away. kaitlan, your reporting, it s so great that you won a pulitzer. it s so deserved. this is one of the essential stories of our times, and you are a great chronicler of it. thank you for doing that, for all of us to remind ourselves who we are as a country. that is our show for this evening, now it s time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence, good evening. caitlin is the reporter for the ages on this particular story, which goes in and out of fashion for the right sometimes. it s the biggest story, and then sometimes, we forget for months. what your story tonight told us was that you might forget about this. this might not be the biggest thing on your agenda. you might be thinking about israel or ukraine or inflation or whatever it is. these people don t have places to sleep tonight. it s cold outside in your city. in new york city, around the roosevelt hotel down the street from where we work. we need to see them again. we have effectively
no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. hello again everyone. thank you for joining us. i m fredicka whitfield alongside my colleague wolf blitzer in tel aviv. following an agonizing 50 days held by hamas, today jubilation in the streets of israel as another 17 hostages are now returned and safe. it s the third exchange of hostages as part of a four-day truce in hostiles between hamas and israel. right now the 13 israelis released as part of today s deal are being treated in hospitals. among them, 4 combrrd american abigail edan. she was the youngest american captured by hamas on october 7th. an additional four foreign nationals including three thai nationals and a russian-israeli dual citizen. let s send it over to wolf. fred, thank you very much. we have a team of our
hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. a team from the world health organization goes inside the al shifa hospital in gaza and describes the scene as a death zone. what they saw, just ahead. plus, the most powerful rocket ever built explodes just after liftoff. why some are still calling the launch a big success. and later, max verstappen rolls the dice and wins big on the vegas strip. we ll break down the f1 grand prix that ended just a few hours ago. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta, noon in gaza, where a large explosion ripped through a u.n.-run school being used as a shelter. one u.n. official called the carnage horrifying. i have to warn you, the video is graphic. now, the source of the blast hasn t been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are available yet. the israeli mil
celebrating, great moment on the last day on that field. that little boy kept up. i was going to say, still running. yeah. cutest thing of the day. thank you, coy. next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, november 19th. i m amara walker. so good to be with you. i m victor blackwell. here s what we are watching for you. president biden rejects calls for a ceasefire in gaza again. plus, what israel s prime minister is saying about hostages still being held by hamas. republican presidential candidates are in iowa and on attack. what they are saying about president biden and each other. the most powerful rocket ever built lifted off from texas, then exploded. some are still calling the launch a success. we ll tell you why. and if you are traveling up it s shaping up to be a wet week ahead with several systems that could slow you down across the country. we have your holiday forecast. starting th
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. sunday, november 19. i m victor blackwell. i m amara walker. thank you for being with us. here s what we re watching for you. president biden is rejecting calls for a ceasefire in gaza. what israel s prime minister is saying about hostages being held by hamas. republican presidential i candidates, what they are saying about the president and each other. good news for people hitting the roads this thanksgiving holiday. gas prices are at their lowest levels in years and analysts say they are likely to drop even more. bad news if you are flying. a wet week ahead with several systems that could slow down travel across the country in the air. we ve got your holiday travel forecast. we begin this morning with reports out of gaza where there was an explosion at a u.n.-run school. we want to warn you. the video you re about to see is disturbing. video shows dozens of bodies, including women and children. the school was being used