congress. there is a lot on the line for anybody who cares about expanding health care, protecting reproductive freedom, or other items on the biden agenda. it is something we are just not talking about enough and friday at the white house president biden warned republicans could undermine his achievements if they return to power. folks. you know republicans in congress will do if they regain power. they re telling us. they re being straight up about it. they re gonna increase prescription drug prices. they re gonna raise drug prices. they re gonna cut social security and medicare. they will pass massive tax cuts for the wealthy. make them permanent. but they re not now, the individual tax cuts. they will threaten the very foundations of the american economy. if we don t meet their demands. there s a. think that is not conjecture. you have to just take the presidents word for it. this week, an interview with punchbowl news, house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, laid out
they regain power. they re telling us. they re being straight about it. they will appeal lower prescription drug prices and raise drug prices. the social security and medicare. they ll pass massive tax cuts for the wealthy, make them permanent, but they are not now individual tax cuts. delta and the very foundation of american economy, if we don t meet their demands. here s the thing, that s not conjecture. you don t have to just take the presidents word for it. this week, in an interview with punchbowl news, house minority leader kevin mccarthy, he laid out his vision as a potential speaker, and that includes holding the economy hostage, refusing to raise the debt ceiling unless his demands for spending cuts are met. now, this all sounds familiar, it should. congress raised the that ceiling three times when donald trump was president. the washington post reporting it as avoiding the market rattling, economic showdowns that congressional republicans had force one democrat
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. Sunday, october 22nd. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. We begin with the expected Israeli Ground offensive into gaza. Saturday, the Israeli Military said would increase airstrikes on hamas targets ahead of any ground incursion. Thousands of israeli troops and hundreds of Armored Vehicles are at the gaza border ready to strike hamas. Israel Defense Forces dropped flyers into Northern Gaza warning civilians to once again evacuate to the south or they might be considered a partner for the terrorist organization. As Fighting Increases at the northern border with lebanon. Defense production act said the u. S. Malt said the u. S. Is increasing readiness in the region, including deploying additional Defense Systems to the middle east and american troops on standby to deploy at a moments notice. Meanwhile, egypts red crescent says 17 aid trucks carrying food and medicine are ready to enter gaza through the rafah Border Crossing but
Sandra and thanks to your team and crew. John im john roberts. Thank you. Im Trace Gallagher in for martha maccallum. John roberts will stay with us live from jerusalem. We await the state Department Briefing after hamas releases two american hostages for humanitarian reasons. We have greg palkot live on the Israel Lebanon Border where the israelis are evacuating a town. First we have breaking news coming. Lets go to mike tobin. We have mortar or rockets coming in. Mike . We have a flurry of rocket fire. Weve seen that really since just about every night fall we see them. Tonight it was more intense. If were in cover right now. I see more launches from the gaza area. Big flurry of activity. That looks like its coming down. I dont think its going to intercept. Very well we could get some strikes here. Theres quite a few theres one going across the screen there. So quite a few rockets, quite a few intercepters making the doing their job. Were hearing a great deal of impact. If i shut up,
At least its a Beautiful Day here in washington. See you again here. Thank you so much for joining us. The news continues on cnn news central. Good afternoon, im Brianna Keilar with Boris Sanchez here in washington. We are following breaking developments in the middle east. Today the Israel Defense forces say that the majority of hostages captured by hamas are still alive. The terror group claims that it will free them if there is a pause in fighting. The red cross has been in touch with hamas, seeking access to those captives, and russia says kremlin officials have communicated with hamas about haj hostage releases. On the military front the idf says it is prepared for a broader conflict and as the world braces for the next phase of its operations,enally a move into gaza, the carnage continues there. The latest, a Greek Orthodox church compound leveled by an idf air strike. Youre looking at video of it now. Cnn cant independently confirm the number of casualties, but the Health Minist