good evening, i m abby philip in new york. and tonight, new and heart-stopping video from the front lines of the israel-hamas war. cnn nick robertson and his crew got an up close view of the ash, the bullets, the trail of absolute destruction. the rare inside look at how the idf is fighting comes at a consequential moment in this war as the american president says the strip s main hospital must be protected. now, israel says the very same facility houses a hamas command complex blow it. and cnn report the story you are about to see under israeli defense force escort at all times, but cnn did not submit it script or it s footage of the idf. and cnn retained editorial control over the final report that you will see now. [sound of artillery] driving into gaza with the israeli forces. it s a war zone. the conditions of our access only show officers, no faces of soldiers, and don t show sensitive equipment. we are passing mile after mile of destruction, buildings blown, collapse
now it s their turn. donald trump jr. back on the witness stand as trump organization lawyers kick a off their defense in the $250 million civil fraud trial. why trump jr. says his dad is, quote, an artist. and desperation in gaza, hospitals running out of basic critical supplies forcing doctors to wrap premature babies in foil. what israel is saying about this and what it could mean for hostage talks. plus the u.s. racing toward yet another potential government shutdown. will the capitol hill chaos continue or will cooler heads finally prevail? we re following these stories and many more coming in here to cnn news central. nus minutes from now donald trump jr. will return to the witness stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial in new york. he s the first witness for trump s legal team, which start ed their case today. kara scannell is outside the courthouse. don jr. testified for two hours this it morning before the court took that lunch break. there was an intere
when you go back to iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate, i m suspended my campaign. ainsley: scott says he will not endorse another candidate at this time. steve: breaking news overseas, six iranian fighters are dead after the united states targeted two spots in eastern syria overnight. lawrence: we know airstrikes were in retaliation for the 48 attacks on our troops in iraq and syria since october 17th. let s go to brian kilmeade. brian: since october 17th, we ve had 48 attacks. we attacked back twice. this is where most attacks are happening, in iraq. for some reason, we are going to syria. i assume there is a tactical reason behind it. take a look at where we decided to hit. we decided to hit right here. first off, we hit here before, an empty depot. we tried to send a message and make sure people were not there and took it out. yesterday we had strikes, one training center and one a weapons depot. we believe there are secondary explosions, when you
press. if you want peace, destroy hamas. if you want security, destroy hamas. we want to minimize civilian casualties and we want to minimize casualties on our side while maximizing the casualties on the, of the hamas terrorists. and netanyahu also offering some hope for the release of 239 hostages including americans. is there a potential deal? there could be but i think the less i say about it, the more i ll increase the chances it materials. if a deal is available, well, we ll talk about it when it s there. we ll announce it if it s achieved. plus, speaker johnson s two step plan to fund the government. a second shutdown show down in the new year. and a live report from manhattan where former president trump s attorneys are beginning their defense today in the trump organization civil fraud trial with don jr. back on the stand. good day. the world health organization says gaza s main hospital is no longer functional while others have closed completely. as newb
we are getting new reporting in after a secret service agent who is protecting president s granddaughter opened fire. three suspects at large. don jr. on the stand. what questions he is answering right now, and how the trump team hopes that he is helping in the defense. and a u.s. official just told cnn that hamas has a command center under gaza s busiest hospital as the crisis inside grows more dire by the hour. i m fredricka whitfield with kate bolduan and john berman. sara sidner has the day off. cnn news central continues right now. we have breaking news involving the u.s. secret service. an agent on the security detail for the president s granddaughter naomi fired a weapon to prevent some people from breaking into the government vehicle. this happened on the campus of george washington in washington, d.c. what do we know? well, this happened overnight, john, and there are a number of questions of why this secret service agent fired at those people trying to bre