jerusalem where israel has renewed its efforts to destroy hamas. and a mounting cost to gazans. also tonight, palestinian prisoners. who did israel release from detention? why many are children not convicted of any crimes. plus, cross-country storms. avalanche warnings in the west, a washout in the east. forecast for the week ahead. out of the ashes. after notre dame s devastating fire, a familiar silhouette rising on the paris skyline. and later, under the sea and over the moon. hi. how a robot is helping children explore new depths from the safety of their hospital room. it makes it look so real. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us. we begin this sunday in the middle east. tonight israel is widening its hunt for hamas leaders to southern gaza where the majority of the territory s population is now crowded. for civilians, there is no escape. there is panic and confusion, as you ca
cnn s matthew chance is on the ground in tel aviv and has the latest on the fighting inside gaza. well, jim, israel is continuing to carry out strikes across gaza, hitting what it says are hamas targets, up and down the densely populated territory. there are dramatic images of another israeli strike on the jabalya refugee camp in northern gaza after strikes there on saturday killed dozens, according to the hamas-controlled palestinian health ministry. israel, which is, of course, trying to destroy hamas and secure the release of more than 130 hostages still held in gaza says that it s identified and destroyed hundreds of hamas tunnels. they ve also started to focus its strikes on sites for extensive military operations in the north. in a bid to limit mounting civilian casualties, estimated to be around 15,000 people, israelis have issued these maps, dividing it into evacuation centers, multiple blocks, each assigned a number from which palestinian civilians are ordered to l
world, i m bianca nobilo live from london. max foster is off this week. just ahead on cnn newsroom dozens were killed in a series of israeli strike it s on sunday. many more. to alleviate the suffereringn the palestinian side. we ve been waging an all-war on democracy. there s one candidate telling you what he s going to to and that s me. and copp puts climate goals into climate action. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, december 4th, 9:00 a.m. here in london and 11:00 a.m. in gaza where israel s war is expanding but leaving devastation inside the enclave as israeli forces pursue those who carried out attacks on october 7th. israeli defense forces say now that ground operations are expanding to include all of gaza including southern area where is many have taken shelter. the idf says it s hit approximately 200 starts inside of gaza today and it s warning civilians to evacuate large areas wit
u.n. thomas pickering on whether there is a potential endgame for israel in all of this. also ahead, a vote could come as early as this week on the next step in the house gop impeachment even as his son hunter turned the table on the committee leader demanding that he testify. it comes as court declared insurrectionist donald trump has a new sales pitch. he s a candidate who will protect democracy. all of that plus the santos saga ends in congress. so i am no longer congressman santos. i m just regular old professor major general reverend astronaut santos. protector of the realm, princess of genova. coming up, i m going to talk to a screenwriter who saw his fictional story about a conman in congress come to life over the past year. stay tuned for that conversation. you don t want to miss it. we ll begin this hour with the breaking story out of the middle east. the pentagon confirmed the uss carney shot down two drones after multiple commercial vessels were attacked in the
Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Early this morning the Senate Passed the first major rewrite of u. S. Tax laws in over 30 years. The senate vote came hours after the bill was passed by the house. The house has to vote again this morning because of some procedure all violations. President trump is expected to sign the measure later today. For mr. Trump and gop lawmakers it is a long awaited victory. Hena doba is here in new york. Good morning, hena. Good morning. The 1. 5 trillion bill will provide deep cuts for the wealthy and modest cuts for middle and low income families, pushing the National Debt even higher. The tax cuts and job act is passed. The senate gave the nod overnight in a v lines. Moments later President Trump tweeted in part, the United States Senate Just Passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill. We now add comprehensive tax reform, major middle class tax relief, and making our businesses both large and small more comp