and that s what bank of america was for me. sandra: all right, 9:00 p.m. in the middle east and fighting is back on after a seven-day truce came to a close, signalling a new stage in this war. sirens are sounding across central and southern israel at this hour and the idf is striking further into gaza as we speak. the fate of roughly 130 hostages is still up in the air. welcome to our two, i m sandra smith here in new york. hi, john. john: good to be with you for a second hour, i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . israel urging all civilians in gaza to evacuate as operations expand into the southern part of the strip. the biden administration warning israel to proceed with caution, raising concern more aid and support to our ally may be limited. so, what is the strategy going forward? sandra: we will put that question to mark regev, a senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu in moments. but first, to nate foy, he s live on the ground in northern isr
russian, we are waiting to see who will come back home. it s crazy. we don t have names yet. only speculations that it s going to be mothers and their children. and it s tough, very tough. have you allowed yourself to think about what you might say to her the first time you see her? i don t think i will speak, i will just hold her and hug her and i won t ask questions, that s for sure. and i just want to hold her. that is the mother of a hostage who is being held by hamas right now. she may soon see her daughter following a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the middle east. there s a tentative deal to release dozens of people captured by the terrorist group more than six weeks ago. we re going to get a live report from tel aviv in just a moment. this all comes as the u.s. military is becoming more aggressive in its response to attacks against service members in the widen region. retired four-star navy admiral, james stavridis joins us with expert unless on that and
good evening, thank you for joining us. we ll be here with cnn s chief dana bash, citing tonight s third republican presidential debate. that is just wrapped up. anderson, i m gonna be speaking tonight with some of the candidates who just finished here on the debate stage minus, of course, the former president. the faraway front runner who has not attended any of these debates. he s competing instead and an event nearby. just five candidates this time, in a few moments, we ll hear what voters in iowa watch from cnn s gary tuchman made of what they saw. two candidates, florida governor ron desantis and former u. n. ambassador nikki haley with the two closest in the polls for the president. so many eyes were on them, including this exchange they got into with over china. then we will go in and all formal trade relations with china, base they start murdering americans for fentanyl. something they s have yet to say they will do. then we modernize our military. when
bill: unprecedented. also the leading nominee in the republican fight for the nomination. dana: by far. bill: had words at an event on saturday and he made mention of it walking in, right? polling shows i m leading. this is called election interference. he said it repeatedly for the past several weeks and said it is an unfair situation. similar comments that we ve heard prior. dana: he has a very determined look on his face focusing and one of defiance. bill: so if you listen to some of these legal analysts, bret had a great constitutional attorney on last week. a fast talker, right? we like fast talkers. she was making the case that even the judge found him liable already she thinks this is ripe upon appeal because the valuations in real estate are not entirely concrete. a lot of the stuff is subjective. that was the reference she was making last week. we ll see whether or not we ll get to that point. the question is what will happen. dana: eric and the two son
encircle hamas forces. the latest bombardment comes as the heads of 18 aid organizations, including agencies at the u.n. issued a rare joint statement, calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in both israel and gaza. president biden falling behind former president trump in key battleground states that he carried in 2020. this is a new poll from the new york times and siena college, and biden s campaign is downplaying the survey, but some democratic lawmakers are calling it all, quote, concerning. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. this is a minor case that could end up being a big deal if he mis-testifies. if he says something in court that is under oath, that is false, it s going to be a lot of trouble for him, particularly with a judge that is already given him two gag orders. so, you know, i know the guy pretty well. he ll be very subdued. he ll be polite and respectful in that court. that s my prediction. interesting. is that the donald trump we