you are live in the cnn newsroom. former president trump taking the stage in new hampshire. he claimed after public survey show that i won the third gop debate despite not attending i think we can all agree the primary is effectively over. at least that s trump s take on all of this. elena, what do we hear from the former president today? look, jim, donald trump returned to the granite state today after a week of bouncing between courtrooms and campaign appearances, and he spent a lot of time talking about the legal challenges on stage today. he specifically brought up a recent push from his legal team to ensure that one of his trials, the federal elections subversion trout that would take place in washington, they want to make sure that is televised and he said today, quote, i want there to be a camera and every inch of the courtroom. let s take a listen. i everybody to see all of the horrible things that took place, all of the horrible charges in all of the things that
cats. doctor, thank you so much for being with us. thank you. bye-bye. thanks for joining me. i m omar jimenez. we begin with the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza as calls for a ceasefire are mounting. right now israeli troops say they are engaged in ongoing intense fighting against hamas near one of gaza s major medical centers. al shifa hospital has already been hit by artillery fire. the idf has denied the claim by one official in gaza that the hospital is under complete siege with staff and patients unable to evacuate. gaza s biggest hospital is now out of service. the situation on the ground is growing more dire by the day for civilians. the red cross says gaza s health care system has passed the point of no return. but israel is pushing ahead with its attacks. the idf says their soldiers have now captured 11 hamas military posts. today thousands were able to move south during a seven-hour evacuation window. it was the first straight day israel has opened evacuati
thanks for joining me. got a lot to get to. we re going to start with israel s war against hamas. hospitals in gaza are facing a critical situation amid growing calls for an end to the bloodshed. the idf says fighting is intensifying across the enclave including near one major medical center. today, the idf denied claims by a senior official at the hamas-run health ministry in gaza that the hospital is under siege and l sides by israeli forces. the red cross says gaza s healthcare system has passed the point of no return. many of gaza s hospitals are now out of service amid israel s ongoing military operations and earlier today, israel opened another evacuation corridor for civilians to move south. meanwhile, an emergency summit in saudi arabia, arab and islamic leaders demanded a complete cease fire. opposition to the war is also being expressed on streets around the globe. pro palestinian protests were held in london, brussels, paris, and even near president biden s home in
now. happening now, gaza bombarded from the air as israel s war against hamas takes an increasingly devastating toll on the ground. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken offering a new condemnation of the rising number of deaths. and breaking news. fbi agents have seized cellphones and an ipad from new york city mayor eric adams. new details on the fundraising investigation as adams declares he has nothing to hide. also tonight, donald trump s bid to delay his criminal classified documents trial has been rejected by the judge. at least for now. the latesten that schedule that would put trump op trial just months before the 2024 election. welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off tonight. i am jim acosta and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with israel s war against hamas. people in northern gaza experiencing heavy attacks within the last several hours. let s go to cnn s oren liebermann reportin
smith. john: i m john roberts. the story with martha starts rights now. martha: good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. right now breaking on the story, israel s prime minister saying the fight in gaza is the second war of end. he calls it an existential battle. any calls for a cease fire, he says, would be a surrender as idf expands their ground operation and rescues an israeli soldier who was kidnapped october 7th. a huge development this afternoon. they have vowed to carry out more raids and put pressure on hamas to release the 229 or maybe north of that number remaining hostages that are believed to be in gaza including ten, is the estimate, we think is the right number of americans now being held hostage by hamas. the biden administration has teed up big meetings that could be central to what happens next. senior members of biden s cabinet will sit down with top saudi officials over the next few days. saudi arabia could be very pivotal in the future of the middle eas