The gaza strip. All signs seem to point to an imminent ground assault into gaza. Israeli military have amassed tanks and troops at the border. People in gaza say the rails the military has been watching from the sky warning them that attacks are imminent and they should try to seek shelter. The war has claimed the lives of at least 1500 people in gaza and at least 1300 israel is among the dead at least 27 americans. A large member of congress have it on the steps of capitol hill for a candlelight vigil morning the victims of the palestinians and the israelis. The l searches for another speaker of the house. Antony blinken was in israel today meeting with the israeli minister and pledging u. S. Support. That as the Israeli Military sets up his attacks against hamas in retaliation for the militant groups are real massive and brittle terror attack. A lot of headlines on both sides happening. Here the united states, the aid to israel hazily bounced until the House Republicans elect a new s
In the next two hours, we want to keep the focus where it belongs, on people whose lives were cut short, were going to start by honoring them. There are more than a list of names, theyre a people that were loved, people with families, friends, dreams. The truth is we dont know much about some of them. We want you to hear their names in a little bit. Edward so the meyer, he worked in a travel agency. His family says he was ee, charming. And always left things better than he found them. 34 years old. Stanley almodovar, last video showed him laughing and singing on the way to the night will you be, just 23. And luis oh maam ocasioo. And ron came out to his family this year, was afraid they wouldnt accept him but they did and embraced his boyfriend as well. He was 22. Christopher andrew leinonen. His mom says he established the the gay, Straight Alliance at his high school. And eric rivera, he was 36. Peter Gonzales Cruz worked at a ups store, memorized all of the regular customers names.
Bren, tell us about the mood and how big is the crowd . Well, there are several hundreds packed inside of the st. Lukes cathedral, and we are seeing a number of members from different faiths and leaderers from different faiths now going in there and other leaders having sashes of rainbows as they head into the service, and we have a program, and it includes hymns and prayer as well. And the mood, jim, well, i talk talked to some people who are headed into the church earlier, and one gentleman stuck out, and it was him and his husband who said this is the fourth vigil they have been to this week, and he said that he knows how close this can community has gotten. And he said that the second thing that he has taken away from this week is that before he and his partner would look around to the each other, to make sure that nobody was looking at them when they had some sort of display of affection, and now, jim, he said that i just dont care anymore. And that is the feeling here in orlando.
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