announcement that he will run for president again. that will likely happen today. that action 70% of americans say they do not think he should run. half of those say that his age is a major reason why they feel that way. take a look at the wall street journal today. this widely read piece. on biden s age, asking the country to elect him is a risky act that borders unselfish. it s impossible to know mr. biden s real physical and mental state because the white house goes to great lengths to hide it. his decline is clear to anyone that is not willfully blind writes the editorial page in that opinion piece in the wall street journal. here we always look at presidents then and now. it is a job that takes its toll. you take a look at these two general mow from the debate stage and then within the past year. watch. i will take care of this. ly end this. i will make sure we have a plan. auto yeah. clept martha: okay. there s a lot of moments like that. we didn t pick
fired from lebanon. israeli military announced new strikes on both gaza and lebanon days after israeli forces stormed one of islam s holiest sites decided i hear the warm it was very, very scary peacekeeping force in lebanon stressed that neither side wants another war. one week ago. we had members take it upon themselves to rush the well and stop the people s business point. did we encourage violence . and we will never quit? justice thomas s luxury trips with the gop mega donor republika, revealing decades perks the supreme court justice received from texas billionaire harlan crow struck us in this reporting was just the frequency of these trips and just the lavishness. revelations in this report has critics in congress calling to impose serious ethical rules on the highest court in the land. you say better regulation would not have prevented they would have would have. so what s better? very often. when it comes to regulations you have. this is the problem. they try to fix
this is cnn. the world s news network. we are continuing following breaking news on multiple fronts. let s start with a major escalation in the middle east right now. the israeli military military officials say dozens of rockets were fired from lebanon into israel today. what you re looking at is what they believe is some of those rockets being intercepted by the iron dome. this marks the largest attack coming from lebanon. since 2006 officials in israel say some of them as i mentioned were were intercepted, but unclear how many lebanon now says that israel is also responding with artillery fire. all of this comes amid tensions over israeli police operations at the alaska mosque in jerusalem. cnn sadhus gold is back with us from jerusalem. tell me very latest that s coming in. we know now that kate to people have been injured as a result of shrapnel from the rockets. that s according to israeli emergency services this coming after what israeli officials say were dozens of roc
republicans expel a democrat from the house legislature for protesting gun violence on the house floor right now to more democratic lawmakers are also staring down. expulsion votes, also breaking escalating violence in the middle east. israel striking gaza tonight after facing a barrage of rocket attacks, the israeli ambassador to the united states is standing by to join me this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we begin our coverage tonight in nashville, tennessee, where a democratic lower democratic lawmaker, a democratic lawmaker was just expelled from the state legislature after protesting gun violence on the house floor. cnn s ryan young has been on the scene all day. for us, ryan. there are two more democrats who are also in jeopardy of being ousted tonight. what is the latest in nashville? alex. people are exasperate
the hunter biden probe as an i r s agent trying to get whistleblower protection. claims he has information that contradicts the attorney general sworn testimony this as hunter biden s lawyers book a sit down with prosecutors, plus as the nation waits to hear if the u. s supreme court will keep a partial ban on a an abortion bill hill in place canada is now offering american women and girls access to the bill from north of the border. and an american kill as a vile, volatile situation in sudan gets even worse. the u. s. is now deploying troops nearby, ready to evacuate its embassy as other countries are going in to pull their citizens out. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our health lead any moment the u. s. supreme court could rule on the most critical abortion case since it overturned roe v. wade last year , the justices have until 11:59 p.m. eastern this evening to decide the future of the widely used abortion pill cristo. the bill is currently avai