coverage continues with wolf blitzer. happening now, new explosions over gaza as the israeli military vows it will advance anywhere hamas has found, sending new signals a wider offensive in the south may be imminent. ton tonight, a judge s ruling on whether to bar donald trump from the ballot in california. trump owe pponents hoping it ge him disqualified. mike johnson is promising to release nearly all of the january 6 video security footage at the u.s. capitol. will it accomplish his goal of pleasing right wing lawmakers? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. we begin near the israeli/gaza border with a new round of explosions in israel s war against hamas. nic robertson is joining us live, not far from gaza. tell us what you have been seeing and hearing at your location. reporter: i m just looking over my shoulder at the moment. we were watching tracer fire along the horizon. noth
right now on early start, trust but verify. where things now stand between the world s two largest super boy powers. plus what biden said about hostage negotiations and potential deal to come. overnight top house democrats were evacuated from dnc headquarters as police clash with protestors calling for a ceasefire. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m casey hunt. it it is thursday, november 16. president biden and xi jinping putting their tensions aside to agree on a series of issues after talking for the first time in a year. the two leaders spent four hours together at a secluded california location with relations between the two biggest economies near a low point. biden and xi agreed to take steps to curb fentanyl production and restore military communications and work together on art fificial intelligence. and to pick until phone and call in times of crisis. but biden said there was no agreement after raising the issue of detained
andy, thank you. i ll see you later. thank you all for joining us. i m kasie hunt. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. we re so glad you re with us. a lot to get to on this tuesday, november 14th. president biden s foreign policy set to face yet another major test as he departs today for a high-stakes meeting with chinese president xi jinping. they will be meeting on the sidelines of major economic summit with other global leaders. we re learning of a u.s. fentanyl deal. the president is now urging that those facilities, quote, must be protected. and biden s government is now just three days away from a potential shutdown. a vote to avert it set for today. but the measure includes no funding for either of the two wars his administration is supporting. public pressure for biden to maintain his support for israel will be on full, literal display today. a huge rally at the national mall planned with tens of thousands expected to attend. meanwhi
no water, no food no extrem supplemental oxygen. they are taking measures to keep vulnerable patients alive, including wrapping premature babies in foil. what israel is saying. back on the witness stand, donald trump jr. facing questions in the civil fraud case against the family business, but this time, they re coming from his lawyer. how the defense is kicking off their case. plus, the makers of the popular weight loss drug wegovy say they ve discovered a brand new benefit and it could be another life saver. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here on cnn news central. we begin in the middle east. doctors at gaza s largest hospital describing conditions today as catastrophic. all essential units and shifa hospital have collapsed, food, medicine and fuel are all in dwindling supply even as thousands of gazan civilians seek shelter there. doctors say they are taking measures to keep newborns alive. power outages have forced them t
election offices are targeted with suspicious letters. more than a dozen have been sent across the country. one confirmed to be laced with fentanyl. the latest on the federal investigation and whether officials believe these letters are connected just ahead. also, wherever you go, it seems that screen is flipped around, and you re faced with pressing math questions. has tipping gone too far? new polling ahead. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. israel s war on hamas intensifying on the streets of gaza. before we show you some new footage, we want to warn you some of these images are disturbing. this new video shows people trapped under rubble. buildings collapsed by israeli barrages on thursday, victims being pulled out of the rubble in a desperate search for survivors. today gunfire sent palestinian civilians near one hospital in northern gaza scrambling for safety. it comes amid reports that isr