continue their battle in gaza. officials vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found, with increasing indications that could mean idf forces expanding ground operations into southern gaza. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is growing across the f at al shifa hospital, one official says six doctors remain to care for the remaining 120 patients too vulnerable to move. the palestinian authority s ministry of health says only nine of gaza s 35 hospitals are still operating. fuel tankers and other aid entering gaza through the rafah border crossing today, the israeli war cabinet agreeing to allow two fuel trucks to enter daily. the u.n. says the limited supply is far from enough to meet gaza s urgent needs. let s go now to cnn s jeremy diamond, live for us at that hostage rally in tel aviv. it actually just ended, but, jeremy, what have people been telling you? reporter: well, tonight, fredricka, tens of thousands of sq israelis gathering here in tel aviv, as well as jerusalem, t
the strongest public comments yet from the u.s. secretary of state. the lead starts right now. a global outcry over civilian deaths in gaza. america s top diplomat secretary of state antony blinken said far too many palestinians have been killed and as we re learning about warnings from other american envoys in arab countries. and donald trump on the attack whether a judge indicates one criminal trial to begin before a key date on the 2024 calendar. also this just in, breaking news, as sources are telling cnn that the fbi has seized the phones of new york city mayor eric adams as an investigation heats up into possible illegal campaign contributions. welcome to the lead. i m kaitlan collins in for jake tapper today. we start with our world lead. a new video that shows the intense bombardment of gaza, carried out by israeli forces. cnn teams on the ground are hearing constant rocket fire as you could see here, flares are lighting up the night sky. this is happeni
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
good morning. i m phil mattingly with erica hill in new york. poppy is a off today. right now secretary of state antony blinken is back in a war zone in israel. diplomatic source telling cnn he is pushing for a pause in the fighting to allow mediation as civilian deaths and suffering mount in gaza. he spoke moments ago before his meeting with israel s president. we stand strongly for the proposition that israel has not only the right, but the obligation to defend itself and to do everything possible to make sure that this october 7th can never happen again. how israel does this matters, and it is very important that when it comes to the protection of civilians who are caught in a crossfire of hamas making, that everything be done to protect them and to bring assistance to those who so desperately need it. the israeli president in those comments also insisted israel has followed international law and that went through the numbers even in terms of the warnings that had bee
doesn t look like collusion. now the pieces are starting to fall into play that a lot of money changing hands. it looks like mueller has been circling the whole time bringing in various players and pieces of this investigation but never losing sight of the fact what he is really investigating is whether or not there was russian interference in the u.s. election and if there were people in the trump campaign who were involved. the players had relationships with the president. there are all sorts of allegations from the nra receiving russian money to russian oligarchs funneling money into campaigns using straw contributors. people who are american citizens to whom they funneled money.