Blitzer in the situation room. I will see you tomorrow. Happening now, Breaking News. The United States just shared new details on its assessment that israel was not responsible for the deadly Hospital Explosion in gaza. U. S. Officials to intelligence indicating a failed palestinian Rocket Launch caused the blast but across the middle east right now, angry protester and some government leaders still insist government is to blame. Ratcheting wartime tensions even higher. This as President Biden is heading home from israel right now after showing support for Prime Minister netanyahu and the war against hamas. The white house Just Announced the president will discuss the u. S. War response during an address to the nation tomorrow night. Back in washington, u. S. House remains paralyzed at this critical moment after jim jordan lost a second vote to become speaker of the house. Jordan says the third vote is tomorrow. Even as he faces growing opposition within his own party. Welcome to our
Who hasnt been elected speaker. Its unbelievable to see those vote totals when Hakeem Jeffries is the leader on the board. Shocking. And its side of the time, lawrence. Well see what the board says tomorrow. Thanks, alex. Have a good show. Thank you. Air force one was wheels up at Andrews Air Force base at 5 52 pm. President biden is now four hours into the ten hour flight to israel, where Air Force One is expected to land about about 11 am local time in israel. A little over an hour into the flight, at 709 pm, the white house issued this statement from President Biden on Air Force One. I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the al ahili Arab Hospital in gaza. And the terrible loss of life that resulted. And immediately upon hearing this news, i okwith King Abdullah of jordan, and Prime Minister netanyahu of israel, and have directed by National Security team to continue gathering information about what exactly happened. The United States stands on equivocally for the pr
Israelhamas war. New this, our President Biden, on his way to israel. You plans to meet with israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. A critically important meeting, at a critically important time. Also new today, The State Department had issued a level for Travel Advisory for lebanon. Saying, americans should avoid traveling to the country, setting the unpredictable Security Situation created by rocket, missile, and Security Exchanges between israel, and hezbollah. We have new numbers for you at this hour. We have confirmation from u. S. Officials, 31 americans have been killed in the attack. 13, unaccounted for. Present biden, expecting to meet with some of those families. It will be some of the families who have lost loved ones in israel, send some of the families who have, who still dont know the fate of their loved ones. In fact, some of the Family Members we expect will be Family Members of hostages that we know hamas has taken. Moving between biden, and palestinian leader, ma
Attacks. Wolf . Brian, thanks very much for that report. And to our viewers thanks very much for watching. Erin Burnett Outfront live erin Burnett Outfront live from israel starts right now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com outfront next, Breaking News. New Video Tonight showing a rocket fired from gaza, Exploding High Above gaza city. The video was taken just before the explosion was seen at the hospital. And it comes as the United States has new intelligence assessments on that blast. Plus tonight, a chilling phone call. Im going to talk to the parents of two children who were taken from the Music Festival here. The daughter called her father frantically screaming as they were under attack. And youll hear her harrowing call. We have a Special Report of A Sprawling Underground Tunnel System in gaza. The idf calls it the gaza metro packed with explosives, some tunnels possibly 40 feet deep inside the ground. Lets go outfront. And good evening. Welcome to a very special edition of outf
Summit injordan with arab leaders has been cancelled. We can bring you live pictures of gaza, where it is just after seven in the morning with more on tuesdays Hospital Explosion, heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast. The missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts. You can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed al ahli hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. That statement will not be believe