Sometimes great challenge is right under your nose i hanako montgomery in tokyo, and this is cnn you are in the cnn and newsroom. I m jessica dean in new york and we begin with breaking news from the middle east where the israeli defense forces say they have located, quote, a number of bodies during combat in the gaza strip, seen an international diplomatic editor, nic robertson is joining us now, live from jerusalem with the latest on this, nic reminding everyone details now very scant. But what are you learning yeah, i have to say as well, this is unusual for the idf to put out this sort of statement to say that they ve located bodies during a combat operation. They don t normally sort of comment on things as actually happening and unfolding and that s what they so as precisely happening at the moment. They re saying that they are working to extract an identify the bodies in this ongoing operation and that asking for people to refrain from speculation, which appears to perhaps indica
buendias. the defiant response from gop governors and how this could factor into the november midterms. plus, sticker shock. mortgage rates jumping to the highest level in a decade. what that means for buyers and what it says about the market. tropical storm fiona closes in. when conditions will start to deteriorate and the potential impacts to the island. plus, procrastinators take note. was this headline written for me? travel experts say this is the time to book holiday flights . good morning and welcome to your new day . it s saturday, september 17th. whitney, do you feel that? it s the weekend. it is the weekend. it s almost the end of summer. it is. we re grateful to have you here with us this morning. we re grateful you re making us part of your saturday. up first, a lot to get to. but we start with the political battle over immigration heating up. florida s governor doubling down on his plan to relocate migrants from the southern border. he arranged f
welcome to your new day . i m whitney wild. i m boris johnson. why officials are telling people to stop coming to the site. the white house is slamming the bussing of migrants to the democratic-led states as a cruel, political stunt. how they re planning to fight back even as gop governors vowed to continue sending migrants elsewhere. plus updated covid booster shots are rolling out across the country even as the world health organization says the end of the pandemic is in sight. we will be joined by a doctor with all you need to know heading into autumn. sad news for theater fans. broadway s longest-running show announcing the final curtain. it is a brisk autumn morning. saturday, september 17th. we are grateful to have you starting your weekend with us. welcome, whitney. thank you for having me, boris. plenty to get to this morning and no shortage of news. we begin with the battle over immigration and the migrants caught in the middle. florida governor ro
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday underscored his administration’s resolve to defend the country’s territory through diplomacy in a key speech but did not mention China, with which it has had an escalating series of conflicts in the disputed South China Sea.
it says domestic and international airfare over thanksgiving could cost 22% higher compared to 2019. it s even worse over christmas. a round-trip ticket on average is projected to cost you $463, 31% higher than three years ago back before the pandemic. one more stat here. over christmas, an international round trip will cost you $1300 on average. there are a few big tips to save, book your tickets ideally within the next few weeks, hopefully by october 10th according to hopper and book for times off peak and not flying on the saturday or sunday after thanksgiving and flying home on the tuesday or wednesday after could save you as much as $270. whitney? boris? pete, thank you so much. the next hour of new day starts right now. good morning.