and division over the war you rages on college campuses. also good news about the u.s. economy, but why so many don t believe it. elle reeve is in west monroe, louisiana, to understand. and a school shooter hears his ntence, an emotional day for the parents of four students he gunned down. the united states vetoed a u.n. security council resolution, calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, citing no mention in the resolution of the attack by hamas. 13 countries voted in favor. the uk abstained. in israel, that country s defense minister said he believes there are signs hamas is, in his words, beginning to break inside gaza. today, an israeli flag was raised in the middle of palestine square in the heart of gaza city in the north. alex marquardt has more on the scale and intensity of the battle. alex joins us now. what evidence, if any, is there to support what he said? reporter: well, anderson, no doubt israel has significantly degraded hamas capabilities. they ha
national attention. late last night the state s supreme court ruled to temporarily block kate cox s attempt to obtain an emergency abortion. cox says her unborn baby has a fatal genetic condition that results in the baby not living more than a few days outside the womb. that s according to the lawsuit she has filed against texas. cnn s camila bernal is following this story. how big of a setback is this for her? reporter: it s very significant, fred, and that s because kate cox is 20 weeks pregnant at the moment. she s just 31 years old. as you mentioned, her fetus has a fatal genetic condition, and she says the complications of this pregnancy have essentially put her life in danger, and she says not only is her health at risk here, but she also says that her future fertility is also at risk if she doesn t get an abortion. so that is why she sued the state of texas asking for her to be allowed to get a legal abortion in the state of texas. a judge in the state granted that a
it s sharp. and it is crippling. and that could be, where, for example i ve had it in my knees, my arm, anywhere there is a joint. now, larae runs and works out in the gym, things she always wanted to do, but never could do before. it s changed your life. yeah. you said it s given new life. it s given me life, yeah. experts argue the cost puts it out of reach for many families. these price tag is two point $2 million. but it s likely insurance will cover at least some of it. so, technically, it is one procedure, but the entire process is arduous, last several months, and the young woman the story said it was also painful. but en asked if she would recommend this treatment to others suffering from sickle cell, she said absolutely, yes. in jt few minutes, former has speaker kevin mccarthy did this week, and what he said. also, the current house speaker said what he said when he thought the cameras were turned off. here is a clue. moses. top of the hour, ve
through today and i m sure the end of the day an update. two follow-ups, sorry. of the 900 americans and family members left in gaza, any of them killed or wouned while waiting to get out? i don t have confirmed reports of that at this time. an so there are reports, you don t have confirmation? we don t have confirmation. and then on the question of these deliveries, early on, or earlier, i suppose, the goal was set to have at least 100 trucks coming in a day. obviously we are falling very, very far short of that number. the secretary earlier discussed the possibility of shalom opening or considering the opening of that crossing to deliver more aid. why isn t that a more viable route? we are continuing first, let me say, the question is not really about the number of gates open to get into israel. the question is about screening mechanisms and being able to screen the number of trucks. plenty of rafah to get trucks through to deliver humanitarian assistance. the q
coming up on cnn, the four-time indicted twice impeached one term president donald trump takes the stand as a defendant in the new york civil trial accusing him, his son s, and other trump organization executives of business fraud. and it s now been one month since the horrific hospitality on israel as war rages on. even official says the death toll in gaza from israeli airstrikes defies humanity. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with john vause. wherever you are around the world, thank you for joining us this hour. we begin with a historic day in a new york courtroom. for the first time in more than a century, a former u.s. president has taken the stand as a defendant and donald trump stayed true to form. during four hours of testimony insulting the court, insulting the judge, and insulting the prosecution. while repeating his favorite and in collect claim from the campaign trail calling is criminal charges part of a criminal witch hunt and election interferen