a mosque was destroyed in a city called ayodhya. the situation evokes painful memories for muslims a 16th century mosque originally stood on the site. this was the mosque, as it appeared in 1990. but in 1992 it was illegally torn down, triggering religious violence across the country in which 2000 people were killed. and this is the hindu temple which now stands there today. the inauguration of the temple is seen by many as the unofficial start of prime minister modi s election campaign. millions of hindus are celebrating the temple opening, saying it s a long standing dream come true. many accuse mr modi of violating india s secular constitution by opening the temple. from ayodhya, our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. a grand opening for one of hinduism most revered deities. india s prime minister performing rituals for the consecration of an idol of lord ram. hundreds of people, holy men, actors, politicians attended the ceremony. but it wasn t just them
families of israeli hostages who are still being held in gaza have broken through security and stormed a finance meeting in the israeli parliament, the knesset. they were protesting that the finance committee was sitting, deliberating, while their children were still in captivity. shouting shame on you and demanding that committee members get up and act the families called for the government to do more, to secure the release of their loved ones. the protest highlights growing domestic dissent in israel, about the war with hamas that s now in its fourth month. it comes as palestinians in southern gaza say the israeli bombardment is the most intense they ve experienced since the war began. the gaza health ministry says that 190 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent mark lowen who is in jerusalem. he gave us a sense of the pressure benjamin netanyahu is coming under from hostage families. pretty significant p
good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart alongside my colleague ana cabrera. for a second hour of coverage, donald trump back on the attack after beating nikki haley in the new hampshire primary. haley insisting she will not drop out with her focus now fixed on her home state of south carolina. but first, the race heads to nevada. this is an unusual one. why trump and haley won t be competing there head to head. meanwhile, president biden easily wins new hampshire s democratic primary. we got exclusive new reporting that he could pick up a major new endorsement as soon as today. and today, former president donald trump is now one step closer to the republican nomination for the white house after winning the new hampshire primary. trump s victory marks the first time a nonincumbent republican swept both iowa and new hampshire since 1976. his opponent former u.n. ambassador nikki haley by 11 points. but minutes after the race was call
hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. families of israeli hostages who are still being held in gaza have broken through security and stormed a finance meeting in the israeli parliament, the knesset. they were protesting that the finance committee was sitting, deliberating while their children were still in captivity. shouting shame on you and demanding that committee members get up and act the families called for the government to do more, to secure the release of their loved ones. the protest highlights, growing domestic dissent in israel, about the war with hamas that s now in its fourth month. it comes as palestinians in southern gaza say, the israeli bombardment is the most intense they ve experienced, since the war began. the gaza health ministry says that one hundred and ninety palestinians have been killed in the past twenty four hours. earlier i spoke to our middle east
hours. here s wolf. happening now, breaking news. donald trump files a new brief urging the u.s. supreme court to reverse colorado s decision kicking him off the ballot. our legal experts are standing by with details on the filing and what it could mean for the truly historic oral arguments next month. also tonight nikki haley sharpens her attacks on her rivals just five days out from the new hampshire primary. haley going after donald trump for losing the white house and dragging down republicans while calling ron desantis invisible in the state. plus, the u.s. justice department releases a scathing report on the law enforcement response to the uvalde elementary school massacre. the attorney general merrick garland is speaking exclusively with cnn about fatal mistakes made by police. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the breaking news out of the u.s. supreme cou