Free, visit otter. Ai. Ai or download the app im melanie zanona. On capitol hill, and this is cnn you are in the cnn newsroom. Hi everyone. Im jessica dean in new york. We have breaking news out of Northern Gaza tonight where israels prepared to reopen the erez Border Crossing. And to use its Port Of Ashdod to get humanitarian aid into gaza. Just hours before the israelhamas war reaches the sixth month mark. This is the un humanitarian aid chief calls the situation in gaza a quote, betrayal of humanity with 33,000 People Killed there. And many stars just this week, a deadly israeli strike killed seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen. Cnns Nic Robertson is in jerusalem for us tonight and it gunfire and explosion since were here today at the erez Border Crossing what does this tell us and what are you learning yeah, we went down to the Border Crossing today to see what the premise variations. Werther would be going on for the expected aid convoys to go through the Ere
plan to save them now that talks have broken down? plus a cold calculation israel defense forces say they are killing two civilians for every terrorist calling it a positive ratio. and the final four, gop reveals who made the debate stage tomorrow in alabama and who got left out. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt oig. it is 5:00 a.m. in washington, noon in gaza where israel has intensified their airstrikes in the south while expanding ground operations with battalions of tanks rolling across the region, that part of the region for the first time. u.n. officials are warning of an apocalyptic situation. nearly 1.9 million palestinians displaced, tens of thousands of them fleeing to the rafah crossing in the last two days. hamas run health ministry says that nearly 16,000 civilians have been killed since october 7. the idf says deaths of two civilians for every hamas mill tab militant is, quote, tremendously positive. and
right now on andrea mitchell reports, breaking news across capitol hill. a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling the presidents of elite universities on the carpet over their response to a spike in anti-semitism on college campuses. what is it about the way that you hire faculty and approve curriculum that s allowing your campuses to be infected by this intellectual and moral rot? leadership matters. you are leaders. in academia, at your institutions as well. new grave warnings from fbi director chris wray over domestic and foreign threats to the homeland, surging since the start of the israel/hamas war and a push to reauthorize a controversial surveillance tool. as the threats from foreign adversaries to our homeland continue to evolve, the agility and effectiveness of 702 will be essential to the fbi s ability really our mandate from the american people to keep them safe for years to come. also this hour, nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel live from
and upenn facing questions about the rise of anti-semitism on college campuses. also ahead, liz cheney sounding the alarm about donald trump s run for re-election. her warning and what it could mean for the 2024 race. and later oh! a massive house explosion rocks a virginia neighborhood. police were trying to serve a search warrant. so what happened? hello and thanks so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m canana cabrera reporting fr new york. we begin with a new warning that gaza faces an even more hellish scenario as israeli forces intensify their bombardment of southern gaza. it is a significant new phase now in israel s aerial and ground campaign against hamas. an idf statement just released moments ago claiming its forces are in the heart of khan younis and jabalia. according to u.n., 1.9 million people are now displaced inside gaza. that s 85% of the population. and nbc s david noriega is joining us from tel aviv, israel. and also with us, major joh
they sweep the buildings. tanks rolling through the streets. the military warning civilians in southern gaza to evacuate. but where can they go? and the major escalation in the red sea. a u.s. warship shooting down drones allegedly launched by iran-backed militants. could the u.s. get drawn deeper into the conflict? also tonight, protesters in philadelphia targeting and taunting a jewish restaurant owner. the white house condemning it as antisemitic. and growing security concerns days before the start of hanukkah. the deadly stabbing during the holiday shopping season at a macy s. what police are saying. the former u.s. ambassador charged with spying for cuba for more than 40 years. the secrets he s accused of stealing. and how he was caught. the storms pounding the pacific northwest. the major flood threat. al roker is here. the deadly shark attack involving an american tourist in the bahamas. and when their only supermarket was in danger of closing, the small