Building. Al jazeera says the occupants were warned to evacuate about an hour before the airstrike was carried out. So youll see the building collapses into rubble just a few seconds later. The associated Press Statement saying this is an incredibly disturbing development. We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. Its the latest in a week of escalating conflict, according to palestinian officials, so far 139 people have been killed and at least 100 injured. Meanwhile, the Rocket Fire from gaza continues. The Israeli Military says at least eight civilians have been killed in the last week. Rick robertson joining us now israel. What are you learning about this latest strike . Reporter well, literally as you were speaking to me there, im watching Drone Intercepts just behind the camera in the sky. They just intercepted another two rockets. They enterintercepted six befor. Hamas said they would fire rockets at Tel Aviv tonight. Thats where they said the retaliation should be. Im listening to the thumps of those Iron Dome intercepts. The israeli Defense Forces say they targeted that building because there are military installations there belonging to hamss Military Intelligence that were in the building. What Associated Press are saying, what were doing here right now is just taking cover. The sirens are going off right now. Were going to take cover behind a berm. When we can hear the sirens i dont know if you can hear them, that means theres an attack, rockets possibly coming in this direction. But as we get some cover here, im going to read to you the Associated Press report. You can see we have some Shelter And Cover where were at right now. What the Associated Press say about that strike is this, on the building, they say we are shocked and horrified that the Israeli Military would target and destroy the Building Housing Aps Bureau and other News Organizations in gaza. They have long known the location of our bureau and knew journalists were there. We received a warning that the building would be hit. We are seeking information from the israeli government and are engaged with the u. S. State department to try to learn more. This is an incredibly disturbing development, the statement goes on. We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. A dozen journalists and freelancers were inside the building and thankfully, we were able to evacuate them in time. It concludes saying this, and im looking up there and i can see more intercepts, more rockets being fired, more intercepts happening. And the last line, i think, is perhaps the most significant from the Associated Press that says the world will know less about what is happening in gaza because of what happened today. Al jazeera has also released a statement. Hamas have said that they would respond by Firing Rockets towards Tel Aviv. Its not clear where the rockets are going right now, but while weve been standing here, im counting from the puffs in the sky four intercepts. You can see there was at least half a dozen previously before in another direction. So it seems that with one incident, as weve seen so many times, one incident begets another round of incidents. Earlier today rockets fired from gaza did get through, a couple of them got through the Iron Dome defensive shield. They landed around Tel Aviv where sirens are gone off. One missile landed on a street near shops and a 50yearold man was killed in that. So this evening, heading into this evening here, real concern, international concern about what happened to that Building Housing journalists. We know that Jan Psaki at the White House has said that the u. S. Government has been in contact with the israeli government to say and specify the importance that the united states places on journalists and Safety And Security for them, and of course for others. But the united states making their point about this as well, too israeli officials. And, nic, again, of Course Israel is saying that building had militants located there, but also reports are that it serves as an apartment building, residents live there, as well as the offices of those Media Outlets, Al Jazeera and the Associated Press. Give me an idea of where you are. We were able to see you pan away to see where the four intercepts have taken place recently, largely because of the Iron Dome. Give me an idea of where you are in correlation to this 140 square Mile Area that is gaza. Reporter yeah, one side of gaza is, of course, the sea. The other side immediately across from the sea gives way eastward into the rest of israel. Were in sort of the top Northeast Corner of that. I wont be precise about the location, of course. In the field behind me you can probably see some of the israeli artillery positions here. Theyve been quiet in the past 24 hours, but 48 hours ago they were part of the israeli Ground Forces that were launching artillery strikes, hundreds of rounds, according to israeli Defense Forces, into gaza from these positions right here. But i think the position that im in is a Sand Berm thats been put up for Safety And Security. The position that were in right now, relatively safe. But, of course, around here, around this area, around the periphery of gaza, are more israeli Defense Force positions. So were located a few miles away from gaza in the Northeast Corner, i would approximately say. Were going to take your word for it that you feel relatively safe in that Sand Berm area there. Nic robertson, well check back with you. Be safe there along the gaza border. And to underscore what nic was just saying, the White House has responded to this Breaking News. Cnns Jasmine Wright joining Fru Us from the White House. What more are you learning . Reporter we have the first official response from the White House today, white House Press Secretary Jan Psaki tweeted that we have confirmed directly excuse me, we have communicated directly to the israelis that ensuring the safety of journalists and independent media is of paramount responsibility. This is not an explicit condemnation of what happened, but this is the first time that we are hearing from an official on it. Cnn learned just a few hours ago that the White House would remain engaged this saturday, holding internal meetings on israel, and obviously Jan Psaki asaid on friday that the White House would remain engaged. They were working towards deescalation. That was the word she used. So now the question is, what happens next . We know that the White House right now is facing pressure from the left to do more on this issue. Yesterday in a New York Times oped, Senator Bernie sanders, he wrote that he said in a moment of crisis, the united states should be urging an immediate ceasefire, but he also said that with the new president , the united states now has the opportunity to develop a new approach to the world. So the question going forward is, what exactly does the White House continue to do . We know that the president has walked a fine line. He said that he didnt see that they had overreacted on thursday, and so the question is, is that line going to be going forward now, or do they become even more engaged than they are at this stage . Do they take a firm stance . What options do they look at at trying to deescalate the situation . Jasmine wright, keep us posted from the White House. Thank you so much. I want to bring in cnns Fareed Zakaria to discuss. Good to see you. This conflict is escalating by the day, international journalists now in the crossfire there, although they did receive forewarning that their building would be hit. So what does this say to you about where this conflict is right now . Well, its clear that the israeli government has decided to take all measures, to do what it thinks is necessary, more than anything else as far as i can tell, to make hamas feel like it is paying a price. I think that at this point it is really trying to destroy a lot of hamas infrastructure, but also punish hamas. Thats what the destruction of that entire building was surely about. The place where this is going that worries me the most, perhaps, is within israel, in the sense that you are now seeing, and you have seen over the last few weeks, increasing tensions and violence between Israeli Jews and israeli arabs, that is the arab citizens of israel. 20 of Israels Population is arab. Usually they would tend to be, perhaps, quiet in these moments, but not actively taking the side of palestinians and gaza. That is changing. So the situation is getting worse. It is spiraling out of control, both in places like gaza, but within israel itself. Then you just underscored it makes it more difficult for the u. S. Engagement. As we just heard the statement coming out of the White House, what might be the options that the White House is exploring on how and when, or even whether to get involved . I think President Biden in many ways has been trying to hold the Middle East at bay while he continues to try to make big pushes in domestic policy. This complicates that and its a good reminder when youre the President Of The United States and these crises take place, the world looks to you for leadership. Its not very clear what he can do. Despite what people think, the united states has limited influence with israel on matters like this. The israeli public will broadly be behind prime minister netanyahus push. The most important thing the biden administration could do would be to try to reengage with the peace process, reenergize it, get the lines of communication open, get the two parties negotiating. There are some problems in the world you cant solve, but actively trying to manage them lowers the temperature, it reminds both sides of your goodwill, it ensures there is some level of trust between them. Thats what you need. Thats probably the best you can hope for. Then theres the global view, and really looking at and dissecting the imbalance of arsenal involved here. Israels arsenal versus the palestinians arsenal. What side might the world be on if it has to make a choice when it comes down to this battle and this ongoing on and off battle . Theres no question when you look at it, its david versus goliath. Israel is the super power in the region and in the Middle East, by far, let alone against the palestinians, who dont really even have an army. And they resort to terrorism, the israelis, as i said, try to inflict Pain And Punishment on them. At The End of the day, israel is overwhelmingly the stronger party, and so the question really becomes, does israel at some point want to try to find a way to solve this problem politically. It has the resources militarily for essentially perpetuity. That doesnt solve the problem. They have millions of palestinians living on land they control who do not have political rights. And it feels to me, until the israelis really seriously try to figure out what the political solution to this is and perhaps go the extra mile because they are so powerful, this will just be a recurring feature of our lives and these pictures will not go away. All right, fareed, let me also talk to you about your special that is airing Tomorrow Night about the changing landscape, as all eyes are really on domestic u. S. Policy, u. S. Government, u. S. Party system, and specifically the republican party. Heres a preview. Let me give you some snapshots of the republican electorate today. Four more years in a Cnn Poll conducted after january 6th, 70 of republicans said they did not believe that Joe Biden won the election legitimately. Theres too much evidence of fraud. Fight for trump, fight for trump over 40 believe Bill Gates is planning to use the Covid19 Vaccine as a pretext to implant Micro Chips in peoples brains in order to track them. And roughly one in four republicans agree with a key tenet of the Qanon Conspiracy that a group of elites who run a Child Sex Ring are trying to control our media and politics. Joe biden is the biggest Pedestrian File Onpedefile On Te of the planet. Its fact. The republican Party Today has been infected by a series of crazy conspiracy theories. Why . Wow, it is a radical rebellion, what the program is all about. So what is the answer to the question of why and how did this happen . Theres two questions. What we found going back into the history was really fascinating. It really goes back to the 1964 convention when Barry Goldwater essentially kicks out or exercises the moderate wing of the republican party. Nelson rockefeller, probably the most liberal politician in america, was at that time a republican, as was Barry Goldwater. Goldwater wins that struggle and becomes what becomes the right Wing Base of the party. And what happens over the next 30, 40 years is that that base is constantly fed, energized, encouraged, and it keeps getting more extreme because it feels like it isnt winning. It feels like what goldwater promised was the repeal of the new deal, then the repeal of the great society, and none of that happened. So this group of republicans becomes more and more extreme, more and more believing that theres some kind of conspiracy at work that is betraying them, or else why is what they want not happening . And republican leaders never were honest with them and they fed these fires and furies, and whats now happened is that radical fringe has become the center of the republican party. I look forward to what i know is going to be an extraordinary view of not just a polarized nation, but certainly a polarized republican party. Fareed zakaria, thank you so much for your time. A radical rebellion is Tomorrow Night at 8 00 p. M. Right here on cnn. Coming up, Confusion And Criticism after federal health officials lift Mask Guidelines for vaccinated americans. Ill talk live with the governor of Rhode Island in a moment. Smooth driving pays off. Saving is easy when youre in good hands. Allstate. Click or call for a quote today. This is our block. Allstate. Our place. Our people. Watch the curb. 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Michigan is the latest state to drop its mask mandate. In all, more than a dozen states and the District Of Columbia are ending their mask requirements. Many for the first time since the Coronavirus Pandemic began. It comes after the cdc said it was okay for fully vaccinated people to ditch masks in most situations. But the easing of restrictions comes at a time when the u. S. Is still struggling to get people vaccinated. Just over 36 of americans are fully vaccinated. And less than 50 have only received one dose. Joining me right now is dr. Megan rainy, an Emergency Room Physician at brown university. So good to see you. So this announcement from the cdc this week came as a shock to so many. What do people need to know about the new guidance . So it was, indeed, a surprise. I think many of us expected to see this change in guidance in about a month once more americans were fully vaccinated. But it is what it is. Weve got the guidance now and here is the important stuff to know. Number one, if you are fully vaccinated, the science supports that you are incredibly unlikely to catch covid, to get hospitalized, or to die. So the good news is that if you are fully vaccinated, being out and about without a mask, particularly if youre around other vaccinated people, is safe. The tough part is, fred, for those unvaccinated people, the worry is that they, too, are going to take off their masks and put themselves at risk, as well as those who are immunocompromised or havent had the chance to get the vaccine yet. A lot is weighing on the honor system. Were really asking this nation to be honest about its vaccination status. Its not just states, in fact, that are lifting restrictions. Several businesses have also announced that they will be relaxing some of their restrictions and Mask Mandates. Here are some of them right here on the screen. But this puts a lot of the employees in a very difficult position, doesnt it . I mean, not just worried about their own health and welfare, but now employees of many of those organizations have to be thinking about whether people, the customers, are being honest about their status. Is this what the cdc intended . I dont think thats what the cdc intended and i would urge businesses to keep those Mask Mandates in place as long as possible in their businesses to protect their workers. Ill say its particularly an equity issue. We know that black and brown folks across the united states who are most often our Frontline Employees with publicfacing jobs are also those who have had the hardest time accessing the vaccines. For them, i would say they should keep wearing masks and i hope that at a minimum businesses allow people to keep choosing to mask indoors, even if they do decide to lift mandates. Only because, just underscoring your point that youre not really sure who has or has not been vaccinated. It really is no indictment against the effectiveness of the vaccine. So the flip side to that is, you know, the faa and the tsa are still requiring masks for public Transportation And Air travel. Do you agree with that . I absolutely do, and what i think is really important to understand is that these vaccines are amazing, incredibly effective, but if you are in a close space with someone who has covid for a long period of time, even if youre vaccinated, there is a tiny risk. And on travel, youre in close spaces with other people for a long period of time, particularly around international travel, it makes sense to mandate masks there. And Health Care facilities, were going to continue to mandate masks for all people regardless of whether theyre vaccinated or not because theres a higher chance Theres Someone with covid in a Health Care facility. I hope as the Vaccine Rates go up, things will continue to change. In your view does this give greater license to people to ask one another if theyve been vaccinated just for their own personal safety, or do you believe its now making that conversation even more complicated . I think this conversation was complicated to begin with, whether it was around masks or vaccines. This is going back to that quintessential american individualism, each person is out for themselves. I personally do ask people whether theyre vaccinated or not, while also understanding that they dont have to tell me. I dont ask my employees because that wouldnt be legal. And i will continue to wear a mask indoors, fred, until our Vaccine Rates get a little higher and our case rates get a little lower, when im in a public space. Im with you. Dr. Megan ranney, thank you so much. Be well. The state of Rhode Island will adopt the new Cdc Mask Guidance starting tuesday. Rhode Island Governor Dan mckey joining me to discuss right now. So good to see you. Thank you for the invite and welcome to Rhode Island. Thank you so much. Glad to be there in this manner. One day ill really physically get up there. For now, talk to me about your Comfort Level on people changing their habits and their approaches to masks, no masks, being vaccinated, et cetera, starting tuesday in your state. Why did you make this decision . Yeah, let me just say to the people of Rhode Island, thanks for your cooperation in getting vaccinated. We have been following the science in terms of what we can do and what we shouldnt be doing, and every decision thats been made and every announcement that ive made has been really factored on the safety. So Rhode Island is in a very good position right now because of its Vaccination Rates. I think were approaching almost 90 of the people who are 65 and older in the state of Rhode Island who have had at least one shot. Were approaching almost a half A Million people that have been fully vaccinated. So its put Rhode Island in a good spot. We need to open up our businesses and get people back to work and we need to do it safely. And were able to do that at this point in time. I was pleased that cdc came out with that. I mean, every state can make their own decisions what they do. Rhode island is in a good spot to be following the guidance and i was really happy to see the president make that announcement that its time to get back to work. And people who are vaccinated can enjoy the freedom of not wearing a mask inside. And those who are not vaccinated, were not giving people in the state of Rhode Island a pass in terms of not becoming vaccinated, because its safe, it saves lives, and right now everybody should be getting vaccinated in our state and around the country. So you are proceeding a little ahead of schedule, because it was already your plan to lift capacity limits on businesses come may 18th, right in time for the memorial day holiday. Are you at all concerned, worried, or do you have a lot of confidence in Rhode Islanders that theyre going to honor what the cdc recommends when theyre making a distinction of those who have been vaccinated can carry out this way without masks versus those who have not been vaccinated . I do, and, you know, weve got our one millionth shot last week. We have about 1 Million people in the state of Rhode Island. What has given us this position is our Vaccination Rates and the fact that we built up the capacity, for instance, which i asked to be done by municipal leaders and National Guard and our Health Department to do 160,000 shots in any given week. That has allowed us to get additional vaccine over and above our allocation over the last few weeks of over 120,000 shots. So weve been able to get that into peoples arms at a rate that put us in this spot that we can reopen and, yes, we were planning on reopening in the memorial day weekend, but because of this announcement that was made by the President And Cdc this week, we were able to accelerate that. So well be 100 open in the state on friday, the 21st. Is there a feeling of relief or added anxiety that you and other Rhode Islanders are feeling . What has it been like the past, i guess, 24 hours, maybe 48 hours of letting this sink in . I was out yesterday late in the afternoon and people were coming by in their boats and they were giving a thumbs up and saying its great that were able to reopen. So i think that is really going across the whole state, the whole ocean state. We are positioning some of the things were concerned about, but were facing them. Were going to increase our population in the state because of vacationers in Rhode Island. Weve announced were going to vaccinate people from out of state and set up walkup clinics in communities that will have their population spiked by almost 100 over the July 4th timeframe. So we know weve got a great deal of work to do. Its the Pick And Shovel work im talking about. Right now we are calling about 14,000 seniors that are over 75 that we know have not been vaccinated, and were doing house calls. So were going to do everything we can and continue this fullcourt press we have to vaccinate all eligible people in the state of Rhode Island, including our 12 to 15s. After this interview im headed to a High School that is doing vaccinations on High School juniors and seniors so they can go to their proms and attend graduations. Thats excellent and im sure the seniors are going to enjoy those house calls. Lets talk about work a little bit. Rhode island is bringing back a Job Search Requirement for people on Unemployment And State lawmakers have just passed legislation that will allow people to work more hours while remaining eligible to collect some unemployment benefits. You called for this legislation as an incentive to get people back to work. Do you believe this will work as intended . Its time to get back to work and in Rhode Island thats the reason why were doing what were doing. One is, it doesnt make sense to me to just shut off the benefit. We have about 68,000 people in the state of Rhode Island on unemployment. Theyre receiving about 300 a week. Thats almost 21 Million of income thats coming into our families during any given week, almost 100 Million a month. Those dollars are being spent in our communities, so i dont think that we want to get off of that until the federal government decides that that benefit goes away. So weve put in legislation to allow people to work longer hours, earn more money, and still maintain the 300 benefit. And i think that thats going to be very helpful, because im going to small businesses, ive been a small business advocate, and this week i went to a Coffee Shop and they had a sign on the door, sorry for the Inconvenience But Weve got to close because we dont have enough workers. It is time to get back to work. We are making sure that people are looking for work now as of, i think its may 23rd. And then we are going to encourage employers to do what they did last summer. Last summer was a program that allowed people to have employers to have people work less hours and still stay on the 600 benefit. This is just the reverse. That Work Share Program in reverse. We want to make sure were working on behalf of the employees at this point in time, allowing them to get back to work in a way that they still can benefit from the federal benefit. It sounds like youre offering what would be considered a real handup and not a handout. Governor dan mckee, thank you so much, appreciate that. Coming up, panic at the pump. A major pipeline is back up and running after a cyberattack, but when will Gas Stations return to normal . Rilled holes. They release Medicine Fast for fast pain relief. Tylenol rapid release gels. We made Usaa Insurance for members like martin. An Air Force Veteran made of doing whats right, not whats easy. So when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. Thats how you do it right. Usaa insurance is made just the way martins family needs it with hasslefree claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. Because doing right by our members, thats whats right. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Usaa you need a financial plan that can help grow and protect your money. An annuity can help cover Essential Expenses in retirement. 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The Colonial Pipeline did say today they are at normal operations, but think of the facts that the fuel flows through this pipeline at about 5 miles per hour, and, of course, we have issues on the road, lots of states have lifted Weight Restrictions for these trucks to bring this fuel to the pump. It could take some time for people to see some normalcy here. The pumps behind us have yellow bags on top of them. This is the case for about half of the Gas Stations across South Carolina right now, though in the city of charleston where we are, its a little bit better than that. Lets show you a map of what Gas Buddy saying is the situation right now. Keep in mind these are crowdsourced numbers, so drivers are selfreporting what theyre seeing at these Gas Stations. You mentioned 81 of Gas Stations out in dc, fewer than half out in South Carolina, fewer than half in georgia, about a quarter out in florida. Weve seen these numbers marginally improve overnight and were seeing that happening in real time here in charleston, too. There were Gas Stations near us that were out Last Night, but got supplies overnight. So this morning is even looking better than just a few hours ago. Here is the expert talking about these Gas Buddy stats, and how people just really have to be patient because it takes some time to see gas flowing to all the stations. Well, at least for now, you know, prices are actually coming down. If you dont need gas, dont get it. Number one, youll be helping stations reply faster, number two, youll be saving a little bit because prices will start coming back down in the next five to seven days. Frankly, just the faster americans can give those Stations Room to resupply, the faster this resolves itself. Reporter so the officials are really telling people, do not panic buy, do not hoard gas. That just prolongs the situation. 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