. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, more explosions in gaza overnight as hospitals there say the situation is dire for patients, staff, and citizens. and -- >> disperse, you will be placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct. >> pro-palestinian demonstrations shut down new york's grand central station with more protests around the world expected today. and later, could the rock really be the next u.s. president? why some believe it's not such a crazy idea. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin in the middle east, and a warning from the al kudz hospital, saying it's very close to running out of fuel to power its generators, in a statement earlier the pal stain red crescent said 500 patients are at risk of losing vital medical care, and people in the icu, and infants in incubators will likely die. the group doctors without borders says it's lost contact with its staff at dpogaza's lart hospital. israel denies hitting al shifa hospital, that it was -- outside the hospital. other hospitals and care facilities have also been caught in the fighting, including this strike near the indonesian hospital in northern gaza, all remaining health facilities are said to be critically low on supplies, especially fuel. the u.n. says the number of displaced palestinians within gaza is now close to 1.6 million as pressure mounts on israel to implement a cease-fire. cnn's oren liebermann reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: in waves of humanity palestinians fled, tens of thousands made their way along a street in gaza, a six-hour humanitarian corridor offered a brief window to escape as the military urges palestinians to move south. according to the ministry of health in the west bank which draws figures -- more than 11,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza since october 7th. on wednesday the u.s. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs told the house committee the overall casualties may be higher. >> it could be that they're even higher than being cited. we'll know only after the guns fall silent. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken had the harshest criticisms yet. >> more much more needs to be done to protect civilens. far too many palestinians have been killed, far too many have suffered these past weeks. >> reporter: on friday the israel defense forces moved deeper into gaza city, targegetg hamas leadership in their center of power. the idf says it has struck more than 15,000 terror targets in gaza and seized about 6,000 weapons. >> near the heart of gaza city our troops are deployed and are preparing to launch additional attacks against hamas infrastructure again, not against the civilian population. they aren't the enemy but hamas is. >> gaza's medical system edging toward collapse faced another danger as israel carried out strikes near hospitals in the northern part of the strip. the israeli military d do tanks visible in the streets outside. the staunch u.s. support for israel has come with a cost. a state department cable obtained by cnn warns that u.s. support for israel is being seen in arab countries as material and moral culpability in what they consider to be possible war crimes. despite growing international call for a cease-fire prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel will continue until hamas is defeated and cannot return. the fight, not only on one front, in tel aviv a barrage of rocket fire triggered red alerts and interceptions. on israel's northern border, the idf says it struck hezbollah targets after an anti-tank missile injured three israeli soldiers at a military post and for the first time israel used an advanced long range system to intercept a coming attack over the red sea. conflicting accounts of damage to the al shifa hospital, one of the largest if not one of the larnlest in the gaza strip. the world health organization says the hospital was damaged by bombardment blaming israel. the idf denies involvement, saying they didn't carry out a strike there and according to their information they say it was a failed rocket launch that damaged the hospital. social media video showed people suffering from injuries lying in and around the hospital area. this very lemreminiscent of wha happened three weeks ago, conflicting accounts of damage to a hospital that the u.s. and others saying it was a failed rocket launch that caused tremendous damage there. the israeli defense forces say they will keep operating in gaza as the operation deepens. iran's president is speaking out against israel as he's at the joint arab islamic summit. the situation in gaza is the most important issue in the islamic world and requires decisive action, both the arab league and the islamic cooperation will take part in the emergency talks, reiterating demands to stop israel's bombardment. we'll start with the massive diplomatic effort from the arab and islamic world to come up with solutions, what's the latest? >> yeah, kim, this is going to be a large meeting, the saudi arabian government made decisions with the arab league -- to join together the extraordinary meetings that were supposed to take place and make them into one. i think we will be able to sea a unified message from the arab and islamic world call for a cease-fire, a rejection based on comments we've seen from the arab league of these humanitarian pauses as some kind of substitution for a cease-fire. that will be significant, this diplomatic push but also, i think, very significant that we're seeing iran's president taking part in this summit, not only because of the optics of this, that we're seeing with saudi arabia, a new development in the relationship, but also because of course iran wields significant power in this region in this conflict being the primarier backer of hamas, hezbollah, and yemen. part of this will be an effort to prevent a widening war, i think certainly on the iranian side they're putting a lot of store on this, where he's saying he wants to see words, not actions, he also said last week that if the meeting in riyadh is not effective he said i seriously consider the possibility of the spread of this conflict. so he is looking for something concrete to come out of this, and certainly this is something that the u.s. will be watching extremely closely because we know certainly from diplomatic cables that cnn has seen that anger is rising in the arab world towards the u.s. for its backing of israel, and certainly we've also seen targeted attacks on u.s. troops in the region. so a lot riding on this, kim. >> a lot riding on this, as we're seeing the situation in gaza, particularly the situation around its hospitals is growing even more dire. >> yeah, this is now sort of escalating into a calamity for these hospitals, which were under immense pressure anyway, you know, we've heard for weeks now from aid agencies that they are at risf fuel, of supplies, quite a large number, more than half according to the latest data from the palestinian health ministry they already closed down operations. this was already a breaking point, and hospitals in the north, being surrounded, that disputed strike in the region of al shifa hospital in gaza city as well. it's likely the number of hospitals that have closed down will go up. the palestinian red cross is warning that the al qutz hospital is within three hours of running out of fuel, then those on icu would lose their lives. this is going to ramp up against israel, laser focused on protecting hamas -- but it will see opposition rising, we're expecting protests in various european countries, also here in the uk, pro-palestinian protests today. >> yeah, we'll be watching for that, clare sebastian in london, thanks so much. meanwhile, we're hearing word that diplomats are trying to hammer out an agreement that would lead to a large number of hostages being freed from gaza. cnn's mj lee is at the white house with details. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official tells cnn that the parties involved in the ongoing negotiations to try to secure the release of the hostages being held by hamas in gaza are working towards a deal that would entail a days long sustained pause in fighting, in exchange for a large group of hostages being freed. i'm told that if a deal were to be struck, the hostages would leave gaza over the course of multiple days in stages with the first priority being given to the most vulnerable populations, including, of course, children and women, but in a sign of how delicate and how challenging these negotiations are, this senior u.s. official saying that a deal has been close before but there's no certainty at all. i'm also told that many, many details still would need to be worked out and that even in the best-case scenario, that deal would still be at least days away. israel, of course, has been unrelenting in its gaza offensive, and israeli officials have made clear in recent days that they believe an aggressive offensive is the key to getting these hostages out of gaza. mj lee, cnn, the white house. in new york city several people were arrested during what was a largely peaceful demonstration in support of palestinians. police didn't provide details on the number of people arrested or what the charges were, a cnn producer estimates more than a thousand people took part in the march, which began on friday afternoon. and as the march progressed into the evening grand central terminal was temporarily closed as protesters crowded the streets outside the famous train station. cnn spoke to some of the people taking part in the rally in new york, and one protester says he feels there's a major disparity in how israeli deaths are treated as opposed to the deaths of palestinians, listen to this. >> right now -- right now we see a double standard going on between the palestinians and the israelis which, what happened on october 7th was terrible, but it doesn't justify killing 10,000 plus palestinians, which the majority of them are children. and that's what we're here for is we're equal rights, equal standards, and equal justice for everybody. >> as protesters in london prepare to march in support of palestinians today, the british prime minister says police have assured him that coinciding events to mark armistice day won't be disrupted. >> cease-fire now. >> you're looking at protests over the situation in gaza on the west bank held earlier in the week. rishi sunak wanted to ban a similar demonstration on saturday in case protesters vandalized historic war memorials, armistice day is -- a pro-palestinian rally will now go ahead and 2,000 officers, sunak says he's been promised all remembrance services planned for this weekend will be safeguarded. >> the remembrance events will not be disturbed. whatever protest events go on we will do our utmost to protect those because they are so critical. people shouldn't be in fear they're going ton compromised. the second thing about protests, though, there will be a protest this weekend, parliament is very clear about that, the law provides no mechanism to ban a gathering, a static protest, a rally, anything like that, there's no mechanism whatsoever to ban such a thing. if the organizers want that, then it will happen. >> a number of protests in uk train stations have been banned, the prime minister says they've been designed to, quote, disrupt and intimidate. north korea is slamming the u.s. secretary of state after he reiterated concerns over north korea's ties with russia. both the u.s. and south korea have accused pyongyang of giving weapons to russia for its war against ukraine. in seoul on thursday antony blinken called on china to do more to constrain north korea. north korean officials say british remarks are escalating military tensions in the region adding the u.s. should be accustomed to a new reality of relations between north korea and russia. president biden will get a chance to press xi jinping on north korea and other issues when he meets the chinese president in california wednesday. both leaders will be in san francisco for the asia pacific economic cooperation summit, and it will be their first face-to-face meeting this year. >> reporter: nothing fundamentally has changed between u.s. and charina. one being climate, the other being enhanced communication efforts between the two country's militaries, which could help diffuse tensions and prevent conflict. this will be president xi jinping's visit to the u.s. since 2017, u.s.-china relations have been in a free fall, compounded by the pandemic, china's cozy relationship with russia amid its war in ukraine. the south china sea, mounting pressure over taiwan, not to mention concerns over u.s. national security. the suspected chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this year, that only made things worse. this is really a test to see if these two leaders can stop the downward spiral. china needs this too. its economy is suffering. they've got a housing market that's in crisis, youth unemployment at record highs, so much so they've stopped releasing official figures. and for the first time in 25 years a deficit in foreign direct investment. international companies now uneasy about putting money into china. so these are major concerns for an authoritarian leader whose communist party's -- financial opportunity in exchange for social stability. the fact that xi jinping is traveling to u.s. soil, that's also really significant, and this has taken months to pull off. while the summit is slated to happen on the sidelines of apec in san francisco next week, there have been multiple sub-national visits and meetings to make this happen. biden's cabinet secretaries from state, treasury and commerce have all traveled to beijing in recent months. china's foreign minister v visiting d.c. last month. so there is no way that this is going to settle all the issues between the u.s. and china, but this is happening at a time when the world is in desperate need of stability, particularly between the two global superpowers. david culver, cnn, los angeles. all right, much more to come here on cnn newsroom. we'll tell you what the campaign fund raising investigation that prompted the fbi to seize the electronic devices belonging to the mayor of new york city. plus, the new house speaker and other republican leaders are working this weekend on a plan to avoid a government shutdown next week. we'll have details in a report from washihington afteter the b. stay w with us.. electronic devices belonging to new york city mayor adams have been seize bd i the fbi, he hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing but two phones sp and an ipad were taken into an investigation conspired with a local company to put foreign money into campaign coffers. >> reporter: it is certainly a significant escalation of the investigation into whether the mayor's 2021 campaign conspired with foreign nationals to help funnel donations into campaign coffers. as you know foreign nationals are not allowed to make political contributions here in the united states, and last week we learned that the mayor's chief fundraiser was raided by the fbi. she has not been accused of any wrongdoing but almost a week later we have learned that fbi agents approached mayor eric adams on a new york city stroet a -- street and presented him be a warrant to seize electronic devices. the mayor out delivering a speech at a public engagement on monday evening. sources tell me the fbi agents approached him in public, they asked his nypd detail to step aside, and then they got into the mayor's city-issued vehicle and presented him with this warrant. the mayor then turned over his devices, two cell phones and an ipad and then he went home later that evening, and collected more electronic devices, two old phones, and turned them over to the federal authorities. now, we should make it clear that the mayor has also not been accused of any wrongdoing, and here's what he had to say in a statement, he said as a former member of law enforcement i expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation. and i will continue to do exactly that. i have nothing to hide. now, following the raid of the mayor's top fundraiser last week, the campaign conducted a review of records to determine if there had been any sort of wrongdoing. they apparently came up with some information showing that there was wrongdoing by one person, that's according to my sources close to the mayor. what is less clear is whether or not that wrongdoing amounts to criminal activity. that will be determined by the investigation, but this is certainly getting closer and closer to mayor eric adams. >> and an attorney for adams also released a statement which read in part, quote, the mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation. the new speaker of the house of representatives is expected to release his plan to avert a looming government shutdown later today but a source tells cnn a timeline for a potential floor vote next week is fluid. mel melanie zinon ra with this report. >> reporter: there's no clear idea how the republicans plan to avoid a government shut down. releasing a bill on saturday with the hopes of a floor vote on tuesday and a house republican conference call at 11:00 a.m. on saturday to brief members on whatever that plan is and to try to rally the divided republican conference around it. so far johnson has been really keeping his cards close to the vest as we weighs what is going to be a very consequential decision for the new speaker, his conference so far is split over which direction they should take. in the one corner there's moderates and appropriators who want a clean straightforward stopgap spending bill and on the other corner there are more conservative hardliners pursuing this much more complicated idea that would extend funding for government agencies for various lengths of time, essentially teeing up multiple fiscal clips, that option would be dead on arrival in the senate and would risk a government shutdown which johnson said he does not want on his watch but at the same time he does not want to infuriate his right flank, especially so early on in his tenure. it's a very similar dynamic that his predecessor, former speaker kevin mccarthy was facing, although we are hearing that conservative hardliners are willing to give johnson a longer leash to govern. no doubt this is a big moment for the new speaker and one that's going to tell us a lot about how he plans to govern. melanie zanona, capitol hill. to commemorate veterans day the president and the first lady are welcoming members of the veteran community at the white house today. joe and jill biden will lay a wreath at today's events that honor the 18 million 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the game with verizon or t-mobile 5g home internet. catch it on the xfinity 10g network. welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. the israeli military is denying it was behind the strike that hit gaza's largest hospital on friday. the idf claims the explosion at al shifa hospital was caused by a misfired projectile launched inside gaza targeting nearby idf troops. the world health organization put out a statement saying it was quote extremely disturbed by the attack. other gaza hospitals and care facilities have also been caught in the fighting, including this strike near the indonesian hospital in northern gaza, all remaining health facilities are set to be critically low on supplies, especially fuel. the u.n. estimates about 30,000 people fled northern gaza on friday during a four-hour safe passage, allowing movement to the south strip. now as pressure mounts in the u.s. and abroad the biden administration appears to be making a subtle but notable shift in its stance towards the israeli government's war plans, and human rights advocates are raising concerns over whether israel may be breaking international laws with its continued bombardment of gaza. cnn's jeremy diamond reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: the lifeless body in mohammed's arms is his child, killed in an israeli air strike on the refugee camp. but it takes three more small bodies to tell the story of this man's loss. four of his five children were among the 47 people killed in that same strike. a spokesman for the israeli military would only say it struck military targets embedded in the residential neighborhood. this is a lie, a photo journalist tells me, the israeli army targets the safe civilians in their house, targets children, women, evacuees, where where the resistance fighters they are targeting. at least 11,000 palestinians have been killed in 34 days of war in gaza, more than 4,500 are children, by definition civilians. all together, women, children, and the elderly account for nearly three quarters of the dead according to the hamas-run palestinian ministry of health. the staggering death toll catapulting international outcry and tepid american pressure to new levels. >> far too many palestinians have been killed, far too many have suffered these past weeks. >> reporter: israel says it abides by international law and aims to minimize civilian casualties pointing to warnings to civilians to flee south. >> i can tell you one thing, we're going out of our way to prevent civilian casualties. >> reporter: israeli officials instead blame hamas for using civilians human shields. >> the more it's placed on israel the more you've got to see this repeated again and again and again. >> reporter: international law experts agree that hamas is committing war crimes. >> it is unlawful in the laws of war to put civilians into harm's way. but even if hamas are doing that, that does not remove israel's obligations at all times to minimize the impact on civilians. >> reporter: human rights watch hasn't formally accused israel of war crimes in any individual strike but they are raising serious concerns. >> the totality of civilian loss, including civilian destruction, raises a lot of very serious concerns about what israel has done, whether the laws of war have been respected, and if they've been deliberate oreckless attacks that violate the laws of war, that that amounts to war crimes. >> the question of like whether -- the israeli human rights group is more blunt. >> israel has committed war crimes. israel has failed to provide us with proof in previous time, in previous rounds of war in gaza, that the military advantage, that it's going to get by striking those residential homes is going to outweigh the collateral damage. >> reporter: the israeli military declined to make one of its commanders or lawyers available to answer these questions on camera. a senior idf official insisted its strikes are proportionate. those include strikes on jabalia, which leveled entire buildings and killed at least 100 people in back-to-back strikes, according to doctors at the nearest hospital. the target, a senior hamas commander, multiple hamas militants and an underground command center according to the idf. >> but you know that there are a lot of refugees, a lot of innocent civilians, men, women and children. >> this is the tragedy of war, wolf, as you know we've been seeing for days. >> reporter: six days after his children were killed mohammed is back at work but he won't ever feel the tug of his son before he walks out the door. baba, stay at home so we see you he was told the day of the air strike, please stay, baba, don't go. jeremy diamond, cnn, tel aviv. >> if you'd like information how to help with humanitarian relief efforts for gaza and israel, please go to cnn.com/impact and find a list of vetted organizations that are providing assistance. that's at cnn.com/impact. russia's war on ukraine isn't letting up, still ahead, how russia could benefit as global calls for cease-fire on gaza are taking the focus away from ukraine. stay with us. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told you it's possible that comcast business mobile can save you up to 75% a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers? have we piqued your interest? you can get two unlimited lines for just $30 each a month. there are no term contracts or line activation fees. and you can bring your own device. oh, and all on the most reliable 5g mobile network nationwide. wireless that works for you. it's not just possible. the latest on the war in ukraine, the uk says its trained more than 30,000 ukrainian men and women to become solars, the largest military training program in the uk since world war ii, it launched in june last year, bringing in people with little or no military experience, the course lasts at least five weeks and teaches them how to survive and be effective in frontline combat. britain's prime minister praised the new recruits saying the training program, quote, has changed the equation of this war. ukraine claims two russian landing craft have sunk after a sea drone attack in occupied crimea. cnn's fred pleitgen has more. >> reporter: ukrainian naval drones near the coast of occupied crimea, kyiv says they hit two russian landing ships, destroying the vessels, a key blow to putin's navy, ukraine's military intelligence tells cnn. according to updated information they were sunk and can't be repaired, he says, armored equipment was also destroyed in particular a bmp on board one of the landing craft. cnn can't independently verify the incident and so far moscow has not commented on it, but kyiv says they're continuing to pile pressure on russia's forces, ukraine saying its troops recently struck this corvette in the port of -- with several cruise missiles. and the military intelligence service is claiming responsibility for assassinating a former pro-russian militia commander in the occupied city luhansk. on the ground the going remains tough, acknowledging they're barely making any progress even as they release this drone footage purporting to show massive losses of russian armor. >> i'm sure that we will have success, it's difficult. >> reporter: while both sides continue to bleed manpower with little territory changing hands, the russians seem eager to get former fighters of what was the wagner private military company once led by yevgeny prigozhin who was killed in a plane crash in august, back on the battlefield. strongman kadirov posting this video showing his forces training together with russian mercenaries, some with wagner patches on their uniforms. the units practicing everything from infantry assaults to medical evacuations, russian president vladimir putin himself checking out military dune buggies at the russian army's southern demand with his defense minister and his top general. this is the very building wagner fighters occupied during the group's short-lived mutiny in june. putin has long advocated for wagner fighters to get back on the battlefield. today you have the opportunity to continue your service to russia by signing a contract with the defense ministry, he says, or other law enforcement, or security agencies, or to return home. the russians claim hundreds of thousands have already signed up to fight in ukraine while kyiv vows to stand its ground no matter how many soldiers moscow sends. fred pleitgen, cnn, berlin. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says continued support from nato and the u.s. is crucial has more attention turns to the israel-hamas war. >> i think that the next year with the challenges because this is the year of your elections, now again we see the critical situation in the middle east. so i think that your help is very important for the next year, and that is crucial. >> joining us now is james nixy, the head of the russia and your asia program. the biden administration says essentially that supporting ukraine and israel is not a zero-sum game, the u.s. can do both at the same time without costing support for the other. is that true, do you think? >> it's partially true. certainly if the u.s. and its current administration has -- a package of $61.4 billion just for ukraine security assistance and provision, an attempt to sort of future proof or even donald trump proof its support for ukraine. on the other hand, inevitably, it does mean, it does suggest division of attention, and there is a pie, and if that pie is halved or quartered, then there is less support for ukraine. so, i think, yes, it is an unwelcome new element for ukrainians because they realize that the world's attention, the world's press, even, is distracted elsewhere. >> and, you know, the u.s. and the west were already struggling to supply ukraine with weapons if they have to supply israel with weapons that ukraine needs, things like drones, artillery rounds, things like that, what concrete benefits might that have for russia? >> very much so, as russia is increasing its weapons, ramping up domestic and indigenous supply of arms production and of course its managed to recruit considerable support, material support from both iran, notably in the context of this war, and from the north koreans as well. so it's not so much as the tables have turned and russia looks to win this war it's just that ukraines are finding it a much harder slog and the israel-hamas war is very uncomfortable new element, not least because many in the west, not so much in the u.s. and europe, but they find it much more difficult to overtly support israel and that means it's just a much harder proposition to get the full support that ukraine once had. >> and we heard in that clip president zelenskyy sort of referring to u.s. election year, politically as well, i mean, it's not an easy path to get more u.s. support, the fractured republican party is divided on giving more support to ukraine, but fairly unanimous in favor of giving it to israel. some literally saying that ukraine funding should be redirected to israel. >> yeah, historically the u.s. has been close to israel for over 60 years. whereas, they really only have been pro-ukrainian the last two, very much since the war started in ukraine. israel is ultimately more important to most u.s. administrations, that's not the case in europe. americans are supplying over 70% of the kit. this is a very dangerous time for ukraine, this is finding it a much harder proposition on the battlefield, on the front line than before, just last week its commander of its -- chief of its armed forces said we were at a stalemate, something ukraine has never admitted before. even though the president zelenskyy denied it is. >> from russia's point of view are you surprised how much russia has supported palestine in the conflict against israel, and is the motive to distraction the west from its war in ukraine, you mentioned russia getting more weapons from iran, does that play into it? >> yeah, from russia's point of view, of course, this is pro -- russia is a spoiler until international system. more conflict, more fissures, more fracture, that's all to russia's benefit. but yes, it has managed to play its middle eastern policy very well over the years, managed to have good relations with all middle east governments, unlike most of us in the west and although that's come at the expense of israeli relations recently, the relations have deteriorated and we've seen a hamas delegation arrive in moscow and they're beginning to think the russians were somewhat behind the october 7th attacks. no proof of this yet but it may yet come out. but certainly the russians are pro-palestinian in this particular squabble. >> we only have 30 seconds left. i want to ask you this, because in both conflicts for israel and ukraine, time is an enemy. they may suffer from war fatigue, going on for a near now, because the israel-hamas war has resulted in the deaths of so many civilians, seeing a quicker backlash against that war which seems to be growing, how do you see that playing out? which conflict do you think will suffer more from sort of time playing a bigger role, do you think? >> i can't comment on the israel-hamas war, but certainly the longer that the ukrainian war goes on and the more it will benefit moscow. moscow has the ability to put in the hard yards, and wait it out, whereas the west support for ukraine is uncertain. >> leave it there. thanks so much for your insights, james nixey, really appreciate it. >> thank you. officials have declared a state of emergency in a part of iceland over fears of a possible volcanic eruption. police are telling residents to leave a town in the southwestern part of the country. they said that's because nearly 800 earthquakes were recorded in the area on friday alone and they're getting more intense, the island is of course prone to volcanos and quakes. its civil protection agency says a magma tunnel is taking shape under ground. no signs it's near the surface, it's not clear whether or where lava could breakthrough. up next, will the rock be living in the white house? dwayne johnson says both parties want him to run for president. stay with us.. seems that both democrats and republicans have asked actor and producer dwayne "the rock" johnson to consider a new role, president of the united states. earlier this week the rock s shared details about who approached him on a podcast with trevor noah. listen to this. >> the beginning of the year, at the end of the year, rather, in 2022 i got a visit from the parties. >> uh-huh. >> asking me if i was going to run and if i could run. >> the former professional wrestler turned movie star ruled out a run for now but didn't rule out a future white house bid. the rock, of course, wouldn't be the first celebrity to choose to enter the world of politics. >> you have two choices. >> blasting into a presidential election in which polls say many voters don't like either main candidate, dwayne "the rock" johnson, actor, wrestler, superstar, is hinting at a run. >> thahat's truly what the p pe want t then of couourse i will consider it. >> money money money. >> reporter: if he does he'd follow former president donald trump and dozens of other celebrities who have considered, tried, and sometimes succeeded in spinning their fame into political gold. the one he might most want to study -- ronald reagan, who used his skills from film, tv and radio to pick off one polilitic chalallenger after another. >> got him. >> reporter: proving his actor's sense of timing -- >> there you go again. >> reporter: and humor. >> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> reporter: could carry him all the way to the white house and with a robust agenda popular with his party, keep him there. >> god bless you and god bless america. >> reporter: that pattern has been repeated at lower levels. ♪ >> reporter: fred grandy turned nine years on the love boat into eight years as a congressman from iowa. ♪ ♪ i got you babe ♪ >> sunny bono, a pop star, a mayor, then a congressman from california until his untimely and accidental death. >> i don't think that's how it works. >> reporter: which minnesota senator started out as a comedian? >> that's right, me, al frank. >> reporter: and of course arnold sparz negger pressed his strong man persona into eight years as governor of california. >> i want to be the governor for the people, i want to represent everybody. >> what the hell is this? >> it's your strength and weaknesses. >> reporter: is the rock ready to enter the political jungle? he's tipped his hat to a presidential run before, although always with hesitation. >> i love our country. and everyone in it. i also love being a daddy. and that's the most important thing to me is being a daddy. >> well, swifties would likely be thrilled if taylor swift ran for the white house but for now they'll have to settle for multiple grammy award nominations. ♪ it's me high i'm the problem it's me ♪ ♪ everybody agrees ♪ >> the pop star became the first person to be nominated for a seventh time in the song of the year category with this hit "anti-hero," swift now surpasses other musical giants including paul mccartney. and lionel richie. swift got a total of six nominations this year but it was singer-song writer -- with the most, total of nine, the grammys were handed out february 4th. as king charles prepares to celebrate his 75th anniversary -- his 75th birthday on tuesday, he's taking a moment to address the hunger crisis in the uk. the king spoke to the big issue, that's the magazine sold on the streets by homeless people, and announced the launch of the coronation food project. with the cover king charles was photographed by famed 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