welcome to all of you watching. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom a barrage of explosions over gaza as troops surround hospitals that are already on the brink of collapse. we're live in tel aviv with the. plus cell phones seized, the fbi ratcheting up a new plan. what the mayor has to say. and president biden deploys kamala harris to south carolina as he tries to rewild his coalition. we'll look at what this says about the 2024 presidential campaign. it's now new in gaza and a warning from the hospital that it's almost out of fuel for its generators. in a statement the palestine red crescent said 500 patients are at risk of losing vital medical care and people in the icu will likely die. it's appealing for immediate aid, especially fuel. crews witnessed heavy strikes overnight in northern gaza. israel announced on friday that the death toll from the october 7th terrorist attack had been revised downward to 1,200. no explanation for the revision was offered. according to the health ministry, 11,000 people have died in the war, including 4,000 children. meanwhile, we're learning about potential deal to get many more hostages freed. a senior u.s. official tells cnn the proposal would require a sustained pause in the fighting that would last for several daysys. now all ofof this as a arab lea prepare to discuss the w war an the impact during a joint emergency summit. both the organization of islamic cooperation, claire seth is batts yan is standing by. let's first go to tel aviv. what is the latest there? >> reporter: overnight, we witnessed another fierce attack in northern gaza. first late at night, we saw this large display of flares and explosions in northern gaza. that attack seemed to have lasted into the early hours of the morning showing that the israeli army is continuing to gain territory inside gaza. the israeli defense forces said they are ready to go and operate on any arena that threatens the israeli security. even yesterday the prime minister went and witnessed with the troops. >> translator: the mission is divided into two. deterrence from the north and sol of you were there and decision in the south. the decision is the elimination of hamas. we are not going back to the situation we are in. and with god's help and with your help, this is what will be. our fighters are there inside the territory trusting you, the people of israel, trusting you. >> reporter: so i spoke earlier about the situation at hospitals being so desperate. questions are being asked about yet another explosion at a hospital in gaza. what more are we learning about that? what we know is unfortunately, the israeli offensive is also taking place around civilian infrastructure, including hospitals. because israel insists that hamas has been using locations nearby or under hospitals or camps, so they have to go there. one of those places, and we have images from earlier this week, a hospital where we had a situation like that, but also another place that has been s seeing some fighting and where people who believe they were safe in this place have been injured under attacks. another hospital is where doctors without borders say they have lost all communication with their personnel. and that's a matter of concern for them to the point that the world health organization is saying that what's happening in the hospital in gaza is of concern for everyone to the point that the calls for a cease-fire continues to grow. the most recent voice to join is the french president macron. >> thanks so much. appreciate it. cnn's claire sebastian joins us from london. take us through what we're expecting to potentially come out of this. >> good morning, couple. this is a very significant diplomatic show of force. the saudi government made the decision to combine two emergency meetings into what is going toto be a very large meeting. i think lilikely that we'll see some coaoalescing around the cas for r a cease-fire, which we ha seen from the arab leaeague and many countries taking part in this meetiting. it is delicate. they have called not only for a cease-e-fire but a revival of t long-term peace process towards the two-state solution. and many people are looking to avoid a spillover of this conflict, which is something many have been worried about. we do see the iranian president very strikingly in saudi arabia very soon after that dell indicate meeting. but his country has the power to call for an escalation, if they choose, being the primer backer of hamas and hezbollah. they have not done that yet. they are putting a lot of store in this meeting saying on his way there that he's looking for decisive actionable decision on gaza. he also warned earlier in the week if the meeting was not effective, that could lead to the possibility of a spulover because of frustration with the ineffectiveness of the government's pressure piling up on this meeting to really come up with something concrete. i think aside from coalescing around calls for a cease-fire, you're likely to see growing frustration and anger, signs of what we have already seen with the u.s. and the west for their support of israel. we have certainly seen diplomatic cables that show rising anger and frustration in arab and muslim countries. there's been attacks on u.s. forces in the reskron. so certainly the u.s. and the west will be watching this meeting very closely that. >> absolutely. and more on diplomacy and negotiations around a deal for a large group of hostages. walk us through what we know about this. negotiations have been taking place for many weeks. they have come close to what seemed like a deal before. so with that caveat, the senior u.s. administration official, who is familiar with the talks, a deal is being considered, which would involve a sustained pause for several days implemented by israel and gaza in exchange for a large group of hostages being allowed to leave. if that deal came to pass, the hostages would be taken out gradually. women and children first. as said, we don't know, there's no grn tee of success, but this is something that is being considered. and this track is very important. not only for the safety of the 240 hostages, but israel has so clearly tied the release of those hostages to any kind of cease-fire. that's why we see such intense work taking place. >> appreciate it. thank you so much. america's tone on the war is starting to shift slightly. on friday the secretary of state antony blinken made one of his most direct condemnations yet of the growing civilian casual tus in if gaza. here he is. >> much more needs to be done to protect civilians and make sure the assistance reaches them. far to many palestinians have been killed. far too many have suffered. >> more analysis we're joined by peter leighton. thank you so much for being here with us. as we just saw there, we're seeing a sut is the shift in the u.s. lack waj towards the way israel is prosecuting the war. >> the u.s. is gradually losing patience. by the same token, we have to understand that the hamas strategy is to perhaps take advantage of these civilian deaths. hamas has kaufl ly carefully placed forces under hospitals and other infrastructure, which has seen tens of thousands are clustered. hamas now appears counting on external pressure driven by the -- particularly as your reporter said, those women and children to stop the attack and allow hamas to claim some form of victory. so the hamas strategy is to exploit these civilian deaths. >> what effects might this number of deaths and the change in the u.s. posture have on the battlefield? the u.s. does have leverage over israel if it wants to exert it, but politically can president biden afford to be seen anything other than supporting israel? >> you're right. i think that much of this would have to go on behind the scenes. all the same, secretary blinken has been sort of over the last couple days has made comments about the kind of post war piece that the u.s. want wants. i think hamas is also hoping that external pressure will force israel into a two-state solution. the israelis over the last three decades have been unwilling to adopt a two-state solution and they are hoping that external pressure from the rather tragic war will force israel. so there's some opportunities to leverage some of that military aid to encourage israel into looking to a post war. they don't seem willing. there's been lot os of theretos and discussions of the dangers. there's nothing promising there as all. >> we're seeing this islamic summit taking place in riyadh. they say they want concrete action, not words. what do you expect to come out of this and would it end up affecting the course of this war? >> at the present time, that doesn't seem likely, but having said that, in the next week or so, anything is possible there. so there's a huge looming problem here that as the israelis destroy hamas, and they are doing that relatively quickly, they will leave behind probably about 1 million homeless people. the israelis have been very careful about that won't help gaza at all after the war. the humanitarian task will be immense. those various arab nations could certainly help with the humanitarian crisis, which is being made right now. >> finally before with we go, we learned a bit more about a deal that they are trying to work out a large group of hostages in, change for several days, perhaps pause in the attack. why do you think israel might be reticent to do this? >> they want the to keep the pressure up on hamas. if hamas is willing to a deal, that suggests that hamas is starting to get more and more worried. so there's a combination of factors. they need to get a move on. it is surprising that they haven't offered to at least try israel's comment sometimes about they would have a cease-fire if hamas gave up the hostages. it would seem something would be worthwhile trying from a hamas point of view. >> we'll have to leave it there. really appreciate your analysis as always. thank you so much. >> thank you. during a meeting of the u.n. security council, the ambassador begged for help to both stop the massacre in gaza. he said, quoting again, they want us out of their country, out of our country, out of our land, and accused israel of targeting hospitals. the ambassador pushed back blaming hamas saying israel is doing far more than the u.n. to help people in gaza. >> dear colleagueses, israel is taking action to mitigate civilian casualty. we prefer to take proactive steps, because unlike hamas and u.n. buddies, we cherish life and hold it sacred. . this is why israel is in vast talks with the uae, with the icrc and other european countries regarding the establishment of field hospitals and floating hospital ships. >> if you'd like to help relief evidents, head to cnn.com/impact. you can find a list of vetted organizations. much more to come here on cnn. we'll tell you about the campaign fundraising investigation that prompted the fbi to seize electronic devices belong ing to the mayor of new york city. plus the vice president heads to south carolina hoping to use women to hoist democrat you can victories. stay with us. electronic devices belonging to new york city mayor eric adams have been seized by the fbi. two phones and an ipad were taken as part of a federal investigation. the campaign conspired to funnel foreign money to campaign funds. >> 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 wrong doing, but now almost a week later, we have learned that fbi agents approached mayor adams on a new york city street and presented him with a warrant to seize his electronic devices. the payor was delivering a speech at a public engagement on monday evening, and after he left that engagement, sources close to the mayor tell me that the fbi agents approached him in public. they asked his nypd detail to step aside. and 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 this evening and collected more electronic devices, including two old phones and turn ed them over to the federa authorities. now we should make it clear that the mayor has also not been accused of any wrong doing. 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 wrong doing. they apparently came up with some information showing that there was wrong doing by one person, that's according to my sources close to the mayor. what is less clear is whether or not that wrong doing amounts to criminal activity. that will be determined by the investigation, but this is certainly getting closer and closer to mayor eric adams. >> an attorney for adams also released a statement which read in part, both the mayor has not been accused of any wrong doing and continues to cooperate with the investigation. fresh from a swing of democratic victories, president biden is working to shore up the coalition that carried him to the white house. he sent vice president kamala harris to south carolina to fill out campaign paperwork. here's eva mcend. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris on the trail in south carolina. filing paperwork to appear on the democratic primary ballot. >> it was south carolina that created the path to the white house for joe biden and me. >> biden's primary victory helped propresidential him to the party's nomination. >> i'm here to say thank you. i'm here to say let's do it again. >> reporter: harris also taking a moment to celebrate big democratic election wins this week. >> we are here with the wind at our back because did anyone notice what happened on tuesday? >> president biden also touted those wins at the a chicago fundraiser thursday, blaming donald trump for the republican losses, saying, we haven't stopped winning and he hapt stopped losing. the truth is this guy can't get tired of losing. tuesday's election results in ohio, kentucky, and virginia signalled abortion rights remain a galvanizing issue for democrats. a point biden emphasized during the fundraiser saying, they practically dared the women of america while adding trump is the only reason there are abortion bans in america. those comments coming amid a series of polls showing signs of cracks in biden's coalition. allies acknowledge there's still work to do. >> there are some people that are not in sync with the campaign. what we have to do is make sure people understand what we have done and why we did not do more. >> also complicating matters, the field of third-party candidates growing with jill stein announcing her bid for the green partiment nomination joining rfk jr. and cornel west running as independents. >> what i will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there's an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle. >> and senator joe manchin stoking speculation about a white house bid after announcing he won't seek reelection, a challenge to democratic hopes of maintaining control of the senate. ask biden facing another potential threat. no labels, that's a group that brands themselves as a voice for america's common sense majority, they say they are still mulling over presenting an alternative unity presidential ticket. that group will hold media brief education next week. eva mcend, cnn, washington. just a few hours from now, the new speaker of the house of representatives is expected to release his plan to avert a looming government shutdown. the source i says a timeline for both next week is fluid. melanie zanona filed this report from capitol hill. >> reporter: we are about a week away from a government shutdown, and at this point, still no clear idea how house republicans plan to avoid it. the new speaker is aiming to release text on saturday with a hopes of holding a floor vote on tuesday. we're learning there's going to be 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. but so far, johnson has been keeping his cards close to the vest as he weighs what is going to be a consequential decision for the new speaker. his conference is split over which direction to take. one corner, there's moderates and appropriators, who want a more clean, straight forward, stopgap spending bill. the other corner are more conservative hard liners pu pursuing this complicated idea to extend funding for government ag agencies with various lengths of time, teeg up multiple fiscal cliffs. that would be dead on arrival in the senate and risk a government shutdown, which johnson said he does not want on his watch. but at the same time, he does not want to infear rate his right flank. it's a similar dynamic that his predecessor kevin mccarthy was facing. although, we are hearing that hard liners are willing to give johnson a little longer leash to govern. but 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, cnn, capitol hill. 30,000 people fled gaza on friday as pressure builds for a cease-fire. and after a rally in support of palestinians in new york, hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out for similar demonstrations just hours from now. stay with us. welcome back to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." we have more on our top story. the israel-hamas war, the release of a large group of hostages is under negotiation. a senior u.s. official familiar with the talks, it's believed to be holding 240 hostages taken during the october 7th terror attacks. meanwhile, another hospital in gaza is reportedly dangerously close to shutting down. palestine red crescent says the hospital in gaza city is near lu out of fuel and won't be able to run for much longer. the organization says if that happens, icu patients and babies will die. the u.n. says the number of displaced palestinians in gaza is now close to 1.6 million as pressure mounts to implement the cease-fire. oren liebermann reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: in waves of humanity, palestinians fled. tens of thousands made their way along the street in gaza. the six-hour humanitarian corridor offered a brief window to escape as the military urges palestinians to move south. according to the pal stint ministry of health, which draws figures from the hamas ministry in gaza, more than 11,000 palestinians have been killed since is october 7th. on wednesday the u.s. assistant secretary of state told the house committee the overall casualties maybe higher. >> it could be they are even higher than will are being cited. we will only know after the guns fall silent. >> secretary of state antony blinken said israel's campaign in gaza, much more needs to be done to protect civilians and to make sure assistance reaches them. far too many palestinians have been killed. >> on friday the israel defense forces moved deeper into gaza city targeting hamas leadership in their center of power. the idf says it's struck more than 15,000 terror targets in gaza and seized about 6,000 weapons. >> near the heart of gaza city our 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