. 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. u.n. experts have harsh new criticism for israel's actions in gaza, saying that it points to a genocide in the making, a charge israel strenuously reyekts. we'll speak to a family member of an israeli hostage who's one of the thousands marching to jerusalem, their goal, demand their loved ones return home safely. plus, colorado judge calls trump an insurrectionist, yet says he can still appear on the colorado ballot. >> announcer: live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it's been exactly six weeks since the terrorist attacks in southern israel that led israel to declare war on hamas, and the sight of the nova music festival became ground zero for thousands of unsuspecting people who were there on the morning of october 7th. the israeli media is now reporting that many more people died than was previously reported, citing an israeli police report, the death toll now stands at 364, up from 270. 17 of those killed reportedly were police officers. about 40 people at the event were taken hostage. israeli authorities don't believe the terrorists knew about the festival beforehand. three weeks into the idf's ground incursion into northern gaza cnn crews in nearby israel reported seeing heavy activity. the palestinian death toll in gaza is at more than 12,000 people, including more than 5,000 children. the crippling fuel shortage has forced dozens of hospitals and clinics to close according to the palestinian authority m ministry of health. nada bashir has a closer look with how people with nowhere to go are forced to live in the ruins of their bombed-out homes. her report contains photographic images. >> reporter: heavy bombardment for weeks now. this family is forced to live in the ruins of what was once their home. they were rescued from beneath the rubble. miraculously they survived but now with nowhere to go this family must make due with what little they have left. >> we tried to find shelter at a school or anywhere safe. it was already too crowded. there isn't anywhere safe to go here, as you can see it's been raining and there is no aid getting in. i just want somewhere to shelter my family, my children. the u.n. has warned that some 70% of people in gaza are now forced to drink contaminated water. raw sewage said to be flowing through the streets in some areas, and while the israeli government says it will now allow two fuel tankers a day to enter gaza to support water and sewage systems, the entire strip is said to be facing the immediate possibility of starvation according to the u.n. world food program. there is no electricity and no running water here, and as temperatures drop this family has no choice but to sleep in the cold. his daughter says she put the sheet of nylon to protect her from the wind and the rain at night. these blankets, all the family has left to keep them warm. the rest of their belongings, tangled and buried amid scorched, blackened rubble, across northern and central gaza scenes of destruction are all that remain. civilians told to evacuate southwards, the israel military says it is targeting hamas and allowing for evacuation corridors, but even in the south there is no escape from this punishing war. the ruins you see here are homes in a southern city. amid the destruction members of the family standing helpless, loved ones still buried under the rubble. every second of every minute there's another massacre. where are the human cease-fires? displaced people, women and children, our family members are here, buried underneath this home. they escape the massacres and war in northern gaza. they told us that the south would be safe. on the grounds of southern dpoiz's hospital another funeral prayer is held. closed with a message of peace amid unfathomable loss. with fears growing of an expanded ground incursion said to be targeting hamas in the south after israeli forces dropped leaflets, warning people to move to known shelters on thursday. but with some 1.5 million people already displaced, there is nowhere safe to turn. and as each hour ticks by, there is only more uncertainty, and more tragedy. the wounded rush through the hospital's crowded halls. children battered and bloody sharing whatever space is left in this panic-filled emergency room. but as doctors in the south race to rescue the wounded, survivors further north just let khalid and his family struggle with this shattered reality. neighbors thought he was dead when they pulled him from the rubble. now, he says, he wishes he too had been killed in the air strike. in gaza only the dead are at peace. nada bashir, cnn in jerusalem. really is rejecting an allegation by a group of u.n. human rights experts that its actions in gaza, quote, point to a genocide in the making. on thursday the group of experts known as u.n. special reporters said israel had committed grave violations against palestinians in the aftermath of the hamas attack on october 7th. the experts cited the use of weaponry with inherently indiscriminate impacts resulting in a colossal death toll. israel's foreign minister said an friday israel rejects all allegations. israel is committed to international humanitarian law and will continue to prevent measures. the only acts are those of hamas when they slaughtered, raped and tortured innocent people on october 7th. the u.n. is not mincing words there. take us through these allegations of genocide. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, we've been hearing a lot from various international organizations, and of course adding pressure now to israel to stop the air strikes, to pull out of gaza, or at least humanitarian pause, some kind of cease-fire. i mean, you know, literally every single option is being mentioned here because of the dire situation that's playing out right now in realtime. we know the death toll has increased now to 12,000. the injured palestinians we're looking at sitting at 30,000 people. these numbers are very difficult to get your head around but more importantly so in terms of what's happening at al shifa hospital, the largest in northern gaza and of course the idf embarked on an operation there, they're inside the hospital, this heavy and intense fighting in and around the hospital as well, and of course this hospital still has patients. we've been hearing from doctors from inside talking about no food, and water, and lack of electricity, and of course diminishing medical supplies. in fact, we also heard from msf, for the past week they've been talking about the deterioration around al shifa, no safe passage out of al shifa. they're very close to the hospital and have been ringing alarm bells, more importantly we know those nero natal babies are inside the hospital and in desperate need to get them out. the idf is saying that they have been making way and creating clear passage for them to exit, but we're hearing very different realities, that it is hard to get out. but i do want you to listen, kim, to what the palestinian u.n. representative is saying and is calling for a cease-fire. take a listen. >> we need a humanitarian cease-fire now, after 40 days we cannot have a humanitarian cease-fire. how many more of palestinian children you want to see being killed and women and civilians and sick and wounded before you come to the conclusion of implementing what you are listening to them from all the agencies who are working in the humanitarian field. >> and the agencies, kim, have all been adding a lot more pressure over the past. even the u.n.'s martin griffith said we're not asking for the moon, we're asking for basic measures that are required to meet essential needs of civilians. >> and then eleni, ongoing now for a couple of days, a poignant march by families of those taken hostage, you've been watching this, what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, exactly. i mean, we've seen in israel people meeting in tel aviv and walking through to jerusalem, making it very clear to the netanyahu government that they want their family members back, that were taken hostage, and now currently trapped in gaza. they want them back safe and alive as well. and they're, you know, telling us about the harrowing experiences in the stories, and they say that 42 days is far too long, it's too much, it is a nightmare that is playing out in realtime. we know the negotiations are currently under way from our sources, they tell us the qataris are mediating these negotiations with the u.s., israel, hamas as well as the egyptians. if there is any breakthrough, it could happen in the next few days, but these take time, and what is important here to note, as well, is that anything that happens on the ground could derail any type of talks that are happening behind closed doors, which we've seen in the past. only four hostages have been released through a breakthrough moment a few weeks ago, and now we're looking at a situation where there's hopefully going to be some move. hamas has got a list of demands and who knows who's going to make concessions on either side. but we know what is on the table, and we know what is at stake, and a lot is going on, kim, in gaza right now. so it will be interesting to see if a breakthrough can happen in the next few days that could include some kind of pause. or even as we heard clearly from international organizes, a cease-fire. >> eleni giokos in cairo, thanks so much. the children are suffering from severe injuries, burns, and cancer. they were accompanied by their families. the uae president is planning to provide medical treatment to 1,000 children from the gaza strip. a colorado judge labels donald trump an insurrectionist for actively stoking the anger of extremist supporters on january 6th but says that won't keep him off the ballot, next on cnn, a new challenge for -- full details ahead. stay with us. a settlement has been reached in the federal lawsuit filed just a day ago against music mogul sean diddy combs. his former girlfriend accused combs of rape and years of abuse. in separate statements obtained by cnn the r&b singer who goes by cassie thanked her fans and lawyers for their support. she said i have decided to resolve this on terms i have some control. saying quote we have decided to resolve this matter amicably. i wish cassie and her family all the best. donald trump will be on the ballot in colorado's republican presidential primary after a judge rejected an effort to disqualify him based on the 14th amendment's ban on insurrectionists running for office. the judge a says trump did participate in the january 6th insurrection, but that the ban doesn't apply to presidents. jessica schneider has more. >> reporter: this was a lengthy decision by this judge, 102 pages, she's really scathing going minute by minute through k trump's actions on january 6th, talking about how his words incited lawless violence. trump did nothing to stop the violence and how he did engage in an insurrection. this is the first time a court has come to that conclusion but the judge here stopped short of taking trump off the colorado ballot. in fact, she ordered the secretary of state to keep trump on the ballot, and that is because of the specific language of the 14th amendment. section 3 of that amendment says that certain officials cannot hold office in f they engaged in insurrection, but the judge here noting president of the united states is not specifically listed under section 3. she writes this, she says part of the court's decision is its reluctance to embrace an interpretation which would disqualify a presidential candidate without a clear, unmistakable indication that such is the intent of section 3 of the 14th amendment. so because the constitution does not explicitly state that a provision for prospective president to be removed if they engage in insurrection, trump must remain on the colorado ballot. it's likely the group that tried to get trump off the ballot will appeal to the colorado supreme court. this is a group, by the way, that includes several republicans. now, they have to file their appeal by monday, just a few days from now, but then any appeal really could be heard fairly quickly. there's a good chance that this case could ultimately be heard by the supreme court, the united states supreme court, you know, we do know, of course, the supreme court is solidly conservative, and the majority of the justices are really sticklers in adhering to the exact text of the constitution. so trump could ultimately also end up victorious at the supreme court, so chances are that he will be on the ballot in all of these states, despite all of these challenges, he's won so far. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. of course trump's legal troubles are far from over, his lawyers are pushing back against a suggested start date for the former president's election subversion trial here in georgia. prosecutors want the case to go to kwort in august 2024 two months before election day. trump's legal team says that won't work. they're asking the judge to schedule a hearing for oral arguments about the start date but ultimately the decision on when to begin the case is up to the judge himself. in a stunning move on capitol hill the chairman of the house ethics committee has introduced a bill to expel a fellow republican from congress. the move comes after the release of a scathing report into the campaign conduct of george santos. a new vote to kick him out of congress could come later this month. >> reporter: the house is moving closer the expel george santos from congress which would be a largely unprecedented and dramatic step if they were to succeed. but on friday morning, the republican chairman of the house ethics committee filed a resolution that would expel george santos, and that is going to tee up action potentially after the thanksgiving break. now, past efforts to expel george santos have failed. it is a high bar, it requires a two-thirds majority for passage. but having the weight of the house ethics committee and the weight of this damning report behind it is significant, and already we have seen a number of republicans, new republicans, come out and say they will now support expulsion after previously voting against it. and meanwhile, the new speaker mike johnson is essentially giving members a green light to vote their conscience. i want to read you part of the statement that came from his spokesman raj shaw. he said the speaker has reviewed the report and its very troubling findings, as members of both parties, members of the ethics cmittee and representativeantos return from congress after the tifg break speaker johnson encourages all involved to consider the best interest of the institution as this matter is addressed further. we'll see what santos decided to do. he says he will not run for reelection, claiming he will stick around and serve out his term as long as he is allowed but some republicans are hoping he resigns before they have to expel him. santos for his parart has beene defiant, says he is innocent, deserves his day in court and also announced he will hold a press conference on the capitol steps on november 30th but we'll see if that winds up being his last press conference here on capitol hill. on friday the biden administration announced a potential multi-billion dollar weapons sale to japan. the state department signed off on a proposed deal to sell japan a long range tom hawk missile system for more than $2 billion. this comes after president biden met with the scrapjapanese prim minister. if finalized the new weapons will help japan respond to current and future threats. well, the latest apec summit is in the books. president biden presided over the gathering in san francisco. combatting the fentanyl, and improving relations with china. david culver reports. >> reporter: president biden ended the first u.s.-hosted apec summit in more than a decade by reaffirming america's commitment to the countries of the asia pacific. you had 21 economies here taking part in various days of meetings and discussions that they hope would lead to perhaps global stability. the focus across the board was on artificial intelligence, it was on enhancing women's place in the workplace and the economy, in particular. as well as climate. but outside of that, there were three major meetings, really, that we look at as some of the big highlights and focus. and ones that will ultimately perhaps lead to some change here with relations between the u.s. and several countries. among them, of course wednesday's meeting between president xi jinping of china, and president joe biden. that meeting resulted in two major agreements from the u.s. side that they said, china going forward will crack down on fentanyl, a crisis that has impacted many americans. and also looking at trying to build a communication route between the u.s. and china's militaries, and trying to reestablish those communications after they were severed a couple of summers ago. so very important from the u.s. perspective. as far as china's focus while they were here, and president xi jinping in particular, it was about wooing businesses back to china. many have left in recent years, concerned with beijing's many crackdowns on corporations, particularly american and international companies, and so he spent time, including a very lengthy dinner, meeting with those business executives, including apples can cook, and elon musk trying to reassure them that international companies have a place within china. that's obviously incredibly important for china given its struggling economy. another of the meetings that took place was on friday between president andres lopez obrador, the president from mexico, but the meeting that took place between those two leaders comes after president xi met with president lopez obrador as well. that was important. to fix the fentanyl crisis within the u.s. it's going to take a focus of not only the u.s. and mexico, but china's role of course and the production of those precursor chemicals that leave china, make their way to mexico, are then produced into finished fentanyl and smuggled into the u.s. to have the leaders of those three countries in one place to discuss that, well for u.s. officials that is a hopeful look at what could come going forward, being a resolution of some sort, or an agreement to see action follow some of this positive rhetoric. all in all, president biden leaving here, feeling pretty positive with how apec took place, and handing it over officially to peru, where they will continue next year's summit. all in all, though, it's a lot of agreement in place, a lot of positive talk, but the question will be, will substance follow? david culver, cnn, san francisco. next, side by side under unimaginable circumstances, the families of hostages 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