It. And if you still have questions about agent, we all do. You can submit them using the qr who are code onscreen, and dr. Gupta will join me again to mark to answer your questions. A new hour of Cnn News central starts right now all right. Breaking this morning, we are standing by to see how and when israel responds to the iranian Missile Strike, what the troop movements this morning tell us about all of that as iran claims, it does not want a Wider War. What the numbers tell us about what changed after the Vice President ial debate as Donald Will Trump takes a new position on Abortion And President biden on his way to see the damage of Hurricane Helene with new accounting of a staggering Death Toll im John Berman with Kate Baldwin and sara sidner, New York. Erin burnett is in Tel Aviv. This is Cnn News central classes being described as at close range now happening today this morning between Israel And Hezbollah terrorists inside lebanon the idf moments ago, just reported an israeli soldier was killed. This comes as the world is watching and waiting to see how israel will respond to irans unprecedented Missile Attack around largest aerial attack ever on israel officials say nearly 200 missiles were fired at Israel Netanyahu says, iran will pay a Big Question now, is what role the United States could play in that retaliation. Cnns erin burnett, its been kind enough to join us all throughout the show today. Shes in Tel Aviv once more for us. Whats the very latest that youre hearing, erin . You know, it, kate, that that is a crucial question is what role could the u. S play . What role will the United States be willing to play . And then perhaps the third and most important question is what role does israel want the u. S. To play . And obviously they want us backing. They see this as a moment where they could seize on that. Im here with Jim Sciutto. Are of course a fellow anchor and chief national Security Analyst and you know, jim, this is, this is the Wider War protestations at this point this is a Wider War that is what were looking at. And the question is where are you on an Escalation Scale . Its a good point. I mean, its a multifront war that had been the concern since october 7. You have war in gaza. There were more strikes today. You now have israeli boots on the ground inside lebanon for the first time an 18 years, you had israel take its longest aerial strike ever by aircraft on yemen. A couple of days ago, 1,500 miles away. And now of course you have the wait here. Israel getting struck by iran and now the question about how israel responds to that. So were in a Wider War. The question is, how much wider and broader and how a far does israel go now in terms of retaliating . So, ok, so on this now you know, in prior months, you know, you had heard so much of the schism within the israeli government, right . That there was maybe netanyahu and the hard liners and then there were people who were very pro israel and believe in the importance of this moment, but could not stand Bibi Netanyahu when nasrallah was taken out, there moment of coming together this Missile Strike it from some quarters and some voices appears to have added to that moment, i think the combination of the success of the strikes against Hezbollah Bola taking apart the entire leadership, the entire communications network, really putting hezbollah on its Backfoot Plus the threat the shared sense the threat from iran when you have your country and its understandable and you have a Country Fire at 180 ballistic missiles at us, some of which struck, they strike, i mean, did there we can see the holes weve seeing them. I mean, theyre trying to fill them in fast, but we could we when we were in the room yesterday, i mean, im pointing over here half a kilometer away. One struck there and then just a couple of miles up around masad. So yep. And then on the two Air Bases as well. So thats an understandable but also a dangerous combination of things which could lead to listen at least a harder, more aggressive strike than us officials would be comfortable with it. And so thats the big Question Right . Then what does the u. S. Do youve had huge increase in Force Posture . Yeah. Thats the reality. There can be efforts to downplay it by the biden administration, but that those are the hard numbers on the ground thats the reality of it. And israel wants, they want the us and with them on this all the way. But a lot of the things that theyre talking about, maybe too far for what many in the u. S. Administration would want, whether thats strange in nuclear facilities are taking out senior members of the iranian government. Listen the u. S. Has shown that it will participate in some, but not all, of israels military operations. It absolutely took part Last Night in defending israel. There were two us destroyers that helps shoot down these missiles that they made it quite clear before they would help defend and that, that remains when israel went into lebanon on the ground, us officials made quite clear to me and others, were not participating in this this this, were not supporting israeli ground operations. They also said the same about the strike on nasrallah. So i would expect that in conversations between Tel Aviv and washington right now the u. S. Is saying the things that it would not support israel on. The question is whether the distinction the u. S. Is making on that makes a difference when it comes to iran saying those things in private but in public perceives another way could but over oftentimes when the u. S. Has protested and israel has moved forward anyway, right . Maybe in one of those moments, a precarious moment in a Wider War, sara all right. Thank you so much. Erin burnett and Jim Sciutto there live for us from Tel Aviv joining me now, democratic congressman from New York gregory meeks. He is also the Ranking Member of the house foreign affairs committee. Thank you so much, sir, for being with us this morning. I do want to get your assessment because you are on that committee of what is happening in the Middle East do you think we have entered into a Wider War . For now but im very concerned this is what ive been concerned about all along. That we could be entering into a wider royal, Wider War. I think that iran has made a mistake by shooting the ballistic missiles at israel. Unlike what took place before and i think that i know that the united States Government is still monitoring the situation and collecting information. And we got to continue and i hope that israel and the United States, we had to work together on this to protect the interest of israel, to protect the interests of the United States of America Youve got to stand with israels right to exist and for me it is important because i want to get 75 years of trying to destroy israel. I want that to stop. It has to stop. We right direction, i thought with reference to when i looked at Saudi Arabia well be talking in recognizing israels right to exist. And of course, Egypt And Jordan and the uae thats what effect that people want in ultimately to have some kind of resolution that israel can live sidebyside with his neighbors. Clearly, what iran, and its position has been, what it did yesterday, but shooting the missiles and then continuing to say, israel does not have the right to exist, does not lead to that. But i think they are working collectively together in the region. The region is different and used to be where every where there were Saudi Arabia or Egypt And Jordan, all were saying that israel did not have the right to exist that has changed. And so i dont want to lose sight of that because ultimately in The End, i think what we want is peace in the Middle East, peace for the people of israel. Piece for the people in the region. And i think that the region wants that overwhelmingly with the exception of iran. And thats why ron has made a big mistake this time. How far do you think the United States should go in supporting israel when it comes to iran, for example, you know, do you think the United States should start taking its own action militarily against iran so i think that there needs to be that kind of conversation between again, with the United States and israel. I think that, you know, weve got to do and look at whats in the best strategic interests and what will be impactful on iran to try to get them to move from saying israel, theres no longer have the right to exist and the iranian people so, but i dont want to get dragged into, but i dont think that we dont want i dont think that the israelis want an endless war so at some Point Weve still got to talk and the administration is talking about how we can deescalate tensions in the Middle East. I think thats still has to be part of that Dialogue And Conversation how we can make a Feeling Hell have a future where diplomacy takes center stage. I think thats still important. I think weve got to never lose sight of that because our to believe what we want is peace in the region. I think thats what everyone wants. Thats what israel wants, and thats why they have fought against its aggressors who have clearly stated that israel did not have the right to exist. Thats why he was a mistake by hamas on october the seventh to attack israel because that said, and thats what they were telling me is barely people who did not have the right to exist and israel has the right to defend itself and i liked the fact that others, now that we saw even with the previous attack, the april attack, we saw others that were in the region thats good sidebyside with israel and it was not easy having to do it by itself because people want peace in the Middle East. And thats what the ultimate goal is and i would hope that iran now will go on the stand based upon are some of the responses that will have to take place in that, you know, look at the region differently. Thats tried to find a way to so that everyone can live sidebyside. You have a free independent state of israel a jewish state of israel. You have a Twostate Solution when you have a palestinian state, you have others countries that are there living and recognizing one another. And finally, having a real a piece in the region. I think thats the golden, i dont want to lose sight of that it sounds good, but it is much harder to bring forth. Congressman gregory meeks. Thank you so much for coming on this morning and police say hi to your lovely wife. Appreciate you. John hi, President Biden heads to North Carolina as the search grows for a surprising number of people still unaccounted for. Weve got new reporting this morning on whether there is a possibility maybe of another debate in new York City mayor Eric Adams set to appear in Federal Court. He could be assigned a Trial Date as he faces charges of bribery sphericity, and Wire Fraud 30 years. 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