just days before the iowa caucuses. the former new jersey governor declining to endorse any of his republican rivals, at least for now, even as he urges he supporters to choose a candidate with character. this comes as we re just now a few hours away from cnn s republican presidential debate later tonight, nikki haley and ron desantis about to come face to case for the final time before the iowa caucuses. it s a critically important test as both candidates try to close the gap with donald trump. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. it s major breaking news indeed, with chris christie suspending his run tonight. the race is on for other candidates as to try to pick up his supporters. kylie atwood is with us. the remaining campaigns are clearly interested in bringing voters over to their side. what are you hearing? reporter: they are indeed. there was a hot mic moment that wasn t actually included in that speech that we
Hello. The Israeli Military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. The Israel Defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel is planning an assault on Hamas Fighters In Rafah and has ordered Tens Of Thousands more residents from Eastern Districts of the city to leave. Evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. Last night, a Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. Israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october seventh. From jerusalem, heres our middle east correspondent, yollande knell. Another desperate exodus, palestinians fleeing in the
gaza through the rafah crossing. the number of people allowed in is very small but we understand that egypt will keep the rafa crossing border open until they evacuate 7000 people. rishi sunak is giving a news conference now saying that like minded countries had reached agreement on testing new artificial intelligence models before they are released. more than all of those headline stories in a moment. firstly, let s get the business news from the day. ben thompson is here. hello, matthew. we will start with news here in the uk. uk interest rates have been left unchanged for a second consecutive month remaining at their highest level for 15 years. the bank of england held rates at 5.25%. up until september, the bank had raised rates 14 times in a row to tame soaring inflation which has been squeezing households. it has led to increases in mortgage payments but also higher savings rates. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, warned of the risk of energy instabi
hamas october 7th attack on israel. the adl has tracked 3300 anti-semitic incidents between october 7th and january 7th, an increase of 361% compared to the same period the year before. it is shocking to think that while the numbers were high before, they have skyrocketed to a level we ve never seen. reporter: and the adl broke it down into types of incidents targeting jews including 553 incidents of vandalism, 1353 cases of verbal or written harassment. who is committing the acts? these are mostly white supremacist groups, using the war to both condemn and villianize jews and israelis. and the same group targets muslims and individuals have also seen a dramatic uptick in
it down into types of incidents targeting jews during that period including 60 seconds of physical assault, 553 incidents of vandalism, 1353 cases of verbal or written harassment. who is committing these acts? mostly white supremacist groups. they are able to use the israel-hamas war to both condemn and villainize jews and the jewish community and israelis. reporter: and analysts say they also target muslims, institutions and individuals who have also seen a dramatic uptick in threats and incidents of by as since the israel-hamas war started about. it is certainly one of the most dangerous times to an jew or muslim in the united states. reporter: one monday tore of extremism is worried about where the war will take the level of hatred.tore of extremism is worried about where the war will take the level of hatred. i m worried about how the conflict can be used to recruit young people into extremist groups in the future. reporter: but experts say what makes the israel-hamas w