in the mid term elections. will sign a law codifying roe in january. together, will sign a law codifying roe injanuary. together, let s remember who we are. we are the united states of america, there is nothing beyond our capacity. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete, who took part in a climbing competition, without a hijab. and, as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. hello and welcome to the programe. in taiwan a retired military commander has told the bbc the island would be unable resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive china. it follows a warning by the us secretary of state, anthony blinken that beijing is pursuing unification on a much faster timeline than previously thought. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to front line taiwanese island ofjinmen, just a few kilometres off the chinese coast, to assess the growing threat. assignment is so close to china it used to blast propaganda from
rights if democrats keep control of congress in november. and with your support, i will sign a law codifying roe in january. together, let s remember who we are, we are the united states of america, and there s nothing beyond our capacity. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete who took part in a climbing competition without a hijab. and as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. hello and welcome to the programe. in taiwan, a retired military commander has told the bbc the island would be unable resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive china. it follows a warning by the us secretary of state anthony blinken that beijing is pursuing unification on a much faster timeline than previously thought. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to front line taiwanese island ofjinmen, a few kilometres off the chinese coast, to assess the growing threat. tannoy the island ofjinmen is so close to china, they used to bla
for watching. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv. i ll be bae back tomorrow in te aviv as well. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, the breaking news. new flares over gaza as israel launches its biggest air assault on the strip since the start of the war. israeli forces now coming face-to-face with hamas fighters. plus, fears of a second war growing at this hour. cnn witnessing more rockets entering israel from lebanon tonight. and cnn learns hezbollah is about to get a russian military added. and on outfront exclusive, janet yellen on why the house has just passed aid package for israel is bad for the united states. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. we are seeing new flares now over the gaza strip. what you re looking at took place just moments ago as part of a dangerous new phase in the war between israel and hamas. rockets have been raining down on gaza over the past few hours. you can see what
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taiwan couldn t stop them. injuly, taiwan put on this huge military drill, aiming to show how well prepared the island is to fend off a chinese attack. instead, critics say it showed how vulnerable taiwan s forces are to a bigger, more modern, more heavily armed foe. one of the fiercest critics used to command taiwan s armed forces. if we remain unchanged, we will be defeated, certainly, no doubt. i urge the government, you have to take action. you have to take action right now. we don t have time to consider or research and study, again and again, time is not on our side. he s not the only one to feel a sense of urgency. thousands of civilians are joining training programmes like this one, to learn how to fight if war comes.