Scene. Crisis at home and abroad, threatening to upend the race for the White House as we look into Southern Lebanon there overseas. Good morning, everybody. Bill hemmer. We have a ton to get to on this tuesday. Thank you for being with us today. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. Well take you through the breaking news. Israel launching a limited Ground Invasion to fight hezbollah in lebanon. At home american Dock Workers beginning to strike which could send ports and the economy reeling. Recovery efforts from a catastrophic storm still underway in the southeast. The stories are evolving by the minute and all three could impact the election. Bill 35 days until america votes and despite these major developments at home and abroad the Vice President , Kamala Harris, still has yet to hold a formal news conference. Rnc cochair Michael Whatley is with us today. Steve harrigan reports on the Recovery Efforts in North Carolina. First to Brooke Taylor covering the Port Strike
for local law enforcement agencies, workplaces, and houses of worship, partnerships with schools that help them address bullying and harassment. i m calling for a new era of national service to organizations like americorps to bridge divides in our society and i m calling on congress to do its part, raise the living allowance for national service positions to the equivalent of $15 an hour. [ applause ] this would make national service an accessible pathway to success for more americans of all backgrounds. pass my budget, increase funding to protect nonprofits and houses of worship from hate-fueled violence. [ applause ] and hold social media platforms accountable for spreading hate-fueled violence. i m calling on congress to get rid of special immunity for social media companies and impose much stronger transparency requirements on all of them. [ applause ] folks, it s not just the federal government that can act. everyone has a role to play in this story, whether you re a re
trump white house aide kassidy hutchinson. she is alleging that then president trump lunged at an agent and try to grab the steering wheel of the presidential vehicle in order to steer it to the capitol on january 6th. the secret service spokesperson telling politico we were not asked to reappear before the committee in response to yesterday s new information and we plan on formally responding on the record. we have and will continue to make any member of the secret service available. the agents mentioned in the testimony has spoken to the committee and want to do so again in public to refute the steering wheel allegation, but hutchinson s attorney says she stands by her testimony despite criticism, saying, because of this courageous woman and others like her, the attempt to hide the truth from the american people will fail. this after she admitted most of what she told the committee was second and third hand accounts and in some cases drawn from conversations she just ov
one of new york s safest and upscale neighborhoods. violence and homelessness runs rampant in the city. live in the studio, ashley? the 20-year-old mom was pushing a 3-month-old baby in a stroller when she was shot point blank in the head by a suspect he came up behind her. it happened as he said, joey, in the upper eastside on wednesday just before 8:30 at night. fortunately the baby was not hurt, but when first responders got there the mother was unconscious and pronounced dead an hour later at the hospital. mayor eric adams blaming the gun violence epidemic for taking so many innocent lives. listen. when a mother is pushing a baby carriage down the block, or an individual, a woman is pushing a baby carriage down the block, and is shot at point-blank range, this shows how this national problem has impacted families. we are going to find this person who is guilty of this horrific crime. they are going to find him and bring him to justice. and a young girl playing at a
This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start are breaking news. The United States is surging military aid to israel after the devastating surprise Terrorist Attack by hamas which killed at least 900 people, most of them civilians. We have also just learned that number includes at least 11 americans. This afternoon israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that israels response to the horrific attacks is just beginning. Youre looking now at images from gaza where were seeing the response play out as Israeli Forces have fired dozens if not hundreds of rockets into gaza. Hamas terrorists have taken an unknown number of innocent civilians as hostages today, threatening to broadcast their executions if israel strikes homes in gaza without warning. Were hearing continuing reports of rape. Were Hearing Reports of people dragged out of their cars and shot. Cnn crews witnessed mass excuse sites where innocent attendees of a Music Festival spent their last momen