Responding. Thats cnn. Com impact. Our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. I will see you tomorrow, again, live from tel aviv. Happening now, Breaking News, new video of two israeli hostages just released by hamas. Stand by for the latest on their condition as more than 200 other civilians remain in captivity and in danger right now. Also tonight, new scenes of far reaching destruction in gaza. Israel wrapping up its air war against hamas as sources say the u. S. Is urging the israelis to hold off on a Ground Invasion so more hostages can get out, and more desperately needed aid can get in. And here in washington, House Republicans are about to meet Behind Closed Doors to hear from nine members now vowing to be the next speaker. Gop lawmakers back to square one as the speaker fight drags on and the house enters a third week of paralysis. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Annou
Members and really weakened americas credibility on The World Stage and after two years of appeasement by the Biden Administration of iran that weve got to recognize that the weakness of this administration has emboldened the enemies of freedom around the world. War is raging in Eastern Ureuro and now war in the middle east. We see china menace in the asia pacific. We have to meet this moment with american strength. Were the leader of the free world, the arsenal of democracy, i would tell my old colleagues, its time, let Congress Work its will, crunch the numbers. Lets get resources to secure the southern border of the United States as well. But this is a time for American Leadership and american strength and thats the pathway toward peace around the world. And among our allies. And those are all things included in this package proposed by the Biden Administration. Come back soon, former Vice President mike pence, thank you. Thank you, poppy. Cnn this morning continues now. And it is t
Districts and dont want to be seen as being overly supportive of jim jordan. That said, they might vote differently on the second or third ballot. I think the first ballot is kind of posturing. A sense of where everyone is. And now as you have reported, jim jordan knows who is left out there, who opposes him. And well see if hes there to pull them over. I dont think the party wants a repeat of either what happened two weeks ago or what happened, you know, when mccarthy was first elected. All those ballots. Right now i think there is a sense, its more important to have a speaker at this time than maybe your first choice as speaker. John well, better some speaker than the one you want, interesting way to put it. Right. John if i was curious to note that the number of people who voted no for jim jordan was about the same as voted no for mccarthy back in january. He eventually won them over after extraordinary amount of Horse Trading, including a measure that ended up being his demise. Kin
Hello and welcome to all of you watching us Around The World here in the United States, canada, and everyone as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im kim brunhuber. Its 4 00 a. M. Here in atlanta and 11 00 a. M. In gaza city, where an incursion by Israeli Ground forces now appears imminent. Israel on saturday declared its ready to open a new phase in its war against hamas, with the focus on significant ground operations. The idf says it struck more than 100 hamas targets in gaza overnight. Earlier, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. The u. S. Is now sending a second Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as additional fighter jets. The move is intended to deter iran, hezbollah, and others from entering the conflict. Palestinian authorities in gaza say the death toll from israeli air strikes is now more than 2,300 people, including 300 in the past 2
The israeli army is conducting localised raids in northern gaza, wherei million palestinians were told today to relocate ahead of a much bigger Ground Operation that is expected. In a day of rage ordered by hamas, there were protests across the middle east, and more rockets fired from gaza towards tel aviv. With me on the panel tonight sunday columnist and deputy Political Editor at the mail on sunday, anna mikhailova. Also here from atlanta, the attorney and democratic strategist, chris bruce. In the next few minutes we will get the thoughts of the former israeli Prime Minister, ehud olmert. And we will bring you up to speed with the chaos in the us House Of Representatives where republicans are still struggling to appoint a speaker. Good evening. The israels military has ordered the evacuation of more than 1 million palestinians from the northern section of the gaza strip, a move the United Nations has described as calamitous. The 24 hour deadline provoked a desperate scramble with f