you just heard from a former israeli hostage negotiator highlighting the mounting pressure that is facing israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. this as defense secretary lloyd austin is on the ground in tel aviv right now. he is pressing israeli officials for more clarity on the war efforts as the civilian casualties in gaza continue to mount. and will the election lies change things. a judge ordered rudy giuliani to pay $150 million. we ll talk to one of the attorneys that represented the workers about that impact. and just as airports prepare for millions of people flying for the holidays, the transportation department fining southwest airlines $140 million for last december s historic travel meltdown. what transportation secretary pete buttigieg just told cnn about that fine. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. and we begin with the defense secretary lloyd austin in israel, preparing to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu at any moment. his trip t
hello and welcome to bbc news. the governor of mississippi has warned there are significant risks of more severe weather after a tornado left hundreds homeless. president biden has declared a major emergency in the state. this is the moment on friday when the wind barrelled through a school in the area, captured by cctv cameras inside. and these are the latest drone pictures after the tornado struck carving a path of destruction 170 miles long. at least 25 people were killed in mississippi and one person in alabama. dozens have been injured. our north america correspondent sophie long reports from mississippi. this is rolling fork, a small, close community in mississippi. there is little left. they ve lost loved ones, their homes, everything. we get storms like bad rain or, you know, probably high winds or something. but we never experience nothing like this where it can wipe out a whole town. you know, schools, children, you know, parents, loved ones. it wiped out everyt
John fox news alert, Israeli Defense forces saying its Ground Operation is expanding. This as we learn that hamas apparently running operations underneath a bunker from a hospital in gaza. Sandra new information from the idf, Israeli Defense forces. Officials say this is what the massive Terror Complex under Sharifa Hospital could look like. Israeli intelligence suggesting hamas uses the medical facilities to store weapons and execute attacks putting not only israelis in danger but also risking civilians in gaza. John im john roberts in washington as we head into hour two here, hi again, sandra. Sandra a lot happening last hour and a new hour. Sandra smith in new york. This is america reports. We are also learning about a new attack on u. S. Forces in the middle east. A Defense Official saying the u. S. Shot down a drone targeting a u. S. Air base in iraq this morning. That would be the 20th attack on our u. S. Troops in just ten days. We have Fox Team Coverage now in the middle east,
Today on inside politics, panic, pain, and fear of whats next. Israeli forces are ramping up air strikes in response to hamas Terrorist Attack. The barbaric attack in israel just over two weeks ago. The idf says 320 Quote Terror Targets were struck in gaza overnight including tunnels and Operational Command centers used by hamas. New video from gaza city shows the aftermath of those strikes this morning. Streets reduced to rubble. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, sources tell cnn the white house is pushing for a pause on any Ground Incursion into gaza. A move they hope will allow time to get much needed aid to gaza and more hostages freed. Since hamas released two american hostages on friday, there is still hope that the 222 others kidnapped during the October 7th Attack in israel could go home, too. The Biden Administration is sidestepping questions about israels plans for the next phase against their war on hamas, but theyre working vigorously to try to stop it from spreading acro
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com for information on how to help the humanitarian efforts in israel and gaza, cnn has gathered a list to benefits responding to the crisis. Go to cnn. Com impact. Yocan text relief to 707070. Cnns coverage with Kaitlan Collins continues. Tonight, straight from the source, President Biden says u. S. Intelligence agencies are backing up israels claim that it wasnt behind a deadly blast in gaza. Hes set to deliver an oval office primetime address on the war tomorrow. Also, in addition to that, still there is widespread Rage Exploding in the middle east, despite that newnf. Concerns about what that could look like, the farreaching consequences of that are definitely being felt inside the u. S. Government tonight. Also, as money for israel depends on a functioning u. S. Democracy, congress has failed to elect a new house speaker. But the twice rejected candidate, the republican, still showing no signs of dropping out. Im Kaitlan Collins, and this is the sourc