the victims and their families. it s not just littleton. we know that lots and lots of places. we been through this too many years, took decades now. as i said just a few months ago, and i said a few months before that, and i said each time we see one of these mass shootings are our thoughts and prayers are not enough. schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning. perhaps now america would wake up to the dimensions of this challenge. if can happen in a place like littleton. and we can prevent anything like this from happening again. and now, president biden once again joins his predecessors in what has become a sick ritual of addressing the nation after a horrific mass shooting inside an american school. this was the scene from the white house yesterday. after the latest massacre in texas. american flags were also lowered at federal buildings. military installations and at u.s. embassies around the world. we ll go live to texas in just a momen
jacqui. supreme court watch as we wait for the court to issue new rulings any moment with 19 cases from the current term still undecided. welcome to a brand new hour of america s newsroom i m jacqui. and start this friday morning with you, it could be a busy hour, i m sandra smith, the court issued opinions in four cases yesterday, none were the big ones we were watching for. what we are watching for includes former president trump s claim of presidential immunity. shielding him from prosecution for actions taken while in office. the use of an obstruction law against some of the january 6th rioters and the biden administration s influence over social media content. also on the docket, fisherman are fighting administrative powers of unregulated, whether federal law can override state abortion restrictions forcing hospitals to perform abortions if there is an emergency. our legal team is standing by, shannon bream, along with jonathan tourly, andy mccarthy, shannon ou
washington and this is cnn welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. this hour, the dramatic new video of the rescue mission we say four israeli hostages over the weekend showing the very moment to three men and a woman were found alive ahead. this brief moment of unity for those leading the charge and how has quickly turned the political upheaval for israeli prime minister netanyahu as he drives his government intact. plus a race to watch in nikki haley s backyard, south carolina s congressional this pick one, donald trump, lost his primary race in that area. and now he s endorsing a woman challenging know now he s endorsing congresswoman nancy mace, but she is being challenged he is donald trump s endorsement in nikki haley s backyard hurt or help? i ll ask her. she ll be here on the lead. the challenger. we start this hour with the breaking news. the jury in hunter biden s federal gun trial is done for the day after deliberating for about an hour. cnn s evan perez is outside t
while, they re just became thousands upon thousands of people who would attend. there were prizes given for the best costumes. i think it was considered social suicide. if you didn t go tonight, how did drag shows become such a target for the political right? cnn s randy k reports on a new, the whole story with anderson cooper tonight at eight right here on cnn hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m for greek a whitfield and we start with breaking news there s out of the middle east a short time ago, benny gantz, a key minister of the israeli war cabinet, announced that he is quitting the emergency government we live the government the emergency government which heavy are complete we stand together for the campaign for israel, for generations. so in order to get real victory so far, we are going to go elections and at the end of it, we ll have government that will have the confidence of people ganim is resignation marks a pivotal moment in israel
meetings, i billion with a b. we ve got this. honor, got this. i m kevin lived ttac at the white house and this is cnn hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me on fredricka whitfield, new today, emotional moments in israel as four hostages are rescued and reunited with their families after eight months of being held by hamas, the israeli military launching a dramatic raid into gaza to run turn those hostages home. but that operation also left a trail of devastation for several, for central gaza, there were reports of more than 200 killed and the salt and hundreds more wounded also knew today a potential shakeup in israel s emergency government prime minister netanyahu. now asking war cabinet member benny gantz to stay after reports that he and his national unity party would withdraw from the government. gans postpone that news conference set for today after the rescue of the four israeli hostages. cnn s paula hancocks. and priscilla alvarez have been tr