Hello, youre watching Bbc News with me ben brown, look at our latest news headlines. Benjamin netanyahu is asked Hostage Families in israel to forgive him for not saving their loved ones but he insisted that a deal with hamas will not be Donein Deal with hamas will not be done in israel loses control of the key Philadelphia Corridor that runs between Gaza And Egypt. That runs between Gaza And Egypt i that runs between gaza and e, t. , that runs between Gaza And E. T. ,. , that runs between Gaza And Egypt. I am begging for your forgiveness egypt. I am begging for your forgiveness that egypt. I am begging for your forgiveness that we egypt. I am begging for your forgiveness that we did egypt. I am begging for your forgiveness that we did not L Forgiveness that we did not succeed in bringing them home alive. We were very close. Nearly there. Alive. We were very close. Nearly there. Thousands of israelis have nearly there. Thousands of israelis have been nearly there. Thousands of i israel
this time, it s much closer to the fishing town of grindavik. people living nearby have already left the area and local authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this is a bit surreal to watch your family - homejust disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. tonight, iceland s president addressed the nation. translation: today is| a black day for grindavik and a black day for iceland. but the sun will rise
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start with Breaking News. The Israel Defense forces announced this evening it is expanding its Ground Operations against hamas in gaza. This was the scene just moments ago. It has been nearly constant rocket fire and explosions. Gaza residents tell cnn that these are the most intense air strikes that they have experienced since the war began 20 days ago. And there are reports of widespread power and cellular and internet outages across the gaza strip. It is unclear what these ramped up attacks will mean for Hostage Negotiations. Today israel said it believes hamas is Still Holding 229 innocent people that they kidnapped october 7th. In the United States, the white house says it is in, quote, active conversations with israel about a humanitarian pause to work on the release of the hostages. Diplomatic sources told cnn earlier today that significant progress had been made. U. S. Officials are insistsing those talks are going to continue, although t
thahello and a warm welcome our viewers. i m bianca nobilo. max foster is off this week. just ahead on cnn newsroom life- president biden is trying to walk back remarks he made tuesday. he is running and i have to run. we re getting a preview of special counsel s playbook. they are ready to describe to the jury how he encouraged the violence on january 6. tuesday afternoon an apparent israeli airstrike dem molished this building. people have been forced to run from place to place seeking shelter. it is simply chaos at this point. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, december 6, 9:00 a.m. in london and 4:00 a.m. in washington where u.s. president biden is walking back a candid remark about his possible rationale for seeking re-election. he told democratic donors at an off camera fundraiser if trump wasn t running, i m not sure i d be running. but a few hours later when pressed by reporters, mr. biden s
a gun and grenades hidden behind an mri machine. a stash of guns in a closet. military gear and uniforms. israel calling it proof hamas is using the hospital as a command center. hamas denying that. and what about the potentially thousands of civilians including dozens of premature babies taking shelter there? our team embedded with israeli forces in gaza. also tonight, face-to-face, president biden greeting chinese leader xi jinping in california. can the two leaders find a path to ease tensions? the deadly bus crash investigation. what we re learning about the six killed including three students. our nbc news exclusive, never-before-seen footage from the alec baldwin movie rust. baldwin seen firing a gun and speaking to the cinematographer later fatally shot. i m going to shoot right. want me to go on the outside of the camera? it comes as baldwin faces potential new charges. and she s been called the michael jordan of field hockey making history as the ncaa s