i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this tuesday night. tonight donald trump fresh off his record-setting win in iowa caucuses is now in new hampshire after a trip to the new york city, a courthouse, there, these are live pictures of his rally where he will address voters in the granite state. in new hampshire tonight speaking with voters ahead of the next contest for the republican nomination. cbs s robert costa is here to discuss the road ahead for the candidates. also tonight hearing for the first time the 911 calls that led to a two week hospital stay for the secretary of defense lloyd austin. hear his aide asking for secrecy. we want to begin with the weather most of us are experiencing. more than 70% of the country is experiencing a deep freze. 17 people have died, and there s another storm coming. so we are going to have that forecast in a moment. major cities like new york and philadelphia are getting their biggest snowfalls in about two years, an
Atlanta alongside sara sidner in tel aviv. As we start a new hour, were following breaking news, israels Defense Minister announcing a short time ago that the idf has moved to a new phase of war against hamas. Israeli soldiers are now operating inside the gaza strip. Armored vehicles and tanks were on the move overnight, but it remains unclear if this is actually the beginning of israels anticipated major Ground Assault in gaza. Ahead of troops entering the enclave, overnight israel unleashed an onslaught of Aerial Bombardments that rocked gaza. The idf renewed its warnings for civilians in Northern Gaza to evacuate. Doctors say they treated hundreds of wounded overnight, but also there were many killed in the air strikes. The idf says the air strikes targeted 150 underground spaces and terror tunnels. They claim they killed one key hamas operative who, it says, carried out the deadly attacks on october 7th in israel. Were also watching israels border with lebanon. The idf and hezbolla
Soldiers are surrounding the borders of gaza in the air, on the ground and in the sea. Gaza residents tell cnn that these air strikes are the most intense they have witnessed since the beginning of this conflict. Almost three weeks ago. Phone service that connects gaza to the outside world has now apparently been completely cut off because of the intense bombardment. These are live pictures were bringing you of the Skyline Over Gaza where we have been seeing explosions all day. This operation coming hours after israels Minister Of Defense told me and some other reporters that israel was, quote, waiting for the best conditions to start its Ground Operation, unquote, exactly what those conditions were, he would not make clear, earlier today sources told cnn that a breakthrough had been made in Hostage Negotiations as 229 people according to the idf are still being held by hamas. Kidnapped on october 7th. The idf says the talk of a breakthrough was, however, only rumors, so now what, of c
It is sunday, october 15th. Im alex witt. And im ali velshi. We are continuing to keep a close eye on the Israel Gaza Border after israel issued fresh warnings over the past 24 hours that suggest that it is preparing to launch the next phase of the war. According to three senior israeli officials we spoke with, israels Ground Invasion will begin soon, and Tens Of Thousands of soldiers have been ordered to capture gaza city with the ultimate goal of destroying hamas, the group that governs gaza and was responsible for last weeks attack. Overnight, nbc news crews captured tanks moving on the israel side of the border and reported Hearing Jones and fighter jets overhead. Israeli troops also continue to Surround Gaza as the countrys leaders escalated talks about its impending invasion. In a new Statement Released yesterday, the Israeli Defense forces, or idf, says it is preparing for an expansion of combat that will include, quote, an integrated and coordinated attack from the air, sea, an
Infrastructure. New Drone Footage Shows what idf strikes have done so far, and for the roughly 2 million palestinians trapped in the enclave, half of whom are kids. Hunger is mounting. Israels complete resource blockade of the strip is now in day four. One woman sheltering with her husband and 2yearold told nbc news Over Whatsapp the only food that they have left are some chick peas, and that she says its not going to last more than a day. Officials in israel say the number of those kidnapped by hamas and are being held there in gaza is between 100 and 150. That does include american citizens. Here with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken in tel aviv a short time ago. The families of the missing, theres an unrelenting agony of not knowing the fate of their loved ones. Something that i dont think most of us can truly understand, truly contemplate if youre not in their shoes. No one should have to endure what theyre going through. Were doing everything we can to secure the release of the h