Next stage. Israel now escalating its gaza air strikes ahead of a likely invasion as fears grow, the region could be drawn into the conflict. What is israels lplan. I caution israel not to be blinded by rage. Chairman mike turner joins me and lifeline, more humanitarian trucks poised to enter gaza carrying desperately needed food, water and medical supplies. These trucks are not just trucks. They are a lifeline. But as israel preps for the ground war, are conditions about to get much worse . Plus, at odds. With future u. S. Aid to israel on the line, House Republicans are back to square one in their speaker search fiasco. We are in a bad place as a party. Can anyone unite the conference in former Republican Congresswoman liz cheney is here for her first media interview in more than a year. Hello. Im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is breathing so much pain and loss of life. This morning the Israeli Military says it is stepping up its air strikes against hamas in
graduates toss their caps in the air, a frightening storm moves in. you ll see why they scramble for cover. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room kwoem. president obama took a few questions in the white house briefing room today but in rushing to get out front of the jobs issue, the president stumbled and republicans are already reaping the benefits. let s go straight to jessica yellen standing by with the details. president obama hammered congress, telling them to pass his long stalled jobs bill as a way to cushion the u.s. from the effects of europe s worsening economy. but that s 23409 the part of his remarks that s making news. the president trying to regain control of his mess amg. if congress decides despite all that that they aren t going to do anything about this simply because it s an election year, then they should explain to the american people why. after disappointing jobs numbers drove unemployment up to 8.2%, he called on congress to pass the j