if you re sticking with, us we re thankful for that. the u.s. military becoming a political football for the house gop as they unleashed their anti-abortion rights, anti-trans, anti-woke agenda on a spending bill flooding americas fighting forces. instead of focusing on killing people employee stuff up, and having we are focused on dividing people up by race. i don t want someone who doesn t know if they are a man or a woman with their hand on a missile button. i couldn t help but pull out my pocket constitution, i couldn t seem to find anywhere in here where it says we need to fund programs for humanitarian aid for women and children in afghanistan. and one house republican in particular under fire for a shocking racial comment. we are going to dive into that this hour as well. plus, a defying president biden finding a new way to forgive the student loan debt for nearly 1 million people in this country. and as actors hit the picket line i m gonna be talking to thei
trying to do harm to others, make people feel the pain he was feeling. that s the man that law enforcement is calling a hero for disarming the monterey park gunman. we ll have more of that interview in the latest in that investigation in just a moment. meanwhile, in northern california, a beach side community is the scene of the state s second deadly mass shooting in three days. this time a gunman appears to have targeted his co-workers. the string of gun violence has president biden once again calling on law makers to pass bills banning assault style weapons. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 24th. i m jonathan lemire. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with another mass shooting this one in northern california. a man opened fire at two landscaping nurseries killing seven people in half moon bay south of san francisco. an eighth victim is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. the suspect is 67-year-old chun lee t
six more israeli hostages were just released, hours after two other captives were freed. this comes as hamas forces have been alerted to be ready for combat as day seven of the gaza truce is nearing an end. will there be another last minute extension? also breaking, indicts u.s. congressman george santos remains defiant as the house considers whether to expel him from congress. stand by for details on the debate that wrapped up just a short while ago. and the nail biter vote that s expected tomorrow. plus, donald trump is lashing out big time after an appeals court reinstated the gag order in his new york civil fraud trial. the judge in the $250 million case now revealing when he s likely to issue a ruling. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. right now, the latest hostages released from captivity in gaza are back in israel. six more israelis are free as time is c
and some trying to climb over the gates with palestinian flags. meanwhile, israel in israel the idf says its iron dome intercepted a drone coming from lebanon earlier today after taking down rockets from gaza overnight. rachel: iran says u.s. would be, quote, hit hard if washington did not implement a cease-fire in gaza but israel is maintaining a cease-fire is not an option. we re not going to have a cease-fire with hamas it is leak you having a cease-fire after bombing of pearl harbor and cease-fire with isis it is absurd glad to see the administration is not asking for a cease-fire. jonathon hunt is on the ground with the latest. hey, jonathon. hey will rachel, pete good to see you. over the last four hours or so this morning israel paused air strikes to give more civilians in gaza time to head from the north at the center of the war zone down to relative safety at the southern end of gaza and prior to that they made it clear they are not going let up the pressure on h