In gaza, after hamas gave what it called a Comprehensive Vision to mediators. Mr netanyahu . Office said he also planned an assault on rafah, the city in the southern edge of the gaza strip where more than half of the territorys two and half Million People at residing. Meanwhile, a ship carrying Food Supplies for gaza has arrived, and is now waiting off the coast in a test run of what is hoped will become a new route for aid into the territory. The us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has been speaking about the negotiations. Answering questions from the press in austria, mr blinken said both sides were working to bridge the remaining gaps. He said he was yet to see a plan for the Israel Military in rafah. You asked specifically the Israel Military in rafah. 7m. Asked specifically whether weve seen the plan, and now we have not seen the plan, and now we have not seen it. Regarding the hostages. Yes, there has been a Counter Proposal put forward by hamas, i cant get into the details o
Thanks britley ritz for that. Sorry, our lights are a little bright right there. Its almost like being outside, very bright. Im fredricka whitfield, good to see you. We begin this hour with the overseas kidnapping of an american nurse and her child. Alex was reportedly abducted thursday morning while serving in their Community Ministry in haiti. The two were taken from the organizations campus near portauprince. She is married to the director of the christian humanitarian aid group. Pa Paula Hancock is following the story for us. Reporter the charity did confirm the abduction and the details are quite disturbing. Remember, this was a nurse from New Hampshire, working for the charity. She was abducted along with her child and this was actually on what they call is the campus of this charity close to p portauprince. They said shes a deeply passionate person who considers haiti as her home and her passion. She works tirelessly to bring relief as she loves to serve the people of haiti in t
and rocket attacks in baghdad as that country sees upheaval not witnessed for years. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and president zelenskyy telling troops to go home as they gained ground in south. ukrainians have retain foul villages from russian occupation. you can see a couple right here. they re near the crucial taking of kherson. kherson was the first city, of course, to fall to the russians months ago. and announcing the counteroffensive, a claim that failed miserably and heavy losses. we re live on the ground. and political chaos gripping iraq as deadly clashes play out in baghdad s green zone. at least ten people were killed. more than 200 injured after a powerful cleric announced he s stepping down from politics. hundreds of protesters stormed the presidential palace. they were met by tear gas in live fire. and just getting word that four rockets damaged straight ahead. and one year since the final plane left afghanistan. the cnn special report an how life
u.s. have now been fully vaccinated against covid-19 than those confirmed infected with the virus. it s a huge development. health experts warn americans to keep their guards up in the coming months. the cdc has released new guidelines for those who have been fully vaccinated. some things they don t some think they don t go far enough. what can you do? what can t you do? a lot of news to get to. let s begin with omar jimenez in minneapolis as jury selection in derek chauvin s trial get sets to begin. this is a long time coming, as you know, omar. you were there in the immediate aftermath of this. a lot of anticipation for this trial. that s right, jim and poppy. a long time coming, plus a day. because, of course, we were supposed to be beginning jury selection yesterday. we went through that delay. and now this morning, in about an hour, we re expecting jury selection to officially move forward. lawyers for derek chauvin and for the state are filing into court right now t