3 00 a. M. In tel aviv. Two more hostages, more than 200 still being held, are on their way home. Nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz. Both israeli citizens, both taken from their kibbutz on october 7. Mrs. Lifshitz and her husband are founding members of the kibbutz. She and mrs. Cooper were handed over in southern gaza, where they each were examed by medics. Now the medics telling an egyptian media outlet that mrs. Kuiper and lifshitz were in stable condition. Just a few moments ago, we got this video of a Military Helicopter carrying the two freed women now safely back here in israel. This comes with sources telling cnn that the Biden Administration has been pressing israel to delay its ground incursion into gaza to allow more time to get hostages out and humanitarian aid in from the south. That said, National Security Spokesman John Kirby tells cnn tonight, quote, we dont believe this is the time for a ceasefire. Theres certainly a lot to get to in the hour ahead. We begin with my c
Heres stav daneos. This week i started on a fine note, pretty decent day today with some sunshine but from tomorrow onwards it will turn more unsettled. The next few days are not too bad, some sunshine around and a bit of rain here and there particularly in Northern England and areas where they dont need the rainfall but by they dont need the rainfall but by the end of the week of this large low pressure will come in and bring more windy weather with plenty of showers. A complicated Pressure Pattern across the uk tonight and tomorrow, one Weather Front working in from the south west and another pushing up from the east, both emerging across England Wales to bring a wider spread area of cloud and rain and that rain will pep up across northern and eastern england. Elsewhere, clear spells and showers and a mild night. Tomorrow, it looks like the wettest weather will be across northern and eastern england, across northern and eastern england, a met Office Yellow one in force until 4pm and
Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta In Washington alongside erin burnett in tel aviv with our coverage. Several developments this evening. Today Israeli Defense forces raising the death toll to more than 1400 Israeli Armored vehicles are now staging near the border why gaza in anticipation of what they call significant Ground Operations. That invasion expected to happen at any moment. The idf confirms hamas has more than 150 hostages eight days their after attack. And israeli air strikes continue to pound Northern Gaza and idf shelled 250 targets today. Tens of thousands in gaza are still scrambling to find safe passage to the south. But the raffa Border Crossing in egypt is closed. Waiting for authorities to open the gate for days now. Today tony blinken promised that the border will open as the u. S. Appointed a new Special Envoy to coordinate aid into the gaza enclave. Let me go to erin burnett live on the ground in tel aviv. I understand you were able to catch up with a b
Steve scalise, the man elected by the Republican Caucus to be the next speaker but was short of the votes to do so as just announced, apparently, inside the republican conference, that he is withdrawing his name from the speakership. We dont know why, other than the whip count a vote against him within the Republican Caucus today and ballooned to 16 or 17 votes. People were saying he could not get to 217 either to be elected Speaker Of The House. This comes a week and a half after mccarthy was deposed, successful with eight members voting i along with all the democrats. Theres been a speaker pro tem, Patrick Mchenry since then, serving in a custodial fashion. This is all totally unprecedented in american history. We havent had this before. Its 100 years since we had a motion to vacate the chair. Amidst an unfolding global crisis, the second in line to the president and Constitutional Office of Speaker Of The House remains vacant, with no clear path for this house Republican Caucus to r
Capital. Steve scalise, the man elected by the Republican Caucus to be the next speaker but was short of the votes to do so as just announced, apparently, inside the republican conference, that he is withdrawing his name from the speakership. We dont know why, other than the whip count a vote against him within the Republican Caucus today and ballooned to 16 or 17 votes. People were saying he could not get to 217 either to be elected Speaker Of The House. This comes a week and a half after mccarthy was deposed, successful with eight members voting i along with all the democrats. Theres been a speaker pro tem, Patrick Mchenry since then, serving in a custodial fashion. This is all totally unprecedented in american history. We havent had this before. Its 100 years since we had a motion to vacate the chair. Amidst an unfolding global crisis, the second in line to the president and Constitutional Office of Speaker Of The House remains vacant, with no clear path for this house Republican Ca