garner enough support for their nominee. it is a whole mess. and we ll have more on that later in the show. we begin tonight in israel where earlier today prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced that he is forming an emergency unity government in the wake of the hamas attack. adding two opposition leaders to his cabinet. netanyahu said the newly. formed government would, quote, crush hamas. it comes as the nation intensified, relentlessly bombarding gaza with missiles throughout the day, leaving the streets unrecognizable. entire neighborhoods destroyed. tonight, all of gaza is completely in the dark. the fuel to the power station ran out after being cut off by israel, leaving the people of gaza with no electricity and no running water. on top of that, the humanitarian situation there is being described as catastrophic. more than 260,000 people have now been displaced. authorities are pleading for help. and hospitals are overwhelmed, filled with the cries of children. m
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program, the israeli security cabinet has just officially declared a state of war. after yesterday morning s stunning surprise attack by hamas. more than 500 israelis have died in the assault with thousands wounded. the death toll on the palestinian side has surpassed 300 as isreal retaliates against gaza. the idf said it s goal is to control all of the gaza strip and kill all of the terrorists in our territory, unquote. i ll talk to former israeli foreign minister zippy liveny and mustafa and naftali bennett about what has happened so far and what comes next. also, tom freedman, one time jerusalem times bureau chief will help us look at the big picture of today s middle east. let s go straight so cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson who is on theize raely side of the border with gaza nea
to the announcement. in some ways this was inevitable. yes, rupert murdoch always said he would never retire. his son lachlan always said his dad would never retire. but his companies have been shrinking over the years and struggling against the media headwinds that all media companies are facing. for example, streaming and the struggles of newspapers. so rupert murdoch is not the swashbuckling feared and reviled media mogul that he once was that he was for decades. he was strangely passive in recent years as his fox news network in the us promoted lies about voter fraud in 2020. he seemed to be more like the passenger, rather than the driver he seemed more like the passenger than the captain of the ship. and so i think today s announcement confirms and signifies that. we ve just had a statement from lachlan murdoch, who says, on behalf of the fox and news corp boards of directors, leadership teams and all the shareholders who ve benefited from his hard work, i congratul
our viewers joining us in the u.s. and around the world. bianca is off the rest of the week, but you will see her in brussels later on. just ahead president biden making very clear that the world is watching to see exactly what the u.s. will do in terms of continuing to support ukraine. ukraine will emerge from this war proud, free and firmly rooted in the west unless we walk away. first caucuses are just weeks away. ron desantis finally apparently seizing the opportunity too take the shot that donald trump when he get off the teleprompter, you don t know what he will say. seven soldiers including a battalion commander were killed in a single incident in gaza. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, december 13, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the ukraine president pleas for more funding for its war against russia. and the u.s. president says letting aid run out would be, quote, the grea
thahello and a warm welcome our viewers. i m bianca nobilo. max foster is off this week. just ahead on cnn newsroom life- president biden is trying to walk back remarks he made tuesday. he is running and i have to run. we re getting a preview of special counsel s playbook. they are ready to describe to the jury how he encouraged the violence on january 6. tuesday afternoon an apparent israeli airstrike dem molished this building. people have been forced to run from place to place seeking shelter. it is simply chaos at this point. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, december 6, 9:00 a.m. in london and 4:00 a.m. in washington where u.s. president biden is walking back a candid remark about his possible rationale for seeking re-election. he told democratic donors at an off camera fundraiser if trump wasn t running, i m not sure i d be running. but a few hours later when pressed by reporters, mr. biden s