Southern israel. Celebrations broke out in gaza as news of a potential breakthrough reached palestinians. But early in the day civilians in Eastern Rafah had begun to flee after the Israeli Military dropped leaflets warning them to evacuate ahead what was caught aim limited ground operation against hamas. 100,000 refugees have been told to move to what israel is calling an expanded humanitarian zone near khan younis but gazans say the area is already overcrowded. Jordan pozner King Abdullah ii is in the us on a state visit in a meeting at the white house On Mondayjordanian Official said the king told President Joe Biden that a Ground Invasion into rafah would lead to what he called a new massacre and risk spilling over into the wider region. In new york are you on general Antonio Guterres told reporters that Israel Invading Rafah would be intolerable. Our security corresponded Frank Gardner has more from jerusalem. Things have moved with extraordinary speed here in this part of the mid
I see it. So i tried to live up to that this morning because i knew i would be on the same screen as you. You are all wonderful, have yourselves a great day and i will see you tomorrow. Thanks for joining us. Today on velshi, Inside Donald Trump strategy as defendant candidate and why his inclination to over share his plans is more alarming than you think. Plus, movement on multiple fronts on the draconian crackdown on abortion in this country and worrying signs of what is coming next. Then, why one columbia lecturer says the school is teaching the wrong lessons. We will talk about protests and rates on College Campuses. Ended his a book so beloved by audiences that it spent eight years on the bestseller list. It is a beautiful story of resilience and survival, yet it has been targeted and beyond over and over again. The acclaimed author joins our book club to talk about her memoir, the last castle. Velshi starts now. Good morning to you, it is saturday, may 4. Week three has officiall
dispute, but when house republicans and attorney general merrick garland now spilling onto the house floor where lawmakers are expected to vote soon on whether to hold garland in contempt of court honduras. but does the gop have the votes they need to get this done we re live from capitol hill and secretary of state antony blinken says he is frustrated after hamas suggested several changes to a proposed ceasefire deal. gaza, how negotiators are now trying to look ahead to what happens after the fighting stops and a somber ceremony that children who survived the sandy hook school shooting are now graduating from high school. how they re reflecting on 12 years since that terrible day. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central attorney general merrick garland has dedicated his career to following the law and now he could soon be sanctioned on capitol hill for breaking the rules. this afternoon, the house is expe
Are you hearing that. well, yes. diplomatic exchange in zurich, switzerland between jake cull van and chinese counterpart. i mean, the basis for that beating is to set up the president xi and president biden some time at the end he of the year and make sure there is a pathway to that. that is essentially what that meeting is about. and we came out with that agreement largely what is being reported. that s a step in the right direction. brian: they did cite they are cheating on trade one of the phase deal. purchases on the deal you signed with trump you are not doing it and i think the big story is the amount of flyovers over taiwan meant to intimidate, i believe the number is at 150. how do you interpret that. a couple of corollary things going on, certainly, celebrating china s 50th anniversary of
just as i have continued to have faith in our mission, most importantly, i have had unwavering confidence in our troops. and their performance in some of the most difficult situations imaginable wit imaginable. that job is not yet done. as for the timing, they said they believe secretary gates wanted the book out now in order to influence final decisions on troop levels and as for whether the book is too tough on the wi white house, they said, they ought to look in the mirror. ed henry, thank you. president obama is telling congress, republicans and democrats, to back off on any new sanctions against iran. this comes in the afterglow of his just-finished deal with iran aimed at curbing its nuclear program. both iran and the u.s. hailed the implementation of the phase deal finalized yesterday. set to take place on the 23rd.