you re watching cnn news central. israel is under growing international pressure to provide evidence that hamas uses gaza s al-shifa hospital as a command center. as premature babies evacuated from the hospital arrive in egypt. we have special teams in the region. the supreme court appears ready to limit the speech of a former american president, as donald trump s legal team fights the gag order in the federal case that accused him of trying to undermine the 2020 election. an appeals court struck out a key tool for a civil rights law. why this could set up another supreme court showdown. we re following these stories and many more coming in right here, to cnn news central. we have concrete questions. and we expect answers. that s what family members of hostages being held by hamas in gaza said before they went into meet with israel s prime minister. that was in the last hour. the white house now saying that negotiations to release some of the hostages are, quote, gettin
in gaza, new scenes of destruction after an israeli air strike rocks the same refugee camp that was hit a day earlier. israel standing firmly in defending the attacks as vital to destroying hamas amid mounting concerns in the middle east and in the united states about the civilian death toll. also tonight, donald trump, jr., takes the stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial against the trump family business. we re going to tell you what he said under oath in new york. and in florida, the judge in former president trump s classified document case is suggesting the trial could be postponed. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel. and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news. on the first evacuation of foreign nationals and other civilians from gaza into egypt. officials say hundreds of people have gotten out, including americans. and hundreds mo
for $69.99 a month for 12 months. plus ask how to get up to a $750 prepaid card with qualifying internet. president biden has essentially reset the clock after signing a stop-gap spending bill averting a government shutdown for now. the measure will extend funding for another week until friday, december 23rd. negotiators say they are closer to fund the government for a full year. that would avert a potential showdown between the biden
timing of this, i mean, this is something that will come heading into a midterm year and will probably paint a very unfl unflattering portrait of the former president. it will be up to the american people to determine whether or not this is something that they want to make an election issue. democrats certainly seem like they might want to make it more. nicholas wu, boy, we appreciate you, rapidfire, getting through all of those questions this morning. there s so much to talk about. thank you. thank you so much. still ahead, as co-vlade cases decline, states across the country are rolling back mask mandates, but is it too soon, and are people getting mixed going add ups from officials? plus, a potential showdown along the u.s./canadian border after truckers and protesters are refusing to back down. now officials are warning them the consequences will be severe. we ll have a live update coming up next.