This is cnns live coverage of israel at war. Im wolf blitzer in washington along with sara sidner in tel aviv. Theres Breaking News were following this hour. Americans and others stuck in warravaged gaza are on alert to evacuate potentially at any moment. The State Department is urging u. S. Citizens to move closer to the rafah border in the southern part of Gaza Crossing from Gaza Into Egypt in case it opens up with little notice. Local media reported earlier that egypt was not, repeat not, allowing american citizens through the crossing. More than 1 million civilians in the northern part of gaza are under israeli orders to flee to the south, an evacuation the United Nations is calling impossible. The humanitarian crisis is escalated amid widespread destruction and a mounting death toll in gaza now rising above 2200. Its been a full week of punishing israeli air strikes in response to the horrific and deadly hamas Terror Attack on israel last weekend that killed some 1300 people. The
Video by people caught in the crossfire. [ gunfire ] [ sirens ]. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken says the u. S. Is trying to confirm reports that americans are among those killed. Americans are also believed to be among the scores of hostages who were snatched and might be held in gaza. I think its scores of hostages. I can tell you theres also american hostages as part of that number as well. I dont want to get into a specific number, but these are women, children, elderly, theyre holocaust survivors. This is sick. Cnns Anderson Cooper is with me now in tel aviv. Anderson. Fredicka, the taking of the hostages, it is sick and it is something which has just struck a deep, deep cord of disgust, horror here in israel, understandably, All Around The World to see holocaust survivors, an elderly lady sandwiched between who hamas thugs on a motor bike being taken into gaza, to see a persons body being paraded through the streets. Obviously these are things which have horrified people
Ahead on cnn newsroom, former President Donald Trump says his right to free speech is in danger, well tell you what the Special Counsel is asking the judge to do in the way of a limited gag order. President biden, meanwhile, is weighing in on the uaw strike as negotiators prepare to head back to the Bargaining Table. And north Korean Leader kim jongun is wrapping up his tour of Military Sites in russia, well have a live report from the region. Announcer live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Donald trump is lashing out at the Special Counsel investigating his alleged 2020 federal election interference. He says jack smith is trying to rob him of his First Amendment right to free speech. Smiths office had asked a u. S. District court judge to impose a court order limiting what the former president can say in public about the case against him. The Justice Department says the order is needed to protect the integrity of trumps upcoming trial. Trump spoke about it befo
Im kim brunhuber. Ahead on cnn newsroom it is a fight to take on corporate greed. U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders joined the uaw rally in detroit. Coming up, how this strike is already impacting the auto industry. Plus the Special Counsel investigating donald trump wants to limit what the former president can publicly say. Well hear how trump is responding. And in libya, the search continues as thousands are missing after flooding. We begin with the showdown uaw and the big three car makers. Negotiations are expected to resume in a matter of hours, but were into the second day of a targeted strike that has some 13,000 uaw members walking the picket lines in three u. S. C cities. They are getting some reenforcements from washington. The Acting Labor Secretary awe long with a Top White House adviser headed to detroit friday in the hopes to help the sides reach a deal. President biden said no one wanted a strike, but Auto Companies should go further to make a deal. Here he is. Auto companies
acuna along with not griff jenkins but tom shillue and charlie and welcome to the big weekend show. the big story tonight with biden family drama comes to a head this week the house could vote on an impeachment inquiry resolution into president biden plus, his son hunter subpoena to appear for a congressional deposition is just three days away and then there is a new criminal charge, again new criminal charges against hunter that biden managed to avoid answering any questions about all weekend long while rubbing elbows with hollywood elites. president comment on the targets against your son, mr. president [laughter] alicia: fox news lucas tomlinson has new reaction from the white house tonight. that s right and alyssa president biden has not spoken about his son hunter second indictment since leaving for the west coast on friday. hunter biden has been charged with three felonies and six misdemeanors over failure to pay taxes according to the indictment hunter spent 1.