reporters the first time on camera since the iran-backed houthi rebels attacked commercial strips and destroyer in the red sea using drones and ballistic missiles. the white house says the u.s. cannot assess the u.s.s. carney was the target. hello, welcome, everyone, a breaking news afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york. and bret, great to have you here. bret: something that happens a lot on this show. i think. john has the day off. this is america reports . we are also awaiting an update from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as israel prepares to surround gaza s second largest city, that s where they believe hamas leaders are hiding and possibly holding hostages. sandra: meanwhile, we are getting brand-new video into our newsroom, the moment shrapnel falls in tel aviv. bret: greg palkot is on the ground in southern israel. what are you hearing there today? we are at a staging area for the israeli defense forces. outside the town of neteva, about six miles
than 450 hamas targets in just the last day. the targets, command centers, observation posts and missile launch sites. israel s ground offensive marches on. israeli troops appear to have advanced over two miles into gaza, according to a cnn analysis, a video published by an israeli media outlet. iran s president says that iran has, quote, crossed the red lines, end quote. earlier today, president biden spoke with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. their phone conversation comes amid a very stark warning from the president s national security adviser, jake sullivan. he says that there is an evaluated risk, his words, evaluated risk of this conflict expanding across the region and quoting him once again now, the risk, he says, is real. and we are now seeing this new remarkable video from the southern russian republic of dagestan. russian authorities say a crowd, some waving palestinian flags, forced their way into an airport after a flight from tel aviv landed ea
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. thank you for joining us for this cnn special coverage. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m fredricka whitfield in atlanta. battles raging on right now across ukraine. let s get you up to date. a senior u.s. defense official saying more than 250 missiles have been launched from russian positions at ukraine as of this morning. cnn cameras were rolling a short time ago as russian tanks moved toward front lines. serious fighting is happening in the area of kharkiv in eastern ukraine and sporadic clashes can be seen in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. a security camera capturing this moment that a rocket or a missile struck an apartment building in the ukrainian capital just hours ago. kyiv now extending a strict curfew until monday.
unexpectedly stealerized and is in front of cameras in tripoli. the opposition forces claimed they had him in custody. apparently not. in any case, not anymore. here s some of what he had to say. translator: there have led through the sea and through other means, people who are sabotage and you could see the people of libya are standing and had to have break the spine of those gangsters and rats, just today we will go in the hot spots of tripoli in tripoli an and we will reassure the people that things are fine in libya. now we re going to go on a walk about in tripoli and in the places where they said there has been they have actually seized from us. then he said, the hell with the oscc. a short time later, as the dictator s son was about to leave matthew chance caught up with him one-on-one. we broke the backbone of the rebels. so we re winning. and now, let s go, let s go together to the hottest places in tripoli, okay? it s very hot. you want to go? go, take t
here s some of what he had to say. translator: there have led through the sea and through other means, people who are sabotage and you could see the people of libya are standing and had to have break the spine of those gangsters and rats, just today we will go in the hot spots of tripoli in tripoli an and we will reassure the people that things are fine in libya. now we re going to go on a walk about in tripoli and in the places where they said there has been they have actually seized from us. then he said, the hell with the oscc. a short time later, as the dictator s son was about to leave matthew chance caught up with him one-on-one. we broke the backbone of the rebels. so we re winning. and now, let s go, let s go together to the hottest places in tripoli, okay? it s very hot. you want to go? go, take the car, let s go. i have to we have to move. okay, bye-bye. have to move. we ll check back with matthew chance shortly. he and his crew were basically