Reports from the west bank say five people have been killed in an israeli drone strike. The israeli military said it had hit a vehicle carrying four gunmen, among them a hamas commander. It comes as the us says it s stepping up america s military presence in the middle east, deploying additional warships and fighterjets as regional tension grows. The department of defence says it aims to strengthen protection for u. S. Troops in the region and israel, in response to growing threats from iran and iranian backed fighters. Iran and its allies have promised imminent retaliation against israel. An announcer on iran state tv said on friday night that in the coming hours, the world would witness extraordinary scenes and very important developments. The announcement came after a funeral ceremony in qatar for the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh, who was killed in iran on wednesday. Hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. Although iran and its allies hav
North korea firing a pair of ballistic missiles just days after launching a newly developed longrange cruise missile. California s governor appears to have won the biggest fight of his political career. With cnn projecting he has defeated a recall vote by a huge margin. The recall effort was led by republicans opposed to his handling of the coronavirus, homelessness and the economy. The first question on the ballot, should governor newsom be recalled? about 2/3 of voters said no. A landslide victory. Exit polls show about a third of voters said the covid pandemic was the most important issue. Newsom pushed tough lockdowns, made masks and vaccines mandated. It was a sharp contrast to his main republican challenger, larry elder, who opposed pandemic restrictions. A few hours ago a very relieved gavin newsom thanked his supporters. No, it s not the only thing that was expressed tonight. I want to focus on what we said yes to as a state. We said yes to science. We said yes to vaccines. We
Vote. He gets to keep his job, which was in jeopardy over his handling of immigration and the covid19 crisis. Stunning new revelations about the top u. S. General s secret action to limit then president trump s ability to launch nuclear weapons. The new bob woodward book detailing high level fears that trump was going rogue after the january 6th insurrection. And after conflicting reports behind the u. S. Drone strike that killed ten people including children in kabul, cnn launches an investigation and raises some very serious questions about what really happened. Good to have you with us. It is a land slide win for california governor gavin newsom. Cnn projects the once embattled democrat has beaten back a year long effort to remove him from office. The votes are running about 2:1 in newsom s favor. Republicans led by talk radio host larry elder were fed up with covid lockdowns and mask man mandates, but newsom thanked california voters. I m humbled and grateful to the millions and mi
Nationalize the race and talk about trump aimed at boosting democratic turnout. It may be paying off. It creates a stark contrast between the governor and larry elder. I don t see elder or any of the other ones as viable candidates or leadership for the state. Reporter: the question on the ballot today, should newsom be recalled? and if so, who should replace him? i can t think of any level, any front, any policy this man has engaged in that has made life better for us in california. He s been an abject failure. Reporter: elder, the conservative talk show host, is the gop frontrunner of more than 40 challengers on the second part of the ballot. Will gavin newsom accept the results of the election when he loses? reporter: not one to shy away from controversy, elder has been borrowing a page from donald trump s play book. We re going to file lawsuits in a timely fashion. What i believe is that no matter what they do, and i believe that there might very well be shenanigans, as there were
Ago and highest since early march. The delta variant still spreading among and killing the unvaccinated. Health officials plans to roll out booster shots has hit a hitch. Pfizer has passed its study information to the fda but moderna hasn t yet. What you might see is rather than the simultaneous rolling out of the booster program of both dose products, you may be sequential by about a week or two. I don t think that that is a major issue there, but we would have liked to have seen it happen all together simultaneously. The completely avoidable resurgence of covid compounded by fallout from chaotic u. S. Withdraw from afghanistan, new concerns over job growth and latest complications facing the president s sweeping infrastructure and social programs. Jasmine wright is live in washington. Jasmine, a tough summer for the president and the country ending on a tough note. Reporter: yeah, certainly not the summer that the president and the white house wanted. And this back and forth with boo