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john: i m john roberts. the story with martha starts rights now. martha: that will be on our minds for a while. good afternoon, everybody. i m martha maccallum. new things happening in several big stories as we get started here at 3:00 eastern. senator bob menendez in court with his wife, nadine. if convicted on the counts that they face, the couple could face 45 years in prison. many of his fellow democrats say he needs to go now. they don t want to wait for a trial. he s not budging for now at this point. and then there s this story. watch what happened last night in philadelphia. martha: how is this the scene in downtown philadelphia? i don t know why that woman was cackling and laughing while she was videotaping that. only she knows. the answer to that, it s complete chaos in downtown philadelphia. police say that these flash mobs have been in a caravan riding around the city and ransacking stores. we re going to talk about that today. it s not just in phila ....
harris: we begin with a question. what about bob? the house gave republican george santos the boot. now many people are asking why is accused felon bob menendez still in the senate? he is the democrat senator with gold bars and cash stashed inside his home. some dirty details now are coming out and for one exactly where the gold bars came from. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. congress established a new precedent last week by expelling george santos even though he is not convicted of a crime. the case hasn t happened yet. taking the power right out of the hands of the courts and the voters to decide on him. bob menendez has a rather unique legal predicament. he has been indicted before more than once. this time on corruption-related charges. the democrats are in no apparent rush to give bob on the left from jersey the santos treatment except for one liberal senator john fetterman of pennsylvania. fetterman has been the one outspoken dem since t ....
president biden set to meet with chinese president xi jinping as he tries to prevent tensions from spiraling. and we are about to find out how retail sales that been faring leading up to the crucial holiday season. much more ahead. this hour of cnn this morning now. israeli troops carrying out an operation inside gaza s largest hospital, al shifa. a palestinian official says the soldiers entered the basement and ground floor of the surgery building and interrogated medical staff. the idf releasing video claiming to show troops dropping off aid. cnn cannot independently verify that and has not been able to reach the hospital for confirmation. the idf accused hamas of running a command center beneath the hospital and using civilians above as human shields had. the israeli military is calling this a precise and targeted operation based on their intelligence. we will be joined by a spokesperson for the idf in minutes. meanwhile, fbi director christopher wray is ab ....
happening right now a rare face-to-face that could change the world order. president biden in china s xi jinping meeting in california. biden saying he wants to get the two world powers back on, quote, a course. israeli troops raid gaza s largest hospital after accusing hamas of operating in the tunnels beneath it. meantime, the conditions in the hospital are deteriorating fast. its director saying there are newborn babies that are in, quote, severe danger. and a controversial border bill would make it a state crime to cross into texas illegally. opponents are concerned latinos will be racially profiled. it s now heading to governor abbott s desk. we are following the major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. happening now, the leaders of the two largest economies are sitting face-to-face as the world faces some of the most turbulent issues in modern times. president biden now speaking with china s xi jinping in a historic e ....
hunting for hamas terrorists. lawrence: it is really dangerous. they don t have the surprise they typically would have. the white house now publicly stating what the israelis have said all along. hamas is using medical facilities as command centers. i can confirm we have information that hamas and the palestinian islamic jihad used some hospital in gaza strip including al-shifa and tunnels under them to conceal and support their military operation and to hold hostages. brian: there you go. this targeted raid after the idf delivery of incubator, baby food and medical supplies to help doctors caring for palestinian civilians. we have a medical ship right off the coast. steve: i m in the nation s capital a day after 300,000 peacefully rallied against antisemitism and for the safe return of the 200 plus hostages. we ll have more on the march for israel in just a moment. first to alex hogan live on the ground in northern israel. alex. good morning, increased tension ....