And streets completely torn apart. The desperate population pushed to the brink as basic services fail. And later, the search for the missing, President Biden set to speak today to the families of americans taken hostage by hamas as he denounces the terror attack. This is not even human behavior, it is pure barbarism. And were going to do everything in our power to get them home if we can find them. On what is happening on the ground, joining us now, ellison barber, along the israelgaza border. What are you seeing . Reporter hey, lester, hey, jose, you can probably hear a little bit where we are. There are helicopters that have been circling overhead, gaza just back in the direction behind us. You see we have seen throughout the last hour or so, a number of smoke plumes popping up and you can hear the Bombardment Taking place inside gaza. It is like a lull of thunder, but just one after another after another. We have been here for the last couple of hours and have just watched some of
rather than being embattled, fully supported. we need to seize that opportunity. joining me now is eugene o donnell and staff writer for slate, bowie. does it seem justified? are there questions in your mind? what else do you want to know? you want to know the whole picture. inevitably first conclusions may be off a bit. it s very critical to get the accounts of people at the scene to hear what they have to say, but this is the top of the violence scale in terms of what police officers anticipate. somebody is trying to take a weapon away underscoring there is always deadly force when the police are present. one of the things bystanders say in the video is there are a lot of cops.