thank you so much for joining us tonight. laura coates live starts right now. so, did congress not say that movie groundhog day? because they are about to live. it that s tonight on a special two hour edition of laura coates live. all right, congress. pull the parkers out of the closet, snip on the snowshoes. there is a legislative blizzard hitting straight from washington d.c.. if you are one of the lawmakers that serves with the people, you are in store for a very long winter. why? because congress has a lot, and i do mean a, lot to do. the hit lines, they are endless. lawmakers fear brutal january, reality bites, urgent to-do list. it would be one thing if congress had, to say, get the groceries or put the christmas tree out on the curb for trash pickup, but lawmakers are staring down some of the most politically polarizing issues confronting this entire nation. things like border security and aid for ukraine. funding the government, twice. the first shutdown dea
Military pressure on hamas with expanded Ground Operations in gaza. Gaza residents report the israeli airstrikes have become more intense than ever. Nearly all communications in and out of enclave still appear to be down. And the mounting death toll in gaza led the u. N. General assembly to vote for an immediate ceasefire, it was denounced in light of the october 7 attack. Now officials spoke to erin burnett about why this wont end like other conflicts in the past. They killed 1,400 people with the most spectacular, cruel violence, injured over 5,000 people, took 230 people hostage, including 30 children, including 30 children. And israel has decided we can no longer live with this Jihadi Enclave on our borders. This is not another round thats going to end with ceasefire and hamas deserved. This is a war hamas declared on us on october 7 and a war that were going to win. Still, hamas leaders have been defiant and continued to launch rockets into israel. Three people were wounded when a
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Its october 21st. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Aid trucks have been allowed into gaza, but they warn those supplies are not enough. The needs are far higher. This morning the rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza opened. 20 trucks made it through before the crossing was closed again. According to the World Health Organization, they include medical supplies and food. Its been two weeks since hamas launched an attack on israel and now israel says its preparing for the next stages of war. Ground tanks are lined up. A Ground Incursion is looming. In Gaza The Hospital says israel has demanded the immediate evacuation of the building ahead of a possible air strike. The World Health Organization says such a demand would be impossible to carry out. The hospital currently houses around 12,000 displaced people plus, of course, hundreds of patients. And an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free now following their surp
Mr. President , the road to victory will be long and hard but united in purpose and with a deep sense of justice and the unbreakable spirit of our soldiers and our people, israel will prevail. Im here to tell you that terrorists will not win. Freedom will win. Israel, you are not alone. United states stands with you. Sandra President Biden pledging americas unwavering support to israel in their war to defeat hamas, all against the backdrop of massive protests across the middle east after explosion at a hospital in gaza killed hundreds of people. Hello, welcome, everyone, as we begin a brandnew hour, sandra smith in new york. Great to see you there. John good to be with you, im john roberts in jerusalem. This is america reports. President wrapping up his historic wartime visit to the middle east without meeting with arab leaders who canceled their summit with him after claiming israel was behind yesterdays horrific explosion at a hospital in gaza. Sandra john, the president says the pen