But measles, deleon for over ten years mesothelioma is really all we do. 80087 to 4901 tonight, iran saying its closer than ever to direct conflict with the United States. And as iranians prepare for their own elections tomorrow, theyre keeping an eye on the us, telling our Fred Pleitgen who is there that a Trump Presidency could make things worse . Fred pleitgen is outfront tonight in tech ron as israel continues its military campaign against hamas in gaza, with casualties mounting, you, iran warning the Israel Hamas War risks leading to a direct confrontation between tehran and washington thinking the speaker of the iranian parliaments Foreign Policy committee tells me they think that if there will be no finish for the swore, it can go in bigger scale and it can be harmful for everybody you know, for the safety is one of the parties who are in support of this ray. The us accuses iran of arming hamas for years, aiding the groups attack against israel on october 7, last year, killing m
Off the cuff, President Biden sticking to a script. But in terms of the level of factual accuracy, i mean, it was scripted in an accurate way this week to hear from the president. The former president said what he wanted to, and much of it was not true. So i dont have any factchecks of President Biden here. But i think thats for an obvious reason remarkable. Daniel dale, glad to have you on standby. Thank you for that. And as we start the top of the new hour here on the lead, you just saw President Biden and donald trump wrapping up those competing very different appearances on the southern border, how their messaging on immigration is playing 1,700 miles away in washington. And speaking of congress, is the job of another House Speaker potentially on the line . Today . Mike johnson helped get a new shortterm Spending Bill passed. But thats really his problem. His conservative rightwing flank wants a longterm solution. Last, i checked the republicans actually have a majority in the hous
happening now, racing the clock, fighting the climate. bitter cold and utter devastation slow the search for quake survivors as the death toll in turkey and syria climbs. is he or isn t he? kevin mccarthy weighs on whether george santos is being investigated by the house committee while some constituents demand his removal. and making his case. president biden gets ready to report on the state of the union. and what also could be a preview of his 2024 re-election campaign. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we re up here at the u.s. capitol just hours away from the president s state of the union message to the american people. with me tonight are cnn correspondents and analysts, we will all break down what to expect. but we begin right now with a devastation and the growing loss of life in turkey and syria. the death toll which has been climbing for days, now approaching 8,000 men a
People have been killed in israel, in addition to 3500 wounded. In gaza, weldon and 9200 injured. And according to the state department, 29 americans have also been killed while 15 remain with missing. Now, israel promises a new phase of the war is coming. Hours ago, Prime Minister netanyahu met with his Emergency Cabinet and vowed to demolish hamas. The Israeli Defense forces said yesterday it is preparing to strike from air, sea, and land. Israeli troops and tanks have been amassing on the border with gaza for days. More than 360,000 Military Reservists have been mobilized, which for context, is more than the total number of u. S. Forces in the reserves. The big question, or one of the big questions, is when. Is it hours, or days, or longer before the Ground Offensive begins . We learned more about the strategy overnight, with three senior Israeli Military officials telling the New York Times that Tens Of Thousands of soldiers have been ordered to capture of gaza city, and destroy th
there aimed at agreeing a new truce with hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government had reached a dead end . israel s military has intensified its bombardment of gaza since a temporary ceasefire expired yesterday, with air strikes in north western gaza, and khan younis in the south where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. according to the hamas run health ministry, 193 people have been killed and 650 injured since the resumption of fighting. a convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into gaza for the first time since thursday. humanitarian groups are warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. the international federation of the red cross says aid workers won t be able to reach people in need if the air strikes continue. read on) our first report this hour is from lucy williamson. khan yunis, gaza s southern capital, once labelled safe. america says this new phase of israel s war in gaza must look diff