hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom." a team from the world health organization goes inside the al shifa hospital in gaza and describes the scene as a death zone. what they saw, just ahead. plus, the most powerful rocket ever built explodes just after liftoff. why some are still calling the launch a big success. and later, max verstappen rolls the dice and wins big on the vegas strip. we'll break down the f1 grand prix that ended just a few hours ago. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. it's 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta, noon in gaza, where a large explosion ripped through a u.n.-run school being used as a shelter. one u.n. official called the carnage horrifying. i have to warn you, the video is graphic. now, the source of the blast hasn't been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are available yet. the israeli military says that it is aware of the explosion, but hasn't commented further. we'll have more on this in just a moment. but as civilians, health workers, and patients try to evacuate from embattled areas, many are showing up at the indonesian hospital, which was already overwhelmed. wounded children can be seen lying on cardboard on the floor and there's very little anyone can do. on saturday, the prime minister again defended the military operations in gaza as justified and lawful. here he is. >> israel abides by the laws of war. that's how our army works. the most moral army in the world. humanitarian aid is also vital to maintaining international support. without humanitarian aid, even our best friends will find it difficult to support us over time. >> reporter: despite heavy fighting all around gaza's largest hospital, a team from the world health organization was able to get inside for a firsthand look. they describe what they found at all shifa as a death zone, including a mass grave at the hospital entrance. a short time ago, the hamas-run health ministry in gaza said the w.h.o was coordinating a plan with the red crescent to evacuate 32 babies that are in extremely critical condition. paula hancock was cnn's jerusalem correspondent for many years and joins us now from seoul. paula, the w.h.o reporting horrific conditions in al shifa. what more can you tell us? >> well, kim, they managed to spent just an hour inside the hospital, and they said that there was heavy fighting in the near proximity while they were there. and as you say, they described it as a death zone, which really sums up the dire situation inside that hospital. they said that many of the staff and the patients that they spoke to spoke and said that they were, quote, terrified for their safety and health, and they were pleading for evacuation. now, we've heard from the hamas-run ministry of health in gaza. they say that there are plans this sunday to try to evacuate more than 30 neonatal babies from al shifa. they say at this point, they will be taken by ambulances of the palestinian red crescent, and they are, at this time, waiting for israeli bull zoerdo to open the way. just in the last hour, we spoke to the regional director of the w.h.o, who was unable to give us details about the transportation of these babies. he did say that he hoped to have encouraging news later in the day. now, we did hear from the w.h.o as well, that they said what within the next 24 to 72 hours, they were hoping to have further missions to try to take and evacuate some of those affected in al shifa, and take them to two hospitals in southern gaza. but they really did paint a very devastating image of the situation within al shifa hospital, kim. >> and paula, i spoke earlier about the u.n. reporting a school being hit. what more can you tell us about that? >> yeah, so this is a u.n.-run school in northern gaza, and we really have had some horrifying images and footage of an aftermath of that school being hit. now, according to anwar, the u.n. body that looks after palestinian refugees, a spokesperson said that they don't know at this point who is responsible for the hit. and they also say that they don't know what exactly caused the incident. but from the footage that is available, much of which we cannot show, it really does show the devastation. it shows on two floors in a number of different rooms, bodies lying on the ground. many of them covered in dust. one of the images showing a hole in the wall. now, we have spoken to the israeli military and asked about this. they said they are aware of the incident and they are reviewing that. they said that on saturday. we haven't had an update from the idf at this point, but this is an area where thousands of internally displaced families were sheltering. they felt that a u.n.-run school would be a safer area to hide in, rather than their own homes, which they had been told by israeli military to evacuate. kim? >> all right, appreciate the updates. paula hancocks in seoul, thanks so much. last hour, i spoke with dr. richard brennan, the world health organization's emergency director for the eastern mediterranean. he said sending a team to al shifa hospital for the first time fears, and he described the difficulties of just making the trip. here he is. >> these missions are high risk to very high risk in an active combat zeone. they have to be planned in advance and throughout, with the military forces. and of course, we need those security guarantees and the safe passage to the hospital. yesterday, our team was on the go for many hours, because, you know, normally, driving from rafah to al shifa would take 45 minutes. it took several hours yesterday because of the security concerns. in fact, the team only had an hour on the ground before they had to leave again. so detailed planning, detailed discussions with the military forces to do what he call deconfliction and ensure that safe passage. we expect to have a series of convoys over the coming days to bring patients down to two main hospitals in the south. the european hospital and nah s hospital. the big concern there is those hospitals are already overwhelmed, and now they'll have this very big patient burdening, because the remaining 291 patients, they have very complicated conditions. the 32 babies that were mentioned earlier that were critically ill, you know, well over 200 severely injured patients, including 29 patients with spinal injuries and burns and so on. >> israeli families are still struggling to recover from the horrifying terror attacks last month. cnn's nic robertson talks to two survivors about their experience and how they're doing now. >> uri and his father, jonathan, are survivors of hamas' brutal october 7th attacks. they've taken refugee in israel's seaside resort, illat. uri is 12 years old. he wanted to tell his story. he is the first child we have spoken with since hamas' horrific brutal attacks. >> how many people close to you are missing still? > translatotor: we say aroun. kibbutz susuffered a a r really ememployee. a a quarter of t the kibbubutz eitherer killed oror m missing. >> repeporter: their home was herere, in nir of oz. pre-october 7th population, close to 300 people. >> we heard a war outside our window. a war. they were shooting at houses, rpg on houses, grenades on civilians. nothing. we didn't say anything. we kept quiet. >> they were incredibly lucky to survive hamas' brutal attack. the family was saved by this lock on their bomb shelter door. but one of uri's brother was at a sleepover in another house on the kibbutz. >> were you worried for your brother? >> uri nods. >> very much. he was crying, in the safe room, because of that. >> reporter: hours later, it would be uri watching his father cry. >> it was around, i guess, 5:00 at the afternoon, that was the first time we saw him again. and i broke down. >> reporter: they'd all been rescued by soldiers, brought to the big kibbutz safe room. reunited after seemingly endless hours of grueling separation. >> i collapsed. i broke down that moment. uri said it was the first time he saw my cry that time. >> it's a big thing to see your father cry? >> reporter: how is your father doing now? >> he says that he thinks i'm okay, he doesn't see any worries on me. it's a good disguise, i guess. >> reporter: when palestinian islamic jihad released a hostage video of one of uri's friends, they didn't show it to uri, to spare him the pain. >> we don't want him to see also. it's more propaganda than anything else. >> reporter: but they can't insulate him completely. uri's best friend, etan, is one of several close friends held hostage. very good friend and we playing soccer in the kibbutz. >> reporter: what will you do when you see him again? >> he will run to hug him. and he hopes they'll come back soon. >> hamas' damaging impact, far from over. nic robertson, cnn, alat, israel. president biden is once again rejecting calls for a cease-fire in gaza. he says that would give hamas an opportunity to regroup and rebuild their stockpile of weapons. he also floated his vision for gaza and the west bank once the war is over. cnn's priscilla alvarez has the details. >> reporter: president biden on saturday released an op-ed in which he rejected calls for a cease-fire in the israel/hamas conflict. and notably warned that the u.s. is taking steps to issue visa bans against extremists who are attacking civilians in the west bank, a key area of concern for the administration. now, as far as the cease-fire, which the president has faced mounting criticism, domestically and abroad, he wrote the following. as long as hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not peace. the president and administration officials have instead pushed for humanitarian pauses for the release of hostages held by hamas, but also to get aid into gaza. now, the president went on to say that israel should respect humanitarian law and protect innocent civilians. the president also stressed that a two-state solution is the way forward in the israel/hamas conflict, reiterating a message from earlier in the week, when he said that that was the solution. and he also went on to note the ongoing efforts to get hostages out of gaza, who were held by hamas. but above all, the president taking the moment to remind americans that conflicts unfolding both in israel and in ukraine affect u.s. national security. that has been a message that he sent repeatedly, including last month in a prime-time address, when the white house was also asking for billions in funding to support both israel and ukraine now, that funding has not been met yet and the president taking the moment on saturday to remind americans why these conflicts abroad are important for the united states in a key moment. priscilla alvarez, cnn, traveling with the president. >> hundreds of palestinians are fleeing northern gaza as the fighting continues. evacuees include everyone from women to children and the elderly and wounded. we spoke to some of them and one man has a message for world leaders, including president biden. here he is. >> we are carrying the full responsibility of killing people for biden and his -- and the congress of america. we are supporting without limitation the shooting. they are -- they are supporting israel without -- without limitation by bombing people, by killing people, we are civilian people. we are not militants people. why the international society is watching, condemning, and war sometimes. there are no services. there's a severe shortage of food, severe shortage of water. the environment situation is miserable. >> here in the u.s., lawmakers are still divided about military aid to israel. independent senator bernie sanders and democratic senator from new jersey, josh gotheimer agrees about whether to put conditions on the aid. why they have the right to go after hamas, they don't have the right to wage total warfare against the palestinians people. and while gotheimer says lit empower america's enemies including iran, russia, and china. still ahead, donald trump has been campaigning in iowa this weekend and hitting out at president biden. volcanic activity shuts down iceland's famed blue lagoon resort for the rest of november. plus, host nation india and australia clash in the contradict world cup final being played right now. we'll bring you updates, next. stay with us. donald trump is back in the all-important states of iowa and he's going back on the attack with just eight weeks left until the state's first in the nation contest for republicans. the former president is mounting an aggressive campaign as he attempts to stop his gop rivals from catching up to him, including former south carolina governor, nikki haley. >> nikki birdbrain. sir, i will never, ever vote against you. you're the greatest president in my lifetime. not that long, she's not that old. i would have preferred it if she would have said in generations. but i know her well. she's not up to the job. >> cnn's alayna treene is with the trump campaign in ft. dodge. >> reporter: well, donald trump is back in iowa this weekend, just eight weeks to go until the republican caucuses on january 15th. and even though he's polling ahead of his republican contenders in the state, he warned voters not to get complacent and to ensure that they come out for him in a big way, when the iowa caucuses roll around. he also used some of the most explicit language yet that we've heard when talking about his need to win this state in order to knock his primary contenders out of the race. now, donald trump also spend much of the speech on saturday attacking joe biden and specifically his record on foreign policy, as well as his approach to china, and potentially undermining u.s. agriculture is something that is very important to iowa voters. he also, at one point, donald trump, attacked joe biden's mental fitness and called him a, quote, stupid person and suggested that he may be on medication. let's take a listen. >> our leader is a stupid person. our leader -- our leader can't get off this stage. you see this stage? when's finished with the speech, by the time whatever it is he's taken wears off, and he's looking -- okay, thank you. thank you. >> reporter: now, those remarks are in line with donald trump's increasingly vitriolic rhetoric that we've heard from him on the campaign trail of late. remember, last week in new hampshire, donald trump received a wave of backlash for calling the political left being like "vermin" and saying he wanted to "root them out." one more interesting thing i want to put your attention to is what donald trump did after his remarks. he got off the stage and went into the crowd. he signed hats and shook their hands. and that is very rare for the former president. he typically will immediately exit the stage and start getting into his motorcade after he wraps up these speeches. a big moment for those in the room. and i think it really underscores the aggressive attitude that donald trump and his campaign are taking to iowa in this final stretch. alayna treene, cnn, ft. dodge, hey. >> now, of course, there's no evidence that president biden has been on medication that would affect his cognition, but cnn is reaching out to the white house for comment. florida governor ron desantis is once again saying that he will consider pardoning those imprisoned for the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol if he's elected president. now, his comments came during a campaign stop saturday in iowa. desantis said under his administration, january 6th convicts will have the opportunity to apply for pardons and clemency along with anyone mistreated, by what he called a weaponized justice department. he also attacked former president donald trump's candidacy as high risk. here he is. >> i view his candidacy as high risk, with low reward, because i think as a lame duck with poor personnel and the distractions, it's going to be hard for him to get this done. my candidacy is lower risk, because we'll run biden ragged around this country, but high reward. you get a two-term conservative president who's going to stand for your values and deliver for you, for eight full years. >> president biden and chinese president xi jinping had a substantial discussion about taiwan during their meeting at the apex summit last week. she made it clear that concerns about the island were the biggest and most dangerous issue in the u.s./china relations. so where does taiwan stand after apeck? cnn's will ripley gauges the mood in taipei. >> taiwan will never forget those four tense days, when former house speaker nancy pelosi's visit triggered unprecedented chinese military drills, widely seen as a dress rehearsal for war. more than a year later, on the streets of taipei, for some the prospect of war feels closer than ever. >> reporter: of course we are concerned that what happened to ukraine could happen to taiwan. i'm a mother and i have kids. >> reporter: president joe biden and chinese president xi jinping's marathon meeting in san francisco aimed at dialing down the temperature on a host of hot-button issues. especially taiwan. the most important and sensitive issue in u.s./china relations, xi was quoted in chinese state media. washington has no plans to stop selling billions of dollars in weapons to taipei. military cooperation, including u.s. training of taiwanese troops at the highest level in decades. the u.s. formally switched diplomatic recognition from taipei to beijing in 1979. >> we maintain the agreement that there is a one-china policy. and that i'm not going to change that. >> reporter: as for the future of this self-governing democracy, xi says china will realize reunification. this is unstoppable. >> beijing's activity becomes an assumption that could not join over to. >> reporter: the director of taiwan's institute for national defense and security research. he warns that china's military buildup, the biggest in a century, may be just beginning. he says it can only be deterred by massive military power. >> does that deterrent force need to include the help of larger militaries like the u.s., like japan? >> sure. taiwan is enjoying a very important location. if beijing can occupy taiwan, it's become a so-called chinese-to-hawaii. they can send in from taiwan and can reach west coast of united states, to strike the united states. >> reporter: last year, beijing fired ballistic missiles over taiwan. here in taiwan, people have lived their entire lives with the reality that china has an arsenal of missiles pointed at this island, that could be raining down in a matter of minutes. that's why here in taipei alone, there's an estimated 90,000 air defense shelters ready for whatever comes. when the people's liberation army surrounded the self-governing democracy, chinese state media said that they were simulating a blockade, practicing a possible pre-cursor for a full-scale invasion, jolting taiwan into a new risk-filled reality. putting high stakes diplomacy to the test. >> we're also watching very closely some major developments here in taipei. on saturday, two opposition parties announced their joint presidential ticket. they are going to be posing an unexpected and very credible challenge to the ruling dpp. the current vice president is the presidential candidate. he was considered a shoo-in by many analysts until this surprise union between these two opposition parties, which notably tend to have a more pro-beijing or at least pro-cooperation with beijing stance, whereas the dpp has long said that you have to stand up to china with strength. if you give an inch, they say they'll take a mile. but either way, the result of next year's taiwanese elections will have huge implications for taiwan and also the u.s./china relationship. will ripley, cnn, taipei. it's been more than a month since hundreds of israeli hostages were taken by hamas. as protesters call for their release, the israeli prime minister is set to meet with the families of hostages soon. that's just ahead. stay with us. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." the hamas-run health ministry in gaza announced a short time ago that the world health organization was trying to get 32 infants evacuated today from gaza's al shifa hospital. those babies are said to be in extremely critical condition. the w.h.o tells cnn that it can't confirm that an evacuation will take place. with some of the fiercest fighting said to be in and around the hospital complex, many civilians have little choice but to evacuate south, even though there isn't a safe place to go. doctors at al shifa say they were ordered to leave the hospital by the israeli military. israel denies issuing such an order. massive crowds, protested in televiv on saturday, calling for the release of hostages being held by hamas. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is getting ready to meet with families of hostages on monday. cnn's jeremy diamond reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: well, 42 days after hundreds of israelis were taken hostage and kept inside the gaza strip, the families of those hostages and thousands of their loved ones and friends and supporters gathering here in tel aviv to demand the release of those hostages. they are also putting pressure on the israeli government to reach a deal in order to release those hostages. we know now that for weeks, there have been discussions between the israeli government and hamas being negotiated by the qatarry government that could see the release of dozens of those hostages in exchange for a multi-day pause in the fighting. and thousands gathering not only here in tel aviv but also jerusalem to urge the israeli government to reach such a deal. we heard chants of now, now, now, demanding that a deal be reached now. we spoke with the family of one of those hostages, yardden. this is her cousin talking about what her message is to the israeli government. >> our message to them, which we have also, you know, communicated to them directly, is we think there should be a deal now. and we understand that there are things we don't know, there are considerations that we can't be told about. we believe in you. yarden's daughter believes in us. she always tells us that she knows we're working to get her mom back. she sees us all working there all the time. and she knows we're all doing it to get her back. so kind of in the same way, i have to believe that they're doing everything to get her back. sk and our faith, you know, i hope that you can prove our faith was not wrongly given and prove us right and make sure they start coming back home. because the families need it desperately. >> reporter: now, we don't know whether these marches have brought the pressure on the israeli government for them to reach a deal for these hostages. but it is at least yielding something. the israeli prime minister confirming that he will meet with the families of these hostages on monday, just two days after these rallies took place in jerusalem and tel aviv. so at least these families will be able to deliver their message directly to the israeli prime minister who will decide whether or not to reach that kind of a deal with hamas. jeremy diamond, cnn, tel aviv. in half an hour, voters in argentina will start heading to the polls to choose their next president. the tight runoff is between sergio massa, the country's finance minister and a political veteran, and javier milei, an economist and former television pundit. argentina's next leader will have a lot to deal with. the country is immersed in debt, inflation has skyrocketed to more than 140%, and poverty is spreading. today's vote could change the direction in which argentina is heading. dueling protests in spain saturday over a controversial new amnesty law, which health prime minister pedro sanchez secure a second term in office. at least 170,000 people gathered in madrid to vent their anger over the new law which would give amnesty to catalan settlers who tried unsuccessfully to succeed from spain six years ago. and thousands of pro-independence protesters marched in support of the deal. sanchez won a majority in parliament with the support of pro-catalan parties in exchange for agreeing to the law. sanchez says it will help diffuse tensions in the spanish region of catalonia. all right. still much more to come here on cnn. scientists say new cracks in the ground are signs a volcanic eruption is indeed imminent in southwest iceland. we're live from raeykjavik next. stay with us. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to a $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yep, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network and that powers more businesses than anyone else. learn how you can get $1000 back for your business today. comcast business. powering possibilities. there are more signs of volcanic eruption remains imminent in southwest iceland. areal views yesterday showed large cracks and fissures in the ground. many of the roads in the area are damaged and impassable. at least 4,000 residents have already left their homes. cnn's fred pleitgen is with us now from iceland. just looking at all of the emergency crews behind you there, fred. give us a sense of what is happening right now and whether they're telling you how imminent an eruption might be? >> that's exactly what they're saying. they still believe it's highly likely a large eruption will happen in the not-too-distant future. they're using that word "imminent," and that's something that hasn't changed over the past couple of days and hasn't changed right now. in fact, one of the things that was interesting that a couple of folks here are telling us, they say they're seeing a sort of pattern that they saw before, a major eruption in 2021, as well now in this case, also. they say that the earthquakes have become a little bit less than they have in the last couple of days and that's exactly what they saw in 2021, just before the magma then burst through the earth's surface. that's something that could happen in the area that you see right behind me. you're absolutely right, kim, we are at that final checkpoint before the town of grendevik. which is the one that was evacuated, where we saw those cracks happening in a lot of the streets there, with sthaem coming up as well. that is the main area where that magma wants to burst through and get to the earth's surface, and that's why that town has been evacuated and certainly is in big jeopardy of being destroyed. there are some people that can still go back and pick up some belongings, but it is really very few, as you can see behind me. one of the top geologists here of this country also said that an eruption does appear to be imminent. i want to listen in to what he had to say. >> people now wait in society what is going to happen to the town. if the eruption really occurs, it could spare the town to a large extent. it could also, the lava flow simply bury the town. the geo thermal plant and the blue lagoon would be in harm's way. so what is being done now is to build some barriers to prevent the lava -- barriers to redirect the lava. because you really cannot stop a lava flow. >> you really can't stop a lava flow. i want to show you that real quick, kim. if we look over there way in the distance, you can see some steam that is coming up next to that mountain there. and i hope that you can see it, but it is a pretty clear day. that is that very geothermal power plant that gentlemen was just talking about there. and he was saying that they are trying to not build a barrier, but something to try to redirect that lava flow. i don't know if you were able to see just before he was speaking here on our live shot, there was a truck that went through there. that's because those crews are working 24/7. we were here until very late at night last night reporting from this area. and throughout the night, there have been trucks going in and out as they are trying to built a trench or some sort of other way to redirect the lava, if it flows towards that geothermal power plant. very dicey situation on the ground here. the authorities have it under control, but they do say that it is an extremely dangerous situation just down the road, kim. >> in my reporting, i've never been near an active volcano like you are there, so it must be an extremely eerie sensation there. we appreciate your reporting on the scene, fred pleitgen. thank you so much. well, spacex's massive "starship" rocket headed for the skies on saturday in its second-ever test flight making it farther than its initial flight back in april before exploding minutes after liftoff. kristin fisher has more from the launch flight in texas. >> reporter: engineers at spacex will spend the next several days and weeks poring over all of this data, trying to figure out what exactly what went wrong. but this is what spacex likes to do. they like to push their rockets and spacecraft always the way to the point of failure, because that's how they learned. they've done that with all of their older, successful spacecrafts and rockets and now they're trying to do it with "starship," the biggest, most powerful rocket to ever fly. some day, the ultimate goal is for this rocket to carry up to 100 humans to the surface of mars and colonize mars and make it multi-planetary. that's the goal. first, spacex has to get this thing up into orbit. and the test flight on saturday was a success, in that 33 engines did fire, all of them. the launch pad survived. there was successful stage separation between the booster and the spacecraft on top, and it did make it up far past where it flew on its first failed flight test back in april. it made it all the way up to the edge of space. but then something happened and that's why this test flight was also a failure. there were two explosions. both the booster and the spacecraft exploded after separating, and spacecraft, if all had gone according to plan, was supposed to make a complete lap of planet earth and splash down in the pacific ocean. that is what's characterized as a mishap by the faa. they are now investigating a mishap with spacex. it's an investigation that spacex will lead, but it's now unclear exactly how long that will take before spacex is given the green light to fly again. but nasa administrator bill nelson, who needs the starship spacecraft in order to land nasa astronauts on the surface of the moon as part of its artemis program congratulated spacex yesterday and said that saturday's test flight was a sign of real progress. on south padre island, i'm kristin fisher, cnn. ♪ you belong with me ♪ ♪ you belong with me ♪ >> taylor swift's t-shirt in the video for her song "you belong with me" inspired this homage by fans in brazil. you can see the iconic "christ the redeemer" statue lit up and projecting a welcome message for swift as she kicked off the latest leg of her worldwide eras tour friday night in reeio de janeiro. but it was postponed due to extreme heat. the safety and well-being of her fans, fellow performers and crew comes first. a van died inside the concert venue on friday. the cause of death isn't yet known. but many fans did complain about the lack of water inside the stadium. brazilian officials have ordered that water be provided and easy accessible at any future shows. swift will be in sao paulo for three more performances next week. still to come, red bull's max verstappen wins big in vegas. we'll have all the highlights from the city's inaugural grand prix next. stay with us. the 2023 cricket world cup is underway. host nation india is currently going head-to-head with australia and you can see thousands of fans pouring into narendra mody stadium which seats 132,000 people. let's go now to cnn's vedika sud in new delhi for the latest. cricket may be not the biggest deal in north america, but where you are, nothing could be further from the truth. tell us about the excitement there. we can't seem to hear vedika right now, maybe we might try to get her back later if we have time. i want to turn now to formula one, a sport well versed in glitz and glamour, and now add in one of the most iconic boulevards in the world, the las vegas strip. the stage is tset for the crowning moment of what is already the most dominant f1 season ever. cnn sports' coy wire joins me now, and the inaugural vegas grand prix, did it live up to the hype? >> you know it, kim. if there's one thing we do know, it's that las vegas knows how to put on a show. celebrities turning out in full force from master chef dgordon ramsay to shaquille o'neal, and the oj bad girl, ri-ri. but no one has been better than max verstappen. a mind boggling 27 wins in three races. mad max, the plying duchman adds another jewel to his crown, holding court for most of the night before taking the checkered flag by a comfortable margin and getting his 18th champagne shower of the camp campaign. >> i tried to go for it at the start, but we ran out of grip. so they gave me a penalty for that. at that point, there was a lot going on in the race. and once we had that we could go flat-out. a few cars in battle with them. created quite a lot of good racing here today. definitely a lot of fun. great crowd. i hope everyone enjoyed it aed by. we definitely did. so already excited to come back here next year, and hopefully try to do something similar. >> elsewhere, an incredibly emotional night in england. thenottinham panthers returning to the ice after their teammate died last month after being cut by a skate. the team then announcing his number 47 jersey would be retired. the game stopped in the 47th minute yet again to honor johnson on wednesday, a man has been arrested and released on bail in connection with johnson's death. that man's name has not been made publicly. finally, tiger woods is returning to competitive golf in two weeks' time. one month before his 48th birthday, he'll be teeing it up in bahamas. his last competitive month was the masters when he withdrew and had ankle surgery. he has played in just five pga tournaments since his car accident in 2021. but his ankle fusion, where that ankle was fused together, it does not hurt there anymore. but look out. tiger making a comeback in a couple of weeks. >> i'll believe it when i see it. coy wire, thanks so much. i want to go back now to cnn's vedika sud in new delhi for the latest on the cricket world cup. hopefully we can hear you now, vedika. you were going to tell me about all of the excitement that's happening as india is hosting this cricket world cup. >> reporter: in the last three championships, the country that has hosted the world cup has won the world cup. you have 130,000 seats, and you have spectators that are watching every, and out here in new delhi, it's packed right here. people are watching the match and hoping that india bags this champ championship. i have two fans right here with me. the fielding by the australians has been terrific. are you hopeful that you can win this? >> i am hopeful that we can. keeping my fingers crossed. >> the hope is still alive until the last part of the game. >> absolutely. so until the last ball, that's what cricket is all about. it is so unpredictable until that last ball is bowled. but for now, the stats read like this. india has won two world cup championships in 1983 and then again in 2011. as for the australians, they won it five times. so obviously, right now, the favorites, well, in india, a billion people hoping and rooting that it's going to be india winning that cup, but the australians down under hoping it comes their way. back to you. >> i can just imagine how crazy it will be if india can pull off that upset. vedika sood in new delhi, appreciate it. final, a hat fit for an emperor will soon be up for auction in france. the signature wide black hat worn by napoleon is expected to fetch more than $800,000 later today. it's made of black beaver felt and napoleon is said to have had more than 120 of them. but the auction house believes there's only about 16 left. many of them are housed in museums because of their historical significance. >> reporter: and so people recognize this hat everywhere. when they see it in the battle fields, they knewal polian was there. and when he's in private, he always had it on his head or in his hand and sometimes he threw it on the ground. that was the image. the symbol of the your. >> other items owned by the famous general are also up for auction including a night shirt and a copy of his will. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. for viewers in north america, "cnn this morning" is next. for the rest of the world, it's "food for thought." you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the world opened up. fellas, fellas. that's how my son was able to find the hidden genius project. we wanted to give y'all the necessary skills to compete with the future. kevin's now part of this next generation of 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