died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. china s long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies. he rose through the party ranks despite not having any power base. at one point he was even earmarked for the top role as president. in his final term, he was the only leading politician who didn t belong to xijinping s group of xi jinping s group of loyalists. xijinping s group of loyalists. more on that later. now to the latest on the war in the middle east. calls for a ceasefire to allow aid into gaza are growing amid warnings from israel that it is preparing for what it calls the next stage of combat against hamas. these are pictures from the ismay israeli military as tanks entered northern gaza on wednesday. israel says it was a targeted rate, not the start of the ground invasion. inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is dire as food and fuel supplies are running low. the palestinian red crescent says it will be forced to shut down ambulance
also tonight, the pentagon now says the u.s. has intercepted a drone attack believed to be targeting american troops in iraq. it comes just hours after launching u.s. airstrikes on iranian-backed forces in syria. martha raddatz and what she s learned. here in the u.s., the news conference just moments ago in this manhunt after the mass shooting in lewiston, maine. divers in the water and that note serviced by army robert card remains at large and communities in lockdown. and one of the critically wounded victims just taken off the ventilator and what his first words were. in new york city, the judge now ordering former president trump s daughter ivanka to testify in the civil fraud case. why she argued she shouldn t have to. the remarkable rescue tonight off the u.s. coast. the man surviving 13 days adrift and alone on a life raft. he was emotional as rescuers pulled him to safety. the storms this weekend, snow and flood threats and the record heat in the northeast. and
fox news alert president trump speaking live to a massive crowd in the south bronx. let s listen in. we will make america safe again. we will make america great again! thank you bronx, thank you new york we love you. god bless everybody. god bless you. [ ] jesse: that was about an hour and a half of donald trump speaking live in the south bronx. the republican hasn t carried the state of new york in over 40 years. into night fresh off of his visit to the south bronx. donald trump is looking to change that. [ chanting ] trump! thank you everybody. what a crowd! this is something. you know we wanted to keep it small because who no. this is like a love festival. it s a lovefest. we love you. thank you. jesse: here s the native new yorker feeling right at home i was sort of like a hot guy. i was hot as a pistol. i thought i was hotter than i am now when i became president. the cost has gone up so much. i don t eat bacon anymore, it s too expensive. when he is fin
this baier doesn t push anybody down. sandra: watch out. have a great show, bret. bret: we will see ya. following two major stories a massive manhunt by land, water and air underway in maine tonight. the target a u.s. army reservist suspected in the massacre of 18 people wednesday in lewiston. authorities are still urging residents in the area to use extreme caution because he is armed, experienced and very dangerous. we ll have a live update there shortly. but we begin with an expansion of the war in israel. huge explosions tonight rocking gaza. we re also getting new insight about the expected ground invasion of gaza by israeli troops will look like or might look like. israel s defense minister saying it will require destroying a vast network of tunnels and the campaign will be long and difficult. senior correspondent mike tobin is in southern israel again tonight with the latest. good evening, mike. mike: good evening, bret. an adviser to prime minister benjamin neta
gives republicans a team victory. what today s ruling on elections could mean ahead of november. then, a border security bill dies again in the senate after getting no support from the party that loves talking about border chaos. doj versus live nation. why the feds are taking on the entertainment giant over ticket prices, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from new york city berkeley are now 166 days away from the election. as we wait for tuesday s closing argument and donald trump s new york criminal trial, the nation s highest court just made a big decision when it comes to the right to vote. the ruling involves a congressional map down in south carolina and how it s lines are drawn. the supreme court sided with south carolina republicans and their map. the court by the conservative majority says the plaintiffs did not prove their claim that it was redrawn on the basis of race. the opinion, written