And we are following breaking news out of the middle east where israel and gaza are now three hours into a temporary ceasefire. There were some huge explosions just before the truce went effect, but things appear to be relatively quiet at the moment. Israel said its soldiers in gaza will continue to search and destroy for the hamas tunnels, but if it resumes rocket attacks israel says it will response. The ceasefire is meant to allow time for medical supplies to get into gaza and to evacuate some of the wounded. John vaas joins us live from jerusalem with the very latest. John, can you talk to us about the very delicate balance of this ceasefire. Right now, were just at three hours. So far so good. The last time they had a humanitarian ceasefire like this, it it barely lasted an hour, both sides blaming the other for that deal. Right now in gaza city, the traffic is out on the street, fishmen are heading out to sea. Medics getting to the area that they could not reach because of fighti
Away. We are live with what happens next. Good morning, everyone. A lot going on. I would say so. Welcome to early start. Its wednesday, june 11, its 5 00 in the east. All right. So much for the fall of the tea party. Theres been a stunning epic upset in virginia. House majority leader eric cantor defeated by economics professor and Tea Party Darling dave bratt. This wasnt even close, folks. He kept pounding home the theme that cantor betrayed principles on spending and immigration and knocked off the number two House Republican by an astonishing 12 points despite being outspent by some 5 million. The reason we won this campaign is theres one reason, and thats because dollars do not vote, you do. Was basic American Values right from the beginning. And the basic premise is power belongs to the people, and thats what were going to do. Its disappointing, sure. But i believe in this country, i believe theres opportunity around the next corner for all of us. So i look forward to continuing
Capture i should say. We are live with the latest. Hillary clintons latest memoirs leaked. Providing the latest details about the benghazi attack, her relationship with president obama and the huge mistakes she says she made in office. Good morning, welcome to early start. Im christine romans. 70 years since dday. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. President obama arriving in norman did i at this hour. Well have 17 heads of state on hand to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dday invasion. Thousands have gathered in the Historic Village to honor the thousands of Fallen Soldiers who helped defeat the third reich and proliferate europe. Senior white house correspondent, jim accosta joins us from france. Jim, what a scene. What a sight. Reporter it really is, john. A few moments ago before i had a chance to come up here and talk to you, i was able to walk through the cemetery behind me. Just to see these gravestones, some of them not marked with a name. It just sometimes says in honor of
For the crash and accusing the u. S. Of fabricating evidence. All this playing out. We are live. Good morning, welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im poppy harlow. It is 4 00 a. M. On the east coast. We welcome our viewers around the United States and the world. A u. N. School in northern gaza serving as a shelter. Now, it is stained with the blood of children and others as an explosion in the courtyard yesterday. 16 killed and many wounded. The israelis saying it could have been a hamas rocket that landed short. Both sides in possession of a ceasefire proposal. This, as Israel Presses on. The Palestinian Death toll topping 800. More than 30 israelis dead in this fighting as well. Lets get to karl penhaul with the latest. Whats really going on right now is this investigation going on to find out who is responsible for the explosion at that u. N. Operated shelter. The Israeli Military says it is still investigating. It says there was combat going on in the area around the schoo
The Building Blocks for the next decade and beyond are all around us. Im cnns rachel crane. Over the next halfhour well take you around the globe to cities that are preparing for the future using technologies that change how we live and force us to ask the question. Is the city of tomorrow already here . The high cost of energy, crime, choking air pollution. Around the globe these 21st century challenges are being met with real innovation. In england, wind energy from the atlantic is powering homes. Police in los angeles are crunching big data to solve every day crime. And in seattle, one building is redefining what it means to be green. Real solutions. But the challenges only grow bigger. According to the u. N. , the World Population will reach 8. 3 billion by 2030. In the same time, Greenhouse Gases are expected to increase by 25 . The worlds trash nearly doubled. While half the world will live in areas threatened by lack of water. What does that mean for cities . 60 of us will live