fredricka whitfield and we begin with escalating tensions in the middle east. israel says it has carried out air strikes in syrian territory. israel s defense forces releasing video it says shows strikes on a syrian military compound radar systems and artillery posts. the strikes were launched after israel says rockets were fired from syria toward the golan heights and in the west bank today, a funeral was held for two british israeli sisters who were killed in an attack on friday. days of violence erupted following an israeli police raid on the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem last week. cnn s fred pleitgen is in jerusalem. scott mclean is in beirut, lebanon, fred, let me begin with you. what is the latest hi there, fredricka. well certainly it is still quite concerning here on the ground. i would say it s still very tense and very volatile situation as well. and of course, one of the main reasons for that is what you were just mentioning is those rocket attacks that
. hello. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. it is the last weekend on the campaign trail for the 2022 midterm elections and election day now just three days away and candidates are blanketing their states making their final pitches to voters. several key races to watch. today many eyes are on pennsylvania which could play a pivotal role for control of the u.s. senate. democrat john fetterman taking on republican mehmet oz in a neck-and-neck contest and they are pulling out all of the firepower. a total of three presidents holding events across that state today. president biden and former president obama holding a campaign stop for fetterman. former president trump is stumping for oz. cnn s jessica dean is in pittsburgh for all of the action on the campaign trail. jessica, this is a critical stretch for both senate candidates and it looks like you have a pretty good turnout behind you right now. reporter: yeah, good morning, fredricka.
and also this hour, a guest calling out the gop s use of tucker carleson syndrome, saying millions are now vulnerable to it. and a report from the south border, on the wait to seek asylum is now longer, thanks to a judge s ruling on title 42. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the republican party, which in theory, touts that rule of law, life itself. but in practice, prioritizes hoarding power for a select few. we see it again and again from january 6th to overturning roe, even the baby formula crisis. take the conservative power couple justice clarence thomas and his wife ginny new details show that his wife worked to reverse president biden s win in arizona. emails show she pressed arizona lawmakers after the 2020 election to set aside joe biden s popular vote victory and choose a quote, clean slate of electors. emails also argue that quote, legislatures needed to intervene because the vote had been marred by fraud. again, no evidence of widespread voting fr
right to choose. in just moments, congressman eric swallow lays in on all of it. plus, what is it like on the front lines of the fight for reproductive health care. we meet a woman helping those fine care in oklahoma. and also this hour, calling out the gop s use of tucker carlos and syndrome, saying millions are now vulnerable to it. and a report from the south border, the way to seek asylum is no longer, thanks to a judge s ruling on title 42. this is american voices. we begin this hour the republican party, which in theory touts that rule of law, life itself. but in practice, practices hoarding power for a select few. we see it again and again from january 6th to overturning roe, even the baby formula crisis. take the conservative power couple justice clarence thomas and his wife jeanne. new details show that his wife worked to reverse biden s win in arizona. reporting shows she pressed lawmakers after the 2020 election to set aside joe biden s popular vote victory and c
Is expected to appear tuesday for an arraignment and phoenix unless he has granted a delay by the court hello again everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Ive heard Rica Whitfield and we begin this hour with break the news. Israeli war cabinet member and former deputy Prime Minister benny gantz delivering an ultimatum to Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he must choose between victory and disaster, and telling him the war cabinet must agree on a plan for the Gaza Conflict by June 8th Gantz is threatening to leave the Coalition Government if netanyahu does not meet his expectations, cnns Elliott Gucken is in tel aviv for us and were here now that theres a response from netanyahu there is a response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Office Deriving Dismissing benny gantz as words, as washed up words, and saying the gantzs plan would result in a defeat for israel against hamas and also the abandonment and all the hostages who were abducted by Hamas On October the sevent