Rockets being fired on. Still fighting down south. People are still inside their home, their safe room, their Bomb Shelters and are forces are down there doing everything they can to get the terrorists to stop attacking our civilians. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. This is a Special Edition of the situation room. Israel at war. Were following all the Breaking News in israel. Want to go to clarissa ward. She and her team have just made it into the city north of gaza. Tell our viewers what you are seeing there. Reporter its quiet right at this moment, wolf, but as we were driving into town about an hour and a half ago, it was a very different picture. I think you should be able to show our viewers some of that video. Just an extraordinary barrage of rockets. At least two we know made a direct impact. The iron dome activated, lighting up the night sky and really even by the standard of what we have been seeing over and over again
Thats about. But there are a lot of strong learns that that is going to be addressed thats it. Singular people are more universal than they sound on the surface grace i seizure. Finally, were all going to be listening this weekend. Thanks so much thanks to our panel and thank you for joining us this morning. Im jim acosta, cnn news starts right now. Have a great day, swiftness cnns Breaking News are Breaking News. Israel strikes iran hours after a stark warning from iran that it will respond with maximum effect. But this morning we are seeing what appears to be the first signs of relief Around The World as a source in the region declares direct strikes between the two atoms are now over and vote both nations so far seem to be downplaying at all. We are standing by right now to hear from us secretary of state Antony Blinken he is in italy right now, and well deliver his first remarks since israel strike. Heres whats happened. Us officials confirm israel carried out an attack overnight a
May be more people to come, is the president has to get back on track. K. He has to honor the promises that he made during the campaign. He has to get a legislative agenda passed by 2018, the start of the new year, otherwise were going to be consumed next year with the midterm elections. It will be every man and woman for themselves and theyre going to be running for the hills. The president needs a staff t around him, thats congenial, and believe me, its possible, it happens. I worked with two president s and the staffs had disagreements but they were in the room and once that disagreement was over, and a consensus was had, policy was made and thats what we have to do. You also have to make sure the president understands that you make policy in washington but you sell it on main street. Tucker for sure. I think he already sold it on main street, though. Thats what that campaign was about. He ran out a bunch of Different Things that everybody in d. C. Pa hated but the public kind of li
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