Violent bitter clashes between israel and gaza are getting more intense today and hundreds of gaza residents are trying to get out. The consulate in jerusalem helped 150 leave gaza and get into jordan today. Thats after they dropped leaflets into gaza warning them to move away from air strikes. Israeli says its forces have already hit what it calls more than a thousand terror targets, yet rockets from gaza keep coming. More than 800 have been intercepted and today israel intercepted two more over tel aviv. The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 68 people have died in gaza and most are civilians. Israeli Prime Minister netanyahu said today hamas is to blame. Reporter who is hiding in hamas. Hamas. Who is putting people in the hospital, hamas. Who is putting control centers in civilian residents and kin kindergartens. Hamas. Theyre using humans as a human shield. Benjamin netanyahu spoke with secretary john kerry. Kerrie said israel has the right to defend itself. Wolf blitzer has been t
Morning. He seems to be improved from reports we got earlier. As another flight leaves for africa to pick up the second american patient. They deserve the best medical care to try to resolve this infection. Everything slides down and its just this rush of, like rock and water and mud. Also, mudslides in california. Thousands stranded, roads covered by almost 8 feet of rock. Rescuers frantically digging through to find survivors. Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. And good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. Breaking views from the middle east. At least one person was killed and three injured after a terror attack in jerusalem. This video shows the aftermath of the scene. Officials say an earthmoving vehicle similar to a bulldozer slammed into a passenger bus and overturned it. The driver of the tractor who was still behind the wheel when Israeli Police arrived was shot dead by authorities. All this happening as the ceasefire heads into its final hour. Lets go to And
Wow, thats a happy moment there. All right. Hello, everyone. Im fredricka whitfield. Our top story this hour, today were learning more about a United Airlines plane that made an Emergency Landing on a Remote Island in the middle of the pacific ocean. The flight took off from honolulu and was supposed to land in guam but it made an Emergency Landing on one of the smallest, most Remote Islands in the world. Cnns alexandra field has more on this story from new york. A big phew and sigh of relief im sure by everyone on that plane. What happened . Reporter absolutely. Thats what theyre trying to figure out, fred. We know inspectors are looking at the 777, trying to determine what caused what has been described as a mechanical issue which forced the pilot to reroute and land a plane full of people on a very tiny Remote Island in the middle of the pacific. The plane had left honolulu. It was headed for guam. Were told that an odor raised concerns. Its been described as an electrical odor. The
Never even agreed to it. One of the big reasons, this comes a day after another deadly air strike near a u. N. Shelter that drew some of the strongest criticism yet from the United Nations and the United States. Anderson cooper is joining us from jerusalem on the ground there this morning with the latest. What is it looking like just a few short hours into this ceasefire, anderson . About three hours into this ceasefire israel has said theres been at least 23 rockets fired into israel from gaza since midnight east coast time. But i want to get you the latest details on the ceasefire. Despite the early trouble we told you about, were about three hours in with four hours to go. Israel agreed to hold its fire despite refusals by hamas. Israel say it is truce does not apply to soldiers working to destroy terror tunnels including tunnels into israel. The Israel Defense forces say it will respond if fired upon. A Senior Palestinian jihad operative was killed. We believe donian monsieur was t
Hello. Im john berman. Im michaela pereira. Those stories and much more at this hour. Unfolding, the humanitarian crisis at the border Takes Center Stage at capitol hill. President obama is urging congress to take swift action on his 3. 7 billion plan. It is aimed at stemming the tide of undocumented immigrants on the u. S. mexican border. The plan includes funding for Border Security as well as efforts to crack down on smugglers. Those coyotes. The president issued a plea and a warning. While we intend to do the right thing by these children, their parents need to know that this is an incredibly dangerous situation and it is unlikely that their children will be able to stay. Ive asked parents across Central America not to put their children in harms way in this fashion. Homeland security secretary jeh johnson will push the president s emergency fix when he speaks at a Senate Hearing coming up in just a few hours. But no one should be expecting any kind of speedy action or vote here. A