Prompting new retaliation from u. S. Forces and new fears that the violence could spread. Lets bring in Aaron Gillcrist whos covering todays diplomatic meetings in washington at the white house and Nbcs Jay Gray whos in tel aviv. Jay, starting with you. What is the latest on the ground in israel and gaza as we talk about last hour the war Cabinet Meeting last night and what may have come from that. Day 81 of the war and as intense the u. N. Says it has been since the start and as deadly. They are saying the intensity of the battles on the ground as well as the air strikes has ramped up over the last 48 hours. We know that the attacks have been targeting from the air control and command centers according to the idf. They have been working also to identify and target some of the senior hamas leaders saying that one of their air strikes did kill a leader but not saying to this point who that may be. On the ground, they are continuing to try and expose and then eliminate the Tunnel Network
power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
prompting new retaliation from u.s. forces and new fears that the violence could spread. let s bring in aaron gillcrist who s covering today s diplomatic meetings in washington at the white house and nbc s jay gray who s in tel aviv. jay, starting with you. what is the latest on the ground in israel and gaza as we talk about last hour the war cabinet meeting last night and what may have come from that. day 81 of the war and as intense the u.n. says it has been since the start and as deadly. they are saying the intensity of the battles on the ground as well as the air strikes has ramped up over the last 48 hours. we know that the attacks have been targeting from the air control and command centers according to the idf. they have been working also to identify and target some of the senior hamas leaders saying that one of their air strikes did kill a leader but not saying to this point who that may be. on the ground, they are continuing to try and expose and then eliminate the
between saying the fight is going to take months and also saying that different phases will take place at different times over those months. welcome. this morning, the white house working to downplay differences with israel on the timeline of this war. u.s. officials telling cnn the biden administration wants to transition to a lower intensity phase of the war within weeks, while israel says the fighting will last more than several months. meantime the house heading home without passing aid to ukraine and western intelligence agencies are gaming out just how long it can last without additional help. one american military official saying ukraine is certain to fail without us. we re going to take a closer look at that ominous timeline. on verdict watch this morning. jurors deciding how much rudy giuliani should pay for his election lies, specifically about two poll workers. they ll be deliberating again this morning. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, ever
o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast and is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] that was easy. i never thought we were to get up here. now the hard work begins. i may not know all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week. i never give up. will: 15 rounds of voting. after 15 rounds, the cost elects kevin mccarthy as speaker. rachel: mccarthy takes the gavel in a late-night session. the gop looks to get to work. pete: just after midnight, if you haven t seen it, alexandria hoff is in washington. reporter: the final tally took place after midnight. s