[ no audio ] the idf carrying out st strikes, targeting the hamas commanders. The humanitarian crisis in gaza is getting worse. Some of the images coming in are disturbing. This new video that we will show you is a fresh view of the crisis. You can see very clearly what it is. Its a massive burial of gazans killed. Body bags in rows, as you can see. Row after row after row. This morning, we are hearing a new urgent plea from the mother of one of the hostages that hamas is holding. This mother. This is mia shem. We will bring you what the weathe mother is saying after hamas put out a video. New Rocket Attacks on israel. Those were targeting ashkelon, five, ten miles from the gaza border. This morning, we are getting new information about u. S. Military deployments. There will be two u. S. Carrier groups in the mediterranean. We are also learning this morning that some 2,000 marines are headed to the region, possibly the red sea. They are part of the marine expedition unit. 2,000 marines will be moving through the red sea perhaps very soon. An additional sign of support. We are on the ground at the white house and in israel. Lets get to our colleague sara sidner in tel aviv. Reporter we begin this morning here with the french israeli hostage, 21yearold mia. She was kidnapped from the Music Festival where at least 260 bodies were found in the aftermath of the hamas attack there. I attended the Press Conference earlier today, an hour or two ago, where her mother spoke about her daughter. Lets go ahead and listen to what we heard. Income that room, you could feel the devastation of her entire family who was there. Karen spoke while holding a picture of her daughter, because she wants the world to see who hamas kidnapped. I doesnt know shes dead or alive. Now shes in gaza. Reporter when the world saw this video that hamas put out hamas days ago said it was going to put videos out of hostages and threatened to kill them until israel relents. But at this point in time, all we saw was a video that came out. It showed mia. She looked scared. She has a bandage around her arm. Shes clearly been injured. There has been, it looks like, surgery that has been done on her arm. There were bandages on her arm in a video sent out by a social media from hamas. When we all saw it worldwide, the parents also got it at the same time and learned of this video. It was the first time that they learned that their daughter was still alive. At that point in time, they believed she was. They hoped she was. But they had no proof. Now they have proof. The only issue is, we do not know exactly when that video was taken by hamas. Whether it was days ago, hours ago. No idea. We know the world saw it just overnight here in israel. I want to take you now to ashkelon, which is much closer to the gaza border than i am here in tel aviv. That is where we find our chief International Correspondent clarissa ward. At this hour, clarissa, you were there when there were explosions happening, rockets coming over and a huge barrage a few days ago. What can you tell us about the situation there now and along the gaza border . Reporter its been quieter this morning, up until just a few hours ago. Hamas released rockets again towards ashkelon. They are saying that its in revenge for the Current Situation inside gaza. But i want to play you some video that we managed to capture of the moments as those rockets fell into ashkelon. [ explosions ] you can hear some intercepts, but you can also hear at least two, by our count, that made landfall. One just behind me in that direction. Its important to emphasize that israel does have the iron dome. Its incredibly effective. The rockets do have a paralyzing affect on community, but there are few casualties as a result of them, which is a very stark contrast to what we have been seeing in gaza this morning. Reports of at least six air strikes in Southern Gaza. You might remember, this is the area that Israels Defense Forces have told people to evacuate from their homes in Northern Gaza and move into. Gazas Health Ministry saying at least 60 People Killed in the six air strikes. They took place close to the Border Crossing in the south along the border with egypt. This is the Border Crossing that there have been furious negotiations and diplomatic efforts to try to open that up, to provide some relief to people inside gaza, also to get some of the most severely injured out of gaza as well as foreign nationals. Again, that Border Crossing has not opened today. The u. N. Warning that the situation is dramatically deteriorating, spiraling, in fact, quite out of control. 600,000 people have moved from their homes in Northern Gaza to Southern Gaza in the hopes of finding some respite, some refuge. They have been met with air strikes. They do not have water. They do not have electricity. And they are running out of food. The situation clearly untenable. And all eyes on diplomats who continue to make efforts to somehow open that Border Crossing. I know you and i have both been in gaza. We know how densely populated it is and how tight and close everything is. The thought of 600,000 people moving into another part of the area that is already completely crowded is really, really a difficult thing to imagine when you dont have water, you have very little food, and you are facing these air strikes. Its dangerous for every civilian there. Clarissa ward, thank you so much for giving us all the details there from the border to where you are in ashkelon. Kate . Thank you so much. Lets get over to the white house. President biden is preparing to leave today for israel. The announcement came last night. What are you hearing from the white house today about this visit and whats at stake . Reporter President Biden is set to depart for israel later as he is looking to prevent this from broadening into a wider conflict. The president will land in israel 11 days after hamas launched its attack against the country. Really highlighting what a dramatic and significant show of support the president s visit will be. Officials say in addition to showing that support for israel, the president s trip will also send a message to iran and hezbollah, warning them against trying to take advantage of this situation. In addition to traveling to israel, the president will also be in jordan where he will meet with arab leaders. A top spokesperson at the National Security council today, john kirby, said the president s focus will not just be ascertaining israels next steps, but also addressing humanitarian issues at play in gaza as well as keeping those american hostages at top of mind. Take a listen. The president believes that this is exactly the right time to go to israel and to go to jordan, to speak to other leaders in the region about the humanitarian assistance that we want to make sure gets into gaza, about israeli plans and intentions going forward, how this is unfolding on the ground, and absolutely to continue to talk to regional partners about those hostages and getting and seeing if we get them home, back to their families where they belong. Reporter this trip goes beyond symbolism. The president is hoping to offer deliverables. One challenge is the humanitarian crisis. The president and his team have increasingly started to express concerns about civilian life in gaza. The president is hoping to discuss this with arab leaders. There are huge security concerns. Think about yesterday when Antony Blinken had to shelter due to air sirens going off as he was meeting with netanyahu. The white house determined it was a safe time for the president to travel. The proper Security Protocols will be put in place as he is set to make this diplomatic trip to israel. Trying to send a strong showing of deterrence as he is heading over there. A lot will happen at the white house today. With me now is retired u. S. Army major mike lions. There will be two Carrier Groups in the mediterranean. We are learning that a marine unit will head to the area passing through the red sea, some 2,000 marines there. What i want to talk about now is the israeli deployment along the border with gaza. Obviously, you have these troops in this exclusionary zone. Infantry troops all around in there as well as all kinds of armored units, tanks and whatnot. What are they doing right now . How are they preparing . The number is likely classified. Theres probably 60,000 to 80,000 troops there. Its a significant logistical challenge to get them ready for this offensive operation that will take place. They are d minus to the day it will happen. They have to do x amount of tasks in order to be ready. It counts down to the day when they launch. How important is intelligence in terms of what they know the situation is on the ground . I but this map up. This is the Dividing Line between the north and south. Israel told member to move south. These are hospitals in the region. The complexity because of the urban combat they are going into, it makes intelligence that important. Hostages create a layer of uncertainty. They are not going to launch into this offensive operation until they are confident they will be successful. Because they dont have the kind of Human IntelligenceInside Of Gaza they had in the past. Who, in terms of israeli troops, will be going in . What training do they have . Look at this brigade. They have the kind of experience that will fight the urban fight. They have trained in an area thats close to you can see it there. Close to gaza. They have done this before. This is a mini gaza city they built to train in. This fight will be led by the active duty forces. They recalled 300,000. The fight will be led by the 170,000 active duty forces. When they do get in here you can see how densely populated it is. When the troops roll over the border, what is it that they can do . It will be piece by piece, street by street. Given what the objectives are from the military commanders, i think one of the things that they are going to be able to accomplish is start destroying tunnels. I believe that from a military objective, thats something that they can accomplish. War is an extension of your foreign policy. This is something the military can do. As they move through gaza, as they take block by block, they will be destroying these tunnels and destroying these facilities to take away hamas capability to wage war. President biden doesnt believe occupation would be a good idea. You could go in there and destroy the tunnels. I want to talk about what we have seen over the last several hours. We have seen a Rocket Attack in ashkelon. You have seen israeli air strikes on some of this area where israel told people in gaza to move to. What are the possible targets here for israel given that this is where they told civilians to go . Thats coming from intelligence sources that show hamas troops are retreating as well. I think thats the only reason why they would shoot in that area. They have left the supply route, this area for civilians to go. They are doing everything they can to make sure civilians have a way to get out. If you are hamas, you know civilians are being told to move there. You are trying to stay alive at this point. Trying to figure out they know we expect that hamas has defensive positions in these locations that are known Crossing Points that the israeli idf has to take. Theres a hard border there. They cant destroy a border for any element of surprise. Theres known locations they have to cross. Great to have you here. Thank you. This is the nogo zone. This is where the israeli troops are preparing for an invasion that could happen within days. Thank you. Kat kate . New video in of idf air strikes in gaza and also a new view from the ground. What that looks like from the civilians there. We are staying close to capitol hill today. Republicans are taking the speaker fight to the house floor, it looks like. Does jim jordan finally have enough votes or at the very least the momentum . How many rounds could they go today . Donald trump, he is headed back to court, expected to arrive at the Manhattan Courthouse this hour for his civil fraud trial. An update from the courthouse is ahead. Right now, the World Health Organization is warning gaza faces an imminent Public Health crisis as israels war against hamas intensifies. Overnight and this morning, israeli air strikes are continuing to pummel gaza, snatching human life, as israeli troops continue to amass at the border for the next phase of the war. This is video of one of dozens of strikes that the idf has carried out since hamas massacre in israel on saturday. We also want to show you what it looks like on the ground. A warning, what you are about to see and the reality of war is extremely disturbing. After one strike, you can see terrified civilians, men, women and children, there they are scrambling for safety. People quickly grab what belongings they can escape with. Some of them are injured in the blast and still trying to get away. Another horrifying image shows a grieving palestinian man carrying the body of a child after a strike in Southern Gaza. Then there is this. We have been looking at these mass graves for people, because there are just too many bodies killed so quickly all at once. There is no time to do any kind of other proper burial. For those who have survived, the vital humanitarian aid that they need is piling up across the border in egypt. The crossing there into gaza is still closed. Lets bring in our reporter. The World Health Organization is warning that water running out for thousands, Hundreds Of Thousands of palestinians. What are you hearing from those and seeing from those on the ground there . Reporter not just water, sara, food, fuel, the essentials of life are running out. In fact, Rights Groups are warning that with some of the basics, you only have 24 hours of stock left before you look at people really in terrible desperation. I want to bring you an image that begins to explain the complications. This is the Border Crossing this morning. What you are going to see is smoke billowing, the aftermath of multiple air strikes on or near the Border Crossing. This is The One And Only viable way for aid to get in and for people to get out. It has been closed. Theres been intense diplomatic efforts under diway by the unit states, the u. N. , others, to try to reserve this between the egyptians and israeli government. No resolution there yet. Whats important to remember here when we are talking about the basics running out, its not just about this humanitarian crisis unfolding moment by moment. It is being added to, because those bombs continue to rain down on gaza, meaning more deaths, meaning more injuries, meaning more people flooding into an overwhelmed hospital system. Theres no safe place to go. Thats what Rights Groups are saying. People have fled south desperate for the safety. But you showed the dramatic images i know we are playing some on our air, parts of the south where families tried to run only to find that they were caught up in air strikes there. Absolute fears over the next 24 hours. All of this is coming before a Ground Incursion that potential Ground Incursion has started. 2 Million People trapped in a war zone. Its really, really, really difficult to look at these images and see that terror on the face, especially of children as they are running away. They are trapped at this point in time. They cant get out from any border, not even the one with egypt. Thank you so much. I appreciate your reporting. Back to you, kate. Clearly, security is also a top priority around the decision for President Biden to be visiting israel as hamas continues to launch attacks on israel. Israel is preparing a Ground Incursion of gaza. The white house saying that it carefully weighed the complex risks ahead of the visit. The risk associated with such a trip was evident last night when tony blinken his meetings in israel were disrupted by sirens warning of incoming rocket fire. Blinken and reporters following the Secretary Of State were rushed to bunkers. [ sirens ] joining us now is the former director of national intelligence, james clapper. Thanks for coming in. This visit sends a powerful message. It comes with risk. What are the key considerations when planning Something Like this, especially on short notice . Well, theres a number of first of all, the matter of personal security of the president. Good on him for taking on this mission. To me at least, theres a lot of messages he is conveying here. Certainly, support for the israelis. I would also surmise that he is counseling moderation, if thats possible, after seeing these graphic scenes of the affects of the air strikes in gaza. A message to the region, particularly engaging other nations to get them involved perhaps for negotiating with the for the release of the hostages. Its a very important trip. I have to wonder, whats the longterm affect. I wonder as i watch the graphics, what exactly is driving the targeting of these air strikes . What is israel using as a basis for deciding what targets to strike . This is almost, in my mind, kate, a perfect storm. A dreadful, terrible humanitarian crisis in gaza made all the worse by air strikes, frankly. As you have graphically shown in saras reporting. Whether the president can have a calming influence here, ma