Hows the chicken . The prawns are delicious. Oh, i have a shellfish allergy. One prawn. Very good. Did i say Chicken Wrong . Tired of people not listening to what you want . Its truffle season ah thats okay. Never enough truffles. How much are they . Its a lot. Oh okay im good, that its like a priceless piece of art. Enjoy. Or when they sell you what they want . Yeah. The more we understand you, the better we can help you. Thats what u. S. Bank is for. Huge relief. Yeah. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com cnns coverage from israel continues. The source with Kaitlan Collins starts now. Im Kaitlan Collins, and this is the source live from tel aviv tonight, where President Biden just delivered a primetime address to the nation. Only his second ever from the oval office. 24 hours after he left here in tel aviv and returned to washington. He made a direct appeal to the American People and to the u. S. Congress for aid both here in israel but also in ukraine, saying that their success and im quoting him now is vital for Americas National security. When terrorists dont pay a price for their terror, when dictators dont pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. They keep going. And the cost and the threats to america and the world keep rising. The president said that American Leadership is, quote, what holds the world together. And he warns that if the u. S. Doesnt act here, he says conflict and chaos could, quote, spread to other parts of the world. Thats why he says tomorrow he is sending an urgent Budget Request to congress for both aid to israel and ukraine and for other National Security needs, as he repeated one of the messages he delivered on ground in israel just 24 hours ago. When i was in israel yesterday, i said that when america experienced the hell of 9 11, we felt enraged as well. While we south and got justice, we made mistakes. So, i caution the government of israel not to be blinded by rage. And here in america, let us not forget who we are. We reject all forms all forms of hate, whether against muslim, jews, or anyone. Thats what great nations do. And we are a great nation. Now, as a former White House Reporter who covered President Biden, watching this speech, i think one thing thats important to point out is how rare you see the president in this setting, speaking from the Resolute Desk in the oval office, straight to camera, and straight to the American People. He has only done it two times since he has taken office. Tonight he was talking about two very different wars, whats happening in ukraine, and whats happening here in israel. Two very different entities. But he drew a through line through hamas, the militant group, in gaza, and president putin. In this speech, he tried to lay out the stakes for the United States. He said, he understands why people are asking questions. Why is u. S. Aid and u. S. Money going to ukraine . Why is it going to israel . He talked about why its important and how it does matter to Americas National security and the argument that he made. Of course a lot of that speech was informed by the visit that the president had here just 24 hours ago when he was sitting in with the israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, giving a speech after that, talking about why this is so important. With me now to analyze that speech and the Big Take Aways from it is is israeli journalist nadove eye yell, author of the book revolt and joins me now. Everyone in israel is paying attention to what President Biden is saying, his first speech after the october 7th attack. How do you think what hes said will register with people tonight . For israel, this is a commitment to its security. We need to understand what israel has lost because of this attack is their sense of security and confidence with their own defense forces, both because of this huge Intelligence Failure but also because of what happened. We just saw mass murder and Ethnic Cleansing on our southern border with these communities in a matter of eight hours, more than 1,400 people murdered. And the fact that the president of the most important power in the world would come to israel and not only say, were behind you, in terms of security, but also have some star dust of empathy to the israelis is so powerful and moving for israelis. And that was really important to hear. I was reading something you wrote earlier today. And you said, you know, bidens visit, that he came here for just a few hours, that the u. S. Is sending two Aircraft Carriers here, you said, not only to protect us from our enemies but to protect us from ourselves, from the mistakes of our leaders and the security establishment, those who have all failed. So, essentially youre saying his leadership means so much because of the reflection of the leadership or lack of here in israel. Yes. I think the israeli leadership both in terms of intelligence and leading our defense forces, which are so pow eerful and could have prevented this attack. And they will pay the price. This is the democracy. Im a journalist. And were going to make them pay the price for their failures. But were at war right now. And the fact that President Biden came here was also to make sure the Israeli Government, out of this sense of failure, would not use its force in ways that are not going to be efficient enough. And he made that point in israel. And i think he made that point in a speech from the white house tonight. He was talking about this support for israel, its about 10 billion, we believe, part of it going to the iron dome. Weve seen it intercepting rockets overhead. There are some in the Progressive Left who believe u. S. Aid to israel should not be unwavering. Theyve called for whats happening in gaza a genocide. Theyve called for a ceasefire. What do you think when you hear that from these lawmakers . For me as an israeli and someone who admires the power of america and the world, its heartbreaking to hear these voices from the u. S. What we have seen in our southern border is for the first time what happens when the Israeli Defense forces fail for eight hours, for eight hours. And i have just talked with the survival of these massacres, i travelled to their hotels in the south of israel to speak with them, to have their testimonies. And i, a former international correspondent, ive never heard anything like that, unless youre talking about the genocide in serbia during the yugoslavian wars or if youre talking about what did to his people in syria. This was an attempt of genocide in israel. If people dont make the distinction between targeted murder and between a Military Campaign that was ordered to defend israel, then we have no basis for discussion. This moral argument is also a legal one, and the u. S. Is making it, the u. S. From both sides of the aisle, republicans and democrats. Thank you for coming on, for sharing your experiences but also your reporting as well. Thank you, kaitlan. Thank you. For more reaction to President Bidens speech tonight, we have cnns Pentagon Ceant correspondent oren liebermann. Also here with me, along with dan see nar, who is a Policy Adviser from the george w. Bush administration and cowrote the upcoming book the genius of israe israel, a timely read at this moment. President biden took this rare step that you never see a foreign leader doing, a u. S. President , sitting in on a Cabinet Meeting here in tel aviv, a wartime cabinet, of course. Both then and now, he was urging israel, dont be blinded by your rage. I mean, what do you make of the influence that President Biden has over israels moves here . Well, the u. S. Government has tremendous influence right now because the United States is the only country in the world right now that israel can really depend on. I think the president s speech was important. I think his visit to israel was extremely important. I expect the military commanders of hamas did not expect that within days of the invasion of israel the commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world would be visiting, sitting in on the war cabinet. In tonights speech, he talked about iran. He talked about holding iran accountable, which i think was important. And israeli leaders were looking for this. The only part i found a little disconcerting was this lecture, if you will, to israelis not to be blinded by rage, which i thought was a little tone deaf, given what israel has been subjected to in the last few days by a barbaric Terrorist Organization, that really israel does not have any territorial dispute with. They pulled out of gaza in 2005, and theyve been subjected to this terror for years. And this was, like, of najibulnazilike proportions, as the president said himself. Its working with the international community, its working with the United States. I dont think this is a country thats blinded by rage. Well, dan, just to follow up on that, how do you think the senior israeli officials, the members of that wartime cabinet would hear a comment like that from President Biden . Zb it sounded to me like he said certain things in this speech tonight that were meant as, sort of, code to a part of his Political Base in this country that is not very enthusiastic about the position hes taking in locking arms with the Israeli Government during this moment. So, hes going to make the case for forwardleaning policy that is basically standing by israel, as it begins, what i think is imminent, a Ground Invasion into gaza. And, again, part of his base doesnt like it, so hes saying some things that i think will appeal to them. And one of them was this lecture, if you will, about dont be blinded by rage. So, i think probably the israeli leaders are not zra about it. They dont think it reflects reality. But they recognize or theyre calculating that hes juggling balancing a number of equities here. Al well, and oren, dan mentioned iran there. You saw biden was warning about conflict, chaos spreading into the middle east. As he was making those kments, i thought about your reporting of this u. S. Navy destroyer operating in the middle east, intercepting multiple missiles near the coast of yemen, of Course Questioning what those missiles were targeting. There are already concerns about this escalating. I wonder how much you think this amplifies those alreadyexisting concerns . Very much so. For 20 months of war and well use the analogy that President Joe Biden used between the war in ukraine and the war in israel. For 20 months, the war in ukraine hasnt spilled over ukraines borders. But were not even to days into the between israel and hamas in gaza, and were already seeing the regional amplification of that. And protests at most of the u. S. Embassies across the region. We saw the u. S. Destroyer In The Red Sea intercept three Cruise Missiles and a number of drones that were launched from yemen, achording to the Pentagon By Junta Forces and particularly targeting israel. So, youre seeing that spillover for the u. S. And certainly for benjamin netanyahu, the Linking Chain here is iran. The houthis are backed by iran. A number of iranian proxies in syria and iraq have attacked forces in the past. Weve seen similar attacks over the past 48 hour. You see the concern not only of irans proxies here, but the possibility of the spreading and perhaps spreading quickly here. Well, and dan, obviously what everyone is, kind of, bracing for and waiting for is wahhat ts Ground Invasion that everyone is expecting, which the Defense Minister in israel is previewing what thats going to look like. And one thing that goes hand in hand with that conversation are the hostages. Something you said stood out to me. You dont think all the hostages are under hamas control. And a hamas leader seemed to confirm that tonight in this interview wt new york times. How much does that complicate what negotiating for their release looks like, what this Ground Incursion could look like as well . Look, qatar is trying to negotiate with hamas to get apparently some of the hostages out, as an intermediary between the United States government and hamas. The problem is Palestinian Islamic jihad has a number of the hostages, were told, and who knows what other Rag Tag Militias have some of the hostages. Even if they did want to negotiate, its not clear to me that they have control of all these hostages. I think it makes the whole process tragically futile. If hamas were serious or any of the parties in gaza that have hostages were serious about negotiating, i think they would be doing things right now they havent been doing. They would be allowing red cross access to the hostages to make sure theyre safe. Theyd be allowing medical supplies to get in. Theyre doing none of that, which tells me theyre intention was never to negotiate but to use the hostages as Human Shields of sorts and almost like a deterrent against israel, slow things down, slow the prosecess down, make israel think twice about going into gaza. I think theyre going into gaza. I think theyre going into soon. I dont think this Hostage Crisis is going to get resolved before that. So many families waiting on news about this. D dan, oren liebermann, thank you both for that analysis and that reporting. Tonight you saw President Biden talking about what this means, what could happen next. He also was referencing how he has struck a deal to try to get aid finally into gaza, as dan was referencing there. It was supposed to start flowing from egypt over that rafah crossing. We are hearing from sources tonight that it is not likely to be the case. Well see when that could potentially happen. Anderson cooper is here right after this. Today, jewish family worry about being targeted in school, wearing symbols of their faith walking down the street, or going out about their daily lives. And i know many of you in the Muslim American community, arab american community, the Palestinian American community, and so many others are outraged and heartened, saying to yourselves, here we go again, with islamophobia and distrust we saw after 9 11. Just last week, a mother was brutally stabbed, a little boy, here in the United States, a little boy who just turned six years old was murdered in their home outside chicago. His name was wadea, a proud american, a proud Palestinian American family. We cant stand by and stand silent when this happens. We must, without equivocation, denounce antisemitism. We must also, without equivocation, denounce islamophobia. That was President Biden just a few moments ago in the Oval Office Making that emotional plea to americans to denounce all forms of hate. Part of that primetime address he delivered to the nation, also making the case for wartime aid to ukraine and to israel. Cnns Anderson Cooper is here with me. We just heard from the white house that the president spoke to the you think and the father of that 6yearold boy who was killed, which is being investigated as a hate crime now. It was a really human moment in this speech, where he was talking about these big picture ideals with democracy and whatnot. I do think its something people here in israel have seen in President Biden over the last almost two weeks now that has really struck them. Look, whatever your politics are, whatever you may think of the president based on political beliefs, this is a man who knows pain and knows loss and grief and has walked that lonely road for much of his life. And hes able, in these moments certainly he did this here in israel, both in his initial comments and the comments he made here to, kind of, touch that pain that so many people are feeling. Theres such that undercurrent of just shock and loss and, you know, what he terms that black hole in the center of your chest. So, i think a lot of israelis ive spoken to was surprised a statesman is talking such personal terms. Thats not what they see here a lot, but they liked it. He seemed genuinely touched when he was meeting with the survivors and First Responders today. He also talked about the civilians in gaza and what theyre going through and the efforts to get aid in across the rafah crossing. But were hearing that right now its not expected to go in just a few hours from now like it was expected to. The Doctors Without Borders is stayin