found at gaza's largest hospital. and what is next for skonk m congressman george santos after an ethics report accuses him of using donor money on his rent and skin care routine 3. and the show will go on, the drag show, that is. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm kasie hunt. it is friday. we made it, november 17th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. it is noon in gaza where the israeli military says that they found a hamas tunnel shaft inside the al-shifa hospital complex. you are looking at video shot and handed out by the israel defense forces. three sources tell cnn that the u.s. has intercepted conversations that indicate hamas has been using the hospital as a command center. cnn cannot verify idf claims of finding an operational tunnel shaft. hamas calls the claims, quote, baseless lies. meanwhile the idf says that it has found the bodies of two israeli hostages near the hospital. a 65-year-old and also a 19-year-old. the idf did not explain how or when the women were killed or if their bodies were found together. a few days ago a hamas video claimed they were killed in an israeli airstrike. scott mclean is joining us live with this. since we last spoke, let's go to israel's claims about the hamas tunnel, united nations human rights chief is calling on israel to grant their team access to gaza to investigate this. is that something that is likely to happen and would it settle any of this back and forth in the information war? >> reporter: it might. whether either side would ultimately accept the findings of that type of an investigation, that is another discussion. the israeli relationship with the united nations is perhaps strained at best. any kind of investigation also would not happen very quickly. u.n. human rights chief says it won't go on while bombs still on the ground. and he has asked for access and he has guarantees from both sides but still wanting for a response. on top of that, israelis also say that it could take days maybe even weeks for them to carry out their full operation on the site of the al-shifa hospital. they are under immense pressure to prove the allegations that they have made that there is this complicated network of tunnels underneath al-shifa hospital. so that process won't be quick either. he says there is too competing narratives here. international law is very clear that you cannot use a hospital for military purposes. you also cannot go into a hospital unless you have clear evidence. and it seems likes israeli and palestinian narratives don't really line up on very much, even humanitarian situation in the hospital is very different. you have the medical directory of the hospital giving an interview on al jazeera arabic where he said that there are children who are starving because they don't have enough water to make milk or baby formula. on the other hand the idf saying that they are providing food and water and the necessities for all of the people who are there on site. and they are also providing corridors for people to leave the hospital site and get to safer spots somewhere else. >> all right. scott mclean, thank you very much for that report. to more, let's bring in the senior columnist and editor at the jerusalem post and also the paper former's editor-in-chief. and it is always great to have you. we just heard from scott's reporting about the claims that the idf found an operational tunnel shaft inside shifa hospital complex. and we have not been able to independently verify this claim, but it is clear that it is very important to israel to illustrate what is actually going on to show the world more evidence. what do you see in these pictures and do you feel like that they are convincing people that their side of the story is the correct one? >> well, kasie, israel issued early on the 3d video that shows that extensive tunnel network. have we found that yet? no. but i think that what we've seen, ak 47s, piles of grenades next to mris and intensive care units, trucks parked in the hospital compound with enough weaponry and machine guns and bullets and magazines and iced roadside bombs to village and n tunnel shaft all together shows that this is not just another hospital. we've all been to hospitals. this is not the hospital for special surgery in manhattan. this is something else. and also a hamas compound. i think that we have to have patience and wait and see exactly what is found. this is a massive compound. and it takes time if you want to do it right. >> and so i read with interest your column about idf reservists and how they are likely to really oppose benjamin netanyahu. there is also increasing pressure from the families of the hostages on the israeli government. can you sort of take us inside this? what are the families of the hostages asking for and how does it relate to netanyahu's precarious political position? >> as we're speaking the families of the hostages are blocking the main artery in this country, highway 1, that connects jerusalem where i am with tel aviv. my daughter who is on her way back home from for the weekend got stuck in traffic there about two hours because the buses weren't moving. they are upset and they want to see the prime minister make a deal that will bring back their loved ones. that is taking time. tlp there were reports that maybe 100 would be released, then 80, and now down to 50 in exchange for a pause. but so far no real progress and they point their firngngers at netanyahu. and when we look at the leaders, only one who has yet to officially take responsibility who keeps saying i'll answer those questions when the war is over, that is netanyahu. everyone else, chief staff of the military, head of the security services, head of the intelligence, defense minister, have all said we carry personal responsibility, we should be held accountable. he won't do that. and i think that that hurts and erodes public trust because for the public to believe in its leadership in a time of war like now, they have to understand that the leadership is not doing this for self interests, it is doing it for national interests. and sadly there is a bit of suspicion when it comes to the prime minister still. >> indeed. leaflets were dropped yesterday in gaza warning that the idf might soon go in there after securing much of northern gaza. what is the sense on the ground in israel of why that is happening, the wisdom of that approach, and the kind of long term plan netanyahu has been out there saying that we'll basically occupy gaza indefinitely and u.s. and others are saying that is not tenable. >> yeah, long term plan is difficult especially when you are in the middle of a conflict. easy to go into a are with a, but much more difficult to know how you are getting out of that war. that takes time and planning. maybe the fal aupalestinian aut would need to come to an end for israel to allow them to redeploy in gaza and even the palestinians in gaza to want them. but when it comes to the south of gaza, israel has been operating only in northern gaza. it has pretty much taken control of that area. shifa complex is the last really area. and in the south you have a lot of complicated realities. number one, still three hamas brigades there, thousands of fighters, likely the top hamas leadership is somewhere in some tunnel network in the south. probably the hostages are likely in the south. and you also have 2 million people almost in the south. how do you operate in the south while minimizing civilian casualties. this is going to be the next big challenge for the idf. >> very tough. all right. thanks very much for getting us started today. mounting legal trouble for new york republican congressman george santos. the house ethics committee referring its findings to the justice department after a months' long investigation found substantial evidence that santos violated federal law. the committee's scathing 56 page report claims santos repeatedly used donor money to fund his lavish lifestyle. what did he spend it on? $4100 at the luxury brand hermes, $3300 on airbnb, $1500 on botox, and another $1400 on botox, and also smaller purchases on the adult content website only fans. santos said thursday he won't seek re-election but now there are growing calls for him to be expelled from congress before that can happen. >> if he had any dignity or decency, he would have resigned yesterday. but obviously we'll see between now and the time we get back whether or not he pleads guilty or resigns or both. and whether or not we obviously have to come back and sx sp ex- expel him. it would be like an episode of veep and it would be funny if it wasn't so sad and pathetic. >> santos survived an effort to expel him this month as lawmakers argued that he deserved due process. now though it could be a different story. santos says he will hold a press conference out side the capitol on november 30th, 8:00 a.m. he told us in the press to be there. coming up, dozens arrested as protests calling for a ceasefire in gaza shut down a major bay area bridge. plus a stunning mistrial in the brie o breonna taylor case. we'll tell you what happened. >> and latetest poll nunumbea criticalal primary s state, we' have t that next.. protestors demanding a ceasefire in gaza bring traffic to a standstill for hours on the bay bridge. at least 80 were arrested and 29 cars towed in what police are calling one of the most disruptive demonstrations surrounding the apec summit. also a message to president biden and other world leaders attending the summit. biden is expected to meet the mexican president today. let's bring in max foster. good morning. always good to see you. on the agenda for these two presidents, biden and lopez, immigration, fentanyl. what are you expecting out of this meeting? >> well, fentanyl also something he brought up with the chinese leader as well. it does take a joint approach. so that will be a discussion today looking to see what comes out of that. basically preventing the stuff getting into the country as much as possible. with mexico, it will be about immigration as well, how to solve the border crisis. expects ing the mexican preside to suggest more funding from the united states. welfare projects to prevent people becoming migrants in the first place to try to encourage them to stay in their homes in mexico rather than crossing the border. so waiting for progress on those two issues really. >> makes sense. and i also -- i want to go back to something that we were talking about yesterday. as kind of the person who understands probably better than anyone else at this network how some something-help how it look, how it is perceived can really matter even if with he we feel e that could be superficial. there was a version of this that played out between presidents biden and xi when biden was asked whether he still considers xi to be a dictator, antony blinken his secretary of state was in the audience as it was playing out and i want to show everybody what was plain as day on his face. take a look. >> mr. president, after today would you still refer to president xi as a dictator, a term you used earlier this year? >> well, look, he is in the sense that he is a guy that runs a country that is communist country that has a form of government different than ours. >> and that was a wince. >> yeah. because he knew what was coming. after that, we had a pretty strong rebuke from the chinese foreign ministry basically saying that this sort of talk undermines the u.s./china relationship, which when you consider the whole meeting was about strengthening the relationship, people in china, people around the world perhaps saw that as potentially damaging that meeting. you have to understand what this word dictator means in china. xi does not see himself as dictator. yes, it is a communist state. and power is with the people, it doesn't rest in one person abouten with a dictatorship, it rests with one person. he doesn't see himself as a dictator so he see it is as an insult and so president biden really sort of put it out there. >> although the reality of course for the president here in the u.s. is that if he does anything but call him a dictator, the political consequences likely to be relatively high. although in a race against donald trump, who knows, because everything -- everything is totally upside down. max foster, have a great weekend. i'll see you monday. just ahead here, the verdict is in in the trial of the man accused of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. and drag shows in florida secure a legal win against ron desantis. don't go anywhere. you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the world opened up. fellas, fellas. that's how my son was able to find the hidden genius project. we wanted to give y'all the necessary skills to compete with the future. kevin's now part of this next generation of young people who feel they can thrive. ♪ ♪ welcome back. quick hits across america. the supreme court blocks enforcement of a florida law limiting drag shows in that statement. conservative justices said they would have allowed the law to take effect. this is a big loss for governor ron desantis. he made this a key focus. and the man who beat former house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul, with a hammer was found guilty in federal government. david depape now faces decades in prison as well as a state trial where charges include attempted murder. mistrial for the former louisville metro police detective charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old breonna taylor. the judge made the decision after the jurors informed the court that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. now to weather. we are tracking a lot of rain on both coasts. and apparently there is going to be snow in hire elevhe will hig. our weatherman derek van dam takes a look at what this means for your potential early holiday travel. it is thanksgiving next week. what should people be planning for? >> happy friyay. nice to see you. >> to you as well. >> and i promise you it won't be a washout. so that is the good news. i'm talking this weekend. next weekend is another story. early next week before thanksgiving, i'll give you a preview. but here is the cold front responsible for the rain across the great lakes. you can see it is scattered in variety. it will move into the major metropolitan areas along the i-95 corridor late tonight and into early saturday. but it clears out by the end of the weekend. sunday will be a beautiful day along the eastern sea board. so the bulk of this precipitation is really for the earlier parts of the weekend. this is the storm system we're monitoring. this will bring the snow kasie mentioned to the higher elevations of inner mountain west, northern rockies. maybe 6 to 12 inches for some locations. but that storm system is actually going to be responsible for the potential rainmaker and disturbance across the eastern half of the country for the early parts of the thanksgiving week. so you want to travel early if you can along the west coast, maybe this weekend, and then along the east coast be prepared for rain monday, tuesday depend system moves through. and even though the end of the hurricane season is not until november 30th, mother nature says hold my beer, i still have one more storm to go. this tropical storm system could cause some havoc from jamaica to the dominican republic. perhaps you have a trip planned to the bahamas for this thanksgiving holiday weekend? >> that would be really nice. i am jealous of all the people who go to the caribbean for thanksgiving. but that is not us. sorry to hear those people are not going to have as nice of weather as they would like. derek van dam, have a wonderful weekend and i'll see you monday. >> thank you. coming up here for us, botox, hermes, just a few things that congressman george santos is accused of spending his donor's money on. we'll discuss. . >> i think he was scamming his campaign and hoifis office,e, scscamming t the people e who e him.m. he lied to everybody. >> i think we deserve better. >> i think there is something wrong with the guy. >> george santos? ehh. >> that says it all. good morning, i'm kasie hunt. those were some of the constituents reacting to the house ethics committee scathing report on him. it reveals that santos repeatedly used campaign funds for personal experiences including thousands of dollars spent on the luxury brand hermes, multiple botox treatments and an only fans subscription. the committee voted unanimously to refer its findings to the justice department and now santos says he will not be running for re-election. after the report, many lawmakers who had previously voted to protect santos indicated they now support his removal from congress. let's bring in congressional reporter at punch bowl news. always great to have you. i want to show a little bit of how george santos has justified this to get his side of the story on the record. let's take a look at that and then we'll talk about it. >> were there mistakes made on those forms? now i know there were. were they malicious? no. did i understand the reporting -- so this is from last year to current date this year? no, i didn't understand how that worked and i'm a new candidate and i'm sorry that mistakes were made. >> sorry that mistakes were made. unfortunately for him, ignorance is not actually a defense most of the time in a court of law. what do you make of how santos is handling this? he's already announced a press conference for when he comes back and refusing to resign on his own. >> yeah, good morning, caykasie. we've seen george santos be defiant throughout the time in congress. and i think he was doing his own media more and more. he has been very active on social media. but also doing sitdowns with big media networks and telling his side of the story. so he has been trying to get his side out there, so it is really no surprise that he announced a press conference to defend himself as he has done. so expect nothing less than him being very combative and defensive about the report. and he has already done that so far on his online presence. >> and let's talk about the possibility of an expulsion. the reality is expulsions are incredibly rare and they almost always involve an actual conviction, right? and he has not been convicted at this point. the reason we're here though, normally these things can be dealt with by leaders who sit down and have a tough conversation and you will see a resignation, et cetera. do you think there is an appetite to expel him before his case goes forward? what is the sense around this especially among house republicans? >> absolutely, we saw a number of house republicans who initially voted no to expel santos in the times it has been attempted to bring that to the floor earlier flip their vote and say that they waited for this ethics report to come out and now they are ready and prepared to expel him based on its findings. so i think a lot of lawmakers were already uncomfortable with him being in congress, but now that the report has corroborated their concerns, they are ready to make that move on him. so i think that we saw a dozen or so, perhaps more lawmakers say that, yeah, they are ready to expel him. and i spoke with one congressman don bacon of nebraska who expects the or course to come very quickly after the thanksgiving break. >> and let's talk about his district. this is asis a pretty swingy dit and his fellow new yorkers were mounting the most aggressive push to get him out. what does it mean for party control of his district? >> this is going to be a tough race. you mentioned it was some of his new york colleagues who were pushing the expulsion. and new york republicans are so