You watching us here in the United States, canada, and all around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom efforts to air drop aid into gaza turned deadly as a parachute malfunctions. Were live in cyprus with look at what this says about the ongoing struggled to respond to an exploding humanitarian crisis. Plus us President Joe Biden takes his fiery state of the Union Message on the road. As he kicks off a Battleground State tour. Well look at how his message is resonating on the Campaign Trail and bragging about turning to roe v. Wade. Have no clue about the power of women reproductive rights are hot topic this Election Year will look at how the issue is motivating those going so the polls live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with Kim Brunhuber in the past hour or there has been a new air drop of aid into gaza. Have a look here. You can see the parachutes and aid pallets in this video. Now we dont know which country dropped this aid, but its one of many airdrops thats happened over the past few days in washington. New information about President Bidens plan for a floating aid pier in gaza. The pentagon now says it could take up to two months and one troops to build the pier in cyprus, European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen toured the staging area for a new Maritime Aid Corridor Into Gaza. Cyprus is the closest eu member too. Gaza, it says it bears a moral duty to help ease the humanitarian crisis. But aid group midsized songful dont yell says, instead of trying to create a work around, the us, should insist on immediate humanitarian access using the roads and entry points that already exist. Meanwhile, one, a drop of aid has had a fatal outcome. A journalist on the scene tells cnn that at least five people were killed when airdropped packages hit them. This video obtained by cnn shows the moment things went wrong, you can see a Parachute Malfunctioning and the pallet it was holding rapidly falling its not clear which country conducted this aid drop israel says it welcomes the eu plan for a new Maritime Aid Corridor Into Gaza cnns nada bashir went to cyprus to get a firsthand look at the project and talk with some of the people making it happen. The port of larnaca, cyprus preparations are underway. Vital Food Supplies carefully loaded onto this barge ready to be transported to Gaza Ngo Workers At World Central Kitchen have been laying the groundwork for this mission for weeks following difficult ground the crossings along gazas obstructed borders and limited air drops. This is their latest effort to supplying crucial humanitarian aid to the Palestinian People what these pilots off filled with rice and flower, these volunteers are preparing to carry them by this vessel behind me to gaza. This could be one of the first, if not the first aid missions, transporting food, humanitarian aid by sea. Aboard the open arms ship. Volunteers and Rescue Workers assess the precarious route to gazas embattled coast the Mission Comes as the european union, the uae, and other International Partners announced the opening of a new maritime corridor allowing ships to carry humanitarian supplies from cyprus to the besieged strip. Today, we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe in gaza and we stand by the innocent civilians in palestine. Search and rescue coordinator, s to camps is herself preparing to make the journey to wartorn gaza first part of the 1. 2 meters, this is a deeply complex mission, but one which is desperately needed. As gaza teeters on the brink of famine, its really important because we are like the pilot phase so if we get this food inside, many other people can do the same we are proving the world that we can do it. So we must the establishment of a new maritime corridor has been endorsed by the United StatesPresident Biden himself directing the us military to establish a temporary port on gazas coast to facilitate access for humanitarian supplies. Israel, for its part, says, it welcomes the development and well continue to coordinate with International Allies but un experts have accused israeli leaders of quote intentionally starving the Palestinian People in gaza with over half 1 million according to the uns world food programme. Now at risk of starvation and nada bashir joins us now, live from cyprus. So nada President Biden announced the us military will establish a port in gaza could receive those large shipments critical medical supplies and food. But as i said earlier, the us says it could take months to build that peer. People have gaza are starving right now. Will that pure be too little too late . Well, that is suddenly the fear we know of course that discussions around a possible maritime corridor, and of course also some sort of period hello, Temporary Port Facility have been on the table for weeks, if not months, there has been mounting pressure on the International Community has come to some sort of decision to find a solution pushing to get more aid into gaza. But the situation inside gaza is growing more desperate by the hour, according to the United Nations run half 1 million the people. Now inside gaza are at risk of starvation. So the pressure is certainly mounting. The hope, of course, is that this maritime corridor will allow for a significant uptick in the amount of humanitarian aid. And crucially in the amount of food and Safe Drinking Water getting into the gaza strip. But of course, there are still a lot of unknowns as he saw in that report, we were able to speak to a number of aid workers and volunteers now preparing to actually travel to gaza to take Food Supplies to the gaza strip. According to people on the ground, aid workers involved in this mission, there are still questions around how that aid will actually be at transported physically from these boats on to the gaza strip. How they will be distributed. And of course, the Security Concerns around the access and the way in which the israeli authorities and military on the ground will cooperate would this aid mission all right, so thats maritime aid. Then theres aid by air, as we showed our viewers moments ago, these aid airdrops, they mean well, but can also be dangerous for civilians. Whats the solution here . Absolutely. And we saw of course that tragic a horrifying incident. And im the People Killed as a result of a malfunctioning age up clear again, which country was behind this airdrop of humanitarian aid . The us pentagon, and it wasnt a us airdrop. They did carry out their fourth air drop on thursday and friday morning that brings the number of meals that have been adjunct so far by the United States to over 120 i wasnt meals. So this is a significant development. The hope is up. This provides some rare sight for those in gaza. But as i said, kim, this is not a perfect solution fatty this one which has drawn criticism from International Aid organizations who have described this as a temporary measure, as a sort of bandaid on the crisis at hand on the ground in gaza also, what they are calling for is for more effort, more pressure to be put on the israeli authorities, on the Israeli Government and the military by the International Community and by israels allies. In the United States to allow for more aid to get in via ground crossings. That is the focus for many aid groups. We heard from the un earlier in the week saying some 40 2 of aid missions under their coordination, getting in on the ground were either denied, obstructed by israel last one. So a lot of pressure still from International Aid organizations for International Partners, likely the us to pressure israel to allow more aid in via ground, not by air, by sea. All right, appreciate all the great reporting out there in cyprus. Nada bashir, thanks so much. House. The eve of ramadan and joe biden has doubts while on the Campaign Trail in pennsylvania, the us president appeared unsure over the prospect of striking a deal that would see a temporary ceasefire in gaza and hostages released by the start of the holy muslim month. Here is whether it be a ceasefire by ramadan its looking tough are you concerned . And about violence . And without one, i assure early i spoke with tony nemo, stuff, Senior Analyst with the International Crisis group, and we discussed the importance of striking a hostage deal before the ramadan holiday and why the stakes are so high issues ramadan is where weve usually seen some of the worst violence between israel, palestine, over the last couple of years. And especially now given whats happening in gaza, the potential looming invasion of rafah, which is really analysts are warning its not a matter of if, but when also not to mention often israel tends to use around with it. Theres an opportunity to implement them provocations in the alaqsa compound in jerusalem, which in the past weve seen has tend to offset things well beyond east. Jerusalem and where weve seen a spillover of conflict into the west bank. And in may 2021, we even saw it between in gaza and israel. Yeah, obviously a huge flashpoint. So do you think it will be a catalyst for more violence across the region it could well be, especially if israel goes ahead with its intended invasion with rafah, which has already said that israel is prepared to go i so there has been absolutely no pressure on israel in order to scale back its campaign at the same time, weve seen israeli politicians insights simply through rhetoric at the moment, nothing has been actually put in policy yet, but they have been calling for incitements such as restricting access to worship in the alaqsa compound as well as the uptick in terms of searching the rest operations weve seen across the west bank and over the last couple of months, especially we have seen a significant rise in militancy there is a real potential that this could very well spill beyond gaza President Biden is ramping up his Reelection Campaign and writing the momentum from his feisty State Of The Union speech, he kicked off a tour of Battleground States with a visit to pennsylvania on friday president went on the offensive after donald trump, after super tuesday set up their rematch in november. Here is donald trump with the maga republicans are trying to take away our freedoms. Donald trump he came to office, determined to overturn roe v. Wade. Donald trump now she wants to repeal the Affordable Care act. Donald trump ignite enacted a 2,000,000,000,000 tax cut when he was president overwhelmingly benefited the very wealthy biden is looking to highlight the stark differences between himself and trump as he hits the Campaign Trail in the coming days, the president is expected to hold a rally here in georgia later today. Meanwhile, donald trump cozied up to hungarys authoritarian leader, viktor orban at his florida resort on friday, a meeting with biden pounced on you know who hes meeting with today . Down to maralago or ban hungary, who stated flatly he doesnt think democracy works. Hes looking for dictatorship cnns mj lee reports the Biden Campaign is going on the offensive and fridays rally in pennsylvania. It was just the beginning President Biden hitting the road the day after delivering one of the most pivotal speeches of his presidency in his First Campaign stop after his state of the Union Address, our freedoms really are on the ballot this November Donald trump with the maga republicans are trying to take away our freedoms. Thats not an exaggeration or guess what we will not let him the Biden Campaign announcing a flurry of upcoming travel, promising to send biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris to every Battleground State in the coming weeks other top surrogates, including the first lady and the second gentleman also preparing to hit the road also coming for the campaign in the month of march 1 hundred new offices and 350 new staff. Always be president for all Americans Plus A Brand New digital well and Tv Ad Campaign to the tune of 30 million over six weeks. The state of our union is strong and getting stronger all of this part of a major push by the Biden Campaign to build on the political momentum coming out of the State Of The Union in a fiery and highly political speech. This is a moment to speak. The truth and the bury the lives, the president repeatedly invoking his 2024 gop rival though not by name. Mark processor, my predecessor, hot furnace my predecessor fail, and at times taunting the republican lawmakers in the chamber. Thats the proposal you guys dont want another two trillion dollar tax cut. I kind of thought thats what your plan was. Biden 69 minutes speech heavy on economic populism, are see a future finally as a fair shot, and the wealthy have to pay their fair share in taxes. A vision of strong American Leadership abroad. History is watching. United states walks away it will put ukraine at risk and protections of individual freedoms and rights, including access to reproductive care, guard promise you ill restore roe v. Wade as the law of land again. The evening, appearing to rally the president s supporters and National Democrats as they all anxiously anticipate a biden trump rematch in november and this banter caught on a hot mic after the speech. Speaking volumes about the president s increasingly strained relationship with israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu shes are just and President Biden did address that hot mic moment, telling reporters and joking with them that they were eavesdropping on his conversation. But on a more serious note, he did say that prime minute mr. Netanyahu does need to do more to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in gaza the israel war does remain a tough issue for President Biden politically, as we were coming into this event in the suburbs of philadelphia, we spoke with protester who said that she would like to see the president call for a permanent ceasefire. Of course, a position that the president has yet to take, mj lee, cnn, and wallingford, pennsylvania the Us Senate Passed a slate of Government Funding bills just hours before the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown, lawmakers on friday approved the package of six spending bills by a vote of 75 to 22, hut to President Bidens desk for his signature. The bills were backed by the Top Democrats and republicans in both the senate the house. Now its a significant breakthrough in bipartisanship after months of lawmakers waiting until the 11th hour to pass stop gap bills theyre not done yet. They still need to finalize and pass a second slate of Funding Bills before march 22, us military Helicopter Crash near the border with mexico on friday, killing two soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, a local judge tells Cnn The Helicopter was following migrants before going down in an open field near Rio Grande City in texas both of the soldiers who died were national guardsman. Another soldier was injured. The cause of the accident is under investigation donald trump is paying up posting a nearly 92 million bond in one new york case. But really have enough money to cover other massive legal fees thats still to come plus big question in a michigan courtroom, should the father be held responsible if his teenage son committed a Massacre Shooting thats ahead and flash floods and Severe Weather in store for the southeast and beyond. Therell be a soggy day hey, across the east coast all day today. And then tow