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[ laughter ] beloved for a reason. good morning to our viewers here in the united states, and around the world, i'm kasie hunt. it's monday, october 30th, 5:00 a.m. here in the east. 11:00 in gaza where israel's incursion has entered a second phase. we have a new video from the israeli defense forces expanding operations, the idf saying overnight, their troops killed dozens of hamas operatives who have barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels. the palestinian ministry of health says the death toll has now passed 8,000 people. its data sources in hamas-controlled gaza say an additional 20,000 people have been injured. the palestinian red crescent says israeli air strikes heavily damaged the al quds hospital. it said israel warned sunday to evacuate the hospital which the world health organization says would be impossible without endangering patients' lives. the red crescent also said it received ten aid trucks by the rafah border crossing from egypt. but as fast as that aid is coming in, some of it being looted from the warehouses. thousands of people broke in and took flour and other hygiene supplies and hunger and desperation gross. and the prime minister spoke to prime minister benjamin netanyahu about ensuring the continued flow of aid and can be protecting civilians. president biden's national security adviser warning sunday there's an elevated risk of a wider regional conflict that could require a u.s. response. >> and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out to a regional conflict but the risk is real. >> cnn's rafael romo joins us live from tel aviv. good morning to you, what more do we know about the fight overnight in gaza? >> reporter: kasie, good morning, over the last several days now, we have seen signs that instead of an all-out ground invasion, the israel defense forces have may chosen to do targeted raids into gaza, followed by a gradual incursion of troops. yes in the last few minutes, the idf sporsman spokesman said that the over the last few days, they have targeted over 600 terror targets, including weapons, weapon depots and dozens of anti-tank missile launching positions as well as hideouts and staging grounds used by hamas. israeli troops have advanced more than two miles, about three kilometers into gaza, into their expanding grougs operation, according to a cnn analysis. something that continued overnight. the idf said that they killed dozens of terrorists who have barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and who at points tried to attack israeli soldiers in charge of the offensive. and just to give you an idea, kasie, about how the offensive being carried out on the ground, the israel defense forces said it guided by troops on land, struck a staging post with over 20 hamas militants inside and did the same thing at the university in gaza. where according to the idf, the militant organization had a anti-tank missile launching post. it says it may boil over today. the israeli military said its aircraft struck military infrastructure in civilian territory in response to launches towards israel coming from the country. awe now we have learned that the u.s. is also sending a marine unit to be on alert in case there's more activity in lebanon. kasie. >> rafael romo for us in israel. let's bring in major general dana petard to help us understand what is going on. general, it's good to see you. thank you for being with us this morning. can you ten us understand what does the second phase mean exactly? >> good morning, kasie. obviously, the first phase was the preparation phase, going against hamas, command control modes, trying to cut off the head of hamas. intelligence operations. vibe viber attacks, psychological operations. now this phase, the ground phase which i truly believe has begun is a deliberate phase where the idf is moving from the north and possibly, the northeast, again, very deliberately, because of the terrlated ambushes, really, every turn, block by block. street by street, building by building, subterranean, because of the tunnels by hamas, as well as aboveground and of course on high-rises very, very difficult. so that part of it has begun. there is a chance that others like hezbollah and syria are trying to pin down israeli forces to the north. israel has responded. but there is a serious concern that this could be a wider conflict at some point. >> yeah. let me ask you about the connectivity in the region. because we saw when this began, that that was one of the first things that happened. internet connectivity had been degrading but it was cut off. cell phone usage in particular was cut off. you could only reach people in gaza that a foreign registered sa satellite phone or something like that. you can help us understand why they cut it and what those operations might look like? >> sure. operational anyway, from the military side, it's something that israel probably wanted to do to avoid the command and control of hamas forces by hamas leadership. that's a part of it, they use cell phones. so it's understandable from a military standpoint. unfortunately, that also hampered human taitarian assiste for the gaza and palestinian people. so what the administration wanted was for israel to allow some level of connectivity. there's still going to do targeted connectivity breaks, cell phone coverage, where they're actually operating. >> so, when you mention the potential for this to become wider as well, the vice president spoke to cbs, "60 minutes" over the weekend, about the possibility that this could become a wider conflict. take a look at what she said. >> we have absolutely no intention, nor do we have any plans to send combat troops into israel or gaza. period. >> what do you make of her statement there, especially considering that they're sending in marine exhibitionary forces? >> i think what she's saying, in helping out with the fight against hamas, specifically in gaza, and/or the fight against hezbollah in northern israel, however, 26 mew marine exhibition unit, i've worked with them in the past, it's a lot of capability, 2200 marines. it's got air capability. it's got land and sea capability, certainly. and it will give the u.s. options in the area. the concern from the u.s. and that's one reason why you're seeing more military resources, u.s. military resources being sent to the area is to avoid this becoming a wider conflict. and becoming a wider conflict centers around one country. and that's iran which is supporting hezbollah which in some ways is pushing syria, and certainly is funding hamas. so, it's iran that needs to get that message from the u.s. >> all right, major general dana p pittard, thank you for joining us. coming up here, shocking video out of russia, as a mob of protesters breaks into an airport following the arrive from a flight from tel aviv. and missed warning signs ahead of that deadly rampage shooting in maine. authorities were sent to the gunman's home weeks ago after warnings that he would snap and commit a masass s shooooting. plusus, authorities arare s working g to determimine the ca of matthew perry's's death. dedetails, ahehead.. welcome back. disturbing new video from the southern russian republic of dagestan, russian authorities say a crowd some waving palestinian flags forced their way into an airport after a flight from tel aviv landed. russian media said the crowd was protesting the israel/hamas war. let's bring in cnn senior correspondent fred pleitgen. fred, thank you for being here. what happened? h >> reporter: hi there, kasie, this is more than a protest. what unfolded there certainly seem to be a manhunt among jews and israelis at that airport. the flight from tel aviv that arrived in that airport in the dagestan region, an angered crowd gathered there. and did indeed force its way on to the airport area where the planes were parked. and then tried to storm that plane. they were there, overwhelmed the security forces, charged the area and were then searching that plane to see if they could find israelis or jews in it. searching the terminal building as well. obviously a very angry crowd as well. they were detained by security forces, but it seems as though the security forces were essentially caught off guard and a lot of people did make it into the terminal building. there are troubling scenes we've seen from social media channels from inside of russia of crowds of large people confronts folks who apparently were on that plane from tel aviv, taking people's passports away and making them prove that they're not jewish. a lot of ainge 34 and troubling signs for people on that plane. also for people on other planes that arrived at that airport as well. there was one passenger on another flight that had come in from dubai who talked about the fact that he were stranded on the plane hours after it landed because it was simply unsafe to leave the aircraft. now, there has been some condemnation of what took place there, the religious leader of dagestan, he came out and told the people it was wrong to act in that way. there is also an investigation that is under way, and the latest that has come into us, the russian authorities are now saying that 20 people were injured in those clashes. it's unclear whether any of them are israeli or are jewish, and that 60 people have been detained, kasie. >> just very, very disturbing on so many levels. fred pleitgen, thank you very much for your report this morning. i really appreciate it. and up next for us, the federal judge overseeing donald trump's federal election subversion case has reinstated a gag order. now trump is now responding. and troubling new details about the gunman accused of murdering 18 people in maine. why glaring warning signs were missed. nice footwork. man, you're lucky, watching live sports never used to be this easy. now you can stream all your games like it's nothing. yes! [ cheers ] yeah! woho! running up and down that field looks tough. it's a pitch. get way more into what you're into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. ♪ welcome back. quick hits across america now. the federal judge overseeing donald trump's federal election subversion case has reinstated the gag order that prohibits trump from making statements targeting the special council's team or potential witnesses. trump responded on social media claiming his right to free speech is being infringed. less than six weeks before the maine mass shootings, police were asked to check on robert card after a fellow national guardsman expressed concern he would shoot. he was found in a recycling facility that he was recently fired from. they found a note for his family, it doesn't read as a suicide note but lists pass codes to his bank and phone account. and the los angeles medical examiner says more steps are required to reach a conclusion about actor matthew perry's death. after perry was found unresponsive saturday in his hot tub. now to weather, 79 million people under a freeze warning today. and 33,000 under a winter storm warning. meanwhile, trick-or-treaters in the central and eastern u.s. set to face temperatures significantly below average this halloween. let's go to meteorologist derek van dam. derek, i don't know about this, of course, it's been so nice this weekend, suddenly tomorrow, trick or treating, it's going to get cold. >> yeah, i told my wife, she's a jazzercise instructor for halloween, i said you got to bring knee warmer's. >> leg warmers. >> not the same thing, got it. leg warmers. you need to bundle up. what we felt this past weekend will not be what we experienced on halloween night. completely different weather shaping up for emergency of the eastern half of the country. we talked about almost 80 million americans under freeze alert and this paints the picture because we have freeze hearts that extend over 1600 miles over the eastern u.s. basically equivalent to traveling from denver to new york city. and the cold air is on the move because of this spooky cold front that's going to impact your trick or treat forecast. let's play a game here. meteorology game. to find the cold front. you don't need to be a weatherman. it's that distinct lines there, the difference between today's forecast, for example, 77 today, a chilly 55 in time for the end of october, of course, being halloween. there's the cold front bringing rainfall to the northeast. kind of a misty, rainy start to your day, your work week for, let's say, new york city into philadelphia this week. here's a look at halloween forecast, significantly cooler weather, louisville, kentucky, only 46. the good news is, the rain should come to an end for most locations we do have a chance for a shower or two for chicago, over the western u.s., significantly differential low wean forecast for tuesday, los angeles, temperatures in lower 80s for l.a. but there's the rainfall today, the bulk of that thanks to the cold front that will starve itself as it moves eastward into atlanta. not anticipating any rain for halloween night. so we'll bank on that. trust me on that. >> knock on wood. all right, derek van dam, thank you very much. appreciate it. see you tomorrow, my friend. >> okay. israeli troops advancing across gaza in a second phase of the war. we have brand-new video. and israel's prime minister, he's blaming the c country's intelligigence agency, h his ra apology,y, that's ahahead. ♪ good morning. happy to have you up early with us, i'm kasie hunt. our top story here at the bottom of the hour, just before 5:30 on the east coast. the israel defense forces releasing new video overnight of troops advancing ground operations in gaza. the idf says dozens of hamas operatives who barricaded themselves in tunnels were killed overnight. it says an area guarded by ground troops hit with militants inside. and also struck near a university where troops have identified armed terrorists and an anti-tank launching post. let's bring in cnn's rafael romo in tel aviv. raphael, cnn intelligence found that they advanced more than two miles into gaza, against hamas, what do you expect in the coming hours and days? >> reporter: yeah, what i can tell you is what the idf spokesman daniel hagari said just about 30 minutes ago. he said this is only going to intensify, they're going to bring in more troops, additional forces that will enter the gaza strip. and they did so overnight. and the activity will only grow -- grow more intense in the coming hours and days. let me read a statement of what he said. he said, we are operating on expanded ground operation, moving towards the terrorists, while the terrorists are more centralized and we attack from the air. this is how we attack, dozens of terrorists, we move from the ground and then we attack from the air. that's what he says. so that gives you a good idea of what they're talking about here. but let me tell you, over the last 24 hours or so, the idf said they have targeted over 600 terror targets including weapon depots and dozens of anti-tank missile launching positions, as well as hideouts and staging grounds used by hamas. israeli troops have advanced, as you said, before more than two miles, that's about three kilometers into gaza and they're expanding ground operation. this is according to a cnn analysis. something that continued overnight. and the idf said that they killed dozens of terrorists who have barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and who at points tried to attack israeli soldiers in charge of the offensive. and just to give you an idea, kasie, about how the offensive is being carried out on the ground, the israel defense forces said aircraft guided by troops on land struck a staging post with over 20 hamas militants inside. and did the same at the university in gaza, where according to the idf, the militant islamic organization had an anti-tank missile launching post. over the last several days now, we have seen signs that instead of an all-out ground invasion, the israel defense forces may have chosen to do targeted raids, into gaza, followed by gradual incursions of troops. a big concern here in the middle east, of course, is that this conflict may boil over. earlier today, the israeli military said that its aircraft struck military infrastructure in syrian territory, in response to launches toward israel, coming from the country. and national security adviser jake sullivan said in an interview on sunday that the u.s. sees an elevated risk of spill overconflict in the region as iranian proxies continue targeting american stationed here in the middle east. so, as you can see, kasie, a very volatile mix of situations on the ground. back to you. >> rafael romo thank you for that report. joininging us the editor-in-chi of the israel post. avi, i want to ask you, about the war, particularly how it intersects with getting the hostages out. how are the families of the hostages reacting as this u unfolds? >> look, as you can understand, the family of the hostages are in a tremendous state of anxiety. they have been for several weeks now. of course, there had been concern that hamas would follow through on its initial threats to execute hostages if israel pressed forward with its military campaign. we don't know whether or not that has happened. the prime minister did relate to this question in his press conference two nights ago, he said there's no contradiction between the military campaign, targeting hamas, and efforts to return the hostages at home. there are analysts who say this will apply pressure on hamas that will push them to loosen their demands and perhaps release the hostages sooner. but we don't know exactly that's going to happen. of course, the families are very much in a state of anxiety and very concerned at this time. >> of course. avi, let's talk about what's going on around the world because there, frankly, have been a series of disturbing incidents, the most intense of which was in recent hours, was this crowd that stormed the dagestan airport in russia, after the arrival of a flight from tel aviv. i mean, this mob seemed to descend on, you know, obviously, israelis coming to russia from tel aviv. and there have also been incidents at american universities, at cornell, the closure of the kosher dining hall. i mean, you're watching this video, i just -- i'm a little astonished this is where we are. but i want to know what you feel and what you see as you watch that. >> look, it's horrifying. what we've seen in the past few weeks is a wave of anti-smettism accordings through the world this is the man fete tags of ant anti-zionism, we known israel is a pretext for efforts to attack jews, and that's what we see happening in these places. when you have crowds, mobs, going to an airport, looking airplane to airplane, saying where are the jews as we see them documented as saying. as you have said, a kosher dine hall shut down by the police force because there are conflicts with jewish students. and student as afraid to leave their dorms to minimize their jewish identifies characteristics and jewish stars and the like. this is an extremely worrisome situation, and we urge all authorities to do what they can to ensure that the jewish communities are safe at this time. >> very, very difficult. let's turn back to your sort of domestic politics. politics may not be exactly the right word but the prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing criticism after he singled out the intellige