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Responsibility for rockets fired into israel over night from lebanon coming as israel and iran trade threats following a deadly attack on an israeli-managed oil tanker. we have reporters in both countries. first, want to go to hadas gold who joins us on route from jerusalem to the israel/lebanon border. a lot going on where you are hadas. >> reporter: john a lot going on. 19 rockets, according to the israeli military, were fired from lebanon into israel just a few hours ago. ten were intercepted by the iron dome system. right now we have no reports of casualty and the israeli military saying t...

This is such a sensitive time. we have rockets this morning. we have a relatively new government in israel as well all of this a very sensitive moment while the iran nuclear talks are potentially on hold. very sensitive, very volatile and will continue to watch it. john? >> hadas gold, thank you very much. let's head to iran where a spokesman foreign ministry responded to iran. fred pleitgen is joining us. >> reporter: the iranians angry at some of the things the israelis have been saying and throwing threats right back at the israelis. in fact, one of the things that happened a day ago is t...

This isn't that easy a change for him. he was a very, very good relationship. >> how long do you think he'll stick around? >> that i don't know. i can't tell you that. but i can say that we've had a very good relationship. and we've achieved a lot together. so i like john a lot. i like him, and i respect him. >> errol lewis, cnn political commentator and anchor for spectrum news with us now. errol, she'd, you know, things happen sometimes. he likes him a lot, but things happen. do you read anything into that? >> yeah. this is not great news when you're john kelly. you don't want to hear your b...

Replacement for chief of staff john kelly. sources say the president has been privately polling aides and advisers about possible replacements for months now. several people considered to be on a list to replace him, including office of management and budget director milk mulvaney, and the vice president mike pence's top pick, nick ayers. they spoke about the possible departure on air force one. >> a wonderful man. john kelly, four star, wonderful man. and don't forget, this is a big change for him. you know, this isn't that easy a change for him. a very good. >> how long do you think he'll st...

>> reporter: that's right. he addressed those rumors yesterday telling reporters that those reports were fake, that he has a great relationship with john kelly. he did note that it has been a challenge to be chief of staff, to switch from being head of homeland security to becoming the president's key person in the white house. the president kind of spoke openly about that yesterday. here is more of what he said. >> he's a wonderful man. john kelly, four star, wonderful man. and don't forget, this is a big change for him. this isn't that easy of a change for him. we have a very, very good rela...