thank you paula. sunday marks 100 days since hamas launched its deadly rampage in israel killing about 1200 people. right now at this hour, a massive rally is underway in tel aviv. to mark that terrorist attack. it is set to last for 24 hours straight. calling for the release of hostages still held in gaza. meantime, prime minister benjamin netanyahu had blunt words reacting to accusations of genocide at the international court of justice. he called the case brought by south africa a quote hypocrital onslaught which he said was brought on behalf of those who want to commit another holocaust. regarding the war s 100 day mark, he said this. listen. the translator: we today mark 100 days of war. 100 days since the days our citizens were slaughters and kidnapped. we are continuing the war to its conclusion. to total victory until we have
Election victory. the democratic progressive party clinched a third presidential victory saturday with 40% of the total vote. china warned taiwan that a democratic progressive win could increase the risk of conflict, but voters shrugged that off and made lai ching te their new president. translator: the taiwanese people have successfully ignored efforts from external forces, we believe we can choose our own president. mark, this was the result china did not want and activiel tried to prevent, right? indeed. we ve seen efforts by china to try to dissuade the voters not to vote for the democratic processive party. we ve had a big narrative that
Total vote. china had warned taiwan that a democratic progressive win could increase the risk of conflict. the voters shrugged off those warnings by making lai ching te their new president. translator: the taiwanese people have successfully re resisted efforts from external force toss influence this election as we believe we can choose our own president. cnn s will ripley joins us from taipei. taiwanese voters ignoring the chinese warnings. take us through the result and reaction. reporter: kim, china threw everything but the kitchen sink at taiwan in the run up to this election, talking about disinformation, misinformation, deepfake videos, doctored audio, spy balloons, unveiling images of their new aircraft carrier. we know all of the ships and fighter jets in the taiwan strait have been going on for a few years now and yet taiwanese voters chose the party, the precise party that beijing did not want to win.
64,000 households have been destroyed or damaged according to the world health organization. small waterways that crisscross are sometimes open sewers, overflows. residents are resorting to shovels to paddle through the murky flood waters. referee: translator: the water used to come up to our knees, now it s up to our chests. now i have three canoes. the government is waiting for the water to recede before they build a bridge. reporter: flooding is common this time of year, but today it s up 6 meters, submerging ports along the river, a situation unlike anything many have seen in their lifetimes. translator: we ve lived in this neighborhood since we were children, it s the first time since we were born we ve experienced this situation.
Crazy because you want the conversation the neck if you can stop to pick up a translator, she s a mess. are you in the place with her were in the 90s you wanted her to help you figure out. she even has video but fairly fully rescues. who you got? this is hard. quick question, is it them at any time right now? different types. i have the would you rather it s not in the 90s. all right, look. [laughter] i ain t safe. all right. i think i m going to go with taylor swift kitty, is not as brilliant as yours but number
Foul smell are flooding some neighborhoods that can be only navigated by makeshift canoe. more than 300 have died from the overflowing congo river, second longest river in africa after the nile. burst river banks and intense rains have left tens of thousands of homes destroyed. translator: we were born here, this is our plot with four shots that helps us with the children s school fees. this water overflows without it raining, often, but this time it overflowed badly. we have children and a plot of land but are homeless. in the democratic republic of the congo, 3,000 households have been affected in kinshasa and else elsewhere. in the neighboring country,
Dissatisfaction with low pay, expensive housing, lack of opportunity, local issues have never been the ruling party s strength. it is why they lost the last round of local elections. but partparty s two term presid put taiwan on the global stage like never before. and ran on a continuity ticket. translator: we are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we still stand on the side of democracy. reporter: and he says safe guard taiwan from china s ongoing intimidation and threats. within the last couple of hours, we received confirmation from the american institute of taiwan which is essentially the u.s. de facto embassy here that group of senior but former u.s. officials ank acting in their private capacity but sent by the united states are on the ground here to meet
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Old daughter, and his grandson had all been killed and an israeli airstrike. this is the moment while learned the news. he is escorted, by fellow in that hospitals morgue. returning to the airways the next day he said, quote, despite the pain and wounds, i would return fast to me to the cameras lens. and quote. in december, while s commitment was killed in a drone strike as the pair were covered the aftermath of another attack. while sustained injuries in that attack as well. my colleague knows well ado well from his time in gaza. he spoke with his friend last night about the sacrifices his family made so he could keep reporting. it was wild first tv interview with western media. it has been translated into english. translator: when the time comes, bloodshed, slaps our sacrifice, i shall meet them and give up this job? never.
Happy. reporter: some like this student from the u.s. flew 16 hours to cast their votes in-person. were you afraid that taiwan would become similar to hong kong or the next hong kong if there was a different result? really. for sure. in terms of especially since for a more closer economic partnership with china. it s the first step for encroachment, right? reporter: when the buzz of victory wears off a sobering reality for taiwan s new president. his party lost control of parliament, a sign of voter dissatisfaction, with low pay, expensive housing, lack of opportunity. local issues have never been the ruling party s strength, it s why they lost the last round of local elections. but the party s two-term president did one taiwan on the global stage like never before. lai, her vp and successor ran on a continuity ticket. translator: we are telling the international community that