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Stakes are high but expectations are low for today's meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden. We'll bring you the latest on Israel's raid of Gaza's largest hospital. Texas lawmakers have passed two controversial new border laws. A man's been arrested over the death of an ice hockey player who was injured on the rink. Plus, Matt LeBlanc and Courtney Cox pay tribute to M...

President Joe Biden will meet with China's leader Xi Jinping today. There are reports Israeli forces have entered the grounds of Gaza's biggest hospital. We'll tell you how some Republicans have reacted to House Speaker Mike Johnson using Democrat support to pass a short term spending bill. Experts warn that heat related deaths will continue to rise. Plus, why Senator Bernie Sanders had to step in...

The Israeli military says it’s carrying out a “precise and targeted operation" in Gaza’s largest hospital. The House passed a stopgap measure to keep the government funded. A Michigan judge dismissed another challenge to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s GOP primary ballot. The district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia says Trump’s election subversion case could stretch into...

A pro-Israel demonstration drew thousands to the US capital. Plus, several news outlets obtained leaked videos of on-camera statements from defendants in the Georgia election subversion case. The House is expected to vote on a two-step stopgap measure today. The campaign fundraiser for New York Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to some charges in federal court. And, two lawmakers allegedly got into...

CNN’s Nic Robertson embedded with Israel’s military and went in the basement of a children’s hospital inside Gaza – we’ll tell you what he saw. China’s waging the world’s largest known disinformation campaign targeting US residents and businesses. House Speaker Mike Johnson believes his version of a short-term spending bill will have bipartisan support. The UN says countries are “wildly off track”...

Family members of some hostages held by Hamas are marching from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem today, demanding more be done to bring them home. The latest Consumer Price Index numbers are out. President Joe Biden is expected to unveil more than $6 billion in climate funding, the same day a dire report comes out. The EU is going to miss a key ammunition target for Ukraine. And, the US and China are finaliz...

Gaza’s humanitarian situation is dire as its largest hospitals are no longer working. A new federal report says the effects of climate change are being felt in every corner of the US. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown is facing an obstacle - his own party. California’s governor says the fire that’s shut down part of the I-10 was intentionally set. Plus, cutting back...

President Joe Biden said hospitals in Gaza “must be protected” as CNN goes inside one of them with Israeli forces. The US Supreme Court has unveiled a new code of conduct in attempts to address ethics concerns. The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the stand in the federal trial against his accused attacker. The European Union says roughly 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed...

We start with Gaza’s deepening health care crisis in the war between Israel and Hamas. Donald Trump Jr. sang his father’s praises during his second time testifying in his family’s civil fraud trial. Drivers in Los Angeles are bracing for a travel nightmare on one of its main freeways. Portions of the Gulf Coast are getting much-needed relief from extreme drought. And, Iceland has declared a state...

Major hospitals in Gaza are crumbling with one becoming the site of intense fighting, and a US official says Hamas has a command center under another. Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. Donald Trump Jr. is on the stand again in New York as the defense’s first witness in the civil fraud trial. Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips is ramping up his longshot 2024 primary challenge. Plus, if...

The director of Gaza’s largest hospital tells CNN that thousands of people and patients are sheltering there as essential units, including for newborns, have collapsed. A huge fire that shut down part of California’s I-10 will still cause headaches for drivers this week. A former British prime minister is returning as a senior minister. New details have emerged in the campaign fundraising investig...

Hospitals across Gaza are running out of electricity and supplies during the ongoing bombardment of the territory, as Israeli's prime minster tells CNN people should leave. House Republicans have a two-step plan to try to keep avoid a government shutdown - we'll give you the details. There's one less candidate running for the GOP presidential primary. Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been fou...

Earlier this year, record-setting wildfires in eastern Canada sent plumes of unhealthy air over US cities normally unaccustomed to wildfire smoke. Experts say climate change is making fires like these more likely and more intense. In today’s episode, we hear how a previous blaze in Canada changed how firefighters do battle with the flames and what it can tell us about how the building industry nee...

Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel mount. More than 80 counter-protesters have been arrested in London after a Pro-Palestinian march. Ukraine says it’s moving forward against Russia, but it can’t do it without a hand from the West. A pond in Hawaii has turned magenta; we tell you why. And Beatlemania is still alive; the band breaks a new record after reaching No.1 in UK charts.  Learn more abou...

The Israeli military claims to have taken control of 11 Hamas military posts, as additional claims of fighting near hospitals raise alarms. A Pro- Palestine protest in New York City shuts down Grand Central station. The United States could lose its last perfect credit rating – we tell you why. Iceland declares a state of emergency as the threat of a possible volcanic eruption looms. And Puerto Ric...

We begin with new developments on bombardments around Gaza’s largest hospital in the Israel-Hamas war. FBI agents seized the New York City mayor’s cell phones and an iPad as part of a federal campaign fundraising investigation. The US is one step closer to losing its last perfect credit rating. We have more details on a tentative deal that ended the actors’ strike against Hollywood studios. Lastly...

Israel’s offensive against Hamas intensifies in Gaza, raising concerns about the safety of patients and medical staff. Vice President Kamala Harris has filed paperwork to put herself and President Joe Biden on South Carolina’s Democratic primary ballot. A ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank reportedly impacted the US. The IRS has made changes to the 2024 income tax brackets and standard dedu...

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-stakes meeting is scheduled for next week. Israel’s military is continuing with its operation in Gaza, as the UN says nowhere is safe in the enclave. Donald Trump lost his recent bid to push his classified documents trial back. Average mortgage rates ticked down, but people are still not feeling too hot about the economy. Plus, the 2024 G...

The UN says nowhere in Gaza is safe as a diplomatic cable seen by CNN shows diplomats warning that American support for Israel is costing the US support in the Arab world. President Joe Biden is set to meet with China's Xi Jinping next week for highly anticipated talks. The clock is ticking, again, on another government shutdown as funding is set to run out on November 17th. Deforestation in the B...

Israel says it struck a site in Syria in retaliation for a drone strike, as some hospitals in Gaza report operating without anesthesia. Democrats may have to worry about their Senate majority after Joe Manchin says he won’t be running for re-election. New CDC data shows child vaccine exemptions in the US is at a record high. A growing number of Americans are yanking money from their 401(k) to pay...

We begin with a wave of civilians in northern Gaza fleeing south in the war between Hamas and Israel. Plus, the Justice Department is investigating suspicious letters potentially laced with fentanyl. A federal judge ruled that a controversial drilling project in Alaska could move forward. Sources say federal prosecutors may call some workers at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to...

Israel’s military has agreed to implement daily military pauses in Gaza – we have details. President Joe Biden visited Illinois to rally support around his economic agenda. Sen. Joe Manchin announced he’s not running for reelection. A federal trial for the man accused of attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is underway. And, we’ll tell you about the world’s first successful w...

The White House says Israel will start to implement four-hour pauses of military operations in Northern Gaza, as we learn more about the hostage negotiations. Congress has eight days to avoid a government shutdown. A date has been set for an Alabama inmate to be executed by a method never used in the US before. A new report says humanity lived through the hottest 12 months in at least 125,000 year...

The Republican presidential primary hopefuls sparred on foreign policy and took shots at each other during last night’s debate. Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza as Israel steps up its ground offensive. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is investigating four suicides by current and former members within 24 hours. Unsealed documents show Meta’s CEO allegedly ignored internal wa...

We'll bring you the big takeaways from last night's Republican presidential primary debate. A UN official says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes. The Hollywood actors' union has reached a tentative deal with studios. The House Oversight committee has subpoenaed President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and brother James. The world has a new island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...