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A manhunt is under way after mass shootings in Lewiston Maine. State officials say at least 18 are dead -- all from gunshot wounds -- and 13 others are injured, with at least three in critical condition. Police say the shooter is a 40-year-old, military-trained firearms instructor who was recently committed to a mental health facility. He's still at large and considered armed and dangerous, and pe...

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“I went through hell”. That's how one of the two elderly hostages released by Hamas yesterday describes what she endured after being kidnapped and held in tunnels inside Gaza for two weeks. Jake Tapper joins live from Tel Aviv with more on this harrowing story. Plus, sources tell CNN that the timing of a ground invasion against Hamas remains fluid as talks continue to get more hostages out, giving...

Israeli forces are ramping up air strikes in response to Hamas' terrorist attack just over two weeks ago. The IDF says 320 "terror targets" were struck in Gaza overnight, including tunnels and operational command centers used by Hamas. New video from Gaza City shows streets reduced to rubble. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, sources tell CNN the White House is pushing Israel for a pause on any...

First: Republican turmoil continues to deepen as there is still no quick solution to the crisis that they caused. Congress is still searching for a House speaker as it enters its fourth week still broken and unable to govern. Plus: Humanitarian aid trucks cross the Gaza border as desperation grows while an Israeli airstrike escalates alarm about an all-consuming Middle East war. And: President Joe...

First: We entered today expecting a third vote in Jim Jordan's effort to succeed Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. However, moments before the show began, the vote was scrapped. Now what?  Plus: A prime-time test for Joe Biden. The president will make an address tonight to lay out the stakes for American support for two democracies under siege: Israel and Ukraine.  And: Former Trump lawyer S...

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Israel's war in response to Hamas' barbaric slaughter of innocent Israelis has intensified, and it is now innocent Palestinians who are suffering. Building after building has been reduced to rubble from Israeli airstrikes trying to wipe Hamas leaders, who make a point of living among innocent civilians, off the face of the earth. CNN's Nic Robertson is in Israel and he begins our extensive coverag...

First on today's show we delve into the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as Israel takes retaliatory action in the wake of devastating Hamas attacks in Gaza. The question on everyone's mind: Is a large-scale ground invasion on the horizon? Then we discuss the United States' stance on the conflict. President Joe Biden faces a critical test of his foreign policy acumen as he firmly pledges unwaveri...

As today's show begins, Israeli troops are conducting local raids as Gaza braces for a possible ground incursion. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his country is working with Israeli officials and international aid organizations “to get aid to civilians in Gaza” and urges Israel to take “every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians.”  For daily information on the Israel...

In Tel Aviv this morning, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged to stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to banish Hamas to the ash heap of history. And in Gaza came pleas for mercy amid the relentless bombing that has displaced hundreds of thousands.  For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN's podcast ‘...

Continuing coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. Today's show begins with CNN correspondent Nic Robertson's live report near the Israel-Gaza border. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN's podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your...

The story of the four-day-old war between Israel and Hamas is being written in the sky. In Israel, rockets continue to explode as the "iron dome" defense is largely doing its job, knocking down Hamas artillery before it can do harm. In Gaza, the sky is filled with thick smoke, the aftermath of a furious Israeli response. Our CNN correspondents are on the ground and bring you the very latest.  To l...

On today's show we focus on the war between Israel and Hamas. Israel's military says it has retaken control of all communities around Gaza, more than 48 hours after Hamas launched a surprise assault in which more than 700 people were killed. Videos show the horror on the ground, including an attack on a music festival where Israeli rescuers say they found 260 people dead. Other clips show Israeli...

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First: New data released today makes a clear-cut case that the economy is good. Yet most Americans don't agree. How can Joe Biden bridge the gap between the stats and how people feel about so-called Bidenomics?  Plus: Jim Jordan scores former President Donald Trump's endorsement. But will it propel him to the front of the line to claim the gavel?  And: A new report sheds light on a story that's be...

First: Jim Jordan tries to jump the line in the fight over the speaker's gavel as the Republicans he says he can unite give the country drama and shade worthy of a Bravo reality TV show.  Plus: Believe it or not, Joe Biden is building that wall. The president cites a migrant emergency to bypass 26 laws and funnel money to break ground on physical boarder barriers.  And: Ron DeSantis faces a cash c...

First: Hardliners get the outcome they want by ousting Kevin McCarthy. Now the question is: Who, if anyone, can possibly corral this unruly Republican House?  Plus: Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are the first candidates to replace McCarthy. Dana talks with two Republican congressmen and asks who they would back.  And: A judge scolds Donald Trump after the former president posts and then deletes an...

First: Kevin McCarthy faces a critical vote today. Will he become the first House speaker to lose his gavel with a floor vote?  Plus: Donald Trump tries to convince America that a civil trial is a trap to keep him off the campaign trail. The truth? It's his choice to be in and back in front of a judge and the cameras.  And: Hunter Biden returns to the place where it all fell apart, pleading not gu...

First: For the very first time, television cameras capture the former president of the United States sitting stoic inside a courtroom. Beyond Donald Trump's stage craft, the trial poses a very real threat to his business empire. Will he get by with help from new friends?  Plus: The Speaker of the House readies for a revolt from his own Republican party that will try to take his gavel. Staying in h...

First: Government shutdown averted as Speaker Kevin McCarthy makes a call to work with Democrats to keep the government open. Will it cost him his job? Plus: Shocking accusations made by Donald Trump as he picks a fight with one of the nation's top generals, Mark Milley. Will there be political repercussions? And: President on the picket line. President Joe Biden says he's the Democrat with the pl...

Shortly before today's show we learned about the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein at the age of 90. An American original, she was the first woman to serve as San Francisco mayor, the first woman elected to the Senate from California, the first woman to sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first woman to chair the rules committee, and the first woman ever to chair the important Senate Inte...

First: Republican candidates got busy bruising each other last night in a chaotic debate marked by insults, prepared one-liners and plenty of pettiness. But it offered little clarity about who, if anyone, can beat Donald Trump?  Plus: Today is day one of the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. Republicans promise a show and tell. Democrats ask, where's the evidence?  And: President Biden is in Ari...

First: New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife entered pleas of not guilty this morning to federal bribery charges. He's accused of using his influence to help Egypt in exchange for cash, gold bars and a luxury car.  Plus: Seven 2024 White House hopefuls take the stage tonight at Ronald Regan's presidential library in California in the second Republican debate. Notably absent - aga...

First: Joe Biden does something we've never seen before from any sitting US president by standing shoulder to shoulder with picketers in Detroit.  Plus: At least a dozen senators are now saying Bob Menendez should quit, including his fellow Democratic senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker.  And: The lineup for tomorrow's Republican presidential debate is set. Seven will clash in California.  To lea...