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of northern gaza as thousands of people flee theiolence. we get a first-hand look at the fighting inside gaza. and that third republican presidential candidate kicks off tonight in miami without donald trump. ♪ welcome. israel says hamas has lost control of northern gaza as civilians continue to flee south. the idea spokesperson said they have used an evacuation corridor to escape. the rap was kept open for five hours and is expected to be open again on thursday. israel has warned gazans to leave. hamas says half of those killed in israel were killed in the south. the health ministry says more than 10,000 have been killed.

possible progress in the release of some hostages. a source says discussions are taking place for the release of 12 hostages, half of them american. the foreign ministers meeting in tokyo urged israel to agree to a humanitarian pause. re is the u.s. secretary of state. >> we had discussions about the steps we are taking to address urgent nds on the ground. we agreed that humanitarian causes would advance key objectives to protect civilians, and the flow of humanitarian assistance. and to allow foreign nationals to visit. >> i spoke with our diplomatic correspondent. we are seeing thousands of palestinians on the move.

>> that is not the definition we heard from american officials. there has been the delivery of aid. and time for hostage releases. they secured a road south out of gaza city to the southern part of the gaza strip to allow thousands of palestinians to leave the conflict zone. the israelis are saying as many as 50,000 palestinians left. there has been a large movement of palestinians out of gaza city.

the purposes is a bit different. it seems at times pretty intense. both sides have released footage showing intense combat. the israelis inching forward using heavy armor. blowing up and destroying hamas. there have been fighters jumping in and out of buildings. it certainly looks like a tough fight. they will have prepared for this moment.

i think that accounts for the fact that the israelis are moving quite cautiously and doing a great deal of destruction as they move forward. >> very intense fighting. what do we know about how israelis feel about the military operation in gaza? >> most israelis are still very supportive of the army. they believe in what the army is doing. but the polls suggest there is a high level of uncertainty about the government eventual goals. what exactly is the government trying to achieve? this is just making sure that hamas is not a security threat? is there something more? there is a degree of uncertainty. another part of it is the future of the hostages.

no one is quite sure what is the best way to secure their freedom. there is apprehension that going in on the ground with overwhelming military force might not be the best way. there is a complete lack of faith in the government and the prime minister. all the polls show that the government ratings at the moment are extremely low. they blame the government for what happened and allowing the circumstances for what happened on october 7. >> thank you so much. we will bring you more on this a little later in the program. our international editor has been traveling with israeli distance -- defense forces. resident or candidates are set to take the stage for the third republican debate. with the presidential election

almost exactly one year aw. on of the five candidates, ron desantis and nikki hey are pulling the highest. behind former president donald trump. the first two debates did little to change the dynamics of republican voters. ron desantis is pulling at 18%. nikki haley at 9%. tim scott at 4%. chris christie at 2%. once again the former president will not be taking place at the debate. he will be our rally at the same time. he is still expected to loom large over the conversation.

hard-line conservatives took losses in elections the night before. candidates are expected to discuss the u.s. economy and immigration policy. the republican field has narrowed since the last debate. former president mike pence has dropped out of the race. doug burgum did not qualify for this debate. our correspondent is standing by. what do you think we can expect to see on stage tonight? >> a trimmed down field. that means more airtime for those five candidates. they will be needing that. needing to have that breakthrough moment for any help

of catching up with donald trump. he is 40 points clear of his nearest rival, ron desantis. this is largely thought to be a head-to-head matchup between nikki haley and ron desantis. on a range of issues from domestic to international. this is the first time we have seen these candidates since the events of october 7. we will probably see a fiery tone from some of the candidates trying to go on the attack. trying to assert themselves. it is now just nine weeks to the iowa caucuses. they need to make up some ground. >> nikki haley has seen her support take up a bit. why is that? >> i think it comes down to a

number of factors. wh it comes to previous debate performances, she appears to be strong on the debate stage. she has international foreign-policy acumen and experience. she is the former ambassador to the u.n. when it comes to israel and ukraine and all of these topics coming to the fore right now, she is try to picture yourself as a more moderate republican alternative to donald trump. softening her stance when it comes to abortion. think of the result we saw in ohio when it comes to abortion. ron desantis has been flagging somewhat. he has seen a high rate of staff turnover. he has not gone on the attack. republican sadie needs to talk

about things that will mobilize voters. nikki haley is doing well in poll for early states next year. >> and yet former president donald trump's pharma weight the leading candidate. he will be speaking tonight not far away from where you are. >> that is right. he has a well-worn tactic of counter programming. he will be holding a rally about a half an hour from where i am right now in hialeah. there is a high latino population there. he will be trying to go out and court them. it is a demographic that is proved useful for him in 2020. that is exactly what he did when i was down here in miami for his arraignment in the classified documents case. he held a rally at a popular

cuban eatery. they have been putting up billboards. the biting campaign is cognizant of the ball that came out of the course of the weekend that had a statistical tie between them if the election were to be held right now. the biting campaign coming out strongly they say polls are one thing >> very interesting. the trump trial currently top of mind is the civil fraud trial in new york. ivanka trump testified earlier.

she said she does not remember the specifics about the real estate deals at her father's company. the trump organization is accused of inflating the value of the company. the atrney general who brought the lawsuit spoke before the testimony and said she bears responsibility for the alleged fraud. >> she secured and negotiated loans to obtain favorable terms based on fraudulent statements of financial conditions. she will attempt today to distance herself from the company. but unfortunately the facts will reveal that in fact she was very much involved in the scheme. she benefited from it personally. she will do all she can to try

to separate herself from this corporation but she is inexplicably tied to the organization into these properties she helped to secure financing for. you cannot hide from the truth. >> let's go right to our correspondent in new york covering this trial for us. what dide hear from her on the stand? >> you could really summarize her testimony as i do not recall. prosecutors wanted to nail her down on specific conversations she had with deutsche bank to secure favorable loans. and conversation she had with the trump organization on concerns if her father had the network needed to act as a guarantee for those loans.

she said she could not recall. or did not have the necessary details to offer. what we are seeing is she has repeated a lot of the defense that we have seen from her brothers in the past. some of these claims are too old. it was too long ago for her to give specifics. >> how that compared to what we heard from her brothers and her father? >> her demeanor was very different. donald trump was very combative and his style. she appeared to be a cooperating witness. she was courteous to the judge. she answered and even tos. but she really echoed a lot of what her brothers said. she really stressed that she did not work on the fine details of

valuing assets. she was not aware of her father's annual financial statements. she really distanced herself from that work. she tried to position her role in the company to more high-level. leaving those details to accountants and others in the company. someone needs to give the accountants and employees that information. what prosecutors try to do by using her as a witness to introduce that evidence was to prove she was involved. >> what can we expect to come now on this trial? >> the prosecution has basically rested their case. they reserved the right to call back some witnesses. the defense will start their case on monday. that will take several weeks. we will hear from some of the experts.

we will have this case go to the judge. remember, it is a single judge, not a jury deciding this. >> thank you so much. returning now to the war in israel. our international editor has traveled with israeli defense forces into gaza. >> like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited as they made their final preparations to join the invasion of gaza. they are moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage. fighting street by street.

the prime minister promised a mighty vengeance. is israel following the advice of joe biden to not be blinded by rage. we went into gaza with the is really army on the conditione did not reveal their positions. the video had to be submitted to the military. we walked into a wasteland. after a month of airstrikes and a week of tanks and troops, every building i saw was damaged and destroyed. they wanted to show us a weapons factory. >> this was meant to come from

their land to our land. >> they made bonds in this workshop. places like this originated the attacks. upstairs was a family apartment. it was more proof that hamas used civilians as human shields. the officer said that hamas was responsible for civilian deaths. >> we know the targets. they are approved by our command. i aim for the enemy. >> the enemy is everywhere. >> yes. >> the strategic equation measures the destruction and

death it has brought the palestinians in gaza. against the pain of its own people. and the importance of making them feel safe again. the overriding impressions i have from being here is the level of force that israel has brought to bear on the gaza strip. the vast amount of military power. and the level of distraction. thousands of homes gone. israel says that is a military necessity. for self-defense. her view is different. she says it because of israel's bombardment. there is no food or drinking water for children. israel said 50,000 palestinians moved south after it promised

safe passage. hamas released more video of its fight against israel and the gaza strip. they are vastly outgunned. guerrilla tactics might drag the war out for months or force a cease-fire. war is really tanks were movg forward as we left. american reminders about the laws of war suggests that even israel's closest allies are queasy about the human catastrophe. >> very good to see you. very interesting reporting we saw there. under the restrictions we

mentioned from the israeli defense forces. we saw a soldier speaking very forcefully in your report. can you give us a sense of how tense the situation fls on the ground? >> he said earlier on that day and hour before we met him, his tank had been hit by a rocket propelled grenade. fired at him by hamas. he survived. but he was very angry. i was pushing him quite a bit about this issue of civilian casualties. he was adamant that it was the fault of hamas. what about how difficult this battle will be they have now surrounded gaza city and they will be engaging in urban warfare.

>> it is considered to be the hardest battle that armies have to fight. if hamas is prepared to fight to the death, that is what it might come to. they could certainly hold israel up considerably. it may be that hamas decides not to fight to the death right now. maybe to melt away into the civilian population. if the israelis in-depth occupying the gaza strip for any length of time, secretary of state blinken has said that is something that america does not want. they might try to mount an insurgency. there are many unknowns. it may well be when the fighting stops, the really difficult part politically begins. >> we saw in your report that you were really stunned by the level of destruction on the ground in gaza.

is there any sense you have that that humanitarian pauses being called for are being considered by israel? >> officially they have not got one. they said palestinians were able to move from north to south because of what he called a humanitarian pause. they gave them safe passage for four hours. you can move down that road and we will not be attacking it. it seemed to work to get people to move. they were also under considerable military pressure. bringing in supplies is another thing. it will need a good flow of trucks. >> thank you again for sharing that reporting with us. very good to have you on.

we mention that special reporting. you can find it on our website. for more on the war. you can download our at as well. we will have all the latest on the war and the latest headlines. for all of us here, thank you for watching. do be sure to stay with us. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors.

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