justin, good morning. >> rhiannon good morning.ael says there are signs hamas is breaking, losing its grip on power in gaza. but civilian infrastructure may be on the brink of collapse since this morning, new videos showing the desperate situation in gaza palace estonians scaling the walls of a relief center trying to swing the doors open, people chasing a truck, distributing water bottles. an official at the world food program warns there's not enough food. people are starving. israeli forces now claim they've killed 7000 hamas fighters since the war began. but at a heavy cost. more than 18,000 palestinian have died, according to the hamas run health ministry and nearly 85% of gaza's population has reportedly been displaced. but israel says it's doing what it can to protect civilians. but new videos are sparking criticism. an israeli soldier is seen destroying a gift shop in gaza smashed snowglobes and throwing toys as israel promising to discipline those involved. in the meantime, secretary of state antony blinken tells abc's mar

. >> good morning to you i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with the historic court ruling that could have major implications on the race for president. >> the supreme court of colorado has ruled, based on the 14th amendment, that donald trump is not eligible to run for office because of his role in the january sixth attack on the capitol. the court saying the insurrection disqualifies trump from the state ballot. >> the trump campaign is vowing to fight the ruling. we spoke to several experts about this overnight. and abc's lionel moise begins our coverage this morning. >> former president trump is vowing to appeal to the u.s. supreme court after colorado's high courtrillionuled. he is not eligible to be on the state's ballot because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. >> they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end, they're not after me. they're after you. >> trump campaigning last night did not directly mention the ruling, which is based on the 14th amendment. it bars certain pe

andrew rhiannon. >> derek. thank you.aking overnight, north korea has launched its first long range missile in about five months, and a japanese official says the missile is likely capable of reaching anywhere in the u.s. the test missile reportedly landed in the water off japan. north korea also fired a shorter range missile over the weekend. the launches are believed to be a response to increased nuclear cooperation between the u.s. and south korea. >> us border officials are announcing more changes today to address the migrant crisis at the southern border. the new action comes as president trump faces scrutiny for his immigration rhetoric, which critics are comparing to the rhetoric used by in world war two. abc's liz landers is here now with details. liz good morning. >> good morning. ryan. and authorities at the southern border are taking new action today because of the surge of migrants crossing into the u.s. this morning, officials at the u.s. mexico border are temporarily suspending freight train crossings in el

i'm rhiannon ally. we begin with law enforcement on alert due to a sharp increase in the number of threats this holiday season, during an exclusive interview with abc news, a top official in the justice department explained the war in the middle east and the current political environment are posing a major challenge to us security officials. it comes as the justice department s special counsel, jack smith, urges the supreme court to move quickly in a case involving former president trump. abc's justin finch is here now with details on that. justin. good morning. >> rhiannon. good morning. top justice department official tells abc news the recentrillionise in threats is unprecedented. and this morning, with three days before christmas , law enforcement on alert reporting the most challenging threat environment since nine over 11, many of the threats tied to the ongoing war between israel and hamas since october 7th, the fbi has received more than 1800 reports, reports of threats or other types of tips or

. >> happy thursday i'm rhiannon ally.begin with the new move by republicans to investigate president biden. >> the house voted last night along party lines to approve a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden. on the same day, the president's son, hunter , defied a subpoena from congress. >> so what's next in this investigation? seven abc's justin finch begins our coverage now from washington. justin. good morning. >> rhiannon. good morning. republicans are now intense defying their investigation into the president and his family. >> the resolution is adopted. >> house republicans have now unanimously approved a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden as they look into whether the president improperly benefited from foreign business dealings involving his son, hunter. >> i have been the target of the unrelenting trump attack machine shouting where's hunter? well, here's my answer. i am here before yesterday's house vote, hunter defied a congressional subpoena, saying he's willing to testify, but only in pu

. >> happy friday i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with the storm that's causing problems for millions of americans today. and through the weekend. >> the storms will impact at least 20 states on the radar. heavy rain is falling from texas to iowa after snow fell across the rockies. >> in florida, people are preparing for several inches of rain. the stormy conditions will eventually move all the way up the east coast. this morning, a major pre-holiday storm is threatening to disrupt travel plans for millions of americans. after dropping a foot of snow in new mexico and causing treacherous driving conditions in colorado. the head of the power grid in texas reassuring residents that a repeat of 2021 power outage crisis will not happen this winter season. >> the power grid is as ready and reliable as it has ever been for the winter season. we have more generating and dispatchable resources available to the grid than we have had in any prior winter in history, so we are ready for that. >> the system is expected to help a

i'm rhiannon ally. we begin with your money and a big decision expected later today. >> the federal reserve is meeting to discuss what to do about interest rates. it comes one day after a new report on inflation revealed what's getting cheaper and what's getting more expensive for the american consumer. it's a mix of good news and some not so good news this morning. the federal reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged when it meets later today. it's already raised rates 11 times in the past year to bring down inflation. >> consumers are spending, but not as strong as they were. the economy seems to be avoiding a recession all of that gives the fed a little breathing room. >> new data shows inflation slowed to a rate of 3.1% last month, down slightly from 3.2% in october. gas prices are helping. prices at the pump are down $0.23 in the last month, but not all the news is good when you take out the cost of gas and food. so-called core inflation is up 4% over last year. >> at this time,

i'm rhiannon ally. >> i'm andrew dymburt.begin with a new ruling in a closely watched abortion case in texas. the state supreme court issued its ruling last night. >> the court also looked ahead to the future. and this morning, a new twist in a texas woman's legal battle to get an abortion in her home state. the texas supreme court last night ruled against kate cox after she sought an emergency medical exception to the state's abortion ban. >> it's unimaginable what she has been through over the last week. >> the unanimous ruling came hours after lawyers for cox said she had left the state to obtain the procedure due to the ongoing deterioration of her health. >> it was in and out of the hospital multiple times over the last month. >> doctors say her 20 week fetus has a severe abnormality and little chance of survival and they say continuing the pregnancy could put her health at risk, possibly preventing her from getting pregnant ever again. texas now bans abortions outright, with one exception to prevent major bodily harm or

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andrew and rhiannon, back to you. >> all right, jeff, thank you. the presidents of harvard and mit are facing growing pressure to resign over their remarks to congress on anti-semitism. university of pennsylvania president liz mcgill stepped down saturday after testifying at the same hearing. the presidents were criticized for failing to give a direct answer on whether calling for genocide of all jews is against university policy. the harvard corporation is expected to meet today and could decide whether to remove president claudine gay. she has apologized and described her comments as inadequate. hundreds of harvard faculty members have signed a petition in her favor. >> the race for the white house is heating up ahead of the first votes, which are just five weeks from today. former president trump is still leading the pack as he doubles down on his comments about being a dictator. he's staying away, though, from the witness stand. abc's alison kosik has more from the president. >> international reaction this morning, a reversal from former presid

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rhiannon andrew lionel. >> thank you. more than 100 people are confirmed dead after an earthquake in northwestern china. the 5.9 magnitude quake was centered in a mountainous area. most people were sleeping at the time. rescue crews are working in subzero temperatures to find survivors. thousands of homes are damaged. the quake was felt 100 miles away. the pentagon has formed a naval task force with us allies to protect a vital shipping route for global trade. >> the move is aimed at protecting ships from attacks that are fueled by the war in the middle east. everything from gas prices to the global supply chain are at risk. abc's justin finch is here now with more on this. justin. good morning brianna, and good morning. >> tensions stemming from israel's war with hamas are threatening to upend global trade in the region. this morning, a new economic front in israel's war with hamas rebels backed by iran have attacked commercial ships in the red sea. the pentagon says two more vessels were attacked yesterday. now, british

i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with dramatic scenes along the coast of california. >> a storm sending huge waves crashing into coastal towns, flooding streets and sweeping people off their feet. morning, massive surf bringing danger and destruction to california's coast. this rogue wave in ventura sweeping onlookers away, pushing some people 50 yards down the street at least eight people were taken to the hospital. it only takes one for you to be washed out. >> we will not be able to rescue you if you go out. >> storms brewing in the pacific producing waves more than 30ft high. oh my god. slamming the coast from san diego up to san francisco. officials warning people flocking to see the impressive water show to stay away and be alert if you turn your back for even a split second, you can be knocked over, swept away. as of last night, more than a dozen rescues were reported, even this lifeguard was nearly swept away, civilians stepping in to help. evacuation orders were issued for several coastal to

. >> i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with the breaking news overnight.ew criminal case against president biden's son, hunter. >> new charges unveiled last night could carry a lengthy prison sentence if he's convicted. this morning, prosecutors have announced new charges against hunter biden after a grand jury indicted the president's son in his home state of california. >> these are much more serious charges here. >> hunter is accused of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes while allegedly taking false deductions. prosecutors claim hunter spent this money on drugs, escorts, luxury hotels, exotic cars, clothing and other items of a personal nature. in short, they say everything but his taxes. >> you read the indictment. it's really a speaking indictment. it talks about hunter biden's business dealings with china and the ukraine. >> according to the indictment, hunter earned more than $7 million between 2016 and 2020. his expenses more than $638,000 in payments to various women, 379,000 on clothing and accessories nearly 189,000 on adult e

i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with breaking news overnight about that deadly shooting on the campus of unlv in las vegas. >> the suspect has been identified as a man in his 60s. sources say he had applied for a job at the school. it's the latest american community suffering, but also coming together in the wake of violence. signs of unlv strong are now displayed across the city this morning. authorities credit the responding officers with saving countless lives when a gunman opened fire at the university of nevada, las vegas, killing three people. if it hadn't been for the heroic actions of one of those police officers who responded, there could have been countless additional lives taken just before noon yesterday. the sheriff says students were gathering outside a building that houses unlv's business school, playing games and eating food when gunfire rang out inside the building, we heard a bunch of shots and the second police got there, they went in and more shots fired. local and campus police

i'm rhiannon ally. >> and i'm andrew dymburt. we begin with a massive explosion rocking a neighborhood in northern virginia. police were called to a home where someone had been firing a flare gun dozens of times. >> officers tried to execute a search warrant and that's when things took a troubling turn. overnight, this terrifying dying house explosion caught on camera. the debris showering this neighborhood in arlington county, virginia. the blast felt several blocks away, but you could feel the sound concussion. police were already at the scene before the explosion. they were investigating a flare gun reportedly being shot from a home. one flare in the sky seen here near the front door with your hands up. officers say they obtained a search warrant, but the suspect would not come out as officers attempted to execute that search warrant this evening . >> the suspect inside the residence discharged several rounds. the house subsequently exploded and we continue to investigate the circumstances of the explosion. >> police say the o

i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with breaking news. cease fire is over in the middle east. >> overnight, israel resumed combat operations warning residents to leave parts of southern gaza after accusing hamas of violating their truce. in the meantime, a bombshell new report claims israel got a heads up about the october 7th hamas attack. months in advance. >> officials reportedly got a hold of the hamas attack plan. more than a year ago. so what happened? >> abc's justin finch is here now with the details. justin good morning. >> andrew good morning. the new report documents a series of missteps that could have prevented the attack that started this deadly war, which is about to ramp up again. this morning, a bombshell report claims israel obtained the battle plan used by hamas to carry out the october 7th attack. more than a year ago. the new york times reports the israeli military reviewed a 40 page hamas document last year, which called for a barrage of rockets at the outset of the attack. drones to knock out the security cameras an

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rhiannon >> andrew andria, thank you. a change is coming soon for an asthma drug used by thousands of americans. starting monday, drug maker gsk is discontinuing its name brand inhaler flovent and switching to generic versions. the company says it's identical to flovent, but without the branding. doctors say the generic drug may not be as widely covered by insurers, so some patients will need new prescriptions coming up. >> we are closing the book on 2023. how so many new yorkers watched all the negativity of this year literally go up in flames. >> but first, why don't we look back on some of the wackiest moments of 2023 right here on this very set with you? >> that's next. watching world news now. >> your car's steering wheel could be a literal ticking time bomb. the national highway traffic safety administration is calling for a recall of 67 million airbag inflators. at least two people have died so far. others have suffered skull fractures, laceration and other injuries. if you or someone you know suffered any injuries

rhiannon andrew. >> andrea, thank you. apple watches are back on the market. a patent dispute led to an import ban on the latest version of the device wednesday. a judge actually lifted said they could sell them again. apple watches are available again both online and in stores, as the courts look into the allegations that the company infringed on a medical technology company's patent at the los angeles dodgers have officially introduced their latest high priced signee, yoshinobu yamamoto met the l.a. media days after signing the richest deal for a pitcher in major league baseball history. >> 12 years, $325 million yamamoto insists he would have signed with the dodgers even if they didn't bring in $700 million free agent shohei ohtani. yeah, guess we'll never know. i'm sure that helped. that definitely had to tip the scales because now they have a super team. why wouldn't you want to join? coming up, our favorite stories of 2023 danny new will take us for a spin down memory lane through the paradox museum and google's biggest search trends of 2023. can you gue

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. >> yeah the nfl day started at kansas city though who good thing i think this is why rhiannon's not here. >> she got that sick. >> the chiefs faced the raiders. and yes the chiefs most famous fan was there. santa. oh wait no taylor swift. >> yeah that's enough about that one though. taylor's not going to like this. her boo travis kelce throwing his helmet on the sideline. all kinds of frustration going on down there. >> red flag am i right guys i do like a good helmet throw every night. but if you're dating somebody with that kind of anger you're like, whoa, red flag. >> yeah. >> or competitive spirit green flag. yeah okay. >> with the game turned when the raiders scored two defensive touchdowns in seven seconds, including a pick six on patrick mahomes, who had this to say after the game. >> we clean it up. we'll be able to score points. it's just we got to clean it up. i mean, i mean that's we're two games left. you have to do it. and if we don't, we'll be going home. so i think if we clean it up we'll have if we clean it up, we can beat anybody. i truly believe that. but we got to

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abc news reporter rhiannon ali gives us a look at the new itinerary in this morning's gma first look.life at sea. just weeks after a three year cruise announced it would not set sail as planned, another company says its planning a massive journey on the high seas, this time for three and a half years. >> i think we're sort of in the beginning stages of will this really be a concept that people are buying into? and if it is, we'll absolutely see more people jumping on board and doing exactly the same thing. >> hello from chichen-itza and one ship ready to see the world has already set sail. >> okay, this is it. we are doing this nine months all around the world. amazing experiences going to meet amazing people. and it's just so nice because you know, at a baseline that everybody here has a passion and adventure. >> coming up at 7 a.m, we're diving deeper into longer cruises, including the nine month journey tiktok can't get enough of. i'm rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> well, it seems like the cost of streaming services start to stack up, and you feel like you're basically playin

rhiannon ally abc news, new york. oprah winfrey is now on display at the smithsonian national portrait gallery. >> it was unveiled yesterday in washington, d.c. it comes from one of nearly 600 images taken of winfrey at her home in montecito. oprah says the dress and the color purple has been seminal in her life. she reflected on her achievement during the unveiling ceremony. >> god can dream a bigger dream for you than you can ever dream for yourself. because of all the dreams that i had, i didn't even know there was a national gallery. i didn't know there was a national gallery to dream and aspire to. and for. >> all right, oprah, the color of the dress. references the 1985 movie the color purple, which helped to launch oprah's career in movies and in television. >> and speaking of oprah, the bay area is well represented on her list of favorite things. one featured local company the point reyes farmstead cheese company. >> this is quinta. it's a soft ripened, bloomy rind cheese, our bay blue, which is right here, an

now rhiannon is not here because the packers beat the chiefs and she avoided you. >> yeah, she's can't blame her. >> well, this one was in green bay with taylor swift making the trip late in the game. the chiefs were down eight. patrick mahomes was looking deep for former packer marquez valdes-scantling, who grabbed the ball here. for i mean you'd be the this is the cleanest play i've ever seen. >> oh no no pass interference that is text on this either controversy there then one last heave for patrick mahomes to try to pull off a miracle with a hail mary doesn't work. jordan love outshines patrick mahomes. can you believe it? packers win 27 to 19 and as andrew will tell you, green bay moves into a playoff spot. >> for now. congrats, andrew. for now. >> for now, on to college football. and there is anger in the florida panhandle now that the championship playoff is set. yeah, seminole sadness, disappointment at doak. >> oh no. in the 850 these are all hyper specific references to tallahassee florida with the seminoles play but you know where they won't be playing in the college football

i'm andrew dymburt i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. >> we begin with the rising cost of oil and gas as tensions escalate in the middle east, the u.s. has launched airstrikes targeting militants in iraq in recent days and now another ship has come under attack in one of the world's most important trade routes, the red sea. all this is having consequences here at home. abc's liz landers is here with details. liz. good morning. >> good morning. andrea. despite new action to address the security concerns, militia groups linked to iran do not seem to be deterred from launching attacks. at least not yet. this morning, new tensions in the middle east hitting your wallet. oil and gas prices both on the rise after the pentagon carried out air strikes on iranian backed militants in iraq . this is the damage left behind from the latest airstrike payback for a drone attack on american troops. that left one service member critically injured. >> this is very prevalent amongst the iranians. it's how they conduct business and it's very messy because they're using forces that sometimes don't actuall

here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look weight loss warning as a drugomes more and more used in the community and people will accidentally take it and correctly or have side effects from it. >> since 2019, the percentage of patients receiving a semaglutide prescription has increased well over 900. a surge led largely by their use helping patients lose weight. charles mcpherson has been taking ozempic since april to manage his diabetes, but he says he initially took the wrong dosage and this morning he's sharing that experience with gma. >> it's like i had the flu or something. i still didn't feel well for a couple days, so i went into the emergency room. >> it's really important to make sure that you're not making any mistakes and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the expert advice on the most common dosing errors and the symptoms to watch out for with your gma first look. >> i'm rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> details about the upcoming san francisco giants annual fan fest. normally, it would be just a one day event at oracle park, but the team has

. >> i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. we begin with travel trouble today for millions of americans trying to head home after the holiday blizzard conditions are hampering travel in parts of the country. >> meanwhile, we have new details on a different kind of travel trouble. a six year-old traveling alone to his grandmother's was put on the wrong flight. the boy's family is now speaking out as the airline responds. >> but first, the weather concerns for travel today. here's abc's liz landers travel troubles plaguing the post-christmas crowd after a snowy holiday left highways a mess in the midwest. >> in nebraska, blizzard like conditions brought interstate 80 to a standstill. christmas day. the highway shut down for hours after whiteout conditions caused dozens of crashes. freezing rain in minnesota coated trees and roadways, and in south dakota, 50 mile per hour winds and heavy snow, forcing officials to close part of i-90. it was fog that forced southwest airlines to cancel dozens of flights in chicago over the weekend

rhiannon andrew, back to you. >> thank you justin. now overseas where a long range missile launch is signaling a renewal of north korea's weapons testing activities, south korea says the missile flew more than 600 miles before landing in the water between korea and japan. it was kim jong un's first long range missile test in about five months. north korea also launched a short range missile over the weekend. >> defense secretary lloyd austin is on a visit to israel today to meet with that country's senior military officials. they're expected to discuss the next phase in the war as israel faces growing calls from other allies to negotiate another cease fire after israeli forces accidentally killed three hostages. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now hinting that hostage talks could be back on, but hamas says there won't be any negotiations until the fighting stops here at home. >> a record number of swatting incidents are plaguing jewish communities, with the authorities investigating at least 300 in 30 states over the weekend. her

rhiannon, thank you very much.up on gma, the cruise to the bahamas that ended up in boston instead. you're gonna hear from some unhappy passengers. >>> also ahead, the new fear after the massive volcano eruption in iceland. we're there live with the toxic gas warning now. >>> and we're looking forward to bringing you our holiday edition of show me the money. we're gonna tell you how you can fine your own unclaimed cash. but first go back to ginger. >> lot of dreamers out there. marilyn was asking me this morning, are we going to have a white christmas? no. lot of people aren't going to. we actually have one of the lowest snow covers in 17 years. only 15.7% covered. not a lot coming. local weather in 30 seconds. >> stay right there. we're just getting started. we will be right back. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis takes you off course. put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid symptom relief and helped leave bathroom urgency behind. check. wh

. >> i'm andrew dymburt i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. >> we begin with concerns about holiday travel today with just four days before christmas as millions prepare to travel by air, a massive storm is bearing down on the west coast, which could have ripple effects across the country at least three deadly car crashes could be related to the storm, and the first evacuate warnings have already been issued. >> the holiday travel rush is on. airports today are bracing for the busiest day of the season, with nearly 49,000 planes in the air. there's a lot of people going in many different directions just got to bring your patients. the biggest problem is the weather. a slow moving storm could dump ten inches of rain in parts of southern california, potentially triggering mudslides and air travel delays that could impact the rest of the country. on the east coast, neighborhoods are under water. days after a powerful storm slammed multiple states, killing six people. some rivers in new jersey are at major flood stage through tomorrow. boats were needed to rescue people in little falls. we had

. >> i'm morgan norwood rhiannon and andrew are off this morning. and we begin with christmas celebrations kicking off all around the all around the globe. >> yeah. here in new york city, saint patrick's cathedral very famous spot was packed with folks coming in for a little midnight mass. and then in vatican city, thousands were in saint peter's basilica as the pope delivered a message of peace. >> and norad has been tracking santa as he makes his way around the globe. so far, it seems his right has been pretty smooth, but with millions traveling not everybody has been so lucky. abc's alison kosik starts us off this morning. >> spirit airlines conducting an internal investigation after an unaccompanied minor, a six year old boy was sent to the wrong city. the child was traveling from philadelphia to fort myers, but instead ended up in orlando after being put on a different flight. the airline saying, as soon as we discovered the error, we took immediate steps to communicate with the family and reconnect them. it comes as the holiday travel rush ahe

. >> i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. we begin with growing concern about a wider conflict involving the us military in the middle east. >> more commercial ships have now come under attack and the pentagon says a us warship was forced to take action as militants supported by iran targeted vessels with alleged ties to israel. >> in the meantime, israel is ramping up its ground war in gaza now bombing southern gaza, warning more residents to evacuate. but many say they have nowhere to go. >> abc's liz landers begins our coverage starting with those ships being threatened. liz, good morning. >> andrew the pentagon is calling out iran, saying it fully enabled these new attacks on commercial ships. this this morning, a major escalation between the us and militants backed by iran and the us is being very careful not to turn the red sea into a shooting gallery. the pentagon says missiles fired by rebels in yemen hit three commercial ships in the red sea. the uss carney also shot down three drones during the hours long attack. >>

. >> i'm andrea from ge in for rhiannon. we begin with a new warning from the director of the fbi about the risk for terrorism. here at home as the war in the middle east rages on, some of the fighting in gaza is now being described as the most intense yet. >> the state department says up to 1000 americans and their family members are now trying to flee the bombing. abc's liz landers is here with details. beginning with the fbi director's new warning. liz, good morning. >> good morning, andrew. the fbi director said the terror threat level right now is the worst since the days before nine over 11. a sharp warning from fbi director christopher wray to congress about the current threat environment in the us as the war between israel and hamas escalates. >> all the lights were blinking red before 911. apparently obviously all of us missed it. would you say that there's multiple blinks and red lights out there? >> i see blinking lights everywhere. i turn. the threat level has gone to a whole nother level since october 7th. >> wr

for little rhiannon, the attacks have taken a cruel told.ncle now cares for her in a local hospital. what her family's home was hit by an israeli strike last month she lost her parents and her brother and sister. she was crushed and has had a brain haemorrhage. hersituation crushed and has had a brain haemorrhage. her situation is very difficult, the doctor says. she needs to be taken abroad for treatment but so far we have not managed to send her out. deep in gaza, israeli troops taken hamas —itis in fierce urban battles. israel says the war here will not end until hamas is toppled from power and eliminated. to believes hamas leaders now probably hiding in tunnels like these. this footage shows an underground network connecting places used to live in gaza city. the guz, israeli army says. we cannot independently... this israeli officer's new exchanges were being built. officer's new exchanges were being built-— officer's new exchanges were bein: built. , , . ., ., . being built. deep katana which was built for _ being built. deep katana whi

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rhiannon ally has the story. good morning, rhiannon. >> reporter: good morning, george.is the season, the germ season, that is. parents and doctors have been scrambling to find doses of the rsv shot for infants. since it first became available earlier this year, it's been in short supply. that is about to change. the white house says an additional 230,000 doses of the shots will be made available in january. it asks makers of the shot to speed up production. the antibody shots are different than a vaccine, but do provide protection for infants. now this comes as the cdc warns of an increasing respiratory infection, including the flu, covid and rsv all across the country. the south has been hit the hardest and the number of cases continues to climb in the north. hospitalizations are up across all ages. and officials are saying low vaccination rates and the spread of illness could strain the health care system in the coming weeks. it's urging everyone to get vaccinated. michael, you remember what it's like with little kids. they bring home every germ possible. this latest

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look, i'm rhiannon ally abc news new york.southwest airlines labor dispute. >> it could throw a serious wrench into the travel season this holiday for the holidays. the airlines flight attendants voted down a new contract between their union and southwest. the flight attendants union says they haven't had a pay raise in more than five years. compare that to the airline pilots who have seen average wages increase by 40% during that same time, a flight attendant, unions for american and united airlines are also in talks over new contracts flying in 2023, created a lot of headaches for travelers. >> it's not expected to improve next year, according to the wall street journal, airlines will continue to deal with the shortage of air traffic controllers and pilots that will likely mean more delays and cancellations over the summer. the transportation department says it received so many complaints, staff had to stop publishing monthly complaint totals because they couldn't count them all. >> coming up at 530, the hanukkah celebration

and he rhiannon jones.i saying things like, oh yeah, i didn't really know what their views i just turned and views were. i just turned up and said and left. do you buy that? >> yeah, because it happens to me all the time. to hang me all the time. i have to hang out rollins day. out with rollins every day. every week. well, terrorists. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, no, i don't answer that. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> um, but i think that one of the things you mentioned was advocating for palestinian rights. don't that rights. i don't think that should be seen massively should be seen as massively controversial. mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, 'sial. mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, it's mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, it's illegal)ned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, it's illegal ined that it's, um, it's illegal in israel, but they, of course, want to silence that conversation. but i

and he rhiannon jones.saying things like, oh yeah, i didn't really know what their views i just turned and views were. i just turned up and said and left. do you buy that? >> yeah, because it happens to me all the time. to hang me all the time. i have to hang out rollins day. out with rollins every day. every week. well, terrorists. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, no, i don't answer that. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> um, but i think that one of the things you mentioned was advocating for palestinian rights. don't that rights. i don't think that should be seen massively should be seen as massively controversial. mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, 'sial. mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, it's mentioned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, it's illegal)ned should be seen as massively cont it's, um, it's illegal ined that it's, um, it's illegal in israel, but they, of course, want to silence that conversation. but i d

. >> rhiannon jones will >> well, rhiannon jones will pull but imagine pull out, but let's imagine somehow them another 100you bribe them in. >> you bribe them back in. i don't think you could, but let's imagine. but even without that, we further and we abandon we go any further and we abandon echr the friday agreement we go any further and we abandon echr unravels. friday agreement >> it unravels. >> it unravels. >> unravels. if the good friday agreement unravels the tca, the free trade agreement with the european union unravels. so all of a sudden there are unintended consequences . consequences. >> there are problems with this bill that have to be sorted out in relation to northern ireland as well , because as it stands in relation to northern ireland as well, because as it stands on the windsor framework, there are difficulties this difficulties with this bill which why i think it needs to which is why i think it needs to go a process to sort go through a process to sort those out. but it can't those things out. but it can't be what's happening be ignored. what's happening in northern

is rhiannon interpreting the bible to bring the catholic church into the 21st century, into this progressivething. i think one of the values of being within the catholic church or the protestant church or the jewish faith is there is church or the protestant church 0|bedrock ish faith is there is church or the protestant church 0|bedrock on faith is there is church or the protestant church 0|bedrock on which s there is church or the protestant church 0|bedrock on which youzre is church or the protestant church 0|bedrock on which you rely; church or the protestant church 0|bedrock on which you rely and a bedrock on which you rely and to try and make that progressive. sorry, disagree progressive. sorry, i disagree with that he's, you know, with you in that he's, you know, the catholic church doesn't base their stuff on the bible. they base stuff on the synod base their stuff on the synod or whatever rules that whatever it is. the rules that they made of years they made hundreds of years later . so this them they made hundreds of years later. so this them . you later. so this is them. you know,