>> hello i'm john vause. the cnn center has just gone one i am here in atlanta. and we will begin with a rare, national address of the oval office by the u.s. president. urging all americans to stand firm with both israel and ukraine. arguing that economic assistance to both countries isn't the vital interest of global security, and national security. during his 15-minute long speech, president biden said while ukraine and israel face a very different enemy, the threat is this same. and they elation by tyrants and terrorists. >> hamas, and putin represent different threats. but they share this in comment. they both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy. completely annihilate it. >> biden announced congress for

ten billion dollars in emergency response for israel, six billion dollars to ukraine. a day earlier by that was in tel aviv, and a dramatic show with israel to have humanitarian assistance into gaza. let's go live with katie, standing by. what's the reaction against the president biden speech and his call for u.s. leadership around the globe, and also, when we're looking at it, the humanitarian assistance seems to be a key to winning support for israel and preventing this conflict from going into a wide, a regional conflict. where does this all stand now? >> morning job, yes, clearly biden's the chair was to address the issue of funding to israel and also the humanitarian situation and gaza, as you mentioned, was noting. we are still waiting to see if that border crossing, the rafah crossing into egypt is going to open today. that is what biden claimed as one of the success of the visit. they agreed to open this crossing. we have been hearing just in the past day that there are u.s. officials familiar. there it may not be today, it

may in fact be tomorrow so clearly, that is still underway. and part of this is about biden. it's a classic tactic really that biden has done before. going on the ground, talking to people face to face, and trying to show that if he talks to people, he could come to some agreement. and that may impact how offense then unfold. that was the meeting of israel with netanyahu. at this address, came straight back to the u.s.. addresses people directly. the american people, and really he is putting to the american people that the importance of america playing a role on the global stage. have a listen to what he said. >> american leadership is what holds the world together. american alliances are what keeps us, america, safe. american values are what make us apart of another nation that, they want to work with. to put all that at risk, and walk away from ukraine, we turn our backs on israel it's. just not worth it. >> now, he is mentioning ukraine there as you did as well.

that's because really in the last few months, we've seen public support in the u.s. waiting for funding ukraine we've seen justin a paul, back and augustus, air conducted by 55% over half of americans no longer thought congress should be providing aid to ukraine. now obviously, the situation with israel is different but still opinion is not that unified. there is just 35% that agree that there should still be funding to israel, at this amounts, so clearly a lot still for biden to unite in the states as clearly the situation on the ground is escalating as we speak, john? >> katie thank you. katie live for us in london. the u.s. president was expecting trunks filled with supplies to begin crossing from egypt to gaza in the coming hours. now, as you just heard, multiple sources tell cnn that the rafah crossing is not expected to open before saturday. right now, thousands of trucks waiting on the egyptian side of the border. aid groups, including the world health organization, said the moment the crossing is open. they will be ready to move. >> our tracks are loaded, and

ready to go. we are working with egypt, and palestine, and the societies to deliver our supplies and to gaza as soon as the rafah crossing is open. >> israel has essentially sailed of gaza, refusing to allow and supplies of food, water, and fuel. electricity has also been cut off. and will only be restored once hamas reaches all hospitals being held in the hospital. who do add, humanitarian assistance crossing from egypt will be allowed into gaza. providing it reaches civilians all night. the u.n. says food stocks could run out in a few days, and people face a growing risk of waterborne illness. doctors without borders says the main hospital in gaza, the chief of hospital in gaza city, earning enough fuel to run generators for another 24 hours. getting humanitarian aid into gaza is just the first step. serious questions are looming over the safety of the convoys, and how they distribute supplies. more details now from cnn's brian todd.

>> well over 100 tucks, with sue egyptian side of the rafah crossing into gaza. stockpiles of food, water, and other aid to help displaced palestinian civilians have already arrived in egypt. president biden says he had secured in the agreement for the rafah crossing to be open. to allow as many as 28 tracks adverse into southern gaza. but aid officials say that's not nearly enough. >> you made to go in at scale, you need to start with a serious number of trucks going, and we need to build up to the hundred trucks a day that used to be the case of the aid program going into gaza. >> meanwhile, inside gaza, the desperation mounts. empty shelves, as food runs low. long lines for the last remaining drinking water. hospitals on the verge of collapse, no electricity, plunging the streets and to complete darkness at night. gas stations nearly depleted. >> we have been here for nearly two days, trying to get water.

and there is no gas. for god sake, have mercy on us. >> but once the aid trucks get, in experts say there are major challenges to get the supplies to those they need the most. starting with bombed out roads. >> roads need to be prepared there are major disruptions to the infrastructure. >> then there is that hurdle of actually directing the aid trucks. >> where did the trucks actually go in gaza? will there be central areas where they can park and the supplies can actually be in a coherent measure, unloaded and provided without triggering chaos? >> another huge concern while the humanitarian convoys of the aid workers be safe? >> it is impossible to deliver assistance when there is airstrikes and shelling. >> israeli warplanes have already damaged the rafah crossing their weather aid trucks have been staging. kevin the aid convoy be hit by an israeli airstrike? >> now there is no safe passage of has been granted. >> and there's another security

concern, the possibility that hamas, are other militants, might hijack the aid for themselves. >> at some point there has to be clarification as to what secure these trucks from any kind of intervention by parties that are simply not entitled to the supplies on those trucks. >> and the on the ground bureaucracy is also a major hurdle. there are sticking points over who transports the ad between the u.n., the red crescent, and other groups. and eight monitors say part of the deal to allowed aid in, is that each truck has to be inspected to make sure there are only humanitarian supplies inside. brian todd, cnn,. washington >> now to jerusalem, and communication adviser with you and your refugee council. thanksgiving with us. >> thanks for having me. >> in what prepares for the borr crossing itself, is there any indication of when those repairs may be done, when the

crossing may actually be permanent? >> i have not heard yet about when the crossing might be open, my understanding from the reports that i read today is that it does not seem likely that the crossing will open today. regardless of when the crossing gets open, as was indicated in your last report, that air just before i came on, the most important thing is that once that aid gets in, that it can get safely distributed, and reach the people in need. >> with that in mind, here's a spokesperson what the u.s. state department outlining the biggest concerns that israeli have with humanitarian assistance entering gaza. listen to this. >> that concern the israeli government has and they set a permanently, and privately to us. is that assistance will be diverted when it's in gaza. the people with guns inside gaza are hamas. so hamas may try to divert the assistance and keep it from getting to the civilians who it is intended for. >> without wanting to be glib, here if you are pressing bet,

sweater the chance of hamas not sees, this first amount of a, but whatever follows? >> i mean, i can't. i'm not a betting person. i can't place bets. if but what i do know is that the humanitarian organizations operating inside of gaza, as well as u.n. agencies have been working under difficult circumstances and gaza for the last 16 years of siege, and has developed mechanisms and tolson share that aid is not diverted, and are conducting due diligence to make sure that aid ends up in the hands of those who need it most. >> can you explain that how that actually works? how can you be sure that hamas officials would not just take it? >> i'm not able to talk about the details of how it's done. because we need to protect the procedures, and make sure that there aren't loopholes develop to go around them. >> israeli officials have, this total evacuation of northern gaza and the refugee council released a statement saying my

colleagues inside gaza say there are countless people in the northern, parts of no means to relocate and under the constant barrage of fire. you can add to this, whatever is allowed into gaza when it happens, it will not be able to move north. so how many palestinians are stranded in the north? and how much worse is the situation about to get? >> i think estimates around hat 1 million or more people remain in northern gaza, we need to be able to sustain that need and reaches people many of those people are either unable to leave because of disability, illness, they have no place to go, and those people should not be restricted from receiving a, at what we need is there needs to be or at the very least a pause in hostilities so that it can be reached and be re-distributed their. >> when the convoy does moville be a convoy of about 30 trucks filled with humanitarian assistance. 20 trucks throw 1 million displaced people thereabouts. and people who have been wounded. in a territory running low on food, fuel, and just about

everything else. hardly seems enough? >> no, it is not enough, as the u.n., as you reported a, minimum of hundred trucks, each day in order to meet the basic needs of palestinians in gaza, the situation couldn't be more dire, each day up on the phone with my colleagues talking to them. they're asking for updates. they're disconnected from the world. they do not know what is going on. and each day, they ask is there and coming in, is the food coming in, and unfortunately, up until now the answer has been no. the situation could not be more dire, and we really need to be pushing that states need to be pushing the international need to be pushing, to get this to the people who need it as quickly as possible. >> conditions are here, and conditions which could see this all come undone. the israelis can suspect that hamas has taken the shipments, there could be israeli airstrikes that disrupt whatever convoys go into gaza.

it does seem tenuous at best. >> it's extremely tenuous. and we need assurances that it would be it will to be delivered safety in gaza, and be able to be distributed safely, otherwise there is no point and bringing aid in if it can reach the people who are starving, and in the name of clean, portable water. >> how have palestinians been surviving up until this point? >> palestinians are using whatever they can to survive. we are hearing reports that only palestinians are consuming three leaders of water per day. that's not just for drinking, that's also for cooking, for cleaning, for hygiene. the world health organization recommends at least 50 to 100 leaders per day. people are not only relying on the bare minimum, that they can use to survive, but they're drinking unpalatable water, untreated water that is making it a serious possibility that people end up with infectious diseases. we have people in close

quarters. and disease can be spread very easily in those close, and unsanitary conditions. people are relying on whatever they can. days ago, my colleague told me that there was no bread available for him to buy france family. and he was searching for alternatives. cookies, biscuits, crackers, to feed them. it's been five days i think since he told me that. and so, people are just coping with whatever they can, however they can, without electricity, without water, without gas to run their stoves. it's unbelievable that people are able to find ways to survive at this point. i can't imagine what will happen if this goes on in the longer. >> thank you, from the norwegian refugee council. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> a buildup of israeli troops and tranq's continues on the border. expectations are growing, a grand vision of gaza is imminent. prime minister netanyahu, and the defense minister met with troops along the border yesterday. cnn crews in the area reported

an increase in military activity. the troops say, you see guys enough from a distance, he will soon see it from the inside. [speaking in a non-english language] >> translator: there is no forgiveness for this thing. only total annihilation of hamas organization. terror infrastructures, everything that has to do with terrorists and whoever sent them. it will take a week, it will take a month, it will take two months until we eliminate them. >> cnn senior international diplomatic editor nic robertson reports at the ground incursion into gaza, israeli and now moving on targets in the west bank. >> and israel's war with hamas, more than 60 terror groups operatives arrested early thursday in the west bank. the clock now taking on a far more dangerous phase of the war for the idf. going into hamas's heartland. gaza. >> the israeli government made a decision, the green light for the army. wipe them out.

and now it's in the hands of the army. >> israeli politicians are preparing expectations for a long war. and for the first time, hinting at what an end of war may look like. >> the gaza strip all along will have a. margin that they will not be able to get it. it will be a fire zone. no matter who are you. you will never be able to come close to the israeli border. >> a former head of israeli security says what israel wants is the level of security control they currently have in the west bank. complete access on their terms. >> today, whenever we have a problem, in every single place in the west bank, we are there. >> so that's what you will have been casa going forward? >> gaza internal security. remember, on the gaza strip. one, there is no administration. it has to be built. another administration. >> but as these plans take

shape, and crews begin to go into gaza, airstrikes are triggering international calls for a humanitarian pause to ease civilian suffering. he rejects the need for a pause. >> we don't need to activate against civilians. >> but there are civilian collateral damage. >> in a war, in a war. [speaking in a non-english language] in a war, we do understand. and unfortunately, we have suffered. >> with a without a pause and strikes, 20 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are expected to enter gaza from egypt soon. against the scale of need, it's a token. ahead of a possible ground incursion, maybe all but gets through for a while. nic robertson, cnn, sderot, israel. >> the pentagon says, u.s. and destroyers her down missiles that may be headed towards israel. u.s. officials says they were

lansbury houthi rebels, before the u.s. kylie destroyed them in the seat. the houthis are backed by our, and according to the pentagon the u.s. is still trying to find out for certain what the intended target was. >> information about these engagements is still being processed, we cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched from yemen, heading north along the red sea, potentially towards targets in israel. our defensive response was one that we would've taken for any similar threat in the region, where we able to do so against our interests personnel and our partners. >> u.s. officials say there were no casualties among u.s. forces, and around ready civilians be injured as well. much to come on cnn, we'll show you the terrifying moments of the bush. we'll hear from some of the frightened -- who's fought the militants off for hours.

>> it's been nearly two weeks since the deadly hamas attacks in israel. and we're still hearing their stories of bravery and survival. at that converts, near the border with gaza, security council shows that initial attack. officials outnumbered, and outgunned, spent hours exchanging fire with militants. describe that morning to cnn.

>> shot from his kitchen, right? he shot from his balcony. a shot from in between houses of people i know all my life. he had to throw his skis over a balcony to another guy's house. >> it's real. >> it's not combat soldiers, and you go to do whatever you go. it's totally different. >> we are civilian. we are defending. >> it's your homes. >> it told a totally different story. >> first responder group state plans to attack the groups were recovered from a deadly hamas fighter. cnn review the documents that showed in-depth knowledge of the kibbutz, but also revealed the attacks did not go according to plan. outrage continues to spread across the middle east and around the globe with the growing number of anti israeli, and pro palestinian protests. cnn's nada but sheer reports from jordan. >> the people demand people from palestine, it's a decades old rally inside, but one that

still resonates across the arab world. [crowd chanting] protests in solidarity of the palestinian people have ramped up across the middle east. a growing movement denouncing israel's continued aerial bombardment of the besieged gaza strip, which began in response to the hamas attacks of october 7th. but here in jordan, the plight of the palestinian people is an issue which lies at the very heart of the country's identity. more than 50% of the country's population is palestinian or of palestinian descent. the neighborhood of -- just outside of ayman is one of several historic refugee camps housing palestinians displaced by the 1967 arab israeli route war. he has lived here for most of his life and has spent years painting murals depicting the palestinian experience. each wall tells the story of

the injustice palestinians here say they are faced for more than 75 years. >> this is the symbol of the right to return? >> yeah. >> outrage over israel's relentless airstrikes on the gaza strip, which is home to more than 2 million people, is felt by so many here in jordan. >> mohammed has been a stain protests in amman since the outset of this war. it is a movement that is drawn people from across the country, old and young. >> we know the narrative because we survived it, we lived it. and our grandparents lived it. our parents lived it. we lived it. we thought we were -- but now they are witnessing it as well. it's been 75 years. and right now, it's happening all over again. >> protests in solidarity with the palestinian people have gripped countries across the region. including iraq, lebanon, egypt,

tunisia, and libya. arab leaders to have been vocal in their condemnation of israel's airstrikes on gaza. and the rapidly rising civilian death toll. but there is also mounting concern that this war could create a deeper rift between the arab world and the west. >> the growing perception on the street as we see this unequivocal ironclad support for israel, for israel in this war, it is a growing perception that this is a western arab muslim war. this is a place we don't want to get to. >> but it's not just the arab world. the outrage and frustration felt in the middle east is also mirrored in protest taking place further afield. from london to washington d. c.,

as millions across the globe just like mohammed and his family demand an end to israel's airstrikes, an end to the siege of gaza, and an end to the suffering of the palestinian people. nada bashir, cnn, in amman, jordan. >> when we come back, fresh from his trip to wartime israel. president biden makes a rare, oval office address on the urgent need to keep israel and ukraine supplied with weapons, and ammunition. more on that in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪

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respective wars. but congress banks paralyzed in its powers to bank on everything. so on thursday president biden was on national television telling israeli citizens well sending more weapons to ammunition to both was vital to america's long term national security interests. cnn's helena has a report. >> president biden, in an oval office address making the argument that the world is at an inflection point, the democracies against dictators, and that ukraine and israel are front lines of this war. he also made the argument that the u.s. needs to continue investing to help ukraine and israel when that war. here is the president. >> american leadership is what holds the world together, american alliances are what keep us, america, safe. american values are what make us a partner with other nations that they want to work with. to put all that address, we walk away from ukraine, we turn our backs on israel, it's just not worth it. >> biden called it a smart investment that would pay off

for generations, and also alluded to the fact that they would help keep u.s. troops out of those conflicts, and help keep the conflicts from widening. it all comes ahead of the white house asking congress for roughly $100 million in new aid to fund these crises. about 60 billion dollars of that would help ukraine continue defending itself, as russia's unprovoked invasion nears the two year mark, and israel, as the war with hamas enters the two week mark, would see about ten billion dollars from that package but it remains to be see what the path is for that package in congress, where there is a leadership vacuum in the house of representative in a very clear condemnations among fiscal hawks, and democrats, about writing blank checks to many of these countries the white house is confident that the remains of bipartisan support, and there's rough agreements among many lawmakers that the u.s. will end up on the right side

of history. kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >> david sanger is a cnn political and national security analyst, as well as white house national security correspondent. he is with us this hour from boston, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> here's a little more from the u.s. president making the case that helping ukraine, and israel, is not just vital to u.s. interests, but also by the u.s. global leadership. listen to this. >> i know we have our divisions at home, but we have to get past them. we cannot let petty partisan, angry politics get in the way of our responsibility as a great nation. we cannot and will not let terrorists like hamas, and tyrants like putin when. i refused to let that happen, and in moments like this we have to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. >> the problem it seems, is that the american public sees these two conflicts very differently, and over the last two years ukraine has fallen

since the early days of the war, so did the president hear make the case that public should be put to one side because everything is politicize these days, and face this threat together as one nation, as a global leader? >> he did, the question is whether that message got through, what struck me john is that you have seen the president that is most passionate when he has been discussing the struggles for ukraine, preserving its independence, and for israel, and free the threat of terrorism, in the ukraine case you saw it back in, what was, it may of 2022, when he said for god sake this man must go, referring to bloody mary putin. in the past few days you've heard it in the comparisons through the holocaust, and the kind of attack that israel endured on october 7th.

and i think that on thursday night, what you heard was an argument that only america can bring ordered to this kind of chaos that has been the traditional role for the united states, the thing is joe biden is of a different generation. he was probably the last american president, certainly the last american president who had been bored during world war ii. probably the last who had really dealt seriously with the cold war, his relationship with israel is so deep and long that he tell stories about talking to --, in the israeli prime minister's office. that was 50 years ago. >> president biden also is reportedly seeking about ten billion dollars in emergency assistance for israel, and 60 billion dollars for ukraine he plans to ask congress for that on friday. here he is. >> tomorrow i'm innocent to congress, an urgent budget

requests to fund america's national security needs. to support our critical partners, including israel, and ukraine. it's a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for american security from generations. help us to keep american troops out of harm's way. help us to build a world that is safer, and more peaceful, and more prosperous for our children and grandchildren. >> this argument, that aid to ukraine is not charity, it's an investment, it's an investment in u.s. security. the white house has not made very well in the last eight months or so. how will this play out? well lending aid for ukraine, which has become polite political, which israel, which is mostly a bipartisan issue, does that mean congress agrees to disagree? or both? for neither? >> the president is gonna package them together, as your question suggests, john. and your theory that in the enthusiasm to help out israel, they'll bring ukraine along and take that off the plate for another year, but the biden

argument is very simple and it goes back to one that republicans and democrats have made, presidents have made back to the beginning of the cold war era, which is it's a whole lot cheaper to do this now, then to pay for the were later, and if putin keeps moving toward nato nations we would be out and get it by the previous, around nato, and go in and that would be a lot more bloody and a lot more expensive, but convincing congress of that? when it's so easy to demagogue this by saying why are we spending the money here and not on the border, as if that was a choice? that's what he is going to run up against. >> well, there was a poll taken by the university on thursday. asked by russians handling of ukraine. 45% approve, a plea sent had no opinion. they also asked about his response to the hamas terrorist

attack on israel. only 2% approved, 57% disapprove. 21% had no opinion. based on this i guess for biden pretty get there very strong numbers especially when it comes to policy. but you touched on this there is still a bigger picture here. a lot of americans have a growing reluctance to meet everywhere all at once to be committed and be sorting out the world's problems. >> you know it's a fundamental difference of view. tony blinken, the secretary of state, has this favored filets. he's had a four years. i don't remember how many times i heard him say. the world does not organize itself. and so if we leave vacuums, usually gets organized by somebody whose interests are deeply opposed to ours. that might be russia, that might be china, that might be iran and north korea. but it's someone we are not going to care for. if you want to get in the world about it operating in.

they have to invest in that. invest in anyone related. >> there's a lot of complex issues for the administrators. it is a changing difficult world. thanks for staying with us. >> they asked the spokesperson for the israeli military that the gaza asia border that are badly damaged saying the arrival of the humanitarian assistance of what the status is on that repair. >> i definitely hope it does sense the president himself was involved in it and i think it was an important topic to deal with, the idea of isn't there on the grounds this is an area controlled by hamas. the idea definitely has not struck the area recently. and since it is a sensitive area. but i know that last time the crossing was supposed to open a few days ago to allow internationals from different information in egypt and gaza bottom line is whatever it will

be decided by israeli cabinet when it is approved. the idf will facilitate an implemented. it is up to hamas to open the crossing it is up to egypt to deliver the aid. we will be monitoring one specific thing to make sure that this humanitarian aid does not reach hamas. >> lieutenant colonel jonathan is a spokesperson for the idf speaking just a short time ago the u.s. has issued a worldwide alert advising americans have being cautious of protests of the israel-hamas war. the warning sites increase tensions in various locations and the potential for terrorist attacks. also points to demonstrations or violent actions against u.s. citizens. and diplomatic compounds. >> we are monitoring conditions around the world. a lot of places in the region. we take a number of factors in to consideration when making that determination. that necessarily one thing but everything we are watching around the world. >> still to come on cnn. leaders go to israel to show their support, israeli prime

minister netanyahu says his country is fighting an axis of evil.

>> uk prime minister rishi sunak is heading into day two of his trip to the middle east. he's there to support show support for israel but also the stress the need for humanitarian assistance to reach people of gaza. he's expected to travel to a jump in the next coming hours. he met with netanyahu thursday, as israel says its offensive will continue until all hostages held by hamas and gaza are released. at least 1400 people were killed in the hamas attack almost two weeks ago. both leaders agreed and they importance of defeating hamas, which netanyahu says his country is now fighting as an axis of evil, led by iran. >> hamas are the new masses. there the new ices. and we have to buy them together, just as the world, the civilized world, united to fight than that cities and united to fight hamas. it must together now stand with israel as we fight and defeat,

defeat thomas. this is not merely our battle, it's the battle of the entire civilized world. >> you described this as israel's darkest hours. to me i say i'm proud to stand here with you in israel's darkest hour as your friend, we will stand with you in solidarity, we will stand with your people, and we also want you to win. >> the british prime minister also met with israeli crown prince bin salman in riyadh on wednesday. the two agreed an emergent need for access into gaza, and provide of water, food, and medicine. chinese president xi jinping is calling for a cease-fire in the israel hamas world. and according to chinese state media, he's also pushing for a two-state solution to this decades old dispute between the israelis and the palestinians. live now to beijing, for more, our beijing bureau chief, steven jiang is at. this two-state solution has been pretty much in deep freeze for a very long time now. did she jinping offer any details on how to unfreeze it? >> that's the thing right, what

president xi jinping said was not surprising, but even as you mentioned he was merely reiterating what his foreign minister had been saying for days in terms of cease-fire, in terms of this two-state solution being the fundamental way out of this conflict, and also here he said this during his meeting with the visiting egyptian prime minister, where he also said china is ready to work with arab nations to promote a lasting, comprehensive solution to this issue. all of this sounds reasonable, but as you mentioned, and a lot of analysts have pointed out, this is far disconnected from reality so a lot of people see similarity in terms of the chinese response to this conflict, versus the response to the war in ukraine. where the good old friend putin launched. in both cases, some analysts say that china seem to be more interested and projecting this image of being a peacemaker, than acting as one of course they're saying they're sending the special envoy to the region, and also calling for peace conference, but we've also seen the foreign ministry in the

past few days, expressing a more hardened position towards israel. saying the israeli action has gone beyond self-defense, while they have still refused to even name hamas in any of their condemnations and statements. this is also reflected in the state media coverage. the selection of sources, an image, is very much focused on the palestinian cause, and also in their tightly controlled social media, we have seen this explosion of anti israel, and often antisemitic views and polls. remember, this is a country where the authorities could literally flip the switch to shut down any conversations they do not like. so the fact that these comments are allowed to exist and flourish, according to some experts, is a reflection of where the government's position truly lies, despite the official pronouncements. all of this of course is very much connected to these tensions between washington, and beijing, we have seen the officials as state media increasingly trailing the fire and watching to, and really claiming the u.s. to be the ultimate culprit here. and really driving home the

point of the u.s. being the factor instability in contrast to china being the factor of peace. that is very much in line with xi jinping's desire, and the willingness to really initiate this u.s.-led world order. john? >> thank you very much, steven jiang live for us in beijing. we're just hours away from the next vote for the u.s. house speaker. looking towards jim jordan. the latest tensions looking to explode within the gop!

>> the republican congressman, jim jordan. if i do don't succeed, then try, try again. so will it be for his bid to be reelected as house speaker. jordan lost on tuesday, a second on wednesday, notably bio margin. and friday he's expected to hold a news conference on what is to be a third runner speaker. jordan is under pressure to drop out with some ugly party, infighting. some republican holdouts who spent hours in closed-door talks with jordan say they have not changed our minds. >> we made the pitch to members on that resolution, as a way to lower the temperature. and, get back to work. we decided that wasn't where we're going to go.

i'm still running for speaker, and i plan to go to the floor. get the votes, and win this race. >> the u.s. house is now been out of the speaker since kevin mccarthy was ousted more than two weeks ago. for the trump campaign lawyer, and peddler of conspiracy theory says cut a deal with prosecutors on the eve of her trial. sydney powell admits she tried to interfere with the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in georgia. cnn's paula reid explains why her guilty plea could have a huge impact. >> how do you plead to the six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with regards to election duties? >> guilty. >> former trump attorney sydney powell appeared in a georgia courtroom this morning, the second person to plead guilty and the sprawling case over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in that state. >> do you understand by pleading guilty, you are giving up the right to trial by jury. >> yes. >> as part of the deal, powell will amid her role in the january 2021 breach of voting systems in murrell coffee county, georgia, we required to

write an apology letter to the citizens of the state and pay nearly $9,000 in restitution and fines as well as turn over documents. powell admits to taking steps after the 2020 election for the purpose of fully tempering with electronic ballot markets and tabulating machines, which were overt acts to affect the objects of the conspiracy and with the intention of taking and appropriating information data and software, the property of dominion voting systems. but she is not expected to face jail time. prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six years probation, one name that did not come up in thursday's hearing, her codefendant, donald trump. the deal is the first by a member of his inner circle. >> i am going to release the kraken. >> powell was among the most vocal of his lawyers and pushing outlandish claims about the election, including that

millions of votes were flipped in a global scheme against trump. >> there should never be another election conducted in this country, i don't care if it's for a local dog catcher, using a dominion machine. >> repeating those conspiracy theories eventually proved too much, even for trump, and she was ousted from his team. and her plea raises new questions about a deal in the federal election summers in case. trump is the only individual charged in that indictment, but powell has been identified by cnn as one of the six coconspirators listed by special counsel jack smith, who has signaled other people could be charged. >> the department of justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. >> that federal trial is expected to begin in march of next year. it's one of the reasons the palace plea deal in georgia isn't significant, because now, we're watching to see what it could mean for the federal

trial and washington, which could be the only prosecution that trump faces before the 2024 election. now, all eyes are on kenneth --, the other defendant expected to go on trial this month alongside pow they see if he two will strike a deal with state prosecutors. paula reid, cnn, washington. >> some top hollywood stars are pushing a plan to help and the actors strike, by raising their own views. george clooney another a lister's are recommending removing the 1 million dollar cap on unit membership fees. that alone could bring an official $50 million a year. it would help actors would pay for health care benefits with their colleagues to earn a lot less than they do. it would help paris to camp in talk with major studios. contacts with the studios broke down earlier this month. the actors have been on strike since july. hurricane irma, extended to dump heavy rain and parts of

mexico through the weekend. it's now a category three storm and the national hurricane center says that her california is in the crosshairs. it's expected to weaken to a category two later today, but normal could drop 5 to 10 inches of rain. likely produce flash flooding, along with possible mud flies in areas with high of relations. i'm john vause, i've got the very latest on the into hamas royer. in the other hour. after the short break. see that.