today. i'm fredricka whitfield. the "cnn newsroom" continues with jim acosta and wolf blitzer right now. good evening. you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. my colleague, wolf blitzer is live for us in tel aviv, israel. tonight, in gaza, the sun goes down and the sky lights up. as israel continues its areal bombardment of gaza, the idf says its air strikes hit more

than 450 hamas targets in just the last day. the targets, command centers, observation posts and missile launch sites. israel's ground offensive marches on. israeli troops appear to have advanced over two miles into gaza, according to a cnn analysis, a video published by an israeli media outlet. iran's president says that iran has, quote, crossed the red lines, end quote. >> earlier today, president biden spoke with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. their phone conversation comes amid a very stark warning from the president's national security adviser, jake sullivan. he says that there is an evaluated risk, his words, evaluated risk of this conflict expanding across the region and quoting him once again now, the risk, he says, is real. and we are now seeing this new remarkable video from the southern russian republic of dagestan. russian authorities say a crowd, some waving palestinian flags, forced their way into an airport

after a flight from tel aviv landed earlier today. russian state media says the crowd was protesting the israel/hamas war. i want to bring in cnn's nic robe robertson. he's joining us right now. nic, it's just past midnight in israel where you and i are. tell us what the latest is? what are you seeing? what are you hearing? >> wolf, the day was relatively calm compared to the past two days. still, artillery strikes. still, we were seeing apache gun ships and pairs flying towards gaza and hearing heavy machine gun fire, but not as intense as the previous two days. the air activity, fighter jets over us, that has picked up over the past hour or so. we've seen quite a few flashes on the horizon, heard quite a few impacts coming from gaza. so it does seem as if the sort of military momentum, not as strong as it was, but it's sitil

very present. and interesting that the now position we believe that the idf has reached inside of gaza, 2 miles inside of gaza is quite close to the coastline there. and when you kind of look at the map and track back to the border with israel there, really, the troops have come through and it appears sort of beach and farmland. they've avoided so far the sort of dense urban areas where there are a lot of civilians. and of course, that was something that president biden was talking about with prime minister netanyahu today, urging, again, caution about civilian casualties. so this place that it appears the idf has reached, they mauy have gotten further by now, we don't know, may appear to be an area away from the dense civilian population, wolf. >> you know, it's interesting, nic. i mentioned this just a moment ago, we're seeing multiple videos coming in of large crowds storming an airport in russia after the rival of a flight from

tel aviv. i know you're working this story for us. what more can you tell us? >> wolf, i find this very interesting for a number of reasons. one is the airport there in dagestan, i was there 12 years ago. the reason i was there, because it was right after the boston marathon bombing and the bombers' family came from that region. it's a region that has some strong islamist undertones, which means the russian security forces in that region are very strong. so i'm surprised, therefore, in a region of russia, where a security force is that strong, that the security at the airport could be breached. and i'm doubly surprised, because the timing of this apparently security breach comes just after the israeli foreign ministry called in the russian ambassador here to discuss why russia had not unequivocally

condemned hamas' attack on the 7th of october. just a couple of days ago, the foreign ministry officials in moscow were entertaining hamas leaders having discussions with them. now, the kremlin said those hamas leaders never got into the kremlin, but clearly, israel is upset, israeli officials are upset with the russian position on this and having called in the ambassador to give him something of a dressing down, it seems, now you have this odd reaction in dagestan. very troubling, and an indication of just how the, how the outfall of the actions here by hamas and israel are really affecting such a broad swath of the world, wolf. >> certainly is very disturbing, indeed. and you look at that video, you see the anger in that crowd, attacking people getting off that israeli plane that landed in dagestan. stand by. we'll get back to you soon. i want to get to sara sidner here with me in tel aviv.

very disturbing. israelis have been hearing about this attack on the folks coming off this israeli plane in dagestan. and they're really, really nervous. it's very scary, what's going on. >> it gives you some sense of just how much this has riled people up, people who have been watching what's been happening here across the world. yes, it's happening there, which is a bit unusual. but we have of course seen this across especially the arab world. we've seen it in all of the states next door to israel. we've seen it in egypt, people explode in the streets, we've seen it in jordan and we've seen this happen in lebanon. now you're seeing this, which had to be extremely frightening for those getting off that plane. and they were specifically, if you listen to the video and have someone transit late for you, they're looking for israelis. they are specifically trying to find them and, you know, they on the attack there and you see, that's an airport that is filled with people who are extremely

angry about that flight landing there in dagestan. this is just another consequence of the reaction that you're getting from people as the bombardments happen in gaza. >> very disturbing for israelis who are thinking of traveling to various countries right now when you see these attacks going on in a place like dagestan right now. let's get through some other issues while i have you, sara. i know it was pretty extraordinary here. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu apologized, said he was sorry for a comment that he posted, who's to blame for israel's failures in not anticipating the hamas attack on october 7th. >> there are two fascinating things and unusual things. one, i think it was saturday. he posted on twitter or formerly known as twitter, he posted and blamed the head of the israeli intelligence, military intelligence, and he blamed the shin vet for the failures on giving the intelligence to the prime minister's office and basically blamed them for

failing the people here, because of the hamas attack on october 7th. and then we saw today, he reversed that. he apologized for doing it. and i also think it's interesting, we were sitting here yesterday while he was talking and gave his press conference. and a reporter asked him, do you take responsibility? is this basically your fault for not knowing this was going on? >> and he did not take the blame, but he said there were definite failures that happened and we'll have to look into them, but first we'll have to look at the war at end. he acknowledged there was a serious intelligence failure, but it's highly unlikely you would do this in public. you would blame your intelligence agencies and then turn around and apologize and take it down. >> you're blaming the military intelligence and the shin vet, the domestic intelligence, sort of like the fbi. he didn't mention the mossad, the foreign intelligence, but he did mention the shin vet specifically, and now he's saying, let's wait until after this war is over. there'll be a full-scale commission of inquiry.

and we'll learn from exactly what happened to make sure it doesn't happen again. that's what he was saying. >> that is exactly right. but all of it being put out in the public is highly unusual. especially when it is directly linked to the prime minister's office. sometimes you'll hear this through sources, but you'll rarely get something this strong during an official war that was put out to the public. part of the apology came after there was a huge response from people, wondering why he would do that at this point in time. >> there's a lot of concern about what's going on in this war between israel and hamas could expand dramatically. the iranian president said that israel has crossed the red lines in gaza, which may force everyone to take action. be there's a threat of this war potentially escalating big time. and i want to play a clip. jake sullivan, the president's national security adviser was on with jake tapper earlier today, and he said this. let's listen. >> if american troops are

attacked by iran and its proxies, we will respond. we did respond. if attacks continue, we will respond. and i think the iranians understand our message. and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces, to increase our vigilance and work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out into a regional conflict. but the risk is real, therefore, our vigilance is high and the steps that we are taking to deter that and prevent that are serious, systemic, and ongoing. >> that was a clip from abc news. he was also on with jake on cnn, as well. but there is enormous concern right now. you can feel it, i can feel it, we're both here in tel aviv. we're speaking with a lot of israelis. enormous concern that's what's going on in gaza could dramatically escalate. >> you heard it from jake sullivan right there, if there is an escalation, the united states will jump into this,

which will turn this into a major war. that was -- warning people, that was just something that blew over. it's very windy. but, it's interesting, because bianna golodryga was on frearee zakaria gps today and asked tbt the foreign minister of iran, and she said, do you think the red line has been crossed and you are willing to go to war with the united states, and his answer was, we don't want this war to spread. and then he stopped talking about it. so he didn't sort of push this forward. he did not say "yes." he sort of said, we don't want this to spread and kind of moved on to other things. so fascinating when pressed, the response was a bit different than the speeches that were made, by the way, at the u.n., and what we saw from the president of iran as well. >> the real concern is that

hezbollah could start firing off rockets towards israel. they could reach where we are here in tel aviv. they have enormous capability as well. if that happens, the israelis will respond big-time against lebanon. >> and that's what we heard from netanyahu. that's what we heard from the defense minister. if they start in, they are going to go after lebanon as well. they'll have a war on two fronts. you can imagine if there is a proof that iran is directly involved, that the united states is likely going to get involved in this. and this will turn into a regional conflagration. >> we'll have more on the u.s. moving troops, including a couple thousand marines to this area, closer and closer to israel, closer to the action, enormous concern in washington as well as israel. we'll continue our analysis of what's going on. coming up, what the u.s. says it is doing right now to get americans out of gaza. we're going live to the white house. more of our special coverage from here in the middle east, when we come back.

all it takes is one missile. one air strike to miss its target or be too close to where you are. we're trying to stay strong, but we cannot help but feel hopeless and abandoned, given it's been 18 days and yet no concrete help from the state department. >> that was abboud cal speaking with cnn earlier this week along with his wife and daughter. they're among the hundreds of american citizens trapped in gaza kevin liptak joins us now from delaware. what is the white house doing to bring these americans home? >> the white house says this is an urgent priority, now on the same level of urgency of getting those hostages released from gaza. they're trying to talk to all of the players who are involved in this, egypt, israel, and hamas to try to find a way to get foreign nationals, including

those hundreds of americans out of gaza. but certainly, that isn't necessarily solace to the americans who are waiting and have been waiting for weeks to get some answers from the state department. at one point, they were told to head south towards that rafah crossing, but when they got there, the gates were closed and they haven't been able to get out yet. earlier today, the u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan did talk to our colleague jake tapper and explained a little bit of where this process stands. listen to what he said. >> the egyptians are prepared to allow american citizens and foreign nationals to come through the rafah gate into egypt. the israelis have no issue with that. hamas has been preventing their departure and making a series of demands. i can't go through those demands in public, but that is the subject of the discussions and the negotiation that are ongoing. >> so certainly, not a lot of answers about what hamas is looking for in these

negotiations, but it was interesting, the president also spoke earlier today with the egyptian president. in that conversation, they made the point that egypt would not take palestinians if they were to leave gaza, if they were displaced. so egypt willing to take foreign nationals, but not necessarily palestinians as it concludes these talks with the u.s., jim. >> and even, the white house has repeatedly refused to criticize israel's strategy in gaza. how is the white house balancing support for israel and these growing humanitarian concerns? >> reporter: yeah, it's certainly a fine line. you saw that play out in the president's phone call with prime minister netanyahu earlier today. the president reinforcing in that call israel's right to defend itself and its right to respond to the hamas terror attacks. but also everyone sidesing and underscoring the need to adhere to international humanitarian law to protect civilian. and you've seen this play out over the last several weeks.

president biden certainly very staunch in his support for israel in public, but behind the scenes, white house officials saying very tough questions are being asked about what israel's intelligences are, what it hopes to achieve in this ground offensive. in fact, i am told that the u.s. did apply pressure on israel to restore internet connectivity in gaza. that was a very important step in the eyes of the americans. so that people in the strip could get information out and so people could communicate with people who are still stuck in gaza. so certainly a very fine line. and one thing that a president is probably expecting and we can probably expect is growing pressure from the progressive left in the united states, with a president to say more and do more about what we're seeing on the ground in gaza. certainly, the president has talked about the need to protect civilian lives, buts thatn't necessarily gone far enough for

some of his democratic allies. >> that connectivity in gaza is also critical for journalists to get reports out of gaza for what is going on out of gaza as well. kevin liptak there in wilmington for us. coming up, israel says it struck hezbollah's military infrastrtructure in n southern lebanon.n. its reasasoning aheaead.

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as israel continues its expanding ground operation in gaza, the situation to the north of israel in lebanon is also heating up in a major way. israel now has struck several hezbollah targets in lebanon over the past 24 hours, taking out what the israeli defense forces say are hezbollah military compounds and observation posts. cnn's ben wedeman is joining us now from beirut in lebanon. ben, what do we know about the latest attacks, first of all,

launched from lebanon against various targets in israel? >> well, we know, for instance, that one group, which seems to be a sunni lebanese group allied with hamas is with an israeli community just on the other side of the border. hezbollah for its part also launched a variety of strikes. they also say that they were able to shoot down an israeli drone with a surface-to-air missile. now, as you said, the israelis are responded. the israeli military has put out a series of videos showing hits on buildings and other targets that they say are part of hezbollah's military infrastructure. and today it did seem in the afternoon that it was more intense than it has been on other days, keeping in mind, wolf, that hezbollah started to fire into israel on the 8th of october, just one day after

hamas' surprise attack on israel and on a daily basis, there have been, there has been fire back and forth between israel and hezbollah, and these other groups along the border between the two countries. >> amidst all of this, sources are now telling cnn that the united arab emirates will seek what they're calling a humanitarian pause resolution over at the united nations security council. tell us why this potentially is very significant. >> it's a binding resolution that they're trying to work out if other members of the u.n. security council. the uae is the only arab member, a temporary member, on that security council. now, they're asking for an immediate humanitarian pause in the fighting in gaza, followed by additional pauses if the first one actually goes into

effect. however, previous draft resolutions for a humanitarian pause were vetoed by the united states. the united states sending a rather unambiguous message. for instance, we heard from john kirby, the spokesman for the white house security council as far as israel's operation in gaza goes, in his words, there are no red lines. >> ben, you're in beirut, the capital of legnon. how concerned are lebanese officials about potentially a huge war erupting between israel and various targets in southern lebanon, how concerned are they about this war widening that could include major targets inside lebanon? >> reporter: they're very concerned. certainly what we've heard from officials in beirut is that the last thing they want is a war

with israel. the problem is, officials in beirut don't have much control over hezbollah and other groups that are firing into israel. but already, the effects of the skirmishes, the tensions along the border are being felt at least 29,000 people have fled to safer ground further north. and of course, the worry is that if lebanon gets dragged into another war with israel, it could be a repeat or much worse than what we saw back in 2006. the israelis have for a long time made it very clear that if there's another round of serious fighting, a war between hezbollah and israel, that in the words of the defense minister of israel, prior to this current conflict, he said if hezbollah launches another war with israel, israel will bomb lebanon back of stone age.

wolf? >> very disturbing developments. very worrisome develops for all of us that have covered middle east over many, many year like you and i have. jum, thank you so much pncht ultraorthodox jewish men are often exempt from military service, but now many are now volunteering for duty. here's sara sidner with more on t that. all right. we'll get this report right after this break. stay with us. still ahead, mike pence is out of the running for the republican nomination. he's repeatedly faced anger from his former boss for refusing to block the certification of the 2020 election. police officer harry dunn who defended the capital on that day has just written a book about that experience. he joins us live. stay with us for that as well as sara sidnener's importrtant rep

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ultraorthodox jewish men are often exempt from military service in israel, but now many are volunteering for duty after the october 7th hamas attack. here's cnn's sara sidner with more. >> reporter: moti leitner reads the torah at least an hour every day. his family is one of the 1.2 million ultraorthodox jews who live here in israel. for decades, many in his community have fought against israel's mandatory military service for every jewish, israeli man and woman, as soon as they turn 18. this year, the ultra-orthodox tried to get a law passed to exempt them from having to enlist, a major source of friction in israeli society. then, october 7th happened. have you ever fired a weapon? picked up a weapon before? >> no.

never held a gun or something like this. >> reporter: that is about to change. >> in a few days, i will go to the israeli army. >> reporter: leitner enlisted after the murderous attack on hamas by men, women, and children many israel. it completely shook us, broke all conceptions, he says. we thought we had the privilege to stand at the side and not be part of, and now we realize it's not just sustainable. he says most of the ultra-orthodox here believe their jobs are to keep the jewish lreligion alive and well with spending their days studying the torah. the israeli military reported between 2019 and 2021, only about 1,200 or so ultra-orthodox jews were conscripted annually, that's out of 12,000 potential

applicants. why do the ultra-orthodox not want to serve in the army. the ultra-orthodox people have an ethos that studying the torah gis the country a metaphysical layer of defense. but he says he cannot see how that is enough now. and he knows many others feel the same. i personally sat in my living room and just cried for a day. we can't just go on with our daily lives. we said "never again" after the holocaust, and if we want to be able to say that again to next generations and promise our children a sustainable future, we have to solve this issue. in hebrew, this sign says, "together we will win." it's very rare to see this kind of nationalistic language in ultra-orthodox neighborhoods like this one in israel. you're also seeing a lot of israeli flags plastered all over

the place. that doesn't happen in normal times and gives you a sense that some opinions against the ultra-orthodox has changed. leitner's wife's upon has certainly changed, but she does worry about one thing pch >> i worry more if he don't know how to hold a weapon and i also want to know how to -- i want to have a license for a gun also. you know, we are not in switzerland. >> there is one more difficult thing he has to do with his family before he goes to serve. tell his children yahuhda, elizabeth, and abigail, 9, 7, 6 years old. they're oblivious to the changes they're about to experience at home due to war. sara sidner, cnn. switching gear also tonight, the republican 2024 presidential field is beginning to consolidate as some of the party

hope to find an alternative to donald trump. his former vice president, mike pence, suspend his campaign this weekend after failing to gain traction among gop voters. perhaps the biggest reason why, he failed to help trump overturn the election results. really jb officer dunn's emotional testimony during 2023 hearings. >> -- lobby near the rotunda, some wearing maga hats and shirts saying "trump 2020." i told thm to leave the capitol, and in response they yelled, no, man, this is our house. then the crowd, perhaps in around 20 people joined in screaming, "boo, plooep." no one had ever, ever called me a [ bleep ] while wearing the uniform of a capitol police off

officer. >> now dunn is sharing his experience in his new book, "standing his ground" and here to talk with me is officer harry dunn. this is his book right here. great to see you, as always. i want to talk to you about the book in just a second, but we were chatting about it in the commercial break. let's talk about it. mike pence dropping out of the presidential race this past weekend. what does it say to you that this decision to uphold the constitution is how a negative for somebody running for president in the republican party. what do you think about that? >> i think it speaks to where we are as a nation that there's no place -- it's not my opinion, it just appears there's no place for a person like mike pence within the republican party. maybe he isn't extreme enough. and it's just unfortunate -- don't get me wrong, i don't support mike pence for president, but it's an unfortunate thing that you have to be extreme to be even a legitimate contender in the republican party. that's just what it seems like. >> yeah. in your book, you write this

about january 6th. i want people responsible for that day, including trump and anybody else who conspired to breach the capitol and try to halt our democracy to pay a price just like we did. and of course, this past week you saw that abc reported that trump's former chief of staff, mark meadows, was granted immunity by the special counsel. what was your reaction to that? is mark meadows one of these guys you want to see some kind of a price, or ultimately trump that you want to see pay? >> anybody responsible. whether that was miark meadows r not. i know in d.c., mark meadows wasn't charged. i'm not sure the case down in georgia, he was obviously charged with something. plea deal or immunity, it makes me a little frustrated that people can just tell the truth and that just gets them out of trouble, already once it's too late. like, it's already too late. but now it's kind of like giving them a pass. i try to keep my confidence about that, because it makes me frustrated. i appreciate what it leads to. i don't like the road map to how

they get to getting the big fish, so to speak. >> is there a party that thinks that donald trump will ultimately be held accountable? >> so far, he is being held to account with all the different charges that he's facing. but i -- it's in the justice department's hands now. and ultimately, the people's hands, because he'll be judged by his peers. that's what he's going to be held accountable by. so it's up to them now. >> and i'm sure you saw this, louisiana republican congressman mike johnson was made the speaker of the house. he was one of the masterminds of the effort to overturn the 2020 election results in the house of representatives. he was one of the leading forces behind that. are you concerned about himming the speaker of the house? >> that's how our ghoworks. the people in the house have a majority right now, they're republican, and they elected them to represent their party.

so all we can do is sit back and trust and hope that he represents the will of the american people and sit back and just wait. that's how democracy works. they elect a speaker and just see what happens. >> but is there a part of you worries that what might happen after the 2024 election? january 6th, 2025. that day will come. do you get into some of that in the book? i do talk about that in the book. one of the main things about accountability is a deterrent to keep things like from happening ever again. that's all we have right now, is a little bit of hope. so accountability hasn't been had yet at the very top level. >> because you have guys like mike pence did the right thing on january 6th. can't run for president. mike johnson worked to overturn the election results and became speaker of the house. >> that's why we need more good people fighting the good fight, so to speak. just, we need individuals, one, to care, and then two, make

their voices heard at the ballot box. your vote is one of the most powerful tools that us americans have. and not just standing back, rage tweeting or whatever. let's get out there inspire people. that's what we talk about in my book, how it's important for us to care about democracy skprp in it. >> you posted this on "x," i see there's going to be an open congressional seat in maryland this week. that was about congressman sarbanes in maryland deciding not to run for re-election. anything you want to share with us tonight, harry? are you running? thinking about it? >> sure. it's an intriguing thought, sure. but i haven't given it much serious thought. what more of a way to continue -- a continuation of public service than to represent the people. but i'm focused on my job now as an officer. don't be -- i'm not ruling it out, but it's not a decision i'm prepared to make at this time. but it's intriguing. >> it's there. you're thinking about?

>> sure. >> and you write in the book you're still struggling with what's happened on january 6th. you just said a moment ago, i'm still a police officer. is it hard to do this job given what you've been through? >> no. yes. it's a nuanced answer. yes, it's difficult because you face the ptsd, the stress, the trauma from that day, but it's not difficult to do it because of why you're doing it. so much is riding on democracy and being able to protect and provide a safe area for members of congress to fulfill their congressional responsibilities. it's so important, too, especially in this day and age we're living at with the political violence the way that it is, the rhetoric that just happened. it's very. it's even more necessary now to do the people's work. >> officer harry dunn, this is the book right now, standing my ground. you did stand your ground, and

we'll have to see where you're standing it next. >> thanks a lot. >> go, dukes. >> coming up, much more on the breaking news in israel. also, celebrities and fans mourning matthew perry. this was just stunning news last night, died at just 54 years old. best known for his role as chandler on "friends." more on his life and legacy, straight ahead.

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unresponsive at his home in los angeles. he was only 54 years old and he was unforgettable on "friends" on the show that he was best known for. >> only one banana nut muffin left. >> i ordered mine first. >> yeah, but i'm so much faster. >> give it to me. >> no. >> give it to me! >> okay. you can have it. [ laughter ] >> cnn's camila bernal joins us now. camila, what a loss. he was just one of those actors in the '90s that we all could relate to, kind of sarcastic, funny, but at the same time had a tragic life. it's just so sad that he passed away. what more can you tell us? >> a difficult life, jim, but he said that he wanted to share his struggles because he wanted to help other people. i do want to give you an update in terms of the investigation

and last we heard about the cause of death. the medical examiner's office essentially signaling that they need more investigate of steps to determine the cause of death. at the moment, they have updated that cause of death to reflect deferred and what that means according to the guidelines is that more studies are needed, but essentially what that also means is that more time is needed. of course, many of his fans want to know exactly what happened here because this was so sudden. a lot of people were left in shock, of course, saddened and now remembering all those good moments that we saw as an actor and also as a person. >> authorities in los angeles are still trying to determine a cause of death for "friends" star matthew perry. perry who was 54 skyrocketed to stardom as the affable chandler bing on the sitcom "friends" in fine. you know what? we'll both sit in the chair. fine with me.

[ laughter ] >> i am so comfortable. >> me, too. >> in pack, i think i might be a little too comfortable. >> all right. >> perry was found unresponsive saturday in his hot tub accor according to "the los angeles times," the news met with shock and sadness by fan those who knew him. >> instantly i thought oh, no, how horrible and then i started thinking about what a difficult life he led. he struggle so much off camera and for a guy who was so effortless on camera, his timing and his good nature always just upbeat and quick, and then you realize it's the exact opposite when he's not. he just struggled, struggled, struggled so hard with painkillers and addiction, and i think we're hearing there's no foul play, but immediately you

think what wear and tear that poor heart of his took. >> warner brothers television group which known wrote in part, his legacy will live on in the hearts of so many. this is a heartbreaking day, and we send our love to his family, his loved ones and all of his devoted fans. perry struggled with addiction for many years, publishing a candid memoir titled "friends, lovers and the big terrible thing". >> it was so impressive to hear because he said at one point he was taking 55 vicodins a day, things that were shocking to anyone on screen and not knowing him in real life and one of the things he said that while he was on "friends" the cast stepped in and said we need to help you. >> an l.a. fire department spokesman telling cnn a call came in far a water rescue

emergency around 4:00 p.m. pacific time. a law enforcement source says while no foul play is suspected, perry's death remains under investigations. >> tell you what, when we're 40, if neither of us are married, what do you say you and i get together and have one. >> why won't i be married when i'm 40? >> oh, no. i just meant hypothetically. >> and in many of the interviews that he did as well, he was promoting his book, he spoke about those struggles, but also said he wanted to be remembered not just as someone who helped other people. he wanted to be remembered as somebody who lived well and loved well. we have not heard from the cast of 14s. these are friends on and off camera, and we are waiting to hear what they have to say, because, of course, this can't be an easy time for them at the moment. of course, we'll keep you updated in terms of what that reaction has been. >> all right, camila. thank you very much. we appreciate it.

coming up, we'll continue our coverage of israel at war. the u.s. is moving more assets to the region amid growing concerns about the conflict and whether it will expand. those details ahead.

♪ good evening. you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. my colleague wolf blitzer is live for us in tel aviv, israel. the international tension stoked by israel and gaza. we are seeing this remarkable video from the southern russian republic of dagestan.