♪ ♪ received a warm welcome to everyone watching us here in the united states and around the world. i am paula newton. israel's military is identifying their ground operations against hamas targets in gaza as it keeps up it strikes from the air. the israel defense forces said on sunday that it struck more

than four to 50 targets over the past day, including command centers and missile missile launch sites. published by israeli media, idf forces have advanced about two miles, or little bit more than three kilometers inside gaza. the troops in the video taken on sunday can be seen putting an israeli flag on a resort hotel rooftop in gaza. as the ground invasion expand, the united nations this morning that the very fabric of society in gaza is starting to break down. with people breaking into warehouses to try to find survival essentials. the u.s. secretary-general says the situation there is growing more desperate by the hour. cnn's scott mclean is following developments from london. scott, we heard from many politicians and many aid organizations around the world that this aid was waiting at the gates. what more are we learning about what can be done in the days to come to try to

alleviate the desperation? >> it does not seem like very much at this stage, paula. france, for instance, said that it sent 17 tons of aid meant for gaza to egypt yesterday, which is all well and good, assuming that aid can actually get into gaza to help the people that it is meant to. the difficulty is that as of yesterday afternoon, only 10 trucks were allowed through the border crossing after having passed security checks to get into the territory. as you mentioned, the u.n. and the world food programs are mentioning that there -- say that this is a sign that the hunger and desperation is growing and that people are losing hope. it is pretty easy to see why. according to save the children, more children have died in gaza in just the last three weeks than were killed in all global armed conflicts in all of last year and for each of the last three years.

and there are no signs that the fighting will let up anytime soon. there is not much left of the mosque in central gaza. the building was flattened by an overnight is really airstrike. people inside the neighboring apartment blocks were not spared either. roofs were ripped right off. everything now covered in a pale shade of gray. more than a dozen were killed and more injured according to medical staff at the local hospital where outside, the bodies of those killed are wrapped in white sheets and marked with their names. both the idf and the israeli prime minister have renewed calls for civilians to urgently evacuate northern gaza. the apartment buildings next to the mosque were filled with people who had heated those warnings. believing that central gaza would be safer . there were no warnings at all, the survivor said. seeing the entire thing collapsing on us. we did not know exactly where

the hit was. we started running to get our children out. it is a miracle they survived. this man said there were no warnings. it was a strong airstrike. the people pulled us from underneath the rubble and took us to the hospital. cnn has reached out to the idf for comment. israel said the overnight, some 450 terror targets were hit. and say that some strikes were directed by troops now on the ground inside of gaza. this was the aftermath of one of those strikes on a family home in southern gaza. the desperate scramble to move slabs of concrete, hoping to find survivors. instead, they found at least one body. by debris, the urgency is gone. a pile of rubble is all that is left. hospitals already at the breaking point are getting more overwhelmed. saturday, doctors operated on this boy on the floor. palestinian red crescent now says that israeli authorities

called the hospital in gaza city twice with a clear and direct threat that the hospital must be evacuated at once, otherwise, the red crescent holds full responsibility for the lives of everyone inside. that amounts to hundreds of patients and thousands more people taking shelter. israel says it called more than twice since the war began and says that the hamas is shielding themselves inside of hospitals. foreign aid is entering gaza at a trickle. the desperation apparent in this video of people ransacking a u.n. warehouse, carrying out bags of food. it may be a temporary lifeline for those people. the u.n. call that a worrying sign that civil order is starting to [ inaudible ] the hospital they got the warnings to evacuate is the second largest in gaza. the palestinian red crescent is

calling on the international community to safeguard that hospital, but frankly, there have already been strikes targeting very nearby. in fact, it is so close that the hospital itself was damaged. as you can see in this video, some of the hallways are being clouded with dust in the aftermath. the hospital director says that in addition to the sick and injured, including children and babies who are still in incubators, there are 12,000 people taking shelter there. the vast majority of them are women and children. he says that there is frankly no safe way to evacuate all of those people. he also denied the israeli accusation that hamas is taking cover there, saying no one who is armed is allowed inside the facility. the w.h.o. had previously stated that is really insistent or an israeli calls for the hospital and others across northern gaza were tantamount to a death

sentence for the sick and injured . >> that kind of operation is just not possible, even under normal circumstances, nevermind as airstrikes are going. scott mclean, thank you for the update . the humanitarian crisis as you just saw is just taking a heavy toll on gaza's children. cnn spoke to four children and one adult at a refugee camp about their traumatizing experiences and living conditions as this war rages on. here are some of their absolutely heartbreaking stories. listen. >> translator: this is the most difficult war for us because we were going to school like any normal people, but heard the sound of rockets, so we went back home. discontinued. so we went to our relatives in the city center. we went there, but the war continued, as a result, we came here. >> translator: we have come here to the schools. i do not know how to describe the schools. they are virtually lifeless. for the children, grown-ups and the elderly. the elderly cannot go down to the toilets.

they walk on the stairs with difficulty. when they go to the toilet, they find them dirty. we do not know what to do. i swear to god we feel sorry for the children and the elderly. there is no bread, gas, food. simple food. we cannot even sort it out for the children. this child is suffering with burns. she received the birds what we were escaping. >> translator: we were not safe. we are not living like normal people. we would like to go back to our homes. the occupation destroyed our life, destroyed our beautiful way of living. we have the right to play. we have the right to feed them. the simplest thing a child needs, we have been deprived of. >> translator: here, we queue up to just get a small barrel of water for 60 or 70 people. this barrel would only last for one day. and it is impossible for it to last a second day. we stand in the sun. the children stand from 1:00 to 4:00 to get the water that we get. sometimes we push each other saying, we need water, we need

water. it takes -- to get water in the sweltering heat. no toilet, no water. sheltering here is difficult. life is difficult. there is no gas. we are effectively dead here, just existing, not living. >> translator: we have lost our right to education and lost our right to play. life here is not good. water is scarce, bread is scarce, everything is scarce. life here is no good. and i wish we could go back. there is no water and no electricity. we could hardly get water. electricity does not come a lot. once a day. >> joining me now to discuss all of this is james elder, he is a spokesperson for unicef. i thank you for being with us as we try to get an update on the situation. i want to ask you, it's been an incredibly tough few days, especially as we see four children, a lot of airstrikes, they were under communications blackout. what more you learning about the situation?

>> exactly that, paula, that just some three weeks, you have had children, 1 million children, let us be clear on the enormity of the number of boys and girls. you see if you there, but more than 1 million children are living in hell. the ferocity and relentlessness of the attacks and bombardments, then you hear the reports coming out from the ministry of health in gaza, whilst you have children living in hell, you have many thousands who are diving the dying there. it is impossible not to oversee the gravity of what they are enduring. yet, no water, no medicine, no cease-fire. what we are hurtling towards is unimaginable horrors. the difficult thing is, there is a way out. it is very, very clear. what they're saying is from the very start is it is not as

complex as the western world may see it. it is a cease-fire. it is to open those gates and get a massive amount of aid to boys and girls. otherwise, we are getting reports of hundreds, hundreds of boys and girls being killed and injured every day. >> and when we talk about what the holdup maybe, i had mentioned, we had president biden, president mccrone is now weighing in as well. many different leaders saying we need to have more aid. what is the holdup, and is unicef involved in trying to unravel what has happened at the crossing? >> yes, it is a great question. it comes down to politics now. we use every access point, every avenue, every leader on the ground in gaza, the bravest people who are trying to keep their families safe. and get some of the tiny fragments of aid that still exists people, or as you said, the officers and world leaders, unicef will use every avenue we possibly can. but we see a trickle.

we see a couple of dozen trucks getting in. that's water, medicines that will save children. we know that if we don't get another 200 trucks in, we would make a game changing difference for those children, even allowing for bombardments. we would see no sense of abating. it is the same message from the secretary-general, from my executive director of unicef. we need a massive increase of aid. it is just so basic. you have almost now about 5% of the water system functioning. so whilst we see these graphic images, graphic of boys and girls who have been pulled from rubble. mothers in immense amount of grief who will wake up and grieve every day because they will wake up without their little boy or girl, water now becomes a real threat to children as well. we saw many, many brave colleagues in gaza. she spoke about her four-year-

old saying, mommy, i just want normal water. normal being not dirty water. unsafe water that she is getting. her other child, her seven-year- old, spoke about the trauma that she has got. she talked -- caught her daughter scratching her thighs to the point of bleeding. and when you're calling out, what can you do about this level of trauma that is facing every child in gaza. she said all she focuses on every days keeping these two alive. if i can keep them alive and i tell my son every day, then i will look at the trauma. that is not a normal scenario. it is not exceptional for any parent, paula, as we all know. it is also an avoidable scenario. this is what is so heartbreaking right now. >> in terms of it being an avoidable scenario, israel continues to tell people, even in hospitals, people who are sheltering, those families, that they must evacuate to the south of the gaza strip. how are you in the coming hours or days, the people who need to

heed that call perhaps who are in danger, who just won't be able to? >> exactly. terrified, horrified, as everyone is in every moment of the last three weeks. whether it is twentysomething israeli children who are somewhere in gaza who need to be out immediately, who need to be released back to their families, or as you say, hospitals. this is nonsensical to think that someone in icu, already when you've gotten far, far more people in desperate need of medical help then beds, or a baby in an incubator, running out of fuel and medicine, can be moved somewhere, that is simply not the case. our colleagues from w.h.o. that it weeks ago. it is a death sentence. these warnings are simply not realistic. again, as we discussed that, what that means is, if you are a mom, and use the shrapnel or

seen what shrapnel does to a child, is designed to route through cement and building, it is devastating to a child's body, if your child survived that. and you are just praying that they will survive the coming days, and you're told you must evacuate, and a doctor says, i now must choose which one of these children in icu lives or dies, this is unacceptable by any international humanitarian law. and this is why unicef will keep using every that we can. whether it's the highest leaders in the land, or broadcasters like yourself, to answer those most basic things. a massive, massive increase in aid to children and a cease- fire. >> , we will have to leave it there for now as we hope more humanitarian aid does reach gaza, especially for the children. thank you. >> thank you . informatics ordinances tell us that the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting on monday. united arab emirates is six executive seek a binding

resolution from other security council members for immediate positive fighting. the uae is the only arab country that is currently a member of the security council. to date, the u.s. has vetoed a resolution of the security council, calling for a cease- fire. and voting is a similar resolution of the general assembly on friday. still ahead for us, the israeli military says it has struck in more hezbollah targets. whwhy is spaparking fefears a w regiononal conflicict.

israeli forces say they struck military facilities inside syria just a few hours ago. the exact target is not clear, but idf says it came in response to launches from israel from inside syria. israel also says it struck -- in southern lebanon on sunday. and that was in response towards shelling of northern israel. it comes as the war in gaza has raised concerns over ain t in lebanon with more. >> reporter: the border between lebanon and israel remains a tense as hezbollah fired missiles into israel, and

israel responded with air and artillery strikes. since the eighth of october after hamas surprise attack, hezbollah is fired at israel on a daily basis, with other groups including hamas and palestinian islamic jihad also launching thousands of rockets. they're trying to infiltrate across the border. in israel, they have hit back, targeting, among other things it says, hezbollah infrastructure. hezbollah concedes that almost 50 of its fighters have been killed in the scrimmages. several lebanese civilians have also been killed. according to the international organization for migration, around 29 29,000 civilians have fled communities along the border to safer ground further north. the continued scrimmages on the border are feeding fears that conflict in gaza could spark a broader regional conflict. friday, the u.s. embassy advised all u.s. citizens to leave lebanon now while commercial flights are still available.

the u.s. just the latest country to urge their nationals to leave while they still can. a hint of where hezbollah seizes conflict going make him this friday when the groups charismatic but reclusive leader , silent until now, is scheduled to make a speech. i am ben wedemen, cnn, reporting from beirut . coming up, and international court prosecutor sasays israel l needs toto let huhumanitarianan aid into o gaz wewe will hearar from him, nexe

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icc prosecutor. here is part of that conversation. >> there should be no doubt that every decision-maker from the head of government to military advisers, to lawyers that are making targeting decisions, should be on notice that they will be required to justify every strike against every civilian object, whether it is a dwelling house, a school, a hospital, a church or a mosque, because they are protected unless they become military objectives. and that requires analysis and information. and this could be complex. as to be seen what it's been used for, and has a particular object lost its protection. and then one has to look at proportionality. the principal distinction in the first instance. and then secondly, is a proportionate to the military advantage that thought to be obtained. and what has have a very frantic approach to this.

and that is why we have an icc . >> reporter: can you give us ideas of the possible war crimes you've seen committed over the last three weeks? >> i cannot really comment on that. what i can see clearly is the willful killing and hostagetaking are great breaches of the geneva conventions. is a crime to target willfully civilian objects or civilians. is a requirement of the geneva conventions to allow humanitarian assistance to civilians. it can be a crime. is a crime under their own statute to deny that. i think that is, again, a matter that needs urgent consideration by israel, that medicine can go to women and children and men. >> the executive director for the transition center of international justice. he joins me now from new york. good to have your insights here. as we just heard from the icc prosecutor, you, in fact, right

that the hamas attack was, and your words, brutal and discriminant. you also say that israel's response has been no less horrific. how and why do you see an equivalent there? >> thank you. thank you very much for having me. i think these attacks have to be understood independently, but also, related to the content. and each party to the conflict -- from the icc prosecutor, the information that they've conducted -- in the case of hamas, i think we've clearly seen all the images of their war crimes and crimes against humanity that they have committed. and the response of israel, i think, a tax on civilian infrastructure and population is hard to understand that is proportionate and the principle of this has been in compliance [ indiscernible ] so i think that is amounts or it could

amount to international war crime in this context. >> understood. and you answer my next question that i was going to ask you. if you arty have observed what you believed would be able to be proven war crimes in an international court? >> clearly, the determination of any international crime relies on an accord. national or international accord. judging by what we are watching on the screens, what you are showing, the witnesses that are sending information, footage, testimonies, and also judging by the statements of the parties to the conflict, it is very, very likely to be -- international criminal court. i am not a judge, and this is not a court, but i think many, many of the conduct that we are witnessing these days raise the prospects of commitment of crimes. >> we just heard from -- and on

either side of this conflict, unnoticed, right? he said that every act of war will have to be justified, in his words, be required to justify every strike against every civilian and every civilian infrastructure. what i want to know from you is how can that warning actually be effective? he is there in egypt, and he is hoping that it has some kind of a deterrent effect. >> yes, i think the conflict in the state, they are both responsible to abide by [ indiscernible ] and now with all the digital infrastructure that we have in the world, there are a lot of ways to collect documentation. there is satellite images, other source information, many news statements. and as i've said before, witnesses and statements of victims. so i think the moment will come that both parties of the conflict will be held accountable for their conduction of hostilities that needs to be abided by the

principles of international law. as with her before, the military necessity, the principle of proportionality, and of course, the principle of humanity which is putting humanity and the civilian appellation at the core of hostilities. >> it has been depressing how little humanity we have seen in the images thus far. you argue that what we are witnessing today though sits atop, in your words again, a mountain of impunity for past crimes. and yet, impunity is the issue here. arguably state and nonstate actors in many cases, all over the world, they do have immunity. they still have not been prosecuted to this momentary so i'm asking you, again, if we want or humanity to be exercised here, how do we go about getting that in real time? >> yes, at the moment of the conduction of hostilities, it is difficult to have a

conversation about accountability. it is more about putting pressure on the parties to the conflict on the expectation that they will hold accountable for their conduct. accountability has come at national or international level for war crimes. it is a little tough. it is not easy. it requires a lot of political support and social demand and collective effort. we have done in different countries. it can come at a national and international level. what is important here is that the violations that are being committed, the impact on civilian population, including children, as we are seeing is under scriptable. and those crimes need to be politically censored, morally and ethically censored. and of course, justice needs to be watching and looking at those now to be held accountable. it will happen with a lot of effort in the political world. and that is --'s how civil societies in many countries

were created are full-time job, just trying to hold the perp! perpetrators accountable and bring justice to the victim on both sides. this is beginning of as he said, a forensic investigation, but beginning nonetheless. fernando travesi, thank you nonetheless. appreciate it . >> thank you for having me. still ahead for us, chaos ensues at an airport in russia republic when a flight arriving from tel aviv is swarmed by angry protesters.

some disturbing images of how the conflict between israel and hamas is having a ripple effect in other regions. this was the chaotic scene at an airport in the russian republic of dagestan. video shows a large crowd getting on the tarmac. some of them waving palestinian flags after the plane arrived from tel aviv.

images verified by cnn show people within the crowd holding anti-semitic signs. the dagestan health ministry says at least 10 people were injured, two critically. authorities have closed the airport until tuesday and are investigating how to ensure it is safe going forward. israel said it was working with russian authorities to secure the well-being of jews and israelis at the site. in the u.s. is calling on russia to protect israelis and jews after the incident . u.s. president joe biden spoke with an israeli egyptian leader on sunday. the white house is he stressed the need for more humanitarian aid to get into gaza. >> reporter: president biden spoke for the first time today with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu since israel expect expanded its assault on gaza. in that phone conversation, the president reiterated that israel had the right to defend itself, but also underscored the need to do so in a manner consistent with international

human humanitarian law that prioritizes the protection of civilians. that was from the white house summary of the call. this is all illustrative of the fine line that president biden is walking as he confronts this growing crisis in the middle east. on the one hand, is a staunch defender of israel, and certainly a defender of its right to protect itself. but he is also calling for protection of civilians and calling on israel to adhere to international humanitarian law and avoid targeting civilians. and certainly, as the images out of gaza come to light, there will be pressure on president biden certainly from the progressive left in the united states, but also from american arab partners to do more and to say more. to ease the humanitarian suffering. in that phone call with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, president biden did say there was a need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian assistance.

we did learn more from the u.s. national security adviser, jake sullivan, about those negotiations to free hostages who are being held in gaza. among them, potentially americans. he said the expanded effort in gaza had not stop those negotiations, but that so far, hamas had not been forthcoming in releasing the hostages. and they also addressed these efforts to get americans who are stuck in gaza, hundreds of them, out across the border into egypt. he did say that the egyptians are willing to accept foreign nationals and that the israelis are also not putting up resistance to that effort. but that so far, hamas is making their own demands and putting up resistance to opening that border. the president biden certainly remains focused on the situation in the middle east. we also learned that he did speak to the egyptian president . with him, he discussed the humanitarian aid efforts and they also discussed the

expanded gaza offensive. but interestingly, the two men also discussed the importance of ensuring that palestinians in gaza are not displaced to egypt or any other nation. and so while the egyptians appear receptive to having foreign nationals cross the border into egypt, it does not appear as if they were receptive to having palestinians cross that border. cnn, wilmington, delaware. more to come here on cnn, including a live report from hong kong american n politicic was forceded to appear in couru after r bringing a a gunun t to city's a airport.

a u.s. politician has been acquitted on a gun charge by a hong kong court. washington state senator jeff wilson was charged for possession of a firearm without a license. that was after flying into hong kong international airport just over a week ago. cnn is in hong kong and joins us live now. kristi, can you explain what happened here, especially now that it seems you have been acquitted? >> absolutely, paula. a hong kong court today has dropped a firearms charge against american politician one week after he was arrested for carrying a gun into the city in his carry-on bag.

washington state senator jeff wilson. he appeared at the west kowloon court today. he wore a black suit and appeared very intense in court. after deliberation and his charges dismissed, and a 24 month bind over order was given, and conditions for the order included abstaining from possessing firearms and ammunition for two years, and his gun was also confiscated. it was on october the 21st when wilson was arrested at the hong kong international airport after he arrived on a flight from san francisco. he was tried with possession of arms not a license. is an offense -- up to 14 years in prison with a fine of more than 12,000 u.s. dollars. shortly after he was arrested, he said he did not realize that his gun was in his briefcase, while he and his wife are traveling for what was supposed to be a five week vacation in asia. and he only discovered the weapon, which was an unloaded gun, midflight.

in a statement that was just released from his office today, we have it for you, let's bring it up. this is what wilson said. he said, quote, this was a mistake on my part and i regret it. i packed quickly and failed to check the contents of my briefcase. over the pacific, i reached into my briefcase for gum and felt like gun instead. my heart sank. i understood immediately what it happened, unquote. wilson said as soon as the plane landed in hong kong, he immediately alerted customs officials. hong kong has very strict gun control laws. no one is allowed to possess any arms or ammunition unless they have a police license. and licenses are only given to police officers or security guards and shooting range operators. today in court, the magistrate said that the senator, quote, should have known that hong kong laws are very strict. since he's a trade geld delegate, he has traveled frequent into the region.

wilson said that he is happy to see the matter resolved, and he is looking forward to resuming his vacation with his wife back to you, paula davis really could have turned out much differently. kristie, thank you so much for updating us. appreciate it . turning onto the density community of lewiston in the state of maine. >> brian mcfarlane. >> [ bell tolling ] >> keith mcnair. [ bell tolling ] >> mourners held a prayer vigil -- the tragedy marks the deadliest mass shooting in the united states so far this year. the white house says an official from its gun violence prevention office is heading to the state to try to support the grieving communities. meantime, troubling new details shared with cnn shows authorities were warned about the gunman weeks before the rampage. police tried to conduct a welfare check on robert card after concerns he would, quote,

snap and commit a mass shooting. the shooter had a history of mental health issues and violence with his family, and the marine national guard had shared disturbing details with law enforcement. hunger and anger are ravaged resorts in acapulco five days after hurricane otis tore through. hundreds of people lined up for food in front of a mexican army truck on sunday. residents say looters stole most of the food from stores and now they are coming to people's homes. in the military is doing everything they can to try to stop them. even so, cnn's -- is in acapulco and tells us that conditions are getting a bit better. >> reporter: things are slowly improving in acapulco. you can see the traffic is moving along in some sections of the city. there is better cell phone reception. there is some fuel at some gas stations, and the government says that they are bringing more aid. however, the residents we have spoken to keep complaining that

the aid is not getting to the people that need it most. this woman says she walked over to miles, five kilometers from a neighborhood up on that mountain. she is not only looking for food or drinks but also medical assistance for children. she is also upset that the national guard is protecting commercial buildings. during the first days after hurricane otis passed over acapulco, there was widespread looting. some say now the targets are residences. this woman asked for the armed forces to go out into the residential areas because she says the looters now are targeting homes, looking for fuel and other items. she says they have had to barricade themselves at home, armed with machetes in case someone tries to break in. on social media, the federal government claims is already delivering food and water, but that information is not getting through to everyone.

the strength of the hurricane is clear all over the city, not only on the damaged buildings, but also on its iconic beaches, where erosion has already changed this beautiful place. the mexican government is now offering free flights between acapulco and mexico city for tourists still stranded in the city. gustavo valdes, cnn, acapulco. trivets are pouring in for matthew perry, the actor best known for his role as chandler being in the smash hit sitcom, friends, friends in new york set up a makeshift memorial outside the apartment made famous by the show. saturday night live honored perry who hosted the program 26 years ago during the height of friends. figure adele even posture show in las vegas to share a few words. listen. >> some of my favorite memories of when i was younger with my friends, one of my friend andrew. he did the best chandler impression.

he did all the time -- if he was having a bad day, he would pretend to be chandler. i remember that character for the rest of my life. i remember coming to new york for the first time. it was a really good time. he was so open with his struggles with addiction and sobriety. it's incredibly, incredibly brave. what he did for all of us. >> the co-creators of "friends" are remembering perry, saying in a joint statement, we are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend matthew's passing. still seems impossible. all we can say that we feel blessed to have had him as part of our lives. perry was found dead in his los angeles home on saturday. that is according to the los angeles times but which cited law enforcement. they say there were no signs of foul play and an investigation into the cause

of death is underway. matthew perry was 54 years old. a senior editor at the hollywood reporter jointly now from las vegas. what a nice tribute from adele. she really voice with sony people, strangers, really loved about both his character on "friends" and the man himself. what have you learned about the reaction in the last 24 hours? it is just been stunning. >> i think that the reaction as matthew perry said last year actually drink his book tour, that people might be shocked, but not surprised by news of his death, which is really quite sad. i think that he was so public and open about his struggles with addiction that as soon as the news broke, i think anybody who was somewhat familiar with him, even his fans, you kind of had a sinking feeling about perhaps what might have been the cause. but he was so beloved . i think that chandler, certainly for me as well as fans around the world, is truly

like adele said, one of the great characters in television history. >> absolutely. so many generations can relate to that. and so we people all over the world. "friends" was dubbed in so many different languages. i want to show you now, we have had a lot of reaction, but one of them from canadian prime minister justin trudeau who tweeted, or sit on x, matthew perry's passing is shocking and saddening. i will never forget the schoolyard games we used to play. and i know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. i mean, this is the kind of outpouring that we have had. many people may not have known he had a fairly normal upbringing in canada before he returned to the united states for his acting career. some people are wondering about, though, and ask you, if we have not heard from the fellow cast members yet. why not? >> i think that, i imagine that

as the people who were among the closest to him, certainly professionally, they probably need to take some time, you know, for themselves, to process this. i know that their reaction is what those of us who kind of only know them as the group of friends, they are the ones we are waiting for the most. but they need to emotionally process this themselves. they had an intense, unique, one-of-a-kind experience that only the six of them shared for an entire decade. they might want to be talking to one another and seeing if they want to make some sort of group statement. but i think that is what it is. i think it speaks to the magnitude of this type of loss to them that they are not doing some sort of quick, quick reaction on instagram. not just yet. >> as you said, the magnitude of the loss that everyone is still dealing with. if we deal with his acting career, though, it has been said

that as shocking, perhaps, the details of his personal life was, his performance was comforting in his consistency and his comedic timing on "friends". you always waited for that line from chandler being to see what he would come up with what exactly. i think the show creators have said before that initially, his character was the hardest to cast. they thought, is chandler just really badly written? why is this guy so hard to cast? and as soon as matthew perry walked in for his audition emma and matthew said he is the one who created that unique chandler cadence. could i be any more funny? everybody around the world knows that. and that is what he brought to the character. and as a result, the combination of screenwriting dialogue and performance created the magic of chandler. and, yes, that is a legacy that we will always live on that

will always live on to in terms what we have to say, it is sad, he wrote himself in his memoir, do you believe in so doing so, he kind of gave resolution to everything that happened's career, right? he got to write about himself in that memoir that came out about a year ago? >> is eerie, because it is always a year ago that the memoir came out. i think many people were sort of expecting a typical celebrity memoir, most of it being showbiz stories, but really, a lot of it is about his lifelong battle with addiction. and he said somewhere, and it is a quote that is going viral on social media today, that he knows that his legacy is going to be "friends", the first, second and third paragraph of his obituary. but what he hoped his legacy would be would be to give hope to anybody who is struggling with addiction and substance abuse through sort of opening up his life. and so i am glad that he had

the ability to really complete that book and to get out there and tell that story, because i think that is what he wants to be -- wanted to be remembered for. >> it was certainly an act of courage from someone we will remember for their comedy, and as you said, it will be an indelible moment for all of us who will remember how you reached out to people and said, i want to help people. i wanted to know they're not alone. rebecca, we have to leave it there. thank you so much pre- appreciate it. >> thank you. i am paula newton prieto to thank you all of us all for watching. my colleague continues after the break. >> ♪