team for the first time in history, carolina's bryce young, houston seeing the top two picks in the draft facing off but it came down to the kicker, panthers eddy pineiro hitting a 23-yard field goal. watch this, giddyap, pineiro riding him for the celebration. the rest of the team gets in on the loving. carolina getting the first win of the season, 15-3. jackson state, the first woman to score points in a division i hbcu made history. leilani just a freshman, she plays on jsu's soccer team. she was added to the roster, kasie, about a month ago, she's taking advantage of making history. her mom said, get this, they had no idea, she had no idea she was

going >> that's amazing. i love it. the chiefs lost because taylor didn't show up. >> that's exactly right. >> thank you very much. and thanks to all of you for joining us. i'm kasie hunt. don't go anywhere. "cnn this morning" starts right now. good morning. i'm poppy harlow. new this morning, israel's ground attack on gaza is intensifying. and overnight israeli forces say they killed dozens of terrorists, who were barricaded in tunnels and buildings. the idf releasing this video of ground operations, which have been shrouded in secrecy. >> we have seen another round of heavy airstrikes pummelling gaza. the death toll has nearly reached 8,000 since the war broke out as the ground

operation ramps up, there's an elevated risk of war spreading in the middle east. >> we are vigilant, because we are seeing elevated threats against our forces in the region and an elevated risk of this conflict spreading to other parts of the region. we are doing everything in our our power to deter and prevent that, be but i'm not going to predict what the future brings other than to say that if we are attacked, we will respond. >> a rapid response force of u.s. marines deployed to the region is moving closer to israel as concerns about a wider conflict grow. a u.s. official tells cnn the warship carrying the troops will pass through the canal. civil order is breaking down, hunger and decesperation contins to grow. crowds of looters ransacked humanitarian supplies from warehouses. yesterday president biden called benjamin netanyahu and also called egypt's president to stress the need for more

humanitarian assistance. much more to protect the civilian lives. let's begin our coverage with raphael romo. you know the desperation there to just try to get the aid in. the at the same time, what more are we learning about the ground operations? >> reporter: good morning to you. just about an hour ago, we heard straight from the israel defense forces about how they are going forward against hamas targets. idf spokesman said that they are expanding their ground operation here in against how they are going against hamas, describing how the islamist militants are being located by troops on the ground in centralized compounds. the location of those compounds is then sent to aircraft that strike those sites. this is how they have targeted dozens of terrorists at the

military had previously said that over last few days, we have targeted over 600 targets, including depots and dozens of antitank missile launching positions as well as hideouts used by hamas. a big concern here in the middle east is that this conflict may boil over. earlier today the israeli military said that its aircraft struck military enfra structure in syria and the territory in response to launches toward israel coming from the country. and the national security adviser said in an interview on sunday that the u.s. sees an elevated risk of a spillover conflict in the region as the iranian proxies continue targeting american troops stationed here in the middle east. and also iranian president said sunday that israel has crossed the red lines in gaza, which may

force everyone to take action. we don't really know exactly what he meant by that, but it is definitely not a good sign for those who hope for peace here in the middle east. and finally, you were mentioning a the beginning that the head of the main u.n. agent us is in gaza saying that the fabric of society in gaza is starting to break down, warning of a breakdown in civil order. looting has happened at logistic and aid houses in gaza. a volatile mix here in the middle east. >> thank you. >> talking about all that aid that is needed, we learned that on sunday, gaza received ten more trucks of aid. that brings the total number of trucks received to 94. that's not a lot at all. it's desperately needed. fuel also not allowed to enter still. now the united nations is warning of signs that, quote,

civil order is starting to break down in gaza. thousands of civilians have taken basic items like flour and high supplies. melissa bell has reporting from cairo. good morning to you. 100 aid trucks a day are supposed to be going into gaza. so when you have 94 total since this conflict broke out, that is hugely concerning. . >> reporter: it is nowhere near enough. what you're talking about is now for more than three weeks, that lack of basic supplies getting in now having a catastrophic impact on the civilians of gaza. now you mentioned that figure we have just been hearing that 24 trucks have gone in. that take it is to 218. still nowhere near enough. no fuel and basic supplies now in such short supply. and the people so desperate that

it is to that they turned. aid agencies have been warning the next step was the breakdown in any kind of social order, the tea tearing apart of the fabric of society. these are the first steps, they say, in that protest. when you add to that the fact that people are having to go in and take basic hygiene supplies, it paints a grim picture. that's even before you take into account the effects of the bmings day and night. so far, according to the palestinian health ministry figures 8,000 killed. there's 116 workers. and last night was one of the major hospitals in gaza hit by israeli strikes. the second biggest hospital, this is not just a hospital in which the wounded were being treated. there are 12,000 people shelter ing inside to try to seek refuge from that bombing. it was the director of the

hospital says calling it a war crime. we reached out to the idf to try to get some response. we haven't heard. but you have to remember that it is that kind of bombing of the very places where people are seeking shelter that making the situation so much more desperate than it was already. >> exactly to that point about civilians being killed in these strikes, you sat down with the international criminal court to talk about this issue. what did he say? >> that's right. he had been up yesterday to the cross ing. he was able to get no further, but it was an important visit, he explained, because this is about reminding everybody involved that international laws stand. and whether or not israel is a cig toir, he believes that through the forensic investigation of all the evidence, there will be prosecutions, essential ly his message was to both sides. the hamas militants involve d i

the hostage taking, the idf soldiers involved now in the bombing and the siege of gaza that there will be no um punty. and the personal responsibility will prevail. i asked him specifically about the aid situation. this is what he had to say. >> it's a requirement of the geneva conventions to allow humanitarian assistance to civilians. it can be a crime. it is a crime under the statute to deny that. i think that's a matter that needs urgent consideration by israel to make sure that food and meds go to children and women and men. >> reporter: this investigation began in 2014, things have gotten so much worse. he was there to say we are watching and counting and we will keep track of everything that is happening inside and around the area. >> important to hear from him. thank you for that reporting. we'll get back to you soon.

these are horrifying videos. if you didn't see them sunday, you should watch them now. an airport was supposed to shut down after a mob broke in and charged the tarmac. watch. you are look at the scene at an airport in a region that's mostly muslim. visdeos show a large crowd storming the airport making it on to the runway. you can see some of the people waving palestinian flags. images show people within the crowd holding anti-semitic signs. the health ministry says ten people were injured, two critically. authorities closed the aurpt until tuesday and are investigating how to ensure it's safe going forward. israel says it's working with authorities to secure the well being of jews and israelis and the white house called on russia to protect israelis and jews after the incident. we have much more on the war

ahead. we're also learning about missed warning signs, possibly critical signs ahead of that deadly shooting rampage in maine. cnn has learned police were sent to the gunman's home weeks ago after concerns he would snap and commit a mass shooting. and matthew perry, fans pay tribute to one of their favorite friends. >> turn, turn, turn. >> i don't think we can turn anymore. >> pivot, pivot, pivot. >> shut up, shut up, shut up..

welcome back. new this morning, cnn obtained video of hamas launching a weaponized drone from gaza during the october 7th terror attack. in the video, you see the drone take off. cnn geolocated the launch site to a residential building in southern gaza. the drone is seen rising from the building moving towards the border. a second video shows the drone lose power, crash to the ground. what's unclear is what caused that crash. it's also not clear whether munitions before crashing. heavy bombing continues in gaza as israel expands its offensive. benjamin netanyahu saying that

the second stage of this war on hamas has begun. this as isz real defense forces say they have struck over 450 targets in last 24 hours. military analyst joins us now. what's the second phase mean. is this the definition of an incursion? >> yes, it is. and just when you look at some of the main things that are going on here, let's take a look at the map here in gaza. basically, what you've got is activities going on in the northern part and in the central part of gaza. all of these areas are impact points, damaged buildings, craters, all of this is being affect ed by this. so think of it first as an air campaign. the second phase, ground incursions with all these troops. and that is basically what we're seeing right now. >> i think power lel to the lancing for this next phase has been efforts by u.s. and allies to try to stop the spillover,

try to keep the region somewhat contained. can can you walk through where that stands right now, given what seems to be an accelerating at least retort call threats coming from any in the region. >> for sure. when you look at one of the big things that we're doing here from the united states perspective, from the the amphibious group, this is an amphibious ship. the capabilities are humanitarian assistance and special opts capabilities integrated with with other special operations forces. so that's one aspect of what's going on. when you look at the broader middle east, you have all of these countries right here. iran basically poised with its proxies all around israel in these areas right here. that really what is happening where israel has to deal with gaza, but it's got all these

other things to worry about and what iran says and does will influence what happens throughout the middle eastern region. >> we heard the national security adviser warning about an elevated risk across the region saying, if the u.s. is attacked, then the u.s. will respond. we have already seen the attacks by iranian proxies on bases where u.s. forces are. what about what we saw happen at the airport yesterday? we'll play the video as you talk through this, but basically russian authorities say this was a an attack on the airport. a plane had landed from tel aviv. >> exactly. so this airport right here is right near the cast pea yan sea. this is iz almostic in terms of ethnicity and religion.

this area is one of the more regions. any type activity here, any type of antijewish, antiis set mt.ic violence that occurs here could influence and inflame everything that's going on in this volatile region could up end things that the russian state could be affected by this. but it could also impact behaviors throughout the entire middle east. that's why this is so dangerous. that particular video out of the area shows how volatile the situation has become. >> thank you. >> you bet. authorities are working to determine the cause of matthew perry's death as the world says farewell to the beloved actor and friend. >> i don't want to be single. i just want to be married again. >> and i just want a million dollars.

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have heads. >> what kind of scary clowns came to your birthday? >> do we dare? >> we dare. >> ahh. >> that was matthew perry in his iconic portrayal of chandler bing. he was pound found dead saturday. the cause of his death remains unknown. according to records from the los angeles medical examiner office, his death will require additional investigative steps. though perry is best known for his role as chapd letter, he told our next guest he didn't want to only be remembered for that role. last year he wrote a memoir with his struggles with addiction. >> i would like to be remembered as somebody who lived well,

loved well, was a seeker, and his paramount thing is he. s to help people. that's what i want. the best thing about me bar none is if somebody comes up to me and says i can't stop drinking, can you help me? i can can say yes and toll up and do it. when i die, i don't want friends to be the first thing that mentioned. i want that to be the first thing that's mentioned 37 i'm going to live the rest of my life proving that. sflefs had 54. joining us is host of the podcast tom power. tom, thank you for join ing us. what was so striking to me yesterday is far all of the things you could share about matthew perry on social media, fends, family, i saw that clip more than anything else. how do you feel about that? >> it was sort of a culmination of everything that he wanted. i remembered that moment when i

was at home and found out that matthew had passed on, and that moment came to me. that was a moment towards the end of our conversation when we started taking audience questions. and one of the aud questions was how would you like to be remembered? it caught me off guard because we spent a lot of time talking about struggling with addiction, and a little bit about his experience in the way he looked back on friends and sort of complicated things. and i remembered him saying, this is how i want to be remembered. i want to be remembered as someone trying to help people, trying to help people kick the addictions that they are going through, and not necessarily through friends. he even said to the audience, anyone here is struggling in this theater, i want to help you. so the fest thing i thoughts about was how he wanted to be remembered. it's been heartening to see that's the clip that's been shared. >> along those lines, he told t"the l.a. times" essentially i want to be remembered as someone who running into me was a good thing, not a bad thing.

i wonder what you make of that since you had this special time with him a year ago. >> i think the troubles that he went through in terms of his addictions and the various things he went through in his life, the vibe i got was a that that gave him a deep compassion and a deep empathy for others. from the moment i walked backstage, we were in the smallest little green room you could ever imagine in the back of the theater in toronto. he was so kind to the people around him. he was so kind to the people who were working there. when we got on stage, it was a big packed full house. it was full of people who had grown up watching friends or people who had discovered friends during the pandemic and had really helped them get through a really rough time in their lives. you can look out and see the kindness he felt for them and the compassion he felt for him

and the empathy. you could tell that the things he went through in his life coming from this intense fame, the things he had gone through in his life only brought him closer to the people around him. >> what an experience. i'm glad you gave him that platform to share all of that. thank you for being with us this morning. >> my pleasure. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing a lot of backlash for a now deleted social immemedia post blaming intelligence officials for the october 7th attack just as families of hostages still being held by hamas are asking benjamin netanyahu to trade all of the palestinian prisoners for all of their loved ones being held by hamas. and right now, you're looking at live pictures. this is smoke rising over gaza.

this morning israeli officials say a woman kidnapped at the music festival on october 7th has been found dead. she was one of the first face wes saw after the attack. israel's foreign affair office says the 23-year-old was tortured and paraded around gaza by hamas. this comes as the number of hostages believed to be held by hamas in gaza is up to 239. >> the families of those hostages being held by hamas are calling on the israeli government to do a lot more to secure their release. families and crowds gathered over the weekend demanding swift action from the government as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces mounting criticism for a et deleted social media post accusing top intelligence officials of not warning him of the attack before it happened. benjamin netanyahu later took that down and apologized. families of the hostages want the prime minister to trade all of israel's palestinian prisoners for all of hamas'

hostages. benjamin netanyahu vowed to exhaust all options. president biden spoke with him yesterday and talked about the ongoing efforts, especially the hostages held by hamas and americans. >> we are in almost hourly exact with regional partners and with israel to try to get to a point where there is a deal to have the hostages released. it is difficult. it is challenging. the terrorists have not been fort coming about allowing these hostages to go, but we believe there can still be a pathway to get their release and we are going to work tirelessly to make that happen. >> joining us now is the former division chief of the hostages unit within israel's intelligence service. perspective this morning is incredibly important. thank you for being with us. can you address those calls by some of the loved ones of the

hostages for israel to release all of the palestinian prisoners, which there are e estimates of about 6,600, that comes from the palestinian prisoners club. would israel do that? >> hamas is a dedicated organization to the destruction of israel. they did all the inhuman things you can think about hamas is a radical islamist organization. from moment one, what it said it announced was that we want all our prisoners or all the hostages that we have and we don't have all the 239. we have a lot less.

but whatever we have for all of these prisoners, we are asking for guaranteed cease-fire, meaning once you have stopped trying to eradicate us like you have vowed to do and then release prisoners so we can continue our quest, which is to destroy israel and kill the jews in palestine. the government cannot accept this. with all the pain and all the suffering and all the sympathy and em pathy through the familis that have been abducted, israel's government cannot accept this because if it they do, it means really the end of israel as an independent state.

every person can shoot missiles at us. you can't be secure living 50 mile was from the gaza strip because you never know what's going to happen tomorrow morning when they raid your town and kill your family. so israel can't accept this. the only way is a nonconditional release, and hamas being an organization, there's no way they are going to go for this. they might release some of the foreign hostages, and there are something in the range of 100 foreign hostages, all kinds of people, tourists who were there that morning and who were abducted. so they might go there. they might through negotiations do that, but the israeli government at the end of the day

decided that the only way that the hamas might consider releasing the hostages is by pressuring the hamas and continuing the incursion into the gaza strip. during this incursion, there's a good chance we will collect enough information, and we will know enough in order to release by force some of these hostages in the gaza strip. >> we appreciate your time and expertise. thank you. >> thank you. >> the federal judge overseeing donald trump's federal election subversion case reinstated a gag order. how trump is now responding. we have new details about the gunman who killed 18 people in maine. glaring warning signs aer peer to have been missed.

new information reveal police had a which can on the shooter before the attacks in

lewiston. it came after a fellow national guardsman expressed concern he would snap and commit a mass shooting. he was found dead friday with a self-inflicted gunshot wound discovered inside a trailer. omar jimenez joins us. the signs that were missed, it's horrifying. >> it's horrifying. there were always two planes of investigations. one was trying to find where this person was, which we did. we found him dead. but also trying to figure out how this happened. according to information on taped by cnn, mid-september that law enforcement was responding to a wellness check on this shooter. because the national guardsman had reported that the shooter that he was concerned he would snap and commit a mass shooting. plus that law enforcement officer, according to information obtained, was told by the shooter's family that he had been answering the door with a handgun out of view. that said, there was an attempt

to check on him, but then a missing persons report appears to have been filed. then the case was closed on october 1st. so there's still a lot of questions as to what made them close that, if that was the case. and all of that for context wides was happening weeks before these mass shootings actually happened. >> red flag there is. the members of the community that were killed, you spoke to somebody to the school there. >> i spoke to the person overseeing the main educational center for the deaf and hard of hearing, which oversees the school for the deaf. and while this was incredibly devastating for everyone killed in these mass shootings, it was especially so for the deaf community. four killed who had been gathered to play corn hole along with some fellow deaf members. take a listen to some of conversation. >> when you thought about your community in the context of these past few days, what did you think about?

>> a couple things. support and access. >> losing one member of any community is devastating. here you lost four. what kind of an impact does that have on a community like yours? >> i'm so sad. i'm sad for our community. josh was in the preschool here when he was very young. he grew up and he stayed connected through our outreach program, through sporting activities, really was connected for a long time in his life. >> health care providers across maine -- >> josh seal became known to many interpreting during covid-19 press conferences. >> when we think about this movement -- >> and even at times for the biden administration. he and his wife have children at the baxter school. they were really leaders in the greater community and we can see

that this next generation are going to carry on the legacy and honor of their father. >> what do you think this community will miss most about him? >> his leadership. his advocacy. his even keeled personality. he was always there. we could see him. he was so open, supporting our families. >> hopkins says billy brarack e graduated from the baxter school. his daughter now attends. >> tell me a little bit about him. billy bracket, people describe him as such a gentle giant. and he was always giving great language for his daughter as an example. he was a wonderful role model for many of our parents that can hear that are learning sign language and trying to learn how to interact with their deaf or hrd of hearing child. >> how are you going to talk to

the kids here in this community about what happened? >> that's a tough thing. our support counsellors have been wonderful over the past few days. we have been meeting and supporting our staff as well because our staff are struggling. it's not just teachers of these children, but their friends that they have lost in the community. >> hopkins says brian mcfarland also garraduated from the schoo and steve had ties. >> what sort of impact have you found or do you believe this is going to have on the deaf community? >> it's a huge impact. we are connected here in maine. we are very tight, but we also have that greater connection with the world at large too. it's very strong. >> one of the things we talked about as well was about their concerns for access in the midst of this.

obviously, when had this first began, it was a crisis. people were trying to get information. they felt like interpreters were being cut out of press conference shots and there were points made throughout. cred to some of the local law enforcement that as this unfolded, they pushed the media to make sure that the interpreters were included in some of the shots because everybody wanted information, but it became even scarier for this community because they felt like they didn't have easy access to the information. >> omar, thank you. there's a new poll iowa 2024 in the republican field just out. we'll show you where the stands stand, next. president biden speaking with the leaders of eagypt and israel about the growing humanitarian crisis. what was discuss ed on those critical calls. we'll have it ahead.

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former vice president mike pence is out of the 2024 presidential race. this morning we are the getting our first look at the remaining republican presidential field. a new "des moines register" immediate iowa poll out, no surprise, donald trump leading the way and his lead grew. the former president is 27 points higher than his nearest competition. nikki haley is tied with ron desantis in second. joining us live from sue sioux city, iowa, is jeff zeleny. >> good morning. it's a race for second place that's define ing this republic presidential candidacy. and the increase for nikki haley since the last poll was taken is really quite extraordinary. now she is in second place here

in iowa with florida governor ron desantis. you can see that their competition has been rising. we saw that on the last debate stage, but it is that strong commanding lead from the former president that really defines this race. so, yes, the race has changed over the weekend with mike pence dropping out. that's barely made a blip into the estate of the race here. it's a three-person race at this point. one interest ing point about haf of caucus goers say they have not made up their minds. they may be hoping to changing their minds. that fwifs hope to some of the lower candidates, but for dd dd, his supporters are locked in. he made that clear yesterday right here in sioux city. >> i'd like to apologize. people say you cannot assume

you're going to win in iowa. we are up by 47 points or something. so we should. >> so not quite 47 points, but he certainly is up by a considerable margin. so that is the state of things now about two and a half months before the iowa caucuses open the republican campaign. one other point in this poll, all of the legal challenges that we talk about is so much that is barely an effect on republican caucus goers, they want trump to be their nominee there's that race for second place. that's will be focused on. >> it looks a little chilly. it must be campaign season. i want to bring in political anchor erroll lewis. mike pence dropping out, understand that's not going to dramatically reshape the race, but there's long been a thought that it needs to narrow to actually put a challenge up to trump. is that something that's about to start happening?

>> unlikely. in part because of our broke campaign system. if you have a couple billionaire backers who want to flood money into a big pac, and most of the leading candidates have that, you can stay in endefinitely. there's no particular reason to drop out. if for penn pensacola, the numbers were so damning and daunting, clearly, he had to make a choice. but if you're ron desantis who had a bunch of campaign money leftover from his races in florida and it's in a superpac and they can continue spending, there's no particular reason to drop out. you can hope that trump has a legal or political stumble that takes him out of the race, but there's no particular reason to think they are all going to get together and say i'm the best challenger, so the rest of you should put all your hopes and dreams aside and make me the number one challenger to trump. >> i'm also interested in independents.

according to this new poll, trump is doing a lot better in iowa among independents. 33% where he was at 21%. nikki haley also seeing a surge among independents. >> that is interesting. the iowa republican caucuses are for republican voters. so there are some republican identified independents that can participate here, but that's a bigger factor in new hampshire as the race goes on. independents have had many more questions about the former president's eligibility, about his legal challenges. one thing is clear this is donald trump's party. s this hardly news. he's remade his party. some voters are i attending these iowa caucuses for the first time. donald trump has are reshape d this republican party into his own image. the question is will any of the outside factors like the legal challenges that we're going to see unfold even more over the next couple months, will that

change any minds? it's like a tale of two campaigns. sitting through a trump rally yesterday, we could have been several years ago, made no reference to that, except they are coming after me through the indictment. so the information flow here is simply not affecting these republican voters. . it is an question, but it's not as big of a factor. >> i wonder if we'll see that reflected in place like new hampshire. >> to that point, the judge reinstated the gag order. we'll have the legal discussion in a little bit, but does it have any impact besides boosting him and giving him something to talk about? zeleny is sitting through 90 minutes of his speech. >> that's right. you're dealing with different information universes. trump's is sort of optimized for his message for his audience. other information breaking through like gag orders or legal setbacks, the fact that he's basically lost the bulk of the

trial here in new york and aims to lose a lot of his personal fortune, that doesn't even touch people who like him. what they are telling pollsters is it has nothing to do with anything. it's a very interesting number out that where the vast majority of likely had caucus goers in iowa said, the legal matters make no difference whatsoever. so the traditional strategy, which is really what mike pence was following, was the idea of being as conservative as you can and the traditional areas. strong on defense, economic conservatism, it made no um presentation whatsoever. and he droed out with 2% of the vote. this is donald trump's party. and donald trump's party is about donald trump, period. when they say they really like where he stands on issues, you ask one more question. what issues are you talking about? the whole thing falls apart. >> one other interesting thing on this. i keep on the nikki haley

thread, but when you dig into the cross tabs, haley leads trump and desantis with suburban poll respondents. that's interesting. >> it is very interesting. it points to jump ahead to the possibility she may end up on the ticket with donald trump. the reality is he has the biggest amount of trouble and frankly a lot of biden margin victory in 2020 was due to college-gted suburban women. that's what nikki haley is. that's what she brings to the table. if she can bring in some votes in a few key states, she would be a potent edition to the ticket. >> 32% for her in that sub suburban poll. >> that's exactly right. and she was in his cabinet in the first terms. it's entirely possible they will figure out a way to work. >> thank you. "cnn this morning" continues now. the situation here in the middle east is the heating up