hello and welcome to our viewer joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. just ahead, neonatal babies evacuated from al-shifa are on their way to egypt. we'll look at what comes next for them. former president donald trump returns to territory in texas. we'll tell you why he was there and whose support he received. and a town near iceland's capital has been evacuated as the erarth beneath it rumbles. why scientists say an eruption now appears to be imminent. >> live from cnn center, this "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church.

we begin in gaza, where we are now getting a look inside what the israeli military says is a hamas tunnel shaft in the hospital compound. the video was filmed by israel defense forces over the weekend. it begins on the outside before a camera is lowered down revealing a set of spiral stairs and the tunnel walls reinforced with concrete. israel says hamas has used al-shifa to cover up a terror infrastructure underground. something that hamas and hospital officials deny. the idf has released videos and stills it claims hamas bringing hostages into the hospital the day of the attacks. cnn cannot confirm the identity of the individuals in the videos. meantime, 31 neonatal babies evacuated are being cared for in

southern gaza. all is said to be fighting serious infections. one of the fathers, reunited with his newborn son after two weeks, said he wasn't sure if his child was alive. >> translator: we didn't know if he was dead or alive, especially when communication was discontinued with the doctors. they told us that he was feeling better. we could only pray for his safety. i'm taking him home. >> cnn correspondents are following the latest developments. we go to clare sebastian live in london. what is the latest in cairo? on the 31 babies, evacuated from the neonatal unit at al-shifa

hospital. >> we heard from one of the fa fathers. according to the w.h.o., they don't know how many of the children have parents accompanying them or family member because there's no news around that. we don't know if there's surviving relatives. in terms of the move, and getting into egypt, this is what we're waiting for for over a week now. egyptians have been waiting for 36 neonatal babies. every day they had high hopes. we see bad news coming through because of conditions around al-shifa. i want to show you the video and the visual we've been seeing. moving into the hospital in rafah. it's disturbing. it's difficult to watch and difficult to listen to.

you can hear the babies' cries. we know the babies are in critical condition. the w.h.o. says at least 11 are in critical condition right now. we spoke to one of the doctors at the hospital who had this to say. >> translator: we're conducting tests on all of the babies. they are given fluids. for now, they are a in difficult, stable condition. this might deteriorate. we might run out of electricity at any time. >> doctors say they are suffering infections. the ward had run out of oxygen. they were covered in tinfoil to

another part of the hospital. we saw images of babies next to water bottles to keep them warm. we're talking about catastrophic conditions for these vulnerable souls. bad news day after day. the number we received was 36. we know the number has changed. the conditions in al-shifa it put their lives in danger. they are telling us, that they are waiting for the doctors at the border. they have been doing that for seven days. they're on the way to the border. we hope we will get news of them being in egypt and receiving the care they need. >> we'll keep an eye on that.

many thanks. oren leibermann went in with defense forces to see the tunnel shaft near al-shifa. cnn reported from gaza under idf escort at all times. as a condition for journalists to join, media outlets had to submit footage filmed gaza to the military review. cnn retained editorial control over the final report. here's oren's report. >> reporter: we go in under the cover of darkness. >> reporter: as we cross the border fence, it's lights out across the gaza strip. we switch to an armored personnel carrier. you can see the magnitude of the

destruction. we offlead at the hospital and pick our away. we have to keep our lights off most of the time or risk exposing our position. cnn reported from gaza under idf escort at all times. cnn has to submit film to israeli censors for review. we wait inside a structure to make sure the area is secure. here's the entrance. you can see what looks like a ladder access into it. as i step over here, it's difficult to see how far down it goes. it looks almost a central shaft or a staircase. the shaft of it disappears into the darkness. we move around the opening. what is clear is this is meant to go deep underground. which direction does the tunnel go? we assume that the tunnel goes

out and had a corridor this way. >> towards the hospital. >> it connects the hospital to outside. it implies that hamas is going out and to the forces, going back inside to a safe place. >> reporter: we weren't allowed to enter the shaft. but the israeli military sent a video down. and as the camera orients itself, it moves forward in a tunnel. the tunnel makes a left turn. at the end of another path, that metal door they have not opened because they fear it's booby trapped. the idf spokesman says some of the israeli hostages taken on october 7th were brought through the hospital. he says the body was discovered 50 meters from the compound. >> if we have evidence they were holding hostages. and they were bringing to shifa hospital. >> reporter: this is not proof. but israel is continuing to build its case that hamas uses

the sanctuary of the hospital for cover, which hamas and hospital officials have denied. the ability to continue the operation in gaza and the credibility of israel are at stake here, as the number killed in the fighting surpasses 12,000. according to the hamas ministry of health. idf says one of its missions is to destroy hamas. with criticism mounting, it has to show that it is using civilians and infrastructure to cover and justify an ongoing war. oren leibermann, cnn, gaza. >> he goes into detail while what he saw in gaza, and you can read it in a piece he wrote for cnn.com. clare sebastian is joining us live from london. good morning. what are you learning about the idf videos that claim to show a tunnel on the grounds of the al-shifa hospital and the cctv

footage that shows hostages being brought into the hospital on october 7th. >> reporter: yeah, rosemary. they've been putting out pieces of evidence, images, video, since this targeted and precise operation into wednesday last week. they show us what they say was an exposed tunnel shaft. we've seen this in the last 24 hours. and a camera being lowered into that tunnel, allowing international journalists like oren leibermann in to see the tunnel shaft itself. now, cctv footage that the idf claims shows hostages being brought into al-shifa on the day of that massacre on october 7th. we cannoter ifty the awe

authenticity of this. this is what idf says is an injured hostage. hamas is questioning the ha hamas-run health industry questioning awe thentity and says it shows, that people were given medical treatment. one of the hostages was not injured. israel is trying to prove its claim, as it has been claiming for weeks, that hamas is operating command and control under the hospital, if it can prove that and we can see that they haven't proven that, in the case of the tunnel under the hospital. they assume it leads to the hospital. if they prove that, it would show that there's a question

that the hospital is being used for military purposes. it loses its protected status in international law. meanwhile, we're hearing from the white house that the hostage negotiations are progressing closer than they've ever been. the cctv videos in particular add urgency to that. >> they do. clare sebastian joining us live from london. many thanks. public memorial services will be held in the u.s. state of georgia early next week for former first lady rosalynn carter. who died on sunday at the age of 96. a private funeral will take place next wednesday. carter passed away surrounded by family in her hometown of plains, georgia, the small southern city that became a household name after her husband, jimmy carter, was elected 39th president of the united states. in 1977. carter was known for her

humanitarian contributions and was a strong advocate for access to mental health care. she just entered hospice on friday, according to the carter center, the foundation founded by the couple. we'll be right back.

turning to the war in y ukr ukraine. lloyd austin is in kyiv for a second visit. he was there when russia invaded in 2022. he is expected to lead leadership for talks and, quote, reinforce the staunch support of the united states for ukraine's fight for cream. ana joins us live from kyiv. good to see you. what more are you learning about lloyd austin's surprise visit to kyiv? >> reporter: rosemary, he

arrived this morning. he will be meeting with the defense minister today and then on to see president zelensky for high-level talks. he'll then go to the u.s. embassy and will meet with the press later this evening. the visit is the second time he's been to ukraine. it's a shot in the arm for the ukrainians who have been feeling neglected the past few months. spectacularly with the war in israel. the defense secretary being here in person, getting face time, reaffirming america's support is what ukraine needs right now. this is a difficult part of the war. we're in the 21st month. that's how long this war has been. we're approaching winter. they don't talk about death

tolls. but we know there's mass casualties taking place on the eastern and southern front of this war. the counteroffensive going on for the past four months has not yielded the results or made the breakthroughs that were touted when it began. really, with austin being here in person, they will discuss the vision moving forward. what 2024 is going to lock like. the u.s. funding bill before congress, the $61 billion that president pieden wants to push through, that's something that zelensky wants an update on. defense secretary austin will be delivering that news to him. if that $61 billion gets through

a congress and we know the headwinds, that will fun ukraine's warres effort for nex year. >> what is the latest on the ukrainians' gains on the river front. >> this is a significant operation. there's no doubt about it. in the last few weeks, marines have managed to cross this river. and that made a foothold on the left bank. they've managed to push back russian forces. can they hold it? we just don't know. we spoke to a marine that was conducting a drone operation. we could hear the bombardment as we were talking.

he said the situation was difficult. he was on the right bank. there are marines trying to hold on to this territory. they want to push back the russians so they can't hit the city of kherson the way they are hitting it. we spoke to the governor of kherson. they said on one day, they had 700 strikes. it's not just about protecting the city. they are trying to push back the russians to cut off the supply that the russians are getting from crimea. this is a work in progress. this is something they can tout. as a victory, a significant breakthrough at the moment. can they hold it? time will tell. >> many thanks for that report. former u.s. president and current republican pattial candidate, donald trump, sent sunday on the campaign trial.

trump appeared at events in texas, and secured the endorsement of greg abbott. he is escalating his anti-immigrant rhetoric. kristen holmes was there in texas and has this report. >> reporter: part of this was an endorsement by greg abbott. it comes at a time when donald trump is inching towards the gop nomination. and we're learning about what a trump 2025 agenda would look like. and as a particular focus on immigration. we're told by sources he wants to expand his hard-line immigration policies of his first term, including with mass deportation. they have a plan to round up migrants and put them in detention camps. it requires tapping local law enforcement. donald trump, as we said, is

inching towards the gop nomination. we're starting to see what it would look like in a head-to-head. and there's talk about whether this immigration rhetoric would withstand a re-election. we heard biden's saying that is inhumane. that is not something we'll see until further down the road. kristen holmes, cnn, mcallen, texas. one of trump's rivals for the presidential nomination was on the campaign trial sunday. florida governor ron desantis was in iowa. he spoke to cnn on sunday, refusing to directly condemn elon musk for his endorsement of an anti-semitic conspiracy theory popular with white supremacists. musk replied, you have said the

actual truth to a post claiming that jewish people want to bring minority groups to western countries. desantis said he did not see the post and did not want to comment. >> i have no idea what the context is. i know elon musk. i've never seen him do anything. he's a guy that believes in america. i've never seen him indulge. i have not seen it. the former tv pundit has won argentina's runoff election. >> reporter: javier milei is the new president-elect of argentina.

the far-right politician and self-described narco-libertarian, won the runoff against the current minister by a comfortable margin of over 11 percentage points. he himself considered the defeat and congratulated milei. milei had a confident tone over the future of his country. >> translator: today begins the end of decadence of our country. we return to the path that we never should have left. today, we go back to the path that made this country great. >> reporter: he inherents a difficult situation. argentina is suffering from the worst economic crisis of the last 20 years. inflation is over 140% this

month. and the country is once again struggling to pay back international debtors. milei is going to shut down the central bank with a group of ministries, as his strategy to bring the finances back in order. the transition has begun. still to come, hundreds of families in israel are agonizing over the fate of their loved ones taken hostage by hamas.

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back to the top story we are following this hour. as pressure mounts on israel to provide evidence for its claim that hamas has been using gaza's largest hospital for combat purposes. the israeli military has released this video from inside the hospital compound. the idf says it shows an underground tunnel extending downward. for weeks the idf says hamas uses gaza's largest hospital as cover for what they call terror infrastructure underneath. sources tell cnn that a deal to secure the release that some of the hostages that hamas is holding could be days away. a recent draft shows a four-day or five-day halting. this is what john finer told jake tapper. >> reporter: what i can say

about this at this time, we think we are closer than we've been at any point since these negotiations began weeks ago. that there's areas of difference and disagreement that have have been narrowed if not closed out entirely. the mantra of nothing is agreed unless everything is agreed. there is no deal currently in place. thank you so much for talking with us at this particular time. your uncle, your aunt, their daughter and 9-year-old grandson all being held hostage by hamas. and you and others will meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu tonight. who will speak for the group? and what are you planning to say to the prime minister? >> thank you, rosemary, for

having me. yes, we are going to meet with the cabinet members tonight. it will be one representative for each family. we don't have a single voice. i think that what unites us is the call for immediate release of everyone now. bring them back home now. this is the unified goal. on the other hand, we're not naive to believe this would be done in one stop. my personal prospective, any scope that will bring back, you mentioned 50. we don't know the exact numbers. but i welcome. >> according to the white house, hostage negotiations are as close as any point, with sources telling cnn about a possible

deal involving a four-day or five-day pause of fighting, to allow for the initial release of 50 hostages. mow much are you being told about this hostage deal? and do you think that women and children will be in that first group? >> as i said, we don't have one unique voice in regarding to the number. we don't hear any formal message regarding the numbers, which f the population. we hear from the media. and as i said, we are united in calling for everyone released as soon as possible. >> you're calling for everyone to be released. we're hearing that will be done in stages. none of us know for sure.

what is your response to critics, including prime minister netanyahu and president biden, who reject a cease-fire as an opportunity for hamas to regroup and rearm? that would be the opportunity for the release of hostages. >> yes. i'm not a politician or a negotiation expert. we are families. our emotions are being played by hamas. they don't release any information about the conditions of our loved ones. we don't have a list. not to mention the iclc because no information from them. it's clear there will be some kind of a poll that we hear part of the deal.

i don't know what is the difference between a cease-fire and a pause. we want our loved ones. >> we are looking at pictures of your loved ones as you speak. i want you to talk about how difficult's been for you and your family, since your loved ones were taken hostage on october 7th. and how much information have you received about them since that day? you mentioned nothing from hamas. but how about the israeli government? >> we devote the confirmation they are kidnapped and many gaza strip. nothing from that point. no more information. we don't know, for example, you mentioned the today is the national child day. ohad is 9 years old. he has glasses. we don't know if they're in one

piece. maybe broken. we don't know if he has had a chance to brush his teeth in the morning. we don't know where he sleeps. each one of the viewers must consider his or her own child. what would they do for 45 days without knowing the basic condition of your child? we have no idea about the basic condition. >> thank you so much for talking with us. we hope that all four members of your family will be returned very soon. appreciate you talking with us. >> thank you very much. israeli military says iran-backed houthi rebels have hijacked a cargo ship on the red sea and that are threatening to target more.

ben wedeman has the latest. >> reporter: rebels seized a cargo ship sunday afternoon, hours after the iranian-backed groups military wing had warned in retaliation, they would target any ship flying the israeli flag or owned or operated by an israeli company. the ship we're talking about, flying under the flag of the bahamas, was bound for india from turkey. israeli officials insist the galaxy leader is not israeli-owned and there were no israelis among the crew. the seizure was a grave incident of global consequence. a spokesman for the houthis

confirmed that their forces had seized the ship. he said the true was being streets with islamic values. and warned that any israeli ship would d be a target.t. the houthis are part of what is known as the axis of resistance, led by iran. since the war began between israel and hamas, the houthis have fired missiles towards israel. all of which were intercepted. still to come, the tax fraud trial for pop star shakira is keded to begin in spain next hour. what the grammy winner is saying about the government's claim she is a tax cheat. and rare good news when it comes to traffic in los angeles. a major highway headache is

finally over. we have details after a short break.

the tax fraud trial for pop star shakira begins in a few hours in barcelona, spain. the singer is accused of not paying more than $15 million in spanish income taxes between 2012 and 2014. shakira denies the allegations, insisting she didn't live in spain during that period. if convicted she could face up to eight years in prison and a fine of more than $25 million. al goodman joins us live from ma madrid. what is the latest on this? >> hi, rosemary. you know, shakira a few nights before, performed on stage and picked up a couple of extra grammys at the latin grammy

award ceremony. this day in barcelona on the east coast of spain, she will be facing a different audience. a three-judge panel is supposed to make the judgment on the allegations of tax fraud. she'll be facing prosecutors that say she lived in spain, more than 180 days. that's how they add up the if she is convicted on all counts, eight years in prison and the back payments in taxes and the fines you mentioned. she said she is innocent. she said this in a magazine inte interview, through her lawyer. she traveled around for her business as an international entertainer. and she didn't live more than half a year in spain. her tax payments were impeccable in spain.

now, the prosecutors say she created shell companies and tax havens in caribbean islands to try to hide all of this. the trial is supposed to start at 10:00 a.m. in barcelona. there were reports from spanish media, her defense lourawyer ha been talking to prosecutors about cutting the deal short and would prevent her from paying huge fines. if there's any kind of deal for any settlement, that would have to be heard in court, as well. here at the top of the hour, we expect there's a hsettlement an she will acknowledge that.

they said they had no comment on that. if there's no deal, it could be a four-week trial and 100 witnesses. her day in court is this day, monday. >> we'll be watching to see what happens. al goodman, joining us live. appreciate it. commuters in los angeles will wake up to a pleasant surprise. a portion of the i-10 freeway, one of the city's major traffic arteries is reopening a day early after a massive fire shut it down for over a week. california's governor said the fire was set intentionally. they have released a picture of a personal of interest. >> reporter: the governor said since the authorities released the two images of a person of interest, there's received a ton of tips.

what is in focus right now? life becoming easier for thousands of people. the thanksgiving holiday here in the united states. right around the corner. easier travel for people coming to our corner of the country. easier for the people who live around downtown l.a., who don't have the luxury of staying home. the tests of the concrete coming back better than expected. all that discussed by the governor of california and the vice president of the united states. >> i was acutely aware of what closing of the 10 would mean. hardworking people, families. many people when they are shut down, they can't work from home.

>> you can be assured of safety, quality in this effort. we wanted to make sure this thing was safe. >> reporter: we return to the person of interest. the man was likely wearing a knee brace on his right knee. possibly has a burn of his left leg. in his 30s, ethnicity unknown at this point. it was recognized in the time of tough items around the world. scores of electricians, carpenters, coming together, to make sure this artery not fixed in six months but eight days. that's something to celebrate. mike valerio, cnn, los angeles. up next, an entire town in

iceland under evacuation and staying on high alert for a possible volcanic eruption. we'll hear from some of those forced to flee their homes.

staying on high alert with the possibility of a major volcanic eruption at any time. the town with about 3,400 residents has been evacuated. and people have only had brief opportunities to return to their homes and gather their belongings. fred pleitgen reports. >> reporter: nature's brute force punching through the ground. ahead of what could be a massive volcanic eruption threatening the entire town. residents are on the run, like paul peterson who evacuated his wife and three small children. >> reporter: you had to leave quickly? >> friday night. >> reporter: what was that like? >> horrible. >> reporter: iceland is in a hot spot where magma breaks through the earth's crust and can result in eruptions.

what happens here can affect large parts of the globe. in 2010, ash spewed into the atmosphere by a volcano here brought transatlantic air travel to a standstill for weeks. iceland's government says this time around, the effects could also be devastating with grindavik and a power plant nearby, that provides energy to iceland's main international airport in the possible path of lava. authorities here are concerned about the town that has been evacuated and about the power plant here in this area. they are working 24/7 to dig a trench to redirect the lava if it comes to the surface. government experts are not tern about the trench. it's not even the size of the possible eruption, but the fact that's so close to urban areas. >> it's so close to the town.

and the power plant. that's the main concern. >> reporter: because the eruption can happen any time, the residents can come back few days to retrieve items from their homes. >> are you hopeful that the town is -- >> regarding our house, no. the lava tunnel is close to our house. we are expecting to lose everything if it will erupt. millions of americans traveling for thanksgiving are facing thunderstorms, snow and even trornadoes. that means possible delays in all airport hubs in the u.s. allison chinchar has more.

>> it's all thanks to this low pressure system. we have a rain/snow mix. east, you look at rain, that can be heavy at times. down to the south, the potential of severe thunderstorms. the main threats will be damaging winds and hail own tornados. shreveport, up to memphis. the timeline will be the afternoon and continuing into monday evening. that low pressure system continues to progress eastward. by tuesday, the big concern is a lot of the folks traveling in the air. a lot of the connecting hubs, atlanta, charlotte, through washington, d.c. and new york, all could end up seeing delays as we go through the day tuesday and continuing into tuesday night. by wednesday morning, we see

more of the impacts across areas of the northeast. for monday specifically, more of the delays early in the morning. out west, places like denver, where we have the rain/snow mix. by the time we get later in the day monday, more of the midwest and the southeast. by tuesday, you start to see a lot of the delays spreading into areas of the northeast, such as new york and washington, d.c. want to thank you for your campaign. i'm rosemary church. enjoy the rest of your day. cnn newsroom continues next with max foster.

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