these days. baby christian, we can't wait to meet you. very nice. thank you so much for joining me today. the cnn newsroom continues right now. you are in the cnn newsroom. i am jessica dean in new york. and tonight, five days removed from the election, a political earthquake around the world. we are getting clues about what is on the horizon with president-elect trump's administration and how it is taking shape behind closed doors. clues tonight coming in from two key trump allies about

the leadership battle in the senate as the mitch mcconnell era comes to an end. and for democrats tonight, the blame game is expanding as a path forward remains uncertain. in a few minutes we will speak to one outspoken lawmaker who is facing backlash for his critique of his own party, and his comments about transgender rights. but first, let's go to mar-a-lago in florida where it has been a busy sunday. we are being join from west palm beach, florida. elaina, what have you heard today? >> reporter: well, i think it is notable, jessica, what you were referencing about the senate leadership battle, and that donald trump is weighing in. and i think it's very clear what he is pushing for with that post. i'm going to read a little bit of it for you to get a sense of what he said. he said, quote, republican senators seeking the coveted leadership position in the united states senate must agree to recessed appointments in the senate without which we will not be able to get people

confirmed in a timely manner. he said, sometimes, those can take two years or more, calling for his cabinet officials and other nominees to be confirmed immediately. he went on to say some other things. look, this is a very big deal. i know you know this. the two of us have covered capitol hill in the past. this would be breaking if this actually were to come to pass and what donald trump is asking for is to have these recess appointments. that would be breaking with norms that have been in place now for several, several years. and part of it to boil it down for you, jessica, is essentially what donald trump is asking for is to avoid and bypass the confirmation process for his key nominees. now, we know when a president or a president-elect, i should say, goes through this process, we know donald trump is back on the island behind me. he is hunkered down with his

transition team going through the number of candidates that he is reviewing to fill out his cabinet and other top white house roles. key roles need to be confirmed by the senate. sometimes, they cannot put up certain people for these roles because they know that they will never pass in the senate. you need the majority of votes to get them through. so, this, again, would be breaking with tradition here. i will say as well that all of this comes as a lot of people on the right, a lot of people who were close to donald trump are arguing, thing rick scott should be replaced really, should be replaced, the majority leader right now, mitch mcconnell, well he is not the majority leader right now, i should say. he would be if they remained have control of the senate come this spring. but look, we heard from elon musk. he said, quote, rick scott majority leader. we heard from marco rubio. i will be voting for scott from florida to be our next gop leader. obviously, these are two people who are expected to have some role in donald trump's second

administration. very noteworthy there. scott, for his part, said he agrees with donald trump and he would do whatever it takes to get those nominees through as quickly as possible. jessica quick >> it's kind of interesting how senate leadership has unfolded over the last several hours. scott, for his part, said he agrees with donald trump and he would do whatever it takes to get those nominees through as quickly as possible. jessica? thank you for that reporting. joining us now is seth moulton. congressman, thanks for being with us. we appreciate it. >> good to see you, jessica. >> you were getting heavy criticism from people in your own party for something you said to the new york times. i just want to read it for our viewers. you said, democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many americans face. i have two little girls. i don't want

them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formally male athlete. as a democrat i'm supposed to be afraid to say that. your to hello democrat john moran who is gay said, the only thing we should be afraid to say is if you want to find another job if you want to pick on the most vulnerable. a councilman in your district called those remarks hate speech. you are getting quite a pushback. i just want to hear what you think it all means and how you're responding to this. >> yeah, sure, no, thanks, jessica. i was just speaking authentically as a parent about one of many issues where democrats are just out of touc h with the majority of americans. and i stand by my position even though i may not have used exactly the right words. and i'm willing to have this debate as i have been having with lgbt q advocates and

others. some of them agree with me. and others who don't are engaging in a thoughtful debate. on the other hand, some of people like you mentioned are just more interested in shaming fellow democrats, shaming the majority of voters when they said we don't meet the ideological purity test. and these are the same people who told us to defund the police, who told us there wasn't a problem at the southern border, who told us inflation is transient, whatever that means. and the same people who attacked me when i said that biden should step aside because he was going to lose this election. so, we have to be willing to have these debates in the party. republicans are banning books. democrats are banning debate. and if we don't have this debate now and come up with a winning strategy going forward, then the republicans are going to wipe the floor with us in january just like they did last tuesday. >> there is so much to your point. there is a lot of pushback from within your own party. and there are reports that your own campaign manager resigned. can you shed any light on that? was this where you two-part it? >> there has been public

pushback where the vast majority of messages and emails, texts, conversations i'm having on the street are incredible he supportive. and this is from fellow democrats come up from colleagues, from some pretty senior members of the party and whatnot who say, you are exactly right, seth. this is our problem. we tried to cancel people rather than having debates about issues that americans care about. and this is bigger than trans issues. this is about the economy. how is it the republicans are doing better on the economy? how are they more trusted on the economy when trump just wants to cut taxes for his billionaire friends and put massive tariffs in place ? prices will increase inflation for many americans. how is it when trump wants to break up families and communities across america by having these mass deportations, the republicans are more trusted on the border ? we have to get in touch with

the majority of americans. and we can't do that if we do all this preaching and not listening. we have to listen to american voters, engage them in this discussion. what does it say to american voters if people in our own party can't even have this debate? >> to that end, did you lose staff over this debate? >> no, i mean, there is this -- some people have been critical. and that has been fine. i am someone who always encourages people to be critical. in fact, one of the interview questions i always ask is, what are you going to do if you disagree with me? i want people to say, i will disagree with you. we should have a debate. we get stronger by a debate. it's a value that we value, and it's one of the critical values that we have on our team. i literally hire people who are going to have different opinions than me. so, that's fine. we have these debates all the time on my team. but the concern is, we are not willing to have them as a party. and we

are just going to keep losing elections if we can't do that. >> do you think this specific issue is a big part of why trump won? >> look, the sad reality is there is pulling out that says in one poll among swing voters it was literally the number one issue. you can say that was because the republican ads were effective or whatever else, but here's another point here, which is, trump is going to try to attract -- attack trans people. he will attack minorities across the border. the republican agenda is literally dangerous for a lot of people in america. and we are not going to be affected at defending these people and their silver -- civil rights, things that are important to them as i heard from many advocates in their community

over the past several days, if we don't put ourselves in a position of power. god knows republicans aren't going to stand up to trump. they are not going to protect their fellow americans when he was after their rights. what about women and reproductive freedom? that should really scare people. because republicans and trump are absolutely going to try to ban abortion nationwide, and we are not going to be able to stop that if we don't start winning elections and get back in power. >> i want to ask you because you did cosponsor two separate bills of the transgender bill of rights that would have guaranteed transgender people the right to play in sports teams that match their identity and other rights. are you saying you no longer believe in that legislation, or the democrats should go a different way? >> no! absolutely not. this is a prime example of exactly what i'm talking about. those were republican bills that went too far, they were too radical. and if republicans control the white house, the senate and the house, that's exactly the kind of radical agenda that they are going to shove through. and so, we have to come up with reasonable alternatives . not only the majority of voters can

agree with, but we might get some republican votes for, which are going to be necessary if we don't have majorities in the house or senate in order to stop this kind of policy from going through and hurting a lot of americans. >> so, help me draw the line here between what you said, the father of daughters you are fearful they might be run over by formerly male athletes to guaranteeing transgender people the right to participate in sports teams that match their gender identity? how do you hold all of that at the same time? >> oh, sure. this is the debate we have to have. are not an expert on the issues. there are people in the community who have much more specific views. you know? but one of the consensus views i have been hearing is that kids play coed sports all the time, right? i have little kids who are on coed soccer teams, it's totally normal, it has been fine for generations. but it's different when you get to competitive sports at a college

level, for example, and i heard antidotes from parents who reached out to me over the past several days who shared these concerns and think it is just unfair, you know, transgender women, men are able to compete against their daughters. so, that's the debate we have to have. i think there are some reasonable questions about what is fair from a competitiveness perspective and what is safe at those levels? >> so, broadening out before we let you go, more broadly, i hear what you are saying about you want more debate, you want to be able to talk about these things. how -- what do you say to the people in your party who say, this isn't up for debate? i don't want to debate these things. these are things i believe and i don't think we should be considering another position on this or a number of issues? >> if you just keep preaching and talking down to people, f

you just ignore the majority of voters, then that is fine. you can have the position. but we are going to keep losing elections. and in the business of politics you have to win if you want to make change. and i want to make change for the american people. and i want to protect people who are going to be attacked by trump and the republicans. we've got to win elections to do that. >> all right. congressman seth moulton, thank you so much for your time. we really appreciate it. also, i want to say tomorrow is veterans day, and we did want to thank you very much for your service to our country. we appreciate it. >> thank you, i appreciate that. still ahead, biden's final 71 days in the white house, how he's trying to protect his legacy, and what is left to do on his to do list. we have to discuss that with our panel. plus, the head of fema is called to testify in congress after the agency fired a worker who told hurricane relief team to skip homes with trump signs.

fighting intensifies between russia and ukraine as tens of thousands of russian and north korean soldiers are preparing for a major offensive. here on cnn news.

president biden taking in a quiet moment at the beach today before he flew back to washington as he prepares to meet with president-elect donald trump this week with 71 days left in office. president biden is looking to cement his legacy and trying to trump proof some of his final priorities. cnn is at the white house for us this morning. what more do we know about the meeting unfolding this week? >> jessica, biden and trump will be sitting down in the oval office on wednesday. certainly, this is a huge moment for both men. certainly,

for the country. they are clearly reeling from the results of the election going forward to the handover of power that will take place in january. notably, this was not afforded to president biden when he came into office in 2020. he was not invited by then president trump. because he was still contesting and questioning the election results that year. so, the white house aides now going into this meeting on wednesday are really certainly being very explicit in the president biden's message. that is more of a peaceful transition of power morning to ensure a smooth transition will be have message, and also unifying the country after the election season. here is biden's white house national security adviser jake sullivan on this this morning. >> first and most important method will be president biden is committed to the peaceful transfer of power and to a

responsible handoff from one president to the next, which is in the best tradition of our country and has been for the last 240 years. then they will go through the top issues both domestic and foreign policy issues including what is happening in europe, asia and the middle east. and the president will have a chance to explain to president trump how he sees things, where they stand, and talk to president trump about how president trump is thinking about taking on these issues when he takes office. >> and that is notable they are that biden will bring up his domestic and foreign policy priorities here in this meeting with trump on wednesday. the first president has been very clear with his president according to white house aides that he wants to, quote, run through the team in the last 71 days he has power. and he is here at the white house looking at this administration, looking at areas the president can really protect those kia compliments from a future trump administration as well as keep pushing forward on the world

stage. -- he travels, jessica, to the apex summit, the g 20 summit in brazil. he will also had to angola in early december . president biden is working toward cementing his legacy, certainly, all eyes on the white house meeting on wednesday where the key message from the white house will be a smooth transition of power. >> thank you so much. let's bring in our panel now. we have michael singleton and democratic strategist julie ridge and ski. thanks for being here. >> good to see you. >> julie, i want to start with you. the clip of you earlier this week on cnn talking about democrats and how they speak to people and what they should be doing, i've got people sent in things to me, people were talking about it. it made the rounds. several days later now, what are you -- what are you thinking now? i imagine it's along the same lines and you had congressman seth moulton on in the last 10 minutes, talking about a the blowback he has been getting for what he says is trying to have a

conversation about transgender rights. what do you make of all that? >> first of all, michael was in that clip , too. i don't want to leave him out of the bible clip. >> that's right. >> it was both of us. look, yes, i will say this, over the last week or close to the last week since the election i heard so many people say, i am not speaking to my crazy cousin or my uncle at thanksgiving because he voted for trump. or i am not speaking to anybody who voted for the patriarchy, which is not a word people use in the real world. which means something, communicate in language they understand. you have to. you have to. if you take your marbles and go home and just say, i refuse to engage with anybody who voted against my values, even if those values are intrinsic as to who you are, even as a woman i am horrified that donald

trump was elected , a sexual predator, adjudicated sexual predator, even as an african-american that somebody who would go back to the 70s who did not want to allow people who were black to live in his buildings, you are offended, even if it was an lgbtq member, you are offended. you can be offended for other reasons. but you're not going to get people to come over to your side if you preach to them, and if you scald to them. you cannot be a scold. you have to explain your point of view. too much over the last few days all i have heard from some quarters of my party, people saying, that's it, i'm packing up my marbles. you live on the red side of the river and i will live on my blue side of the river. and between we will never meet. well, guess what? donald trump picked up votes among the african-america ns, he picked up votes among latinos. he picked up votes among everybody for the most part. i mean, there is a small cohort of college educated and white women, and black women who are always the backbone of this party. he picked up votes from everybody else. if we want to get those people back and we can, we got to talk to them. we

can't talk up and. we have to speak to them other only which on their own terms. this is a hill i will die on for the rest of my life. >> and sure, michael, i am sure you can say the maga forever voters, and we can put them here. and then there are a number of voters that julie just talked about that swung towards trump maybe for the first time, maybe had the opportunity to vote for him in 2016 and 2020 and did vote this time. do you think those voters are willing to be swayed yet again? can they be -- you know? does trump have to keep them, and can democrats find a way to get them back? >> it is certainly possible. i was supposed to keep them back. if republicans don't necessarily meet the demands of them, and the demands, i would argue, essentially speaking for most of these new voters or newcomers to the republican party enters around economic dislocation. and so, can the former president from a

legislative perspective working with republicans in congress increase or return skills, training for skills in high schools for example? when young men graduate? they can work in plumbing or become electricians. i was just speaking with a friend of mine earlier today who lives in the hampton roads area of virginia. he helps build ships. he was telling me there is a huge shortage of men with skills who continue building ships and other machinery for our military. we could have training there. there are a lot of different roads and directions, i would argue, republicans can take to sort of address what people are striving for and say, hey, we feel this ship is moving on without us. we are begging for help. we will look to trump to see if he can address our plight. there is an incredible opportunity there. to julie's point, there is a reason the president received more of the

popular vote than any american in history running for the presidency. he received more votes for individuals younger than 30, more votes for individuals who make $50,000 or less. he received more votes from hispanics, from blacks, from latinos. these things should not be overlooked. if you are a democrat you have to ask yourself, is it the neoliberal list ideas on the world that's put them in a bubble, and allowed them to view things very differently than the people they say their party actually represents? and if they can't figure that out, again, i think this picking up for grabs for the republican party, and if they can move the needle a bit here, they would argue they have an opportunity into years, and in for years to grow the number we recently saw couple days ago. >> julie, i'm curious about what he just said about this idea that so many democrats were in this bubble and thought they knew a lot about the world, or about this country, and it turned out they just missed it? >> look, as i said before and i

will keep repeating it, we have to do a lot more listening, and a lot less talking at people. i don't mean talking with people. i mean talking at people. there is a big difference there. you can't tell somebody that they are racist or sexist for voting for donald trump who, by the way, let me stress again, is both, i believe. but nevertheless the persons voting for him might be voting for him for reasons who have nothing to do with race or gender. they have to do with the fact that their own economic circumstances aren't where they want them to be. so you saw that, right? of college educated voters, kamala harris got the majority of the voters because they have the luxury to think about things. there are people who are working one, two, three shifts trying to take care of their parents at the same time they try to take care of their kids. the sandwich generation which is generation x that gave trump the biggest plurality of all is squeezed. and they don't have

time to sit around thinking about, you know, what comes next in five minutes nevermind what comes next in five years. they don't have time sitting around thinking about democracy with a small d. although things are incredibly important and crucial. but i don't have the luxury to sit around and think about those things. a lot of people don't. so, for that reason we need to meet voters where they are. we need to meet voters on their level. we need to meet voters in a way that is respectful and not scolding. nobody wants to be scolded. know he wants to be told they are a moron for voting who they voted for, right? even if you don't agree with them. i keep hearing from all sorts of quarters in the democratic party as i said earlier, we have to cancel these people. canceling everybody is not going to work. politics is about addition , not subtraction, right? if you cancel everybody who voted for trump, guess what's going to happen? you will lose again because he won. you need to bring these people back into the fold. i believe democrats have the superior plan when it comes to the economy. i believe democrats have the superior plan when it comes to bringing people together. i don't

believe donald trump was an will be a good president on america and on policy. but we have to do a much better job of explaining to people why we think that is, and not just telling them they are morons for not seeing it the way we thought from the start. >> sure michael and julie, stay with us. thank you so much to both of you. we will be right back. still ahead, an employee fired after telling relief workers to skip houses with trump signs after hurricane milton slammed florida. congress now calling on the fema administrator to testify about politicizing disaster relief. you are in the cnn newsroom.

jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?” jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... fashionable? i was gonna say- “popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!” can you do defying gravity?! yeah, get my harness. buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year with xfinity mobile. and see wicked, only in theaters november 22nd.

a house and oversight committee is demanding answers

from fema chief chris well. they are asking her to come to capitol hill after a fema worker was fired after telling a disaster relief team that was on the ground in florida after a hurricane to avoid houses that had signs supporting donald trump . joining us now, rafael romo. what are you learning about this investigation? >> jessica, in many respects this is adding insult to injury. we reported losses from hurricane milton that could reach as high as $34 billion the category three storm claimed lives in florida. and it destroyed roads, homes and power lines. that's why so many people are angry about this incident that has also prompted the house republican leader to ask deeann criswell to appear at a hearing to discuss the response of the last two hurricanes that hit the southeast. what we know so far, jessica, is the employee has been fired. according to criswell, the team was told to

avoid homes with signs supporting trump while canvassing in florida in the aftermath of hurricane milton. fema is now investigating how many houses were passed over, although the agency said it believes it was an isolated incident. the fema administered are called what happened reprehensible in a statement published saturday. criswell said the following. more than 22,000 fema employees every day adhere to fema's core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, oftentimes helping disaster survivors. criswell also added this is a clear violation of fema's core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation. we have heard from republicans were demanding swift action and condemning the incident.

>> anybody involved with that should be fired immediately, not asked to resign, not brought in from a congressional hearing, just fired immediately. we are not going to have a country where we decide who gets help and who doesn't based upon who you support politically or what you look like or anything else. >> the allegations surfaced in a report published by the daily wire sighting the issues in florida. a female spokesperson told cnn the incident happened on october 27th and the agency has deployed a new team to knock on doors in the affected area to contact those who may not have been previously reached. in a new development florida governor ron desantis knows he has directed state officials to investigate the incident and florida congressman matt gaetz also a republican called it, quote, unconscionable discrimination. jessica? >> raffaella, thank you so much. still ahead, both are still being counted in key

house races. how congress will play a critical role in shaping or stifling trumps big plans. here in the cnn newsroom.

tonight, votes are still being counted into key senate races that will determine just how big republican senate majority will be in the next congress. terry lake is being

led by 1.6 percent with 13 percent of the vote outstandnding. but in pennsylvania republicans inching closer to picking up another seat. the gop challenger holding a 0.6 percent lead over senator bob casey. though there is a possibility of a recount in that race. of course, the house remains up for grabs at this hour as well with just a handful of seats needed to push republicans over the line. cnn has more. >> reporter: jessica, the republic has a clear edge in holding power in the united states house. remember, in order to get a majority you need 218 votes. that means they need to win five more seats in order to get into the majority. democrats have to flip five republican seats, but the problem is republicans are leading right now in two of the democratic districts. democrats are leading into of the republican districts. so, the math is collocated for them to get to the magic number of 218 votes with democrats. that's where republicans believe once again they can hang on to power, and if they do hang on to power it will be yet another

very, very tight majority, a razor thin majority. the speaker of the house mike johnson assuming he is elected again, the speaker of the house will have very little margin for error. that is complicated. republicans, the majority and the last two years, how that be different if republicans had the house, barely had the senate, barely, and also have the presidency? that would be a big question. in the senate republicans have 52 seats at least. they may have added one more, pennsylvania, that seems it could come in their column. dave mccormick is leading in that race right now. there is still outstanding provisional ballot that need to be counted , that potentially looms, the seat held by a fixture in pencil in your politics, democrat bob casey. arizona has not been called yet. democrats feel good about that heat because the democratic candidate is leading against the republican, carry lake in that race. the big question, the next big election is wednesday. we spoke with the majority leader in the race.

mitch mcconnell, the current republican leader, the longest-serving in history of the united states senate, he is stepping aside from his leadership position. the candidates are vying for that spot. the number two, the senators from south dakota, the texas were republican senator john cornyn who used to be the number two, two times senate gop chairman, and rick scott, the florida senator who just won a second term on tuesday. he ran the senate and the campaign committee in the 2022 election cycle. senate insiders believe it is an inside track to the majority. skyler is trying to petition himself as the magic republican senate leader and someone who is aligned more with donald trump. trump, himself has yet to weigh in on any of this. the big question will be, if he decides to do that. even if you were to

endorse it might not make that much of a difference because, as you know, it is a secret ballot election that will take place on wednesday. that means republicans can vote however they want and may not want to listen to donald trump and to somebody they have a relationship with, experience with, and may not agree with donald trump. those are big questions. that is one the most confidential jobs in washington, the senate majority leader will usher through an agenda, decide the gop strategy, and work with the incoming republican president. jessica? >> all right, breaking it all down for us, thank you. joining us now is punch bowl news, thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> in the last several hours, manu was laying out with the race for senate majority leader will be like. it's a secret ballot taking place later this week. in the last couple hours we have seen elon musk come out for rick scott considered to be the dark horse candidate, the magic candidate as manu was laying out there, marco rubio. these are trump loyalists. trump has been at his side on

calls with foreign leaders. what does that mean for this race on wednesday? >> yeah. i mean, i think we are already seeing the implements that elon musk has had in the trump campaign, and for trump as well as he prepares to take the presidency. you know? he has played in a lot of other allies of the former president and his movement. they have weighed in. tucker carlson wade in for scott. and we are seeing some other people here kind of throw their hat into the ring, calling for rick scott to be the leader, arguing he would be closest to the president. trump has not weighed in himself, but this may or may not make a difference as manu explained before, given the fact that the secret ballot. what's interesting is, we have seen people aligned with trump that are not necessarily a secret. josh holly of missouri put his support behind john cornet. so, it's not necessarily unanimous, it's important. >> it certainly is. just thinking about the republican senate that they will have when

this new congress takes over, the republicans certainly have the majority there. but look, they do -- the filibuster will still exist for some things which means they are going to have to get 60 votes to do some things, not all. and that is going to require, you know, if you only have 53 or 54 seats, that is going to require some help. i am curious, too, if you can walk through the dynamics of what susan collins or murkowski, both republicans -- but sometimes side with democrats on issues -- what that could mean for whomever is going to be running the republican senate? >> yeah, absolutely. i think some of these moderate republicans are going to be squeezed by the former president who is clearly, you know, weighing in a lot and is not afraid to show his opinions and kind of take control of what he wants in congress,

especially if republicans, you know, have the senate or poised to look like they may have the house , too, the majority, there. trump is pretty much going to weigh in on everything. we can say we have already seen him way in already, and even before he was elected last week, he was weighing in on things like the bipartisan border bill in the senate. he essentially tanked that bill, for example. so, they are going to be a tough position if they want to stay, you know, kind of independent or joined with democrats at times. >> yak. it's going to be fascinating. the end of the mcconnell era, that is something on capitol hill for sure. >> definitely. you know? mitch mcconnell will still stay kind of behind-the-scenes. we will see how much play he will have in terms of leading or influencing the senate, you know, in the shadows or former state of pelosi who is also

staying in congress and has assisting leadership in that way. we will have to see what mcconnell decides to do. >> it will be fascinating to watch. thank you so much. we appreciate it. and still ahead, israeli prime minister benjamin and yahoo confirming his country is responsible for the exploding pager attacks on hezbollah. you are listening to cnn.

israel's prime minister said he has spoken three times in the past few days with president-elect to donald trump. benjamin and yahoo says they were, quote, very good and very important conversations, and it is strengthening the solid alliance between israel and the us. the calls coming as israel confirms for the first time that it was behind the september operation that detonated thousands of pages and walkie-talkies used by hezbollah in lebanon. matthew is in jerusalem with more on this. >> reporter: jessica, the israeli prime minister has, for the first time, confirmed that israel was behind the operation in september to detonate hundreds of pagers used by the hezbollah group in lebanon. this official spoke to cnn. benjamin netanyahu told the closed government meeting the operation to detonate the pagers as well as a separate operation that resulted in the assassination of the hezbollah leader , the same leader, were launched, quote, despite the opposition of senior officials in a security establishment. and the political echelon in charge of it. israeli media has interpreted that phrasing as implicit criticism of israel's military leadership and intelligent establishment as well as the former defense

minister who netanyahu fired on tuesday. the explosions, you remember, took hezbollah, then walkie-talkies later, it injured people including children and killed civilian bystanders according to the lebanese health authorities. back to you, jessica. >> matthew chance, thanks to you, and in a president exchange russia and ukraine trading numbers of drone strikes overnight. this was the highest number of tax in a single night since the war began. ukraine launching a massive attack on the russian capital briefly shutting down operations at two different moscow airports. the russian military says it shot down all three drones fired over the city. ukrainian president zelenskyy says russia launched 145 strike drones over ukraine at night, part of more than 1000 bombs and drone strikes

over the last week. russia is said to be utilizing thousands of north korean soldiers as it prepares to launch a massive attack on ukrainian positions in this region. a us official telling cnn the result is expected in the coming days, ukraine invaded the region over the summer shocking russia. korean forces has been training with soldiers for weeks now, and the military estimates at least 10,000 of kim jong un's forces are currently deployed in russia. they were reportedly outfitted in russian military uniforms and fitted with machine guns, missiles and rocket propelled grenades. we do have a new race projection coming in that could impact the balance of power in the house. harry is standing by with that. we will have more in just a moment. next sunday, i'm venturing across the globe to see how these new weight-loss medications are transforming lives and disrupting the industry.

♪ ♪ with so much great entertainment out there... wouldn't it be easier if you could find what you want, all in one place? my favorites. get xfinity streamsaver with netflix, apple tv+, and peacock included, for only $15 a month.