>> right now on america this morning, breaking news from the middle east. israel reporting up to 1500 bodies of militants have now been found inside israel as the world awaits the fate of up to 150 hostages taken by hamas in gaza. israel apparently on the verge of a ground incursion, calling up 300,000 reservists. us officials concerned about a new front in this war from the

north. our teams on the ground reporting on the biggest challenges going forward. >> and we hear from people inside gaza cut off, no electricity, no food going in. what if anything, can be done to find a path toward peace here at home? >> president biden set to address the nation on the conflict today. congress paralyzed with no speaker of the house, unable to send more aid to israel. what we're learning about a closed door meeting among republicans last night. >> two developing stories on the west coast. a car crashing into the chinese consulate in san francisco. police opening fire on the driver. and in santa monica, a man climbing the famous ferris wheel, forcing the pier to evacuate. >> a new twist in the race for president. why robert kennedy jr has decided to run as an independent. >> breaking overnight, new heights for the powerball lottery jackpot. >> and later, a brave and historic comeback in the major league playoffs.

>> from abc news in new york, this is america this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. >> we begin with israel at war and growing concern for more than 100 hostages being held by hamas militants. >> israel has called up hundreds of thousands of military reservists, vowing to be at war for as long as it takes. the israeli government has ordered a siege of gaza, bombarding hamas military sites, reportedly hitting more than 1000 targets. it said today that gaza's parliament would be a legitimate target. >> at least 900 israelis have been killed since the surprise attack by hamas over the weekend. nearly 700 palestinians have died. that number does not include about 1500 bodies of a hamas militants reportedly found inside israel. >> and now the conflict appears on the verge of entering a new phase this morning. an israeli ground invasion of gaza appears imminent as the new war in the middle east rages for a fourth day there gearing up and they

are preparing to execute their missions. israel now calling up a record 300,000 military reservists to respond to saturday's surprise attack by hamas. a spokesperson for israeli forces tells abc's matt gutman the next phase includes stripping hamas of its military capabilities. >> it sounds like to fight them, you have to get boots on the ground in gaza, which will create casualties on the israeli side, we are definitely looking at the difficult and hard tasks ahead of us. >> the entire world is watching . and if hamas is able to get away with murdering 900 israelis and to see the light of another day, that isn't the message that we can afford. >> an estimated 1000 hamas militants crossed the border into israel, killing hundreds of people, including at least 11 americans. disturbing new video shows the deadly ambush of a driver fleeing a music festival under attack. other videos show hamas militants taking an unknown number of people hostage

and driving them back to gaza. the strip of land controlled by hamas is home to more than 2 million. palestinian is one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. hamas spokesperson is now warning the group will kill one hostage for every israeli airstrike on a civilian target in gaza after destroying hundreds of buildings . israel has sealed gaza off from food, fuel and other supplies. >> every single thing we eat or drink or consume in terms of medicines or food or drink is strictly controlled by the israeli military. we have no control over that. so as a result of their stringent control of gaza, life has has has become literally unbearable. jason shawa, a palestinian living in gaza, says they have nowhere to go. it is totally walled off by israel. >> in israel, long lines are forming at grocery stores amid concern about shortages and people living in fear. as hamas continues to hit israeli cities

and civilian areas. >> just hearing the sound of we just had the air raid siren go, you can hear the sound of explosion overhead. i can see some smoke up there. sounds like the noise of an intercept, but perhaps from the israeli iron dome defense system. >> but this morning, new hope for a possible way forward. reuters reports the gulf nation of qatar is in talks with both sides to potentially swap israeli hostages held by hamas for the release of palestinian women and children currently held in israeli prisons. as for the intelligence failure before saturday's attack, prime minister netanyahu denied a report that egypt warned israel about the attack. >> the white house was lit up in the colors of the israeli flag overnight as president biden prepares to address the nation this afternoon about the war and the us response. abc's justin finch is here with details. justin good morning, andrea good morning. >> the crisis in israel has created an unprecedented challenge for the biden administration, with americans

also missing in the conflict. this morning, the white house confirms americans are likely among the hostages taken by hamas militants. sorry. white house spokesperson john kirby getting emotional during an interview discussing the images coming out of israel. >> there's been a lot of death and destruction in that region, but i've never seen anything like this. >> yeah. i excuse me, very difficult to look at these images. >> president biden will speak this afternoon about the conflict as lawmakers respond with condemnation and pledges of support. senator lindsey graham even threatening to target iran's oil infrastructure in retaliation for iran's funding of hamas for every israeli or american hostage executed by hamas. >> we should take down an iranian oil refinery. the only

way you're going to keep this war from escalating is to hold iran accountable. >> the white house says there is no direct evidence tying iran to saturday's attack. meanwhile, the administration is warning about another militant group, hezbollah, which controls southern lebanon along israel's northern border. a senior us defense official tells abc news . we are deeply concerned about hezbollah making the wrong decision and choosing to open a second front to this conflict. the attack has threatened to undermine president biden's foreign policy goals, derailing his efforts to broker a deal to normalize relations between israel and saudi arabia. experts say disrupting that deal was one goal of the hamas attack. a palestinian activist sitting down with abc's linsey davis discussing a possible path forward. >> i've always said if israel doesn't want two state solution, does not want us to be free and

end occupation, then let's live together in one democratic state with equal rights and it comes as republicans remain divided on who will be the next speaker of the house. >> even after a three hour meeting last night without a speaker of the house is unable to pass emergency aid for israel. andrea. >> justin, thank you. abc news will bring you live coverage of president biden's remarks today. and later this half hour, the stories of three families desperate for word about their loved ones abducted by hamas. >> now to a developing story from san francisco. a chaotic and deadly scene at the chinese consulate. people ran for their lives as a car came crashing into the building. police confronted the driver and then shot him. he later died. no word on a potential motive for the crash. president biden has been questioned by the special counsel looking into his handling of classified documents. it's a sign the investigation may be wrapping up a spokesperson for the president said the questioning was voluntary. classic fide

documents were found at biden's delaware home and his former office is in the race for the white house. >> robert f kennedy is going into pendant. his big announcement coming just as another presidential candidate picks up an early endorsement. a new curve ball in the race for president. >> i'm here to declare myself an independent candidate. >> robert f kennedy jr. leaving the democratic party to run as an independent. >> and the democrats are frightened that i'm going to spoil the election for president biden and the republicans are frightened that i'm going to spoil it for president trump. the truth is they're both right. >> back in april, he launched a long shot bid for the democrat nomination. but his position on vaccines and abortion were out of the party's mainstream. his own siblings denouncing his run as an independent, saying bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment. we denounce his

candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country. the other shakeup in the race comes on the republican side. former texas congressman will hurd dropped out and endorsing nikki haley. an average of polls from 538 shows the former south carolina governor making inroads after her debate performances. >> i honestly every time i hear you, i feel a little bit dumber for what you say. >> haley is now in second place in new hampshire. three points ahead of florida. governor ron desantis. but iowa remains a challenge. haley still in third. former president trump holds a commanding lead in both states. as for how kennedy may complicate the race, consider this his favorability rating among voters, 44, is higher than both trump's and president biden's. after kennedy's announcement as an independent, the republican national committee called him a radical. the democratic national committee did not respond to the auto workers strike against the big three. >> car makers had led to record losses. a new estimate finds the

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baby. just watch. >> starting this morning on good morning america, a security scare at a california landmark. >> police say this man climbed onto the ferris wheel on the santa monica pier, claiming to have an explosive device. the pier was evacuated, but no device was found. the man was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. then. >> now to texas and the terror fighting shootout caught on camera at a honda dealership. here's abc's derek dennis. released video shows the police takedown of a workplace shooter in arlington, texas. >> right. >> 25 year old amos al-mutairi seen armed with a rifle last month in the parking lot of this honda dealership where he had recently been fired, shooting at

the lobby filled with customers and employees. when a rock lighted. >> guys, we need to take a shot at talking today. respond officers taking aim at the suspect. >> just two minutes after arriving on the scene. when he's done, he's done move forward. surveillance video shows him inside the dealership before police responded. everyone inside taking cover. >> and when i went into the service room, bam, you're this big, loud bang, boom, boom, everybody started running out. and i'll hear run safety. and then i saw a bunch of employees running. >> investigators say they're not sure whether al-mutairi was targeting someone or firing at random. he's still hospitalized from his gunshot wounds. the police chief grateful no one was killed. this is horrific. >> it could have had a bigger impact, but i'm just so proud of the people who responded at and who actually took action. >> the officers involved were placed on administrative duty after the shooting, but are now back on patrol as investigators try to confirm a motive for the

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in los angeles from tel aviv after escaping the violence in israel, landmarks around the world were lit up in the colors of the israeli flag. >> meanwhile, countless families remain terrified with people trapped or missing in the conflict. >> we're hearing from mothers and fathers desperate to reunite with their loved ones and she wants her. >> she just wants her to come home, back safe and sound as the war between israel and hamas intensifies, the fate of up to 150 israeli hostage hangs in the balance. >> they were taken from their homes, from their beds. >> an israeli mother who asked not to be named is pleading for the return of her sons, ages 12 and 16. >> what my children back home want them to fight each other, want them to annoy each other, want them to get on my nerves again, want them back. i want them to be back sleeping in their beds. she describes the last phone call with her boys,

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a startling scene at the chinese consulate in san francisco. now at five, what happened after a man rammed his car through the building while people were sitting inside. >> and a rare accident involving a san francisco cable car. several people injured had to be taken to the hospital. we'll tell you what went wrong. >> the conflict in israel continues to escalate. attacks into gaza to flush out hamas increase overnight. president biden expected to address that issue in a news conference in just a few hours. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, october 10th. >> we'll get to all of those stories, but first, we check in with meteorologist drew tuma. yeah, good morning. >> we are seeinme