bashir, that explains some of his popularity there. democrats who are running statewide for treasure attorney general and secretary of state did not do nearly as well as andy bashir and lost by 20 points which was roughly what you would expect to have in 2024 and other point of point and tun the election is different from that -- in a presidential year like in 2024. people are going to come out to the polls to either supports or not support joe biden and donald trump and still electorate will make the transfer on to the other year and other democrats will take the victory when they can. they would like to say that this is momentum and some element to it. but as far as what this tells us about presidential year it will be a tight election and it won't be easy one for joe biden. >> what do you think for ouch we're hearing about issue of abortion over next think if theg lesson to be drawn from the races but those we saw earlier this year it's the -- the powerful impact that abortion has on voters decisions.on so in ohio we saw yet again a

they would acknowledge bashir is a good candidate. when you look at polling bashir in 2023 still seems like he's ahead despite being under water by 15, 20 points in the state. why? >> well, partially it's abortion, and partially it's the fact that, as i said, you can separate more easily in a governor's race attitudes about the president, even though it's becoming more correlated than it used to be. by the way, look at your map on kentucky. that is a really dramatic measure of what we are going to see again next week, which is that, you know, bashir won while winning only a handful of counties. democrat continue to -- we continue to see this geographic polarization in our politics with democrats running better in the biggest metro areas, and republicans running better outside of the metro areas, and that's what we are seeing, you know, in not only kentucky, certainly that's going to be a big factor in virginia, it's going to be a big factor in ohio. in this ballot initiative on preserving and restoring abortion rights. >> i'm up on th

looking at how governor bashir has won this race. >> yes, absolutely.t's because he's adopted this strategy that really centers this idea of team kentucky. he has been over the pandemic, natural disasters, a number of tragedies in the state. that allowed him to really stray away from partisanship and lead with this idea of kentucky first. when we were at the polls today speaking to voters, some said that was something that really resonated with them because they are tired of the bitterness of our politics. but listen, attorney general daniel cameron, the republican in this contest, he really presents a threat to governor bashir. what we have seen is that the trump endorsement matters in a state like this one. trump winning kentucky in 2020 by nearly 30 points. the attorney general has been able to campaign on that heavily as well as really make this argument that he would be better suited to work with the republican controlled state legislature here and that this state should have representation that reflects their conservative values. >> yeah. it's a r

a careful optimism from democrats they are feeling good going into the evening thinking governor bashir is well positioned but recognize the realities of this state. governor bashir has been at the helm during several natural disasters, during the pandemic, through some tragedies here,e h branded those efforts as everyone being on the same team. so that is why you even hear some trump supporters in the state say they like the governor. still, he has a credible challenger in attorney general daniel cameron. cameron is endorsed by the former president who is very popular if had this state. cameron has also worked overtime to try to connect governor bashir to president biden who is not popular in this state. and what we have seen him also do is confront the governor on issues when it cams to public safety, education, and the economy. to give you a sense of how close things were the last time, that was in 2019, just four years ago, governor bashir only pulled off a victory here by 5,000 votes. so that is why we see democrats have this cautious optimism. republicans, though, they tell me the

democratic governor andy bashir is up for re-election tomorrow in kentucky. and again, yes, this is a super, super red state by some metrics, but democrat andy bashir won the governorship there in 2019, and he has run a solid campaign for re-election, and there is a dynamic at work in this kentucky election that is, i think, maybe hard to overestimate. it's at least hard to estimate in terms of its effect on voters. the issue in kentucky of abortion rights. republicans coal the state legislature in kentucky when conservatives on the u.s. supreme court overturned kentucky is one of those that got effectively a complete and total ban on abortion. a majority of kentucky residents voted in favor of abortion rights in a statewide referendum but the republicans in the legislature nevertheless imposed this total ban. and it is really a total ban. in kentucky you're only allowed to get an abortion if not getting an abortion will kill youory permanently disable you. other than that, no exceptions. the government will force you to carry a pregnancy to term, will force

let's bring in cnn's nada bashir in jerusalem. any more details about the evidence the idf claims it has? >> reporter: the idf has long held they believe hamas command and control center was positioned in the basement of the al shifa hospital following that overnight raid, israeli defense officials have released further details around the evidence they believe they have uncovered at the al shifa hospital. they say they found evidence of weapons, of military equipment, as well as technical assets which they have attributed to hamas and, of course, it is important to underscore that cnn has been unable to independently verify these claims. hamas and doctors on the ground at al shifa have long rejected the presence at the al shifa hospital. as we know, of course, there is a huge amount of concern over the safety and security of patients inside the hospital as this raid takes place. as we know, of course, the israeli defense force has said it is focused on uncovering hamas positions. it is focused on prioritizing the safety of civilia

>> nada bashir, eleni giokos, to both of you thank you very much. tomorrow's release may be a small comfort to the loved ones thus far who are not part of the gremt at least not yet. i spoke with one father whose 35-year-old son was kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. he says he welcomes the release of any hostage but does express feelings unsettled because what it doesn't mean for his son and the others still in captivity. >> this news, honestly, for me it's a -- for all of us it's a mixed bag because he in all likelihood will not be released in this round. however, we -- i expect that we know very well, and our friends with many of those who will be released in this first batch. and so we couldn't be happier for those families that will be reunited over the course of the next few days with their little children and moms. since the morning of october 7th we and many other of the hostage families have heard absolutely nothing about or from our loved ones. i truly hope -- it's kind of outrageous the red cross wasn't able to visit with them until now,

the bashir campaign shows only 12% of kentuckians support the ban. there's another close race for governor in mississippi. republican governor tate reeves is facing a strong challenge from the democrat. but the mississippi governor race hasn't been this competitive in 20 years. an investigation is ongoing into the misuse of millions of dollars of welfare funds that happened when reeves was the lieutenant governor. he has not been charged with any crime in that case and denied all allegations. in virginia, glen youngkin has been on the campaign trail, even though he is not on the ballot. all seats in the assembly are up for grabs. the governor and his allies are hoping to flip the senate their way today. >> hot tlot to keep an eye on. we're also keeping an eye on the 2024 election. our own lester holt and kristen welker will host the republican presidential debate tomorrow. >>> senate republicans are trying to tie ukraine aid to the border battle. they are calling for changes to existing rules, including racial the standard for fear or persecution, ma

his colleague, journalist salman al-bashir, burst into tears during a live broadcast upon learning of hattab's killing. as he spoke, al-bashir tore off his helmet and protective vest labeled "press" and threw them to the ground. >> these are just slogans we are wearing. they don't protect any journalist at all. these shields don't protect us. we are victims directly on live television. we are losing souls one by one. amy: he tore off his press gear and the anchor who was talking to him also wept. according to the committee to protect journalists, at least 36 reporters and media workers have been killed since the conflict erupted on october 7. israeli forces killed at least nine more palestinians during overnight raids in the occupied west bank. one of the victims, ayham al-shafei, was just 14 years old. separately, another 14-year-old named hamdan omar hamdan died thursday of injuries sustained earlier this week from israeli army gunfire. elsewhere, settlers have attacked palestinian homes and stores in the town of deir sharaf west of nablus. the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs office war

his colleague, journalist salman al-bashir, burst into tears during a live broadcast upon learning of hattab's killing. as he spoke, al-bashir tore off his helmet and protective vest labeled "press" and threw them to the ground. >> these are just slogans we are wearing. they don't protect any journalist at all. these shields don't protect us. we are victims directly on live television. we are losing souls one by one. amy: he tore off his press gear and the anchor who was talking to him also wept. according to the committee to protect journalists, at least 36 reporters and media workers have been killed since the conflict erupted on october 7. israeli forces killed at least nine more palestinians during overnight raids in the occupied west bank. one of the victims, ayham al-shafei, was just 14 years old. separately, another 14-year-old named hamdan omar hamdan died thursday of injuries sustained earlier this week from israeli army gunfire. elsewhere, settlers have attacked palestinian homes and stores in the town of deir sharaf west of nablus. the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs office war

his colleague, journalist salman al-bashir, burst into tears during a live broadcast upon learning of hattab's killing. as he spoke, al-bashir tore off his helmet and protective vest labeled "press" and threw them to the ground. >> these are just slogans we are wearing. they don't protect any journalist at all. these shields don't protect us. we are victims directly on live television. we are losing souls one by one. amy: he tore off his press gear and the anchor who was talking to him also wept. according to the committee to protect journalists, at least 36 reporters and media workers have been killed since the conflict erupted on october 7. israeli forces killed at least nine more palestinians during overnight raids in the occupied west bank. one of the victims, ayham al-shafei, was just 14 years old. separately, another 14-year-old named hamdan omar hamdan died thursday of injuries sustained earlier this week from israeli army gunfire. elsewhere, settlers have attacked palestinian homes and stores in the town of deir sharaf west of nablus. the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs office war

the podcaster and mark bashir, both issued full and unconditional apologies.ouple that they needed to do more than simply separate. >> queen elizabeth's command came in a letter to the children, telling her son and daughter in law, it's time to stop squabbling and get a divorce. >> she was pretty much ordered to get a divorce, because they couldn't tolerate the situation where this couple was continuing to fight each other through the cameras, through the newspapers. >> it would make the monarchy look bad? >> it made them look ridiculous. and undermine charles's reputation, and damage the future of the monarchy. >> improbable as it may seem, simone says that diana was shocked. >> she was absolutely distraught. after the queen had given the orders. her eyes were like pandas. she had been crying so much. >> but the queen had spoken. and it was, of course, front page news in the london tabloids. nine months after the interview. in august of 1996, the royal divorce was final. >> it is estimated that diana will get about $26 million as a settlement, as part of the

nada bashir has more. >> reporter: it's a scene that should be full of innocents, but these are sketches of houses paint a picture of all that these children have lost. homes for the displaced, now makeshift shelter in central gaza, lives in limbo with nowhere to go. in the south, as more children are burden yesterday, another warning leaflets telling them to move and find shelter, a foreboding warning. >> translator: now they are can be us to leave. where do we go? we want to understand, where exactly we should go! >> reporter: u.n. rights experts on thursday warned that grave violations committed by israel point, in their words, to a genocide in the making. as darkness encompasses doctors in the south, already grappling with the intense bombing campaign, there are growing fears over what could come next. desperate scenes from the north of gaza almost entirely destroyed by israel's unrelenting air strikes, show just how dire the situation can quickly become. >> translator: we have lost contact with our colleagues, patients everyone inside the al shifa complex. >> reporter: israeli force

who brought you rand paul, and the state that brought you mitch mcconnell, and they elected andy bashir as governor, because he is a good job, and people like and trust andy bashir, and next door in virginia where the democrats held on the state senate and flipped the virginia husouse of delegates back against the co column, and against some of the extremist policies coming from the republican party, and across the river where you saw a landslide election in support of protecting a woman's right to choose, and pushback against the extremist taking of the rights, and right that women have almost taken for granted for 50 years now in this country, has been taken away by the extremism in the republican party. and governor justice, when he ran for governor in 2016 as a democrat claimed be pro choice, and he signed a complete abortion ban recently in west virginia. so you talk about florida where they are talking about six-week ban, and west virginia has a zero week ban. we have a complete ban in west virginia and governor justice signed the bill that the republican legislature sent him. >>

nada bashir, cnn, in jerusalem. >>> qatar was instrumental in mediating the hostage release deal.ahead, what qatari officials say they are top priority is now. a report from doha, after the break. also ahead, help the scars of the past are being re-visited for some of those watching the crisis and gaza today. we hear from palestinian refugees living in lebanon. >>> breaking news this hour, israel's cabinet has approved a deal to secure the release of at least 50 hostages, women and children being held by hamas and gaza. in exchange, israel has agreed to a four-day truce in its ear and ground campaign against hamas and hamas says israel will release 150 palestinian prisoners, both women and children, health and israeli giles. and addition, hamas says that deal cold for hundreds of trucks to deliver aid to all parts of gaza. it's not clear when oldest would start. the israeli government says an extra day could be added to the truce for every ten additional hostages released. but israel is also making clear, it plans to read zoom its military campaign once the hostage releases and. q

nada bashir has a closer look. and some of what you are about to see could be disturbing. >> reporter: in the central gazan city, it is heavily bombarded by airstrikes for weeks now. and this family is forced to live amid the ruins of what once was their home. he and his wife rescued from beneath the rubble. they survived. but now where nowhere to go, this family must make due with who little they have left. when we saw the cametascatastro tried to find shelter, but it was too crowded. there is not anywhere safe to go here. it has been raining and there is no aid getting in. i just want someone to shelter my family, my children. the u.n. warned that some 70% of people in gaza are now as far ased to drink contaminated water. raw sewage said to be flowing through the streets in some areas. and while the israeli government says it will now allow two fuel tankers a day to enter gaza to support water and sewage systems, the entire strip said to be facing the immediate possibility of starvation. there is no electricity,

joining me with more is cnn's nada bashir.ada, prime minister netanyahu just on cnn said that his suggestion and the israeli government's proposal is that the patients in all of the hospitals move, be evacuated to field hospitals that would have to be set up, i assume, by i think the french had sent a floating hospital. on the ground, how feasible is that? i mean, are there -- is there a capacity to take hundreds, perhaps thousands of patients quickly to places that could be set up? what are you seeing on the ground? >> reporter: well, look, fareed, we've been hearing from health officials and the doctors on the ground saying that it is impossible to evacuate some patients des pite the fact that hospitals are at the point of collapse or nearly collapse across northern and central gaza. we've heard from the idf focusing on the al shifa hospital which is the largest hospital in gaza. they have said that they have opened an evacuation route on the eastern side of the hospital as we know some 600 patients are currently still at th

i want to bring in cnn's nada bashir. as part of today's agreement, 39 additional palestinian prisoners held by israel are set to be released. do we know when they might be free? >> reporter: we have seen some of the 39 prisoners crossing and now arriving in central ramallah where we have seen, once again, huge crowds gathering, palestinians in the occupied west bank, gathering to welcome and celebrate the release of these prisoners, all of those released today on the third day of that truce between israel and hamas are teenagers, one as young as 14 years old. the majority held under administrative detention, no charges laid against them, no ongoing legal process. as we have seen over the last three days, this has been for many palestinians, a huge moment of hope for those detainees and prisoners, but also for their family members and loved ones. we have seen over the last few days a bit of uncertainty around the release of these detainees and prisoners, the list of who set to be released. it's uncertain on what time they

>> our thanks to nada bashir in jerusalem for that report. >>> dozens of israeli men were captured by hamas and other groups on october 7th. so far, none of them have been released. we have a relative of one of those men joining g us next. stay w with us. >>> as the third group of hostages taken by hamas has been released, the waiting game is only growing more grueling for the families of the dozens more of israelis who are captured on october 7th, especially those of israeli men. so far, no israeli men have been freed, only women and children as a part of this deal. amerie miran has not been seen since hamas terrorists descended on his kibbutz and tore him away from his wife and two daughters. his mother-in-law has joined us before. i'm so glad to you on again. and thank you for taking the time to do this, especially given everything that's going on. what's it been like just in the last three nights to see these three groups of hostages come home, be reunited with their families, and to know that right now as part of this deal, your brother-in-law is not part of that? >> thank you fo

cnn's nada bashir shows as the grim reality of everyday life in gaza, and a warning, her report contains disturbing images. >> >> translator: the gaza strip, pounded for yet another night. in the maghazi neighborhood in central gaza, wounded are rushed to a nearby hospital. children, badly injured, barely breathing. medical staff overwhelmed, struggling to cope with the mounting casualties and growing humanitarian disaster. in the south, more unbearable grief. bodies wrapped in white. >> members of the colusa and a bass families, old and young, killed and a strike on their building in cannes eunice. their lives trapped short, varied just hours after israel's cabinet agreed to pause fighting later this week in exchange for the release of 50 hostages. the truce will be a crucial window to get much-needed aid into gaza, but for those who have already lost so much, the news has brought little hope. >> translator: what kind of twos are they discussing? a truce to allow some aid in, may sarah oscars. we don't want that. we will manage with red, what we truly want is not a truce for aid, but ou

more from nada bashir. a warning, her report contains images that may be disturbing. >> reporter: bandaged and sore, still healing from emergency surgery. for 11-year-old, this wound is a constant reminder the trauma he and his friends faced. they had been playing outside near his home in gaza city when they say an air strike hit. "i was walking with my friends, and suddenly the missile fell" he says. "i found myself on the ground lying on my right side. i kept trying to stand up, but there was rubble on top of my leg. when they removed the rubble, i saw that my foot had been ripped off. a huge soccer fan, he played at the local academy and had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. "i'd been watching and playing soccer since i was a little boy. it's still my favorite sport," asef tells us. "now the israeli occupation has destroyed my dreams." down the hall is 12-year-old. his family fled their home avenue receiving a warning from the israeli military. they moved from city to city, searching for s

nada bashir, cnn, jerusalem. in the meantime israeli forces are defending the strikes, as key to the war against hamas. but also claiming ground effects, one idf commanders use raley military is quote, at the gates of gaza city. an idf spokesperson, says the military has breached hamas's defensive frontline and northern gaza, and expanding its fighting. israeli forces boy troops, and tanks are now advancing toward gaza city, from several directions, just days after launching the ground offensive the idf has also released this video, you'll see there showing israeli neely, whistle boats awry day in the area on the, israeli military says it stopped in then rating drone missile tap in that area the iranian-backed houthi rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility for that attempt. >> alia shook had has served as aerials minister of interior, and minister of justice. she joins us now from tel aviv. really appreciate you get more insight into the ground operation. >> i want to ask you, what convinces you that this gro

nada bashir, cnn. >>> the u.n.s the war could set the palestinian economy back decades in gaza and the west bank. organization says the number of palestinians living in poverty has risen by 300,000 since the start of the conflict and poverty risen by 20% in the west bank and gaza. employment down more than 60% in gaza alone and the palestinian gdp has fallen more than 4%. >> not just gaza. for the palestinian economy, to lose 4% of gdp in one month, that is not comparable to any conflict we have seen before. the syrian economy used to lose 1% of gdp per month. >> ub .n. predicts 11 to 16 yea set back in health, education, growth and business. >>> donald trump speaking out about the israel-hamas war in an interview with a spanish language news, former u.s. president said he was surprised israel was caught off guard by the attack. and asking how the u.s. could help, he suggested a hands off approach. >> you have a war going on and you will probably have to let it play out. you probably will have to let it play out. a

cnn's nada bashir joining us from jerusalem. she's got details. how is this being received from the west bank, nada? you've been checking in on all of this. >> reporter: we have indeed, wolf. and we have seen today in the occupied west bank thousands of people gathering around these centers where these palestinian prisoners have been returned to, released, and reunited with their family members. we saw so many people gather in the streets today celebrating that release. it certainly is a welcome step, but we also have been hearing from some on the ground including them faally members of some of those released who told us for them this isn't a moment where they can be totally happy because of what they have seen unfold in the gaza strip. but nevertheless, this has been seen as a welcome step. and of course this is the first batch of prisoners set to be released over the next four days. take a look. a joyous celebration as this 23-year-old finally arrives home in east jerusalem after six years in an israeli prison. convicted and sentenced to ten yea

and there's a real fear this violence could escalate further. >> nadia bashir reporting from jerusalem. thank you for that report. coming up in the next hour my emotional interview, on october 7th a hamas terrorist murdered her 17-year-old daughter and held the rest of her family hostage for hours, streaming it all on facebook. then they kidnapped her husband. she shares her emotional account of what happened and what her family is doing to try to bring her husband home. that's coming up next, next hour in the situation room. >> wow, we'll be watching for that, wolf. thanks so much. up next the conversation with a photographer whose work captures the pure evil of hamas on october 7th. a warning the images you'll see are graphic and very disisturbi. >>> images from hamas' october 7th attack on israel are hard to see but essential to document. an israeli photo journalist was granted exclusive access in the days after the attack and shared some of his work with jake tapper. a warning some of the images you're about to see are graphic. >> and he joins me now. so how did this start? at firs

cnn's nada bashir is in jooerm. what are you learning about the blast? >> reporter: fredicka, we have heard from health officials inside gaza. they have accused israel of carrying out another air strike, this time focused on the al maghazi refugee camp. this is described by a medic on the ground as a massacre. as you mentioned, the israel defense forces say they're still looking into the cause behind this incident, but the videos, the images we've seen coming out of this attack are shocking to say the least. this isn't the first time we've seen civilian areas coming under attack. as you'll remember, a previous refugee camp came under fire. these camps are urban communities, very densely populated. the fear is that we'll continue to see the death toll rising with many believed to be buried beneath the rubble. a warning to our viewers, some of the images in this video and report are distressing. take a look. at this hospital in central gaza, another day of seemingly unending horror. bodies, some tiny, arriving in their dozens. no one is spared the devastat

cnn's nada bashir is tracking this.hat are you hearing this pause means for the people in gaza? >> well this is alleviating some of the humanitarian catastrophes, the pressures that we have seen put on the people of the gaza strip for over a month now. we have seen the humanitarian situation deteriorating across the board, particularly across northern gaza where we have seen that heavy bombardment concentrated over the last few weeks and also in the south where there are hundreds of thousands of people inside gaza now displaced, sheltering in these temporary tent cities. the hope is that this temporary pause, this truce, whether it be four days or potentially even longer will allow for crucial aid convoys to access the gaza strip safely and securely to have the humanitarian aid to people inside gaza and also to allow aid agencies to get into gaza. according to sources who are familiar with the ongoing negotiations and the terms of the agreement are working to 400 aid trucks being allowed into the gaza strip, and that wo

pete: andy bashir is relatively popular. things considered from what we understand about a 64% approval rating including 43% of republicans and this goes to his handling of covid. his dad was a popular governor. the economy is strong in kentucky and the tornadoes that went through the state that he handled well so even though the voter edges with republicans he's in a good place. will: if those are the things the driving popularity, competent management. often our politics inappropriately so leaned into ideology but sometimes it is just get the job done, covid or natural disasters and if you do competency can win support. pete: his opponent, daniel cameron, endorsed by donald trump but a right of center state, running a lot on education saying this woke ideology in schools, congress is not doing anything about it, i will. will: this is a big one. pete: kentucky is one of those states that had a trigger law after roe versus wade was overturned, complete ban in kentucky. bashir is pro-choice. cameron is pro-life and wants to m

cnn's nada bashir has more on the reaction to the home comings in the occupied west bank. >> carriedough the crowds, celebrated by thousands of palestinians, these boys are among 33 teenagers released from israeli prisons on saturday. [ cheering ] >> this is, for many here in the occupied west bank, a moment of hope. and for those now freed, a moment of utter relief. >> i am so happy i can't believe this is real. i don't even know what to say. >> this scene, a product of a delicate four-day truce agreement between israel and hamas set to see 150 palestinian prisoners and detainees released and at least 50 israeli hostages freed from hamas captivity in gaza. there are many palestinian families who will still be waiting anxiously to hear if their loved ones will, too, be freed. the family seen here on sidatury rallied for months and he was seriously injured by israeli forces and arrested in june,a khussed by israel of offenses including of possessing a weapon, but he was never charged. now he and his family are finally together again. >> translator: i can't describe to you how i'm feel

that nada bashir, cnn. >>> major protests were held on sunday.rators gathered in columbus circle in new york waving palestinian flags. tens of thousands descended in london calling for a permanent cease-fire in gaza. they marched towards the house parliament. and the scenes similar in germany where hundreds of protesters gathered in fra frankfurt. >>> meanwhile, tens of thousands gathered in tel aviv. they held up signs and chanted calling for those held captive to be brought home. one woman said her son was kidnapped at the nova music festival. she said it's important to keep pushing. here she is. >> translator: we are here tonight because we are very happy for the people to come back with their families. but we have to keep going with our work, to bring them back, our efforts to bring them back. all of them. it's only the beginning. >> and we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> i want to get to other headlines from around the world. he says the prisoner his client stabbed friday night is refusing to talk. he's serving a sentence for the murder of georg

nada bashir, cnn. >>> still ahead, search calls and no response.he attorney for ex-minneapolis police officer derek chauvin who was convicted of killing george floyd says he has been ignored by the prison where his client was attacked on friday. the latest on that situation. that's up next. officer who murdered george floyd is in stable condition this morning. he was attacked in prison. >> a state attorney general's office says that derek chauvin was stabbed at the federal prison in tucson, arizona, where he has been serving out his sentence. his attorney says he has not spoken to chauvin since the attack. cnn's carlos suarez has more. >> reporter: victor and isabel, good morning. as derek chauvin continues to recover from his injuries, his attorney tells cnn that he has called the prison officials seven times to get more information about the stabbing. according to the attorney, prison officials have refused to speak to him and not reached out to chauvin's parents. it is important to note that cnn has reached out to these prison officials about th

nada bashir is in the west bank where those prisoners have now arrived. earlier, our reporters on the ground said they saw some clashes around the prison prior to the release. what reaction are you seeing now? >> reporter: we saw some clashes earlier in the day. at the crossing point we saw israeli forces firing tear gas at the crowds who gathered to watch that crossing unfold. now we're seeing huge crowds gathering here outside the municipality center. many of them have been waiting for hours for release of the 39 prisoners to arrive here at the municipality building. many of the family members have been waiting to meet with their loved ones. who have been in prison, many for years now at this point. we have seen some of those now released prisoners arriving here outside the municipality building, surrounded by crowds of friends, family, other locals who have come to show their support for those now released palestinian prisoners. we have seen fireworks being set off, people chanting and cheering and celebrating here. and i think that is interesting to s

jake. >> nada bashir, thank you. >>> ed lavendera is in tel aviv and he has more information on this ongoing military operation by the israelis in al shifa hospital. ed, let's look more closely at the sprawling hospital grounds. pardon me. what do you know about where the idf is operating? >> reporter: well it is not clear where some of the latest information that military officials have put out. but you could see from that -- that picture of the hospital, it is a massive complex. and israeli military officials had said they have gone through there almost 24 hours ago urging people to get away from the windows and seek safer areas as these military operations began. the israeli military also said that this afternoon they released some details saying that they have concrete evidence of how this area was being used as a kpcommand and control operation for hamas military fi fighters and started releasing information about what they were finding and one of the specific places they were talking about was in a room where mri's are conducted. i can't tell you exactly where that is on the gr

nada bashir is tracking it. how much longer can gaza's hospitals hang on at this point? >> well, look, omar, we've been hearing the warnings for weeks and the vast majority of gaza's hospitals are completely out of service and they are no longer in operation. it is now not operational and there are serious concerns around the al shifa want had, gaza's largest hospital and it's not just because of the fuel shortages and not just because of the ongoing siege and the difficulty to operate within the hospital. what we are beginning to see now is continuous bombardment around these hospitals. take a look. >> these are the sounds of the final gasp from the collapsing healthcare system. medical staff in gaza city working under near relentless bombardment for nearly a month. but now this chorus of frantic voices seen here working under torch light tells its own gut-wrenching story. the al quds hospital, the second largest in gaza has now collapsed. the hospital no longer operational according to the red crescent society and these scenes are all too familiar across the ghada stri

not a bashir, cnn, in jerusalem. >>> meantime, israel's military says it's pushed further into a tunnel underneath the al-shifa hospital complex and gaza. images released by the idf show with a relief to be a blast door after it was breached, as well as a tattle -- tunnel passage beyond the bridge don't write you just saw there. and what looks to be to further delray's off to the side. despite israel and hamas reaching a deal that we were just discussing, on the four-day truce that will swap prisoners and hospices, the idf said its army would ensure its military achievements, and it's more, it will be maintained and gaza. just a hit for us, that deal for hamas to release some of its hostages is welcomed news to families right around the world. we'll speak to one woman whose parerents or kididnapped. c'mon, we're right there. c'mon baby. it's the only we need. go, go, go, go! ah! touchdown baby! -touchdown! are your neighbors watching the same game? yeah, my 5g home internet delays the game a bit. but you get used to it. try these. they're noise cancelling earmuffs. i stole them from an

kate. >> thank you, nada bashir. sara?we have breaking news to share, and we told you that the health ethics committee would release a report on george santos. it has happened and manu raju is on the house hill, and what is releasing in that report and they are saying they won't expel him? >> it is a devastating report detailing conduct and misconduct that the house ethics committee has found after months of investigation into the freshman from new york's conduct here and raising serious concerns about george santos' future in the house. it recommends action from the justice department, and remember that george santos has been indicted by a separate case, and he has plead not guilty to that, but this separate probe, this house probe threatens him as a member of this body. what this, and i want to read you some lines from this report that came by and it is more than 50 page, and we are digging through the evidence, but the top lines are devastating for the new york republican. it says representative santos sought to fraudul

so there's a big trench vote to come from bashir.mething we talked about earlier, the pattern of counties is to get close to or hit 100 percent of the vote. one area to look at are these three counties that are in suburban cincinnati. together they make about 10% of the vote that is cast statewide. we're getting close to all the votes right there. the question is, as you look at the full returns, it's beshear doing better or worse than he did in 2019? he won by this much in 2019. if he's consistently doing better, that's good news for him. take a look at these three counties. 96% in boone county. beshear is going to lose it, but he's at 44%. he got 41 in 2019. next door to covington. canton county. bashir, 92% of the voters in. but here is it almost 53%. what did we he get here in 2019? 49%. one, further campbell county. we basically have all of campbell county in right now. beshear is going to win it. he won it in 2019, but he's going to win it with about 54%. he got 51% in 2019. >> there you go. >> this is just a very consistent pa

nada bashir has the story. >> reporter: horrifying scenes of utter despair. where is she, this man pleads. but everything here is gone. part of the refugee camp among the largest most densely populated in gaza now turned to rubble. the latest target of israel's relentless air campaign. the idf has claimed responsibility for the airstrike. the target they say, a senior hamas commander killed in the blast. >> we were focused again on a target, a senior commander. >> reporter: but this attack, this massacre, doctors in gaza are describing has hit civilians hardest. emergency response teams work desperately in the hope of finding more survivors. but outside gaza's overwhelmed indonesian hospital, corpses line the street. the number of those killed and injured according to the hospital's director already in the hundreds. >> they were just in their homes. children, women, the elderly. we have no idea what to do. the injured are everywhere. >> reporter: inside the hospital, mothers with their children. wounded and traumatized. but outside, survivors continue to dig

we bring in nada bashir. and it is terrible and every day it gets worse. what is happening right now? >> reporter: absolutely. the situation is deteriorating by the hour. al- al-shifa, health authorities say some 41 patients have died the last few days because of the fuel shortages. and hospitals simply are unable to run anymore in northern gaza because they don't have the essential power supplies to keep the hospitals going. as we know the humanitarian situation facing northern gaza in particular hospitals like al-shifa, gaza's largest, is dire to say the least. we've been hearing from medical officials across the board not just inside gaza warning of the situation. we heard earlier this morning from the hospital's director speaking to al jazeera describing the situation saying some patients are now starving, that they don't have the necessary medical supplies to provide adequate care for patients inside al-shifa. other doctors saying that they are carrying out amputations in order to stop the spread of infectious diseases. and of course this situation in

cnn's nada bashir is following these developments for us. she has the latest and joining us from jerusalem. nada, first of all, what do we know about today's air strike? >> reporter: well, this is the second israeli air strike that has been carried out at the refugee camp in less than 24 hours. and we've seen the scenes of devastation and destruction across. today's focused on the fallujah neighborhood which as we know according to the u.n. is home to more than a hundred thousand people and many of the residential buildings have been completely flattened. as a result of those air strikes. we've seen those dramatic videos of people, residents digging through the rubble hoping to find survivors but as we've seen yesterday and today, once again many people are believed to have been killed, many have been wounded in this air strike. now as you mentioned, the idf has confirmed that it carried out that air strike today. they say that this air strike was focused on targeting a hamas command and control center in the neighborhood. they say that seve

cnn's nada bashir joins us live from the west bank. nada, you're at the prison where the palestinians who were part of the exchange are expected to arrive. what are you hearing about what's going to or at least is expected to happen today? >> reporter: victor, in the last couple of minutes we have actually seen three buses, part of a police convoy, now entering the prison. we've been hearing from security officials here on the ground who have told us that these buses were carrying some of the detainees and prisoners who were held in israeli prisons southeast. as we saw yesterday, that process is expected to follow a similar pattern once again where those detainees and prisoners will be held here. they will undergo checks by the red cross before they can be released, but of course that release is dependent on the safe evacuation of those hostages inside gaza currently held by hamas, that agreed number is part of the truce. what we saw take place yesterday, once we have that confirmation of the release of hostages, we began to see prison

nada bashir, cnn. >>> despite the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza, israeli prime minister benjaminanyahu continues to insist that there will be no ceasefire with hamas until all of the hostages are released. and he also said israel will have what he calls overall security responsibility in gaza after the war ends. >> rosemary church spoke last hour with a senior associate fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace about what things could look like going forward. >> the prime minister of course netanyahu has said many times on the record that he opposes a palestinian state. he has many in his government that are openly opposed to a palestinian center and the country have said on a number of occasions that they see the existence of palestinians even in their own country. palestinian israelis, palestinians with israeli citizenships, to be there by mistake because they weren't all pushed out in 1948. so there is very little appetite on the israeli side to do this. whereas what appetite there is to maintain effective control over the territories, over gaza, over the west b

cnn's nada bashir has more now, reporting in from jerusalem.ns] >> chaos and horror at jabalia refugee camp. wounded children rushed to nearby ambulances. the latest casualties of israel's relentless aerial bombardment. this densely populated neighborhood gripped by panic and sheer disbelief. a second israeli airstrike in less than 24 hours. >> i lost my whole family, abdel al-karim says. holding a list of those killed just today. my sister's house was struck with her children inside. my brother's house too. with all of his children. there is no one left except for me and my younger brother. they were innocent. what did they do to deserve this? israel's defense force says it was targeting a hamas command and control complex in jabalia. hamas fighters are said to be among those killed. but jabalia is home to more than 100,000 civilians, according to the u. n.. and though the full extend of the civilian toll remains unclear at this stage, gaza civil defense authority has described this latest disaster as a massacre, with more casualties and fatal

more now from nada bashir. and a warning her report contains images you may find disturbing. >> reporter: still healing from emergency surgery, for this 11-year-old, this wound is a constant reminder, the trauma he and his friends have faced. >> translator: i was walking with my friends and suddenly the missile fell he says. i found myself on the ground lying on my right side. i kept trying to stand up. but there was rubble on my leg. when they removed the rubble, i saw my foot had been ripped off. >> reporter: a huge soccer fan, he played at the local academy and had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. >> translator: i've been watching and playing soccer since i was a little boy. it is still my favorite sport, he tells us. now the israeli occupation has destroyed my dreams. >> reporter: down the hall is a 12-year-old whose family fled their home in the north after receiving a warning from the israeli military. they moved from city to city searching for safety. followed each time by yet more airstr

nada bashir, cnn, in jerusalem. >> i want to go live now to ramallah in the west bank and bring in a researcher on israel and palestine with amnesty international. thanks for being with us. we saw in that report the scenes of celebration by the palestinians, greeting those released. explain for us what it means to the palestinians, what kind of symbol does their return represent? >> for palestinian because of the high percentage of those who get in detention, and because for many of those that process, that trial, if there was trial at all, and the whole process of imprisonment was mired by an unfair process. so for them to welcome back loved ones after such a long time is a relief, is a joy for these people, many we're talking about mainly children and women. many of them, most children have been tried before a military court, some of the children who were released were not charged at all. so these families did not know when they will be receiving their children. so, to finally reunite is obviously a great source of joy for them. >> yeah, i mean, many people listening to this might

cnn's nada bashir is with us for more on that.ada, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, victor, amara. yes, we have seen these families now across northern, central, and southern gaza being forced to live in the structures of what once were their homes. rubble now as a result of those ongoing airstrikes. as we have seen across the gaza strip, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating by the hour. we are still seeing shortfalls in fuel, in food, in medication, in clean drinking water. of course, as we know, we are still hearing those calls for civilians to evacuate from northern gaza to southern gaza. but there are widespread concerns that the situation in southern gaza simply isn't safe enough for any civilians to evacuate to hospitals there overrun, airstrikes continue in southern gaza. while idf says it is targeting hamas across the gaza strip as we have seen the civilian toll is mounting, and now what we are beginning to see is civilians running out of places to take shelter. we saw from one family yesterday in our

cnn's nada bashir reports that while there is joy, there is also fear of what comes next in gaza. >> reporter: a joyous celebration as 23-year-old malak suleman finally arrives home in east jerusalem after six years in an israeli prison. convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison at the age of 17 for attempted murder. police say they found a knife in her possession in the old city of jerusalem. it is a charge she and her family have long denied. suleman is one of 39 prisoners, all women and minors, released from jails in israel on friday. in exchange for the release of two dozen hostages who had been held by hamas in gaza. >> so many of those detainees now released, prisoners now released, being carried on people's shoulders. two of them to this building where a number of family members waited. 15 minors released being carried up on this road on people's shoulders to much cheering and celebration, even fireworks being set off. we've also been speaking to people, including relatives, who say they didn't want to see these crowds. >> translator: the celebration is not necessary. the

bashir is killed in a bombing. the israelis keep besieging the palestinian camps. then, so and so. they incite them to take action against the palestinians. falangists enter the camp. they commit an unprecedented massacre . at that time, there were at least 90,000 people in the camps, most of whom are refugees from 1948. they supervise the operation and even keep the camp lit at night with searchlights so that the killing continues even at night. the killers carry fake id cards and never know some of them were israeli and some were lebanese. israel was intoxicated with victories. south lebanon as the bank of the region was pregnant with new events. heavy rain falls in the city of sur, israeli soldiers gather inside the command building . moments later, a car enters the building and the building explodes. due to the severity of the explosion , 14 israeli soldiers and officers are killed. some time later, in the spring of 1983, another explosion occurred. this time at the american embassy. black organization officers are also killed in this explosion. this is the second attack on emb

cnn's nada bashir is in jerusalem with the latest. nada?> reporter: well, look, john, the situation at the hospital has been deteriorating for some time now. we have heard today from the hospital's director describing the situation as catastrophic, and as you mentioned there, the operating rooms are completely out of service, as we know, the neonatal unit has faced difficulties, there is no oxygen available for premature newborn babies and as we know it, we're not just talking about patients and medical staff at the al shifa hospital, which total around 1,500 according to officials there, but also thousands of civilians, you have flocked to the al shifa hospital and like other hospitals across gaza in search of sanction, we heard yesterday from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, there's no reason why civilians should not be able to evacuate. it has established evacuation routes on the eastern side of the hospital. but as we've heard from doctors from doctors without borders they have described the bombardment as being near const

cnn's nada bashir is live in jerusalem. what do we know about this particular medical center and who is still there? >> reporter: well, kaitlan, that appeal for support for the evacuation of patients and civilians came from the director of the hospital and the pediatric center in northern gaza. this is one of the only pediatric centers left functioning in northern gaza. and as we know, there are many patients here who cannot be evacuated including children reliant on life support and dialysis. and as we've heard, as you mentioned there, they have said they're being surrounded any by tanks, the world health organization has reported significant bombardment around this hospital complex. and there is significant concern, not only for the patients inside of this hospital and the medical teams there who have said they will not abandon patients but also for the countless families and palestinian civilians who have been taking shelter at this hospital complex. like many hospitals across gaza, hoping that this will be some sort of