well, the cost is of the special advisor, daniel rubenstein. i going to have guys a sense of the situation here in damascus before they get back to washington dc and be the by didn't administration about the latest development. the civilian death toll and gaza is rising, as israel carries out it's indiscriminate bombing campaign is really forces have killed at least 7 palestinians across the strips, installing on friday, attacks and gaza city in japan. yet in the north, in the south unless laid off, the refugee camp in the center of the strip on thursday killed dozens of people to shelters and gaza. city were targeted. both were housing families, forcibly displaced from their homes. this is early settlers of storm. they occupied westbank village of metadata and set fire to a mos causing significant damage. they wrote races slogans on its door and walls. they is really army then rated the building and interrogated worshippers. in july, the international court of justice declared israel's occupation of palestinian land unlawful saying all illegal

oh boy, what would the cost sense of the special advice that daniel rubenstein got into how gauge a sense of the situation here in damascus before they get back to washington dc, and be the bind in administration about the latest development. but i have to tell you, so how you that for hey i to hey this um and how about the setup input ticket? uh the hod. now into this page where they are saying we need more and more to see the delegations coming to them. ask us until came to us about the crucial issues at stake, the ticket, a smooth transition to democracy. but above all, the need to provide political and finance. so assistance for the best or thought a to and for that can take a government in damascus. but i've been in touch with people of they have to how do they some of the i yes. to confirm whether these going to be any meeting between them and the us diplomats. so one to watch, certainly in the coming hours. so the movement of motion assign cubicles will keep postage with you as that happened at school so but to know or day he's reporting from the jordanian capital. i'm on a cheese

oh boy, what would the cost is that the special advice that daniel rubenstein got into her gaze? a sense of the situation here in damascus before they get back to washington dc and re the bite in administration about the latest development. the civilian death toll and gaza is rising. as israel carries out, it's indiscriminate bombing campaign is really forces have killed at least 7 palestinians across the strips, installing on friday, attacks and gaza city in japan, yet in the north. but i saw in the south and on the slate off camp in the center of the strip on thursday killed dozens of people to shelters and gaza. city were targeted both or housing families, forcibly displaced from their homes. is where the settlers of storm the occupied westbank village of motor done set fire to a moss causing significant damage. they wrote races slogans on its door and walls is really army then rated the building and interrogated worshippers. in july, the international court of justice declared israel's occupation of palestinian land unlawful saying all illegal settlements in the occupied west

and roger carson's the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, as well as a bachelor, daniel rubenstein, who's going to be the point person between the us and the new syrian government. she also said, quote, i also communicated the importance of inclusion and broad consultation during this time of transition. we support a serial. busy and a syrian old political process that results in an inclusive and representative government which respects the rise of all syrians, including women and serious diverse ethnic and religious communities. so essentially the us is showing a bit of faith by lifting this rewards for just as bounty of some $10000000.00 of from her i'll show was had as it were. but the us is probably going to be a little more cautious about removing a higher attire, alshaun from the for the terrorist organizations list. because it can be a very politically difficult and a very politically sensitive move to do so, especially when the u. s. has been roundly criticized for the way it handled is pull out from afghanistan back in 2021. but the us does see an opportunity to really cha

along with him, bassett, or daniel rubenstein, who will be the state department's point person on interventions between the us and the new syrian government is to basically reiterate the principles that the us and other regional leaders agreed upon in the past week for what they would think would be a successful transition from the more than the 40 years of re. busy of the a sod family. the us is very keen to saying that the you, that the new syrian government respects the rights of minorities. that it provides for an open and inclusive process. just setting up a permanent government. and that it does not allow any groups, any terrorist groups in the us, as language to try to take advantage of this up, political transition to try to re cost as you there operations, to attack the us as interest or the interest of its allies in the region, so it is significant that you see this delegation going really to establish that the us is not going to allow any sort of political vacuum to take effect. and it's also worth noting that uh, the us is keen to try to temper expectations. there are a lot of legal

roger carson's and daniel rubenstein, the ambassador, who is now acting as a senior advisor in the bureau of near eastern affairs, and will be acting as the point person between us and the new government in syria. they are meeting with the officials of h t us as well as with the various civil society groups willing to try to get a sense of how all of these different parties are planning to move ahead in a way that respects the rights of minorities. that also respects the right of the all syrians to have a say in how this new government is constituted. and to ensure that there aren't any security risk that develop because of the departure of basra side some 12 days ago from power. this is also a moment where the us is really trying to, in the last 31 days of the, by the administration. try to show that it does have positive influence on events in the middle east. approximately a lot of the fact that the by an administrator and has been roundly criticized for road, essentially taking sides in the war on garza by not putting enough pressure on israel to do right by the palestinians in garza.

increased military showing the biden administration is naming former ambassador and syria envoy daniel rubensteinlead the u.s. >> efforts on syria in their final weeks in office, a u.s. official tells cnn. rubenstein is expected to join a delegation of senior u.s. officials visiting damascus and syria in the coming days. the first high level american visit since the fall of assad in our health lead, the first severe case of bird flu has been confirmed in the united states, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. the patient in louisiana is currently hospitalized in critical condition. cnn's meg tirrell joins us now. meg, do we know how this patient contracted bird flu yeah, we heard from the cdc that the person contracted bird flu after exposure from sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. >> and actually, that's another first. it's the first time we've heard of a case being acquired that way in the united states. so this patient right now, as you said, is in the hospital. they're in critical condition with severe respiratory illness. we know a few facts about the patient. t