. >> for more now we want to bring in cnn eleni jokos, good so see you eleni.e we learning if israel's gnar curing's in the last few hours? >> i want to give you an idea of what we have seen and heard gun fire and strikes as well, something they haven't witnessed so far. we know that the idf has been going into gaza over the last few days for raids and then exiting again. we just don't know if this is the full on incursion or invasion. we spoke to elon levy last night, not going to speculate or comment on whether this is the invasion or the incursion. but it is important to understand what's coming up. he says the days ahead are going to be long and they are going to be difficult. the general messaging has been that the idf is ready for a full on invasion. the people within gaza saying they haven't seen such intense fire into certain regions since the start of the conflirkt and it's ramping up. the idf is also alleging that hamas is waging war from hospitals in a systemic manner. of course this putting at risk hospitals which have been a safe haven and refuge f

let's go to eleni. what does all of this mean for them? >> exactly. i mean this intensified ground operation we saw overnight into gaza raises so many questions about the safety of the hostages and then the impact it will have on the negotiations as well as the mediation talks that have been predominantly led by qatar. now, diplomatic sources tell us yesterday that there was an important breakthrough, creating a bit of optimism that there could be a number of hostages released. there was momentum that was built. what we saw was conversations that had been happened behind closed doors to get more hostages out. over the past week, we saw american hostages released. that alsco incited with a bit more calm on the ground as well. you'll remember that the u.s. had requested the israeli forces to hold off on ground invasions while these negotiations were occurring and also for a sense of readiness. now, the idf yesterday said that we should ignore the rumors that there could be a number of hostages released, saying they put them down to psychological terror.

arina sabalenka lost to eleni rybakina in the quarterfinals of the 1,000-athlete in beijing.of a tense first set, where the girls almost reached the tiebreaker, the second game turned out to be short. as a result, the tennis player from kazakhstan won 7:5 6:2. on saturday morning , belarusian time , the finalists of the prestigious tournament will be announced in beijing. the former leaders will be the first to take the line. the recent winner of the us open is unbeaten in sixteen matches in a row, determined to take another title. in the quarterfinals, the american did not experience any particular problems in the fight against maria sakkari, having dealt with the tennis player from greece in an hour and 20 minutes and two sets of 6:26. goov did not give a single serve to her opponent, but iges wientek did not have it so easy in her quarterfinals. her opponent was ranked tenth in the ranking, caroline garcia. in the first set, the girls confidently took all their serves and played out step by step until the tiebreak, in which the frenchwoman snatched victory with a score of

eleni, what more are we learning about israel's incursion into gaza in the last few hours? >> reporter: what we don't know is how many troops entered gaza, whether they're still there, and then what the next plan is. the ground operation, the idf says, is expanding israeli government official and spokesperson saying that they can't confirm whether this is the incursion or the invasion. but certainly the next few days, he says, will be difficult and will be very long. from what we've been seeing on the ground in the early hours of the morning, intense rocket fire and missiles and strikes into gaza. tank fire heard as well. and then things got a bit quiet. we're hearing now that is ramping up again. from inside of gaza, we're hearing these are the most intense strikes since october 7th. of course you mentioned the communicatioe most intense strikes since october 7th. of course you mentioned the communications blackout. we've also heard the palestinian authority telecommunications minister saying the two international connection points with gaza have been struck by israel, mak

conference in the mayor's office, san francisco mayor london breed and california lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis described the significance of the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit. >> i'm a former united states ambassador. i know how these things work, and i knew very early on the magnitude of this opportunity. there has not been a diplomatic gathering of this magnitude in the state of california since the united states treaty was signed in 1945. >> reporter: in 1945, ambassadors and secretaries of state from 50 countries signed the u.n. charter in san francisco. for apec 2023, 21 nations or economies, as the association calls them, will be present. but at this event, presidents and prime ministers will be present. >> apec will put us on center stage like never before, and at that time we'll have an opportunity to showcase the very best of this city. >> reporter: and with so many international dignitaries in san francisco, we're beginning to learn the enormous scale of the security efforts that will be used to keep the event and the rest of the city safe. a politic of 5,000 ho

with that i want to take the opportunity to introduce our lieutenant-governor, eleni. >> thank you so much madam mayor, mr. consul general, ol' ga, the fabulous olga miranda. what an honor to with are you. for those of you who don't know, i live here in san francisco, it thes my chosen home along with my husband. he was born here but i fell in love with san francisco for our cultural diversity. and i'm here as a guest in the house of the mayor and i'm so fortunate that for these wonderful celebrations, they invites me to come down. and then when i do, she says, well she's the lieutenant-governor maybe she should say something as well. it's a privilege to say a few words on behalf of the state of california. as olga mentioned, the governor is out of state right now so i'm the octobering govern today, the governdora as they would say. but what i would like to share with you, all sometimes, north california, it's hard to recognize what goes on in the state as a whole. not only, as our mayor noted, do we have a long shared history between california and mexico. not only do we have this ex

. >> all right, thanks so much eleni jokos in dubai. >>> meanwhile, the white house says it won't comment, the u.s. is talking to israel about a possible humanitarian pause to try to get hamas to release its hostages. but when the spokesperson was asked if the u.s. would support a cease fire this is what he told cnn earlier. listen. >> we're not talking about a cease fire right now. in fact we don't believe that this is the time for a cease fire. israel has a right to defend themselves. they still have work to do to go after hamas leadership. we are giving them more security assistance, we want to make sure they are what they need to continue this fight. we continue to send a strong message to actors in the region including iran that if you are thinking about jumping in here, if you are thinking about deepening and widening and escalating don't do it. we will take that very seriously in the region and we have added to the military capabilities to make sure we can do that. >> lloyd austin also said that aid delivery into the palestinian enclave is urgently needed. cnn's orrin lieberman has

. >> eleni, thank you so much for joining us in dubai. i'm max foster in london. more of our continuing coverage with the israel-hamas war after the break. tetest testst is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months.

elenis for -- i want to think -- thank csis or hosting us today. i also want to thank csis for your collective team's patients. 24 months, it wasn't quite 24 months but 24 months later, we are here to discuss the results of the bio posture review and how our work at the department also fits well into the work of the national security council and the white house under previously beth cameron -- and other doctors who are -- who is with us today in updating the national find -- biodefense strategy as well as developing the implementation plan where dod played a significant role. as we begin our discussion of the bio posture review, i want to share with you my memory of the deputy secretary of defense asking me and my policy colleagues on day two following my confirmation to take on this daunting task. i was never alone in completing this task. i had wonderful partners through the department of defense within the military department along with the joint staff where dr. friedrich was with a different hat on. we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the

let's bring in our investigations reporter for "the washington post," jackie eleni.going to drink some merlot and smoke a cigar. you have paul ryan saying, i can't deal with these guys. i'm going to go home. kevin mccarthy of course, last week said he's not running again and here you have, as you know, you have a rite of passage that's been going on for hundreds of years where a conference or a caucus elects its speaker by a majority vote inside the conference. they go to the house floor and everybody votes for him. that's how it's done. so there will be an orderly process and actually work can get done. the people's work can get done. legislation can get passed and our allies like israel and ukraine can be supported. not here. i mean, how long, jackie, are they willing to continue this madness, this chaos in the only branch of government americans have entrusted them with? >> there was joe, cautious on the -- optimism yesterday that lawmakers could rally around one of these candidates after their closed-door meeting where they took a secret ballot on either candidat