their territory and their freedom. >> general hertling, nic robertson, ben sciutto, ben wedeman, kayla tausche, thank you. kayla is going to be back at the top of the hour from tel aviv. >>> a new analysis about everything we know about tuesday's explosion at al ahli hospital in gaza city. >>> later, what we saw today at a kibbutz very close to the gaza border, about a mile and a half from the gaza border. you can see it through the fence, which saw so many men, women and children murdered or taken hostage from nir oz. this is the first time reporters were allowed in based on the security situation. went there. i spent much of the day there i'll show you some of what i found. >>> president biden had to quickly adapt his visit here yesterday in the wake of reaction to that explosion at al ahli hospital in gaza. fallout from the blast and loss of life set off protests in neighboring countries and scuttled a plan meeting with the egyptian, jordanian and palestinian leaders in aman. tonight using new video, new images from the ground from our source, cnn has done our own analysis of what happened.

kayla tausche joins us more with that. talk more about the question and the answer. >> reporter: well, anderson, there had been the suggestion that the u.s. would support delaying israel's ground invasion into gaza, as the work continued behind the scenes to free more hostages generally. but in particular, american hostages. and tonight when president biden was boarding "air force one," he was asked specifically about that reporting and whether he would support such a delay. and he said in one word, yes. that is a significant development because it's something that we had suspected the u.s. was discussing with the israelis behind the scenes, that president biden had discussed with the war cabinet when he was on the ground in israel earlier this week. and that one-word answer tonight just confirms that that is the u.s. position, and that is something that they have been discussing. >> what more are you learning about president biden's conversation with the freed hostages? >> well, he said this evening that the call went wel

let's get details now from our senior white house correspondent kayla tausche. kayla is here in the wa"the sit ro room". potentially, kayla, do americans disagree? >> by and large americans haven't been in agreement that the economy feels good on the ground. despite the blockbuster jobs report, more jobs added in july and august than previously reported, americans just report that they don't feel good about the economy. in a poll conducted by marquette in the middle of september, that same month where 336,000 jobs were added, just 28% of respondents said president biden would do a better job handling the economy. 52 percent perfection of respondents in that poll said former president trump would do a better job handling the economy. when you talk to white house officials, they say it's going to take time for the message to sink in for easing inflation to be felt, for some of the president's legislative achievements to trickle through to a family's bottom line, but at this point it's been several months that they've been trying to make this argument. americans are

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >>> and presidential candidates aren't holding back as they react. ron desantis posted both israel not only has the right to defend themselves against hamas, they have the responsibility to defend themselves withkki haley group a blood thirsty terrorist organization backed by iran and determined to kill as many innocent lives as possible. mike pence says this is what happens when you have a president like joe biden who spends the last 2 1/2 years projecting weakness on the world stage. and chris christie said biden's appeasement of israel's enemies has invited this war on israel. and political newcomer ramaswamy posted that america's broken foreign policy establishment knew that they were funding hamas and went ahead with it any way. for more reaction to the attacks, we're joined by nada bashir. there is an outpouring of support for israel but of course not from all countries. so first let's start with the regional reaction. >> reporter: across the region there are alarm bells. we heard from key players in the conflict including jordan, egypt and sa

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >>> israel's ambassador to the u.s. is calling on the international community to pressure hamas to release its hostages without conditions. the group claims to have captured more than 100 people in its assault on israel over the weekend. the ambassador confirms the hostages include israelis, americans, and other nationalities. he says he's not sure if any of them have been killed. white house officials say they're in active conversations with israel to try to bring american hostages home. >> it's early days right now, and we don't have a lot of information about where they are and what condition they're being held, if they're being moved around. and we have to remember this is an active war zone, which makes any hostage recovery effort that much more difficult. we're obviously going to be developing options, looking at possibilities, how with can get them back, how we can get them back with their families. the first thing we're doing is communicating with the israelis, because they're on the ground. they're closer to it

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >>> still ahead, much more on thefyinging in israel and gaza.e'll hear from an israeli man who says his family was taken hostage by has. >>> the palestinian health ministry says over 250 have been killed in gaza where israel has been carrying out retaliatory strikes against hamas. israeli forces say they have hit more than 400 targets in the area, including a compound belonging to the hamas intelligence chief. it is also still fighting militants who stormed israeli communities near gaza. daniel levy is the president of the u.s. middle east project, a nonprofit policy institute focusing on palestine and israel. he joins me now from london. so good to have you with us. i want to get your reaction. it's been more than 24 hours now. we've already heard from the u.s., their response is one of unwavering support. >> yes, laila. and that doesn't surprise anyone, i don't think. but it also doesn't get us anywhere. because the israel of 28 hours ago had the unwavering support of the u.s., and what that unwavering support unfortunately translates into is

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house.till to come, the unimaginable acts to families with his loved ones were captured by hamas. despite so much uncertainty, many cling to hope that the rescue. we'll be back with that in just a moment. israeli airstrikes have been pounding parts of gaza with netanyahu saying that the targeting of hamas strongholds is just the beginning. the israeli defense minister has ordered the complete siege of gaza and will halt the supply of food, fuel, and electricity. rockets are also being launched from gaza and a spokesperson for hamas's armed wing warns that it would begin killing civilian hostages and broadcasted live if israel target people in gaza without warning. loved ones of those killed or objected by hamas are sharing hurt wrenching stories of the last time they spoke with them and how they learned over their fate. cnn's brian todd as a report. wewanta warn you some other images you're about to see are disturbing. >> this is 25-year-old noa argamani screaming don't kill me as she is tak

cnn's kayla tausche is at the white house for us. kayla, how does this hospital impact the police department's trip, if at all? and what are you hearing about how the biden administration will respond? >> jake, so far it doesn't appear that the hospital attack is impacting the president's trip, throws not at this stage in the planning. at least one white house official has told cnn that the trip is expected to go ahead as planned. and at least half a dozen officials that -- that were contacted by cnn's white house team were not responsive or did not know whether there would actually be an official u.s. response to this. now cnn's generalsy hansler at the state department is reporting that that source familiar says the biden administration will give the benefit of the doubt to isly rationale for that attack over what hamas is saying here, but certainly it comes at a very precarious time with the palestinian authority president canceling his meeting with president biden and other regional leaders. the two had just spoken by phone three

cnn's kayla tausche is live at the white house. what's the reporting on this?er: sources tell me and paula reid that hunter biden incurred this $10 million legal debt over the course of five years as he moved to defend himself against federal investigations into tax and gun crimes, a lengthy child support case and various congressional inquiries. this is the first time that the true scope of hunter's financial straits is being reported. we've learned from our sources that that mountain of legal debt is only set to increase by a magnitude of millions of dollars if some of these cases go to federal trials, if hunter is not able to reach a settlement in some of these cases. financiers like longtime friend and hollywood attorney kevin morris are no longer able to bank roll hunter's legal efforts. now his team is trying to get creative. there's an expectation that could go to deep-pocketed biden allies to shore up his financial position to try to fill that hole and raise some of that money. for the last several months his team has been considering the idea of launch

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >> with more reaction to the hamas attacks we're joined by nada bashir from london. nada, first, there's been an outpouring of international support for israel, but not all countries. but first, let's start with the regional reaction. >> well, there certainly will be hand outpouring of concern for regional leader, particularly, the concern over the potential this has to escalate even further. we heard from key players including jordan, saudi arabia and egypt. all three for decades, all have called for a de-escalation to the violence. and have condemned the violence that we have seen over the last day. and, of course, jordan now has been a key player in terms of keeping in touch with the united states on this front as well. we've third from the turkish government, the turkish foreign ministry condemning the violence and also turkey stands ready to help in order to de-escalate the tensions that we've seen. but as you mentioned there, there has also been some expression of solidarity with the palestinian people from regional place. and including saud

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >>> well, some of the hamas training for last week's deadly rampage is done in plain sight and not far from the border with gaza. >> and that is according to an's analysis of two years worth of propaganda videos released by hamas. they show at least six training camps in gaza including two that were only about a mile from israel's most heavily patrolled section of the border. >> some of the videos show training on parra gliders who were used during the attack. findings raise more questions about why israel was caught flat footed by hamas. salma is here. and that debate will go on and on and on. so you spent a huge amount of time in gaza. when i hear the idea of telling gaza city to evacuate, give us the play of the land. >> just in the last week people have evacuated from the north. if you remember there were orders to evacuate from the authority of gaza. so you already have people who have been displaced. i think more than 400,000. they have moved to gaz city. some in u.n. shelters. the u.n. says this is an impossible order, you are giving us hours t

so let's go there with cnn's kayla tausche. yesterday president biden had been deliberating a visit to israel. he's now decided to go and obviously, it happens amid this breaking news of a horrible attack on a hospital in gaza. talk to us about whether there's been any reaction from the white house to this latest news. >> boris, it's an extraordinary and high-stakes trip and one that came with several careful considerations behind the scenes that cnn has brand-new reporting on. we know that president biden was inclined to accept the invitation from prime minister benjamin netanyahu to visit israel when the country found itself at war with hamas and considers netanyahu a longtime friend and ally, but before signing off on the trip he wanted some very explicit commitments from israel that humanitarian aid would be allowed to flow into gaza, and it wasn't until secretary of state antony blinken secured some of those commitments directly from netanyahu and his top aides during a marathon meeting on the ground yesterday that the pre

. >> cnn's kayla tausche is at the white house for us. so kayla, what went into this decision? why is it happening now? >> reporter: well, boris, the white house says this was part of a use it or lose it package of funds that expired at the end of the fiscal year if it wasn't used. and just last hour president biden got a question from a reporter in a pool spray about whether he believes border walls work, and he said he tried to use this money for other things but couldn't. >> i'm going to answer one question on the border wall. the border wall, money was appropriated for the border wall. i tried to get them to reappropriate it, to redirect that money. they didn't. they wouldn't. and in the meantime there's nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what was appropriated. i can't stop that. >> even so the homeland security secretary cited that acute and immediate need in the official notice authorizing this border wall construction. and the move comes as border encounters have surged in the hundreds of thousands just in recent months. to start this authori

kayla tausche has more from the white house. >> reporter: the white house illuminated in blue and white in solidarity with israel and president biden set to deliver remarks for the american people on the evolving situation there as the white house works around the clock to assess the impact on the ground and on american families and communities. 11 americans confirmed among the hundreds killed in violence in recent days. and the white house also working to confirm how many if any americans are among the hostages taken by hamas. today a rare and remarkable joint statement from the u.s., united kingdom, france, germany and italy saying that they have unequivocal condemnation for hamas and saying that their countries will offer support to israel as it seeks to defend itself. to that end, the national security council here in the u.s. telling reporters that the u.s. has existing authority and funding to assist israel in its ability to defend itself but that the u.s. would go back to congress to ask for more if needed. john kirby also saying that it is not the u.s.' intention to put american

kayla tausche has our report. >> reporter: president biden in an oval office address making the argument that the world is at an inflection point, democracies against dictators and that ukraine and israel are on the front lines of this war. he also made the argument that the u.s. needs to continue investing to help ukraine and israel win that war. here is the president. >> american leadership is what holds the world together. american ally answers are what keep us, america, safe. american values are what make us a partner other nations want to work with. to put all that at risks if we walk away from ukraine, if we turn our backs on israel, it is just not worth it. >> reporter: biden called it a smart investment that would pay off for generations and also alluded to the fact that it would help keep u.s. troops out of those conflicts and keep the conflicts from widening. it all comes ahead of the white house asking congress for roughly $100 billion in new aid to fund these crises, about $60 billion of that would help ukraine continue defending itself as russia's unprovoked invasion nears t

senior white house correspondent kayla tausche joins me now.he white house seems to be claiming they had to spend this money on the border barriers. is that the truth? do they have to spend money? >> yes and no. it's a little bit more nuanced than that. on the one hand, under the impoundment control act, a nixon era law, the white house can't simply choose not to spend that money because of policy differences, which is what they say they would have been doing in this particular case. on the other hand, there could have been ways to slow walk the construction of that new border wall or there's also the question of whether the administration should have pushed during the two years the democrats controlled the house, the senate, and the white house to rescind some of that funding. and the white house hasn't had an answer for that particular question. >> the white house talked about the border issue in the appropriations request, right? >> they did. and secretary mayorkas personally signed off on that filing that was published in the federal regist

our senior white house correspondent kayla tausche is joining us right now from the white house. she has details. kayla, what was the president's message today? >> reporter: wolf, it was a forceful rebuke of terrorism and anti-semitism and a message that the u.s. can and will do everything in its power to provide support to israel. in the near term, that is replenishing ammunition and interceptors and requesting more from congress when it returns. the u.s. is also providing hostage recovery expertise for the hostage situation that is happening on the ground. though there's still an unconfirmed number of american hostages, the administration has said that there are 20 or more americans that are considered missing at this moment. in his remarks today, president biden increased the death toll of americans to 14 among the thousands of civilians killed. president biden said they were not just killed, they were slaug slaughtered. >> the brutality of hamas, the blood firstiness brings to mind the worst, the worst rampages of isis. this is terrorism. but sadly, for the jewish people, it's

kayla tausche is live at the white house with the latest. what are you hearing from your sources in that building behind you? >> reporter: the president's re-election campaign and democratic national committee highlighting the chaos on social media calling the gop a three ring circus and posting any number of memes about house republicans. but the president in his official capacity is not exactly taking a victory lap. aides are trying to project an image of calm and business as usual for biden. and yesterday the white house released a statement immediately after or in the short aftermath after the house voted to oust mccarthy as speaker that said that president biden has demonstrated that he is always eager to work with both parties in congress in good faith on behalf of the american people because the urgent challenges facing our nation will not wait. he hopes the house will quickly elect a speaker. urging congress to get back to the business of governing especially with the clock ticking on funding the government in the next month and a ha

>> kayla tausche, thanks so much.ore tonight on today's story, the fallout from kevin mccarthy 's losing his job as speaker of the house, specifically how it is playing back in his district of bakersville, california. cnn's kim ma talked with voters, there. >> at the pyrenees cafÉ, a historic stop in bakersfield, kevin mccarthy's local supporters watch this historic moment in washington unfold, starring district 20s favorite son, who is now the third shortest term speaker in american history. >> what does this mean for republicans, if this fighting continues? >> it will be our downfall. >> in mccarthy's own district, agriculture and oil production dominate feet landscape. the central valley remains a red island in the blue sea of the states policy. mccarthy is the embodiment of a national success story of an overlooked region. the son of a firefighter, born and raised, who went to school here, fighting his way out and to the top. but always someone who came home. >> he always seems to have our best interests at heart.

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cnn's kayla tausche is at the white house for us tonight. so a very strong statement of support from israel. a lot of israelis i spoke to were even surprised by the firmness of the resolve. what more can you tell us about the tone the white house is take thong war? >> anderson, the white house has taken on a forceful condemnation of terrorism and anti-semitism, starting at the very top with president biden. and essentially, providing the most vocal support possible for israel's right to defend itself full bore against hamas terrorists, in the words of national security adviser jake sullivan, even with the risk that means civilian casualties could rise. the white house is also pulling out all of the stops when it comes to providing new assistance to israel in more tangible ways, suggesting that there is going to be an urgent request made to congress upon its return, and also the white house announcing that it's going to be re-upping ammunition and interceptors for israel's iron dome, which prime minister netanyahu personally requested in his

obviously, it does include everyone including the democrats in the executive branch and cnn's kayla tausche is at the white house for us. kayla, what is the reaction at the white house this evening? there is not a speaker of the house. >> reporter: well, jake, the white house is trying to project an image of calm and to strike a contrast with the chaos on capitol hill. and just this evening the administration releasing a statement urging house republicans to elect a speaker quickly so that both sides of pennsylvania avenue can get back to the business of governing. but aides tell me that president biden is going to aim to strike a tone of business as usual throughout the rest of the week. tomorrow he has a policy-focused speech on student loans, and today in messaging blasts that the white house has put out for many weeks, in today's they announced a split screen of president biden touting his negotiations for lower drug prices, contrasted with republicans trying to repeal the legislation that authorizes the president to do that. not highlighting the motion to vacate or any of the drama tha

let's get straight to our senior white house correspondent kayla tausche. the big question is what changed from when biden left washington when the white house said they were continuing to investigate who launched what caused this blast to what biden saying with netanyahu saying, it appears it was done by the other team? do we know if the president got more intelligence or another briefing on the plane? >> reporter: we don't but we assume, poppy, on a very lengthy multihour flight where he directed his national security team to find new information that perhaps they did obtain new information. we just don't know what that is and reached out to the white house and national security council to figure out exactly what did transpire overnight and whether anything informed the president's significant shift when he was sitting next to prime minister netanyahu this morning where he said that he believed that the hospital strike was carried out by the other team and essentially was backing israel's assessment of who was responsible for that attack. that is a signif

cnn's kayla tausche is live at the white house. yla, it appears to be a flip-flop, but the white house says it's more complicated than that. >> reporter: boris, the white house is trying to make a very nuanced argument here saying that, in fact, the president tried to allocate those funds for something different and that congress disallowed that to happen, also saying it was the biden administration that sought to move forward with comprehensive immigration overhaul and congress that prevented that from hpg. even so, it does go against the campaign promise and the general spirit of the immigration policy that the biden administration has promoted up until this point. so earlier today reporters asked president biden to explain this decision and to say in his words whether he believes walls work. here is his response. >> i'll answer one question on the border wall. i tried to get them to redirect that money. they didn't. they wouldn't. in the meantime there's nothing under the law that they have to use the money for what it's appropri

cnn's kayla tausche has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: president biden speaking by phone with the two hostages freed by hostages, judith and natalie raanan. he said he was overjoyed at their release and was told the call went well. in a statement he said he pledged the full support and said our fellow citizens have endured a terrible ordeal these past 14 days, and i'm excited that they soon will be returned to their family that has been racked with fear. they'll have the full support of the united states government as they recover and heal and we should all respect their privacy as they recover. it's been weeks of violence and tensions in the middle east, and while there is relief that these two hostages have been freed, there are still ten american hostages who remain, according to the administration, and secretary of state antony blinken said the work to free them will continue. >> we share in the relief that their families, friends, and loved ones are feeling, but there are still ten additional americans that remain unaccounted for in this conflict. we know some of the

kayla tausche has more. >> reporter: the white house is working around the clock to understand the scope of israel's needs as it responds to these attacks which the u.s. is calling appalling and unprecedented. a senior administration official says the focus of the u.s. is in assisting to keep the violence contained at this stage and there are conversations happening up and down the military chain to deliver direct support to israel, which i'm told by sources, prime minister netanyahu directly asked president biden for in a phone call that the two leaders held on saturday. officials have acknowledged that the lack of a speaker of the house of representatives in the u.s. and a permanent u.s. ambassador to israel are unique challenges at this moment, as the u.s. tries to get support in a timely and fulsome manner to israel. president biden says that support from the u.s. is rock solid and unwavering. >> united states stands with israel. we will not ever fail to have their back. we'll make sure that they have the help their citizens need and they can continue to defend themselves. in the str

kayla tausche, thank you so much. i want to get analysis and bring in the former u.s. ambassador to israel, edward deregian, former state department negotiator aaron david miller, and cnn global affairs analyst susan glasser. susan, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says his nation is now at war. this is truly a remarkable moment. give us your sense. >> wolf, the scope and scale of this attack against civilians is absolutely breathtaking. of course people have been seeing these horrifying images all day. there will be more. the fighting appears to be ongoing. and it will have enormous repercussions not only i think in israel where there are already many questions about the surprise attack, what kind of intelligence and military failure led to it. you know, there were hours it appears before there was a response in some areas that came under attack. there are also repercussions in washington, not only this peace deal that the united states had been trying to broker between saudi arabia and israel, the question of whether there would be renewed regional con

. >> kayla tausche at the white house, thanks so much. >>> israel's prime minister says they're now embarkinga long and difficult war. so what will that look like? >> israeli military session as much as 1,000 took part in the astack. now the couple is embarking often the lodge and difficult war against hamas. i'm joined by aaron david miller, aaron good to see you. you've been there for other attacks on israel. how does what we're seeing today compare with what you've been there for in the past? >> jake, things are add manipulate, it goes beyond anything desc israelis have seed the united states have seen. pursued a pretty risk diverse strategy against hamas, and occasionally when hamas reacted with rockets the fight got pretty brutal. like in 2021. i think you're witnessing since this israel prime minister just on this issue but on other ones, have become not risk averse but risk ready. the overall in trying to given the brutality and the savagery and the stories yet to be told and the ongoing fights the blood is up. i think that the israelis have reached the conclusion that risk aversion wh

ka ka kayla tausche is at the white house for us. >> the white house is pink for breast cancer.ge for the american people. he's going to try to make a direct appeal for the public for why the u.s. should continue funding wars in israel and ukraine. h he's going the seek to make the argument that inaction would be more costly than continuing to green light funding. so that end, the white house is expected to ask congress in the m coming days for more than $100 billion and requests 60 billion of that devoted to ukraine. about 10 billion of that to israel. now, the president in his trip this week, gleaned from the prime minister and his war cabinet in israel exactly what the country's needs on the ground are and today, he speak with president zelenskyy about how that country is sustaining its own defenses about 18 months after russia's unprovoked invasion. but it's safe to say the president is addressing a skeptical audience. while there's support for israel's ability to defend itself, there's not a clear consensus about what the u.s.'s role should be and public support has waned a

let's go to kayla tausche. what's the latest on u.s. response? >> the white house is working to assess the impact on american communities and families. president biden just this afternoon confirming that 11 americans were among the hundreds killed in in violence and that the white house is also working to confirm how many americans are among the number of hostages taken by hamas since this violence began several days ago. the president also saying he has directed his team to work with their israeli counterparts on every aspect of this hostage crisis but for americans who remain in country, the president is urging them to find commercially available travel options. a u.s. official telling me the white house is not actively considering any sort of emergency evacuation operation for americans who are there. the national security council at this hour is briefing reporters on the latest situation. john kirby saying just moments ago that the u.s. has existing authority and funding to aid israel but that it would not hesitate to go back to congress to a

kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. >> david sanger is a cnn political and national security analystell as white house national security correspondent. he is with us this hour from boston, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> here's a little more from the u.s. president making the case that helping ukraine, and israel, is not just vital to u.s. interests, but also by the u.s. global leadership. listen to this. >> i know we have our divisions at home, but we have to get past them. we cannot let petty partisan, angry politics get in the way of our responsibility as a great nation. we cannot and will not let terrorists like hamas, and tyrants like putin when. i refused to let that happen, and in moments like this we have to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. >> the problem it seems, is that the american public sees these two conflicts very differently, and over the last two years ukraine has fallen since the early days of the war, so did the president hear make the case that public should be put to one side because everything is politicize these days, and face

kayla tausche is live from the white house. what are you hearing about concerns for the president during this trip, especially given that while they would try to anticipate everything, they did not know that they would be dealing with widespread protests around the region because of a hospital strike and a summit that got called off as a result? >> reporter: well, there are always risks, erin, which is one of the reasons why information around presidential travel to war zones, be it ukraine or israel, is always very tightly guarded. but they are calculated risks and members of the president's team made a decision last night that it was worth that calculated risk for him to travel to the region in a show of personal support for that personal diplomatic touch that, for the president, is so important. and they made that decision knowing that something like this was a risk. of course, the president making a decision late this afternoon, huddling with his national security team, his secretary of state, as they tried to assess inform

. >> all right kayla tausche, at the white house, thanks. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell just weighed in, quoting from his statement which reads in part, quote, speaker mccarthy has my sincere thanks, for his service to our nation, in what is often a thankless role. the speaker's tenure was bookended by historic fights, but asked he reminded his colleagues, when he took the gavel, our nation is worth fighting for. minority leader mcconnell, from kentucky, tonight. back with the panel, and dana bash, i wonder if there are viewers are voters out there that are thinking to themselves if i worked for an organization, that couldn't get its act together, i don't know that i would then immediately be taking a weeklong vacation. that doesn't seem, to me, to be the response that every other person in the rest of the world would immediately be doing, taking a week off. good job everybody. you know, we just did the first ever motion to vacate, we no longer have a speaker of the house, let's all go to barbados. >> i don't think they're going to