tess ingram from unicef in new york. — on children.om unicef in new york, just returned _ on children. tess ingram from unicef in new york, just returned from - in new york, just returned from gaza, thank you. georgia has been embroiled in a new political crisis this week. the parliament in tbilisi passed a new law that had been the subject of weeks of protests, because critics say its effect is to crush dissent. they say it's similar to a russian law, which the kremlin has used to silence opposition voices. the government in georgia though says the new law is needed to resist what it calls �*foreign domination�*. our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at how georgia is facing a huge question over its future — does it tilt towards the eu and nato, or stay within the orbit of russia, and vladimir putin? something extraordinary is happening in georgia. for weeks there have been huge protests in the capital, tbilisi. their target is something critics call the russian law. i feel like this law is going to destroy the european futu

. >> martha: this morning, the latest on the humanitarian crisis in gaza with unicef's tess ingram. plus, reaction from house foreign affairs chair michael mccaul, and democratic senator chris coons. >>> fiery testimony. >> everything you have been watching has nothing to do with the case. >> martha: stormy daniels takes the stand in new york as trump successfully delays two of his four criminal trials. our powerhouse round table on what it means in the race for the white house. >>> and -- >> you are aware of the weight of history when you're in that room, and the history echoes through the room. >> martha: our george stephanopoulos dives into the nerve center of the white house in his new book "the situation room." >> martha: good morning, and welcome to "this week." with >> martha: good morning, and welcome to "this week." with tens of thousands of palestinians killed with protests raging on college campuses across the country, and with israel poised for a full-scale assault into southern gaza, this was the week president biden put his foot down. after months of urging israel to d

unicef spokesperson tess ingram who was in rafah just last month. for being with us. based on your experience, based on what you're hearing from on the ground in gaza, what is the situation that's being faced and what would a large-scale operation there mean for palestinian civilians including children? >> it already is and would become an even worse catastrophe, chris. you know, when i was there just a few weeks ago, it was a very crowded city. people living along the sidewalks in makeshift shelters. it was very difficult to move around because it was so crowded. we know that every second person in gaza is a child and you see that when you're there firsthand, it really is a city of children, and now there's this mass exodus of people maufg moving to places where there isn't the basic infrastructure and services to meet their needs, to survive. from all accounts it's a real catastrophe, and we're calling relentlessly for the ground offensive in rafah not to escalate any further. >> what does that mean for organizations like unicef, people who are ri

and coming up on this week, we'll hear from unicef spokesperson tess ingram about the dire humanitarianders evacuations. you can watch that full interview on this week at 8 a.m. right here on abc seven and new this morning, thousands of canadians are being told to evacuate because of a fast growing wildfire. it's called the parker lake fire, and it spread throughout fort nelson. british columbia, and parts of its neighboring provinces. british columbia wildfire service says the fire rapidly grew nearly 2000 acres overnight. canadian government officials warned this year's weather conditions could produce another severe wildfire season. former president donald trump is spending the weekend on the campaign trail. crowds of people showed up for his rare campaign rally in new jersey last night. his supporters say they're sticking behind him despite his ongoing legal battles. this is trump defends himself in his felony hush money trial. he has denied all charges. abc news recent polls show that 80% of trump supporters will still vote for him, even if he is convicted. supporters say they have

just before the programme i spoke with unicef spokesperson tess ingram.streets of rafah. it's been an enormous roller—coaster for the people in gaza was that they have been following this news over the last a8, 2a hours. i spoke to colleagues on the ground yesterday who said they were hearing cheering coming from the streets as people heard the news that hamas had accepted the terms of a deal. children even came to the unicef base asking us if it was true, if the war was over. today, such a contrast with the rafah crossing closed to aid coming in and news of israeli tanks there. so it has been a really desperate 2a hours in terms of the highs and lows for people on the ground. 50 of the highs and lows for people on the ground-— the ground. so you say there is no aid coming — the ground. so you say there is no aid coming through _ the ground. so you say there is no aid coming through the _ the ground. so you say there is no aid coming through the rafah - aid coming through the rafah crossing now, is that correct? correct, not at rafah or the other main acc

humanitarian aid through the region and coming up on this week, we'll hear from unicef spokesperson tess ingramch the full interview on this week at 8 a.m. right here on abc seven and new this morning, thousands of canadians are being told to evacuate because of a fast growing wildfire. it's called the park parker lake fire, and it spread throughout fort nelson, british columbia, and parts of its neighboring provinces, now british columbia. wildfire service says the fire rapidly grew nearly 2000 acres overnight. canadian government officials warned this year's weather conditions could produce another severe wildfire season. former president donald trump is spending the weekend on the campaign trail. crowds of people showed up for his rare campaign rally in new jersey last night. his supporters say they're sticking behind him this election, despite his ongoing legal battles. this is trump defends himself in his felony hush money trial. he has denied all charges. abc news recent polls show 80% of trump supporters will still vote for him, even if he is convicted. supporters say they have no right