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new details emerge about the chaotic us withdrawal from afghanistan cnn as exclusively obtained transcripts of interviews with state department officials that were kept under wraps until now welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer a year in the situation room the skis cnn breaking >> news because that's good right to the brick he do is i'm biden making new demands of israel. the deadly strikes on aid workers in gaza apparently a tipping point for the biden administration ha speak with the key white house official john kirby in just a few minutes. these standing by. but first, that's going to see in a senior white house correspondent kayla tausche, she's following all these developments for us. kayla, update our viewers at the very the latest well for the first time since october 7 when hamas attacked israel, the white house appears ready and willing

to place >> conditions on israel let's policy on its policy toward israel. that is, if israel is not willing to make specific changes that the white house laid out in some detail today. but we expect were laid out in more detail behind the scenes. president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in their first live conversation. since an attack on a world central kitchen convoy that killed seven people, including one american citizen, president biden has expressed outrage and heartbreak over that attack. and in recent weeks and months as frustration has been mounting, as the civilian death toll rises. and it becomes an increasingly challenging political question for him here at home with pro-palestinian protests erupting nationwide and many questions for him and his administration about why there haven't been consequences for israel so far, there were high stakes for the

conversation that took place today. it lasted about 30 minutes during the middle of the day and certainly there were high expectations to especially after israel had said that this is the type of attack that happens in war calling get unintentional and launching its own preliminary investigation which concluded this week and a full investigation that will follow the us so far had said that it would resume reserve judgment on exactly how this happened until that full investigation took place. but here's how events unfolded in washington and in brussels today if we lose that reverence for human life we risk becoming indistinguishable from those we confront >> tonight, a market shift in the biden administration's policy on israel secretary of state antony blinken warning, israel must protect civilians in gaza or face a change in us policy. >> this week, horrific attack on the world central kitchen

was not the first such incident it must be the last president biden in a 30 minute phone call with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, demanding an immediate ceasefire, making clear there his administration' 's frustrations are mounting alongside the civilian death toll. and he urged the >> prime minister to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay, the two liters speaking for the first time since biden expressed public outrage over the deadly strike on a world central kitchen convoy in gaza netanyahu has said, it happens in war. the white house says biden and netanyahu didn't discuss the strikes in great detail, but biden told him the darkening humanitarian picture was unacceptable and israel needed to take concrete and measurable steps. or the us good reconsider its position that we want to see more crossings opened up. we want to see more trucks getting in the mitigation of civilian harm, particularly to humanitarian aid workers problem let's see all civilians,

>> national security spokesman john kirby said, the us needs to see results soon or pursue a policy change, though without providing specifics. >> if we don't see changes from their side, they'll have to be changes from precise. we would hope to see some announcements of changes here and coming hours and days, >> longtime biden allies senator chris, who serves on the senate foreign relations committee, says this strike is different, and that biden's democratic supporting congress is starting to wane over israel. >> this particular targeted killing which is hard to explain or understand, i would vote to condition aid to israel joining a faction of lawmakers calling for biden to take a tougher line on the mideast ally, even as cnn learns the white house is still greenlighting new arms sales, we cannot approve the sale of arms to a country that is in violation of our own laws >> israel now on guard for retaliation from iran days after striking and iranian government building and syria killing top irgc officials.

>> they did talk about a very public and very viable real threat by iran. >> and despite its outrage and in the face of those continued threats, the biden administration making clear, it stands with its closest minis ally president biden reaffirmed the united states strong support for israel in the face of these threats and our commitment to israel's security >> this evening, reporters shouted questions that president biden at a public event here at the white house, trying to get more detail about exactly what checks changes he is considering to israel policy that the president didn't answer >> wolf, kayla tausche, you had the white house for us, kala thank you, very much as israel faces this growing pressure from the united states we're getting new information about the investigation into the strike that killed those seven world central kitchen aid workers in gaza, cnn's jeremy diamond is joining us live right now. he's in jerusalem. jeremy, world central kitchen founder, chef jose andres

accuses israel of systematically targeting his aid workers israel says the deaths were unintentional when do we expect to get results from israel's investigation >> well, wolf, over the course of the last several days, the israeli military has been conducting an investigation into the exact circumstances that led to what the israeli military has described as a grave mistake misidentifying this convoy of humanitarian aid vehicles as a threat and targeting them with several what appear to be precision drone strikes. these israeli military, i'm told isn't now expected to release the findings of that investigation tomorrow morning. they have already begun briefing relevant parties on this, but i do think it is important to know just how significant and how different this investigation is into the deaths of these aid workers than anything else that we have seen since the beginning of this war. we have seen tens of thousands of civilians, palestinian civilians killed in this war since october. and yet this is

the first time we have seen such a thorough, comprehensive pensive, and public accounting of the deaths of civilians. there's no question that the fact that six out of the seven of these aid workers were foreigners is playing a factor not only in these response, but also of course, and the international uproar jeremy diamond reporting for his jeremy. thank you very much. let's get some more. all of these major developments joining us. now the white house, national security communications adviser, retired admiral john kirby. john, thanks very much. for joining us first, you outlined earlier today the steps the united states wants to see from israel to better protect civilians in gaza. how exactly will you determine if israel is in fact taking enough action to do so? >> well, i think the proof will be in the pudding woven, not just what they announced, they're going to do, but our assessment over time watching how they act on those announcements and those decisions making. sure that we have to see a measurable increase, for instance of trucks of aid getting in, we want to see additional crossings opened up and the ones that are already opened up

increase facing the flow. and we want to make sure that we can see real civilian harm mitigation measures put in place by the idf so that we can have a measure of security. and frankly, aid organizations can have a measure of security that they can operate it on the ground safely and they won't be targeted or they won't be accidentally struck. and then lastly, and i talked about this earlier, we need to see a pause in the fighting. we want to see a ceasefire tied to getting the hostages doubt so that not only can there be a relaxation on the ground of combat, but that aid can flow much more unhindered than it already is. >> if israel john does not do enough to protect palestinian civilians in gaza in the coming days, what specific changes is the biden administration in the willing to make? to move its policies forward. >> well, i'm not in a position to preview the policy decisions that the president might make going forward. but he was very clear and very direct with the prime minister that if we don't see changes on their

side, there's going to have to be some changes in our own policy towards gaza on our side. but i don't want to close down his decision space and and hopefully it won't come to that, that there'll be able to execute and implement on these things that we've asked for, these things that they've committed to doing. and we can make it safer for aid workers on the ground and and frankly, we can help start to make life better for, for innocent gazans. >> as you know, john tens of thousands of palestinian civilians have gaza more than 200 aid workers there 95 journalists have already been killed in this war, dozens of hostages as you know, there are still being held in gaza at the same time adjusted a israel struck a referee could you camp in central gaza? why has it taken the president this long to get to this point of considering a major change in us policy well, i think what you're seeing certainly today is obviously what happened to the world central kitchen that that event certainly was a catalyst for the call today

certainly you saw his outrage in his statement shortly after that strike, but i think it's important to remind that his frustration has been growing over recent weeks and months over the dangerous to the civilian population in gaza and to aid workers. this was the, this was if you will, culminating event i think but it but it really reflects a growing frustration by the president as you remember, the president, the referenced what he called a come to jesus moment with the tiny hour his state of the union address last month >> is that moment happening right now? >> all i can tell you is that the discussion today was very direct and it was very candid and the president was was sure footed in straight and stressing his concerns. are deep concern over what happened to the world central kitchen, but even broader to the humanitarian and situation in gaza. and he was very, very clear with the prime minister about what we need to see short of making policy decisions and

changes on our own president biden says he's outraged by this attack. but why is it d expressing that on camera directly to the american people >> well, here he has opportunities to talk to the press hello, time, and he'll continue to do that. i think you'll continue to hear directly from the president and various forms and vehicles about what's going on and gaza and what we're trying to do. again get a ceasefire in place, get those hostages home, get that humanitarian assistance in an increased volume, but you'll continue to hear from the president. >> but as you know, the president's still hasn't spoken about this latest israeli strike. he hasn't done that on camera. he has said very little in fact, about his own frustrations with prime minister netanyahu in public when do you think the president will start to speak in front of the american people about these concerns. >> well, i don't have anything on the calendar to speak to in terms of a press conference or or an interview specifically about these events? but you will continue to hear from the president, i think his statement the other night about the world central kitchen

strike was very, very clear, very, very strident and you could see the frustration in that statement. you're going to again, continue to hear from him about this. >> all right. i want to play for you. what senator bernie sanders told are jake tapper just a few moments ago, listen to this israel should not be getting another nickel in military aid untold these policies are fundamentally changed. so if my view is no more military aid to israel when children in gaza are starving >> so if the status quo continues, do you think president biden would be willing to condition military aid to israel? >> well, again, i don't want to get ahead of the president or closed down this decision space on national tv his statement today, the readout from his conversation with prime minister netanyahu was very clear that we will make decisions about our policy in gaza based on our assessment of how they meet their commitments

and changes that they're willing to make in the way they're prosecuting operations and protecting innocent civilians, including aid workers. so we're going to watch and see what they announced and what and how they act on those announcements that changes they make will monitor it very closely. we're going to judge it by what they do, not just by one but they say i just don't want to get ahead of the president on this. >> you heard the secretary blinken earlier today. i suggest he warned that there's a real risk. the way israel is waging its war in gaza. reich's right now is making it indistinguishable from hamas us, how close as israel to that point >> well, it's difficult to say on a scale like that. i mean, we have to remember hamas, there was a ceasefire in place on the october. hamas broke mr. sinwar, chose to start this war. mr. sinwar and moss fighters choose to bury themselves under hospitals and civilian infrastructure, use the innocent people of gaza as human shields. they are increasingly placing innocent passage palestinians at greater risk as well. i think we can equate what they did on the

october to the kinds of operations that israel is conducting. that said, and we we've been clear about this too it's not just the right and responsibility of the idf to go after hamas. it's the way they do it that matters and it's the way they've been doing it in recent weeks and months that have caused increasing frustration by us in terms of the civilian casualties, the damage to civilian infrastructure and now the potential impact on humanitarian organizations being fearful of moving into gaza. so you maybe have all these crossings open. wolf, but if you don't have truck drivers who are brave and courageous enough to move that stuff into gaza because they're worried about being struck, then it doesn't matter. so everything has to be done in synchronization and that's what we want to see. >> the israeli magazine plus 972 is reporting that israel has been using arnold official intelligence to help identify bombing targets in gaza. sometimes with only 20 seconds or less of human oversight. at the white house briefing earlier today, you said you weren't aware of this israeli

magazine? seen report, but that would have you would study it. so i want to ask you for your reaction down. >> yeah, we're still looking at this reporting, not in a position to verify or or give it credibility. i'm certainly not shooting it down. we just gotta learn more about this and i just don't have any additional context for you, but separate and distinct from that. as we know from our own experience in places like iraq and afghanistan and the targeting process does require multiple layers in requires a fine network of communications and control up and down the chain of command so that you can try to avoid civilian arm and you can actually go after what you're going after. it's not about the precisions of the precision of the weapons it's about the decision-making process, the human loop that actually gets after those targets it makes the proper analysis and so if you're introducing artificial means two into that decision-making louk bullets at something you're going to have to seriously look at in terms of the potential for mistakes. i'm not seeing guessing that that was the case here. we just don't know the investigation

is still ongoing. but obviously, what we're going to be looking for out of the israeli side is proof that they are learning from this mistake and won't make those mistakes again are making the proper changes in the targeting analysis and decision-making loop >> before i let you go, i don't want to get your reaction cnn contributor, he tweeted this just a few moments ago. i'll read it the israeli security cabinet prove the opening of the erez crossing with the gaza strip for the first time since october 7. in order to allow more humanitarian aid to go in, that according to an israeli official what's your reaction to that? >> well, if it's true, that's welcome. i hadn't seen baraka tweet. he's a great reporter, so i'm not certainly not questioning the veracity of it but if it's true that certainly in keeping with what we heard from the prime minister today, in terms of announcements, they would be making in coming hours and days about opening up crossings, making it more accessible for humanitarian aid

organizations to get food, water, medicine and fuel into the people of gaza. so again, if it's true that's certainly a welcome step and it is absolutely in keeping with what we heard from the prime minister earlier today before i let you go very quickly, i want to get your reaction to these latest threats from iran to retaliate against israel for the israeli airstrike against the consular building in damascus, killing some iranian iranian a military types what's your reaction to that and how concerned is the us right now, but a possible god forbid, full-scale war between iran and israel were very concerned. >> in fact, one of the things that the prime >> minister and the president talked about today was very public, very real threat by iran to the state of israel. no question about it. we're all taking this very, very seriously. nobody wants to see this conflict escalate clearly. but justice critically, we don't want to see israel attacked from iran directly. i think back to one of the questions we talked about earlier in terms of aid in security assistance, i think it's important to remember that the security systems we provide israel is not just for

gaza. i mean, this is a small country that has many enemies in the region and lots of threats. and this public threat by iran is just another example that underscores the threatened the israeli people in the state of israel. and one of the points the president made today in his call to prime minister netanyahu, specifically with this iranian threat is the united states will stand with you. we will continue to help you defend your herself against these multiple threats. >> today, the israeli military stopped all leaves for israeli active duty military personnel as a result of their concern that arise i'm just going to live some missiles and start this retaliatory strike against israel. this could explode. as i said, god forbid into a full-scale war. john kirby, as usual, thanks so much for joining us yes, sir. just ahead, the political impact of president biden's tougher stance towards israel will it ease the election year pushback within his own democratic party? and donald trump's new legal laws as the judge refuses to dismiss the classified documents case against him we're breaking down the ruling and what it could mean for the

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netanyahu take concrete steps to protect civilians in gaza after the killing of seven aid workers there, if not, the president is threatening to make dramatic changes to us policy toward israel. how will this ultimatum play here at home? let's talk a little bit with our political experts, audie cornish. where do you think anything short of an immediate ceasefire that potentially could help ease some of the problems, potentially the president biden's having from within his own democratic coalition. >> i mean, another way to think of it is that what but the concern is about how israel is prosecuting its war has now gone way past any people here and there in the coalition. the most recent gallup research shows that 55% of americans, they polled now believe that israel, it disapprove of how israel is going after the war. and so i think the question now is there's a wider swath of people who are concerned. >> and i'm >> kind of curious from kate and sarah what that means for policymakers. do they actually have more room to discuss

things? that's not in the binary of complete ceasefire or unconditional support at any cost. >> i think the >> biden administration has tried to be in that space from the outset, and that's part of what has been politically challenging for them. them. this is obviously a nuanced and complicated situation. i think they have tried to navigate that in-between space of putting forth policy. there's going to contain this and not allow this to spy i roll into a bigger crisis that is going to threaten american interests and potentially america >> and they really are failing. >> and this is, i think what do you mean by that? >> his >> he has said in the past, say, okay, i'm going to talking to israel. we're going to do a ceasefire. we're going to drive hour. nothing has happened. and i really think this is going to come down in his presence. so does he get reelected in november or not? and the younger generation of really upset with you, it's one of the things that was interesting thinking about the gallup poll is it was millennials, right? it's not gen z. they are looking at wide swaths of the population and

independents who have moved since october. and this came out just a few weeks ago. it was before the aid workers. so the idea that there is a wide fred concern, i think is going to become a more mainstream concept and you have even trump talking about that. >> but that's i was just going to say. but what's the alternative here are the alternative for these? voters is donald trump, who is not exactly somebody who has been, i don't agree >> the alternative at is huge problem, or they n't. differencin the policies. well, but i think what you have done wtrump out ying things like the idf needs to ginto gaza and finish the problem. i mean, this is he's nosomebo who's articulating concern for palestinian citizens, r gazans. so for people who are what they're seeing in terms innocent loss of life, donald trump is not a viable option now, of course, you're right. is there the potential is there? central fans to stay home issue of course. >> i'm a good base. it's going to turn out. >> so i think well, yes, but the maga base is not enough to get donald trump re-elected pressure that you're speaking

of trump, he said earlier today, he said, israel needs to finish what they started because israel is losing support the longer this war goes on, why do you think he's saying that? >> because he's first one is close to that day who i went that's been obvious for the beginning and they do need to end this. i mean, we need to get this over with so we can move on so i'm not surprised the trump said that frankly, >> well, but so again, there's a very practical choice here for voters in november. and so i think yes. is there widespread frustration and outrage about what we're seeing on the ground? is there was there outrage over the attack this week on the world central kitchen aid workers, of course of course. but i also think that people want to see majority of people in this country do support israel want to see the united states continue to support israel. and so i think for the biden administration, they have to chart a course here that maintain that contains the conflict in a way that doesn't have it spiraling out of control. and if we put it in a political contacts in the

middle, out of are not support. and whether it's unconditional and we had senator bernie sanders speaking to jake tapper today and he very much made it clear. he also supports is it's real, but that he was also talking about the idea of conditions and also benchmarks. what is success in a scenario with this much civilian loss of life? well, and i think you heard the white house signal today that they may be open to conditions. i made my own head >> well, because they are trying to make >> rational policy decisions and not not box themselves into a corner on what to do here. but i think yes, there's certainly going to be continued pressure here. i think it is going to be tricky for the white house to navigate this for the coming. >> let me get your thoughts on another the important issue, no labels announced today that they're documented field a third party ticket, essentially admitting in the statement that they couldn't get anyone serious to be their candidate for a third party. no labels, ticket. what does that say about the stakes of this election now? >> well, this is a great thing for the biden campaign over there's no question that no

labels were they able to field a significant candidate that that would have been a threat to the biden campaign. and i campaign that is going to be very close, is going to be won and lost in the margins and battleground states but i think it also shows that there is support for biden's candidacy. it shows that, yes. have we seen in the polls that there's fatigue across the board with both leading candidates. yes, we've seen that, but i think at the end of the day, you had a lot of very ambitious people. take a look at trying to do this third-party run and come away with the belief that it was not going to do anything but potentially throw the election to donald trump. they didn't want to be a part of that. >> i assume, you, sir, to jump in because she's been following the law this is good news for the biden campaign that no labels is not going to feel it's good news for the trump campaign, but really did we ever think that they were going to have >> legitimate candidate? no. >> i mean, this has been months. they've raised a lot of money leon it, but the reality is a third party that doesn't work. you cannot win a third party even though the country's doesn't want biden

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has been claiming gave him the authority to possess these documents, to take these documents when he left the white house? that that is not relevant. at least at this stage, she is, however, allowing him to continue to continue to present this, perhaps even a trial. and so that is something that is a bit of a conflict with what the special counsel jack smith is pushing her to do. i'll read you just a part of her ruling which was a very short just over two pages, in which she said to the extent that the special counsel demands an anticipatory final final is finalization of jury instructions prior to trial, prior to a charged conference and prior to the presentation of trial defenses and evidence, the court declines that demand as unprecedented and unjust. you see her there pushing back on jack smith, who who was really trying to force the judge to make a decision on whether trump will be able to use the presidential records act as part of his defense wall >> evan perez, with the latest

in this frog, very important information. thanks very much. i want to break it all down with our legal experts and ankush khardori is with us, your former federal prosecutor. what do you make of judge aileen cannon's decision to push back so strenuously against the special counsel, jack smith calling his latest filing as we just heard unprecedented and unjust. >> well, she appears to be somewhat buckling under the pressure. i think i think she's not enjoying all the attention that her orders are getting an a negative reaction that they're getting. and i think this is probably a symptom of that. i would just say on the merits that calling jack smith's requests on precedent and unjust, it's very strange. she is the one who started this process of a finalizing our drafting jury instructions before even setting a trial date. the whole thing is bizarre to begin with, but she lacks experience to manage a case like this at this level of complexity, insignificance, and it's been and showing for awhile. >> yeah, that's a lot of experts are suggesting. what do you think, andrew? >> no, i totally agree. i think what we're seeing here is a combination of a lack of

experience. i think a lack of confidence many of her orders in this case, there's only been a few there's a lot of outstanding motions that could he's orders and decisions, but we haven't seen those yet, but many of them do indicate a sort lack of a inclination to issued decisive final no orders. she usually takes a solid monic split the baby approach. i'll deny it now, but you can bring it up later, which paints the prosecution in a very, very tough horner because when those issues come up later, it could be beyond the point at which the prosecutors could take any sort of an appearance of jack smith is the special counsel is going to try to get her dismissed from this case and how difficult would that be? >> it's exceedingly difficult if he's going to do it. i think this latest response to her the respondent let's the file two days ago is maybe the first step down that path, but there's a much longer path to go through to actually get the get a get an issue up in front of the appellate court that would compel the court to essentially assign the case to a different judge. very rare,

and i wouldn't count on on it in this case. >> what do you think? >> i shared the same analysis that they won't be a very heavy lift, be hard to succeed. but we are seeing frustration. in other prosecutors filings here and they have suggested that this is a route that they might take. and i think part of that quote that we just read is a response to that, right? i think she understands that there's a little light threat being thrown at her direction, not unreasonably in my estimation. but it would be hard for them to do it. >> let me get your thoughts on another legal issue. the new york civil fraud case, as you know, the judge is now set to a hearing to discuss the underwriter for trump's hundred and 75 bond, walk us through what this all means. >> yeah. this is a new one for me to say. i mean, trump generates these interesting like league cool controversies. so evidently the attorney general's office has raised some questions about the company that is backing this bond. it's based in an outside of new york, the attorney general's office has said well, we can't do the ordinary financial background checking

that we might do with the new york state-based company will check with our department of financial services all that they don't have that information. so they've asked the judge let's to insist on full-out fully degree of transparency to understand if this company can actually back the bond. so i imagine it, we're going to see some filings potentially in that the hearing the judge is going to ask some questions about it, but i don't think he's going to be particularly well positioned to do much to sort undo this or question at beyond legal stuff going on on chris khardori. thank you very much. andrew mccabe. thanks to you as well. just add will have the latest that the urgent effort right now to free hundreds of people still stranded in taiwan fine after a very powerful earthquake, glove a live report from the epicenter that's coming up >> everyone sees meanwhile at a vrbo when other >> vacation rentals are just for likes. try one, you'll actually like the day you get your clear choice dental

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workers struggle climbing over treacherous landslides trying to bring victim's home among those initially stranded dozens of minors and to remote quarries on thursday, authorities announced the're succsful rescue some chopper to safety there were t many rocks falling like bts fm above. thiminor says, we didn't ow where to run the aftermath of some landslides visible from a moving train >> many >> paved roads to the disaster zone are still blocked, but on thursday, the railways resumed service. it has only been a day nce is powerful, deadly earthquake rked iwan and already this trao the epicenteis rni on time in the small city of hualien, residents still coming to grips with the earthquakes damage though there are some scenes of real destruction it also feels

like this earthquake prone community is quickly bouncing back the city government set up this temporary shelter in an elementary school. >> this is your home leaving room. >> there's a hole in the wall along mei fen is camping out here with her husband and mother. do you feel safe staying in hualien? >> i'm now afraid. i was born here >> among those here, the mayor of hualien, who was injured in the quake. what happened quite a cabinet fell on me dead. >> he attributes the >> relatively low death toll in his city to advanced preparation for months, almost altai of fabienne here holly yan, we grew up with earthquakes our teachers and relatives always taught us how to react when earthquake strike. so if known about this, since we were kids, this ruined building is a terrifying example of the power of wednesday mornings, 7.4 magnitude earthquake. but looked down the road here and you see that most of hualien is

not damaged. >> it is >> lit up intact and very active amid these scars an impressive display of community resilience now we'll taiwan's national fire association. it says that one of its priorities today will be to search for a missing family of five to adults and three children. their last known location was won. one of these hiking trails in the national park that's about an hour dry hours drive from here. there are a total of 15 people still missing now, some almost 48 hours after the earthquake that brought this building down. >> there are still plenty of concern about aftershocks. i haven't watson on the scene for us. thank you very much coming up exclusive new cnn reporting, shedding new details on the us is chaotic withdrawal from it. if dana stan, why some senior us officials are saying they created the plan from

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