Barrage of Rockets Launched from Gaza into Israel; NYT: Audio Recording May Link MbS to Khashoggi Murder; Source: Boeing Withheld Info on Plane Model Involved in Crash
KEILAR: There are growing fears that Israel may once again be on the brink of war with Palestinian militants in Gaza. Hundreds of rockets and mortars have been raining down on both sides of the Israeli/Gaza border in the most intense exchange since the war back in 2014. There have been casualties on both sides. Escalation of violence began after a secret Israeli mission failed and ended up in a bloody gun fight. CNN's Oren Liebermann is in Israel, joining us now. What do we know about the word of a new ceasefire?</s>OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: There are statements coming from Gaza, Brianna, from the Joint Operations Room, which is the spokespeople for the Palestinian militants in Gaza, saying they reached a ceasefire brokered between the Egyptians, between Israel and Gaza. That took place about 4:45 p.m. local time so just a couple of hours ago. It seems the ceasefire has held. And this is the longest period without rocket fire and without Israeli air strikes. Israel has denied knowledge of a ceasefire. And yet, in looking around, it seems to have held. That brings to an end the most violent 24 hours we've seen since the end of the 2014 war. Israel said more than 400 rockets fired over the course of the last 24 hours, one killed in those rockets, as well as seven Palestinians killed, according to the Ministry of Health, in the more than 150 air strikes in Gaza over the last 24 hours. Brianna, the obvious question, will the ceasefire hold?</s>KEILAR: We will watch with you. Oren Liebermann, thank you so much, from Israel. Now to Turkey where there appears to be new evidence linking the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. The "New York Times" is reporting that a recording shows a member of the team sent to Turkey to kill Khashoggi can be heard on the phone afterwards saying, "Tell your boss." "The Times" says intelligence officials said the reference is to the crown prince. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh is in Istanbul. What can you tell us?</s>JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Brianna, as you mentioned, the reporting from the "New York Times." And we have spoken to three people familiar with the audio recording of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi that Turkish authorities have. They say, in this reporting is captured a phone call by one of the 15 members of this hit squad. We know, based on his name, CNN has reported on him extensively in the past. He's a member of the inner circle of the crown prince. He makes a phone call to his superior, in which he said, quote, "Tell your boss," something like the deed is done. They don't specifically mention the crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman. But as you mention there, intelligence officials in the United States believe that is a reference to the crown prince, something we've heard from U.S. officials in the past saying that something like this that involved members of the inner circle could not have taken place without his knowledge. It's not irrefutable evidence, but some in the intelligence community believe this is as close it gets to a smoking gun linking him to the killing -- Brianna?</s>KEILAR: Jomana Karadsheh for us, in Istanbul, thank you. A pilot's group told CNN that Boeing withheld information about potential hazards on the model of the plane involved in last month's Lion air crash. The "Wall Street Journal" first reported that Boeing was aware of problems with new flight control features, and those features may have played a role when the Lion air flight crashed off of Indonesia, killing everyone on board. I want to bring in aviation and government regulation correspondent, Rene Marsh, here with me. This is so sad, the idea that maybe this could have been preventable if more information had been shared.</s>RENE MARSH, CNN AVIATION & GOVERNMENT REGULATION CORRESPONDENT: Right. That's the bottom line. I spoke with the Allied Pilots Association, a labor union representing several pilots, and they say they were not told about the potentially dangerous feature, especially on the 737 Max Eight and Max Nine. These are high-tech new aircraft by Boeing. This new feature with the flight control system is supposed to help the pilot avoid stalling the plane. In other words, preventing the pilot from raising the nose of the plane too high. What the system does and what the pilots say they didn't know is that the plane's system could actually automatically push the plane's nose down in such an unexpected drastic way that the pilots can't recover from it. The spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, who is an American Airlines pilot, said the plane is safe, but the problem and the danger comes in when the pilots do not know how the system works. Boeing is saying they are still investigating and that the plane is safe. One last thing. This affects 246 planes worldwide, 45 of them right here in the United States.</s>KEILAR: It makes you wonder if that's why the information was not shared. It's important to share that information. Rene Marsh, thank you so much.</s>MARSH: You're welcome.</s>KEILAR: It was called a national emergency, an invasion of America's lands by gangsters, terrorists and thugs and also maybe a political stunt. Up next, a reality check on the caravan. Plus, Vice President Nikki Haley? My next guest says the president should dump Mike Pence in 2020. He'll make his case after the break.