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CNN 5 Things

9 AM ET: Gaza overwhelmed, SCOTUS wealth tax, GTA 6 leak & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Some people in Gaza are digging through rubble to find food as health workers say facilities are overwhelmed. SCOTUS is expected to hear arguments today on a case that could cost billions to the government or the rich. More than 10 million people are under flood watches across the Pacific Northwest. A new survey shows many people of color expect insults from health care workers. And, the new trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has been released... after it was leaked online.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From CNN, I'm Fez Jameel with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, December 5th.

0:07.0

People in Gaza say the situation is so desperate, some are digging through rubble to find food.

0:14.0

That's as Israel's offensive continues and the UN says there's quote nowhere safe to go in the

0:19.6

perceived strip.

0:21.0

Tens of thousands of internally displaced Palestinians have arrived in the southern

0:24.7

Gaza city of Rafa, but health workers like Marwan al-Hams say the facilities there are now overwhelmed. First aid clinics are struggling to provide assistance to those with chronic illnesses

0:38.0

and those shelters like schools we have sent doctors to and nurses, but there is no sufficient medicine to treat the refugees.

0:47.0

More than 80% of Gaza's total population has been displayed since the beginning of the war,

0:52.0

and the continuing strikes are making the situation even more difficult for Gazans.

0:57.0

Yesterday, an apparent Israeli airstrike destroyed not only homes and streets, but also one of the last still-standing bakeries, which locals

1:05.7

say provided much-needed bread.

1:08.7

Questioned on the attack, Israeli forces say they follow international law and take quote feasible precautions to

1:15.2

mitigate civilian arm. The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments today in a

1:21.1

case that could save the rich billions and stop some

1:24.4

future types of wealth tax. The case centers on a measure in the Tax

1:28.6

Cut's and Jobs Act which was passed in 2017 and created a one-time transition tax of foreign corporations that

1:36.0

are majority owned by Americans.

1:38.9

But Charles and Kathleen Moore, who brought the case, say the Act meant they were hit with a $15,000 tax bill even

1:46.3

though the business reinvested its earnings and never distributed any amount to

1:50.3

them. The couple contends that the tax violates the 16th Amendment,

1:54.8

which grants Congress the power to levy taxes on income because they never

1:58.7

received any of the company's profits. Both a federal district court and an appeals court

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