good morning, it's 8:00 a.m. pacific, and 11:00 a.m. eastern. top biden officials urge congress to approve a $100 billion request for aid to israel and ukraine. this is the israeli government continuing to strike on hamas, and witnesses say hundreds of bodies now line the streets of gaza. we will talk to an israeli defense official about israel's plan. meanwhile, in acapulco, mexico, utter devastation. the number of people missing or killed because of hurricane otis rising, and we will speak to a chef on the ground helping to feed the survivors. we begin this hour with breaking news from capitol hill. just moments ago multiple protesters interrupted the secretary of state's antony blinken's opening statement, calling for a cease-fire in gaza before being arrested by capitol police. the biden administration officials are testifying about additional funding for israel and ongoing threats to the homeland. joining us now is ali vitali from capitol hill. what is the latest from the hearings? >> reporter: look, we have seen fireworks in both of these committees. it speaks to the larger geopolitical landscape that we have been talking about and covering on the ground, and the head of the appropriations committee, she has before her two top administration officials in lloyd austin and antony blinken. listen to the way she put it at the top of the hearing, setting the stage for the rest of it. watch. >> this is not a time to punt american leadership or punt on funding agencies critical to the efforts and to american families. if we let politics and division drive us away from this mission i worry about where we will stand for years to come. >> reporter: now, what murray is speaking about there, josés multipronged on capitol hill. on november 17th, funds run out. there's a brewing battle over the way the administration supplemental funding request that those two top administration officials are talking about and defending today, and we have seen house republicans trying to decouple those requests, and we will watch the house republicans move on a $14 billion package just for israel alone, and what we heard from the administration officials in the first half of the hearing is these two fights in ukraine and israel are more similar than dissimilar, and because of the way the military over laps during those fights, they need to see the supplements move in concurrence, and we know there's a big difference between being a house republican and a senate republican, and this is certainly one of the battle fronts we are going to see that play out on. i think the other thing that caught my attentions, more than a dozen protesters escorted out and some arrested because of their outbursts, and they are talking about the push for a cease-fire between israel and palestinian, and that's something that senator lindsay graham spoke to specifically. i took note of it when he said as long as hamas is a threat there should be no cease-fire. that's a statement and also something he got the two top administration officials to agree to amid pressure to the contrary, josé. >> ali vitali on capitol hill. thank you very much. now to the latest from the israel-hamas war this morning. plumes of smoke hang over the gaza skyline as israel continues to pound the region. this has netanyahu rejects calls for a cease-fire and calls the conflict a call for israel's survival. we are learning devastating new details about one of the lives lost during the hamas attack on israelis last month. >> a chilling reminder of the terror attack, and the 23-year-old last seen in this video being carried by hamas terrorists has been found dead, and she was beheaded. her mom saying this is not an act of war, it's just terror, cruel and brutal. she was more than one of the 150 israelis taken by hamas. >> israelis fleeing from the music festival reached this bomb shelter and thought they would be safe here, but the terrorists threw a grenade inside and it turned into a death trap. >> in the midst of all this violence, an idf soldier has been reunited with her family after she was held hostage by hamas. you can see that reunion with her family more than three weeks after her capture. meanwhile in the greater region, a defense official says there was a multirocket attack in iraq on monday. it marks the 24th time u.s. forces have been attacked since the 17th of october. joining us now from the israel-gaza border, richard engel. fighter jets killed a top hamas commander? >> reporter: yes, israel killed one of the hamas commanders in released video of that air strike. we have been hearing from the israeli military names of hamas commanders that have been killed and it said that's one of the primary missions is to eliminate those responsible for that attack and to drive hamas from power. on the battlefront here in the war zone, we are seeing major developments right now. in the last 24 hours, israeli troops which have been in gaza all weekend have pushed right to the edge of gaza city, right to the most built-up part of gaza city. today, what is dominating all of the headlines across the middle east is this massive israeli bombardment in the refugee camp. it's in gaza city, and it's now part of gaza city because gaza city expanded to incorporate it. it's densely populated, one of the most densely populated areas on earth. we are talking about a single square mile where more than 100,000 people live. a short while ago there was a devastating series of air strikes on buildings there, palestinians -- witnesses are talking about 40 homes damaged or destroyed. the health ministry, which is run by hamas, is talking about hundreds of dead and wounded. this could be an attack on the level of the hospital attack that caused so much tension around the region, caused protests to break out. as far as i know the israelis have not produced or explained what happened in this particular incident, but the palestinians are describing it as a massacre. we have not been able to confirm the numbers, but the pictures coming out of there we have seen and they show an enormous crater, the kind that could only be created by large munitions and air strikes and damaged buildings all around, and palestinians digging through the rubble. we have seen images of dead children being carried out of the buildings around these -- it's not just one crater, but multiple craters in the center there. an enormous strike that is getting a lot of attention all over the arab world. >> richard engel, thank you so much for being with us today. joining us, an israeli defense force spokesperson and head of the foreign press branch. thank you for being with us this morning. i am just wondering if there's any comment on what richard and i were just speaking about, that attack that occurred where -- in gaza where witnesses are saying possibly hundreds of people were killed? >> good morning. i don't have specific details about that attack. as i was coming on, i saw a tweet from a journalist saying palestinians in gaza were reporting that the ground around the buildings struck collapsed beneath, and there could be that reason there's more damage than expected. the terrorists have launched a war on israel and we are taking the fight to them and engaging the hamas terrorists and we are taking it step by step and strike by strike and attacking the commanders wherever they are. they are putting all of their operational and offensive capabilities in the civilian arena. >> i think churchill said in war, truth is often the first casualty. i think it's important to talk about the truth. we can begin on the 7th of october when more than 1,400 men, women and children were killed in an unprecedented massacre and israel is at war since that day. 260 kids were killed in if a concert in the morning hours. so that's the truth. we go fast-forward to three weeks into this war and there are a lot of questions about what is happening in gaza. what is the truth about civilians dying in disproportionate numbers in gaza? >> so we don't know what the real numbers are because hamas has control over all of the information that comes out of the gaza strip. you know, it's on the same line as if the minister of health of isis would suggest a number. we wouldn't believe them. we don't believe them or the north korean ministry of health either. there's a war going on and civilians will be caught up in this, and it's a tragedy for many. we need to be cautious about listening to the numbers coming ought of gaza and be wary of some of the images. we have to keep in mind the only reality that can be at the end of this is a reality where hamas no longer has the ability to use gaza as a staging ground against israel. we see the images of the 260 people, and they just wanted to have a good time at a music festival. we hear the stories of the 240 israelis and foreign nationals being held hostage by hamas. last night we reported about the release of a young soldier, a private, abducted from her observation point at gunpoint. we are operating in order to bring them home as soon as possible. across the spectrum of operations, we are escalating our efforts in order to defeat hamas and destroy their capabilities and be sure we can be free of them once and for good. unfortunately, they have established their capabilities. they put explosive drones on the rooftops of houses and launch rockets next to hospitals and hospital infrastructure by locating their command control positions beneath those facilities. this is a sad truth and it's a truth we are confronting. what we are trying to do is minimize civilian casualties. we called on people to evacuate the people where hamas is intentionally telling them to stay. we are calling people for the northern strip to evacuate now, move south, get out of harm's way because hamas has no regard for you. we are trying to minimize that -- >> lieutenant colonel -- i'm sorry to interrupt you, but right now that hospital in northern gaza sheltering civilians is under evacuations from the israel military, and the israeli forces have been calling doctors and nurses telling them to evacuate there, but there are aid workers say hundreds are being treated and sheltering, and what is the point of telling them to evacuate if they can't go anywhere? >> well, we designated a humanitarian zone in the southern area of the gaza strip, and that's where we are encouraging people to go in order to take care of their lives. unfortunately, hamas was telling people to stay and they are telling their own people, stay in harm's way. who does that? what type of government does that to their own people? they brought this war on themselves. we are now taking it to them, and indeed, i will tell you what type of organization and government that does that, the organization that will behead babies and butcher women. that's the enemy we are facing. while we are trying to minimize those casualties, hamas is trying to maximize the amount of people killed in this conflict. it's a really sad reality. when we are talking about hospitals being abused, they jeopardize all of those people, and this is the huge challenge. we have not struck that hospital you talked about, but there's operations taking place in and around that area so people on the front steps of the hospital could be caught up in the exchange or in the strikes. that's something we have been trying to prevent. unfortunately, hamas are telling people, no, stay here, this will be safe. it's crazy on their side that they have actually been doing this. we need to encourage people to move out of these areas. we have to continue our war and we are escalating and we will continue until hamas, their leaders, their infrastructure and the terrorists, as you pointed out, we reported that we killed a battalion commander who instructed the attack out of the north of the gaza strip against the communities out on his side of the fence, he instructed those actions. we are pursuing them and hunting them down and determined to restore safety and security to israel. >> lieutenant colonel, thank you very much for being with us today. appreciate your time. >> thank you. we are keeping our eyes on capitol hill where a battle is brewing over president biden's request for more than $100 billion in aid for israel and ukraine. what the new house speaker is proposing, when we come back in 60 seconds. you are watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. i was diagnosed with afib. the first inkling that something was wrong was i started to notice that i couldn't do things without losing my breath. i couldn't make it through the airport, and every like 20 or 30 yards i had to sit down and get my breath. every physical exertion seemed to exhaust me. and finally, i went to the hospital where i was diagnosed with afib. when i first noticed symptoms, which kept coming and going, i should have gone to the doctor and told them what was happening. instead, i tried to let it pass. if you experience irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, or light-headedness, you should talk to your doctor. afib increases the risk of stroke about 5 times i want my experience to help others understand the symptoms of atrial fibrillation. when it comes to your health, this is no time to wait. 17 past the hour. there are just 17 days until the potential government shutdown, so lawmakers on capitol hill are facing pressure to fund the government. they're also being urged to support israel. and the newly elected speaker, johnson, is looking to advance a billion-aid package to israel with major cuts to the irs. joining us is founder of punchbowl news. so speaker johnson picking a fight with the biden administration and democrats with linking funding to israel with cuts to the irs. any chance this will get done? >> zero chance with cuts of the irs, josé, and there's zero chance and that has led to some of the republicans on the senate side asking what is he doing? this is a bright red line for senate democrats who say, number one, israel aid should not be offset. it should not be accompanied by cuts on the other side, and if it's offset it should not be offset with cuts on the ira and the money beefed up to the internal revenue service to go after tax cheats. the new speaker of the house, as he tries to, quite frankly, get a bill out of the chamber to provide money to israel, and to be honest with you, josé, time is short. the israelis say they need the money now and the biden administration says it wants the money sent to israel soon, and this is to, at least, going to delay it a little bit. >> and add to it that we are 17 days away from a potential government shutdown. what is going on there? >> yeah, so the house is going to pass spending bills. this is basically a repeat of what we saw back in september when then-speaker mccarthy tried to pass a bill. what is going to happen at some point in november, we would imagine, based on our reporting, the gop leadership is going to revert to a cr, a stop gap measure that would extend government funding until january or april. we don't have a sense how the senate is going to react to that, but i would imagine that a long-term spending bill right now is not in the offering for this new speaker. >> so chaos and mayhem, and the last speaker got a deal through, and now the more things change the more things stay the same? >> the new boss is the same as the old boss, they said. congress -- it's interesting, josé, it's an interesting point you bring up, and people are acting as if short-term spending bills are something new, but they are not. this is how congress operates for better or worse. many people argue it's for worse. but then what is bettera -- better, a government shutdown or a short-term deal. you have to play the cards you are dealt and speaker johnson will realize that he can't get a big spending bill through and revert to a stop gap. >> that in and of itself being controversial is the difference. thank you. appreciate it. >> appreciate it. up next, how israel's war with hamas is fueling hate here at home and what is being done about it. plus a case going before the supreme court today that could change the social media landscape. you are watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. r. when it comes to your hair, ingredients matter. that's why herbal essences is packed with naturally derived plant ingredients you love, and none of the stuff you don't. our sulfate-free collections smell incredible... ♪ and leave your hair touchably soft and smooth. ♪ herbal essences struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1? 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>> reporter: josé, the key, they say, is reporting these incidents. that's something we hear from the leadership on college campuses, and the biden administration is making it easier to report discrimination, report the incidents. they are also opening up communication between federal agencies like dhs and the fbi and state and local law enforcement to make sure when things are reported that the adequate law enforcement response is used to answer it, and hopefully stop more incidents happening in the future, josé. >> stephanie, outside the college arena there has been a rise in hate-fueled incidents as well. what has been happening? >> yeah, i mean, there are groups that track these incidents, including the anti-defamation league. and you have c.a.r.e., and islamic phobic incidents are up. there was, you will remember, the terrible stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy in illinois by a landlord, allegedly. that landlord has pleaded not guilty in that case. the other example where federal officials have said there's now an arrest in the threats made against the november senator. she received threatening phone calls and messages of violence, josé. >> stephanie in new york, thank you so much. now to another debate we are watching closely on the floor of the supreme court this morning. it will decide whether public officials can block you on their social media pages if they don't like what you have to say. it's an issue that was never really settled when trump blocked his critics on twitter during his presidency. now justices are poised to finally weigh in. jake ward is following those developments. good morning. what is the case before the justices on this? >> well, josé, what is under way today is this specific pair of cases that have to do with the question of whether or not a public official on social media is allowed to block you as their constituent without violating your first amendment right to be heard. it's a pair of cases. one involved a pair of school board members and another involves a city manager, and it takes up an issue president trump brought to the court when he was admonished for blocking people as president of the united states on twitter. what this is a preview of the broader thinking when it comes to the right of the government to regulate what social media platforms do, and there will be questions such as whether social media platforms can be compelled to carry hate speech or illegal speech simply because it's protected political expression. other cases are coming as well, that could have enormous stakes. what everybody is watching today is in the oral arguments will we hear from the justices something about how they feel about the broader issues at stake here, josé. >> jake, interestingly, there has to be a definition of what free speech on social media is and is not, i guess? >> that's absolutely right. does it violate the free speech rights of the social media platforms themselves to require them to carry whatever political speech gets expressed no matter how hateful or illegal it might be, and the companies are arguing we have a free speech right to regulate our platform as we see fit. this is a big issue because you see the eu and china sprinting ahead on the regulation of everything from social media to ai, and meanwhile here in the united states we are grinding it out court case by court case, and that's why we are watching this one so closely. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. up next, we will be focusing on gaza's hospitals struggling to care for the wounded while sheltering thousands of civilians from israel's shelling. we will talk to the former israel ambassador to the u.s. that says israel has no choice but to destroy hamas. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. n. megawatts of power, rails and open road, and essential services of every kind. all running on countless invisible networks, making it a prime target for cyberattacks. but the same ai-powered security that protects all of google also defends the systems running america's infrastructure. for these services. for the 336 million of us living here. ♪ the right age for neutrogena® retinol? 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>> iran has immense responsibility for destabilizing the entire middle east. iran is the principle backer and owner of hezbollah, and they have 150 rockets in their arsenal, and very a terrorists force massacring syrians in the last decade, and if they do that to syrians, you can imagine what they will do to us. they back the rebels in yemen and they fired the rockets at us, and some have fallen in egypt, and some have been taken down by a u.s. destroyer. and we are appreciative of the united states that has moved major navel assets, to carrier strike groups to our region to serve as a deterrence for further iranian aggression. and iranian not only funds, but it owns and operates its own palestinian organization, and they have a number of our hostages and are firing rockets. >> ambassador, with that reality, and i am just wondering, you know, and there's calls for a cease-fire, and i mean, just yesterday we had somebody on from doctors without borders saying there is a cease-fire urgently needed in gaza so the folks in those hospitals, the 400 patients and the hundreds or thousands that are outside can go and maybe move from the north to the south without there being a continuing bombardment, and now with the possibility of ground forces coming in, that will be even more difficult. what do you say to those that increasingly are calling for a cease-fire during a war? >> well, israel agreed to pauses of the bombardment to give the palestinian civilians to flee, and they are opening up a humanitarian aid border, because hamas destroyed our border and we couldn't bring aid through that if we wanted to. and a cease-fire is different. it means hamas gets away with mass murder, which is what hamas wants. it means we can't secure territory to our own territory, and the israelis that were moved from their homes can't go back, and israel becomes inhabitable because we can't defend ourself, and every time we are attacked the international community will call for a cease-fire, and then israel will be uninhabitable. a cease-fire for us, and i am not exaggerating, it means death. >> ambassador, it's always important to remember why this is happening. you know, we want to talk about fdr, let's talk about a date which will live in infamy. >> on december 8th, 1941, nobody said the japanese killed 3,000 americans, let's have a cease-fire. >> and they were mostly military that were killed there. >> thank you. >> thank you. i appreciate your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. when we come back, in mexico, survivors of hurricane otis are still struggling to find the basics days after the category 5 storm touched down. up next we will speak with a chef in acapulco, mexico, where his world central kitchen is on the ground providing people there with desperately needed food. you are watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. d. a baby grand piano. you're replacing me? 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[sfx: video game] emergen-c crystals. 48 past the hour. this morning the devastation from hurricane otis continues to grow as mexican officials say the number of people missing has risen to 58. 46 people confirmed dead. now nearly a week since otis battered the city of acapulco, power has been restored but 214 people still remain cut off from communication, this has residents are searching for water and food and pleading for the government to help. joining us is a chef, the founder of world central kitchen. great to see you. you are always involved in such critical work. what is the situation like in acapulco? >> well, the situation in acapulco is as bad as i have seen, and i have been very much in many hurricanes over the last 15, 16 years. al kau pull yo is a major citya major tourists hub, and when a hurricane sits in such a center, every building you see has had damage. obviously electricity is still lacking in many parts of the without electricity people are not getting water. the number one issue right now is the lack of water. you can see very much every single person walking with bottles to try to find a place to refill. the military has some places that people can refill water. the coca-cola plant, they are doing god's work. they are obviously activating the water protocols and trying to put more water into the community. world central kitchen, we are bringing water. right now, water will be the most important thing that the people of acapulco need. obviously, on top of food. i've been visiting many places. to me, they are like heroes, which are the traditional tortilla places you find in the streets of mexico. but right now, it's not like they are open for women. these men and women are providing tortillas, the main staple of many families. but they are running out. why? because in terms of distribution is broken. companies are not working. the infrastructure of distribution are not in place. that's why organizations like world central kitchen, we are here to try to make sure we bring things to all the tortilla places to make sure we provide to some of the restaurants that they are partnering with us all the things they need, against rate -- generators and food and the way to transport food so we can increase the output of meals across acapulco. hopefully every day there will be more. >> jose, just -- you started our conversation by saying this is something you haven't seen in all of the years as far as a hurricane cat 5. that says a lot about how much of the world is not aware of exactly how destructive this is. it's not just the buildings that are there in front of the water. there's a whole city behind it that has been levelled. how is it that we can help? i'm thinking, transportation, well, the government is not doing it. how are you getting stuff in and out? is it the world -- how can we help you? >> i think any government needs all the help they can get. when something like this happens, everybody is overwhelmed. i can say that i've seen, since i arrived yesterday, i would say thousands of military from different parts of the military from the navy and the army and what they call here internationale, they are all over the place. obviously, there are construction after everything is all. without electricity, it's difficult the water will flow. we need to find other ways to be bringing water to every single community. as you say, this is a very big city. the beautiful acapulco when the tourists come, that's a part of the city that obviously is what creates a lot of the economic input into the area. the vast majority of the city are areas behind the mountains that you see in the beautiful main front part of the city. those are the areas that obviously devastation is huge. they are going to need for weeks all the help they can help. yesterday, we had a big meeting with restaurant owners that they feel cleaning the restaurant and we help with generators and help with fuel and help with food. it's very, very important that we support them. as many restaurants as we can put making meals, this will be the perfect way to keep making sure food flows across acapulco. >> i thank you for being with us. it's extraordinary work that you carry out. i appreciate your time. >> thanks. coming up, a win for governor abbott in texas after a federal judge orders border patrol agents to stop cutting razor wire at the border. we will explain why next. you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. i help others. but i need to help protect myself. honestly? 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even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. 57 past the hour. a federal judge ordered the biden administration to stop removing razor wire along the border with mexico put in place by governor greg abbott of texas. it comes after border patrol said officers have to step in and cut the wire to save the lives of migrants from drowning. joining us now is julia ainsley. good morning. what's the central argument here? >> the judge in this case is arguing that what's at stake here what she said is about property. it's a matter of whether or not this wire belongs to texas, whether or not texas has the right to defend its own property and its citizens' property with the razor wire and whether those rights are superseded by the national security obligations of the federal government, meaning dhs and whether they are allowed to cut this wire. she put a temporary restraining order for two weeks to keep them from cutting that wire. but there's an exception here saying they can cut it if there's a need for emergencied me -- medical care. i have seen migrants where if it was not cut, they could have been swept away while carrying young babies. it's a tough issue here. it's a case we will continue to watch. >> julia, there's some news out of haiti regarding people fleeing violence there to reach the u.s.? >> that's right. the situation in haiti continues to deteriorate with gangs controlling large parts of the country. people desperate to leave. now haiti blocked charter flights to nicaragua. that was the main route out. that could mean we see a drop in haitians showing up on the u.s. southern border. for a lot of people inside haiti, it could mean they are left with zero options. >> julia, nicaragua being a key place because some folks in haiti have been able to utilize a stop through nicaragua to get out. but also, cuba has seen a huge increase in the number of business they are able to generate by having their people go through nicaragua, where they don't need a visa, and on to jungles and everywhere else they wish to go. if they want to go south or north, they can go to the u.s. >> that's an enterprise. the cartels, at the heart of this, are making the most money by trying to capitalize on people when they are desperate, especially as they make their way through mexico where cartels are starting to control more and more and have people in more and more desperate and violent situations there. >> julia ainsley in washington, thank you so very much. it's great seeing you. that wraps up the hour for me. you can reach me on social media @jdbalart. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," 12 protesters arrested after disrupting the opening of secretary of state blinken's testimony as he and defense secretary austin were trying to get congress to agree to support bot