over to investigators. good morning. it is sunday, august 7th. thanks for waking up with us. the alarm went off this morning, i was a little bit in pain and i thought at least i m not a capitol hill reporter right now. i was in pain this morning as well and i was excited to come in because i m glad to be anchoring with a capitol hill insider, or what do you call yourself, a procedural nerd? i called you last night to get some study points. a technical term. and that s exactly where we re going to start. up first, senate democrats pulling that all nighter as they move toward final passage of the sweeping climate and healthcare bill. right now senators are nearing their seventh straight hour of considering amendments in a so-called vote-a-rama. we didn t make that term up. that s what it is called in the senate. that marathon process began when the senate voted to advance the bill with vice president kamala harris breaking the tie. on this vote, the ayes are 50, the nay
Way out, and no safety no matter who you are. Thats tonight on this side. Good evening. Im abby phillip in new york. And tonight, the president says that he is outraged and heartbroken after seven aid workers were killed while simply doing their jobs in gaza. Hes demanding a full explanation from israel and hes also accusing the netanyahu government of not doing enough to protect civilians quote, this is not a standalone incident. The president is saying tonight, and hes right about that here is a number that too few people know. When hundred and 96 that is the number of aid workers that have been killed since israel and hamas went to war in gaza on october 7, that toll is a stain on humanity and on monday the shock that an attack left seven people, heroes literally blown apart it was not even the first time that workers with jose andress organization were attacked by israeli firepower. Tonight amid resounding outrage israel admits it made a mistake it was a mistake that followed a Myt
House floor opening, with now a fourth republican nominee for speaker. This time it is congressman mike johnson of louisiana. And he says he has the votes to win. Overseas, were following breaking developments out of israel. The u. N. Warning it may be forced to stop operating in gaza today as fuel runs out. Some World Leaders intensifying their calls for a ceasefire. Plus, forecasters warn of a, quote, Nightmare Scenario after a cat 5 Hurricane Slams into mexicos southern Pacific Coast overnight, near the popular resort city of acapulco. It went from a Tropical Storm to a cat 5 in just 12 hours. We begin this hour on capitol hill, where next hour lawmakers are expected to vote once again for a speaker of the house. Louisiana congressman mike johnson is now the fourth gop pick in three weeks. The second in just one day. After tom emmer dropped out yesterday when it became clear he could not secure enough votes. A visual reminder of how Congress Found themselves in leadership crisis. 22
Other islamist countries and so they were able to get themselves together a lot quicker and they were able to convince the people to vote for them. Of course it did not take very long before they realized the mistake they had made, what do you do at that point . It is a terrorist organization. A few campaigns have tried to speak up for themselves, but they get mowed down in the streets. Ainsley thank you for explaining this to us. I know your father passed away and your mother married you off to member of al qaeda. You left and your mother vowed to have you killed. God bless you, thank you for coming on. Her book is called unveiled, you see behind her. Third hour of Fox And Friends starts right no. Brian we start with the white house, President Biden expected to take questions today in a news conference. Can you imagine that . First time since hamas brutal attack on israel. He shouted some answers, but that attack happened three weeks ago. Lawrence Secretary Of State blinken confirmed
Two hostages released by hamas just yesterday are recovering at a Tel Aviv Hospital and moments ago, we heard from one of them about the terrifying experience. My mom is telling the horrific stories and saying many, many people, a swarm of people came through. My mom is saying she was taken on a motorbike and she was taken to the fields and men in front and men behind her. All right, this as the world anxiously awaits more than 220 hostages who are still being held captive by hamas terrorists. Idf announcing they hit more than 400 terror targets overnight including hamas tunnels and dozens of command centers. Trey yingst is on the ground in Southern Israel and word about the release of the hostages in the Press Statement and we heard yesterday and she describes the spider web tunnels. What can you tell us about those tunnels . Reporter good morning. Absolutely. Were learning more from one of the first hostages to speak out about her experience inside the gaza strip after being taken on