Politicsnation. Tonight slayed right now, the israelhamas war is intensifying. Three weeks after it started. But israels Military Chief Wanted the war has entered its next stage ahead of a major offensive in the gaza strip. This weekend the idf claims that some of its forces have already begun massing inside the palestinian territory, we are an intense series of israeli airstrikes has knocked out Communication Systems and Internet Access into gaza, effectively cutting off its 2 million residents from the outside world. Back in washington, congress is preparing to take up the white house major multi billion dollar request for aid to israel. One of its first tests under new republican Speaker Mike Johnson. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins me in a moment. As Congress Works through Big Questions on israel, ukraine, and gun control, after this weeks horrific Mass Shooting in maine, and later, donald trump took the stand for the first time in his new york fraud trial this week and
Mitchell reports humanitarian aid is finally rolling into gaza from egypt but the death toll is increasing. This as nbc is reporting the Biden Administration has been urging israel leaders to delay their Ground Offensive in order to gain better intelligence, to clear military objectives and more time for negotiators to secure the release of hostages. What i can speak to is our icessant efforts from day one to try to get people home, to try to get them out of gaza back with their families and loved ones. That is continuing as we speak. This is something were engaged in virtually around the clock. Plus nine new candidates for House Speaker making their pitches at a private conference, the Conference Meeting this evening after a week of Public Feuding that is frustrating party insiders. This is not a time to play games. This is this is embarrassing for the Republican Party, its embarrassing for the nation and we need to look at one another and solve the problem. Good day, everyone, im And
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. We are going to have a look at how Police Forces are handling pro palestine protests both in the uk and the us. Columbia university announced classes would be held online after last weeks protests. Rishi sunak says Londons Metropolitan Police will need to rebuild trust with Thejewish Community after complaints about the way the force handled an incident at a pro palestinian rally. There have been calls for the Police Commissar sir mark rowley to resign after the head of the campaign against Anti Semitism gideon falter was accused of causing a breach of peace, and threatened with arrest, by walking through a protest while being, quotes, openlyjewish. Heres the Prime Minister giving his thoughts on the met police and its boss. What happened was clearly wrong and its right that theyve apologised for that. And yes, i do have confidence in him, but thats on the basis that he works to rebuild the confidence and trust of notj
russian, we are waiting to see who will come back home. it s crazy. we don t have names yet. only speculations that it s going to be mothers and their children. and it s tough, very tough. have you allowed yourself to think about what you might say to her the first time you see her? i don t think i will speak, i will just hold her and hug her and i won t ask questions, that s for sure. and i just want to hold her. that is the mother of a hostage who is being held by hamas right now. she may soon see her daughter following a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the middle east. there s a tentative deal to release dozens of people captured by the terrorist group more than six weeks ago. we re going to get a live report from tel aviv in just a moment. this all comes as the u.s. military is becoming more aggressive in its response to attacks against service members in the widen region. retired four-star navy admiral, james stavridis joins us with expert unless on that and
hey, everybody. good morning. good to see you. 11:00 a.m. in the east. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m yasmin vossoughian in for jose diaz-balart. coming up, we re going to talk with an american pediatrician who was able to get out yesterday after spending nearly a month trapped there. meanwhile, the white house clarifying what president biden meant when he called for a humanitarian pause in israel as strikes continue against hamas. in new york city, donald trump jr. back on the stand in the civil fraud trial against his father. we ll tell you about the other trump expected to testify today. in acapulco, a desperate situation after hurricane otis hit the city. families wait outside the morgue as a funeral director says he cannot prepare bodies for burial until the electricity is turned back on. good to see everybody. we begin this busy hour with new comments from the white house on israel-hamas war. yesterday, a protester pushed president biden for a cease-fire. mr. president, do