you ll be providing so kids can be with their families. thanks to a generous donor, your gift will go twice as far and help more kids like me. thank you for giving! please call the number on your screen or go online right now with your monthly gift. and when you do, your gift will have two times the impact. just moments after a seven-day truce expired, israel resumed combat operations against hamas in gaza. but qatar says negotiations for the release of hostages are still ongoing. we have the latest from the region. plus, lawyers for former president donald trump in court right now in georgia defending him for the first time in the 2020 election interference case there. we ll break down their legal strategy, how they re trying to get that case dismissed. and in an historic vote, the house expelling congressman george santos. he s the first house member removed from the chamber in more than two decades, the first to not be convicted in a crime in 100-something-50 years o
defend that. the lead starts right now. with cameras rolling, mr. trump s lawyers appeared in georgia and began their attempt to defend their client. what they presented today before judge mcafee and what s likely to come down the pike. we re going dive into all of it. plus, the cease-fire is over. the white house is blaming hamas and israeli strikes resumed in gaza, while prime minister netanyahu is facing new criticism and tough questions about warnings his government received and dismissed as recently as last summer about a pending hamas attack. and the locks changed on george santos office already, just hours after the historic vote, expelling him from congress. all the day s drama, the fire, the fury, the tears, the cheers, as we say not good-bye to george santos, but let us say, until we meet again. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with two major developments in donald trump s legal battles. first off to fulton county, georgia, trump s lawyers arg
spokesperson about the battle plan going forward and whether there is any new effort to protect palestinian civilians as the u.s. has been pushing for. also tonight, donald trump s lawyers in court and on camera. at the first hearing in the georgia election subversion case and the defense arguing if president trump is re-elected president he could not be tried until after leaving office. and we re following the drama up on capitol hill. now that republican george santos has been expelled from congress, santos storming out after the historic vote as he leaves his divided party with an even slimmer majority in the house. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. tonight, the skies over gaza have been lighting up again. israel and hamas back in combat mode after a week long pause in the fighting and the releases of dozens of the home hostages. matthew, what is the latest on these renewed attacks
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once. you only get one at these in a lifetime. the reason that i can carry on, it s because of family community and love. please watch this film, unconditional. ericsson msnbc thanksgiving day at eight pm eastern. it is exclusively streaming on peacock throughout the november. on that note, i wish you a good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow thank you to you at home for joining us sarah. we begin with breaking news this evening, the israeli government as voted to accept a deal that would free 50 hostages currently being held by the terrace group hamas. that is according to the office of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the exact details of this deal with hamas are not yet known. what we do know is that the 50 hostages are all women and children, and they would be exchanged for 150 palestinian women and children curr