The deadly attack struck a devastating war in gaza where more than 40,000 people have been killed and more than 97,000 have been injured according to the hamasrun palestinian ministry of health. Joining us now, Nbcs Raf Sanchez in tel aviv. Raf, how has this day been memorialized . Jose, memorials began at 6 29 a. M. one year to the minute that the Hamas Terror Attack began at the Nova Music Festival site down in southern israel, some two miles from the Gaza Border and that site is now just a vast memorial to the roughly 350 people who were killed there. We were there as the sun came up this morning. There was a Memorial Ceremony attended by israeli president isaac herzog, and they played the last track that festival goers heard on October 7th before the music stopped and the shooting started, and you can really tell, jose, this is grief that remains very, very raw one year on as people came to the site where their brothers, sister, friends, husbands, wives were killed and of course, j
we begin in the united states, where florida governor ron desantis has dropped out from the republican presidential race and endorsed donald trump. the surprise video announcement comes ahead of this week s republican primary in new hampshire where mr desantis was polling in the single digits. his departure leaves nikki haley as mr trump s only significant rival. here s what he had to say. if there was anything i could do to produce a favourable outcome more campaign stops, more interviews i would do it. but i can t ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don t have a clear path to victory. accordingly, i am today suspending my campaign. i m proud to have delivered on 100% of my promises, and i will not stop now. it s clear to me that a majority of republican primary voters want to give donald trump another chance. they watched his presidency get stymied by relentless resistance, and they see democrats using warfare to this day to attac
commons. time for a look at the business news now. we start with the unfolding crisis in the red sea and concerns that the continued attacks on cargo ships by yemen s houthi rebels will affect developing countries the hardest. that s the warning from the world trade organization. today the us has launched a fourth round of airstrikes against the rebels the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended for attacks on ships. as vessels divert to longer and more costly routes that avoid the red sea, supply chains have been disrupted and economists have warned it could add to inflation. the wto s director general, dr ngozi 0konjo iweala, has been speaking to our economic editor faisal islam at the world economic forum in switzerland. iamjoined i am joined here by the director general of the world trade organization. thank you forjoining 0rganization. thank you forjoining the bbc. 0bviously people are concerned about the fluidity of trade given this big geopolitic
consequences. last night, there were consequences. also this hour, the iowa caucus campaign blitz with haley and desantis battling for second place. if the latest polls are correct, donald trump has a 30-point lead. kristin welker joins me live from des moines to break it all down. former president trump refocusing on iowa after his fireworks during closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in manhattan. the judge promising his decision on how much to fine the former president and his adult sons before the end of the month. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell back in washington. while u.s. forces in the wider middle east are bracing for retaliation after they struck back at houthi rebel forces in defiance of the ultimatums keeping up their attacks. the pentagon and british allies bombed more than 60 targets inside yemen overnight that they say were used by the rebels to plan and launch dozens of attacks against commercial shipping routes vital to the world econo
it s noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. hunter biden makes a surprise appearance at one of two hearings considering whether to hold him in contempt of congress. we will talk to one of the lawmakers who was in the room when hunter biden walked in. new reporting on former president trump s plans to speak tomorrow at the closing arguments for his $250 million civil fraud trial. andrea mitchell will join us live from tel aviv where she sat down for an interview with secretary of state antony blinken. why he believes hostage negotiations with hamas could soon resume. we begin with breaking news from capitol hill. this morning hunter biden made a surprise appearance at a house oversight hearing on aa resolution to hold him in contempt of congress. republicans slamming hunter biden for showing up. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. what are you afraid of? you have no