establishment wing. balking over finalizing the very rules mccarthy conceded last week to hard liners to become the house speaker. is this normal? plus, president biden s upcoming meeting with the president of mexico after visiting the border. where critics say the true scope of the humanitarian crisis was hidden from his view. and prince harry dropping bombs, accusing his stepmother of leaking stories to help her image. what does the royal family have to say about all of this? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our politics lead with the first test of newly elected speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. in just a few hours, the house is going to vote on its new rules package. this will include one of the biggest concessions mccarthy made to the hard line rebels to get the gavel. that one-person motion to vacate rule. this means just one member of congress can now force to remove mccarthy as speaker. he also made other concessions including allowing more fre
Gingrich says hes destructive to the party. Many are equally ticked off at democrats who could have, in many republicans minds, should have saved mccarthys job. Well tell you what theyre doing to settle the score. We start in washington where a chaotic new chapter in the history of the House Of Representatives has begun, and just when it seems things couldnt get any uglier, they have. Republican supporters of Kevin Mccarthy Furious Over Democrats unwillingness to protect them and protect the speaker from conservatives are now exacting revenge. Over the past 24 hours, two democratic leaders, nancy pelosi and steny hoyer have been told to vacate their offices inside the capitol. Pelosi is blaming acting speaker Patrick Mchenry for the move, although its not clear who made the final call. Mchenry is just one of at least six lawmakers who are now testing the water indvan of next weeks vote for a new speaker. Others include Steve Scalise, Judiciary Committee chair, jim jordan who confirmed
Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. Its 11 00 a. M. Eastern, and 8 00 a. M. Pacific. I am jose diazbalart. Moments ago President Biden wrapped up his speech to the u. N. General assembly, and his message about beating back russia. In less than two hours, ukraines president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the crowd. And then the aircraft that disappeared 24 hours ago crashed. How do you lose track of a 100 million airplane . Then on capitol hill, what we just learned about the first Impeachment Hearing. And an nbc news exclusive. The number of migrants crossing at the border for hopes of a better life in the u. S. Is on the rise. Just moments ago President Biden wrapped up his remarks before the u. N. General assembly, delivering a highprofile address centered around top global challenges Like International security and Climate Change and reaffirming his commitment for the forces in ukraine, and expressed the need to protect democracy around the globe. Allowi
underground and israel believes hostages could be there as well. i ll speak to the republican and democratic leaders of the house foreign affairs committee, chairman mccall and ranking member back from israel. all as president biden prepares for a critical summit with china s president xi jinping today. can they reset relations after a year of escalating tensions? and republican presidential candidate chris christie joins me, the first of the candidates to go to israel and learn more about the challenges, as well as the challenges we discussed. i will be on the debate stage in alabama, i will be on the debate stage. you and i know why donald trump is not on the debate stage. it s because i am. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. doctors say that israeli tanks are now at the er doors of gaza s largest hospital complex, as troops move room to room, building to building, in what israel is calling an ongoing targeted operation against hamas. inside the
cats. doctor, thank you so much for being with us. thank you. bye-bye. thanks for joining me. i m omar jimenez. we begin with the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza as calls for a ceasefire are mounting. right now israeli troops say they are engaged in ongoing intense fighting against hamas near one of gaza s major medical centers. al shifa hospital has already been hit by artillery fire. the idf has denied the claim by one official in gaza that the hospital is under complete siege with staff and patients unable to evacuate. gaza s biggest hospital is now out of service. the situation on the ground is growing more dire by the day for civilians. the red cross says gaza s health care system has passed the point of no return. but israel is pushing ahead with its attacks. the idf says their soldiers have now captured 11 hamas military posts. today thousands were able to move south during a seven-hour evacuation window. it was the first straight day israel has opened evacuati