Order to start the Ground Invasion of gaza. Israels top military leaders are saying that forces will enter gaza. For the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago, humanitarian aid briefly rolled into gaza. But the rafah Border Crossing is now closed again after the 20truck convoy made it through. Additional shipments of water, fuel and food are urgently needed and the Hospital System is teetering on the verge of collapse. Reporter we just keep hearing about the water, the water, there is not enough water. It comes a day after the two american hostages were freed by hamas. One step closer to coming home to the United States. Jude dlith raanan and her 17yearold daughter are even reuniting today at an Israeli Military base. Natalies father that hes expecting her home by tuesday, her 18th birthday. Her brother said he hoped she would be home that day. The question is, will there be more hostages released we know of at least eight others. Hamas has talked going friendly powers. Like qat
David we are following two hugely important stories changing by the minute. We will bring every update him a congressman jim jordan appears to again have fallen short. This is the third time as the house of representatives makes yet another futile attempt to elect a speaker. Until theres a Speaker Congress can do nothing to advance legislation or funding and that includes funding for the war israel. As israel pretends for a potential confrontation that spilled beyond gaza. Im in for neil cavuto, thank you for joining us, our top story, another failed attempt to vote for a speaker wrapping up on capitol hill, chad pogrom live on capitol hill. Reporter jim jordan thought he was going to do better, he did worse. Hes going down in flames. He lost 22 ballots, voted on speaker on thursday, hes down to 25, brian fitzpatrick, republican pennsylvania, kane of new jersey and mark molinaro, republican from new york. They are tabulating the official ballots. Patrick mchenry, acting speaker pro tem
It is contingent upon how many people vote to a candidate by name. The number goes up and down depending on how many people are on the floor. During the weekend you have people go away. So maybe there would be a path for jim jordan to be elected if just the right number of people go away on the democratic side of the aisle. Hakeem jeffries said well have all our people here. The flip side of that. There is a danger for jim jordan if he forces these votes and just enough republicans disappear on that side of the aisle or people who support him because then you could be in a scenario where they do, in fact, elect Hakeem Jeffries if just the right mixture of people goes away. If they do that, as they say in the movies, they play a very dangerous game, mr. Bond. So this is kind of where we are right now. Republicans right now who are trying to figure out which is the direction to go. They dont know if they want to maybe put a resolution on the floor to empower Patrick Mchenry. Right now ji
Five Family Member speaks out about the ongoing conflict. We want there to be a diplomatic resolution to the hostas crisis before a ground incursion. Amna and another failed attempt to elect a House Speaker forces republicans to consider unconventional options to break the legislative standstill. Major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The Walton Family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change, so people and nature can thrive together. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at mac found. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Amna welcome to the newshour. President biden spent part of this day in israel, ag
With muchneeded water, food and fuel as well as medicine to enter. But a u. N. Source is telling cnn that they are afraid that convoy might not be allowed to go in on friday. And Israeli Forces are also seemingly poised to enter gaza, with the Israeli Defense minister in a Statement Today saying that his troops will soon see gaza, quote, from the inside. This as airstrikes in Gaza Continue with desperate scenes of the wounded rushed to a hospital in the khan younis neighborhood of gaza. But that is not the only front in that war. The Israeli Defense forces say 20 rockets were launched toward israel from lebanon today and hezbollah, the iranbacked Lebanese Group that the u. S. Classifies as terrorists, claims it targeted five Israeli Military posts along the lebaneseisraeli border. President biden in israel yesterday warned Prime Minister netanyahu to consider the Lessons Learned by the u. S. After 9 11 in iraq and afghanistan and to not let rage consume the israeli people as the Ground