supreme court s first female justice. also, a guy who claims to be all three of those things. elon musk met with benjamin netanyahu this week and agreed that israel must destroy hamas. i think musk could destroy hamas almost instantly by becoming their ceo. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, december 4th. we ve got a lot to get to this morning. israel expanding its offensive in gaza with ground forces moving into the southern part of the territory. it comes as israeli officials have withdrawn from negotiations for another humanitarian pause. we ll get the very latest on these major developments in just a moment. plus, an update for you on the string of attacks on an american warship and multiple commercial vessels in the middle east. also ahead, the dangers of a possible second term for donald trump. we re going to go through a special feature from the atlantic. a major effort to detail all the threats our democracy could face. here s what th
the secretary of state is back in israel trying to stop the war from restarting. secretary of state antony blinken front is and center for negotiations. can he help secure the release of the eight americans still being held hostage by the terrorist group hamas before bombs start dropping again. plus one of the innocent palestinian college students in vermont describes the moment that the gunman came after him and his friends. he didn t hesitate without a word to just run down the stairs of the porch. his family says this crime was motivated by bigotry. so why no hate crime charges? plus a gag order just r reinstated on donald trump. who keeps personally attack ing the judge and his clerk in that civil fraud trial. prompting anti-semitic death threats. the judge s new warning as trump has ordered once again to zip his lips. we start with our world lead wrrks we could be just hours away from the end of the pause in fighting between israel hamas and the resumption of t
of the middle east. today, a third group of hostages was released as part of a four-day temporary truce between israel and hamas. we learned one of those hostages is american toddler abigail mor edan. who turned just four years old on friday while in captivity. now she is free. as the deal stands right now, 50 total hostages are promised to be released in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. this is the first truce after weeks and weeks of fighting. and a rare moment of positive news since the start of the war. tomorrow is day four of this four-day pause, the question is, what happens on day five, day six, the seven? the israeli military has urged civilians who fled to southern gaza not to return home, and has warned them that the idf is still preparing for the next phase of the war once this pause ends. already in gaza. according to health officials there. this is allowed hostages to leave gaza and much needed aid to be brought in. but a trucks of entered gaza under the
to increase the assistance getting into the gaza civilians who need help, and to facilitate release of hostages. who we know that innocent children in gaza are suffering greatly as well. because this war that hamas has unleashed is such with consequences. thousands have been killed, and from the earliest days of this crisis, i ve worked closely with president sisi of egypt. israeli government, killing duel of jordan, and others that the region to expand the delivery of humanitarian assistance, to help innocent palestinians in need, who are not part of hamas. under this deal, in gaza, it has now been paused for three days. over that time, 58 hostages have been released, including the tie, filipino, and russian nationals. dozens of families have been reunited. they worked urgently, urgently to take advantage of the pause, to surge aid into gaza, we moved approximately 200 aid trucks into gaza each day. loaded with food, water, medicine, fuel, and cooking gas. more is needed,
passed away. the life report in just a moment. and, new remarks from president biden. plus, former president donald trump s revenge tour. i ll speak with democratic congressman greg azar about the ex presidents radical plans for a second term. and, new details on a possible hostage deal between israel and hamas, what we re learning, and the palestinian death troll tragically continues to climb in gaza. tonight, we begin with the breaking news that former first lady rosalynn carter has died at the age of 96. carter passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at her home in plains, georgia. she had entered hospice care in her home on friday. she is survived, of course by her husband, the former president jimmy carter, whom she was married for 77 years. rosalynn carter devoted herself to several social causes, in the course of her public life including programs that supported mental health care, human rights, social justice, and the needs of elderly people. and, she was