this nation, democrat and republican. allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of our democracy. president biden last week addressing thursday s primetime hearing of the january 6th committee investigating the attack on the capitol. and we re hours away from the committee s second public hearing. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the house panel will lay out how the big lie got started. also ahead, a compromise on capitol hill. senators from both sides of the aisle agree to what could be the most significant gun safety legislation in decades. we ll tell you what s in the deal and how soon it could get to the president s desk. one of the leading negotiators, senator chris murphy, will join us live right here on morning joe. we re also keeping an eye on wall street, as the markets are tanking ahead of the opening bell. looks like a bad day ahead. good day to go to the track. we ll get some insight on what is fueling this latest sell-off. plus, the average price of gas hi
The countrys president , isaac herzog, led the nation in a ceremony injerusalem. Members of the idf were in attendance, as well as some of the families of the hostages taken by hamas. There were empty chairs in the audience, to symbolise those who had been killed or are still missing. Translation this year, we mark a different independence day. We are proud of our independence, of the miracle that is a state of israel but our hearts are full of sorrow and pain. These days we are filled with the pain of bereavement, the pain for the wounded, pain for civilians displaced from their homes, the pain for the hostages. We will not rest or be silent, we will not rust or be we will not rest or be silent. Silent until our daughters and sons return to our borders. Qatars Prime Minister, whos country has mediated between hamas and israel, has given a downbeat assessment on the current state of negotiations. Sheikh mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al thani said, despite some recent momentum, the talks wer
Brandnew information breaking out of the criminal trial. Day two of testimony from Michael Cohen. His witness resume as you would know would lead most people to begin with one single fact, he lies as he breathes. Cohen has been convicted of lying to congress and even admits he is a liar. He is forced to untangle now some of those lies after admitting he submitted false invoices. When your Testimony Stabs even yourself. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Who knows if thats true . Who knows if anything he says is true . Yesterday cohen testified about his close Working Relationship with the former president. He says trump knew the reimbursement for a payment to the Sex Film Worker Stormy Daniels, ahead of the 2016 election, would be labeled as legal services. But some Big Questions over whether the jury will believe cohen, an admitted and convicted liar. Right now he is still under the prosecutions direct questioning. That has been many hours. One headline on whats to
A barrage of rockets begins just after dawn. Fired from gaza into israel by the Palestinian Militant Group hamas, they have an immediate and devastating impact. This barrage provides cover for hamas fighters to cross the Perimeter Fence into israeli territory. Hamas releases these pictures apparently showing Observation Towers being attacked by drones. Here, they capture an israeli tank near the barrier. Then they use a bulldozer to smash their way through. Supporters pour through the opening, some with motorbikes, many more on foot. The israeli defenders clearly had no idea the attack was coming. Just miles away, hundreds of people gather at a Music Festival. What appear to be rockets fly overhead. You might have seen these images posted on social media showing people running for their lives. Witnesses say that after rockets were fired, palestinian gunmen began attacking from several directions. Dont kill me, dont kill me, noa argamani pleads, as she and her boyfriend, avinatan, are b
Thousands of people have already left, those who remain have been told there are two safe routes to the south, one to the centre of the gaza strip and one along the coast. They have been told to move south. Israeli troops say they are preparing to hunt down and destroy hamas, which is regarded as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. There are reports that hamas commander, who led the attack, is already dead. Officials say at least 2215 people have been killed so far in an israeli air strikes on gaza. Limited rates have already taken place and there are reports that bodies of some israeli hostages had been recovered. Those reports earlier in the media today. Later the Israeli Defence force denied that those that the hostages were snatched a week ago by hamas militants in raids which left this is the scene. 1300 people killed. There are tanks amassing on the boundary between gaza and israel. We have been watching these images for the last hour or so and ha