Release by hamas are expected to speak at any moment now. The grandmother and her friend and neighbor are receiving medical care at a hospital in tel aviv. Im todd piro. Carley im carley shimkus. Israel continue to increase airstrike in hamas and gaza hitting 4000 targets over the past day and the pentagon is sending Military Advisors to the middle east before troops get the order to enter the gaza strip. Todd a u. S. Military base in syria came under attack yesterday, two drones successfully shot down. Trey yingst live on the ground in israel. Trey. Trey todd and carley, good morning. Israelis ramped up airstrikes striking 400 separate targets. Israelis were trying to hit a number of cells from hamas, take out militants into the strip. 18 days into the conflict, hamas and jihad continue rocket fire against communities in southern israel. Sirens were sounding this morning. Strikes destroyed a number of positions in northeastern and eastern part of gaza. Helicopters and fighter jets wer
A mother, 32 years old, and her son, four years old, and a little baby, nine months old, is in captivity, kidnapped by hamas terrorists. So forgive me for not being excited about the humanitarian gestures of the terrorists. Also we have more than 200 hostages, some of them are about 78 80, all of those survivors will need medical treatment. They are going to play with the hostages and we know it, and if they think that it will prevent us from going in and destroying hamas, they have a terrible mistake. So do you think this in any way can be interpreted as positive with regards to releasing more hostages . I see it as a manipulation, as an attempt to buy time, and to fool the international community. As long as we have children, babies, innocent civilians kidnapped by hamas terrorists, theres nothing to discuss, and there is nothing that is related to humanitarian thoughts that they have. So qatar egypt mediation, whats your stance on that taking place . Theres a big difference between
Former president attends his younger sons high school graduation. For moment it looks like House Republicans would lose control of the floor because so many republicans have going have been going to see Donald Trumps trial. President trump is unjustly not allowed to speak. The judicial system has been westernized. This is a scam, a sham, a show. That courtroom is depressing. One of the most depressing places a better my life. Michael cohen is the prosecutions star witness. Hes the only one that testified the former president has advanced knowledge of the plan to pay off daniels. Is there any sense that you can believe anything Michael Cohen says . The defense will finish cross tomorrow. Good evening, once again bid we are now 172 days away from the election. It was a pivotal week in former president s new york criminal trial. Star witness and ekstrom fixer, Michael Cohen, took the stand and faced heated Cross Examination Were Trump Steen questioned a key part of his testimony. Meanwhil
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Heather heyers death and in the end justice was served. The hbo documentary film no accident streaming now on max. Kristi jacobson, karen dunn and robbie kaplan, thank you for being with us this morning ana cabrera and jose diazbalart pick up the coverage right now. Right now in our special coverage of the israelhamas war, israel continuing to pound gaza with air strikes this morning vowing those strikes wont let up until its hostages are freed by hamas. This while a wall of troops and tanks are building along the gaza border, what we know about israels strategy and whether a Ground Invasion is imminent. Plus, americas Secretary Of State meeting with israels Prime Minister declaring the steadfast support of the united states. Its impossible for me to look at the photos of families killed such as the mother, father, and three small children murdered as they sheltered in their home and kibbutz and not think of my own children. Good morning, and thank you so much for joining us. Im Ana Ca