ain t that america. something to see, baby ain t that america. home of the free. yeah. carley: good morning from nashville, tennessee, i m carley shimkus live outside the grand ole opry. ahead of the fox nation patriot awards taking place tonight. todd: i m todd piro, in new york, not nashville. you are uch waing fox and friends first on thursday morning. carley shimkus, you know two questions, one how is it going and two, the question i ask when you travel, how is the food? carley: the food has been excellent. i ordered room service last night and ate it in bed, everything a new mom would want, need, dream and desire. i ve been in nashville less than 24 hours and i ve such a wonderful time. i m right outside the grand ole opry, you just got a sneak peek of what it looks like inside. definitely stay tuned all morning long. it s been so wonderful to be here. the patriot awards will be taking place tonight at the grand ole opry, country music s biggest stage where e
committed by hamas by having their military hidden under a hospital. that s a fact. it s showing that america is willing to stick by an ally in the face of growing international pressure. the rally calling for a cease-fire in gaza that turned tense outside of the headquarters of the democratic national committee. sgllt situation is deteriorating by the hour. he s not shying away from the points of disagreement in the crucial issues. face to face, they play nice after a year of tough talk. it s communications between two respective militaries. there s been a reset. a glowing messaging coming from chinese state media. curious to see how they are going to portray it in the days to come. trust but verify. clear that there s a the lot of work to do. good morning, everyone. we begin with that hugely consequential watched all over the world bilateral meeting between president biden and xi jinping coming at a time of extreme global turmoil. there are wars raging in uk
all right. andy scholes, thank you very much. great to see you. thanks for joining us. i m kasie e hunt. don t go a anywhere. cnn this s morning s starts r now. good morning, everyone. we re glad you re starting your day with us. here are five things to know. president biden and xi jinping easing tensions a bit after their high-stakes face to face summit. the leaders both greeting to reopening some military communications. and president biden signaling new hope for what could be an eminent hostage deal at a news conference last night. he s been deeply involved in the negotiations and is mildly hopeful. also a pro palestinian protest turns violent in washington, d.c. we re told six capitol police officers were injured and several arrests were made. congress has averted a government shutdown. the senate passing a short-term fund ing bill last night. president biden expected to sign it before friday s headline. and thousands of workers set to walk off the job today
the leaders of the world s two largest economies today broke a lengthy chill today. and where it will go from here will play out with days and weeks to come. for now, the first chapter written, the news continues with kaitlan collins and the source. tonight, straight from the source. joe manchin is an outgoing senator, but is he also an outgoing democrat? i asked him that question directly tonight as he now says that he would absolutely consider a bid for the white house, while also insisting that he s not going to be a spoiler. plus, president biden just wrapped up a crucial press conference in san francisco after meeting with china s president and questions about israel s war and hamas backing up israel s claim that there was a hamas command and control center beneath the biggest hospital in gaza. and nikki haley now partially walking backup campaign pledge made just yesterday after setting off a firestorm over suggesting a ban on an ominous social media users. i m k
we discussed the need for hem to be incredibly careful. a startling clash on capitol hill. protesters calling for a cease-fire clashing with capitol police outside the dnc headquarters. some democratic congressional leaders trapped inside for a while. the u.s. and china lowering the temperature, agreeing to resume military contacts. china promising to begin combating fentanyl production. look, do i trust trust but verify is an old saying. that s where i am. george santos announcing he will not seek re-election after the house ethics committee releases a report unanimously finding santos violated federal criminal laws and referring its findings to the justice department. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the idf now telling nbc news that israel s special forces are still inside gaza s al-shifa hospital searching every floor of every building as hundreds of patients and medical staff remain in the complex while the u.n. negotiates for a full me