Right now on Ana Cabrera reports, one year later israel honoring those killed a year ago today in the Hamas Terror attacks. A day that finds hostages still in captivity and their families living in limbo. This as the Middle East sits on the brichk of a wider war. Israel launching new strikes in lebanon. We are live in a region consumed by conflict. And breaking news, Hurricane And Storm surge watches in effect in florida this morning as a rapidly intensifying Hurricane Milton hits cat 4 status with Floridas Gulf Coast in its sights. Plus the race for the White House less than a month ago and both sides amping up their presence on the airwaves and on the trail. Hello on this busy Monday Morning it is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. Today marks one year since the October 7th attacks on israel and this morning the Middle East is a region on the brink. Commemorations held across Israel Today to mark the deadliest attack on jews since the hol
The deadly attack struck a devastating war in gaza where more than 40,000 people have been killed and more than 97,000 have been injured according to the hamasrun palestinian ministry of health. Joining us now, Nbcs Raf Sanchez in tel aviv. Raf, how has this day been memorialized . Jose, memorials began at 6 29 a. M. one year to the minute that the Hamas Terror Attack began at the Nova Music Festival site down in southern israel, some two miles from the Gaza Border and that site is now just a vast memorial to the roughly 350 people who were killed there. We were there as the sun came up this morning. There was a Memorial Ceremony attended by israeli president isaac herzog, and they played the last track that festival goers heard on October 7th before the music stopped and the shooting started, and you can really tell, jose, this is grief that remains very, very raw one year on as people came to the site where their brothers, sister, friends, husbands, wives were killed and of course, j
Of silence at the Music Festival that became a killing field. While miles away, its the sound of explosions that dominate. The latest on the fighting in gaza and lebanon. The rallies and remembrances here at home. Crowds come together in major u. S. Cities to demand an end to the war that Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue. Well get a live report. And a storm that was already a cat 5 Hurricane Exploding in strength again as it barrels toward florida. The Brand New advisory on miltons track. Plus, the false claims and Conspiracy Theories adding to the Chaos And Confusion in Areas Hard Hit by helene and how federal officials are now fighting back. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. Lets begin with nbcs erin mclaughlin, live in Hostage Square with a Somber Memorial Taking Place across israel today. Your location has become a Focal Point for keeping hostages in the public eye. What is happening behind you now . Reporter chris, thousands have gathered
Israel carried out by hamas terrorists, sparking a war in gaza that has no end in sight. Well look back at that dark day and get a live report from israel on the current situation there. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to lie about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. Entire networks continue to lie about it. Republicans continue to lie about it. Even when republican senators and governors from the states that are affected are actually calling Donald Trump a liar. Actually calling republicans, state officials calling them a liar. North carolinas largest Newspaper Yesterday said that Donald Trumps lies are the last thing this battered region needs right now. But he is Ratcheting Up on every level. Every level. Hatred and lies. It comes as the biden administration sends more desperately needed aid and resources to the areas hit the hardest. And more severe weather is likely to hit florida this week with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall sometime later this week. A lot to
The younger of those sons who, after decades of silence, has finally decided to speak out. Leader is approaching 80 And in declining health. What is her fate . Kim aris, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, allan. How do you do . Youve been silent all your life, And youre in your mid 40s now, And youve finally decided to seek the limelight And to speak out. Why did you stay quiet for so long . And why have you decided to seek a platform now . Well, ijust feel that the situation in burma is so desperate, And theres so little news coming out on whats going on over there, someone needs to be saying something. And again, my mothers been locked up for completely false charges in prison, And i cant imagine what the conditions are like for her. So, i need to do what i can to try And get her out of there. Unlike her, youre not used to the limelight. Do you find it daunting . It is a little, but you have to do what you can. Until you were ten, you had a pretty normal suburban upbringing. Your mother Was a