Tonight is where the plot thickens. What will it take to give either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump that critical edge in the final 56 days . And what trump himself is telling our reporter in a Phone Call just this morning about the big showdown tonight. Plus, could the key to winning this election be as simple as getting a small slice of undecided moderate voters comfortable with your candidacy . Maybe not so simple. How do you do it . And who has got the edge . And both Harris And Trump will leave pennsylvania once the debate is done, but likely not for long. Ill talk to two mayors in cities in pennsylvania. We got a lot of experience in what it takes to win in this all important state. So, it is a very busy day, hello, im chris jansing, joined by my colleague Andrea Mitchell for our Special Coverage, msnbc reports debate day. This is the Spin Room. And we are just blocks from where the first and so far only president ial debate will be held tonight. And, chris, Donald Trump is expect
[applause] good evening everybody, i am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife and on behalf of everybody here, welcome and thank you for coming. Its really great to welcome back to the store Rashid Khalidi who is among the worlds foremost scholars on palestinian identity and nationalism. Hes been a professor of arab studies at Columbia University now for 17 years and before that taught at the university of chicago for a decade and ahalf. He is also editor of the journal of palestine studies, the author of sevenprevious books on the middle east. His newest work , the hundred years war on palestine covers some aspects of palestinian history that he has written about before butthis is a more personal book and a more provocative one. Personal because rashid merges scholarship with personal stories drawn from generations of his own family members who were present at some key events and provocative because he offers a very different take on the Israeli Palestinian
News headlines. Good afternoon. Its 3 00. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this houn newsroom. Your top story this hour. The princess of wales has thanked the public for their support as the first photo of the royal was published after her Abdominal Surgery. The image, posted on social media to mark mothers day, was taken by the prince of wales in windsor earlier this week. Sitting down, princess catherine is surrounded by her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and prince louis. She was admitted to hospital on january 16th and left two weeks later following planned operation. Shes expected to return to her royal dufies expected to return to her royal duties after easter , and Police Duties after easter, and police say an incident at Buckingham Palace is not being treated as terror related. Armed officers detained a man in the early hours of yesterday morning after a car crashed into the gates. He was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and has since be
Waits as Israel Masses its military might along the gaza border and vows a massive grand invasion of gaza is coming. That could spark a regional conflict in wa what is already a deadly crisis. Good evening i am Jonathan Hunt in los angeles with a special two hours of Fox News Live on the latest developments in the middle east. 7 p. M. Herey on the west coast, 5 a. M. In israel. Israelis and Palestinians Facing Prospect Ofs for you further death and destruction. It may be the beginning of a far more Aggressive Campaign. Israeli warplanes continue to found gaza on what is Monday Morning there with no foreseeable let up, a s sign Israeli Defense forces are paving the way for the next stage of the war that could trigger a broader middle east conflict. That evidence on lebanon where hezbollah launched Cross Border Attacks despite strong warnings from israeli Prime Minister netanyahu. In washington. More ominous words from Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. Who said u. S. Is ready to protect
The war cabinet in israel, along with families and victims of the hostages there. And the wider arab world is reacting this morning to outrage to the explosion in a hospital complex in gaza. Weve seen scenes this morning, throughout the middle east, including the u. S. Embassy in beirut, lebanon, protests unfolding across the region as we await the president s remarks just moments ago. We want to get to nbcs chief correspondent Richard Engel. Richard, bring us up to date. Reporter good morning. There are now clashes and protests in cities all across the arab world. From baghdad to beirut to here in ramallah. They are reacting to the attack on a palestinian hospital in gaza city, and palestinian Officials Say that almost 500 people were killed in that incident. Israel denies any responsibility. It says it was a rocket attack that a palestinian rocket misfired, landed in a hospital where people were taking shelter. And causing all that damage. But people here, and in other cities dont ac