israel to change its tactics inside gaza to protect civilians and get the remaining hostages out. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin touching down in qatar today as officials desperately try to hammer out a deal. plus, dual natural disasters across the globe. in iceland, lava spewing out of a volcano in what experts say is one of the worst possible locations for an eruption. in china, a devastating earthquake killing more than 100 people. and wild weather complicating life in the u.s. after a massive storm knocking out power to more than half a million people in the northeast. a final good-bye for a woman who stands stall in american history. president biden will be among those offering tributes at justice sandra day o connor s funeral in just under an hour. it is a busy tuesday. thank you for joining us. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin in gaza, where israeli forces say they have been engaged in intense fighting this morning. and have killed a promine
remind you, this is not just a u.s. issue. it s this is an international problem and deserves an international response. john: so, what does that response look like and will the u.s. lead it? hello, john roberts in washington, here we go for another hour. sandra: sandra smith in new york, this is america reports . shooting down drones and missiles in the red sea, troops in the middle east are on high alert. john: new attacks on u.s. bases ins iraq and syria, that brings the total to 100 attacks since october 7th. right to the chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with more. early this morning cayman island flagged chemical shipping vessel issued a distress call, a houthi attack drone had struck the tanker. 11th attack on international shipping in the red sea since the gaza conflict began. the same u.s. navy destroyer, u.s.s. carney, who released this video two weeks ago showing it intercepting houthi missiles and drones in seve
get it again. jesse kirsch, thank you. made none of your packages be stolen. we have a lot more coming up. we are watching the msnbc. our second hour starts right now. e msnbc. our second hour starts right now. hi everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian. welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are grateful for that. breaking news, immigration reform with aid to ukraine. it s not good news for those hoping for a vote this week. donald trump pouring gasoline on the immigration debate with violent new rhetoric that immigrants are, quote, poison in the blood of our country. it s not at all subtle. some allies are not ready to condemn it. what about his language? that language, that poisoning the blood i am worried about an outcome. are you comfortable with him using words like that? you know, we are talking about language. i could care less what language people use as long as we get it right. was not the right language, though? i m going to speak to congressman gerry con
hill. jon, good evening. the president speaker of the house are expected to talk by phone within the hour. but there is no deal yet. there is no legislative text. members remain in a holding pattern. our job is to make sure the members are well aware there is no agreement. we ve got something we have already passed. we are constantly in touch with our members letting them know. what is being reported mike if there is an agreement will let you know immediately if it. kevin mccarthy promises the house will not vote until everyone has seen the terms of the deal for 72 hours but the house may not vote until midweek. gop members of medics to receive medic democrats oppose that demand. is trying to extort in hold the entire economy hostage in order to make these cuts. the things they re actually proposing do not reduce spending at all. but they are asking for is to introduce something known as work requirements for food and other kinds of social programs. gop members co
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