Him good him good things must come to an end, and for us, The End is here. I am Sam Stein in for jonathan capehart. Dont go anywhere. Good evening, tonight on ayman, unrest in Tel Aviv after the discovery of bodies belonging to is really hostages In Gaza. We speak to a key negotiator working back channels to secure a deal with hamas. Plus, there is was another day, another example of Jd Vances disdain for working women. New polling shows and a Neck And Neck contest between Harris And Trump, what will it take to gain an edge . I am ayman, lets do it. We come on the Air Tonight with more tragic news out of the middle east. The bodies of six is really hostages taken by thomas during the October 7th attack have been recovered In Gaza. Their bodies were found late yesterday in an underground tunnel between the southern city of rafah. According to the israeli military, it appears that the hostages were killed in the last 48 to 72 hours. They have been identified by the israeli government as
donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
control back to the top of america s minds. yesterday, gop members wer actually in nashville tennesse for a private donor retrea with the future of the party was a central topic. trump gave the keynote speec there last night according to a copy of his remarks, - former president declared that older republican is gone and i it s never coming back trump defined that old republican party as a part known for starting wars, cutting social security an medicare, are offering amnesty to undocumented immigrants instead as part of his big return to the white house, h vowed to crack down on the border, pledged to vote, kee men out of women sports. and not to the current anti-trans women within th republican party what went unmentioned in his speech, however, was abortio and climate change those are two key issues tha animated younger voters an voters of the other generation even though other speakers a the retreat urge the party t move on from trump, he doe remain at the top of the repu
minutes. we will bring that to you when it begins. alabama governor kay ive tweeted, this morning, i agree with the people of dadeville and my fellow alabamians violent crime has no place i our state, and we are stayin closely updated by law enforcement has details emerge again, we are expecting a news conference momentarily and wil bring it to you as soon as i starts but for now we turn t the race for the 202 republican presidentia nomination as it gets going there is broader discussion underwa about what the future of the republican party will look like in a private retreated nationa this weekend that was a centra theme for speakers and attendees alike. former vice president mike pence and new hampshir governor christen uno both perspective personal strateg candidates that spoke at the retreat made big appeals to th republican party to move o from donald trump. the former, president however, gave the keynote speech last night. and according to a copy of his remarks obtained
very dangerous, and i hope that as the nation watches that we to say we should sound the alarm across the nation we re entering dangerous territory. that was one of two democrats in tennessee that was just expelled after participating in a gun violence protest on the floor of the statehouse. we ll have much more on this partisan punishment just ahead meanwhile on capitol hill one of donald trump s most vocal allies in congress sends a subpoena to a former prosecutor in the manhattan district attorney s office we ll explain why this move may backfire on jim jordan, and we ll dig into a bombshell report exclosing years of lavish vacations taken by supreme court justice clarence thomas, all paid for by a gop mega donor all right, good morning. and welcome to way too early on this friday, april 7th. i m sam stein in for the irreplaceable jonathan lemire. republican legislators in tennessee voted yesterday to expel two black democrats from the statehouse over their protest o