Good to be back with you for another hour. Im katy tur, nbc news is reporting three convoys, that appear to be evacuees were hit by israeli strikes in gaza, according to the Israeli Health ministry. 70 people are dead. Only an hour ago, the idf said an extensive attack against military targets within gaza was underway. This morning, israel dropped thousands of leaflets in the north of the strip warning civilians to go south. Quote, gaza city has turned into a battlefield. Leave your homes immediately read those flyers. The idf told gaza City Residents they would refrain from touching an Evacuation Route until 8 00 p. M. That was just about two hours ago. Quote, no one knows where were going, One Gaza Resident told nbc news, but were ready to run. Joining us now from tyre, lebanon, is nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradleyment thank you for being with us. I know were going to start at the north end of this. But tell me whats been happening there today . Everyone is still very
And i would argue its the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust, the deadliest day since the holocaust. One of the worst chapters in Human History that remind us all from that expression i learned from my dad early on, silence is complicity. Thats President Biden with more emotional remarks on the deadly attacks in israel, delivering that speech yesterday while hosting jewish leaders at the white house. Well have the latest on the war and the Biden Administrations efforts to find missing americans in just a moment. Plus, well go through new reporting on the massacre by hamas as it appears that iran, the terror groups main backer may have been left in the dark. And also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the ongoing speakers race. Republicans have a nominee, but its not clear if he has the votes to get the gavel. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, october 12th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the
Civilians. A total siege, no fuel, water, food, and no electricity at all as the strips sole power plant has died. Gazan authorities are pleading for a humanitarian help. Its not clear how any aid can get through. The only Border Crossing point between gaza and egypt has been hit multiple times over the past 24 hours. At the same time, overwhelmed hospitals are doubling as shelters. This is the corridor of one of those today. Children, newborn babies, families, have all been huddling. And then there is israel, which is reeling from both more rocket attacks, and the spreading news of just how unspeakably awful hamas was when it brutalized and murdered innocent civilians, including children and even babies. In the israeli city of ofakeem, our reporters have been making their way through some of the homes there that were ransacked by militants and learning how some residents escaped. Others, of course, were not so lucky. They were kidnapped, including potentially americans. President bide
I welcome you both. Ali, to you first. U. S. Officials, confirming americans are among the dead. But, what do we know of any specifics, around those statistics, this hour . Yeah alex, this is something that we heard, first mention by Secretary Of State Antony Blinken this morning, when he said that u. S. Officials were working overtime, to confirm reports that americans were among those killed. Since these attacks began yesterday, as well as reports that americans, were among those taken hostage, into gaza, by hamas militants. And tonight, we have a new quote from a National Security council spokesperson. Confirming that the deaths of several u. S. Citizens since this attack began, but also on these reports of americans being taken hostage. They would only confirm that there are americans, quote, Unaccounted For. They say in a statement, quote, we are aware of reports of unaccounted american u. S. Citizens, and we are working to confirm, we are closely monitoring information of hostage
To hear are central players in this case. Talking Stormy Daniels, Karen Mcdougal and Michael Cohen. Karen mcdougal who had some instagram posts last night. The witness list has been kept under wraps because prosecutors fear donald trump might attack the witnesses and and pick their testimony. Donald trump has been held in contempt for violating his gag order. And the judge has four other potential violations to rule on. Joining to discuss it all is our msnbc legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Kristi Greenberg and is also the former deputy cheap at the Southern District of new york but also with us is the former january 6 investigator Marcus Childress. Greetings everyone. How to be look at it this week . We have three potential witnesses that could kick off the conversation this week. How are you assessing this . And those the order really matter at this point . I assume Michael Cohen will be the cherry on top. I think Karen Mcdougal and certainly stormy could land the plane as