reporter: back now to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at the age of 100. msnbc nightly news anchor lester holt reports on the life and legacy of the controversial figure who played a major role in american diplomacy for decades. thank you. nice to see you all. reporter: he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential secretaries of state in american history. i think we made for the progress. reporter: henry kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together, they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. détente with the soviet union, relations with china, shuttle diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped to shape nixon s policy in vietnam and negotiated in the end to the war. famously declaring success prematurely just days before
campaign. he can defend himself in a court of law, but for the purposes of this body, he s gotta go. and go, he did. becoming just the sixth member of congress to be expelled from that once august legislative body and further narrowing republicans already meager majority. plus, bombing and fighting resumes in gaza as the temporary trice expires among new revelations when israel learned about a potential october 7th attack. and governors ron desantis and gavin newsom duke it out in a live debate as we learn more about the scandalous allegations swirling around florida republican chair and moms for liberty cofounder kristen ziegler. and we begin tonight with an historic day on capitol hill. the infamous kind. prior to today, only five house members have ever been expelled, all in cases of criminality or disloyalty, aka, treason. three house members were expelled in 1861 for disloyalty to the union. john bullock clark and henny cornelius burnett of kentucky all served
we begin tonight with some breaking news, in the lead up to hamas s october 7th attack. according to new reporting not yet verified by nbc news, israeli intelligence obtained hamas s detailed battle plan for the october 7th attack more than a year ago before the attack took place. cogent from the new york times. israeli officials obtained hamas battle plan for the terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails, and interviews show. but israeli military and intelligence about dismissed the plant as aspirational, consider it too difficult for hamas to carry out. the approximately 40-page document, which the israeli authorities code named jericho wall outlined, point by point, exactly they kind of give us a thing invasion that led to the deaths of about 1200 people. hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision. the document cold for a barrage of rockets at the outset of the attack. it cold for drones to knock at the security cameras and autom
least, dasha burns, as always, thank you. that does it for us this hour. our coverage continues right now with katy tur reports. good to be with you. i m katy tur. they were warned. more than a year before october 7th israeli officials were repeatedly told that hamas was planning something big, and those officials repeatedly brushed it off, according to documents reviewed by the new york times. the approximately 40-page document, which the israeli authorities code named jericho wall outlined point by point exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people. again, according to the times. a blueprint of an invasion, which hamas ultimately followed with, quote, shocking precision. nbc news has not seen the document, but we do have one of the new york times reporters who did joining us in just a moment. the idf has responded to the report saying, quote, questions of this kind will be looked into at a later stage. we also have reporting
janis mackey frayer, nbc news. can t blame him. that s going to do it for me today. deadline white house starts right now. hey, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york. i m alicia menendez in for nicole wallace. no shortage of news both here at home and abroad. the truce between israel and hamas has come to an end after seven days that saw hostages released by hamas, prisoners released by the israeli government, and a steady flow of humanitarian aid into gaza. on capitol hill, new york republican george santos became the sixth person in american history to be expelled from congress. we begin with a new ruling from a federal appeals court that ex-president donald trump can be sued in relation to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. rejecting his bid for sweeping presidential immunity against civil claims. trump s team had previously argued that almost all of his conduct was protected while he was still an incumbent esident. including on january 6th. and that this