american troops in iraq and in syria. this comes with the u.s. concerned that this israel-hamas war could expand in the region. martha raddatz standing by with late reporting on these u.s. strikes. also breaking at this hour, the tense talks under way right now for the potential release of dozens of hostages held by hamas in gaza. what sources are now telling abc news, and matt rivers in israel. in new york city, ivanka trump taking the stand in the $250 million civil trial against her father. what she told the court today. aaron katersky at the courthouse. outside new york city tonight, the urgent manhunt under way in new jersey, after authorities say a january 6th suspect evaded police, running into the woods. the fbi and the s.w.a.t. teams called in tonight. stephanie ramos at the scene for us. the images coming in, the explosion. huge flames and dark smoke rising into the sky at a chemical plant in texas. john quinones reporting from texas tonight. democrats dec
targeted american troops in iraq and in syria. this comes with the u.s. concerned that this israel-hamas war could expand in the region. martha raddatz standing by with late reporting on these u.s. strikes. also breaking at this hour, the tense talks under way right now for the potential release of dozens of hostages held by hamas in gaza. americans among them. what sources are now telling abc news, and mat rivers in israel. in new york city, ivanka trump taking the stand in the $250 million civil trial against her father. what she told the court today. aaron katersky at the courthouse. outside new york city tonight, the urgent manhunt under way in new jersey, after authorities say a january 6th suspect evaded police, running into the woods. the fbi and the s.w.a.t. teams called in tonight. stephanie ramos an the scene for us. the images coming in, the explosion. huge flames and dark smoke rising into the sky at a chemical plant in texas. shelter in place orders at th
reports, the first evacuations from the gaza strip since the start of israel s siege. a major deal brokered to open that border crossing with egypt for foreign nationals, and injured palestinians as well. how soon the hundreds of americans trapped in gaza could be allowed to leave. and israel faing condemnation for a massive attack on a refugee camp in gaza. the idf claiming they killed a high ranking hamas leader. what we know about the strike that reportedly killed dozens of civilians including children. also ahead, an arrest for anti-semitic threats at cornell university, more on the suspect, a student himself and his threats as anti-semitic incidents rise across the country. and breaking news here in new york city, donald trump jr. expected to testify in a case that could threaten the future of his father s empire. what testimony from the trump children could mean for the multimillion dollar civil fraud trial. good morning, everybody. good to see you, breaking news
without your hat on, put your hat on, maggie vespa, in that piece. got love to the taco kid. reporter: i didn t have one. that s how fast it hit. i love food. i love food. maggie vespa, thank you, appreciate it. that does it for me this hour, everybody. ana cabrera will be back tomorrow. you can catch me on the weekends on msnbc starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart. right now, evacuations from gaza for the first time, hundreds of civilians including americans cross the border into egypt. we ll talk with an aid worker on the ground. it comes as israel defends itself after world leaders condemn a strike that reportedly killed dozens and injured hundreds. back at home, it could be a big day at former president donald trump s civil fraud trial in new york city. his son don jr. expected to take the stand. on capitol hill, the house goes back i
gaza, unleashing an enormous blast that one witness described as feeling, quote, like the end of the world. an idf spokesman tells me israeli forces were targeting a senior hamas commander who was, quote, hiding behind civilians. as the israel/hamas war escalates and it s escalating dramatically, u.s. officials are sounding the alarm that the threat of a terror attack against americans is at a whole other level. acts against jewish, muslim, american victims on the rise, including a historic surge of smichl. anti-semitism. the u.s. congress is on a the brink of a showdown over wartime funding as house republicans reject any link between aid to israel and ukraine. that and more with the top democrat in the house, the minority leader, hakeem jeffries. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and you re in the situation room. we re live here in tel aviv following all the breaking news on israel s war against hamas