from israel. nbc news confirming that the are closing in on a deal to release some of the hostages. i believe that we are closer than we have been in quite some time. maybe closer than we have been since the beginning of this process. we are talking about considerably more than 12, beyond that, i want to see where this goes. i don t want to say anything that would jeopardize the completion of the, deal which is the most important. right, now no hostages have been released, and the israeli offensive continuing undeterred with al-shifa hospital caught in the middle. a world health official describing it as a, quote, death knell, rather than a working medical center. the president weighed in on the israel hamas war with the new op-ed this weekend, calling for a two-state solution. laying out his vision for the future of gaza, which puts him at odds with prime minister mention netanyahu. plus, the hearing in donald trump s federal election interference case tomorrow morning w
right-wingers in his own party. congressman james clyburn, assistant democratic leader, joins me live to discuss what s going on. fast truck. fulton county d.a. fani willis wants to set donald trump s georgia trial for august 5th, 2024. how that could shake up his bid for the white house, just three weeks after the republican convention. and exactly three months before election day. and, buyer you rustin. the march on washington finally gets his due, in the critically acclaimed movie, rustin. the star of the movie, colman domingo, joins me live to discuss his top score worthy performance. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. s is the saturday show. this morning, the federal government is open, for now. late thursday night, president biden signed a short term funding bill into law just one day before the deadline. but the please, hold the applause. the stopgap law, with the laddered ctiing resolution, kicks the cado the road until next year. funding some fed
tarts right now. greetings everyone, you are watching symone. republicans may officially be in charge of the house of representatives. but democrats, they appear to be the only party interested in doing any governing. what are republicans doing? while they are trying to start fights with each other. and, even with a witness to the committee hearing. are they just to emotional to lead? and don t forget, congressman george santos facing potential expulsion, again. we will dig into a historically weird, wild, and just unfortunate week on capitol hill. plus, fulton county d.a. fani willis sets a date for donald trump s georgia election, interference trial. a few months before election day. what that means for him legally, and politically. and, why it is so hard for judges to rein in trump s dangerous trial rhetoric. and, tiktok is back in the hot seat folks, after hosts sympathizing with terrorists of some of bin laden went viral. how do we get here? and, what is tiktok doing abo
leader xi jinping, that was held in woodside california about 35 miles south of san francisco, marking the first meeting in just over a year. she something was quoted through a translator as telling president biden, it is not an option for either country to turn its back on the other. they also said there is room enough to coexist and to both be successful, and that one country success is an opportunity for the other. president biden said he secured agreemen o three major issues, including an effort to reduce the direct shipment of fentanyl in all forms from china to the united states. president biden importantly also annoced two militaries will resume direct contact and communication, and both nations will coordinate on risk and safety issues surrounding artificial intelligence. after the meeting, the president spoke about the progress and about managing the relationship with china. these are tangible steps in the right direction to determine what s useful and what s not u