Today. More than 1,000 have died. All signs point to a Ground Invasion from israel becoming imminent. President biden announcing the american death toll has risen to 14 and confirming that americans are among the hostages. As president , i have no higher priority than the safety of americans being held hostage around the world. Secretary austin today reinforcing the president s message. The United States continues to stand firm with israel and the israeli people. We will continue to ensure that israel has what it needs to keep itself and its citizens safe. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President biden spoke by phone with israels Prime Minister netanyahu this Morning Again and will meet with Jewish American Community Leaders at the white house this afternoon after promising to stand by israel following the vicious hamas terror attack. The first resupply of u. S. Weapons did arrive overnight. Pentagon officials are confirming the Uss Gerald Ford led by an Aircraft
Of funding in a few weeks, and also because the white house will be asking congress presently for an aid package for israel, one that by all accounts so far cant pass without a speaker. Lets goat that story first, and then right back to israel where things are rapidly unfolding as well. Jake sherman, Cofounder Of Punch Bowl News and msnbc political contributor. Thanks for being with us. What exactly is going on . So scalise, katy, won the republican conferences nomination to be speaker. This is the initial process by which the republican conference caps their candidate to be the speaker for a house floor vote. As you noted, he only won with 113 votes. That is nothing. That is more than 100 votes shy of winning the speakership and in an alarming sign for mr. Scalise, he has several republicans already saying that they will not vote for him on the floor. Now, some of that could be bluster. We dont know, but tom massey of kentucky, max miller of ohio both have said they have not committed
Also breaking the new leader House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise as speaker of the house, why he was nominate and what the gop plans to do next. Lessons of war, with so much happening in the news right now, a lot of children have questions, our parenting expert shares her advice for every age group. Thats an important conversation coming up. Hi, everyone. Im kate snow. And im zinhle essamuah. Well begin with the very latest on the israel hamas war. Breaking news out of washington, d. C. Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise has won the nomination of the House Republicans to be the next speaker of the house, scalise earned 113 votes in blind closeddoor election earlier edging out ohio congressman jim jordan who wanted the job as well and received 99 votes. Obviously, we still have work to do, well have to go upstairs on the house floor and resolve this and then get the house opened again. We have a lot of work to do. Not just in the house for the people of this country, but we see ho
Fourth day in retaliation for the attack from hamas. Electricity in gaza out as night is set to fall. Israeli troops describing the horror left behind by hamas. Civilians indiscriminately murdered or taken as hostages. Now theres holocaust number one and holocaust number two, and its mind blowing, infuriating, unbelievable that it happened in 2023 in israel. And later, americas Secretary Of State headed to the region in just hours, what his role could be as the fighting between israel and hamas escalates. Good morning, its 10 00 eastern. Thank you for joining us. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting alongside my friend jose diazbalart. Israel warning today that fighting will intensify as it continues its bombardment of gaza. Israeli air strikes relentlessly striking hundreds of hamas targets in retaliation for the brutal attack on its country. These are live pictures. These are some of the pictures that we have from up above. Take a look at just the level of destruction, warning israel that the sc
And up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Hello, welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, im rosemary church. We are continuing coverage of Breaking News out of The Middle East where fighting is ongoing between israel and hamas two days after the militant large scale Surprise Attack, the Israeli Military says its severely degraded the capability of hamas that keeps up strikes and on the Ground Troops are battling hamas militants inside israel, hamas claim to go have launched a Missile Attack on a Southern Israeli City, militants say a hundred rockets were fired in response to Israeli Defense forces targeting safe houses, Israeli Police say the rockets attack made a direct hit on Apartment Building as hamas claims to now be holding more than a hundred hostages in Gaza Including High Ranking israeli officers. Insides early the death toll from the attack has climbed past 700. At