And he is coming here to do with the following. First, the president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. President biden will again make clear, as he is done unequivocally, since hamas slaughter of 1400 people that israel has the right in the duty to defend its people from hamas and other terrorist and to prevent attacks. The president will hear from israel what it needs to defend its people as we continue to work with congress to meet those needs. Second, President Biden will underscore our Crystal Clear message to any actor, state or nonstate, trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack israel. Dont. To that end, he has deployed two Aircraft Carrier groups and other military assets to the region. Third, the president will continue to coordinate closely with our israeli partners to secure the release of hostages taken by hamas, including men, women, small children, holocaust survivors, and american citizens. As an i
Off. No fuel means no electricity and no pumps to distribute water. Israel estimates 500,000 people have fled Northern Gaza for the south. Israeli Officials Say thats where theyre working with the United Nations to establish a humanitarian zone to provide those vitally needed supplies. With israerly preparing for a Ground Invasion of gaza, President Biden said in a 60 minutes interview aired sunday it would be a big mistake for israel to occupy gaza as part of its plan to eliminate hamas. What happened with gaza in my few is hamas and extreme elements of hamas dont represent all of the Palestinian People. And i think that it would be a mistake to, for israel to occupy gaza again. By the numbers, the state Department Says 30 americans have died in the hamas attack. 13 still unaccounted for. The Israeli Military says hamas is holding a total of 155 hostages in gaza. Cnns Clare Sebastian is live in london. Clare, good morning to you. The worsening humanitarian situation is pressuring ever
We will make sure they have what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack. Theres no justification for terrorism. Theres no excuse. Hamas does not stand for the palestinian peoples right to dignity and selfdetermination. Its stated purpose is annihilation on the murder of jewish people. President biden making it clear that the United States stands with israel, promising support following the hamas Terrorist Attacks. The president also confirmed that there are americans being held hostage by the terror group. Well get an update on what is being done to try and free them. And weve seen more explosions in gaza this morning as the conflict enters its fifth day. Well get a live report from israel in just a moment. Also ahead, National Security analyst for nbc news and msnbc clint watts with an overview of the war and what could happen next. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, october 11th. Lets dive right in. Israel is ramping up
He didnt have my support anymore and he doesnt have the support of a requisite number of republicans to continue as speaker. Matt gaetz makes his move against Kevin Mccarthy. What will the speaker do now. You always count me out. Im telling you the same thing i tell you every time. I never give up. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. It is tuesday, october 3, and this morning the ball is in Kevin Mccarthys court after florida congressman matt gaetz made good on his threat, he filed a motion to have mccarthy removed as Speaker Of The House. Mccarthys message to gatetz ha been bring it on. Now that gaetz has, republicans are likely to try procedural maneuvers to kill gaetz motion without holding a vote to oust mccarthy directly. But mccarthy will need to turn to democrats. The whip count shows five republicans say that they are standing with gaetz. Mccarthy can only afford to lose four. If Kevin Mccarthy goes and makes a dirty deal with t
Hello, everyone, thank you for joining me this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. And we begin with a National Crisis averted. At least for the next 45 days. Just a few hours before midnight, the deadline to shut down the government, the u. S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to keep the nations government open until midnovember. The breakthrough came after House Speaker mccarthy surprised everyone by pushing a shortterm Spending Bill through the house with democratic help. It is a deal that may cost mccarthy his speakership. Republican hardliners are vowing to bring a motion to the floor to oust the leader for ignoring the Spending Cuts they were demanding in a package. I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mccarthy this week. I think we need to rip off the band aid and move on with new leadership that could be trustworthy. Look, the one thing that everybody has in common is that nobody trusts Kevin Mccarthy. He lied to biden and house conservatives. The on