that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. good evening, chris. we have in the forthcoming block, a fairly robust discussion about media that is apparently changing its policies to further a bed trump s lies in the context of what he is saying about paul pelosi in that attack. it is a combustible mix. it really is. thank you, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. before he was even elected president, donald trump had a journalist kicked out of a press conference just for asking a question. okay, who is next, yes? please? [inaudible] excuse, me sudden, you are called, sit down. i have the right to ask a question. sit down, please. you weren t called. trump looks over at his staff, a bodyguard walks over, and ushers ramos out of the news conference. sit down, sit down, go back to univision. the journalist that trump had his security kick out from that press conference was jor
israel defense forces are almost a full day into what they call a precise and targeted operation to hunt out hamas in a hospital. what exactly does that mean? the lead starts right now. inside of that hospital, in gaza, now a military scene where israel and the u.s. say hamas is hiding a command center under the hospital. what is the goal of this targeted operation? also brand-new on the lead. 100 minutes of horror, exclusive video from the body cam of a terrorist for the first time, you could see video from inside of a hamas tunnel. before that group s horrific october 7th attack. plus, you might not believe this, hunter biden wants to subpoena donald trump. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. gaza s largest hospital is under siege. israeli forces launched a raid on the al shifa hospital in the early hours on wednesday after accusing hamas of operating from tunnels, souped by american intelligence. a report he inside of the hospital said the complex is surround
happening right now a rare face-to-face that could change the world order. president biden in china s xi jinping meeting in california. biden saying he wants to get the two world powers back on, quote, a course. israeli troops raid gaza s largest hospital after accusing hamas of operating in the tunnels beneath it. meantime, the conditions in the hospital are deteriorating fast. its director saying there are newborn babies that are in, quote, severe danger. and a controversial border bill would make it a state crime to cross into texas illegally. opponents are concerned latinos will be racially profiled. it s now heading to governor abbott s desk. we are following the major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. happening now, the leaders of the two largest economies are sitting face-to-face as the world faces some of the most turbulent issues in modern times. president biden now speaking with china s xi jinping in a historic estate
releasing video as it attempts to defend the ground operation. key world organizations are condemning the raid as we re getting dire new accounts from inside the hospital. also tonight, a rare face-to-face meeting between president biden and china s xi jinping here in the united states. president biden now prepared to answer questions about the summit and his efforts to cool tensions with beijing. and cnn presses senator joe manchin about his next move now that he s not running for re-election. will he bolt from the democratic party and set his sights on the white house? kaitlan collins debuts her interview with manchin this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, israel says its controversial military operation inside gaza s largest hospital, quote, will take time. at last resort, at last report, i should say, it was still under way as the israel defense forces is sharing some o
up first, though, the largest economies, china and the u.s. meeting face to face for the first time in a year. fierce rivals who find the relationship between the two countries at the lowest in decades. president xi saying, quote, turning our backs on each other is not an option. president biden in a strong position, thanks in part to a healthy u.s. economy. in stark contrast to china s sluggish post pandemic recovery. china s weakened currency and high unemployment rate likely giving biden the upper hand today as competition between china and the u.s. is expected to be the center of the conversation. but with two wars raging overseas, and china s ongoing relationship with russia and iran, this meeting could provide an opening for biden to influence two major conflicts. joining us from san francisco, nbc news white house correspondent, monica alba, and janis mackey frayer as well. give us the top priorities for the biden administration and how confident the white house is for