as part of the 50 nation coalition that president biden has built or whether congress will ignore the lessons we ve learned from history and let putin prevail. it is that simple. it is that stark a choice and we hope congress on a bipartisan basis will make the right choice. that s national security advisor jake sullivan laying out the high stakes of a vote on more aid for ukraine. we ll look at where support stands on capitol hill for president biden s $106 billion foreign aid plan just ahead. plus the latest from the middle east. israel says its troops are advancing on hamas in gaza s largest southern city. but the ground offensive leaves civilians in that part of the territory with few places to seek shelter. and also ahead we ll get expert legal analysis on a supreme court case that involved a family who owned a company in helping to create the nation s opioid crisis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 5th. i m jonathan lemire. tha
democrats. garrett in chicago, thank you. you ve got it. john: fox news alert, waiting to hear from the white house after new attacks on the troops in the middle east. national security adviser jake sullivan will be there to field questions from the assembled white house press corps and with that, begin hour two. john roberts in washington. welcome back to another busy week of news. good to be with you, this is america reports . that attack seen as the biggest escalation yet against u.s. troops in the region. it is sparking alarm that president biden is failing to head off a wider war in the middle east. iranian backed militias are responsible for at least 75 attacks on american troops in the region in just the last six weeks. john: complete coverage now, daniel davis moments away why the biden administration is not doing more to protect american troops in harm s way. sandra: first chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon for us.
national security advisory jake sullivan at any moment from the white house. and the terror investigation underway after a deadly attack with a knife and a hammer near the eiffel tower. what police are saying about the islamic radical that is under arrest. and here at home, is it real or revenge? the move by republicans that the white house says will be throwing red meat to the right flank of the house. plus, the vote happening right now over the deal reached between actors and studios after that historic strike. the talk behind the scenes, and why some expect this vote could be a close one. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with the latest inside gaza. nbc s david noriega is in tel aviv for us. david, the israeli military says the main road in gaza that s being used as a humanitarian corridor for those evacuating now constitutes a battlefield. what more are you hearing on the ground? reporter: chris, the biggest development
And as the Climate Conference wraps up we look at what the change of attitude in washington means for the rest of the world. In the last few hours there have been clear signs that zimbabwes embattled leader is fast losing support state t. V. Began its friday evening news broadcast with a call from the ruling its on a party for Robert Mugabe to resign the presidency and his wife grace to leave the party hours earlier the aging leader made his first public appearance since an Army Takeover on wednesday that the already has all but collapsed and pressurized and mounting for him to quit and washington u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson told a gathering of African Business leaders that he hopes of ol boy returns to civilian rule as soon as possible. I know all of us are following very closely the bench in zimbabwe and and they are concerned to know each of you their concerned us as well and we all should Work Together for a quick return to civilian rule in that country in accordance wit
Investigating chemical weapons in syria fails after russia vetoes it. And we shall carry this is our desire a lifetime to also coming up. To the dignity we dont want to be responsible for the end of the code can. Calls for us about Vice President to step down grow louder as the leader makes his first public appearance since the military seized power. On a b. S. Frantically searching for this submarine to dissipate just for three days ago with forty four sailors on board. And on hold donald trump delays a new policy to allow imports of african elephants killed as trophies. A u. N. Team investigating the use of chemical weapons in syria will be disbanded after russia vetoed a resolution to extend its mandate the most crap to japanese effort to allow the investigation to continue for thirty days while they can negotiate a compromise namespace has the latest from new york bieber of the draw for the lucian containing document slash two thousand and seventeen slash nine seven zero please rai