Grow the economy. We talk about bidenomics and see the economy growing growing ande unemployment under 4 and more than 14 million jobs at this point. X thats what were going to focus on and coming to republicans, they want to slash taxes for the wealth jim jordan and cut Social Security and medicare and medicaid and whats needed for the American People to give them that breathing room. Thats what the president will focus on. Lets not forget yesterday. Is it still appropriate for the president to go to israel given the ground war and people trying to get out. The president has to do multiple things at once. The president is going to go to philly and continue to talk about bidenomics and what hes doing to bring back manufacturing, to create good paying jobs. Thats what youre going to hear from americans. Thats something that americans also want to hear from. The president has been engaged in this situation that were currently seeing, the horrific situation in israel and hell continue to
You see a child lying there with b burns on his legs. On a refugee camp there in gaza, even those trying to save others are themselves dying. We want to show you the members of the Palestinian Family that are grieving a child. Youre seeing the devastation before your eyes. Thank you so much for being with us. Inside politics picks it up next. Today on inside politics, pledges, promises and pleas through the thick, black fog of war. Right now, gaza is in the dark. And israelis are sheltering as sirens sent shivers across the country. From tel aviv this morning, we heard Ab American Pledge to stand shoulder to shoulder against terror. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken leaves no daylight between the u. S. Government and that of israel. The message that i bring to israel is this. You maybe Strong Enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as america exists, you will never, ever have to. The israeli Prime Minister, there was a promise to banish hamas to the ash heap of history
Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And wellcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we start in the middle east where americas top diplomat delivered an inperson message to the israeli people who are grieving and wounded. He said the United States will never back down from its support of israel. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is on his way to meet with other u. S. Allies in the region. Saudi arabia, egypt, uae, qatar, and jordan after standing side by side with Benjamin Netanyahu today. The secretary also met with families of americans killed and taken hostage by hamas, a group the u. S. Has labeled terrorists. The white house says at least 27 americans have been killed and at least 14 others remain missing. In its efforts to eliminate hamas which brutally attacked israel last saturday, Israel Defense forces are currently pounding gaza with air strikes today. Since hamas embeds itself within the palestinian population, this is tragically resulting in hundreds of innocent palestinian
Our good friend, israel. He set to hold a News Conference just moments now. You will see it live. Im harris faulkner. You are in the faulkner focus. The gruesome war claiming the lives of more than 1200 israelis and 25 americans now. That number has ticked up. Wow. 17 more that we know of americans missing. Some being held hostage by hamas terrorist. Big questions about how the Biden Administration will respond to all of it, particularly people on the ground who are not hostages who also need to get home. Wait until we see the list we have to show you all of the other countries working with israel to go there with pl pland get their home. We are not doing that. Secretary blinken meeting with prime Minster Benjamin netanyahu. The Prime Minster with a very clear message. Hamas shown itself to be an enemy of civilization. Massacring of young people in an outdoor Music Festival, the butchering of entire families, the murder of parents in front of their children and the murder of children i
You, bret. Bret thank you. Thank you very much. Have a good night good evening welcome to washington im bret baier. Breaking tonight rapidly changing developments in the israeli war with hamas, a warning here. Many of the images coming out of the region are graphic and disturbing. The u. S. Death toll has risen to 27. 14 americans are unaccounted for. The u. S. Government will begin evacuation flights for americans in israel very soon. Some 20,000 of them, its believed. Preparations are continuing for an expected massive Ground Invasion by the israelis into gaza. The Israeli Defense force is pounding what it calls hamas infrastructure inside gaza. At least 2700 people have died on both sides. Terrorists are believed to be holding about 150 hostages. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken met with israeli leaders in tel aviv today. He will visit with palestinian president tomorrow. Senior correspondent mike tow bib is in israel right now with the latest. Good evening, mike. Good evenin