So, you know, they are seeing him as a good ally in this fight. Also, you know, echoing the message we heard from joe biden in that Rare Oval Office address. You know, i think those lines of communication remain open, but i think this is something that Mitch Mcconnell just believes in a similar fashion to joe biden, and theyre happy to have someone from the other party be a spokesperson and advocate for this significant aid package. All right. Well see what happens in the capitol today. White house reporter for the Washington Post, tyler pager, thank you, as always. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Welcome to morning joe. It is 6 00 on the east coast, oz yau take a live look at washington, d. C. It is tuesday, october 24th. This morning, for the first time, were hearing from a hostage freed by hamas. Well play for you comments from one of the elderly women released yesterday by the Terrorist Group. Meanwhile, the e
You see her there, the 85yearold grandmother recounting her harrowing experience. Her daughter was by her side translating. Yoesh shed lifshitz said hamas stormed her kibbutz and abducted her on the back of the moto motorbike. Each captive had their own doctor. There are huge, huge network of tunnels underneath. It looks like a spider web. When she first arrived, they told them that they are muslims and theyre not going to hurt them. And that they shared they ate the same food that hamas was eating. Hamas has now released four hostages as israeli troops gear up to launch an assault on gaza they say by ground, sea and air. The Israeli Military says it struck more than 400 targets across gaza in the past day killing hamas commanders and fighters. More than 200 hostages are still believed to be inside gaza. And as we learned from israels president overnight, that includes 30 children. Go to erin burnett she joins us live in tel aviv. Erin, to you, incredible to hear those details of how t
Good day to our viewers around the world. It is tuesday, october 24, 5 00 a. M. In washington and noon in israel where two hostages newly released from hamas captivity have had a emotional reunion. The daughter of one hostage says her mothers safe return is a great sign for all the other hamas captives. This is not a political issue, is this a humane issue. Weve lost so many. Sis a ray ofe is so much darkness. I cant wait to see my mom and other members of the Community Also hugging their loved ones. Were expecting to hear from one of those women any minute now and well bring some of that to you when we get it. President biden said that all the hostages have to be free before the u. S. Will consider a ceasefire in gaza. And the point he was trying to make is that the u. S. Is standing behind israel as they lay the ground work for iz nvasn of gaza. Israel says that they bombed more than 400 terror targets. This is the humanitarian crisis deepens. One hospital completely without power. H
We are following news this morning where another codefendant in the Trump Georgia Case just plead guilty. Overseas we are hearing from one of the two hostages and what she says are the horrifying moments about t kidnapping. And we will talk to netanyahu about what the releases mean for the war. And then we will talk to congressman gregory meeks. And meanwhile, congress is trying to decide who they think could be the next speaker of the house. We will break down who could have a path to victory. We begin this very busy hour with Breaking News out of georgia where just this morning a former trump attorney, jenna ellis, plead guilty in the States Election interference case. Ellis is the fourth codefendant to accept a deal instead of going to trial. If i knew then what i know now, i would have declined to represent donald trump in these post election challenges. I look back on the full experience with deep remorse. I have taken responsibility already with the bar this is a big deal. How bi
Today on Inside Politics, i went through hell. Thats how one of the two elderly hostages released by hamas described what she endured after being kidnapped and held in tunnels inside gaza for two w weeks. She want thes the world to oat know about the brutal assault, how she was held underground and the surprising level of care she says she received from the same terrorist Group Responsible for the slaughter of countless people in israel. Her story, no doubt, stirring a slew of mixed emotions for families of the more than 200 hostages still believed to be inside gaza after being violently snatched from their homes on a day that was both the Jewish Sabbath and a jewish holiday. Sources tell cnn that the timing of a Ground Invasion remains fluid as talks continue to get more hostages out. Heres what what Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said moments ago about the families of host hajs. None of us can imagine the nightmare they are living, something no family should have to endure. Their