Nbcs Richard Engel forced to take cover from mortar fire just a short time ago. [ explosions ]. Israel gripped by a Hostage Crisis in the aftermath of the Surprise Attack. More than 100 missing, their locations unknown. Whats being done to get them home. Later, how did militants make it into israel by air, by ground without warning . The Intelligence Failure that allowed hamas to unleash widespread destruction. Good morning. Its 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. The Israeli Air Force launching an extensive attack as we come on the air three days after hamas launches a Surprise Attack against israel. The company claiming to have Retaken Control of all communities around gaza and ordering a, quote, complete siege of the gaza strip. The bloody cost of this young war is already horrifying. At least 700 israelis and 500 palestinians killed with more than 4,000 injured. Among the dead Nine Americans according to the u. S. State department. That number only expected
Of gavin and stacey, is coming this christmas. Coming up on bbc news, can luton move out of the Premier Leagues Relegation Zone tonight . Victory over everton could put them on the road to survival. Hello there. Rishi sunak says its disappointing to lose good, hardworking councillors, after a painful night for the conservatives, in the local and mayoral elections. The losses are some of the worst the partys suffered in england for decades. Just look at this, the latest election figures as they stand, with the conservatives having lost more than 340 councillors. And labour have gained more than 140 so far. Chris mason has followed all of the developments through the night, and hes at westminsterfor us. After a lot of coffee hi, chris. Hello, good evening. Since we chatted last night there has been lots of noise, numbers and not a lot of sleep. And here is the picture as things stand with still more than 2a hours worth of results still to come. The conservatives are in a rut, a trend of
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 6am in singapore, ii at night in london, and 6pm in the evening in washington, where President Trump has asked his advisers to be prepared to give a full range of options to deal with the Nuclear Threat coming from north korea. A Us Navy Strike group is already heading towards the korean peninsula. The Us National Security adviser said the deployment was prudent, and criticised north korea as a rogue, Nuclear Armed nation. David campa nale reports. The carl vincent strike group, an Aircraft Carrier, a guided missile cruiser, and others, had been due to visit australia. Instead, it is going full steam to the western pacific ocean, where it recently conducted exercises with the south korean navy. As well as massive strike power, the Carrier Group has the ability to intercept Ballistic Missiles. President trump made it clear to beijing last week that he is prepared to act alone against pyongyang is necessary. The decision
but days later, was taken by ambulance to the hospital and admitted to the icu for a urinary tract infection that doctors say has now cleared. but for days, not even austin s deputy kathleen hicks was told about the severity of his condition, even though routine authorization, which normally happens when the secretary is out of pocket, had been transferred to her days earlier. the 70-year-old austin resuming his duties from his hospital bed on friday and taking responsibility for the failure to disclose the procedure. we recognize that we have to do a better job in terms of the timeliness and the transparency. reporter: the white house today ordering a top to bottom review of notification protocols and delegation of duties for cabinet members. david, secretary austin is expected to make a full recovery, but the white house is still struggling to explain why it took so long to learn about his condition, and why, when austin spoke to the president a few days ago, he did not disclose
search for suspects in what investigators are calling serial attacks against women. in one case, the man is in grabbing a woman after jumping and grabbing her right on the sidewalk in central park. the latest data from the nypd shows major crime has skyrocketed by 37% in the big apple. grand larceny, auditor, burglaries and robberies. remember the case of lady gaga s dog walker who was shot. a major clerical error led to the early release of one of the suspects in the case, and now, the u.s. marshals are ordering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of 19 year old jim collar jepson who was charged with the violent dog-napping. he is armed and dangerous. shannon: laura ingle, thank you very much. to shark sightings on tuesday on