President biden in tel aviv today backing israels claim that it did not strike the hospital saying, the u. S. Believes it was a misfired rocket from Terror Group Islamic jihad. Outrage spreading across the mideast. In beirut protesters outside the u. S. Embassy clashing with police. In the u. S. , hundreds of people packing into a congressional building demanding a ceasefire. Multiple arrests for assaulting Capitol Police officers, and the warning from Homeland Security, the heightened Threat Environment in the u. S. As the war rages, and the nypd asking for help finding the suspect in a Hate Crime Attack on a jewish woman. Also tonight, jim jordan losing his second ballot for speaker getting fewer votes. What is the path forward for republicans . And after 18 years, the stunning confession in the Natalee Holloway case. The prime suspect, Joran Van Der Sloot, admitting he killed her on the beach in aruba. How and why he says he did it and what he did with her body. Our oneonone with na
Hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. U. S. President joe biden is on his way to israel this hour as a scene of chaos and devastation is unfolding in gaza. The videos we are about to show you may be upsetting. Palestinian officials report hundreds of people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a hospital in gaza. Israel insists the hospital was hit by an errant rocket fired by the Palestinian Islamic jihad. Sources tell cnn the u. S. Is analyzing intelligence provided by israel. The World Health Organization says in addition to caring for patients, the hospital has been sheltering thousands of people displaced from their homes. The Hospital Blast has brought condemnation from around the globe. The human rights chief calls it horrific and unacceptable. President biden says hes outraged and deeply saddened. And here is the Palestinian Ambassador
And that first video of a hostage held by hamas. My conversation with her mother can you describe the moment that you saw mia in that video . I started to scream and fell to the floor. And what a senior hamas official told our Richard Engel. Their new conditions for releasing all civilian hostages. Also tonight, jim jordan failing and falling short in his first ballot for house speaker. So what happens now . And news we first reported on alec baldwin. Will the actor be charged again in the deadly rust shooting our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome. Fastmoving events here in The Middle East to report tonight as we come on the air. President bidens highstakes trip to israel overnight has hit serious headwinds, with a planned Summit Meeting in jordan now called off his plan to show solidarity with israel following the Terror Attack here being consumed this evening by
Cut deep anywhere in the world, but it cuts deeper here in israel. October 7th, which was sacred, a Sacred Jewish Holiday became the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. It has brought to the surface painful memories and scars left by millennia antisemitism and the genocide of the jewish people. The world watched then. It knew, and the world did nothing. We will not stand by and do nothing again, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. President joe bidens trip was more than what you saw, a powerful, tangible, reaffirmation of the strength and durability of the u. S. israeli alliance. It was also a pblem solving diplomatic endeavor, one that has already yielded actual tangible results. The president announced earlier that the u. S. Would provide 100 million in humanitarian assistance for palestinians in gaza and the west bank, that money goes towards things like clean water, food, hygiene support, medical care, thats according to the white house. For israels part, Prime
Is me. Well see if he shows up in these debates. Governor christie, thank you for joining us tonight. Abby, thank you and good luck. Thank you very much for watching news night. Laura coates live starts right now. He laura. Hey, good to see you. Looking good there. You noticed, thank you, you look at yourself. So informative. Well see right back here tomorrow. A high stakes president ial trip, a Hostage Video, and the tragic effects of the war being felt right here at home. That is tonight on laura coates live. Now, if you thought for a moment that what was happening in israel and with gaza would not affect what is happening here at home, you are sadly mistaken. As the sun rises on yet another day of war in the middle east an american president is now preparing to head that way. Weve already had a secretary of state, secretary of defense, theyve already gone to the region. Lets add word to that, theyve now gone to the now dangerous region and were in the middle of airstrikes and bombin