American alliances are what keep us, america, safe. It is the value that puts other nations up for working with us. If we turn our backs on israel, its just not worth it. Part of President Bidens address Last Night Urging Americans and congress to continue to support ukraine and israel in the vastly different war each is fighting. Well go live to israel for the latest on the expected Ground Invasion of gaza. Meanwhile, republicans are somehow creating even more chaos on capitol hill. With another speakers vote scheduled for this morning, it comes as the temporary speaker is getting fed up and is now threatening to resign. Plus, well get expert legal analysis on the surprise guilty plea from one of the many defendants in the Georgia Election Interference Case. Thats a big one. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday, october 20th. Id love to get both you and willies reaction to the president s Speech Last Night. I thought it was really effective, part teacher, Part Influencer
Morning. Morning joe starts now. Which sets us apart from the terrorists, as we believe in the dignity of every human life. Palestinian, muslim, jew, american, christian, everyone. If you give that up, the terrorists win. We can never let them win. President biden is back at the white house this morning after a jampacked trip to israel, where he promised continued support for americas ally and cautioned against ragefilled vengeance. Meanwhile, his administration is working to address the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza ahead of an expected Ground Invasion by Israeli Forces. Well go through all of that and get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. Plus, the drama here at home on capitol hill. Well, the drama at home on capitol hill, willie. Also, the questions about some of the reporting immediately following that tragic bombing of the hospital in gaza. A lot of the intel, u. S. Intel pointing toward the fact that it was an Islamic Jihad rocket. There are, if you read the W
Lib, yemen, turkey and iran, warning this war will plunge the region into an unspeakable disaster. What does that mean . And did President Bidens meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu help the situation or hurt it . Hes on his way back to the United States right now, and though his inperson meeting with the leaders of egypt, jordan and the west bank was cancelled after that Hospital Explosion, the white house says hes still going to be talking to those leaders. What u. S. Intelligence will he show them to try and prove the Hospital Explosion was not an israeli rocket. But a misfire from gazas Islamic Jihad as our intelligence in the u. S. Suggests it is. And will those leaders even believe it, and even if they do, is it going to matter to the arab street . Joining us now from israel is nbc news Foreign Correspondent, raf sanchez. I know there are Big Questions surrounding all of this. Let us start with what we know right now, what we can say right now. Reporter katy, its been
Sandra youre looking live at protests on capitol hill. Demonstrations filling the capitol hill rotunda. The protester theres are demanding a cease fire in israel. That is the scene in washington, this following a series of protests happening across the mideast following the blast at a hospital in gaza. All of this as the president , President Biden, wraps his visit to the region. Okay. Were watching all of those live events for you at this hour. Welcome. Im sandra smith in for neil cavuto. This is your world. We watch the capitol, lets go to israel where Mike Tobin Is Standing by. Tensions remain high. We head in to the evening hours here on the east coast. Well in to the night there. Mike . Well, the president has now left israel. Air force one stopped in Ramstein Air Force base to refuel. From the moment he was on the tarmac, the message is one of solidarity from israel and the promise from the president to bring the hostages home. Were working with partners throughout the region pur
This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President biden arrived in israel hours after a devastating explosion in the courtyard of a Baptist Hospital in gaza, a deadly tragedy that the u. S. Is now asserting, the u. S. Believes israel is not responsible for. Rather, President Biden said earlier today, it was damage that the palestinians may have caused. The images emerging are devastating and the descriptions of the deadly aftermath are rather graphic. Heres what a volunteer who went to help clear the remains said. Translator i came at 8 00 a. M. As a Volunteer Thinking i would help with minor thing, but i was shocked to see unimaginable things like childrens corpses, elderly coralses, bodies scattered, intestines and many human bodies. The hamascontrolled Palestinian Health ministry immediat immediately blamed the Israeli Military and that accusation flew around the world, but after investigating the matter israel says that they have evidence that the cause of t