will prevail. for our sake, for your sake, for peace and security in our region and in the world. mr. president, for the people of israel, there s only one thing better than having a true friend like you standing with us, and that is having you standing in this room. your visit here is the first visit of an american president in israel at a time of war. it is deeply, deeply moving. it speaks to the depth of your personal commitment to israel. it speaks to the depth of your personal commitment to the future of the jewish people and jewish state. so i know i speak for all the people of israel when i say, thank you, mr. president. thank you for standing with israel today, tomorrow, and always. that happened in the past hour and a lot has happened in the past 24 hours. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu showing appreciation for president biden s visit amid the country s war with hamas. that meeting happening just moments ago kicking off an extremely busy day for the pres
organization hamas, a group whose stated purpose was to kill jews. this was an act of sheer evil. that was part of president joe biden s speech yesterday, promising that the united states will stand with israel following the horrific hamas tear terror attacks. meanwhile the president also confirmed there are americans among the dozens of hostages being held by the terror organization. we ll have the latest on the efforts to freedom. and then on capitol hill far-right republicans could create more chaos in the house by rejecting a plan from the biden administration to combine aid for israel and ukraine into a single package. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, october 11. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we have a busy day, and we ll begin this morning with israel ramping up its strikes against hamas. war planes hammered neighborhood after neighborhood along the gaza strip yesterday. retaliating to the surprise attack
in vermont, the armed and dangerous suspect on the loose after the suspicious death of a woman along a trail near a college. police pleading to the public for help. the surprise new jobs report. 336,000 added in september, nearly double expectations, but does it raise the odds of more interest rate hikes the investigation into a major concern over the nation s 911 network. why help may not arrive in time if you text 911 instead of call and simone biles breaking her own record to make gymnastics history announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. president biden tonight facing blowback from his own party over his administration s intent to build new wall sections along the texas/mexico border the president insisting he has not changed his opposition to the wall, but that his hands are tied to stop the expenditure given the project was funded before he became president meantime, officials in texas along the nearly 20-mile section
administration announced it would expand the wall. president biden today saying, quote, i was told i had no choice because the wall money was appropriated by law under the trump administration. our team on the border. also tonight, the battle for house speaker. former president donald trump appearing to take himself out of the running by endorsing one of his top capitol hill allies, and what kevin mccarthy said today after reports he may leave congress. philippe now a post tropical cyclone taking aim at the northeast. a flood watch for new york city. in vermont, the armed and dangerous suspect on the loose after the suspicious death of a woman along a trail near a college. police pleading to the public for help. the surprise new jobs report. 336,000 added in september, nearly double expectations but does it raise the odds of more interest rate hikes? the investigation into a major concern over the nation s 911 network. why help may not arrive in time if you text 911
and you can bring your own device. oh, and all on the most reliable 5g mobile network nationwide. wireless that works for you. it s not just possible. it s happening. working the phones, the strategy, the meetings and the appeal and pitch that the men running for speaker of the house are now making. new reporting coming in. building more border wall. president biden vowed to never build another foot of southern border in 2020, and now hisway than a dozen federal laws to add miles to the wall. and now n iowa, ron desantis is restructuring the campaign and sending a third of the staff to the hawkeye state, and what does that say about the state of the race. i m john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. maybe it is phone tag. maybe it is a very serious and consequential game of telephone or maybe we should call it speakerphone, and the race of the gavel is on, and in full force since kevin mccarthy is out, and just learned that one of the