Gaza city and destroy the enclaves current leadership. Theyre also saying the idf will soon invade the gaza strip with Tens Of Thousands of soldiers. Secretary of state Anthony Blinken is now in cairo, egypt. He is expected to speak with the president of egypt later this hour. This comes as the rafah Crossing Point between egypt and gaza remains closed this morning as egyptian authorities continue their negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens safe passage into egypt. Meanwhile, the u. S. Embassy in israels Offer Americans and immediate relatives evacuation by sea from haifa to cyprus on monday at 8 am local time. It is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. According to the Israeli Defense forces, over 1300 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began with the Gaza Health Minister reporting more than 2300 people have been killed in gaza. Joining me now, nbc news correspondent from the israe
reporter: back now to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at the age of 100. msnbc nightly news anchor lester holt reports on the life and legacy of the controversial figure who played a major role in american diplomacy for decades. thank you. nice to see you all. reporter: he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential secretaries of state in american history. i think we made for the progress. reporter: henry kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together, they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. détente with the soviet union, relations with china, shuttle diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped to shape nixon s policy in vietnam and negotiated in the end to the war. famously declaring success prematurely just days before
we just learned of a big development at columbia university here in new york. they have seen many of these anti-israel protests. just now, the university has announced that they are suspending two student groups. one is called students for justice in palestine and the other, jewish voice for piece, a palestinian advocacy group. the school is writing the group s repeatedly violated university policy relating to holding campus events and that culminated in an unauthorized event on thursday that preceded despite warnings and included threatening rhetoric and intimidation. so this is the first real example we ve seen on the part of a major american university, an ivy league school, that is pushing back against these groups. a major development. there could be a lot of reasons why we re seeing this this afternoon. maybe coming from some of the donors, the trustees. we ll talk about it coming up in moments. first, this warning of a growing furry against the united states in arab na
daddy s name is on buildings. he s accused of real estate fraud and eating glue. what you are witnessing is real. the participants are not actors. they are actual idiots with a case pending in a new york metropolitan area court. the people s court. [ laughter ] just missing judge watner, that smile. that s from jimmy kimmel s writers. we ll get details on the trial and show you what you said. also ahead, in the middle east, there is pressure on israel to take a humanitarian pause in its assault on hamas terrorists hiding in gaza. plus, an update on republican senator tommy tuberville s freeze on military promotions. the alabama lawmaker finally is facing public pressure from members of his own party, but you won t believe what he said this time. and we ll go through the verdict in a high-profile fraud trial for a man once known as the crypto king, now convicted on several charges. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, november 3rd. with us, we have t
Said this was one of about a dozen synagogues in the area . I would say roughly in the Squirrel Hill area, i dont know the exact number today but i would say it is close to that. Okay. Im sure the Pittsburgh Police and the Allegheny County police are on that part of the case. Howard feynman thank you for that. For awful you, welcome i am alex witt live at msnbc headquarters in new york. It is high noon on the east coast. If you are just joining us we want to bring you up to date on the breaking news we are follow. At least eight to ten people are dead in a shooting in a pittsburgh synagogues. The suspect is believed to be a 46yearold man. He is now in custody. The suspect was reportedly armed with an ar15style rifle as well as multiple handguns. Reportedly, a total of 12 people have been shot. That would include three Police Officers. The cite of this heinous incident, The Tree Of Life synagogues in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of pittsburgh. It is home to one of the largest
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