good morning. and welcome to our first show. where every saturday, i ll sit down with some really smart people to discuss the biggest stories and what we hope will be a different way. today, we re asking, with mounting pressure on president biden, to call for a cease-fire in gaza, how much say does he really have in what israel does? plus, legal challenges now, to keep donald trump off the ballot. should judges or voters decide his future? and later, a hot topic for parents and kids. should schools ban students? from using cell phones? our panel here is all ready to go. sit back, and grab your coffee, and let s talk about it. first, our saturday starter. president biden walking a diploma diplomatic tight rope as israel continues the offensive in gaza am response to the horrific attack by hamas last month. secretary of state blinken is back in the area this week. getting more humanitarian aid in gaza and more hostages out. here at home there are growing calls for israel to
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. it s one pm eastern, eight pm as night falls on gaza and israel. we begin this hour with breaking news on israel s intensifying offensive in gaza, with new video showing fires burning on the gaza side of the southern border with israel. here is what we know, new at this hour. there are new warnings that the intense bombardment of gaza in the last 24 hours is only the beginning. the idf says, all civilians remaining in gaza should move south. elon musk says that his spacex starlink will help humanitarian groups that lost phone and internet service, and there is growing concern among u n agencies for the welfare of palestinians. [sound of gunfire] this is what the intensifying israeli offensive in gaza sounds like from the israeli side. and then take a look at this. [sound of artillery] you saw and heard there a hamas rocket landing on the beach in ashkelon on the israeli side of the gaza b
states and around the world, i will blitzer a, you re in the situation room a live view from cnn studios in atlanta, where anticipation is building for a presidential debate. hello, like any other think if you re donald trump is going to take away this sort of circus-like atmosphere that we saw in previous debates. the interrupting that s what a yellowing the surface now alpha off of the crowd energy. and i think in some ways it didn t poses a seriousness to donald trump that he wouldn t get otherwise if it was a sort of crowd like atmosphere. and so in that way, i think that advantages him, right? i think the disadvantage for somebody like donald trump is you have to be serious. you have to fill up the time with coherent arguments, coherent talking points. so we ll see if he s able to do that. it s a two-minute he has time to respond, but he s got to talk policy and he doesn t often like to do that. listen, i think biden is an experienced debater. he, if you lo
i would say, nikki haley kind of has the least pressure on her going into iowa. for one reason. because donald trump and ron desantis have all of the pressure. the two absolutes in iowa are donald trump must win and arguably win big, and ron desantis must come in second. he has bet everything on iowa. he has the endorsement of the governor. one of the strong faith leaders in the state. this is everything to him. if he comes in third behind nikki haley, his campaign is done if it s not already done, and there would be an expectation that he would drop out and leave it a one-on-one race between haley and trump. nikki haley, her momentum is really in new hampshire, and that s why you see donald trump hitting her on the airwaves in this state. new hampshire is the next contest. i know governor chris christie is also hoping to stake a claim in new hampshire as well. congressman, you know, we are talking about the primary, but it s inextricably a conversation that s also linked to november
they are interested in power. they don t tell us why to vote or four who but where and when. under biden he needs tounto be d mocrto account. from what you say yesterday ini maui as well as the policies. i have more faith because if you look at all of the polls not only biden/harris even less popular with their readings but they are underwater on every major issue there is no one attribute like compassionate, has a plan, understands, nowhere where he can stake a claim to say that is a rational for reelection. the first presidential election were joe bidens th will be litid by the voters and that is why hw will lose. laura: on this debate tomorrow night on fox. e there.ll not b do you think if you were advising him, would you advise him to not attend because he so