about is ridiculous. i m in this race because the truth needs to be spoken. he is unfit. this is a guy who just said this past week that he wants to use the department of justice to go after his enemies when he gets in there. i mean, the fact of the matter is he is unfit to be president, and there is no bigger issue in this race than donald trump, and those numbers prove it. that s republican presidential candidate chris christie addressing the lack of direct criticism for donald trump at last night s gop debate. we ll have much more from that heated yet perhaps not relevant event straight ahead. meanwhile, on capitol hill senate republicans are stalling a critical aid package, which includes billions of dollars in funding for ukraine. we ll explain why and what could happen next. and also ahead we ll bring you the latest from gaza. israel says its forces are closing in on the hamas leader is believed to be the mastermind behind the october 7th terror attacks. good mo
would you back out if trump backs out? no, not now. that was president biden at the white house last night answering questions about comments he made earlier at a fund-raiser. we ll go through what he said about the 2024 race just ahead. meanwhile, donald trump was pressed on his promise to use a possible second term to seek revenge and retribution. we ll bring you what he said. and then also ahead the partisan fight over the senate s foreign aid package. one contentious issue is threatening to sink the entire bill. we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, december 6th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we begin this morning in the middle east where the israeli military has now entered southern gaza s largest city. israeli forces clashed with hamas terrorists in fierce gun battles yesterday. officials describe the fighting as the most intense day since the beginning of t
it s good to be back with you for the second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, police say they have the prime suspect in custody believed to be behind a violent spree in texas that left six dead and three injured. where that investigation goes from here. in washington, president biden responds to republicans storming out of his cabinet secretaries who were briefing on ukraine. why he says their outrage over the border is completely misplaced. plus, a soft landing? is the fed close to pulling off what a lot of folks thought was impossible, cooling inflation without triggering a recession. some new labor department data that points to that possibility. and overseas, the devastating evidence coming out of the brutal sexual attacks against women on october 7th by hamas. the stories that their bodies tell, that their voices no longer can. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with guad venegas on that string of violent inc
fighting since the start of israel s ground operation in gaza, just as families of hostages demand urgent action to save them. also ahead, six people killed in a shooting spree in texas, a suspect now in custody. investigators trying to piece together a potential motive. and the atmospheric river that is totally drenching the west prompting some dramatic rescues. is there any end in sight to the torrent of water? thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we are just hours out now from the next republican debate, and donald trump, who won t even be on the stage is dominating the headlines for stunning comments about a potential second term. the former president refusing to say that he will not abuse his power should he return to the white house telling fox s sean hannity he won t be a dictator, except for day one. under no circumstances you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody
war crimes charges connected to the war in ukraine. u.s. officials announcing gruesome details about what russian soldiers did to an american living in ukraine. in gaza, israel says its troops are engaged in the most intense fighting of the two-month war so far. battling hamas in the heart of gaza s main city. meanwhile, nbc news exclusive, we ll talk to our reporter who has reviewed evidence suggesting hamas raped or mutilated dozens of israeli women on the 7th of october. back at home, dictator for a day, we ll play for you what former president donald trump says he ll do on day one if he s re-elected. and breaking overnight, a suspect in custody after police say he went on an eight-hour shooting spree killing six people. ght-hour shooting spree killing six people and we begin this very busy hour with breaking news from the justice department where last hour attorney general merrick garland announced the doj filed charges against four russia affiliated personnel for