In the gaza strip. Israel will no doubt have some mapped out. Not all of them. Where were standing if and when this Ground Invasion comes, it will probably be worse than ones weve seen before in terms of casualties and the bitterness of fighting that we have in store. Kim . Appreciate it. Elliot in london. Thanks americas top diplomat is in jordan after spending thursday in israel, Antony Blinken is trying to prevent the conflict from spreading and hoping to secure the release of hostage, cnn Beckie Anderson has more. The war between israel and hamas kicking off a flurry of diplomatic activity across the east. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken landed in tel aviv thursday to show washington solidarity with israel. The message that i bring to israel is this. You may be Strong Enough on your own to defend yourself. But as long as america exists, you will never have to. We will always be there. By your side. The Secretary Of State also tried to secure the release of hostages taken by
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Zblnchs happening now, the race is on to find a new House Speaker after republican Rebels Dethrone Kevin Mccarthy. The chamber paralyzed and in total disarray until lawmakers unite around leader. One major priority in serious jeopardy right now, desperately needed military aid for ukraine. Will the house fund the fight against putins invasion or will kyivs counteroffensive face another setback . Also, former President Trump is lashing out once again on this the third day of his civil fraud trial in new york, but the states Attorney General isnt backing down, insisting she wont be bullied and that quote, The Donald Trump show is over. Her words. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Our top story tonight, House Republicans scrambling right now to find a new speaker after the historic removal of Kevin Mccarthy. At least two serious contenders have emerged but for now, all House Business is frozen until lawmake
Give your word, you keep it. You give your word, you say im going to do what i said im going to do, and you do it. You keep it. You keep your word. And i expect the republicans in congress to honor their word and keep the deal they made months ago. Mike moments ago President Biden responding to the actionpacked weekend on capitol hill as the house if senate narrowly avoided a Government Shutdown by passing a 45day funding bill with just hours to spare ahead of the deadline. The Spending Measure will keep the government open til november 17th. Welcome to fox news live, im mike emmanuel. We have Speaker Of The House Kevin Mccarthy live here on set with me for an exclusive in cable news on the latest spending and where things go if from here. Mr. Speaker, welcome. But, first, Alexandria Hoff is live with thest on the fire alarm pulled by a congressman on the hill during the proceedings. Hello, alex. Reporter hello, mike. This added such a strange layer to an already disorienting day. Both
Its thursday, its april 18th, and this is fox friends. We start with a fox news alert. Protests flaring overnight right off Columbia Universitys campus after faced a reckoning on capitol hill. And happening today, former President Donald Trump due back in court case one as attorneys gear up for Opening Statements as early as monday. Plus snacks under attack but could be for a good reason from cheetos to lucky charms. Why they could be banned. That should be our lead story. Second hour of fox friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with snacks. We have a lot of Breaking News overnight we begin with your headlines, two suspected spies arrested overseas. Accused of plotting Sabotage Attacks on u. S. Military facilities in germany. On behalf of russia. German prosecutors say their goal was to undermine support for ukraine. The suspects are germanrussian nationals who were allegedly prepared to carry out a bomb and arson attack on military facilities. Including at one of