This concludes the Press Conference. Thanks, everybody. Theyre doing a photo op, but not answering any additional questions being shouted by the press. That was President Biden and the president of kenya. He is the first african leader to be given an official state visit since 2008, three days of it. David ignatius, foreign columnist and Associate Editor of the Washington Post and an msnbc contributor has been watching along with us. Look, obviously very heavily focused on foreign affairs. The 300 million the United States is going to give to fight gangs in haiti, although were going to see kenyan troops there, no american troops. He reiterated again talking about the growing debt, the problems, the Crushing Debt really for developing nations like kenya. A lot of that money owed to china. I thought the toughest question maybe, david, for President Biden was about the icc warrant on benjamin netanyahu, the International Criminal court charging as the reporter said israel of using starva
republicans, that s good for us. that s a russian speaking. if you re being celebrated by russian propagandists, it might be time to rethink what you re doing. history history will judge harshly those who turn their back on freedom s cause. that s president biden yesterday calling out republicans for blocking critical aid to ukraine. we ll have much, much more from volodymyr zelenskyy s high stakes trip to washington straight ahead. meanwhile, on capitol hill house republicans are choosing partisan politics over finding a compromise for that foreign aid package with a vote today on an impeachment inquiry into president biden. and also ahead we ll go through the president s harshest criticism yet of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the far-right members of the israeli government. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, december 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day us. our apologies about yesterday s technical difficu
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
national security advisory jake sullivan at any moment from the white house. and the terror investigation underway after a deadly attack with a knife and a hammer near the eiffel tower. what police are saying about the islamic radical that is under arrest. and here at home, is it real or revenge? the move by republicans that the white house says will be throwing red meat to the right flank of the house. plus, the vote happening right now over the deal reached between actors and studios after that historic strike. the talk behind the scenes, and why some expect this vote could be a close one. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with the latest inside gaza. nbc s david noriega is in tel aviv for us. david, the israeli military says the main road in gaza that s being used as a humanitarian corridor for those evacuating now constitutes a battlefield. what more are you hearing on the ground? reporter: chris, the biggest development
quick break and come back with a whole lot more. breaking news coverage as first group of hostages is released. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports on msnbc and i thank you for that. e diaz-balart reports on msnbc and i thank you for that you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the world opened up. fellas, fellas. that s how my son was able to find the hidden genius project. we wanted to give y all the necessary skills to compete with the future. kevin s now part of this next generation of young people who feel they can thrive. good morning. just over 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. 6:01 p.m. in tel aviv. breaking news on msnbc, a regional diplomat with knowledge of the situation confirms to nbc news that the 13 israeli hostages have been freed and are in the hands of the red cross. they are in egypt. a live look at what is