working meetings between the departments of defence and chinese officials. both sides also agreed to establishing a us china artificial intelligence and anti drug cooperation working group, to address the fentanyl crisis. and the issue of taiwan also came up in the talks. president biden said the us maintains its one china policy, but added that he expects china not to interfere in taiwan s upcoming elections. overall, mr biden hailed the meeting calling the talks some of the most constructive and productive discussions we ve had. in a press conference following the meeting, he spoke of the need for both sides to work together. the united states will continue to compete vigorously with the prc, but we ll manage that competition responsibly so it doesn t veer into conflict, oraccidental conflict, and where it s possible, where our interests are, coincide. we re going to work together like we did on fentanyl. that s what the world expects of us. the rest of all expect, notjus
reports, breaking news in gaza where new air strikes are posing new danger to already crippled hospitals. a strike reported near one hospital overnight and israeli tanks spotted near another as fighting intensifies near gaza city. the latest from the region as thousands of civilians are caught in the cross fire. also developing this morning, letters containing suspicious powder spent to election workers in at least five states. what we know about these letters and what s being done to find whoever is behind them. also ahead, joe manchin leaving the senate. so is he eyeing the white house instead? hello and thank you for joining us on this friday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news overseas with intense fighting now dangerously close to hospitals in gaza. new video from overnight capturing israeli tanks on the streets of gaza city just blocks away from a children s hospital. and there was an explosion near ano
an attempt at a nuanced debate on foreign policy between republican presidential candidates last night in miami, that ultimately may not matter at all, there s a lot to cover from the showdown in miami last night, which was less chaotic with fewer candidates on stage but just like the previous debates, the front-runner was not there and for the most part the other candidates didn t attack the former president who was leading by wide margin miss the polls, they didn t touch him, they didn t talk about the problem of truth versus lies and donald trump. meanwhile, trump s daughter took the stand in new york yesterday in the civil fraud trial against the family s business. we ll go through ivanka trump s testimony. also, the latest on a significant development in the middle east, negotiations are under way to release more hostages being held by hamas. plus, it appears hollywood is ready to get back to work. we ll have an update on the historic actors strike that s been goin
today. joining us now is nbc news gabe gutierrez at the white house. raf sanchez in tel aviv. also with us is retired general barry mccaffrey, former gulf war division commander and nbc news military analyst. gabe what do we know about the pauses? reporter: hi there, jose, good morning. news on several fronts here. a short time ago, we heard from the national security council spokesperson admiral john kirby an he said four-hour humanitarian pauses each day, three-hour warning would be given before those humanitarian pauses each day. the idea here being to be able to allow people to get from northern gaza to southern gaza. he srian corridors, including one road a coastal road that should make it easier for people to get into southern gaza. now, the president, though, was also asked about this, as he left the white house. he s heading to an economic event in illinois. but he also made some news because he was asked about the negotiations for a three-day humanitarian pause a
right now on ana cabrera reports , five candidates trade fire in the third republican debate. leave my daughter out of your voice adult daughter, the next generation of americans are using it, and that s actually the point, yeah, her supporters propping her up. that s fine. here s the truth you re just scum. ahead this hour, the contentious moments, the key takeaways, and did anyone emerge with momentum to take on trump? plus, defending don donald. trump s team presents its case in the fraud trial, and we ll break down ivanka s hours on the stand. and breaking in the middle east, the u.s. launching more retaliatory strikes for attacks on u.s. troops, what we know about the iranian linked targets inside syria. and later, ready, set, action. one of the longest labor strikes in hollywood history comes to an end. so when will our favorite shows be back? hello, thanks so much for being there. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and