We will make sure they have what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack. Theres no justification for terrorism. Theres no excuse. Hamas does not stand for the palestinian peoples right to dignity and selfdetermination. Its stated purpose is annihilation on the murder of jewish people. President biden making it clear that the United States stands with israel, promising support following the hamas Terrorist Attacks. The president also confirmed that there are americans being held hostage by the terror group. Well get an update on what is being done to try and free them. And weve seen more explosions in gaza this morning as the conflict enters its fifth day. Well get a live report from israel in just a moment. Also ahead, National Security analyst for nbc news and msnbc clint watts with an overview of the war and what could happen next. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, october 11th. Lets dive right in. Israel is ramping up
the taliban have been responding with raids here in the capital and throughout the east of the country, but it appears they face a pretty significant challenge now in the form of the isis-k insurgency, jim. no question. so much there for the people to bear. clarissa ward, thank you. taiwan s defense minister warning china could have the capability to launch a full-scale attack on them by 2025. china has thrown multiple aircraft into the defense zone in the past few days, more than 150. president biden say he choke with chinese president xi jinping, raised his concerns about taiwan. another meeting is set to take place today between the u.s. and china in switzerland. cnn international correspondent ivan watson is in hong kong. ivan, the volume of these air missions over taiwan airspace, plus the genuine concern
. the ucla players who were arrested for shop lifting in china, thanked president trump yesterday for helping them. this morning the president tweeted you re welcome and also some life advice, andy scholes has more in this morning s bleacher report. good morning. bloom. the bleacher report presented by the new ford f-150. president trump asked for a thank you from the ucla players and he got it and this morning he tweeted to those players, you re welcome. go out and give a big thank you to president xi of china who made your release possible and have a great life. be careful, there are plane p many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life. president trump spoke with chinese president xi on the three ucla players behalf while in china last week and the players expressing their gratitude yesterday. i would also like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help
wounding 150. president obama began a six-day trip to europe in ireland today. an estimated 25,000 people turned out for his speech in dublin s college green. he also visited the village of moneygall where one of his great, great, great grandfathers is believed to have been born. looked like he was having a lot of fun but he had to fly to london early because of iceland s ee rupping volcano. ash is spewing and could reach british air space tomorrow. iceland s most active volcano started erupting saturday after a seven-year lull. iceland closed its air face over the weekend. wnbc in new york is reporting a dna sample from former imf chief dominique strauss-khan has been matched to the material of the hotel maid he s accused of sexually assaulting. he s under house arrest in new york. his lawyers have denied the charges and they say there s no
let s check in with joe johns. anderson, heavy new air strikes on libya, more than a dozen targeting tripoli. smoke seen rising near moammar gadhafi s compound. regime spokesman saying bombs hit a facility for military volunteers, killing three and wounding 150. president obama began a six-day trip to europe in ireland today. an estimated 25,000 people turned out for his speech in dublin s college green. he also visited the village of moneygall where one of his great, great, great grandfathers is believed to have been born. looked like he was having a lot of fun but he had to fly to london, his next stop, early because of iceland s erupting volcano. volcanic ash is spreading and