A. M. Pacific. I am jose diazbalart. We begin this hour from the percussions of an air strike that killed Seven Members of the Kitchen Aid Group, and the nonprofit is pausing its aid efforts in the gaza ship, and the ship is returning to its port. Antony blinken addressed the strike. The victims of yesterdays strike join a Record Number of humanitarian workers that have been killed in this particular conflict. These people are heroes. They run into the fire, not away from it. They show the best of what humanity has to offer when the going really gets tough. They have to be protected. Israeli Prime Minister netanyahu issued a statement saying unfortunately in the last day there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the gaza strip. The aid workers were traveling in a vehicle with the world Central Kitchen Logo on it after leaving a warehouse that stored humanitarian aid. The nonprofit coordinated its effort with the military, and the group releasing a
Killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. We have now learned their names. They are in the New York Times oped, The Organizations founder Chef Jose Andres called them the best of humanity. He went on to say, quote in the worst conditions, after the worst Terrorist Attack in its history, it is time for the best of israel to show up. You cannot save the hostages by bombing every building and gaza. You cannot win this war by starving an entire population. President biden personally spoke with Chef Jose Andres and released a statement condemning the strike, saying in part, quote, they were providing food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their deaths are a tragedy. Joining us this morning, nbcs molly hunter, Nbcs Kelly Odonnell at the white house, amna nawaz. Israel says theyre investigating the strike. What have we learned so far . Jose, thats right. They say they will complete a thorough investigation, but i just wanted to bring you up to dat
Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, and 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Former president Donald Trumps new york Hush Money Trial is off today, as the former president attends his youngest sons High School Graduation in florida. The day off comes after former trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen spent another day on the stand being crossexamined by trump attorney todd blanche. Blanche may have been able to poke a hole in cohens credibility as a witness, during questioning about a phone call from october 2016. More now from nbc news senior Legal Correspondent laura jarrett. Laura . Good morning to you. Michael cohen has been nearly unflappable on the Witness Stand as the defense tries to show this jury that he has changed his story about things big and small. The word lie used more than 50 times in court just yesterday. The jury may not remember every single defense attack line, but they only need one person not to buy his story. This morning, Donald Trumps hush money coveru
Challenged former President Donald Trump to join him for two president ial debates with new terms. Take a listen. Donald trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then he hasnt shown up for a debate. Acting like he wano debate me again. Well, make my day, pal, ill do it twice. Pick the date. I hear youre free on wednesdays. Joining us, monica alba and Vaughn Hillyard and amna nawaz, an msnbc contributor. So, monica, the president just accepted an offer. What is he now proposing . Reporter we understand that former President Trump has also committed to this date as well. Were learning june 27th will likely be when this debate takes place between former President Trump and President Biden in atlanta. It will be hosted by cnn, which Just Announced the terms have been agreed to in terms of, again, date and location by both campaigns. There is still a lot of open questions about some of the other components to a debate like this, which is taking place far earlier than other General Electi
Good morning. Happening right now, tensions are es escalating on College Campuses across the country. We saw clashes in madison, wisconsin. Joining us now, cat carol, managing editor at the badger harold, joining us from the University Of Wisconsin campus. Good morning. What happened there this morning and what is it like right now . Good morning, thank you for having me. Around 7 15 this morning, police officers, Law Enforcement from the university police, the Wisconsin State Patrol and state and county and Madison Police that the encampment would be taken down and they remained on site until about 9 00 a. M. They left all tents. They left tables up with supplies and water for protesters. All tents were removed. Over a dozen individuals were arrested. And the police have left, some Campus Police are patrolling the area, but there are a couple of tents that have gone back up since police left. And so, cat, this when did this intensify. I understand that a lot of those students and the