Future of a conflict thats taken the lives of more than 40,000 people. President Joe Biden and israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting this hour as the White House and families of hostages look for a Cease Fire Agreement. Is progress possible 292 days into the Gaza War . Plus, the shape of the race for the president , blunt and brutal, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump pulling no punches with two big decisions to come. Any rivals to harris now have three days to declare, and she has just 13 days to pick a Running Mate. Ill speak with a dnc Rules Committee member. And the Climate Action Groups are now lining up behind Vice President harris. Whats making her more appealing than biden to voters . And what could it mean for the fight against Climate Change. So much to get to, but we begin with that major meeting at this hour between President Biden and israeli prime Minister Netanyahu. Two men confronting a clock, one with six months to go to office, and the other fighting to st
Support for israel in his address. But several us lawmakers have said they wont attend. In a statement, the number two ranking democrat in the senate, dick durbin, says i will stand by israel, but i will not stand and cheer its current Prime Minister. And lets hearfrom democratic senator Chris Van Hollen All Of Us who care about our partnership, both in america and in israel, should understand the enormous damage that prime Minister Netanyahu and his current extremist Government Coalition are doing to our relationship and to israels standing in the world. So, Mr President , it sends a terrible message to bring him here now to address a joint session of congress. On tuesday, around 200 demonstrators staged a Sit In at the capitol in protest against the war in Gaza And Mr netanyahus speech. And relatives of hostages still being held by hamas In Gaza protested on capitol hill, urging us and israeli leaders to finalise a deal to bring them home. Ahead of Mr Netanyahus Address to congress,
Change. David singer, david epstein, all coming up. But first declaring independence from the virus. Thats probably more of a question than a statement. Noting traveling is surpassing precovid levels. It signals the return of the citys air show. A roaring comeback, the best kind of story to tell. But you know what im going to say next, right . Other headlines from the region reflect the pandemics continued grip, specifically its grip on americans who are not vaccinated. On this Holiday Weekend, its true, many communities are able to declare independence from covid19, but others still are not. Only 20 states have reached president bidens July 4th goal of having 70 of americans vaccinated with at least one dose. And lets be clear, theyre mostly blue states. A brand new Washington Post Polling shows a huge divide that exists between political parties. Quote, 86 of democrats have received at least one shot of the vaccine compared to only 45 of americans. A 40point spread. Of course, the go
Ranks with Mitch Mcconnell and Donald Trump by extension. 11 senators missed the vote. Nine republicans, including two who voted to convict the president and two democrats. We are expecting Chuck Schumer to hold a Press Conference to discuss what happen and where democrats go from here. Senator schumer reacted to the failed vote. This vote has made it official. Donald trumps Big Lie has now fully enveloped the republican party. Its the defining principal of what was once the party of lincoln. Republicans chose to defend the Big Lie because they believe anything that might upset Donald Trump could hurt them politically. We have not heard much reaction from senate republicans after the vote with the exception of one of their members who back the commission. Ask the american people, are they more likely to trust an independent commission, not composed of members of congress, or are they more likely to trust one hand picked by Speaker Pelosi . Clear who they will trust most. I think this i