i m jose diaz-balart. overnight in washington, violent clashes between police and protesters outside the democratic national committee headquarters as tensions erupt over the israel-hamas war. meanwhile, overseas, israeli forces storm gaza s main hospital for the second time in 24 hours. what israel claims they found inside. china reacts to president biden calling xi jinping a dictator, just hours after the critical meeting between the two world leaders. breaking moments ago, the house ethics committee has released its report on its investigation into republican congressman george santos. and senator tammy duckworth joins us to talk about that and tommy tuberville s block on military promotions. we begin this hour in washington, d.c. where last night a violent clash broke out between pro-palestinian protesters and capitol police, just outside dnc headquarters. among the hundreds of people in attendance, police said dozens of demonstrators got into a shoving match with
we discussed the need for hem to be incredibly careful. a startling clash on capitol hill. protesters calling for a cease-fire clashing with capitol police outside the dnc headquarters. some democratic congressional leaders trapped inside for a while. the u.s. and china lowering the temperature, agreeing to resume military contacts. china promising to begin combating fentanyl production. look, do i trust trust but verify is an old saying. that s where i am. george santos announcing he will not seek re-election after the house ethics committee releases a report unanimously finding santos violated federal criminal laws and referring its findings to the justice department. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the idf now telling nbc news that israel s special forces are still inside gaza s al-shifa hospital searching every floor of every building as hundreds of patients and medical staff remain in the complex while the u.n. negotiates for a full me
releasing video as it attempts to defend the ground operation. key world organizations are condemning the raid as we re getting dire new accounts from inside the hospital. also tonight, a rare face-to-face meeting between president biden and china s xi jinping here in the united states. president biden now prepared to answer questions about the summit and his efforts to cool tensions with beijing. and cnn presses senator joe manchin about his next move now that he s not running for re-election. will he bolt from the democratic party and set his sights on the white house? kaitlan collins debuts her interview with manchin this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, israel says its controversial military operation inside gaza s largest hospital, quote, will take time. at last resort, at last report, i should say, it was still under way as the israel defense forces is sharing some o