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Im natalie vossoughian. Im joining you from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york city. We want to begin with Breaking News on the war between israel and hamas. Here is what is new this hour. 160,000 Israeli Forces are of war against hamas. Xt phas New York Times reporting that israels plan is to capture hamas leadership. En destroy secretary of state, anthony blinken, saying that israels bring gay a took asma. En to then appeal to gaza for voluntary medical team to support hospitals. [sirens] also new today, sirens in tel aviv. As you can hear, sending u. S. Senators Majority Leader schumer and republican leader, mitt romney, and bomb shelters. Schumer is saying that came under hamas rocket fire. Israe ....
Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons has been here four days. every day they re trying to get to douma. yesterday they came on gun fire. that was blamed on rebels. having spoken to the rebel commanders, there was a deal with the russians and the rebels to evacuate and bust out all rebel fighters. that was a consequence of the gas attack itself. we know there s no rebels in the area. that story doesn t stand up. there s stories about russian and syria and the iranians cover this up. we ve heard they have found the graves of the people died in the attacks and taken the bodies away. they have intimidated the doctor at the hospital who tested and treated these patients. their families have been threatened. samples that may have tried to get out have been taken. there s a concerted effort on the part of syria and its allies to keep this story under wraps ....
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Conversation, if you would. ? shep, a few days ago, fox news found out some of the first survivors were crossing into turkey, escaped from douma and heading north. we ve been listening to their stories. there s a concerted effort on the part of the russians, the iranians and the syrians to pretend that this did not happen, that we wanted first-hand evidence. speaking to them will leave no doubt this was a chemical attack. this comes from a person that has spoken to many survivors in the passed. the videos we see here are not what we can show you on air. they re too graphic. that s evidence for us. but they come across the border and many are too afraid to talk. they fear for their families in syria. they fear for themselves. ....
American journalist who has been missing in syria for five years now. his name is austin tice. he s from houston. he disappeared in august of 2012 while covering syria s civil war. a month later, a video surfaced showing arms men holding him blind folded. tice served as a marine and reported for the washington post and cbs news. his parents believe he s still alive. some of the heros of the southwest deadly flight are speaking out. and another engine forcing an emergency landing. this is a new one. coming up what happened in this case. ....