my first conversation with would be a part of my banned book club, and when i should talk about literature and writing and the pressures that it is under in america. let s do that another time, but thank you for being with us this morning. i appreciate it. tony kushner is a tony award winner in a pulitzer prize-winning activist. thank you so much for watching, alex witt reports begins right now. a very good day of all to you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is noon here on the east coast. six pm in gaza, and we begin with breaking news on the israel hamas war. here s what is new at this hour. there you hear it. israel s grinding retaliation in gaza bringing new claims of attacks on schools, refugee camps, and ambulances. and new calls for humanitarian pauses. israel s military temporarily shut down a main highway to allow evacuations in gaza, but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a big no to secretary o
that talk is not unusual in these discussions but what is unusual is joint statements from negotiators from both parties saying the same kind of thing. they knew we would not meet this deadline today and continue to work towards this bipartisan bill. this has been a leak-free process, much to my frustration when they say they re working on issue x, hung up on y, talking about this dollar amount. negotiators have really kept this at close hold, even pushing back the white house to a degree saying, let us handle this. this seems like the kind of thing that might actually continue to generate progress on capitol hill, unlike some of the other discussions on infrastructure, which have stumbled in recent days. let s talk about the city you re in, minneapolis. over the last year, that town has lived and breathed this story. what is it like there today, shaq? stephanie, today you will see both official celebrations and also somber reflection as people think back to what happened in this