Scotland. Aberdeen fresh but sunny. The rest of the country, South Westerly Winds will push in thick cloud. Here is the outlook, the weekend and into next week, pretty much every weather icon the government has updated the definition of extremism, but who decides what individuals and groups are extremist . And what if they get it wrong . Tonight on newsnight. The independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and of state threat legislation is unimpressed. What constitutes hatred or intolerance is very much in the eye of the beholder. Im sure the government has acted with the best of intentions, but there is, of course, a risk it will be seen as a political decision. The senior government mp bob seely is here to explain how it works. Also tonight razor sharp criticism of israels actions in gaza by Chuck Schumer, americas most seniorjewish politician and the Us Senate Majority leader. The target of his ire . Benjamin neta nyahu himself. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. Israel c
The conflict special. Hello. Im jackie leonard, one of the hosts of the global news podcast. And, again, weve teamed up with the Conflict Podcast to answer some of your questions about whats going on in israel and gaza. Werejoined by the host of the Conflict Podcast, lyse doucet, from jerusalem. And here in the studio is the bbc security correspondent frank gardner. So lets get on with the questions. This is camille from australia and my questions about all the aid trucks, because i knowjust before this conflict started, there was a lot of discussion about us funding and aid to ukraine, and now theres a lot of trucks amassed at the egypt border. | was this aid that was already destined to go into gaza . Cos ive also heard reports that there was aid going in already, but not as much as now. So, just a note on how Thisl Manoeuvring had happened and if one affects the other. So, lyse, if you could start with that one. Thank you very much for the question. Its very important. The. The un a
He saw that first image of them finally freed and what about the more than 200 other hostages hamas still holds . All this as israeli strikes hammer gaza. A church sheltering civilians badly damaged. Lines of trucks carrying aid for gaza stranded at the egypt border. What is Still Holding them up . Also, the house gop dropping jim jordan as their Speaker Nominee after he loses a third vote. The chaos and the new candidates jumping in. The surprise in court, a former lawyer for the Trump Campaign Pleading Guilty in that Georgia Election interference case. How damaging is it for the former president . And the new drama in the new york fraud case. The social media post that just cost donald trump 5,000. The urgent manhunt after a maryland judge is shot dead at his home. The Armed And Dangerous suspect. Was he angry with the judge over his divorce . And the voices of war. The people weve met whose lots are forever changed. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. And good eveni
Did he change any minds . Also ahead, President Bidens prime time address to the nation. His message with israel on the version of a Ground Invasion of gaza. Plus, the desperately needed humanitarian aid ready and waiting at gazas border. Will that border ever open to let it through . Good morning, happy friday, its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting alongside my colleague and friend jose diazbalart for more continuing special coverage. And we begin with some Breaking News from capitol hill. The house about to gavel into session preparing to hold a third vote for speaker. So republican jim jordan is struggling to save his bid for the gavel, holding a News Conference just hours ahead of this vote. I think the American People are thirsty for change. I think they are hungry for leadership, and frankly, they know that the white house cant provide it. We have our capitol hill reporters gathering the latest information, our Steve Kornacki is standing by at the big board. Also with us is
American leadership is what holds the world together. American alliances is what keep us, america, safe. American values are what make us a partner to other nations we want to work with. To put all that at risk, if we walk away from ukraine, we turn our backs on israel, it is just not worth it. Well, good morning, everyone. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett live on the ground. Sara sidner live for us in the west bank. That was the president calling on americans to support war time aid for israel and for ukraine and, today, hell ask congress to pass an aid package. In his primetime oval office address, biden called it vital for National Security. Hamas and putin represent different threats. But they share this in common. They both want to completely anni annihilate democracy. When dictators dont pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. They keep going. And the cost and the threats to america and the world keep ri