that does it for me this evening, msnbc special coverage continues with the 11th hour and my colleague and good evening alex, get home safe. hello, once again. i m stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is now 6 am in gaza, and israel. the region is now bracing for the israeli military to begin a ground invasion in gaza, it could start at any moment it. israel ordered people living in northern gaza to evacuate to the south. that meant over 1 million people had to decide whether to leave their homes. hamas, the group that carried out the terror attacks in israel has told gaza residents they should stay put. it has now been seven days since the massacre in israel, where at least 1300 people have been killed. israeli forces have pounded gaza with airstrikes, and over 1900 there have been killed. we get more from my colleague richard engel, who is in the region. bombs are raining down on gaza tonight. the israeli military saying some forces have
i m sara marie and washington whitfield with this breaking news, was millions in the southeastern part of the state are under flood watches after five straight days of heavy rain. entire neighborhoods are inundated with water more than a third of texas counties had been declared disaster areas and texas governor greg abbott could expand it to include more counties as the flooding spreads, the high-water rescues have searched as well so far in harris county, which includes houston, more than 200 people have been rescued from homes and vehicles, and more than 150 pets have been pulled from the floodwaters in north houston. an officer was able to save a man and three dogs from rising water using a jet ski. watch this i m trying to get them out of the water. he is trying to make it black dog over there are yes dogs circle all right it s like attention judge all right. let s catch your breath a little okay. you can have a seat up here i m officer scott norton, our pretty incre
war with. israeli forces launching a counterstrike on lebanon. will: the attack comes after hamas invaded the country during a major jewish holiday killing at least 350 israelis in the deadliest take on israel in decades. babies, women, the elderly were dragged outside of their homes, were taken hostage. this is our 9/11. pete: israeli defense forces now going after hamas forces in gaza city. an idf spokesman says they have closed nearly 30 of the entry points hamas used to get into israel. you ve seen the imagery of bulldozers and others used to knock over that security fence. meanwhile, the conflict could be widening in egypt, at least 2 israelis and 1 egyptian shot and killed in alexandria. the suspected assailant, who is a police officer, was detained. so yesterday we ended our show, guys, kind of obviously talking about the horrific nature and the particulars of what s happening, but the question is would it widen and how quickly. because one of the things of note is h
many thousands of people, perhaps tens of thousands of civilians sheltering at the al shifa hospital along with some localjournalists. the world health organization says 20 hospitals in gaza are now non operational. people around al shifa hospital report intense fighting. and in the early hours of friday, there was the sound of a large explosion. there was panic and confusion in the hospital courtyard following the explosion. israel s military says it is investigating reports that the areas around the hospitals have been struck. it s previously said its forces were operating close to shifa hospital, which it says is above hamas headquarters. this in other developments, reuters news agency is reporting agency is reporting that the palestinian authority is ready to assume responsibilities in the gaza strip once the war has ended. territory the pa president, mahmoud abbas, said it would be part of a comprehensive solution for the occupied territories and gaza. also, president
politicsnation. tonight s lead, no and insight. right now the key word driving our politics s conflict. and there doesn t appear to be a resolution on the horizon. not in congress, not in our country, where politics are reaching a fever pitch. and certainly not in israel, the country rejecting u.s. calls this week for humanitarian pause in fighting to allow for aid to go into gaza. we are more than 9400 people have been killed. israel s prime minister says that the war will continue until all hostages are released. here at home, the political battles emanating from this conflict are rocking washington. nbc news reporting that president biden was briefed this afternoon on the situation in israel and gaza by secretary of state anthony blinken, national security adviser jake sullivan, and other senior advisers. and new republican speaker mike johnson passed a stand-alone israel aid bill this week, a bill certain to face objections from senate democrats and the white ho