which is not typical on american voices, but tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are rapists. some, i assume, are good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment. his role as lead his attacks on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that showed trump s true colors. it s rare in the years since trump made those comments that i m at a loss for words when it comes to his rhetoric. but then came trump s speech last night in new hampshire. we ve got a lot of work to do. you know, when they let i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when they do that, we ve got a lot of work to do. they are poisoning the blood of our count
or terms. our support to israel s right to defend itself is ironclad as you ve heard me say a number of times, and that s not going to change. it s critical, as i said earlier, that hamas not be able to threaten israel from gaza or even threaten gaza anymore. you know, that s an interest that we all share. that s a common interest with all of us, and so today we had great discussions about the status of the campaign, about goals and objectives, and about how to reduce harm to civilians in the battle space, and to and the need to ensure a sustained flow of humanitarian assistance into gaza. you know, we can offer some insight based upon our own experience in fighting terrorist groups and certainly that enabled us to have great discussions and we also have some great thoughts about how to transition from high intensity operations to lower intensity and more surgical operations, so we had great discussions on all of those issues. on lebanon, we ve been clear that we don t want
hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing reports. good to be with you this hour. anger building as israel releases new details about three hostages accidentally killed by the idf. what we know about their final moments, plus what israel just uncovered near the gaza border. a test launch for a ballistic missile capable of reaching anywhere in the united states, and a major announcement from the vatican, the pope will allow catholic priests to bless same-sex unions, the reaction that s getting. and if you had to commute anywhere today in the northeast, you know what a mess it was. a powerful storm triggering heavy rain, flooding, and travel delays, we re going to take a look at that impact as well. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments. we want to begin with hala gorani in tel aviv where the israel government is facing pressure after three hostages were accidentally killed in gaza. hala, there were massive protests over the weekend
i want to begin tonight by throwing it back to june 16th, 2015. i day that most americans, and most around the world would probably remember. then businessman donald trump came down to the golden escalator in trump tower to announce that he was running for the republican nomination for president. i want to warn you that we will be playing a couple of moments from the former president tonight, which is not typical an american voices. tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they are rapists, and some, i assume, they were good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment, his role as lead against barack obama, the tax on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that
saying at least seven suspects, including four long-standing hamas members were arrested, accused of plotting to attack jewish sites. it comes as president biden urges israel to, quote, be more careful to protect civilians in gaza. israel s defense minister warning today the war will last more than several months. our richard engel in jerusalem. also tonight, the major storm taking aim at the entire east coast. al roker is tracking it. jury deliberations under way in rudy giuliani s defamation claim. for the false claims about georgia election workers. how much could he have to pay? vladimir putin defiant. what the russian president vowed to do to the ukraine in a marathon four-hour news conference. nbc news investigates medicare advantage routinely denying coverage to patients. the dire impact on hospitals in rural america. the tale of a jetblue plane striking the runway as the pilot avoided a head-on collision. what investigators say happened. the bull loose on