John a live look at the Southern Border where both President Biden and former President Trump will appear this hour. President Will Tour Brownsville Texas where illegal crossings have slowed to just 46 in the past week. Months ago the number was in the thousands. Jacqui Alejandra Mayorkas was asked about that moments ago and gave the Mexican Government credit. Brownsville, texas, provides a very good glimpse of how dynamic and challenging the Migration Phenomenon is. Last year in april and may of 2023 approximately 30 of all encounters across the Southern Border were realized in the Rio Grande Valley sector of Which Brownsville is a part. Now those numbers have been reduced significantly, primarily because of the enhanced Law Enforcement efforts south of our border. John a lot to talk about in the next 60 minutes. John roberts in washington. Great to spend thursday with you. Jacqui Jacqui Heinrich in for sandra smith. This is america reports. Brownsville has just seen 46 migrant encoun
Inside gaza comes as the idea prepares for a Ground Invasion of the region already reeling from the response to the hamas attack on israel. Here on the israel was a border, were continuing the booms of israeli airstrikes coming into israel. You can see the smoke from a rocket which just fell in israeli territory. In gaza, the devastation growing by the hour, the death toll well over 4000. Nbc news captured this video inside gaza after a strike destroyed the building where a family was living. She watches rescue crews search in vain for her loved ones, walking two miles to the hospital, finding her mother, father, brother, his wife, and five children all killed. She says, what can i do know that they are gone . In a moment, im going to speak to a spokesman for the Israeli Military about the idea of soldier killed in gaza. Its coming amid new efforts to get aid into gaza. Antony blinken vows to continue to push for more help. When i was in israel and throughout the region, as you mention
Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by Downloading Duckduckgo On Mobile and desktop today. Welcome to our continuing coverage of israel at war, im jim acosta in washington. We begin this hour with a growing death toll in the war. Minutes ago, the hamasrun media reported that 248 people have died in gaza just in the last 24 hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 4,300 people have died in gaza since the star of the war. That number set to rise as israels military says it is increasing air strikes beginning today this is new cnn video showing israeli troops and machinery positioned along the border, awaiting the order to launch a Ground Invasion. Commanders are being told that, quote, forces will enter gaza, for the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago, humanitarian briefly rolled into gaza, but the rafah Border Crossing is closed again after that 20truck convoy made its way through. Relief agencies, in the meantime, say additional shipments of water, fuel, and
We have been reporting this morning that they have targeted 100 hamas targets inside of gaza. In that one of the key operatives that was part of the seven of October Attack has also been on of the targets of the attack and thats why theyre doing it. It is towards the Ground Defensive will see when it happens and itstill remains to be seen. But the message from the israeli side is that we are going ahead. It is not a deescalation. We intend to go to gaza some point. The Defense Minister said they would have to see gaza inside and thus the language he wants his troops to here in terms of civilians in gaza. Katie, thank you. As we mentioned President Joe Biden delivered an address thursday to explain why more military aid to the ukraine is in americas longterm interests. On friday the white house will send an urgent request to congress to continue to fund the war efforts in both countries. The problem is the Congress Cannot Act until they choose a new speaker and no one knows how long tha
I am poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett is in tel aviv, israel. President biden is getting ready to give a primetime address to the nation after returning home from the war zone in israel overnight. We are expecting him to make his pitch for war aid to israel and ukraine. Biden said he secured a deal with the egyptian president to allow trucks with humanitarian aid to process to gaza tomorrow where millions are of civilians are running out of food, water and medicine. If you have an opportunity to alleviate the pain, you should do it. Period. And if you dont, you are going to lose credibility worldwide. And i think everyone understands that. President biden also said u. S. Intelligence backs up israels claim that a Mall Fupgsing Rocket fired by Palestinian Militants caused the deadly blast at a hospital in gaza, not an israeli airstrike. New video appears to show a rocket fired from gaza make a sudden and sharp turn back where it came from moments before the exp