it s been a delight. we ll see you back here next week. all in, with two months until voters weigh in, a new iowa rivalry heats up. i delivered on 100% of my promises. all of this vendetta stuff, we can t go down that. reporter: florida s governor is all in on iowa. will it pay off? we have to send a great signal, and then maybe these people just say, okay, it s over then. reporter: republican presidential candidate ron desantis is here for an exclusive interview, next. plus, choose your opponent. facing political headwinds come on, man. president biden ramps up his attacks on former president donald trump. will that be enough to sway swing voters? our panel is here to discuss. and under pressure, amid outcry over gaza deaths free palestine! reporter: president biden rejects calls for a cease-fire, while his administration says they re working on a deal to bring back the hostages held by hamas. are they close? deputy national security adviser john
steve: israel continuing to target hamas hot spots, striking 11,000 terror hubs since the war started. 11,000. ground fighting is coming with a heavy toll. lawrence: within last 30 minutes idf announced 11 soldiers were killed in northern gaza bringing israeli soldier death toll to 13. ainsley: trey yingst is live in southern israel with the latest. we ve gone to you every morning, this is day 26. trey: hi, guys, good morning. day 26 of the conflict between israel and hamas. you hear fighter jets overhead, you are watching airstrikes against the strip. new information, yesterday amid a chaotic day for the military, i met with gallant, the defense minister in tel aviv to discuss the situation. he gave a small group of journalists new information about the october 7 massacre and how this war began. he says the defense establishment set up a special operation room to identify all of the hamas militants and all of the palestinians that participated in the massacre. they a
government s job. essentially we are becoming here what the infantada has been in israel for years. everything is a threat whether it s pizza parlors, offices or schools. michelle and jonathan are on the same wavelength here. do you think houston made a mistake? do you think new york made a mistake not keeping kids out of class? i don t want to criticize new york. and houston or these other areas for their decisions. i think you can t criticize los angeles for doing this. can i push back a little bit? sure. new york says they get them every week and they can t shut town. why do they get them every week? that s the point. why? we have hardened airplane doors. now we have to take the shoes off, no liquids, body scanners. now they have moved to other threats. until we destairway the enemy this state of homeland security