what it means for the next phase of the war, plus the message from the pope about the war in the holy land. then, lost and found, putin s number one critic, alexei navalny located in an arctic prison, putting an end to the mystery of his whereabouts. and christmas in camp david, how president biden is spending the holiday, plus the first lady on how the white house decked the halls for the season. and finally, you may be dreaming of a white christmas, but you probably won t get it this year. just 1% of the nation is expected to see snowfall, so who will get that christmas wish? hello, it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m jessica layton in new york city. we begin overseas in gaza where israel is intensifying its operations on the ground until victory over hamas is reached. benjamin netanyahu saying it has no choice but to continue to fight. pope francis commenting on the war saying the message of jesus birth, what is the latest inside gaza. reporter: let s start with the pr
Tonight, knowing that robert card its no longer a threat to anyone. I know there are some people many people who share that sentiment, but i also know that his death may not bring solace to many. But now is a time to heal. And with this search concluded, i know that Law Enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts, so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. All 18 victims in wednesdays attack have now been identified. I want to begin with nbcs kathy park, who is at the Press Conference in lewiston tonight. Kathy, thank you for being there. When else you hear from officials . And how are you . This had to be an extraordinary few days. Yeah, and an extraordinary 12 hours, to be quite frank with you, stephanie. So, at 10 00 this morning we got an update as to how Law Enforcement was going to move forward with their investigation. They talked about the law Police Presence in the lisbon area, the boat launch in that area, that is where the suspect aba
An escalation in gaza in the wake of that Terror Attack that left 1,400 israelis dead. Youre looking at live pictures. Widespread reports of sirens and exploegs. The Israeli Defense forces saying today they are stepping up their Ground Operations. Take a listen. Their Ground Forces are expanding their ground up aerations. Idf is operating at all dimensions in order to achieve the goals of the war. We will continue to attack in gaza and its surrounding, and we keep calling upon the People Living in gaza and iran that south from there the idf did not say troops have entered gaza though its worth noting israeli tanks have temporarily entered gaza over the last two days. All of this while the fate of the 200 hostages held by gaza is unknown. Back channel negotiations are ongoing in the midst of the conflict. Just a few hours ago repeated explosions were seen in the israelgaza border. A few miles away on the ground in gaza near total darkness that was interrupted only by flashes from the ai
Started. Tonight, new developments on the israelhamas war, which is now in its 16day. A new aid convoy of 14 trucks entered the gaza strip through the rafah Border Crossing with egypt today. According to the United Nations, that is. It is the second batch of relief to enter gaza this weekend. 20 trucks of medicine, fo, water, came through the region yesterday. This only offers, course, a small sliver of relief to the needed of more than 2 Million People in the gaza strip according to Palestinian Civil Society groups before the October 7th Attack, about 500 trucks were entering gaza daily. President biden spoke of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today, affirming that there will be a continued flow of assistance into the region. The war is already spreading outside of gaza. Israel says it has launched an aerial strike today on an underground compound at a mosque in the occupiedest bank, containing the miliry described as a, quote, terror cell. Palestinian officials report, at l
Aviv, israel. We begin this hour with israels Military Ratcheting up its bombardment of gaza. A short time ago, israels military reported it has conducted dozens of strikes on hamas in gaza in recent hours as well as destroying two hezbollah cells in lebanon. Its part of israels plan to prepare for a possible Ground Incursion into gaza. That order could come at any time. Defense secretary lloyd austin says the u. S. Is worried about an escalation in the middle east, so the u. S. Will deploy Missile Defense systems like the one you see right there throughout the region to protect u. S. Troops. Erin, whats the latest on your end . Reporter all right. Well, jim, here we are learning that the Biden Administration is pressing israel to delay a possible fullscale Ground Invasion of gaza. Alex marquardt reporting that, saying the goal is to provide more time to negotiate for the release of hostages and allow for more humanitarian aid to go in to reach palestinian civilians. Now, the white hou