tonight s lead right now, we are following reports that u.s. israeli and hamas negotiators are closing in on a deal that would release some hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting in the israel-hamas war. it comes as stark new polling from nbc news shows just how much this conflict has impacted the president s approval rating, which at its lowest point amid widespread dissatisfaction with his handling of the war six weeks into the conflict, and 11 months out from the 2024 election, which according to the new polling, the president could narrowly lose to donald trump if voters went to the polls right now. house democrats assistant jim fibrin joins me in a minute with his take on the data. also tonight, 20 of the nation s big city mayors just wrapped up their conference and how to tackle america s urban homelessness crisis. los angeles is the grand zero for that crisis, and we ll talk to the city s mayor. karen bass, about how her administration is tackling homelessnes
The windy city since friday night. Five of them fatally. This orgy of violence comes just one day after 13 others were injured on thursday in chicago, including a 3yearold in critical condition. After a gunman wielding an assaultstyle rifle with a high capacity magazine opened fire on a crowd. How do you stop the violence . On our show tonight, youll meet a machinegun toting cop who says the way to stop criminal gun violence is with more legal guns. A couple of rounds to the head. Tonight, craig investigates the machine gun Toting Police chief of pennsylvania. Also tonight, are they really going to shut it down . Our message to the United States senate is real simple. The American People dont want the government shut down, and they dont want obama care. Two prominent congressmen in a fiery debate over obama care. And the showdown over the shutdown. Im as firm as i can be as a reporter. Theres no evidence to contradict that oswald was the lone shooter. And i was open to all kinds of two
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