damaged, water systems, electricity. welcome to the programme. we will have all the very latest from we will have all the very latest from . .,, we will have all the very latest from . , ,., , from jenin including those reports from jenin including those reports from the israeli from jenin including those reports from the israeli army from jenin including those reports from the israeli army that - from jenin including those reports from the israeli army that they i from jenin including those reports| from the israeli army that they are withdrawing we have not intimately confirmed that, but that is what we are working on over the next couple hours, we ll bring you the latest details as we get them. tonight on the panel the trade economist rebecca harding, and the writer and broadcaster chris morris. we will say hello to both and just a moment. also on the programme tonight: the metropolitan police is reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a
is scheduled to end at midnight tonight, with a senior arab official tells nbc news, there are hopes for another two-day extension. we would like to see the pause extended. its continuation by definition means more hostages would be coming home, more assistance would be getting in. potentially devastating news for one israeli family. the hamas military wing saying that members of the bibas family, they have all died, claiming without providing any evidence, it was an israeli air strike. joining me this hour is dick durbin on his proposal to reopen gaza hospitals. in georgia, rosalynn carter will be laid to rest after a private funeral service. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. today could be the last day for a group of ten hostages to be released, unless the temporary truce between israel and hamas is extended. signs ar hopeful for another two-day extension, according to a senior arab diplomat who spoke to nbc news. hamas says three hostages, the
hauled before congress and impeached. newt gingrich outlines his solution to so-called activists and ignites a huge controversy. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. it s a rogue isolated nation on earth. now the state is in transition now with the death of their leader, kim jong il. a tearful woman announced the news on state television saying kim jong il died suddenly of heart attack at age 69. north korea is built on a cult of personality surrounding the kim dynasty and word of his death sparked near hisser toa on streets with people wailing and weeping openly. kim s death has huge implications. not only for the north and south korea, but for the united states and the entire world. following developments from seoul, south cree korea, what is the latest reaction there, anna? wolf, as you say, a great deal of uncertainty with the death of kim jong il but perhaps of an insight into what he was thinking in the weeks and days leading up to his death. can conf
explained his plan today. we have to prioritize. both parties agree that we need to reduce the deficit by the same amount, $4 trillion. so what choices are we going to make to reach that goal? either we ask the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share in taxes railroor ask seno pay more for medicare. we can t afford to do both. either we gut education and medical research or we ve got to reform the tax code so that the most profitable corporations have to give up tax loophole that s other companies don t get. we can t afford to do both. this is not class warfare. it s math. so let s take it this a step further. let me explain his reference to class warfare. a lot of top republicans say that s what the president is, they say that asking the wealthiest americans to pay more taxes is just simply unfair. and they reject any tax increase saying it it s bad for our fragile economy. the president sent his treasury secretary out to sell his plan. the first question he faced?