Welcome back welcome back to the weekend, everyone. We are following Breaking News out of gaza. The israeli government says hamas terrorists killed six hostages this weekend, adding they were brutally murdered by hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them in a Tunnel Under Rough Appeared one of the victims was american Hersh Goldbergpolin. He was kidnapped more than 330 days ago at the supernova music festival. Vice president Kamala Harris condemned the killing saying, the threat hamas poses to the people of israel and american citizens in israel must be eliminated and hamas cannot control gaza. The palestinian people have suffered under Hamas Rule for nearly 2 decades. In a msnbc forum, correspondent Matt Bradley is in Tel Aviv with the latest. Matt, tell us where we are. Reporter we are about to see a protest that could be one of the biggest we have seen. We dont know exactly because there have been so many huge protests advocating for some sort of deal to release these hostages
that s why they re sending all these democrats in to run. it s crazy. it is not personal for me. i have no you know, people want me to hate trump or love trump. that s not what it is. i just tell it on policy. i m not going to talk about him personally. i don t care about that. i think politics is too personal, and i think that s why people are so frustrated right now. donald trump and nikki haley with different approaches about talking about the other. both are making their pitch to voters in new hampshire, while ron desantis has his sights on haley s home state. we ll have more from the campaign trail straight ahead. plus, the latest on the foreign aid package that republicans have tied to border security. we ll go through yesterday s meeting at the white house between president biden and speaker mike johnson. also ahead, another concerning escalation in the middle east as pakistan launches a retaliatory strike inside iran. good morning. welcome to morning joe.
national address, that is right, you paid for with your dime, and rate half of americans as threat to the very foundation of our country. watch. there is no question as republican party today is dominated and driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. they embrace anger. they thrive on chaos. they live not a light of truth, but in the shadow of allies. they see carnage and darkness and despair. they spread fear and lies and that is why respective conservatives like circuit court judge michael has called trump an extreme maga republicans voted a clear and present danger to our democracy. kayleigh: but in the very same breath, he tried to be mr. unity. is in your american president, not a president of red america or blue america, but of all america, that is why tonight i m asking our nation to come together. you night and still believe in america that is decent and have respect for others. i know policies can b
charges of smuggling cannabis. it was nearly the maximum sentence for bringing less than one gram of cannabis oil into the country. britney griner pleaded guilty last month to cartridges in her possession, which arrived i airport in february. but she told the court that bringing them into russia was an honest mistake after she packed in a hurry. before the sentencing today, unemotional britney griner apologized, saying she never intended to break any laws in a final plea for leniency. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the russian population. i never meant to break any laws here. i made an honest mistake. and i hope that, in your ruling, that it doesn t lose [inaudible] my life here. i know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics. but i hope that that is far from this courtroom. but the judge didn t grant her any leniency. the lawyers called the verdict absolutely unreasonable and plan to appeal, saying the court ignore
Bill american tourists arrested in the tiny island of Turks And Caicos facing more than a decade behind bars. Ammunition found in his luggage on the way home from a Family Vacation and about to learn his fate as u. S. Lawmakers fight to bring home the married father of two. There are four other americans detained on the island and more before all that as well. A new hour starts now. Im bill hemmer, dana has the day off today and hope she has an awesome weekend. Sandra im sandra smith. The Sentence Hearing is getting under way right now and as he gets set for this hearing, another detainee tyler, spoke to fox news digital about how he is holding up. It is scary and uncertain. It is just a rollercoaster. I mean, you just have a mix of emotions. Yesterday was very emotional for me and my wife and it will get that way again when we have a sentencing date and have to go into the courtroom to figure out what my fate is going to be. Bill you have a congressman out of pennsylvania representing