christmas vigil was held last night with him s and prayers for peace in the region as the israel-hamas war continues unabated. israeli defense forces are continuing to embark gaza city with fresh air strikes. this includes one of the deadliest so far, which claimed the lives of 70 members of an extended family. accordin to the palestinian health ministry, more than 20,000 people have been killed in gaza since october 7th. among the dead, approximately 8000 children. the staggering loss of life has already surpassed the toll for any of their arab conflict. israel yesterday, president biden spoke with israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, after their longest stretch without speaking since the war began. the white house says the president emphasized, quote, the critical need to protect the civilian population including those supporting that humanitarian aid operation and the importance of allowing civilians to move safely from areas of ongoing fighting. netanyahu also ex
tomorrow, morning members say committee will meet, which means that by this time tomorrow, night we could learn more about the deals that kevin mccarthy made, which include key committee positions, in exchange for this party needs to some are not known, even the members. joining us is cnn capitol hill reporter, melanie zanona, what do we know more about these so ideals of the speaker movement? anderson, gop leaders are not committed to making a list of every concession kevin mccarthy made in his quest to become speaker. despite the fact they have called for a more open and transparent government. now, some of these concessions were explicitly spelled out and a house rules package, which republicans did pass last, night with the support of every republican except for one. but some of these other promises that were, made ridden through more of a handshake deal. gop leaders are insisting that there is an official master, list and wasn t aside, deal they tried to walk members
Weapons for any price because that was his self defense. He needed those firearms for his own sense of security. He never for any price would he have sold those guns. He doesnt have the profiler of someone who needs to sell their weapons. His first court date is next wednesday. They have shown a commitment to veterans. But new reports show the president knew about the problems years ago and did nothing. Peter doocy is live in washington with what the white house is saying now. Now the white house is saying president obama learned about the spefkt stories of the schedules at va hospital. At the same time Many Americans did when they started popping up on the news. Still, though ethe press secretary jay carney says the president has worked toward improving care for veterans for years. Candidate obama, then senator
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Officers after attacking a california woman outside a pizza parlor. The monkey will be kept in quarantine for six months to make sure it doesnt have rabies. No word on why a mon key was hanging out at a pizza parlor. Thank you for joining us. Fox friends starts now. Hello everyone. Good morning. Today is wednesday, the 6th of august, 2014. Im anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. A fox news alert. A wife and mother missing for two weeks found dead. This morning the latest details from the investigation. Meanwhile, remember when our president declared the war in afghanistan over . The bottom line is its time to turn the page after a decade in which so much of our Foreign Policy was focused on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Really . Now it looks like the terrorists heard him loud and clearly and attacked the victim, a u. S. Army general. What this says about president obamas foreign
policy. Straight ahead. In a few hours a man accused of deserting the military will face questions
The white house is billing the event as the largest gathering of African Leaders ever in washington. A second american missionary affected with ebola is setbrants week are the only ebola patients ever treated in the u. S. Ramping up for a potential president ial run, senator rand paul will continue his brief through iowa today. That does it for way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Stick around. Join us in an effort to restore confidence, dignity and decorum to this institution. Former White House Press secretary james brady died today at the age of 73. Only 69 days after Ronald Reagan took office. One bullet striking reagan in the chest. Another penetrating bradys skull. The tragedy turned bradys wife sarah and eventually brady
himself into advocates for gun control. What may be an emerging genocide. Shiite men are herded together and executed in mass graves. News about the experimental drug used to treat that american doctor infected now back here in the United States. A docto