Protests in israel demanding a ceasefire as President Biden holds a White House meeting this hour with Hostage Rescue teams. Also ahead, a Labor Day double header for Vice President harris. Her two Stops Today including one with President Biden as she looks to shore up the Blue Wall for november. Plus now controversy for Donald Trump. The plans for a fundraiser for January 6th defendants at a trump golf resort. And later, On Strike. Why Hotel Workers for Hilton And Hyatt are on the Picket Lines this Labor Day. Good morning. It is 9 00 a. M. Eastern, 6 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We have breaking news out of israel where outrage continues to grow today after the deaths of six hostages shot pointblank by hamas as idf forces were nearing their location in gaza. This morning, the largest general strike since the start of the israel hamas war took place, cross. This as prime Minister Netanyahu faces new and growing pressures to reach a ceasefire. Meanwhile at the White House, this
i m so happy to have sara sidner by my side today. kaitlan is off. five things to know for this tuesday, may 23rd. happening overnight, a u haul crashing into a security barrier near the white house. the driver arrested, facing charges of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member. secret service says that crash may have been intentional. just nine days to go and still no deal in sight. president biden and speaker mccarthy saying they had a productive meeting, but still don t have a deal on the debt ceiling as janet yellen issues a sobering economic look. also new this morning, a stark warning for all parents, for all of us really, the u.s. surgeon general is now labeling social media a profound risk of harm for children. and the denver nuggets make franchise history, sweeping the los angeles lakers and advancing to the nba finals for the first time ever. lebron james is now reportedly considering retirement. and out of
Republican Texas Governor greg abbott. A surprise to the volunteers who raced to receive those people. Some are families, men, women, and most that cant speak english, to defend themselves. As officials scramble to get them food and shelter. In new york, the mayor says his Sanctuary City is nearing a Breaking Point with more than 11,000 Asylum Seekers dropped off there since may. Were covering each city and all of the angles here and the impacts of this escalating battle. We begin there on Marthas Vineyard. Cnns miguel marquez. We know you arrived there a short time ago. What do you know about the migrants there and how they are doing right now . They are doing well, given everything they are been through. Everyone i have spoken to, i have spoken to about a dozen of them so far. They are all in san antonio, texas, yesterday morning. And then, they arrived here. We know a little about them. Theres about seven families among the 50 on the 2 planes. Theres four children between the ages o
This week we are at the hospital thats using ai to try and cut Waiting Times for surgery. We are all at sea to see if sailing can go solar, we are finding our funny at the Fringe Festival to ask whether tiktok comedians can make it on stage. There is so much scope for error. And theres so much stuff thats not in our control. On tiktok it is actually all in our control. And talking of control, well see how trying to track the twitter bots is no laughing matter. I said no laughing matter. Oh, never mind. You are back, were back, everybody is back, and this august so was the edinburgh festival, the world famous celebration of the arts that takes over the city the whole month. It is a melting pot of theatre, music, dance and opera, and on the side, as its name suggests, is the Edinburgh Fringe. Please, neverspeak to me again. Filled with experimental performance, innovative shows and, my favourite, comedy. One of the beautiful things about the fringe is that it takes over loads of venues i