Secretary of state blinken touching down in tel aviv. Im todd piro. Carley im carley shimkus. As blinken arrives, war is in full swing. [sound of explosions] carley power is out in the gaza strip, making communication limited. Resident are without water and blocked off from receiving medicine and other supplies. 360,000 troops activated by the israeli army and are standing by to begin the Ground Invasion. Todd 22 americans are dead and some still missing. President biden warning to be careful. President biden Terror Groups like hamas bring sheer evil to the world. This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty. Not just hate, but cruelty against the jewish people and i would argue it is the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. Todd trey yingst live on the ground at the israelgaza border. What is the latest where are you . Trey you see a Military Jeep Heading for the border and troops are deployed here. Fighting has not even begun according to the military. There was a lull in rocket
in gaza continues to hold up. we ll have the latest on when more people could be freed as well as the future of the temporary truce in the war. meanwhile, back here at home president biden is hitting the road today to champion his administration s achievements, part of a broader push to change voters feelings about the state of the economy. and also ahead, this could be the final week in congress for embattled republican george santos. we ll go through the latest action to remove the rookie lawmaker from new york. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, november 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning with the prospect of more hostages being freed today from the gaza strip. it comes after ten israelis and two thai nationals were brought back into israeli territory yesterday. in return israel released 30 palestinian prisoners. the exchange with hamas happened after both parties agreed on monday to
keep that separate. as you re talking, i m thinking back- keep that separate. as you re talking, i m thinking back to i keep that separate. as you re i talking, i m thinking back to visit to brussels during the brexit process, when some people there said to us, this is never going to and. it can feel like an almost constant negotiation. it can feel like an almost constant negotiation- negotiation. yeah, and i think the realistic point negotiation. yeah, and i think the realistic point here negotiation. yeah, and i think the realistic point here is negotiation. yeah, and i think the realistic point here is the - realistic point here is the arrangements entered into as related to northern ireland. this was the most difficult circle to square, if you like, and it is proving to be difficult still. the european union not happy the uk has reneged on an agreement and britain wanted eu to be more possible. there is a fear written may move to invoke article 16 full tub that would brit
anyone who is familiar with the problem of nuclear proliferation will tell you enrichment is blanc told in the tent in the program of any nuclear weapons state. there are a lot of things wrong with the deal but it all flows downhill from there. john kerry was quite candid in his testimony that the iranians said unless we can enrich uranium there is no deal. at that point negotiation should have stopped. peter bob brooks has an article out saying it is entirely possible that iran and north korea are looking to gather to fill the gap in both countries s nuclear programs. do you agree? how troubling? we have known for quite some time since at least 1998 iran and north korea have the working on their respective ballistic missile programs and it makes sense. the objective in both cases is to create delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons, not to launch weather communications