Thank you so much for letting us into your homes. We are grateful. The beat with ari melber starts now. Hi, nicolle. Thank you. The developing news that has been coalescing around the possible replacement for Kevin Mccarthy to be Speaker Of The House. It is developing because the people you see on your screen, one of them is the former speaker. The other may or may not become the republicans pick. Hes had more vote than anyone else, but maybe not enough votes. That is a big deal for the United States, for the congress at times like these, so we are going to bring you an update on that story later in our newscast. The news out of israel right now is bleak. There is escalation. There are reports that now 22 americans have been killed in this unfolding israelhamas war. Youre seeing gaza pitch dark because gaza is under a blackout. 17 of those are still unaccounted for and feared held hostage in gaza. The shelling tonight there intensifying. Vaez says it has fighter jets that have hit over