israel, and over gaza city. joining us now, nbc s senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez, nbc foreign correspondent raf sanchez in israel, david friedman, former u.s. ambassador to israel in the trump administration, former obama deputy national security adviser ben rhodes, and former israeli foreign minister sidney libny. gabe, first to you, the white house apparently has been on an extended call with prime minister netanyahu. talk to us about the speech, it could be one of the most important speeches of his term. what do we expect? that s right, andrea. they re the second on camera remarks since the fighting in israel in gaza began over the weekend. and as you said, a very long call this morning, the president and the vice president meeting with international security team and also as of just a few moments ago, still on the phone with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the president is expected to offer his support for israel, reiterate his support for is
united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster has the week off. just ahead for you fresh warning from a leading critic of donald trump about the danger opposed by the former president to american democracy. if you thought he was going fast and furious the first time around, you ve seen nothing the second time around. as israel expands its ground offensive, a big deer general says that tanks will once again be central to israel s warfare strategy. it is tuesday, december 5, 9:00 a.m. in london, with just six weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, four republican candidates are set to face off in alabama on wednesday for the fourth presidential primary debate. ron desantis, nikki haley, chris christie and vivek ramaswamy will meet in the smallest debate so far. doug burgum failed to qualify and announced that he was ending his campaign. he said the decision came from a place of caring deeply about every american and a mission to re-establish tru
once. we will see if it plays out this way. i would also say jake, it raises the question, he is the front runner, what if donald trump is not the nominee, would biden reconsider the reelection effort if that s the key rationale? because it s the kind of admission a candidate should be making? it will provide donald trump an opportunity here to talk about joe biden being more focused about him than anything else but if joe biden s critical mission of this time is starting to piece back his coalition of voters, some of which he has seen a diminishing support, reminding them of the contrast with donald trump and that donald trump is the target, could help rally the troops if you will. interesting, stick around, would be in kristin and michael, the former special assistant, you worked for president biden, you ve heard him say this before behind closed doors, have you heard him say that, and i surprised he admitted this to people outside of the white house? we always heard
they sweep the buildings. tanks rolling through the streets. the military warning civilians in southern gaza to evacuate. but where can they go? and the major escalation in the red sea. a u.s. warship shooting down drones allegedly launched by iran-backed militants. could the u.s. get drawn deeper into the conflict? also tonight, protesters in philadelphia targeting and taunting a jewish restaurant owner. the white house condemning it as antisemitic. and growing security concerns days before the start of hanukkah. the deadly stabbing during the holiday shopping season at a macy s. what police are saying. the former u.s. ambassador charged with spying for cuba for more than 40 years. the secrets he s accused of stealing. and how he was caught. the storms pounding the pacific northwest. the major flood threat. al roker is here. the deadly shark attack involving an american tourist in the bahamas. and when their only supermarket was in danger of closing, the small
than six weeks. and that comes as the u.s. military is becoming more aggressive in its response to attacks against service members in the wider region. we re going to go through all of that in just a moment. plus, the new donald trump dilemma for democrats. party officials seem to be shifting their strategy on how much coverage they want the former president to receive. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, november 22nd. the day before thanksgiving. i m jonathan lemire, and we re certainly grateful you re starting your day with us. we will begin this morning with breaking news. israel and hamas have agreed to a deal to release some of the hostages kidnapped during last month s deadly terror attack. qatar, which has been made the announcement late last night. the term of the agreement include a four-day pause in fighting. during that time 50 women and children will be released in stages. now, in exchange 150 palestinian women and children who ar