fighting since the start of israel s ground operation in gaza, just as families of hostages demand urgent action to save them. also ahead, six people killed in a shooting spree in texas, a suspect now in custody. investigators trying to piece together a potential motive. and the atmospheric river that is totally drenching the west prompting some dramatic rescues. is there any end in sight to the torrent of water? thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we are just hours out now from the next republican debate, and donald trump, who won t even be on the stage is dominating the headlines for stunning comments about a potential second term. the former president refusing to say that he will not abuse his power should he return to the white house telling fox s sean hannity he won t be a dictator, except for day one. under no circumstances you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody
war crimes charges connected to the war in ukraine. u.s. officials announcing gruesome details about what russian soldiers did to an american living in ukraine. in gaza, israel says its troops are engaged in the most intense fighting of the two-month war so far. battling hamas in the heart of gaza s main city. meanwhile, nbc news exclusive, we ll talk to our reporter who has reviewed evidence suggesting hamas raped or mutilated dozens of israeli women on the 7th of october. back at home, dictator for a day, we ll play for you what former president donald trump says he ll do on day one if he s re-elected. and breaking overnight, a suspect in custody after police say he went on an eight-hour shooting spree killing six people. ght-hour shooting spree killing six people and we begin this very busy hour with breaking news from the justice department where last hour attorney general merrick garland announced the doj filed charges against four russia affiliated personnel for
lear. no circumstances you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. i want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. dana: former president donald trump looking ahead to a second term blasting president joe biden and mostly ignoring his republican rivals last night in iowa. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. bill: i m bill hemmer. kid dynamite. former president trump taking aim at president biden on the economy, energy, foreign policy, border all came up last night. night before the final republican primary debate where he will not be and will not attend. once again, that stage will have four people but without trump as his distant rivals battle it out for second place. alexis mcadams is in alabama for the fallout today. good morning from alabama. where it is a race for second place, right, on that debate stage which we ll get to more on that in the second. the frontrunn
voting for. plus, after starting the year as the newly elected house speaker, kevin mccarthy will end it as a private citizen. the former republican leader announcing he s leaving congress after one of the most tumultuous reigns in american history, so what s next? and four russian soldiers indicted in america for atrocious acts of violence in ukraine. how the doj is employing a never before used war crime legislation to try to get justice for an american who was beaten and tortured by russian troops. a lot to get to. we start with donald trump, hand add prime time opportunity to beat back growing criticism that his second term would put the u.s. on a path to a dictator ship, instead he said this. you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. except for day one. meaning? i want to close the border, and i want to drink that s not that s not drill, drill. that s not retribution. i m
will you abuse power, break the law or go after people after giving no answer, donald trump finally pledges to be a dictator on day one. plumes of smoke rising over gaza this morning as we are now hearing from freed hostages confronting the israeli prime minister in leaked audio. why she s angry at the israeli government. a killing spree in two major texas cities leaves six people dead and two police officers wounded. investigators say one suspect is behind all of that violence. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. this morning a promise from donald trump to be a dictator. yes, with conditions, but a pledge, nonetheless and how he got there is even more telling. facing questions from sean hannity, not exactly a probing interrogation from edward r. murrow, but asked if he would abuse power, break the law or go after people watch how long it took trump to offer any answer at all. i want to be very, very clear on this.