i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york. as we speak, gaza is being decimated by punishing air strikes. israel s defense minister is emphasizing that this is phase one, warning of a potentially months-long invasion designed to wipe hamas off the earth. the latest sign this could explode into a wider war. plus, the herculean task ahead in the house as nine men square off in the attempt to claim the cube yous honor of becoming house speaker. what are the chances this produces more gridlock and chaos? we ll have a live report from capitol hill. and what is potentially a $10 million question. were donald trump s defamatory comments about the writer e. jean carroll covered by presidential immunity? he ll test that theory today in court. we begin overseas with the war pushing into a more dangerous phase, already spilling beyond its initial borders. today the israeli military announced it sent tanks and infantry on a series of limited raids deep into gaza, esc
mitchell reports humanitarian aid is finally rolling into gaza from egypt but the death toll is increasing. this as nbc is reporting the biden administration has been urging israel leaders to delay their ground offensive in order to gain better intelligence, to clear military objectives and more time for negotiators to secure the release of hostages. what i can speak to is our icessant efforts from day one to try to get people home, to try to get them out of gaza back with their families and loved ones. that is continuing as we speak. this is something we re engaged in virtually around the clock. plus nine new candidates for house speaker making their pitches at a private conference, the conference meeting this evening after a week of public feuding that is frustrating party insiders. this is not a time to play games. this is this is embarrassing for the republican party, it s embarrassing for the nation and we need to look at one another and solve the problem. good
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Korea. one of the many corrections we could make there. the secretary of national security. i gave you an upgrade big time. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. i wish you were u.s. secretary of something, jennifer. thank you. u.s. officials assess this may have been the longest ballistic missile test fired from north korea yet. the first time in five years they ve fired a ballistic missile over japan forcing japan to order its citizens to take cover in basements. the japanese prime minister condemned the launch. the ballistic missile firing by north korea was an outrageous act that was absolutely im permissible. we ll respond as soon as possible with the utmost vigilance. this missile is assessed to be an interimmediate missile.
Areas with the launch pad and testing place. they also have not had any ballistic missile firing but also reports they are continuing building a nuclear program. it requires it s anyone s guess including senior white house officials realized there hasn t been a lot of progress on disarmament which is not a great sign. they only realize they have one big chip to play in this game. i can t give you a clear answer. it really is a coin toss. it would be worth trying because the alternatives are worse if they can talk and diplomacy are all inferior to what the president is trying to do. eric: the meeting set for sometime later next month. we ll keep up on our reporting. christian whiton, thank you as always for your insights. arthel: robert mueller steam pushing back against the codger burchell buzz feed report their president trump directed his former personal attorney, michael cohen, to lie to congress. what s prompted a special counsel to react so strongly?