military base with 10,000 missiles on our heads in the last two decades. what exactly are we supposed to do? sit by and be killed? that s the tragedy we face. and the world has many people who financed the war machine and is playing and has danced with the devil, and they will have to look in the mirror and say to themselves, we have helped to develop an empire of monstrosity of criminals and terrorists who must be removed from our area. i wish we had even more time today. there are so many other topics to discuss and so many facets to the current situation and the war against hamas. thank you, mr. president, for taking the time. we appreciate it and i hope we are able to speak again soon. thank you. absolutely. that does it today. josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. i am josé diaz-balart. right now israel is ordering hundreds of thousands of palestinians to evacuate. the human suffering in gaza intensifying once again. the u.n. warning an even more he
israeli forces say two israeli hostages have been released and more are expected to be handed over soon. it comes after renewed violence in gaza and jerusalem in the last 24 hours. will this affect the chances of extending the truce deal beyond today? global reaction to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at 100. and the u.s.-mexico border, a record number of migrants are dying at the el paso sector. we re going to speak with a journalist who reports it is so bad, residents are oftentimes stumbling over bodies in the desert and even in the towns. and new this morning, republican congressman george santos has a warning to his colleagues if they vote to expel him from congress. that is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body because this will haunt them in the future. and we begin this hour with more on the breaking news in the israel-hamas war. at this moment, we are awaiting the release of more hostages just about an hour after two
i m jose diaz-balart. overnight in washington, violent clashes between police and protesters outside the democratic national committee headquarters as tensions erupt over the israel-hamas war. meanwhile, overseas, israeli forces storm gaza s main hospital for the second time in 24 hours. what israel claims they found inside. china reacts to president biden calling xi jinping a dictator, just hours after the critical meeting between the two world leaders. breaking moments ago, the house ethics committee has released its report on its investigation into republican congressman george santos. and senator tammy duckworth joins us to talk about that and tommy tuberville s block on military promotions. we begin this hour in washington, d.c. where last night a violent clash broke out between pro-palestinian protesters and capitol police, just outside dnc headquarters. among the hundreds of people in attendance, police said dozens of demonstrators got into a shoving match with
we discussed the need for hem to be incredibly careful. a startling clash on capitol hill. protesters calling for a cease-fire clashing with capitol police outside the dnc headquarters. some democratic congressional leaders trapped inside for a while. the u.s. and china lowering the temperature, agreeing to resume military contacts. china promising to begin combating fentanyl production. look, do i trust trust but verify is an old saying. that s where i am. george santos announcing he will not seek re-election after the house ethics committee releases a report unanimously finding santos violated federal criminal laws and referring its findings to the justice department. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the idf now telling nbc news that israel s special forces are still inside gaza s al-shifa hospital searching every floor of every building as hundreds of patients and medical staff remain in the complex while the u.n. negotiates for a full me
it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. breaking right now, reports of strikes near several hospitals in gaza. the palestinian red cross saying israeli snipers are opening fire at one facility. israel has said it does not target hospitals. we ll ask an idf spokesperson about what is happening in just a couple of minutes. also breaking, the white house announces a crucial in person meeting between president biden and china s xi jinping in california next week. on capitol hill, time is running out. we re just one week away from the deadline to come to a deal and avert a government shutdown. we got brand-new reporting on where negotiations stand. meanwhile, the fbi investigating a series of letters containing suspicious powder sent to election workers in several states. and former president donald trump defends his family s separation policy at the border. we ll play for you what he had to say. we begin this hour with breaking news out of the i