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Nbcs Richard Engel forced to take cover from mortar fire just a short time ago. [ explosions ]. Israel gripped by a Hostage Crisis in the aftermath of the Surprise Attack. More than 100 missing, their locations unknown. Whats being done to get them home. Later, how did militants make it into israel by air, by ground without warning . The Intelligence Failure that allowed hamas to unleash widespread destruction. Good morning. Its 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. The Is...

Felony counts doing everything he can to get the case against him then out of courts. There are big developments in beth of those stories, and were going to get to all of them this hour. But if theres one person that embodies the dual crysies facing the gop right now, the dual crises of chaos and Lul Criminality it is this guy, congressman George Santos, a Serial Fabulist who remains in the house despite being charged with 13 counts of fraud, Money Lawderring and theft. That staffer admitted to ...

Country, the antisemitism, all of the problems going on. They ever being overrun. Never seen anything like it. Ran because of charlottesville. If the people that know cheacialtsville, when you extend the statement its a big hoax what they say was said. And they understand that. And charlottesville is peanuts compared to what you are looking at now. This whole country is up in arms. Breaking into colleges, knocking the hell out of Columbia University. They took over. I know the building very well...

More speed for your business . Its not just possible. Its happening. Get started for 59. 99 a month for 12 months. Plus, ask how to get an 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. Comcast business, powering possibilities. This morning the judge in the trump trial has been admonishing the trump attorney telling him to stop bringing up the same arguments again and again and this is day two of the trial, apnd we will have more o that for you. Developments in that courtroom, and now, hunt...

Essentially an unindicted coconspirator. Yesterday we saw how the judicial system is supposed to work. Now, in a Functioning Congress, All Of The Lights would be blinking red today. In a Functioning Congress, the outgoing House Speaker would be directing the outgoing House Judiciary Chair to be beginning the very similar process of investigating cohens investigations. I wouldnt say you start an impeachment hearing, but you start the process. The president was accused of committing a crime in a f...

>> lets talk about a possible 14th amendment action, if you will. the president has yet to rule out the use of the 14th amendment. would you support action taken by the administration that doesnt involve congress. should we be considering a longer term solution to address that limit instead of kicking the can down the road? >> i prefer to have a functioning congress. not driven by a small group of very, very radical, in my view people on the far-right. so not having that, we could explore every ...

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Closer, i think, i hope for the sake of the country that there are five responsible republicans. all we would do is, ask the president has insisted on, is do a clean debt limit extension as has been done 78 times in this country. >> lets talk about a possible 14th amendment action, if you will. the president has yet to rule out the use of the 14th amendment. would you support action taken by the administration that doesnt involve congress. should we be considering a longer term solution to addre...

Editor at large for msnbc political contributor. also with us, dnc and dccc advisor, former spokesperson for the house oversight committee. good to have both of you with us. what do you make of the viktor orban, ron desantis comparison, do you understand why he has become the darling among right-wing extremist republicans? >> i mean, he is not just the darling here. he is writing the playbook, the talking points for republicans like ron desantis. it is very interesting because you have right now...

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