It evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. Live from 30 rock, we begin this evening with the drama in d. C. As Donald Trumps legal team starts with the Department Of Justice yet again. The judge overseeing the trump 2020 election case, tanya chutkan, has responded to the latest filings around the governments request for a protective order by scheduling a hearing for friday morning at 10 am sharp that is not what the former president s attorneys were hoping for after judge chutkans initial order to set a hearing by the end of the week Trump Lawyers responded by complaining about their obligations in their other federal case, and then offering availability next Monday Or Tuesday. While the former president is not planning to appear in fridays hearing, he doubled down on the very behavior at the center of it all in New Hampshire earlier today. How can my corrupt political opponent, crooked joe biden, put me on trial during an Election Campaign that i am winning by a lot . And forced amy
Jerusalem on the war in israel. This time biden seemed open to negotiating a ceasefire if hamas releases the hostages. Just hours later, White House Communications director john kirby had to reiterate full throated support of israel saying in an interview on cnn that the country has a right to defend itself and the administration does not believe its time for a ceasefire. Two more hostages, Israeli Women In Their 70s And 80s were released by hamas remains in captivity along with more than 200 others and iranen proxies continue to attack u. S. Forces in the region and Senior Correspondent Steve Carrigan is live in beirut with what hes seeing on the ground. Steve. Reporter trace, concerns here continue to grow about a possible second front in the war and assignment is israel versus hezbollah here and overnight and hezbollah in lebanon and what they said were cells by hezbollah being used to target israeli position withs antitank missiles over the past two weeks and skirmishes left 29 hez
The Israeli Military says it hit more than 400 targets in the gaza strip overnight, killing three Deputy Commanders of hamas. It comes as the us israel to delay a Ground Offensive to give washington time to help free additional hostages. Thousands of israeli tanks and Ground Forces are most at the border with the countrys minister telling troops to keep preparing for an offensive, quote because it will come. While the Biden Administration asking israel to hold off on a Ground Offensive, they not calling for a cease fire, any cease would give hamas the ability to rest, to refit and to get ready to continue launching Terrorist Attacks against israel. You can understand perfectly clearly why thats an intolerable situation for israel, as it would be an intolerable situation for any that has suffered such a brutal Terrorist Attack and continues to see the Terrorist Threat right on its borders. These fire are hostages are the top priority right now. But last night was one of the hostages for
[gunfire and explosives] [screams]. Also in a place far away from the window. [explosions] jesse tonight, israel teeing up a major Ground Invasion of gaza. 35 ba tal johns, Tens Of Thousands of infantry, hundreds of tanks ready to roll. The war plan . Cut the head off the snake. These medieval jihadists are burning babies, raping women, Spraying Automatic Fire into concert crowds. 27 americans dead. 14 americans missing. We fear theyre held hostage inside the tunnels beneath the gaza strip. Well over a thousand israelis are dead. The country seeking retribution. Pummeling hamas hideouts, devastating artillery strikes. [explosions] jesse the before and after pictures of gaza are stark. Hamas territory reduced to a cement grave yard. But this war wont be won by shelling. Israeli Combat Specialists have already ripped hamas cells from within their own country. [gunfire] jesse hamas is trapped in gaza. The electricity and water, theyve been shut off. Trained israeli a sass and as are zeroi
The cost of a degree. Students from the poorest backgrounds could leave university with debts of over £57,000. Also coming up, its day three of wimbledon. First up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat her in the final of the Nottingham 0pen Last month. And Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour De France, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Its understood the goverment is to send a taskforce in, to take over parts of Kensington Council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. It is thought the Housing Department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. Most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. There was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster c