nato leaders descend on brussels for a key summit, with support for ukraine a central topic of conversation british foreign secretary lord david cameron has called on members to ensure they spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product. and we will be live in the capital of haiti with a state of emergency set to lapse today, there are concerns an already dangerous situation could spiral out of control again. we start in the middle east and israel is under growing international pressure after the deaths of seven aid workers, three of them british, killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he s outraged and heartbroken by what happened. the british foreign secretary lord cameron called it a dreadful event, and he paid tribute to those killed, saying they were brave, humanitarian workers . their charity, world central kitchen, released these pictures of the aid workers, who died when their convoy was hit on monday. the seven staff were from
secretary general used a rarely invoked article of the un charity, article 99, to bring to the attention the security counsel, threats to international peace and security, and he urged the consulate to call for a cease fire because he said there was a risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian system. that he anticipated a complete breakdown of public order. he laid out in stark terms the desperate situation in gaza. that there was no protection of civilians there, that they were running out of food, risk and starvation, the health system was collapsing, most of the population were displaced, and more than 17,000 palestinians have been killed. so, here we saw the majority of the council supporting that call by the secretary general, but despite that the united states again cutting an extremely noni figure in the consulate, raised its hand to block the draught resolution to veto it. and the united states said they did not support a cease fire because they thought this reso
i m fredericka witfield in new york today. with just weeks before key 2024 election contests take place, president biden is hitting the campaign trail this weekend amid new legal distractions hovering over his son. on friday, the president kicked off a campaign swing out west just hours after his son hunter biden was indicted again. hunter biden is now facing new federal tax evasion charges. prosecutors accuse him of a four-year tax evasion scheme and spending millions of dollars on things like drugs, escorts and exotic cars. if convicted on all nine criminal counts, he could face up to 17 years in prison. the charges come as house republicans continue to pressure hunter biden to testify in a congressional hearing and prepare to vote on a resolution to authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. cnn s senior white house reporter kevin liptack is with us. how is the white house responding to hunter biden s latest charges? reporter: certainly there is no more sensi
gaza health officials said many civilians were killed in an israeli strike on houses near khan younis. to the north, israeli forces are surrounding the jabalia refugee camp, which israel says is being used as a base by hamas. amid growing international criticism of the high palestinian civilian death toll, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has pushed back against those he says are trying to pressure israel s tactics in gaza. he said the only way to finish the job was to use crushing force against hamas. live now to jerusalem and our correspondent yolande knell. yolande, what can you tell us about the activities of the israeli forces in south gaza? 50 the activities of the israeli forces in south gaza? the activities of the israeli forces in south gaza? so khan younis, the second biggest in south gaza? so khan younis, the second biggest city in south gaza? so khan younis, the second biggest city in in south gaza? so khan younis, the second biggest city in
right now on andrea mitchell reports, breaking news across capitol hill. a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling the presidents of elite universities on the carpet over their response to a spike in anti-semitism on college campuses. what is it about the way that you hire faculty and approve curriculum that s allowing your campuses to be infected by this intellectual and moral rot? leadership matters. you are leaders. in academia, at your institutions as well. new grave warnings from fbi director chris wray over domestic and foreign threats to the homeland, surging since the start of the israel/hamas war and a push to reauthorize a controversial surveillance tool. as the threats from foreign adversaries to our homeland continue to evolve, the agility and effectiveness of 702 will be essential to the fbi s ability really our mandate from the american people to keep them safe for years to come. also this hour, nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel live from