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Airstrikes also continue east of gaza city. According to the Israel Defense forces, at least 1300 people were killed and 3300 wounded in israel. The Palestinian Ministry of Health Reports more than 2215 people have been killed and 8714 wounded in gaza. Joining us now, nbc news Foreign CorrespondentKelly Villa Reporting on the ground in jerusalem. Kelly, what are people saying on the ground right now . Theres a lot of talk right now about that rafah Border Crossing. The crossing from gaza into egypt because of that reporting that potentially there has been a agreement reach to open a crossing just for a few hours today to allow american citizens out. Nbc news has not been able to independently verify that, but reuters has been reporting that the u. S. Has been working with the qataris and israelis and egyptians to get that Border Crossing open citing a Senior State Department official. Keeping in mind there are 5 to 600 american citizens inside gaza, people who went there to visit family for Family Occasions where essentially theyre at the wrong time and are struggling to get out. At the same time thousands are still headed south after the idf and the Israeli Defense force has issued that evacuation order. The 24hour deadline came and went. People are still on the move and in addition to that the idf has told them that they would be too safe corridors for them to travel. This came after 70 people were killed in israeli airstrikes. Theyre all in a convoy of evacuees heading south. Some 2000 injured. There is now that Safe Corridor Open for another couple of hours for gazans to make their way south. There is another problem developing though with the United Nations. Drinking water is been very short supply because there is no fuel, and Water Treatment plants are no longer working. The United Nations have said that their water supply in the south is also running low, its a time really running out for people in gaza. Theyre even there as the barbarous continue. Nbc news Foreign Correspondent kelly cobiella, thank you very much. Joining us from d. C. Right now is nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. Ali, good morning. This week in Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer is heading a bipartisan trip to israel. What more do we know about this trip . One of the highest ranking officials in washington d. C. , the first jewish Majority Leader of the senate, katie. They will be heading over with a group in bipartisan fashion to israel. A show of support and solidarity. Schumer of course is not the first that weve seen from congress to go overseas to israel at this time. Of course as the conflict broke out we know that senator cory booker and congressman dan goldman were both their first separate engagements. Thankfully, they were able to get out of the country safely. Congressman goldman of course with his family. And now we are seeing senator jody who had previously been in israel for congressional delegation visit now we will see her from her visit followed by the top senator, Chuck Schumer, dress this weekend. Something alley that is tying up u. S. Aid to israel. No permanent House Speaker. House members headed home for the weekend after republicans picked ohio congressman jim jordan to be the next speaker. Lets be clear, there is no floor vote yet. And so do we know when we can actually expect a vote to happen for the government to start functioning again . No, because republicans are still deadlocked over whether or not jordan or frankly anybody else can even get the magic number of 217 votes they actually need in order to elect someone, as someone said to me yesterday. Anyone as speaker. The reason that this is important, i think we need to continue to hammer home for viewers is that this is not just your typical story of washington dysfunction. Though it is in many ways that. This is also having the Speaker Of The House means that one key branch of government is functionally in operable. And so if it is something as simple, thats a simple as condemning hamas three resolution, the house cannot do that or something more complex like figuring out military in humanitarian aid to israel. All of that is impossible to do to. While there is someone who technically can sit in the speakers chair, there is a speaker in patrick mchenry, but effectively his jobs gavel, in gavel, out and to sort of run the formal process of the house floor. There is nothing actually substantive that he can do. This is a unprecedented moment in so many ways. Overseas, geopolitically, but certainly here in congress they have literally never seen this before. Ousting a speaker was historic, and now figuring out ten, 11 days and how to get another one is equally as historic. And we are all seeing what happens when you dont have a Speaker Of The House. All right, thank you nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. Still to come and our special extended coverage of the israelhamas war, aid, blockade straight ahead. We talk to congresswoman Madeleine Dean about how the House Speaker gridlock on capitol hill is stopping much needed help from heading to israel. Stay with us. And veggies. Portioned for your dog. And delivered right to your door. Its smarter, healthier pet food. Im adding Downy Unstopables to my wash now. Ill be smelling fresh all day long. [sniffs] still fresh. Still fresh get 6 times longerlasting freshness, plus Odor Protection with Downy Unstopables. My Mental Health was much better. But i struggled with uncontrollable movements called td, tardive dyskinesia. Td can be caused by some Mental Health meds. 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Citizens and gaza to pass through the rafah crossing. Good to be with, you jonathan, thank you for inviting me. And i want to just put this in what we know. When we can go, the world witnessed the most despicable, brutal, barbaric attack on israel certainly my my time in a gruesome death and barbarism that is almost unspeakable, but as to the humanitarian corridor, i have been to israel twice. Ive been to gaza. I saw the president yesterday at Joint Base Andrews and that was my plea. Make sure, and im not alone of course, make sure that there are humanitarian corridors open so that innocent civilians can leave. More than just americans, but im relieved that we have this small window, but also that supplies, water, food and desperately needed humanitarian aid, medicines and other things be sent in. If people could understand the intensity of gaza, the proximity to israel, and the area of attack but the density in the poverty and the number of children in gaza, all of these innocence must be protected as much as possible, and that was my plea literally to the president yesterday on the tarmac. And i want to point out that the Rafah Crossing Border Point is not open yet but more on that last point that you are making, congresswoman dean. Caught in the middle of the fighting, as you pointed out in gaza are the millions of civilians who are stuck with nowhere to hide from the attacks. Is enough being done to protect them . Certainly i am not on the ground. I dont know. It seems like an almost impossible feat. This area that is twice the size of washington d. C. Has 2. 2 million people. The vast majority, you and i both know, are innocent civilians. They are not hamas terrorists. And so it seems like an impossible feat, but the world must come together to make sure innocent lives are protected. President biden spoke with the families of the 14 americans unaccounted for in this war. What is your message to the families still hoping and praying to be reunited with those missing . That is Something Else that i had the chance to speak to the president about alongside a couple of his secretaries. We demand the Immediate Release of those being held hostage. Americans and others all must be released. There must be a cease from hamas or any kind of continued terrorist activity, and innocent civilians and hostages must be returned. President biden has said that they would be no american boots on the ground. Is there any scenario where that might be necessary. I cant answer that question. I know at this point what we must do is to stand with israel in a bipartisan way. We must be unified here in the United States regardless of party to stand with israel, to call out this barbarism for what it is, to protect human life. To make sure that israel has everything she needs to protect and secure her country and her people, but ultimately we have to be a part of peacemaking. That seems far away right now, but there is a beautiful prayer for peace in the jewish faith that when my coworkers katie offered me yesterday and ive been reading the pair over and over again. And so i cant speak to boots on a ground. Thats an upgrade different my own, but i will say that we need to be a part of protecting israel, protecting innocent lives, and returning citizens who have been taken, and respecting with disney and burying the dead and ultimately being a part of peace. Ultimatel protecting israel, i get your point. But here in washington, theres still no speaker. And until republicans agree on House Speaker, congress cant pass any aid to israel. Where does the republican conference go from here . You saw some of the movement on the ground yesterday here in washington d. C. Where the nominee now appears to be jim jordan without adequate support to become speaker, and that is with good reason. He is not fit to be Speaker Of The House. But we need someone who is a truth teller. It is not lost on any of us that what is going on in israel is a challenge to her democracy, and we must recognize that for what it is. We have to recognize those kinds of threats around the world. We see it in ukraine. We have to lift and protect democracies at the same time as we lift and protect our own. Mr. Jordan is somebody who voted not to certify the election. He is an Election Denier who stayed very close with mr. Trump in the hours leading up to the attack on the capitol and has remained close to mr. Trump in the days after, days and now months after. We need a speaker who is a truth teller. We need a speaker who work in a bipartisan way for a path forward for the protection of our democracy and democracies around the world. I hope you saw yesterday on the Capitol Steps that the Democratic Caucus stood shoulder to shoulder in support of israel but also in support of a bipartisan path forward. Hakeem jeffries will be an extraordinary speaker. I hope we will get to that day. Congressman congresswoman dean, were out of time, but i need to ask. You have any republicans reach out to you in a back channel fashioned to have any kind of conversation about either Unity Coalition or something to break this impasse. No, the answer is no, but i will say that i have reached out to some of my republican colleagues to try and just express what i just express to you, that we need a truth teller in the speakers seat. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean of pennsylvania, thank you very much for coming on this morning. Thank you. Coming up after the break, 150 people including some americans held hostage by hamas. How the ongoing Hostage Situation will complicate any Military Operation in gaza, and the significant dangers of block by block urban warfare. Plus, we will head back to israel for a live report on the latest overnight developments. Rnight developments. Good for you, shingles doesnt care. Because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50. But shingrix protects. Proven over 90 effective, shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. Shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. An increased risk of guillainbarre syndrome was observed after getting shingrix. Fainting can also happen. The most common side effects are pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, tiredness, headache, shivering, fever, and upset stomach. 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