community under scrutiny from the senate intelligence committee this morning, as they deliver their annual report on the major global threats to the nation topped by mounting concerns over china and its authoritarian leader. the ccp represents both the leading and most consequential threat to u.s. national security and leadership globally, and its intelligence specific capabilities made it the most serious and consequential intelligence rival. judiciary committee chairman dick durban. and the push by a congressional majority, backed by president biden, to overrule a local washington, d.c. criminal code. the first challenge to home rule for the nation s capital in three decades. on this international women s day, the groundbreaking story of navy captain janet days, the first african american woman to be commander of the naval station in norfolk, virginia. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where the senate intelligence committee is putting the decisi
Overnight. Earlier, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines, offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. The u. S. Is now sending a second Carrier Strike group to the eastern mediterranean, as a deterrent of hezbollah to stay out of the conflict, and u. S. Embassy who says americans who want to leave israel will be evacuated by sea on monday. Palestinian authorities in gaza say the death toll from israeli air strikes is now more than 2,300 people, including 300 in the past 24 hours. It follows the hamas Terrorist Attack on israel last saturday, which killed more than 1,300 people. Now, earlier, i spoke with Lieutenant Colonel peter lerner, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense forces and he reveals how the idf killed a Commander Overnight who led one of the attacks last week. Cannot be more unimpressed how israel goes around in investing in life and saving life, and this Iron Dome Defense Mechanism just one of those examples of the exten
Likely by the hour. Israel has told people in Northern Gaza, 1 Million People, we should note torsion get out. To evacuate to the south for their own safety. Even the United Nations has called it impossible and the humanitarian crisis in gaza is only getting worse. The United Nations says water is running out putting 2 Million People at risk. Palestinian officials now say more than 2,000 people have died so far. Israel says that includes a hamas commander who played a key part in last saturdays attack. And i want to bring in my colleague, erin burnett live in tel aviv. I know you have seen a lot. You have heard a lot. I guess all of our collective senses, theres much more to come in the hours and days ahead. Whats the latest on your end . Reporter absolutely there is. The silence here, the palpable sense of waiting. And waiting in an ominous way but waiting for something. A country that has been completely shut down. Meetings of officials going well into the night well past midnight ev
breaking later this hour, texas governor greg abbott expected to endorse former president donald trump for the presidential nomination during an event where mr. trump and governor abbott will hand out meals to texas service members. also breaking as the idf expanded its ground operations further into gaza, world health organization officials assess the situation in the hospital after they issued evacuation orders for the remaining 2500 people seeking refuge air. let s go live to northern israel where alex hogan has the latest on escalating tensions between israel and hezbollah. you can see part of the skylight behind me. there is activity taking place on that side of the border. a few minutes ago, we learned about a potential war cabinet meeting being pulled up by the hour. a lot of conversations about the potential hostage negotiations u.s. and israeli officials have said there is no deal yet. we will continue to monitor. this is a major story. could be coming to fruition.
everyone welcome to sunday morning futures. i m maria bartiromo. thanks so much for joining us this morning. today, walking on egg shells joe biden fresh off of his meeting with president meeting with xi jinping steering clear with confrontation with the chinese leader failing to mention the surveillance balloon and china support and propaganda for russia and iran coming up arkansas senator tom cotton on biden walk in the garden with china s dictator and other foreign policies putting america in danger. as chinese nationals flood into america, 7,000 chinese nationals apprehended at the border at america port of entry in account alone four star general jack keane an wars across the world plus a break down in standards and conduct as rumors fly of a near fistfight in the halls of congress. california congressman and former speaker of the house kevin mccarthy clears up the questions this morning. then, foreigners flooding into as wide open border deteriorating and alejandro ma