We will start overseas with the latest updates in the war between Israel and Hamas.
The United Nations says only one hospital in Northern Gaza is functional,
citing a lack of fuel, water,
oxygen and other medical supplies amid intense
bombardment from the Israeli defense forces.
Speaking from the White House yesterday,
President Biden voiced support for protecting patients at hospitals.
My hope and expectation that
it will be uh
less
intrusive action relative to the hospital we would contact
and we with uh with the Israelis. Also, there is an effort to uh uh
take this pause to deal with the release of prisoners
and that's being negotiated as well with the Qataris
are engaged. And uh
so I remain somewhat hopeful that the hospital must be protected,
the UN lowered flags and held moments of silence worldwide to honor at
least 102 aid workers who have died in Gaza since the war began.
This is the highest number of UN staff to die
in a conflict in the history of the organization.
Meanwhile,
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sent an email
to the State Department addressing the war.
Blinken wrote, quote,
some people in the Department may disagree with approaches we are
taking or have views on what we can do better.
We're listening, what you share is informing our policy and our messages.
He went on to reiterate the US is committed to standing by
Israel's right to defend itself and Gaza remaining under Palestinian control.
Thousands of people are expected in Washington late
this morning for a demonstration to support Israel condemn
anti Semitism and call for the release of
the roughly 240 hostages still held by Hamas.
The Department of Homeland Security is expecting
tens of thousands of attendees and lawmakers
at
the March for Israel gathering at the National Mall
comes just over a week since the largest pro
Palestinian march in US history took place in Washington.
Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the nation's capital
to the White House calling for a cease fire and for the end
to the siege on Gaza,
the house is scheduled to vote today on
a measure to keep the government funded house.
Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a budget on Saturday meant
to appeal to the bro broadest number of representatives,
but it's a far right contingent in his own party
that could hold out several
Republican representatives including Marjorie Taylor,
Green of Georgia and
George Santos of New York, among others have said they will oppose the bill.
If this is the case,
then Johnson will have to rely on the support of Democrats to pass it.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries says the measure is quote,
the only way forward, end quote.
While the vote is expected today, the house has until Friday to decide.
And a bomb threat forced the pilots of a
United flight to make an emergency landing last night.
The United plane similar to this one carrying 156 passengers and crew
was traveling from Los Angeles to Vancouver when it forced to land in San Francisco.
An hour into the flight.
Officials quickly realized the bomb threat was
not credible and no injuries were reported.
Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker,
Nancy Pelosi testified yesterday in the trial of the man accused of
breaking into his home and attacking him in October of 2022.
Paul Pelosi shared his experience publicly for the
first time recounting how suspect David De Pape appear
at his bedroom door carrying a hammer and zip ties.
Pelosi said De Pape asked where's Nancy and that
the two discussed that De Pape wanted to quote,
take her out
depa pleaded not guilty. The trial continues today with witnesses for the defense.
We'll have much more on this later in the show,
women were stabbed yesterday at Louisiana Tech University in the city of Ruston.
In what authorities are describing as a random act of violence by a student
suspect was apprehended within minutes identified by university
officials as 23 year old Jacoby Johnson,
a
student at the school
three of the four victims suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital.
According to the town's mayor
Johnson is being held on four counts of attempted second degree murder.
And police said he used a folding knife with a four inch blade to carry out the attack.
One of the victims was a graduate student at Louisiana
Tech and the others were not students at the school.
California, Governor
Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that the fire that ripped
through interstate 10 in Los Angeles was set intentionally.
The governor said a preliminary investigation found quote malice intent,
no suspects were announced but the investigation is ongoing.
Flames were first reported around 1220 am Saturday night.
Now the fire had raged through two storage
lots in an industrial area under the highway.
Parts of interstate
10 in Los Angeles remains closed.
The closure affects both directions of the freeway
between the east L A connector and Alameda Street
commuters are being encouraged to work from home
or take public transport into downtown Los Angeles.
The governor has not provided a timeline of when this closure would be lifted
overseas.
Iceland has declared a state of emergency as it's bracing for a volcanic eruption.
3000 residents have been asked to evacuate
grind
a small town on the southwest coast.
Scientists from Iceland's Meteorological
meteorology office say that they observed changes that indicate
magma is moving closer to the surface.
Earthquakes have occurred for several weeks
in the region and local weather officials
said there is a significant likelihood of eruption in the coming days.