Let's start with the war between Israel and Hamas in a deal negotiated by Qatar.
The Egyptian Health Ministry said severely injured
Palestinians in Gaza have crossed through the
Rafah border crossing and into Egypt via
ambulance to hospitals for medical treatment.
Additionally, according to Egyptian state sponsored news,
foreign passport holders in Gaza have begun arriving in Egypt.
Up to 500 foreign nationals will in total will be allowed through the crossing.
These are the first civilians to leave Gaza since the war began on October 7th.
This is separate from any negotiations to release Hamas hostages.
President Biden confirmed in a statement on X that
some American citizens will be leaving the territory today.
About 400 American citizens and their families are currently in Gaza.
That's according to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Lincoln will visit Israel on Friday.
Strikes on a refugee camp in the northern part
of the territory have entered their second day.
Israeli defense forces confirmed it launched an air strike on
the refugee camp today saying they struck Hamas infrastructure.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the attack
left at least 52 people dead in total
casualties in Gaza have exceeded 8400 people
back here in the States.
A wildfire in southern California doubled in size as
firefighters battled flames fueled by the Santa Ana winds.
The highland fire grew to encompass four miles and is only 10% contained
as of this morning. 4200 people are under evacuation order.
An additional 3900 are under an evacuation warning.
The riverside county fire department said just under 2400 buildings are at risk.
At least one home has been destroyed along with two other buildings.
One firefighter has also been injured.
A national security law expert testified yesterday in
former President Donald Trump's January 6th disqualification case
saying Trump could have mobilized the National Guard and other federal agencies
to protect the US Capitol during these violent attacks that we saw
on January 6th 2021.
The case will determine whether to bar Trump from
appearing on Colorado's presidential ballot and will determine whether
Trump violated his oath to uphold the constitution when
he attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The expert Williams Banks testified,
Trump had options he did not use during the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Meanwhile,
the Supreme Court will hear arguments today about whether a California
man is able to trademark this phrase Trump too small.
The phrase appears to mock former President Trump and suggest
the GOP front runner is quote too small for office.
The justices will weigh whether a federal trade
statute prevents political activist,
Steven Elster from registering Trump too small as a slogan for T shirts.
Trump did not consent for his name to be used and is not a party. In this case.
The case will also determine whether denying
the trademark violates free speech rights.
Under the first amendment.
Vice President Kamala Harris is in the United Kingdom
today to take part in a global tech summit.
The VP started her trip with a policy speech this morning at the
US Embassy addressing the government's plans
to place guardrails on artificial intelligence.
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During her speech,
Harris also noted that privacy and democracy can
be protected while also advancing technology and innovation.
At the same time,
tomorrow, Harris will take part in the summit where UK Prime Minister Rishi
Soak and Tesla founder Elon Musk are also sent to be in attendance.
Harris will discuss the risks A I poses to the public
along with other issues like the war in Israel and Ukraine,
we'll have more on the A I summit a little bit later in the show.
Meanwhile, President Biden is heading to Minnesota today.
Home State of new Democratic presidential challenger,
Congressman Dean Phillips,
the president will tour a family run farm and is
set to hold a fundraiser hosting the state's top Democrats.
The president will speak about the $5 billion
he allocated towards investments to benefit rural Americans.
The White House said Minnesota will kick off a two
week tour of what is being called barnstorming rural America.
Domestic policy adviser, Neera Tanden told reporters this.
President Biden believes that investing in America means investing
in all of America and leaving no one behind
Granger of Texas.
The nation's longest serving GOP congresswoman has
announced she will not be seeking re election
in a statement posted to our website.
Granger said as the first female mayor of Fort Worth,
first Republican United States congresswoman from Texas
and the first female Republican Appropriations chair.
I've been able to accomplish more in this life than I could
have imagined and I would owe it all to my incredible family,
staff, friends and supporters.
Granger says she will finish out her term
and looks forward to supporting the next generation.
Closing arguments began today in the trial of FTX co founder, Sam
Beman Fried. The prosecution told jurors earlier today that
Beman Fried stole billions of dollars from customers of the
Cryptocurrency exchange engaging in a quote pyramid of deceit.
Prosecutors accused
Beman Fried of diverting billions of dollars worth
of FTX customer funds to his hedge fund.
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research.
Beman Fried has pleaded not guilty to seven charges including wire fraud,
securities fraud, and money laundering.