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the white house is not commenting. politico is reporting the biden administration once to stay quiet on the latest strikes to let the moment essentially pass without it getting into a full-scale war. what do you think of that? >> i'm not quite sure how i would comment on white house strategy. what i can absolutely comment on is the tit-for-tat, the punch and counterpunch which started with the israelis attacking the diplomatic facility in damascus and killing a number of republican guard officers, it needs to stop. both sides have made their points. i don't believe either side come israel or iran, are interested in a full-scale regional war. we are certainly not interested in that because there are too many ways the united states could get brought into such a war. i'm not quite sure what the president's strategy is. i will trust him on that. what i will say now is the time for this punch and counterpunch which is a vague nearest -- which is a dangerous standoff to stop so we can back to the challenges that already exis
the white house is not commenting. politico is reporting the biden administration once to stay quiet on the latest strikes to let the moment essentially pass without it getting into a full-scale war. what do you think of that? >> i'm not quite sure how i would comment on white house strategy. what i can absolutely comment on is the tit-for-tat, the punch and counterpunch which started with the israelis attacking the diplomatic facility in damascus and killing a number of republican guard...
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house -- tonight, or even at the white house. we will see if the two have a debate. as far as the legal trial, we are waiting to see more former trump insiders take the stand. michael cohen, others, and how the defense will hinder that. >> ne in manhattan, great to have your reporting. thank you so much. the debate over abortion rights in the u.s. taking center stage on thursday. 17 republican-led states sued a federal agency over a new national rule requiring employers to give workers time off another accommodations for abortion procedures. on wednesday the arizona house of representatives voted to overturn a 19th-century law banning abortion. it could be removed from state law as early as next week if the state senate approves. arizona's 15 week cut off for abortions would remain. wednesday the u.s. supreme court considered an idaho case that would determine whether estate abortion bands can be superseded by a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care to preserve the person's health. idaho is one of more than 17
house -- tonight, or even at the white house. we will see if the two have a debate. as far as the legal trial, we are waiting to see more former trump insiders take the stand. michael cohen, others, and how the defense will hinder that. >> ne in manhattan, great to have your reporting. thank you so much. the debate over abortion rights in the u.s. taking center stage on thursday. 17 republican-led states sued a federal agency over a new national rule requiring employers to give workers...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" " the white house says it wants " answers from israel amid conflicting reports of mass graves discovered in gaza. a political flashpoint. another showdown over abortion rights goes to the supreme court. ♪ welcome to "world news america." we begin in the middle east. the israeli military said it intends to move forward with a ground offensive saying the city is the last stronghold for hamas. airstrikes have continued but aid groups and allies have warned israel a full-scale ground invasion without plans to protect civilians would be age military disaster. more than one million displaced people are taking shelter in rafah. there are signs israel is planning to -- satellite imagery shows tents popping up north of rafah. the country has purchased 40,000 tent with a capacity for 10 to 12 people. >> we have a very clear indication from an israeli government spokesperson today that israel is moving ahead and planning for what is expected to be a full-scale military incursion into rafah. israel says the remnants of hamas fighters and leadership are still based
announcer: and now, "bbc news" " the white house says it wants " answers from israel amid conflicting reports of mass graves discovered in gaza. a political flashpoint. another showdown over abortion rights goes to the supreme court. ♪ welcome to "world news america." we begin in the middle east. the israeli military said it intends to move forward with a ground offensive saying the city is the last stronghold for hamas. airstrikes have continued but aid groups...
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those indicted include former lawyer rudy giuliani in the white house chief of staff mark meadows. donald trump spoke to the media at the end of his day in manhattan court to criticize joe biden's economy, calling the 2017 rally in charlottesville a peanut compared to the gaza protests on u.s. university campuses, it appeared more focused while the supreme court hearing dan on his trial in manhattan. >> the u.s. supreme court had a monumental hearing. immunity. immunity having to do with presidential immunity. i thick it was made clear -- i hope it was made clear the president has to have immunity. a president or a ceremonial president, that is not with the founders had in mind. we want presidents who can get things done and bring people together. i heard the meeting was quite amazing. quite amazing. the justices were on their game. caitriona: we have correspondence across both cases. one is outside of the courtroom in manhattan and one is outside of the supreme court in washington, d.c. donald trump in new york not appearing before the supreme court, what happened in today's proce
those indicted include former lawyer rudy giuliani in the white house chief of staff mark meadows. donald trump spoke to the media at the end of his day in manhattan court to criticize joe biden's economy, calling the 2017 rally in charlottesville a peanut compared to the gaza protests on u.s. university campuses, it appeared more focused while the supreme court hearing dan on his trial in manhattan. >> the u.s. supreme court had a monumental hearing. immunity. immunity having to do with...
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what do you need to see the white house do here? rep. bera: i am certainly aware that secretary blinken and president biden have been in direct communication with israelis, putting pressure on them, giving them advice on a different way to eliminate, degrade hamas that does not involve what we saw in the northern portions of gaza. we've got to, again, there is an urgency of getting hamas to agreto a cease-fire, to get the hostages back and to get that humanitarian aid into gaza. anchor: congressman, thank you so much for joining us today. the u.s. and u.k. have announced new sanctions against iran in the wake of tehran's unprecedented attack on israel. the white house says the new sanctions will tart leaders and entities connected to the islamic revolutionary guard corps and iran's missile and drone program. european leaders have announced a similar measures, with the president of the european council saying it is important to do everything to isolate iran. we went to a military base in southern israel and were shown parts of a southern
what do you need to see the white house do here? rep. bera: i am certainly aware that secretary blinken and president biden have been in direct communication with israelis, putting pressure on them, giving them advice on a different way to eliminate, degrade hamas that does not involve what we saw in the northern portions of gaza. we've got to, again, there is an urgency of getting hamas to agreto a cease-fire, to get the hostages back and to get that humanitarian aid into gaza. anchor:...
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trump with illegally retaining classified documents taking them from the white house to mar-a-lago and obstructing the efforts to return the documents to the national archives. we will speak with and mccoy -- emory mcavoy. great to see you. go back to what we saw in new york. what did you think of the arguments made by the prosecution in particular. >> it was pretty much what we expected. it is still a little murky as to the underlying charges. from a legal standpoint it is an unusual, first of its kind case, and today did not change any views on that. they came out strong. they are going after him. they have the ability to talk about other issues he has had such as bringing in the publisher from the national enquirer to talk about the playboy model and other allegations against him. they are going to try their best to make him look bad. with the new york jury, that does not start off liking him to begin with. that could be enough to get him convicted. host: what about the defense and their strategies? will that be effective? >> it depends. again, it is a new york jury, which makes it
trump with illegally retaining classified documents taking them from the white house to mar-a-lago and obstructing the efforts to return the documents to the national archives. we will speak with and mccoy -- emory mcavoy. great to see you. go back to what we saw in new york. what did you think of the arguments made by the prosecution in particular. >> it was pretty much what we expected. it is still a little murky as to the underlying charges. from a legal standpoint it is an unusual,...
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even says after-the-fact that a dinner at the white house thinking, that donald trump asked david packer how is karen? when both time stormy daniels did an interview with cnn, donald trump complained that they were breaking their agreement. and at one point, dave said donald trump said story -- stormy daniels owed him $24 million for every time he mentioned his name which was against their agreement. christian: thank you very much for that. that sets us up nicely. let's bring in the former u.s. federal prosecutor, sarah kristof. good to have you on the program. gary has laid out quite clearly the case before the supreme urt. where does this leave, do you think, jack smith and the january 6 case which is before the lower courts in washington? sarah: it does not appear that that case is going to be proceeding quickly. and certainly not on the timeframe that jack smith wants. there is a lot of interesting questions raised by the court here on both sides of the aisle. they have a lot to sort through and muddle through, really, given the lack of caselaw law they have to rely on. and it is ver
even says after-the-fact that a dinner at the white house thinking, that donald trump asked david packer how is karen? when both time stormy daniels did an interview with cnn, donald trump complained that they were breaking their agreement. and at one point, dave said donald trump said story -- stormy daniels owed him $24 million for every time he mentioned his name which was against their agreement. christian: thank you very much for that. that sets us up nicely. let's bring in the former u.s....
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white house officials said sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles its military used to attacksrael by cutting off global financial transactions with the companies involved in building them. iran's foreign minister had this to say. >> in case of any use of force by the israeli regime and violating our sovereignty, the islamic republic of iran will not hesitate to assert its inherent rights to get a decisive and proper response to it, to make the regime regret its actions. christian: but in new york the u.n. secretary general antonio guterres was decidedly downbeat about the situation in the middle east, warning that the region is on a precipice. he urged all countries to exercise maximum restraint, saying one miscalculation could lead to full-scale regional conflict. >> it is high time to end the bloody cycle of retaliation. it is high time to stop. the international community must work together to prevent any actions that could push the entire middle east over the edge with a devastating impact on civilians. let me be clear. the risk
white house officials said sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles its military used to attacksrael by cutting off global financial transactions with the companies involved in building them. iran's foreign minister had this to say. >> in case of any use of force by the israeli regime and violating our sovereignty, the islamic republic of iran will not hesitate to assert its inherent rights to get a decisive and proper response to it, to...