a catastrophic attack. hundreds are dead following the bombing after hospital in gaza with israel and hamas placing the blame on each other for the

devastation. we're live on the ground from israel with the latest >> it all comes as president biden is set to touchdown in war-torn israel this morning but hopes of a diplomatic deescalation now appear slim as a summit with arab leaders is called off we're flief we're live from washington with a full report. people of all faiths gathered in new york city for collective hope and comfort for the end of the war and the must-have costumes for halloween. we brake deak down the characteo might see in your neighborhood and a storybook ending to a high school career "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. this morning there is devastation and horror in gaza with hundreds of people killed at a blast in a hospital in the

gaza strip gaza officials say it was an israeli airstrike, but israel says it was a palestinian-based missile that misfired. >> raf, there's already finger pointing over who's responsible for this what do we know at this hour about the explosion? >> reporter: phillip, frances, good morning in the last hour, the israeli military is releasing what it says is evidence that proves that this was a palestinian rocket that misfired they're pointing to a couple things one, drone footage taken from above their hospital in the aftermath of the strike. israeli military says does not show any evidence of a crater, which is what you would expect if an israeli heavy bomb indeed fell on the courtyard of this hospital now they are also saying, and they have released what they say is an intercepted conversation in arabic, between two hamas officials. in this conversation, which nbc

news has not been able to verify, you hear these people saying that palestinian islamic jihad, one of the smaller terror groups operating inside of gaza was shooting rockets from a hospital, excuse me, from a graveyard near the hospital, and that it appears that one of those rockets misfired now we should say, guys, there is real fog of war here. we are not able to get to this hospital the gaza/israel border is sealed the gaza/egypt board is sealed palestinians are saying they are sure this was an israeli airstrike, and the death toll is so large t, it is normally not e figure you associate with palestinian rockets, which are deadly and dangerous but do not typically kill hundreds of people whatever the reality of who's responsible here, this explosion has upended president biden's trip to the middle east. we expect the president to land shortly. he will meet with israeli

leaders in tel aviv, with first responders, with families of some of the victims and hostages, but he is no longer going on to jordan to continue this diplomatic visit with arab leaders. >> that is a major development amongst that tragic development at the hospital at an already-volatile time there. thank you. >> president biden is expected to arrive soon for his historic meetings today in tel aviv for the second time in less than a year, he is putting his own personal safety at risk to visit a u.s. ally who is at war. nbc's brie jackson joins us from d.c. good morning just as the president was leaving for this trip, his plans were derailed somewhat by news of that devastating attack on a gaza hospital. >> reporter: good morning, that's right, frances. not long after taking off from joint base andrews, the president released a statement saying he was outraged and deeply saddened by their ter this terrible loss of life.

during the flight over to israel, national security spokesperson john kirby, shared more insight about the president's plans for this trip. kirby says president biden will make it clear that the u.s. wants to see this conflict end, not deepen and he will address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. mr. biden will also meet with israeli first responders and hear from families who have lost loved ones, including families of some of the hostages taken by hamas. it's unclear if these will be american families many at least 13 americans are unaccounted for in this conflict right now and we're also learning more about u.s. military assistance for israel a senior defense official tells nbc news about 2,000 were told to prepare for deployment. the troops would likely serve in non-combat roles and arrive in nearby countries to offer support. after that canceled trip to jordan, the president is still

expected to speak with the egyptian and palestinian leaders, as he mys back to the united states tonight. frances? >> and of course he's expected to arrive there in israel soon nbc news will bring you special coverage of that when it happens, brie, thank you a sense of deja vu is permeating capitol hill as the house seems primed to endure another protracted process to elect its next speaker it is set to reconvene later today to reconsider jim jordan for the job. but the ohio republican face as uphill battle. ryan nobles has the latest >> reporter: the congressional drama over the next speaker of the house continues. in the first vote of the day, the next man up, ohio congressman jim jordan, fell short of the 217 votes needed, with 20 gop members supporting other candidates jordan went to work behind the scenes to went over skeptical

moderates, still angry about the way kevin inning camccarthy was out. >> we got to have a speaker, and it can't be some deal with the democrats. american people don't want that. >> reporter: but several of the member whose members who voted against jordan warned they can't be won over and urged to return to mccarthy. >> we should go back to who was a great speaker, really good for our conference >> reporter: he voted to october to the 2020 election results the on the floor, democrats attacked jordan's record. >> even leaders of his own party have called him a legislative terrorist. >> our thanks to ryan for that update less than a week after the conclusion of one proceeding, the second trial connected to the death of elijah mcclain has begun in colorado. officer woodward is facing

negligent homicide charges mcclain died after suffering a cardiac arrest which prosecutors say was brought on by his detention and sedation by police last thursday, a jury found officer randy roedema guilty while acquitting jason rosenblatt on the same charges new york city will limit how long migrant families can stay in the city's shelters the city services are past their breaking point so starting next week, asylum seekers with children will be getting notices telling them they have 60 days to find new accommodation. last month, the city started telling asylum seekers without children that they have 30 days to resettle. the fbi just released a hopeful report about crime in this country the agency found that violent crime has decreased to pre-pandemic levels.

murders dropped by over 6% last year they had jumped by 29% in 2020 analysts believe the stress and strain of the pandemic caused the numbers to spike property crimes are on the rise. vehicle theft increased by nearly 11% last year some ivy league students are facing backlash over comments about israel a top u.s. law firm said in an internal e-mail that it had rescinded letters of employment for three law students the students ha had signed onto comments or statements that went against their values one open letter signed by student groups at harvard said that they held israel entirely responsible for the unfolding violence a familiar forecast for the east coast for us. rain is on the way again the system is moving across the midwest right now. nbc meteorologist angie hasman is tracking those storms, but

the real question is, are we going to see the sun at all this weekend? >> that is a great question. the answer is it's going to be a little soggy, a little wet i have seen all the peomemes on instagram of how we can't catch a break. and unfortunately this weekend is not going to be much different. right now we're seeing this system move across portions of the upper midwest into portions of the great lakes as we get through the day today. rain in the forecast for our friends across michigan, illinois, stretching into the tennessee valley we could see rain working through. that's a heads up. you'll need the umbrella in this area as you head out for your weekend plan you'll notice condition also start working into the northeast. we'll start to see it become a little rainy it will work a little farther to the east and moisture will develop offshore and start to work its way north we've got soggy conditions on tap, not just for your saturday, but likely for your friday, too.

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