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a jordanian official tells nbc knaun nbc news that all parties called off a summit >> there is uncertainty about what caused the blast. gaza says it was an israeli strike, while israel says its wa palestinian rocket that misfired we should warn you the images are upsetting. >> palestinians call it a massacre and say an israeli airstrike exploded at the hospital in gaza city. a direct hit where thousands of palestinians were taking shelter from israeli retaliatory strikes on gaza. gaza's health ministry, which is run by hamas, says hundreds are dead bodies seen lying on the grass outside. the wounded were rushed to another hospital in gaza city.

young children are among the victims. >> it was an almighty missile streak and the ceiling in the o.r. fell on top of us there are lots of children very young children, whose bodies were laying on the floor. >> reporter: this could be a tipping point, triggering rage across the arab world, just as the region is on the brink of a wi wider war. israel quickly denied responsibility and said it was caused by a palestinian rocket that misfired, not by hamas but another palestinian group. many palestinians don't believe that protests erupted in the west bank jordan's king calling it a heinous war crime. the leader of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, a moderate, left jordan, rae fu refusin to join in a summit. now that summit has been

canceled hamas is under pressure. on monday, the ton spop spokesm claim they had are willing to release an unspecified number of hostages a senior official told us that offer has expanded >> we are ready to leave all the civilians, including the foreigners >> reporter: all the civilians, including the israeli civilians? >> including israel. >> reporter: i'm sorry can i just clarify this you're saying you're willing to release them even the israeli nationals? >> israeli civilians and all the foreigners >> reporter: and what are you asking for to do that? do you want the airstrikes to stop, is that the condition? >> stop the aggression how can we, technically, logistically do it >> reporter: our viewers might hear that and say that offer

doesn't mean anything, if you're not willing to carry it out, it doesn't mean anything. >> oh, boy, if you stop the aggression, it can be done in the next hour. >> and our thanks to richard for that report. >> before he became president, joe biden had a nearly 50-year record of supporting israel and its policies in the u.s. congress our noah pransky looks back at a decades-long bond between the president and jewish state >> reporter: there are few politicians anywhere in the world with as long a history as joe biden. >> it is the best $3 billion investment we make whether or not in israel, the united states of america would have to invent an israel to protect her interests in the region >> reporter: to celebratory messages as president. >> i say again, you need not be a jew to be a zionist. >> reporter: his record coming almost 50 years after his first

in 1973. just weeks before a coalition of arab states would launch the surprise attack on israel known at yom kippur war. >> she said one thing i didn't tell you we jews have a secret weapon in our battle we have no place else to go. >> reporter: but diplomacy wasn't always smooth lik in 1982, tensions mounted with lebanon. he ended up in a near shouting match. the "new york times" called it the bitterest exchange of the meeting while israel's prime minister described it as a lively discussion. and one of the most pointed clashes played out in 2010 when vice president biden visited israel but after news broke that israel

was moving forward with building 1600 settlements in the west bank, biden kept benjamin netanyahu and his wife waiting at dinner for an hour and a half while release ago sing a statem condemning the move. >> netanyahu has moved in a direction that is counterproductive. >> reporter: but the two leaders signal they're close, meeting just weeks ago >> joe, we've been friends for over 40 years. we can make history. >> together. >> together. >> reporter: and now, after the hamas attacks, biden continues his steadfast support for the country he's long-pledged to protect. >> we must be crystal clear. we stand with israel >> our thanks to noah pransky for that report. a man who was only recently exonerated has been killed by police leonard cure spent 16 years behind bars in florida for armed robbery. his conviction was overturned in 2020 he was shot and killed during a

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capitol. the chamber is set to reconvene today to consider the job, to consider jim jordan, but he faces an uphill battle as he failed to secure enough votes in the first vote >> 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 win over skeptical moderates, still angry about the way kevin mccarthy was pushed out. despite the setback, jordan saying he's not giving up. >> until we get a speaker, we have to have a speaker, and it can't be some deal with the democrats. >> reporter: but some warned

they could not be won over, with some even asking for mccarthy to return >> we should go back to what we had, a great speaker really good for our conference >> reporter: jordan's candidacy is troersal. he voted to object to the 2020 election results on the floor, democrats attacked his record >> even leaders of his own party have called him a legislative terrorist. >> and our thanks to ryan for that update. we've got rain on the way for the midwest and northeast. meteorologist angie lassman is here tracking that system for us good morning, angie. >> good morning, guys. frances is not happy with the northeast being in the potential for some of this rainfall. but it's true. yes, we've got a system working across portions of the northern plains, working into the midwest. and that's where we're going to see most of the action today it's mainly going be heavy rainfall shower working across portions of the great lakes but stretching into the tennessee valley today this is something that will be impactful or the drive this

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they're getting black they gave us who doesn't feel for a man whose family gets bombed of course we feel for them but we feel for us first >> reporter: esther weiss is an israeli. she owns a jewelry shop. and he has a stand in the muslim quarter. and although their businesses are a short walk from each oh, their views of this war are a world away >> the problem is, based on 75 years occupation, you cannot control people and treat them like animals you treat them like animals, that's why they became animals >> it's not true it's all because the palestinians want to work and stand in line to woman and work in israel. they're getting water, supply, electricity, guns, everything from israel. they're not in a cage. >> you do not go around bombing children and women that's unacceptable. >> so with that logic, the hamas

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