. >> for the international reaction, let's get to raf sanchez. good morning, raf, what are world leaders saying? >> reporter: frances, good morning. what we're hearing in public from the region is rejection and condemnation. that is coming from the palestinians themselves, who say they won't leave their homes. it's coming from egypt and jordan, the two states president trump identified as potentially taking in these 2 million displaced palestinians. and it's also coming from saudi arabia, a key american partner in the region with whom trump hopes to broker a historic peace deal between israel and saudi arabia. we're also hearing strong words from american allies in nato, across europe, saying that they believe in a two-state solution. and they're warning the united states that any effort to try to force these 2 million palestinians from their homes would be a violation of international law. and it could be a war crime. now one place we are hearing a lot of support for this idea is in israel itself. some of that support is coming from the far righ

for more, let's bring in nbc's raf sanchez. good morning, raf. >> reporter: frances, good morning. after relatively rare pushback from republicans in the house and senate, president trump now saying his controversial plan for gaza does not require american boots on the ground. that is raising new questions about how this proposal would actually work. the president saying israel would hand control of gaza over to the united states when the war is finished. now, under international law, israel can't just hand somebody else's territory to the u.s., and this is also raising new fears for that fragile cease-fire in gaza. delicate talks are beginning to get under way to try to move to phase two of that cease-fire. that would see a permanent end to the fighting in exchange for the release of all living israeli hostages. but egypt, which is one of the mediators in those negotiations, but also one of the countries where president trump says those displaced palestinian refugees should go, is warning that the president's controversial comments are destabilizing those negotiations. now the pre

for more, let's bring in raf sanchez. good morning, raf. >> reporter: frances, good morning. following relatively rare push back by republicans in the house and senate, president trump now saying his controversial plan for gaza would not require american boots on the ground. that is raising new questions about how this proposal would actually work. but the president is saying that under his plan, israel would hand control of gaza to the united states after the war is finished. now, under international law, israel can't simply hand somebody else's territory over to the u.s. but it is also raising new questions about this fragile cease-fire in gaza. right now, talks are under way to try to get to phase two of that cease-fire. that would see a permanent end to the fighting in exchange for the release of all living israeli hostages. those talks are being mediated by egypt and qatar. and the egyptians are warning that president trump's proposal, which is meeting so much resistance in the middle east is actually undermining those negotiations. the president also signing an executiv

nbc's raf sanchez is joining us from london. the reaction to the appearance of these hostages. >> so a lot of shock, a lot of concern. alex, you saw in those images these men were frail. they were clearly very thin. doctors in israel who have done a preliminary examination of them are saying that they are suffering from malnourishment, that they are going to have specialized meals going forward. and a lot of concern from family members. i want to play you a little bit of sound from one of the three men released today about her reaction to seeing him. >> it's quite a shock because i was positive that his situation will be much better. i know him as an energetic guy for many, many years and he's in a very, very bad situation. as i can see from from the from the tv. >> so these three male hostages clearly have a long road to recovery ahead of them, not just physically, but also mentally, also spiritually. alex. >> yeah, for sure. hey, raf, there are still many hostages in gaza. that includes two americans. where do negotiations go

. >> for the international reaction, let's go to raf sanchez. good morning, raf, what are world leaders saying? >> reporter: frances, good morning. president trump says he spoke to leaders across the middle east who quote, loved this idea. what we're hearing is rejection and condemnation from across the region. that comes from the palestinians who say they are not leaving their homes in gaza. it includes egypt and jordan, the two american allies who trump has identified as potentially taking in those 2 million expelled palestinians. and it comes also from saudi arabia who is another key regional power. president trump hoping to broker a historic peace deal between israel and saudi. the saudis saying that's not going to happen if he moves ahead with expelling the palestinians. we're hearing also from european and nato allies. they're warning that any effort to move the palestinians out by force would be a violation of international humanitarian law. it would be a war crime. the one place we are hearing some enthusiasm for this idea is in israel i

. >> let's get right to it with foreign correspondent raf sanchez. good morning, raf. where does this leave the palestinians in gaza? >> reporter: frances, good morning. the president seems to be suggesting displacing the 2 million palestinians who live in gaza, potentially on a permanent basis, moving them to a third country, while the u.s. takes not just control but ownership of gaza. and he is not ruling out sending in u.s. troops to make this happen. it is hard to overstate, frances, what a radical idea this is. for starters, the palestinians have been very clear. they have no intention of leaving gaza. it is their home for the last 16 months of war, even with all the suffering there. what we have heard consistently from palestinian civilians is their top priority is to stay on their land and get back to their houses. this idea being rejected by both hamas and the palestinian authority. and the president is suggesting that these 2 million palestinians could go to egypt and jordan. these are both key u.s. allies in the middle east. but they are both flatly rejecting

. >> let's get right into it with foreign correspondent raf sanchez joins us live. good morning. where does this leave the palestinians in gaza? >> reporter: frances, good morning. the president seems to be suggesting that the 2 million palestinians who call the gaza strip home would be displaced, potentially on a permanent basis while the united states takes not just control but ownership of gaza, and he is saying he is potentially open to deploying u.s. troops to make this happen. now it is hard to overstate what a radical idea this is. the palestinians have been very clear, they are not leaving gaza. even over the last 16 months of war. the deep suffering in gaza before that. palestinians have said this is this home. they do not intend to leave. human rights groups have warned any ffort to try to make them leave by force is potentially a war crime. and the other big issue here is the president is suggesting that they move to egypt and jordan. these are both u.s. allies in the middle east. and both of those countries have said they are not open to this plan. but the president s

. >> now, nbc news international correspondent raf sanchez. raf, thanks for joining. you've spent a lot of time reporting from the middle east. so i'm interested to. >> hear what. >> the reaction is from your sources on the ground. and when you listen to the way that those senators are talking insane, deranged kinks in the slinky, i think that might be a little too cute. but are any of those reactions similar to what you're hearing from your sources in the middle east? >> so, ali, you. >> heard the. >> president say that he. >> had spoken. >> to leaders. >> in the middle east. >> and that. >> they. >> loved this plan. >> they thought it would bring stability. he notably. did not name those. >> leaders, and it is. >> very unclear who he's. >> talking about, because there. >> is a lot of alarm all across the. >> region right. >> now at. >> this proposal. just to. >> put this in context. >> ali. >> a. >> lot of presidents. >> both democrats. >> and republicans. >> have tried to come up with creative. >> out of the box. solutions to try to bring. >> peace between israelis

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chris. >> raf sanchez, thank you. now to house lawmakers who are in a marathon session to pass a new spending plan. nbc's vaughn hillyard is on capitol hill for us. and vaughn, republicans can't afford to lose what, more than two votes on this committee. and i'm wondering if that could be a problem. >> right. and especially once it were, to get to the entire house floor with just a 218 to 215 majority, they could only stand to lose one republican house member support here. and on this committee, you have several freedom caucus members, the hard line conservatives who, after the release of this initial house budget, text from from the budget committee chair that outlines up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, but up to 4.5 trillion in tax cuts. this is a moment where you have heard over the last 24 hours demands from those hard line conservatives that in order to avoid greater additions to the deficit, that they need to ensure that there is an ability, through this budgeting process to add to greater spending cuts, and th

up until now, it has always been the americans chairing that summit. >> chris raf sanchez, thank you.the demotions of two key ice officials. as nbc news reports, mounting frustration with the agency from inside the trump administration. nbc's julia ainsley reporting on this for us. so where exactly is this frustration coming from? well, it's starting at the top, chris, as kristen welker and i reported on friday. >> trump himself. >> has been angry that they haven't had more deportation numbers. >> it also. >> trickles down. >> we understand that his borders are. >> tom homan is. regularly on the phone with ice officials. >> saying they need to be making. >> more arrests and doing more deportations. to put. >> this in context, they're roughly doing about 1000 or or fewer. >> arrests per day. >> and in order to make. >> good on trump's promise. >> of millions and millions. >> of deportations, they. >> would have to be. deporting 2800 people a day. and as we know, many of those arrested. >> are not. >> being deported. and so. >> chris, what this comes down to is they want some heads. >>

nbc's raf sanchez is joining us from london.ages appearance. and what have we learned about their health and how they're doing? >> so, alex, you and i have covered a couple of these exchanges now over the last couple of weeks, and you'll remember that in those initial exchanges, it was really kind of unalloyed joy in israel, especially at the sight of those young women coming out. they appeared to be, at least physically, in good condition. that was not the case today. these three male hostages, looking emaciated, looking frail as they were marched onto that stage by hamas. and they are not all coming home to good news, alex. i just want to run through their individual backgrounds quickly. so we have elie sharabi, 52 years old, his wife and his two teenage daughters were killed on october 7th, and it is not clear that he knew that as he emerged from captivity today. so it may very well be the case that he spent his first moments of freedom receiving the worst news that a father and husband can possibly receive, that his family w

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raf, what's the latest on the newly released hostages? and obviously you've watched this unfold a few times now. so tell me what we are looking to see in the next hour. >> yeah. ali. so we are four weeks into this fragile ceasefire. >> it is continuing to hold, as you said, three male hostages coming. >> out today in exchange for. >> 183 palestinian prisoners. >> but there are big. >> questions about. >> how much longer. >> this. >> ceasefire can hold, especially. >> in the. >> trump era. >> so let's. >> start with the details. >> of what. >> happened this morning. >> we'll get on to the. >> bigger picture. ali, you and. >> i have covered. >> a. couple of these exchanges together. and you'll remember in the. >> early days. there was. >> just unalloyed. >> joy in. >> israel, especially. >> as these young. >> women were coming out. >> they appeared to be. >> in physically. >> good health. >> but today it was. >> a. darker picture, as. >> you said. >> these three male hostages all appearing. >> emaciated. >> appearing frail. they were. >> ab

even in the ceasefire president from says ukraine and supplies of raf materials could be the key to a piece deal. the minerals are vital components and many new technologies. ukraine of potentially shoot reserves, him and come reports on the don't ask region. this use mines adult, the landscape of ukraine's east, but the mining sector could be powering up and going into production again. the ukraine sits on the 12 trillion us dollars with the rarest minerals needed to power technology, including lithium and titanium. it could be arrival to china, the world's biggest current supply. and that's interesting to the us, which is wary of china, is rise globally. the famously transactional us present. donald trump says he is found the deal he wants to make with ukraine to help and the wall. so we're looking to do a deal with your brain with giving them weapons and aid in return to read the materials and ukrainian presents. without them is lensky is open to the idea of russia. it's pot says the alms for minerals deal as some have deb, this is a sign of the us slowing down the simple for ukrai

she raf groups to produce a songs and music videos insinuating that people should take to the streets and do street protests and you know, the classic a peaceful protest that's has the the upside of being a right now. all right, yeah, my colleague here in auto niels spoke to investigative journalist, ben swan, who believes that the agency should have been put in the spotlight long ago. this is an organization that has operated in the shadows when it's supposed to be an organization that's operating on full transparency. and so like, we know that it's not. and for years, if not decades, there are been american journalists and american citizens who have struggled to get answers as to what you asked the id really does. what is this mission around the world? why does it have such a massive budget and why is there no accountability for what it does around the world? and we heard sen, joey fox there, who was specifically talking about this issue and said, when she has tried in her congressional oversight authority to get an answer from you with a lead, she was threatened by the organization

news international correspondent raf sanchez. raf, what more can you tell us about vance's address?well, mika, this was vice president. >> vance's debut. >> on the world stage. >> he was speaking. >> to an. audience that. included french president emmanuel. >> macron, the. >> prime minister of india. >> senior leaders from. >> china and. >> other countries. and he used the opportunity to. >> deliver a. >> full throated america. >> first vision. >> of artificial intelligence. >> he said. that he is determined. >> and. >> the trump administration is determined. >> to see. >> the united states. >> remain the. >> world's ai superpower. >> he warned. >> against any efforts to choke off to. overregulate the american ai. >> industry, and he spoke in pretty. >> stark terms. >> i want you. >> to. take a listen. >> the united. >> states of america is the leader in ai, and our administration plans to keep it. >> that way. >> we invite your countries to work with us and to follow that model. if it makes sense for your nations. however, the trump administration is troubled by reports that some f

. >> correspondent raf sanchez. >> raf. >> where does this leave ukraine. >> in terms of support from. >> the. >> u.s. and nato? >> well, mika, ukraine really suffering a12 punch at the hands of the trump administration, as you said, president trump speaking to vladimir putin of russia before volodymyr zelensky of ukraine, inviting putin to the white house and not zelenskyy. and this is exactly what the ukrainians did not want. the russians in the ear of the president shaping this conversation before these negotiations have even begun. and then pete hegseth, the new secretary of defense, delivering that second blow here at nato headquarters in brussels. he did not give a forceful statement in support of ukraine. instead, he made a list of things the united states expects ukraine to give up. as you heard in that sound bite you played, he said. it is not realistic for ukraine to continue trying to recover all of the territory that it has lost to russia. so that is both territory lost since the full scale invasion began back in february 2022, but also areas lost since 2014, including cri

raf drive to work tomorrow.he morning commute does die down a little bit for only a couple of hours as midday tomorrow at picks right back up with another heavier rush of rain in some really strong winds along with that. we'll continue to see that through your evening drive tomorrow and just barely hang out with us into the start of your friday valentine's day. friday itself clears out really nicely in by friday evening for your valentine's evening date. things are looking really, really nice out there, actually under some clear skies. so tomorrow is absolutely the day to avoid too much outdoors thursday, not just our rainiest day in the bay, but also the snowiest in the sierra with snow level tomorrow night falling towards 4,000 feet in elevation. so that is well below lake level at lake tahoe indefinitely. enough to see some snow down into the foothills. futurecast shows that clearing i mentioned on friday just in time for your weekend saturday looks nice with just a few sprinkles on sunday. as far as the sier

under trump, and we probably have some european boots on the ground, polish armored divi divisions, raf to protect ukraine. they are going to get some security guarantees. i am sure the president wants that. i am sure the russians expect that. i think the president is being realistic about the contours of the agreement, about what russia is realistically going to give back and what the ukraine can expect from security guarantees. they will get guarantees, probably not nato membership. >> john: we will see what unfolds. >> realism. >> john: we will see what unfolds in the days and weeks ahead. robert, thank you so much, appreciate it. >> great being with you john, thank you. >> sandra: we are waiting robert f. kennedy jr. to be sworn in a towel as health and human services secretary, one of president trump's most controvel picks. samerica's health academic epidemic. marc siegel, how would you describe the stay for you? what impact will he have, dr. siegel? >> sandra, he is a disruptor and a reformer. one of the things he has identified is our obesity epidemic which is 45 american adults,

nbc's raf sanchez is reporting from paris. so what is on the vp's agenda? >> well, chris, this is the. >> vice. >> president's debut on the world stage. >> and it has been a pretty. >> dizzying rise for a man. >> with limited foreign policy experience. until two. >> years ago, he. had never. >> held elected office. and tonight he is at the. >> elysee palace. >> representing his. >> country in that. >> club of. world leaders. he's here in the french capital to give a major speech tomorrow at a. summit on artificial intelligence. >> and the. >> trump administration's. approach to ai. >> has basically been america first. >> the president. >> has been very explicit. he wants the united. >> states to be the world's dominant. >> ai superpower. >> he has. >> rolled back. >> biden era. >> safety regulations. >> on ai. >> and it comes as there is deep concern in washington. >> and in. silicon valley. >> that china is catching up when it comes to ai. now, the vice. president is not the only high profile american here at this summit. there's also a number. of leading

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