secretary blinken: now they are. mexico is playing and increasingly leading role in this, engaging in this coalition we put together. engaged with us every single day, trying to take down the criminal enterprises engaged in this. with mexico, you know, it's both a matter of policing and we've been working closely with them. but there are other things that are really important. the entire regulatory scheme that they have, to make sure they have the rules and regulations in place to do something about the illicit manufacturing of, the illicit trade in, these chemicals. and that cooperation is, i think, better than it's ever been. now it's a big challenge because two years ago, we seized, seized, and that couldn't mean we got everything, we seized enough fentanyl to kill every single american citizen. that is the scope of the problem. that's why cooperation that we get through diplomacy with china, with mexico, is so important. hillary: that's unbelievable. let's talk about ukraine. last night, i met a mayor from -- sec

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blinken.e question of allowing palestinian civilians to return to their homes i northern gazan, that is something the americans and others would like to see happen as soon as is possible. there is no question, said mr. blinken, that palestinian citizens in gaza should be encouraged or persuaded to leave. they must remain and gaza must be ruled eventually when this war ends by some form of palestinian entity. caitriona: former president donald trump was in court again, this time in d.c. the issue was whether the federal government can proceed with its case against him for falsely claiming he won the 2020 election. he's disputing the charges against him. former president donald trump is claiming presidential immunity, a widely accepted concept that says the u.s. president is immune from prosecution for most actions taken while in office. but it is debated how far that immunity extends. his lawyers said the court granted him presidential immunity in this case because prosecuting him would cast a

the blinken has been saying _ like? that's right. the blinken has been saying he — like? been saying he wants _ like? that's right. the blinken has been saying he wants to _ like? that's right. the blinken has been saying he wants to talk- like? that's right. the blinken has| been saying he wants to talk about the future governance of gaza. this is something that is considered to have been ignored somewhat by israeli political leaders. it has taken time for the israeli war cabinet to come around to talking about that and to have a brief plan published by israel's defence minister last week, giving an outline of what israel's strategy could look like, saying that palestinians will be allowed to go back to their homes. mr blinken has been saying that he thinks displaced palestinians must be allowed to go back as soon as conditions allow. but there are indications in israel's media that that could be tied to a new hostage deal to bring home the 100 plus hostages remain in captivity in gaza. home the 100 plus hostages remain in captivity in gaza-— captivity in gaza. yolande k

is it is widely not because of israel but because of joe biden and anthony blinken.ppeasement, equivocation is a provocation for our enemies, not that they need one but you can see how they conduct themselves very differently under the biden regime then they did when donald trump was president. it has consequences for us, men and women in the theater, are being shot at, they are exposed, this administration has gone week need, they will not attack iran directly but has a voices of isolation and islamism in our own country urging them not to. but that puts our troops at great risk. iran is on the precipice of having nuclear weapons, can you imagine what it will do without. iran has essentially conquered lebanon, yemen, iran is conquering iraq, iran owns hamas, lock stock and barrel, iran has created hezbollah and what is our administration doing, they are funding them all. their funding terrorism and their funding iran, in addition to that, they are making these public relation moves to make the you think that there doing something like the houthis were on the america

we have antony blinken, the _ houthi attacks. we have antony blinken, the us _ houthi attacks.hi attacks. we have antony blinken, the us secretary of. houthi attacks. we have antony i blinken, the us secretary of state, appearing in greece. we talked about our nato alliance, the tremendous solidarity that we have and continue to have in supporting ukraine against the russian aggression. we have talked a little bit about steps to prepare for the nato summit that will take place in washington early this summer. and we also focused on what both countries have done through the leadership of president erdogan and prime minister miss attackers to bring greece and turkey closer together including the summit meeting of both leaders just last month. in turkey we also focused extensively on what turkey can do using its influence, using its ties to help prevent the conflict in the middle east from spreading. and we also talked about the role that turkey can play both in the day after for gaza turkey can play both in the day afterfor gaza in turkey can play both in the day after for gaza i

blinken: good evening.t's my fourth trip to israel since the horrific hamas attacks of october 7th. so i'm here just over three months, 95 days since those attacks occurred. we know for the people most affected by the attacks and the conflict that followed, time moves differently. immediately before this i met with the hostages of the families held in gaza and hostages that have been released. several of those families, i've now met multiple times. for them, every day, every hour, every minute that they're separated from their loved ones is an eternity. time feels different for families in gaza as well. hundreds of thousands of whom are experiencing acute food insecurity for the mother or father trying to find something to feed a hungry child with the passage of another day without food is excruciating. it feels different for palestinians whose loved ones are killed and for them time often falls into before and after. the after filled with a loss that most of us will never know and cannot fully imagine. and

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i think that goal is most attainable for secretary blinken.n has been speaking because secretary blinken was there. he left, travelled from jordan to qatar. the king warned secretary blinken against the catastrophic repercussions of continued aggression against gaza. just how much sway do these regional leaders have in trying to resolve this issue? i think they have a tremendous amount of sway and not only what happens in the present tense but what we do going forward, and that's very much what secretary blinken is working on, getting their input, not only how to bring this conflict to a reasonable conclusion but also what comes next. the problem is ultimately that the israelis don't really care what anybody else has to say on how they conduct their operations in gaza so the tension there is between the impact is between the input of the united states and all of our regional allies and what israel decides it wants to do irrespective of what anybody else says. does israel care about the united states? they do but only to a point, the main point

antony blinken is on his fourth tour of the region since october 7th.n saudi arabia on monday, mr blinken emphasised the need to prevent the conflict from spreading. earlier, he met the president of israel, isaac herzog, who thanked the us for "standing steadfast with israel". mr blinken�*s visit comes as hezbollah said one of its commanders was killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border, where he signalled that he's prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon. hamas health officials say more than 23,000 people have been killed in gaza by israeli strikes since the conflict began three months ago. here's mr blinken speaking as he met the president of israel, isaac herzog. i've just come from a number of countries in the region — turkey, greece, jordan, qatar, united arab emirates, saudi arabia — and i want to be able to share some of what i've heard from those leaders with the president, as well as with the prime minister and the cabinet late

antony blinken has just arrived in israel. conditions in gaza continue to deteriorate. 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours the un said uk ministers have met to consider how to clear the names of those wrongly convicted in an the post office scandal. we'll speak to two victims who are still seeking compensation. alaska air cancelled 140 flights today, as more details emerged of that dramagic mid air blow out on a boeing 737 the panel door has now been recovered. and blast off for the first american moon mission in 50 years but after the textbook launch the spacecraft is running out of power, with the mission now in severe jeapordy. good evening. we start tonight in the middle east, with a number of developments to update you on. the first from lebanon where his brother has confirmed that one of its senior commanders was killed today by an israeli drone strike, in the south of the country. wissam al tawil was the deputy head of the group's radwan force which managed many of the military operations in southern lebano

us secretary of state, antony blinken, begins his latest trip to the middle east and the wider regionor talks — his fourth since hamas�* october attack on israel. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—post masters by the post office. the uk health security agency issues a week—long cold weather alert as parts of england still struggle with floods following a week of heavy rain. hello, i'm lauren taylor. let's return to that breaking news we brought to you earlier. an alaska airlines flight from the us city of portland has made an emergency landing after part of the aircraft blew out in mid—air. listen to this emergency call from a member of the cabin crew. social media video shot inside the boeing 737 max 9 shows a window section missing. the passengers remain in their seats, oxygen masks dangling, looking remarkably calm. alaska airlines said the 177 passengers and crew landed safely back at portland. it has temporarily grounded its 65 max aircraft for inspection. the aeroplane has a chequere

. ♪ christian: antony blinken has just arrived in israel.ons in gaza continuing to deteriorate. 250 people have been killed in the last 24 hours. also in the program tonight, u.k. ministers have met to consider how to clear the names of those wrongly convicted in the post office scandal. we speak to two victims still seeking compensation. alaska air canceled 140 flights today as more details emerged about a dramatic midair blowout on a boeing 737. and last off for the first american moon mission in 50 years. but after the textbook launch, th spacecraft is now running out of power, with the mission in severe jeopardy. a ry good evening. we start in the middle east with a number of developments to update you on. the first from lebanon, where hezbollah has confirmed one of its senior commanders was killed by an israeli drone strike. he was the deputy head of the group's force which managed many of the military operations in southern lebanon. in gaza, the fighting has intensified. in the last 24 hours israeli strikes have killed 249 palestinians

antony blinken is in _ his israeli counterparts.saudi _ his israeli counterparts. antony blinken is in saudi arabia - his israeli counterparts. antony blinken is in saudi arabia for i his israeli counterparts. antony i blinken is in saudi arabia for talks with the crown prince so what should we be looking out for from that meeting? we be looking out for from that meetin: ? . , we be looking out for from that meetin: ? ., , ., meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be _ meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar _ meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar to _ meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar to what - meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar to what he i hear will be similar to what he heard in other arab capitals, a call for a ceasefire and a rejection of any idea of displacement of palestinians from gaza, these are red lines for arab countries and i have not seen arab diplomacy so united as i have seen around these particular issues. for united as i have seen around thes

antony blinken is meeting. it is a la: of the antony blinken is meeting. you _ antony blinken is meeting. it is a lag of the trip you had _ antony blinken is meeting. it is a lag of the trip you had to - antony blinken is meeting. it is a lag of the trip you had to make, i antony blinken is meeting. it is a i lag of the trip you had to make, he could not appear as shunning of the palestinian authority but really had nothing to offer. he couldn't even bring the israelis to release palestinian money that they are withholding in order to ensure that the palestinian authorities does not collapse because at the moment the israelis are basically choking this authority... they don't have many money to pay salaries or any bills because of this hijacking of the money. he could not even deliver on that so there was not really much to say and that is why the visit lasted less than an hour, there was no joint press statement, no joint press conference, nothing like that. he got out of there soon as you can. what would you like to have seen? again the issue of money wo

secretary blinken: thanks, will. one thing we've heard clearly every we've gone including israel, escalation is in no one's interest and no one is seeking it. no one wants to see other fronts open in this conflict. and more than that, as i've already shared, we have countries around the region that are using their relationships, using their influence to try to make sure that doesn't happen. we had extensive discussions about that today as we had on other days of this trip, and here we focused particularly on the situation in northern israel, and it's very clear to me from these conversations a few things. first, we strongly support the proposition that israelis need to know security so that they can return to their homes in northern israel. 80,000 or so israelis have been forced from their homes because of insecurity from coming from southern lebanon, the rocket attacks, other threats posed by hezbollah. equally, we believe and the government of israel believes that a diplomatic path is the best way to achieve that s

well, attorney blinken's remarks in — far? well, attorney blinken's remarks in the _ far?inken's remarks in the very - far? well, attorney blinken's remarks in the very reason . far? well, attorney blinken'sl remarks in the very reason for far? well, attorney blinken's - remarks in the very reason for his trip now to the middle east, really amounts to crisis management. the united states has very little it can do to influence either israel or hamas at this stage, what it really needs to do is reduce expectations on the part of us partners, other countries from the region that the united states is going to pull a rabbit out of a hat somehow. israel has little choice but to proceed with what it is now doing, which is chewing through gaza, in the hope of eradicating the hamas leadership, and destroying its military capacity. hamas has little choice really but to proceed with what it is doing, which is holding out in the hope that the hostages they are holding be buy them a long—term ceasefire, or possibly that there will will be a widening of the war that will take the pressu

we've seen antony blinken _ an israeli army base.een antony blinken meeting with - an israeli army base. we've seen i antony blinken meeting with other leaders, in the gulf states as well. they are after a ceasefire, we've had this pause. will he ask for that again? i had this pause. will he ask for that auain? . had this pause. will he ask for that a . ain? ., ., had this pause. will he ask for that auain? ., ., , ., again? i mean, that is a possibility. _ again? i mean, that is a possibility. he - again? i mean, that is a possibility. he has- again? i mean, that is a possibility. he has not l again? i mean, that is a - possibility. he has not been clear about what exactly his plans are there. i think it is interesting he's coming here of the back with there's meetings, he's trying to turnit there's meetings, he's trying to turn it into a positive for israel. there is a country is calling for an immediate ceasefire. he is trying to hold out the possibility to israel of much better relations with its arab neighbours, if there is this

h0 blinken needs to deal with and is a daunting task.— is a daunting task.is a daunting task. no doubt, he will be talking _ is a daunting task. no doubt, he will be talking about - he will be talking about israel's plans for the future of gaza, the emanation of hamas from government is a predictable component, what do you make of the details of the plans and how do they differ from other plans including one by the palestinian authority which still runs the west bank? indeed, it is this plan coming out of differences inside israel about what should happen in gaza after the war so the vigil from in gaza after the war so the vigilfrom prime minister netanyahu is to continue the war, to be able to control gaza and security in military terms and security in military terms and he wing ministers want more jewish settlement to come back to gaza. on the contrary, the army in israel is a scene that, they need to have a way out of this war so this plan is that it gives some families, palestinian tribe in gaza, some control in trying to make this loyal to israel after

secretary blinken: thanks, will. one thing we've heard clearly every we've gone including israel, escalation is in no one's interest and no one is seeking it. no one wants to see other fronts open in this conflict. and more than that, as i've already shared, we have countries around the region that are using their relationships, using their influence to try to make sure that doesn't happen. we had extensive discussions about that today as we had on other days of this trip, and here we focused particularly on the situation in northern israel, and it's very clear to me from these conversations a few things. first, we strongly support the proposition that israelis need to know security so that they can return to their homes in northern israel. 80,000 or so israelis have been forced from their homes because of insecurity from coming from southern lebanon, the rocket attacks, other threats posed by hezbollah. equally, we believe and the government of israel believes that a diplomatic path is the best way to achieve that s

blinken: thank you very much.nk you for also representing all your colleagues in making sure that you asked all their questions as well. appreciate it. look, first, i think it's very important to note that this is an incredibly volatile time in the middle east. i would argue that we've not seen a situation as d the region since at least 1973. and arguably even before that. and that is the environment in which we're operating and of course that was triggered by the horrific attacks of october 7 against hamas by innocent men, women and children. we've made very, very clear from day one that we're going to defend our people, we're going to defend our personnel, we're going to defend our interests and that's exactly what we've done. we've t significant action to deter groups, to degrade their capabilities in iraq, in syria, in yemen. at the same time the president's been very clear that we want to prevent broader escalation. we want to prevent t conflict from spreading. so we are intent on doing both. that is, snd for

you mentioned antony blinken, he is in the region| antony blinken, he is in the region as you say, dueounding countries and is on his way to a man and jordan at the moment. he said before he got on the plane his focuses on this conflict from spreading and making sure that he engages with those regional countries to try and assist in that effort. what influenced you think he will be able to bring to bear when he arrives in israel and with those surrounding countries? it is surrounding countries? it is interesting _ surrounding countries? it is interesting he _ surrounding countries? it is interesting he is _ surrounding countries? it 3 interesting he is going to those countries before coming to israel and the palestinian territories. you would think given the relationship between israel and americans that this might be his first port of call but it is not. he is taking a message from those countries, people like president erdogan and people in jordan and egypt, and he is making sure the israelis hear loud and clear the regional message, that they are concerned about the humanitarian sit

we know antony blinken has told israel'sl antony blinken has told israel's prime minister to avoid furtherms on he's having to repeat again that basic message —— three months. it to repeat again that basic message -- three months.— -- three months. it speaks to the nature of the _ -- three months. it speaks to the nature of the israeli _ -- three months. it speaks to the nature of the israeli prime - nature of the israeli prime minister. he is a bulldog, a former soldier, he had a brother lost in a hostage rescue mission. he is very focused on securing israel's border and the safety of its civilians, and the administration agrees with it to a certain extent, but it can't be securing a fashion of carpet bombing areas and without concern for civilians. i am sure that is what the secretary heard in his meetings. he was in qatar, the uae, saudi arabia yesterday. i am sure all of those arab states have told him the indiscriminate killing of civilians whilst in pursuit of hamas has to be stopped. but whilst in pursuit of hamas has to be sto ed. �* . , whilst in pursuit of hamas has to be stoned.

before mr blinken left greece forjordan, he said this. focus on preventing this conflict from spreading. a big part of the conversations we will have over the coming days with all of our allies and partners is looking at the steps they can take using the influence and ties that they have to do just that, to make sure that this conflict does not spread. second, we will look at what we can do to maximise the protection of civilians, maximise humanitarian assistance getting in to them and also to get hostages out of gaza. i spoke to dr lisel hintz — assistant professor of international relations atjohns hopkins university ? about the significance of mr blinken�*s visit to turkey. secretary blinken has been carrying out a number of these campaign trips in order to try to quell tensions in the region to prevent the conflict spreading, to secure the release of hostages, to try to get turkey's corporation, to get turkey on board with securing hostages, with humanitarian assistance, potentially with post—conflict reconstruction efforts. there is

and today, mr blinken is in saudi arabia for talks with the crown prince.should we be looking out for from that meeting? i think primarily what he will hear in that meeting is similar to what he heard in other arab capitals. a call for a ceasefire and a rejection of any idea of forcible displacement of palestinians from gaza, these are red lines for arab countries, and frankly i have not seen the arab diplomacy so united as i have seen around these particular issues. the un is concerned about the high number of journalists who the un is concerned about the high number ofjournalists who have been killed in gaza. it is demanding a probe into the situation. this comes as two journalists were killed in an israeli air strike on sunday. one of the journalists hamza al dahdouh was the son of aljazeera's gaza bureau chief and is the fifth member of his family to be killed during the conflict. according to the committee to protectjournalists as of january the 8th at least 79 journalists and media workers have now been killed in gaza with another 16 injured, three mi

this is what antony blinken told the press conference afterward. figs blinken told the press conference. a , ., �*, blinken told the press conference afterward. a , . �*, afterward. as israel's campaign moves to a _ afterward. as israel's campaign moves to a lower _ afterward. as israel's campaign moves to a lower intensity - afterward. as israel's campaign. moves to a lower intensity phase afterward. as israel's campaign - moves to a lower intensity phase in northern gaza, and is the idea of scale down its forces there, we agreed to a plan for the un to carry out an assessment mission. it will determine what needs to be done to allow palestinians to return to their homes safely in the north. now this won't happen overnight, there are serious security infrastructure and humanitarian challenges. but the mission will start a process that evaluates these obstacles and how they can be overcome. in today's meetings, i was also crystal clear — palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they must not be pressed to leave gaza. as i told the prime minister, th

later mr blinken will head to qatar for talks with the emir.the diplomacy continues, so does the fighting, with israel carrying out air strikes overnight in the city of khan younis in southern gaza. the official palestinian news agency reported many dead and wounded. in the west bank, palestinian officials said six people had been killed in an israeli air raid on the city ofjenin. an israeli border officer has also been killed in operations there. and an israeli civilian was killed in what has been described as a shooting attack in the west bank. the israeli army says it has completed what it claims is the dismantling of hamas�* command structure in the northern gaza strip. a spokesman said hamas fighters could operate only sporadically in the area. live now to our correspondent shaimaa khalil injerusalem. just bring us up to date on some of the attacks that have happened, because we also understand that there have been drone strikes which have led to casualties as well. that's right. we have been getting lines and updates about the fighting in

antony blinken has been on a tour of the middle east.spread further. here in the uk, some parents believe the covid pandemic has shown that it's not essential for children to attend school every day, according to a new report. the centre for socialjustice says more support is needed to tackle school absences. our education editor branwen jeffreys has the story. bell rings it's part of the legacy of covid, a broken contract with school for some families. last year, almost twice as many children missed 10% of lessons. mental health issues, the cost—of—living crisis aren't helping. this report suggests parents' attitudes have shifted. almost a third agreed the pandemic showed going every day was not essential. to repair the missing link between school and families, it suggests mental health support for every school, expanding the use of mentors forfamilies, creating a right to sport for secondary pupils, to have five hours of extra activities every week. also looking at how fines are working and investing in youth clubs. some of the solutio

it is very difficult to say but blinken _ you think?think? it is very difficult to say but blinken knows that - you think? it is very difficult to say but blinken knows that he | you think? it is very difficult to l say but blinken knows that he is coming here at a very serious moment for the region. first of all, with his message about reducing the numbers of civilian casualties, about dealing with the dire humanitarian situation. he has got this commitment from the israeli military that it is now moving towards a lower intensity of warfare in that about what we are actually seeing on the ground still is battle is raging, and intense israeli airstrikes. it is possible that mr blinken will be able to get some new commitments on aid, there will be talk of new talks on the possible release of israeli hostages, then, on this big subject about preventing a new regional war, a spread of the war in gaza, that is really difficult, and you can seejust war in gaza, that is really difficult, and you can see just how difficult, and you can see jus

secretary of state antony blinken is back in the u.s.. during the stop in cutter, he wanted war in gaza could easily metastasize into regional war. while he publicly is calling for de-escalation, the biden administration continues to face criticism for sending more weapons to israel while carrying out its own attacks in iraq and syria as well as targeting houthi forces in yemen as israel's bombardment of gaza has entered its fourth month -- entered its fourth month. according to palestinian health officials, the death gaza is nearing 23,000. israel's attacks continue to take a devastating toll on palestinian journalists. by one count, 110 palestinians journalists have been killed so far since october 7. on sunday, an israeli airstrike in southern gaza killed two journalists. mustafa thuraya and hamza al-dahdouh. hamza was the eldest son of al jazeera's gaza bureau chief wael al-dahdouh, who had already lost his wife, daughter, another son, and a grandson in an israeli air strike in october. was wounded and another strike that killed his c

yes, antony blinken who _ is that right? yes, antony blinken who was - is that right?a - is that right? yes, antony| blinken who was on a tour through dot bahrain, qatar, saudi arabia, greece, turkey, westbank and meeting the egyptian president. mentioned in his visits the importance of containing the conflict, not to be out of gaza, because there is fear of haskalah, and fear of the houthi attacks, vera ran back intervening and also like yesterday in kurdistan they shot down a drone targeted to a military airport used by the global alliance against what is called isis, the islamic state group. so all about, you know, put pressure on israel because all the countries agreed on ceasefire, all the arab countries, palestinians and all of them. only israel does not like ceasefire. american supporting them. ling, said to state solution but all about based on a kind of truce to help negotiation for the two state solution.— help negotiation for the two state solution. another very important — state solution. another very important day _ state solution. another very important d

later mr blinken will head to qatar for talks with the emir.e diplomacy continues, so does the fighting, with israel carrying out air strikes overnight in the city of khan younis in southern gaza. we are getting varying accounts of the death toll. the afp news agency says at least 64 people have been killed, while reuters say 116 have lost their lives. in the west bank, palestinian officials said six people had been killed in an israeli air raid on the city ofjenin. an israeli border officer has also been killed in operations there. and an israeli civilian was killed in what has been described as a shooting attack in the west bank. the israeli army says it's completed what it claims is the �*dismantling" of hamas�*s command structure in the northern gaza strip. a spokesman said hamas fighters could operate only �*sporadically�* in the area. it's also emerged that a cameraman working in gaza for the aljazeera network hsa been killed. hamza al—dahdouh is reported to have been hit by an israeli drone strike while travelling from khan younis to gaz

here's what mr blinken told journalists as he left saudia arabia.verywhere i found when i found leaders determined to prevent the conflict we are facing now from spreading and to do everything possible to deter escalation and prevent a widening of the conflict. we also spoke _ widening of the conflict. - also spoke about the future for this region and i think there is broad agreement on a few basic objectives. first, that israel and israelis should be able to live in peace and security, free from the fear of terrorist attacks or aggression from any neighbour. second, that the west bank and gaza should be united under palestinian lead governance. third, the future of the region needs to be one of integration not division and not conflict. and fourth, for that to happen we need to see the establishment of an independent listing in state. —— list indian state. no—one i speak to things any of this will be easy and they recognise the hurdles are no—one thinks anything will happen overnight. it we agreed to work together and to co—ordinate our efforts to

we know that antony blinken has told israel's i antony blinken has told israel's prime minister to avoidn, it seaks that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a — that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little _ that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit _ that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit to _ that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit to the - that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit to the nature . it speaks a little bit to the nature of the israeli prime minister. i mean, he's a bulldog, he's a former soldier, he had a brother who was lost in a hostage rescue mission. so he is very focused on securing israel's border and the safety of its citizens. in the administration agrees with that, of course, to a certain extent, but it also can't be secured in the carpet bombing of areas and without concern for civilians. and i'm sure that's what the secretary heard in his meetings that preceded this — he was in qatar, the uae, saudi arabia most recently yesterday — and i'm sure all those arab states have said the

we begin in the middle east, where us secretary of state antony blinken is making his fourth visit tohe region since israel began the bombardment of gaza on the 7th of october. he's there at a pivotal moment. today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli's now displaced from their homes. with 80,000 israelis now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza stands at 23,000, according to the hamas—run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has "an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading" and a warning to some members of the israeli government. well, first in with regard to the lebanon.

. >>> staefkkes are high for secretary blinken. >>> more than half the country waking up to some kind of weather alert. a second, more powerful winter storm slams through the middle of the country, as it surges east angie lassman is tracking it >>> hundreds of sudden deaths of young children every year, a new study points to a possible cause. what parents need to know. >>> and the end of an e-r tiger woods and nike parting ways after nearly 30 years what's teeing up for the knicks move >>> and a trove of legos for kids dealing with cancer how a florida community came together to replace each colorful brick it's tuesday, january 9. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera as the threat of an all-out war with hezbollah and lebanon looms large, secretary of state antony blinken is in israel this morning. he landed in tel aviv where he met with crown prince mohammed bin salman the tour of the region ends in egypt on thursday. let's go live to chapman bell who's following developments for us what's on blinken's agenda today? >> reporter: good morning, frances and hap

in your own statement, secretary blinken.mentioned one little throwaway line when you say that includes addressing the hemispheric challenges of irregular migration. i assume you're talking about our southern border here. that's been reiterated, 269,000 plus on the terror watch list. americans are right to be extremely concerned about what is happening and how it is intertwined with everything that is happening globally. we cannot lose sight of what we see, i'm sure that, secretary blinken when you see the news of the anti-somatic rallies that are occurring in our own country, and across the globe is something i never thought we would see in our lifetime. it is earth shattering, you make a better case on why our own homeland security here including our southern border, figuring into the equations that you brought us here today to talk about. >> thank you, senator i appreciate as well your reference to the unimaginable instances of anti-semitism we see as well, by the way expressions on islamophobia and other bigotry that unfo

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secretary blinken. >> thank you very much emma chair murray, vice chair collins and esteemed members of the appropriation committee. in queue for the opportunity to testify before you today. >> save the children of gaza. save the children of gaza. cease-fire, now. where is your pride in america? >> they do recognize that people feel very passionately but i ask that we have order in this hearing room and respect our speakers. we will forward with the hearing and allow the people here and the american people to hear from their witnesses. >> 2 1/2 years ago adversaries assessed that the united states was becoming permanently divided at home, alienated from our allies and partners around the world. working together we have demonstrated america's resilience and strength and leadership in the world remains unmatched. he made historic investments in the source of america's strength at home, our democracy, infrastructure, economic and technological, we invested in the modernization of our military and invested