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hakeem jeffries: good luck. happy thanksgiving, everybody. >> [laughter] >> coming up on c-span, live coverage from california of remarks by president biden speaking at the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit. 21 member economies are attending, accounting for nearly 40% of the global population and nearly 50% of global trade. when the president begins, we will take you live to san francisco. >> c-span's washington journal. a life form involving you to discuss the latest issues and government, politics, and public policy from washington dc and across the country. thursday morning, axios congressional reporter talks about the expected release of a house ethics report following their investigation into george santos. a film producer talks about his latest film, police state, and other political news of the day. and congressman smith will discuss aid to israel and ukraine and bidens meeting with the president of china. and the national resources defense council talks about the u.s. government new climate assess

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hakeem jeffries noting mr. johnson would have staggered agency funding in a more piecemeal fashion. jeff in ohio, independent line. hi. caller: good morning, america. good morning, pedro. as far as the supreme court goes i do not think anybody deserves a lifetime appointment. the problem is washington are so corrupt that once you get in you become corrupt yourself over time. as far as the government shutdown, shut it down. these people are on a spending spree. we are $33 trillion in debt and they are still printing money. we are actually in two wars, whether we are supporting them or not. we are giving away our own military support to these countries to fight it out. why is the u.n. not over there? as far as ethics, there is no ethics on either side. whatever happened to the ethics department? can somebody turn a light on so we can lock these people up for breaking the constitution? what are we going to do? $33 trillion and we are going to kick the can down the road again. they do this every year. every year they do this. they kick it down the road. we need to hold these people resp

hakeem jeffries says we must address the cancer of anti-semitism with the fierce energy of now.s, they cannot attend. they invited. do you think this was a missed opportunity for them. >> dana perino made a great point on "the five" yesterday how this was a huge opportunity for the president to show he could stand with republican leaders like mike johnson, hakeem jeffries, chuck schumer and say he is obviously unwavering in his support for israel. because he is. it's down the road from the white house. it's a very easy place to get to. but, as dana pointed out, this president can't pivot. once the script is made for the day he doesn't have that flexibility that you would see with a barack obama. bottom line flags weren't burned, violence didn't break out. democratic socialist of new york saying this was attended by, what, pro-hitler, pro-genocide people? it didn't happen that was the textbook definition of a peaceful protest, carly. >> todd: it was a march to rescue innocent hostages living their lives on october 6th and october 7th had their lives destroyed. yet these democrati

. >> joining me now is congressman hakeem jeffries, house minority leader. leader jeffries, thank you so much for being here on this busy night. i am struck by the ways in which republicans are in both a state of shock and denial. it has come to my attention in the last hour senator lindsey graham says he plans to reintroduce his 15-week abortion ban. senator j.d. vance agrees with the introduction of this bill saying he believes they can get a majority of the american people onboard with something. what is your reaction to senate republicans who think the answer to last night's problems is to double down on an abortion ban? >> we're dealing with extreme maga republicans who have one objective which is to jam the right-wing ideology down the throats of the american people. and fundamentally what that has meant is that they want a nationwide abortion ban. what the extreme maga republicans want to do is criminalize abortion care. what they want to do is to create a society where women have to live in a place with government mandated pregnancies. and so this is

. >> next, hakeem jeffries holds his weekly news conference on his party's legislative agenda.e talks about the november 17 deadline to fund the federal government and the 2023 election results. this is about 25 minutes. mr. jeffries: good morning everyone. we have important work to do in just a few days. federal government is once again at risk of shutting down because of extreme maga republicans in the house are apptl

. >> i know there are discussions between the speaker and hakeem jeffries. obviously we want to pass a bill. >> we saw this resolution, it says they want the president to leave all options on the table including military force. do you believe the president has the authority? met have to look at the resolution. thank you, everybody. >> the senate returns this afternoon 2:15 p.m. eastern, lawmakers will need to consider legislation this week to avert a government shutdown and federal funding expires friday midnight. live coverage of the senate here on c-span two. ♪♪ >> monday, watch the conclusion dispensaries in partnership with library books that shaped american will feature the words of caesar chavez. a collection of speeches and other writings the labor leader and civil rights activists. the recounts the history of farm labor movement explains how he used the method like marches to deliver his message for better pay and working conditions for migrant journalist and author biography of the crusade of caesar chavez discussed the book, watch books that shaped

i will invite hakeem jeffries to the podium to deliver his remarks. >> thank you, speaker johnson for this on the very solemn occasion and your partnership. it is exactly one month ago today that hamas committed atrocities against israel. murdering more than 1400 people. in what amounted to the largest loss of jewish life in a single day since the holocaust. more than 200 people were kidnapped. they are being held hostage by hamas. we will do everything in our power to bring them home safely. as jewish families begin the next phase of morning. and pray for the safe return of those held hostage. we remember infants, women, children, young people, the elderly and families who were shot and burned alive. we remember people like ned epstein. after throwing himself over a grenade to save his fiancee's life when hamas terrorists infiltrated the home they just purchased together. you remember this 42-year-old photographer who left his home to capture some of the earliest images from the terrorists that infiltrated his books. he and his wife were killed. the three-year-old daughter is now mis

then hakeem jeffries speaking with reporters about passage of a short-term spending bill in the house to avoid a shutdown friday. later, president bidennd xi jinping talking about relations between the u.s. and china before their bilateral meeting in woodside, california. thursday, a hearing on how scammers use artificial intelligence create voice clones and deepfakes to target older americans. you can watch the hearing live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and our mobile app, c-span now, or on c-span.org. c-span is your unfiltered view of

if i were speaker johnson i'd start talking to hakeem jeffries. he will need those votes.s the structure right now the government will be funded through january 9th and complete two of the ten appropriations bill, one on the military va, and one on the water. then he do the rest by february 2nd, the other ten bills, and keep the government funding. i think this is one step, not to, it's better than what they proposed earlier through the latter approach which have lied in my view to a government shutdown. but this isn't an ideal plan but it could work. i don't think the senate is going to accept it like this as -- >> it's interesting, the way in which he pitched that this thing seems as if he's angling for the democratic votes, he has three republicans who said he's not voting for them. if he loses for, he's gonna have to get democrats to buy in. you talked about some of the deadlines, right now we're looking at a clean cr which is what mccarthy got across the finish line -- ago. and the january deadline for democratic priorities really witches agriculture, and energy, a fe

. >> joining me now is congressman hakeem jeffries, house minority leader, thank you so much for being here on this very busy night. i am struck by the ways in which republicans are in both a state of shock, and denial. it has come to my attention that in the last hour, senator lindsey graham says that he plans to reintroduce his 15-week abortion ban, senator j.d. vance agrees with the introduction of this bill, saying he believes that they could get a majority of the american people on board with something. what is your reaction to senate republicans who think that the answer to last night's problems is to double down on an abortion ban? >> we are dealing with extreme maga republicans who have one objective, which is to jam their extreme right-wing ideology down the throats of the american people and fundamentally, what that has meant, it is that they want a nationwide abortion ban. with the extreme maga republicans want to do is criminalize abortion care. what they want to do is to create a society where women have to live in a place with government mandated pregnancy is. so this iss

the problem that mike johnson has is that hakeem jeffries has a lot of leverage now because as you justut, the hard-liners within the house republican conference are not going to support this. so democrat votes will be needed, so hakeem jeffries is gonna have a lot of say in what this bill could potentially look like. but that said, this idea of doing a ladder approach, as was proposed, to try and government sequentially, and that might be rolling government shutdown. this approach, though, it will at least keep the government funded. but the problem that, of course, johnson is going to discover is that he needs house democratic votes, and of course the u.s. senate is not gonna be a bystander in this process. and i suspect they are going to reject doing this in two steps. it'll be smarter to do a one-stop gap, the same thing they did on january 9th, and pass all the appropriations bill between now and then. >> norman, this is where we stand on november 12th, 2023. charlie debts wise evaluation of this is that it's not irresponsible. in other words, that's the bar we are at, right? let m

>> there is discussion between the speaker and hakeem jeffries. we'll see what comes out obvious of your forte wic we want to pass a bill that does not shut down the government. last one. talk to us about a resolution regarding iran and israel.

i spoke to the house democratic leader, hakeem jeffries about this, he said republicans tried to advance a short term bill that has spending cuts they will not accept it. they will not accept a ransom note. it needs to be a clean stop gap measure. but a number of republicans want to impose spending cuts but that is a nonstarter with democrats. so what mike johnson decides to do here, move forward with a republican only plan, potentially that could lead to another government shutdown fight some time next week but if he goes the way the democrats want that could open up to criticism from the right flank, the same that pushed out speaker mccarthy when he did the same thing about 45 days ago. so a lot of questions whether they can avoid another shutdown or whether there's a shutdown fear as we head into the deadline midnight next friday. >> and the clock keeps ticking away. thank you both so much. >>> coming up, israel says that gaza city has been encircled, its forces around hamas infrastructure there what that means for civilians still in the enclave. >>> why the justice department is open

progressive leaders were meeting behind closed doors inside with hakeem jeffries and the dnc campaignrm, countering aipac's reportedly $100 million to unseat those members. one democrat backing aipac's efforts says it's their right to do so. >> israel is our best, strongest ally in the middle east. aipac has the prerogative to support or oppose whoever they want to, as does any other organization. >> debbie wasserman schultz was making that point, we were seeing more and more people say that. as for the protest we saw, that was coorganized by the democratic socialists of america, a group to which aoc and rashida tlaib proudly and publicly belong to. the protesters were very vocal about their anger toward pro-israel democrats. watch this. >> we call on our congresspeople. we've come to their offices as constituents. we've tried to ask them to do what 80% of their base is asking for and call for a cease-fire. they are not listening. >> her name is eva, she is part of "if not now," she says they are going to keep going after these pro-israel democrats they are not listening to the democr

they want to show up to a crowd. >> emily: i'm grateful hakeem jeffries is there.had no comment after, everyone's presence matters. showing up matters. bravo to everyone who will show up or express solidarity with that march today and for those that don't, absence speaks volumes. coming up, intense fighting reaching one of the hospitals, president biden calling to protect the facility even though it has a hamas facility just below it, that is next. tried met more energy in just two weeks. -ahh, -here, i'll take that. woo hoo! ensure max protein 30 grams protein, one gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals, and nutrients for immune health. (♪) i'd like to take a moment to address my fellow veterans, because i know so many of you have served our country honorably. one of the benefits that we as a country give you as a veteran is the eligibility for a va loan for up to 100% of your home's value. if you need cash for your family, call newday usa. with automatic authority from the va, we can say yes when banks say no. give us a call. that first time you take a step back. i

they should support hakeem jeffries for speaker. >> think you so much. we have one more russian from nuhw member julie walters. julie asks, as workers in this country fight for their rights, do you have any plans to introduce legislation that will support these workers' rights and enforce legal consequence is on the illegal actions by employers to interfere and duly intimidate their workers during this process? i will give that question to mr. schiff. >> a big part of the problem we have in our country today, people are working. make it harder to organize. here is something even more foundational. we need to publish the filibuster. put people back to work in high- paying jobs. >> there is actually time to shake up the senate. against the proactive, that is me. big karma, you know i am going to stand with workers. i'm not just a prolabor vote. the picket lines. the hardships, the way that they make your life more difficult. we need oversight most powerfully. >> like my college, i was an original sponsor of the p.r.o. act. secondly, i would take on the fil

house rein hit leader hakeem jeffries spoke on aid to israel and ukraine calling on republicans to work in a bipartisan manner. he criticized republicans for passing legislation that will likely fail in the senate. this is about 25 minutes. to process that lesson and continue to move partisan bills designed to advance right-wing ideology that has zero chance of ever being passed into law. should not play partisan political games with america's national security. we should not play partisan political games in the contexts of special relationship between the united states and israel, should not play partisan political games as it relates to our necessary effort to support the ukranian valiant courageous and brave stand against russian aggression. should not play partisan political games as it relates to the need to provide humanitarian assistance to palestinian civilians who may be in harm's way in gaza through no fault of their own. the time for extreme maga republican partisanship is over. the time for exroo is over. the time for extreme maga republican gamesmanship is over. it's time t

hakeem jeffries was excellent, speaking right after speaker of the house republican. you have van jones, he is working for president obama, not known as a right-wing activist talking about how proud he is of the jewish community. then you have debra messing, no left wing cause she is not supporting of, but yet front and center making a great speech. >> ainsley: house speaker joni ernst. >> lawrence: they said no ceasefire. no ceasefire. >> brian: to van jones when he tried to say we want peace. >> lawrence: jewish people have been saying we want peace. if we can't retaliate and hunt down the people, if you don't, they will do it. >> ainsley: steve interviewed a mom who lost two of her children. >> steve: two kids, they look to be in their 20s, she was heartbroken. to the point about the speaker was there, also chuck schumer, hakeem jeffries was there and an image, you don't see this in washington, that picture, they are holding hands. we are bipartisan on this issue. we have got israel's back. >> brian: except for the squad. >> steve: a lot of people said we are here,

joining us house minority leader hakeem jeffries. you again, leader jeffries. >> good morning. great to see you. >> i know you've seen this and i just want to say it again to feel good again about that this can't happen and we're going to roll this, and i think everybody's holding hands and obviously something that is bipartisan and brought both sides together, but that -- leader schumer and leader jeffries and speaker johnson holding hands. can it happen again? is it precedented? can i be optimistic, leader jeffries >> i think there's always reason to be optimistic particularly when we lean in to the american journey, the american exceptionalism and our ability, of course, to continue to overcome turbulence and obstacles and adversity. from the very beginning of this congress we have said as house democrats that we are ready, willing and able to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues whenever and wherever possible for the good of the american people, and, in fact, we've repeatedly done just that. we've done it

hakeem jeffries talked about the november 17 deadline to fund the federal government. leader jeffries' remarks are about 25 minutes. mr. jeffries: good morning everyone. we have important work to do in just a few days. federal government is once again at risk of shutting down because of extreme maga republicans in the house are apparently determined to do just that. unless they manage to extract extreme ransome demands related to their highly policy priorities that have no shot of otherwise being enacted into law under the normal legislative process. to be clear, house democrats are not going to pay a single right-wing ranso mmp demand. we have not done it in the past and not going to do it today, tomorrow, next week. it will never be done. the only way forward is to come together in bipartisan fashion in order to meet the needs of the american people. and if republicans are unable to do that over the next few days, then the only approach is to pass a continuing resolution at the fiscal year 2023 levels, period, full stop. the challenge that we confront is that the ext

hakeem jeffries was speaking today.alk us through what you'veeen seeing and who you've been speaking with. >> we've been here for a few hours and you might be able to see a number of signage. the people walking behind me. i would say that it's a mix of support and solidarity for israel as well as a mix of support and solidarity for the hostages and those families. particularly we know that there's a number of them that are american families. we know that we've heard from the family members themselves of those hostages here on the stage here within the last hour. as well as jewish american allies. we've heard from israeli artists, musicians, and as you mentioned, the scale of this. on the low end, we're hearing a crowd of 40,000 upwards of 250,000. of course, the actual numbers will be determined later but the significant size from all around the country. i want to take you to the what we've heard from people that have gathered here from all corners of the country on what brought them here. what was the most important pa

we will stay united behind our leader, hakeem jeffries.that we are all looking at it, i think the senate is looking at it and trying to understand. it is unprecedented to divide government funding into two deadlines. i do not understand what the point of that is. i will say that there is a clean continuing resolution. that means that there are not any poison pills, or at least that is what they tell us. we have to see the full language and really understand it in senate. that is what they are saying. if that is the case, at least it does not mean that they are trying to push through a big cut to government spending. it is just outrageous that we are still in this position five days before the government is said to shut down. again, they are passing ridiculous appropriations bills that can never get passed on the senate. i think that all of us feel frustrated that we have wasted so much time, and apparently we are going right down to the line again. >> this is mike johnson's first big test as a speaker. from anything and from everything tha

house minority leader hakeem jeffries spoke about aid to israel and ukraine in a press conference. jeffries criticized republicans for passing legislation that will likely fail in the senate. this is about 25 minutes. >> heads up. mr. jeffries: morning, everyone. house democrats remain ready, willing, and able as we've repeatedly made clear from the beginning of this congress to work with our republican colleagues to solve problems for hard-working american taxpayers. the only way that things will be done in this congress as has been consistently demonstrated through every major issue we were asked to confront is in bipartisan fashion. for the life of me, it's strange that my republican colleagues refuse in the house to process that lesson. and continue to move partisan bills designed to advance a right wing ideology that has zero chance of ever being passed into law. should not play partisan political games with america's national security. we should not play partisan political games in the context of the special relationship between the united states and israel. should not play p

and we stood as americans that night with our new speaker, mike johnson, our minority leader, hakeem jeffries, ms. stevens, myself, our colleagues and committee chairs, mr. meeks of new york, mr. mccaul from texas in solidarity against the atrocities in gaza and in israel. and that night i had the most wonderful visit with the most hopeful mother, adaand we hugged and talked and on those steps, we had a moment of hope. but a few hours later, she learned that her daughter, noa, 19 years old, a soldier in the israeli defense force, was among the murdered, not among the hostages. we don't want to forget those who have been killed in this process as we pray for the release of the hostages and we call politically on the house floor for release of the hostages. so we lift up these families and lift up all those who are grieving over the loss and tragedy on both sides of the fence in gaza and i urge all my colleagues to support h. res. 793. i reserve. but i have no additional speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina. >> i am prepared to close. mr

i did ask house democratic leader hakeem jeffries about this yesterday. he said potentially we could see a vote on the house floor at the end of november or early december. he didn't want to give his cards away from what would happen. certainly there's a general sense among republicans and democrats, especially with this report that will help convince some of those who struggled to condemn santos by expelling him that they could potentially make this step and go forward now, now that we have this damning report from the ethics committee with pretty revealing charges. >> julie tsirkin, keep reading that report. we'll come back to you as soon as you've had a chance to get more information for us. when we're back in 60 seconds, what president biden got out of his high stakes meeting with china's leader and what they discussed about tensions over taiwan. >>> plus, congress averts a thanksgiving government shutdown. as lawmakers skip town, why are they leaving israel aid on the table? >>> also, new exclusive video of alec baldwin on the "rust" set just days be

the ability to get assistance back in dc house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says it is necessaryhelp palestinians in harm's way. get hostages out of gaza. we need to do everything possible. 2. secure the release of the hostages. >> there are now growing calls from lawmakers for a temporary cease-fire. indiana democratic congressman andre carson is one of them keep palestinian safe and to protect jewish brothers and sisters as well as muslim brothers and sisters globally. >> but that will point however, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country won't stop attacking hamas unless hostages are freed. >> we have to eliminate hamas from the face of the air and not believe that's what the prime minister. >> it's going to some house republicans agree. it's not time to slow down. this is not a time for a cease-fire or a pause in any way. this is a time to crush hamas, eliminate their leadership blutter right there. fighters. now blinken said he understands the clear commitment from israel to eliminate the threat in the west bank. >> reporting live in washington. i'm basil

they did know that the democratic leader hakeem jeffries was inside the building with a number of democratic members and democratic candidates, and all that's left here behind me now are bike racks that block the entrance to the dnc, and dozens of these plastic candles that were used as part of the vigil. the damage has really been done. as you mentioned, 90 protesters say they've been injured, six police officers, capitol police have been injured. one of the protesters was arrested for assaulting a female officer. chris. >> gary grumbach, thank you for the update, much appreciated. >>> we have breaking news out of california, a suspect has been arrested in the death of a 69-year-old jewish man who suffered fatal injuries during dueling pro-israel and pro-palestinian rallies. you can see paul kessler here. he is laying on the ground after police say he fell and hit his head follow ago confrontation with a pro-palestinian demonstrator earlier this month. the 50-year-old suspect has been booked on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. his bail set at $1 million. >>> next, the fulton county pr

chuck schumer, hakeem jeffries, the house speaker. as another former democrat pointed outside tulsi gabbard, where was harris? where was the president? sometimes the president has to go out and able to prepare. but the vice president didn't think it was important to go or anyone from the administration important to speak? i thought that was noteworthy, not that they haven't shown backing of israel. no one is saying that. that was a chance to address 300,000 people and explain to them where the most of the democratic party was and is. >> lawrence: i think it was a missed opportunity. you know, when you look at hakeem jeffries. >> brian: did he a great speech. >> lawrence: i was totally shocked by his speech last night. i think, frankly, he gave the best speech out there. he really went through the history. i wonder if the people in his party really heard him lay it out and say this is where we are standing. and to see them at the end all gather hands together almost like a red line to the rest of the world, to the people in this countr

speaker of the house, the publican mike johnson, and he was joined by democrats, chuck schumer, and hakeem jeffriese are here united, democrat and republican, house and senate, today, we stand with israel. >> there are few issues in washington back in so easily bring together leaders of both parties and both chambers, but the survivor of the state of -- the survival of the state of israel and their people unites all americans. nomia: we were at the front of the stage, and there were many young jewish americans holding posters of the israeli hostages, saying "bring them home," and that has been one of the other messages of the rally. families of the hostages have been in attendance, giving speeches. also, many jewish american students from high-profile universities and colleges are here to callout what they say is a rise in anti-semitism on some campuses across america. there were a small group of counter protesters made up of rabbis, and there was a bit of a standoff with other people here, but police have cordoned them off, and generally they have kept this rally pretty much peaceful. caitriona: f

. >> we're trying to operate with unity in our caucus behind hakeem jeffries and our leadership, because it's complicated enough with the republicans falling apart on a weekly and daily basis so if it's something that our leadership thinks they can work with, it's something i imagine most democrats will say we'll swallow for now. >> reporter: of course we all remember what happened the last time a house speaker reached across the aisle to pass a continuing resolution. it cost kevin mccarthy the gavel. a lot on the line, certainly, this time around >>> phillip, back to you >> mike johnson's fully aware how he not that position thank you. >>> just days after the third republican presidential debate the field of candidates is narrowing by one more. >> when i go back to iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. i am suspending my campaign. i think the voters -- >> south carolina senator tim scott announced sunday night he'll be dropping out of the republican presidential race to the surprise of trey gowdy, fox news host. scott who has served in the senate since 2013 began his campaig

the ability to get assistance back in dc house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says it is necessary to help palestinians in harm's way and get hostages out of gaza. we need to do everything possible. 2. secure the release of the hostages. there are now growing calls from lawmakers for a temporary cease-fire. indiana democratic congressman andre carson is one of them keep palestinian safe and to protect jewish brothers and sisters as well as muslim brothers and sisters globally. >> but that will point however, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country won't stop attacking hamas unless hostages are freed. >> we have to eliminate hamas from the face of the air and that believe that's what the prime minister. it's going to some house republicans agree. >> it's not time to slow down. this is not a time for a cease-fire or a pause in any way. this is a time to crush hamas, eliminate their leadership blutter right there. fighters. >> now secretary blinken said he understands the clear commitment from israel to elipinate extreme violence in the west bank reporting live in w

the ability to get assistance back in dc house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says it is necessary to help palestinians in harm's way and get hostages out of gaza. we need to do everything possible. 2. secure the release of the hostages. there are now growing calls from lawmakers for a temporary cease-fire. indiana democratic congressman andre carson is one of them keep palestinian safe and to protect jewish brothers and sisters as well as muslim brothers and sisters globally. >> but that will pour however, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country won't stop attacking hamas unless hostages are freed. >> we have to eliminate hamas from the face of the air and not believe that's what the prime minister. >> he's going to some house republicans agree. it's not time to slow down. this is not a time for a cease-fire or a pause in any way. this is a time to crush hamas, eliminate their leadership blutter right there. fighters. secretary blinken said he understands the clear commitment from israel to deal with extreme violence in the west bank reporting in washington. i'm

. >> we're trying to operate with unity in our caucus behind hakeem jeffries and our leadership because it's complicated enough with the republicans falling apart on a weekly and daily basis so if it's something that our leadership thinks they can work with, it's something i imagine most democrats will say we'll value low for now. >> of course, we all remember what happened the last time a former house speaker reached across the aisle to pass a continuing resolution. the move cost kevin mccarthy the gavel, leading the republican chaotic race to name his replacement. so certainly a lot on the line this time around phillip, back to you >> i'd say that's putting it lightly. chris, thank you >>> the pentagon says american forces have conducted air strikes against targets in eastern syria. two locations were attacked, abu kamal and mayadin. this is the third strike against iranian and iranian-based bases. for the latest, let's go live to claudio lavanga who is following these and other developments in the region good morning what more can you tell us about the recent air strikes >> good morn

without shot and killed house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says his members are ready to pass more gun control. we clearly have to address it. the status quo is not >> acceptable. we have to crush the gun violence epidemic. but with the republican majority in the house, any legislation would need support from both parties. we want to do it in a bipartisan way and whatever form that takes in washington, i'm hannah brandt. >> baby loungers sold on amazon are being recalled because of a safety hazard. the consumer products safety commission says the loungers pose a suffocation and fall risk. experts say the products made by yoga do not meet require dimensions for the padded size and thickness. they also don't have a stance. the recall affects loungers. but after june 23rd of 2022. customers, consumers are advised to immediately stop using them and contact the company for a refund. yoga and amazon are also contacting known buyers directly. >> researchers at san diego state are using artificial intelligence to teach people with autism how to drive. but this is before they get behind the

hakeem jeffries has offered to work together in a bipartisan fashion to make sure we have leadership that can govern. that can do the business of the people. i got into this work to solve problems. that's what i've committed to. delivering results. congress needs to be able to do that. lisa: congresswoman porter? rep. porter: i do not have a favorite. but i do want to respond to the question. when we say there are republicans of principal on the others, we have to be clear about what those principles are. there is no republican who will support the right of every american to make their own choice about whether to have an abortion. no republican. for me that makes all of these candidates patently unacceptable. lisa: thank you. congresswoman lee? do you have a favorite? rep. lee: absolutely -- no. i do not. first of all this is a civil war between the republicans. secondly i have not found any right now who can govern. they are following the direction of donald trump. and thirdly the only person who i think could bring civility back and move the country forward, at least the house, wou

administration to navigate, i yesterday did a story about progressives seeking help from the dnc and hakeem jeffriesworried about being primary by pro-israel democrat challengers so the latter this anti- israel rhetoric from these democrats, the bigger the problem will be for the president. >> and i think at why president biden decided to put the letter and for the washington post, he is on this, officially stood with israel but also giving build signals, is it administration giving weird signals that sound like they are not sure in support israel, obviously they are looking at pulling within their own party and they realize even among democrats, this is a killer for them because joe biden is not going to go out on a limb into it, these people have spaghetti spines, they don't stand for anything. they are going to do this only if they think it helps them politically and probably what you're seeing. >> wouldn't it be who of the president to talk more about the future, about -- let's start with the hostages, i don't hear talk about hostages in the government of gaza going forward. everyone is in the p

they raised it with hakeem jeffries. he's been in the middle of it all. this is a debate that's playing out behind closed doors and spilling into public view. >>> ivanka trump took the witness stand to testify for her father. she was cordial and courteous. but her testimony raises questions about her credibility. >> reporter: ivanka trump breezed past cameras. inside a new york courthouse, not saying a word. ahead of her testimony in the state's $250 million civil fraud trial against her father and his company. new york attorney general letitia james addressed reporters before the proceedings. ivanka trump secured, negotiated loans to obtain favorable terms based on fraudulent statements. >> reporter: on the stand, ivanka repeatedly said she didn't recall when she was pressed for details about several projects she worked on before she left the organization in 2017, including the old post office in washington, d.c., which was converted into a trump hotel. a deal her father says ivanka spearheaded. >> i'm honored to be here to support my family and my daugh

the new speaker of the house, mike johnson, and the democratic leader hakeem jeffries and others. we're expecting to also hear from family members of hostages still being held in gaza. so a lot of speeches. we'll be monitoring it throughout the afternoon. >>> ed lavandera is in tel aviv. the focus is on the hospitals and the hostages in gaza. gaza's health care system is on the brink of collapse. what more can you tell us a about that? >> reporter: the catastrophic situation continues tonight here in the middle east. the latest news we have is the hospital that's now the last operating hospital inside of gaza city, and medical officials there describe the situation as dire. minimal staff caring for 500 patients, many of those in critical condition. only two operating rooms and three surgeons left inside that hospital. and another hospital that's been the focus of so much sbensz fighting, that's a hospital that's collapsed. there were babies that were taken to operating rooms, where there were still minimum oxygen splice. defense forces have been offering to take incubators and oth

my job as the lead democrat there, and i have to think hakeem jeffries for putting me in that positionhere are eight of us and most of them are more senior than me, but he asked me to be the lead, is because i am willing to be disruptive. we have rules in the house about decorum and how we act. individuals have five minutes. nobody interrupts them. but because we decided we are going to be the truth squad, i do not allow their bowl -- bullshit. [applause] if they say something that is not truthful, i am going to stop them. nope. no, no, that is not the truth, it is a lie. it is not going to happen while i am sitting right here next year. jim jordan don't like that. my mere presence, and i make sure i stand over him in my six inch heels before he sits down, but to be disruptive. to not accept it. do not play their game. we cannot continue to operate in the confines of the rules that they have constructed for us, for our behavior. we have got to set the rules ourselves. because let me tell you. the people of the virgin islands do not have the right to vote for president. when we became p