here's lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone.e're coming on the air with breaking news out of maine, where at least 15 people were killed and dozens more injured in multiple shootings in the city of lewiston. police say the shooter is still ton loose, after going on a rampage at multiple locations. police have released photos of a man with a rifle with a caption, suspect for identification. a local medical center is responding to a mass casualty event. a shelter-in-place order is in place, while police ask people to stay inside and off roads while they search for a manhunt for the shooter. we'll have much on nws news thank you for watching and good evening gaza's main morgue, even the shrouds used to cover the dead are running out. ellison basher, nbc even the shrouds used to cover the dead are running out. ellison barber, nbc news, the israel/gaza border. >>> as the world debates the military response, 19 days since the worst terror attack in israeli history, its leaders are trying to frame the stakes, today laying bare the brut

>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and welcome. this time we saw donald trump in court. the cameras allowed in new york today for the opening of a $250 million civil fraud trial that puts mr. trump's very image and claims of extreme wealth and success on the line with the judge having already found the ex-president fraudulently inflated the values of his properties by hundreds of millions of dollars to secure better bank terms, the case now centers on who's responsible and what the punishment should be tonight the former president, his company and control of his many flagship properties are at risk the case is unrelated to the many criminal indictments mr. trump is named in, but as he has in many of those cases mr. trump is attacking the judge and in this case the new york attorney general behind it. laura jarrett has details. >> reporter: tonight donald trump once again in a courtroom, with the fate of his business empire now on trial. >> today in court we will prove our case. >> reporter: new york attorney general letitia james a

jesse, it was a pretty alarming scene there >> reporter: that's right, lester. details still coming in, but so far, officials say that a shirtless man with a holstered handgun went into the wisconsin state capitol yesterday, demanding to see governor tony evers before he was arrested for openly carrying a firearm into the capitol authorities say he later bailed himself out of jail, and hours after the first incident, returned to the state capitol exterior, this time armed with a loaded ak-47 style rifle, as well as a collapsible police-style baton authorities say the man was taken into custody for a psychiatric evaluation we're also told that at the time of the incident, the governor was not in the capitol, which does not have metal detectors. and this is just the latest high profile incident involving an elected official last year, the governor was allegedly on a hit list which also purportedly included senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, as well as michigan governor gretchen whitmer and remember, whitmer was also the intended victim of a kidnapping plot in

lester? >> richard engel, thank you. >>> tonight president biden will address the american people to make the case for increasing support to israel and ukraine. peter alexander is at the white house. and peter, you're getting some new details on the president's remarks? >> lester, this is just the second office address for president biden. and tonight he is going to make the case that at this perilous moment, supporting both ukraine and israel is in the u.s.'s national security interests, warning that inaction would make america less safe. he is also going to emphasize to make sure that humanitarian aid get to the palestinians in gaza. the speech comes ahead of the president's plan tomorrow to send congress a request for roughly $100 billion in military and humanitarian support, largely for israel and ukraine. but with house republicans yet to settle on a speaker, it's not clear how soon lawmakers could even move on that. still, for the president, this moment is not without risk. you're talki

s >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. if you've been wondering who would want to become speaker of the house after kevin mccarthy was unceremoniously shoved aside yesterday with a push from members of his own party, the answer has come quickly. two republicans officially stepping forward today saying they will compete for the speaker's gavel, setting off a scramble to gather support and votes from within a splintered republican caucus that's governing with a slim majority uncertainty over the next speaker rendering congress paralyzed tonight at a critical moment a new threat of a government shutdown looms on the not-too-distant horizon. a vote on a successor to mccarthy is at least a week away and there are concerns tonight over the real-world impact if the process goes longer than that we start tonight with ryan nobles >> reporter: tonight, the republican scramble to find a speaker. with the house now at a standstill. >> i think the view from the outside is that the house is paralyzed? >> that's a good description. the h

kristen, what's the latest >> reporter: good evening, lester. a manhunt under way tonight along this remote but popular rail trail after what police are calling a suspicious death a woman's body was found here on thursday afternoon after a witness described hearing gunshots at this point state police say the woman is not a student at nearby vermont state university at castleton. the college is currently on fall break, but any students or faculty that are remaining are currently under a shelter in place police and search teams have been canvassing the area looking for what they describe as a white male, 5'10" with brown hair he is considered armed and dangerous. they are also asking any local residents or businesses to comb through their surveillance video for anything unusual they say at this point they do not know who the suspect is or any connection he might have to the victim lester >> all right, kristen dahlgren, thanks. >>> markets rallied today with the major indexes all up after the latest report on jobs the economy adding 336,000 jobs la

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that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i'm lester holt.ase take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> on "nbc bay area news tonight," chilling stories of violence as the war between israel and hamas intensifies. an east bay congressman tells us he has spoken to families who have loved ones being held hostage. >> i'm horrified by what i have seen over the weekend, and i condemn the ter

kate, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. so a year ago, sam bankman-fried was on top of the crypto world, the ceo of one of the most valuable cryptocurrency exchanges, ftx. today the entrepreneur once known for charming politicians, celebrities, and investors was trying to charm a jury taking the stand in his own defense testifying that while he took on too much risk and hurt customers, he did not commit fraud. it's a rare move for defendants to testify on their own behalf, but bankman-fried faces difficult odds with his top three associates pleading guilty and testifying against him. if found guilty bankman-fried could spend the rest of his life in prison, lester. >> kate rooney in new york, thank you. >>> coming up, the democrat challenging president biden in the presidential primary. who is dean phillips next. (gasp) you need weathertech. [hot dog splat.] laser measured floorliners front and rear. [drink slurp and splat.] (scream) seat protector to save the seats. [honk!] they're all yours! we're here! hey, i knew you wer

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. >>> good evening just a short time ago, president biden addressed the american people in a prime time speech about the israel-hamas war and the terror attacks that sparked it almost two weeks ago. mr. biden made the case for tens of billions of dollars in new emergency military aid for israel and ukraine, saying russia's vladimir putin and hamas have a common goal -- the complete annihilation of a neighboring democracy. the president also tried to explain why making sure israel and ukraine succeed are vital for america's national security. it all comes as israel tells its troops to be ready for a ground invasion, and gaza waits for the green light for truckloads of humanitarian aid to come in from egypt the president also denounced all forms of hate, whether against muslims, jews, or anyone, citing the recent brutal killing of a 6-year-old muslim boy in a chicago suburb our chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us peter, what more did the president have to say? >> reporter

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. >> good evening and welcome. fast-moving events here in the middle east to report tonight as we come on the air. president biden's high-stakes trip to israel overnight has hit serious headwinds, with a planned summit meeting in jordan now called off his plan to show solidarity with israel following the terror attack here being consumed this evening by an attack at a gaza hospital that gaza health officials say has killed several hundred people it's rapidly overshadowing u.s.-led diplomatic efforts palestinian health authorities say the hospital was struck by an israeli attack. israel says the hospital was hit by an errant missile fired by palestinian militants. but tonight, arab leaders are walking away from tomorrow's planned summit with president biden. also tonight, a senior hamas leader claims to nbc's richard engel the group is willing to turn over all civilian hostages it holds immediately if israel stops its bombing campaign but right now, president biden flying to israel and flying in

lester? >> richard engel, thank you. >>> tonight we're getting a devastating firsthand look at the site of that music festival where more than 250 people were killed by hamas. raf sanchez reports on a night of joy interrupted by terror. ♪♪ >> reporter: the sun was rising, but the music played on. 3,500 young people at the super nova music festival dancing into the early hours. at first, moments of confusion. and then sheer terror. heavily armed hamas gunmen closing in from all sides. some joining a desperate stampede across the field. others hiding and praying for rescue. >> i saw a group of girls in the cars just so afraid to get out. and i realized if they're going to stay there, they're going get killed. so just screaming just run so fast, because i understand if the people they freeze, they're going to die. >> reporter: more than 260 people killed in a massacre that went on for hours. others kidnapped and dragged into gaza. today we walked the ghostly site ourselves. this was a place of m

when it does, lester holt will join us live from israel. >>> as a reminder, again, a special report with president biden landing in israel. bye-bye. >>> tonight, our special coverage from israel, as the war takes another horrifying turn. hamas saying hundreds of people were killed in a blast in a gaza hospital, as president biden prepares to visit israel the images coming in, the explosion at a hospital packed with wounded palestinians and civilians seeking shelter. hamas blaming israel, but the israelis say it was a failed rocket launch by another palestinian militant group. in the west bank, protesters erupting over the blast, while inside gaza, the growing humanitarian crisis, as israel prepares a potential ground war it comes as president biden leaves for israel, but the summit he was set to attend in jordan with hopes of reviving the mideast peace process abruptly canceled after the hospital blast. what he will push for, as aid remains blocked at the border. >>> and that first video of a hostage held by hamas. my conversation with her mother can you describe the moment that you saw

lester >> garrett haake, thank you. let me bring in kristen welker now, the moderator of "meet the press. you've been talking with republicans all day about the impact of all this. >> lester, that's right. and these extraordinaryevents exposed deep divisions. republicans who were opposed to removing mccarthy says it really imperils their conservative agenda. now, former president trump posting, quote, "why is it republicans are always fighting among themselves instead of democrats?" while former vice president pence called this chaos lester, big picture, our latest nbc news poll shows the gop with a big advantage on issues like the economy. and there's a real concern among republicans that events like today could really hurt their chances in 2024 lester >> kristen welker, thanks >>> now to the remarkable rescue of a 9-year-old girl who police say was abducted from her family while riding her bike. kathy park reports on how investigators were able to track down the suspect now charged 9-year-old charlotte sena back with

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, we don't see this too often, a car chase in the east bay. our chopper was overhead. we'll show you the dramatic ending and where those people fled. >>> also, the war between israel and hamas intensifying. we're joined by our nbc correspondent on the ground in tel aviv. what he is seeing tonight. >>> plus -- >> we heard the bombs. that's

lester? >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks. >>> increasingly, the migrant crisis is being felt far from the border, including cities like chicago, where officials say resources are running thin. julia ainsley is there tonight. >> reporter: tonight, officials warning chicago is approaching a breaking point. tents full of desperate migrants lining chicago's iconic lakeshore drive. migrant shelters inside o'hare airport. a total 17,000 migrants showing up since last august, and officials expect 1200 per day to keep coming. now chicago is building sprawling tent camps to get migrants off the streets of places like this ahead of the cold winter months. democratic illinois governor j.b. pritzker slamming president biden for not doing enough, writing the federal government's lack of intervention and coordination at the border has created an untenable situation for illinois. the white house blaming congress for not acting and saying they've accelerated work permits and provided a billion d

>> this was a dramatic turn of events, lester.mer president trump stormed out of a manhattan courtroom after a tense day after the judge refused his attorney's request to dismiss the case. the judge in this civil fraud trial also called mr. trump to take the witness stand to explain disparaging comments he made in the hallway about the clerk. the judge said, those comments violated a gag order barring mr. trump from making personal attacks. the republican front-runner was fined $10,000. outside court mr. trump insisted he has done nothing wrong. >> and, kristen, a little news of our own to share with folks, you and i will be moderating the republican primary debate on wednesday, november 8th live from miami. hugh hewitt will join us as well, and there will be, i suspect, a lot to discuss. >> a lot to discuss. looking forward to it. >> absolutely. thanks very much. >>> the israel/hamas war will be one of the many topics in that debate, and today president biden pressed israel to protect civilians in gaza. chief foreign corresponden

lester? >> ryan nobles, thank you. >>> now to what kristen dahlgren joins us live. and kristen, charlotte sena has been found okay, we understand. >> reporter: lester, just an incredible end to this two-day search. it was about 6:45 eastern when we started to notice state police, troopers leaving here where they have been searching with their lights going, peeling out of here, and then we got confirmation from the new york state police that 9-year-old charlotte sena has been found alive. they do have a suspect in custody. it was saturday evening around dinner-time when she was biking with friends here at this state park. and then she wanted to go for one more loop by herself, and that's when her family says she disappeared almost into thin air. they found her bicycle, but there was no sign that tipped off. a massive, massive search here over the past two days. but again, tonight we know she has been found alive, lester. >> and kristen, what is the family saying about all this? >> reporter: oh

lester hold, >>> tonight, our special edition of "nightly news" from israel as thousands race to escape gaza ahead of a potential ground offensive. and hamas terrorists release the first video of a hostage held inside gaza hamas showing video of a 21-year-old kidnapped at that music festival where 260 were killed. her on-camera plea as israel confirms hamas took more hostages than we first knew the conditions hamas is giving to release some of them >>> also, the desperation at gaza's border with egypt. thousands including american citizens trying to flee, but the crossing still closed humanitarian aid blocked as diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire have so far failed >>> plus, our new reporting. when will president biden visit israel the danger in the region a hamas rocket attack today forcing secretary of state blinken and prime minister benjamin netanyahu to shelter in a bunker during high-stakes talks. and the moment today, our team taking cover from incoming fire >>> in belgium the deadly shooting near a soccer stadium investigated as a terror attack. and now the urgent manhunt.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. >> good evening and welcome, everyone. we'll show you some of what we saw in ashkelon closer to gaza earlier, but we start here in tel aviv tonight, where for six days now, the world has watched and waited for the full might of the israeli response to the horrific at attacks inflicted upon it anticipated by many to be a massive invasion of the gaza strip, making good on its promise to destroy hamas, after last saturday's brutal terrorist rampage in southern israel. the toll keeps getting worse.in israel now reported killed. 1,300 in israel now reported killed. more than 1,500 lives lost in gaza, as israel steps up its bombing. at least 27 americans have been killed and the fate of as many as 150 hostages, including some americans, remains the u.s. is doin. secretary of state antony blinken, who was here today, says the u.s. is doing everything it can to secure their release i pressed him on when, when we spoke one-on-one all as the humanitarian crisis in gaza deepens a u.n. agency ns have bee

. >>> next on "nightly news," lester holt joins us from israel. >>> tonight, our special coverage near the gaza border, the desperate race to evacuate as israel begins raids into gaza ahead of that potentially massive ground offensive the new strikes and chaos inside northern gaza after israel ordered more than 1 million people to evacuate to the south. hamas saying, an israeli air strike hit a convoy of fleeing civilians. 70 dead, mostly women and children leaflets dropped on the strip warning, get out now. israeli troops on the border, and special forces already carrying out targeted raids inside gaza, looking for hostages president biden speaking to the families of some american captives. his emotional message. >>> horrifying new details on how the attack unfolded. nbc news exclusively obtaining documents with detailed plans to target schools, and we're now learning terrorists breached the border fence some 30 times, in some cases blasting holes with explosives, and the stories of survivors i've met >> did you feel you were in constant danger >> yes, we experienced missiles going ov

lester? >> ryan nobles, thank you. let me bring in senior washington correspondent hallie jackson. even when a new speaker is chosen, we're still going to see this divide between the majority of republicans and this small group of holdouts? >> reporter: we are. that's a vision that you're talking about, that's the reality for the next speaker of the house there. especially if they keep this rule that lets just one member call for a vote to kick the speaker out. these so-called republican rebels politically, they don't have much to lose. these are people you're seeing in solidly safe republican seats. but some of their gop colleagues are a lot more vulnerable in swing districts with margins that are a lot closer. if the next speaker ends up pulling the house too far to the right to placate those hardliners, those vulnerable republicans could be at risk come 2024. that means, of course, gop control of the house could be at risk. they don't have a lot of wiggle room, as we know. the longer this

lester? >> kristen welker, thanks. >>> now to the remarkable rescue of a 9-year-old girl who police say was abducted from her family while riding her bike. kathy park reports how investigators were able to track down the suspect, now charged with kidnapping. >> reporter: tonight 9-year-old charlotte sena back with loved ones after vanishing while riding her bake at an upstate new york park. in a statement, the family writing we are thrilled that she is home, and we understand that the outcome is not what every family gets. the major break coming after a two-day-long search when authorities tracked down 46-year-old craig nelson ross jr. after a ransom note was left at charlotte's home. the intent? to get money, according to the arraignment memo. >> a fingerprint was found that matched what was found on the ransom note. >> reporter: authorities say that critical clue was linked to a 1999 dwi. it allowed s.w.a.t. teams to move in on the suspect's camper, roughly 20 miles from where charlotte was

lester >> and we're glad we can tell some of their stories.lie, thanks so much. >>> now to those attacks on american forces in the mideast. the pentagon says they're being hit by iranian-backed militias provoking u.s. air strikes in syria early today. here's pentagon correspondent courtney kube >> reporter: tonight, the pentagon says iranian-backed militia groups are at it again launching another drone attack on a base with americans, this one in western iraq. there were no casualties, but it comes just hours after a u.s. show of force intended to stop iranian-backed attacks against u.s. troops in the middle east. the u.s. conducting two air strikes in northeastern syria overnight, and according to the pentagon, hitting buildings housing weapons and ammunition the pentagon saying the facilities were used by iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps and affiliated groups the u.s. says its strikes are designed to stop the attacks without sparking a regional war >> we absolutely do not want a bigger conflict with iran, no conflict with iran, but w

lester >> all very disturbing all right. tom costello, thanks >>> two former lawyers for donald trump in the spotlight tonight. one, the latest co-defendant to plead guilty in the election interference case against the republican front-runner the other, a star prosecution witness at his fraud trial in new york laura jarrett has late details. >> reporter: for weeks, attorney jenna ellis fiercely defended then president trump as h falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged today, she sobbed as she told a judge she was wrong. >> if i knew then what i know now, i would have declined to represent donald trump in these post-election challenges. >> reporter: ellis in a georgia courtroom pleading guilty to a felony for helping fuel lies about thousands of dead people casting votes in 2020. >> i failed to do my due diligence. >> reporter: smiling for her mug shot just two months ago, now the fourth co-defendant to flip in fulton county's sprawling election interference case against the former president and more than a dozen others.

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lester? >> richard engel tonight, thank you. >>> we want to get straight to gabe gutierrez now. he is at the white house. gabe, what more do we know about president biden's rapidly changing trip? >> lester, president biden just took off en route to israel, but right now the white house is dealing with a major setback. late today, the jordanian embassy said all parties agreed to the cancellation because under the current circumstances, the summit would not achieve any of the goals it set out to. it's a dramatic change because just hours earlier, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas had met with secretary of state antony blinken in jordan. tonight the white house says the president is sending his deepest condolences for the innocent lives lost in the hospital explosion in gaza, and that he looks forward to consulting in person with the arab leaders soon. lester? >> gabe gutierrez at the white house, thank you. >>> the fate of the hostages held by hamas in gaza, including americans, is

lester? >> richard engel tonight, thank you. >>> we have new details in the brutality of the initial hamas terror attack. but as israel presses its military campaign deeper, there are questions about the future of all this. here's raf sanchez. >> reporter: tonight a chilling reminder of the brutality of hamas's terror attack. israel announcing 23-year-old shani louk, last seen in this video being carried into gaza by hamas terrorists, has been found dead. israel's president said she was beheaded. her mom tonight saying, "this is not an act of war. this is just pure terror, cruel and brutal." shani was one of more than 250 young israelis murdered by hamas at the supernova music festival. many of them tried to escape along road 232, now referred to in israel as the road of death. israeli civilians fleeing from the music festival reached this bomb shelter. they thought they'd be safe here. but israel's military says a hamas terrorist threw a grenade inside and it turned into a death trap. as isr

lester >> raf sanchez in jerusalem. thank you. >>> we want to turn now to the rise of hate both here and around the world the israel-hamas war sparking an increase in antisemitism and islamophobia gabe gutierrez has more >> reporter: tonight the u.s. is condemning this pro-palestinian mob that stormed an airport in russia, looking for jews hundreds of men, some carrying banners with antisemitic slogans, rushed onto the tarmac searching for israeli passengers around the world demonstrations calling for a ceasefire in the israel-hamas war in pakistan some protesters burned israeli and american flags. >> how concerned is the white house that these demonstrations will spiral out of control? >> we believe in the right of peaceful protest. nobody wants to see peaceful protests turn violent or turn dangerous. >> reporter: in the u.s. the biden administration is announcing new steps to fight antisemitism and islamophobia on college campuses including federal agencies improving coordination between campus law enforcement and sta

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from lewiston, maine. >>> good evening, everyone the state of maine is in a state of shock and fear tonight streets are virtually empty as residents shelter in place 24 hours after authorities say a u.s. army reservist walked into a bowling alley and then in a bar just over my shoulder and shot and killed 18 people, wounding 13 more tonight, a massive search is under way for 40-year-old robert card police say he is armed and dangerous and should not be approached and authorities say card spent two weeks in a mental health facility this past summer after acting erratically. tonight, miles of businesses and homes in and around lewiston, maine's second largest city, are on lockdown, including a nearby college and grade schools, as hundreds of law enforcement officers search for the suspect. it is this year's deadliest mass shooting, and it has jolted the country once again tonight, a mass killer is on the loose, and a large swath of maine is on lockdown hundreds of law enforcement officers urgently searching for

lester >> richard engel tonight. thank you. >>> among the hostages believed to be held by hamas is hersh goldberg-polin, a 23-year-old with dual israeli-american citizenship who was at that music festival when the terrorists attacked his parents flew to new york today to press the united nations for help getting the hostages released i spoke with them a short time ago >> let me first if i can get your reaction to there have been another two hostages released of course the americans on friday. does that raise your level of hope? >> i would say on the one hand we look for hope wherever we can grasp at it. so in some ways a little bit bottom line is when all 200-plus are released, in our case obviously we're most concerned about our own son, who's wounded, that's what we're hoping's going to happen. >> reporter: it's now been 17 days since jonathan polin and rachel goldberg have heard from their son, hersh. the 23-year-old was last seen in this photo on the left, hiding from hamas in a bomb shelter near the music festiv

i'm lester holt.e ofak >>> a bay area tech executive flights to israel to help hundreds of his employees. the action the employees and the ceos own two daughters are ready to take. >>> afternoon.

lester?stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> and tonight a story of pain, perseverance and heroism in one town where the terrorists struck in southern israel. tom llamas was there with his team. tom, are some residents just staying put with war just outside their doorstep? >> reporter: they are, lester. in towns that dot the border the carnage of that terror attack is still so very fresh. and though many have fled to safer ground, others tell me they are staying put, they will never leave, as their children are now confronting this war in ways that are hard to imagine. right here in ofakim near the gaza border homes are shot up, living rooms bombed out, melted clocks marking the time the terrorists attacked and children searching for anything that tells the story of what happened to their families. >> what was your name again? >> ori. what's your name? >> tom. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: ori is just 12 years old. >> we now are going to see the area where my father and my brother died. >> repor

lester? >> all right, raf sanchez tonight, thank you. >>> this evening, new denial by iran that it was involved in the terrorist attack on israel, at the same time iran's supreme leader praised those behind it. andrea mitchell joins us. andrea, the u.s. still quite concerned about iran's potential role. >> exactly, lester. tonight the aircraft carrier the gerald r. ford is in the eastern mediterranean to warn iran not to widen the war. national security adviser jake sullivan says they still don't have proof that iran was directly responsible. today iran's supreme leader, the ayatollah khamenei denied iran was behind the attack, claiming that those saying so are wrong, but adding we kiss the hands of those who planned the attack. and whether tehran ordered the attacks or not, most experts agree it's a distinction without a difference. iran has armed and trained hamas for 30 years. and without iran, that there would be no hamas. lester? >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> president biden did not

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. >>> good evening from israel as hamas rockets streaked over tel aviv tonight, warning sirens briefly interrupted delicate high-level talks to dial back the israel-hamas war and there is late word that president biden may travel to israel as early as this week. secretary of state antony blinken already on the ground here tonight leading the push for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his war cabinet, the group forced to take shelter twice after rocket alerts sounded the u.s. tonight also pushing for the opening of egypt's border crossing with gaza to allow americans and others to leave gaza and allow vital supplies into the territory with israel postured to wage a full-scale ground assault at any time in gaza, hamas has posted video of an israeli woman it claims is one of the hostages it holds and says it is prepared to release non-israeli hostages if conditions allow. in a moment part of my conversation with the man who successfully negotia

we should note, lester holt is standing by for us in israel.s soon as president biden arrives, we will turn it over to lester for a special live report. >> this conflict going beyond israel and gaza at this late hour. a dire warning from the state department. the u.s. state department that americans are being urged not to travel to lebanon. a travel advisory has been raised to the highest level because of rocket missiles and artillery exchanges between israel and hezbollah which is a lebanese militant group. that new warning citing kidnappings and protests over the deadly blast at a hospital in gaza. the palestinian health ministry run by hamas says 200 to 300, maybe even 500 people were killed. most of them patients and children in that hospital. >> calls for a cease fire are growing louder, though israel says it will fight this war on its own terms. tonight in san francisco, you see this. a pro palestinian candlelight vigil for the people of gaza. this was happening in delores park. as each hour passes, there are new headlines and concerns, a