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We will begin with the latest on the Israel Hamas war. The Israeli defense forces launched what it calls a targeted military operation in the largest hospital complex in the Gaza Strip. While hundreds of patients and thousands of sheltering civilians remain inside hospitals are protected under international humanitarian law. But the ID F claims they have evidence that Hamas is using the hospital as a command center. The Pentagon has declassified information that it says corroborates those claims. Hamas and health officials have denied this. Israel has allowed fuel to be delivered into Gaza for the first time since the war began on October 7th. According to the United Nations Relief and Works agency. The fuel is just for trucks used to transport and deliver aid. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday the White House confirmed they discussed negotiations to release the 240 hostages held by Hamas yesterday. Biden shared his message to those hostages, the hosts directly and give them a message of all that resilience. And yes, I can. I've been talking with the people involved every single day. I believe it's gonna happen, but I don't want to get in detail. What's your message for the families hang in there. We're coming. Will you sign the CR CNN is reporting Hamas operatives may have been in contact with Iranian officials. Israeli officials supplied CNN with a document suggesting Hamas requested scholarships for its members to study engineering, physics and technology at Iranian Universities as well as explosives training. Israel. The US and Iran have not confirmed this elsewhere. Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through his plan to fund the government for a few more months in a bipartisan effort. The house voted to pass the bill just days before the deadline, more Democrats voted in favor of the measure than Republicans with the final vote of 336 4 and 95 against while more than 90 of Speaker Johnson's fellow GP representatives did vote against it. The bill needed a two thirds majority to pass and now moves to the Senate for approval. An interstate bus crash outside of Columbus, Ohio left at least six people dead, 18 more injured. Yesterday officials confirmed a semi truck rear ended a charter bus full of high school students on interstate 70 just before 9 a.m. Overall. The crash involved five vehicles, three teenagers on the bus and three passengers in a separate vehicle were pronounced dead on the scene. 15 students, the bus driver and three other drivers were taken to area hospitals. The crash remains under investigation. Eight Las Vegas teenagers ranging from 13 to 17 years old have been arrested and will be charged with murder for the death of 17 year old Jonathan Lewis junior. The attack was filmed and widely circulated on social media in a press conference yesterday, Las Vegas, police confirm Lewis was attacked by a group of fellow Rancho high school students outside the school on November 1st. Lewis sustained head trauma in the fight and was pronounced dead on November 8. Here's Lieutenant Jason Johansson. During our investigation, we quickly learned that the fight was actually over a pair of stolen wireless headphones and possibly over a stolen marijuana Vape pen uh from incidents that occurred earlier in the week and that as a result of those stolen items which were taken from the victim or the victim's friends, they had agreed to fight with several of the subjects in the back alley where the fight occurred. The police went on to say that there is no evidence that the attack was a hate crime but the investigation is ongoing. David, it's a PAP. The man accused of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband at their San Francisco home. Apologized for his actions in court yesterday. During the Pap's tearful testimony in court. He recalled how his right wing views led to the brutal hammer attack in October of 2022 which left Pelosi's husband with severe injuries. During his testimony, depop explained he went to Pelosi's home to carry out the attack as part of a bigger plan to end what he viewed as government corruption. De Pap has pleaded not guilty to two federal charges including the attempted kidnapping of a federal official. Closing arguments are expected. Today, we will have much more on this case. Later in the hour, the US Soccer Federation announced former Chelsea football club women's manager and Hayes is the new head coach of the US women's national team. Ha is signed a record contract with the US soccer team saying that her contract makes her the highest paid women's soccer coach in the world. He will be replacing former head coach block to and step down in August after the US team knocked out of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to Sweden. Hayes is expected to join the team two months before the 2024 Olympics in Paris. My reading this right. A puking bird that can't be right. Right. Has been named New Zealand Bird of the century after a campaign by TV, host and comedian John Oliver. We love John Oliver Oliver campaign even knocked out New Zealand's traditional favorite bird, which of course is the key that finished second in the contest. All of included erecting a billboard that read Lord of the wings in the nation's capital Wellington and putting up other billboards around the world. He even dressed up as a bird during an appearance on the Tonight Show. The annual Bird competition brings attention to New Zealand's native species, species, many of which are endangered. They look absolutely beautiful.