Last hour, there has been unprecedented upheaval in Congress, specifically among the Republican

majority in the House.

The party's nominee for Speaker of the House, Congressman Steve Scalise, has just announced

that he is dropping out as a candidate.

I just share what my colleagues and I'm going to draw in my name as a candidate for

the Speaker doesn't need.

If you look at over the last few weeks, if you look at where our conference is, there

is still work to be done.

Now we are going to have much more on that story in just a bit, but first we continue our

coverage of the Israel Hamas war, which is about to enter its seventh day of fighting.

The number of dead from this conflict has now reached more than 2,800 people.

Among that number, Israel reports at least 1,300 Israeli lives lost, including over 200

Israeli soldiers.

In the Palestinian Health Ministry reports, more than 1,500 Palestinian lives have been

lost.

Those same authorities report that the number of injured Israelis is more than 3,300, and

the number of injured Palestinians is more than 6,000.

The number of Americans confirmed to have been killed in this conflict is now 27.

Today, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel where he met with survivors

of the outdoor concert that was among the deadliest sites of Hamas' attack.

Secretary Blinken also met with the newly formed Unity Government of Prime Minister Netanyahu

and he reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel.

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