Hello there. I'm Kristen Welker. I just wrapped up this week's broadcast of Meet the

Press where I interviewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Democratic

Senator Chris Murphy, and Rona McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.

Gaza's main hospital is surrounded by tanks and struggling to keep its patients alive

as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.

Israel has now agreed to daily, several hour pauses from the fighting,

though President Biden is petitioning Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept a three day pause.

On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron became the latest high-profile world leader to ask

for a ceasefire.

And back at home, off-year elections showed again the power of abortion rights

messaging for Democratic turnout across the US. And Washington is once more

teetering on a potential government shutdown. House Republicans unveiling a plan

Saturday they hope will fund the government before Congress breaks for

Thanksgiving. To break it all down I am joined now with Jay Johnson, former

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.

Jay, welcome to Postgame. Thanks for being here.

Thank you, Kristen. And though it's been two months now,

congratulations on your new role as a moderator and host of Meet the Press.

Thank you. In 1978, I was a college intern for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and I

used to sit in this little teeny tiny office clipping newspapers

with a 28 year old assistant named Tim Russert.

Oh my goodness.

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