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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Way Too Early 5/18/21

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

Washington, Congress, Msnbc, Elections, Government, News, President, Politics, Versant, Ms Now, 2018, Issues, Versant Media, Analysis, Senate, Sunday

4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Dozens of Israeli jets launched more than 100 missiles into the Gaza Strip overnight as the violence entered its second week and hours after President Joe Biden said he would support a ceasefire in the conflict.

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0:00.0

New footage from the air and the ground as Israel continues pounding Hamas targets in Gaza.

0:10.8

And now Lebanon's been drawn into the fight.

0:13.3

The question this morning, how will President Biden navigate the shifting politics on Israel within the Democratic Party?

0:20.3

Plus, the president hits the road to promote his infrastructure plan as Republicans prepare

0:24.2

to deliver a counteroffer to his more than $2 trillion proposal.

0:28.3

The question is, where do things stand ahead of a key meeting between both sides today?

0:32.8

And a newly leaked video from the U.S. Navy of another UFO sighting.

0:38.6

The question is, why does it seem like this is happening more and more often?

0:43.6

It's definitely way too early for this.

0:53.8

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that of course has a close encounter with an alarm clock every morning.

0:59.3

I am Casey Hunt on this Tuesday, May 18th. We'll start with the news. After a brief stoppage in the fighting overnight, violence continues between Israel and Hamas and now Lebanon this morning.

1:11.5

Smoke clouds and flames could be seen rising from Gaza buildings at sunrise following overnight attacks from Israeli warplanes.

1:19.2

This as sirens blared through an Israeli city near the Gaza border, warning of a Hamas rocket attack.

1:25.8

The Israeli military says close to 90 rockets were launched

1:28.9

from Gaza overnight, bringing the total to more than 3,300 since the conflict began last week.

1:35.0

Israeli forces also reported a shelling of Lebanon last night in retaliation for six rockets

1:40.6

fired toward Israel. Tensions have been high at the Israeli-Lebides border, where protesters

1:46.0

have come out in support of the Palestinians. After a meeting with top defense officials,

1:51.3

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel would, quote,

1:55.3

continue to strike terror targets for as long as necessary. Gaza's health ministry says 212 people have been killed since

2:03.2

airstrikes began last week, including 61 children. Israeli officials have reported 10 deaths,

2:09.5

two of those being children. Meanwhile, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

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