News Wrap: Netanyahu vows to press ahead in Gaza as U.N. delegates walk out in protest

Geoff Bennett:

In New York today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly, touting his country's operations against Iran and its proxies in the Middle East and vowing to press ahead with Israel's military offensive in Gaza.

(Cheering)

Man:

Please, order in the hall.

Geoff Bennett:

As dozens of delegates walked out in protest just before he started speaking, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:

That is why Israel must finish the job. That is why we want to do so as fast as possible.

Geoff Bennett:

A speech that at times included visual aids, placards, maps and charts…

Benjamin Netanyahu:

Let's do a pop quiz.

Geoff Bennett:

… in defense of Israel's intensifying expansion into Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu:

But, regrettably, many leaders who are represented in this hall, they send a very different message.

Geoff Bennett:

He also delivered a sharp rebuke to nations that have acknowledged a Palestinian state.

Benjamin Netanyahu:

Your disgraceful decision will encourage terrorism against Jews and against innocent people everywhere. President Trump understands better than any other leader that Israel and America face a common threat.

Geoff Bennett:

That's as President Donald Trump today said he was close to forging a deal to end the war in Gaza, offering few details.

Donald Trump, President of the United States: It's looking like we have a deal on Gaza. And we will let you know. I think it's a deal that will get the hostages back. It's going to be a deal that will end the war. It's going to be a deal with — it's going to be peace.

It's not going to happen.

Geoff Bennett:

It follows the president's comments yesterday, vowing he won't allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

Benjamin Netanyahu:

For decades, the very ideal peace between…

Geoff Bennett:

In an unprecedented move, the Israeli military today broadcast Netanyahu's U.N. speech into Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu:

I have surrounded Gaza with massive loudspeakers in the hope that our dear hostages will hear my message.

Geoff Bennett:

Meantime, in Gaza City today, the chaotic aftermath of another Israeli airstrike.

Rahma Jarouana, Sister Killed in Airstrike (through translator): They said they were going to the south. Then we heard they were bombed. They were all martyred. We are all displaced, moving from place to place. What is our fault in all this? What have we done?

Geoff Bennett:

Hope for an end to the war still nowhere in sight.

Also today, the U.S. Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration move forward with freezing $4 billion in foreign aid that had been allocated by Congress. Mr. Trump said last month that he would not spend the money and instead invoked something called a pocket rescission. That's a rarely used maneuver that allows Mr. Trump to bypass Congress to hold up the funds.

Today's ruling is just the latest legal victory for the Trump administration and, in particular, the president's broader push to have greater control over federal spending.

A wide range of industries are bracing for the latest round of President Trump's tariffs, which are set to take effect next week. Major pharmaceutical companies are hoping to avoid the worst of his planned 100 percent tariffs on imported medicine. Officials say there are carve-outs for companies that are already building plants in the U.S. and for countries who already have deals with the Trump administration.

President Trump also announced tariffs of 50 percent on kitchen cabinets, 30 percent on upholstered furniture, and 25 percent on heavy trucks, all set to kick in on Wednesday.

Federal officials say they have removed an immigration officer from his current duties after an altercation at a Manhattan immigration court. Video provided by ProPublica shows the officer shoving an Ecuadorian woman to the ground in front of her crying children after her husband was arrested. She had been pleading with him in Spanish, saying at one point: "You don't care about anything."

In a statement today, the Department of Homeland Security said: "The officer's conduct is unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE."

The incident is a rare example of the Trump administration holding ICE officers accountable for their behavior.

Sinclair Broadcasting and Nexstar are ending their blackouts of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night program. That means the show is set to air across all ABC affiliates across the nation tonight. The two major broadcast owners had continued preempting Kimmel's program even after Disney ended its suspension earlier this week. Disney had suspended Kimmel last week for his comments following Charlie Kirk's murder.

In a statement today, Sinclair wrote — quote — "We take seriously our responsibility to provide programming that serves the interests of our communities, while also honoring our obligations to air national network programming."

Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill is calling for an investigation into the release of her unredacted military service records. The New York — the New Jersey Democrat is running for governor against Republican Jack Ciattarelli. The documents came to light after an ally of Ciattarelli filed a Freedom of Information Act request for her military file.

The National Archives apologized to Sherrill after releasing documents that included personal information like her Social Security number and home address. An official with her campaign says the Trump administration may have violated federal law with the release.

On Wall Street today, stocks closed higher to end the week. The Dow Jones industrial average gained roughly 300 points. The Nasdaq added around 100 points and the S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak.

Activist and fugitive Assata Shakur has died. She was born Joanne Chesimard and in her 20s joined the Black Panther Party and later the Black Liberation Army. In the 1970s, she was given a life sentence for the fatal shooting of a New Jersey State Trooper. She maintained her innocence and escaped from prison, fleeing to Cuba, where she lived under political asylum for the rest of her life.

Here she is in 1998 speaking to NBC News from Havana.

Assata Shakur, Activist and Fugitive: I never received justice, and I escaped, because I was afraid for my life, and, B, because I knew that I would never receive justice.

Geoff Bennett:

To her supporters, Shakur was a symbol of resistance. She was also considered a godmother to the late rapper Tupac Shakur.

But, to law enforcement, she was one of the country's most notorious fugitives. In 2013, she became the first woman ever on the FBI's most wanted list. Cuban officials said she died of health conditions and advanced age. Assata Shakur was 78 years old.

And Robert Barnett, the Washington lawyer and power broker who helped shape book deals, careers and contracts for some of the nation's most prominent figures, has died. Barnett built a reputation as one of the capital's premier dealmakers, advising corporations, journalists and politicians across the political spectrum.

He was behind multimillion-dollar publishing agreements for the Obamas, the Clintons and George W. Bush and his wife, among many others. Barnett was married to longtime CBS News correspondent Rita Braver, who confirmed his death, but did not give a cause.

And he was also a friend to many of us here at the "News Hour," generous with his advice, quick with his wit, and always supportive of our work. Bob Barnett was 79 years old.

Still to come on the "News Hour": ahead of consequential state elections, how the Trump administration is trying to change the way people vote; David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on Comey's indictment and the upending of Justice Department norms; plus, Scarlett Johansson discusses her feature film directorial debut.