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News Wrap: Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump
Clip: 2/2/2025 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: Israel’s Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump
In our news wrap Sunday, Netanyahu and Trump are preparing to meet at the White House, new preliminary data shows conflicting altitude readings for the aircraft that collided in D.C. on Wednesday, and top USAID security officials were put on leave after refusing to give Musk’s government efficiency team access to classified materials.
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News Wrap: Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump
Clip: 2/2/2025 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Sunday, Netanyahu and Trump are preparing to meet at the White House, new preliminary data shows conflicting altitude readings for the aircraft that collided in D.C. on Wednesday, and top USAID security officials were put on leave after refusing to give Musk’s government efficiency team access to classified materials.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipIN THE DAY'S OTHER NEWS -- PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING FOR THE FIRST FOREIGN LEADERS TO VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE SINCE HE BEGAN HIS SECOND TERM.
THIS WEEK MR. TRUMP MEETS ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND A WEEK LATER -- KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN.
BEFORE LEAVING ISRAEL, NETANYAHU SAID HE EXPECTS TO DISCUSS VICTORY OVER HAMAS AS HE PUT IT.
TOMORROW, NETANYAHU WILL MEET WITH MR. TRUMP'S MIDDLE EAST ENVOY, STEVE WITKOFF, TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CEASEFIRE DEAL.
THOSE TALKS COME AFTER THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAID IT FIRED AT A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE IN NORTHERN GAZA THAT WASN'T TRAVELING ON THE ROUTE AGREED TO IN THE CEASEFIRE.
NEW PRELIMINARY DATA SHOWS CONFLICTING READINGS ABOUT THE ALTITUDES OF THE PASSENGER JET AND ARMY HELICOPTER WHEN THEY COLLIDED NEAR REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT THIS PAST WEEK.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAID DIFFERENT READINGS CAME FROM DATA FROM THE PASSENGER JET'S FLIGHT RECORDER AND DATA FROM THE CONTROL TOWER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY IT COULD STILL BE MONTHS BEFORE THEY HAVE FINAL ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
TODAY, FAMILY MEMBERS AND LOVED ONES OF THE 67 PEOPLE KILLED IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S CRASH VISITED THE SCENE.
A SHORT TIME LATER FIRST RESPONDERS SAID THE BODIES OF 12 OF THE VICTIMS REMAIN IN THE WATER BUT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING THE FAMILIES CLOSURE.
>> THEY'RE JUST ALL HURT AND THEY STILL WANT ANSWERS AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM ANSWERS.
IT'S HORRIBLE.
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS.
SO, YEAH, IT IS HARD ON THEM.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THIS.
JOHN: TOMORROW THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PLANS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING LARGE PIECES OF THE AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE OUT OF THE RIVER -- A STEP OFFICIALS SAY IS NEEDED BEFORE THE LAST REMAINING BODIES CAN BE RECOVERED.
BILLIONAIRE AND TRUMP ADVISOR ELON MUSK AND HIS TEAM OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY WORKERS HAVE HAD A BUSY WEEKEND.
PBS NEWS LEARNED MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM WERE DENIED ENTRY TO THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THAT LED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PUT TWO TOP SECURITY OFFICIALS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS USAID OFFICIALS ALSO REFUSED TO TURN OVER CLASSIFIED MATERIALS TO MUSK'S TEAM, BUT THEY EVENTUALLY GAINED ACCESS.
TODAY ON X MUSK CALLED THE AGENCY A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION.
USAID'S IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FOOD ASSISTANCE.
THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT THIS WEEKEND WHERE IT WAS WIDELY REPORTED SOME OF MUSK'S TEAM GAINED ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL PANIC SYSTEM, WHICH SENDS OUT MONEY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND COULD BE A TOOL TO POTENTIALLY MONITOR AND LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING.
STILL TO COME, EXPLORING THE LASTING MENTAL TOLL THE DEVASTATING CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES.
AND, THE LINK BETWEEN A DEADLY STRAIN OF THE AVIAN FLU AND SOARING EGG PRICES NATIONWIDE.
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