On Capitol Hill, Senate lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say they're encouraged with the direction of talks on a border security but they remain unclear about when they'll reach an agreement. Negotiators have been huddled together for weeks as they attempt to reach a deal that will also unlock additional aid for Ukraine and Israel. We'll hear from Sens. Schumer and McConnell and get the details from Politico legislative reporter Ursula Perano coming up

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Tel Aviv today meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials. Among the topics of conversation Gaza's future and the need to stabilize the situations in the West Bank, where violence among settlers has erupted, and in the north, where Hezbollah terrorists have been firing rockets at settlements and military sites. We'll hear more from Secretary Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The body of the late Sandra Day O'Connor, the nation's first female Supreme Court justice, is lying in repose in the Court's Great Hall today so the public can pay their respects. We'll hear what current Justice Sonia Sotomayor had to say at a private ceremony earlier today that included all nine current justices. Sandra Day O'Connor died on December 1 at the age of 93.

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