i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
i have never been so scared like i was on this trip in washington the debt limit deal and the major new test for president biden and house speaker mccarthy can they get enough votes for their breakthrough agreement to pass congress and avoid default? a warning about infant loungers tonight with more than two dozen deaths linked to various brands one family s heartbreaking story and what parents need to know. and on this memorial day the emotional reunion of vietnam veterans after 50 years how they survived prisoner of war camps. and across the country remembering all members of the military who ve made the ultimate sacrifice. and the rockets re glare announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news out of davenport, iowa. at this partially collapsed apartment building look at that a chunk of the structure crumbling to the ground as residents were inside. the gap now
alex perez and davenport. also tonight come a new video showing a carnival cruise ship battling violent seeds and hurricane-forts wins off south carolina. waves crashing into the ship, waves gusting up to 80 miles an hour. hallways flooded. the ship returning to port nearly nine hours late. victor oquendo standing by. the debt ceiling deal heading to congress. will it passed the house and senate before the new june 5th deadline? speaker mccarthy already facing pushback from some conservative republicans. president biden working the phones with democrats. our team pressing him. will this get done by june 5th? the house vote set for wednesday. the abc news exclusive. an 11-year-old boy shot and wounded by a police officer responding to a 911 call from his home in mississippi. the boy describing what happened and what it felt like getting shot in the chest. authorities looking for a missing couple, disappearing during a cross-country drive from tennessee to california. the cou
all eyes on belfast this evening, where the architects of the good friday agreement are toasting 25 years of peace. there s a concluding dinner at hillsborough castle tonight, which we will dip into. no prospects of peace in ukraine. we are going to discuss a new report from denmark today which suggests russian assault ships, disguised as fishing trawlers and research vessels, that are threatening infrastructure in the north sea. we will talk more generally about bullying within the workplace and how we now define it. the sacked boss of the cbi has told the bbc his reputation has been totally destroyed by the allegation he is facing. and no let up in the cost of living. inflation is still a problem for all the advanced economies, a problem exacerbated here in the uk by the weak pound, which makes imports much more expensive. all that to come. but we start in belfast rishi sunak, is attending a gala dinner tonight, the final event in a week of commemorations marking 25 years
whether she will stay part of her order and allow the justice department to access the 100-plus documents seized at the former president s residence. and then across the atlantic in london, mourners are lining up for miles outside westminster hall to view queen elizabeth s coffin as she lies in state. we ll take you there live with the latest updates as well. we start with that breakthrough agreement for america s railways. a short time ago the president announcing that frustrate rail workers will get better pay and improved working conditions and health care benefits. this is a win for tens of thousands of rail workers and for their dignity and the dignity of their work. it s a recognition of that. because of the labor agreement, those rail workers will get better pay, 24% wage increase over the next five years, improved working conditions, peace of mind around their health care by capping the cost that workers will have to pay. so a strike would have greatly, by the way