good afternoon, it is saturday, february the 3rd. i am ali velshi. we continue to follow the situation in the middle east where the israel and gaza war continues its steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. within the last hour, u.s. central command announced a round of strikes, targeting six houthi anti ship cruise missiles preparing to launch among ships in the red sea. this is the latest in the series of strikes that the united states has conducted against the houthi forces who have been targeting vessels, commercial and military, that are sailing among the red sea toward or from the to the crossing in egypt. it is related, but separate from the campaign against iranian-backed proxy forces which are operating in the region, and there are iranian antlers operating alongside them. that started on friday. the biden says that friday strikes against these groups on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7t
to the roads and skies ahead of the holiday weekend, facing wet weather out west. rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy just days after a jury says he has to pay nearly $150 million. in tonight s eye on america, will tell you about the ai program that s helping airports track down your lost items. once we find it for them, they are so happy. margaret: and, the santa sightings have begun, visiting children and newborns, and even taking the christmas spirit underwater. merry christmas. [laughter] margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m margaret brennan, in tonight for norah o donnell. an intense storm is slamming the west, impacting holiday travel. we ll get to it in a moment, but we begin in central europe, with a rare, deadly mass shooting on a university campus. at least 14 people were killed, 25 others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire from the roof of a building at charles university in prague, the capital city of the czech republic. police s
we are glad you are here. just so you know it is national hug g.i. day. i expect a hug from you. a man hug. rachel: you didn t serve the country the way pete did. will: i was worried about giving up hug. rachel: is not give him a hug. good call. pete: working the steady cam, working the cord. same year. we didn t know each other but he was an mp inside will: that is why won t be giving him a hug. rachel: at cpac weekend, thinking about the last time i went there was a long time ago with andrew breitbart celebrating his birthday. that was a fun time. will: recognition of how much influence he had. rachel: still remembering. will: we will watch the speeches today at cpac. we played some earlier in the program and will play some later. we get to additional news including what is happening overseas. president biden met yesterday with the german chancellor, all off scholz, we finance our 33, i lost count, 33rd security assistance package to ukraine. this time it is $400 millio
capitol under siege. also tonight, deadly heat across the globe and in america 100 million people under heat alerts in more than two dozen states. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, president biden s covid diagnosis and what comes next. his top covid official the president himself sent out a brief video message about how he s doing, and let s go to jeff zeleny joining us from the white house. how is the president feeling tonight. wolf, officials tell me tonight that president biden is feeling quite well. he s been working remotely, if you will from the residence of the white house throughout the day making telephone calls holding meetings virtually and this comes, thof course, as the first time he s tested positive for covid-19 and he s in the first year and a half of his presidency trying to dodge this, and today he did test positive and he was just on his way to travelin
the growing list of states are abortions are no longer legal. and new threats of prison and fines for providers. plus, the court s next move. could other rights be at risk? the landmark rulings now called into question after one justice s comments about birth control and same-sex marriage. the nation s new groundbreaking gun law. today, president biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill, making this vow. lives will be saved. but will it help stop yet another mass shooting a chance to change history. the new efforts under way to shift a decades-old policy about who can and cannot donate blood. and mowing with a mission. how a simple good deed has helped unite new neighbors. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening. tonight, abortion rights are changing by the hour across our country following yesterday s landmark 5-4 supreme court ruling to overturn roe vs. wade take a look at this. these states in red are where abortion is no