Special live coverage. Im Kaitlan Collins, The Middle East is on the Brink Tonight as the world is watching and waiting to see what is really prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus definition of payback looks like after this rock. Oh god, okay, guys, we got to get off the roof. These are cup iran, that prc is really sky earlier today. On the ground, the sound of Air Raid sirens, 180 missiles in all launched during the assault, sending millions of people racing to bomb Shelters Israel says tonight that the iranian strike had no impact Air Defenses ended up intercepting many of those missiles that were fired by iran. Though i should note, some did land in the central and southern parts of the country, one or one and missile Hit A School and central israel in this burst out of iran is just the latest moment in a year that has been filled with many of them test you want. Israels warplanes assassinated, has Hezbollahs Leader just last week, months after erasing hamass political leader from the
cars and factories but turns out the buildings we live and work in every day are a big contributor as well. the question now is how will this ruling impact other challenges around the country where cities are phasing out natural gas. mandating electrical appliances. in berkeley, the home builders and restaurants still have a choice. until there is something else that is not electric that could work, and that is efficient and is not costly, and so forth, i would say that they have to allow it. once the most liberal appeals court in the u.s., ninth circuit has 13 judges appointed by republicans, 16 by democrats, 11 sided about berkeley. could it end up in the supreme court, yes, if another court reaches a different conclusion but not likely any time soon. keep your gas stove. sandra: for now. william, thank you. all right, here we go, any moment now, the white house will hold its first briefing of the new year as we learn when we will see the first impeachment hearing f
good evening. happy holidays. welcome to the beat. i am ari melber. i ll be joining you the next two hours for a special holiday edition of the beat. donald trump has a criminal trial problem. he has several trials looming in 2024. that s where we begin tonight. we ll do it a little different for the holidays. former federal prosecutor joyce vance with me to start the show. we re looking at this legal heat coming up. i want to get into this with you, joyce, but first show you and viewers something we put together to consider tonight, historic indictments on the road donald trump has already been on. donald trump has been indicted under seal by the new york grand jury. 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. we have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. this will now be months if not the next year of our lives. the former president was placed under arrest on charges brought by the government he once led. the guy who s running for
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we are grateful the beat with ari melber starts right now. welcome to the beat. we begin with what many are saying is the revelation of something we knew but continue to see in more depth, a kind of staggering weakness of speaker mccarthy. as you see him giving out rewards to the very people who broke with him and tortured him before finally relenting this that historically chaotic beginning to the new congress. there s also some santos news so first the full picture today of what mccarthy has given away to the rebels who according to many republicans and this is again mccarthy s allies, they say those folks were politically extorting him. the lesson that mccarthy may be teaching which is why it matters in the news tonight and in the future is that his weakness can be exploited on any number of issues so this caucus which held the speaker bid hostage is getting assignments this he m
With a full round up of the days news, but first on bbc news, its waheeds wars. Afghanistan, a country wracked by seemingly interminable war. Here, there are always casualties. In the hospitals, they fight their own daily battle against injury and disease, armed with the most basic facilities. On the outskirts of the capital, kabul, lies a refugee camp for around 1,000 afghan families displaced by war and poverty. Today, they have a visitor, a man who knows how it is to live in the most basic of conditions. It is very sad to see this. It brings all my memories back. In his kitchen in chester, dr waheed arian is taking yet another call from afghanistan. A hospital in kabul has a problem and needs expert help. Most hospitals there have his number on speed dial. Over the past two years, he has established a network of around 100 volunteer doctors and consultants in the west who give free advice to hospitals in war zones. It is all done by text, whatsapp, skype, and e mail. This is Tele Me