Alonso on his way to home plate. Theyre waiting for him. He hits the plate. Hes first congratulated, hugged by lindor. Waiting outside the dug out. Pete alonso keeps this Fairy Tale Season going with the Fairy Tale Swing of his career you know, thats just the way the new York Mets do actually, no, its not how the new York Mets do it. The night before is how the new York Mets do it. They and the jets usually collapse under pressure. Last night, an extraordinary moment for Pete Alonso. A guy who has had a lot of ups and downs this year. Really hasnt had a great year, a great moment. People were talking about him being traded the first half of the year. I dont think hes going to be leaving the mets anytime soon. So the miracle mets i mean, jonathan lemire, you know, lets just say here, and i dont say this about every town, all right . But i love milwaukee. I love the people of milwaukee. Its a great city. Its a great town. I hate for them, what they had to sit through Last Night. It was s
Your people back into their homes, you dont escalate to deescalate. And obviously now, with the iranian retaliation, israelis are in their shelters as they go into the new years holiday weekend. Ben . Yeah. I think, you know, since October 7th, the Biden Administration has had a number of goals, one was to provide support to israel as it aims to go after hamas, but then also one of the principle goals of u. S. Diplomacy since October 7th had been avoiding deescalation into lebanon, precisely because i think there was an understanding that lebanon could be kind of the Trip Wire to this broader regional war that essentially, you know, it is one thing if there is a conflict In Gaza, that alone is destabilizing enough and is obviously brought a tremendous Human Toll and has grinded on for a full year. But the concern has always been that if israel launched a Ground Operation and significantly escalated things in lebanon that could draw iran into a conflict in a direct way as were seeing to
I everyone. Good Morning And Welcome to cnn this morning, it is saturday, september 28th. Im Amara Walker alongside Danny Freeman we begin this morning with major breaking developments in the middle east. The Israeli Military claims it has killed the leader of hezbollah after carrying out targeted airstrikes In Beirut. Israel says Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Terrorist Organization in several commanders were killed in a strike on what it says was hezbollahs headquarters, though hezbollah has not yet commented the announcement comes after more than a day of airstrikes by Israel On Eastern and Southern Lebanon. The explosions flattened buildings in a densely Populated Area the idf says, those residential Buildings House has built a weapons caches. According to the Lebanons Health Ministry, at least six people were killed and dozens wounded in the strikes. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Lloyd austin says, israel did not notify the u. S. About the strikes until they were underway sour
Nikko growing fears of an allout war in the Middle East. Israel and has bullets in the North And Lebanon have been exchanging heavy Rocket Fire and now benjamin not yahoo is vowing to take whatever action necessary. Hezbollah is referring to the conflict as an openended ba battle. You are watching outnumbered. Joining us today, guy benson. Lets go to our correspondent, who is live in tel aviv. They are promising to change the Balance Of Power as they launch this campaign. Some 800 targets have been hit. Casualty figures are changing rapidly but 275 people are dead, upwards of 1,000 injured. Israel sent text messages, warning them to steer clear of buildings used by has below. Making the point that the targets are rockets ready to launch. One example shows a Cruise Missile hidden inside a home. We are facing complex days. I ask you for two things, first, to obey the guidelines of the home from command, which save lives. They have ordered people to avoid traveling and large gatherings an
I have been briefed on the latest developments in Israel And Lebanon and my team is in constant contact with our counterparts and we are working to deescalate in a way that allows people to return to their home safely. I want you to know that i remain committed to security and i look forward to discussions. Thank you everyone. John President Biden reacting moments ago but not taking any questions on the major escalation in the Middle East as the pentagon announces a more u. S. Troops are on the way there. Israel says it has hit more than 300 hezbollah targets and forced operations in lebanon soon. What a way to start the week. Im John Roberts in washington. I think it will be a busy one. Sandra for this is developing situation. I am Sandra Smith in New York and good to be with you. This is America Reports. Lebanese officials say this is the deadliest day in the country in nearly 20 years with more than 270 people killed. Israel warned civilians ahead of time that it would be targeting