Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
Characters on film, television and on stage. Herfamily have issued a statement, saying that she died peacefully in hospital. They said that she passed away this morning. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at The End. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their wonderful mother and grandmother, and they thank the wonderful staff at the hospital. They thanked everyone for their messages of support at this time. Dame maggie smith, who won so many awards for her work, including enemies for her work, including enemies for downtown abbey, where she starred in recent years on emmys. We will bring you more on her life and her career in the coming moments. Much more on the website also. She won the oscarfor her on the website also. She won the oscar for her character in the prime of missjean brodie. A very important half an hour because we will be bringing you live coverage of the israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahus
Learned on Saturday Evening that the idf are discovered six bodies in the Gaza Strip and we were waiting identification of those. One of those has now been identified as hersch Goldberg Polin, the Israeli American who viewers may recall seeing in the wake of the hamas led Terrorist Attacks of october the seventh with half of his left arm blown off. He subsequently appeared in Hamas Hostage Video several months ago, his parents have been incredibly vocal. They appeared at the Democratic National Convention. Theyve met with President Biden and theyve been tireless in their campaign to get not just hersh released but also all of the hostages still remaining in the Gaza Strip released as well. The family of hersh put out a Statement Saying with broken hearts, the goldberg family, and the goldbergpolin family, excuse me, as devastated to announce the death if their beloved Son And Brother hersh, the family. Thanks you all for your Love And Support and asked for privacy at this time Presiden
And controlling behaviour towards a female collegaue. Red bull say the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial. Our Sports News Correspondent laura scott reports. Christian horner has been at the head of Red Bull Racing for nearly two tickets building the team into a dominant force and become one of the most recognisable faces in the paddock often alongside his former spice girl way. But his future in the sport was put in jeopardy when allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against him by a female colleague. At the recent season launch he emphatically maintained his innocence. Can you guarantee you have never behaved inappropriately towards a colleague . I did any accusations that have been made against me. Imilli i did any accusations that have been made against me. Made against me. With the Season Loomin , made against me. With the Season Looming. Key made against me. With the Season Looming, key figures made against me. With the Season Looming, key figures in made a
afternoon. until tomorrow, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart. a stunning decision that could end up the 2024 presidential race. colorado s highest court rules former president donald trump should be taken off the state s primary ballot. how trump is responding this morning. at the southern border, record-breaking numbers of newly arrived migrants. we re live on the ground in eagle pass, texas, where an open field is now being used to process what could be as many as 2,000 migrants. and an nbc news exclusive, the blunt warning chinese leader xi jinping gave to president biden just weeks ago. we re also keeping an eye on the state department now where secretary antony blinken is about to give his year end news conference. we begin this hour with a historic court decision that could have a major impact on the 2024 race for the white