The tribal area of bujaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a Suicide Bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. With more on this lets cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. Hundreds of people had gathered for a gathering of a hardline islamist Political Party in pakistan which is part of the governing coalition. There was suddenly an explosion. Some people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. A local hospital was struggling to cope with the incoming casualties. Many people are being taken to other parts of the district and do the provincial capital peshawar. This could be a Suicide Attack but no group has admitted carrying out the attack or responsibility for this incident. At the moment the priority for the authorities is to provide care and treatment for those who have been injured in this blast. And again, as we know, we had been disc
of a major american city, as san francisco pays the price for its struggle over the city s identity. miguel almaguer, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, treacherous storms are raging across the south. heavy winds, hail and tornadoes knocking out power for tens of thousands of people as the state of alabama warns residents they could see severe weather through the weekend. new economic numbers, u.s. retail sales rising in may. a sign consumers are still fueling the country s economy despite pressures of inflation. new details on the cyber attack, what the u.s. government knows after several federal agencies were hit in the u.s. and the powerful message from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in an exclusive interview with nbc news. his new details on the fierce counter offensive from his country s military, and the stakes for russia in the latest battle. our nbc news reporters are fo
documents. we ll have the very latest on the redacted copy of the mar-a-lago affidavit and what could be coming from the january 6 committee. plus, is the gop already conceding senate races in two states? what we re learning about the major pact that s pulling millions of dollars in advertising. and we re almost ready for liftoff. we ll be joined by a nasa astronaut ahead of the artemis launch later this morning. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, august 29th, i m jonathan lemire. glad to be back. thanks for joining us this morning. there s new reaction after a heavily-redacted copy of the fbi affidavit used to justify the search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago was unsealed friday afternoon of the 36-page affidavit revealed details of the federal government s efforts to recover classified documents, including top secret information that trump is alleged to have illegally taken from the white house at the end of his presidency. th
across the state of florida. ed o keefe. across the state of florida. ed o keefe, political respond there in iowa for us. thank you so much. there in iowa for us. thank you so much- president zelensky has been visiting ukrainian special forces near the city of bakhmut as kyiv continues its counter offensive. the city has been the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war. alexander vindman is a retired us army lieutenant colonel. i asked him for his analysis of recent developments in ukraine. colonel vindman, 18 months into this war now, i want to ask you about putin s strategy here. does he have anything else in his war chest that he can commit to this war? he really has nothing commit to this war? he really has nothing new commit to this war? he really has nothing new in commit to this war? he really has nothing new in terms - commit to this war? he really has nothing new in terms of. has nothing new in terms of capabilities. but what he can rely on is kind of the bru
hello, i m helena humphrey. kenya says it s ready to lead a multinationalforce in haiti where clashes between the police and criminal gangs have displaced tens of thousands of people. the country s foreign minister says nairobi would deploy 1,000 police officers in the caribbean nation. the mission is subject to a mandate from the un security council and formal authorisation from the kenyan authorities. earlier this month, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, called for the creation of a multinational force for haiti. speaking before kenya s announcement, the us secretary of state, antony blinken voiced concerns about the situation. we have very deep concerns of the situation there, particularly with regard to violence and the activities of the gangs. we are, as i think you know, the largest