Have to recuse himself and tonight nbc news has word on when Robert Mueller may finish his investigation. The major airport closed down, fears of drones hitting airplanes. Over 100,000 travelers impacted. The hunt tonight for those responsible. Shocking video, the father celebrating a backyard Holiday Party struck and killed by a stray bullet. The mystery gunman at large. Is this the most festive street in america . The holiday display you have to see. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Breaking news tonight, defense secretary james mattis is stepping down leaving a white house increasingly gripped by chaos and erratic upheaval. The last of the senior military officials President Trump brought into his administration and frequently called his generals. Mattis tonight tendering a twopage Resignation Letter pointing to disagreements with the president about the use of military power and a thinly veiled rebuke of mr. Trumps treatment of american a
Not only had soleimani done all of the things that we have recounted, hundreds of thousands of massacres in syria, enormous destruction of lebanon and iraq where they have denied then sovereignty and denied the people in the countries what they want and we watch this with the continuing Terror Campaign in the region. We know what happened at the end of last year in december. Ultimately leading to the death of an american. So if youre looking for imminence, you need look no further than to the days leading up to the strike of soleimani. And he said eliminating soleimani was part of a broader u. S. Plan of action regarding iran. So its the right decision. We got it right. The department of defense did excellent work and the president had a entirely legal, appropriate and a basis as well as a decision that fit perfectly within our strategy and how to counter the threat of malign activity from iran more broadly. All of that as the New York Times reports that see rans Supreme Leader wants a
You are learning about these heroic bystanders. Are the yeah, in addition to the great anger and sorrow that this attack has inspired, there is tremendous admiration, respect, and gratitude to the brave few who rushed in very quickly to stop this man from doing more harm. You mentioned in particular a couple people who improvised to great effect, these are people who grabbed what they could to grabbed a fire extinguisher, blasted that in his face to confuse him and slow him down while unusually youd have to say someone else was able to grab that wall tusk, a small whale with a distinctive long tusk that was used in this case to quite literally stop an ongoing terror attack. It was used to drive the attacker into or up against the wall, to corner him effectively, which then provided the opportunity for other praf bri brave bystanders to rush in and hold him until the police arrived. Now, we know that when the police did get there, they found him wearing what has since been described as
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UK scientists achieve a milestone in modern warfare with DragonFire, a GBP 30 million laser technology program successfully intercepting drones off the Scottish coast. The groundbreaking high-power laser system, cost-effective and precise, eliminates the need for expensive missiles. Despite challenges, including atmospheric interference, the UK defense ministry accelerates development for deployment on war vessels in 5-10 years. This promising advancement reflects a potential revolution in military strategies, reshaping the future of warfare.