hundreds of millions of dollars in fines. the next hour starts right now. as i ve been to a very good day from msnbc headquarters of new york, welcome to alex witt reports. breaking news at this hour, we have some new details to share from the biden administration on the u.s. air strikes on iran- backed targets in iraq and syria. a senior administration official told nbc news that the strikes, quote, said the strong signal about the capability that we have and other things that we are going to do. the u.s. striking five targets in seven facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militants they support of the region. this is in retaliation for three american soldiers killed in jordan. a senior administration official also telling nbc news that iraq received prior warning that, of the strikes, contrary to the claims of iraqi government aggression against iraq sovereignty. we go right now to nbc s allie raffa at the white house. ali, what are we hearing from the
tonight, the 2024 primary is officially underway. last hour in south carolina, the first democratic contest in the nation closed, president joe biden easily secured a victory there, flowing his rival out of the water. all eyes are on the number of down the a total of 55 are up. those will be awarded remember of course that they need a total of 2000 to capture the democratic nomination. a short time ago the president issued a statement thanking the voters of south carolina saying in part quote, in 2020 it was south carolina who proved p- breaking news coming out of the middle east in the united states launched strikes targeting the cuties in yemen, they hit 36 targets across the country. an official told nbc news today that the strikes in yemen and yesterday s attacks on more than 85 targets linked to iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria are not related. let s go back to politics, and the primary results we re getting out of south carolina. msnbc correspondent trema
of south carolina, saying in part, quote, in 2020, it was the voters of south carolina who proved the pundits wrong, breathed new life into our campaign, and set us on the path to winning the presidency. now, in 2024, the people of south carolina have spoken again. and i have no doubt that you have set us on the path to winning the presidency again, and making donald trump a loser, again. of course, we are also watching breaking news coming out of the middle east. after the united states and the uk launched a new series of strikes today, targeting the houthis in yemen. the attacks hit at least 36 targets in at least 36 locations across the country. a senior biden administration official told nbc news today that the strikes in yemen, and yesterday s attacks on more than 85 targets linked to iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria are not related. but let s go back to politics, first to those live primary results we are getting out of south carolina. our team of correspondent
and stamina versus a four timed indicted and lie able for sexual abuse and ex president and his meetings to business leaders reveal a candidate would is more erratic now than ever before, who appears to be in a race against himself to say and do the most incoherent and inexplicable thing. his spewing of lies and delusions presented a unique challenge to anyone trying to talk to him let alone challenge him on the stage and tv. trump is free from a gag order that held him back from smearing witnesses and jurors in the case that resulted in his first ever criminal conviction. hillary clinton, the only own person other than president joe biden who has taken trump on, on a debate stage, said this in a brand-new op-ed in the new york time. it is a waste of time to refute trump s arguments in a normal debate. it is impossible to identify what his arguments are. he started with nonsense and digressed into blather and this is only gotten worse but yet expectations for him is to low, i
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