inflation is up 6%. norah: president biden issues an executive order requiring more gun background checks. it is just common sense. check whether someone is a felon, domestic abuse or, before they buy a gun. norah: a safety warning for drivers of midsize suvs. the majority of midsize suvs we evaluated have a lot of work to do to improve safety for the rear seat position. nornd: pioneer, former congresswoman pat schroeder. i will never apologize for my tears. i say no tears, no heart. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, a story making international headlines, the first known physical confrontations between u.s. and russian military forces since the war in ukraine began. a russian fighter jet round a $57 million u.s. drone, forcing it down. plus, a new harvard medical study shows how much a good night s sleep could add to your life span. but first, and intensifying nor easter is slamming new england ton
Msnbc headquarters here at new york city. And we begin this evenings broadcast with major breaking international news. The u. S. Has carried out military strikes and syria today. Secretary of defense lloyd austin said President Biden ordered selfdefense drags onto facilities in Eastern Syria used by irans revolutionary guard. He added the strikes our response to attacks against u. S. Personnel in iraq and syri by iranianbacked militia grps. Joining me now on the phone to discuss, my colleague msnbc White House Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, what can you tell us about how biden order the strikes and why they were carried out today . Stephen, a first, i think we should put this in the context of what weve been watching happen in the middle east. And as we heard from lloyd austin night, the u. S. Military action, these defensive strikes, if as you describe them, they do come amid the rising tensions in that region with the rising tension between israel and hamas, but also called th
Secretary of defense lloyd austin said President Biden ordered selfdefense drags onto facilities in Eastern Syria used by irans revolutionary guard. He added the strikes our response to attacks against u. S. Personnel in iraq and syria by iranianbacked militia groups. Joining me now on the phone to discuss, my colleague msnbc White House Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, what can you tell us about how biden order the strikes and why they were carried out today . Stephen, a first, i think we should put this in the contt of what weve been watching happen in the middle east. And as we heard from lloyd austin tonight, the u. S. Military action, these defensive strikes, if as you describe them, they do come amid the rising tensions in that region with the rising tension between israel and hamas, but also called these attacks and his words separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. They said they do not represent anything in the u. S. Approach of the confli
Commentary, newsmaker interviews and panel discussions. Cut off all ties with Christopher Steele because he was leaking and lying about potentially classified information to the media again to peddle his lies to influence the outcome of our election. This all comes on the heels of last nights shocking report that showed that Christopher Steele was working closely with bruce ohr before and after the 2016 election, again to spread the lies from his dirty dossier. He had no faith in those lies. Throughout the highest levels of what is supposed to be our fair and unbiased justice system. Equal justice under the law, equal applications of the law. At the time, the fourth highest Ranking Member of obamas department of justice, he has since been demoted because of his unethical ties to steal and fusion gps. Sara carter, john solomon will be joining us in a moment with more details. These are shocking new developments. It is far worse than we ever thought. But first we are also currently
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