Afghanistan. Sarah, hamza bin laden had been reported dead in late july. What are we learning . The white house is confirming for the first time hamza bin laden is dead and filling in some blanks saying it happened through a u. S. Counterterrorism action and in afghanistan. This is not necessarily a new development. Its not a recent development. Cnn reported july 31st the administration had intelligence to believe that hamza bin laden was dead. A couple weeks ago secretary of defense mark esper appeared to confirm that news with cnn. Now i want to read you part of the statement the white house released this morning. The loss of hamza bin laden deprives al qaeda with important leadership skills, but undermines important operational activities of the group. He was responsible for dealing with various terrorist groups. The state department had labeled hamza bin laden as an emerging leader in al qaeda. Documents obtained from the complex where his father was killed in 2011 had suggested th
Concer concerns. Well begin today with the latest on the impeachment inquiry. Here is whats happening now. The office of management and budget advised the pentagon to holdup aid to ukraine on the same day President Trump asked ukrainian president zelensky to do us a favor, investigate the 2016 elections and former Vice President joe biden and his son hunter. Rudy giuliani is promoting baseless conspiracy theories, debunked storied otherwise known as lies about joe biden. And ambassador yovanovitch committing perjury. Mitch mcconnell says he hopes nancy pelosi will send impeachment articles to the senate asap, he does not appear to be particular to hold an actual trial. We cant take up the matter we dont have and so hopefully theyll be on the way over at some point. Nancy pelosi seems confident in her decision to hold the articles even as republicans are accusing her of fearing for what the senate trial will look like. Telling politico this. I am never afraid and i am rarely surprised.
Well also bring you the very latest on that deadly fire on a dive boat off the Southern California coast. Search efforts are still under way, even at this hour, for any possible survivors, though hope is fading. And in texas, were learning more about the gunman who police say killed seven people in a shooting rampage saturday along roadways in odessa and midland. Much more on those stories ahead. First, we want to get the latest on Hurricane Dorian. Right now, the category 4 storm has stalled over the bahamas, where its already blamed for five deaths. 30 inches of rain could fall in some isolated areas. Obtained bw flooded homes nearly fully submerged. Officials say they have received a tremendous number of calls for rescue. Yet, in many places, conditions are still too treacherous to respond. One pipe lot it one pilot telling me earlier that rescue planes could not go up until daylight. Hurricane dorian one of the most powerful atlantic storms ever recorded. Heres the situation in fre
About this and also whats happening with Hurricane Dorian which has made landfall as a cat 5 in the bahamas. It is a busy day and i know all of the gun violence in the country is important to you. Listening to the governor there, and i know you recall his tweet from 2015 where he said, texas, im embarrassed to hear that youre number two in gun sales in this country. Do better. Yeah. Behind the state of california at the time. He did make that we have to do better. Didnt sound as if it was a little well, one might suggest he was doing that tongue in cheek. Almost in the spirit of a governors that will you know, or mayors in the super bowl contest. You can say maybe that was the intent but the message is not lost that that is where his heart and his focus lies. He says hes going to join together with Law Enforcement and look for solutions right now. But there are a number of solutions that were passed by Texas State Legislature in june that were put into effect today. None of which one c
That you guys could do that for him. After their quarterback brother was murdered. Online gifts before christmas as new data shows shipping delays are way up this year. Fedex truck on fire just one of the problems. And theres good news tonight. The nutcracker ballerina with a message of perseverance this season. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. If youre not already where you want to be for the holiday this is week, you may want to listen up. The numbers of americans heading to airports, train stations and hitting the road is up from last season and those millions of travelers are running into ice, freezing fog and rain. Nearly 4,000 flights were delayed today and frustrating situations at a couple of major hubs. We begin with morgan chesky. Reporter tonight the Holiday Travel rush brought to a scary halt. A nearly 70car Chain Reaction accident, shutting down 64 in both directions near williamsburg. I got out of my car and i went and assisted a woman whos