why now and where will it lead? we ll speak to the national security council s john kirby about all of that straight ahead. plus, just three days away now, the final stretch for republican candidate in iowa. how they re hoping to get people to the caucuses with even a foot of snow potentially arriving. and it s not just in iowa, that snow is coming down hard across the midwest and the great lakes. we ll have a full forecast of what to expect there and across the country. hello on this friday, it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news, what could turn into a major escalation of the conflict in the middle east. the united states and the uk launching strikes against houthi targets in yemen hitting airports, military bases and weapons facilities. these strikes in response to weeks of attacks by the militants on commercial ships in the red sea, and now the houthis vowing to retaliate saying those involved will, quote, p
intelligence appears in court, all while there are new details revealed in his case, including jack teixeira s arsenal of weapons and his alleged effort to cover his tracks. we ll take you live outside the courthouse for the very latest. and the parents of the louisville bank shooter are speaking out, and they have a message for the victims families. they say, we re so sorry. ahead, what more we re hearing from the last time they saw their son. shocked and disgusted. those are the words from americans who feel abandoned by the u.s. government and left to navigate the complicated and dangerous situation in sudan. secretary of state antony blinken just responded to that cnn reporting. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. right now, the air national guardsmen accused of leaking highly classified intelligence documents is facing a federal judge. prosecutors are arguing that 21-year-old jack teixeira is st
12year Prison Sentence for bringing ammunition to Turks And Caicos. His release following 100 days trapped in paradise as the judge sets him free, but what about the other Americans Still detained there . We speak to two of them. Just in tonight, the judge denying alec baldwins bid to dismiss his charge over the deadly rust shooting. When the actor is headed to trial. New pressure on israel. The u. N. s top court ordering it to halt the rafah operation. Plus, his oscar nominated documentary shined a light on fast food health concerns. Remembering Morgan Spurlock. And the College Baseball Team Fighting to bring a world series win back to a school whose days are numbered. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. And good evening. Im tom llamas in for lester. We begin with two things on the minds of so Many Americans this friday night, Holiday Travel and Severe Weather. A potentially volatile combination as the unofficial start of summer gets under way. Aaa says its going to b
Busiest day ever in the air, but Severe Weather threatening 45 million from texas to michigan after five Straight Days of Tornado Outbreaks in the central u. S. In oklahoma, this Monster Tornado on the ground for nearly an hour. Our team at the airport and in the storm zone. Also breaking tonight, the horror in haiti. A Young American couple working as missionaries killed by gangs. The mother of one of them telling us, her son called her as it happened. His final words to her. The american tourist avoiding a 12year Prison Sentence for bringing ammunition to Turks And Caicos. His release following 100 days trapped in paradise as the judge sets him free, but what about the other Americans Still detained there . We speak to two of them. Just in tonight, the judge denying alec baldwins bid to dismiss his charge over the deadly rust shooting. When the actor is headed to trial. New pressure on israel. The u. N. s top court ordering it to halt the rafah operation. Plus, his oscar nominated do
Minister netanyahu as the u. S. Pushes for a ceasefire in gaza. What hes telling us oneonone tonight. New images of Harvey Weinstein in a wheelchair looking gaunt in his First Court Appearance since his new york Rape Conviction was overturned. And the swarm of bees delaying a Major League Game for hours until a hero steps up to the mound. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. After earlier appearing to struggle over the line between free speech and public safety, a new resolve on some of the College Campuses that have been at the center of protests over the conflict in gaza. Nowhere more boldly than at new York Citys Columbia University where nypd officers were called on by the university to breach a Historic Building that had been seized and barricaded by protesters and to shut down the protest encampments. Over 100 people were arrested, and there were violent clashes with protesters at the University Of Wisconsin where police also moved again