i m jose diazdiaz-balart. u.s. and other coalitions announced retaliatory strikes in yemen. and we ll talk to mark pocan about what he says the white house must do first before launching anymore strikes. and this weekend will mark 100 days since hamas shocking massacre of at least 1200 israelis. how the families of the hostages are observing that day. and in iowa, blizzard conditions force at least two republican presidential candidates to cancel campaign events. how the weather could impact turnout with just three days until the caucuses. and we begin this hour with breaking news out of the middle east. the u.s. along with a coalition of other countries carry out a series of strikes in yemen targeting strike necessary say are being used by iranian-backed houthis. u.s. air force central command said it launched over 100 precision guided munitions across 16 locations used by the houthis. over the past several months, the houthis have launched more than two dozen attacks
plus, an alarming new claim from former republican congressman about a call that came from the white house during the capitol attack. and also ahead, the top republican in the house unveils the gop agenda if they win in november. but the plan is being slammed and focused more on talking points than substance. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, september 26th. thank you for starting your day with us. we start with a new interview by republican congresswoman liz cheney over the weekend. the wyoming representative who lost her re-election bid in a bitter primary battle last month says she ll do whatever it takes to keep former president donald trump from taking back the white house in 2024. and that includes campaigning for democrats and leaving the republican party if necessary. we cannot afford to be a society where we re tearing each other apart. think about what the leaders say about american democracy. they say our elections can t really they don
european powerhouse is revealing she has taken a drug test, giving in to calls from fellow lawmakers after online videos showed her partying. i m joe fryer in for hallie jackson. with me this hour is nbc news correspondent josh lederman in dnipro, ukraine, and a member of the council on foreign relations, former state department adviser and author of nuclear nightmares. josh, let s talk about this aid and what s happening in ukraine, what can you tell us about this latest round of funding as tensions skyrocket around that nuclear plant? this latest batch of funding, joe, will be a little under 800,000, including a thousand javelin antitank missiles as well as more ammunition as well as additional howitzers for the ukrainians to use. perhaps the object that get the most attention is more than a done eagle drones, the first time the united states has provided those spy drones to the ukrainians. they re made by boeing and can fly at low altitude to avoid detection by russian
netanyahu, specifically the fact that he doesn t believe in a two state solution like the united states does, like president biden does, that is in direct conflict with our values. and if that broadens the conflict and puts the american men and women at risk, that is when congress really has to speak out. so we re trying to warn the president and ask him to be more engaged on this. congressman, i thank you very much for being with us. appreciate your time. thank you. and we re staying on capitol hill where we have breaking news. julie circa is joining us. the house speaker just spoke? reporter: that s right. good to be with you. he made a very short statement before a few of us in the press. he essentially said that he is sticking with the agreement he met with chuck schumer, this is after he met with various swathes of republicans in his congress. just this morning he again was meeting with members of the far
right freedom caucus. my colleagues were told that they are not ready to oust the new speaker. you will remember that they had many disagreements with kevin mccarthy in how he was making deals with democrats. johnson here notably saying that he is sticking with this agreement that has made many of the hardliners in his conference frustrated and angry. they are not willing to take the step to remove him yet, but this is a notable sign not only for appropriators working behind the scenes to prevent the government shutdown, but also vulnerable members who don t want to barrel into a shutdown, who don t want to put the american people at risk because of some of the policies that hardliners are demanding. so interesting dynamic to watch. but big news from johnson that he will keep the agreement and appropriators will continue working on how to fund the government for the full year. julie, thank you so much for us on capitol hill this morning. up next, lawyers for former