It is good to be back with you on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, the fierce fighting on the ground in lebanon. Israel, rushing in additional troops as hezbollah forces vow theyre standing fast, and this is just the start of a long battle. Were live near the border. Plus, Nbc News goes One On one with a senior hamas official. What he told our Keir Simmons about Irans Missile Attack on israel. Into the storm. And from the stage to the stump, tim Walz And J. D. Vance return to the Campaign Trail this hour after a debate that was heavy on policy and maybe surprisingly light on personal attacks. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with nbcs Richard Engel on the ground in lebanon. We know eight israeli soldiers in clashes with hezbollah forces. What more can you tell us . So hezbollah has claimed that it has carried out numerous attacks against israeli troops, and this is just the beginning of a Ground Campaign, a Ground Cam
Between israel and an arab neighbor. Katy tur picks up our breaking News Coverage right now. Good to be with you. Im Katy Tur in for chris jansing. We are watching israel and waiting for a Damage Assessment after iran sent dozens, perhaps more, of ballistic missiles at the country, including tel aviv. This is what it looked like and sounded like add it was happening. [ sirens ] in a statement, iran says the missiles were in honor of hezbollah leader nasrallah where the israelis killed with a 2,000 Pound Bunker busting bomb In Beirut last friday. If israel responds, iran says it will face crushing attacks. So will israel respond . Theyre already indicating, yes, they will. The u. S. And allies have been trying to convince all the parties involved to work toward a Cease Fire worried the continued escalation of attacks between Hezbollah And Israel and now iran could lead to all out war. Meanwhile, as the Iron Dome was trying to intercept these missiles, israeli News Outlets were reporting
Forces along its northern border with lebanon. According to one u. S. Official, the idf is planning for a limited Ground Operation that could begin at any moment now. Israeli commandos have been conducting smaller operations over that border in preparation. Just two days after hezbollah confirmed its leader was killed in a massive Idf Strike in southern beirut. A 2,000 Pound Bunker busting bomb, according to an expert who spoke with Nbc News, dropped on the u. S. Designated terror groups headquarters. It follows the detonation of thousands of pagers and walkietalkies and promises they will do whatever it takes to secure the northern border. In addition to killing the hezbollah leader, they killed hamass leader and dropped bombs on Power Plants and Shipping Infrastructure used by the houthis in yemen. The goal, to harm or disable Irans Axis of resistance. The danger, a war in The Middle East that drags in u. S. Forces in. The u. S. Has been able to convince israel to scale back plans fo
Plus, Donald Trump tours the Georgia City that residents say looks like hell from blown out businesses to pitch black neighborhoods, our look at helenes after math as the Death Toll reaches 116. The Security Cabinet Meeting amid growing signs that a Ground Defense could be imminent. Well get a live report from the region. The alleged gunman accused of lying in wait to kill Donald Trump at his Golf Course returns to court to face a new charges of attempted assassination. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. In north carolina, the Death Toll alone stands at least at 44. Mountain towns like boone are under curfew and classes canceled for 20,000 students at appalachia university. Jay gray is in boone. Talk about the scene youre witnessing. Reporter of course we want to give you a look right now. I want you to take a look at whats happening here. You can see Power Lines down and across the roadway, clearly running across there, theres no more Power Running th
Good day. Im Jose Diazbalart in for chris jansing. The strongest hurricane to strike floridas Big Bend is still packing a major punch. Helene is barrelling through the southeast Carving Destruction as it moves north. Millions are without power as the region grapples with catastrophic flooding and damaging winds. We are tracking The Storm and surveying the damage as this Lifethreatening Situation continues to develop. Vice president harris faces a key vulnerability headon. Shes heading to the southern border. Can she flip the script on trump on immigration . New Yorks Law and Order Mayor forced to give a plea before a judge. Eric Adams Arraignment on a fivecount public corruption indictment. Whats Next for the case . We begin here in the south where at this hour at least 22 people are confirmed dead and around 4 Million customers still are without power after the strongest hurricane ever to hit floridas big Bend Region brought up to 20 feet of unsurvival Storm Surge. In a matter of a co