In a statement tonight, ron said that this will be the only response to israels strike on irans consulate in damascus at the beginning of the month. That, of course, killed several iranian generals, including two top commanders. Iranian officials had vowed revenge for those attacks, and in their statement, they also warned that the United States must stay away from any direct military involvement. Meanwhile, officials telling nbc news that the u. S. And israel have been closely coordinating how to defend against this imminent attack. For fears of growing regional war have been escalating for months ever since hamas is october 7th attack on israel, and the subsequent israeli war on gaza. Joining me now, richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent. He is in jerusalem for us in the early hours of the morning there we are in that window, richard, of anticipating some of those drones making their way into israel, as well as potentially those missiles. What can you tell us about what
Urgently to the white house. He is having a meeting there. We think round about now with his National Security team. And we know they are in close coordination and contact with the israelis. Mr biden cut short his weekend away, he was meant to spend a weekend at his Beach Residence in delaware. But he came back to washington for these urgent meetings. Now, us forces in the region are also on alert. The Military Presence there has been bolstered significantly since october 7th last year and we know that there are Fighter Planes there, us Fighter Planes and naval assets in the region and our partner here in the region and our partner here in the region and our partner here in the us, cbs news, are reporting saying those forces are ready to assist the israelis if they need it to shoot down any missiles for example that might threaten their territory. But i think this is a sensitive time, especially bearing in mind the recent disagreements between the us and israel over the war in gaza. Mr
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i m katy tur. it has been a dramatic day on capitol hill. emphasis on dramatic as house lawmakers loudly debated whether to formalize an investigation into president biden. as you would imagine, it got combative. we were waiting on the vote, but if all republicans tow the line, it will pass. that is not all. this morning, right outside of the capitol. hunter biden told reporters he was ready to testify in front of the house. but only if republicans agree to do it in public stating, quote, my father was not financially involved in my business, not as a practicing lawyer, not as a board member of burisma, not my partnership with the chinese private businessmen, not in my investments at home nor abroad, and certainly not as an artist, and he s blaming republicans by name for using his own personal struggles to try to take down his father. in the depths of my addiction, i was extremely irresponsible with my finances. but to suggest that is grounds for an impeachment inquiry is
trial. a trial that threatens to upend his personal fortune and real estate business. the former president could take the stand in his own defense on monday, but today the court is hearing from an accounting expert who described new york attorney general s letitia james claims of fraud as meritless, saying, quote, my main finding is that there is no evidence whatsoever for any accounting fraud. this is trump s first appearance since an appellate court reinstated a gag order barring him from talking about the court staff on social media. while the clerks are off limits, trump didn t waste time renewing his attacks on the judge arthur. a case that is absolutely 100%, there s not a judge in the country that wouldn t have given us a total victory, but there s not a judge in the country that would have even taken this case. this is a witch hunt, and a very corrupt trial. the attorney general sits here because she knows that she has a judge that no matter all the evidence, that