Im caitriona perry. Youre very welcome to this new, extended hour of World News America where well bring you a full hour of live News And Analysis from here in the us, the uk, and Around The World. Do you stay with us. First israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the israeli military has killed the man who was widely tipped to become the new leader of hezbollah, hashem safieddine, in an Air Strike in beirut on friday. The Israel Defense forces says it cant yet confirm the results of the strike. Safieddine, a relative of former leader hassan nasrallah, has been running The Movement alongside its Deputy Secretary general since nasrallah was killed by israel at The End of september. As Air Strikes continue in beirut, Israels Military has been stepping up operations on the ground in lebanon, now moving in the South West of the country, as well as the south east. The idf says at least 50 hezbollah members were killed in strikes in Southern Lebanon on monday. Syrian State Media als
Others express caution. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to todays bbc verify. We start with the crisis in the middle east. Irans Supreme Leader, ayatollah khamenei, has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as a minimum punishment in a rare public speech, as He Led Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. He told a huge crowd of supporters that iran and its allies must prepare for action as He Led commemorations for the Hezbollah Leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination, and israel has promised to hit back. Overnight, there were more huge explosions in beirut, close to the main airport. Us officials say israel was targeting the potential successor to nasrallah. There have also been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel. Lets go to the live pictures from beirut. Smoke can be seen rising ov
The big guns, former President Barack Obama about to hit the Campaign Trail for Kamala Harris. What could that mean for the Race Today Labor breakthrough for workers returning to work as we speak a strike that threatened to cripple the economy has been averted for now Country Music Superstar Garth Brooks accused of sexual Assault And Battery in a brandnew lawsuit. But this morning he says the allegations are all lies. Im Sara Sidner with John Berman and kate bolduan. This is cnn new central bigger names and politics than Barak Obama for democrats, there are a few voices more popular than Barack Obama. Maybe only Michelle Obama and we just learned, he will soon launch a 27 Day Blitz with every key Battleground State in his path to support Kamala Harris. As for harris, shes wake up battleground, michigan good morning. Fresh off another endorsement. This time from The Boss, Bruce Springsteen as new reporting from over 30 states finds that more than 1 Million americans have already voted j
Also tonight, melania trump in a major break with her husband on abortion rights, saying it s a woman s fundamental right. And what donald trump just said about this. Vice president kamala harris at this hour appearing with liz cheney. And bruce springsteen endorsing kamala harris. And tonight, the developing headline involving the menendez brothers. First tonight, this verdict just in in the police beating death of tyre nichols, following a traffic stop. Three former memphis police officers accused of violating his civil rights. Federal prosecutors say the officers laughed and bragged about beating him, saying they never called medics in order to protect themselves. What the jury just decided and we ll go live to the courthouse. Tonight, former first lady melania trump and that major break with her husband, taking a stand to support abortion rights. Reportedly writing in her new memoir, abortion is a woman s fundamental right. Melania trump makes no mention of her husband, president t
Developments in Donald Trumps ongoing legal battles. In a newly unsealed brief in response to the supreme Courts President ial Immunity Ruling, special Counsel Jack Smith gives us the clearest view yet of his 2020 Election Interference Case against the former president. Smith asserts trump acted as a private candidate and not as president , when he tried to overturn the Election Results and resorted to crimes to stay in office. It also provides new evidence about Trumps Phone Usage and the conversations he had on the 6th Of January, as the riots were unfolding at the capitol. Quote, beginning at about 150. 30 p. M. the defendant settled in the Dining Room off of the oval office. He spent the afternoon there reviewing twitter on his phone, while the Dining Room television played Fox News contemporaneous coverage of events at the capitol. Citing testimony, the filing says that when trump was informed his Vice President had to be rushed to a secure location after trump attacked pence in h