since the periods of time when we saw the attacks on u.s. forces, in iraq and syria, you either stop or slow down when the u.s. and iran were engaged in either directly or through some other country. that is how we keep a personal abroad. it is not by escalating these words. it is by talking to our enemies. that is what diplomacy is. thank you very much. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. we will start this hour with breaking news. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg
we will never forget the sacrifice to the country. she lost herlife for our country. our daughter is a hero. cbs news starts now. good evening and thank you for being with us on this busy friday night. we want to begin with the breaking news. the united states beginning a series of retaliatory air strikes on sites. they have clear irrefutable evidence that it is related to the attacks in jordan. the strikes were successful but the damage assessment will be done when the sun rises in the region. this is just the beginning. the response will continue. here is what we know. three of the locations hit are in iraq. four are in syria and there were dozens of individual targets within each site. those planes are now out of harm s way. it comes on the same day president biden and jill biden were at dover air force base in delaware for the dignified transfer of the remains of those fallen service members. we were the first journalists and saw the work being done firsthand to
centers, weapons storage sites, and supply chain facilities. sites two u.s. officials tell nbc news are directly linked to the drone attack in jordan. this will also not be a one-day affair. the u.s. says the response will be phased in a campaign that could last for weeks. quote, this is the start of these actions. they will unfold at times and places of our choosing, said secretary of defense austin in a statement. the question now is not only, how does iran respond, but how do our allies react? the president and his administration have said they don t want a war with iran and they adopt want to be dragged into a broader middle east conflict. iran was already angry about last week with a spokesperson for the iraqi prime minister calling it a violation of sovereignty that undermines years of cooperation. what do the iraqis say now? and why does the u.s. still have such a large presence there in the first place? we should also note the timing. these strikes were launched les
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
the gop senator pushing the immigration compromise says he does frustrated with his fellow republicans intentionally putting out false information. the lead starts right now. that feeling of frustration from senator james langford the conservative oklahoma republican pushing the border deal. mike johnson is just one of many in the gop quick to trash the compromise that at least will try to do something to slow the number of migrants coming into the u.s. we will hear from the house republican and piling on calling the proposed plan capitulation plus senator langford will be here in just minutes. historic rainfall flooding parts of southern california. some cities getting a months worth of rain in one single day. cnn is on the ground and one of the hardest hit areas. the surprising news from buckingham palace this afternoon announcing king charles has cancer. what does the diagnosis mean for the monarchy and how is his prognosis? welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. in