members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these ta
with way too early. yasmin vossoughian picks up our coverage now. good morning. on this memorial day, i m yasmin vossoughian. at this hour we re breaking down everything we know about tentative deal between the white house and the republicans on capitol hill to raise the debt ceiling, avoiding what would have been a cats trovg debt default. in iowa, crews are frantically searching for survivors when a six-story apartment building partially collapsed after residents reportedly complained about the state of the structure. over in ukraine, new explosions in the capital city after another brutal round of russian drone attacks. we ll bring you a live report from the capital city of kyiv. also, on this memorial day, tens of millions of americans returning home as the long weekend comes to a close. we ll bring you what you can expect on the roads on one of the busiest travel days of the year. hey, everybody. good to see you. we re going to begin with a critical breakthrough in
is yet to come and on day one of their re-election campaign, vice president kamala harris makes it clear she won t shy away from the campaign spotlight, so why are both her supporters and her critics cheering we re also keeping an eye on the white house where president biden will be holding a joint press conference with the president of south korea we are now hearing from the white house that should roughly start 30 minutes from now. we begin in new york where two trials involving former president trump are unfolding just blocks apart, and in both cases, prosecutors and judges are going to extraordinary lengths to protect the ordinary people working on them their concern that those people could be singled out by trump or his supporters by harassment, intimidation or personal attacks. donald trump just got a warning from the jungdge for going afte the woman suing him on social media. we re not just talking about the civil case in trump s criminal trial, prosecutors filed
january 6th. an omnipresent person there. he was involved or present during many of the moments that cassidy hutchison described in her testimony, including this moment. i saw mr. cipollone right before i walked out that morning, and he said something to the effect of, please make sure we don t go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. manu raju is outfront live on capitol hill. you heard her recount her conversation with pat cipollone. so this subpoena, obviously significant. what are you learning about it? reporter: this subpoena sent today, demanding that he appear before this committee, saying that they have spoken to him in an informal basis, acknowledging that it did happen on april 13th, but now wanting his testimony, especially in light of all the new information that s come out. one of the big things that has come out through the course of these hearings and th
[ music playing ] we begin with fallout from the damming and most alarming testimony yet in the january 6th investigation. we have new reaction to what cassidy hutchinson said under oath and the possible criminal consequences for former president trump. we got a new statement a little while ago from cassidy hutchinson s lawyer. reporter: that s right, wolf, this comes as she is receiving criticism from her fellow republicans and those closely aligned with the former president donald trump, hutchinson is not backing down. she stands by all of the testimony that she provided yesterday under oath. and that testimony she provided, washington, it was very damming for donald trump and those close to his orbit. one day after a bombshell hearing featuring former white house aide cassidy hutchinson, tonight one senior how republican telling cnn this testimony will lead to indictment. pointing to white house chief of staff mark meadows and possibly even trump. the january 6th select