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
Middle east very closely. The united states is committed to Israels Defense. We are watching developments, as i said, very carefully this morning. U. S. Officials tell Nbc News they expect this iranian response to involve more fire power. Israel is trying to push hezbollah forces north. The israeli defense Forces Spokesperson announced israel uncovered Hezbollah Tunnels in Southern Lebanon. One of the buildings that our troops raided, we found proof of this. This is a map that hezbollah planned to give its terrorists at the time of a widescale invasion of israel. It was to cover out a massacre in israels north. Joining me from jerusalem is nbcs Erin Mclaughlin. Also with is monica alba. Monica, what are you hearing from the White House . The State Department ordered all u. S. Government employees and their families to shelter in place and that this is supposed by in response to the killing of nasrallah on friday in a massive Air Strike by israel as well as previous fronts to hezbollah
Its an Inflection Point and because of the truncated nature of this electiOn And just how wild this election has been they need an Inflection Point. Everyone kind of needs another chance, another bite at the apple before november 5. So i actually think theres going to be a lot of tune i think whatever happens Tomorrow Night could change some minds, but yes, typically a Vice President ial debate doesnt do much about an election. We will see what typical you know, think about this as normal and neither are neither other we did that make says he new Hour Cnn News central starts now begin with Breaking News, breaking moments ago sources tell cnn that israeli Special Forces have carried out raids in Inside Lebanon in recent days as fears grow of an all out regional war in the Middle East in comprehensible damage, hundreds of communities cut off far from freshwater and much needed supplies. As rescue Teams Race to get to those stranded residents. We now have new numbers as the Death Toll con
Holmes hello and welcome everyone. Im Michael Holmes. Appreciate your company. It is now 7 00 preparation for the ground troops to move across the border. Israel is saying a Ground Offensive is only one option being considered the idf continued their air offensive. Meanwhile, on saturday with blasts hitting close to beirut airport. Saturday strikes in lebanon reportedly killing more than 30 people and wounding close to 200 theres overall, nearly 1,000 lebanese have been killed since this latest escalation, according to health officials, his Vola Firing back saying it launched missiles towards jerusalem, prompting a response from israeli air defenses, police say pieces of one intercepted missile crashed in the suburbs all of this happening after israel killed hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah, prompting new fears of a wider war in the region. Hezbollah pledging to continue its fight, while iran says israel will face a Crushing Blow for the killing israels prime minister, israeli prime
Benjamin netanyahu saying the killing of nasrallah was quote necessary, and that israel will keep fighting we sit up accounts with these responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries, including hundreds of americans in dozens of freshman, israel is on the move. We win. We are determined to continue to strike at our enemies return our residents to their homes and returned all of our hostages tonight, the u. S. State department is ordering nonemergency employees and their Family Members to leave lebanon at once. And we are covering every angle of this Breaking News. Ben wedeman is on the ground in the lebanese capital of beirut. Kevin liptack has more on the response from President Biden, the White House but lets start first with Nic Robertson, who is live in tel aviv. Nic talk about what could be next in this conflict for israel it does concern that tonight well it could launch a large salvo of its heavier, longerdistance ballistic missiles into t