tonight, the 2024 primary is officially underway. last hour in south carolina, the first democratic contest in the nation closed, president joe biden easily secured a victory there, flowing his rival out of the water. all eyes are on the number of down the a total of 55 are up. those will be awarded remember of course that they need a total of 2000 to capture the democratic nomination. a short time ago the president issued a statement thanking the voters of south carolina saying in part quote, in 2020 it was south carolina who proved p- breaking news coming out of the middle east in the united states launched strikes targeting the cuties in yemen, they hit 36 targets across the country. an official told nbc news today that the strikes in yemen and yesterday s attacks on more than 85 targets linked to iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria are not related. let s go back to politics, and the primary results we re getting out of south carolina. msnbc correspondent trema
of south carolina, saying in part, quote, in 2020, it was the voters of south carolina who proved the pundits wrong, breathed new life into our campaign, and set us on the path to winning the presidency. now, in 2024, the people of south carolina have spoken again. and i have no doubt that you have set us on the path to winning the presidency again, and making donald trump a loser, again. of course, we are also watching breaking news coming out of the middle east. after the united states and the uk launched a new series of strikes today, targeting the houthis in yemen. the attacks hit at least 36 targets in at least 36 locations across the country. a senior biden administration official told nbc news today that the strikes in yemen, and yesterday s attacks on more than 85 targets linked to iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria are not related. but let s go back to politics, first to those live primary results we are getting out of south carolina. our team of correspondent
the dignified transfer on friday. to the families of the fallen, we are so so sorry [crying] for your loss, and we are forever grateful, for your sacrifice. and on that very sad note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see with the end of tomorrow. tomorrow the matchup of the year is set, and it s a rematch of 2020, the same thing even, the red team versus the other red team. that s right. the kansas city chiefs are set to face off yet again against the san francisco 49ers in super bowl 58. okay. all right. if you thought that was a wind up to the likely battle between president biden donald trump in 2024, it is also that as well. and that is because, bear with me here, a segment of right-wing media is convinced of the kansas city chiefs qualifying for the super bowl this year is actually a vast left wing conspiracy. this plot all centers around the relationship between kansas city tight
good morning. i m victor blackwell. this is first of all and today we re starting in the middle east. iran is condemning airstrikes by the usa military in syria and iraq. the strikes are in retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan almost a week ago. president biden says this is only the start. cnn s katie bolillis is in washington. let s start with you and tell us about the targets. reporter: the u.s. military striking 85 targets associated with both iranian-backed militia as well as also used by iran s own forces. these targets included everything from intelligence centers to rockets and missiles and other munitions facilities, to command and control hubs to logistics facilities. now, at this point in the coming hours and days the u.s. military will be doing what is known as a battle damage assessment, to lean on u.s. intelligence to try to independently verify the toll these strikes took, both the damage that they caused t
finally the votes. you can find that in bookstores not line right now. that is all in on tuesday night, all in starts right. now the body doubles are happening before any of the trials actually begun, which is the staggering part about all of this it s the ice beneath the water line. in terms of what this means for all the people that interact with it. this is happening to all of them. it s what it means to be holding up democracy in this day and age. you have to be prepared for a late night cell phone calls, threatening your family. thank you my friend. and thank you for joining us this hour. the matchup of the years set. it s a rematch of 2020. it s the same teams. it s the red team, versus the other red team. that is right. kansas city chiefs are set it s super bowl 58. okay. all right. if you thought that was a wind up to the lightly battle between president biden and donald trump in 2024. it is also that to. and that is because, bear with me here, a segment of ri