Reports, escalation in the Middle East. A new bombardment of israeli strikes against hezbollah targets in lebanon and an unprecedented warning to civilians. The fears its stoking of a larger regional war. Plus disturbing new evidence tied to the suspect in that apparent second Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump, including a letter where he appears to confess to the plot. What it means for his case when he face has judge next hour. And new Nbc Polling on the 2024 race showing a historic surge in favorability for Vice President harris. We will look at whats driving that and why this contest is still neck and neck. Good morning and thanks for joining us, it is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. We begin with the Breaking News in the Middle East. Lebanese officials say more than 180 people have been killed after intensifying israeli strikes there overnight. The idf Issuing A first of its kind Evacuation Warning to civilians in Southern Leban
100000000 people in 4 months. Germany is going into lockdown again as it imposes more covert 19 instructions after cutting measures fail to reduce infections. And fears over missing students after gunmen attacked a school in Northern Nigeria by the families blame the government. British an e. U. Leaders say braggs it talks are going to go on even though negotiators havent reached a deal sunday is supposed to be the deadline for the deal but both sides have been meeting again the head of the e. U. Commission most of all the lay in the says that osce told topics that deserve more discussion. Despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations and despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile. We have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the taffs and to see whether no reach an agreement can be reached even at this late stage while so far there have been several sticking p
Against their government protesters in pakistan demand the Prime Minister and his cabinet step down. But it should be e. U. Leaders say breaks it talks will go on abandoning a selfimposed deadline for a trade deal ahead of the e. U. Commission us live on the lane says both sides agreed in a crisis call to go the extra mile saying some topics deserve more discussion. Despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations and despite the fact that that lines have been missed over and over we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile. We have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the taffs and to see whether no reach an agreement can be reached even at this late stage. Well there have been several sticking points including access by french fishing boats to british waters theres also the socalled level Playing Field which is ensuring fair and open competition now if the 2 sides dont reach an agreement by december 31st there will be border
Announces an end to the lockdown will not be an end to restrictions. U. N. Member states will take part in a call to end up stalemate on the budget. The United States has announced plans to reduce troop levels in afghanistan and iraq. They will go from 2500 4500 to 2500 in afghanistan. Allies had warned against a quick withdrawal of troops. A chief said a hasty pullout could be a platform for international terrorists. Our correspondent has more from washington. We have very Little Information because the new acting defense secretary gave very few details about this announcement of reduction of troops. He did not answer any questions. What he said was the troops staying there would be doing counterterrorism as well as protecting the u. S. Embassies in both countries. Also protecting local government facilities. There is a question that he did not specify or go into detail about. The fact that there is also a lot of very important equipment in those two countries and a question of whethe
Votes counted within hours of the polls close because theres a lot of work to do particularly when it comes to absentee ballots as well so they will all have to be added so a warning to people watching across the world this election which has been as you see contentious its been difficult it has been hard fought but it might not end in the next few hours it could be a couple of days before we get a final result so people should be weary of politicians declaring victory unless on either side the result is clear cut the polls suggest thats whats going to happen donald trump says in 2016 they said the exact same thing and they won and hes clinging on to that hope. At least 14 people have been arrested in austria after mondays shooting in vienna the memorial was held for the 4 people who died and another 20 to have been injured when a gunman opened fire in the city austrian authorities are describing it as a Terror Attack Police in ivory coast are clashing with supporters of former preside