from new york city police on the beating of two officers near a migrant shelter in times square. this caught the attention of the entire nation because of the concerns about crime and migrants in our city and we understand that we will likely get some news details about some of the most guilty among those who were the attackers who are still out there somewhere on the loose. now sources tell fox that some of the suspects that were arrested and released with no bail may be headed to the california-mexico border. who can forget this suspect flipping off the media as he was set free. quite a message to the city and the country. former new york republican congressman and candidate for governor, lee zeldin is standing by. first to c.b. cotton live at one police plaza in lower manhattan. hi, c.b. hi, martha. investigators are trying to figure out whether the migrant men suspected in this attack on two nypd officers are linked to a larger theft ring, which was busted overnight.
jordan, before our service members were attacked we would respond. so iran and its militia groups knew we were going to respond. we also said we were going to do it at a time and place of our choosing. we planned the attack, executed the attack, we hit where we wanted to hit when we wanted to hit. of course, there will always be armchair quarterbacks, but we re confident in the steps we have taken so far and we re confident in the course we re on going forward. that s national security adviser jake sullivan responding to criticism of the retaliatory strikes for the drone attacks that killed u.s. troops in jordan. we ll go through that military action in the middle east and what could come next. plus, we ll bring you the details of the long-awaited bipartisan border deal, which is now getting pushback from members on both sides of the aisle. and also ahead, the latest nbc news polling on a biden/trump rematch. the new data is highlighting some of the president s real str
the militias that they sponsor. we are also getting some more details on the timing of the response to those three american soldiers killed in jordan last week and how it unfolded throughout this week. just in a moment, i will talk with deputy director for the very latest response from the administration as well as the defense department. but first, we re going to head to the region and nbc news chief international correspondent, who s joining us from iraq. welcome, here, so has the region reacting? what can we expect next? well alex, i think what we saw last night was not insignificant. that is true. but it was also limited. granted, an escalation by the biden administration. we haven t seen anything like this in recent years, frankly, in this part of the world. but still limited so that the strikes were along the east syria, iraq border in a trench there that we know has a number of militia groups and camped there. now, that s a part of that border that runs through
some amazing pictures. let s take you straight to london and edinburgh were some of europe s biggest fireworks were on display. it isa it is a really big deal, traditionally bigger than a christmas here. you can see the fireworks above edinburgh castle. it is a magnificent setting for a fireworks display. 15,000 people here. on the street and centre of the city. they are having a party. all enjoying themselves. down here, a british band headlining. they are going to come back with the fireworks display over. this is four days of celebrations. a procession on friday. it will carry on tomorrow. tonight though, the main party. a big night of celebrations. the fireworks, a ton of them going off above the castle. . , , ton of them going off above the castle. . , ., , , castle. happy new year! this is live in london, castle. happy new year! this is live in london, at castle. happy new year! this is live in london, at the castle. happy new year! this is live in london, at the
cities celebrating as well, so shall we show you some live pictures from rome as well, in italy? where we can see, again, fireworks. amazing work there as well. also, we can also show you some live pictures from berlin germany. amazing pictures, again, isn t it? so, many european cities welcoming the new year, of course many cities here in asia have welcomed 2024 about six, seven hours ago. of course, will we will bring you more on new year s celebrations around the world later in the programme. the us military says its helicopters have destroyed three small boats in an attack on a container ship in the southern red sea. it s the second assault by iran backed houthi rebels on the ship within 24 hours. the us says the gunmen who launched the raid from yemen attacked in four boats, coming within 20 metres of the vessel. the fourth craft fled the area. the houthi rebels say their actions are in protest against the gaza war, where there ve been more air strikes by israel. 0ur