New law was needed. Translation we need to staff the reserve translation we need to staff the reserve. There translation we need to staff the reserve. There are translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of grades that a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so the guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. After Russian Troops crossed the border into Northeastern Ukraine last week president putin has said there are no plans to capture the countrys Second City Kharkiv at least for now. The russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the russian border region. Here is the latest on how the battlefield looks, from uk Military Intelligence the red areas are russian occupied, with the arrows showing likely points of russian attack. The recent focus of attention is here in the northeast, near kharkiv, where fierce fighting has been taking place. The yellow represents new gains claimed by russia. Our defen
Every turn this party it cant be like A John Of Adrenaline right to the heart youre in the cnn newsroom. Im Jessica Gene In Washington and we begin with Breaking News in the middle east. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reject ding, a new ultimatum this time, from within his own war cabinet. Cabinet member and former Israeli Defense minister benny gantz is calling on netanyahu to agree on a war plan by june 8th. Thats about three weeks from now. Or he says hell withdraw from the government also breaking today, the Israeli Military saying its recovered the body of another hostage inside gaza. Officials saying ron benjamin was killed during the october 7 attacks has body taken into gaza by hamas on friday, the idf discovered the bodies of three additional hostages all of this unfolding as new humanitarian in aid arrives in gaza through a floating pier set up by the us military this week, Officials Say the goal here is to bring in 500 tons of aid daily, joining us now seen and po
See you soon. Welcome to the beat. I am ari melber. A lot going on. We begin reporting on two major Breaking News stories. Hamas is releasing two american hostages. They are safely back inside israel. Also, Breaking News from the trump coup rico case. A key architect of the trump coup plot Pleading Guilty in a georgia courtroom. This is the second trump lawyer in as many days to be convicted. We have joyce vance standing by as we follow this story, and we also have a reporter coming up from the mideast region on the major breakthrough on those hostages. First, we begin with what were learning in the United States in one of the biggest cases to ever come down the pike in any court, state or federal, accusing a former president and aided by his lawyers of a coup. So a Top Trump Lawyer who is linked to that coup for the first time today Pleading Guilty. We had begun our jury Selection Process this morning, but ive been informed there is a change of plea. How do you plea to count 15, consp
Fired by iranbacked rebels in yemen. Were they headed for israel in gaza, the growing humanitarian crisis, after the deal brokered by President Biden. How soon will aid be allowed in and the tragedy for a 12yearold israeli girl and her grandmother, after they were kidnapped by hamas. My conversation with her family. Also tonight, the surprise in the Georgia Election case against donald trump one of his codefendants, his former attorney, sidney powell, changing her plea to guilty will she testify against the former president . And chaos in the house. After losing twice, jim jordans plan to try again to win the speakers gavel. A third floor vote expected tomorrow. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening just a short time ago, President Biden addressed the American People in a prime time speech about the israelhamas war and the Terror Attacks that sparked it almost two weeks ago. Mr. Biden made the case for tens of billions of
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