on the financial side. as you know, the rnc is out of money. they re looking for loans themselves. they don t want to support donald trump or be anywhere near him. there is a cataclysm coming in the second half of 2024. you think you might have to liquidate sayings. can i just ask, does a bank loan for things like that? can you get loans pay that? certainly he could get loans if he has the collateral. if he has equity in these properties, these golf courses, these buildings that he owns he could certainly pose those as collateral and get loans. he probably has more cash than people think though. it s been exaggerated how poor he is. my guess is he does have the money to pay the 83 million very quickly. of course he will appeal it but again, if you go 83 plus three 70, that s another 150, that s a problem for most people, alex, no matter how rich you are, that s a big problem. i was going to say. that s not coach trump change. anthony scaramucci, good to see you my frien
hundreds of millions of dollars in fines. the next hour starts right now. as i ve been to a very good day from msnbc headquarters of new york, welcome to alex witt reports. breaking news at this hour, we have some new details to share from the biden administration on the u.s. air strikes on iran- backed targets in iraq and syria. a senior administration official told nbc news that the strikes, quote, said the strong signal about the capability that we have and other things that we are going to do. the u.s. striking five targets in seven facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militants they support of the region. this is in retaliation for three american soldiers killed in jordan. a senior administration official also telling nbc news that iraq received prior warning that, of the strikes, contrary to the claims of iraqi government aggression against iraq sovereignty. we go right now to nbc s allie raffa at the white house. ali, what are we hearing from the
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
now we can do something about it by voting yes on prop e. a common sense solution that ensures we use community safety cameras to catch repeat offenders and hold them accountable. vote yes on e. so, you ve got the power of xfinity at home. now take it outside with xfinity mobile. like speed? it s the fastest mobile service around. and right now, you can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan. all on the most reliable 5g network nationwide. ditch the other guys and you ll save hundreds. get a free line of unlimited intro for 1 year when you buy one unlimited line. and for a limited time, get the new samsung galaxy s24 on us. welcome back to the weekend, everyone. let s get the latest on that breaking news out of the middle east, for the united states struck iranian forces and iran- backed militia groups overnight in both iraq and syria. this is the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three u.s. troops in jordan last weekend. this morning,
thanks for joining us. i m alex marquardt in for fredricka whitfield today. we begin at the u.s. southern border where officials say they are seeing fewer migrants crossing than expected, despite the end of title 42. authorities say that the long lines of people who once waited to enter the u.s. have dissipated at many border crossings. many had expected a surge after the covid era policy title 42 expired at midnight on thursday. in its place the biden administration has re-enacted tougher border policies, which require longer processing times, and impose severe consequences for those who cross illegally. the white house has sent thousands of asylum officers, secret service agents and even u.s. troops, to reinforce screening efforts, and to mitigate the already challenging humanitarian crisis. cnn s polo sandoval is in el paso, texas. you re on the ground. what are you seeing? it certainly has been less chaotic the less 48 hours since the lifting of title 42. that being sai