Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
these are the men and women who ran up the towers when people were running down. they were the men and women there to find survivors. to find remains. to do the cleanup. and because so many terrible toxins were released when the towers fell. a lot of these men and women are dying of lung diseases, of cancers, of horrific health conditions. also the families that live at ground zero. some of these children are suffering from lung ailments and asthma. we have to standby these families and our heros and make sure we pass health care for them. you re ready for a long weekend. thank you for stopping by. i am. you ve been working hard. appreciate your time. two other items on the senate agenda. the dream act, which grants citizenship to children of illegal immigrants and the stand-h stand-alone repeal of don t ask, don t tell. senator majority leader harry reid saying the senate will work tomorrow morning and could be done for the year tomorrow