welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this monday, september 5th. it is labor day. there is a lot happening this morning. we begin with breaking news from london, where british foreign prime minister liz trust was just named prime minister by the ruling conservative party, succeeding boris johnson who resigned amid scandal, beating out the former chance lor to lead the party and the country. i know that our beliefs resonate with the british people. our beliefs in freedom and the ability to control your own life in low taxes, in personal responsibility. and i know that s why people waited for us in such numbers in 2019. as your party leader, i intend to deliver what we promised those voters right across our great country. she will be formally appointed by queen elizabeth tomorrow and will be confronted by a looming economic crisis, as well as an ongoing energy crisis. we will continue following developments from the united kingdom. but first, we ll focus here at home. la
should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. welcome to bbc news. the leader of al-qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike in afghanistan. al zawahiri was one of the masterminds behind the september 11th attacks against the united states in 2001. after years of tracking him, the cia targeted him with two missiles from a drone flying above the afghan capital kabul, killing him instantly. announcing the strike, president biden said the killing would bring closure to families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. it comes nearly a year after the us s chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, as our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. after decades, america has killed one of its most wanted terrorists. my fellow americans, on saturday,
Mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be productive meetings. This, after urging regional leaders to avoid further dangerous escalation. In gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in via The Rafah Crossing. An initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden and the earliest is tomorrow. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid convoys would be stopped if any supplies were confiscated by hamas, which governs gaza and is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and us. We can bring you live pictures of gaza. It isjust after 11 00 in the morning. Israels military says it hit hundreds of sites in gaza over the last 2a hours targeting, it says, hamas infrustrauctre. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side
Hamas the new nazis. He was right. You fought the nazis 80 years ago resolutely, and the entire world supported your action. President biden called hamas worse than isis and he is right too. Hamas are the new nazis, the new isis, and we had to fight them together, just as the civilised world united to fight the nazis and united to fight hamas, it must together now stand with israel as we fight and defeat hamas. This is not merely our battle, but the battle of the entire civilised world. It is the battle of israel, it is the battle of the modern arab countries, it is the battle of western civilisation, the battle of the free world, the battle for the future. We have two forces here. One is an axis of evil, led by her run through hezbollah, led by iran. Bringing the world back to a bolt of bondage, war, slavery and annihilation. And the other of the forces of progress and humanity that want to bring the middle east into peace and prosperity. We are on the cusp of destroying that peace, a
Jet ski. Cars trapped in water, rising fast. Empty trailers floating away. This is the worst flooding ive ever seen in my career. Now a new threat. Another round of possibly dangerous tornados. At usc, the lapd clearing out protesters and a twist tonight. The threat of disruptions at Graduation Ceremonies. How schools are preparing. A major Border Crossing for humanitarian help into gaza, shut down today. Why israel did it. Former President Trumps search for a vp heating up. Top contenders, all in one place this weekend. New reporting on the hunt for a running mate. Three american and australian surfers missing in mexico, now presumed murdered. Why officials think they were targeted. Gold star families scammed after their loved ones died. How the army set them up with this man, who then stole millions. And a zebra on the loose finally captured, stripes and all. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with hallie jackson. Dramatic rescues in the state of texas. Good evening. We are coming on