i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
a top republican has accused us regulators of being asleep at the wheel in the period leading up to the implosion of silicon valley bank. those comments in the first of two bruising congressional hearings intended to shed light on the failings that led to the lender s collapse. in response, the regulator pointed the finger at executives saying they did a terrible job of managing risk. we are still reconstructing the supervisory racket, we understand they were issued a matter requiring attention based on the inaccuracy of their interest rate risk modelling. essentially, the risk model was not at all aligned with reality. today, the hearing continues. the collapse of svb and signature bank created shock waves across the global banking sector, with central bankers moving to reassure nations that the structural integrity of the financial system remains intact. joining me now is greg feldberg, director of research for the yale program on financial stability. you were director
investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re ting it president biden and canadian prime minister justin trude anncing a major immigration deal. will it stem te record surge of migrants at america s northern border? taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution, the rapidly developing technology that can literally read your mind. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we beginith american warplanes in action over syria conducting what officials call precision air strikes in response to a drone attack against americans that killed one u.s. contrac and woued five service members. president biden ordering the retaliatory strikes. u.s. officials saying the targets were linked to iran s revolutionary guard corps. the u.s. saying the base where the amer
and wounded five u.s. troops at a base in northeast syria. our reporting, the key radar system that was down at the time. did that leave the base open to attack? also tonight, the scare at the office of the manhattan d.a. investigating donald trump. the suspicious powder and threatening letter discovered. police hauling hazmat bags from the building. it comes as mr. trump warns of death and destruction if he s charged for a hush money payment and a new blow for mr. trump and the special counsel s january 6th investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re tracking it. president biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau announcing a major immigration deal. will it stem the record surge of migrants at america s northern border? gwyneth paltrow taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution,
at last check, they ve tried a few different ways to troubleshoot it, to fix the problem. no word yet on whether they ve been able to stop it at this point. this follows monday s scrubbed launch which was largely due to an engine cooling problem. it was a tricky sensor that was off. but engineers remain optimistic that today there will be a launch. for now, the weather has been cooperating so that helps. nasa meteorologists predict about 60% favorable conditions, which increases to 80% as the day goes on. of course this historic mission marks the next chapter of lunar exploration and will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon in a matter of years. let s go now to cnn s space and defense correspondent kristin fisher live this morning from the kennedy space center. i don t think kristin has us. can you hear us? reporter: hey, guys, i m having a hard time with my earpiece so i can t quite hear what you said. let me bring you up to speed from the kenned