coverage of the breaking news out of the middle east and the u.s. strikes continues with ac 360. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news. american-led air strikes in one of the most volatile hot spots in the world right now. mitts is some of the first video of explosions tonight in yemen s just north of the capital. iranian backed houthi fighters from yemen have been attacking commercial ships in the nearby red sea. there s been dozens of attacks. tonight u.s. and british forcevise struck back using air and naval assets. both surface ships and submarines with one houthi official moments ago saying multiple cities had been hit. cnn s oren leiberman at the pentagon for us tonight. m.j. lee at the white house where the president has just weighed in. i want to start at the pentagon. oren, what do we learn so far about the targets that have been hit? reporter: more than a dozen different targets were hit by u.s. aircraft and assets. it was also
and what it means for the race. also tonight, states of emergency declared in the northeast. the water is still rising in places after that massive storm. our team with first responders rescuing people trapped in homes. the rising toll. at least five people killed, and the new storm threat in the west, just days before christmas. the massive volcano eruption in iceland. dramatic images, rivers of fire, lava shooting up from a miles long crack in the earth. new video of two israeli hostages held by islamic jihad and the showdown in the red sea. the new task force being formed by the u.s. to stop rebel attacks on ships as more shipping giants suspend operations there. border crossings hitting a new record as a legal battle erupts over a controversial new texas law. and she made history on the nation s highest court. president biden and chief justice roberts leading a final farewell to sandra day o connor. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good
saying. we begin in brownsville, texas. border patrol reports a record-setting 83,000 migrants crossed illegally this week alone. that is equivalent to a full capacity dallas cowboys football stadium crossing our border in a week. downtown brownsville, texas, where evidence of migrant releases is everywhere you turn. venezuelan migrants can be wandering with folders containing paperwork after their release from custody, despite claims from the white house such releases are not happening. the claims that they are allowing mass release of migrants is false. the migrants say otherwise. i doubted if i was going to be allowed in. not everyone is smiling. fox cameras are rolling as ice loaded up with illegal immigrants. the agency stresses there are consequences for crossing the border illegally. fox news was in mexico as title 42 expired at midnight. we watched as a group gathered to cross into brownsville illegally with one man getting into the water. national guard s
grand jurors, what did he tell them about trump and the 2020 election. plus a deadly barrage of missiles strike ukraine leaving raging fires and at least a dozen dead at the hands of russia. and destruction after a tornado rips through a florida town, parts of the south bracing for more severe storms today. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin with vice president mike pence testifying before the grand jury looking into former president trump s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. grand jury testimony is of course secret, but we have a very good idea of what pence was likely asked about his former boss, now his republican rival. katelyn polantz has more from washington. reporter: former vice president mike pence testified before a federal grand jury on thirst fo thursday for more than five hours. it would have been what happened after the 2020 election leading up to january 6, all of
is this a hell day? you re not imagining it, a new report is confirming it. complaints over flight cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage. they re hitting records as we speak. more travelers hit the skies. with this holiday season expected to be busier than ever, you re going to need to pack that proverbial patience. we report. you might want to hide. your world starts right now. just wanted to put you in the perfect holiday mood. i m neil cavuto. welcome to your world. let s get to it with the flyer frustrations. apparently they re hitting records just like corner of wall and broad is. more later. alexis mcadams at la guardia with more on how things look there. what s going on, alexis? thanks for getting us in the holiday spirit. every time we re at the airport, it s not great news. it s about delays an cancellations. if you ve been looking at this, it s not a surprise. u.s. ash lines and the passengers have had another rough year. more than double amount of compl