now it s time for the last word who is in for lawrence good evening, my friend, thank you for an excellent show , and we ll see you next week. good evening to all of you, we are continuing our breaking s coverage of the united states launching airstrikes against iranian and iranian-backed forces in retaliation for the attack against u.s. forces in jordan that killed three u.s. service members and injured dozens. according to the white house and pentagon, u.s. military forces conduct the strikes on seven facilities in iraq and syria tonight that officials say iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and affiliated militias used to attack u.s. forces. the national security council spokesperson john kirby told reporters that of the seven facilities, four are in syria and three are in iraq. these videos appear to show one of the strikes earlier today
good morning. it s saturday, february the 3rd. i m ali velshi. the israel, gaza war continues. it s steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. now, the united states has upped the ante, conducting what the biden administration says is the first in a series of strategic retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed proxy forces operating in iraq and syria. and their iranian handlers operating alongside them. these groups are among those responsible for more than 160 tags on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7th attack on israel. that include last sunday s deadly attack on tower 22. it s a u.s. base in the extreme northeast corner of jordan. right near the border with iraq and syria. more than 40 u.s. service members were wounded and three u.s. soldiers died in that attack. 24-year-old specialist, kennedy sanders, was posthumously promoted to sergeant. 46-year-old sergeant, william jerome rivers, and 23 year o
redistricting map violates the voting rights act. former president trump in a familiar position, under threat of indictment as the target of a major investigation entering its final phase, over the mishandling of classified documents. unhealthy skies across the northeast impacting tens of millions of americans. the dangerous air quality levels caused by canadian wildfires are causing ground stops at major airports. president biden meeting with britain s fifth prime minister in the last seven years to deepen the economic ties between the two nations and reinforce the importance of continued support for ukraine against russia. very happy to have spent many years working, living and studying here. it s a country that believes in freedom, enterprise and opportunity. i believe in all those things, too. good day, i m andrea mitchell in new york. the supreme court rules today on voting rights. in a surprising decision written by chief justice roberts, joined by the three l
sometimes, there are provisions in the tax code, carried interest that i have problems with. but part of the reasons a terrible idea. can i finish, ali? can i finish my thought? but you are dropping a lot of flags, sir. you all of challenges you re saying things, and let me. let me just, you know what. you got carried interest. i used to be in another place here, can i finish my thought here? that s all i want to do. you brought in taxes, sir? you are good at this, you ve been a politician. ali, i don t think whatever discussion i want to discussion, you talk about taxes in texas and florida. let me finish! you said, they are horrible places to live, i don t agree with that. this all came about because you said, why are not raising taxes on corporations and on people? and i am saying to you when you raise taxes too high, you discourage from people from doing what they want to do. a lot of times they will leave to go to a place, where they get a better re
safe in documents probe. unusual move handily under scrutiny. win the past 24 hours have been a doozy. it was yesterday evening when the former president, donald trump, put out a rambling, chest, pounding feet stomping statement, announcing to the world that the fbi had raided, his words, his florida home. a so-called law in order president decried the search, and called it a witch, out and even gave a shout out to hillary clinton. but her emails! he did let the world know a fascinating detail, that the fbi got into his safe. as part of their search. so, let s take a step back, now it s been 24 hours, technology seriousness about happiest day. justice department officials didn t just wake up yesterday and say, hey, let s sum send some federal agents to search the past presidents home, because we think a crime is committed there. but this hour as long as search means, is that law enforcement had to convince a federal judge that there is probable cause that a crime was commit