middle east. cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and we are coming on the air on this wednesday night following a number of breaking stories involving the u.s. military, including that drone strike in iraq that the pentagons has killed a high-ranking commander of kataib hezbollah. that is the iranian-backed militia that is blamed know my claim for the death of three soldiers. the commander killed is responsible for directly planning and participating in terrorist attacks against american forces in the middle east. there have been 168 attacks on u.s. service members in iraq, syria, and jordan since october. the strike targeted a single car on a busy street in the eastern part of the iraqi capital. this is the first time since the deaths of those soldiers that the united states has targeted a specific person after a major strike last week against buildings and weapons depots. the president has vowed that attacks on these militia groups will con
i m bret baier. president biden promised a responded to the deadly drone strike that killed three american soldiers in jordan. he promised that would happen at the time and place of his choosing the time was today just after he attended the dignified return of those bodies at dover air force base. the place syria and and iraq, tied to iranian proxy. iran was not a direct target tonight, likely won t be. but senior defense officials tell fox this is just the beginning of a series of strikes. we have fox team coverage. rich edson is at the white house looking at the presidents day and new reaction just out from the white house. mike tobin in tel aviv with what s going on in israel and reaction from the region. and retired general jack keane here in washington has his strategic analysis of these strikes. but we begin with chief national correspondent jennifer griffin. security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. will. we are told the u.s. aircraft involved in the
then more scrutiny over ai and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on trump s claim that presidential immunity protects him from criminal prosecution in the election interference case. today trump s legal team responded to smith s request by asking the court to hold off on making any decisions, seeing the issues involve call for more careful deliberation, not less. the court has already agreed to hear an appeal for the january 6th defendant on whether to dismiss the c
on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight on all in we have to coordinate that decision. but they certainly supported an insurrection, no question about it, none, zero. the fallout from colorado s seismic decision to boot donald trump off the primary ballot. trump incited the insurrection and there is no loophole in the constitution. tonight, the dilemma for conservatives on the supreme court. i m not a lawyer, but i suspect that supreme court would likely overturn this. and the republicans scramble to keep trump on that ballot regardless. and we re gonna withdraw from the primary and go to a strict caucus process that will allow our voters to choose trump if they want. plus, the other states who could follow colorado s lead. trump s attempt to stop special prosecutor in the supreme court, and the ramif
new concerns about the health of pope francis. a fever forcing him to cancel events. new insight from the reporter who interviewed him face-t-to-face jusust yesterday. the u.s. coast guard joining an urgent search in the bahamas for an american teen, who went overboard while celebrating his high school graduation. the critical shortage of more than a dozen cancer drugs patients being turned away from their chemo treatments what s behind all of this and celine dion s major announcement why she s canceling her global tour. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight if you re sitting in front of the tv right now, you re one of the lucky ones, either because you already reached your destination, or you decided to stay home if the long lines at airports today are any sign, it seems that americans have collectively decided that this is the summer to get out and travel, and there s no better time to start