new concerns the reason could become a bigger tineder box. smoke rises over the skyline of gaza this morning. i m mike he manual in for bill hemmer. claudia, great to be with you. claudia: this is a special edition of america s newsroom. the u.s. going after hezbollah targets in iraq after a christmas day attack against american troops. defense secretary lloyd austin says his prayers are with the brave americans who were injured. that attack one of the more than 100 against our forces since the hamas massacre in israel october 7th. trey yengst is live in tel aviv with more. good morning, trey. good morning. overnight president biden ordered the u.s. military to strike a series of targets belonging to militants in iraq. we do know according to u.s. central command that three different strikes took place and destroyed the targeted facilities and likely killed a number of kataib hezbollah militants in response to a drone attack against the erbil air base that houses u.
they try to block a woman travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking the medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night f
Lets get the read from patrice from the independent womens forum and democratic strategist, laura fink. Lets start with you, patrice. Right now in the election were held told, the economy and inflation would be number 1. President bidens handling is under water significantly, particularly with independents. Those in swing states, those will be the voters deciding the next election. That said, at the start of 2020, i dont think anybody would have anticipated a pandemic disrupting the entire nash and giving a lift up to President Biden. Its early. At this point, the economy is a huge factor. Laura, some of the numbers that are trending along with President Biden, 19 said their personal 19 points increase in those that say their personal situation has gotten more negative. We see that across the board. I think thats right. Charles, i agree with patrice. I think think is going to be a huge issue in the 2024 campaign. I think back to where Ronald Reagan was in 1983, where president obamas i
good evening. the breaking legal news of the night, which sounds minor is that donald trump s lawyers have already sent a letter to the judge in the case saying today s action by the united states supreme court means the conviction have to be thrown out and i think the sentencing will proceed and the courts will take that up on the appeal but that is the very first legal move they have made since the supreme court ruled today. here we go. as far as the practical consequence of that in the new york criminal case, i think the judge will hear arguments from both sides as to whether the sentencing should be delayed and i don t think the sentencing he has been convict did by a jury. i think the sentencing, even if it is delayed will likely proceed. if there is substance to it to the request to have the verdict , the jury s verdict thrown out because of today s radical supreme court ruling, i think it is something that will happen at the appeals court. we will see but we are wa
you re going to want to hear what she says. it is tomorrow night, 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. now it is time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell. good evening. good evening, rachel. of course, the breaking legal news of the night, which sounds minor, in its way, is that donald trump s lawyers have already sent a letter to judge mershon in that case saying that today s action by the united states supreme court means that that conviction has to be thrown out. i think sentencing is going to proceed and the new york courts will say take that on your appeal. what that is the latest, that is the very first legal move they have made since the supreme court ruled today. here we go. as far as the practical consequence of that in the new york criminal case. i think judge mershon will hear arguments from both sides as to whether the sentencing should be delayed. i don t think the sentencing, i mean, he has been convicted. you don t throw something