a hamas leader linked to the october 7th massacre. all of this escalating as the conflict could become a regional war. also, with less than two weeks before the iowa caucuses, the race for the white house kicks into gear with top trump challengers. and president biden returning from vacation to face new challenges, as he plans to hit the road with a retooled re-election message. and i ll be joined by the premium ambassador to the united states, after a new year began there with a barrage of deadly strikes against kyiv and kharkiv, and no agreement with continued u.s. military aid. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. tensions are growing throughout the wider middle east today, stoking international fears that the israel hamas war is now spilling far beyond gaza s borders. more than 100 people, including children, are dead after two explosions in iran ripped through crowds commemorating general souleymane. he was the prominent ahead of the revolutionary
on capitol hill, senators negotiating a deal on the border as house speaker mike johnson and fellow republicans are set to visit the border this afternoon. we want to begin this hour with that breaking news out of iran. more than 100 people confirmed killed. iranian officials calling the explosions a terrorist incident. want to bring in now tehran bureau chief ali arouzi who is live for us on the ground in tehran. we spoke last hour, what updates are we getting this hour as to what may have taken place and who is behind it? reporter: hey, yasmin, so we know there were two explosions about 15 minutes apart from each other at 3:00 local. the death toll keeps rising. right now saying at least 103 people have been killed, and over 210 people have now been confirmed injured at that blast, went off near a cemetery in iran where that ceremony was being held to mark the death of soleimani in 2020 by a u.s. drone attack. state media saying there was one explosion and second one du
good evening, brett. parts of the president s pitch pitches an actual fairy tale as he tries to make the case that today s economic report is not too cold and is not too hot, but rather just right. new york times media reports, they call it the goldilocks report. i have my shock waiting for the wolf. talking about a strong october jobs report and saying 261,000 jobs created while comments by republican leadership servant sure team to say that they are rooting for a recession as the u.s. economy grows and adds jobs even as gas prices continue to come down. president biden is trusting the federal reserve to address inflation by raising rates, but officials admitted this week that they don t know what will happen next. i am wondering, has a window for a soft landing narrowed? do you still think it s possible? has it narrowed? yes. is it still possible, yes. the president is not ignoring higher prices. we know that folks are still struggling with inflation, it s o
hello, everyone. this is outnumbered. i am kayleigh mcenany with my host emily compagno and cohost of the bottom line dagen mcdowell. most of the kennedy saves the world podcast. former army intelligence captain jeremy hunt. it is friday. i would be remiss if i didn t mention that. we began with the former president trump pick. everyone is asking. a ton of reporting including this axios. you re looking at those short list of potential candidates that has been shifting for months. the former president says he is close to making a decision. just yesterday, trump held meetings with republican lawmakers from the house and the senate. here is what he told fox shortly after. a lot of folks surrounding you. some of them are on the short-list for vp. what is your pick for a vp in that room with you? probably, yeah. do you know who your bp is? you told us that you knew in the iowa caucuses. we have some really talented people. i have a pretty good idea. i think it is