to is saying there have been pilot programs to formalize the operations of the smaller minds. the results were promising, paying workers and keeping them safe while also continuing the operations. we ve got a lot more to come. you re watching msnbc. our second hour starts right now. hey there, top of the. our thanks for being here. i m stephen romo in for yasmin. if you are just joining, us welcome. before still with, us thank you. we are taking a look at live images from dubai, where a new year s celebration is underway, as the clock there strikes midnight. and for many around the world, it is already 2024 as well. some of the amazing sights and sounds as humans paused the world over to recognize the flipping of that calendar page. despite these festivities, the concerns of 2024 are already upon us as well. wars, political divide, and humans rights issues are already waiting for us in the new year. and we will dive into many of those coming up this hour. we do be
leaders from around the world gather to pay their respects. i m outside where the event will be taking place this afternoon but there was growing opposition from protesters citing the legitimacy and the cost. and work begins to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour the queen in central london. welcome to the programme. it sounds like a hollywood film, but in under 15 minutes time, the american space agency, nasa, is going to crash a rocket into an asteroid. it is the agency s first planetary defence mission and scientists there are about to try diverting the path of an asteroid by crashing a spacecraft the size of a small car into it. it s a test to see if something similar could be done if an asteroid was heading towards earth in the future. our science editor rebecca morelle has the details. it s a cataclysmic scenario. an asteroid headed for our planet, with the potential for mass devastation. it s happened before. a space rock wiped out the din
Likely a prelude to a new stage of conflict with incredibly high stakes for israel, the palestinians and for the United States and the world. Air strikes in gaza have intensified today ahead of a possible Ground Invasion intended to crush hamas. Nbcs ellison barber captured this video of a steady stream of tanks about two miles from the border with gaza. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken was in israel today reiterating the yaunts decades long and steadfast commitment to israel. Here is what he had to say about the conflict ahead. On the humanitarian situation in gaza, i think its first important to remember fundamental issue that makes this complicated. Hamas continues to use civilians as Human Shields, something thats not new, something that theyve always done, intentionally putting civilians in harms way to try to protect themselves or protect their infrastructure or protect their weapons. So thats one of the basic facts that israel has to deal with. Of course, civilians should
Start with the Breaking News leaders Around The World are responding after that unprecedented iranian attack on israel. The first time iran has ever launched a direct assault from inside iran on israeli territory in two hours, the United Nations Security Council will hold an Emergency Meeting on the escalating very dramatic tensions that are unfolding this afternoon. Leaders of the g7 met virtually trying to work out a potential diplomatic response to this iranian attack and the israeli war cabinet also has been meeting just a short time ago to wait its response. No decision was made, at least were told that no decision was made at least not yet but work member benny gantz is vowing to exact a prices where its exactly price from iran for the assault present joe biden, pledging ironclad, his word, ironclad us support for israel in a phone call with israeli Prime Minister benjamin, a tiny out, but he also warned that the United States will not participate in any offensive operations agai
for time served on criminal has been taken off our streets a 13-year-old girl it shocked our entire city. on this day i am here to tell your rachel s murder is no longer a free man. we all expected perhaps rachel was not his first victim. law enforcement announcing with migrants charged in violent crimes as an out-of-control crisis at our southern border makes many americans feel less and less safe. any moment now the migrant accused of king maryland mother rachel morin is said to appear in court. that is where we are in new york city i m sandra smith and aisha a big hello to. hello and thank you for having me on. i am aishah hasnie john roberts is off spending time with family good friend this is america reports. just this week alone sandra we have covered three cases of murders and rapes all involving illegal immigrants across the border hunter biden s watch. elenchus distinguishing killing of a 12-year-old girl in texas. dhs sources sink fox news charged these two