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the militias that they sponsor. we are also getting some more details on the timing of the response to those three american soldiers killed in jordan last week and how it unfolded throughout this week. just in a moment, i will talk with deputy director for the very latest response from the administration as well as the defense department. but first, we re going to head to the region and nbc news chief international correspondent, who s joining us from iraq. welcome, here, so has the region reacting? what can we expect next? well alex, i think what we saw last night was not insignificant. that is true. but it was also limited. granted, an escalation by the biden administration. we haven t seen anything like this in recent years, frankly, in this part of the world. but still limited so that the strikes were along the east syria, iraq border in a trench there that we know has a number of militia groups and camped there. now, that s a part of that border that runs t ....
michael steele. we are following the breaking news on the u.s. air strikes hitting targets in iraq and syria, including new reaction from the iraqi government. also, donald trump s election interference trial is officially delayed, what it means for his legal timeline. it is election day in south carolina. congressman james clyburn joins us as democrats their head to the polls. it is a very busy day of news, welcome to the weekend. we begin this weekend with the breaking news, justin, state media in iraq now reporting that the foreign ministry has summoned the highest ranking u.s. diplomat in baghdad to opper a former protest over last night s airstrikes in iraq and syria. the u.s. military says it hit more than 85 targets facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militias they sponsor in the region. this is the first wave of what officials say could be a weeks- long campaign in response to the deaths of three american soldiers in jordan last weekend. joinin ....
and trying with diplomacy. they and that faith is. jordan put out a very specific statement to say this ain t us, we are not involved in this. guys, thank you so. much and elise, time is up for me. the saturday show with jonathan capehart starts right now. how capehart starts right now. good evening, i am jonathan capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of t ....
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doubled to 28%. and in ohio, more than one in four is chronically absent, and the lawmaker insists it s worth the cost of the payments. fit works, it s a win-win, changing the culture of attendance. if it doesn t work, we need to be trying other things because this is an emergency. but critics, of course, say paying parents for school attendance is like paying someone to obey the law. this is just a state bill that s been proposed. it still has to go through committee. unclear whether it will actually pass, john. back to you. john: sounds like the slippery slope there that you just articulated. almost makes you want to go back to school. now this. one aspect of the plan to stop the houthis is have china pressure them to stop. does the administration have any indication that china has sway with the houthis and interest in applying such pressure? china has influence over tehran, in iran, so what we have said we would welcome a constructive role by china. using t ....