Hezbollah back from israels border. Joining us now, nbcs Matt Bradley in beirut, former u. S. Ambassador to morocco and former president ial middle East Adviser mike ginsburg, u. S. Retired Army Colonel Jack jacobs as well. I want to bring with nbcs white House Correspondent Monica alba with us by phone. You have this breaking news reporting. What have you learned about this potential iranian attack against israel . Well, ana, this is coming from a senior white House Official and a department of Defense Official who confirmed to myself and to our Pentagon Correspondent Courtney Kube this indication that the united states has, which is typically a reflection of Intelligence And Information that they have gleaned from other countries, who would potentially be affected by this, that iran is indeed preparing to launch that ballistic Missile Attack against israel. Now, to put this into context, this is something that has happened before, it happened earlier this year as we may remember. And
Your people back into their homes, you dont escalate to deescalate. And obviously now, with the iranian retaliation, israelis are in their shelters as they go into the new years holiday weekend. Ben . Yeah. I think, you know, since October 7th, the Biden Administration has had a number of goals, one was to provide support to israel as it aims to go after hamas, but then also one of the principle goals of u. S. Diplomacy since October 7th had been avoiding deescalation into lebanon, precisely because i think there was an understanding that lebanon could be kind of the Trip Wire to this broader regional war that essentially, you know, it is one thing if there is a conflict In Gaza, that alone is destabilizing enough and is obviously brought a tremendous Human Toll and has grinded on for a full year. But the concern has always been that if israel launched a Ground Operation and significantly escalated things in lebanon that could draw iran into a conflict in a direct way as were seeing to
Good day. Im Chris Jansing, live at Msnbc Headquarters in new York City. An unthinkable tragedy on every level, with communities torn apart, with the Death Toll from Hurricane Helene rising almost by the hour, the focus shifts now to the basics. Food, water, gas, power, as Tens Of Thousands plead for help that for many still hasnt come. The president says that help is on the way, but how long can people hold out . Plus, after killing Hezbollahs Leader, israel issues a stark warning to the rest of its enemies. You can run, but you cant hide. Now the u. S. Secretary of state claims that diplomacy remains the only path to peace. And the path towards the second largest Voting Bloc in the u. S. At a whole new level. Kamala harris blasting Donald Trump as he doubles down on his antimigrant messaging and his attacks on her. A lot to get to. A very busy monday. But we begin down south, where residents are facing a Mindnumbing Level of devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Lives and homes lost,
Harris campaign, the Vice President and her Running Mate holding Labor Day events in three different Battleground States today. So how will those events set the tone for the Campaigns Stretch Run . And were Smack Dab in the middle of what is believed to be the busiest Labor Day Travel Period ever. But heat and Heavy Rain could make it a rough road for travellers in some parts of the country. Well have the latest. But we start with the dramatic escalation of public fury in israel where half A Million people poured into the streets as part of a general strike venting Anger And Grief over the killing of six hostages by hamas. But many are also blaming the israel government and prime Minister Netanyahu specifically for failing to reach a deal that would have brought them home safely. The funeral for one of those hostages, hersh goldbergpollin, was held today in jerusalem with thousands of mourners gathered outside. Back here in new york city, the father of another hostage, eddan alexander,
Six days for west nile virus recently? i remember reporting that. It is in such context right now. We think it is far away but it is happening in our backyards. Thank you. I would like you to come back later in the show to repeat this information. Thank you. September 10th will be here before we know it. In moments, what both candidates are doing and not doing to prepare. It may surprise you. good day to you. I am alex witt and this is alex witt reports. We begin this hour with breaking news from the middle east. U. S. Military operation in iraq killed at least 16 islamic fighters and six soldiers were injured but none of them were described as lifethreatening. The joint operation with the rocky mac security forces happen in the country s westerni desert. Joining me from rehobeth beach, delaware, gary is here. What is the biden administration saying about this? reporter: at this point, not a lot. We have that statement reporting of the operation, along with the security forces you