members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these ta
biden is expected to have new sanctions on russia. on saturday, the u.s. firmly accused russia of committing war crimes against humanity in ukraine. putin s war has cost thousands of lives. it is targeted civilians. putin has even taken aim at a maternity hospital in mariupol. as we enter year two of the invasion, there is no clear end in sight. and now there are new concerns about china s involvement. this weekend, u.s. officials warn that china might be providing russia with non lethal military assistance. it could provide lethal assistance in the future. here s what secretary of state anthony blinken said earlier today on msnbc. jen is trying to have it both ways. publicly, and privately as i said we have seen already over the past months. the nonlethal assistance that does go directly to aiding and abetting russia s war. and some further information that we are sharing today. i think it will be out there soon. it indicates that they will have lethal assistance to russ
everyone. i m laura coats. this is cnn tonight. you just saw banks bust. there are fears about what could be happening overseas as we speak and how that could affect us all. we ll have more on that later in the show. plus, the president of mexico blaming the united states for the fentanyl crisis, charging lawmakers haven t done a thing about it. what is being done about the fentanyl that s killing thousands and thousands of every single year. there is news out of the full ton dcounty grand jury investigation of president trump. remember this call trying to overturn joe biden s victory in the state. so, look, all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. well, apparently, there is another call as well, and one only the grand jury has heard. now you re really interested. we ll tell you about it in a moment. a lot to talk about with my panel. obama white house senior director, communications director, p
whether to become part of russia. ahead a warning president biden has for moscow. and later, why all los angeles schools will be stocked with the drug naloxone. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in the north atlantic where a deadly storm that caused massive destruction across several caribbean islands is now battering the canadian east coast. hurricane warnings are in place as damaging winds and heavy rain pound the region. in a tweet sent late friday night, justin trudeau urged those in the path of the storm to listen to authorities, reassuring him that his team is ready to provide support if needed. residents from across eastern canada did do what they could before the sun went down to prepare, including in nova scotia, where people waited in long lines to stock up supplies like food and water. and now that the storm has arrived in earnest, hundreds of thousands are without power across eastern canada. nova scotia power says it activated an emergenc
donald trump s lawyer arranging $130,000 payment to a former adult film star. he reportedly did so in october, 2016. one month before the election. s story breaking news here in new york city. a grand jury has voted to indict former president trump. former commander-in-chief, now a criminal defendant. these are felony crimes in new york state, no matter who you are. we have officially begun the first criminal trial of a former president in the united states. i am not going to be getting a fair trial. it is a very sad thing. he seems old and tired and mad. the first witness in this criminal trial is now taking the stand. echo was right there beginning of trump s plan to keep his relationship with stormy daniels a secret. hope hicks on the stand. she just started crying. tissues came out. stormy daniels testified in vivid detail about their alleged sexual encounter. lawyers have argued she is lying. michael cullen was called to the witness stand to t