sites used by iran-backed mil militants. the pentagon says it s payback for attacks on american troops who are increasingly being targeted in the region. here s cnn s pentagon correspondent oren lieberman. reporter: rising tensions in the middle east with u.s. fighter jets carrying out a series of strikes in iraq against taiib hezbollah. mourners leading a funeral procession through the streets of baghdad as u.s. central command said the strikes likely killed a number of militants. president joe biden ordered the strikes after katayyib hezbollah, recognized by the u.s. as a terror organization, claimed responsibilior an attack clurring three u.s. service members, one in critical condition. the national security council said the president places no higher priority than the protection of american personnel serves in harm s way. the united states will act at a time and in a manner of our choosing should these attacks continue. u.s. forces in iraq and syria have been targeted a
the red sea as israel says it is being attacked from seven directions. plus, former president trump telling his foes to quote, rot in hell, the fbi investigating death threats against colorado judges. and a cnn investigation. the california man scammed out of more than a million dollars. it all started with a simple text message and you ll never believe who is behind it. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erica hill. outfront tonight, fears of a widening war and a greater u.s. involvement. the us navy intercepting krdron day tacks today. these are just the latest in a growing number of attacks in the area. they also come just one day after president biden directed strikes against a militia group. now iraq accusing the u.s. of quote hostile acts. all of this raising questions and concern about how deeply the u.s. is being drawn into the conflict in the middle east. israel s chief says his country is facing a multiarena war with attacks coming from seven directions. he of
near. you believe there s enough evidence? they won t indict if there s enough evidence. former attorney general bill barr reiterating his belief that the former president is likely to be indicted for refusing to return classified materials. the latest developments connected to the mar-a-lago documents. this comes as a key witness in multiple investigations into donald trump, finally gives testimony to a grand jury. meanwhile, chris christie officially jumps into the 2024 race for the republican nomination, we ll on show you his pitch to voters and what he had to say about his past support for donald trump. also ahead, a republican revolt in the house, we ll explain why a group of far-right lawmakers intentionally tanked a couple of gop-led bills. and we have the latest on two major stories tied to the war in ukraine, the flooding caused by a destroyed dam and what we re learning about last week s drone attacks in moscow. plus, a merger that has stunned the sports w
atop israeli official is meeting with the house over israel s war over hamas. the lead starts right now. meetings are underway with a close confident and senior white house officials as the administration asks israel to scale back the war strategy and the prime minister says he s not backing down. a new caravan of thousands of migrants is headed to the u.s. border from southern mexico. one day before secretary state antony blinken heads to mexico city in an effort to deal with the crisis. if you re planning to return an unwanted holiday gift, it may cost you. we ll tell you why. hello and welcome to the lead. right now, top biden administration officials are set to meet with ron dermer in washington, d.c. a close confident of benjamin netanyahu. antony blinken and jake sullivan are expected to press dermer are moving israel to a more targeted phase of the war. this as netanyahu vows a long fight in gaza. israel defense forces are using the ground, air and naval troops t
speed bump. on the republican side, new skepticism over next week s default deadline. and a day of raw grief and remembrance in uvalde, texas, where almost one year to the moment a gunman walked into robb elementary school and killed 19 students and two teachers, forever changing the community and the nation. we ll hear from one mother who lost her daughter, lexi, and is now demanding change. i m hoping that seeing her face, hearing her story encourages other moms and dads to join us in this fight. and we begin this hour with florida governor ron desantis set to jump into the presidential race in just about seven hours. nbc news was first to report he plans to launch it on twitter, during a talk with billionaire twitter owner elon musk on the social media platform. casey desantis, the governor s wife, released this teaser video. our best days lay ahead of us. but is it worth the fight? do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it, every si