Murders. Those are events in which four or more people are killed. And nearly 9500 Gun Violence Deaths already this year. The president is using this moment to announce new Executive Action to tamp down, to try to tamp down gun crime. Hes also once again calling on congress to act on gun legislation. Lets begin this hour at the white house. Our Jeremy Diamond joins us. What is to come from biden today . Reporter listen, were going to see the president Layout A Comprehensive Gun Prevention Violence Strategy to address the surge in Violent Crime that happened over 2020 and appears to be continuing into 2021, with experts warning of a potentially dangerous and violent summer. Were going to hear the president sign some new Executive Actions on gun reforms. Hes also going to Push Congress once again to enact gun control laws. Press for the confirmation of his atf director. This will all follow a meeting between the president , his attorney general, and several mayors and chiefs of police as
i m lindsey reiser we have breaking news this thursday morning dramatic video released from the u.s. military showing the alarming moment a russian fighter jet clipped a u.s. drone sending it crashing into the black sea. u.s. officials calling the action unsafe, unprofessional, aggressive nbc news confirming those actions were approved from the government and janet yellen in the hot seat this morning as regulators race to alleviate fears. the treasury secretary set to begin testifying before the senate finance committee any second second plus the new alarm bills about two other banks under massive pressure as the fallout from the silicon valley bank continues. and back off or get banned a source close to the mega popular app confirms to nbc news the biden administration has demanded iktok s chinese owner sell their stakes in the app or face a possible ban in the u.s what does it mean for the millions of tiktok users in the u.s. and a major escalation into one of the i
the israeli military has sacked two senior officers after the air strikes on a convoy in gaza this week which left seven aid workers dead three of them british. israel has now given its first detailed account about how and why it carried out the attack. it says its drone operators wrongly assumed hamas fighters had taken over the convoy in a serious violation of procedures. meanwhile, the israeli government is now opening up new routes for aid deliveries into gaza the erez crossing here in the north, and also the port of ashdod in israel. it follows a warning from us presidentjoe biden that israel must do more to help civilians in gaza. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. the investigation s finding starstart, it should never have happened. the devastating attack on monday, a combination of mistaken identification and bad decision making. the israeli army has been given more details about what they say happened on monday night been giving. half an hour afte
who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it, in a way that they want to keep on starving refugees out there. when you heard