Major Breaking News right now. Israel vowing to retaliate after iran launches a major Strike Firing about 200 ballistic missiles at israel. A Strike Iran assists was only a quote, portion of their power. Good evening. Im Wolf Blitzer along with Kasie Hunt, welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. This is a Special Edition of this situation it is a sharp escalation between the two sides. One that could tip the region further into an allout War Air Raid sirens sounding across israel as flashes of light Lit Up the sky israels Air Defense System successfully knocking down most of irans missiles but there were some hits. This is one crater in central israel the massive strike coming a day after israeli forces launched a rare Ground Operation into southern lebanon, a mission aimed at taking out the uranium backed militia, hezbollah and tonight, iran is threatening what It Calls a Crushing Quote crushing response if israel carries through with its promise, promis
Middle east very closely. The united states is committed to Israels Defense. We are watching developments, as i said, very carefully this morning. U. S. Officials tell Nbc News they expect this iranian response to involve more fire power. Israel is trying to push hezbollah forces north. The israeli defense Forces Spokesperson announced israel uncovered Hezbollah Tunnels in Southern Lebanon. One of the buildings that our troops raided, we found proof of this. This is a map that hezbollah planned to give its terrorists at the time of a widescale invasion of israel. It was to cover out a massacre in israels north. Joining me from jerusalem is nbcs Erin Mclaughlin. Also with is monica alba. Monica, what are you hearing from the White House . The State Department ordered all u. S. Government employees and their families to shelter in place and that this is supposed by in response to the killing of nasrallah on friday in a massive Air Strike by israel as well as previous fronts to hezbollah
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Healing town hall, live from studio being new orleans. Now joined now by chris hayes and join all right. Good evening, and welcome to our town hall of the national day of racial healing and event creating, 60 years ago by our sponsor of the w. E. Case kellogg foundation. The specialties held every year on the day after the dr. Martin luther king holiday. If you look around, you will see that we are in this glorious space, incredible room. It is part of a studio b which is a set of former warehouses turn to an Art Experience by the artist brandon be mike odoms, here in the by Water Neighborhood of the great city of new orleans. Our colleague jermaine lee who has been doing some reporting for this project is here with us as well and so is the young fellas the land where we unfortunate to be meeting tonight has made a Gathering Place and trading hub of different backgrounds and cultures going back centuries. And so we want to acknowledge, thank and honor the Indigenous People for hume thi