the u.s. striking three facilities in iraq used by iranian backed militants. carley: the act of retaliation comes after three u.s. service members were hurt in an attack on a base in northern iraq. griff: right now black smoke rising over gaza. the intense fighting comes after iran s president issuing a threat against israel after one of their commanders was killed in syria. david spunt is live in washington with the latest tracking all of it for us. hey, david. hey, griff, hey everyone, one of our service members was injured critically. president biden ordered the strikes after u.s. forces came under attack by a drone. according to national security sources, the iranian-backed militia hezbollah and other affiliated groups under the umbrella of iranian backed militants claimed credit for this christmas day attack. the president was briefed by national security team yesterday at camp david. defense secretary lloyd austin saying in part let me be clear, the president and
State of new york alone. But there are also signs of encouragement in the pandemic epicenter. Steve the number of new yorkers now being admitted into the hospital and placed on breathing tubes is dropping and that is encouraging. Meanwhile the percentage of new cases also in new york also continues to fall. Good morning, everybody. It is wednesday, april 8th. And as we just heard from the president in that soundbite, its going to be a painful week, we are right in the middle of holy week as christians celebrate it. Today is the first day of passover. But when you look at the numbers, and the numbers are grim for the number of people died yesterday alone 1800. When you look at the curve, outside of new york, new jersey and connecticut, impacting cities lyinimpactingcities like. The curve is flatter. What it means is social distancing is working. And it could save lives. Ainsley exactly. When you look at the numbers. The deaths were up yesterday. Highest day yet in those three states at
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Sunday is the final day of post-Thanksgiving travel, and it could be stressful for those who are hitting the roads or catching flights in the Midwest and around the Great Lakes as a storm system sweeps through the region, bringing snow and gusty winds.
The incident happened on Union Pacific Railroad tracks in the city of North Platte earlier today, and has sparked widespread evacuations from the city in Nebraska.