good evening. i m norah o donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, home of the navy s fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias. american soldiers have died, and american warships and aircraft are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unmanned drones in western yemen that were preparing to launch. that is how dynamic this situation is. also, just hours ago, there was another attack. the uss carney shooting down a ballistic missile and several drones that were heading their way, and we are also learning new details about that attack on a u.s. destroyer last night. that was the uss gravely. and the houthi missile came within a mile of
good evening. i m norah o donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain. home of the navy s fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias, american soldiers have died, and american warships andt are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unmanned drones in western yemen that were preparing to launch. that is how dynamic this situation is. also, just hours ago, there was another attack. the uss carney shooting down a ballistic missile and several drones that were heading their way, and we are also learning new details about that attack on a u.s. destroyer last night. that was the uss gravely. amber who deem houthi missile came within a mile of
on sunday when you had president biden, he went to the southern border for the first time during his during his entire tour of el paso, he did not see any migrants at all. and if you look at the numbers, we have had in 2022 the better part of 2.5 plus million encounters at the southern border. our cameras have been down there every single day and every single day we have seen dozens, sometimes hundreds, sometimes thousands of migrants cross the rio grande on a daily basis. the president didn t see any of those migrants. did not meet with any of those migrants. you can see the leaders are now kind of up on a balcony about to make their way down. what this whole conference is primarily about is the crisis at the southern border. they are talking about some trades, some kind of, you know, semiconductor business with chips and so forth as they walk down to the microphones. but this has primarily been about the crisis of the southern border how these three countries appear and wil
i don t mean to get all preachy about it. it s no sure thing. whatever they come up with will likely be less than what democrats want and a tough sell in the red states. they are looking at bolstering checks on 18 to 21-year-olds who want to buy semiautomatic weapons, red flag laws, school security, and mental health care. the white house says president joe biden is optimistic on negotiations and believes, quote, any step is a step forward. and you only have to listen to this to know how crucial all this is. a fourth grade teacher shot in his classroom in uvalde. every one of his students killed. he s begging parents, please, don t be angry with me. i lost 11 that day. i m sorry. i tried my best. i did what i was taught to do. please don t be angry with me. you only have to listen to the son of one of the ten people shot to death in a racist attack in buffalo testifying in a senate hearing on domestic terrorism today. my mother s life mattered. my mother s life mattered
and we ll see you tomorrow night. a big show to get to tonight. thanks so much. this is don lemon tonight, and we are at a very critical point in this country right now. a crucial point, as a matter of fact. a moment when we get to decide whether we re going to do something about the gun violence that is killing more and more americans every day, even if it s only a first step, or do nothing and just watch more and more funerals, more and more families torn apart. this could be the moment. i don t want to get preachy about it but it could be the moment. a bipartisan group of senators working to hammer out a deal. but it s no sure thing and whatever they come up with will likely be less than what democrats want and a tough sell in the red states. they re looking at bolstering checks on 18 to 21-year-olds who want to buy semi-aublth v automatic weapons, red flag laws, school security and mental health care. the white house says that president joe biden is optimistic and negot