Israeli officials are bracing for reaction. The idf says it intercepted a missile over central israel that have been launched from yemen. Israel continues to pound targets Inside Lebanon, large plumes of smoke can be seen all day rising over the south. Ri in iran, antiisrael protesters took to the streets of the Capital City and that countrys Supreme Leader declared five days of mourning, urging his people to stand with hezbollah. In the u. S. , President Biden said he has directed secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to further enhance the Defense Posture of Military Forces in The Middle East to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a broader regional war. We have reporters and analysts in place around the World Right in with all these new developments first. First, Matt Bradley joined us again from beirut. Matt, give us a sense of how tense it is in Lebanons Capital this evening. Reporter tense, and oni hav to say, alex, mournful, People Y are crying in the streets, wailing out. This
Good afternoon, i am Alex Whitney we will go to the B Weekend with Ari Melber first, we want to get update on the developing news in the Middle East upon the death of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah and a second senior position in hezbollah. This happened in israeli strike on an Apartment Complex in a beirut. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu releasing a new statement just this afternoon taking credit for ordering the assassination sang, quote, nasrallah was not a terrorist. He was the terrorist. According to lebanese Health Ministry at least 11 people were killed and 108 injured in the attack protesters took to the streets of tehran as the Supreme Leader declared five days of mourning, urging his people to stand with hezbollah. Officials claim a general was also killed on friday adding they expect to soon deployed troops to lebanon. President biden calling to enhance the u. S. Military Defense Posture in the area to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a broader regional
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Sir Keir Starmer will say there is light at the end of the tunnel in the form of faster ecOnomic growth and falling nhs Waiting Lists, but hell warn there are no easy answers. Well bring you full coverage of that as it happens 2pm. The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has addressed the cOnference in the last Hour And Lisa nandy, the secretary for culture, Media And Sport is expected to speak in about half an hour. So, dOnt anyOne tell me that was a protest. DOnt anyOne tell me that was about immigratiOn, policing or poverty. Plenty of people have strOng views On immigratiOn, crime, On the nhs and more, but they dOnt pick up breaks and throw them at the police. They dOnt set light to buildings with people inside. It was arsOn, it was racism, it was thuggery, it was a crime. Applause and you know it happened because criminals thought they could get away with it. They saw the cracks in the system, the impunity that built up system, the impunity that built up through the tory years, and when t
Dana former PresIdent Trump keyIng In on the economy over the weekend. That Issue wIll defInItely be In focus on the CampaIgn TraIl thIs week. HarrIs Is expected to outlIne her vIsIon for the economy thIs week and then trump zeros In on farmers and ranchers. Welcome to a new hour of amerIcas newsroom. We have a lot goIng on. Im dana perIno. BIll Im bIll hemmer. Watch where they go In the fInal sIx or seven weeks and see what towns and countIes they gIve a lot of attentIon to to try to wIn Battleground States. Trump Is puttIng economy at the center of hIs Message AIshah HosnI Is lIve In IndIana, pennsylvanIa. Not a typo. Good mornIng. Good mornIng to you, bIll and dana. You were sayIng the countIes are extremely Important. ThIs Is a solId red county. The former presIdent comIng to PennsylvanIa Today has a real opportunIty here to connect wIth voters and even those Blue BIden countIes. For example In Montgomery County Im told that people goIng to Food Pantrys shot up by 60 . They dont ha