first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at
in fact, just standby for a second as we reset this news right now, it is the top of the hour, we have a team of nbc joining us from tel aviv s matt bradley. josh latter man is in london, the chief international correspondent, keir simmons is in erbil iraq. aaron gilchrist staying with us from the white house, erin, i do want you to get as much as you can so feel free if you have to walk away to get that information. keir simmons, we were just talking about this, we have more information, about the breadth of the communication involved in this strike. i want you to give me your take on this. . is this an idea to just spread it, we ve got australia, bahrain, canada, denmark, the netherlands, new zealand, and the united states involved in what aaron has just told us we re now 36 targets in 13 locations in yemen. tonight was all about yemen, your take about that, here? it sounds like, doesn t it, a bigger operation, then we ve seen with regards to yemen so far. but that co
right now. out front next the breaking news, a u.s. flag in flames as massive protests break out in iran following u.s.-led air strikes in yemen. and tonight biden threatened more strikes to come. plus a cnn investigation tonight. gaza hospitals on the edge of collapse. a top target for israel, which says hamas is using some as command centers. so tonight we have an in-depth look what is actually happening inside those hospitals. it is a special report you will see first here out front. and just in tonight, ron desantis going straight to south carolina after iowa even though new hampshire comes first. he ll be in both on the same day. is it a smart move? john king is here with me at the magic wall. let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett on this friday. out front tonight the breaking news, protesters burning the american flag on the streets of iran. you can hear them chanting, saying an attack on yemen equals war. these images coming out of tehran tonight c
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