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and escalating tensions in the middle east. and a whistleblower testifies he warned boling about safety issues in the assembly of the 787 dreamliner jet. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at the arizona state university. >> another deadly russian strike in ukraine today killed at least 17 people and injured many more less than 100 miles from the capital city of kyiv. amna continues her reporting from ukraine and joins us from kyiv. what more do we know about today's strike? amna: officials say three russian cruise missiles hit the center of the northern town today. that sits just about 65 miles from the russian border and the strike occurred just after 9:00 this morning at a very busy time in the city center. multiple residential buildings were hit we are told educational facility was damaged as well as a hospital. this video from inside the hospital during the attack shows the moment the strike came down. people dropping to the ground as cl
and escalating tensions in the middle east. and a whistleblower testifies he warned boling about safety issues in the assembly of the 787 dreamliner jet. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at the arizona state university. >> another deadly russian strike in ukraine today killed at least 17 people and injured many more less than 100 miles from the capital city of kyiv. amna continues her reporting...
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policy, and the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the middle east. she says the shoot-downs were successful because of regional coordination that, until this weekend, was untested. >> what we saw on saturday night was proof of concept that all of this hard work, the investment in compatible radars, the investments to share classified military information in real time, and the confidence building that it took to create this regional security architecture, actually works. nick: iran's attack on israel was in response to an israeli air strike earlier this month on iran's consulate in damascus, that killed several top commanders. >> they got what they wanted from the psychological and economic impact of the of the whole world being on edge last week. nick: vali nasr is a professor at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. he says even though the attacks failed militarily, iran hopes they prevent future israeli attacks. >> iran's hope is that what what happened last week will make everybody, particularly europeans and americans, think
policy, and the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the middle east. she says the shoot-downs were successful because of regional coordination that, until this weekend, was untested. >> what we saw on saturday night was proof of concept that all of this hard work, the investment in compatible radars, the investments to share classified military information in real time, and the confidence building that it took to create this regional security architecture, actually works....
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thank you for joining us. >> thank you. ♪ geoff: from the conflict in the middle east to mr. trump's first day in court as a criminal defendant, let's discuss the political implications with amy walter of "the cook political report with amy walter," and tamara keith of npr. good to see you both. there has been some news as we have been on the air about u.s. foreign aid, house speaker mike johnson shared with house republican colleagues in a private meeting his plan to put on the floor the foreign aid package after months of delay. he is calling for separate votes on aid to ukraine, aid to israel and aid to taiwan and a fourth vote on the forced sale of tiktok. is this something the white house can get behind? >> the white house said before johnson presented the plan, this is not the fastest way to get something to the president's desk that would help israel and ukraine. because the senate has already passed a bill from a bill that includes all of these things together and the way thiworks is if the house is able, and that is a big if, if the house is able to pass these bills
thank you for joining us. >> thank you. ♪ geoff: from the conflict in the middle east to mr. trump's first day in court as a criminal defendant, let's discuss the political implications with amy walter of "the cook political report with amy walter," and tamara keith of npr. good to see you both. there has been some news as we have been on the air about u.s. foreign aid, house speaker mike johnson shared with house republican colleagues in a private meeting his plan to put on...
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warning signs are flashing red throughout the middle east and beyond tonight, as israel and the u.s. await a possible iranian response to the attack on its consulate last week in damascus, syria. that israeli airstrike killed one of iran's senior military leaders. and the islamic republic has vowed vengeance. following it all is nick schifr, who joins us now. how great is the concern and what are the u.s. and israel bracing for? nick: a senior administration official tells me the concern is "very high." u.s. and israeli officials are preparing for strikes by iran and iran's proxies inside israel. iran has never attacked israel with connecticut weapons before -- kinetic weapons before. one u.s. official tells me the attack is likely to be bigger than usual. another tells me the timing could be by the end of the weekend. i will say another official from a different branch of government is telling me the assessment is more that iranian proxies by themselves what attack israel or its assets in the region, so clearly they are ongoing assessments of what could happen. all the officials agr
warning signs are flashing red throughout the middle east and beyond tonight, as israel and the u.s. await a possible iranian response to the attack on its consulate last week in damascus, syria. that israeli airstrike killed one of iran's senior military leaders. and the islamic republic has vowed vengeance. following it all is nick schifr, who joins us now. how great is the concern and what are the u.s. and israel bracing for? nick: a senior administration official tells me the concern is...
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in the middle east, israel's war cabinet postponed a planned meeting to address any planned response to iran's weekend attacks. they'll reconvene tomorrow. the delay comes as western allies discuss new sanctions against tehran, in an effort to dissuade further military escalation. today, the pentagon reaffirmed its support for israel. >> we do not seek escalation in the region, but we will not hesitate to defend israel and protect our personnel. um, again, we do not want to see a wider regional war. we don't seek conflict with iran, but we won't hesitate to take necessary actions to protect our forces. geoff: air force jets and navy destroyers supported israel during the iranian attack on saturday. a congressional panel is accusing china of using tax rebates to subsidize the production and export of fentanyl materials. lawmakers said in a report today that the incentives only apply to deadly chemicals that are sold outside of china. at a hearing on capitol hill today featuring former attorney general william barr, and others, committee members lashed out at beijing. >> through its ac
in the middle east, israel's war cabinet postponed a planned meeting to address any planned response to iran's weekend attacks. they'll reconvene tomorrow. the delay comes as western allies discuss new sanctions against tehran, in an effort to dissuade further military escalation. today, the pentagon reaffirmed its support for israel. >> we do not seek escalation in the region, but we will not hesitate to defend israel and protect our personnel. um, again, we do not want to see a wider...