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postponing all public facing royal duties. we'll go live to london. the state of emergency in california as crews race to save people and pets from flash floods triggered by a monster storm with up to 8 trillion gallons of rain expected to fall. the dramatic new images just coming in. the growing pr disaster for boeing. first it was a mid flight blow out. now it's misdrilled holes. what the faa is saying today about those 737 max planes. plus, will the fifth time be the charm? secretary of state antony blinken returns to the middle east with hopes for a new gaza truce that could lead to the release of hostages. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with nbc's meagan fitzgerald who is outside buckingham palace with the breaking news on the king's health. what do we know at this hour? >> reporter: chris, according to

buckingham palace, we understand that as the king was undergoing treatment about a week and a half ago for a benign enlarged prostate, another issue was detected. after going through several tests it was determined the king does indeed have a type of cancer. it was not specified what type of cancer. we saw the king yesterday, he attended a church service. he looked to be in good form. he was waving to the crowd. he was smiling. but we do know that he did return to london where he underwent treatment for his cancer. there is a schedule in place for his treatment. as you mentioned, doctors are advising he postpone all of his public duties until after treatment. the palace has not specified when that will be. according to a source close to the duke and duchess of sussex, prince harry and meghan markle, we understand that prince harry has spoken with his father, and that he will be traveling to london in the coming days. chris, you know, you and i have been speaking about this.

when the king was in the hospital for treatment, just how we have not seen this level of transparency coming out of buckingham palace. the king has been candid about why he has been so public. they want to curb speculation and stop rumors, but he also has a mission here to try and encourage other people, other men who might be feeling symptoms to get checked. the same is true for why he's releasing that he has cancer. he wants people to get checked. he wants to be a role model to the world, chris. >> thank you so much for that update. much appreciated. let's go to california now and that monster storm that's affecting millions. nbc's sam brock is on the ground in napa. how are things looking there? >> sure. so, chris, as we know, california as a state has been pounded by rain storms for the next couple of weeks. the ground was already saturated. here in napa county, not as bad as what we have seen to the

south in los angeles, 4 plus inches of rain. a february's worth in one day. napa receiving several inches. this is the price of paradise, all the beautiful redwood trees everywhere. the ground is saturated. this is a redwood, the smaller of two that was dangling for hours after the larger version of this tree went into this house on my shoulder. derek bowerman was inside with his four children and wife, those kids ranging in age from 3 to 10 years old. i'm not exaggerating, they were in this bedroom over my shoulder here, the corner of the house, the tree just misses that and goes into the living room. he told me he had been asleep after being tired out from taking his kids. he was a matter of feet from a giant redwood tree that crashed into the living room, and survived and lived to tell about it. here's what he mentioned to me only hours ago about this experience. >> i was just in the middle of that room, tree obviously falls, takes out this whole corner.

this whole side of it. lands up against part of that window over there, and of course obviously on their house as well! all four of your kids are up in the top corner? >> right in there. you look out the window and see tree. >> reporter: chris, in terms of just perspective on how lucky this is. there have been two confirmed fatalities, coming from individuals killed when trees fell. i will add from napa, there's a historic church celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. it has survived multiple pandemics, multiple world wars, according to the pastor, and is standing there right now. sustained damage overnight from the wind, actually pulling off some of the shingles and a portion of the roof. they had to put a tarp down to make sure that it was preserved and wasn't too damaged. only a decade ago from an earthquake in 2014. now, again, this time around with these storms. but the congregation is

obviously very strong. they still had their service anyway online and are planning on getting back together as soon as they can in person. just sort of snapshots of what we're seeing around napa as we know the storm has affected large portions of the state of california and continues to. chris. >> terrifying pictures but also stories of resilience. sam brock, thank you for that. boeing has reported even more problems with some of its planes. nbc's tom costello was following this for us. tom, what's the latest? >> chris, good day to you. so boeing, late yesterday, put out an e-mail saying one of its critical suppliers provided an update that it had discovered inappropriately drilled holes in the fuselage. now, the fuselage of course is produced by spirit aerosystems in wichita. that's essentially the tube. the plane itself, they deliver the tube to boeing, boeing creates a plane out of it. misdrilled holes. this coming a month after we have the midair blowout

involving the door plug on the 737 max 9 over portland when the side of the plane came off. a short time ago, the faa, deputy administrator provided an update on the fact that now there's a problem with the fuselage and newly discovered holes drilled inappropriately in the fuselage. take a listen. >> boeing let us know that there was an issue with two holes drilled for a window frame on some undelivered 737 max aircraft, and we're handling the issue through our continued operational safety process. and we'll ensure that those airplanes meet all safety standards before we can approve them for delivery. >> the faa continues to investigate why there has been some sort of a quality control breakdown at boeing. boeing for its part says this is now going to mean that 50 new maxes will be delayed coming off the production line because now they need to address and fix these inappropriately drilled

holes in the fuselage. and by the way, spirit aero systems, which as we said makes the fuselage has had a history of problems, of quality control problems of its own, including misdrilled holes in the fuselage, further evidence that boeing's quality control problems extend well into a supply chain, including spirit aero systems in wichita. tom costello, thank you. right now, secretary of state antony blinken is in saudi arabia, the first stop on a middle east trip that will see him push for a new hostage deal. nbc's raf sanchez is reporting from tel aviv, while hamas says it's still considering the truce proposal drawn up by the u.s. and others in paris. where do things stand right now, raf? >> reporter: chris, secretary blinken just wrapped up a two-hour meeting with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salmon, very influential figure in the reach and someone who has a big role to play funding the reconstruction of gaza on the other side of the war.

i was in gaza with the israeli military over the weekend. the scale of the devastation is just staggering. whole neighborhoods lying in ruins, according to some analysis, more than half of all the buildings in gaza, partly or completely destroyed at this .4 months in to the war. in terms of these hostage negotiations, chris, there is a framework that was hammered out in paris a little over a week ago at a meeting, including cia director bill burns. there are still big gaps at this point between israel and hamas in terms of getting to a final deal. hamas said over the weekend that they are studying this proposal that came out of paris, but they say that any agreement will need to lead to an end to the war in gaza and the release of thousands of palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, some of whom have convictions for terrorism. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under intense pressure from the far right of his own government. says, he will not agree to

either of those conditions, so at this point, major gaps between the two sides, it will be a priority for secretary blinken as he travels to capitals throughout the region to try to close those gaps, see if he can get any closer to a final agreement to pause the fighting in gaza, get more humanitarian aid to palestinian civilians, and secure the release of those hostages, more than 110 days in, chris. raf sanchez, thank you. in 60 seconds, we'll have much more on the breaking news about king charles' cancer diagnosis. stay with us. rsv can seriously impact breathing, even for the best performer. protect yourself with pfizer's abrysvo... ...a vaccine to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. it's not for everyone and may not protect all who receive it. don't get abrysvo if you've had an allergic reaction to its ingredients. a weakened immune system may decrease your response. most common side effects are tiredness,

headache, injection-site pain and muscle pain. ask your pharmacist or doctor about abrysvo today. let's go back to the breaking news out of bucking hall palace. king charles' cancer diagnosis and the pressing questions it raises. now, king charles was seen just yesterday, there he is waving, going to church near the royal estate. and one week after he was

released from the hospital these photos were taken. he was treated for an enlarged prostate. we don't know exactly what charles' cancer diagnosis is, but it is not, according to the palace, prostate cancer. so less than 18 months after assuming the throne, he is suspending public duties. joining me to break it all down. royal contributor, katie nichol joins us and dr. natalie azar. no idea about the specifics of this diagnosis, but what do we know now? >> well, we know that they discovered something cancerous while they were treating his condition for an enlarged prostate. it's worth pointing out the palace has been incredibly transparent, not just the large prostate, but to tell us, the public, that they have discovered something else. you sort of open someone up or

do a scan, and then you find something else, and, you know, that can happen whoever you are, and it's happened to the king. it's happened 18 months into his reign. i can tell you from sources close to the monarch, he was recovering really well to the point that he was getting a little bit frustrated not being able to get back and do what he's used to doing. we have seen him going to church. we know that he's been doing light desk duties and reading papers, but this is a king in a hurry, who wants to get out and meet his public, with several tours being lined up for later this year. we don't know if that's going to be able to happen. we know he's going to be in treatment as an outpatient, but we don't know what treatment. we don't know how long for. but we do know the palace have issued a statement to the media at large just requesting previously for the king at this time. >> do we know how this news is being received across the uk or is it just too soon? >> i think it's probably a bit

soon. when i think back to the start of the month, you know, when we get that shock twin announcement out of buckingham palace, that the princess is in the hospital for abdominal surgery, and something serious for her to be in for 14 days, and minutes later, the king is going in for a enlarged prostate. we have a 75-year-old monarch, and these are two key members of the royal family. when you look at the royal family and the lineup, compared to his mother's reign, it's looking pretty slim, and of course now the king is going to be out of action for a period of time. we know that the princess of wales isn't going to be back until after easter. a lot of it is going to fall on the prince of wales' shoulders, and he's going to be very busy indeed. as heir apparent, this is his job. if the king is not able to do what he needs to do, he'll be able to do a certain amount while recovering but a lot of the work will fall to william, and of course to the other substitutes as queen elizabeth

used to refer to them, the duke and duchess of edinboro, and i think part of the reason they have been so keen to share this is for the king to break down any stigma about a cancer diagnosis. he's battling what many people around the world, many families have to deal with on a daily basis. >> in fact, dr. natalie, and i've just been looking at some of the reporting that's coming out of the uk, there has been a surge already, we just got this breaking news maybe an hour and less than 15 minutes ago. they announced it at 1:00 eastern time. there has been a surge on the nhs, the national health web site in people looking up prostate cancer, other cancer diagnoses that are related to the prostate because we know it was during the exams that he underwent and the testing that he underwent that they discovered this. talk a little bit about exactly

how important it can be when someone does go public. because one of the things in the statement was that he hopes that it will raise an awareness of cancer. >> yeah, chris, you know, i think it was interesting, right, the juxtaposition of king charles being very forthcoming about his medical condition, that of, you know, a benign enlarged prostate. at the same time, that princess kate was, you know, asking for understandable privacy. so, you know, we really, really, really have to be careful here, and not to speculate what type of cancer it is, if it isn't prostate cancer. but no matter what the cancer is, if at some point in time king charles is, you know, likely to, you know, offer that information i think it will be very very important, especially for anything that could potentially involve the urinary system. we talk about lung cancer a lot,

and we do talk about colon cancers but we don't spend a lot of time talking about these other types of cancer, bladder in particular that can affect both men and women. you know, i think hearing the news initially, chris, it would have seemed, you know, to most of us the presumption that, oh they probably incidentally found prostate cancer when looking at the pathology of the tissue but the fact that it isn't suggests it could have been something we refer to as an incidental finding if it was found during the procedure. all i can tell you is he's going to be undergoing treatments as an outpatient. the prognosis looks to be very good. i think at a point in time, again, when he feels comfortable sharing the information, i think it will only highlight this, you know, these types of cancers that are very very common, again, in both men and women, if it's not the prostate. >> dr. azar, although you can't even talk about much, specifically, because we don't know the type of cancer this is. i think one thing we can say is

that just saying that he remains wholly positive about his treatment can make a difference, especially somebody who's 75. >> absolutely. absolutely. and, you know, again, when cancers are found incidentally, you know, the hope, i don't have the exact percentage or statistics on this, but if it was found presumably before a very specific symptom led to the diagnosis, would could maybe infer that that's an earlier stage and that, of course, always heralds a better prognosis for the patient. >> i know that sarah ferguson was treated for breast cancer last year, which was in no way related to what might have happened to king charles, but is there any that you know of history of cancer in the royal family? >> well, we know that the queen died of old age. there was a lot of speculation

that she may have had cancer. we've never had that confirmed. so, no, i don't think there is a history, but, you know, it does seem quite extraordinary that we've had two cancer diagnoses in a month from members of the royal family. sarah ferguson recently announced she had been diagnosed with skin cancer within a year of the breast cancer diagnosis, and i really do think what they're doing in terms of raising awareness is to be really saluted, actually. i think we see these members of the royal family having this unique position, this unique spotlight to really put the attention on important causes and they do that all day every day with their patronages and organizations. to be, i suppose, talking about their health, which has been a private issue for the royal family, to be open like this. is having a hugely positive effect. i'm having conversations with men, older men, particularly of

the kings age who would never talk about issues with their pros teenage. -- pros teenage. -- prostate. i think if the king can be open about his prostate and cancer, that's a message not just here to people in britain and the commonwealth but around the world. >> he has been king for a very short time, as we said, less than 18 months, but he has really 75 years of experience. he was obviously born to be king. he has been in the public eye his entire life from the very moment he came out of hospital. what would you expect to see from him in the coming days and weeks? >> i can tell you that he will be working from home. he's probably going to be based in clarence house. he's able to do desk duties, get through that paperwork. i think he'll be working really hard behind the scenes. as you point out, he's got more experience than any other monarch because he spent so long as king in waiting, as prince of

wales. he has a lot he wants to do. this will be a setback, of course it will. anyone that's had a cancer diagnosis that knows the fear and anxiety and difficulties that come with that. he will be determined to get back on his feet and do what he wants to achieve and sets out in his manifestation policy made, what he set out to do. when he became king, i think he's fit, he's very healthy, he has a really healthy regime, he's got an incredibly healthy diet. he's always eaten organic food. he is the example of the healthiest kind of living, and i expect that that's going to stand him in very good stead. >> dr. natalie azar with the breaking news, thank you both. former president trump pushes wild immigration conspiracy theories and calls for mass deportations as he trashes the bipartisan border

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donald trump is trashing the new $118 billion bipartisan agreement on foreign aid and border security. posting on social media, only a fool or a radical left democrat would vote for this horrendous border bill. no specifics on why exactly. instead, over the weekend, he pushed immigration conspiracy

theories about who's coming into the u.s. >> the heads of these countries are smart. they're not sending the people that are doing a great job and that they love in the country, they're sending people for the most part that they don't want, and they're putting them into caravans. >> i'm told the chinese are paying $55,000 a head to come to the southern border. are they being directed by the communist party to come here? >> i believe so. i believe so. and i believe we're going to have a terrorist attack 100%. >> joining us from the southern border in eagle pass, texas, is nbc's morgan chesky, also with us, brendan buck, former aide to house speakers paul ryan and john boehner and an msnbc political analyst. morgan, give us a reality check, what's happening at the border? >> reporter: yeah, chris, there's been a shifting few months here. the record numbers of migrants coming across that we saw grow in consecutive months in late 2023 has since tapered with that

new year. important to note it's a seasonal dip in numbers because of weather conditions. what we have seen change is the ongoing back and forth between the state of texas and the biden administration. a lot of that centered around this park behind me, shelby park, chris. that is this area about 47 acres right alongside the rio grande that the state national guard has taken over because according to governor greg abbott, the biden administration was not doing its part to enforce proper border policy, and just yesterday, he led a group of republican governors here standing in solidarity with governor of texas, and here's more of what he had to say. take a listen. >> this area we are in right now was at one time not too long ago, an area where there would be 3,000, 4,000, sometimes 5,000 people crossing illegally. now that we have taken control of this area, for the past three

days, there's an average of only three people crossing illegally in this area. >> reporter: and we've reached out to customs and border protection to verify those numbers, at least for this section of the river, chris. another number shared yesterday, 100 miles, that is the amount of razor wire barrier he says has been put up in order to deter migrants from coming across. that's important, chris, because there's an ongoing legal dispute there because the supreme court ruled that border patrol agents could, in fact, cut through the barbed wire to reach migrants in distress. they did not say anything about the state of texas needing to stop installing additional razor wire fencing. we're looking to see what areas of the river that might be going up at. in the meantime, here in eagle pass, a quiet day but for the folks who live here and call the small border town home, they are

by no means convinced that it will remain that way, even as numbers go up elsewhere in arizona and with all eyes going to washington to see what if any solution comes with this potential border bill. chris. >> it is for exactly that reason, brendan, that they have tried to work on this border bill. they know there may be a pause now. this has been a problem for decades. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said and i'm quoting him here, our credibility is being tested by emboldened adversaries around the world. the challenges will not resolve themselves. nor will they wait for america to muster the resolve to meet them. the senate must consider the opportunity in front of us and prepare to act. how critical is the opportunity. what's at stake if it doesn't pass? >> there's a lot at stake. when i hear that from mitch mcconnell, i think he's talking about ukraine, and he's talking about israel. the world looking to this country and wondering if we can still step up when we're needed

and for mitch mcconnell, the border stuff has been about ukraine, and i think the people have missed that. i'm sure mitch mcconnell thinks what james langford has put together is a big improvement. it is, and it's a very rare opportunity where you actually have bipartisan progress on this, the most difficult issue. mitch mcconnell wanted to do this because he thought it was a necessary ingredient to get funding for ukraine. his top priority. and now that it's quickly falling apart, this process has dragged on far too long. the misinformation has swarmed all over what they have been working on, and now mitch mcconnell is probably trying to wonder whether his own leadership team is going to be willing to back this, let alone see it go into law. >> so, senate majority leader chuck schumer told reporters he has never worked more closely with leader mcconnell on any piece of legislation. he said that -- well, there it is. i have never worked as we did on this, he said. never. in response, republican senator

josh hawley tweeted that's the problem. what does it say that this level of collaboration is actually reason for the deal to be off the table for some members? >> it's why nothing ever gets fixed. in our system of government, you need bipartisan cooperation. we have divided government. there is this fantasy where the stars will align and you will the super conservative policy opt border. that's never going to happen. we had complete government control in the trump era. donald trump got nothing out of it. this is never going to happen. the only way it's going to happen is in a bipartisan way, but when bipartisanship is a four letter word, you understand why we've gone 35 years without any type of resolution. you have too many members of the house and senate who are terrified of a primary. it is core to their psyche, they

are so terrified that someone is going to challenge them or give them a primary, and this issue in particular is one of the few that i think probably fairly get them a primary. they are unwilling to do anything that would require a little courage on a policy front. >> and yet, brendan, when pressed by kristen welker on "meet the press" about whether or not donald trump was calling the shots, house speaker mike johnson denied that he was influencing any of this. do you buy that? >> i don't deny that he is influencing house members who are probably, like i said, scared of a primary, but i would tell you if donald trump was still the host of the apprentice or just some gadfly birther, this would still be very hard to do. donald trump was not a factor in 2014 when we tried to do immigration reform, and people just rose up, conservative base, antiimmigration hawks rose up and scared the crap out of a bunch of our members. the same thing was likely to happen here.

and this is good politics for mike johnson. donald trump obviously is against it, and it's core to who he is, being antiimmigration, but mike johnson is off to a relatively rough start as speaker and this is an issue where it's going to unify republicans against the senate and he's going to score some points with the conference. and all of the incentive is for mike johnson to say no to this. he doesn't want to get jammed on ukraine funding. for all of these reasons, mike johnson wants to throw up roadblocks. >> brendan buck and morgan chesky, thank you both. moments ago, president biden reacted to the news of king charles' cancer diagnosis. let me bring in nbc's mike memoli who's in las vegas with the president. what did he have to say, mike? >> reporter: yeah, chris, president biden just arrived here on the strip, actually, for a meeting with some casino workers, and he was asked by the

traveling press pool about king charles' diagnosis, and the president responding that he's very concerned for him and that he hopes to speak with him soon. now, of course it goes without saying, this is a president for whom cancer is such a personal issue. he lost his eldest son beau biden to bring cancer, his son beau would have turned 55, as a matter of fact, this weekend. biden visiting his grave site in delaware. the president also grew emotional last night when he was speaking at a campaign rally talking about the benefits through the pact act that would help people like his son who developed illnesses because of their exposure to toxic chemicals. it stands to reason that this is a president who if he were to speak to king charles about this diagnosis would not speak just as an ally speaking of the special relationship between these two country, one head of state to another. but about his own history with cancer and potentially even offering some advice to him, potentially trying to connect him with resources given how much time president biden has spent through the cancer moon shot and working with people

trying to find curious cures for cancer. something on the mind of the president of the united states as well. >> the president and first lady both dedicated to the cancer moon shot, which they revitalized. mike memoli, thank you, and stay with me. still to come, the kick off this week in nevada, and no, we're not talking about the super bowl. we're in las vegas talking about why there's so much attention being paid to the primary and caucus there this week even though the outcome isn't exactly a nail biter. and long-lasting gain scent beads. part of the irresistible scent collection from gain! [crowd noises] [dramaticlly beat] introducing, ned's plaque psoriasis. he thinks his flaky red patches are all people see.

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good effects the and strikes destroyed or functionally damaged 80 targets at the seven facilities. the number of casualties is being assessed. as secretary austin highlighted in his statement, this is the start of the response, and there will be additional actions taken to hold the irc responsible for their attacks on u.s. coalition forces. . we do not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else, but attacks on american forces will not be tolerated and we'll continue to take all necessary actions to defend the united states, our forces and our interests. separate and distinct from the u.s. strikes in iraq and syria are the multinational actions we took on saturday as part of ongoing international efforts to respond to increased iranian-backed houthi destabilizing and ill activities in the region. on february 3rd, militaries of the united states and united kingdom with support from bahrain, canada, the netherlands

and new zealand, conducted additional strikes in houthi areas of yemen. they were to disrupt houthi capabilities. the coalition forced targeted 13 locations, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems and radar, all capabilities, houthi militias have used to attack international merchant and naval vessels in the region. as secretary austin said, this collective action sends a clear message to the houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not end their illegal attacks. the u.s. has also taken unilateral action and self-defense to destroy missile launchers loaded to be fired and unmanned surface vessels prepared for employment by the houthis which posed an imminent threat to merchant vessels and u.s. navy ships in the region,

as well as attack drones in the red sea. again, the u.s. does not want escalation and the strikes are directly in response to the actions by the iranian-backed houthis. however, we will not hesitate to defend lives and the free flow of commerce in the world's most critical waterways. shifting gears, deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks presided over the change of command ceremony to honor general glenn van kirk, for his three decades in leadership, and welcome general greg yo, as the north american defense commander. she was accompanied by canadian minister of national defense, the honorable bill blare who oversaw the norad change of command, and the chief of the defense staff of the canadian armed forces, general wayne a ayer. they are central to our ability

to defend the homeland, whether it's disaster response, maritime domain or cyber defense. it enhances our common security and deepens our ties to our closest neighbors. also u.s.-based command will host the capstone event starting today through february 16th at van den burg, california. and u.s. base commands premoour cooperation effort designed to strengthen and grow international partnerships, improve operational collaboration and promote responsible behavior in the space domain. space operators from 25 nations around the world will collaborate during the two weeks with each participating nation embedded in a regional operations center while maintaining national command and control of their sensors for planning, tasking and analysis. for questions, i would refer you to u.s. public affairs. february marks the beginning black history month which provides a unique opportunity for the department, our service

members and our nation to celebrate the contributions, achievements and brave service of black americans. our military work force is strong and diverse, ready to defend our nation, allies and interests against modern threats. this month and throughout the year, we reflect upon and honor the service and sacrifice of black americans who continue to lead, impact, and shape our nation's rich history and future. of that i'll be glad to take your questions. we'll go to the associated press. >> it's been three days since the strikes on iraq and syria. can you at least give us some general assessment as to whether there were indications that there were enemy combatants at those sites that could have been killed or injured? i mean, there's got to be at least some sort of initial assessment that says there were people at those places or there weren't. and then just secondarily, i think jake sullivan yesterday talked about seen and unseen

u.s. military responses to the ongoing attacks. can you say whether or not any of the unseen responses have already occurred? >> thanks, lita, on your first question, i don't want to get ahead of central command's assessment. i think it's fair to conclude there were likely casualties associated with these strikes. but to ensure that we're providing accurate information, we need to allow time for central command to continue to conduct its assessment, and certainly we'll keep you updated as we have new information to provide on that front. as it relates to actions that we're taking, again, i'm not going to have anything to provide for you, beyond what we have put out in our statements. >> were any of these attempts to get hvts in any of those locations that you think may or may not have been successful? >> what i would tell you is that what we've put out in our press releases is what i have to provide on that front. jen. >> reporter: there have been three attacks by iranian proxy

forces in syria since friday. you say that the assessment is that the strikes on friday night had good effects. how can you say that when there's three more attacks. what will the response be and are the troops at those bases, those outposts allowed to leave the base and to pursue those who are firing rockets and drones at the bases? >> yeah, so a couple of things, jennifer. first of all, on your last comment, our forces will always maintain the inherent right of self-defense. so if they need to take appropriate actions to defend themselves, they will, and you've seen us do that in the past. in terms of attacks in iraq and syria, since we took the strikes on friday, i'm only tracking two incidents. there was one attack on saturday, february the 3rd. that was two rockets that were fired at mss euphrates in syria, with no injuries or damages

reported. and i'm aware of one yesterday, february 4th, a one way attack that landed several kilometers from mss green village, also in syria, again, no reported u.s. injuries or damage to those facilities. again, the strikes that we took on friday were in response, as i highlighted in my topper, to the attacks on u.s. forces at jordan. and, again, we'll take necessary action to defend our forces. >> reporter: pat, i believe there was a third strike that killed six sdf kurdish fighters. >> i think the one you're referring to is the latter one i highlighted and i am aware of those reports of syria democratic forces killed in that strike. but i'd have to refer you to them to talk about that. >> reporter: that was not on a base where u.s. forces were? >> it was in the vicinity of green village. let me go to dan. >> reporter: could you tell us in the red sea, does iran

continue to supply weapons and intelligence to the houthi forces in yemen? >> so, dan, i don't have any specific intelligence to read out to you here, nor would i, other than to say that we know that iran, of course, provides resources to the houthis to include training, funding, equipment, and so, again, you know, and they're not the only ones, right? i mean, they have proxies throughout the middle east. so, again, we recognize that, and we're going to continue to call on iran to cease supporting these types of actions that we're seeing from proxies. and, again, we'll continue to take appropriate action to protect our forces. >> related to that, there's a ship called the bishan in the red sea, and iran issued a warning, saying the u.s. should not target a ship. they say it's a counter piracy mission ship. that's why they believe that is actually a spy ship, effectively

providing electronic intelligence to the houthis to help them spot targets. is that a target that's off limits? >> so first of all, i'm not aware of the u.s. targeting the bishad, we are very well aware of it, as you have heard talked about before, it's common for iran to have a ship in the red sea conducting operations as you highlighted. that in and of itself is not unusual. we're there, again, to support freedom of navigation, to work with the international community to ensure that vessels can safely transit this waterway. we are not there to seek confrontation or war with iran. if our forces are threatened, we will take appropriate action. let me go to carla, and i'll come to you. >> i'm aware of a single rocket attack that happened today in syria, mss euphrates, if you could confirm that to us following this briefing, i would

greatly appreciate it. i want to follow up on jen's question about the attack at omar airfield. how close were you as forces? were there u.s. forces that were with the sdf when they came under attack? >> i think i answered that. i'm not aware of u.s. forces with the sdf at the time. this was this one-way attack drone landed several kilometers from green village. >> reporter: okay. and is it safe to say that at this point, no militant commanders were killed in any of the strikes over the weekend in iraq and syria? i know you're still doing an assessment, but kind of following up -- >> so, carla, again, i don't have any information to corroborate that, but again, we're continue to go assess. >> reporter: and finally, with the two self-defense strikes that happened in yemen where there were antiship missiles ready to launch with the three attacks or two attacks, we're clearing that up, in syria since the attacks in iraq and syria

that the u.s. conducted -- >> i'm sorry, you're crossing streams here. >> reporter: that's five attacks. >> are you talking about iraq and syria or yemen? >> reporter: all of them. is it safe to say that deterrence against iranian backed proxies in yemen and iraq and syria is not working at this point because there were two rounds of strikes, and both of those proxy sets are still striking american forces. or still trying to strike american forces in international shipping lanes. >> okay. so as it relates to iraq and syria, again, i'll just -- allow me to take a step back here. again, our forces are there to conduct the defeat isis mission. if our forces are attacked, and in this case, when our forces were killed, we will take appropriate and necessary action, and as i highlighted in my topper, our responses are not complete. again, i'm not going to telegraph or discuss what that

may be other than we'll conduct that at a time and place of our choosing. that is our focus. when it comes to the red sea, our focus is on working with international allies and partners to ensure that mariners can transit the red sea safely. our focus, when it comes to striking houthi targets is to disrupt and degrade their capabilities. we don't seek an escalation, we're not at war with the houthis and not seeking to go to war with the houthis. if they continue the attacks, we will continue to disrupt and degrade their capabilities. so they have capability, it would not be surprising to anyone if they attempt attacks in the future, when they do, we'll take appropriate action as we have been doing. when we see an imminent threat, we'll take appropriate action in the case of defense strikes. i'll go to tom. i need to get to some other questions. >> reporter: you had 13 locations, 36 targets. five hours later, the houthis fired a missile, and then more the following day, so what does that say about the effectiveness

of u.s. strikes, and what are the consequences? they're already firing after your efforts. >> the houthis live in the same physical plain that we do, and they have a finite capability. and the question is how much of that capability they want to sacrifice to a doomed cause. again, we'll continue to diminish and disrupt that capability in the sake of working with international allies and partners to ensure that mariners can safely transit. >> they don't see it as a doomed cause because they're still striking. >> i'll leave that to the houthis to address. >> they have a finite capability, and how much do they want to continue to sacrifice the capability for the sake of achieving something which ultimately will fail. let me go to missy. >> we're going to continue to listen in to the pentagon briefing. i want to bring in courtney kube in bahrain. aaron gilchrist at the white house, and retired u.s. army

brigadier general, peter zwack. this is complicated stuff. it's our job to help people understand it. you said as major general pat ryder was talking, i don't know how you follow all of this stuff, so help us follow this stuff. what did you hear there that's important for our viewers to know? >> great question. i think, first of all, i think that the ground has shifted a little bit in this situation. i guess we can call it a fight in that we have now had two major strikes in the last four days into iraq against the shee -- shia militias, and we have hit the houthis again.

that is now the ground has shifted. that is strong hard messaging. and it's not the end of it. the spokesman, general ryder mentioned that. and if the houthis and the militias continue on, they're going to get struck again full stop. and i don't know what the threshold is. i've got to believe that in these pauses the targets are working. we heard about battle damage assessments, and going public, no, they're doing that right now to really set up what's next. and i have a feeling that they are going to -- if the houthis, especially, continue to persist, let alone the shshia militias,

they killed six kurds that we have good relationships with. what we want to be sure, that message, chris, comes in hard before any other americans or partner allies are killed. and what that threshold is, i don't know, but i think we're pretty close, again, to follow up with another round of strikes. >> courtney, you spent the last several days on board the uss eisenhower talking about how complicated this mission is. what did you learn? >> reporter: yeah, so, first the logistics are really difficult. the eisenhower and a couple of ships associated with the carrier strike group are mainly in the southern red sea and that area. it's relatively remote. they are inside an area where the houthis could target them. so it's a dangerous deployment for them. what we saw on saturday evening

was this tremendous undertaking to try to go and conduct a number of strikes, at least 13 different locations, three dozen targets, and we saw as more than two dozen u.s. military aircraft took off off the eisenhower to go and carry out these strikes. it's everything from fighter jets loaded with 2,000 pound bombs, preside guided munitions, in case they have a threat coming at them from a houthi drone or something like that. they loaded up, took 45 minutes to an hour to take off off the carriers they went forward to yemen. it's extremely dangerous flying, it's the middle of the night, and because the houthis do have air defense systems. so it's a dangerous undertaking, we spoke to a number of senior officials on the ship, the uss eisenhower over the last couple of days, and everyone told us unanimously, that they believe this was a success. the reality is there is still a very high state of alert because they are concerned that the houthi attacks, as you mentioned, you know, earlier,

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