0
0.0
Feb 5, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
>> keir simmons for us keir, thank you. >>> there is a deadly and dramatic natural disaster unfolding across the south american country of chile tonight. out-of-control wildfires have already killed nearly 100 people, and now they're closing in on major cities josh letterman has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, a wind-whipped inferno in chile, turning th skies into an orange hellscape. thick smoke blanketing the densely populated valparaiso region, normally a beachside paradise, now a death trap president saying the death toll is already in the 60s by midday, quickly rising to 99 later sunday, according to the medical examiner's office is certain to rise even higher this makes chile's worst natural disaster in 15 years. horrifying videos showing cars dodging flames on the highway. more than 1300 homes destroyed in one area alone, chile's government says. in some neighborhoods almost nothing is left we need help this vina del mar resident says, food for our pets, supplies "i lost my house, everything." wildfires are common in the sizzling chilean summer, but these flames are being fue
>> keir simmons for us keir, thank you. >>> there is a deadly and dramatic natural disaster unfolding across the south american country of chile tonight. out-of-control wildfires have already killed nearly 100 people, and now they're closing in on major cities josh letterman has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, a wind-whipped inferno in chile, turning th skies into an orange hellscape. thick smoke blanketing the densely populated valparaiso region, normally a beachside...
0
0.0
Feb 4, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me now, nbc news foreign correspondent keir simmons, who is coming to us live from iraq. here, what more can you tell us about these strikes? >> when well, i think they are clearly substantial. they are talking about 2000 pound bombs, 24, two dozen they say aircraft. so that's, that's a big operation, compared for example to the kinds of strikes that we have seen over the recent weeks, where often times they have been responding to the houthis, according to the u.s., preparing to launch missiles. now, it is a group of countries, it is the u.s. and the uk. but a number of others to that, the netherlands, new zealand, quite a group. and that i think is, it's sending an international message. because of course, this is about trying to protect international waterways, shipping lanes, crucial shipping lanes. now, they are talking about the u.s. sources, talking about this being separate. i think that was what courtney was saying there. this being separate from the strikes that we saw 24 hours ago here in this region, in iraq and syria, which was that response to the killing of
joining me now, nbc news foreign correspondent keir simmons, who is coming to us live from iraq. here, what more can you tell us about these strikes? >> when well, i think they are clearly substantial. they are talking about 2000 pound bombs, 24, two dozen they say aircraft. so that's, that's a big operation, compared for example to the kinds of strikes that we have seen over the recent weeks, where often times they have been responding to the houthis, according to the u.s., preparing to...
0
0.0
Feb 8, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
forces in response to a recent deadly attack on american soldiers in jordan our keir simmons is in iraq tonight and has this late report >> reporter: tonight, a vehicle in flames in the iraqi capital, a u.s. strike so targeted, cars close by appear undamaged, others driving past, but in the aftermath, fury erupting. a crowd chanting, "no to america, no to israel." among those killed, abu baqir al saadi a commander in kataib hezbollah, the group says, the iranian-backed militia accused of the killing of three american service members in a drone attack on tower 22, a remote desert base in jordan ten days ago centcom saying in a statement tonight, u.s. forces conducted a unilateral strike in iraq in response to the attacks on u.s. service members killing a kataib hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on u.s. forces in the region. in addition to the deadly drone strike, iranian-backed militias have launched over 160 attacks on american targets since october and have kept on attacking american bases in syria, even after friday's wave of american r
forces in response to a recent deadly attack on american soldiers in jordan our keir simmons is in iraq tonight and has this late report >> reporter: tonight, a vehicle in flames in the iraqi capital, a u.s. strike so targeted, cars close by appear undamaged, others driving past, but in the aftermath, fury erupting. a crowd chanting, "no to america, no to israel." among those killed, abu baqir al saadi a commander in kataib hezbollah, the group says, the iranian-backed militia...
0
0.0
Feb 4, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
jose >> keir simmons in irbil, iraq thank you. >>> the strikes come as voters head to the polls in southarolina for the nation's first official democratic primary. of 2024. and nbc news now projects president biden has won that state. gabe gutierrez is there with more on biden's primary victory, and voter reaction to the air strikes. >> reporter: tonight in south carolina, voters are reacting to the president's retaliatory air strikes. >> i approved of the president's decision i thought they were targeted which is better than a blanket type of strike i think they were targeted to try to prevent civilian deaths, as well. >> it's kind of your damned if you do and damned if you don't we can't ignore what they did to kill some of our service people, but then the last thing we need to do is stir that area up and make it worse. [ chants ] >> reporter: not everyone supports the escalation. >> we're attacking them, and we're giving them cause to attack back. >> reporter: lawmakers also weighing in. democrats calling the strikes the first stage in a well-thought-out, strong, and measured campaign
jose >> keir simmons in irbil, iraq thank you. >>> the strikes come as voters head to the polls in southarolina for the nation's first official democratic primary. of 2024. and nbc news now projects president biden has won that state. gabe gutierrez is there with more on biden's primary victory, and voter reaction to the air strikes. >> reporter: tonight in south carolina, voters are reacting to the president's retaliatory air strikes. >> i approved of the president's...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
let's go to keir simmons, who is standing by in iraq.e, you and i were just talking before we get confirmations of these new strikes in yemen. a different story than what we saw last night, but one that as you pointed out when we were last part talking, was to be expected, given that a lot of the shooting between the united states and iran-backed proxies has been with the houthis in yemen. >> yeah, and we are hearing from the houthis alley, such is the nature of the world these days, that they respond very quickly at times. so they are saying that we will meet aggression with aggression, we will not stop. so -- immediately from the houthis, who very likely given the signaling from the, u.s. from the biden administration, probably expected this frankly 24 hours ago, and won't be surprised. they might be surprised, as joshua -- at the scale of, it we are here from our pentagon team, that at least two dozen aircraft, 24 aircraft, some with 2000 pound bombs. so those are quite substantial. it does look as though, and now i'm just looking dow
let's go to keir simmons, who is standing by in iraq.e, you and i were just talking before we get confirmations of these new strikes in yemen. a different story than what we saw last night, but one that as you pointed out when we were last part talking, was to be expected, given that a lot of the shooting between the united states and iran-backed proxies has been with the houthis in yemen. >> yeah, and we are hearing from the houthis alley, such is the nature of the world these days, that...
0
0.0
Feb 8, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
lester. >> all right, keir simmons in iraq, thank you. >>> in israel tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu was rejecting the latest demands by hamas as part of a proposed hostage release deal after four months of war. raf sanchez reports on that and a new tunnel in gaza that israel says was used by hamas leaders. >> reporter: tonight secretary of state antony blinken insisting there's still a path to a deal to free israeli hostages after israel's prime minister rejected a new list of demands from hamas. >> clearly, there are things that hamas sent back that are absolute nonstarters, but at the same time, we see in what was sent back space to continue to pursue an agreement. >> reporter: hamas was responding to an american-backed proposal saying, it will free all its hostages in exchange for a 4 1/2-month cease-fire leading to an end to the war, the release of thousands of palestinian prisoners, and a total withdrawal of israeli forces from gaza. tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling the hamas proposal delusional. giving in to hamas' bizarre demands not only won't bri
lester. >> all right, keir simmons in iraq, thank you. >>> in israel tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu was rejecting the latest demands by hamas as part of a proposed hostage release deal after four months of war. raf sanchez reports on that and a new tunnel in gaza that israel says was used by hamas leaders. >> reporter: tonight secretary of state antony blinken insisting there's still a path to a deal to free israeli hostages after israel's prime minister...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me now from erbil, iraq is nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons.know about that reported strike in that province? >> reporter: well, that's a good question because what we haven't had from the u.s. is specifics of exactly where they have struck. so, what we've had to do here on the ground in the region is put together what we've heard, unconfirmed to say, and video like that to try to understand exactly where those strikes have been. now, anbar it's probably over there. that is a place where kata'ib hezbollah's and that the group was accused of being responsible for that drone attack that killed three american serviceman and women. i think that might be the reason for that strike. and anbar province of course is famous because america fought there in the invasion of iraq. and then, of course, it fought ices there. and in eastern syria, we are getting more and more strikes. so america's history of intervention in this place is quite staggeringly long against this group. now, of course, targeting iranian-backed militias and the iranian revolutionary
joining me now from erbil, iraq is nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons.know about that reported strike in that province? >> reporter: well, that's a good question because what we haven't had from the u.s. is specifics of exactly where they have struck. so, what we've had to do here on the ground in the region is put together what we've heard, unconfirmed to say, and video like that to try to understand exactly where those strikes have been. now, anbar it's probably...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
>> i thought that keir simmons reporting was really intriguing.t out, subjective and constrained. it did not get inside iran, which is a crucial distinction. i think a right one. it was a virtuoso performance by a u.s. air power to come from a 13,000 mile round trip, with one supersonic bomber, to hit targets in the middle east and return. it was communicating primarily, until u.s. troops stop it. as keir mentions, it did not address the large strategic issues. it did not go up to the houthis, who are making a major damaging hit on international shipping traffic. very moderated. it will continue. it did strike at irgc operatives. that was an important signal for the iranians, but i think it was a moderate response. biden's team is full of experience people. they don't want the war to widen. >> i was surprised the other day when the attack happened on tower 22 in jordan, where the american sieve for service members were killed. guys like lindsey graham, we should know better, because he has a military background, tweeted out, to strike deep into ir
>> i thought that keir simmons reporting was really intriguing.t out, subjective and constrained. it did not get inside iran, which is a crucial distinction. i think a right one. it was a virtuoso performance by a u.s. air power to come from a 13,000 mile round trip, with one supersonic bomber, to hit targets in the middle east and return. it was communicating primarily, until u.s. troops stop it. as keir mentions, it did not address the large strategic issues. it did not go up to the...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
you just heard that report from keir simmons. so first, here's what i want to ask. what is the initial assessment of those strikes in the light of day there? it all intended targets get hit? >> thanks, alex, so much for having me today. this is something that our team, the central command, and also with our joints efforts hosting the battle damage assessment. so that is ongoing. we feel confident that we were able to strike the majority of our targets. we believe that we had the intense success. that the mission had. but again, it's something that we are still assessing and hopefully we'll have more to share in the coming days. >> how much can you tell us about who not hit? because we know it is around islamic revolutionary corps any militias, they were among the intended targets. can you confirm whether any iranian forces died or were casualties to some extent in these strikes? >> yeah, i've seen some of those reports about casualties. again, this is something that our team is doing an assessment on to figure out exactly what the casualty numbers will be. i don't h
you just heard that report from keir simmons. so first, here's what i want to ask. what is the initial assessment of those strikes in the light of day there? it all intended targets get hit? >> thanks, alex, so much for having me today. this is something that our team, the central command, and also with our joints efforts hosting the battle damage assessment. so that is ongoing. we feel confident that we were able to strike the majority of our targets. we believe that we had the intense...
0
0.0
Feb 7, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these targets came together. we are also waiting to hear from keir simmons who is for us in erbil, iraq, the response that we are hearing from th
joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons in -- iraq, we're checking in with you later in the show as well. right, joining me now is a democratic senator tim kaine of virginia. he's a member of some important committees here in the senate armed services and the foreign relations committee. senator, i want to pick up right from where here left off. here saying that it appears the united states is trying to achieve its objective and sending a message to these iranian-backed militias to not get involved and certainly not attack u.s. installations in troops. at the same time, to not escalate the into a regional war. starts to become very blurry as what an escalation is, about 160 attacks plus on u.s. troops and then what we saw last night. what's your sense of it? >> well ali, if you are asking the right question, -- the consequence from when you kills american troops. so, going against those troops identified as responsible for the deaths of these three reservists from georgia, very understandable. that's within the presidents self-defense powers. the president has said, with respect to the at
keir simmons in -- iraq, we're checking in with you later in the show as well. right, joining me now is a democratic senator tim kaine of virginia. he's a member of some important committees here in the senate armed services and the foreign relations committee. senator, i want to pick up right from where here left off. here saying that it appears the united states is trying to achieve its objective and sending a message to these iranian-backed militias to not get involved and certainly not...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
let me bring in nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons in iraq. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, "new york times" pentagon correspondent helene cooper, and retired lieutenant general steven twitty, of u.s. european command and msnbc analyst. i think it's important to know who these groups are. if you can tell us who it is and why they are located in iraq of all places. >> reporter: well, that's a good question. i think first of all, this operation tonight by the u.s. is going to put the spotlight firmly on just how embedded iran and its proxy groups are in this region. in syria, principally, but also here in iraq. just the scale of it will tell you something about the scale of how iran has frankly in many ways taken over here. particularly in syria, in recent years. now, you mentioned kotb hezbollah, that group that was targeted. that is the group that is accused of carrying out the drone strike that killed those three u.s. service members at tower 22. it happened in anbar province, that is along that border between ir
let me bring in nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons in iraq. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, "new york times" pentagon correspondent helene cooper, and retired lieutenant general steven twitty, of u.s. european command and msnbc analyst. i think it's important to know who these groups are. if you can tell us who it is and why they are located in iraq of all places. >> reporter: well, that's a good question. i think first of all,...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons in iraq. now former united states ambassador to a lot of places. iraq, afghanistan, lebanon, and kuwait. now, the senior fellow at the carnegie and dom at four national piece, joining, will nassar, international affairs professor emily studies at johns hopkins university, the school of advanced international studies, and former state department senior adviser, couldn't ask for a better pair of people to help us get clarity on what's unfolding now in the middle east. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. ambassador crocker, let me start with you,. please one important point here. the shots last night took place in syria and iraq. geographically, very close to each other, next to the borders of either of them. what are our leadership at both of those countries, it's very different. syria it's a lost country. it's a country in which the administration, the government of that country doesn't control its own country. there are still anti government forces there, but largely, iran and russia run the scene in syria. you rock, as keir points out, it's more
keir simmons in iraq. now former united states ambassador to a lot of places. iraq, afghanistan, lebanon, and kuwait. now, the senior fellow at the carnegie and dom at four national piece, joining, will nassar, international affairs professor emily studies at johns hopkins university, the school of advanced international studies, and former state department senior adviser, couldn't ask for a better pair of people to help us get clarity on what's unfolding now in the middle east. gentlemen,...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons is live in iraq tonight with the latest. keir, what have you got? >> chris, this was clearly an escalation by the biden administration. we haven't seen something like this for years. but it was also limited. the strikes -- and for accounting hit because we haven't been holding back -- told exactly but the u.s. worth a took place. accountant on regional reporting strikes appear to have taken place and eastern story, along the border between syria and iraq along the province to where it meets the jordanian border and tower 22 we are those three u.s. military servicemen and women were killed. eastern syria, folks watching who know their history will remember those are the kinds of places particularly anbar province where the u.s. fought battles during the invasion of iraq. then of course followed i.s.i.s.. it is quite extraordinary tonight to have that u.s. bombing iranian-backed militia in those same places. it tells you something about u.s. foreign policy over the years. but not one person is clearly an effort to send a messa
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons is live in iraq tonight with the latest. keir, what have you got? >> chris, this was clearly an escalation by the biden administration. we haven't seen something like this for years. but it was also limited. the strikes -- and for accounting hit because we haven't been holding back -- told exactly but the u.s. worth a took place. accountant on regional reporting strikes appear to have taken place and eastern story, along the border...
0
0.0
Feb 5, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us now, nbc's keir simmons from erbil, iraq, and steph twitter, an nbc news military analyst.en the reaction like there in iraq to these strikes by the united states? >> reporter: well, there continue to be angry reactions among some here. it's a very divided country, remember. those that are pro the iranian group here, if you like, and that includes some of the political leaders going to funerals yesterday and describing an angry response that is calling for the u.s. to have to leave iran, that's just one example. there are others here who want the u.s. to stay. i think one piece of news this morning, jose, which is going to have an impact is that there's been another strike on a base in eastern syria, kurdish forces who remember are backed by the u.s., say that they have had eight killed there in their base and 17 injured, some seriously. that has happened in the same part of this region that was hit by those u.s. strikes overnight on friday into saturday, and so of course inevitably that will raise questions about the impact of those strikes. the pentagon's assessing saying
joining us now, nbc's keir simmons from erbil, iraq, and steph twitter, an nbc news military analyst.en the reaction like there in iraq to these strikes by the united states? >> reporter: well, there continue to be angry reactions among some here. it's a very divided country, remember. those that are pro the iranian group here, if you like, and that includes some of the political leaders going to funerals yesterday and describing an angry response that is calling for the u.s. to have to...
0
0.0
Feb 2, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons for us in iraq.r, thank you so much. >>> i want to go back to general barry mccaffrey. you know, general mccaffrey, i need not tell you that when people hear these attacks will continue, there is an element of fatigue, an element of concern. what would you say to americans who do not want to see the united states dragged into a broader regional conflict? >> well, biden administration got a huge challenge, political challenge, trying to persuade the american people, young people, black voters, people who are fatigued by u.s. global challenges, policing the sea waves, keeping peace in europe, these are all valid political challenges to the biden administration. they're going to have to -- i think as ben rhodes stated, at the end of the day, you've got to sort out a good policy and move ahead with it, hopeful that the political realities will catch up and sustain what you're trying to do. you have to explain to the american people what you're doing. there is a good explanation as to why our national sec
keir simmons for us in iraq.r, thank you so much. >>> i want to go back to general barry mccaffrey. you know, general mccaffrey, i need not tell you that when people hear these attacks will continue, there is an element of fatigue, an element of concern. what would you say to americans who do not want to see the united states dragged into a broader regional conflict? >> well, biden administration got a huge challenge, political challenge, trying to persuade the american people,...
0
0.0
Feb 5, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us now is keir simmons from iraq. i know you understand the importance of drone strikes. >> that's right, it is really important. this is a drone strike on a base in eastern syria and it is an area that was targeted by the u.s. strikes on friday night and now the kurdish officials who run that area if you like, they are telling us that seven kurdish fighters have been killed, 18 injured in this base. again, this is in the same place as those iranian-backed militia where they were targeted just over the weekend. so while it doesn't appear that there are any u.s. servicemen and women impacted by this in terms of injuries or deaths of course, and i think now we would know that if there had been, it is very, very concerning. because just days later and it suggests that very quickly these iranian backed militia have been able to, if you like, pull themselves together and launch a new attack. of course, that is what they would want to do, andrea. using actions rather than words to send the message, but those kurdish forces
joining us now is keir simmons from iraq. i know you understand the importance of drone strikes. >> that's right, it is really important. this is a drone strike on a base in eastern syria and it is an area that was targeted by the u.s. strikes on friday night and now the kurdish officials who run that area if you like, they are telling us that seven kurdish fighters have been killed, 18 injured in this base. again, this is in the same place as those iranian-backed militia where they were...
0
0.0
Feb 9, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has more from that interview. you. for more than two hours, president putin was allowed to focus on his favorite topics, history, the cia, ukraine, almost entirely unchallenged. his interviewer tucker carlson who in the past has expressed sympathy for president putin that the first run for around 30 minutes. with the war in ukraine on a knife edge, president putin says russia has always wanted to talk. he has said that before. all the while continuing to pummel the country with drones, missiles, and other weapons. >> translator: we have never refused negotiations. >> reporter: the interview with conservative former fox news host tucker carlson echoing talking points from donald trump's election campaign. >> translator: don't you have anything better to do? you have issues on the border. >> reporter: they are messaging putin has repeated time and time again including in our interview before attacking ukraine. >> will you commit now not to send any further russian troops into ukrainian sovereign territory? >> transl
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has more from that interview. you. for more than two hours, president putin was allowed to focus on his favorite topics, history, the cia, ukraine, almost entirely unchallenged. his interviewer tucker carlson who in the past has expressed sympathy for president putin that the first run for around 30 minutes. with the war in ukraine on a knife edge, president putin says russia has always wanted to talk. he has said that before. all the...
0
0.0
Feb 4, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons is in northern iraq near the border with syria. kier, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: willie, good morning. this is the largest operation yet against the houthi rebels in yemen. the iranian-backed militia targeting commercial shipping in the red sea and the gulf of aden. we have video onboard the "uss eisenhower," hitting 36 houthi targets, they say, and more than 2 dozen aircraft, some carrying 2,000-pound bombs and sidewinder air-to-air missiles taking part. our own courtney kube is the only broadcast journalist onboard the ship. >> reporter: the u.s. and british military conducted strikes against houthi rebels in yemen tonight, launching more than 2 dozen aircraft from here. the "uss dwight d. eisenhower" in the red sea. they had targeted the iranian-backed rebels. >> reporter: and, willie, officials are insisting this is a separate operation from that operation here in iraq and syria on friday night. likely, that is, to partly protect the coalition of countries that took part overnight. we are waiting for an assessment
nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons is in northern iraq near the border with syria. kier, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: willie, good morning. this is the largest operation yet against the houthi rebels in yemen. the iranian-backed militia targeting commercial shipping in the red sea and the gulf of aden. we have video onboard the "uss eisenhower," hitting 36 houthi targets, they say, and more than 2 dozen aircraft, some carrying 2,000-pound bombs and...
0
0.0
Feb 5, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us is keir simmons from irbil, iraq, and monica alba from washington. keir, what more did we learn this morning about the scale of the damage from these u.s. strikes? >> reporter: well, it is, i think -- first of all, it is a sign of just how incredibly difficult this is, that there are many angry responses to the strikes over the weekend. yet at the same time, they were truly limited. no high-valued iranian operatives were killed or hurt according to the assessments we know about. now, what we're told by the pentagon is out of 85 targets struck, this is the current assessment, 84 were destroyed or functionally damaged. that doesn't tell us too much about exactly how much those iranian-backed militia have been put out of action, if you like. today, this morning, we're just hearing, ana, about an attack on a base in eastern syria where kurdish forces backed by the u.s., they say they've got eight fatalities, 17 injured and some of that seriously. that's in eastern syria just where the strikes were on friday night. the iranian-backed houthis in yemen putt
joining us is keir simmons from irbil, iraq, and monica alba from washington. keir, what more did we learn this morning about the scale of the damage from these u.s. strikes? >> reporter: well, it is, i think -- first of all, it is a sign of just how incredibly difficult this is, that there are many angry responses to the strikes over the weekend. yet at the same time, they were truly limited. no high-valued iranian operatives were killed or hurt according to the assessments we know...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
we begin today's show in iraq with nbc news chief international correspondent, keir simmons. i know you've been reporting all day from the region. we are entering into the night. what have you've been hearing there? is there any sign of potential retaliation from iran or their proxies? >> there are threats of that, katie. there are reports of that. of u.s. bases being targeted. not confirmed by nbc news. we won't get into the detail of those reports but what i can tell you is we have been piecing together the impact of these strikes here in iraq and also in eastern syria. in eastern syria the syrian observatory for human rights, which is a group that has monitored syria for a long time, says 26 sites were targeted. 23 pro iranian-backed militia were killed. and here in iraq at anbar province, they report, the iraqi's report, 16 killed and 36 injured. substantial casualties but perhaps not as many as you like had there not had been had this not been signaled so thoroughly over many, many, days. what there is now are multiple controversies, arguments, rows if you like. blowing
we begin today's show in iraq with nbc news chief international correspondent, keir simmons. i know you've been reporting all day from the region. we are entering into the night. what have you've been hearing there? is there any sign of potential retaliation from iran or their proxies? >> there are threats of that, katie. there are reports of that. of u.s. bases being targeted. not confirmed by nbc news. we won't get into the detail of those reports but what i can tell you is we have been...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief international correspondent keir simmons is here when the 11th hour continues.upplements from voltaren for healthy joints. wealth-changing question -- are you keeping as much of your investment gains as possible? high taxes can erode returns quickly, so you need a tax-optimized portfolio. at creative planning, our money managers and specialists work together to make sure your portfolio and wealth are managed in a tax-efficient manner. it's what you keep that really matters. why not give your wealth a second look? book your free meeting today at creativeplanning.com. creative planning -- a richer way to wealth. my name is marie. i'm 49 years old and i'm a business owner. i own a lemonade and ice cream shop in florida, so i can feel and see that my lines have gotten deeper just from a year out in the sun. i'm still marie and i got botox® cosmetic. i did not want a dramatic change. i wanted something subtle. and i'm really, really happy with the results. it's still me, but with fewer lines. botox® cosmetic is fda approved to temporarily make frown lines, crow's fee
our chief international correspondent keir simmons is here when the 11th hour continues.upplements from voltaren for healthy joints. wealth-changing question -- are you keeping as much of your investment gains as possible? high taxes can erode returns quickly, so you need a tax-optimized portfolio. at creative planning, our money managers and specialists work together to make sure your portfolio and wealth are managed in a tax-efficient manner. it's what you keep that really matters. why not...
0
0.0
Feb 5, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> joining us now, nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons.ell me about how the region has been reacting? i know iraq was at least publicly very upset about the strikes. >> reporter: yeah, i think there will be someone, katy, who will frankly see quite a distance between that questioning of jake sullivan and the reality on the ground here. the reality on the ground here is that the strikes that happened on friday night happened along a kind of slither of the iraq/syria border, targeting specific iranian-backed militia. . to go to that from targeting inside of iran would be enormous. the iranians yesterday released an extraordinary video in which they pretty blatantly threatened the u.s. not to hit an iranian-flagged ship in the red sea and gulf of aden off the coast of yemen. that's an option president biden could choose. president reagan did something similar decades ago. no president has ever chosen to target iranian targets inside iran since the iranian hostage crisis and president carter. the fact is, i think, that the most likely aspect o
. >> joining us now, nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons.ell me about how the region has been reacting? i know iraq was at least publicly very upset about the strikes. >> reporter: yeah, i think there will be someone, katy, who will frankly see quite a distance between that questioning of jake sullivan and the reality on the ground here. the reality on the ground here is that the strikes that happened on friday night happened along a kind of slither of the...
0
0.0
Feb 4, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief international correspondent keir simmons is here when the 11th hour continues. ♪ ( bell ringing) customize and save with libberty bibberty. liberty bushumal. libtreally blubatoo. mark that one. that was nice! i think you're supposed to stand over there. oh am i? thank you. so, a couple more? we'll just...we'll rip. we'll go quick. libu smeebo. libu bribu. limu bibu...and me. doug: he's an emu! only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ lowering bad cholesterol can be hard, even with a statin. diets and exercise add to the struggle. today, it's possible to go from struggle to cholesterol success with leqvio. with a statin, leqvio is proven to lower bad cholesterol by 50% and keep it low with 2 doses a year. common side effects were injection site reaction, joint pain, and chest cold. ask your doctor about twice-yearly leqvio. lower. longer. leqvio® so... - we're engaged! - we're engaged! congrats carol! your youngest finally popped the question. but now, you're really going to have to get those new dentures. after all, you need a
our chief international correspondent keir simmons is here when the 11th hour continues. ♪ ( bell ringing) customize and save with libberty bibberty. liberty bushumal. libtreally blubatoo. mark that one. that was nice! i think you're supposed to stand over there. oh am i? thank you. so, a couple more? we'll just...we'll rip. we'll go quick. libu smeebo. libu bribu. limu bibu...and me. doug: he's an emu! only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ lowering...
0
0.0
Feb 9, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons, nbc news. >> that's going to do it for me., it is 4:00 in washington, d.c. i'm alicia menendez in for nicolle wallace. by any measure it's been a wild ride of a week particularly if you are disgraced twice impeached ex-president facing 91 criminal charges because here's the thing about 91 criminal charges, just by virtue of the sheer volume of charges with a legal mess that vast, you are at all times dealing with
keir simmons, nbc news. >> that's going to do it for me., it is 4:00 in washington, d.c. i'm alicia menendez in for nicolle wallace. by any measure it's been a wild ride of a week particularly if you are disgraced twice impeached ex-president facing 91 criminal charges because here's the thing about 91 criminal charges, just by virtue of the sheer volume of charges with a legal mess that vast, you are at all times dealing with
0
0.0
Feb 2, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons, peter baker, and matt bradley. watching for the israeli reaction. >>> the president of the united states and america's top military leaders honoring the fallen and embracing the families of three u.s. soldiers killed in jordan, that's next. a solemn ceremony, solemn transfer, when "andrea mitchell reports" is back in 60 seconds. you are watching msnbc. le with r demand... in real time. (jen) so we partner with verizon. their solution for us? a private 5g network. (ella) we now get more control of production, efficiencies, and greater agility. (marquis) with a custom private 5g network. our customers get what they want, when they want it. (jen) now we're even smarter and ready for what's next. (vo) achieve enterprise intelligence. it's your vision, it's your verizon. (vo) explore the world the viking way from the quiet comfort of elegant small ships with no children and no casinos. we actually have reinvented ocean voyages, designing all-inclusive experiences for the thinking person. viking - voted world's best by b
keir simmons, peter baker, and matt bradley. watching for the israeli reaction. >>> the president of the united states and america's top military leaders honoring the fallen and embracing the families of three u.s. soldiers killed in jordan, that's next. a solemn ceremony, solemn transfer, when "andrea mitchell reports" is back in 60 seconds. you are watching msnbc. le with r demand... in real time. (jen) so we partner with verizon. their solution for us? a private 5g...
0
0.0
Feb 28, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
but nbc's keir simmons has the latest on his health for us. >> reporter: good day to you. this is going to worry many catholics around the world and other folks who love pope francis, news that he has attended the hospital again today for a ct scan, according to reports. a quick visit, but it has people worried because he had to have an aide read a speech for him at the general audience today after telling people there that he was suffering from a cold. the vatican saying over the weekend that he was suffering from flu like symptoms, and now saying after the general audience, pope francis went to the hospital for some diagnostic tests. at the end, he returned to the vatican, but of course pope francis has been suffering from health complaints in recent years. in 2021, he underwent abdominal surgery, and just late last year, he had to cancel a trip to the cop climate, something he wanted to do. he's been sick than he appears. he's 87 years old. he's missing part of a lung that was removed when he was a young man. consistent challenges with respiratory illnesses, like colds,
but nbc's keir simmons has the latest on his health for us. >> reporter: good day to you. this is going to worry many catholics around the world and other folks who love pope francis, news that he has attended the hospital again today for a ct scan, according to reports. a quick visit, but it has people worried because he had to have an aide read a speech for him at the general audience today after telling people there that he was suffering from a cold. the vatican saying over the weekend...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
we want to bring in nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons in northern iraq becausee can help explain to us what is really happening and the impact in the region? thank you for being with us. >> here in, help us understand. you had kirby saying iraq was warned to have a statement out from the iraqis, saying they were not. what more do you know? >> yeah, look, it's very complicated to say the least here in iraq. and it's become that way in the past few decades since the invasion of iraq, frankly, with the growing strength of iran's influence here. let's just get to that. let's tell, you first, of all in terms of news, we're hearing from iraqi media reports, citing officials not confirmed by nbc news that 16 people were killed. 36 injured here in the rock. according to the reports, including civilians. the syrian observatory for human rights across the border in syria saying 26 sites were targeted, 23 iranian-backed militia were killed. these strikes began midnight here in the region. 125 precision munitions, according to the u.s., usb one bombers flying from the conti
we want to bring in nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons in northern iraq becausee can help explain to us what is really happening and the impact in the region? thank you for being with us. >> here in, help us understand. you had kirby saying iraq was warned to have a statement out from the iraqis, saying they were not. what more do you know? >> yeah, look, it's very complicated to say the least here in iraq. and it's become that way in the past few decades since...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
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 collection of countries is the collection of countries looking from memory, i think that's pretty much the collection of countries we saw during the previous strikes, particularly at the beginning when it was the u.s. and the uk, carrying most of the burden, but those oth
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,...
0
0.0
Feb 2, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
thank you so much, keir simmons. of course you are going to stay on top of any new developments, will bring them to us as they break. joining us now is aaron gilchrist at dover air force base. walk us through what we can expect there as these americans return home for the final time. >> reporter: ana, we will see a very somber military ritual play out here today behind the gates here at dover air force base. this is something that the mortuary affairs team is used to doing here at this base, and it will be the last opportunity to honor the soldiers you see on your screen here, sergeants rivers, moffett and sanders. if i can back up a little bit, as you mentioned, president biden will be here today, an unusual thing to see a president at one of these transfers, one of these dignified transfer events, but the president will be here today along with the first lady and the secretary of defense. they will meet with these three families personally for a time, and then they will all move out to the tarmac for that dignified
thank you so much, keir simmons. of course you are going to stay on top of any new developments, will bring them to us as they break. joining us now is aaron gilchrist at dover air force base. walk us through what we can expect there as these americans return home for the final time. >> reporter: ana, we will see a very somber military ritual play out here today behind the gates here at dover air force base. this is something that the mortuary affairs team is used to doing here at this...
0
0.0
Feb 1, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons now with late details >> reporter: tonight, new details on the expected american retaliation for a deadly drone attack on u.s. troops for which president biden holds iran responsible u.s. officials describing a campaign that could last for weeks, expected to include iranian targets outside of iran, telling nbc news, the targets have not been finalized, but to expect strikes on multiple places in several countries and locations including cyberoperations. >> when you're talking about what we're anticipating here, which won't just be a one-off, as i said, the first thing you see will not be the last thing. >> reporter: today the white house saying, an umbrella group of iranian-backed militias called the islamic resistance in iraq carried out sunday's attack on the remote outpost in jordan three american soldiers were killed, and tonight video of president biden calling the parents of specialist kennedy sanders. >> we're promoting her posthumously to sergeant. >> oh, wow, that is the best news i've heard today. thank you so much. you don't know how much that means to us. >> repor
keir simmons now with late details >> reporter: tonight, new details on the expected american retaliation for a deadly drone attack on u.s. troops for which president biden holds iran responsible u.s. officials describing a campaign that could last for weeks, expected to include iranian targets outside of iran, telling nbc news, the targets have not been finalized, but to expect strikes on multiple places in several countries and locations including cyberoperations. >> when you're...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
simmons ♪ ♪ joins us live from iraq, where ♪ ♪ multiple targets were hit. ♪ ♪ keir, it is early morningted strikes by ♪ ♪ damascus on target there, ♪ ♪ hours after the american ♪ ♪ strike. ♪ ♪ what does that tell you? ♪ ♪ it tells you that there is an ♪ ♪ awful lot of iranian influence ♪ ♪ and position inside syria, for ♪ ♪ example. ♪ ♪ will not be hit by the u.s.. ♪ ♪ fundamentally, the big ♪ ♪ question is whether what ♪ ♪ happened overnight is really ♪ ♪ going to put pressure on iran ♪ ♪ to change the strategy. ♪ ♪ >> keir, thank you so very ♪ ♪ much for joining us. ♪ ♪ and on that note, i wish you ♪ ♪ a very good and safe night. ♪ ♪ from all of our colleagues ♪ ♪ across the networks of nbc news ♪ ♪, thank you for staying up late ♪ ♪ with us. ♪ ♪ see you at the end of monday ♪ ♪ and throughout the entire ♪ ♪ weekend. ♪ ♪ we'll have breaking coverage ♪ ♪ of the situation taking place ♪ ♪ in the middle east. ♪ ♪ stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ stay with u ♪s. ♪ ♪ ♪ not just any whiteboard... ...katie porter's whiteboard is one way she's: [news anchor] ...often seen grilling top executives of bank
simmons ♪ ♪ joins us live from iraq, where ♪ ♪ multiple targets were hit. ♪ ♪ keir, it is early morningted strikes by ♪ ♪ damascus on target there, ♪ ♪ hours after the american ♪ ♪ strike. ♪ ♪ what does that tell you? ♪ ♪ it tells you that there is an ♪ ♪ awful lot of iranian influence ♪ ♪ and position inside syria, for ♪ ♪ example. ♪ ♪ will not be hit by the u.s.. ♪ ♪ fundamentally, the big ♪ ♪ question is whether what ♪ ♪ happened...
30
30
Feb 8, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
keir simmons live in erbil, iraq. thank you.or of "home and away". welcome. this appears to be from the american point of view a successful zone strike against a hezbollah leader of an iran-backed militia in iraq. what is the sense since the killing of the service members? is the response effective? >> it depends on what your definition of effective is. if you think the definition of success is to eliminate the threat and the attacks on houthis or american trade, that is not achievable. we're in an open-ended low-level war against iran's proxies in the middle east and we don't want it to get high level because we've got our hands full. we can't do enough to help ukraine. we're worried about what china might do, and so forth. we've got to supply israel and others, but we can't ignore it. what the administration is trying to do is thread the needle, but we won't eliminate those groups, and again, iran's watching what's going on. their goal is to push us out of the middle east. they want to get us out of iraq, out of syria, and the
keir simmons live in erbil, iraq. thank you.or of "home and away". welcome. this appears to be from the american point of view a successful zone strike against a hezbollah leader of an iran-backed militia in iraq. what is the sense since the killing of the service members? is the response effective? >> it depends on what your definition of effective is. if you think the definition of success is to eliminate the threat and the attacks on houthis or american trade, that is not...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
let's begin with the chief international correspondent keir simmons near the border with syria. keir. >> reporter: laura and peter, good morning, the strikes were over within an hour deploying 125 munitions according to the united states flying b-1 bombers. the strikes took place along the iraq-syria border. that border that runs to jordan and tower 22 where the three service members were killed. it is clearly an escalation. drone facilities were hit. munitions. it is restricted to the area. the clear message from the biden administration to tehran, do not kill americans. that being said, iraq issuing a blistering statement accusing the u.s. of deception for saying it was warned about the strikes and saying iraq is on the edge of the abyss. iraq is a partner to the u.s. and to iran. underscoring the difficult judgment the biden administration needs to make. for many americans, these strikes will underscore the reach in the region even after what we are told is the first stage of the operation. there were fresh strikes on the houthis in yemen by the u.s. and reports of israeli st
let's begin with the chief international correspondent keir simmons near the border with syria. keir. >> reporter: laura and peter, good morning, the strikes were over within an hour deploying 125 munitions according to the united states flying b-1 bombers. the strikes took place along the iraq-syria border. that border that runs to jordan and tower 22 where the three service members were killed. it is clearly an escalation. drone facilities were hit. munitions. it is restricted to the...
0
0.0
Feb 29, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
abc's keir simmons joins us with the very latest next on "morning joe." hundreds. that's great. i know, i've bee telling everyone. baby: liberty. oh! baby: liberty. how many people did you tell? only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: ♪ liberty. ♪ rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective in those with these health conditions. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. i chose arexvy. rsv? make it arexvy.
abc's keir simmons joins us with the very latest next on "morning joe." hundreds. that's great. i know, i've bee telling everyone. baby: liberty. oh! baby: liberty. how many people did you tell? only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: ♪ liberty. ♪ rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be...
0
0.0
Feb 1, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons is in iraq. he's got the very latest for us.ey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you in this region, the spotlight remains very firmly on iran and its proxies. some of these iranian-backed groups continuing to operate, despite those threats of a response from the biden administration this morning, as the u.s. readies a multi-target strike against iranian assets, it says an iranian-backed group is responsible for the attack that killed three americans and its control by the houthis u.s. f-18s preparing ten unmanned drones that are preparing to launch attacks and a ground control station the pentagon adding the targets presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the u.s. navy ships in the region overnight, the u.s. destroyer, "uss carney," also shooting down anti-ship missile fired by the houthis along with three iranian drones according to the pentagon. the national guard now confirming at least 41 guardsmen were injured in sunday's attack against u.s. troops on a remote outpost in jordan. this the
nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons is in iraq. he's got the very latest for us.ey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you in this region, the spotlight remains very firmly on iran and its proxies. some of these iranian-backed groups continuing to operate, despite those threats of a response from the biden administration this morning, as the u.s. readies a multi-target strike against iranian assets, it says an iranian-backed group is responsible for...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> dan de luce, raf sanchez, allie raffa and keir simmons, thank you for starting us off. what the u.s. military may do next with airstrikes and possibly cyber attacks. you are watching a special saturday edition of the andrea mitchell report. only on msnbc. stay with us. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. ( ♪ ♪ ) start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. >>> the u.s. airstrikes hitting more than four locations in syria and three in iraq. what is the next phase in what defense secretary lloyd austin says will be a multi tiered response. joining me now is former chief of staff to the secretary of the pentagon, also with us today is our analyst and medal of honor recipient. so first, john kirby says the targets were carefully selected to avoid civilian casualties. that is one reason why they were waiting for cloud coverage to clear. what else from the pe
. >> dan de luce, raf sanchez, allie raffa and keir simmons, thank you for starting us off. what the u.s. military may do next with airstrikes and possibly cyber attacks. you are watching a special saturday edition of the andrea mitchell report. only on msnbc. stay with us. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. ( ♪ ♪...
0
0.0
Feb 2, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's keir simmons will join us from the region. >>> plus, we're awaiting the january jobs report.umbers and what they could mean for the u.s. economy. >>> in our fourth hour, the man who assaulted elmo. >> hmm. >> i don't even know how to process that. larry david and susie essman will join us live in the studio for a look at the final season of "curb your enthuenthusiasm." the final season, of course, until larry changes his mind. >>> as we go to break, willie, young jack will be running down the stairs with his oatmeal cookies. >> skipping. >> playing hymns on his glockenspiel and going, "papa, papa, what does uncle willie have on sunday today?" >> snapping his suspenders, the shorts and knee-high socks. >> that's it. for 6'3", 220 pound, living in the gym jack scarborough. >> left tackle at alabama. >> exactly. >> he's always going to be that guy. >> papa, papa. >> you know who is coming up on "sunday today?" grammy sunday, by the way. an artist nominated six times on sunday, superstar olivia rodrigo. >> oh, wow. >> she is massive right now. her second album, "guts," followed u
nbc's keir simmons will join us from the region. >>> plus, we're awaiting the january jobs report.umbers and what they could mean for the u.s. economy. >>> in our fourth hour, the man who assaulted elmo. >> hmm. >> i don't even know how to process that. larry david and susie essman will join us live in the studio for a look at the final season of "curb your enthuenthusiasm." the final season, of course, until larry changes his mind. >>> as we go...
0
0.0
Feb 29, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
simmons has the latest on all of that.e ballerina with dual american citizenship is accused of treason for donating money to ukraine, savannah, less than $52. the court set another deadline of april the 6th, but she's the latest u.s. citizen to be held in russia, and journalist evan gerchowitz, who has been in custody for almost a year, accused of espionage, his newspaper, the wall street, says that he is innocent and was doing his work as a reporter as you mentioned, savannah, at the same time, a menacing split screen president putin giving a keynote speech, highlighting recent advances in ukraine, though the battlefield there remains largely unchanged, saying he bows at the feet of russian, quote, heroes, calling for a minute of silence for soldiers he said are, quote, going through the meat grinder of war. his address shown, savannah, on giant screens around moscow, and including a thinly veiled nuclear threat if russia puts troops on the ground in ukraine, saying we, too, have weapons that can strike targets on their t
simmons has the latest on all of that.e ballerina with dual american citizenship is accused of treason for donating money to ukraine, savannah, less than $52. the court set another deadline of april the 6th, but she's the latest u.s. citizen to be held in russia, and journalist evan gerchowitz, who has been in custody for almost a year, accused of espionage, his newspaper, the wall street, says that he is innocent and was doing his work as a reporter as you mentioned, savannah, at the same...
0
0.0
Feb 8, 2024
02/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons, is in iraq. he's got the very latest for us.ir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you. this is the first precision strike against a high-value target here in iraq since those u.s. service members were killed. a u.s. official telling nbc news that iraq was not told about the strike until after it happened. it all comes as the u.s. continues to try to push for a diplomatic solution to that ongoing war between israel and hamas. this morning, new details emerging of a deadly u.s. strike inside baghdad. a precision drone incinerating a vehicle, killing three. an assassination so targeted, cars close by appear undamaged. among those killed, abu bakr al addyi, one of the leaders of a iranian-backed militia accused of a drone attack on a u.s. base that left three servicemen and women dead. president biden ordering the strike early last week, a u.s. official telling nbc news. last night, the official says, the opportunity presented itself. u.s. central command saying in a statement, u.s. forces conducted a unilateral
nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons, is in iraq. he's got the very latest for us.ir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you. this is the first precision strike against a high-value target here in iraq since those u.s. service members were killed. a u.s. official telling nbc news that iraq was not told about the strike until after it happened. it all comes as the u.s. continues to try to push for a diplomatic solution to that ongoing war between israel...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
sabrina saying, when i asked her to comment on keir simmons on the ground there. his sense that there was a regional war underway. she said that is not our goal, we do not believe that at this point -- , relative to u.s. military involvement. do you agree with that assessment on either -- come down? >> we are absolutely fighting a proxy war with iran. i think we've just taken some sort of tactical strikes to stop the iranian proxies but ultimately we've never gone after the heart of the matter which is the iranian regime itself. i'm not advocating for war with iran but we've inflicted pain on the iranians and there's a lot of damage we could certainly do. 1983 was the first time in the middle east one americans, the u.s. embassy, were killed by iranian proxies. in 40 years they've been doing this. the iranians were -- explosive lee -- projectiles. it killed a lot of americans. we have not gotten to the heart of the matter and we have been in a proxy war with iran. and at some point, i, mean the administrator has to say that it's just the first round and that we're
sabrina saying, when i asked her to comment on keir simmons on the ground there. his sense that there was a regional war underway. she said that is not our goal, we do not believe that at this point -- , relative to u.s. military involvement. do you agree with that assessment on either -- come down? >> we are absolutely fighting a proxy war with iran. i think we've just taken some sort of tactical strikes to stop the iranian proxies but ultimately we've never gone after the heart of the...
0
0.0
Feb 4, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> i'm sure, david, you've heard the reports from our colleague, keir simmons, who told that mid eastlieve they are in a regional war. what is your assessment? >> i think there's more radical groups, such as the houthis in yemen, that believe they are in a regional war. they say they're fighting for the palestinians. they are demand is that israel stop its military operations in gaza and if that happens, they'll stop firing on ships in the red sea. i think that's true. the key thing to watch here is secretary of state blinken's trip to the middle east over the next few days. there's a framework for a cease- fire in gaza. in the exchange of prisoners. israel would release prisoners in exchange for hamas releasing hostages. if that can take hold, that would help stabilize the region more than anything else. >> how convinced are you of that? how convinced are you that there aren't actors who may go rogue. iran has said, whether or not it's true, but iran has said we don't necessarily control the actions of some of these disparate groups. so, are you confident that ssa shun of actions bet
. >> i'm sure, david, you've heard the reports from our colleague, keir simmons, who told that mid eastlieve they are in a regional war. what is your assessment? >> i think there's more radical groups, such as the houthis in yemen, that believe they are in a regional war. they say they're fighting for the palestinians. they are demand is that israel stop its military operations in gaza and if that happens, they'll stop firing on ships in the red sea. i think that's true. the key...
0
0.0
Feb 1, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has much more. >> reporter: new details on theon for a deadly drone attack on u.s. troops for which president biden holds iran responsible. u.s. officials describing a campaign that could last for weeks, expected to include iranian targets outside of iran. telling nbc news the targets have not been finalized but to expect strikes on multiple places in several countries and locations including cyber operations. >> when you're talking about what we're anticipating here, which won't just be a one-off, as i said the first thing you see will not be the last thing. >> reporter: the white house saying an umbrella group of iranian backed militias called the islamic resistance in iraq carried out sunday's attack on the remote outmost in jordan. three american soldiers were killed and video of president biden calling the parents of specialist sanders. >> we're posthumously promoting him to sergeant. >> that is the best news i've heard today. thank you so much. you don't know how much that means to us. >> reporter: there are questions u.s. s
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has much more. >> reporter: new details on theon for a deadly drone attack on u.s. troops for which president biden holds iran responsible. u.s. officials describing a campaign that could last for weeks, expected to include iranian targets outside of iran. telling nbc news the targets have not been finalized but to expect strikes on multiple places in several countries and locations including cyber operations. >> when you're...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
that is not odds with what our colleague, keir simmons has relayed us a sense of what those in f the region feel. what is your assessment? >> well, they are basically trying to not see the elephant stuffed into the closet in front of them. of course with the regional conflict, it is fairly low grade, secretary blinken and austin have both tried to ensure that it doesn't escalate any serious manner. but again, these proxy forces which includes hamas, the brutal murder of hundreds of israeli civilians on the 7th of october. 100,000 hezbollah fighters in lebanon threatening very existence of israel, never mind the proxy forces and in syria and iraq. finally, the huskies who are in a major way threatening international commerce with no comment by the saudis, the egyptians, or jordanians. so it is a regional conflict. being managed as best as we can. but we do need a new consideration, strategic posture. what are we trying to do? we are not there at this point. we are not here to confront sunni muslim terrorist groups like i.s.i.s.. so what are we doing? we want intel presence in the n re
that is not odds with what our colleague, keir simmons has relayed us a sense of what those in f the region feel. what is your assessment? >> well, they are basically trying to not see the elephant stuffed into the closet in front of them. of course with the regional conflict, it is fairly low grade, secretary blinken and austin have both tried to ensure that it doesn't escalate any serious manner. but again, these proxy forces which includes hamas, the brutal murder of hundreds of...
0
0.0
Feb 3, 2024
02/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
>> raf sanchez, and nbc's keir simmons for us. former cia director and msnbc senior national security and intelligence analyst, john brennan. thank you for being with us. before we get into the specificity of these attacks, the response we are now hearing from iraq, i want to talk about the complexity of the decision that the biden administration had to make here. a need to respond balanced by and need to not be drawn into a larger war. >> well, the u.s. government, the biden administration, continues to support the presence of our troops in the area. the ones that were attacked in jordan have been there for many years, working with the jordanian government. when u.s. forces are attacked, the casualties, three dead and over 50 wounded, it was incumbent by the administration to respond appropriately, to take away the capabilities of these proxy groups. the biden administration is trying to decide exactly how to balance the need to respond to these attacks, the aggressive attacks on the part of iranian proxies, without triggering a
>> raf sanchez, and nbc's keir simmons for us. former cia director and msnbc senior national security and intelligence analyst, john brennan. thank you for being with us. before we get into the specificity of these attacks, the response we are now hearing from iraq, i want to talk about the complexity of the decision that the biden administration had to make here. a need to respond balanced by and need to not be drawn into a larger war. >> well, the u.s. government, the biden...