officials about the war in israel. secretary lloyd austin is holding a press conference with the israeli defense minister galov. and so, today, we had great discussion about the goals of the campaign and how to reduce harm to civilians in the battle space. and the need to ensure a sustained flow of humanitarian assistance into gaza. you know, we can offer insight based upon our own experience fighting terrorist groups, and that enabled to us have great discussions. we also have some great thoughts about how to transition from the higher operations to lower intensity and surgical operations. we have great discussions on all of those issues. in lebanon, we want to make sure that we don t expa and this into a larger or regional war in lebanon, and so we are going to call upon hezbollah to make sure they don t do things to provoke a wider conflict. this is to the first question. let me be more precise. it took 70 days before we exposed this tunnel to the public. it was disc
cnn this morning starts right now. well, good morning, everyone, i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. a lot to get to. specifically politics. pre-christmas campaign push lands in iowa today. donald trump, ron desantis and nikki haley all holding events there, sharpening their closing messages and attacks against one another this morning. a new signal the trump campaign is concerned about one candcand candidate s growing momentum. abbott signing a controversial bill making illegal immigration a state crime that will allow texas police to make mass arrests. the protests and threats of legal challenges already under way. and bursts of lava and smoke filling the sky in iceland today as a volcano dramatically erupted overnight after weeks of warnings. threatening a geothermal power plant. cnn this morning starts right now. new this morning, it looks like donald trump may be feeling some pressure in new hampshire as nikki haley chipped away at what was a huge
transition to a more targeted campaign in gaza to reduce civilian casualties. the defense chief said he discussed pathways after hamas. the pentagon chief is also taking up houthi rebels on red sea shipping which he says must stop and he is urging other countries to publicly condemn the aggression. lloyd austin is attending a red sea security summit in bahrain which is one of the countries taking part in a new u.s.-led initiative to keep the waterway safe. houthi sources took responsibility for attacks monday on two commercial vessels they claim are linked to israel. all countries have the right to move freely and lawfully in international waters. but that foundational global right is under new threat today from the totally unacceptable attacks on merchant vessels by the houthis in yemen. that is endangering our common prosperity and the lives of innocent mariners. and these reckless houthi attacks are a serious international problem and they demand a firm international
there. i have to go over there. she was a commander who cared. i was like, when are you doing. and she says, i m writing birthday cards to all my soldiers. her husband was a charming sergeant and devoted that. he was just as loving and doting as lyndon was. no one could believe it when this decorated officer was found dead in her own home. an army commander being murdered was unheard of. the first suspect, as usual, the husband. but this one had a rock solid alibi. it would have been very difficult for him to have committed this murder. this soldier have enemies off the battlefield? her brother in law had a grudge. rodney was going around calling her names, vulgar names. her husband had a girlfriend. roger was sitting with a young lady, and they were cut cuddled up. we found out that she was pregnant. who killed the commander? in a place where loyalty is prized above all, one clue. that palm print was a key part of the case. would reveal a brea
hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing reports. good to be with you this hour. anger building as israel releases new details about three hostages accidentally killed by the idf. what we know about their final moments, plus what israel just uncovered near the gaza border. a test launch for a ballistic missile capable of reaching anywhere in the united states, and a major announcement from the vatican, the pope will allow catholic priests to bless same-sex unions, the reaction that s getting. and if you had to commute anywhere today in the northeast, you know what a mess it was. a powerful storm triggering heavy rain, flooding, and travel delays, we re going to take a look at that impact as well. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments. we want to begin with hala gorani in tel aviv where the israel government is facing pressure after three hostages were accidentally killed in gaza. hala, there were massive protests over the weekend