Sandra for the second straight day, hundreds of devices exploding across lebanon and what appears to be a major attack against members of iranbacked hezbollah appeared today we are hearing reports that handheld radios are detonating just south of beirut. Thats where we find ourselves at the top of the new our here. Hello e and welcome Everyone Frm Sandra Smith in new york. John tried to have you back, im John Roberts in washington, this is americas reports. Israel is behind the simultaneous explosions of pagers that killed 12 people and injured nearly 3,000. Sandra the embassy in Beirut Morning americans in the country to be on high alert and maintain a low profile. Lets get right to it with Nate Foy live on the ground in Tel Aviv for us at this hour, 8 00, there, nate. Has israel said anything about these explosions . Not directly, sandra, but while visiting the countries north, Defense Minister Yoav gallant said minutes ago we are entering the new phase of this war. This as israel mo
for him will be a report that will delineate if true what role russia or any other foreign national or state or nonstate actor played in trying to tip the election scales in his favor. remember, nbc has confirmed that the cia s assessment is that russia intervened on behalf of donald trump against hillary clinton. that report will be waiting for him, his national security adviser michael flynn sits in that corner office here at the, in the west wing and then potentially his secretary of state rex tillerson who has a lock history working in russia, as he does in other countries especially in the middle east, if you are an oilman you will have had relationships, contacts, conversations with folks in russia and the middle east. hans nichols at the white house, thank you. joining me on the phone is kurt volker. mark salter tweeted that tillerson would sell out nato and the senate should vote no.