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Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for brian williams. Day 1,079 of the Trump Administration. Tensions in the middle east are dramatically higher tonight after yesterdays u. S. Air strike that killed iranian general Qasem Soleimani. The United States is on a heightened state of alert in the region, and there are concerns in washington about the potential for war with iran. There is also word tonight from an Iraqi Security official to nbc...

While making his case about why he should be able to go it alone. Plus iran lashing out again as some there are calling for further retaliation against trump while their government tries to explain away what appears to be a horrible and brutal truth. Iranian missiles shot down that commercial jetliner full of innocent passengers just after takeoff the night of that missile attack. And Speaker Pelosi says shell be sending over those impeachment articles to the senate soon, but then theres the mat...

Been working on impeachment for two and half years. I want this to end as quick as possible for the good of the senate and the country. And i think the best think for america to do, is to get this behind us. If you dont like President Trump, you can vote a bit dense him in less than a year. I understand theyre acting in the best interest of the president and the party right now. Eventually they will have come to the con chance. Historic, this is americas new central. This all comes a some democr...

Everybody, it is january 9th. Im Yasmin Vossoughian alongside Ayman Mohyeldin, we begin with President Trump backing away from the brink of war with iran saying he will respond to teheran targeting u. S. Forces in iraq with economic sanctions, and not military force. First reported by the Washington Post, a Senior Administration official confirming to nbc news that when it became clear tuesday night that there were no casualties, the president told his top advisers in the situation room that he ...

City of mashhad. Thousands of people filling the streets even beyond what you see here. The body of top iranian general Qasem Soleimani was returned to his homeland. He was killed in an air strike on friday. A Funeral Service in tehran on monday and burial expected on tuesday in his hometown. Meantime, tehran threatening, quote, harsh revenge. That prompted a warning from the u. S. President who said that america has identified 52 iranian sites it could hit if iran retaliated for soleimanis deat...

Actions were justified. As long as im president of the United States, iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. As i speak to you this morning from the white house, we continue to receive word that iran is standing down. The question is, should the United States be at war with iran . President trump, in a series of backandforth escalations in the last 18 months, has brought us to that place. I think its unfortunate that so Many Democrats are making the question of the imminence of thi...

Now they have got your fortunes and your money, t managers and their p. R. , and they are getting richer faster and faster and faster and everybody else is getting left behind. The wealth tax, the 2 wealth tax, god, i love that wealth tax. Right . Im not willing to give up and let a handful of monopolists dominate our economy and our democracy. It is time to fight back. Tucker its time to fight back against the monopolists who dominate our economy sound familiar . Actually, thats not too far fro...

Baghdad, but now President Trump is openly saying it was a future plot and one of the reasons why soleimani was taken out. And an exclusive interview with Laura Ingraham airing on fox tonight, President Trump revealed there is a looming threat from Qassem Soleimani against u. S. Embassies. We will tell you that probably it was going to be the embassy in baghdad. That they have largescale attacks skillet tax plan for other embassies, and if those were planned, why cant we reveal that to the Ameri...

The president s maralago resort. This threat tonight from the president to iran is direct and there is no mincing of words. Reporter there certainly is not. And it is particularly striking when you put it up against the president s own words in the first day and a half after ordering that strike that killed the iranian general. Also, the words of the president s top advisers who in the last day and a half have insisted that the United States is not on the path to war. Insisting as the secretary ...

Andrea. Youre not really wondering i was unambiguous on sunday. It is consistent with what the president has said. But the president has every action we take will be consistent with International Rule of law. Coming up here, former secretary of state leon panetta with his reaction and attack mode. Bernie sanders unloading on joe biden saying he doubts he can defeat trump as joe biden gets ready to defend his record. Joe biden voted and helped lead the effort for the war in iraq, the most dangero...