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the prosecutor's also saying they will turn over the name of the first witness to the defense team on sunday. lester. >> laura jarrett in new york, thank you. now to the retaliatory strike by israel on iran. tonight we have new reporting that it was a limited response, but late today, iran's foreign minister saying what happened last night was not a strike. he spoke to tom llamas. >> reporter: israel and iran tonight playing down the apparent israeli retaliatory strike inside iranian territory. video showing only glimpses this morning of anti-aircraft systems firing around the city of isfahan. israel fired three air-launched ballistic missiles into iran last night targeting an iranian air base according to officials familiar with the operation. iran did not strike back as threatened, instead local media controlled by the state downplayed the attack and showed life in isfahan as normal. the nuclear facility nearby unaffected. tonight, iran telling

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israel wants to do another adventurism and acts against the interests of iran and our next response will be immediate and will be at maximum level. >> reporter: a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news, israel told the u.s. ahead of time about the strike. israel attacked iran's embassy compound in syria earlier this month, and iran responded firing more than 300 drones and missiles, nearly all of them shot down by israel with considerable help from the united states and other allies. israel, it seems, doesn't want to escalate the shooting war with iran either making no public comments about it, no public reaction from president biden either, only this from secretary of state. >> i'm not going to speak to anything other than to say we were not involved in any offensive operations. >> so, tom, to be clear, the iranian foreign minister indicated iran will not strike israel again unless provoked. >> reporter: lester, the foreign minister made it very clear to me signaling that to iran this conflict

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2.9 million people moving through, into, or out of u.s. airports. >> our goal is to get to where folks aren't working overtime. >> reporter: but the controllers union warns the new rest rules could make things worse. meanwhile, the faa is investigating this video. why a u.n. airlines crew allowed a colorado rockies baseball coach into the cockpit sitting in the captain's seat during a charter flight with the plane on autopilot. united says it's removed the pilots from service in what appears to be a clear violation of federal secure cockpit regulations. lester. >> tom costello, thank you. coming up, how the biggest star in music surprised the world yet again and what happens when taylor swift gets deeply personal. ♪♪ ♪ don't you let it go ♪ she developed agitation that may happen with dementia due to alzheimer's disease. sometimes she'd fidget with her fingers,

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right now will not escalate unless israel strikes again. lester. >> all right, tom llamas tonight, thank you. let's bring in chief foreign correspondent richard engel in jerusalem. richard, it seems both israel and iran are pulling back from the brink tonight. >> reporter: they certainly are. what you just heard, lester, was a very positive sign iran could have been making threats. instead, iran was dismissive saying that there wasn't a ballistic missile attack, that this was just a tiny drone attack that it was quickly able to defeat, and this is what we've been hearing from the iranians all day saying that their attack, that iran's attack over the weekend was so big, so powerful, that israel was too intimidated to do anything but this pathetic little attack that we saw. that is very positive, because it allows iran to claim victory. israel is also claiming victory, because israel was able to show that it can get through iran's air defenses, attack iran at a time and

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be impartial. another sobbing, this is so much more stressful than i thought it would be. two jurors already dismissed this week less than two days after being seated. the additional alternates picked today, four women and one man, including an audio engineer and an estimator for a construction company. >> this is a rigged case, and this is a case that was put in very strongly because of politics. >> reporter: prosecutors accuse mr. trump of falsifying business records to cover up his alleged role in silencing adult film star stormy daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. he denies any relationship with her and has pleaded not guilty to all charges saying again late today he'll testify. >> president trump, are you going to testify? >> yes. >> laura, what comes next when this all picks up on monday? >> reporter: lester, the prosecution is going to start opening statements bright and early at 9:30 followed by the defense.

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what's the update there? >> reporter: yeah, lester, that's right. you know, the house has already passed legislation that would force the chinese company that owns tiktok to sell off its stake in the company within six manned in the united states. lawmakers are g extending that window of time whermpany would have to divest in the company to one year. the six-month bill currently stalled in the senate. this new bill up for a vote this weekend is expected to pass. that's despite an tiktok to prevent the legislation from becoming law. lester. >> all right, ank you. in new york, n protests r more than 100 peop encampment set up by demonstrators. an late developments. >> reporter: it's day columbia univers demonstrat campus and off app to grow.o] student protesters et up new encampments on the new

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place of its choosing, and when you have both sides able to claim victory, you can pull back from a crisis. lester. >> all right, richard engel, thank you. let's turn now to the showdown over billions in u.s. aid for ukraine, israel, and taiwan. speaker mike johnson moving it forward with help from democrats. ryan nobles is at the capitol tonight. ryan, the speaker's job could still be on the line here. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lester, but today we saw democrats join with republicans to pass a key procat sets the stage for a series of nationaltes this weekend. among them, a bill to ukraine at a critical time for the facing setbacks in their war against now, while that bill is expected to p it will do stiff opposition from conservatives, who have threatened mike johnson's speakership just for bringing the bill up for a vote. lester. >> and, ryan, there's also a major headline involving congress' attempts to potentially ban tiktok in the u.s.

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A Cedar Rapids Icon Bids Farewell: Sykora Bakery Closes Doors After Property Sale

The Sykora Bakery building, a nostalgic spot in Czech Village, is closing after being bought by a Cedar Rapids property mogul and restaurateur, according to The

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>> reporter: mr. trump said in court today the banks got all their money back, and his defense team implored the judge not to impose the corporate death penalty for what they call a victimless crime. arguments judge engoron previously rejected in his september summary judgment decision. >> laura joins me from outside the courthouse tonight. laura, what happens next in this case? >> well, lester, now the judge has to determine liability on several remaining claims, including falsification of business records, insurance fraud, as well as conspiracy. of course, the judge also has to determine the ultimate penalty, if any. and lester, he is doing this all by himself as this is a bench trial. he said today he hopes to have a written decision by the end of the month. lester? >> laura jarrett, thank you. in another courtroom across the country, president biden's son hunter biden pleaded not guilty today to federal tax charges. ryan nobles has that story in los angeles. >> reporter: today, hunter biden again in federal court, pleading not guilty to

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boost in new hampshire where polls show she's closing the gap with trump and a recent poll shows roughly half of christie's supporters listing haley as their second choice. the two former governors sharing an appeal to similarly moderate and independent voters like zach who voted for joe biden in 2020. >> who is it going to be in 2024? >> nikki haley. >> tell me why. >> i just think at this point we need a leader who is going to go in and unify the country, someone that's willing to work on both sides of the aisle. >> and you're in iowa where the caucuses are, of course, around the corner. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, lester, tonight haley and ron desantis will face off in the first one-on-one debate at drake university, the race's dominant front-runner donald trump is skipping choosing to counterprogram instead with a town hall on fox news. lester. >> garrett haake in des moines, thanks. a dramatic scene in washington today. the unexpected appearance of hunter biden at the impeachment inquiry of his father, president biden. ryan nobles is at the capitol.

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