is the war in gaza beginning to slip away from israel? and are we seeing the start of a wider middle east conflict? for all of the words and all of the warnings, here we are, months on, and so many red lights are flashing across the region. after its involvement with the three hs hamas, hezbollah and the houthis is iran getting an inflated sense of its own importance? the iranian authorities felt overconfident in projecting their power in the middle east and they felt that they can get away with doing the same in pakistan. and prime minister modi of india inaugurates the hugely controversial hindu temple in ayodhya. does it represent the start of his election campaign? there was definitely a sense of political colour in that event. it is something the government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted. israel s long serving prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is for the umpteenth time fighting for his p
we turn first he is live in kyiv for us. looks at their back from the brink in neighboring russia here in kyiv right now. all is quiet but it looks like a lot of damage was done. biggest risk to vladimir putin more than two decades of rule an attempted coup in farm uprisings the men responsible missionary trade you complaining friday about the war with leadership in conduct pulling fighters out of ukraine into the russian city but with little trouble they took over the place. and yes prigozhin sent forces toward moscow with 120 miles of the place. the kremlin bracing for any attack. vladimir putin branding the actions treason. elders of president alexander lukashenko active the authority of putin speaking with prigozhin to change things. the wagner chief agreed to pull back with guaranteed security. the leader confirmed he ordered his fighters to return to field camps in ukraine including those holed up in that russian city. jon, overall it looks like a loss for the mercena
good evening. i m bret baier. middle east powder keg as iran seizes control of a tanker in the gulf of imam and iranian backed proxy groups have launched 130 attacks on u.s. troops in the region as the world awaits a response. senior national correspondent hitch edson has the latest from the pentagon, good evening, rich. good evening, bret. this is the same ship that last year the u.s. justice department seized for violating sanctions. it was carrying iranian oil then and iranian state media outlet says bordering the ship today is retaliation for the u.s. seize it s a year ago example of iranian maligned activity threatening security and stability in the reasonable. we call on iran to release the tanker and the crew immediately. the pentagon says the tanker flagged to the marshall islands. for weeks iran backed houthi rebels have been attacking commercial shipping on the red sea. on tuesday they launched their largest, most complex attack yet. the pentagon says f-1s fro
in broad daylight yesterday a quadruple drive-by shooting took place one block from national stadium. a man and woman died as a result. two other victims are in critical condition. what we know there were some individuals at one of the corner stores on the block, a white jeep cherokee came around the corner and an individual began to discharge a firearm. the jeep involved in the shooting is the same one found torched last night. investigators said it was involved in an armed carjacking wednesday night, the night before the shooting. carjackings have more doubled in 2023. d.c. police have so far logged 943. the age most compare for thieves arrested in these crimes, 15 years old. withth ten days left in 2023 the were 225 homicides. the highest number since 1997. that s when the nation s capital was emerging from a violent decade. the white house have shied away from recent questions about rising crime in the district. last month the press secretary said the administration i
investigation and the response to lawmakers in just a moment. plus, president joe biden defends his division to send troupes to the southern border as the covid restrictions are set to end this week and the polls are sinking. and now on the wrong side of a potential rematch with donald trump in 2024. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we begin this morning with a second deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. eight people were killed and several others injured on saturday when a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in allen, texas, which is a suburb of dallas. we want to warn viewers that some of the footage you re about to see is disturbing. dash cam video, which police confirm is authentic, shows the moment the alleged gunman got out of his car and began firing. police have identified him as a 33-year-old suspected neo-nazi sympathizer. he was wearing