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>> Reporter: WELL, IRAN HAS
>> Reporter: WELL, IRAN HAS
>> Reporter: WELL, IRAN HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS LAUNCHED
CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS LAUNCHED
CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS LAUNCHED WHAT IS A CONVENTIONAL STRIKE,
WHAT IS A CONVENTIONAL STRIKE,
WHAT IS A CONVENTIONAL STRIKE, FIRING, IT SAYS, MORE THAN A
FIRING, IT SAYS, MORE THAN A
FIRING, IT SAYS, MORE THAN A DOZEN BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM
DOZEN BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM
DOZEN BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM INSIDE IRANIAN TERRITORY AS
INSIDE IRANIAN TERRITORY AS
INSIDE IRANIAN TERRITORY AS BASES THAT HOUSE AMERICAN
BASES THAT HOUSE AMERICAN
BASES THAT HOUSE AMERICAN PERSONNEL HERE IN IRAQ.
PERSONNEL HERE IN IRAQ.
PERSONNEL HERE IN IRAQ. THE U.S. MILITARY SAYS THAT TWO
THE U.S. MILITARY SAYS THAT TWO
THE U.S. MILITARY SAYS THAT TWO BASES WERE TARGETED, THE AL
BASES WERE TARGETED, THE AL
BASES WERE TARGETED, THE AL ASSAD BASE WHICH IS IN WESTERN
ASSAD BASE WHICH IS IN WESTERN
ASSAD BASE WHICH IS IN WESTERN IRAQ, ABOUT 200 MILES FROM THE
IRAQ, ABOUT 200 MILES FROM THE
IRAQ, ABOUT 200 MILES FROM THE IRANIAN BORDER, AND HERE IN
IRANIAN BORDER, AND HERE IN
IRANIAN BORDER, AND HERE IN IRBIL WHERE I AM NOW.
IRBIL WHERE I AM NOW.
IRBIL WHERE I AM NOW. WE HEARD WHAT SEEMS LIKE TWO
WE HEARD WHAT SEEMS LIKE TWO
WE HEARD WHAT SEEMS LIKE TWO EXPLOSIONS.
EXPLOSIONS.
EXPLOSIONS. THERE ARE HELICOPTERS IN THE SKY
THERE ARE HELICOPTERS IN THE SKY
THERE ARE HELICOPTERS IN THE SKY RIGHT NOW PATROLLING THE AREA.
RIGHT NOW PATROLLING THE AREA.
RIGHT NOW PATROLLING THE AREA. IRAN IS NOT JUST CLAIMING
IRAN IS NOT JUST CLAIMING
IRAN IS NOT JUST CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. IT SAYS THAT THE OPERATION WAS
IT SAYS THAT THE OPERATION WAS
IT SAYS THAT THE OPERATION WAS CODE NAMED MARTYR SOLEIMANI.
CODE NAMED MARTYR SOLEIMANI.
CODE NAMED MARTYR SOLEIMANI. SO IT SAYS THIS IS A DIRECT
SO IT SAYS THIS IS A DIRECT
SO IT SAYS THIS IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE U.S. TARGETED
RESPONSE TO THE U.S. TARGETED
RESPONSE TO THE U.S. TARGETED KILLING OF THE TOP IRANIAN
KILLING OF THE TOP IRANIAN
KILLING OF THE TOP IRANIAN GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI.
GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI.
GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI. THE IRANIAN NEWS AGENCIES HAVE
THE IRANIAN NEWS AGENCIES HAVE
THE IRANIAN NEWS AGENCIES HAVE ALSO PUT OUT VIDEO.
ALSO PUT OUT VIDEO.
ALSO PUT OUT VIDEO. THEY WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW.
THEY WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW.
THEY WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW. THE VIDEO SHOWS WHAT SEEMED TO
THE VIDEO SHOWS WHAT SEEMED TO
THE VIDEO SHOWS WHAT SEEMED TO BE AT LEAST THREE MISSILES FIRED
BE AT LEAST THREE MISSILES FIRED
BE AT LEAST THREE MISSILES FIRED FROM IRAN.
FROM IRAN.
FROM IRAN. YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THE AIR.
YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THE AIR.
YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THE AIR. YOU CAN HEAR THE DISTINCT SOUND
YOU CAN HEAR THE DISTINCT SOUND
YOU CAN HEAR THE DISTINCT SOUND OF A ROCKET ENGINE.
OF A ROCKET ENGINE.
OF A ROCKET ENGINE. WE DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, IF
WE DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, IF
WE DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE CASUALTIES AT THIS
THERE ARE CASUALTIES AT THIS
THERE ARE CASUALTIES AT THIS STAGE.
STAGE.
STAGE. THERE ARE REPORTS IN IRAQI MEDIA
THERE ARE REPORTS IN IRAQI MEDIA
THERE ARE REPORTS IN IRAQI MEDIA THAT THERE ARE IRAQI CASUALTIES.
THAT THERE ARE IRAQI CASUALTIES.
THAT THERE ARE IRAQI CASUALTIES. U.S. MILITARY OFFICIALS THAT
U.S. MILITARY OFFICIALS THAT
U.S. MILITARY OFFICIALS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HAVE
WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HAVE
WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HAVE SAID THAT AT THE AL ASSAD BASE,
SAID THAT AT THE AL ASSAD BASE,
SAID THAT AT THE AL ASSAD BASE, THEY WERE UNDER ATTACK, THAT
THEY WERE UNDER ATTACK, THAT
THEY WERE UNDER ATTACK, THAT TROOPS TOOK TO THEIR SHELTERS,
TROOPS TOOK TO THEIR SHELTERS,
TROOPS TOOK TO THEIR SHELTERS, WENT DOWN INTO BUNKERS.
WENT DOWN INTO BUNKERS.
WENT DOWN INTO BUNKERS. THE MISSILES CAME IN WAVES, A
THE MISSILES CAME IN WAVES, A
THE MISSILES CAME IN WAVES, A FIRST WAVE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND
FIRST WAVE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND
FIRST WAVE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND WAVE.
WAVE.
WAVE. AN IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY SAYS IF
AN IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY SAYS IF
AN IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY SAYS IF THE UNITED STATES RESPONDS,
THE UNITED STATES RESPONDS,
THE UNITED STATES RESPONDS, THERE WILL BE MORE ATTACKS, WHAT
THERE WILL BE MORE ATTACKS, WHAT
THERE WILL BE MORE ATTACKS, WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS DEVASTATING
THEY DESCRIBE AS DEVASTATING
THEY DESCRIBE AS DEVASTATING ATTACKS.
ATTACKS.
ATTACKS. WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS, WILL THE
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS, WILL THE
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS, WILL THE UNITED STATES RESPOND.
UNITED STATES RESPOND.
UNITED STATES RESPOND. THE UNITED STATES HAS THREATENED
THE UNITED STATES HAS THREATENED
THE UNITED STATES HAS THREATENED TO RESPOND SO IT IS VERY LIKELY
TO RESPOND SO IT IS VERY LIKELY
TO RESPOND SO IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT SOME SORT OF RESPONSE IS
THAT SOME SORT OF RESPONSE IS
THAT SOME SORT OF RESPONSE IS EITHER BEING FORMULATED OR
EITHER BEING FORMULATED OR
EITHER BEING FORMULATED OR POTENTIALLY IN PROCESS.
POTENTIALLY IN PROCESS.
POTENTIALLY IN PROCESS. >> RICHARD, OVER THE YEARS, ONE
>> RICHARD, OVER THE YEARS, ONE
>> RICHARD, OVER THE YEARS, ONE OF THE POINTS OF DISPUTE BETWEEN
OF THE POINTS OF DISPUTE BETWEEN
OF THE POINTS OF DISPUTE BETWEEN IRAN AND THE U.S. IS ITS
IRAN AND THE U.S. IS ITS
IRAN AND THE U.S. IS ITS DEVELOPMENT OF BALLISTIC
DEVELOPMENT OF BALLISTIC
DEVELOPMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILES.
MISSILES.
MISSILES. DO WE KNOW IF THESE ARE LARGE
DO WE KNOW IF THESE ARE LARGE
DO WE KNOW IF THESE ARE LARGE BALLISTIC MISSILES OR ROCKETS?
BALLISTIC MISSILES OR ROCKETS?
BALLISTIC MISSILES OR ROCKETS? >> Reporter: IRANIAN SAYS THEY
>> Reporter: IRANIAN SAYS THEY
>> Reporter: IRANIAN SAYS THEY ARE BALLISTIC MISSILES.
ARE BALLISTIC MISSILES.
ARE BALLISTIC MISSILES. AND TO TRAVEL FROM THE IRANIAN
AND TO TRAVEL FROM THE IRANIAN
AND TO TRAVEL FROM THE IRANIAN BORDER, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
BORDER, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
BORDER, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW DEEP IN IRANIAN TERRITORY
HOW DEEP IN IRANIAN TERRITORY
HOW DEEP IN IRANIAN TERRITORY THEY WERE FIRED FROM, BUT TO GO
THEY WERE FIRED FROM, BUT TO GO
THEY WERE FIRED FROM, BUT TO GO JUST FROM THE EDGE OF THE
JUST FROM THE EDGE OF THE
JUST FROM THE EDGE OF THE IRANIAN BORDER TO THE ASSAD
IRANIAN BORDER TO THE ASSAD
IRANIAN BORDER TO THE ASSAD BASE, YOU WOULD NEED SOME SORT
BASE, YOU WOULD NEED SOME SORT
BASE, YOU WOULD NEED SOME SORT OF POWERFUL MISSILE.
OF POWERFUL MISSILE.
OF POWERFUL MISSILE. IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE A LONG
IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE A LONG
IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE A LONG RANGE MISSILE BUT A LOT MORE
RANGE MISSILE BUT A LOT MORE
RANGE MISSILE BUT A LOT MORE THAN THESE POINT AND SHOOT
THAN THESE POINT AND SHOOT
THAN THESE POINT AND SHOOT ROCKETS THAT TEND TO BE FIRED AT
ROCKETS THAT TEND TO BE FIRED AT
ROCKETS THAT TEND TO BE FIRED AT U.S. BASES HERE IN IRAQ.
U.S. BASES HERE IN IRAQ.
U.S. BASES HERE IN IRAQ. SO A VERY SIGNIFICANT
SO A VERY SIGNIFICANT
SO A VERY SIGNIFICANT ESCALATION.
ESCALATION.
ESCALATION. THIS IS A CONVENTIONAL CROSS
THIS IS A CONVENTIONAL CROSS
THIS IS A CONVENTIONAL CROSS BORDER ATTACK BY AN ORGANIZED
BORDER ATTACK BY AN ORGANIZED
BORDER ATTACK BY AN ORGANIZED MILITARY AGAINST AN ORGANIZED
MILITARY AGAINST AN ORGANIZED
MILITARY AGAINST AN ORGANIZED MILITARY BASE, U.S. BASES HERE
MILITARY BASE, U.S. BASES HERE
MILITARY BASE, U.S. BASES HERE IN IRAQ.
IN IRAQ.
IN IRAQ. TECHNICALLY THESE ARE IRAQI
TECHNICALLY THESE ARE IRAQI
TECHNICALLY THESE ARE IRAQI BASIS THAT HOUSE U.S. PERSONNEL
BASIS THAT HOUSE U.S. PERSONNEL
BASIS THAT HOUSE U.S. PERSONNEL BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY WERE
BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY WERE
BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY WERE TARGETED BY IRAN AND IRAN WANTS
TARGETED BY IRAN AND IRAN WANTS
TARGETED BY IRAN AND IRAN WANTS THE WORLD TO KNOW.
THE WORLD TO KNOW.
THE WORLD TO KNOW. EVERY FEW MINUTES OR SO, IRANIAN
EVERY FEW MINUTES OR SO, IRANIAN
EVERY FEW MINUTES OR SO, IRANIAN DIFFERENT NEWS AGENCIES ARE
DIFFERENT NEWS AGENCIES ARE
DIFFERENT NEWS AGENCIES ARE PUTTING OUT DIFFERENT TWITTERS
PUTTING OUT DIFFERENT TWITTERS
PUTTING OUT DIFFERENT TWITTERS SAYING THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO
SAYING THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO
SAYING THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF QASSEM SOLEIMANI,
THE DEATH OF QASSEM SOLEIMANI,
THE DEATH OF QASSEM SOLEIMANI, THEY'RE PUTTING OUT HASHTAGS,
THEY'RE PUTTING OUT HASHTAGS,
THEY'RE PUTTING OUT HASHTAGS, MARTYR SOLEIMANI.
MARTYR SOLEIMANI.
MARTYR SOLEIMANI. >> LET'S GO TO NBC'S COURTNEY
>> LET'S GO TO NBC'S COURTNEY
>> LET'S GO TO NBC'S COURTNEY KUBE AT THE PENTAGON.
KUBE AT THE PENTAGON.
KUBE AT THE PENTAGON. COURTNEY, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING
COURTNEY, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING
COURTNEY, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING THERE?
THERE?
THERE? >> Reporter: THE PENTAGON WAS
>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON WAS
>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON WAS THE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN
THE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN
THE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN FACT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, IRAN
FACT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, IRAN
FACT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, IRAN LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DOZEN
LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DOZEN
LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DOZEN BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM INSIDE
BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM INSIDE
BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM INSIDE IRAN AT TWO LOCATIONS INSIDE OF
IRAN AT TWO LOCATIONS INSIDE OF
IRAN AT TWO LOCATIONS INSIDE OF IRAQ.
IRAQ.
IRAQ. THESE ARE IRAQI BASIS THAT HOUSE
THESE ARE IRAQI BASIS THAT HOUSE
THESE ARE IRAQI BASIS THAT HOUSE U.S. AND COALITION TROOPS, AND
U.S. AND COALITION TROOPS, AND
U.S. AND COALITION TROOPS, AND AL ASSAD IN WESTERN IRAQ.
AL ASSAD IN WESTERN IRAQ.
AL ASSAD IN WESTERN IRAQ. THE LAUNCH TOWARDS IRBIL, WHAT'S
THE LAUNCH TOWARDS IRBIL, WHAT'S
THE LAUNCH TOWARDS IRBIL, WHAT'S UNCLEAR IS WHETHER THEY WERE
UNCLEAR IS WHETHER THEY WERE
UNCLEAR IS WHETHER THEY WERE TARGETING OR HAD STRUCK A BASE.
TARGETING OR HAD STRUCK A BASE.
TARGETING OR HAD STRUCK A BASE. THE BASE HOUSES A NUMBER OF U.S.
THE BASE HOUSES A NUMBER OF U.S.
THE BASE HOUSES A NUMBER OF U.S. MILITARY FORCES.
MILITARY FORCES.
MILITARY FORCES. ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO THEY
ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO THEY
ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO THEY LAUNCHED OUT OF THERE FOR PART
LAUNCHED OUT OF THERE FOR PART
LAUNCHED OUT OF THERE FOR PART OF THE RAID THAT KILLED ABU BAKR
OF THE RAID THAT KILLED ABU BAKR
OF THE RAID THAT KILLED ABU BAKR AL BAGHDADI.
AL BAGHDADI.
AL BAGHDADI. THERE IS A U.S. PRESENCE THERE.
THERE IS A U.S. PRESENCE THERE.
THERE IS A U.S. PRESENCE THERE. WHAT'S UNCLEAR IS WHAT EXACTLY
WHAT'S UNCLEAR IS WHAT EXACTLY
WHAT'S UNCLEAR IS WHAT EXACTLY WAS HIT UP THERE.
WAS HIT UP THERE.
WAS HIT UP THERE. THE U.S. MILITARY CONTINUES TO
THE U.S. MILITARY CONTINUES TO
THE U.S. MILITARY CONTINUES TO DO THEIR BATTLE DAMAGE
DO THEIR BATTLE DAMAGE
DO THEIR BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, TRYING TO DETERMINE
ASSESSMENT, TRYING TO DETERMINE
ASSESSMENT, TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS HIT AND WHETHER THERE
WHAT WAS HIT AND WHETHER THERE
WHAT WAS HIT AND WHETHER THERE WERE ANY CASUALTIES.
WERE ANY CASUALTIES.
WERE ANY CASUALTIES. SO FAR WE'RE NOT HEARING ABOUT
SO FAR WE'RE NOT HEARING ABOUT
SO FAR WE'RE NOT HEARING ABOUT THAT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S
THAT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S
THAT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT THE CASE, LESTER.
NOT THE CASE, LESTER.
NOT THE CASE, LESTER. AL ASAD AIRBASE IS A SPRAWLING
AL ASAD AIRBASE IS A SPRAWLING
AL ASAD AIRBASE IS A SPRAWLING BASE OUT IN WESTERN IRAQ, IN THE
BASE OUT IN WESTERN IRAQ, IN THE
BASE OUT IN WESTERN IRAQ, IN THE DESERT.
DESERT.
DESERT. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS THERE ONLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS THERE ONLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS THERE ONLY WEEKS AGO FOR HIS FIRST TRIP TO
WEEKS AGO FOR HIS FIRST TRIP TO
WEEKS AGO FOR HIS FIRST TRIP TO IRAQ AS PRESIDENT.
IRAQ AS PRESIDENT.
IRAQ AS PRESIDENT. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THAT
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THAT
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THAT LOCATION HAS HOUSED SO MANY U.S.
LOCATION HAS HOUSED SO MANY U.S.
LOCATION HAS HOUSED SO MANY U.S. TROOPS, LARGELY U.S. MARINES,
TROOPS, LARGELY U.S. MARINES,
TROOPS, LARGELY U.S. MARINES, OVER THE YEARS IS BECAUSE
OVER THE YEARS IS BECAUSE
OVER THE YEARS IS BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FORCE
THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FORCE
THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FORCE PROTECTION.
PROTECTION.
PROTECTION. IT'S SO SPREAD OUT.
IT'S SO SPREAD OUT.
IT'S SO SPREAD OUT. IT'S IN A RURAL AREA, NOT A BIG
IT'S IN A RURAL AREA, NOT A BIG
IT'S IN A RURAL AREA, NOT A BIG CITY LIKE THE BASE IN BAGHDAD OR
CITY LIKE THE BASE IN BAGHDAD OR
CITY LIKE THE BASE IN BAGHDAD OR THE BASES IN IRBIL, SO IT
THE BASES IN IRBIL, SO IT
THE BASES IN IRBIL, SO IT PROVIDES MORE FORCE PROTECTION.
PROVIDES MORE FORCE PROTECTION.
PROVIDES MORE FORCE PROTECTION. IF IRAN WAS TRYING TO TARGET
IF IRAN WAS TRYING TO TARGET
IF IRAN WAS TRYING TO TARGET SPECIFIC THINGS ON THAT BASE,
SPECIFIC THINGS ON THAT BASE,
SPECIFIC THINGS ON THAT BASE, THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT
THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT
THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT UNLESS YOU HAD VERY ACCURATE AND
UNLESS YOU HAD VERY ACCURATE AND
UNLESS YOU HAD VERY ACCURATE AND PRECISE PRECISION-GUIDED
PRECISE PRECISION-GUIDED
PRECISE PRECISION-GUIDED MISSILES.
MISSILES.
MISSILES. >> AND WORTH NOTING, OF COURSE,
>> AND WORTH NOTING, OF COURSE,
>> AND WORTH NOTING, OF COURSE, YOU'VE MADE THE POINT THAT ALL
YOU'VE MADE THE POINT THAT ALL
YOU'VE MADE THE POINT THAT ALL THESE BASES IN THAT REGION WOULD
THESE BASES IN THAT REGION WOULD
THESE BASES IN THAT REGION WOULD HAVE BEEN ON HIGH ALERT
HAVE BEEN ON HIGH ALERT
HAVE BEEN ON HIGH ALERT ANTICIPATING SOME SORT OF
ANTICIPATING SOME SORT OF
ANTICIPATING SOME SORT OF REACTION OR RETALIATION.
REACTION OR RETALIATION.
REACTION OR RETALIATION. COURTNEY KUBE, THANKS.
COURTNEY KUBE, THANKS.
COURTNEY KUBE, THANKS. NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER IS
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER IS
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER IS FOLLOWING THIS FROM THE WHITE
FOLLOWING THIS FROM THE WHITE
FOLLOWING THIS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. KRISTEN, WHAT'S THE REACTION
KRISTEN, WHAT'S THE REACTION
KRISTEN, WHAT'S THE REACTION THERE TONIGHT?
THERE TONIGHT?
THERE TONIGHT? >> Reporter: WELL, WE JUST GOT
>> Reporter: WELL, WE JUST GOT
>> Reporter: WELL, WE JUST GOT REACTION FROM PRESS SECRETARY
REACTION FROM PRESS SECRETARY
REACTION FROM PRESS SECRETARY STEPHANIE GRISHAM A SHORT TIME
STEPHANIE GRISHAM A SHORT TIME
STEPHANIE GRISHAM A SHORT TIME AGO.
AGO.
AGO. SHE SAID, WE ARE AWARE OF
SHE SAID, WE ARE AWARE OF
SHE SAID, WE ARE AWARE OF ATTACKS IN IRAQ, THE PRESIDENT
ATTACKS IN IRAQ, THE PRESIDENT
ATTACKS IN IRAQ, THE PRESIDENT IS MONITORING THE SITUATION
IS MONITORING THE SITUATION
IS MONITORING THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND CONSULTING WITH HIS
CLOSELY AND CONSULTING WITH HIS
CLOSELY AND CONSULTING WITH HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM.
NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM.
NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM. WE KNOW THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS
WE KNOW THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS
WE KNOW THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS ALSO BEEN BRIEFED.
ALSO BEEN BRIEFED.
ALSO BEEN BRIEFED. HE HAS CALLED LAWMAKERS, HOUSE
HE HAS CALLED LAWMAKERS, HOUSE
HE HAS CALLED LAWMAKERS, HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, SENATOR
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, SENATOR
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER, TO INFORM THEM,
CHUCK SCHUMER, TO INFORM THEM,
CHUCK SCHUMER, TO INFORM THEM, TO KEEP THEM BRIEFED ABOUT THE
TO KEEP THEM BRIEFED ABOUT THE
TO KEEP THEM BRIEFED ABOUT THE ATTACK.
ATTACK.
ATTACK. NOW, SPEAKER PELOSI JUST PUTTING
NOW, SPEAKER PELOSI JUST PUTTING
NOW, SPEAKER PELOSI JUST PUTTING OUT A TWEET OF HER OWN, SAYING
OUT A TWEET OF HER OWN, SAYING
OUT A TWEET OF HER OWN, SAYING THAT SHE IS CLOSELY MONITORING
THAT SHE IS CLOSELY MONITORING
THAT SHE IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE SITUATION.
THE SITUATION.
THE SITUATION. THESE BOMBINGS TARGETING U.S.
THESE BOMBINGS TARGETING U.S.
THESE BOMBINGS TARGETING U.S. TROOPS.
TROOPS.
TROOPS. SHE SAID, WE MUST ENSURE THE
SHE SAID, WE MUST ENSURE THE
SHE SAID, WE MUST ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS.
SAFETY OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS.
SAFETY OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS. SO ALL EYES ON THIS.
SO ALL EYES ON THIS.
SO ALL EYES ON THIS. THE WEST WING IS VERY FULL HERE
THE WEST WING IS VERY FULL HERE
THE WEST WING IS VERY FULL HERE TONIGHT AS THE WHITE HOUSE
TONIGHT AS THE WHITE HOUSE
TONIGHT AS THE WHITE HOUSE MONITORS DEVELOPMENTS.
MONITORS DEVELOPMENTS.
MONITORS DEVELOPMENTS. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A LATE NIGHT
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A LATE NIGHT
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A LATE NIGHT FOR ALL.
FOR ALL.
FOR ALL. KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
KRISTEN, THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE BREAKING
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE BREAKING
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE BREAKING NEWS ON THIS NBC STATION.
NEWS ON THIS NBC STATION.
NEWS ON THIS NBC STATION. ALSO COVERAGE ON MSNBC