GEORGIA, ARIZONA AND NEVADA. SAVANNAH? >> THAT’S PRETTY MUCH THE BATTLEGROUND MAP PETER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> MEANTIME, TENSIONS ARE MOUNTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
OVER LAST WEEK’S KILLING OF A TOP HAMAS LEADER. RAF SANCHEZ IS IN TEL AVIV FOR US. RAF, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >> Reporter: HODA, GOOD MORNING. PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL CONVENE HIS TOP NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS IN THE WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM TODAY AS THE WHITE HOUSE DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL FORCES, SENDING AN EXTRA KWAU DRON OF FIGHTER JETS TO THE REGION IN ONE OF THE LARGEST DEPLOYMENTS SINCE OCTOBER 7th.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO DETER IRAN FROM ATTACKING. IF THAT DOESN’T WORK, THOSE FORCES WILL HELP ISRAEL TO DEFEND ITSELF.
THE U.S. WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN SHOOTING DOWN A WAVE OF IRANIAN DRONES AND MISSILES BACK IN APRIL.
BUT AN ISRAELI OFFICIAL TELLS NBC NEWS THIS TIME THEY ARE BRACING FOR WORSE. A MULTI-DAY ATTACK BY IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH. AND A SENIOR HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER IN LEBANON LAST WEEK. NOW, THIS MORNING MARKETS ARE WAY DOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. THAT IS MAINLY ABOUT CONCERNS THAT THE U.
S. ECONOMY MAY BE SLOWING DOWN, BUT IT IS NOT HELPED BY FEARS OF ALL-OUT WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. AND THIS MORNING THE U.S. AND ITS G7 ALLIES ARE APPEALING FOR CALM SAYING THAT THESE TENSIONS COULD ESCALATE A.
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