NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Feb. 28

>>> TONIGHT, AMERICA. >>> TONIGHT, AMERICA ATTACKS IRAN. >>> TONIGHT, AMERICA ATTACKS IRAN. PRESIDENT TRUMUMP. ATTACKS IRAN. PRESIDIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING ITS SUPREME. H. ANNOUNCING ITS SUPREME LEADER, AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI, HAS BEEN. LEADER, AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI, HAS BEEN KILLED AS IRAN. KILLED AS IRAN RETALIATES ACROSS THE REGION. RETALIATES ACROSS THE REGION. THE U.S. LAUNCHING. REGION. THE U.S. LAUNCHING STRIRIKES WITH ISRAEL. THE U.S. L LAUNCHING STRIKES WITH ISRAEL EARLIER TODAY, EARLIER TODAY, TARGETING IRAN'S TOP LEADERS. TARGETING IRAN'S TOP LEADERS. NEW IMAGES OF THE. NEW IMAGES OF THE AYATOLLAH'S COMPOUND DECIMATED. AYATOLLAH'S COMPOUND DECIMATED.D. THE COUNTRY'S SUPREME.

DECIMATED. THE COUNTRY'S SUPREME LEADADER NOW BELIEVED TO. THE COUNTRY'S SUPREME LELEADER NOW BELIEVED TO BE DEAD. LEADER NOW BELELIEVED TO BE DEAD. >> OTHER ATTACKS. >> OTHER ATTACKS INFLICTED VERY GREAT LOSSES ON THEIR. INFLICTED VERY GREAT LOSSES ON THEIR LEADERSHIP. LOSSES ON THEIR LEADERSHIP. >> IRAN FIRING BACK. LEADERSHIP. >> IRAN FIRING BACK AGAINST ITS NEIGHBORS. >> IRAN FIRING BACK AGAINST ITS NEIGHBORS. HITTING THIS HIGH-RISE. AGAINST ITS NEIGHBORS. HITTING THIS HIGH-RISE IN BAHRAIN. HITTING THIS HIGH-RISE IN BAHRAIN. >> OH, MY GOGOD. IN BAHRAIN. >> OH, MY GOD. >> A DRONE BLASTING. >> OH, MY GOD. >> A DRONE BLASTING DOWN IN DUBAI. >> A DRONE BLASTING DOWN IN DUBAI. AN INTERCEPTED MISSILE. DOWN IN DUBAI. AN INTERCEPTED MISSILE CRASHING NEAR CROWDS. AN INTERCEPTED MISSILE CRASHING NEAR CROWDS. THIS EXPLOSION NEAR A. CRASHING NEAR CROWDS. THIS EXPLOSION NEAR A U.S.S. NAVY BASE.

THIS EXPLOSION NEAR A U.S. NAVY BASE. AND TEL AVIV COMING. U.S. NAVY BASE. AND TEL AVIV COMING UNDER ATTACK. AND TEL AVIV COMING UNDER ATTACK. HOTELS FOR WESTERN. UNDER ATTACK. HOTELS FOR WESTERN TOURISTS AND AIRPORTS. HOTELS FOR WESTERN TOURISTS AND AIRPORTS HIT ACROSS THE REGION. TOURISTS AND AIRPORTS HIT ACROSS THE REGION. WE'RE GETTING OUR. HIT ACROSS THE REGION. WE'RE GETTTTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE. WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE DAMAGE INSIDE OF IRAN. FIRST LOOK AT THE DAMAGE INSIDE OF IRAN. >> THIS IS THE MOMENT. DAMAGE INSIDE OF IRAN. >> THIS IS T THE MOMENT FOR ACTION. >> THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR ACTION. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP. FOR ACTITION. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESSING THE NATION. ADDRESSING THE NATION IN THE EARLY MORNING HOHOURS, LAYING OUT THE. HOURS, LAYING OUT THE MISSION'S OBJECTIVES. >> THEHEY WILL NEVER. >> THEY WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. >> IRAN'S FOREIGN. >> IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKING OUT TO NBC NEWS. MINISTER SPEAKING OUT TO NBC NEWEWS. >> THERE IS NO LIMIT. TO NBC NEWS. >> THERE IS NO LIMIT FOR US TO DEFEND. FOR US TO DEFEND OURSELVES. >> BUT W WHAT HAPPENS.

>> BUT WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT THE AYATOLLAH IS DEAD? NOW THAT THE AYATOLLLLAH IS DEAD? WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP. IS DEAD? WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST TOLD OUR KRISTEN. WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST TOLD D OUR KRISTEN WELKER ABOUT THE. JUST TOLD OUR KRISTEN WELKER ABOUT THE TIMEMELINE FOR THE. TIMELINE FOR THE MISSION. AND THE GROWING. MISSION. AND THE GROWING QUQUESTIONS. AND THE GROWING QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE END GAME? QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE END GAME?? HOW INVOLVED WILL THE. HOW INVOLVED WILL THE U.S. BE? OUR CORRESPONDENTS. U.S. BE? OUR CORRESPONDENTS SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE. OUR CORRESPONDENTS SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS. REGION TONIGHT AS AMERICA'S ATTACKS ON IRAN MAY ONLY BE. AMERICA'S ATTACKS ON IRANAN MAY ONLY BE GETTING STARTED. IRAN MAY ONLY BE GETTING STARTED. >> Announcer: THIS IS. GETTING STARTED. >> Announcer: THTHIS IS A SPECIAL EDITION OF. A SPECIAL EDITION OF NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS," "THE U.S. STSTRIKES. NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS,S," "THE U.S. STRIKES IRAN.". "THE U.S. STRIKES IRAN." HERE IS TOM LLAMAMAS.

IRAN." HERE IS TOM LLAMAS. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. HERE IS TOM LLAMAS. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT W WITH WHAT COULD BE THE MOST. WHAT COULD BE THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL ACTION PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS. CONSEQUENTIAL ACTION PRESIDENT TRUMP HAHAS EVER TAKEN. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS EVERER TAKEN. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF SAYING SUPREME LEADEDER AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI WAS. AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI WAS KILLED IN U.S. AND ISRAELI STSTRIKES ACROSS. KILLED IN U.S.S. AND ISRAELI STRIKES ACROSS IRAN TODAY. ISRAELI STRIKES ACROSS IRAN TODAY. THIS IS THE AFTERMATH. IRAN TODAY. THIS IS THE AFTERMRMATH. THE AYATOLLAH'S. THE AYATOLLAH'S COMPOUND, YOU SEE IT THERE, SEEMIMINGLY. COMPOUND, YOU SEE E IT THERE, SEEMINGLY LEVELED. THERE, SEEMINGLY LEVELED. MANY OF THE COUNTRY'S. LEVELED. MANY OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP LEADERS WERE ALSO. TOP LEADERS WERE ALSO TAKEN OUT, ACCORDING TOTO PRESIDENT TRUMP. TAKEN OUOUT, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP. THAT ACTION, KILLING A. TO PRESISIDENT TRUMP. THAT ACTION, KILLING A HEAD OF STATE, A. HEAD OF STATE, A SEISMIC SHIFT IN STRATEGY WITH UNTOLD.

SEISMIC SHIFT IN STRATEGY WITH UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES INSIDE. CONSEQUENCES INSIDE IRAN AND ACROSS THE REGION. IRAN AND ACROSS THE REGION.. IRAN FOR DECADES A. REGIGION. IRAN FOR DECADES A SWORN ENEMY OF THE. IRAN FOR DECADES A SWORN ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATETES TODAY. SWORN ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES S TODAY FIRING BACK, LAUNCHING. UNITED STATES TODAY FIRING BACK, LAUNCHING ATTACKS NOT JUST ON. ATTACKS NOT JUST ON ISRAEL BUT ON OTHER NATIONS ACROSS THE. ISRAEL BUT ON OTHER NATIONS S ACROSS THE REGION. NATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. WATCH AS A DRONE. REGION. WATCH AS A DRONE SMASHES RIGHT INTO. WATCH AS A DRONE SMASHES RIGHT INTOTO THIS HIGH-RISE IN. THIS HIGH-RISE IN BAHRAIN. YOU CAN SESEE IT HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE FROM A WIDER ANGLE. LOOK AT THAT. FROM A WIDER ANGLE. LOOK AT THAT. THIS HOTEL IN DUBAI. LOOK AT THAT. THIS HOTEL IN DUBAI POPULAR WITH TOURISTS. THIS HOTEL IN DUBAI POPULAR WITHTH TOURISTS AND WESTERNERS ALSO. L. AND WESTERNERS ALSO HIT AS WELL. AND THERE WAS THIS. HIT AS WELL. AND THERE WAS THIS ATTATACK NEAR A U.S. AND THERE WAWAS THIS ATTACK NEAR A U.S. NAVY SERVICE CENTER IN.

ATTACK NEAR A U.S. NAVY SERVICE CENTER IN THE REGION. NAVY SERVICE CENTER IN THE REGION. THE U.S. REPORTING. THE REGION. THE U.S. REPORTING MULTIPLE ATTACKS ON. THE U.S. REPORTING MULTIPLELE ATTACKS ON AMERICAN BASES ACROSS. AMERICAN BASES ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT SO FAR NO U.S. THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT SO FAR NO U.S. CASUALTIES. SO FAR NO U.S. CASUALTIES. THE PRESIDENENT RELEASED. THE PRESIDENT RELEASED A VIDEO IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SAYING. A VIDEO IN THE EARLY MORNING HOHOURS SAYING THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT. THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT IRAN FROM BUILDING NUCLEAR WEAPAPONS. IRAN FROM BUILDIDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. HE SPOKE TO OUR. HE SPOKE TO OUR KRISTEN WELKER LATE TODAY, SUGUGGESTING THIS. KRISTEN WELKER LATE TODAY, SUGGESTING THIS MISSIOION IS FAR FROM. TODAY, SUGGESTING THIS MISSION IS FAR FROM OVER. MISSION IS FAR FROM OVER. AND THOUGH IRAN HAS. OVER.. AND THOUGH IRAN HAS NOT CONFIRMED THE. AND THOUGH IRAN HAS NOT CONFIRIRMED THE SUPREME LEADER IS. SUPREME LEADER IS DEAD, THERE WERE CELELEBRATIONS BY. DEAD, THERE WERE CELEBRATIONS BY IRANIAIAN AMERICANS IN. CELEBRATIONS BY IRANIAN AMERICANS S IN THE STREETS TODAY, THE STREETS TODAY, HOPE THAT A HORRIFIC REREGIME IS NEARING ITS. REGIME IS NEARING ITS END. BUT THTHERE ARE ALSO.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO GROWING QUESTIONS TONIGHT ABOUT T WHO WILL. GROWING QUESTIONS S TONIGHT ABOUT WHO WILL LEAD IRAN NOW. TONIGHT ABOUT WHO WILL LEADAD IRAN NOW. AND THERE IS CRITICISM. LEAD IRAN NONOW. AND THERE IS CRITICISM FROM SOME LAWMAKERS. AND THERE IS CRITICISM FROM SOME LAWMAKERS THAT THE PRESIDENT IS. THAT THE PRESIDENT IS MARCHING THE U.S. . INTO A WAR WITH NO CLEAR. MARCHING THE U.S. INTO A WAR WITH NO CLEAR END GAME. A WAR WITH NO CLEAR END GAME. OUR CORRESPONDENTS. END GAME. OUR CORRESPONDENTS TONIGHT ARE SPREAD OUT. OUR CORRESPONDENTS TONIGHT ARE SPREADAD OUT ACROSS THE REGION AND. TONIGHT ARE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE REGEGION AND HERE IN THE U.S. ACROSS THE REGION AND HERE IN THE U.S. BUT WE BEGIN WITH AT. HERE IN THE U.S. BUT WE BEGIN WITH AT LEAST ONE OBJECTIVE, BUT WE BEGIN WITH AT LEAST ONONE OBJECTIVE, THE KILLING OF THE. LEAST ONE OBJECTIVE, THE KILLING OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADER, THE KILLING OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADADER, SEEMING TO HAVE BEEN. COUNTRY'S LEADER, SEEMING TO HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. SEEMING TO HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. TONIGHT THE STUNNING. ACHIEVED. TONIGHT THE STUNNING AND SURPRISE STRIKES. TONIGHT THE STUNNING AND SURPRISE STRIKES. U.S. JETS AND.

AND SURPRISE STRIKES. U.S. JETS AND TOMAHAWKS TARGETING. U.S. JETS AND TOMAHAWKS TARGETING IRAN A AS PART OF A. TOMAHAWKWKS TARGETING IRAN AS PART OF A JOINT U.S. AND ISRAELI. IRAN AS PART OF A JOINT U.S. AND ISRAELI OPOPERATION, LEADING TO. OPERATION, LEADING TO A HISTORIC MOMENT IN THE E MIDDLE EAST. A HISTORIC MOMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. PRESIDENT TRUMP. THE MIDDLE EAST. PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTING THE LEADER OF. PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTING THE LELEADER OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REGIME, IRAN'S ISLAMIC REGIME, AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMAMENEI, IS DEAD, KHAMENEI, IS DEAD, CALLING HIM "ONE OF THE MOST EVIVIL PEOPLE. THE MOST EVIL PEOPLE IN HISTORY." ADDING "HE WAS UNABLBLE. IN HISTORY." ADDING "HE W WAS UNABLE TO AVOID OUR. ND. TO AVOID OUR INTELLIGIGENCE AND HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED. ND. HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED TRACKING SYSTEMS AND WOWORKING CLOSELY WITH. WORKING CLOSELY WITH ISRAEL THERE WAS NOT A THING HE OR THE OTHER. ISRAEL THERE WAS NOT A THING HE OR THE OTHER LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN. THING HE OR THE OTHER LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH HIM. LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH HIM COULD DO.".

KILLED ALONG WITH HIM COULD DODO." KHAMENEI, A POLITICAL. COULD DO." KHAMENEI, A POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADER, KHAMENEI, A POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADER, LED IRAN, WHICH IS. AND RELIGIOUS LEADER, LED IRAN, WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. LED IRAN, WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. AS ONE OF THTHE WORLD'S. DESIGNATED BY THTHE U.S. AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP SPONSORS OF. AS ONE OF THE WORLRLD'S TOP SPONSORS OF TERRORISM, SINCE 1989. TOP SPONSORS OF F TERRORISM, SINCE 1989. HIS COMPOUND IN. HIS COMPOUND IN TEHRAN, SEEN IN THIS SATELLITE IMAGE, TEHRAN, SEEN IN THIS SASATELLITE IMAGE, COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SATELLITE IMAGE, COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE DAYLIGHT STRIKIKES. COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE DAYLIGHT STRIKES LEFT SMOKE BILLOWING. THE DAYLIGHT STRIKES LEFT SMOKE BILLOWING OVER IRAN'S CAPITAL. LEFT SMOKE BILLOWING OVER IRAN'S CAPITAL. THIS VEHICLE ON FIRE. OVER IRAN'S CAPITAL. THIS VEHICICLE ON FIRE. AND A CRATER IN THE. THIS VEHICLE ON N FIRE. AND A CRATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. AND A CRATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. ISRAEL RELEASING THIHIS. ISRAEL RELEASING THIS FOOTAGE, STRIKING A BALLISTIC MISSILE. BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHER. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE. LAUNCHER. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEEEE THE IRANIANS AS THEY. THE IRANIANS AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO FIRE. WERE PREPARING TO FIRE. PRESIDENT TRUMP INSIDE.

FIRE. PRESIDENT TRUMP INSIDE MAR-A-LAGO SEEN. PRESIDENT TRUMP INSIDE MAR-A-LAGO SEEN WATCHING IT T ALL. MAR-A-LAGO SEEN WATCHING IT ALL UNFOLD. WATCHING IT ALL UNFOLD. FLANKED BY SECRETARY. UNFOLD. FLANKED BY SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO. FLANKED BY SECRETARYRY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO AND CHIEF OF STAFF. OF STATE MARCO RUBIO AND CHIEF OF STAFF SUSUSIE WILES. SUSIE WILES. ANNOUNCING OPERATION EPIC FURY THIS. ANNOUNCING OPERATION EPIC FURY THIS MORNING. EPIC FURY THIS MORNING. >> OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO. MORNING. >> OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO DEFEND THE AMERICAN. >> OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO DEFEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY ELIMINATING. DEFEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY ELIMINATING IMMINENT THREATS FROM. PEOPLE BY ELIMINATING IMMINENT THREATS FROM M THE IRANIAN REGIME. IMMINENT THREATS FROROM THE IRANIAN REGIME. A VICIOUS GROUP OF. THE IRANIAN REGIME. A VICIOUS GROUP OF VERY HARD, TERRIBLE. A VICIOUS GROUP OF VERY HARD, TERRIBLE PEOPLE. VERY HARD, TERRIBLE PEOPLE. FOR 47 YEARS THE.

PEOPLE. FOR 47 YEARS THE IRANIAN REGIME HAS. FOR 47 YEARS THE IRANIAN REGIME HAS CHANTED "DEATH TO. IRANIAN REGIME HAS CHANTED "DEAEATH TO AMERICA" AND WAGED AN. AMERICA" AND WAGED AN UNENDING CAMPAIGN OFOF BLOODSHED AND MASS. UNENDING CAMPAIGN OF BLOODSHED AND MASS MURDRDER TARGETING THE. BLOODSHED AND MASS MURDER TARGETING THE UNITED STATES, OUR. MURDER TARGETING THE UNITED STATES, OUR TRTROOPS AND THE. UNITED STATES, OUR TROOPS AND THE INNOCENT PEOPLE IN. TROOPS AND THE INNOCENT PEOPLE IN MANY, MANY COUNTRIES. INNOCENT PEOPLE IN MANY, MANY C COUNTRIES. IT'S BEEN MASS TERROR. MANY, MANY COUNTRIES. IT'S BEEN N MASS TERROR. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH IT ANY LONGER. PUT UP WITH IT ANY LONGER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. LONGER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT IRAN RETALIATING. IRAN RETALIATING. ISRAELI AIR DEFENSES TAKINGNG OUT MANY OF THE. TAKING OUT MANY OF THE INCOMING MISSILES AND DRONES. INCOMING MISSILES AND DRONES. HERE ISRAELIS HUDDLING. DRONES. HERE ISRAELIS HUDDLING UNDER AN OVERPASS. HERE ISRAELIS HUDDLING UNDER AN OVERPASS. AND CROWDING INSIDE. UNDER AN OVERPASS. AND CROWDINGNG INSIDE UNDERGROUND SHELTERS.

AND CROWDING INSIDE UNDERGROUND SHELTERS. AND ALALSO TONIGHT IN A. UNDERGROUND SHELTERS. ANAND ALSO TONIGHT IN A SURPRISE MOVE THE. AND ALSO TONIGHT IN A SURPRISE MOVE THE IRANIAN REGIME ALSO. IRANIAN REGIME ALSO LASHING OUT AGAINST MULTIPLE ARAB. LASHING OUT AGAINST MULTIPLE ARAB COUNTRIES INCLUDING. MULTLTIPLE ARAB COUNTRIES INCLUDING STRIKING CIVILIAN. COUNTRIES INCLUDING STRIKING CIVILIAN TARGETS. STRIKING CIVILIAN TARGETS. IN DUBAI YOU CAN SEE. TARGETS. IN DUBAI YOU CAN SEE AN IRANIAN STRTRIKE ON A. IN DUBAI YOU CAN SEEEE AN IRANIAN STRIKE ON A HOTEL FROM SEVERAL. AN IRANIAN STRIKE ON A HOTEL FROM SEVERERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES. HOTEL FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES. THE FAIRIRMONT DUBAI. DIFFERENT ANGLES. THE FAIRMONT DUBAI PALM HOTEL HIT AND. THE FAIRMONT DUBAI PALM HOTEL HIT AND ERUPTING IN FLAMES. ERUPTING IN FLAMES. AND THIS IMAGE FROM A BLOWN-OUT HOTEL ROOM. AND THIS IMAGE FROM A BLOWN-OUT T HOTEL ROOM. HERE IRANIAN. HERE IRANIAN PROJECTILES STREAKING ACROSS THE SKY. PROJECTILES STREAKING ACROSS THE SKY. THAT'S AN IRANIAN. ACROSS THE SKY. THAT'S AN N IRANIAN DRONE NEARLY STRIKING.

THAT'S AN IRANIAN DRONE NEARLY STRIKING THE BURJ KHALIFA, THE. THE BURJ KHALIFA, THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD. TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD. IN QATAR PEOPLE. THE WORLD. IN QATAR PEOPLE SCRAMBLING AS DEBRIS. IN QATAR PEOPLE SCRAMBLING AS DEBRIS FROM AN INTERCEPTED. FROM AN INTERCEPTED IRANIAN MISSILE FALLS ON A STREET. IRANIAN MISSILE FALLS ON A STREET. IN KUWAIT AN IRANIAN. ON A STREET. IN KUWAIT AN IRANIANAN DRONE STRIKING AND. IN KUWAIT AN IRANIAN DRONE STRIKING AND DAMAGING TERMINAL 1 OF. DRONE STRIKING AND DAMAGING TERERMINAL 1 OF KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL. DAMAGING TERMINAL 1 OF KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONONAL AIRPORT. AND IN BAHRAIN TONIGHT. AN. AND IN BAHRAIN TONIGHT LOOK AT THTHIS IRANIAN STRIKE ON A DOWNTOWN. LOOK AT THIS IRANIAN STRIKE ON A DOWNTOWN HIGH-RISE. STRIKE ON A DOWNTOWN HIGH-RISE. SOSOMEONE INSIDE THIS. HIGH-R-RISE. SOMEONE INSIDE THIS BUILDING FILMING AS AN. BUILDING FILMING AS AN IRANIAN DRONE MAKES IMPACT.

IRANIAN DRONE MAKES IMPACT. AND HUGE PLUMES OF. IMPACT. AND HUGE PLUMES OF SMOKE VISIBLE FOR. SMOKE VISIBLE FOR MILES WHEN AN IRANIAN DRONE E HIT THE. MILES WHENEN AN IRANIAN DRONE HIT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE. DRONE HIT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE U.S. 5th FLEET. U.S. 5th FLEET. THE PENTAGON SAYING NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE PENTAGON SAYING NO ONE WAS INJURED. PRESIDENT TRUMUMP SAYING. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING ONE OF THE U.S. GOALS, TO PREVENT IRAN FRFROM. ONE OF THE U.S. GOALS, TO PREVENT IRAN FROM GETTING A NUCLEAR. TO PREVENT IRAN FROM GETTING A NUNUCLEAR WEAPON. WEAPON. THE U.S. DESTROYED IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITES. THE U.S. DESTROYED IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITESES LAST YEAR, BUT THE. IRANAN'S NUCLEAR SITES LAST YEAR, BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYING THE. PRESIDENT SAYING THE IRANIAN REGIME HAS BEEN TRYING TO REBUILD. BEEN TRYING TO REBUILD AND THAT ONGOING NENEGOTIATIONS WERE NOT. AND THATAT ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WERE NOT WORKING. NEGOTIATIONS WERE NOT WORKING. >> THIS TERRORIST. WORKING. >> THIS TERRORIST T REGIME CAN NEVER HAVE.

>> THIS TERRORIST REGIME CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. REGIME CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. WE SOUGHT REPEATEDLY. A NUCLEAR WEAPON. WE SOUGHT REPEPEATEDLY TO MAKE A DEAL. . WE TRIED. THEY WANTED TO DO IT. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT. AGAIN THEY WANTED TO. IT. AGAIN THEY WANTED TO DO I IT. AGAIN THEY WANTED TO DODO IT. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY JUSUST WANTED TO. WAS HAPPENING. THEY JUST WANTED T TO PRACTICE EVIL. THEY JUST WANTED TO PRACTICE EVIL. >> Reporter: FOR WEEKS. PRACTICE EVIL. >> Reporter: FOR WEEKS THE PRESIDENENT BUILDING. THE PRESIDENT BUILDING UP U.S. MILITARY FORCES IN THE REREGION, FORCES IN THE REGION, TELLING ME THIS IN OUR INTERVIEW EARLIER THTHIS. INTERVIEW EARLIER THIS MONTH. >> SHOULD THE SUPREME. MONTH. >> SHOULD THE SUPREME LELEADER IN IRAN BE. LEADER IN IRAN BE WORRIED RIGHT NOW? >> I WOULDLD SAY HE. WORRIED RIGHT NONOW? >> I WOULD SAY HE SHOULD BE VERY. >> I WOULD SAY HE SHOULD BE E VERY WORRIED, YEAH.

SHOULD BE VERY WORRIED, YEAH. HEHE SHOULD BE. WORRIED, YEAH. HE SHOULD BE.. >> Reporter: AND NOW. >> Reporter: AND NOW SUGGESTING ONE OF THE GOGOALS WAS TO REMOVE. GOALS WAS TO REMOVE THE IRANIAN REGIME, DELIVERIRING THIS. DELIVERING THIS WARNING TO IRAN'S MILITARY. WARNING TO IRAN'S MILITARY. >> LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS. MILITARY. >> LAY DOWN YOUR ARMRMS. YOU WILL BE TREATED. YOU WILL BE TREATED FAIRLY WITH TOTAL IMMUNITY. FAIRLY WITH TOTAL IMMUNITY. OR YOU WILL FACE. IMMUNITY. OR YOU WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. OR YOU WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. >> Reporter: T THE. CERTAIN DEATH. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT SAYING HE'S. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT SAYING HE'S TRYING TO AID. PRESIDENT SAYING HE'S TRTRYING TO AID PROTESTERS IN IRAN. PROTESTERS IN IRAN. THE REGIME'S BRUTAL CRACKDOWN ESTIMATED TO. CRACKDOWN ESTIMATED TO HAVE KILLED THOUSANDS. >>>> TO THE GREAT PROUD. HAVE KILLED D THOUSANDS. >> TO THE GREAT PROUD PEOPLE OF IRAN I SAY. >> TO THE GREAT PROUD PEOPLE OF IRAN I SAY TONIGHT THAT THE HOUR.

PEOPLE OF IRAN I SAY TONIGHT THAT THE HOUR OF YOUR FREEDOM IS AT. TONIGHT THAT THE HOUR OF YOUR R FREEDOM IS AT HAND. OF YOUR FREEDOM IS AT HAND. WHEN WE ARE FINISHED. HAND. WHEN WE ARE FINISHED TATAKE OVER YOUR. TAKE OVER YOUR GOVERNMENT. IT WILL BE YOURS TO. GOVERNMENT. IT WILL BE YOURS TO TATAKE. TAKE. FOR MANY YEARS YOU HAVE ASKED FOR. HAVE ASKED FOR AMERICA'S HELP BUT YOU NEVER GOT IT. AMERICA'S HELP BUT YOU NENEVER GOT IT. NO PRESIDENT WAS. I. WILLING TO DO WHAT I AM WILLING TO DO TONIGHT. AM WILLING TO DO TONIGHT. THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR. THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR ACTIONON. DO NOT LET IT PASS. ACTION. DO NOT LET IT PASS. >> AND AS THOSE. >> AND AS THOSE ATTACKS ARE STILL ONGOING TONINIGHT, I. ATTACKS ARE STILL ONGOING TONIGHT, I WANT TO BRING IN OUR. ONGOING TONIGHT, I WANT TO BRINING IN OUR KRISTEN WELKER, WHO. NT. KRISTEN WELKER, WHO SPOKOKE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP LATE TODAY. TRUMP LATE TODAY. AND KRISTEN, HE TOLD YOU IT'S MORE THTHAN. YOU IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE SUPREME LEADER WHO WAS. JUST THE SUPREME LEADER W WHO WAS TARGETED. LEADER WHO WAS TARGETED. >> TOM, THATAT'S RIGHT.

>> TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. IN OUR SHORT PHONE CALL THE PRESISIDENT. IN OUR SHORT PHONE CALL THE PRESIDENT TOLD ME THE STRIKES. CALL THE PRESIDENT TOLD ME E THE STRIKES HAVE CAUSED VERY GREAT. HAVE CAUSED VERY GREAT LOSSES ON THEIR LEADERSHIP, ADDING. LOSSES ON THEIR LEADERSHIP, ADDING TREMENDOUS DAMAGE HAS. LEADERSHIP, ADDING TREMENDOUS DAMAGE HAS BEEN INFLICTED. TREMENDOUS DAMAGE HAS BEEN INFNFLICTED. "THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE. S, ALL THE DECISIONS, MOST OF THEM ARE GONE.". MOST OF THEM ARE GONE." NOW, WHAT HE COULDN'T. NOW, WHAT HE COULDN'T ANSWER, WHO EXACTLTLY WOULD REPLACE IRAN'S. WOULD REPLACE IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER. THE PRESIDENT ALSO. THE PRESIDENT ALSO REVEALED THE DAMAGE CAME FROROM AT LEAST. CAME FROM AT LEAST THREE TARGETED ATTACKS ON SENIOR IRANIAIAN. ON SENIOR IRANIAN LEADERS. AND TOM, I ASKED HIM. LEADERS. AND TOM, I ASKED HIM HOW WILL HE KNOW IF. HOW WILL HE KNOW IF THE OPERATION HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.

THE OPERATION HAS BEEN A SUCCESS. THE PRESIDENT. A SUCCESS. THE PRESIDENT RERESPONDED, "I THINK. RESPONDED, "I THINK IT'S ALREADY A SUCCESS.". IT'S ALREADY A SUCCCCESS." NOW, LOOMING LARGE. SUCCESS." NOW, LOOMING LARGE OVER ALL OF THIS, JUST. NOW, LOOMING LARGE OVER ALL OF THIS, , JUST HOW LONG SHOULD. OVER ALL OF THIS, JUST HOW LONG SHOULD AMERICANS PREPARE FOR. HOW LONG SHOULD AMERICANS PREPEPARE FOR THIS OPERATION TO. THIS OPERATION TO LAST.. THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT. THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT WRITING "BOMBING WILL LAST THROUGH THE. LAST THROUGH THE WEEK." TOM. WEEK." TOM. >>>> KRISTEN WELKER WITH. >> KRISTEN WELKER WITH A LOT OF NEW REPORTING FOR US O ON THIS STORY. FOR US ON THIS STORY. KRISTEN, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR THAT. I WANT TO GET RIGHT OVER TO RICHARD ENGEL. I WANT TO GET RIGHT OVER TO RIRICHARD ENGEL WHO'S LIVE IN ISRAEL. ND. TONIGHT, WHERE YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE SEEN THOSE INCOMING. YOUR TEAM HAVE SEEN THOSE E INCOMING MISSILES ALL DAY AND. T. NIGHT. AND RICHARD, YOU JUST TRAVELED TO IRAN DAYS. TRAVELED TO IRAN DAYS AGO. THERE'S BEEN NO. AGO. THERE'S BEEN NO OFOFFICIAL IRANIAN. OFFICIAL IRANIAN RESPONSE ABOUT THE AYATOLLAH. RESPONSE ABOUT THE AYATOLLAH. BUT IF IT IS TRUE, ES.

BUT IF IT IS TRUE, TALK ABOUT WHO COMESES NEXT. TALK ABOUT WHO COMES NEXT. >> Reporter: WELL, NEXT. >> Reporter: WELL, AYAYATOLLAH KHAMENEI WAS. AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI WAS AN OLD MAN, EXTRAOAORDINARILY. EXTRAORDINARILY STUBBORN. HE OFTEN MADE ITIT CLEAR. STUBBORN. HE OFTEN MADADE IT CLEAR THAT HE WOULD HAVE. A. THAT HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO BE A MARTYRYR THAN TO. MARTYR THAN TO COMPROMISE. HE ALSO KEPT HIS. COMPROMISE. HE ALSO KEPT HISIS SUCCESSION PLANS A. SUCCESSION PLANS A SECRET. AND ASAS OF TONIGHT WE. SECRET. AND AS OF TONIGHT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW. AND AS OF TONIGHT WE DON'T KNOW E EXACTLY HOW MANY OF HIS POTENTIAL. SO. SUCCESSORS HAVE ALSO BEEN KILLED. AND RIGHT NOW, TOM, BEEN KILLED. AND RIGHT NOW, T TOM, YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR.

YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR MY PHONE GOING OFF.. THAT MEANS THAT THERE. THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER POTENTIAL IRIRANIAN STRIKE COMING. IRANIAN STRIKE COMING IN RIGHT AT THIS MOMEMENT. MOMENT. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN. CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN THIS CONFLICT ACCORDING TO IRANIAN. THIS CONFLICT ACCORDING TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS. ACCORDING TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS. DOZENS OF GIRLS WERE. OFFICIALS. DOZENS OF GIRLS WERE KILLED IN A STRIKE. DOZENS OF GIRLS WERE KILLED IN A STRIKE THAT HIT A SCHOOL. KILLED IN A STRIKE THAT HITIT A SCHOOL. AND HERE IN ISRAEL AT. THAT HIT A SCHOOL. AND HERE IN ISRAEL AT LEAST ONE WOMAN N WAS. LEAST ONE WOMAN WAS KILLED BY AN IRANIAN MISSILE THAT HIT A. MISSILE THAT HIT A BUILDING VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I'M STANDING. BUILDING VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT NOW. WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT NOW. >> AND RICHARD, IF Y YOU. RIGHT NOW. >> AND RICHARD, , IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE SHELTER, HAVE TO TAKE SHELTER, YOU CAN DO THAT. BUT IN THEHE MEANTIME I. BUT IN THE MEANTIME I DO WANT TO ASK YOU, THIS IS ALSO HAPAPPENING. THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING AFTER ALL THOSE PROTESTERS TOOK TO T THE. PROTESTERS TOOK TO THE STREETS IN IRAN. WE SAW THAT.

STREETS IN IRAN. WE S SAW THAT. THE WORLD SAW THAT. WE SAW THAT. THE WORLD SAW THAT. FAFACING THAT BRUTAL. FACING THAT BRUTAL GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN. THE ECONOMOMY THERE IS. GOVERNMENT CRACKDODOWN. THE ECONOMY THERE IS IN SHAMBLES. IN SHAMBLES. THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS JUST GETTING. THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS JUST T GETTING DRINKING WATER TO. . DRINKING WATER TO PEOPLE. MANY IRANIANS HAVE. PEOPLE. MANY IRANIANS HAHAVE BEEN DEMANDING CHANGE. BEEN DEMANDING CHANGE. AND NOW THERE'S S A MOMENT WHERE THEY MAY. AND NOW THERE'S A MOMENT WHERE THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET IT. MOMENT WHERE THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GETET IT. >> Reporter: I'VE BEEN. >> Reporter: I'VE BEEN SPEAKING, TOM, TO O MEMBERS OF THE IRANIAN. SPEAKIKING, TOM, TO MEMBERS OF THE IRANIAN OPPOSITION TONIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE IRANIAN OPPOSITION TONIGHT, AND THEY ARE. OPPOSITION TONIGHT, AND THEY ARERE DELIGHTED. DELIGHTED. THIS GOVERNMENT IS DEEPLY POPULAR IN. THIS GOVERNMENT IS DEEPLY POPULAR IN IRAN. DEEPLY POPULAR I IN IRAN. WHEN I WAS IN TEHRAN. WHEN I WAS IN TEHRAN NOT LONG AGO, A A MAN CAME UP TO US ON THE. CAME UP TO US ON THE STREET AND HE TORE UP A PICTURE OF THE. STREET AND HE TORE UP A PIPICTURE OF THE SUPREME LEADER.

A PICTURE OF THE SUPREME LEADER. BUT JUST BECAUSE THE. SUPREME LEADER. BUT JUST BECAUSESE THE REGIME IS UNPOPULAR. BUT JUST BECAUSE THE REGIME IS UNPOPULAR AND NOW WEAKENED. AND NOW WEAKENED DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN HAVE A SMOOTH OR. DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN HAVE A SMOOTH OROR EASY TRANSITION OF. EASY TRANSITION OF POWER. TOM? POWER. TOM? >> RICHARD ENGEL, WE. >> RICHARD ENGEL, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU U AND YOUR TEAM, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, PLEASE STAY SAFE TONIGHT. TONIGHT. >>> LET'S TURN TO KEIR SIMMONS IN DUBAI. SIMMONS IN DUBAI. KEIR, DUBAI VIEWS ITSELF AS A PLACE OF. KEIR, DUBAI VIEWS ITSELF AS A A PLACE OF STABILITY IN THE. T. TURBULENT MIDDLE EAST. BUT TODAY YOU WERE SEEING ALL THESE. BUT TODAY YOU WERE SEEINGNG ALL THESE STRIKES HAPPENING AT. ER. STRIKES HAPPENING AT HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES AROUND YOU? HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES AROUND YOU? >> Reporter: THAT'S. PLACES AROUND YOU? >> Reporter:r: THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. RIGHT, TOM. AT TIMES TODAY IT HAS FELTLT LIKE A. AT TIMES TODAY IT HAS FELT LIKIKE A BOMBARDMENT HERE. FELT LIKIKE A BOMBARDMENT HERE. EXPLOSION AFTER.

BOMBARDMENT HERE. EXPLOSION AFTER R EXPLOSION IN THE SKY. EXPLOSION AFTER EXPLOSION IN THE SKY INTO THE NIGHT AS. EXPLOSION IN THE SKY INTO T THE NIGHT AS THOSE MISSILES AND. EN. THOSE MISSILES AND DRDRONES HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED. DRONES HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED. MESSAGES ON OUR PHONES. INTERCEPTED. MESSAGES ON OUR PHPHONES LIKE YOU HEARD WITH. LIKE YOU HEARD WITH RICHARD THERE, TELLING US TO SHELTER IN. RICHARD D THERE, TELLING US TO SHELTER IN PLACE. US TO SHELTER IN PLACE. JUST TO REASSURE YOU, PLACE. JUST TO REASSURE YOU, TOTOM, I AM STANDING. JUST TO REASSURE YOU, TOM, I AM STANDING CLOSE TO OUR HOME AND. TOM, I AM STANDING CLOSE TO OUR HOME AND I'M UNDER A SHELTER. I'M UNDER A SHELTER. BUT THE UAE, JUST THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES HERE, SAYING THAT IT HAS BEEN TARGETED BY. HERE, SAYING THAT IT HAS BEEN TARGETED BY 137 MISSILES ANDND 209. 137 MISSILES AND 209 DRONES ALONE. AND NOT JUST BASES.

DRONES ALONE. AND NOT JUST B BASES HERE IN THIS REGION. AND NOT JUST BASES HERE IN THIS REGION BUT CIVILIAN TARGETS. HEHERE IN THIS REGION BUT CIVILIAN TARGETS. HOTELS, THE AIRPORT. HOTELS, THE AIRPORT NEAR HERE HAS BEEN HIT. NEAR HERE HAS S BEEN HIT. THANKFULLY, IT HAD. HIT. THANKFULLY, IT HAD BEEN EVACUATED. THANKFULLY, IT HAD BEEN EVACUATED. TOM, YOU KNOW, THIS. BEEN EVACUATED. TOM, YOU KNONOW, THIS FEELS LIKE A FURIOUS. TOM, YOU KNOW, THIS FEELS LIKE A FURIOUS REACTION FROM IRAN. FEELS LIKE A FURIOUS REACTION FROM IRAN. SOME KIND OF. REACTION FROM IRAN. SOME KIND OFOF RETRIBUTION. SOMEME KIND OF RETRIBUTION. PERHAPS EVEN. RETRIBUTION. PEPERHAPS EVEN DESPERATION OVER THE. PERHAPS EVEN DESPERATION OVER THE NEWS OF THE POSSIBLE. DESPERERATION OVER THE NEWS OF THE POSSIBLE DEATH OF ITS LEADER. NEWS OF THE POSSIBLE DEATH OF ITS LEADER. TOM? DEATH OF ITS LEADER. TOM? >> PLEASE STAY SAFE. TOM? >> PLEASE STAY SAFE OUOUT THERE. OUT THERE. KEIR SIMMONS FOR US. AND WE ARE LEARNRNING. KEIR SIMMONS FOR US.S. AND WE ARE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE. AND WE ARE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE MILITARY ASSSSETS THE.

NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE MILITARY ASSETS THE U.S. USED FOR THE. MILITARY ASSETS THE U.S. USESED FOR THE STRIKES. STRIKES. OUR SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITYTY CORRESPONDENT. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT COURTNEY KUBE JOINS US NOW. NOW. COURTNEY, THE U.S. USING SUICIDE DRONES. COURTNEY, THE U.S. USING SUICIDIDE DRONES FOR THE FIRST TIME. ? EVER? >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. THIS ONGOING CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN MARKS THE. AGAINST IRAN MARKS THE FIRST TIME THE U.S. HAS USED SO-CALLED. HAS USED SO-CALLED ONE-WAY ATTACK DRONES IN COMBAT. ONE-WAY ATTACK DRONES S IN COMBAT. THOSE ARE DRONES. ES. PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES THAT SLAM INTO A TARGET. THAT SLAM INTO A TARGET. U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND. U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THIS IS T THE LARGEST REGIONAL. LARGEST REGIONAL CONCENTRATION OF AMAMERICAN MILITARY. AMERICAN MILITARY FIREPOWER IN A GENERATIONON. GENERATION. ALREADY TODAY THE U.S. HAS FIRED AT HUNDREDS. HAS FIRED AT HUNDREDS OF TARGETS INSIDE IRAN ACCORDING TO TWO U.S. OF TARGETS INSIDE IRAN ACCORDINING TO TWO U.S. OFFICIALS. ACACCORDING TO TWO U.S. OFFICIALS. IT INCLUDES PRECISION.

IT INCLUDES PRECISION TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILESES FIRED FROM. TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILES FIRED FROM U.S. NAVY SHIPIPS IN THE. MISSILES FIRED FROM U.S. NAVAVY SHIPS IN THE REGION. U.S. NAVY SHIPS S IN THE REGION. ALSO STRIKES FROM. REGION. ALSO STRIKES FROM FIGHTER JETS INCLUDING. ALSO STRIKES FROM FIGHTER JETS INCLUDING F-35s, F-18s AND F-15s. F-35s, F-18s AND F-15s LAUNCHING FROM BOTH LAND AND SEA. LAUNCHING FROM BOTH LAND AND SEA. A SENIOR TRUMP. LAND AND SEA. A SENIOR TRURUMP ADMINISTRATION. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SAID THE SHORORT-TERM THREAT IS. SHORT-TERM THREAT IS IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM M AND. MISSILE PROGRAM AND THAT IS PART OF WHAT THE U.S. MILITARY IS. THAT IS PART OF WHAT THE U.S. M MILITARY IS TARGETING TODAY. THE U.S. MILITARY ISIS TARGETING TODAY. MISSILE AND DRONE. TARGETING TODADAY. MISSILE AND DRONE LAUNCH SITES, AIR. MISSILE AND DRONE LAUNCH SITESES, AIR DEFENSE SITES, AND. DEFENSE SITES, AND IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS COCOMMAND. IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS COMMAND AND CONTROL SITES. GUARD CORPS COMMAND AND CONTROL SITES. THE ADVANCED WEAPONS.

AND CONTROL SITES. THE ADVANCED WEAPONS THAT THE U.S. USED IN. THAT THE U.S. USED IN THE ATTACK ARE NOT JUST FOR THE STRIKES, JUST FOR THE STRIKES, THOUGH. THE U.S. ALSO EXPECTS. THOUGH. THE U.S. ALSO EXPECTS TO USE THEM TO DEFEND. TO USE THEM TO DEFEND AGAINST IRAN'S RETATALIATION, WHICH. RETALIATION, WHICH CONTINUES TONIGHT. TOM? TOM? >> COURTNEY KUBE. COURTNEY, WE THANK YOU. >> COURTNEY KUBE. COURTNEY, WE THAHANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR THAT. >>> LET'S HEAD TO THE WHITE HOHOUSE AND TURN. WHITE HOUSE AND TURN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DECISION TO LALAUNCH. DECISION TO LAUNCH THESE ATTACKS AND WHAT PROMPTED HIM TO MAKE. PROMPTED HIM TO MAKE THE CALL NOW. HERE'S GARRETT HAAKE. THE CALL NOW. HERE'S GARRETT H HAAKE. >> Reporter: AFTER. >> Reporter: AFTER MONTHS OF CLOSE COORDINATION W WITH. COORDINATION WITH ISRAEL AND WEEKS OF DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS. ISRAEL AND WEEKS OF DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN, PRESIDENT. WITH IRAN, PRESIDENT TRUMP ORDERED THE ATTACK OVERNIGHT FROM. TRUMP ORDERED THE ATTACK OVERNIGHT FROM HIS MAR-A-LAGO HOME. ATTACK OVERNIGHT FROM HIS MAMAR-A-LAGO HOME. THE PRESIDENT BRIEFLY. HIS MAR-A-LAGO HOME. THE PRESIDIDENT BRIEFLY DROPPING IN ON A.

THE PRESIDENT BRIEFLY DROPPING IN ON A A CHARITY GALA HELD IN. CHARITY GALA HELD IN THE BALLROOM. >>>> WE'VE GOT TO GO. >> WE'VE GOT TO GO WORK. >> Reporter: THEN. WORK. >> Reporter: THEN HUDDDDLING WITH ADVISERS. >> Reporter: THEN HUDDLING WITH ADVISERS TO MONITOR STRIKES IN. HUDDLING WITH ADVISERS TO MONITOR STRIKES IN A MAKESHIFT COMMAND. A MAKESHIFT COMMAND CENTER SEEN IN THESE WHWHITE HOUSE PHOTOS. CENTER S SEEN IN THESE WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS. THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINING HIS DECISION-MAKING IN A. EXPLAINING HIS DECISION-MAKING IN A VIDEDEO POSTED AT 2:30. DECISION-M-MAKING IN A VIDEO POSTED AT 2:30 THIS MORNING. VIDEO POSTED AT 2:30 THIS MORNING. >> THEY REJECTED EVERY. THIS MORNING. >> THEY REJECTED EVEVERY OPPORTUNITY TO. >> THEY REJECTED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TOTO RENOUNCE THEIR NUCLEAR. OPPORTUNITY TO RENOUNCE THEIR NUCLEAR AMBITITIONS, AND WE. AMBITIONS, AND WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. >> Reporter: T THE. CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.E. >> Reporter: THE ADMINISTRATION'S. ADMINISTRATION'S ANALYSIS WAS THAT IRAN'S EFFORTS T TO. ANALYSIS WAS THAT IRAN'S EFFORTS TO O RECONSTITUTE ITS. IRAN'S EFFORTS TO RECOCONSTITUTE ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM AFTER. NUCLEAR PROGRAM AFTER LAST SUMMER'S STRIKES ALONG WITH ITS REFUSAL. LAST SUMMER'S STRIKES ALONG WITH I ITS REFUSAL TO DISCUSS ITS.

TO DISCUSS ITS BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM CONSTITUTED A. BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM CONSTITUTED A QUOTE INTOLERABLE RISK. QUOTE INTOLERABLE RISK TO THE U.S. ACCORDING TOTO SENIOR. TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS. THE CALCULUS, A. OFFICIALS. THE CALCULUS, A A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE. PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE WOULD RISK FEWER U.S. AND ALLIED CASUALTIEIES. AND ALLIED CASUALTIES THAN SITTING BACK AND WAITING. THAN SITTING BACK AND WAITING. AS THE PRESIDENT. WAITING. AS THE PRESIDENT TRAVELED TO A RALLY IN. AS THE PRESIDENT TRAVELED TO A RALLY ININ TEXAS YESTERDAY, A. TRAVELED TO A RALLY IN TEXAS YESTERDAY, A STRIKE DECISION SEEMED. TEXAS YESTERDAY, A STRIKE DECISISION SEEMED FAR FROM CERTAIN. A. >> WE HAVEN'T MADE A FINAL DECISION. WE'RE NOT EXACTLY. FINAL DECISION. WE'RE NOT T EXACTLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY. WE'RE NOT EXACTLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEY'RE NEGOTIATING. HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEY'RE NEGOTIATING. >> HOW CLOSE ARE YOU. THEY'RE NEGOTIATING. >> HOW CLOSESE ARE YOU TO MAKING A DECISION. TO MAKING A DECISION ON STRTRIKES? >> I'D RATHER NOT TELL. ON STRIKES? >> I'D RATHER NOT TELL YOU.

YOU. YOU WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST SCOOP IN. YOU WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST SCOOP IN HISTORY, RIGHT? GREATEST SCOOP IN HISTORY, RIGHTHT? >> AND NOW WE HAVE A. >> AND NOW WE HAVE A BIG DECISION TO MAKE. I'D RATHER DO IT THE. BIG DECISION TO MAKE. I'I'D RATHER DO IT THE PEACEFUL WAY. I'D D RATHER DO IT THE PEACEFUL WAY. BUT THEY'RE VERY. PEACACEFUL WAY. BUT THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT PEOPLE. DIFFICULT PEOPLE. >> Reporter: CONGRESSIONAL. >> Reporter: CONGRESSSSIONAL REPUBLICANS HAVE. COCONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS HAVE LARGELY DEFENDED THE. LARGELY DEFENDED THE PRESIDENT'S DECISIONS, WHILE DEMOCRATS HAVE. WHILE DEMOCRATS HAVE SHARPLY CRITICIZED THEM. SHARPLY CRITICIZED THEM. VOWING TO FORCE A VOTE. VOWING TO FORCE A VOTE TO RESTRICT HIS WAR POWERS NEXT WEEK. TO RESTRICT HIS WAR POWERS NEXT WEEK. >> WE ARE SPENDING. POWERS NEXT WEEK. >> WE ARE E SPENDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THIS OPERATION AND IT'S'S NOT PUTTING. IT'S NOT PUTTING GROCERIES ON YOUR TABLE. GROCERIES ON YOUOUR TABLE. IT'S NOT HELPING YOU. IT'S NOT HELPING YOU BUY A A HOME. IT'S NOT HELPING YOU. BUY A HOME. IT'S NOT HELPIPING YOU SEND A KID TO SCHOOL. IT'S NOT HELPING YOU SEND A KID TO SCHOOL. THTHIS IS NOT WHAT. SEND A K KID TO SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT WHAT AMERICANS WANT.

THIS IS NOT WHAT AMERICANS WANT. >> GARRETT, LET'S PICK. AMERICANS WANT. >> GARRETT, LET'T'S PICK IT UP RIGHT THERE. IT UP RIGHT THERE. DOES CONGRESS HAVE ANY ABABILITY HERE TO LIMIT. DOES CONGRESS HAVE ANY ABILITY HERE TO LIMIT THE PRESIDENT'S USE OF. ABILITY HERE TO LIMIT THE PRESIDENT'S USE OF FORCE AGAINST IRAN. FORCE AGAINST IRAN NOW? >> Reporter: WELL, NOW? >> Reporter: WELL, TOM,M, DEMOCRATS SAY. TOM, DEMOCRATS SAY THEY'LL FORCE THESE WAR POWERSRS ACT VOTES. WAR POWERS ACT VOTES NEXT WEEK, WHICH COULD CURTAIL FUTURE. CURTAIL FUTURE STRIKES. BUT REPUBLICANS SO FAR. STRIKES. BUT REPUBLICANS SO FAR ININ LOCK-STEP WITH THE. BUT REPUPUBLICANS SO FAR IN LOCK-STEP WITH THE PRESIDENT. IN LOCK-STEP WITH THE PRESIDENT. THOSE VOTES ARE. PRESIDENT. THOSE VOTES ARE UNLIKELY TO DO. THOSE VOTES ARE UNLIKELYLY TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN. A. GIVE LAWMAKERS A CHANCE TO GET THEIR OPPOSITION ON THE. OPPOSITION ON THE RECORD. TOM? RECORD. TOM? >> GARRETT HAAKE AT. >> GARRETT HAAKE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. GARRRRETT, THANK YOU. GARRETT, THANK YOU. FOR MUCH MORE ON THE LATEST IN N IRAN WATCH. LATEST IN IRAN WATCH "MEET THE PRESS" WITH KRISTEN WELKER.

KRISTEN WELKER TOMORROW RIGHT HERE ON NBC. NBC. >>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, LAW. >>> STILL AHEAD TONIGHGHT, LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HIGH. ENFORCEMENT ON HIGH ALERT FOR ANY SECURITYTY THREATS. ALERT FOR ANY SECURITY THREATS. COULD IRAN RETALIAIATE. THREATS. COULD IRAN RETETALIATE INSIDE THE U.S.? >>> BACK NOW WITH. >>> BACK NOW WITH THOSE STRIKEKES ACROSS. >>> BACK NOW WITH THOSE STRIKES ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST TODAY, THE MIDDLE EAST TODAY, PUTTING LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE AT. PUTTING LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE A AT HOME ON ALERT FOR. ENENFORCEMENT HERE AT HOME ON ALERT FOR POTENTIAL RETALIATORY. POTENTIAL RETALIATORY STRIKES. AND PRPROTESTERS TAKING. STRIKES. AND PROTESTERS TAKING TO THE STREETS. AND PROTESTERS TAKING TO THE STREETS. VALERIE CASTRO'S. TO THE STREETS. VALERIE CASTRO'S TRACKING IT ALL FROM. VALERIE CASTRO'S TRACKING IT ALL L FROM NEW YORK CITY. TRACKING IT ALL FROM NEW YORK CITY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. NEW YORK CITY. >> Reporter: TONONIGHT PROTESTS ACROSS THE.

PROTESTS ACROSS THE U.S. AGAINST STRIKES IN IRAN AS LAW. IN IRAN AS LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ON ALERT, W WORKING WITH. ALERT, WORKING WITH INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES TO THWART ANY. TO THWART ANY POTENTIAL THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES AND. POTENTIAL THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES AND STEPPING UP PATROLS AT. THE UNITED STATES AND STEPPING UP PATROLS AT SENSITIVE AREAS LIKE. SENSITIVE AREAS LIKE HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND DIPLOMATIC SITES. HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND DIPLOMATIC SITES. >> I THINK WE SHOULD. DIPLOMATIC SITES. >> I THINK W WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE WORRIED. N. ABSOLUTELY BE WORRIED ABOUT RERETALIATION. >> Reporter: NEW YORK. E. >> Reporter: NEW Y YORK CITY POLICE COORDINATING ACROSS. COORDINATING ACROSS AGENCIES OUT OF AN ABUNUNDANCE OF CAUTION, AGENCIES OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, ADADDING A VISIBLE. ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, ADDING A VISIBLE PRESENCE OUTSISIDE THE. PRESENCE OUTSIDE THE ISRAELI CONSULATE AND IRANIAN MISSION TO THE. ISRAELI CONSULATE AND IRANIAN MIMISSION TO THE U.N. U.N. THREE SENIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. THREE SENIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SASAY THERE ARE NO PLOTS. ENFORCEMENENT OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NO PLOTS OR SPECIFIC THREATS. SAY THERE ARE NONO PLOTS OR SPECIFIC THREATS THAT U.S. OR SPECICIFIC THREATS THAT U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM.

COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIALS ARE TRACKING BUT THEY CAUTITION THE. OFFICIALS ARE TRACKING BUT THEY CAUTION THE SITUATION COULD. SITUATION COULD CHANGE. >> THESE GUYS ARE. CHANGE. >> THESE GUYS ARARE GOING TO WANT TO. GOING TO WANT TO STRIKE BACK. WHO'S S THE MOST. WHO'S THE MOST VULNERABLE DOMESTICALLY? VULNERABLE DOMESTICALLYLY? IT'S USUALLY OUR. IT'S USUALLY OUR BIGGEST CITIES, NEW YORKRK, WASHINGTON, LOS. BIGGEST T CITIES, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO. YORK, WASHINGTON, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO. THEY WANT TO STRIKIKE. ANGELES, CHICAGO. THEYEY WANT TO STRIKE WHERE THERE'S IMPACT. THEY WANT TO STRIKE WHERE THERE'S IMPACT. >> Reporter: IN RECENT. WHERE THERE'S IMPACT. >> Reporteter: IN RECENT YEARS THE FBI AND. YEARS THE FBI AND NYPD'S JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE HAVE. NYPD'S JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE HAVE STOPPED MULTIPLE. TASK FORCE HAVE STOPPED MULTIPLE IRAN-BACKED PLOTS. STOPPED MULTIPLE IRAN-BACKED PLOTS. THREE MEN WEWERE. THREE MEN WERE CONVICTED IN A PLOT TO KILL AN IRANIAN. KILL AN IRANIAN JOURNALIST IN NEW YORK. JOURNALIST IN NEW W YORK. OTHERS CHARGED IN. OTHERS CHARGED IN PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE FORMER AMBASASSADOR JOHN. FORMER AMBASSADOR JOHN BOLTON AND THEN CANDIDATE DONALD. BOLTON AND THEN CANDIDATE E DONALD TRUMP.

CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP. AFTER THE U.S. KILLED. TRUMP. AFTER THE U.S. KILLED THE COMMANDER OF THE. THE COMMANDER OF THE IRANIAN MILITARY'S ISLAMIMIC REVOLUTIONARY. IRANIAN MILITARY'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS S IN A. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD COCORPS IN A STRIKE IN 2020. GUARD CORPS IN A STRIKE IN 2020. BEBESIDES THE POTENTIAL. BESIDES THE POTENTIAL FOR THREATS AGAINST PHYSICICAL TARGETS LIKE. FOR THREATS AGAINST PHYSICAL TARGETS LIKE SYNAGOGUES, IRAN C COULD. PHYSICAL TARGETS LIKE SYSYNAGOGUES, IRAN COULD ALSO RETALIATE THROUGH. SYNAGOGUES, IRAN COULD ALSO RETALIATE THROUGH A CYBERATTACK, THOUGH. A CYBERATTACK, THOUGH OFFICIALS SAY IRAN'S NENEAR TOTAL INTERNET. NEAR TOTAL INTERNET BLACKOUT LIMITS THOSE CONCERERNS. BLACKOUT LIMITS THOSE CONCERNS. TOM? CONCERNS. TOM? >> STILL SO MANY ON. TOM? >> STILL SO MANY ON ALALERT TONIGHT. ALERT TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT, VALERIE, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, VALERIE, , THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE BACK IN A. E. MOMENT WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE IRAN ATTACK HERE AT. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE IRAN ATTTTACK HERE AT HOME. IRAN ATTACK HERE AT HOME. ARE OIL AND GAS PRICES. HOME. ARE OIL AND GAS PRICES ABOUT TO GO UP?

>>> WE'RE BACK NOW. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH MORE ON THE U.S. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH MORE ON THE U.S.S. AND ISRAELI ATTACK ON. AND ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN AND WHAT THE UNFOLDING CONFLICT IN. UNFOLDING CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST COULD MEAN F FOR GAS PRICES. MEAN FOR GAS PRICES HERE AT HOME. FOR THAT W WE TURN NOW. FOR THAT WE TURN NOW TO NBC NEWS BUSINESS AND ECONOMY REPOPORTER. TO NBC NEWS BUSINESS AND ECONONOMY REPORTER ALLIE CANAL. AND ECONOMY REPORTER ALLIE CANAL. SO ALLIE, WHAT CAN WE. ALLIE CANAL. SO ALLIE, WHAT CANAN WE EXPECT? EXPECT? >> TOM, ANALYSTS TELL ME OIL PRICES ARE. ME OIL PRICES ARE LIKELY TO RISE WHEN MARKETS REOPEN SUNDAY. LIKELY TO RISE WHEN MARKETS REOPOPEN SUNDAY EVENING. EVENING. DEPENDING ON HOW THE CONFLICT ESCALATES, DEPENDING ON HOW THE CONFLICT ESCALATES, THEY SAY CRUDE COULD. CONFLICT ESCALATES, THEY SAY CRUDE COULD JUMP AS MUCH AS 15 TO.

THEY SAY CRUDE COULD JUMP AS S MUCH AS 15 TO $20 A BARREL. JUMP AS MUCH AS 15 TO $20 A BARREL. TYPICALLY, EVERYRY $1. $20 A BARREL. TYPIPICALLY, EVERY $1 MOVE IN OIL TRANSLATES. TYPICALLY, EVERY $1 MOVE IN OIL TRANSLATES TO ABOUT 2 T TO 3 CENTS. MOVE IN OIL TRANSLSLATES TO ABOUT 2 TO 3 CENTS PER GALLON. TO ABOUT 2 TO 3 CENTS PER GALLON. SO AN INCREASESE LIKE. PER GALLON. SO A AN INCREASE LIKE THAT COULD MEAN GAS. SO AN INCREASE LIKE THAT COULD M MEAN GAS PRICES RISING ANYWHERE. PRICES RISING ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 60 CENTS A GALLON. FROM 30 TO 60 CENTS A GALLON. AND THAT'S ON TOP OF. GALLON. AND THAT'S ON TOP OF NORMAL SEASONAL. NORMAL SEASONAL INCREASES. NOW, IRAN ONLY. INCREASES. NOW, IRAN ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 3%. NOW, IRAN ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR ABOBOUT 3% TO 4% OF GLOBAL OIL. TO 4% OF GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION.. THE REAL RISK HERE IS. PRODUCTION. THE REAL RISK HERE IS BROAOADER REGIONAL. THE REAL RISK HERE IS BROADER REGIONAL DISRUPTION, ESPECIALLY. BROADER REGIONAL DISRUPTION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE ISSUES. DISRUPTION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE ISSUES AROUND THAHAT CRITICAL. IF THERE ARE ISSUES ARAROUND THAT CRITICAL STRAIT OF HORMUZ. AROUND THAT CRITICAL STRAIT OF HORMUZ. >>>> YEAH, AND EXPLAIN.

>> YEAH, AND EXPLAIN TO OUR VIEWERS, ALLIE, THE STRAIT OF F HORMUZ, TO OUR VIEWERS, ALLILIE, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. >> WE HAVE A MAP HERE. WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. >> WE HAVEVE A MAP HERE TO SHOW YOU. TO SHOW YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S A NARROW WATERWAY ALONG. NARROW WATERWAY ALONG IRAN'S SOUTHERN COAST, AND ABOUT 1/5 OF THE. AND ABOUT 1/5 OF THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY MOVES THROUGH IT EVERY. WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY MOVES THROUGH H IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. MOVES THROUGH IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. IF THE STRAIT IS. IF THE STRAIT IS DISRUPTED AND GLOBAL SUPPLY TIGHTENS, THAT. DISRUPTED AND GLOBAL SUPPLY TIGHTENS, THAT COULD DRIVE PRICES. SUPPLY TIGHTENS, THAT COULD DRIVE PRICES HIGHER. COULD DRIVE PRICES HIGHER. AND IT'S WHAT MARKETS. HIGHER. AND IT'S WHAT MARKETS S WILL BE KEEPING A. WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON IN THE COMINGNG DAYS. COMING DAYS. TOM? >> ALLIE, OUR THANANKS. TOM? >> ALLIE, OUR THANKSKS TO YOU.

>>> FINALLY TONIGHT, >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, IT'S BEEN NENEARLY HALF. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, IT'S BEEN NEARLY HALF A A CENTURY SINCE THE. IT'S BEEN NEARLY HALF A CENTURY SINCE THE REVOLUTION THAT. A CENTURY SINCE THE REVOLUTION THAT CHANGED IRAN AND THE. REVOLUTION THAT CHANGED IRAN AND THE REGION FOREVERER. REGION FOREVER. WHEN THE FIRST SUPREME LEADER TOOK POWER. WHEN THE FIRST SUPREME LEADER TOOOOK POWER. WE NOW FIND OURSELVES. T. IN ITS BIGGEST MOMENT OF UNCERTAINTY SINCE. WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING IRAN'S AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN. ANNOUNCING IRAN'S AYATOLLAH H HAS BEEN KILLED, IT'S UNCLEAR. KILLED, IT'S UNCLEAR WHO WILL NOW LEAD IRAN. WHO WILL NOW LEAD IRAN. TENSIONS HAVE RUN N HIGH. IRAN. TENSIONS HAVE RUN HIGH BEFORE, FROM THE. TENSIONS HAVE RUN HIGH BEFOFORE, FROM THE STORMING OF THE U.S. BEFORE, FROM THE STORMING OF THE U.S. EMBASSY AND 44444. STORMING OF THE U.S. EMBASSY AND 444 EXCRUCIATING DAYS OF. EMBASSY AND 444 EXCRUCIATING DAYS OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS TO. EXCRUCIATING DAYS OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS TO THE U.S.-BACKED IRAQ.

THE HOSTAGE CRISIS TO THE U.S.-BACKED IRAQ WAR WITH IRAN, TO THE. THE U.S.-BACKED IRAQ WAR WITHTH IRAN, TO THE TAKEDOWN OF THE HEAD. WAR WITH I IRAN, TO THE TAKEDOWN OF THE HEAD OF THE ISLAMIC. TAKEDOWN OF F THE HEAD OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. REVOLUTIONARY GUARD QASEM SOLEIMANI. BUT T NONE OF THEM QUITE. QASEM SOLELEIMANI. BUT NONE OF THEM QUITE LIKE THIS. LIKE THIS. IN THE EARLY HOURS PRESIDENT TRUMP. IN THE EARLY HOURS PRESIDENT TRUMUMP APPEALED TO IRANIANS. PRESIDENT TRUMP APPEALED TO IRANIANS TO ACT SAYING, "THIS. APPEALED TO IRANIANS TO ACT SAYING, "THIS WILL BE PROBABLY YOUR. TO ACT SAYING, "THIS WILL BE PROBABLY YOUR ONLY CHANCE FOR. WILL BE PROBABLY YOUR ONLYLY CHANCE FOR GENERATIONS.". GENERATIONS." WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLELE OF IRAN. THE PEOPLE OF IRAN WILL DO, AND WE CANNOT KNOW WHAT COMES S NEXT. KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT. FOR MONTHS THEY'VE TAKEN TO THE STREETSTS, TAKEN TO THE STREETS, THOUSANDS OF THEM KILLED, EVEN MORE. THOUSANDS OF THEM KILLED, , EVEN MORE IMPRISONED. N. IMPRISONED. EVEN C CHILDREN. UNDER THE AYATOLLAH'S. UNDER THE AYATOLLAH'S REIGN HUMAN RIRIGHTS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN'S.

REIGN HUMAN N RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WERE TRAMPLED. RIGHTS, WERE TRAMPLED ON. AND IRANIAN N AMERICANS. ON. AND IRANIAN AMERICANS TODADAY CARRYING FLAGS. AND IRANIAN AMERICANS TODAY CARRYING FLAGS AND HEAVY EMOTIONS. TODAY CARRYING FLAGS AND HEHEAVY EMOTIONS HERE ON OUR STREETS. AND HEAVY EMOTIONS HERE ON OUR STREETS. CHANGE MAY JUST BE. HERE ON OUR STREETS. CHANGE MAYAY JUST BE GETTING UNDER WAY, AND. CHANGE MAY JUST BE GETTING UNDER WAY, ANDND OUR TEAMS WILL BE HERE. GETTING UNDER WAY, AND OUR TEAMS WILL BE E HERE AND THERE TO COVER IT. AND THERE TO COVER IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS". EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THAT'S "NINIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDADAY. OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES. FOR R THIS SATURDAY. OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES ON OUR STREAMING. OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES ON OUR STREAMING NETWORK, NBC NEWS NONOW, ON OUR STREAMING NETWORK, NBC NEWS NOW, AND AT NBCNEWS.COM. NETWORK, NBC NEWS NOW, AND ATAT NBCNEWS.COM. I'M TOM LLAMAS. AND AT NBCNEWS.COM. I'M TOM LLAMAS. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M TOM LLAMAS. WE THANK YOU SO O MUCH FOR WATCHING. FOR WATCHING. TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, WEWE'RE HERE FOR YOU. TONIGHT AND D ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. GOOD NIGHT.