Israel-Iran-Lebanon Escalation, Trump Walks Out Of Interview, Ebola Outbreak In DRC

Israel and Iran traded fire overnight. It is the most serious escalation since their shaky ceasefire started in April. Israeli strikes hit Beirut despite a US brokered ceasefire, then Iran fired back at Israel Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. President Trump abruptly ended an interview on NBC's Meet the Press after being questioned on his anti weaponization fund and claims that elections are rigged. Let's call it quits because I've had it. Thank you, darling. Have a good day. Mister president, let's please I'm He also defended his handling of the war with Iran before he walked out. And the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic Of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented pace. Africa's CDC is warning of a regional threat that could rival the worst Ebola outbreak on record. Stay with us at the news you need to start your day. This message comes from Schwab. Self directed investing, trading, full service wealth management, automated investing, financial planning, thematic investing, retirement planning. And to think, that's just a small taste of what Schwab offers. Because Schwab knows that when it comes to your finances, choice matters. No matter your goals, investing style, life stage, or experience, Schwab has everything you need all in one place so you can invest your way. Visit schwab.com to learn more. Hundreds of thousands of people came to The US as small children. It's the only home they've ever known. And although they weren't citizens, many got special protections to keep living and working here. Now, though, they find themselves in legal limbo as the Trump administration tightens the screws on immigrants. Listen to NPR's Code Switch podcast in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcast. Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Iran and Iranian attacks on Israel are threatening to plunge the Middle East back into an all out war. Iran launched rounds of missiles toward Israel, and Israel struck Central And Western Iran early Monday following an Israeli attack on Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital. This morning, president Trump posted on social media that Israel and Iran must, quote, immediately stop shooting, unquote. NPR's Jane Arraf joins us from Beirut. Jane, there was supposed to be a ceasefire. Now what we have is a lot of fast moving military developments. Well, Iran now says it's halting further attacks on Israel, saying Israel has, quote, learned a lesson. But earlier this morning, siren sounded in Israel after Iran and Yemen's Houthi rebels, Iranian allies, launched missiles. Iran says it targeted two Israeli military bases in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Iranian radar sites. And Israel says it hit an Iranian petrochemical plant. In Lebanon, Israel kept up attacks in the South Sunday, including on the southern city of Tyre. So there's been a US brokered ceasefire in place since April, although there have been sporadic attacks. So what prompted this escalation? Well, the background is that this war in Lebanon is part of a wider Iran …