NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 7)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, the U.S. military begins a series of strikes on Iran, the latest developments after three tankers are attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump in Turkey today for a two-day NATO summit. The trip kicking off with a meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan, plus Trump's comments on the Russia-Ukraine war. Structural damage inside a Manhattan building prompting emergency evacuations early this morning. Several surrounding buildings needed to be vacated as well. The U.S. and its allies condemning China after launching a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific. While leaders say the launch is raising new concerns over Beijing's growing military ambitions. And a court in France clearing the way for the leader of the country's conservative party to join the presidential race. Afterward, Marine Le Pen saying that she will indeed be running for president while calling the criminal charges against her politically motivated. Jason Perry has the latest. And after a grand entrance into New York Harbor, historic tall ships now docked, giving visitors the rare chance to experience them up close where they set sail for Boston. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Kerry Dutst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. The U.S. is fighting back after Iran attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz today. U.S. military is launching renewed strikes on Iran and the Treasury Department revoking Iran's ability to sell its own oil. U.S. Central Command says it has launched a series of powerful strikes against Iran for targeting civilian vessels. It calls Iran's attack a clear violation of the ceasefire. Earlier today, three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait off the coast of Oman. This marks the most vessels attacked in a single day since late April. One of those tankers belongs to Qatar and one belongs to Saudi Arabia, both carrying oil or gas products. Iran did not claim responsibility but said one tanker ignored its warnings. Qatar is blaming Iran for the attack on its vessel. And in response to the attack, the Treasury Department also announcing the revocation of a temporary authorization for Iran to sell its oil. The sanctions waiver was part of the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. official tells a Saudi outlet that the attacks in the Strait were, quote, wholly unacceptable to the United States and will be met with consequences. The official adds that the terms of the memorandum hinge on Iran's good behavior. And President Trump is in Turkey today for a two-day summit with NATO leaders. He kicked off the trip with a meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan. And today's White House correspondent Iris Tao is in Ankara with the latest. President Trump is here in Ankara for a two-day NATO summit. Now, he said that he's only here because of Turkish President Erdogan. And that warm relationship was on full display today. At the top of their meeting, the president signals he might allow Turkey to buy U.S. F-35 fighter jets and announces that the U.S. is now lifting sanctions on Turkey that were put in place after Turkey bought Russian air defense systems back in 2020. Specifically, President Trump praising Turkey for being surprisingly more loyal than some other U.S. allies, adding that Turkey chose to help the U.S. end the war with Iran instead of getting involved to help Iran. And that comes as the president criticizes NATO countries for not spending enough on their own defenses while also not helping the U.S. militarily enough with this operation against Iran. U.S. officials tell us that a main goal for President Trump this time is to make sure that NATO allies make a binding commitment to spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense over the next decade, which they promised to last time at the NATO summit last year. Another priority is Greenland. The president again highlighting the national security importance of taking Greenland while bashing NATO for not supporting him enough on that. The summit also comes amid fresh escalation in the war between Ukraine and Russia. The president says while the war affects Europe a lot more than affects the U.S., he can't stand watching what's happening on the battlefield. I can't stand watching what's happening. And I've seen the battlefields. They sent me pictures. I've never seen anything like it. It's carnage. And it should stop. The president tonight having a dinner with NATO leaders. On Wednesday, the summit will be in full swing with a lot of meetings, and the president will also hold bilateral meetings with the presidents of Ukraine and Syria. And that's before he holds a press conference with us here in Ankara, wrapping up his 48-hour whirlwind trip to Turkey. Reporting from Ankara, Turkey, Irish Tao, NTD News. As we heard earlier in the show, the U.S. launching new strikes in Iran after Iran struck those three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, all the while President Trump pressing NATO allies to take more initiative. More analysis tonight on Capitol Report at 7 p.m. Eastern, just after evening news. Next, New York City evacuated multiple buildings, including a school, this morning and closed the streets in Midtown Manhattan. That's after a building that formerly housed Pfizer's offices right near Grand Central Terminal showed signs of structural failure. City Mayor Zoran Mondani, he told reporters the New York Fire Department received reports at about 8 a.m. that bricks were falling from the building right onto East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd. NTD's Sean Marshall has more. Buildings in Manhattan, New York, had to be evacuated Tuesday morning as one building was said to have potential structural support issues. Early reports say that there were cracks in structural support beams that began to buckle. I'm grateful to report that there have been no injuries at this time and that every worker has been accounted for. The moment it was very scary as the way they announced it's an emergency, evacuated immediately without even wearing our shoes and like immediately evacuated. That moment was very panicked but after we exited and I think some officer explained us saying that initially we thought it was a fire and after that one officer explained saying that there was a small collapse and after that we relaxed. But that moment we were really, really scared. Since arriving on scene, we have witnessed additional movement in one of the compromised columns. First responders and structural engineers are working closely with the project engineer to develop plans to shore up the impacted floor. If the floor is deemed to be secure, engineers will enter and begin shoring up the building. As we await the arrivals of materials that will stabilize the building, DOB engineers have been investigating with FDNY drones. Structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building according to the fire department. NYPD and the fire department had to secure the scene while keeping out confused pedestrians and drivers attempting to figure out what is going on. I mean I saw the state of that building. There was a lot of construction going on. The building was pretty old. I mean I hope they get it fixed. They were converting it to residential and it definitely needed a lot of work to become ready for residential. This is an extremely serious situation and I am thankful to our first responders for quickly arriving at the site and to New Yorkers for reacting calmly and with urgency. Everyone is paying close attention to see how this situation pans out. Sean Marshall, NTD News. President Trump declaring communism a mortal threat and a cancer on the American Republic, warning that the ideology once defeated in the Cold War has now returned. In fiery remarks celebrating America's 250th birthday, the president vows that America will never be a communist country. NDD's White House correspondent Mari Otsu has more. America will never be a communist country. Won't happen. Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world only to have that menace rear its ugly head right back here in America. We're not going to let it happen. On America's 250th birthday, President Trump is vowing to decisively confront the ideology he says now threatens American freedom, traditional values, and our divinely inspired culture. The president, who has long warned of communism's return to the U.S., is calling the recent wave of election victories by self-described democratic socialists the most serious threat to our country since its existence. We see a nation whose immense wealth has been built by those with calloused, dirt-streaked hands, those who toil on factory floors and chisel into stone. And we see a nation that has allowed so much of that wealth to be held instead in the soft hands of a precious few. As for those who peddle Marxist lies about our heritage, who tell our children that we live on stolen land, or that our heroes were oppressors, they're doing something much worse than slandering our past. They are slandering and attacking our future. President Trump is justice, excellence, fairness, family, honesty, and human dignity, while contrasting them with an ideology responsible for more than 100 million deaths in the 20th century alone through famine, purges, and forced labor. He describes communism as a system of mass theft, mass control, mass lies, and mass murder that rejects both tradition and God. Communism is the exact opposite of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's death, tyranny, and the pursuit of evil. The godless communist morality states that anything is justified to bring about inhuman visions and to really propose what's good. They don't want good. They don't love God. And for those embracing Marxist ideas here on American soil, President Trump delivers a direct challenge. You can be loyal to Karl Marx, or you can be loyal to America. You can be a communist, or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both. The choice for America's future, though, he says is clear. Because communism really is the past, and freedom is the future. That's what we are. Freedom gets you everything. Reporting by Mario Tsu, NTD News. The pace of deportations is being ramped up, with ICE setting a new arrest record over the past five days. White House Bordezar Tom Homan says the Trump administration is also targeting illegal immigrants with commercial driver's licenses following the death of a Pennsylvania state trooper. NTD correspondent Jason Blair reports. White House Bordezar Tom Homan says the Trump administration is ramping up deportation efforts, with DHS setting a new record, 10,000 arrests in just five days. You're going to see this arrest numbers climb, because we've got to arrest these people. We can't wait for them to commit another crime to find them. We've got to find the criminals and the non-criminals, and that's exactly what we're doing. The Trump administration has been prioritizing deporting illegal immigrants who have criminal histories. Homan says that following the new resources provided by the recent reconciliation bill, the focus is now broadening. When President Trump wants to prioritize public safety threats, yeah, we may prioritize them. We've got a list. We've got four criminals and four non-criminals. Try to get the child predator first, but bottom line is everybody's on the table. The Bordezar says currently about half of the illegal immigrants who are arrested have criminal histories, and half do not. This is a change from previous numbers indicating that about 70 percent of those arrested had criminal records. Following the vehicular homicide charges against an illegal immigrant truck driver accused of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper, Homan says DHS and the Department of Transportation are teaming up to revoke CDLs held by illegal immigrants. We're moving a thousand, thousands of illegal aliens with CDLs. We're working very closely with many states. Blue states are still a struggle, right? Places like New York, I mean, ICE and CBP can't even get access to the DMV database. As of May 1st, states have revoked about 28,000 non-domiciled CDLs as part of the Trump administration's crackdown. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. A court in France has cleared the way for the leader of the country's conservative party to now run in next year's presidential race. Afterward, Marine Le Pen saying she will indeed be running for president in 2027 while calling the criminal charges against her politically motivated. NTD's Jason Perry has more on that. An appeals court in France upholding the embezzlement conviction of the leader of the country's conservative national rally party, Marine Le Pen. The court reducing the penalty that could have barred Le Pen from running in next year's presidential race in France. In Tuesday's decision, the court banned her from holding public office for 15 months. However, since the 15-month ban started when she was convicted in March 2025 for misusing European Parliament funds, her ban from public office is now over, meaning Le Pen has been cleared to run for president next year, even with her conviction. And after the decision, Le Pen announcing in a TV interview that she would indeed be running for president in 2027. This coming as the Paris Court of Appeals gave Le Pen a three-year sentence, two of which are suspended and one to be served wearing an ankle monitor, meaning she won't serve time in prison unless she commits another crime during the probation period. Le Pen's lawyer saying this after the court's decision. We note a significant shift regarding the penalties, particularly the ban on holding office, which is a crucial point for us, especially given the presiding judge's remarks concerning voters' freedom to choose a candidate. Some residents sharing their thoughts on Le Pen being allowed to run for president. It's a little bit shocking that someone who has been found guilty by the courts of having taken state money, the money of the French, should be eligible whether it's with an ankle tag or not. It's deliverance for us French people because she is pure France. She wants France. And I know she is going to get us out of this mess. That's for sure. And one man pointing out that Le Pen has said that wearing an ankle monitor would make a campaign impossible, as it would restrict her movements. She presents herself as someone who sticks to the rules and is very straight, who does what she says. So if she's going to do what she says, she shouldn't present herself at the presidential election. That's it. Le Pen has called the case against her politically motivated, while calling her conservative party the target of a witch hunt. She also said she will appeal her sentence to France's highest court and that until that court delivers its own ruling, she won't need to wear an ankle monitor during her campaign. Jason Perry in TD News. And coming up in the Charlie Kirk assassination case, surveillance video is shown in court as testimony continues in the preliminary hearing. What does the footage reveal about suspect Tyler Robinson's movements before and after the shooting? Christina Corona reports. In a historic operation targeting sex trafficking in Los Angeles, investigators identify at least 50 victims. David Lamb has the details. And Meta is fighting back against potential claims for damages that total $1.4 trillion. The case accuses the social media giant of designing its platforms to be addictive to young people. Today's seniors are enjoying life more than ever before, and part of that comes from the independence of driving. However, car insurance for older drivers becomes more expensive the older we get. 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Welcome back to Entity Evening News. I'm Cary Dunst. Major flooding from torrential storms is causing headaches for states in the Northeast as well as the Mid-Atlantic, and more rough weather appears to be on the way. Have a look. It's not okay, guys. We need help. Some streets in New Jersey are looking like rivers right now. Uh-oh, here comes a dummy. Here comes a dummy. Here comes a dummy. Dummy. Tens of millions of people along the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and southern New England areas are dealing with the aftermath of storms that produced flash floods over the past few days. More damage. Refrigerators are underwater. Probably getting any new compressors. Nobody's blocking the street off for us. Additional storms are expected in some already stricken spots, which will likely cause additional wreckage. We still have bent trees. They are broken in half and splintered everywhere. In the backyard, in the side, everywhere. It was like a cyclone like you would not imagine. Some residents in Harwinton, Connecticut, have been without power for at least two days. I said, we're going to the basement. That's it. You know, I didn't think it was going to stop. Officials are reminding residents to be cautious while out in the wetter than usual elements. We've activated our Office of Emergency Management, been in contact with all 21 counties and hundreds of municipalities, and we're helping communities recover. But this weather isn't over yet. It's day two of the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk. Video footage of Tyler Robinson's movements are being shown in court. And it is Christina Corona is live outside the courthouse in Utah. Christina, what's the latest in the hearing? That's right. Officer David Hole is back on the witness stand today as video footage is being shown in court of Tyler Robinson's movements on September 10th. Footage shows Robinson driving his car into the school campus parking lot. He is then seen walking up the stairs and Hole testified that he got Chick-fil-A for lunch on About one hour later, Robinson is seen returning to campus. However, he is in different clothing. He has a different shirt, different pants, no backpack this time, but with the same shoes. Hole said that he seemed to be walking a bit strangely. Let's take a look. He's noticeably wearing different clothing. He is wearing different clothing and he also is walking with a gate or a limp in this video. With a gate or what? A limp. Now what do we see? So it's Mr. Robinson coming up the stairs of the parking structure. Again, he seems to be having issues walking. Video footage also showed seconds after the shooting where Hole said he can see Robinson running across the rooftops. Let's take a look. Mr. Robinson lowering and jumping off of the roof of the Losey building onto the grass area. And then moving away towards campus drive. And he appears to be carrying some kind of an object in his hand at this time. And Christina, did they call any new witnesses today? Yes. Prosecutors called their third witness, Jen Fowell Molina, who was an investigator with the FBI during the time of the investigation. And she testified that DNA testing was conducted on several pieces of evidence. And she also reported that Tyler Robinson's roommate and lover, Lance Twiggs, his DNA was also found on a screwdriver and a towel that was left behind. Let's take a look. This is relating to swabs of the handle area of the screwdriver. Is that right? Yes. Will you read those same two paragraphs there? Male DNA ending with contributors. Male DNA was obtained from item eight, sub one. Item eight, sub one was interpreted as originating from two individuals, one of whom is Twiggs. That would be a rifle. So to be more specific, it was a Mauser 98 rifle. Do you know what caliber that was? It was a rifle headed to a 30-06 barrel. And defense called their first witness, Amanda Barker, who was a forensic examiner with the FBI, who signed off on the report that linked Tyler Robinson to his DNA to the evidence. And she was also questioned about error in the testing. Back to you. Thanks for the update, Christina. Next, investigators arrested 10 more suspects in a historic operation targeting sex trafficking. They say the gang-related activities exploited victims in Los Angeles. NTD's David Lam reports. Federal agents have arrested 10 individuals for alleged sex trafficking in Los Angeles. Authorities say most of them have links to the Hoover Criminals Gang. The crackdown is part of Operation Broken Blade, a joint initiative between federal and local agencies. The task force executed more than 20 warrants during the first week of July and identified 51 victims. Some were as young as 14 years old. The victims in this case have faced extraordinary and horrific violence. They do it first through coercion and then through violence. As an example, one of the defendants bit off one of the girl's Homeland Security says many of the suspects are career criminals with prior convictions, including robbery, kidnapping, and burglary. Federal prosecutors say the suspects preyed on girls and young women who had run away from home, as well as children from foster care systems and used social media to recruit victims, promising them a luxurious lifestyle. It doesn't matter if you're directly involved or assisting on the sidelines. The message is clear. We will hold you accountable. Our work revealed that individuals who operated Stadium Inn, a motel which provided the infrastructure for the criminals to thrive and for the crimes to carry on, received hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit proceeds. The manager, Ahir Mukesh Kumar, admitted that up to 90 percent of the rooms he rented at the Stadium Inn were for prostitution. 90 percent. He keeps half of the proceeds from those activities. In addition, child sex offenders are increasingly migrating to the dark web for child sex abuse material. An ICE agent explains how to protect kids from online predators. It starts with making those public profiles private, making sure we lock that down into the people that we know and that we trust, and we want to prevent any online offenders from grabbing those images and to begin that type of exploitation of our children. Operation Broken Blade was launched in August last year to crack down on sex trafficking along the notorious Figueroa Corridor in L.A. David Lam, NTD News, California. Meta's latest court filing. Social media giant saying it's responding to four states that are seeking damages totaling $1.4 trillion. Meta accused of designing its platforms to be addictive to young people, but the company says the allegations aren't based on facts. NTD's Arlene Richards brings us more. Meta pushing back on Monday in a court filing that says four states are seeking approximately $1.4 trillion in damages. The claims come just weeks before an August trial that will ultimately determine whether the social media giant intentionally designed its platforms to be addictive, falsely denied those practices, and partially targeted young people in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. Twenty-nine U.S. states have filed lawsuits against Meta in federal court, with most alleging the company breached COPPA by collecting data from children without obtaining appropriate parental consent. It's not clear that four states are seeking that trillion-dollar damages amount, as their filings are currently under seal. But legal expert Star Cashman says it makes sense that they would request the maximum amount that's allowed by state consumer protection law. What's interesting about this number also is that these state consumer protection statutes, they allow for damages and for financial remedy per each violation. For example, if Meta violated the statute millions of times, obviously that number can add up very quickly. And in this case, there's a lot of victims as well. So they might estimate the amount of children that have been harmed by Meta's action. According to media reports, the state's attorneys general stated during a June court hearing that they were seeking maximum financial remedies per violation. Meta says those calculations double count every single teen who uses Meta's platforms, and every single month in which a teen uses them for more than half an hour. Cashman said it is unusual to see such a massive number, but the company is massive. And just because that company is massive, doesn't mean state statutes should not apply as they normally would. Meta also argues that the states can't use consumer protection statutes to blame social media for youth addiction or mental health diagnoses. I would disagree a bit with that argument because there are many different aspects to these larger cases against social media companies, including Meta. And this specific damage calculation comes from these state consumer protection statutes. One is that the platform, Meta's platforms, were intentionally designed to be addictive. Meta denies all allegations. Jury selection is set to begin on August 12th, and the trial will begin on August 18th. Arlene Richards, NTD News. Up ahead at the NATO summit, President Trump pressuring the Europeans to spend more on their own defense, chiding them for not helping with the Iran conflict, and saying the U.S. rather than Denmark should be in control of Greenland. We'll speak with national security analyst and former U.S. Navy Captain Armin Kurdian for analysis. 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Let's start with the president's sense that NATO allies have been taking advantage of the U.S. He said that in a way he was testing NATO allies to see whether they were willing to help the U.S. with the Iran war. When he was asked about drawing down U.S. military personnel, he said, we'll see. What are your thoughts? Do you think that the drawdown will happen? Evening, Cary. I think the NATO alliance could be a little stronger on both sides of the aisle. So in that sense, Trump is right that the NATO allies didn't pony up to Iran. I've said this before on this network as part of that reason is simply their militaries were so badly under-manned, under-equipped, under-maintained that they just didn't have the wherewithal to bring ships into the fight to protect ships in the go through the state of Hormuz. And they have been taking advantage of the U.S. because for the longest time, they were spending far less than what was required. So in his first administration, he laid down the law and now he's going to bring some of these troops and soldiers home and other aircraft because it feels like we're being taken advantage of, which is very true. But flip side is that NATO has been fighting this fight with Ukraine and Russia for some time. And I know they want the U.S. to pony up more and use our industrial might to help support and equip Ukraine so that they can continue to fight Russia. And they continue to surprise everybody in their resilience. And now Russia is basically exhausting itself in terms of personnel and is even losing territory. So I think Trump could perhaps come in and show a lot of success if he's able to do that on that sense. But there's a lot of other issues that need to be resolved during this conference as well. Indeed. One of the things he reiterated, which is also challenging the status quo and doesn't sit so well with some of the northern European countries, is that he believes strongly that the U.S. should control Greenland. Your reaction to that? I do not believe the U.S. should control Greenland. I think you asked most of the Republicans in Congress that we don't need to control Greenland. But a stronger partnership with Denmark and NATO utilizing Greenland as an early warning station, radar early warning station, or perhaps a facility where we can help patrol the North Atlantic. Greenland isn't very good for deep water ports. So there's a little bit of an issue there, just the geology of it. But there's a couple spots where they could. And I think that would be a great idea in both of our interests to actually do that. So kudos to the president for bringing up the idea of helping do more in Greenland. And not only that, but Greenland also has a lot of mineral wealth under the ice in that area. And I think explaining that could also help Denmark, NATO, and the U.S. as well. But in terms of controlling it or buying it or taking it, I don't think that's not helpful. Yeah, it does seem like Denmark has doubled down on military investment at a much faster pace since Trump has been making these calls. Let's move now to the potential sale of U.S. fighter jets to Turkey. Do you think that will happen? Will those sanctions be lifted? Honestly, I don't know. But my recommendation would be not to sell these aircraft to Russia so long as Turkey has these S-400 missiles. It was a bad idea on Turkey's part to buy these weapons. And it was the right call to stop the sale of these advanced aircraft. Because frankly, we don't want any of the surveillance radar, surveillance data, or sensor data from these weapons to get back into the hands of Russia so that they may know how to utilize or change their software in order to be able to detect these aircraft. That is a major strategic advantage for us. So these aircraft cannot be sold to Turkey so long as they still have that weapon system. Can you go a layer deeper on that? I don't think the common person understands the security risk and what could be done by Turkey to minimize that connection to Russia so that they could potentially have a defense partnership with the U.S. Certainly, there's a couple of things there. In terms of Turkey's role, remember, they are an ally of convenience, not necessarily an ally of ideology. Their strategic location on the Asia Minor Peninsula is one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the entire world, where it is. And it's access to the various seas. I'm in Europe, and we have a lot of aircraft base there. They even came under fire from Iran, from Ankara, and some of our facilities there from ballistic missiles. So it is very strategically located. So that's why Turkey is an ally, and it's good to have them on our side of NATO. Now, the question of these weapons and what Turkey might be able to do to minimize that risk, to be honest, I don't know that I trust Turkey to be able to do that, or if Russia has some other mechanism by taking it, or if they have some kind of spy agents, I might be able to download some of that sensor data. Those F-35s are flying in that area, and they're operating. I think the risk is simply too great. The amount of money and the amount of time that went into get the F-35, it was like 10 years late getting it out to the fleet, to the Air Force, and to the Marines. That stealth technology, the radar cross-section, the materials, all of those things, if they get that sensor data, even just a minor blip, they'll be able to figure out, okay, maybe if we change the parameters on the radar to this, this, and that, then we might have a better chance of detecting these weapons, and that could put US, and frankly, NATO allies at risk. And Armin, while I have you, I'd like to get your thoughts on the US resuming strikes and resuming or revoking the authorization for Iran to sell oil, after, of course, they made those three attacks on the tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Well, I think the President is learning a lesson. You simply cannot trust Iran, as some of the Republicans have been telling him. I was hopeful that they might actually adhere to this deal, but some of these attacks, and they're trying to assert their control over the Strait of Hormuz. International Waterway, which they have no legal right to do that over a long-term basis, paid tolls and hidden some of these ships, some of these commercial vessels. Now that the sanctions were lifted and the US was saying, okay, we can do whatever we want, Iran has tried to test its positions and probably pushed a little bit too far. So we're right to do that. I think some of the strikes need to be focused on these areas that Iran has been using to threaten the waterway, Abu Musa, the greater and lesser Tomb, some of these other islands, not necessarily Karg Island, which Iran uses an oil terminal, but some of the smaller islands further to the south, which they can use to launch weapons, drones, and observing points for their military, perhaps where they've been launching small boats from. Small boats are easy to build and make going forward, but a lot of this needs to stop. And I think what the president's decision to do this is right. Having said that, we have to take great care because we use a lot of precision, highly expensive weapons during epic fury. So we might have to conserve those and use different types of weapons that we didn't previously. Well, it should certainly ratchet up the tension in the room in NATO. Armen Kurdian, thank you for joining us. Thank you. Next, Ukraine continues targeting Russia's oil supply, striking multiple vessels overnight. The Ukraine war is on the agenda at the NATO summit today, with leaders expected to pledge more aid for Ukraine. And it is international correspondent Arjen Pazdar brings us the latest on the war. Ukraine's military releasing this footage on Tuesday showing a drone attack on Russia's so-called shadow fleet. The eight tankers were delivering fuel to Crimea overnight. Parts of Russia are experiencing fuel shortages as Ukraine is increasingly attacking oil refineries, ships, and more. Ukraine says the goal is to pressure Russia into stopping the war. Even in the country's capital city, Moscow, cars are seen lining up for gas, with some saying they're often waiting for two hours to fill up their car. Ukraine's attack on the shadow fleet comes after a nightlong Russian barrage killing almost 30 civilians in Kiev. While this war continues, please help us get more air defense missiles. This is our top priority right now. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey. He says air defense production should be diversified instead of solely relying on the U.S. And I believe Europe urgently needs its own capability to produce anti-ballistic systems and the missiles they require. We all value the Patriot system. It's an excellent, an excellent system. And there are others as well, but today's wars have shown that current Patriot production is not enough to meet the growing demand. NATO Chief Mark Rutte is taking things a step further and is calling on NATO members to reshape the status quo. We need a transatlantic defense industrial revolution. The hum of machinery must become a roar. Industry across all of the nations represented here must be ready to take more risk. NATO members are expected to pledge around 80 billion dollars of assistance. Part of the funding will come from existing bilateral pledges and a loan from the European Union that provides almost 70 billion dollars for Ukraine. Ariane Pastar, NTD News. A rare Chinese missile test over the Pacific is drawing sharp criticism from the U.S. and its allies. They say Beijing is destabilizing the region after China launched a ballistic missile from a submarine with a dummy nuclear warhead and with little warning to neighboring countries. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more. There is no doubt that this is a provocative act by China which does destabilize the region. Several nations are condemning China for launching an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead from a submarine into the Pacific Ocean. The State Department saying Beijing's rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern to the region and the world. New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan and several other nations are also condemning China but the criticism isn't just coming from U.S. allies. The Solomon Islands, one of China's strongest partners in the Pacific, even their new prime minister says China crossed a line. China is a good friend of Solomon Islands but this is not something a friend does. This is not good in our region. Taiwanese officials tracked the missile saying it traveled nearly 4,000 miles across the Pacific, flying over several nations including the Philippines, a U.S. ally with tense relations with Beijing. The weapon that was tested that has a capacity clearly to reach at long range and to cause considerable damage were it to be weaponized. With China giving very short notice to neighboring countries before the launch. Insufficient notice to be honest but they did provide that notice. We're seeing the biggest military buildup in our region since World War II and it's not being accompanied by sufficient transparency. The missile launch came just hours after Australia and Fiji signed a major defense alliance committing each country to come to each other's aid if either is attacked. This is really like a dog marking its territory and the Chinese are angry at the deals that Australia has cut with most recently with Fiji but shortly before that with Vanuatu and now in the Solomon Islands. The test comes as China and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in waters nearby but for Washington the missile test reinforces concerns that China's military expansion is becoming more assertive not only around Taiwan but across the broader Pacific where the U.S. and its allies are racing to strengthen partnerships in the face of threats from Beijing. For NTD News Washington I'm Jack Bradley. Coming up your World Cup update. Argentina moving forward after a dramatic late comeback against Egypt and history is docked in New York City's harbor. 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Totally optimistic, without a doubt. He's putting ethics back. He's bringing the American culture back. Proud to be an American back. So, those are all important things for the youth. I am for sure because he's done things to keep America strong and keep America safe. And that's what it comes down to. By him wanting to return education to the states as well, I think that making everything more locality, people have more ownership in that. That can only be beneficial as opposed to more of a federal bureaucracy over education. President Trump yesterday just ringed the Wall Street bell for the Trump account. What do you make of this idea? I think it's fantastic. I mean, we're literally investing in our future. In 18 years from now, when those first Trump accounts get realized, it's going to be amazing. I'm thinking that's a great idea to do. It provides other opportunities for people who may not be as financially educated. I do think it's a good idea. I believe that we need to restore the American family. So, any incentives like that to encourage people to get married, have children, I'm all for that. First of all, it's $6 billion of private money. $6 billion of private money went into it. This kid will have, you know, $18,000, $25,000, $35,000, depending on when they take it out. What a chunk of money. That would have been a great deal for me. That came from kind of a lower middle class family, put myself through college, that would have been a deal. I think one of the big failures, I think, for most high schools, whether public or private, is we don't teach financial literacy. That money goes back into the economy and finances. I love the idea of the Trump account. It gives them a kickstart. Every kid that wants to participate, whose parents put them in there, it gives them a great kickstart. Teaches them how to save. You know, nobody else has done that. God bless him. Especially their grandparents can put money in and it grows tax deferred. If you haven't opened up a Trump account for a child or a grandchild or something like that, you should do it right away. And after making a grand entrance into New York Harbor last week, the world's largest flotilla of tall ships is now giving visitors the chance to climb aboard and experience maritime history up close. NTV's Niku Bani takes us to the South Street Seaport. I'm here in South Street Seaport, one of multiple locations across New York City, where you can witness these tall, beautiful, historical ships docked before they head to Boston on Wednesday. After sailing into New York Harbor in spectacular fashion last week for Sail Forth 250, the world's largest flotilla of tall ships is now docked, giving visitors a chance to view their history up close. Many say walking their decks makes that history feel a little more real. This country was built on hardworking people that were self-reliant, that worked hard, had strong faith. From retired naval vessels to historic sailing ships, each one tells a different story. I think it's important for younger generations to just understand our history, to understand where we came from, our struggles. We're not a perfect country. We're a growing country. It's living, it's breathing, and this is it. This is our living, breathing history. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle isn't just a museum piece. It's a floating classroom. Every Coast Guard Academy cadet spends weeks aboard the ship, learning to be a sailor the old-fashioned way. That history is just, it's so important because like it's really what makes all of us Americans too. And really all the cadets that they go, every single cadet that goes through the academy comes on board at some point in their cadet career. And that's just, it's so important in building that like leadership and building that camaraderie, especially amongst your classmates. Twenty countries, including the U.S., sent their ships to New York, turning the harbor into an international celebration. The sea is a great bond between sailors as well as between nations. If we learn to use that properly, we're going to have a better life. One of the Indian tall ship, the Sudarshini, has traveled 12,000 miles to be with us for this celebration of our country's 250th birthday. That's a tribute to our freedom, hope, and opportunity that we always have represented as a nation, what we want to present ourselves to as a world. On Wednesday, four German-built sister ships will race from New York to Boston, kicking off Sail 250 Boston. Niko Bani, NTD News, New York. And now for your World Cup update. Argentina is moving on after a dramatic late comeback against Egypt. Trailing 2-0 late in the match taking place in Atlanta, Lionel Messi sparked the rally with an assist in the 79th minute before scoring the equalizer just four minutes later. Then two minutes into stoppage time, Enzo Fernandez headed home the game winner in a beautiful play, and that completed a dramatic 3-2 victory in Atlanta. The goal extended Messi's record by scoring in a sixth straight World Cup knockout match. Argentina advances to the quarterfinals, where it will now face Switzerland, who just moments ago edged out Colombia in another thriller. It was a 4-3 in penalty kicks after a 0-0 shutout in regular play. And that is all for today's news, but for round-the-clock coverage, you can visit us at NTD.com or use our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in, I'm Kerry Dunst, good night.