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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson.

And today is Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

This is the excerpt.

Today, we take a look at some new developments in Lebanon.

Plus Donald Trump says he'll use the military for mass deportations. Can he? And we discuss why some Genzi men are shifting to the right. An Israeli airstrike killed five people in Beirut yesterday, according to Lebanon's health

ministry.

Marking the second day in a row, Israel has hit a target within the capital as it continues

its campaign against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

The strike came after the group confirmed its media relations chief was killed by an Israeli strike in Beirut on Sunday.

Israel has intensified its bombardment in and around Lebanon's capital in recent days, and Hezbollah has continued missile fire into Israel.

But Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal, a top Lebanese official told Reuters yesterday, describing the latest

progress as the most serious yet to end the fighting.

President-elect Donald Trump says he'll use the military for mass deportations. What would that

entail? And would he be allowed to do so? I spoke with USA Today,

national immigration reporter Lauren Viagran for more. Hello, Lauren. Hey, Taylor. So Lauren,

what exactly did Donald Trump say yesterday with regards to his deportation plans? He actually said one

word with three exclamation points, which was truth. And he was responding to a

post by a conservative activist a couple of weeks ago, basically saying that President-elect Donald Trump

intended to declare a national emergency and use the military to execute on his promise to

massively deport immigrants in the country illegally.

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