Welcome to a very special edition of Meet the Press Now, live from New York on this very busy news day.

In just a few hours, Governor Tim Walls and Senator J.D. Vance will take the stage for the first and only vice presidential debate in what is very

likely the final debate before election day which is now just five weeks away.

But of course we do begin with breaking news from the Middle East after Iran launched a massive

barrage of nearly 200 missiles at Israel today, the latest escalation in the ongoing regional

conflict.

Iran's revolutionary guard court called the attack retaliation

for the Israeli strikes that killed the leaders of both Hamas and Hezbollah.

This was the scene in Tel Aviv earlier

as sirens blared warning people to seek shelter.

Loud bombs could be heard and you can see those flashes of light there as Israel's

iron dome intercepted Iran's missiles.

It's just a stunning sight in the sky.

A similar scene unfolded simultaneously in Jerusalem,

the barrage of missiles coming in several waves.

A spokesperson for the Israeli military says most of the

missiles were intercepted. The early assessment from both Israeli and U.S.

officials is that they are not aware of casualties.

As the attack unfolded in Israel, President Biden and Vice President Harris met with their

national security teams in the White House Situation Room, the president directing the

U.S. military to assist in shooting down any

missiles targeting Israel. At the White House briefing today a

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