Good evening. I'm Laura Barone Lopez. John Yang is away. Concerns of a wider

conflict in the Middle East are escalating. Today Iran said in a statement that

it will exact severe revenge at the appropriate time.

This after an attack in its capital killed a visiting Hamas leader.

Iran blames Israel and the US.

The veiled threats are prompting the Pentagon to send additional Navy destroyers to the Middle East. The The I. D.F. hit a car that it says held the leader and four other Palestinian

militants on their way to carry out an attack. The Defense Department

revoked a controversial plea deal that took the death penalty off the table for the accused mastermind of

the 9-11 attacks. In a memo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said

responsibility for the decision should be left with him, not the official appointed to oversee the cases.

Prosecutors initially struck deals with College Sheikh Mohammed and two of his accused accomplices

over concerned some evidence gathered through torture

would not be admissible in court.

The victims of the devastating wildfires on Maui could soon get help to rebuild.

Hawaii's governor announced a settlement Friday worth more than 4 billion dollars.

It would pay out the families of the more than 100 people killed and the thousands displaced last August.

The massive fire remains under investigation nearly one year later.

The settlement needs to be finalized in court before the victims may receive payment.

Olympian Simone Biles is living up to her nickname is one of the greatest of all time.

The gymnast earned her seventh gold medal and tenth overall in Paris today during the

women's vault final.

Later in the day, Team USA picked up another gold in the pool.

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