Tonight, the president gears up for his massive military parade in our nation's capital, while

protesters organize a day of defiance in all 50 states.

Then explosions ring out in the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchange airstrikes, the latest

on the escalating conflict.

Plus, promises made, promises is not kept. The president

falls short on his guarantees for global peace, while the world is starting to move on as the 11th

hour gets underway on this Friday night. Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhl and welcome to the nightcap. It is day 145 of the second Trump administration.

And tomorrow is going to be quite the split screen for the United States of America.

In Washington, D.C., you will see an extravagant multimillion dollar parade for the Army's 250th anniversary that just so happens to

also be Donald Trump's birthday. At the same time, you will see so-called no king's protests

against the Trump administration in more than 2,000 cities in all 50 states. Meanwhile,

Marines are on the ground in Los Angeles, California,

joining the National Guard who were deployed by the president in response to immigration

protests there. Trump still has control of the Guard for now as California's lawsuit works

its way through the appeals process. And we are learning more about the moment a sitting U.S.

Senator was forced to the ground

and handcuffed at a Homeland Security news conference yesterday. A source telling NBC News that

former Trump campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was the person who asked the federal agents

not to arrest Senator Alex Padilla and to remove his handcuffs. With that, let's bring in our

nightcap. There's a lot to talk about. Retired Army Colonel Jack Jacobs is with us. He's a medal

of honor recipient and an MSNBC military analysts. Anthony Fisher is here. MSNBC Daily

senior editor, Steve Leesman, CNBC's senior economics reporter and Pablo Torre, ESPN analyst,

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