The White House released video of a lethal strike on a boat in the southern Caribbean. President Trump says the boat was carrying drugs from Venezuela and that the strike killed 11 members of a notorious gang. Tensions with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro are rapidly escalating. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez has the late details. As Israel is launching a major ground operation in Gaza City, Palestinians are fleeing trying to find safe havens. Scenes from an overrun hospital in Gaza show the toll of IDF attacks. And as Israel's campaign escalates, NBC News' Richard Engel reports, some reservists are now refusing the call to serve even at the risk of going to jail. President Trump said National Guard soldiers will deploy to Chicago to crack down on crime there, though he did not say when. Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker slammed the move saying there was no crime emergency to justify it. While murders have declined 32 percent over the last year, this past holiday weekend there were 8 homicides and 58 people shot in Chicago. NBC News' Peter Alexander reports. In Houston, authorities are charging a man with murder after an 11-year-old was shot and killed after a doorbell ringing prank. The incident allegedly happened after a group of children were playing "ding-dong ditch." The suspect is being held without bond and is expected back in court tomorrow. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports. In an exclusive interview, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell survivors and their family members spoke out in an interview with NBC News' Hallie Jackson. They are demanding the DOJ release its Epstein files and were furious that Maxwell was given a platform in her recent interview with the Justice Department. NBC News' Christine Romans reports on the new push by McDonald's to lure consumers back to the fast-food chain by bringing back Extra Value Meals to the menu. This is the latest salvo in the value war as big chains are offering new deals and discounts to inflation-exhausted consumers.   

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was grilled by senators today over his shake-up at the CDC and new recommendations for the Covid vaccine. Kennedy defended his moves and said he is revamping the CDC because it made critical mistakes during the pandemic. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports. In an exclusive TODAY interview with Jenna Bush Hager, the parents of some of the Camp Mystic flooding victims open up about their grief and agony two months after the deadly flooding. The mothers and fathers remembering their daughters in their final letters sent home. Despite their unimaginable loss, the families are channeling their pain into legislation to toughen safety standards for youth camps in Texas. Federal lawsuits filed today blame Southern California Edison for two deadly wildfires. The government alleges the company's negligence sparked the Eaton Fire and the 2022 Fairview Fire. The fires left many dead and destroyed thousands of buildings. The U.S. government is seeking more than $77 million in damages. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports. The State Department confirmed that an American is among those killed in Wednesday's tram crash in Portugal. Officials said the death toll has increased to 16. NBC News' Keir Simmons reports. There is good news tonight for an eight-year-old Eagles fan who got the surprise of a lifetime ahead of the NFL opener in Philadelphia. William Weir, who has been fighting a rare eye cancer, was surprised by his favorite team with Super Bowl 60 tickets. Tom Llamas on how the team has been cheering on one of their biggest fans when he needed them most.