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Tonight, breaking news here, President Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. The major shakeup tonight, President Trump ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem just moments before she was set to go on stage to deliver a speech. After those immigration scenes in Minneapolis, the U.S. citizens shot dead and the grilling on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers asking Noem about the TV ads that she starred in. Taxpayers paying more than $200 million for them. And

tonight, who the president has now chosen to replace her. Rachel Scott, live on the Hill tonight. Also breaking developments in the war with Iran. The U.S. and Israel ramping up attacks tonight, targeting Iran's mobile missile launchers. Iran retaliating, striking an oil facility in Bahrain.

Iran also targeting an airport. At least 15 countries now involved in this conflict. Thousands of Americans still trying to get out. And the first flight out of Dubai landing in New York City. Ian Pannell reporting from the region again tonight. This evening, President Trump and what he told our Jonathan

Carl, saying he should be personally involved in selecting Iran's next supreme leader. And on this war in Iran, the president telling John some are now calling him the GOAT, the greatest of all time. Tonight, the major surge in oil and gas prices, the Dow losing nearly 800 points. Where gas prices stand tonight and where they're headed. Also tonight here, authorities releasing chilling new video here at home. The deadly shooting

and police takedown, the gunman wearing a t-shirt with an Iranian flag. The investigation and arrest tonight, a 22 year old man arrested in the random killings of three women. Two on a hiking trail, one in their home. Tonight for the first time since the disappearance of her mother, Savannah Guthrie, visiting the set of The Today Show. Her message and her future. News tonight on Britney Spears, she's been arrested.

And America Strong tonight, the new home for the elephants. And we'll take you there right here tonight.

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From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Muir. Good evening. We begin tonight here with the breaking news. President Trump firing his Secretary of Homeland Security, Christie Noem. We have new reporting tonight what led to the firing and the war in Iran tonight. President Trump telling our Jonathan Karl that the president himself wants a hand in picking Iran's next supreme leader. First tonight, he's picking

a new Secretary of Homeland Security after firing one of the most high profile members of his cabinet. Tonight, sources telling ABC News, Kristi Noem was told by the president that she was fired just moments before stepping onto a stage to deliver a speech in Nashville. The president's decision coming after two blistering days of hearings on Capitol Hill, a source telling ABC News the president was upset with multiple leadership failures.

Of course the country watched those scenes unfold, the two deadly shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, the mother of three Renee Good, and the killing of ICU nurse Alex Preddy. Nome refused to apologize for characterizing both of them as domestic terrorists, saying shortly after the killings it was domestic terrorism. Nome under scrutiny on a number of fronts, including an ad campaign paid for by the American taxpayers more than 200 million dollars

for a campaign that starred noam herself. She testified the president was aware of it tonight. President Trump replacing known with Republican senator Mark Wayne Mullen, a vocal defender of the president's immigration crackdown. ABC's Rachel Scott leading us off from Capitol Hill tonight.

She was one of the most high profile members of the Cabinet and tonight homeland security secretary Kristi noem is out fired by president Trump, the first major shakeup of his second term. Noem's tenure defined by controversy and flashy photo ops for the president a 220 million dollar taxpayer funded ad campaign.

They have been the last straw. I'm Christine now the secretary seen galloping through Mount Rushmore anyone

who searches for freedom can always find a home here.

Tuesday Republican senator John Kennedy grilling known about taxpayers paying for that campaign.

The president approved ahead of time you spending 220 million dollars. paying for that campaign. The president approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently.

Yes, sir, we went through the legal processes. Did it correctly work with OMB?

Yes.

He did?

Yes.

OK.

Kennedy deeply skeptical.

That's not the president of the United States. I know. And in fact, after the hearing, the president of the United States I know and in fact after the hearing the president of the United States called me. I'm gonna put it this way his recollection and her recollection are different.

Tonight administration sources telling me Noem's ouster was the culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures. Flashpoints laid bare this week in two bruising congressional hearings. Noem was pressed on the chaos in Minnesota, federal officers killing protesters Alex Pretty and Renee Goods. Gnome quickly characterizing the victims as domestic terrorists just hours after they were shot dead.

That is the definition of domestic terrorism.

Tuesday, the secretary refused to apologize.

Do you want to apologize for

that characterization that they were domestic terrorists? I will continue every day to get

up and to work hard to give everybody factual information.

Noam was also asked to explain her relationship with her powerful top aide, Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's former campaign manager, whose official role was a special government

employee. Secretary Noam, at any time during your tenure as director of Department of Homeland Security, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?

Mr. Chairman, I am shocked that we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today.

Noem even called it task for writing in her book that she shot and killed her family's rambunctious puppy.

A 14-month-old dog is basically a teenager in dog years. You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training, and then you have the audacity to go into a book and say it's a leadership lesson about tough choices.

Today, President Trump announcing on social media that Noam was out. Sources tell us he called to inform her just minutes before she took the stage at a speech in Nashville. President's pick to replace Nome,

Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen. I spoke to him on the Capitol steps. Is there any learning lessons that you have picked up from Nome and the ways in which you wanna lead the agency

a little bit differently? Listen, Christie is a friend. She was tasked to do a very difficult job, and I think she has performed the best she can do underneath the circumstances.

Of course, Kristi Nome oversaw the president's deportation raids, all of those flashy photo ops. But tonight, she is no longer the face of that immigration crackdown. Instead, the president says he's moving her to a new role called Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, though David, it's unclear what exactly that is.

You'll be tracking this all week long for us, Rachel. Thank you. Live on the Hill now to the war in Iran tonight, the president telling ABC News Today that he should be personally involved in choosing Iran's next supreme leader. The U.S. and Israel tonight ramping up attacks targeting Iran's mobile missile launchers. Iran retaliating, striking an oil facility in Bahrain, some Iranian missiles, avoiding interceptors. Iran also targeting an airport. At least 15 countries now involved in this conflict. Thousands of Americans still trying to get out of the Middle East. The first flight out of Dubai landing in New York City today. Our chief foreign correspondent,

Ian Pannell, from the region again tonight.

The US and Israel unleashing new waves of devastating attacks on Iran tonight, ramping up strikes against the regime. And late today, President Trump saying the operation is far ahead of schedule.

We're destroying more of Iran's missiles and drone capability every single hour, knocking them out like nobody thought was possible.

The president is urging regime change and telling our John Carl that he should have a role in picking Iran's next supreme leader and saying the Ayatollah Khamenei's son, Mujtaba, is not an acceptable option.

I'm once again calling on all members of the Iranian revolutionary guard the military and the police to lay down their arms are only going to be killed. And now is the time to stand up for the Iranian people and help take back your country.

And tonight's secretary Pete Hicks and saying the amount of firepower over Iran is about to surge dramatically.

Iran is hoping that we cannot sustain this, which is a really bad miscalculation for the IRGC and Iran.

Israel releasing video of a mid-air dogfight over Iran. The IDF saying the Israeli F-35 stealth fighter shot down an Iranian warplane, marking the first ever confirmed air-to-air takedown by an F-35. U.S. B-52 bombers striking Iranian ballistic missile and command and control facilities. And tonight, the war widening. Israel fighting on two fronts, striking Iran and Lebanon,

pounding Beirut. Our Matt Rivers is there.

It sounds like incoming. Yeah, there's the explosion, a series of explosions there. That's the latest Israeli airstrike. Hundreds of thousands of people were warned by the Israeli military to evacuate from there earlier today in advance of those airstrikes that we just heard.

But Iran still striking back. Today releasing video claiming to show the launch of a missile with multiple warheads. Dramatic video posted online capturing massive explosions as Iranian missiles slammed into an oil refinery in Bahrain. Air defense systems firing, but missing the missiles, no injuries reported. And for the first time since this war erupted, Azerbaijan says it was targeted by two Iranian drones.

One landing near a school. Another hitting an airport, causing injuries. Iran denies attacking the country. And with more US troops heading to the region, a new warning from Iran tonight, And with more US troops heading to the region, a new warning from Iran tonight, saying thousands will be killed if the US...