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Israel steps up its strikes inside Iran and Lebanon as President Trump says he wants Iran's current leadership out and replaced.

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Plus, why did Trump suddenly fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?

The heated Senate exchange many believe sealed her fate.

And a Texas congressman drops his reelection bid after admitting to an affair with a staff member.

The stories that matter, clear and credible from across the country to around the world.

I'm Simone Del Rosario in for Craig Negreli.

New this morning, Israel is continuing its broad wave of strikes in Iran and Lebanon targeting the Iranian regime and the Iran backed militia Hezbollah.

It comes as President Trump says he wants Iran's current leadership removed and a hand in choosing who comes next.

Trump told NBC News in a phone interview Thursday, quote, we, we want to go in and clean out everything.

And in a separate interview with Axios, he says he believes the US should be involved in choosing Iran's next leader, comparing it to how he says he helped install Venezuela's current government.

He also called on members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard to stop fighting.

And I'm once again calling on all members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the military and the police to lay down their arms.

And now is the time to stand up for the Iranian people and help take back your country.

You're going to have a chance after all these years to take back your country.

We'll give you immunity and we'll be giving you really the right side of history because that's what it is.

So you'll be perfectly safe with total immunity or you'll face absolutely guaranteed death.

Trump also says Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be, quote, unacceptable as Iran's next leader.

Iranian officials have delayed announcing a successor for days, but

political figures in Tehran suggest an announcement could come soon.

house Thursday failed to pass a war powers resolution that would have limited Trump's ability to order strikes on Iran, which without congressional approval, a similar measure failed the Senate the day before.

Meanwhile, Israel says it has launched a broad wave of strikes targeting Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran overnight.

Israel also carried out new strikes in Lebanon, with the Israeli Defense Forces saying it hit Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Beirut, including a command center and facilities used to store drones.

Lebanon's prime minister is now urging international intervention, warning humanitarian disaster is looming and saying the Lebanese people did not choose this war.

The war with Iran is now driving demand for a weapon.

Ukraine has spent years perfecting interceptor drones designed to hunt down the same Iranian made drones now targeting US Forces and allies in the Middle East.

ABC News reports US Officials and several Gulf nations are now in talks with Ukraine about buying those systems.

They're cheap, they're fast and they specifically target Iran's shahed drones before they hit their attack mark.

The technology was developed during Russia's war on Ukraine, where swarms of Iranian style drones have repeatedly hit Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

Ukraine's interceptor drones are designed to chase them down mid air using cameras and AI tracking before pilots fly the drones directly into the incoming threat.

Now the systems cost just a few thousand dollars each, far cheaper than the traditional air defense missiles that can run into the millions and it's that cost that's drawing attention from countries now facing Iran's attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and several Middle Eastern partners have already asked for help, including for equipment and Ukrainian specialists.

He says Ukraine is prepared to share its experience, but

only if it doesn't weaken Ukraine's own defenses against Russia.

President Trump is making a major change at the Department of Homeland Security, firing Secretary Kristi Noem and tapping Oklahoma Senator Markway Mullen to take over the agency.

Trump announced the shakeup on social media, saying he will nominate Mullen to lead the department, with a confirmation process expected to start soon.

The move comes after a week of intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill, where Noem faced tough questions about DHS operations, including the deadly shootings of two American citizens by immigration enforcement officers earlier this year.

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana pressed Noem repeatedly during one of those hearings, and

multiple reports, including cnn, say her exchanges with Kennedy may have been a turning point for Trump.

The decision also marks a shift for the president, who had previously defended Noem and and said he had no plans to remove her.

Despite growing criticism from both parties, Mullen is expected to step in at DHS at the end of the month and told reporters he hopes his confirmation process begins right away.

As for Noem, she's expected to remain in the administration in a new role called special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.

Texas Republican Tony Gonzalez is dropping his bid for reelection after admitting he had an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.

Gonzalez says he will still serve out the rest of his term in Congress.

In a statement posted to social media late Thursday, he said, quote, through the rest of my term I will continue fighting for my constituents for whom I am eternally grateful.

The announcement came just hours after House Republican leadership urged him to step aside in the race, just days after Gonzalez advanced to a runoff primary against conservative activist Brandon Herrera.

The move comes as the House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into the Gonzalez affair.

Republicans hold a razor thin majority in the House.

It's been more than a decade since a Democrat has held the seat.

Democrat Katie Padilla Stout will face Herrera in the fall.

Savannah Guthrie made a quiet return to familiar ground this week, stopping by the Today show studios Thursday for the first time since her mother disappeared more than a month ago.

The longtime NBC anchor didn't go on the air, but

she visited colleagues to thank them for their support.

In a statement, NBC said Guthrie plans to return to the show eventually, but

right now remains focused on helping her family and working to bring her mother home.

During the visit, Guthrie told staff she does intend to come back, though she acknowledged it won't be easy.

I have every intention of coming back, she says.

I don't know how to come back, but I don't know how not to.

You're my family and I would like to try.

Meanwhile, investigators in Arizona say new forensic evidence tied to the case has led to a dead end.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department says black gloves found roughly two miles from Guthrie's Tucson home were tested for DNA and traced back to a local restaurant employee.

Authorities say that person is not connected to the investigation and other DNA evidence collected is still being analyzed.

84 year old Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson home in early February, and

authorities believe she was taken against her will.

Investigators have released surveillance images of a masked suspect approaching the home, video that security company Rings CEO says could have been even more helpful had there been more cameras on the property.

For now, the investigation continues with no arrests and no clear suspect.

Let's end on a lighter note this morning, the viral baby monkey that melted the Internet clutching a stuffed animal, is starting to let go and join the rest of his troop.

Punch, an orphaned Japanese macaque at a zoo near Tokyo, is starting to learn what keepers call the rules of monkey society.

Punch was born last July and hand raised after his mother abandoned him.

He was given a stuffed orangutan to help him practice an important survival skill.

Clinging his attachment to the stuffy went viral, but

zoo staff say the little monkey is now spending less time with the toy and more time with other macaques, sitting with adults, getting groomed and even hitching rides on their backs.

He still sleeps with the plushie at night, but

the zoo's director says using it less during the day is a good sign.

Punch is becoming more independent, and his fame isn't slowing down because of it.

The stuffed orangutan has been so popular, it's caused shortages.

And crowds at the zoo's Monkey Mountain are so big now, visitors are limited to just 10 minutes at a time.

I'm glad Punch is doing a lot better now.

Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.

At 8:30 this morning, the Labor Department released releases the February jobs report economists expecting a relatively stable Labor Market.

At 11, the Philadelphia Flower show opens at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

It's billed as the largest indoor flower show in the world.

At noon, a public memorial service in Chicago for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, with former Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden all expected to attend.

And later tonight, President Trump departs Joint Base Andrews for Palm beach, where he often stops to take questions from reporters before boarding Air Force One.

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for everyone not in Arizona and Hawaii, don't forget to spring your clocks forward before you go to bed tonight.