A “Love Tap”, UFOs and the Hantavirus

A “Love Tap”, UFOs and the Hantavirus

Author: NBC News May 9, 2026 Duration: 23:45

As the U.S. and Iran exchange fire amid confusing messaging from the Trump administration, is the ceasefire still in effect? NBC News senior national security correspondent Courtney Kube tries to offer an explanation for what President Donald Trump is calling “a love tap” and what it might mean for the war and potential peace. Then, NBC News international correspondent Daniele Hamamdjian joins from Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where some locals are protesting the arrival of the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. She’ll bring us the latest on how the international community is working to stop the outbreak in its tracks.


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