NPR News: 03-06-2026 11AM EST

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, encore of a Coleman, President Trump says there won't be any deal with Iran about the war. Writing online this morning, Trump says the only deal will be quote, unconditional surrender. He also says after Iran's surrenders and picks a quote, great and acceptable leader, then the U.S. and its allies will work to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction. Israel is continuing to strike the suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. It's targeting the Iranian-backed militants, Hezbollah, the militants have fired into northern Israel. NPR's Hadil al-Shelchi reports the Lebanese government is distancing itself from Hezbollah. Lebanese Justice Minister Adem Nassar said he instructed security officials to arrest those in Hezbollah who launched rockets into Israel earlier this week. In an interview with NPR, Nassar said that authorities had arrested a number of people with weapons at checkpoints while fleeing the South and that they were being investigated. Although we condemn the reaction of Israel, it remains that we have a major problem with

1:03Hezbollah. Hezbollah takes unilaterally decisions, provoking major damages to the population and to the country as such. While Hezbollah still enjoys popularity in Lebanon, more and more are blaming it for dragging the country into an unnecessary war. Hadil al-Shelchi and NPR news, Beirut. There have been questions about whether NATO could get drawn into the war. NATO defences shot down a missile flying toward Turkish airspace this week, Turkey is a NATO member. Former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kirk Volcker, says at this time, NATO involvement is unlikely. It would require a general perception that this is an attack on a NATO country that Iran is somehow trying to attack Turkey or attack Cyprus and with the intent of taking that over. No one has that real perception right now. These are perceived as one-offs. He spoke to NPR's morning edition. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is highlighting President Trump's decision to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Nome.

2:04From member station WBEZ, Mawa Ikbal has more. Governor Pritzker quickly released a video with a message for Nome. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. President Trump fired Nome who earlier this week was grilled by U.S. senators and representatives for her role in DHS's deportation campaigns in Chicago and Minneapolis last fall. Illinois's governor says that if confirmed, Nome's replacement Senator Mark Wayne Mullen has a low bar to clear. We saw shootings and we saw breaking law. We saw corruption under Kristi Nome and so not sure you could do worse. Pritzker also set up a mock linkedin profile of Nome that listed her as open to work and an unlicensed dog-euthanizer. Friend PR News, I'm Mawa Ikbal in Springfield, Illinois. On Wall Street that I was down nearly 500 points, that is about 1%. You're listening to NPR. Markets remain volatile. The Labor Department released its jobs reports for the month of February today.

3:06It says employers cut 92,000 jobs last month. Economists had predicted job gains. The losses were widespread among several industries. The government also revised its job reports lower for December and January. The December report now shows there were job losses, not gains. More than 20 states are suing the Trump administration over the president's tariffs. Some tariffs were recently overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a group of Democratic state attorneys general are arguing that Trump's plans for new tariffs are also improper. One of the last farewells will be held today in Chicago for the late civil rights leader and former presidential candidate Reverend Jesse Jackson. NPR Cheryl Corley has more. Dignitaries, entertainers and family will offer a mix of praise and song for the civil rights leader who died last month from a rare brain disease. There's been several days of events celebrating Jackson's life in legacy in Chicago and in his home state of South Carolina.

4:06Jackson became a national force during his two runs for the White House in the 1980s. Today former presidents Biden and Clinton will pay tribute to the man who's often credited with laying the groundwork for the country's first black president Barack Obama who will also be present. On Saturday a musical tribute featuring Stevie Wonder and other artists will be held during the last of the Jackson celebrations at his rainbow push coalition. Cheryl Corley, NPR News, Chicago. Again on Wall Street the Dow is now down about 430 points. You're listening to NPR. Here. Here. Here.