On today's news brief: Updates on the conflict in Iran and if a peace deal is coming soon, plumes of smoke were seen rising over southern Lebanon following new Israeli strikes, the U.S. is planning to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, a key U.S. spy tool that's important for preventing terror attacks is set to expire today, and a judge has indefinitely blocked a more than $1.7 billion dollar anti-weaponization fund supported by President Trump.