defensive joe biden? one you can say she s gonna say that because she is the vice president, her role is to be a defender of the administration and certainly of the president in the situation. but let s not forget, vice president harris is a prosecutor she was the attorney general of the state of california. she was the district attorney in san francisco. she knows how prosecutors are supposed to comport themselves at the city level and at the state level. at this point, at the federal level. i could hear in her voice, could not see the actual table i could hear in her voice that she is offended by what special counsel her did so i am glad that you play that because i think i will try to work that in to my show on sunday, so people can hear what she said. by virtue of our technical difficulties, i worked it into your show this evening, my friend. you certainly did. thank you, thank you for rolling with the punches, i know you re going to have a great show, have a grea
significantly decreases illegal immigration, and we sabotage that, that is inconsistent with what we told our voters we would do. what s with all the maneuvering, are you trying to torpedo any deal? that makes me question your intentions. maybe it s like the issue of fund-raising. that s republican congressman dan crenshaw of texas with more criticism for members of his own party who are trying to tank a bipartisan border deal before it has even been released. we ll have the latest from capitol hill on where that legislation stands. plus, a legal development in donald trump s favor. his federal election interference case is no longer on the court calender here in washington. we ll explain what s behind that delay. and also ahead president biden hits the campaign trail with a stop in a key swing state seeking another high profile endorsement. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, february 2nd, ground-hog day. one of the greatest movies of all-time,
all those stories to come on the context tonight. we begin tonight as us officials say plans have been approved for a series of strikes against iranian personnel and facilities in iraq and syria but not in iran itself. they told cbs news that the action would be carried out over a number of days and that weather will be a factor in when the strikes begin. washington has been preparing to hit back at iran backed militias after three us troops were killed in a drone strike injordan. the american secretary of defence, lloyd austin, said the us had the right to retaliate after the recent attacks. this is a dangerous moment in the middle east. we will continue to work to avoid a wider conflict in the region. but we will take all necessary actions to defend the united states, our interests and our people. and we will respond when we choose, where we choose and how we choose. the latest there from lloyd austin. with me is our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. macklin,
given an update. would make the iraqi government upset of you? i given an update. would make the i iraqi government upset of you? it s difficult to answer that question without difficult to answer that question without commenting on the location that s without commenting on the location that s it without commenting on the location that s it on without commenting on the location that s it on the timing of future attacks that s it on the timing of future attacks which i am, or future responses, which united states might take, which responses, which united states might take, which i will not do as we have not from take, which i will not do as we have not from the take, which i will not do as we have not from the stadium, as a general matter. not from the stadium, as a general matter. we not from the stadium, as a general matter, we have made clear to the iranian matter, we have made clear to the iranian government, as i said before, iranian government, as i sa
in fact, sonoma county firefighters had to rescue someone trapped in their car that was surrounded by rushing waters. also right now, some supporters of a far right group that calls itself god s army heading to the texas border and calling for a civil war. what they say they ll do when they get there. plus, the eu reaching a critical $54 billion deal to fund ukraine. so, can president biden push congress to do the same? our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with the looming question of when there might be u.s. military retaliation against iran. nbc s courtney kube is reporting on this from bahrain. courtney, what do we know at this hour? reporter: so we re still waiting to hear about what frankly the administration has really been telegraphing was an expected response or retaliation to those deadly attacks over the weekend, in which three u.s. soldiers were killed and at least 41 others were injured, including one who was seriousl