the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than it s done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they re all opposed to israel and the united states. it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the palestinian territories, gaza and the west bank, plus iraq and syria. and far to the south, there s also the houthis in yemen.
paul adams reports. the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there ve been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this afternoon, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the pal
will respond after iran-backed militants killed three service members and injured others in a drone attack in jordan. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. today defense secretary lloyd austin returning to the pentagon for the first time in a month. planning to hold our allies accountable. this marks major escalation in midweek pick-me-up. number of service members hurt could change as more seek care. they had to be medically evacuated from jordan and in stable condition. president biden saying the u.s. will take action. president biden: (indiscernible) it happened in northeast jordan near the syrian border. 350 army and air force are deployed there. they are helping defeat isis iran proxy forces have targeted troops 150 times. houthi troops are attacking ships in red sea and gulf of aden. the u.s. have struck back in self-defense. several republicans argue biden administration s actions have failed to deter u.s. adversar
northeast. what to expect after 80 degrees today in washington, d.c. what s now coming from d.c. to new york to boston. rob marciano is here. there is also breaking news tonight. iranian militants striking a british ship with a missile. that ship is now on fire, in danger of sinking tonight. martha raddatz with late reporting. there are also late developments in the israel/hamas war tonight. 12 u.n. aid workers accused of taking part in the hamas terror attack on october 7th. what s now happened to those workers tonight. matt gutman standing by in israel. here in the u.s., the dramatic testimony in the trial of jennifer crumbley today, the mother of school shooter ethan crumbley. the parents who bought their son the gun, days later called into school because of concerns about his behavior and what he had written. prosecutors saying they never told the school they might want to check for the gun. he opened fire hours later. tonight, the first-ever execution in the u.s.
with a very good day, from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, welcome to all of you to alex witt reports. it is three pm eastern, out west. the campaign season certainly heating up with events on both coasts. president biden is campaigning in columbia, south carolina today. republican candidate, nikki haley, it campaigning trust about 90 miles or so away. early voting starts today in nevada and vice president kamala harris is in las vegas. so is gop front runner, donald trump. also new today, trump is reiterating his call for senate republicans to reject a bipartisan border deal that ties ukraine aid to border security. speaker mike johnson s already said that bill may be dead on arrival in the house. president biden is urging congress to get on board. saying he will use his authority and the bills provisions to, quote, shut down the border. meanwhile, texas is escalating its efforts to divide this week s supreme court ruling. refusing to allow federal officials to r