in two explosions in south eastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. bbc persian s parham gobadi gave me further details of the blast. as you mentioned, this is one of the deadliest attacks in iran in the past a0 years. it has been unprecedented, the number of the death toll is rising every every few minutes, so far. they say that some of those who were injured are in critical conditions and we know at least one medic was among the casualties who was killed, two others, at least, are in critical conditions. they say that after the first explosion took place, the second, when
killed in lebanon. why the strike is sparking new fears that the war could spill into the wider region. and breaking news out of iran. more than 100 people killed in explosions commemorating an iranian general killed by a u.s. drone strike back in 2020. children amongst the dead and nearly 150 injured. we re going to have the very latest in just a moment as well. good morning, everybody, it s 10:00 a.m. in the east. i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. good to see you this morning. we re going to begin in iran in the city of care monowhere just within the last couple of hours two explosions killed 100 people and injured nearly 150 people at the memorial site for ha sam soleimani. he was the head of the revolutionary guard corps. i want to bring in ali arouzi in tehran to talk more about this. this morning iran saying more than 100 people were killed in these blasts. what do we know? reporter: yeah, i mean, this just broke a few hours ago, yasmin, as you said. w
problems for president biden, the border and the economy both seen as obstacles to his reelection. but despite all of that, he is finding reasons for optimism. good morning. i m molly line. mike: great to be with you. i m mike emanuel. welcome to a special edition of fox news live. the border and the economy are two of the issues are expected to haunt the president in 2024 but the president is choosing to remain upbeat, claiming americans have plenty to be hopeful about. president biden: my hope is everyone has a healthy, happy, and safe new year. i hope that they understand that we are in a better position than any country in the world. and we are coming back and it is about time. mike: lucas tomlinson is live in st. croix river, the president is celebrating the new year. lucas? reporter: mike, president biden was also asked about his diet in the interview and also to share some memories from last year. here s more with the interview with ryan seacrest. president
criminal charges in this case? plus, a republican limits on tape he tried to interfere with elections and texas. ken paxton, yes, the same can paxton who just got impeached is now under renewed scrutiny for that admission. and the latest on breaking news out of virginia. fighter jets from kadri s ignace on it boom that reverberated across the area. welcome to the show. nbc news is reporting the federal grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the department of justice s investigation into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents is, wait for it, expected to meet again this coming week in washington, d. c.. now we don t know yet if an indictment is coming, which would be major. the first ever federal indictment of a former president, he would be indicted in new york over the hush money case, but not federally. but what we do know is prosecutors were speaking for jack smith have been presenting the grand jury with evidence and witness testimony for
tonight, on the mehdi hassan show. the grand reinvesting in donald trump s mishandling of classified documents will meet again this week, are we close to seeing criminal charges in this case? plus, a republican admits on tape that he tried to interfere with elections in texas. can paxton, yes the same can pack them just got impeached, is now under renewed scrutiny for that admission. and the latest on breaking news out of virginia, a fighter jet from scramble to intercept of private plane causing a sonic boom that reverberated across the area. welcome to the show. nbc news is reporting the federal grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the department of justice s investigation into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents is, wait for it, expected to meet again this coming week in washington, d.c.. now we don t know yet if an indictment is coming, which would be major. the first ever federal indictment of a former president, he would be indicte