let s get started. mission, the middle east. secretaries of state, antony blinken, and the middle east with the hopes of stopping a full blown war between israel and has allowed before begins. where those tense talks stand now, and what we know but secretary of defense, lloyd austin, s undisclosed state and the intensive care unit in the white house. plus, off the rails. the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, disgraced, one term ex president on the campaign trail in iowa. talking about how he would ve ended the civil war. while taking a discussed a jab at a u.s. senator, mccain. the countdown to the iowa caucus, and donald trump s packed courtroom calendar that could determine the future of his criminal trials. later, keeping the faith. my special commentary on hold on to hope during another tumultuous presidential election year. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. all i m katie phang. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in jordan as part of
military officer like myself, especially if you have people under commander, people underneath of you who need to know if you re in the hospital. the fact that he didn t notify the white house, it s just a hedge fracture to anyone in the military, especially at the upper levels, especially commissioned, officers and those with the responsibility like general officer. it s a baffling thing. i m not quite sure why that decision would ve been made. denver, let s talk about while this is going on with lloyd austin, what s going on in the middle east? that s really what s giving a lot of us concerned since lloyd austin has been hospitalized, we ve seen the following by the u.s., the u.s. carried out a drone attack on the leader of an iranian-backed militia in baghdad, iraq. bases with americans have come under fire, an attack against commercial ships in the red. see what kind of impact could the absence of a secretary defense happen or military readiness? that s a fantastic question. yo