donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
about it. it s great to see you. our best to your wife. bill: the best to your wife. the pride of oklahoma. dana: fox news alert. alarming chaos at home and growing dangers around the world all of president biden s problems piling up with tensions in the middle east hinging on his response to iran and the stakes are high as we wait to hear from defense secretary lloyd austin following the deaths of three american service members killed in a drone attack on a u.s. base in jordan. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: good guy right there. dana: wonderful young man. the pride of oklahoma. bill: boom. i m bill hemmer, good morning. breaking a few moments ago a u.s. official confirming news that the drone that killed the three american soldiers and wounded more than 40 others was manufactured by iran. as we wait to hear from the pentagon the number of attacks on u.s. forces keeps climbing. president biden put a focus on the growing terror
explains why. later, hope for millions living with alzheimer s. there is a promising new medication with unprecedented fda approval. this is american voices. we begin this hour with donald trump s baseless attacks that apartment of justice, and how his choice of words erodes public trust in our constitution, especially no gop case. just afternoon, trump railed against a criminal case into our handling of classified information, in a new social media post. without evidence, as always, trump, again claimed the fbi illegally targeted him, with the doj s, vote, very corrupt. with fact check, trump was charged with a crime because of his decision to hold on to top secret documents, even when the government asked for them back. that, of course, not what he tells his supporters. trump tells his supporters the government is not out to get him it is out to get them. later this hour, when he stopped at a campaign event in las vegas, he is short to continue his attacks, and that might e
menendez. a new hour, a new attack on the doj by president trump. as we have threats by plus, the freedom caucus rose to house representative marjorie taylor greene. what is one of the jia pays loudest provocateurs not on this one? i will ask robert garcia. and the president will soon leave for the it is summit after announcing new weapons will be sent to ukraine. russia is not happy about it. william taylor explains why. and later, for millions living with alzheimer s, there is a prominent new middle k shin with unprecedented fda approval. this is american voice we begin this hour with donald trump s baseless attacks on the department of justice. his choice of words, erodes public trust in our institutions, especially with his gop to this afternoon, trump railed against the criminal investigation into his handling of classified information and a new social media post. without evidence, as always, trump again claimed the fbi illegally targeted him and the doj is,
president biden tells cnn it s essential that ukraine get controversial custer munitions from the u.s. a, quote, difficult decision that has biden taking heat from allies and members of his own party. is rudy giuliani aboutdisba? the special counsel zeros in on a chaotic white house meeting that include d rudy giuliani. thanks for joining us. i m e erica hill. it s controversial because as you can see, it breaks apart midair and skaters explosives over a large area. cluster bombs can leave munitions that didn t explode on the ground long after the fighting has stopped, continuing to endanger civilians in the area. that, of course, is part of the problem and part of the concern that was discussed with russia early on in an exclusive interview with cnn, president biden explains why he believes now is the time to arm ukraine with this powerful weapon. they re trying to get through those trenches and stop the tanks from rolling. it was not an easy decision. the main thing i