from a historic visit by the house speaker nancy pelosi prompting threats of fierce retaliation out of beijing. good morning. it is tuesday. dana has the day off today. i m bill hemmer. welcome back, sandra. good morning. glad to be with you. i m sandra smith. this is america s newsroom. those chinese fighter jets buzzing taiwan airspace amid local reporting now the speaker could be arriving there in a matter of hours. bill: she would be the highest ranking u.s. official to be in that island in 25 years. china sees it as a slap in the face saying the u.s. should not support a country that beijing views as a breakaway province. the white house has not confirmed her trip but maintains it will not be intimidated. here is what nfc spokesperson john kirby said just this morning. we gave her advice and counsel and gave her information and we re helping with her transportation. this is her decision and we support and respect that decision. what we have said is there is no
christi paul. president biden meets with the president of south korea, to strengthen their alliance. back at home, his domestic challenges are mounting. one of them includes the baby formula shortage. we have parents this morning that share their story as they struggle to find a supply for their premature baby. and the january 6th committee zeros in on a gop congressman over a tour he gave of the capital complex the day before the insurrection. plus, a scorcher of a weekend. over 35 million people bracing for record hot temperatures. we re going to break down your forecast and tell you what you can expect. we begin with a crucial overseas trip for president biden. the president in seoul, south korea, on a visit aimed at shoring up u.s. alliances and strengthening economic ties. mr. biden arrived at the state dinner in seoul just moments ago, giving a toast. this is his first trip to asia as president. he met with south korea s newly elected president yoon suk-yeol e
Here in jerusalem. As we continue our live breaking coverage of the war in israel on americas late newsrael, fox at night, fullr coverage of the war coming right now, but we have a Breaking Nowwe Hav news update on the Mass Shooting in lewiston, maine. The suspect, 40yearold, robert card, accused of killing 18, hamas found dead with ad selfinflicted gunshot wound. C. B. Cotton is gathering more information and we gesl get to her live in minute. Meantime, sunrise in gaza, 48 minutes away and the Ground Fighting between hamas and Israeli Defense forces is reportedl e gunfy happening right now. And the ground war hasnt. Officially even begun. And were told the expanded Ground Operation Es in the earln going are aimed at prepping the battlefield and laying a pathway for more Israeli Soldiers to join the fight. Tonight, team fox coverage. The chief National Securityov Correspondent Jennifererag with more on the u. S. Response to iranian proxy u On Americannc troops. The chief correspondent
war on american democracy. joe biden is not the defender of american democracy. joe biden is the destroyer of american democracy. this is the latest trump defense against accusations he is being anti-democratic. yesterday, the trump campaign handed out signs to supporters during a rally in iowa. the i know you are but what am i playground retort is a familiar response from the former president. from everything i see has no respect for this person. that s because he would rather have a puppet as president. no puppet. it s pretty clear you are the puppet. you won t admit you are the puppet. with eyes on his next shot at the oval office, trump is previewing aboding message, telling supporters to guard the vote. guard the vote. you should go into detroit and go into philadelphia and you should go into some of these places, atlanta, and you should go into some of these places and we gotta watch those votes when they come in. the anti-democratic comments a