good morning. it s saturday, february the 3rd. i m ali velshi. the israel, gaza war continues. it s steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. now, the united states has upped the ante, conducting what the biden administration says is the first in a series of strategic retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed proxy forces operating in iraq and syria. and their iranian handlers operating alongside them. these groups are among those responsible for more than 160 tags on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7th attack on israel. that include last sunday s deadly attack on tower 22. it s a u.s. base in the extreme northeast corner of jordan. right near the border with iraq and syria. more than 40 u.s. service members were wounded and three u.s. soldiers died in that attack. 24-year-old specialist, kennedy sanders, was posthumously promoted to sergeant. 46-year-old sergeant, william jerome rivers, and 23 year o
o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. if and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in ai- gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. o, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave. if will: that was an absolutely beautiful rendition of the national anthem performed by the u.s. air force heritage of america band. they ll be with us all morning long. we have some serious news to turn to this sunday morning, we start with a fox news alert. of at least two people are dead and 28 injured including 3 critically after a shooting in south baltimore overnight. city s mayor spoke early this morning. this was reckless, cowardly act that happened here and that has permanently altered many lives and cost 2 people their lives. and i want those who are responsible to hear me and hear me very clearly, we will not stop until we find you. rachel: hundreds of people were were report
indicating with use of the remote operated vehicles, they found first the tail section of the subme submersible, and five major pieces indicating the pressure chamber or hull of the submersible suffered a catastrophic failure. pilot and passengers on board all died in an instant. the debris from the wreckage is now about 1600 feet off the bow of the titanic itself. remote operations continue at that site, the u.s. coast guard hasn t yet determined if recovery or salvage is practical or possible. thanks, mike, for that update. now to ron desantis showing up on gavin newsom s turf. the florida governor taking to the streets of san francisco, bringing attention to the decay of a once great american city. we saw people defecating on the street, we saw people using heroin, people smoking crack cocaine. the city is not vibrant any more, it has really collapsed because of leftist policies. san francisco democratic mayor not taking this crap and hitting back. unfortunately in
war against hamas as fears of a potential escalation in the region intensifies. plus, russia pounds ukraine s two biggest cities in a new wave of attacks. the assaults are likely to strain nuclear s defenses as the country continues to plead for more military assistance from the u.s. and donald trump is appealing the landmark ruling from maine that disqualified him from the state s primary ballot. later in the program, we ll be joined by maine s secretary of state to talk about her decision there and charlie sykes with his new piece that asks, is disqualifying trump anti-democratic? we ll get the answer along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent to bbc news, katty kay, and founder of the conservative website, the bulwark, charlie sykes is with us. willie, we are going to start with some political snapshots of where the race stands, and then we ll get to all the big major news breaking overnight. we have a lot to
democrat governor kathy hochul bolstering security after weeks of protests targeting key transportation hubs. much more on what officials are bracing for. but first, fox on top of the over the top numbers to close out 2023 at the border. migrant encounters hitting an all-time high. and on wall street, stocks hitting a series of highs, and on the campaign trail where tensions on both sides couldn t be higher. donald trump getting banned from another tate ballot. state ballot. meanwhile, republican presidential candidate nikki haley is here on that as the first big contest in two key states closes in. many. david: and good saturday morning to everyone. i m david asman in for neil cavuto, and this is cavuto live. first to the record-breaking number ifs at the border. griff jenkins is here to break it down for us. good to have you in new york, but you ve got new numbers from the border. yeah, david, it s really remark remarkable, we re going to end the year with the south