the u.s. strikes back. air strike in baghdad against militia leaders supported by iran. the u.s. believes they re behind the surge of attacks against american forces in iraq and in syria. we ve been on the story for some time and see where it goes now. live in new york i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. it s interesting it feels like every day we come here and there is another little bit and another little bit. the retaliation from the biden administration, it s been a long time coming since the middle of october pro-iranian mill i shalls have attacked 118 times. bill: let s get to senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot watching the story from london. let s begin with you. hello. bill and dana. our crack team at the pentagon in the last 30 minutes has been able to confirm this. a major strike by the united states on a militia leader right in the center of baghdad. we cannot confirm whether it was a drone strike or an air stri
call xi told the president quote, those who play with fire will perish by it. speaker pelosi said to be heading to the region today. not clear if she will make a stop in taiwan. we expect to hear from her in the next hour. meanwhile, the u.s. and china agreed to plan an in-person meeting between the two leaders. this despite beijing s failure to stop the flow of fentanyl from china into the united states. not to mention its reported targeting of the federal reserve and buying up real estate near u.s. military basis. bill: team fox coverage. greg palkot, the latest on the trip to the region for speaker pelosi. let s begin on the north lawn today. good morning. the white house agreeing to a face-to-face between president biden and president xi after the two leaders talked their longest conversation yet, two hours and 17 minutes. critics say kind of an odd thing to do after a death warning according to chinese read-out. xi told biden those who play with fire will perish
reported fake bomb threats. this false alarm comes amid of wave of hoax calls against high-profile people, especially politicians and mark meredith has the story out of washington. you can bet this is in the news there. it sure is. the f.b.i. says it is working with officials in multiple states to determined who emailed bomb threats to several state capitols. it forced the evacuation of some of these capitol buildings targeted in the hoax. in mississippi bomb sniffing dogs responded giving police the all clear. no one was hurt but these incidents spotlight how frequently lawmakers nationwide are being threatened. within a few weeks several law makesers have become targets of swatting. fake 911 calls that dispatch police to a person s home. overnight we heard from an official with the georgia secretary of state s office who became the latest person. he post evidence my family has joined the ranks of those who
but law makesers here, senators, representatives, some who use the train station to get to the capitol next door agree something has got to give. we have to make investments in transit to make sure people transiting feel safe. they are not dealing with reality. no different than the biden administration not dealing with the reality of what is happening in the streets of america. one thing i will note for you, sandra, i used to see a lot of homeless encampments here. those have disappeared. i guess removed. by the way, the starbucks store here closes this sunday. lots of changes. sandra: for anybody who traveled in the post covid years, union station is quite empty. it is much different. it has changed a lot. thank you very much. they haven t met a war they won t sign up for and they haven t met a veteran they won t screw over.
washington has broken but we re doing our part to lessen the impact on your wallet. dana: americans get increasingly frustrated with high gas prices republicans setting up voter registration drives at gas stations. let s bring in fox business analyst. what do you think about this waiving the gas tanks for a while? maryland and georgia have decided to pause it in different ways. law makesers in illinois, massachusetts, maine, minnesota, new york and tennessee are also looking at it. connecticut is doing its own thing. florida waiting until after the summer tourist season to maybe waive the gas tax there. california, trace, the democrats have cooked up this stupid idea of sending $400 to everybody as a gas tax rebate even if you don t have a car. you don t have to drive or lease a car or you don t have to own an automobile.