first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at
This is the uj 22. Also on the battlefield much smaller drones, the sort were more used to people use them at home and commercially. These can be used for reconissance. Filming footage of opposition controlled areas. They can also be adapted to drop grenades or similar small explosizes like this small mortar. Grenades or similar small explosizes what grenades or similar small explosizes else makes di from what else makes drones different from other weapons . I talked about this earlier with an expert in Electronic Warfare in air defence. In a Research Fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services institute for that generally speaking, what you tend to see is a loitering munition effectively if you can imagine a missile with rather than simply going from point a to point b is able to be launched, able to circle and fly a bite pattern and be sent towards a target. Sent towards a target. Obviously without a pilot sent towards a target. Obviously without a pilot being sent towards a tar
this is the uj 22. also on the battlefield much smaller drones, the sort we re more used to people use them at home and commercially. these can be used for reconissance. filming footage of opposition controlled areas. they can also be adapted to drop grenades or similar small explosizes like this small mortar. grenades or similar small explosizes what grenades or similar small explosizes else makes di from what else makes drones different from other weapons? i talked about this earlier with an expert in electronic warfare in air defence. in a research fellow in sea power at the royal united services institute for that generally speaking, what you tend to see is a loitering munition effectively if you can imagine a missile with rather than simply going from point a to point b is able to be launched, able to circle and fly a bite pattern and be sent towards a target. sent towards a target. obviously without a pilot sent towards a target. obviously without a pilot being
good morning. welcome to morning joe. this morning, a debt ceiling deal seems to be on the right path. house speaker kevin mccarthy had a much more optimistic tone yesterday while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you. it comes as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. the group just announced a new round of sanctions for russia, aimed at closing loopholes moscow has been using since the start of the ukraine invasion. meanwhile, ukraine could be receiving more u.s. military aid thanks to an accounting error. we ll explain what happened there. also ahead, the manhattan d.a. shuts down what appears to be a delay tactic from donald trump s defense team. and nikki haley finally pushes back against her old boss. we ll have her response to trump calling january 6th a beautiful day. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday. willie, can you believe it s friday? i m still processing.
at this hour, protests in akron right now. a special grand jury in ohio declined to charge eight officers who fatally shot a 25-year-old black man last year. the city s response and the live report from akron as well as legal analysis plus, caught in the cross fire secretary blinken confirming a u.s. diplomatic convoy was attacked in sudan as two rival militaries fight for control quote, when hell freezes over that s the timing for one republican reogting to the possibility that democrats will try to replace dianne feinstein. plus, with more and more parents saying it s just financially out of reach, any minute now, president biden is set to speak in the rose garden about his administration s plan to make childcare more affordable our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments and i want to start with cnbc s senior white house correspondent. kayla, we are going to hear from the president any minute now he wants to make childcare cheaper. how s he going