Welcome to early start. Im john berman. It is tuesday, april 21st. Christine romans is off today. This morning, a new hot zone that puts u. S. Assets in conflict with iran. U. S. War ships are patrolling the waters off yemen. Personnel are prepared if necessary to board iranian arms if necessary. Iranian officials are not backing down. The commander said we dont let anyone give us warnings or threats. Our correspondent nick pat onwalsh has the latest. Reporter john a show of force here. There are about ten u. S. Ships in the area. They will be joined by a carrier, the uss Theodore Roosevelt. That boosts the u. S. Fire power off the coast of yemen. That vital gulf up to the red sea key to u. S. Interests, energy in particular. Gas and Oil Transporting through that area. This is most about the arms blockade. The United Nations Security Council resolution opposing that in yemen. And the reports that as many asinine iranian ships in the area bringing toward the houthi of the conflict insid
Its a Fox News Sunday exclusive. Then, syria submits an inventory of its Chemical Weapons Program as secretary of state kerry calls on the u. N. To act. This fight about chemical weapons is not a game. Its real. Its important. Well discuss what happens next with former weapons inspector charles duelfer. Plus, lawmakers are calling for aggressive background checks. Well talk with Claire Mccaskill who is leading the charge. And our power play of the week. Iylana trump. All right now on Fox News Sunday. Hello again from fox news in washington. Well, the clock is ticking. The government shuts down in just eight days unless Congress Agrees on a bill to fund federal agencies. On friday, the house passed a measure to keep the government going until middecember but also cut off funding for obama care and, as you just heard, majority leader harry reid says that it done in the senate. Joining me is senator ted cruz. Senator, welcome back to Fox News Sunday. Thank you, chris. Good to be with you
President has events, has news conferences, and is about to get into the green room where were told he was stopped. The Washington Post first reported that he got in much further and was about to interthe green room. Those formal rooms. Washington post also reporting as you see that gunshot, that from 2011, reporting that the incident in 2011 where shots were fired at the white house was the secret service was not fully forthcoming about that incident, according to the Washington Post and the president and first lady in private were lived about the secret service not giving them all the details. These two stories now convergesing, just hours before julia pierson, the Current Secret Service director is going to face a real grilling tomorrow before a house hearing about all of these security understaincid to make sure that the president and first lady are safe. Meanwhile the white house is dealing with the fallout from the president s 60 minutes interview. The white house facing a backla
In a dead heat. The geeft for republicans could be evidence of a exactic wave in the midterm elections. Nbc News White House correspondent jeff ben set in moon township, pennsylvania where the president will soon speak. The crowd seems to be growing behind you. Looks like a fullhouse so far. Almost, frances. I tell you i spoke to one of the supporter here for this event and i asked him outside what do you want to see . He said he wants to see a show. And judging from Previous Campaign style rallies from this president we can expect some of that. But the president has serious work to do. He has to rev up the republican base, more to the point the trump base to come out and vote for rick saccone, the republican running for the open congressional seat in pennsylvanias 18th district. In the last couple hours or so the president put on twitter a message that i think gives a pretty good preview of what we might hear. The president saying heading to moon township, pennsylvania, to be a good p