reelection but without at that point to stay in office and that changed. we are learning the us may have shot down not one but two iranian drones and the strait of form news last week. us official telling fox news sailors and marines aboard the uss boxer believe a second drone was destroyed after watching it disappear from radar screens. the pentagon confirms the first drone was shot down after it came within 1000 yards of the warship. a man is behind bars charged with murdering his university of mississippi classmate, accused of shooting 21-year-old alley, castile multiple times. aishah hasnie has more on what led police to the suspect.
bret: breaking tonight, former army secretary mark esper is now the new defense secretary of the united states. esper was sworn in just a few minutes ago in the oval office as you see here. earlier today he was confirmed by the u.s. senate in a 90-8 vote. his entry into the job after seven months without a defense chief ends the longest period the pentagon has gone without a confirmed leader in its history. esper called her today the honor of a lifetime and says he stands ready to take on any challenge. u.s. officials tell fox news they believe an american warship downed not one, but two iranian drones last week of the strait of hormuz. one of the official says sailors and marines aboard the uss boxer could see one of the drones go down. the other drone disappeared from radar and was believed destroyed. both girls were taken out by a new marine corps anti-drone
this and we have evidence. harris, what i can confirm is what u.s. officials told us just moments ago, that they now believe, as you mentioned, two iranian drones were downed by a u.s. warship as it was transiting the strait of hormuz last thursday. not one, as we originally reported. one u.s. defense official said sailors and marines on board the uss boxer, that large amphibious assault ship, could see one of the drones go down in the water. the other drone disappeared from radar and was believed destroyed. the head of u.s. forces in the middle east, general frank mckenzie, told cps s david martin, who first reported this, that there may have been more, suggesting more than two drones may have gone down. both drones, we are told, was taken out by this new marine corps anti-drone jamming device strapped to the deck of the uss boxer without firing a shot. they instead tried the drones
we just received a statement from a centcom spokesperson. , earle brown, who says u.s. officials do believe that they brought down to iranian drones by that u.s. worship transferring the state of hormuz last thursday. cruise on the uss boxer saw one drone go down and the others disappeared from radar and was thought destroyed. cbs first quoted the head of central command frank makinzy said there may have been more. both drones were taken out by this new marine corps anti-drone jamming device strapped to the deck of the uss boxer without firing a shot, frying the drones electronics. new satellite images show that british flag to oil tanker as it was circled by on a rainy and fast boat and it now port.
any mock hearing. we wish you were. [laughter] harris: who s playing you? you won t tell me! [laughs] i can t. they ll tell you tomorrow. harris: we have to move forward on how you will get robert mueller to talk outside the confines of what he says he won t talk about, and that s the written report, the public version. it ll be interesting to see if you can accomplish that. congressman eric swalwell the problem today, good to see you. tomorrow, don t miss our special coverage of robert mueller s testimony before to house committees. it all kicks off at 8:00 a.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. fnc for the cool kids. u.s. officials have told fox news they believe an in american warship destroyed not one, but to iranian drones in the strait of hormuz last week. we are told sailors aboard the uss boxer could see one of the drones go down. the other one vanished from radar and was believed to be destroyed. jennifer griffin s life at the pentagon. jennifer, iran denies