this is the story this afternoon. the exploding middle east is what the wall street journal editorial page is calling the greatest crisis that faces the biden presidency. and now the president says that he s ready to make his move in response. martha: we ll see says the president and the commander-in-chief. so there you have it. retaliation plan is in motion. when and how are the questions. one thing was clear. i think we are now up to 166 including the attack that is just been reported late this afternoon on u.s. bases and interests in the middle east. it was a matter of when our service men and women would become the target of these casualties. relentless attacks throughout the entire region on our interests. so now three people, three u.s. service men proudly serving this country and women, two of them are women, i should say, have been hit and killed. the parents of army sergeant kennedy sanders, one of the three kills in jordan say that they re still in shock. re
support and hold iran accountable that iran pay the price and frankly i think the time has come for them to strike oil or military infrastructure in iran. sandra: former vice president mike pence saying the u.s. needs to cross that line, hit back inside iran and do it now. he said that right here last hour, and here we go to hour two, i m sandra smith in new york. a live look at the pentagon as we await that briefing. john: john roberts in washington, the president is in jupiter, florida to raise cash for the campaign. he says he has decided how the u.s. will respond. sandra: parents of 24-year-old kennedy sanders, 1 of 3 soldiers two died in the drone strike want the world to know she was a hero. she chose to serve the country and give us our freedom, be part of us getting our freedom, and stuff happen and it s hard for the parents to endure. that s why i honor her so much and believe she s a hero. however the president or united states decides to respond, it won
america s foreign policy in the hands of president biden is proving to be deadly. iran s paid for and trained terrorists are hitting our military men and women at will. look at the map. is biden even up to the job of protecting americans in the middle east and even at home? we ll get into that later in the hour. three of our u.s. service members were killed over the weekend. 34 were injured. u.s. officials identifying the terrorists. they are iran-backed, of course, all eyes on our commander-in-chief and his administration. do they know what to do? why was nothing done before it came to this point? i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. just a few minutes ago, we saw for the first time since he was in the hospital, the nation s defense secretary lloyd austin at the pentagon. first day back in the office after two weeks in the hospital and recovering. he said he was able to work from home. and his first public appearance since the fatal attack on our troops.
and best source of information on what his income has been and how he s been spending it and that he would have firsthand knowledge of whether he s engage in an extramarital affair. only after i hear what mr. wade has to say do i think i can make a determination whether the proposed deponent has any unique knowledge. sandra: unsealed documents in the georgia interference case could derail charges against the former president. all right, it is a brand-new hour, i m sandra smith in new york. john, great to be with you. john: and don t forget, election day in new hampshire, too. sandra: oh yeah, that, too. john: this is america reports . a judge temporarily putting the brakes on fani willis deposition in the divorce case of her alleged love interest. special prosecutor nathan wade. sandra: bombshell divorce documents are revealing more about the extent of their relationship, including reported trips to napa valley and aruba. john: hence the grapes and the beach. ac
a fox news alert. donald trump has one rival left and her home state of south carolina is where they will go head-to-head against next. his message, get out. hers i m all in. you are in the faulkner focus. voter turnout in new hampshire set a record. trump is the first republican presidential candidate to win contests in iowa and new hampshire since both states began leading the election calendar in 1976. despite back-to-back losses, though, nikki haley is making the case that she is the one with the momentum. trump disagrees. when you win iowa and you win new hampshire, they have never been a loss. we won t be the first. we ll win this. we have no choice. this race is far from over. there are dozens of states left to go. i m a fighter. [cheers and applause] and i m scrappy. we still have a ways to go, but we keep moving up. harris: today s new york post with this cover. don it again. very cute. fox news voter analysis of new hampshire republicans showing 74% say it