good morning. it s saturday, february the 3rd. i m ali velshi. the israel, gaza war continues. it s steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. now, the united states has upped the ante, conducting what the biden administration says is the first in a series of strategic retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed proxy forces operating in iraq and syria. and their iranian handlers operating alongside them. these groups are among those responsible for more than 160 tags on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7th attack on israel. that include last sunday s deadly attack on tower 22. it s a u.s. base in the extreme northeast corner of jordan. right near the border with iraq and syria. more than 40 u.s. service members were wounded and three u.s. soldiers died in that attack. 24-year-old specialist, kennedy sanders, was posthumously promoted to sergeant. 46-year-old sergeant, william jerome rivers, and 23 year o
right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 here in new york. this month could be a pivotal one for the mountain of legal troubles for the disgraced, twice impeached liable for sexual ex-president. because he happens to be the front runner for the republican nomination for an historically unprecedented third time, it could be a pivotal month for the 2024 election with our democracy as well. any day now, we are expect odd to hear from the d.c. court of appeals on trump s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election. because his efforts took place when he was president of the united states. the so-called immunity claim. no matter what happens there, either trump or jack smith is expected to appeal. we are also waiting on a verdict from a new york judge in the blockbuster $370 million civil fraud case brought by the new york attorney general against donald trump, two of his sons and the trump organization. and then there s the case that could kick trump o
paul adams reports. the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there ve been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this afternoon, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the pal
morning. i needed somebody to pull me up. judge jeanine: did they have to pull you by your legs? bret: they did. see you, good night. good evening. i m bret baier, 800 a day. that s the number of known got-aways at the southern border as texas officials and the biden administration continue to babletion battle over the border crisis. this comes as washington lawmakers try to reach a deal on dealing with the influx of migrants coming across the border. we have fox team coverage tonight. chad pergram on capitol hill as congressional republicans really turn on each other over the immigration legislation. but we begin with correspondent dana marie nickel with the latest. good evening, dana marie. we have new numbers from the southern border shows a stunning number of migrants slipping through border patrol on a daily basis. border patrol sources tell fox news there s been nearly 100,000 got-aways at the border so far this fiscal year. that s an average of 800 migrants p
but nikki haley is not giving up without a fight, as president biden kicks off a key endorsement. then, the former president also looking for a showdown in court, where he could testify as early as tomorrow. and with business leaders thinking as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today donald trump and joe biden are making a serious pivot towards a general election. nikki haley says thc ll in the race after trump s double digit win in new hampshire last night. haley is already looking ahead to south carolina s primary, that is one month away. it s halle s home turf she was born and raised there and served as governor for six years. tonight interest and she went after donald trump and challenged his to a good old fashioned debate. bring it donald, show me what you got. the political elites in the state, and around the country have said that we just need to le