and more than 30 wounded. bill: the headlines right there. the white house blaming iranian proxies for the killing of american troops overseas. it has happened. the pentagon vowing to respond. what is that response? will it be a tipping point? the world s on edge for good reason on this monday morning. hope you enjoyed the weekend. to have a big start today. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. the attack happened yesterday in jordan. base tower 22 near the syrian border. these militias has been firing on u.s. for months. all of thieves attacks on american forces in the middle east be it houthis, hezbollah, anybody else. they re iranian-backed. the administration can t pull its punches anymore. they need to strike back. dana: let s get jennifer s update. a senior u.s. defense official told me this weekend we haven t been this close to regional war in the middle east since 1973. defense secretary lloyd austin s first day back in
journalism aards. awards. [cheers and applause]. greg: i don t know. this is where we honor writers who impress today. tonight the winner is jeremy bail for the rap and entertainment website. he broke a major story about a famous tv anchor saying something disgusting. a lot of homeless service it s not working. the solution is lining to the homeless like the woman who says we are spoiled and need tough love or we will never get off the street. greg, what do you think about that approach? i agree with everything the little lady says and i am sorry about the cart. greg: i referred to dana perino as little lady. dana perino was a veteran news anchor who was the white house press secretary during the bush administration. she laughed it off and continued. you will think i told dana perino to take off her shoes and get in the kitchen where she belongs which is what i say to jesse every day. the writer was shocked at dana s response when he described as unfazed.
yeah, yeah, yeah. thank you. thank you. thank you. however, that feels so good. it s friday, so you know what that means. let s welcome tonight s guests. she runs bikes and swims. anything to avoid the cops. joseph kennedy saves the world podcast. he s the funniest thing to come out of new jersey since chris christie s diet coach, actor and comedian. it s all good as a former miss florida citrus. she never blames the juice. former state department spokeswoman and founder of polaris and security morgan taking. and he s the naughty list for eating sandy s reindeer. new york times best selling author, comedian and former nwa world champion darren. all right. now, before we get to some news stories, do this. greg s left. yes, that s right. it s the leftovers where i read that jokes. we did news this week. and as always, it s my first time reading them. so if they , we ll send joe machi a strip club and have lizzo give him a tap dance. ooh, tap dance. no, you re right. it s
38% in july last year. 49% say they disapprove coinciding with his official campaign announcement that came this week without frills or fanfare. no launch event in wilmington. the new york times says this. president biden formally moved from a campaign in waiting to a campaign of waiting. critics say voters, though, do want a change. listen. this is a guy who has tried to coerce the country on everything from transgender issues to climate issues to the border. and this is a guy who frankly has run a pretty incompetent administration which is why most americans think america is in decline and most americans think that we need a different approach. gillian: rich edson is at 1600 pennsylvania avenue this morning. hi, rich. good morning. republicans jumping into the race. a number of polls show voters are generally uninterested in a 2020 rematch. defendants are defending the president s decision to run again saying he is their best chance to hang onto the white house. p