that. in terms of where it was flying, it was well-clear of any territory in ukraine. it was international airspace over international water. thank you. nancy? thank you. during secretary austin s visit to egypt he held meetings with officials even though all press were banned from covering it. past defense chiefs when they ve been in similar situation have refused to proceed. given the biden administration has said one of its key pillars in terms of foreign policy is when presented between a choice of autocrats and democracies that it stands with democracies. can you help us understand why the secretary proceeded with those trips given the ban. our relationship with egypt is obviously an important strategic partnership. the secretary did appreciate the opportunity to meet with his counter parts and talk about that. i will tell you when it came to the press coverage of that portion having looked further into it, the egyptians lived up to what they had agreed upon. some of
thank you. just regarding the budget, for the last few years the services have pursued a divest to invest strategy, and congress hasn t necessarily bought into that. this year the air force is looking to retire more than 300 aircraft, double the amount last year. and congress last year didn t give that full amount. is there a sense that things have changed on the hill, that there s a willingness to approve greater divestment, or is this now kind of becoming a cat and mouse game of shoot with a higher number knowing you re going to get less to try and get to where you want to be? you ve been listening to the pentagon press briefing with new information about the u.s. drone that was brought down in the black sea after an interaction with russian aircraft. the pentagon saying that the russian aircraft struck the drone and then the u.s. military made the decision to bring it down because it was unflyable.
alert. elite american commandos taking on isis near the border of syria. no american casualties in the two-hour raid. good to be with you on this friday eve. sandra: and big news day, indeed. aftermath of this raid shows heavy damage on a multi-story home. sources telling fox news abu ibrahim al-hashimi al-qurayshi blew himself up as special forces moved in. the terror leader killing his wife and several children in the attack. complete coverage begins now. florida congressman and former green beret with more on that in a moment. john: jennifer griffin at the pentagon with the latest from there. jennifer. john, i just came out of the pentagon press briefing, we learned the elite american commandos on the scene were able to collect d.n.a. and fingerprints identification of
we met with six members of ukraine parliament yesterday. they told us what they need. they say we re not getting it. there s a disconnect with what we re hearing from our military team and our state department team and what we re being told by the government that is actually fighting this war with boots on the ground. neil: all right. we ve been pounding this issue. the ukraines are furious that all the aid that we promised has not reached them. makes you wonder if the government were an amazon prime customer they would have it. for the president of ukraine, it s a military problem. jennifer griffin with this at the pentagon. kneel, i asked john kirby about that very question earlier today at the pentagon press briefing. he said the war is far from over and pushed back on the idea that
states, president biden has been definitely activated immediately on last night, ensuring that the federal government is providing the resources necessary and of course working with state officials. but, you know what, the worst did not happen, and we did not, you know, have to do a major rescue, nor a post-storm evacuation at this time. i just want to say the pentagon s going to have a briefing at any moment. and if i have to interrupt you, i am apologizing ahead of time for that happening. but that hasn t happened yet. just next door to new orleans in jefferson parish we ve seen growing lines outside stores and gas stations. is that also the case in new orleans? no. the city of new orleans isn t really seeing that much at all. what we are seeing is that residents are adhering all right, madam mayor, i am sorry, i have to interrupt. that s okay. our prayers are with the people of the region. let s listen to the pentagon press briefing.