Trying to get to syria, hoping for a safe spot. Hello. It was a rare public appearance by ayatollah ali khamenei, the spiritual leader of iran, and he used it to justify his Countrys Missile Attack this week on israel. He claimed the barrage of ballistic missiles was completely legal and the minimum Punishment Israel deserved for what he called its astonishing crimes for the first time in nearly five years, the ayatollah was delivering Friday Prayers at the Grand Mosque in tehran. He called israel a Vampire Regime and the United States a rabid dog. Meanwhile, us president Joe Biden has said in the last hour that he doesnt think israel has yet decided how to respond to the iranian attacks. He said it should look for other alternatives rather than hitting iranian oil facilities. Another development is that the us military have attacked 15 Houthi Targets in yemen. Houthi rebels, like hezbollah and hamas, are backed by iran. And in lebanon, thereve been more israeli Air Strikes targeting h
back at home, new developments into the investigation of former president donald trump s handling of classified documents. another grand jury is expected to convene in the case where they are asking what could this mean? and then chris christie expected to throw his hat into the ring tonight. meanwhile, authorities in california are investigating two private planes carrying migrants from the border and dropping them off without warning in california. we will talk to the state s attorney general that says this could mean criminal charges. in florida, calls are growing for the arrest of a woman that shot and killed her neighbor. she knocked on the door, unarmed, no weapons, just wanted answers. we begin this hour with breaking news out of ukraine. overnight an explosion destroyed a critical dam in russian-controlled territory that is threatening tens of thousands of people. ukraine officials are urging residents to evacuate with water levels reaching critical levels withi
in northern gaza and starting new offensive in the southern part of the region. idf is moving into the southern part while the u.s. tries to help the two sides bring an end to this war. you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro, a lot going on that we will start feeling at home, we ll get into it with cory mills in a moment. carley: first trey yingst has an update from tel aviv. trey: israeli forces say they are close to completing high-intensity phase of this war in gaza. much has been in gaza jabalia neighborhood where troops from 551st brigade evacuated a group of civilians in a building. weapons were found at that school according to idf. difficult fighting taking place in southern gaza. death toll is rising with total of 137 killed since the ground operation began. they discovered new tunnels in gaza city used by hamas leadership. take a listen. from this infrastructure, they other than able to move and
despite those who say, go back to your own country, puerto rico is part of the u.s. it s not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requi
now. hi everyone, good to see. you breaking news on a senate deal on immigration. new comments from mitch mcconnell, pouring water on a possible vote this week. immigration is at the heart of a disturbing new campaign message from donald trump, a vocal and painful rhetoric from the past. elena could ve come straight out of the 1940s. we ve got a lot of work to do. they re poisoning the blood of our country, that s what they re doing, the poison mental into solutions, prisons all over the world. not just in south america, not in the country to think about, but all over the world they are coming to our country. from africa, asia, all over the world. after getting in that verdict for rudy giuliani s lies, could two election workers have their sights set on trump next? one of their lawyers says, stay tuned. all the cards are on the table, we re not ruling anything out right now. and we are constantly looking at what we need to do next to put these folks in a place, or a