We are still trying to authenticate the video. As for the air power being used it is big and it is destructive. A mix of u. S. Fighters, bombers and missiles all launched from airstri airstrips. And the u. S. S. Firing tomahawk missiles from the red sea. And one of the most crucial equations in these strikes against isis, the arab allies who assisted the United States. Were talking about saudi arabia, u. A. E. , bahrain, jordan and qatar. We have jim standing by live in london. But we want to start with brian moore with the first wave of strikes. The pentagon confirms that president obama gave the green light for this attack allowing his commanders to o put together the fine details, which involved fighter jets, bombs and missiles. All of them it aimed at syria, the selfdeclared capital of isis and the terrorist army there. U. S. Officials say the targets hit include d headquarters area, fuel and weapons depots and the United States did not carry out these attacks alone. It was assiste
to land santas and some serious legal jeopardy. so with all that in mind, what does the leader of the gop caucus, kevin mccarthy, what does he do with the problem like george santos? yesterday, mccarthy vowed to hold santos to the same standards he holds other members of congress. let s look at those standards. after republicans were claimed the house majority in 2010 in the midterm elections, party leaders, including kevin mccarthy, and zero tolerance policy from members caught up in embarrassing controversies. those standards were quickly put to the tests. and for barry of 2011, then republican congressman chris lee of new york is caught trying to meet women through the personal s section of craigslist. do you remember this one? there was no delay in this case. no standing by chris lee. republicans wanted chris lead lee gone and chris lee resigned. don, in 2014, republican congressman vance mcalister of louisiana was filmed kissing a staffer who was not his wife. kevin mccarthy and h
congressman vance mcalister of louisiana was filmed kissing a staffer who was not his wife. kevin mccarthy and his fellow gop friends, they said, no, you gotta go. and mr. mcallister resigned. those standings, less than a decade later, standards have been lowered a lot. kevin mccarthy didn t just hold that press conference yesterday to tell the country he was basically okay for now, or maybe forever, with george santos s lies. he also told the press about s decision to kick democratic congressman adam schiff and eric swalwell off the house intelligence committee because they, quote, lied to the american public, and because, quote, integrity matters to kevin mccarthy. mccarthy also told his republican colleagues in a closed-door meeting today that he also intends to remove democratic congressman because of past comments she made about israel. comments, but the, way she has
how kind? how gentle? turns out it s just another right wing attempt to shred the safety net. making sure that we peel back the reach of government dysfunctional government policies that are holding people back. liberalism simply doesn t work. that s the new moderate gop? they re attacking government, dismissing all liberals? and targeting critical safety net programs. the gop s new manifesto, quote, our welfare system makes work unattractive for too many able-bodied americans. and it attacks welfare programs by saying, quote, they collectively became a poverty trap. and one of their big solutions to all this, quote, temporarily lower minimum wages for the long-term unemployed. that s right. they want to lower the minimum wage. that s how they re helping low income americans? this is disgraceful. it s a disgraceful document. and the timing is absurd. 50 years ago today when president johnson delivered his great society speech, he set in motion policies that have hel
thank you both for your time tonight. thanks, reverend. thanks reverend. one other quick note from gop congressman advance mcalist congressman vance mcalister announced he will not seek re-election next fall. this announcement came after a video surfaced. today he confirmed he will serve out the remainder of his term, but again will not seek re-election. coming up, tensions are running high in detroit. tonight, following a hit and run. that story ahead. also, my thoughts on the remarks from the clippers owner david sterling, donald steriling. what needs to happen next? plus, on this day in 1967, muhammad ali makes one of the most courageous stands in sports history. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me,