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
underway once again. and the other major question, if he does take the stand, can he stay within the parameters set by the judge and what are the consequences if he doesn t? we re live at the courthouse. plus, nikki haley sending a message to trump that sounds a lot like you don t scare me. her new fund-raising hall that has him threatening her donors and has given her new energy. the political elites in this state and around the country have said that we just need to let donald trump have this. we are not going to sit there and just give up. . and the severe weather that just won t stop. among the dramatic new images, this woman, how she got stranded on top of her car for 14 long hours before she was rescued. we begin with donald trump off the campaign trail and back in a federal courthouse today. e. jean carroll s lawyers have rested their case and trump s team just started the defense in a trial to determine if he has toay the writer millions of dollars for defam
space center where an all-european mission to the international space station will be taking off later on this hour featuring an italian astronaut on board. a lot of you are saying you re only saying this because there s an italian astronaut on board. that italian co pilot would be the tenth italian in space. a lot of you have been saying, you re only saying that because he would be the tenth italian in space. you re actually correct. but it is a beautiful day for a space launch on this spacex mission, which would be the third commercial crew flight. there s a way that the italians look at this by talking about a beautiful day for a space launch. [speaking italian]. that means it s a beautiful day for a space launch. we ll take you there in 49 minutes when this gets going. meantime, another big story right now, and it is getting bigger by the second, the border and what to do about. is a deal close? some republicans say for any deal to happen, there better be big improvements
hitting texas that s gonna be a big test for the states elector electric grid updates. d updates. as i got you all very good day from nbc headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is three pm eastern, two pm in iowa, which is when they left before the first round of iowa caucuses. we begin with a live looks at the frosty iowa city, where the temperature is hovering near minus ten degrees right now. those temps are forecast to warm up, though, sort of buy caucus time tomorrow night. they will still remain below zero. candidates are bundled up. they are out and about making campaign stops across the state, even as trump is projected to run away with a contest, that is according to the latest nbc news des moines register poll. and trump s die hard supporters are seizing their moment, trudging through the snow today just to catch a glimpse of their candidate. nothing bothers me. as long as i have some heat somewhere, i ll be fine. we have
lord, 2024, the countdown the caucuses, one day away from voting in iowa as former president donald trump s looed continues to grow. plus, shutdown avoidance, sources tell fox news a deals has been reached for a short-term funding bill. let s take a look at what that entails, including an immigration deal. we have to be careful as we look to what deal was made. rachel: taylor swift braving cold temperatures to watch theseshe s in the warm vip sect. she s the in the box. rachel: her presence at the game is getting a chilly reception from one hall of famer, the final hour of fonds and friends weekend starts right now. fox & friends weekend starts rightnow. we re just trying to catch a good time. even if it takes all night. pass that bottle around the camp fire. sipping apple pie moon shine. that s a live shot from the aarena of 18 in america, called the dallas cowboys, got a big game today with the green bay packers. we re a couch divided on that front. rach