i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. on friday the u.s. conducted major retaliatory airstrikes on iraq and syria, the start of what the u.s. military says likely will be larger attacks on iranian-backed militias. airstrikes hit more than 85 targets according to u.s. central command including command and control operation centers, intelligence centers, rockets and missiles and unmanned aerial vehicle storage. the move came in response to a drone strike by iran-backed militants on a u.s. military outpost in jordan on sunday. that killed three u.s. service members and wounded more than 40 others. the strikes began only about an hour after president biden attended the dignified transfer of their remains at dover air force base in delaware. officials say the timing was coincidental but symbolic of the gravity of his decision. iraqi officials say at least 16 people were killed in the strikes and condemn the attacks as, quote, a flagrant violation of iraqi sovereigty. a chief in
the lead starts right now. this hour, hunter biden is going into court, donald trump is coming out of court, we are following it all. the lead starts right now. donald trump gets a second chance, he is allowed to speak at the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. what you said and why a judge and then shut it down and one day after hunter biden s shop appearance on capitol hill, he is now back home in california facing federal charges. and now, the first lady, his mom, is weighing in. and a stunning rise in public officials targeted and dangerous swatting incidents, that s when hoax 911 calls report fake violent crimes to get a police response and possibly real police violence against innocent victims. i am going to speak with a republican who has faced threats and ask them what needs to happen for these cases to stop. [ music ] welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper. we start with the final moments of donald trump s civil fraud trial, playing out right now in a
And abilities categories, biden is losing ground big time. Check this out. He is down nine on likability. Wow. And is he down, down 9 on whether he displays good judgment in a crisis is shocking. And he lost 8 points on the is he a strong and decisive leader question. Now, on these same questions, trump is up a point or flat from 2020. And this poll isnt the only warning sign for biden. The trump trials have not moved the needle for biden at all. The border story keeps getting worse. And inflation remains, as jamie dimon said yesterday sticky. That means its bad. Voters just are not happy. Plus, even in blue states like nevada, democrat incumbents may be in trouble. And while the official reaction from the democrats, kind of cool as the cucumber, oh, the stories say oh, were confident and focused. There seems to be some Contingency Planning underway. The party that prides itself for being prowomen and, of course, they are all champions of diversity, is giving the first latina on the Su
68yearold woman attacked on the steps of her church on the way to mass, yeah. Thats america tonight. Well, her nephew will join us with an update. Plus, senator marco rubio is here on bidens smear and fear campaign. But, first, Kicking Sonia to the curb. Thats the focus of tonights angle. Now, there was some nugget that got lost last week in the new gallup poll that are key to the 2024 campaign. In the president ial character and abilities categories, biden is losing ground big time. Check this out. He is down nine on likability. Wow. And is he down, down 9 on whether he displays the democral as the cucumber, oh, the stories say oh, were confident and focused. There seems to be some Contingency Planning underway. The party that prides itself for being prowomen and, of course, they are all champions of diversity, is giving the first latina on the Supreme Court, Justice Sonia sotomayor the bumps rush. As usual, ideas are advanced by liberal senators and then by pressure gas. Republicans
you. sandra: i asked how many electric vehicle are on the road. 279 million vehicles on the road in the u.s. the portions that are fully electric is0.36%. that s a lot of change they are asking for quickly. yes. it won t happen. there are all of these predictions. obama predicted that we would have a million cars. they made all of these promises. it s not to say the electric car is not a good idea eventually but make it cost-effective. sandra: thank you. mike: china is seeking a military advantage with cutting edge bio-technology for use on the battleground. ari fleischer ahead on the threat and the potential of