facility in iraq that houses dozens of us contractors. a new group that has taken responsibility for the attack but reports indicate some of the rockets are used by iranian backed iraqi shia militias operating in this area, called to a civilian house next to the airbase though no casualties were reported this after a rocket attack last month in the kurdish city killed one contractor and injured us servicemember. there have been a series of rocket attacks on us interests in iraq over the past year, this led president biden to launch targeted airstrikes in syria just last month against hezbollah positions, grew partially responsible for the ongoing rocket launches. the regional tension does come amid a stalemate between the west and iran regarding the nuclear deal. they said time is running out to reach a new agreement while americans are saying the iranian s very careful about using their proxies in the middle east to provoke further escalation. benjamin: overnight at least 80
or visit the border himself. i know the president will travel this week. this is where he should bring air force one. this is where he should look the people in the eye. this is where he should talk to the border agents. let them know that this is beyond a crisis. bill: team fox coverage. mark meredith at the white house, karl rove with analysis. stacy stiegel begins our coverage in alamo, texas. are the groups getting larger? good morning. they are. the chief border patrol agent for the sector, which is the rio grande valley that covers some 277 miles of the entire southern border, he says that they have arrested at least 247 migrants over just the last couple of days traveling in two separate groups. so far this year, he says 17 groups of more than 100 at a time have been apprehended. a number he says and the data shows is going up. the majority in those groups, families and unaccompanied minors that we ve been talking so much about. also in this one sector alone, fam
this is where he should talk to the border agents. and let them know that this is beyond a crisis. he can continue to deny it but the only way to solve it is to first admit what he has done. and if he will not reverse action, it will take congressional action to do it. harris: the biden administration has yet to call it a crisis. mayorkas said we re on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the past 20 years. sarah sanders served as white house press secretary for president trump and now running for governor in arkansas. congratulations on your run. good to see you, sarah. so important to get your perspective on this. you would have been the last press secretary for a white house to deal with something that looks like what we re dealing with but i ve heard even you say it s not the same. how. well, let s look at the situation certainly i think the media served as the propaganda arm for the biden campaign and they re doing the exact same