i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
and i. that s all i can answer. you know what that means. likes welcome tonight s. like his books, people would love to see him the leatheple wm bound novelist and literary critic walter kerround.. and when life gives you lemons ,please squeeze it into his eyes. co-host of fox and friends eyes first time buyer. oh, she defies conventions extewears extensions. new york times best selling author and bouncers contributor kat timpbest-sf. and he has nightmares about chandelier. new york times best selling author. comediannew york who i get to be all right. before we get to some newe new stories, let s do this. greg s leftover me. it s leftovers. i read the jokes we did use this week. and as always, my fi it s my fit time reading them. so if they , we ll tie joe mackie s y suck to the back of a truck and drive away. it s too bad. enjoys i t. all right. the first one. ooh, a diaper spa in newhire hampshire is catering to adults where they role play as babies in diapers an
biden says he has decided how the u.s. will respond to the deadly drone strike. the lead starts right now. president biden pointing blame, holding iran responsible in part for a deadly drone strike that killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan. how to strike back against the enemy so as to deter further attacks while also avoiding a wider military conflict? a pentagon spokesperson will be here. plus, undercover raid. israeli forces in disguise dressed as medical staff, civilians, even a woman in a he job. see the video cnn obtained showing the operation in action. and democratic congresswoman cori bush under federal investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds and hiring her husband for security. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper, and we start today with our world lead. president biden says he has decided how the u.s. will respond to the deadly drone attack on american troops, as peer has grown on capitol hill that retaliating against iran could lead to a wider wa
jessica tarlov, jesse watters, and she fries her eggs on a bottle cap. dana perino. the five. the big guy has made up his mind. with his helicopter buzzing so loudly you could barely understand him, joe biden telling reporters how he has finally decided on a response to the iran-linked strike that killed three u.s. soldiers. yes. [indistinct] i do hold responsible supplying the weapons. these attacks in the past. what will be different? [indistinct] [indistinct] i don t think we need a wider war in the middle east. that s not what i m looking for. greg: good answer. what could joe be planning for iran? a nasty voice mail? put one of the radical mullahs in timeout? so far joe biden has been moved on the battle plans but his administration has given the rain is one heck of a heads-up, blinken and hinting it would be in stages over time and someone in the biden camp gave the media an advanced copy of the target. among the pentagon s options, a radian personne
avoid what he calls a wider war in the middle east. plus, cnn s on the front lines in ukraine, taking you into the trenches as funding in congress remains at a standstill. and ukrainian forces grapple with dwindling supplies and constant russian bombardment. and neuralink, elon musk s controversial start-up, says it s planted a chip in the human brain for the first time. we re going to break down what the chip is supposedly does, and implications for modern medicine. we re following these major developments to race and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. today, president biden spoke to the families of the three soldiers who were killed in a drone attack on a u.s. base in jordan. solemn duties as he and his national security team await retaliation. just a short time ago, president biden says he has made a decision on the u.s. response, and now, the world is waiting to see what that response looks like, and whether it will succeed where prior ac