jim jordan might be the most punk they accuse of f.b.i. targeting conservatives, pro-life groups and catholics and parents attending school board meetings and also questions about the hunter biden investigation, allegations of f.b.i. collusion with big tech to block social media posts related to hunter biden s laptop prior to the 2020 election. the story that continues today. dana: aishah hosni is outside the hearing room. we have analysis from andy mccarthy and chris swecker and first we ll go to david spunt. you are at the justice department. i imagine that christopher wray is not looking forward to this testimony but something that he has to do and he will defend the men and women of the f.b.i. in his opening statement. hi. this comes at an interesting time right now with the f.b.i. in the news. director wray wants to focus on the f.b.i. he sees. that is what he will call it in his opening statement. one of the big topics that will come up is the hunter biden investi
bill hemmer, good morning, partner. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. we made it to february. bill: we did. dana: a little long month that one of january. defense secretary lloyd austin will hold a news conference later this morning. anticipates building for his first major address since his secretive hospital stay. he is expected to face questions on many issues, not least his health. bill: payback against iran. what form does it come? questions swirling about the size and timing of the u.s. response after the deaths of three american soldiers and the wounding of dozens of others by an iranian proxy group out of iraq. all this with another group expanding their targets from the red sea to the air. dana: jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon to set it up for us this morning. you will have a front row seat this morning. we will. dana, this is the first time that the press has had an opportunity to question defense secretary lloyd austin abo
this is the story this afternoon. the exploding middle east is what the wall street journal editorial page is calling the greatest crisis that faces the biden presidency. and now the president says that he s ready to make his move in response. martha: we ll see says the president and the commander-in-chief. so there you have it. retaliation plan is in motion. when and how are the questions. one thing was clear. i think we are now up to 166 including the attack that is just been reported late this afternoon on u.s. bases and interests in the middle east. it was a matter of when our service men and women would become the target of these casualties. relentless attacks throughout the entire region on our interests. so now three people, three u.s. service men proudly serving this country and women, two of them are women, i should say, have been hit and killed. the parents of army sergeant kennedy sanders, one of the three kills in jordan say that they re still in shock. re
earlier as the house ways and means committee releases stunning testimony from two agents. they say the lead prosecutor overseeing hunter biden s investigation was not actually in charge of the outcome, thanks to meddling from the justice department, despite attorney general merrick garland insisting it s not true. mr. weiss had more authority than a special counsel would have had, as complete he had and has complete authority to bring a case anywhere he wants in his discretion. we will get reaction from republican 2024 presidential candidate will hurd, he s joining us in just a moment. david spunt, you got to ask a.g. garland about all of this today. what did he say to you? aishah, about 90 minutes ago and the attorney general has remained consistent over the past two years saying that david weiss has fully been in control of the hunter biden investigation. now, there s a notion out there that david weiss was told not to bring charges against hunter biden last year, ac
the top of the hour this thursday, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning, cnn learning details about a disturbing plot about a man looking to kill jewish elected officials. and the suspect could be in court as early as today. we will walk you through what we know. and also, the double murder trial of disgraced attorney alec murdaugh, and we are learning that a juror has been removed of discussing the case with people outside of the court, and all of this as the defense has just begun the closing argument. and today, a pennsylvania man is in court after he hid explosives inside of his luggage for a flight destined for orlando, and the latest on the case and the suspect s long criminal history. and we begin in michigan where a man is accuse of plotting multiple jewish officials in that state. we go to polo sandoval, and andrew mccabe, and polo, begin with what we know about the suspect and what led to his arrest. good morning. we have been digging with more be