alexandria hoff is live with details. good morning. alexandria: a group afilliated with iran military guard crashed into a building killing a u.s. contractor around 1:30 a.m. once determined the unman aircraft was iranian origin, retaliatory airstrikes were carried out last night. the observatory for rights, eight were killed in that. lloyd austin said at the direction of president biden, i authorize to conduct precision airstrikes in eastern syria. the airstrikes were conducted in response to today s attack and series of attacks against coalition sources by groups associated with irgc. we will take measures to defend our people, no group will strike our groups with impunity. since 2021, general eric corrila says u.s. troops have come under attack 78 times, saying, we will defend our people and respond at time and place of our choosing, we are postured for additional iranian attacks. we ensure defeat of isis of syria and the region. congressman matt gates offered this. it i
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with missile strikes in major ukrainian cities. calling it retaliation for an attack on a vital russian bridge. plus, one of donald trump s attorneys is questioned by federal investigators about her signed statements on classified documents found at mar-a-lago. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, october 11th. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in ukraine. we re learning new details about yesterday s massive attack in kyiv and other major ukrainian cities. according to ukraine s deputy minister of defense, russia launched 83 missiles, half of which were neutralized by air defense systems. across ukraine, more than 95 people were injured and in kyiv alone, at least 14 people were killed. the missile strikes damaged critical infrastructure, knocking out power lines and cutting off water supplies to several cities. at least 35 residential buildings were also hit along with museums, parks, and a popular pedestrian bridge in the center of kyiv.
subway. somebody else slashed in the east village. this is day after day after day. there are a lot of parents, a lot of families dealing with this reality of rising crime. dana: alexandria hoff is live in washington with more. hi. hi, crime has become an issue where democrats have had to tread lightly on the campaign trail not wanting to highlight violence in cities they control or former calls to defund the police. pennsylvania s toss-up senate race dr. oz has moved into striking distance of democrat john fetterman with ads calling out homicide rates in philadelphia and pittsburgh. fetterman has had to play defense there. i m running on my record on crime. running on my record on crime. [cheers and applause] i ran to be mayor of braddock in a community that has significant gun violence. to be mayor, to fight that. moving the arizona immigration is at the center of the discussion and become one of nationwide. blake masters is vying to unseat democratic senator mark k
good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, october 10th. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin the show with the war in ukraine. overnight, multiple explosions rocked the capital city of kyiv for the first time in four months. according to the mayor of kyiv, explosions went off near the center of the city in an area that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices. the number of casualties is not yet clear. ukrainian media is also reporting explosions in several other cities including a refuge for many people fleeing the fighting. air raid sirens sounded in every region of ukraine except russia annexed crimea the past four hours. yesterday russia also launched a missile attack that hit a residential building, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens more. at least ten children were hurt in that attack. according to the ukrainian air force, six missiles were launched from russian occupied areas in the city. the city