code that is washington, d.c., border security is a political issue. but if we leave the 202 area code, everywhere else in the country, this is not a political issue, it s a national security issue. and when you actually go to the border patrol council, those that see the chaos day-to-day, they re saying, send us some help. when you are handed the keys to the, you know, kingdom as it were, when you have the majority, there is an expectation that you will be able to govern. we have just struggled with that over and over again. it s a big leadership challenge that we need to find a solution for. honestly, i don t i don t care about basic governments. i actually think a little bit of turmoil, if you will, actually ends up being good for the american people at times. i mean, most of my voters would love to see this place shut down because they don t think it works for them. specifically, they want to see it shut down until the border is shut down. the republican-led cha
right now on ana cabrera reports, two candidates, two events, two very different messages. president biden and donald trump both holding campaign events around the anniversary of the january 6th attacks. one warning about the stakes of this election, the other remaining defiant. plus, next week mr. be a big one for trump s legal calendar. i ll preview a high stakes hearing in washington and the dramatic conclusion of his civil fraud trial here in new york. also ahead, a winter storm threat for the east coast. millions under weather alerts. who can expect what and when? and later, breaking economic news this morning, new jobs numbers beating expectations. what it signals about our economy in this new year. happy friday, thanks for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. great to be with you. we begin with president biden and donald trump both returning to the 2024 campaign trail as we prepare to mark three years since the attack on
About this war in gaza spreading throughout the region. but it s significant that the u.s. took this strike, a targeted strike against an individual inside baghdad. also, the timing of it. it was almost exactly four years to the day after the u.s. took a strike also in baghdad killing qassem soleimani, the head of the kuds force at the time. the individual who was killed was a leader of one of the iranian-backed militia groups there in iraq. they re called han, we hear a lot about another militia group that operates throughout iraq into syria, they ve been behind the recent attacks against bases in iraq and syria. this other group han has also been responsible not only for some of these recent attacks but for specifically targeting americans and a bu tack wa, which is his nickname or how he s known, he is, according to
To three defense officials, that the u.s. conducted a strike on a vehicle inside baghdad that was killed airing a commander of a iran-backed militia group as well as another member of the militia group. both were killed according to officials. this is the second time in just over a week that the u.s. has conducted these kinds of strikes inside iraq, targeting these iran-backed militants. the iraqi government has expressed extreme displeasure with the u.s. strikes, saying they violate iraq s sovereignty. it s unclear whether the u.s. consulted with the iraqi government before carrying out the strike. it shows you how determined the u.s. is to retaliate against all of the attacks we are seeing by these iran-backed groups on u.s. and coalition forces across iraq and syria. despite the protest from iraqi government, they have moved forward with the strike saying, quote, the u.s. is taking action to protect our forces in iraq and syria by addressing the threats that they face. to provide so
People talked about this, the several fronts, we face most of those fronts, too. today, we struck against a militant leader inside iraq, and inside baghdad, which is going to have ramifications. so we are deeply enmeshed in this and as this goes, it s going to be hard to keep us where we want to be. and we could very easily be dragged into things by what we feel like what we need to do to establish deterrence and also if the northern front goes, and that s a couple of weeks maybe from now, i don t know, could be tomorrow, could be never. but we are in a moment of danger, the good news is that the main actors don t want it to go there, but, you know what happens. i mean, so, a lot of