i m bret baier. president biden promised a responded to the deadly drone strike that killed three american soldiers in jordan. he promised that would happen at the time and place of his choosing the time was today just after he attended the dignified return of those bodies at dover air force base. the place syria and and iraq, tied to iranian proxy. iran was not a direct target tonight, likely won t be. but senior defense officials tell fox this is just the beginning of a series of strikes. we have fox team coverage. rich edson is at the white house looking at the presidents day and new reaction just out from the white house. mike tobin in tel aviv with what s going on in israel and reaction from the region. and retired general jack keane here in washington has his strategic analysis of these strikes. but we begin with chief national correspondent jennifer griffin. security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. will. we are told the u.s. aircraft involved in the
coverage of a historic federal indictment of a former president of united states begins at this hour with the dramatic full statement made by special prosecutor jack smith this afternoon when he, in effect, introduced himself to the american people, speaking publicly for the very first time in his six and a half months of investigating donald trump. good afternoon. today an indictment was unsealed. charging donald j trump with felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. this indictment was voted by a grand jury of citizens in the southern district of florida and i invite everyone to read it in full to understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes charged. the men and women of the united states intelligence community and our armed forces dedicate their lives to protecting our nation and its people. our laws the protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united stat
thank you for doing good. we appreciate it. thanks for having me. dana: fox news alert. a volcano is erupting in iceland. it had been rumbling for weeks and lava shot 300 feet into the air. now it s diminishing. it forced a nearby town to evacuate because of earthquakes. we ll keep you updated on that threat. fox news alert. the pentagon launching a ten nation maritime security operation to fight drone and missile attacks by iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen targeting cargo ships in the red sea. welcome to america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. good morning. attacks on the red sea a growing threat to global commerce avoiding shippers to a requiring shippers to go south to the cape of good hope, a longer and more expensive journey. dana: lloyd austin said the attacks were reckless and unacceptable. all countries have the right to move freely and lawfully in international waters. but that foundational global right is under new threat today. th
targets of assassination. alexandria hoff with the latest of the nation s highest court. justice alto called the speculation infuriating saying it doesn t make any sense given intensely how the conservative justices have been targeted since then. the rare interview comes before one year mark when politico published draft opinion justice alto told the wall street journal, quote, those of us who were thought to be in majority, were really targets of assassination. the justice also revealed that he thinks the supreme court marshal did a good job of the investigation that followed the leak and agreed that there was not enough evidence to make a public accusation. he added this, i personally have a pretty good idea who is responsible but that s different from the level of proof that is needed to name somebody. alto feels that the motivation was clear. despite weeks of protestors by advocates including outside of homes of conservative justices in that time an armed man was charge
in theaters february 17th. ihop. let s put a smile on your plate. . hello i m victory for blackwell, i m allison, mounting concerns about the chinese spy balloon floating over the united states. secretary of state to anthony blending just postponed his high stakes trip to china hours before set to depart. moments ago, the pentagon said this is a surveillance balloon and man new or gently usedible, about the size of three busses was spotted over montana in recent days, the pentagon says it s now over parts of the central part of the country, moving at 60,000 feet over u.s. air space, the chinese are down playing this discovery. they claim it s a weather balloon that blew off course. for now, president biden is opting against the growing calls to shoot it down. . considering the size of the pay load on this, looking at the potential for debris and the impact on civilians on the ground or property damage, we assessed it. it does not pose a risk to people on the ground