this is exactly what president biden did not want to have to do, but he is sending u.s. troops back into afghanistan even as he s still trying to withdraw the troops that were there. now about 3,000 u.s. troops, army, marines, some air force will go into afghanistan to help secure the capital of kabal to help withdraw u.s. diplomats from the embassy. they re trying to get the number of americans down to the bare minimum there because of the unfolding violence, the deteriorating security situation as the taliban continue on the march. many of these troops already in locations in kuwait and saudi arabia. also, there will be an elite unit from the 82nd airborne here in the united states that will go to the region on standby. some 3,000 additional forces on standby in the region if the security situation deteriorates even further. we asked the pentagon press secretary today if all of this amounts to now u.s. troops being back in combat. he sidestepped the question. but listen to
of san diego. now to the state of the republican party. he was impeached twice, lost the white house, cost the republicans the house and senate. in addition to inciting an insurrection, yet donald trump is like the bad apple some republicans just can t quit. need proof? the fact that i wasn t a fan of our last president s character issues, and i m also no fan [ crowd booing ] aren t you embarrassed? and i m also no fan of the president s my friends, this is the moment i was talking about. please. thank you. show respect. but they didn t show respect. and it s not just romney. congresswoman liz cheney, third ranking house republican is also taking heat for her friendly fist bump with president biden. romney and cheney face backlash for speaking their conscience, matt gaetz is feeling so energized by the maga base he s going on tour and will be joined by congressional lightning rod marjorie taylor greene. as you may recall she has previously mocked a school shooting s
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
american soil for the last time. this as the u.s. prepares to retaliate for their deaths. what america s response could look like as iran sends the world a warning. plus, the mother of a school shooter set to be back on the stand this morning in a historic trial. this time jennifer crumbley faces the prosecution. and breaking news overnight, a plane crashing into a mobile home park killing three and igniting a massive fire, what happened? thanks for being with us on this friday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and right now the president is preparing for a solemn moment. the final homecoming on three fallen american soldiers. the president, first lady and defense secretary will travel to dover air force base in delaware this next hour as three troops killed in a deadly drone attack on a base in jordan return to american soil. the president will meet with their families and stand on the tarmac as their transfer cases are carried out of the p
special counsel jack smith is looking for in the classified documents probe. as with the $5 million defamation and sexual abuse judgment against donald trump, his own words are once again being used against him in a court of law. this time we re of course talking about that stunning february 2021 audio recording. donald trump bragging about a secret document with plans to attack iran at bedminster. to a writer working on a book, the discovery of that recording according to report from the wall street journal we discussed on this program last week, we know was a watershed moment that helped spur doj into pursuing a criminal case against the ex-president. days after his indictment on 37 felony counts, the ex-president claimed this. there was no document. that was a massive amount of papers and everything else talking about iran and other things, and it may have been held up or may not, but that was not a document. i didn t have a document per se. there was nothing to declas