victim and the suspect later this hour, but begin with a fox news alert. a handshake on u.s. soil in nighting the fury of xi jinping, aircraft carrier sent to the coast as the taiwan president meets with kevin mccarthy in california. we are waiting to hear from the white house and the pentagon, beijing warned the u.s. and mccarthy not to do this. gillian: the big question is how president biden is responding. remember, xi jinping told his military to be ready to take taiwan by 2027. just last fall, biden seemed to commit sending u.s. men and women into harm s way if it does happen. would u.s. forces defend the island? yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack. to be clear, sir, u.s. forces, u.s. men and women would defend taiwan in the event of a china invasion. yes. john: the white house walked it back almost immediately saying the policy has not changed on taiwan. will the white house be pressed on this today? we will speak with mark esper. gillian:
story, a gruesome attack here in the nation s capital. a woman s life taken in the privacy of her own hotel room. the suspect is no stranger it turns out to police. a live report on that next. john: the first lady landing in some sports controversy having to walk back her idea to invite the second place women s college basketball team. her reason why has us interested and dave ruben fired up. stand by for dave. your high-rate debt to lower your monthly payments. at newday we make it easy. our newday 100 loan lets you combine your first mortgage, your second mortgage, your high-rate credit cards, personal loans and car loans into one, low monthly payment. so you can save hundreds every month. and at newday, there s not one dollar upfront to apply. give us a call.
i do not want to raise my family or my grandchildren in a county where this type of crime is running rampant. houston mayor sylvester served with honor and distinction. he also has a message for galloway s killer he said the person responsible for taking his life will be found and brought to justice. it is just a matter of time. there is no place you can hide houston is handling this case and officers are urging people to keep corporal galloway s family and brothers and sisters in blue in their prayers. jon: christina coleman, thank you. coming up are learning more about the texas officer who died at the border. more on that head. the transgender swimmer at the center of the sports controversy keeps on winning as the ncaa makes changes to its rules for transgender athletes. we will tell you about that next.
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