Brandnew hour and fox news alert. Former President Donald Trump staring down four federal charges stemming from Special Counsel jack smith investigation into january 6th. Im sandra smith in new york. A brandnew hour of America Reports starts right now and it is a treat to have you here today. Hello, rich. Rich great to be here, sandra. Thanks so much. Im rich edson, john roberts has the day off. The former president is expected to be arraigned in Federal Court In Washington tomorrow. Sandra many think the latest indictment will do that again. Rich aishah, what are lawmakers saying . Rich, congress is still on its august recess, but we are already seeing House Republicans begin to strategize on what actions they might take next in response to this latest indictment of the former president , including pulling on the purse strings, that is congresss power. Republican firebrand matt gaetz and Marjorie Taylor greene are calling to defund Special Counsel jack smith. Some folks are eyeing the
see a direct threat to citizens or facilities, however all the countries like spain, france and italy have announced evacuation plans and they started flying their citizens to safety. we know about 260 people have flown to paris from the capital of niger, and americans were on the more than 80 people flight sent to rome, the flights are organized with the military leader running the country. last week they ousted and detained the president, over what they called lack of economic growth. not the first armed up rising in recent years, it s the fifth successful coup since niger gained independence in 1960. over the weekend, some protests turned violent, groups setting walls to the french embassy, the
the united states. renata, thanks so much. thank you for having met. sandra: our european allies are rushing to evacuate hundreds out of the west african country niger after a military takeover plunged the country into chaos. the white house has yet to formerly evacuate any americans saying they see a window to resolve the crisis. the state department last hour. u.s. embassy is open, constantly monitor event on the ground and make decisions based on what s appropriate to safeguard our personnel. monitoring the ground and making sure to do what we need to for their security now. sandra: alex hogan in london. the pentagon says it does not
perspective is how can i partner with sources who are in a fight for their existence. reporter: these nigerian forces trained by u.s. military rangers and green beret on finding and disarming road-side bombs, clearing houses and firing their kalishnakovs, and preparing for casualties, like this medevac exercise. u.s. special operators train these nigerian troops during the day and support their missions at night, against two first fierce enemies, jnim, an al qaeda affiliate, and the islamic state in the greater sahara, an arm of isis. fighters who target the immense poverty here and the vulnerable populations. and it is a fight that has hit close to home for the 1100 troops now in niger. in 2017, four u.s. army special forces soldiers outnumbered and outgunned were among those killed in an ambush by isis fighters. it was the deadliest attack against u.s. troops in africa since blackhawk down, sparking a bitter debate about the u.s. military presence
not making any big decisions on when president xi will talk to president biden, how biden will handle russia and the war in ukraine and china s sagging economy, decisions not being made that could affect our pocketbooks here at home, depending on how this all plays out. lester? okay, andrea mitchell, thank you. now to our nbc news exclusive. rare access inside the u.s. mission to train troops fighting on the newest front in the war on terror in west africa. let s get more from courtney kube. reporter: tonight, we re on the front lines of a growing terror threat. these special ops soldiers in the west african country niger trained by u.s. troops, practicing door-to-door clearing operations, preparing for a fight against islamic extremist groups. they fight together over the same land. reporter: lieutenant colonel ian mcconnell is the special ops commander in the region. one of the key lessons we ve taken from the last 20 years from the u.s.