Spanish language service. It had ended the Afternoon Service. And then suddenly what walked into that church, that is what began the events. I want us to listen to the chief of police of houston, texas. He will explain it from the beginning. Take a listen. All right. It looks like we dont have that sound yet. So, what he said was about 1 53 this afternoon, that there were two offduty Law Enforcement officers, one being from the alcohol and beverage commission, but obviously they were armed. And they were in what we believe was the foyer. And they saw someone come in. It was a female, 30 to 35 years old. She had a trench coat. She had a backpack. And she had a rifle, a long gun. According to the chief of police, she started shooting her rifle. At that point, they engaged the shooter. They killed the shooter, but she accompanying her, with her, they say, was a 5yearold child, 4 to 5yearold child. And during the exchange of gunfire, we do know that this 5yearold child was shot, taken to t
about it. it s great to see you. our best to your wife. bill: the best to your wife. the pride of oklahoma. dana: fox news alert. alarming chaos at home and growing dangers around the world all of president biden s problems piling up with tensions in the middle east hinging on his response to iran and the stakes are high as we wait to hear from defense secretary lloyd austin following the deaths of three american service members killed in a drone attack on a u.s. base in jordan. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: good guy right there. dana: wonderful young man. the pride of oklahoma. bill: boom. i m bill hemmer, good morning. breaking a few moments ago a u.s. official confirming news that the drone that killed the three american soldiers and wounded more than 40 others was manufactured by iran. as we wait to hear from the pentagon the number of attacks on u.s. forces keeps climbing. president biden put a focus on the growing terror
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
environment. that s fine, yeah, they are both important in their own way. in different ways, some important for tomorrow, less than yesterday. i don t even know what i mean by that. have a great weekend, chris. you too, alex. thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. this january 6th rioter, the one in the queue shirt at the front of the pack here, his name is douglas austin johnson. he has now famous for having chased capitol police officer, eugene goodman, up the stairs in the capital. he actually did not even know what building he was invading on january 6th. this is me touching the white house. bring the white house! that s what we do! touching the white house, very close but still a few blocks down pennsylvania avenue, mr. johnson. anyway, despite not knowing where he was, johnson didn t know why he was there, wherever there was. this is from his interview with fbi agents two days after the attack on the capitol, quote, i went in there, i wanted, you k
this is from his interview with fbi agents two days after the attack on the capitol, quote, i went in there, i wanted, you know, i wanted to stop this depends on all that. pence was supposed to be the hero to save the day, and he didn t. and when this writer was asked what got him there in the first place, he said quite clearly, trump s posts. trump posted make sure your their, january 6th. douglas austin johnson cited donald trump specifically has a reason that he went to the capitol that day, and he is not alone in that. more than 1000 people, 1000 people have been arrested for their roles in the january 6th riot so far. the nonprofit group, citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, also known as crew, that group comb through all of the public google filings related to january 6th defendants. they found at least 174 of those defendants said that, in one way or another, that they were answering donald trump s calls when they travel to washington and joined the