the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this afternoon, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled competition between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the palestinian territor
ireland. then we will see that rain working south, mixing with the hot air, turning things thundery and lively overnight friday into the start of the weekend. for those of you that don t like the heat, that should see things cooling off as well. all change this week. we stop fairly ambivalent, hot up, and by saturday, back to square one. mice saturday, back to square one. nice for some but saturday, back to square one. nice for some but not saturday, back to square one. nice for some but not for saturday, back to square one. nice for some but not for everybody. susan, thank you. a reminder of our top story: the prime minister says changes to the rules on goods crossing the irish sea will be easy to implement. the eu says it could break international law.- the eu says it could break international law. ., ., , ., international law. not a big deal. we can fix international law. not a big deal. we can fix it international law. not a big deal. we can fix it in internat