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good morning. im victor blackwell. this is "first of all" and today were starting in the middle east. iran is condemning airstrikes by the usa military in syria and iraq. the strikes are in retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan almost a week ago. president biden says this is only the start. cnns katie bolillis is in washington. lets start with you and tell us about the targets. >> reporter: the u.s. military striking 85 targets associa...

thats about 25 miles north of dallas. the -- began coming around in 5:30 pm eastern time. there are reports of multiple casualties but nbc news has not confirmed a number. the city of allen issued a public safety alert warning residents to stay away from the allen premium outlets. weve seen what appears to be hundreds of people walking out with their hands up, presumably to indicate to authorities outside they are not a threat. frank figliuzzi, i want to bring you in here and ask, as y...

>> and nbc, as i know noted, is still working to confirm those numbers. >> right, right. exactly. and the senator said he got it from the head of the texas state troopers. so, we dont know how accurate is, the reporters will have to confirm it on the scene. the police have not made a public statement about it. so -- statements out of link here. but the shooter down -- that means wounded or dead. i think we might have a suicide. i think we might have a -- shot a large number of people and committ...

That retroactively. may have to pay a fine. >> is that story in the b block? >> i just follow the news. sorry. >> oh, my gosh. >> say whatever you want. >> i want to respond to -- this is the second time hes mentioned susan rice as a whipping boy. she blamed a terror attack on a video. she has no credibility. how ironic her name is rice but she offers no grain of truth. for a reporter interviewing donald trump, like maria, its like shopping at whole foods. you go in expecting to get some pasta a...