alert iran targeting us the those of the tour on hate america blame for the increasing number of attacks against our troops in the middle east. our brave men and women now being injured. that, after iranian ballistic missiles and rockets hit the airbase in iraq. proxy groups backed by around blame for this but central command says a number of the u.s. personnel now being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries. it was w one of the largest attacks they say on our troops since he is really hamas were began. some are calling for president biden to do what ronald reagan did, take the action against the iranians directly as payback. hello welcome to fox news live i am eric shawn, hi arthel. arthel: hi eric, hello everyone i am arthel neville. now there have been at least 142 attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria over the last three months but u.s. central command says damage assessment on that base in iraq are ongoing but most of the missiles were intercepted. space bar fox ne
mike: the first in the nation primary in new hampshire kicking off less than 48 hours from now with all three top gop candidates set the make their rounds in the granite state today. florida governor ron desantis the heading back up north after spending some time in nikki haley s home state of south carolina. welcome to fox news live, i m mike emmanuel. coming up, brett bay spoke bret baier spoke with former president trump, we ll have him live to break it all down. but fist, fox team coverage with brian yen nas and madison alworth and alexis mcadams. alexis, good afternoon. reporter: [no audio] hey, mike, good afternoon from manchester, new hampshire. we can tell you it is another cold day out here, but that didn t stop trump supporters from waiting in line for hours just to catch a glimpse of the former president on that stage. finish one of the main if topics he hammered home here in the granite state is the issue on border security. watch. nikki haley will never s
[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] pete: closing our nation s anthem out with a beautiful with shot of a rainbow. we ve got a snow-covered house with a very stealthy flying american flag. rachel: how wig is the flag thae yours are bigger. pete: the flag on our property? it s bigger. rachel: yours is like used car lot pete: that s what we re going for. [laughter] are car dealership sized flag. not quite that big. good morning, by the way. thanks for your photos will: do you take it up or down? pete: no, i keep it lit. i can t take it up and down, but i keep it lit. i think that s e what you have to do, you make sure it s lit. which we do. and i try to tribe some of those photos for you because don t forget, guys, when we re talking on tv, there are also people listening on siriusxm radio like my wife right now driving from florida to nashville through alabama. do what you can this morning to be descriptive with your words rachel: hi, jen.
good evening i m jon scott and this is the fox report. jon: we have team coverage for you this evening florida senator rick scott joins us with more on congressional negotiations over new border policy. and danamarie mcnickell with more on ongoing surge of migrants but first, word of a new attack on u.s. forces in iraq. and there are reported injuries, bringing the total number of attacks to 142 since mid-october. lucas tomlinson is live in beach, florida. george. first time missiles launched by iran proxy forces inside iraq that slipped through american air defenses in this conflict which many are calling a low-grade war. u.s. central command is released a statement about the attack which i ll read in full it says, quote, at approximately 6:30 p.m. baghdad time muts pl ballistic missiles launched targeting al-assad air base and most intercepted and others impacted base and damage assessment assessment is ongoing and undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries.
happening now, a health emergency as the skies over new york and other new york cities are shrouded with heavy and toxic smoke. right now. millions of americans are at risk as wildfires in canada create the air-quality crisis here in the united states. also this hour, a former spokesman speaks a in a grand jury. we are tracking new information in the investigation in trump s backyard. mike pence is taking on trump as he launches the 2024 launch for the weight. now ready to answer questions from iowa voters in a live cnn town hall event later tonight. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are in the situation room. let s get to the top story tonight. tens of millions of americans suffering through some of the most dangerous air quality in decades. the team of journalists covering the crisis from hard- hit cities all across the east coast. let s go to our chief climate correspondent joining us from brooklyn, new york. give us the latest.