That news taking 50 points a off of the dow industrials, mornings with maria begins right now. Maria top story iran striking back overnight, iran fired over a dozen missiles at two bases in iraq housing american soldiers, so far no american casualties have been reported in attacks, the president tweeted overnight about the attack, he writes this, all is well, missiles launched from iraq, assessment of casualties and damages taking place now, so far so good, we have the most powerful, wellequipped military anywhere in the world by far, the president write, i would be making statement tomorrow morning, we will take the statement for you. Joining me right now ceo anthony, here this morning onset campusreform. Org and dagen mcdowell, kevin oleary. Lets get your reaction this morning to the showdown with iran and what you perceive as irans goal here. Hi, maria, good morning to the team there, you know, what has happened is we essentially took, if you think of thises is a chess match, we too
And the u. S. Is out with secretary pompeo showing they had intelligence showing there was going to be an imminent attack that justified this strike at an iraqi air base where Kassem Soleimani was believed to be coordinating the actions of the iranian officials in the country. David the ayatollah has said there would be serious repercussions for the United States. What is the United States doing to try to protect us against possible attack . Bill u. S. Has ordered americans in iraq to leave. It is bolstering security at key facilities. There are a lot of new potential targets for iran to strike out in the middle east. Dozens of military and civilian targets, as well as more soft targets, places like shopping malls and other soft targets in countries and the region. There is a lot for the u. S. State department and the department of Homeland Security to do in the u. S. Analysts are looking for a possible early reaction or response from iran to come on a cyber channel. Korea andith north
Overnight his lawyer stated he has a long history of Mental Illness. New yorks governor is calling the act an act of domestic terrorism. It is the latest in a string of incidents in the area. Lets begin our coverage with lucy kavanaugh where they were attacked inside of a church. What can you tell us . Reporter poppy, this morning the community here is grappling with the aftermath of yet another senseless act of violence. The attack taking place just before. 11 00 a. M. During the sunday services. At that church behind me yesterday. You see in the video because the service was live streamed, theres a man sitting in the back dressed in all back. He walked to the front of the church appearing to talk to somebody else before pulling out a shotgun and opening fire. Two Security Officers who were armed fired back. The whole thing over in just six seconds captured on camera. I want to show you that clip and warn our viewers that it is difficult and disturbing to watch. Keep your eyes on the
To date, which is difficult, as fast as this situation is moving. This hearing today is intended to assess the geopolitical and humanitarian impact of turkeys crossborder attack on u. S. Interests in the middle east, determined how best to salvage u. S. Interests moving forward and evaluate the state of u. S. turkey relations. Before we talk about the current state of affairs in syria, its important to recall the path that brought us here. To begin, the Syrian Civil War is a complex, multisided conflict that has drawn in russia, iran, the u. S. , nato allies, and other entities. Over the course of this eightyearlong conflict, syrias brutal dictator, ai bar shal ai said, with the support of russia and iran, has relentlessly bombed cities and towns across syria, resulting in over 500,000 deaths and leaving over 10 Million People displaced. We are all aware that many confirmed uses of chemical weapons by the russiabacked assad regime, adding to the humanitarian suffering in violations of
The Foreign Relations committee of the United States senate will come to order. The chair would note we have a full house today and an enthusiastic audience im sure. Wed ask you to be respectful. Remind everyone that holding up signs or making verbal outbursts during the proceedings is disruptive. And appropriate action will be taken. If needed well suspend briefly to restore order. This morning we have a hearing on a matter that is really of a pressing National Security importance. That is the relationship of the United States and for that matter the world with iran. This hearing is intended to do three things. Number one, we will consider the facts behind the maximum Pressure Campaign against iran. Well examine the elements of irans necessary behavioral changes. And thirdly, assess irans willingness to behave as a responsible member of the International Community. Irans pursuit of regional domination following the 1979 revolution transformed the fabric of the middle east. The Iranian