facility in iraq that houses dozens of us contractors. a new group that has taken responsibility for the attack but reports indicate some of the rockets are used by iranian backed iraqi shia militias operating in this area, called to a civilian house next to the airbase though no casualties were reported this after a rocket attack last month in the kurdish city killed one contractor and injured us servicemember. there have been a series of rocket attacks on us interests in iraq over the past year, this led president biden to launch targeted airstrikes in syria just last month against hezbollah positions, grew partially responsible for the ongoing rocket launches. the regional tension does come amid a stalemate between the west and iran regarding the nuclear deal. they said time is running out to reach a new agreement while americans are saying the iranian s very careful about using their proxies in the middle east to provoke further escalation. benjamin: overnight at least 80
sure as hell is good for cbs. well,ing that s great. maybe we could put the country s interests a little higher on priority the list. look, you know, this is a very different time hand it was in 20156-2016. 2015-2016. donald trump could say, hey, take a chance on me. now he s a known quantity. and year s exit polls in every single state, even the deep red ones, more people had an unfavorable opinion of donald trump than a favorable one. howard: well, my fox colleague, morgan, marc thiessen in washington post column, called trump one of the greatest conservative presidents of modern times and begged him not to run saying he ll lose and destroy his legacy. that seems to be the conventional wisdom from a lot of republicans who want to move on from the former president. i think when you say a lot of republicans, howie, i would define what that means. i think a lot of beltway people, all of us who go to dinner and talk to each other are saying
the party in south beach. guaranteed it is still going on this morning. he said it s the best day of his life. i wouldn t doubt it. hi, everybody, nice to have you with us this morning. welcome to early start. it s 5:00 a.m. in the east, good morning, everybody. it may be a good morning, it may not be such a good morning, depending how you look at things. the markets are down worldwide this morning after the ratings agency moody s downgraded 15 of the world s largest banks and guess who happens to be sitting in this morning. the woman who knows everything there is to know about this. can you boil this down and let us know what it means for us? it means that your stock investments got hit yesterday and the global economy is slowing and we re seeing the ramifications of that around the world. 15 of the biggest banks in the world, including five of the largest u.s. banks were downgraded by moody s. bank of america, citigroup, goldman sachs, jpmorgan stanley. and hsbc
our work. and in return, as we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we commit to you that we will continue to do everything in our power to fulfill your mission of defeating al qaeda and their militant allies. we will do whatever it takes to protect this country and to keep it safe. this has been a long and tough fight, and it s not over. but as we have just proven, it s a fight that we re going to win for you, mr. president, and for the american people. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to introduce the president of the united states. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, all. thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. well, thank you, leon, and thank you, jim. when i chose leon panetta as director of the cia, i said he was going to be a strong advocate for this agency and would strengthen your capabilities to meet the threats of our time. when i chose jim clapper as director of national intelligence, i charged him with making