iraqis dancing in the streets after hearing of the general's death. all-americans there and in iraq urged to leave by any means necessary. "fox and friends first" continues with breaking news right now. goodbye. jillian: you are watching "fox and friends first" on friday morning. rob: iraq promising retaliation after donald trump executes airstrikes killing revolutionary guard general qasem soleimani. qasem soleimani green lit this week's attack on the american embassy in baghdad, 15 miles away overnight in a us rocket strike at baghdad airport. jillian: we have team coverage with iran's new warning. rob: qasem soleimani breaking down who qasem soleimani was and why his death is so important. jillian: democrats already counting on the president's move. let's begin in jordan with the latest. what can you tell us?

>> reporter: overnight the united states assassinating the leader of iran's revolutionary guard qasem soleimani. this is a major development in the region. we talked a lot yesterday about iran and the united states preparing for a direct military confrontation. this conflict has entered a new phase. after last night, drone strike targeted a car outside baghdad international airport that qasem soleimani was riding in. additionally a senior official in a top iranian militia targeted and killed outside the airport last night. today iran vowing to respond, rouhani tweeting out the great nation of iran will take revenge for what he is calling a heinous crime. the ayatollah implementing a 3 day morning period vowing to respond. qasem soleimani responsible for a number of proxies in places like lebanon, the gaza strip, iraq and syria so his death is a

major escalation and something the united states is going to have to prepare for the region. the us of the in baghdad has told all-americans to leave iraq immediately, take a car out by land or any other means possible, they are warning of kidnappings and possible retaliation today by iran or its factions in the region. us secretary of state mike pompeo tweeting out a video of iraqis dancing because many iraqis have been protesting in the streets of baghdad and other key iraqi cities because of the iranian influence in their country, they actually ousted the prime minister who is sitting there in a ceremonial role but all of this coming to a head last night as the united states did make that decision to assassinate qasem soleimani, the top leader of iran's revolutionary guard, responsible for a number of proxies across the middle east. now we wait to see if and when the iranian to respond. experts not saying it is a

question of if but when and where. back to you. rob: i wonder if you have an indication how people responded iran. >> reporter: in iran we are going to make sure of responses although there are many people within iran and tehran specifically not happy with the movement of the iranian regime and the ayatollah, have seen a lot of economic despair over the past year as a result of us sanctions crippling iran's economy, likely to see protests demanding response by the iranian regime. you are likely to see the iranian regime listen to the protesters under immense pressure over the past year as a result of these economic sanctions because many times when these sanctions target top iranian officials like qasem soleimani or the ayatollah himself the people who pay the price are the civilians. this is the pressure the

iranian's are facing not only in iran but neighboring iraq. you will see a number of civilians pressuring governments to respond and when you look at the response in iraq there have been calls by the iraqi prime minister to push out american forces, there are 5000 american troops on the ground fighting the islamic state. there are new calls to ensure america respects the sovereignty of iraq after they carried out two key military events over the past week. last sunday targeting the proxy in iraq, hezbollah related group that killed 25 of its fighters and last night the assassination of the top commander in iran's revolutionary guard. jillian: we will see how civilians react and curious if we have seen any response from our allies yet. >> the israelis are on high alert and last week we saw the leader of the israeli defense forces say in a press conference

that his forces are preparing for the possibility of direct confrontation with iran. we are getting reports in northern israel of roads being closed, this is a resort that lies on the border, a place that just last year were reporting a syrian rocket that landed there. this is a big concern because when you look at the lebanese border there is the major iranian backed group has bola that vowed to respond, the leader of has bullet expected to make a statement today but we see proxies on his relapse border speaking against the assassination of qasem soleimani because many were taking directions from iranian's. jillian: doing a great job over there, thanks for the update. rob: who was qasem soleimani? jillian: aishah hasnie has the history of the general. >> reporter: there's a reason qasem soleimani was known as the shadow commander mostly because of the long shadow he cast

outside of iran's borders and people didn't know very much about him. the 62-year-old was designated a terrorist by the us in 2005 but he was a leader of iran's elite intelligence wing since 1998. under qasem soleimani special forces have been quietly operating iranian proxy campaigns made up of 20,000 militia fighters all across the middle east. some analysts say he was trying to spread iran's islamic revolution through baghdad to damascus and then to beirut where they could be considered a direct threat to israel. qasem soleimani is responsible for killing 600 american troops during the iraq war. to put that in perspective 17% of all us deaths in iraq from 2003-2011 were orchestrated by qasem soleimani. >> reporter: >> he is directly responsible

for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers. thousands, if not tens of thousands of people across the middle east. he is the government of the head of cia and special forces. >> reporter: it is only recently the elusive leader has been seen giving interviews and appearing in photos around the region with the ayatollah and joining instagram at one point. the state department, a recent visit to russia meeting vladimir putin, and his most recent presence in baghdad a few weeks ago as iraqi officials were trying to form a government. if there is any doubt he had a hand in that attack at the us embassy in baghdad look at this photo right here and see the words qasem soleimani is our leader spray-painted in red under the broken window at the embassy. iran sees his death as a political assassination and is expected to respond to the death of its most powerful commander.

rob: thank you so much. jillian: democrats quick to take aim at the commander-in-chief for keeping congress in the dark. rob: many say the military strike in baghdad could put the us on a path to war. todd pyro has reaction. >> reporter: numerous democrats speaking out against the strike that the purpose of defense described in part as follows, quote, at the direction of the president the us military has taken decisive defense of action to protect us personnel by killing qasem soleimani, the head of the iranian revolutionary guard corps quts force. qasem soleimani was developing plans to attack american diplomats and servicemembers in iraq and throughout the region. this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attacks. democrats take to twitter to respond. connecticut senator chris murphy

writing qasem soleimani was an enemy of the united states, that is not in question. the question is this. as report suggest, did america just assassinate without any congressional authorization the second most powerful person in iran knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war? ilhan omar tweeting so what if trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction. real question is will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? i know i will. elizabeth warren tweeting qasem soleimani, the murder responsible for the deaths of thousands including hundreds of americans, but this reckless move escalates the situation with iran and increases the likelihood of more deaths and new middle east conflict with our priority must be to avoid another costly war. as for the president he tweeted out simply this, an american flag. as washington prepares for what comes next, one gop congressman

is celebrating this monumental development. jillian: doug collins says the world is safer thanks to donald trump. >> there are millions of lives, because his soul job was to export terrorism throughout the middle east and it is appropriate but also shows this president using our military, our intelligence, our state department doesn't brought red lines. he says we are going to act, not threaten but do something and that is the difference from benghazi going on. this is a good night for the military, good night for the world, still an unsafe place in many ways but there is one less terror out there terrorizing people for years. this is a president who stood up, put sanctions back on iran. this got them to the table to start with, the previous administration walked away. this president says no, we will put you in sanctions. if you're going to participate

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the united states will continue to take all necessary action to protect their people and their interests wherever they are around the world. people are waking up this morning and hear this news. the question is what is next? >> reporter: that is the question. the big question for the intelligence community. i can tell you from my experience we are mounting a full court press to collect intelligence on iran's reaction, what sort of plans and attentions they have, what threats to people and installations in the middle east and beyond as we will be working with our international partners to collect more intelligence and shore up our defenses at embassies and consulates and warnings to us citizens traveling in the region not to travel there and to take extra care to get out of the middle east and out of harm's way. rob: the foreign minister from iran on the airstrike, his tweet says the us act of international terrorism targeting and assassinating qasem soleimani,

the most effective force fighting isis, al qaeda, is extremely dangerous and foolish and a foolish escalation. the us bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. hard for you to read that and not almost chuckled. >> this is what iran does, state-sponsored propaganda. iran has been allowing al qaeda to homestead, and in syria, they are the ones conducting terrorist operations. qasem soleimani is a designated terrorist and so is muhandis who we targeted last night. they are the ones causing so much disruption and harm and death in the middle east. we need the full court press from our talented secretary of state and his team on the public diplomacy front to counter iran's false narrative. jillian: we got some new video if we could pull this up, of

iranian's in the streets and get your response. how people out there out in the streets, mike pompeo sending out a tweet earlier saying iraqis dancing in the streets for freedom thankful that the general is no more. what do you make of the reaction going on right now? >> that town is the birthplace of qasem soleimani. i'm not sure the government of iran has mobilized those people to show some sort of public support for qasem soleimani. whatever happens in iran is state directed with the exception of the protests from brave iranian's over the past few months protesting iranian government corruption and failure economically to deliver basic goods and services to the population. rob: i would imagine a lot of those people probably hate qasem soleimani but you are not don't feel to do that publicly iran a less you want to get shot. >> we have seen some protests in iran over the situation there. look for second and third order

effects and arrests where iraqi citizens protesting iranian pernicious influence inside iraq may also be quite positive and supportive against qasem soleimani and muhandis and hope is turned the tide against iran inside iraq. jillian: thank you for joining us this morning. we are coming right back, stay with us.

jillian: back to breaking news in a second but for now other headlines. the man accused of stabbing 5 people at a hanukkah celebration expected back to work today. the daughter of a critically injured victim making a public plea. >> please stand up and stop his hatred.

it cannot keep going on. we want our kids to go to school and feel safe. we want to go to our synagogues and feel safe. jillian: gretchen thomas is facing 5 counts of attended murder and burglary, using a machete to attack jews inside a rabbi's home in new york. rob: a suspected kidnapper arrested and thrown in jail captured by a home surveillance camera. >> stop! rob: that is just horrifying. las vegas police say the victim got into i commit with her boyfriend and ran to a stranger app store. he is seen on camera dragging her back into a car. she had her one month old baby who was also in the car were found safe. the suspect is facing kidnapping charges. jillian: the relief insight, massive wildfires in australia,

the situation is expected to get worse. sweltering temperatures forecast with no rain on the way. people in new south wales chasing the prime minister out of town for his handling in response to the inferno. >> you are an idiot, you really are. >> nobody - you are -- >> reporter: 1000 tourist and residents trapped on the coast were rescued by the royal australian navy. at least 18 people have died since the fires began over the summer. rob: extreme weather, take a look at this. a jet sliding off the runway closing in airport in utah, it hit a patch of ice when landing on thursday. none of the three people on board were hurt but you can see the just sustained damage. jillian: fox news alert, iran

threatening retaliation after one of its top generals taken out by a us airstrike. how will our enemies and our allies respond? rob: james carafanoh with a trumpet ministration's actions. so get allstate and be better protected from mayhem, like meow. - do that are degrading?ideo tapes, film reels, or photos, legacybox professionally converts them to dvds, thumb drive, or the cloud. legacybox is simple and safe, with over half a million satisfied customers. visit legacybox.com today, and get 40% off.

jillian: we are back with the harsh news alert. officials don't fight back after donald trump authorizes a massive airstrike killing the most revered military leader. rob: qasem soleimani was responsible for taking the us embassy, the strike that baghdad's airport adding to tension between the us and iran reaches a fever pitch. jillian: todd pyro breaks down backlash from democrats as they claim the us is on the path to war. rob: we have latebreaking developments this morning.

>> reporter: overnight the americans assassinated iran's top military leader, this is a major development for the region as we talked about. proxy wars with the west last night, direct confrontation. what we know outside the baghdad airport two cars were targeted by us drone strikes, eight people were killed including a top iranian military leader and deputy in an iraqi militia group. this is leading to threats of retaliation, iran's supreme leader saying there will be a 3-day morning period. we saw the president of iran tweeting out the great nation of iran will take revenge for the heinous crime. he didn't have control over a number of iranian proxies to the middle east, in places like the gaza strip, lebanon, iraq and syria.

is that marking a new piece of this timeline and you will see groups across the region responding today to this development. we heard groups like islamic jihad and hamas, hezbollah who also this with a crime committed by the united states but moving forward the big question is if and when he ran -- iran will respond, not a question of if but when and where. there are allies on high alert, the israelis have started to move troops to the north with concerns on the lebanese border that hezbollah could respond. we are getting a reporting just now that it deputy to qasem soleimani has been appointed to fill his role in the revolutionary guard, taking over for the military operations, he has a history of helping the iranian's with smuggling weapons to proxies across the region. there have been strikes by

israel, a key ally of the united states, over the past year targeting many of these smuggling groups. remember early last year we reported on a secret iranian base in syria being used by the iranian's to smuggle weapons. that targeted a number of times and additionally we can expect western allies to work closely with the united states to cut off any sort of retaliation efforts by iranian, one point to notice we may not see retaliation right away. the iranian's are known for calculating responses, this is a superpower we are dealing with here and we have to understand they are going to be taking into consideration with the us response to the retaliation might be. this is a complex unfolding of events, the united states and allies in the region very concerned about possible retaliation and revenge. the iranian's will take as a result of the overnight assassination of qasem soleimani by united states forces outside baghdad international airport. rob: it happened in iraq even though he was an iranian

general. the iraqi prime minister condemned this killing. is that surprising to anybody? does it surprise you? >> it is not surprising because on sunday after the united states targeted has below, and iranian backed militia stormed earlier in the week, we saw iraqi prime minister condemn the united states for the strike saying it was a violation of iraqi sovereignty, a lot of pressure on the ground in iraq to get rid of foreign influence not only from iranian's, you see them celebrating the death of qasem soleimani but also from the americans, 5000 american troops on the ground in iraq assisting iraqi security forces in the fight against the islamic state. there will be more pressure on the prime minister to deal with that situation as well.

jillian: a number of 2020 hopefuls pouncing on donald trump morning the military strike in baghdad could put the us on a path to war. >> todd pyro live in studios democrats lamb the commander in chief are keeping congress in the dark. >> with reaction from democrats starting with joe biden, he supported terror and sewed chaos. none of that negates the fact that this is a hugely escalatory move in an already dangerous region, the goal to deter future attacks by iran, this action almost certainly will have the opposite effect, donald trump tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox and he owes the american people an explanation of the strategy and plan to keep safe our troops, personnel, people and interests at home and abroad. bernie sanders tweeting when i voted against the war in iraq i feared it would lead to greater destabilization of the region. that fear turned out to be true. the us locked approximately 4500 troops, tens of thousands have been wounded and we have spent trillions.

andrew yang tweeted more with iran is the last thing we needed is not the will of the american people. we should be working to de-escalate tensions and protect people in the region. cory booker echoing similar sentiments. >> qasem soleimani has american blood on his hands but we need to look at the larger strategic situation in the area. we have a president who has had a failure in his iranian policy, he has no strategic plan. he made the region less stable and less safe. rob: bill that was you expressing concern about repercussions in manhattan and elsewhere throughout the city saying he spoke to the nypd about protecting key locations from retaliation. as for the president he tweeted out this, just a big american flag, expect a lot more from the president.

rob: joining us more with expert insight into what happened here, the vice president of foreign-policy at the heritage foundation james carrafanoh. is it inevitable that iran will punch back at some point? >> they will do something but look at the iranian track record, they tried to break out of the box, they tried to block shipping, shot down a drone, did the saudi infrastructure strike, unleashing their militias in iraq against america, the latest in the things they tried. they will try to -- whether it will be advertised as direct retaliation for this or something else. this is a part of the world where honor is power. if somebody beats you up and you take it you are seen as weak, nobody likes that least of all the iranian's. >> the united states seems ready

for whatever is to come by the department of defense, this strike with aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. the united states will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and interests wherever they are around the world. there were others killed in this airstrike. what do you know about them? >> one of them was a leader of hezbollah which is the group that actually attacked the american base that started all this and let the attack on the us embassy. one of them was a character who was so radical, such a radical shia he was kicked out of the shia militia because he was too radical. they are absolute stooges of the iranian's. what choice do the united states have? the world leading terrorist in a foreign country actively plotting to attack americans and

people are complaining we killed him. we killed usama bin laden who was on vacation in pakistan. it is nuts that people somehow say this is escalatory. the united states defending itself in the most clear and compelling way you can imagine. rob: we knew this man was evil, responsible for hundreds of death. why did we wait until now to kill him? we had no trouble finding him, we killed him within hours of this attack. if he was so bad, so evil why didn't we drop this bomb years ago? >> the previous administration were trying to find ways to accommodate - >> what is unprecedented about this, they have killed 600 americans by feeding militias going back to the war in the sunni triangle but this guy had left the country, has gone into iraq and actively plotting and operation against iraq, the most recent act they have ever done. the united states to turn a blind eye to that.

jillian: thank you for your time. a person by the name of ishmael gone he is next in line. democrats slammed donald trump are ordering airstrike that killed iran's powerful general. rob: where is the left as loyalty stand on this? and a member of the trump advisory board is there next.

rob: a live look at southern iran, the hometown of qasem soleimani where mourners have gathered after the us airstrike killed him leading democrats are slamming donald trump following his military orders that killed this iranian general.

>> here with reaction, jason, thanks for your time. the president tweeted out one simple thing last night, a picture of the american flag. a lot of democrats criticizing this move, upset the president didn't discuss this with congress first. what is your response this morning? >> very obvious democrats are playing artisan politics with american lives. qasem soleimani was a purveyor of terror across the region and the world for two decades. he has killed 600 americans, has blood on his hands. he was the mastermind and authorized the attack on the us embassy last week and he has been plotting further attacks against us diplomats etc.. this was within the president's authorization and he was righteous in his decision to do this. rob: you will never hear

democrats say anything nice about anything the administration does but here's nancy pelosi, we cannot put the lives of american service members, diplomats and others further at risk by engaging in provocative and disproportionate actions, further dangerous escalation of violence. this was a man that was planning to kill more americans. what do you think nancy pelosi wanted to do? >> it is really sad where we are, the state of political affairs in this country, democrats want iran to attack us so they can blame donald trump. there were years of appeasement from obama's administration. if you look at what happened during benghazi where four american lives were taken and they blamed it on a youtube video and americans under attack in democrats are attacking the president of the united states.

jillian: we saw things that happened in the last couple days, you talk about the us military airstrikes that were carried out, retaliation goes back and forth. it is not the time to be stagnant. >> if you think about donald trump over the course of this administration in his first term he has been an incredibly restrained president, proportionate in his response and compassionate in his response. he said we don't want to take innocent lives so he has been very compassionate. rob: this shows what happened, other airstrikes we have done have shown the president is not afraid to throw a punch. does that send a good message to the rest of the world to stop some of these actions? >> it sends a loud message that militias cannot attack our

embassy, put american lives that harms risk, donald trump will not play games. when he draws a line in the sand don't cross it. jillian: people are worried about retaliation rightfully so, fearful of the unknown and you hear a lot in overnight hours about being in uncharted territory right now but to your point you look at the move and the way donald trump and his administration have responded to these things what is your message to the american people who are waking up and hearing about this? >> we always have to be on the lookout but this was a surgical attack, we took out qasem soleimani. this was the right move the president made and a lot of people are talking about what does iran do next? iran should be worrying about what we do next, donald trump has been very restrained and clear, he doesn't want endless wars in this particular region of the world but when they are attacking american citizens and our brave men and women and putting our embassies at risk that is something we have to deal with.

rob: thank you, appreciate you coming on. jillian: let's check with brian kilmeade, you will be discussing this at length. brian: you will be by our side. coming up straight ahead we will be talking about the death of qasem soleimani who has had the blood of americans on his hands since the late 80s and has been a presence in afghanistan, in iraq coming in syria and the drone strike that took place on friday at the baghdad airport, we will talk about possible retaliation and what democrats are saying about it, they see politics in this international strike on one of our harshest enemies. among our guests today joining us live senator lindsey graham, chairman of the judiciary committee spent the weekend with the president of the united states. is a member of the senate foreign relations committee. he says qasem soleimani's death is a major blow to the iranian

regime, 3 days of mourning. also on deck, this great roster, congressman dan crenshaw, he represents texas and a now noninterventionist, tulsi gabbard, member of the military will be here to tell us where she stands along with her party. it is a big 3 hours. a lot will develop throughout the show. it is friday, see you shortly. >> we will be right back. granted. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ still fresh... ♪ unstopables in-wash scent booster ♪ downy unstopables

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jillian: a fox news alert. a successor has been named to take over for the top iranian general killed in a us airstrike. rob: qasem soleimani is accused of orchestrating the attack on the american embassy in baghdad.

iran is promising retaliation. aishah hasnie has the history of the iran's most powerful general and the man just announced to replace them. >> reporter: iran named a successor and he is brigadier general ishmael ronnie. he was the deputy commander under qasem soleimani for two decades. it seems like a very natural move for them. general philhamand he was a shadow commander and iran's most powerful general, he is among 7 people killed by us airstrike near baghdad international airport. the security media reporting rockets hit near the airport cargo hall sitting two cars on fire. his advisor, iraqi's militia commander muhandis was killed in the attack. the pentagon said he was

actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and servicemembers in iraq and throughout the region. if there is any doubt he had a hand in the attack at the embassy take a look at this photo. the words qasem soleimani is our leader spray-painted in red under a broken window at the us embassy. the 62-year-old was designated a terrorist by the us in 2005. he has been the leader of iran at the lead intelligence wing since 1998. under him special forces have been quietly operating iranian proxy campaigns made of 20,000 militia fighters all across the middle east. is responsible for killing 600 american troops during the iraq war. 17% of all us deaths in iraq from 2003-2011 were orchestrated by this man.

only recently this even give leader has been seen giving interviews and appearing in photos around the region with the ayatollah. the state department taking close note of his recent visit to russia to meet with vladimir putin and also his most recent presence in baghdad a few weeks ago as iraqi officials, iran's leader is mourning harsh retaliation waiting for the us. back to you guys. few minutes but now let's turn to other news. would you go to prison for your principles? that is what is at stake for a sheriff in colorado who said he would give up his freedom to protect our second amendment rights. that sheriff joins me now. good to see you. i'm curious why you want to fight this battle. >> it is not a battle i ever wanted to fight but a battle our legislature, through passage of

red flag law, obvious violation of several constitutional amendments. >> there are 190 plus counties with guns sanctuary resolutions. a pretty high number right now. >> you are seeing this across the united states. a tipping point, rural versus urban divide, passing laws that impact us in a negative way and this is our way of pushing back. >> reporter: governor northron says if we have constitutional laws on the book and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books there are going to be consequences. are you prepared for any consequences that may come? >> the trick is the constitutional laws. look at red flag laws challenged all the way to the supreme court, that is the issue, constitutionality is in question but i'm ready for the fight in

colorado just like what is happening in virginia. jillian: 17 states and dc have red flag laws, you mentioned how you feel about them but you say you think with these red flag laws the government, it provides the government too much power over citizens. explain that. >> the red flag law in colorado gives law enforcement the ability to petition the courts, takes firearms under a low standard, dean significant risk by a preponderance of the evidence standard. a much lower standard, none of this would be based in criminal violations which you are giving law enforcement or the government a tool to go in and take someone at second amendment rights or firearms in a way that government shouldn't have that

kind of power. jillian: a couple seconds left. i'm curious what the responses been from citizens, you work in the community, who you serve. >> the citizens of my county have been overwhelmingly supportive. there have been mixed reviews throughout the state of colorado. their support is showing each and every day. jillian: thank you for joining us. rob: a fox news letter iran promising retaliation in the wake of the us airstrike that killed its most powerful general. jillian: a warning for all americans to leave iraq when we come back. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424.

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rob: a fox news alert. successor just named. brigadier general seen here set to replace soleimani after serving as his successor. jillian: general killed in a strike authorized by president trump. the defense department says soleimani was acting to plans diplomats and service members. soleimani accuse implementing the siege in baghdad this week. also blamed for the deaths of hundreds of u.s. troops and thousands of others in the middle east. rob: iran supreme leader promising a harsh retaliation. secretary of state mike pompeo tweeting out this video apparently showing iraqis dancing in the streets after hearing of that iranian general's death in baghdad. you can see there are some people celebrating and we understand there is a lot of people in iran as well that would celebrate a death like this if they were not so

suppressed by this regime in iran. jillian: as you wake this up morning news is going to develop. "fox & friends" is going to have you covered for the next three hours. thanks for joining us. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ thank you, jillian. 6:00 here in new york city. we start this hour with a fox news alert the top iranian general killed in the airstrike president trump take out general soleimani at the baghdad airport. brian: get, this iran's supreme leader now promising, quote: a harsh retaliation, closed quote. soleimani is accuse of orchestrating the attack on the american embassy in baghdad. he has a huge ross sister of transgressions to go along with that. ainsley: trey yingst is live in jordan as the state department is warning all americans to get out of iraq. trey? >> brian, ainsley, steve, good morning. overnight the united states assassinating iran's