move back toward the republican. >> thank you. that's it for this week's show. thank you to my panel and for watching. we hope to see you right here. >> rockets have hit the green zone where the embassy is located. the rocky airbase, more of where us-led coalition sources are stationed. officials think no casualties have been reported. this comes after i ran without for revenge for the coming of the top general. hello, everyone. >> welcome back. good to see you. thank you for joining us. it also comes, deployment of another 3000 troops to the middle east. president trump defending his decision. saying he ordered the airstrike in the baghdad airport to

prevent terrorist attacks from targeting americans. >> stole money was plotting imminent attacks on american diplomats and military personnel. we caught him in the act and terminated him. terrorists who harm our intent to harm any american. we will find you, we will eliminate you. >> we have the latest coverage of this. kevin in palm beach florida near the president spending the holiday weekend. we begin with benjamin hall whose live with the latest in the middle east. he's in jordan. >> good evening. we're not sure who fired the rockets across iraq today. it's something you might the following a major funeral taking place in baghdad.

we had reports from the general and hezbollah who says his people are targeting u.s. bases across iraq. iraqi security forces to say at least 1000 meters away from no space us. they are really showing them off the death. america is a great station. it really is the demonic being brought up because of this killing. significantly, the funeral was attended by the iraqi prime minister, up door. he has heavily criticized those attacks, calling them an attack on iraqi sovereignty. as a result, the parliament will meet tomorrow to discuss the future of u.s. troops in iraq. it stopped their suggestions as a result of the attack, they might expel the 5000 plus u.s. soldiers or perhaps discuss timeline for their withdrawal. everybody is talking about

retaliation. when and where so money promised his daughter they would take revenge they would spell blood. iran said they have 35 targets ready. once general has raised the prospect of attacking ships in the gulf. another attacking israel. so the monies successor was made today. is a command since 1997. he doesn't have the same personality but he will continue in the same way. he previously oversaw operation in afghanistan. the u.s. has not scaled-back operations in iraq to boost security and defensive measures. it also dispatched another 3000 troops to kuwait as a precaution. from the u.s. perspective, unofficial has now said there will be no more u.s. strikes here or in iraq unless iran does something that warrants it. the question is how iran will

respond, when and where. it's worth remember and trump did not react to the downing of a drone. he did not react to the attacks on saudi oral. the death of a u.s. there was a redline. they calculate their own retaliation but when it comes, when it comes, we just don't know. we do know the moment is an around the court. >> thank you. >> resident trump said he does not want the start of war or seek regime change with iran. lawmakers are split on whether taking out the regimes was the right move in the reason region. >> the white house, state department and u.s. intelligence agencies all agree that general so money was a credible terror

threat. they accused him of participating in the planning of pots that would have hurt americans in the u.s. interest of across the globe. for that reason and others, the president said he had to be stopped. >> solomonic has been killed in his bloodied rampage is now forever gone. he was plotting attacks against americans but now we are in short his atrocities have been stopped for good. they are stopped for good. we do not seek war, we do not seek nationbuilding, we do not seek regime change. i will never hesitate to defend the safety of the american people. >> soleimani was killed, as you know in a drone strike. along with other members of his senior cap right. the other ways to illuminate hemp was not ruined by democratic lost but hand. thus leading to a debate on the

capital. about operation security as well as bipartisan. >> before passing public judgment on this operation and its potential consequences. this action may have brought our nation closer to another endless war. exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into. >> we still don't anticipate the president today. we've officially gone a lid that may be no more on camera or public appearances. you never know given what's happening, i can always change. the guidance we been given in the last hour, if that changes, i promise to pass it along.

>> thank you. we are going to have new reaction tomorrow sunday about the increasing tensions between the u.s. and iran. he will also talk to democratic senator chris from maryland. that's tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. eastern here. you can also check your local listing for the time on your local fox facility. >> down under, under siege. 3000 members of the military reserves are being called to help combat those deadly wildfires there. strong winds and high temperatures threaten densely populated areas, an attack on those flames. twenty-two people had been killed. the country braces for this crisis and it could get worse. here's the latest on the wildfires.

>> just to give you an idea of how fast the bushfires are moving, we were in this exact spot last night. the fire had not reached this area, not yet. but now you can see hours later what has happened. it's burned right after this house here where fortunately the firefighters in this area were able to save his home. not everyone is as fortunate. this is an image from nasa taken from space. large area of brown, that's all smoke and ash. not a cloud. it's a red orange haze through the sky seen for miles and miles away. they've evacuated throughout australia and many more expected to do the same with much of the fires still burning out of control. >> it's been an experience. that's for sure. i'm so blessed that we still have a place to go to.

i feel very lucky. considering some people lost so much. >> the flames get the, firefighters helping people listen to their warnings and get out while they can because in some cases, it's too late. shelter in place. one of the other things they mention from with all these fires burning and burning so out of control, in many cases they can't put out the fires. all they can do is redirect them away from home. >> thank you. >> a strong wind and record chattering eat standing the flames in australia. it brings a disaster to a whole new level. the main question right now, is there any relief in sight? >> the last couple of days across southern australia has been really lost. we are seeing may be better

conditions. just better conditions where maybe there are flames. this is the current satellite and radar pushing over australia. a little bit of moisture in the atmosphere, not enough to bring this thing up but it's something to pay attention to. it may be beginning to improve a little bit. there's that moisture to the west, it's going to linger, not a lot of rain but perhaps making conditions a little better. maybe it's that heat they've seen the last couple days. right now it's currently sunday morning in this area. temperatures were getting very high the last couple of days. not going to be quite as hot as you talk about what's happening the next couple of days. that rain, this is the forecast rain totals. it doesn't really add up to much in the next couple days that we are talking about a big rain that will wipe out the area. winds are may be dying down a

little bit. windy conditions the last couple of days but anywhere you see these blue colors, 15-mile an hour winds. it still 30 to 40 miles an hour. i can spread a situation like this temperatures are probably backing down a little bit in the next couple days the wind are really backing off, becoming much more manageable. we saw a couple of days ago, temperatures getting up into the triple digits. still warm for this time of year but the forecast is highs, much more manageable. seventys, 80s and 90s on friday. this is still hot, it's still an issue but not triple digits like we saw a couple of days ago. >> china has replaced its top official in hong kong. let's following months of protests. the chief has been appointed to help the head of the office in hong kong. that move comes amid continuing protests in the autonomous

territory. that lasted eight months now. protesters continue to demand democratic elections for hong kong's leadership. ♪ >> with only 30 days into the iowa caucuses, democratic presidential candidates are barnstorming the hawkeye state this weekend. one major topic on the trail, the airstrike that killed iran's top military commander soleimani. live from waterloo, iowa on that story. >> a lot of candidates in iowa today. we started this morning with joe biden in waterloo. we made our way to des moines, he has another event this evening. iowa, iowa caucuses are only 30 days away. there's not been a whole lot of

post recently for the state. that's something some candidates like andrew yang have complained about but based on the polls we do have, the most recent polls from november, he to buttigieg is still at the top in this state with iowa voters at 25%. followed by elizabeth warren at 16%. joe biden and bernie sanders are at 16%. the next debate is set for january 14. five candidates have qualified so far. biden and sanders are in iowa today, all of them have criticized trump decision to kill iran's top general. soleimani warrants sanders called it an assassination. sanders is also talking about what he will do when the senate is back in session. >> we will advance legislation to assert congresses constitutional authority and responsibility. to prohibit any funding or offensive military cross in or

against iran without congressional authorization. do not like this president, take that action. >> foreign policy has not been a key or central issue on a campaign trail or the debates stage but it seems like with solar monies death, that could be changing into the debate, the next primary debate is taking place here in iowa. it's only ten days away. will probably hear the candidates talking more of more about foreign policy in the coming days and also they head to the debate stage in a few days. >> a lot can happen in ten days. thank you. >> retaliation for the killing of soleimani. what about innocent blood of so many on his hands? what to expect from what they may do and how the pentagon can prepare for any response.

protests breaking out against the targeting of soleimani. in washington d.c. and here in new york city in times square, demonstrators taking to the streets. protesters voicing their frustrations about that, claiming it could bring the u.s. into war with iran. protesters expected to take

place across the country in the coming days. many of these demonstrations sponsored by the group act now to start war and and races. >> the killing of the soleimani, sending shockwaves across the middle east. they are now wanting retaliation. the president thanked the u.s. will pay a heavy price. >> the talk that they would be out of trouble. he made a mistake. it's exactly the mistake they made. they will seek more difficult days are awaiting them. >> retired major is author of the america's war on isis and the dawn of the strike zone. so glad to have you today on this very important topic. i ran back is against the wall. they have to retaliate.

they want resistance and strength but is more is not the answer, how might iran strike back? is it through has blocked? >> iran has got a number of options. ron has been fighting a proxy war against the u.s. for years. whether it was the capture of two of our boat, the dying of one of our drones, the attack on the oil field, recent death of one of our contractors and an attack on our embassy. enough is enough. so yes, iran is upset. this new trump doctrine, which calls for action when america is killed or placed in harm's way in some way, by state or nonstate actor, will take action. i think it's iran on the notice, if iran doesn't think that america will take action.

>> president trump is sending 3000 additional troops to the region. how nimble must our troops need to be? we have a strategy in place? >> that's a good question. what's needed is an overall strategic strategy laid out by the president before the region. so right now, i'm not sure what that strategy is is to make sure american interests are protected in the region. our military tries to do that. in the short term, are citizens in the area will somewhat be at risk in the short-term but if this trump doctrine is true in action is taken, i think the long-term they will ensure our interests are more secure. >> what about our troops, are they safe?

>> it's going to be tough because i ran or iranian sponsored malicious and bad actors will try to do something. they have to be prepared. the force protection posture throughout the region has been increased. worldwide, especially in the middle east so i believe our u.s. forces will be prepared. >> how much will we need to rely on allies in the region? how willing are the allies willing to engage? >> that's also a good question. it will take a whole approach. it's not just military. it's got to be diplomacy, economic power. informational power. working with our allies to ensure that iran is only countered but long-term, peace and stability is in the region.

>> the initial u.s. commander on the ground fighting isis in iraq in 2014, is this a different fight? are things in the middle east as continuous as they seem? >> it's a different fight. what we are fighting with isis was a nonstate actor. one of the members of the anti- isis, those in the anti- isis group with iran but this is different. soleimani, his death was certainly justified but he's a state actor. he is one of the highest leaders in iran so that is fundamentally different. we have to be prepared for that also. >> you have decades of active duty service, we thank you for that, by the way, you seem very measured in your answers,

certainly you are too experienced to be shaken at all but something seems different in your approach to this. >> well, it is different. it is iran. it's a state, iran has 70 million people. they have a very capable military. look at history of the iran, iraq war. there was a time early in the war where iraq was beating iran badly and iraq, under saddam hussein expected iran to sue for peace. again, when to open up but door, iran felt differently. they said we are not giving up. that war lasted eight years. more than 1 billion people killed, it ended when iran was exhausted. so i am concerned. i'm concerned that iran will miscalculate america's resolve and try to do something which i think is stupid and draw america into a long-term conflict. very concerned about that.

>> thank you very much for the analysis. looking forward to speaking with you throughout this entire situation. hopefully it won't be long. you think this -- i think president trump desire is to get iran back to the negotiating table. his possibility? >> that's certainly a possibility. the higher tensions but we mentioned this in our book that long-term, we've got to solve and resolve the she sunni issue. that's between saudi arabia and iran. >> will have you back again. thank you very much. >> thank you. coming up, while the u.s. is deploying more troops, following fact that the airstrike, how are major cities are at home, propping up there security and

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major u.s. ramping up security after iran vows revenge for the foreign airstrike that killed the military commander. law enforcement in new york, l.a. and washington state they are deploying more resources, adding there's no specific and credible threat at this moment. here is details on this new story. >> national security forces are saying iran's revenge could come in the form of cyber attacks if the country doesn't have the ability to take on the u.s. military. among some of the targets, the u.s. power grid saying as a guide government system. here in new york, patrols are added to high risk areas and governor cuomo the national guard and telling natural gas,

phone and water utilities to increase awareness of cyber and physical security. they have checks underway all cybersecurity details. bill defazio said he will have to be vigilant against the threat for a long time to come. >> we are doing with this. i said it last night, at this time, it's a state of war between the u.s. and america in iraq. none of us knows how this will play out. >> in washington d.c. and new york, antiwar rallies protesting any further escalation, withdrawing all u.s. troops in the middle east. others in the trumpet menstruation seek approval for any response to iran's promised retaliation. smaller demonstrations in philadelphia and chicago and outside the u.s. embassy. >> my biggest fear is that we might end up in a war.

at the very least, will be distracting the countries from something more important. >> we were born into war. post 9/11. we were born into war. if we don't stop them, we will all die in war. >> they're able to carry out a cyber attack and it would depend on how long to take the system under attack. back up and running. not just focusing on prevention but resources for a quick recovery. >> thank you. >> i anticipate a debate about america's foreign policy in the middle east. i recommend all senators wait to review the facts and hear from the administration before passing public judgment on this operation. and its potential consequences. >> president trump airstrike on iranian general soleimani sparking debate on capitol hill.

republican members of congress plays in the move by the president, democrat warning of unintended consequences with opinions, particularly primarily falling along party lines. more on the divide, jackson, white house correspondent usa today. how stark is the reaction? >> pretty stark. hopkins are very much in support of tom's actions but there's an increasing number of democrats that have criticized that right. they wonder if there was enough evidence suggesting the iranians were planning attack on the u.s. regime. even some democrats are saying they wagged the dog, trying to divert attention from the upcoming impeachment trial. >> the president and his supporters would say soleimani has been notorious for just terrorists with american blood on his hands. it's about time you just take him up. >> that's right. it's a two-part defense of this strike. his history, he's basically been

the primary organizer of these roadside bombs that have killed hundreds or thousands of troops in iraq. he also described as a defensive measure that they were planning many more attacks against u.s. attacks and that's the reason they felt they had to act. >> democrat warning of the possible ripple effect. >> this action may have brought our nation closer to another endless war. exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into. as our citizens and those of our allies evacuate iraq and troops prepare for retaliatory action, congress needs answers to these questions and others from the administration immediately. >> he's tweeting we cannot take silent, recklessly moving us for

another unnecessary war putting lives at risk. congress alone is with authority to declare war and saying no to work with iran. yvonne omar, we are outraged the president would assassinate a foreign official. setting off another war with authorization and has zero plan to deal with consequences. she called terrorists and official as opposed to just being what he was, in notorious terrorist. so how do you think this will play out, especially when they're back from the holidays? >> i think you will be hearing a lot more from them. the democrats have been too sympathetic to around. the democrats continue to cash commission on the administration's strike. the one thing i will say,

there's still commonality here. i don't think there's going to be a war. they don't have any plan to declare war and there's no reason to think war will on. the tit for tat that's been going on between the u.s. and iran for years, their major concern right now is how iran will respond in this latest attack. they are not worried about war. >> the president himself has said that. they are prepared for potential sporadic attacks in favor cyber attacks and that sort of thing. >> is not only responsible for attacks in the last few weeks against americans that killed an american but he was planning future attacks against america and we had a chance to take him out. any responsible commander-in-chief would have done the same thing but trump is the one who did it. >> the least criticism is coming from democrats especially those who work for the obama

administration. their policy was to cease around with a nuclear deal that would supposedly reduce the leaders. instead, they had the money to export revolution. soleimani was a deadly menace but the u.s. should have done nothing because iran put it back. that is not leadership. a preview of the upcoming campaign. the democrats were soft on iran. >> that's very much what's going on. the mike pompeo and secretary of state will be on tomorrow and you will hear him about some of the things soleimani was getting ready to do. the officials make memories of congress and making the same pitch. part of that will be criticism of dispersions and somehow defend soleimani.

i think we will hear a lot about debate this particular week. we can count on president trump to cap strike during his reelection campaign until november. the big thing is what happens next. everyone is bracing for whatever happens next in they don't know what that white be. >> any sense on what that could be? >> no one really knows. your report engine cyber attacks, that's very much concerned for the fenestration. it began with what could potentially happen, attacks on american soldiers in iraq right now. all the way up to assassination of our own officials. it's a long list of concerned that the u.s. government has in terms of how iran will react to this. >> they will seek with the president will continue to say. good to see you. >> elizabeth warren in the

presidential election if she wins in november. what she would have in store for the electoral college, that's up next.

2020 hopeful senator elizabeth warren renewing her call to and electoral college tweeting, my goal is to get elected but i plan to be the last american president to be elected by the electoral college. i want my second term to be direct vote. a system of the president has become a hot button issue among some democrats in recent years after al gore in 2000 and hillary clinton in 2016 both won the popular vote but went on to lose the presidency after losing the electoral college. our next guest is the author of the book, freethinking u.s. election law. he's a former federal prosecutor and current law professor at the university of memphis.

good to see you. i thought i was going to bring you back about this topic. before you answer the question, because i still work? currently the electoral votes are allocated to each state based on population, i believe right now for the 2010. if you could, brief us on why it's initially set up. >> the electoral college is initially set up first as a smaller state to get them to agree to sign up competition. the second is a slaveholding states to get them to agree and third because the founders didn't really trust regular voters to make that decision. they want to get a group of elites to serve as a check on what they feared to be the passions of the mop and electing somebody they thought might be an unwise decision. >> thank goodness so much has changed. does the electoral college system still work?

>> i think it doesn't work. for one thing, as you pointed out, twice in the last five presidential elections, the first cap fewer votes. one over somebody who got more votes. most americans legitimately find that counter intuitive to say the least. also we are in a system where everyone's vote doesn't mathematically count the same. so because of the structure of the electoral college vote, wyoming voter for example, there vote count mathematically more than three times that of a californian butter. you can make similar comparisons across the country. i think most americans find that a bit curious and that's why i say i don't think it works anymore. i think the original reasons why we have it no longer apply. i'm not really sure it's a

21st century system. >> exactly, it would take an act of congress to repeal or abolish the electoral college system. however, if every vote counts, why not use the popular vote nationwide? majority rules who gets the most votes wins. before you answer that, it's best for democracy, i think. do you have any ideas about how to best alter the electoral system to fit modern times? >> yes. too both questions, i agree with you, the electoral college is in need of reform. we have a counter argument from the centers, and protects small states. however, it doesn't really protect small states. it protects ten or 12 swing states. a lot of them aren't even small. disproportionate effect on the campaign and on governments. asked for a way to fix it, many people thank you actually need to amend the federal constitution, which as you know is extremely difficult to do. that's not actually the case. there's a new movement now over

the last ten years called the national popular vote compact which is an agreement among state legislators that they will allocate all of their electoral college votes to whoever wins the overall national popular vote. it would become effective as soon as enough state signed on to control 270 electoral college votes and thus control the outcome of the election. in the last ten years, those have gone 70% towards their goal of controlling 270 electoral college votes. it's not unthinkable that in the years to come, enough states would also sign on to make it effective. >> how long might that take? your sink leave it up to the states instead of relying on congress to amend the constitution? >> right. the more practical realistic approach, if you want to amend the electoral college, is to do this interesting compact among

the legislature, that's an easier road in terms of how long is difficult to know. i think a lot of the low hanging fruit has already been picked off so the next few states might be harder. but they have come a long way in just ten years. i don't think it's realistic to think in our lifetime we'll see the electoral college not abolished but essentially rendered harmless. >> not abolished but definitely reformed to fit modern times. we would talk to you again. thank you. >> they are starting a big election with plenty of cash on hand. washington post and political reporting with the democratic candidates, nearly $250 million raised last year. the reelection campaign already almost doubling the amount. they say they have a whopping 463 million last year. they say it was boosted by the wake of the impeachment.

>> leaders of united methodist church shocking the world with this new proposal to split that denomination. what it wants to, we'll tell you next.

methodist church unveiling a new

plan for the nomination. i would split from the church. marking attempt to resolve a decades on dispute over getting marriage and gay clergy. >> united methodist church leader including representatives from america to african an agreement, it just a mount unanimous support under this proposal, the church formally split. the plan would create at least one traditional denomination that would continue same-sex marriage and of clergy. churches that choose to remain in the existing data methodist church could remove current prohibition against lgbtq people. this move preempts stricter punishments that had to take effect the first of this year against pastors in the church who perform same-sex marriages. some say it wasn't even getting to this but it's a necessary move forward.

>> people i care about, we travel together and administer together. we love each other and can't stay in the church if that's where you are going. >> they split the church, it would be approved by the denominations in minneapolis this may. this could impact millions of people. the methodist church is the second largest denomination in the u.s. and has more than 13 million members across the world. >> coming up, and exclusive look at lopez's new vaccination series where she dives into the water crisis and the world most notorious cities linked to human trafficking. new boost women with key nutrients to help support thyroid, bone, hair and skin health.

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>> yes he said for the safety of his town. >> laura logan has no agenda is available on monday, exclusively on fox nation.com. fox news alert, rockets striking multiple targets in iraq today including baghdad, heavily fortified green zone what is home to the u.s. embassy as well as an iraqi airbase north of the city where u.s. led coalition forces are currently stationed. u.s. and iraqi officials reporting no casualties. all of this coming the same day as thousands of pro iranian demonstrators marched in the streets of baghdad for the funeral of iranian general qassem soleimani. hello everyone. i'm arthel neville. welcome to a brand new hour of america's news headquarters. eric: good to be with you as always. thank you for joining us. i'm eric shawn. the u.s. military sending additional 3,000 troops to the middle east as tehran, they are threatening to exact revenge on us for the assassination of its

top general, who happens to be a notorious terrorist blamed for untold killings and spreading iran's terror web across the globe from syria to south america. arthel: we have fox news team coverage. kevin corke is covering the president in west palm beach florida where the president is wrapping up his stay in mar-a-lago. we will begin live in the middle east. benjamin? >> good evening, arthel. we also heard from one of the generals of hezbollah who said that his forces will start targeting u.s. bases tomorrow, sunday evening, and he's urged all security forces in iraq to stay at least a thousand meters away from u.s. bases. this is all symptomatic of the anger we're seeing, which is sweeping through parts not only of iraq and iran but other places in the middle east. it comes in the wake of qassem soleimani's funeral. at that funeral all these shouts

of death to america. the funeral was attended by iraqi prime minister who has heavily criticized the attack that killed soleimani calling it an attack iraqi sovereignty. tomorrow as a result the iraqi parliament will meet to discuss the future of u.s. troops in iraq. it is thought as a result of the attack, parliament might expel the 5,000 plus u.s. soldiers in iraq or discuss a time line for their withdrawal. in iran, everyone is talking about retaliation, when and where. on a visit to soleimani's house, the prime minister promised they would take revenge. they would spill blood. iran has said they have 25 targets ready -- 35 targets ready, one general raising the prospects of ships in the gulf, another of attacking israel. a commander of the quds force since 1997 and a deputy of soleimani, he doesn't have the

same personality, but he will continue to harness proxies across the region in the same way and he oversaw operations in afghanistan. amid detentions, the u.s. has now scaled back operations in iraq to boost its security and defensive measures at bases and embassy. they have also dispatched another 3,000 troops to kuwait as a precaution. on top of the 750 that have already been sent. from the u.s. perspective an official has said there will be no more u.s. strikes unless iran does something that warrants it. the big question is how iran responds, when and where. it's not clear, but one thing is certain, and that is that president trump's red line is the death of americans, and the iranians will want to do something that doesn't invite huge military response on them. we don't know when that will be or where it will be, but certainly the ball at the moment in iran's court. arthel? arthel: benjamin hall, thank you very much for that update. eric? eric: president trump insists the airstrike was necessary. the lawmakers on capitol hill are split on whether taking

soleimani out was prudent. kevin corke is live in west palm beach florida who is covering the president who remains at mar-a-lago tonight. hi, kevin. >> afternoon, eric. listen, from the republican perspective, a great many of them feel emboldened by the president's decision to strike general soleimani who was a terrorist and had the blood of americans on his hands, but the democratic dissent from capitol hill has been deafening. let me share a sample of some of the thoughts we have been able to glean from some of the lawmakers over the past 48 hours, and they are speaking with one voice, we're speaking of the democrats. let me share dick durbin for example, saying this, he said this rift further escalation between the u.s. and iran. chris murphy from connecticut said the white house is totally unprepared for the consequences. adam smith from the state of washington says this puts the u.s. on the brink of another war. but as you pointed out, the president has made it clear it is his obligation to protect american life and american interests, and given that

soleimani was actually planning more attacks, he had to be eliminated. >> let this be a warning to terrorists, if you value your own life, you will not threaten the lives of our citizens. americans have many blessings, but perhaps the greatest among them is the blessing of being protected by the most exceptional and virtuous military on the face of god's earth. >> lawmakers have begun receiving information about what led up to the strike, and those consultations will include pentagon officials in the coming days. we will certainly keep a very close eye on that. in the meantime, the world awaits iran's response. no reaction yet from the white house, although they have told us, they remain vigilant, and they are prepared. eric? eric: kevin, thank you very much. arthel?

arthel: meanwhile, several major u.s. cities are stepping up its security forces at what they deem are vushl locations. -- vulnerable locations. this comes after iran vowed revenge after the airstrike that killed its top military commander. however u.s. officials say there are no specific or credible threats at the moment. we have more from our new york city newsroom. >> there's more visible security on the streets today in many cities including in new york. but the national guard is also at the airport, and in addition to that, national security sources are saying that iran's revenge may come in the form of a cyberattack. there's a lot happening that you're not seeing right now to keep the country safe. among some of the targets that could see targeted, the u.s. power grid, banks and classified government systems. secretary of state mike pompeo says iranians have deep cyber capability and could seek that type of revenge because they can't go toe-to-toe with the

u.s. military. counterterrorism deployments are being changed because of it. in new york state officials told all electric natural gas phone and water utilities to increase awareness for cyber and physical security. and the new york power authority and technology are carrying out checks on cybersecurity details. new york city mayor de blasio saying in part we will have to be vigilant against this threat from a long time to come. the counterterrorism division says they are receiving up to minute information from around the world and there's no credible specific threat right now. >> so we have 14 foreign posts including places such as the united arab emirates, israel, qatar, jordan, and we have received reporting overnight from all of those posts that adds context and intelligence value to this. that's really what those posts are for. >> meantime, in washington, d.c., and new york, antiwar rallies protesting any further escalation. some are even calling to

withdraw all u.s. troops in the middle east. others are calling for the trump administration to seek congressional approval for any responses. there were also smaller demonstrations in philadelphia, boston, chicago and also outside the u.s. embassy in tehran. security experts say if rahn is able to -- if iran is able to car i are -- if iran is able to carry out an attack, they are focusing on resources for a quick recovery. arthel? arthel: thank you very much. we will have more on this tomorrow on "sunday morning futures" when maria bartiromo is joined by secretary of state mike pompeo. she will also get the latest on the impeachment proceedings from senate judiciary committee chairman lindz lindsay graham. you can catch that on the fox news channel. that's happening tomorrow morning 10:00 eastern time. eric: down under there's an escalating threat now from the brush fires that continue to

rage in southern australia. there are a number of people who have been confirmed dead, and it's raisin to 23. -- risen to 23. 3,000 army reservists have been called in to help battle the flames alongside with the firefighters. they are facing hot and dry weather that's making the challenge down there much harder to stop these fires. jeff paul is live in new south wales, australia, with the very latest on the fight. hi, jeff. >> many of the roads here along the south and eastern coast of australia are being shut down by police, and the reason why as you see over here, a lot of the flames from these fires are creeping right up to many of the coastal communities. most of the traffic as you just saw right there are either people trying to leave the areas with fires or from firefighters or police trying to go in to help people. but in some cases, the fires are moving so fast it's left some australians stranded. really only one way out for a mass amount of people, by sea.

the australian navy recently rescued about 1,000 evacuees by boat. this is in a town which is a coastal area in the australian state of victoria. cut off by the flames from the fires and from those who made it out to safety say they feel very thankful. >> outside it is bright red everywhere. the smoke was coming into the building. people were getting nervous about that. >> the smoke is also a huge factor right now. this is an image from nasa taken from space. that large swath of brown over australia, that's smoke and ash, not a cloud from the ground. back out here, what it really does is sort of keep this haze over the sky, which appears to be a cloud, but it is a mixture of smoke and clouds. at times when it is over areas of the sun, it gives off sort of a blood red orange color out here in and around communities affected by the fire. at the moment, the death toll is

at 23, but some emergency officials say with many unaccounted for, that number could go up. eric? eric: it's so astonishing and massive. jeff, thank you. arthel: as jeff is reporting, the record-breaking temperatures and severe drought in australia making it harder for firefighters battling the massive bush fires. could they get a break from mother nature soon? let's check in with meteorologist adam klotz who is live in the fox weather center. adam? adam: hey there, arthel. things might begin to look a little bit better. the last couple of days it's been incredibly dry across portions of southern australia. it's also been really hot out in front of a frontal boundary. now that boundary is getting closer bringing a little bit of moisture. these are light showers now from melbourne getting up towards the sydney area, not turning to a whole lot of rain but improving conditions a bit from the extreme heat they were experiencing and also some really bone dry conditions. i'm not talking about a whole lot of rain. this is our future forecast. all the potential rain that will be hitting this area.

you are looking only at about 1/2 an inch over the next week. any sort of moisture is good news in some of the areas where it's been so dry and so hot. the other problem and the thing we're not seeing a big improvement with at least right away is winds typically dry fires like this and the winds are not going to back off in a big way. the forecasted wind gusts, it is sunday morning right now, in this area, be by the time you get into the evening, overnight hours, the winds will be back up fairly widespread to 20 or 30 miles-an-hour. but there will be areas outside of sydney, australia, where winds are getting closer to 40 to 50 miles-an-hour. that allows fire to spread very quickly. that's going to be a problem for at least the next day or two before eventually we see it back off closer to the middle of the week. the winds will die down to more normal levels. the other story has been temperatures which we will see a bit of an improvement on. the last couple of days getting up closer to triple digits. a frontal boundary will move through. you do notice a big difference

in the temperatures up close to 100 degrees. now here for the next couple of days hovering only in the 70s. it is summertime in australia. you are going to get days like this, 90 degrees, but much closer to what you typically see this time of year. so arthel, i do think things are improving, but they still have a lot of work cut out for them. arthel: too bad, such a gorgeous part of the world. adam klotz, thank you. adam: yep. eric: at least 60 people were killed after torrential downpours triggered severe flooding and massive landslides there. the rising river waters and areas around the capital city submerged dozens of districts. this happens to be the worst monsoon rains indonesia has experienced in more than a decade. arthel: u.s. officials expressing concern over possible retaliation from iran's proxy forces in the middle east, following the death of its top military general. we have a live report coming up next. wow! that's ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar.

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arthel: u.s. officials expressing concerns over retaliation from iran's network of proxy forces in the middle east which includes hezbollah and the taliban. all of this adding to the uncertainty of any potential retaliation from tehran. garrett tenney has more on this

story from washington. garrett? >> these proxy forces are spread across the middle east. for the last 30 years, they have been a central part of iran's strategy to exert its influence on the region. you can see some of the larger players in this web of influence on this map showing the groups iran spends more than a billion dollars a year supporting with funding training and weapons. the largest and most powerful of those groups is hezbollah, which relied on tehran for weapons during its war with israel back in 06. more recently tens of thousands of hezbollah soldiers fought in syria's civil war and succeeded in keeping iranian ally bashar all al-assad in power. late last year, the houthis claimed responsibility for a drone attack on saudi oil fields though u.s. officials say iran was responsible. the largest of tehran's proxies though at least in terms of soldiers is the shia militias in iraq which u.s. officials have blamed for 11 attacks on bases

in the last two months alone. including a missile attack just last week that killed one american contractor and injured dozens of others. then there's hamas who received as much as 300 million dollars a year from iran to help counter israel. the advantage of the proxy forces for iran has been they can carry out attacks and tehran can claim it isn't directly responsible. the trump administration has change the calculus saying iran will be held responsible for any attacks by its proxies in the region. back to you. arthel: thank you very much. eric: he was spreading tehran's terror web across the planet. the decision to target general qassem soleimani was aimed to disrupt an imminent attack from iran that would have endangered american lives, this after iranian based attacks that killed an american contractor and wounded several of our troops from one of the proxiepr.

a general is joining us, a former chief counsel and senior advisor for the senate foreign relations committee and now executive director at george mason university. do you think taking out soleimani was the right move or misguided? >> absolutely the right move, eric. look qassem soleimani has the blood of over 600 americans on his hands. he personally financed through the iraqi -- iranian revolution guards quds force, hezbollah, they used to kill american troops in iraq. he was planning attacks against americans in the region. we know iran has been willing to go after americans. they killed a contractor just this past friday. and they tried to attack and burn the earn embassy a -- burn the embassy a few days ago. a strong move by the president telling iran we won't take anymore aimed to deterring aggression by iran in the region. eric: some are saying the protests in baghdad had ended

with the president sending additional troops there and they are concerned about the blowback as well as ripple effect from the impacts of the region. >> that's a reasonable thing to be concerned about. iran has demonstrated it may very well respond here. they may respond in the form of terrorist attacks. my sense is that will take place in the region, if they do that. maybe attacks on oil tankers or our allies in the region, saudi arabia israel is possible. they may also try to come at the united states through cyberattacks. the industry needs to come together, multiple companies with one another, with the government to better defend itself creating a collectedive defense -- corrective defense capability. eric: what about the iranian people who have suffered under the regime for so long, who have suffered with the economy, which the president's, you know, massive new sanctions have apparently been working, you know, how are they reacting to this killing? >> well, look, the iranian people are not fans of qassem

soleimani, just like they are not fans of the regime they live under. that being said, you know, iranians have a lot of pride in their government. that's why this has been a challenge to the united states. even though iranians may not support the regime, they believe the nuclear program and their military being strong is an aspect of their national pride. it is not surprising to see the iranian regime now today working through social media to try to change the narrative both in the country but also in the west where there is a large iranian group that doesn't really support the regime but also has some measure of national pride. eric: at the same time, the demonstratio demonstrations, a thousand cities against the regime, the leader of an opposition group, national council of resistance, there was a statement released saying quote that he was one of the most vicious criminals in iran's history. the time has come for the victory of the iraqi people's uprising, the liberation of iraq from iranian regime occupation. let me show you some pictures of some banners that have been seen in tehran and elsewhere

throughout iran against what happened. they read sewethe iranian peopl have pledged to overthrow the regime. iran will be free through the uprising and resistance units. irgc centers must be demolished. will this potentially cause more disruption in iran? will we see something from the people on the streets in iran because of tehran's foreign ventures? >> i think the people in iran are not happy with the regime as you point out. the protests demonstrate that. the best thing the u.s. can do is support those protesters. you know, they have risen up a couple times in the past and we have hung them out to dry. we should be giving them capabilities on the ground, make sure they have access to news and information, and provide them whatever capabilities they can have so if the iranian people want to take their own regime out, they can do that. on the question of iraq, iraq in a surprising manner, you know,

you see the prime minister of iraq going to the funeral, parading soleimani's body around shia holy sites in iraq. iran is not a good actor in iraq. iran is not a good actor. so it's concerning to see iraqi leadership so supportive of iranian influence in that country, and it is a concern for the independence of iraq itself. so, you know, it is important the iraqi people, that you saw some people out in the streets in iraq excited that soleimani had been killed. eric: do you think that the iraqi parliament could negate our treaties with them and kick the u.s. troops out, the 5,000 troops that we have because of this? >> well, i think there's certainly a possibility. you remember the last time that the american troops left iraq, what we saw was the rise of isis and isis taking cities in iraq. so the reason american troops are there are in part for our own security, but also because we were supporting the iraqi government, which needed our help to push back isis. eric: and finally, the u.n., the foreign ministry and the iranian mission here has been tweeting

out. let me read one tweet calling us the malice and stupidity of american terrorist forces who assassinated general soleimani a hero martyr and a commander of the fight against terrorism and extremism will further strengthen the resistance in the region and the world. we're stupid. it is our malice. we are the terrorist forces. your reaction to that? >> it is rich to hear a country that literally operates its foreign policy through terrorism, through the terrorist group hezbollah referring to us as terrorists. the iranian regime is a regime of resistance, from 1979 on, that's been their modus opera i operandi. it is not surprising to hear them say this, but of course it is bunk. the united states is the consolidating force in the region. it's important that we're there for our own national security and the idea that iran that supports terrorist groups along the globe is going to call us terrorists is laughable at its

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the senate. republicans say pelosi has no right to dictate how the senate conducts its business. >> i think nancy pelosi needs to realize that the u.s. constitution gives her no ability to try to direct the activities of the u.s. senate, and we're not going to take up anything until they send it to us. >> missouri senator josh holly going even further tweeting this week quote i will introduce a measure to dismiss this bogus impeachment for lack of prosecution. this will expose the dems circus for what it is a fake impeachment abuse of the constitution based on no evidence. senate democrats appear to remarema remain reunited behind pelosi. listen to what the minority leader had to say on friday. >> we are no closer to establishing the rules for a senate trial than when we last

met. but the question, the vital question of whether or not we have a fair trial ultimately rests with a majority of the senators in this chamber. >> mcconnell has pushed back saying impeachment is a political process and that he's not ruling out allowing witnesses to be called. however, eric, he insists his hands are tied until the house sends the senate the impeachment articles. eric? eric: mark, thank you very much. arthel? arthel: mean time, the trump administration says it will withhold 20 e-mails between the top white house aides regarding the freeze on military aid to ukraine. this is in response to a lawsuit by the "new york times" to obtain those documents which includes messages with acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney. joining me now is anita kumar, the white house correspondent for politico. anita, good to see you. >> you too. arthel: absolutely. does this new information bolster the democrats argument for a senate trial with witnesses and will the new

information sway any republicans to break with the president? >> well, that's really the key question. i mean, i do think it gives them more pressure to put on republicans. there's not only these e-mails but other reporting that we have seen in the last, you know, couple of weeks, and that's something that they are using to say well, we need more witnesses, but it doesn't sound like it's, you know, swaying senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he hasn't indicated that he's wanting witnesses. he has said prior to this that he wants to keep it very quick and brief. so it doesn't look like it's swaying anyone. we saw two republicans, lisa mur ku skoi and susan -- lisa murkowski and susan collins say they have reservations about what mcconnell is doing but they haven't said they actually want witnesses. even if both of them turn, they still need two more. it doesn't sound like the democrats at this point have enough people on their side to push for those witnesses. arthel: now this new information obtained -- or at least the

information about the information has been obtained by the "new york times" through the freedom of information act, are some of the democrats now thinking that perhaps they might have rushed the impeachment process? maybe should have waited longer to dig deeper to get more information on the front end? >> that's a great point. i have been hearing from some democrats who say that in the house side, that they should have waited for more information, gotten more documents, waited for some courts to rule on whether administration officials could testify. but, you know, that process is now done. the house side is now done and it is going to the senate. now that's the decision they have to make on the senate side. arthel: meanwhile, you know, president trump has maintained that he temporarily withheld the congressionally approved aid to ukraine because he wanted to make sure that newly-elected president zelensky wasn't just another corrupt politician. now, since that was all above board, or perfect, according to the president, what's the reason for not releasing these e-mails? >> well it's been very

interesting to see them -- i mean, on the one hand, it's not surprising that the administration isn't releasing anything. now, remember, even on every other investigation that the democrats have had since the beginning of the year, the white house has not leased information. -- released information. they have not provided witnesses or documents, so it is not surprising. what's a little surprising about this is they are not even turning over redacted e-mails. generally what happens is they will turn over information but take out some of the information, blacken it and not provide everything. in this case they are not providing the date of the e-mails. it's clear there could be something else there. there could be some information that the white house doesn't want the senate or the house to have. so we just don't know. i mean, that's one of the biggest things about what's going on right now in these last couple weeks as we've seen some information that probably is out there. there's a lot of things we don't know at this point about the investigation. arthel: it seems standard procedures are no longer. the public and maybe lawmakers

are in the dark about what happened, what potential light might have been shed in those e-mails. but does it even matter given the deep political divide in our country? >> right. i mean, as mitch mcconnell and others have said, this is a political, you know, impeachment is political. the senate and the house, republicans and democrats, as much as a lot of people would want this to be a separate independent organization that's doing this, that's not how the constitution and how the framers worked this out. part of this is democrats against republicans. and in the senate, as we all know, the republicans have the upper hand. they have the majority. that's where things sit right now. arthel: you know, listen, it is us versus them. them versus us. red versus blue. when they get back to work monday or sometime early next week they will be briefed on intel from certain members of congress, will be briefed on intel regarding the strike against iran's top general.

you know, is the trust gone there? or is it still there? can they -- both sides rely on the other to tell the truth, give proper information? do you see where i'm going here? is it just broken totally? >> i think it depends on who you ask. obviously some lawmakers are willing to work with the other side and willing to listen to the other side, but i think you have to look at what the initial reaction was after the strike the other day, which was republicans praising the president. they didn't have the information yet. but they were sure everything was fine. and that he did the right thing. and then you saw democrats saying well, we need more information. we don't believe the information we're getting. you know, they were completely divided on it, and none of them or at least very few of them had all the information yet. right? they are just getting briefed now. they are getting briefed next week. and they were already, you know, on the two sides that you're talking about. so it really just depends, but it has gotten pretty extreme.

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tough action amid a recent up tick in anti-semitic attacks. >> been charged with a violent and heinous crime. my office will continue the prosecution of mr. thomas to guarantee that justice is served. fear has spread through our community and we must restore peace. eric: prosecutors charged grafton thomas in the hanukkah stabbings with six counts of attempted murder in the second degree and several other charges including assault, attempted assault and burglary. as you may know, five people were injured when the 37-year-old man allegedly broke into the home of a rabbi during hanukkah celebration last week and attacked the people there with machete. one elderly victim remains in a coma. we're told he may never wake up. new york governor cuomo calling it an act of domestic terrorism but the suspect's family says he is profoundly mentally ill.

fox news legal analyst is joining and a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor is also joining us. good to see you both. the line between mental illness and being in your right mind and hate crime anti-semitic attack, what's the challenge that prosecutors have? >> the biggest challenge of course is one that so far we don't really have evidence of this mental illness. although the attorneys have come forward and he's been very aggressive in setting forth that his client is mentally ill. he has the evidence, but he has writings, text messages, apparently all of these materials that show that there might be some sort of mental illness. the big issue for the prosecution is what are the experts going to say? the defense will arm up with experts. they will come forward. they will have some sort of psychological evaluation of him. and then ultimately it is going to be the word of that expert and whether or not they can prove he's mentally ill. eric: his defense attorney had a news conference saying he hasn't

seen any signs of antisemitism. the family says he was raised in a house that respects all religions. yet, the prosecutors say he was googling why did hitler hate the jews? looking up temples near me. had a swastika and star of david and was checking police protection at synagogues just before this attack. so doesn't that show the opposite, can you be mentally ill be but in your right mind with something like this? >> the answer is possibly. the way it works particularly in the federal system, you are going to have him evaluated. he's going to put in -- they are going to make a two-pronged determination, one whether he's competent to stand trial and secondly if he is competent, what effect does -- was there a diminished capacity? that's the potential defense that his lawyers are going to say, may cut into intent. i think what the feds are doing jumping on this before the state is i think is inappropriate. if you look at the complaint, it

is six pages, while you mentioned some of the things that they also do, one of the things that what they call the federal nexus is the fact that the machete was made in china. basically anybody with a toy who attacks somebody else could now be charged with a federal hate crime. so it's important to understand that the state hasn't charged him with a hate crime. eric: yeah. >> this is an ongoing investigation. they have footnotes in there that say that some members of the -- [inaudible] -- apparently he went to some service, have expressed some anti-semitic views. some members of various groups have expressed anti-semitic views. that doesn't mean this is a hate crime. when you have this situation, you've got to be careful, and the feds really just jumped too far ahead too soon. >> i think one of the biggest concerns too is don't overcharge. you have so much evidence. you have so many witnesses. you have so many victims. you have so much evidence already circling the wagon,

circling showing that if this suspect -- that if all this falls into place, you can get a conviction. once you start to bring in other issues they want to prove, it may not be necessary. just looking at what he's charged with, it's 25 years per count. he will never see the light of day if he's convicted of those -- eric: but if you ignore the potential anti-semitic aspect of this attack, isn't that excusing hate crime, hate speech, what we have sadly been seeing increase in this country recently? >> of course. that's a great point, eric. that's something that you can't just shy away from. if there's signs of it, of course prosecute, but make sure that if you are going to prosecute for those additional charges, bring in the federal prosecutors as well to ensure that you have that evidence. you want to make sure that someone like this who if all the evidence plays out, that he committed these crimes -- because right now he's still a suspect, you don't want him in society. you want him to be in either an

institution, if he's criminally insane, for the rest of his life, or paying that price, those penalties in a prison facility. eric: what does the family have to show? they say he had mental illness, severe depression, maybe he was off his meds. what type of records do they show? how does that intercept with the potential anti-semitic journals that he had? >> i think his lawyers have actually -- they are cataloging it and apparently they have gone into -- i want to go back what you said hate speech versus hate crime; right? just because somebody is expressing hate speech doesn't mean that's against the law; right? that's what governor qume cuomo -- governor cuomo is trying to do now. he was on cnn the other night talking about the fact that social media allows hate speech to come out. is he trying to stop violence? stopping violence is one thing but legislating or trying to prevent people from thinking that's protected by the 1st amendment. eric: we have the 1st amendment

of course. if someone is yelling or screaming anti-semitic remarks on the street, is that a crime? what do authorities do about that? isn't that harassment? >> sure, it can be considered criminal harassment, and it could be a hate crime as well, depending on what the level of harassment -- eric: the lady spitting on an open car that arthel just read -- >> that's an assault. eric: an assault. >> if you look at the hate crime legislation and, you know, having been a prosecutor and seeing some of these cases prosecuted, i think it's these hate crimes -- statutes are actually quite dangerous because now you are leaving it up to a prosecutor to determine whether prosecute somebody. the effect these charges do is elevates. somebody that would be a harassment which is not a criminal action becomes a criminal action and now somebody could go to jail for a long time, if they say it's motivated by hate. eric: it is horrible.

it's been increasing and continuing and it has to stop. >> scary. eric: scary and people must be educated and it's shameful. >> no doubt for sure. thank you. >> thank you. eric: arthel? arthel: foreign policy taking a new focus on the campaign trail, as the 2020 democrats react to the deadly u.s. airstrike in baghdad. how their criticism of president trump is playing with voters in iowa. let's be honest, every insurance company says they can save you these. in fact, if you had a dollar for every time they said it, you'd have a lot of dollars. which makes it hard to believe, especially coming from a talking lizard. pip, pip, cheerio! look, all i, dennis quaid, know is that esurance is built to save you dollars without skimping on service. and when they save, you save. the only way to know how much is to get a quote. chances are you'll save time, paperwork, and yes, dollars. when insurance is affordable, it's surprisingly painless. when insurance is affordable, remember, you have out the hilton app. can the hilton app help us win?

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arthel: several of the democratic candidates striking a critical tone this week in reaction to the u.s. airstrike in baghdad that killed iranian general qassem soleimani. with just weeks before the first votes are cast in iowa, top contenders including joe biden and bernie sanders are accusing president trump of pushing the u.s. closer to war with iran. ellison barber is live in des moines, iowa, with details. ellison? >> hey, arthel. yeah, to be clear, no candidate, no democratic 2020 candidate is saying soleimani was a good person. they all say that he was a bad man in their opinion. what they are taking issue with and what they are criticizing is president trump and whether or not he thought through the ramifications of taking out such a high-powered iranian official.

many candidates say they are not sure the president did and they certainly feel like they don't have enough information to make that determination right now. many say the president should have sought congressional authority, congressional permission before he went ahead with this action. senators elizabeth warren and sanders are calling soleimani's death an assassination. former vice president joe biden hasn't used that term. in fact he ignored a number of reporters asking him if he would characterize it as that. but he says soleimani's death does mark an enormous escalation in a region he believes president trump's policies have further destabilized. >> better be worth what in fact he did. not at all sure that's the case right now. trump tore up the nuclear deal that we had negotiated was working. instead of replacing that agreement, as he promised, with a better deal, the fact is he

abandoned diplomacy, alienated our allies in europe and in the region and instituted extreme sanctions regime against iran. >> biden is one of seven candidates talking to voters in iowa today. we've heard from all of them in regards to soleimani's death. biden already had two events in iowa earlier today. his next one is here in des moines. arthel? arthel: ellison barber, thank you. eric: space x is gearing up for its first space mission of 2020. it is going to send dozens of satellites into orbit. we will have details on that next. ok everyone! our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition...

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eric: one person is dan after a plane crash in southern california this morning. that aircraft burst into flames as soon as it hit the freeway. officials say the pilot was the only person on board. the faa saying it was a a home built a thunder mustang. the identity of the public is not been made public. >> spacex testing testing itself of head of its official rot launch. the space company is planning to send a set of 60 satellites into orbit. this is all part of a project to deliver broadband internet across the globe. spacex founder says he is hoping to place enough satellites into orbit to make

the system quote economically viable. eric: so we will get wi-fi everywhere now? >> and airmen now? that is a corny joke, i cannot let that robot may. we are back tomorrow at noon eastern. [laughter] ba morning chanting death to america during the funeral today. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. ♪ ♪ a massive funeral procession winding through the iraqi capital is the world braces for what ironic promised to be harsh retaliation. meanwhile president trump is defending his decision to take out the general saying he did it to stop a war, not start one. >> as president i will never hesitate to defend the safety of the american people. so let this be a warning to terrorists, if you valueou