grieving the loss of kennedy, rivers and moffett, we continue to pray for them. i trust it will be a good decision that keeps everyone in the safest position as possible. >> best interest of the united states. >> steve: you mentioned the president of the united states, have you heard from the president or the white house, anybody other than the guy who knocked on your door? >> i heard from the governor of georgia, governor kemp put in a call to us, congressmen have called us. we have an appointment this afternoon with casualty assi assistance officer to complete paperwork for the president to be released to call us. >> they reassured us president or secretary of state was willing to call us. well, wanted the opportunity to call us, we need to sign the proper paperwork. >> brian: we understand all three who lost their lives from georgia and others were wounded. the damage was extensive. would you weigh in so the american people can know about your daughter? >> i want everyone to know kennedy was a fun-loving person and lived her life to the fullest and enjoyed lif

today, moffett and sanders posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. and tonight, our faith abubey speaking with the family of breonna moffett. who was on her first deployment. her mother francine describing the moment military officials told her her daughter was dead. >> he looked at me, and he said, "i'm sorry, ms. moffett, but breonna was killed this morning in a drone attack." and i'm like -- my baby. my baby. you can't take my baby. she's gone. she's not coming back. when i see her again, it's in her casket. she's not walking through my front door. >> david: so extraordinarily painful to hear from that mother tonight. martha with us live from amman, jordan. and we know that president biden will attend the dignified transfer of those soldiers back to dover on friday. in the meantime, what more are you learning about the coming american response to this deadly attack? >> reporter: david, even though the president is hesitant to strike iran itself during this planned multi-day bombing barrage, a u.s. official tells me tonight that iranian assets outs

moffett's told nbc she last spoke to briana moffett on thursday, checking to see if a care package haday book because she was studying to become a realtor. she always had a smile on her face. she always loved her friends. she loved her family. >> it was announced today that sanders and me moffett had have now been promoted to sergeant. the atlanta journal-constitution was there the moment president biden gave sanders parents the news over the phone. watch this. me >> i know there is nothing anybody can say we're do to ease the panic. i have been there. >> yes sir, we understand. >> i just want you to know that more in my prayers, in my heart. i know you don't want the press out there when they return the body, but with your permission i would like to be with you, if that's okay. >> we would love for you to be. there >> we would be honored. >> and by the way, or promoting her posthumously to sergeant. >> oh wow, that's the best news i've heard today. thank you so much. you don't know how much that means to us. >> as we heard there, president biden the dignified will

their daughter, breonna alexsondria moffett, one of three army reservists who were murdered inside of 22. a terrorist drone invaded u.s. air defenses. the deaths are first reported american casualties since the october 7th hamas rampage. it propelled israel and gaza into a brutal war. tonight, the president faces the most solemn choice, how to respond to that attack by iranian-backed militants, and if that response requires putting more of america's sons and daughters in harm's way, the president must weigh the risk of what happens next against the anguish of three families in the middle of mourning. joining me now is francine and bernard moffett, their daughter, breonna, was just 23 years old. mr. and mrs. moffatt, thank you so much for coming on the show tonight. i want to say i am so very sorry for your loss. this is, i know, a painful time for you. it is a devastating time for you, and families of the other service members. francine, can you tell us a little bit about your daughter, breonna? what was she like? we >> breonna was always an amazing person. she would just light up a r

moore in georgia. 24 specialist, kennedy sanders, and 23-year-old breonna moffett and 47 years williamivers. his widow described him as always smiling and hard working. the parents of specialist sanders say they spoke with their daughter just hours before the attack. they hope she is remembered for her service, her sacrifice and contagious smile. and specialist breonna moffett said she was waiting for her daughter to call her back when she was killed. >> if we knew what we know now, we would have held on to the call as long as possible. i love you. i want everybody to make sure she knew how much we loved her. >> that mother's grief is hard to take. moffett's mother also told cnn that she, too, served in the military, and when breonna joined, she became the second woman in their family to do so. john. >>> as we said for the first time since the 1800s, the house is moving forward with impeaching a u.s. cabinet secretary. let's go inside the house homeland security committee. this is the chair mark green. >> on the roundtable that our democratic colleagues refuse to attend. burying their

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more about the three soldiers, william rivers, kennedy sanders and 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett. >>> president biden facing mounting pressure without sparking regional war. the u.s. response is likely to be more powerful than retaliatory strikes in iraq and syria. to date none of those strikes have deterred it militants. they have injured more than 120 u.s. service members just since october. something the president acknowledged. >> are the air strikes working? >> when you say working, are they stopping the houthis? no. are they going to continue? yes. >> let's get to the pentagon to start us off. what do we know right now about the options the president, his national security team are actually weighing for this retaliation? >> there are a number of options president biden could take here, including striking the iran-backed militants that carried out this attack. they could also conduct a cyberattack that crippled certain infrastructure being used by these militants. there are a number of different options. one the u.s. is unlikely to take, we are told, is to strike directly ins

i believe that was as crews that bob saw in moffett were getting to their location. that will be the case for the next four days. as crews arrive, that will be the big u.s. adjustment. this evening, if they're still here approaching 4:00, so 2:30, 3:00, we may see more slowing as the volume builds southbound for the commute. it may push more folks to 85 to avoid the backup, but that will push through cupertino towards san jose. prepare for a shift. so far, everything is green. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> recovery teams have suspended their search in a small plane crash that happened sunday night off the coast of half moon bay. this is a live look near the crash site. hard to see because it did happen over the water. today federal investigators are expected to arrive to help figure out what went wrong. they'll look at evidence that's already washed ashore that was collected by the san mateo county sheriff's department and the coast guard. this was collected off of moss beach. the searchers found propellers and parents of a small plane engine. these were take

may sergeant william rivers, sergeant kennedy sanders and sergeant breonna moffett rest in peace anday their memories be a blessing. >>> just ahead, the breaking news out of georgia, on a deal that top trump prosecutor just struck only hours before a hearing where he was expected to be asked about an alleged affair with the district attorney who hired him. >>> on this breaking news out of georgia right now related to allegations of an affair between donald trump's special prosecutor in georgia and the fulton county district attorney. cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid is working the story for us. paula, what can you tell us? >> nathan wade is the special prosecutor appointed to oversee the sprawling election interference case down in georgia. the former president trump and two of his co-defendants in that case have accused wade of having an inappropriate relationship with the district attorney, fani willis. her office is the one that has brought this case, she appointed wade, and they have also alleged that wade used his own money to take willis on lavish vacations. w

army specialist breonna moffett and kennedy sanders were posthumously promoted to sergeant today.oke to sanders' parents about how they hope their daughter will be remembered. >> disbelief, shock, anger. i have so many questions. >> reporter: a heartbroken oneida sanders says her daughter, 24-year-old army reserve sergeant kennedy sanders, was set to return home in august and already had plans to take the next step in her military career. >> what do you want the world to know about her? >> that kennedy was full of life. she was a breath of fresh air. she was so likable by so many people. >> reporter: sanders was one of three service members killed in the attack along with 23-year-old breonna moffett and 46-year-old william rivers, all army reservists at fort moore, georgia. before traveling to florida today, the white house said president biden spoke to all three families separately to extend his condolences and offer his support. >> he made it very personal, and i really felt that he had a sense of compassion for us as the family. >> reporter: the sanders learned today of their d

sergeant william recovers, 24-year-old specialist kennedy sanders and 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett. may they rest in peace. we're great full for their service. we have their gold star families in our hearts and prayers today. that's "the story." i'll see you back here tomorrow for more. >> president and i will not tolerate attack on u.s. forces. we will take all necessary actions to defend the u.s. and our troops. >> neil: defense secretary lloyd austin's first day back promising action after three americans were killed. intelligence officialings are blaming the drone strike on iran backed rebels. iran says not so. but mike turner here to say not so fast. he's not the only one saying that iran is at war with us, so we better wake up to the reality that like it or not, we're at war with iran. first, fox team coverage of jennifer griffin at the pentagon where a briefing just wrapped up. jacqui heinrich at the white house of where the pressure is now building up. welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto. let's go first to the pentagon. that's where we'll find jennifer griffin with the late

these three individuals, sergeant william rivers, specialist kennedy sanders, 24 years old, breonna moffettc and sad to say this, but it felt like this was inevitable, general, with all of these attacks that we have watched. as we cover this story, it felt that it was only going to be a matter of time before we saw this kind of loss of life. so does this prompt reflection about the way that the defense department at the president's direction has carried this out so far? >> yeah, well, first of all, we do want to extend our thoughts and prayers to the families of our fallen as well as those that were wounded in this attack. as you highlight, i mean, these are brave americans. very young who have volunteered to defense our country and put themselves in harm's way. so certainly we are reflecting on that. any time we lose one of our teammates. it highlights the inherent risk that comes with wearing the uniform. so certainly we are going to continue to remember them, but importantly we're going to continue to focus on protecting our forces and as has been highlighted, conducting a response at a

including 46-year-old sergeant william rivers, a 13-year veteran, 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett, whose mother says always lit up a room, and 24-year-old specialist kennedy sanders, described by relatives as having a big smile and a big heart. today, president biden convening an urgent meeting in the situation room with his national security team. on sunday, blaming radical iran-backed militants for the attack and vowing to respond. >> we lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases. and we shall respond. >> reporter: secretary of defense lloyd austin, speaking for the first time since his hospitalization, echoing the president's remarks. >> the president and i will not tolerate attack on u.s. forces. and we will take all necessary actions to defend the u.s. and our troops. >> reporter: but there have been at least 165 attacks on u.s. forces in the region, all of them blamed on iran-backed militants. although with the deaths of three soldiers, the white house making clear, this attack, fundamentally different, as pressure grows to directly strike iran. >> we are not lo

joining me now is francine and bernard moffett, their daughter, breonna, was joining me now is francine and bernard mr. mrs. moffatt, thank you so much for coming on the show tonight. i just want to say that i am so very sorry for your loss. this is, i, know a very painful time for you. it is a devastating time for you and the other service members. but, francine, can you tell us tell us about your daughter breonna? what would you like >> she was an amazing person, she would light up a room whenever she walked in. . she was my first born. and she was always there for everybody. >> yes she was. >> she loved her friends, she loved her family, and she was so amazing. just so amazing. >> she gave the ultimate sacrifice for her country, and, for that, you know that could never be re-paid. bernard, i wonder, tell us a little bit about what the last couple of days have been like for you? when did you learn about what happened? >> it was yesterday morning. it was just on the news, or whatever. they came to the house, knocked on the door, the military, and said -- it was extremely rough. extreme

georgia. 46-year-old sergeant william rivers, kennedy sanders and 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett. we want to start from the white hous house. as president biden vows to retaliate, what are the options on the table? considerate the key challenge for president biden and his national security team is just that, trying to work through the options he could pursue to respond to this attack without having this become a greater regional war. the white house has been very careful in their statements over the course of the past two days in trying to stress that point. one thing national security council spokesperson john kirby went to great lengths to say yesterday in briefing reporters is that the u.s. is not seeking a direct conflict with iran in a military way. now, secretary of state antony blinken yesterday said he anticipates the response could be multi-leveled, could come in stages and be sustained over a period of time. and one thing officials have made clear is they anticipate this response to be more powerful than the retaliatory strikes biden has already taken against these iran

army reserve posthumously promoted moffett and sanders to the rank of sergeant after their death, and that is something that president biden shared himself in a phone call with the family of kennedy sanders yesterday. take a listen. >> i know there's nothing anybody can say or do to ease the pain. i've been there. by the way, we're promoting her posthumously to sergeant. >> oh, wow. that is the best news i've heard today. thank you so much. you don't know how much that means to us. >> oh, well, i tell you what, it means a lot to me. sergeant sanders. gosh, the picture i'm looking at, she has such a beautiful smile. god love her. >> she did. she absolutely did light up every room she was in. >> that's pretty clear from looking at her. >> so an emotional moment there for the family as they heard directly from president biden. the white house said that president in his phone call asked if the families would like to have him on hand for the dignified transfer of their loved ones' remains which is expected to take place in dover, delaware, on friday. the families said they would like to se

the mother of one of those soldiers, specialist breonna moffett, joins me tonight. >> but we begin tonight with donald trump. the republican front-runner for the republican presidential nomination. the party has put all of their chips behind this man who was found liable for violating e. jean carroll physically and for defaming her. he's accused of falsifying records to silence an adult film star he allegedly had an affair with. his company was found guilty of defrauding new york taxpayers. he's accused of stealing american secrets, carting him off to his mansion in florida, lying about it to the fbi, and blabbing about the state secrets to anyone who would listen. he's accused of fomenting a violent coup. he and his family took in millions of dollar from places like china and north korea, and he delivered the death blow to reproductive rights for every woman in america. that's the resume of the likely republican nominee. to say this man is at his moment of maximum legal peril is an understatement. donald john trump is facing serious repercussions including financial liquidation and potent

breonna alexsondria moffett was 23 years old.that the enemy drone was mistaken for a u.s. drone and that's why it was not intercepted. it was expected that the friendly fire was returning to the base at the same time, in fact it was enemy fire, they missed it. joining me retired to start marine corps general, the pinero group ceo and the author of the ever shrieking fighting force arnold pineiro. thank you very much for being here this morning. i have a major problem with this. were supposed that the best defense in interception and technology the world has ever seen and we see the wall street journal in this exclusive story that the u.s. failed to stop the attack in jordan because of the mixup over the drone identity? how could this happen? >> before we get into what happened or what we need to do about it i look forward getting into the details. thank you for recognizing the three fallen soldiers i know that we all join in sending our deepest condolences to their families and friends. these were three army reserves my home stat

year-old sergeant william rivers, sergeant kennedy sanders, just 24, and 23-year-old sergeant breonna moffett. her parents devastated by the loss. >> if we knew what we know now, we would have just said, i love you so much, just -- just make sure that she knew that she wasn't alone and that we love her. >> reporter: tonight, republican critics say president biden has not done enough to confront iran and to deter the attacks. >> and they're doing nothing that is meaningful and now we have more gold star families because of it and it's infuriating >> and so peter, the president has not revealed what his response will be, including whether he'll take action inside iran. but giving a clue about what he hopes will not happen. >> reporter: lester, the president today said, "i don't think we need a wider war in the middle east, that's not what i'm looking for. his words there. meanwhile, the white house says president biden will be there at dover air force base when the bodies of those three u.s. service members return home this friday lester >> peter alexander starting us off from the white house,

here's moffett's mother, remembering her daughter as a generous and loving person. >> if we knew what we know now, we would have just said i love you so much, just make sure that she knew that she wasn't alone, and that we love her. >> i want to bring in nbc's raf sanchez who has been tracking this story from tel aviv. ben rhodes, an msnbc contributor, and collin clark, director of research for the sufan group. thank you for being here. what is the latest we know about this, raf? >> reporter: you heard the president say he holds iran responsible for the attack in jordan, in the sense that they provided the weapons to the group, the iranian-backed group, which actually pulled the trigger. it is worth saying the iranians are denying that they were involved in the sense of actually giving the orders to these so-called resistance groups to attack american forces. the iranian foreign ministry saying the attack in jordan was a natural response to america's support for israeli forces operating in gaza. but in terms of how and where the u.s. retaliates for this deadly attack, the president ha

fallen troops. 46-year-old sergeant william jerome rivers. 23-year-old specialist breonna alexsondria moffett, whose family described her as "a very loving person, a very giving person, she loved life." and 24-year-old specialist kennedy ladon sanders. her mother talking to us tonight >> she never expressed any fear and tower 22 is nothing that she ever mentioned to us. she was full of life she enjoyed life to the fullest. you know, she was just a ray of sunshine for anyone that came in contact with her >> reporter: the soldiers were killed sunday night at a small outpost in northeastern jordan known as tower 22, where about 350 u.s. soldiers and airmen are deployed the pentagon saying a drone packed with explosives hit near a housing area while many troops were asleep at least 40 troops were injured including eight who had to be medevaced for further treatment. tonight pentagon officials saying the drone flew in at the same time that a u.s. drone was also landing, possibly confusing the air defense systems. they're also looking at whether its low altitude was a factor. and now u.s. officials

more about the victims, sergeant william jeromeers, kennedy ladon sanders and breonna alexsondria moffett, who was 23. they were killed when an explosive drone targeted the area at the base where they were resting. for the latest, let's go live to chapman bell good morning, chapman, what's the latest >> reporter: good morning, frances, yeah, those three soldiers all from the state of georgia. tower 22, home to some 350 service men and women working alongside the jordanian military and inside syria to stop the ofp the flow of iranian influence in the area, and this attack attributed to iranian-backed militias in the region now these three soldiers were killed, at least 40 more injured. eight seriously enough to need to be evacuated to a higher level of care, according to u.s. central command. it happened when a drone packed with explosives crashed into an area where many soldiers were sleeping it's thought that the drone could have flown in at the same time as a u.s. drone, thus evading air defense systems, and the pentagon is looking into this theory to see if this is possibly a new tacti

releasing the names of the victims. 46-year-old william jerome rivers, kennedy sanders and be breonna moffett. les go to chapman bell tell us more >> reporter: good morning, frances. tributes flowing in for them they were based at tower 22, home to some 350 service men and women who are working alongside the jordanians to stop the remnants of isis as well as to stop iran's influence in the area in their reach in and around syria now these three soldiers were killed, at least 40 more injured, eight seriously enough to be evacuated to a higher level of care according to central command, when a drone packed with explosives exploded at the base near an area where many were sleeping pentagon officials are exploring the idea that this drone evaded the airspace and any alerts by flying in at the same time as a u.s. drone so they are looking to see if this is possibly a new tactic by iranian-based, iranian-linked militants in the area and militias in the area that have been responsible for a growing number of attacks. though this is the first one with fatalities since the war in gaza between hamas an

year—old william jerome rivers, 24—year—old kennedy ladon sanders and 23—year—old breonna alexsondria moffettre killed — and dozens more were injured — in the attack at a remote outpost called tower 22. the us says it does not seek another war, but it will protect itself and respond appropriately. since israel's retaliation for the october 7th attacks,

tonight we are learning the names of the soldiers killed -- sergeant william rivers, specialist breonna moffettt in a series of attacks against u.s. forces in the middle east by iranian-backed forces. >> so clearly there is a responsibility that appropriately needs to be laid at the feet of leaders in tehran. >> reporter: president biden is vowing to strike back, but how hard and where was the topic of his national security team meeting today in the white house situation room. was escalatory. make no mistake about it, and it requires a response. >> reporter: the drone strike on a base known as tower 22 in northeast jordan killed the three americans and wounded more than 40. it was the u.s. military's worst loss of life to enemy action since the fall of afghanistan. pentagon officials tell cbs news the explosive drone came in low and slow several mut u.s. drone was returning from a mission in syria. the base's air defense system, which should have fired on the enemy drone, had been temporarily taken offline to allow the american drone to land safely. as a result, there was little t which are not

looking for he spoke with the families of the soldiers killed in the attack the parents of breonna moffett spoke to nbc news about their devastating loss >> eventually, we will like to know what happened and how could this happen? if we knew what we know now, we would have just said i love you so much. i, you know, we would have held onto that phone call just a little bit longer. >> reporter: sunday's attack took place at a remote outpost in northeast jordan. the pentagon is examining if the explosive enemy drone was able to get past air defenses because a u.s. drone was also landing at the time the biden administration is blaming iran-backed militias iran has denied having any involvement, and the white house says president biden, he will be at dover air force base on friday when the bodies of the service members return home. >>> fresh criticism off of their attacks on a hospital in gaza, israelis killed three palestinians in a targeted assassination raid the three were militants, they say, planning an imminent attack one of the men weexecuted whi sleeping in his hospital bid let's go liv

speaking to the families of tleet service mem the three service members killed the parents of breonna moffettdevastated by the loss >> if we knew what we know now, we would have just said, i love you so much. to make sure that she knew that she was not alone. we love her. >> reporter: republican critics say president biden has not done enough to confront iran and to deter the attacks. >> they're doing nothing that meaningful, and now we have more gold star families because of it, and it's infuriating >> reporter: president biden did not reveal today what his response will be, including whether he'll take action inside iran, but he gave a clue about what he says won't happen. he said i don't think we want a wider war in the middle east he will be at the air force base when the bodies of the service members return home friday >>> israeli special forces in disguise stormed a hospital in the occupied west bank, killing three palestinians in a targeted as assassination raid one of the men was executed while sleeping in his hospital bed. let's go live to chapman bell. what more can you tell us? >>

right, sgt williamjerome rivers, specialist kennedy ladon sanders and specialist breonna alexsondria moffett the state of georgia. the us army says they were killed when an unmanned aerial drone struck their container housing units. this marks the first time american troops have been killed by enemy fire since the start of the israel—gaza war. at least a0 others were injured. the pentagon said monday it could not determine whether iran directed this specific strike but that the attack had the "footprints" of kataib hezbollah — a militia group whose bases the us targeted with airstrikes the previous week in iraq. washington on monday, us secretary of state antony blinken gave a joint press conference with nato secretary jens stoltenberg. i was in attendance, and was able to put a question to mr blinken. you referred to a multi—staged response to yesterday's attack. do you hold iran directly responsible? do you consider the us to be at war on the verge of war at this point? we do not seek conflict with iran, we do not seek war with iran, but we have and we will continue to defend our personnel

this morning on cell phone 101 at moffett boulevard. you can see crews working the number one lane also known as the fast lane. >>> the city of oakland dropped the ball on of age major violent crime reduction program. that is the finding of a new audit. now the city is looking to revive the program to address the city's gun violence epidemic. the audit showed that from 2012 until 2017, a program known as operation cease-fire cut open homicides by more than 40% but auditors say that in 2020, the city began moving away from the program using the resources instead to cope with the pandemic and staffing shortages. as a result, homicides began climbing. tonight, the oakland mayor said she began resurrecting operation cease-fire when she got the audit results. this chief of the city department of violence prevention said she helped implement operation cease-fire before as an officer and she is ready to do it again. >> i know this type of a focus is what oakland needs. and frankly it was a part of the reason i agreed to come back to the city o

tonight we are learning the names of the soldiers killed, sergeant william rivers, specialist breonna moffettecialists kennedy sanders. it's the latest in a series of attacks against u.s. forces in the middle east by iranian backed forces. >> so clearly there is a responsibility that appropriately needs to be laid at the feet of iran. >> norah: president biden is vowing to strike back, but how and where of the security meeting today in the white house situation room. >> this attack over the weekend was escalatory, and make no mistake about it. and it requires a response. spin on the drone strike on a base in power 22 in northeast jordan killed three americans and wounded more than 40. it was the u.s. military's worst loss of life to enemy action since the fall of afghanistan. pentagon officials tell cbs news the explosive drone came in low and slow. several minutes after a u.s. drone was returning from a mission in syria. the basis air defense systems which should have fired on the enemy drone had been temporarily taken off-line. to allow the american drone to land safely. still in their slee

year—old william jerome rivers, 24—year—old kennedy ladon sanders and 23—year—old breonna alexsondria moffetterve unit in the state of georgia. they were killed — and dozens more were injured — in the attack at a remote outpost called tower 22. the us says it does not seek another war, but it will protect itself and respond appropriately. here's secretary of state, antony blinken. so the attacks that have taken place since october on our forces, on our personnel, in both iraq and syria, have been conducted by groups that are aligned with iran, and indeed are supported by iran, funded by iran, equipped by iran. and i would note that the presence of ourforces in both iraq and syria has nothing to do with gaza, nothing to do with the conflict that's taken place since october 7th, since the horrific attacks by hamas, and everything to do with making sure that isis doesn't re—emerge. that's why they're there. president biden has promised a response. the white house issued this photo of him in the situation room, discussing what to do with senior figures from his administration. what happened injor

year—old william jerome rivers, 24—year—old kennedy ladon sanders and 23—year—old breonna alexsondria moffett an army reserve unit in the state of georgia. they were killed — and dozens more were injured — in the attack at a remote outpost called tower 22. the us says it does not seek another war, but it will protect itself and respond appropriately. since israel's retaliation for the october 7th attacks, us military bases in syria and iraq have been attacked more than 170 times. the group behind the deaths at the tower 22 base — called �*islamic resistance in iraq' — are part of an iranian—sponsored network across the middle east. known as the �*axis of resistance�*, there�*s a number of pro—iranian militias based in iraq, syria, lebanon, the palestinian territories and as far south as yemen. all are opposed to israel and the united states. from washington our north america editor sarah smith has the latest. in the situation room, president biden with his defence secretary is considering his military reaction. we are told he is weighing his options. he needs to retaliate, but without causing

specialist kennedy standards from waycross, georgia, and specialist sander and moffett, and sergeanters inlested in 2011. we are learning a bit more as well about the service members who was injured. more than 40 service members were injured. eight of them had to be medically evacuated from jordan to baghdad. three had to be further medically evacuated to landstuhl, germany. the other five service members who were evacuated from jordan, they were diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries, and are expected to return to duty soon. previously only injured. never before have we seen this scale with more than 40 have been injured, and of course the three u.s. service members who died. the possible reason that the drone hit this living facilities right on the border with syria and jordan, there were two drones approaches at roughly the same time. one american drone returning to the base, returning from a mission, to the base, and roughly a few minutes or shortly thereafter, this enemy drone kind of snuck in and it was flying at a low altitude, and it may have been evaded the base's air

the parents of breonna moffett sharing how proud they were. her mother telling her she was waiting for her to call her back when she was killed. >> if we knew what we know now, we would have held on to that phone call as long as possible. i would have got an i love you. make sure that she knew how much we loved her. >> hard to listen to that. 46-year-old william rivers is being remembered as a beloved husband and a true family man. his wife of 11 years says she didn't know exactly where he had been deployed when he left in august. she described him last night as always smiling, always happy, and a very hard worker for his family. the parents of 24-year-old specialist kennedy sanders say they also spoke with their daughter just hours before the attack. that conversation about a motorcycle that had just been purchased. they hope their daughter is remembered for her service. her sacrifice. and her sweet spirit. >> she would always laugh about everything. i just want people to remember that. even though her time was short on earth, she lived her l

year—old william jerome rivers, 24—year—old kennedy ladon sanders and 23—year—old breonna alexsondria moffettrgia. they were killed, and dozens more were injured, in the attack at a remote outpost called tower 22. since israel launched its military action in gaza, after the hamas attacks, us military bases in syria and iraq have been attacked more than 170 times. the group that claims it was behind the deaths at the tower 22 base, called "islamic resistance in iraq", emerged in late 2023 and is comprised of several iran—affiliated militias operating in iraq. it has claimed other attacks against us forces in recent weeks. iran says it has had no direct involvement in any of the attacks. the us says it does not seek another war, but it will protect itself and respond appropriately. here's secretary of state, antony blinken. so the attacks that have taken place since october on our forces, on our personnel, in both iraq and syria, have been conducted by groups that are aligned with iran, and indeed are supported by iran, funded by iran, equipped by iran. and i would note that the presence of our

american heroes that died in the attack in jord afternoon sergeant rivers, specialist sanders and moffettden said he will go to dignified transfer of remains in dover, delaware, he spent day in southern florida at two campaign evens. his administration -- relaxed sanctions against oil expert in iran that backs proxies and president splitting hairs about if he blames iran for deaths of the american troops. reporter: again, going after the weapons, he holes them responsible for weapons not the act, we have to see the iranians, back all of these proxies which are launching these attacks. larry: edward lawrence, i love when you call them heroes thank you very much. >> i'll be right back with my last wo meet the jennifers. each planning their future through the chase mobile app. hellooo new apartment. one bank for now. for later. for life. chase. make more of what's yours. people are excited about what ai will do for them. we're excited about what ai will do for business. meet the watsonx assistants, ai designed to multiply output by automating tasks. when you watsonx your business, you can us

. >> carley: fallen army spe specialist breonna alexsondria moffett and kennedy along with sarj sergeant william rivers are promoted. >> a lot of us don't have the opportunity to come home. for those who don't, we should honor them and they -- deserving of this much attention my daughter has received. i'm gracious to be part of it. >> todd: heart-wrenching. president biden speaking to the family saying, i wish i didn't have to make this call, i just want you to know you're in my prayers and heart. mofat the timet's mom said when you smile, she smiled. >> carley: rivers will be honored in his hometown. we have update on another servicemember who is in critical, but stable condition. president biden says he has a plan to respond to iran. [indiscernible] >> yes. [indiscernible] >> responsible for the death of those three americans? >> president biden: i hold them responsible in the sense they are supplying the weapons to be people who did it. >> carley: there have been 166 attacks on u.s. troops since october 17th. we bring in the mom of -- kabul airport blast. good morning, we are glad to

kennedy sanders and breonna alexsondria moffett promoted to sergeant.rs parents joined us yesterday. >> for those who do not come home, we should honor them and they are deserving of this much attention that my daughter has received. >> brian: hackers are targeting -- oil and natural gas pipeline and transportation system. and this story, home sur surveillance showing a driver coming up to a little girl and chasing her. police arrested joseph ruis. a local police officer will join us to talk about it. downstairs to carley. >> carley: ceos will question the damaging effect of platforms on the country's youth in 2021. next guest mary rody lost riley when he took his own life after becoming a victim of sexual exploitation from cyber bullying on facebook. mary will be at the hearing today. i can't imagine what you went through and are still going through. your life changed forever. what happened to your son? >> absolutely. thank you for having me. con condolences to those parents you just showed. it is painful to lose your most precious gift. i took him to

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have learned that these three, sergeant rivers, specialist kennedy sanders, and specialist breonna moffett passed away. >> still a lot of questions to be answered. one of the center once is how the white house plans to respond. we are going to cnn's lauren lieberman, who is tracking this, and we are also going to -- ben route. or in. >> reporter: it seemed to me, and you pointed this out right at the top here. whether it was one of the more powerful running back groups, this has the fingerprints of kata'ib hizballah, but would not go and say, sabrina singh would not say direct attribution, and then, iran's role. they would say they were broadly responsible, but there is an indication that they gave a specific order or a specif direction to karen -- carry out this attack. it's more that iran is probably responsible, and that the u.s. holds them responsible for the actions of its proxies and the milton groups it backs. it provides the funding, the support, the weapons, and equipment, the weather it actually gives the specific order to attack the space in jordan, that part remains unclear. sa