where was breonna?thin a three mile radius, they were hundreds of registered sex offenders. >> then, a tip but a woman who had found something odd in her boyfriends truck -- women's underwear. and when she asked him for the truth, she discovered something even stranger. >> did you do this. oh my god, did you? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to dateline. reno, nevada calls itself the biggest little city in the world, and this was one of the biggest cases it had ever seen. a local girl, a college student named breonna had disappeared on a winters night. what had happened, no one knew. where it would lead, nobody could predict. but this entire city would soon galvanize for a single mission, to get justice for one of its own. here is josh mankiewicz, with "the night brianna vanished". >> sunday, january 20th, 2008 in a neighborhood just up the hill from reno's silver plated heart, college students jessica and katie, we're waking up after a long night of parting, with their friend, brianna denison. breonna had s

breonna?so news out of the georgia state senate, we should note, it is republican controlled senate. they passed a resolution to investigate d.a. willis. tell us more about that? >> that's right, this happened in the last several hours. the gop-controlled georgia senate here passed a resolution to form a special committee to investigate willis and her team. they will have subpoena power. they also have power to put people under oath to testify. they don't have power to remove willis. this is just another symbolic move from the legislature here to try to put pressure on willis. as i mentioned, more unwanted pressure for the district attorney. boris, breonna? >> nick valencia, live for us from atlanta. thank you. still ahead, at the international court of justice is now ordering israel to take measures to prevent acts of genocide in gaza. we're going to discuss the impact, if any, this will have on the war. >> plus a, former employee is accusing wrestling mobile vince big man of sexual assault,

thank you for sharing your memories, your beautiful memories of breonna.ine and bernard moffett, thank you, again, for joining us tonight. >> thank you so much for having us. >>> next for us, more on this mysterious u.s. base in the middle of the desert, and what options biden may be considering tonight to avenge their deaths. this is news night. >>> we have more on our breaking news tonight. president biden is considering retaliation options for the deadliest attack on u.s. troops in the region since 13 service members were killed in the closing days of the withdrawal from afghanistan. this weekend's drone attack targeted a little known u.s. base in jordan called tower 22. we are going to take a closer look now with reena ninan of veteran foreign affairs correspondent about what we're talking about your only talk about tower 22. most people don't know what this is. talk to us about where it is in the region. it is strategically located only about 350 troops there. why? >> if you look at it right here, abby, you see the access to iraq and syria, the strate

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. extremely rough, but we will get through it, though. we are definitely going to get through it. >> was there any moment as you heard there was an attack in that part of the world, francine, you thought your daughter would be affected? >> we didn't hear of the attack until after we were notified. we were getting ready for

breonna? >> officials in alabama are defending their decision to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas. they say it won't be the last time. thursday marked the first time the method was used in the u.s.. now, at some of the witnesses who watched, kenneth smith diet, they say he appeared to be conscious for several minutes into the execution as he shook and riot on the gurney. earlier, alabama tourney general steve marshall responded to the criticism. >> what occurred last night was textbook. i now suspect that many states will follow. as of last night, nitrogen apoxsee is a means of execution, not wonder untested method. it is a proven one. we will definitely have more nitrogen apoxsee executions in alabama. >> now, to other states, mississippi and oklahoma, have legalized execution by nitrogen gas. this, morning the u.n. high commissioner for human rights suggested the method, quote, may amount to torture. we have cnn's isabel rosales, live for us in alabama where the execution occurre

>> hi, breonna. it's great to be here. this is, as you said, a strong, it's a very stable jobs report. 216,000 jobs in december, making the average overall 2023 to hundred 25,000 jobs. that is higher than at any point in any single year in the prior administration, and it is a sign that that coveted soft landing, we've reached it. we had theories of recovery from the pandemic, and now we've had a strong solid 2023. these things don't happen by accident. they happen because of strong leadership, they have been because of economic policies, and they happen because president biden has been very clear that we're going to build an economy where we do right by workers. that's how to make things better, that's how to make things stronger. we can keep unemployment rate low while we increase low wages, while we continue to increase jobs. and that's going to be the message for 2024, is to keep on doing that. >> yesterday, the fed pushed back on early rate cuts this year, which were expected by many in march. one seasonal employment

>> carley: breonna just turned 23 nine days before she died. you said your daughter called home almost everyday. did she ever give any sense of imminent danger? >> no, ma'am, not since she has been in jordan. she mentioned one incident in kuwait about a drone being spotted and they were put on lockdown, that is only incident she mentioned. >> steve: with your daughter calling home everyday, i am sure you got details. what was her unit doing over there? >> we did not get much detail. what she was doing was not classified, but they were informed not to discuss. we didn't talk about that. we talked about her future and what we would do when she got home. >> brian: i can imagine. if i can ask you talking about the operation in particular, they say what happened incoming dr drone, american incoming drone got cross signalled with an enemy drone coming in. you probably being in the military might understand more than us about circumstances. what do they tell you? >> at this point, the army is doing a thorough investigation. we have not got much inform

breonna? >> we will see if the report has any effect on that. evan perez, thank you so much for sharing that exclusive interview with us. seen there in uvalde, texas. e. jean carroll is off the stand after it day and a half of testimony in the damages trial against donald trump. what happened in court is that she says she is fighting to bring her reputation back. important news out of capitol hill. just into cnn, they have passed a stopgap funding bill that would keep the government open and avert a partial government shutdown that was set to kick in tomorrow night. the shutdown was one of two that were set up by a previous continuing resolution that was set up by congress. the vote ultimately was 77 to 18. this now sets up a funding extension that would have a deadline on march 1st and march 8th. of course the house is set to take up the continuing resolution later this afternoon. they are rushed to avoid bad weather that is said to hit d.c. tomorrow. capitol hill lawmakers in the house are on recess next week, they want to avoid that and get t

>> yeah, breonna. the scene, we are talking about the high stakes summit between president biden and chinese president xi jinping back in november in california. and sources tell me and my colleague, sondland, guess that president xi told president biden that china does not intend to interfere in the u.s. presidential election in 2024, and it was president biden who initially -- now, that in and of itself would be an important headline, but we are also learning that the same assurance was repeated by china's foreign minister, wang yi, to jake sullivan, the president's national security adviser over the weekend, when the two met in bangkok. so, these are at least two incidents as we now know of where china it's telling the u.s., senior officials, that china is not going to meddle in the u.s. 2024 presidential election. this is a topic we are told that has come up repeatedly in recent months. when u.s. and chinese officials have met, and i think the context, brianna, affects biden xi meeting showing foot

i might add, breonna, hamas actually is subject to all of this.are citizens of the state of palestine. the state of palestine is a state party of the genocide convention. even before the international criminal court, as nationals of palestine when they confronted israelis on october 7th committed to truth, including, probably, dan aside on october 7th the icc has jurisdiction over hamas for those crimes. >> david, when do you expect a decision by the court? this process could take years, right? >> i think you will probably get a decision on what was at stake today and yesterday, the provisional measures, an injunction, where the court will decide whether it tells israel to do something or anything. we can go down that checklist. in terms of the merits of the case, the south african charge that israel is actually committing genocide against the palestinians, we could weigh 2 to 3 years for that particular judgment. i might just add a kicker here, south africa has brought israel to court under the genocide convention on the charge of genocide. neith

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 outside of iran could be targets, and most of the strikes, said the official, w

breonna?w to the brewing scandal in arizona, the leaders of the -- republican party resigning after a leaked audio tape appeared to show him trying to convince a fierce trump ally not run for office. jeff the wind can be heard urging kari lake not to run for the senate after she lost her race for governor in 2022. >> there are very powerful people who want to keep you out. >> -- >> they're willing to put their money where their mouth is in a big way. so, this conversation never happened. >> is there a number which -- >> i can be bought? that's what it's about. >> [inaudible] for a couple years. >> no. >> so, in a new statement, the weight denies allegations of bribery and causes conversation with lake a set up. still ahead, former president trump back in new york federal court right now. his lawyers say he wants to take the stand, but will he actually do it? he said that he would before, only to not end up doing it. is he going to actually? we will have the latest from court. >>> two candidate

. >>> breonna -- breonna hadn't been dealt in a drone attack, she did not deserve that.her and to other people, but they -- they told me that my baby was gone. >> the last thing before we go tonight, fallen heroes. earlier on the show, we told you the news, but now we are going to tell you about these great americans. three families are now grieving the loss of loved ones after sunday's drone attack in jordan, killing three army reservists. sergeant william drone reverse, he was 46 years old, specialist kennedy and sanders, 24 years old. and specialist breonna alexandria, 23 years old. the new york times explains that the three were, quote, a part of an often overlooked part of the military that deliver supplies, maintains, buildings built roads, and as other routine work while shouldering the risk for operating in hostile territory. we do not want to overlook these incredible heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. -- enlisted in the reserves in 2011 and was trained as an electrician. in 2018 he completed a nine month rotation in iraq during the fight against the islami

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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

>> you know, breonna, i don't think there is.we always -- that's why we have elections, and not polls. and caucus polls, people go out and they vote and remember, in 2012, i don't know if this is going to be the case. but rick santorum, i was hoping a guy back then who no one thought stood a chance. and lo and behold, he came from nowhere to win iowa caucuses. so it could happen. i think it's probably unlikely it's going to happen. i think after iowa, you're going to see great pressure on one or two of these candidates, both desantis and haley, to get out if they don't score someplace in the high twenties. i think there's gonna be a great deal of pressure if they're still pulling it 16% of the polls, if they end up with 16% of the vote share on caucus night. it's going to be a big push to get out. >> yes, and we are going to be looking for that. david, thank you so much. alyssa, maggie, thank you so much to all of you for being with us this evening. >> thanks for having me. >> in the meantime, former president trump is now formal

breonna and alex?ara, after some back and forth with the judge, was ultimately allowed to address the court in his civil fraud trial. there was no jury in that case. that's a key difference here. will this jury ultimately hear from him? >> reporter: that's the big question. if trump decides to testify in the case, then the jury will hear from him, but the judge has made it very clear that this trial is not a do-over of last year's trial. the focus here for all the witnesses will be about what they can say about damages. that is the question of what testimony could trump give that relates to damages that e. jean carroll has suffered as a result of the defamatory statements. that is something that the lawyers and the judgment have gone back and forth on. it's not clear exactly how will -- it will play out if trump decides to take the stand. he's likely the only witness. that his defense will call. they mentioned calling a woman who e. jean carroll confided in after the assault, but the judge hasn't ruled

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

army specialist breonna moffet and kennedy sanders were posthumously promoted to sergeant today.jorquez spoke 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 1 of 3 service members killed in the attack, along with 23-year-old breonna moffet 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 a family. >> reporter: the sanders learned today of their da

year-old 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

-year-old sergeant william rivers, 24-year-old specialist kennedy sanders; 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett. new information on all of this when i speak moments from now with major general pat ryder at the pentagon this hour. we will speak with him in just a few minutes and press for more details on what we know about how this happened. with that, we want to bring in k.t. mcfarland, normer deputy national security adviser under president trump. k.t., good to have you with us today. obviously you know what it's like to have family members in the military, this is a very difficult, difficult day for the families of these three individuals that have just now been named. what do you make of this attack and how do you see it in terms of our policy in the future? >> you know, first of all, the spokesman shouldn't keep saying we don't seek a war. all options are on the table after three died. we don't seek a war. really? they're at war with us. as far as i see it, there's three open shuns. you continue to do what the administration has done, which is not much. a second option, option 2, wo

>> reporter: breonna and boris, the question -- the answer is sort of yes and no.arallels, but there are differences. the parallels are that both our presidents who tried to invoke immunity for actions they took while at the white house, but these are different types of immunity that they are trying to invoke. in 1974, richard nixon tried to invoke what is known as limited presidential immunity over judicial orders when he tried to avoid handing over his secret white house tapes to the special counsel investigating the watergate scandal. even then the supreme court swept his argument aside and said he had to hand over the tapes. he did handover the tapes and soon after that he was implicated in the watergate cover-up, and had to resign. it's important to point out that richard nixon did not try to invoke immunity over being criminally prosecuted. he was doing it over judicial orders. it was a very limited immunity, and that's according to legal experts and historians that we spoke to about this issue. boris referenced nixon's comment. that was three years after he

guillermo: el sargento william de 46 aÑos y los especialistas kennedy sanders de 24 y breonna maferss ataques con explosivos por un drone, localizada entre la frontera entre siria y jordania, al menos 40 ocupantes de esa unidad militar resultaron heridos. hoy se supo que el drone que causÓ la explosiÓn fue lanzado desde un aviÓn que se aproximÓ la base militar al mismo tiempo que un drone estadounidense regresaba de un vuelo. aparentemente oficiales pertenecientes a esa unidad militar dijeron que pudo tratarse de una confusiÓn que surgiÓ momentos antes del ataque. [habla en inglÉs] no podemos corroborar las afirmaciones de esos oficiales, el departamento de defensa, como es de esperar, estÁ evaluando toda la evidencia forense, dijo hoy el vocero del asesor de seguridad nacional. de los 40 heridos ocho fueron llevados a hospitales, cinco y de ellos se recupera sin mayores complicaciones. >> estÁn actuando ellos por medio de sus auxiliares. guillermo: el secretario dijo que la decisiÓn es proteger los derechos estadounidenses y el personal militar fuera del paÍs. hemos dejado muy, muy

of the fallen here. 46-year-old sergeant william rivers, a 13-year veteran. 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett. her mother said she always lit up a room. and 24-year-old specialist kennedy sanders, described as having a big smile and a big heart. tonight, how will the u.s. respond? abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new details on that brazen drone attack that killed three american soldiers and wounded more than 40 others at tower 22, a remote u.s. base in the jordanian desert. the pentagon saying those soldiers, many army reservists from an engineering unit, were asleep in their beds early sunday morning, when an explosive-laden drone slammed into their barracks. tragically, officials telling abc news that initial reports indicate no one tried to shoot down the enemy drone, mistakenly believing it was a u.s. surveillance drone, one of their own. late today, the pentagon revealing the identities of those fallen soldiers, including 46-year-old sergeant william rivers, a 13-year veteran, 23-year-old specialist breonna mof

learning 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 dire

. >> hi boris and breonna. after this attack happened yesterday, u.s. officials had told us that it had all the hallmarks of an i.s.i.s. attack, in terms of how it was carried out with the explosives and the high civilian death toll. now we have this claim of responsibility by i.s.i.s.. they say it was carried out by two suicide bombers using suicide vests. in fact, they say the bombers were brothers themselves. the statement by i.s.i.s., this claim saying that it was directed at what they called polytheists near the grave of their dead leader, qassem soleimani, of course iran's most powerful military leader. it was the fourth anniversary of his death yesterday. you had all these mourners gathering of his grave site. this was really a classic sectarian i.s.i.s. attack. this was a major target of opportunity with so many people gathered at soleimani's grave site. highly symbolic, directed by this sunni terror group against this most powerful shiite country in the region. soleimani symbolized more than anybody, perhaps, the military power of iran. he was

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

>> reporter: well, it is a massive blow, boris and breonna. look the two of them hail from the same state, south carolina. a state that nikki haley and her campaign rain much, as you mentioned, have high expectations for. remember, haley when she was governor of south carolina was the one who actually appointed tim scott to the senate in 2012. his endorsement was highly coveted by all of these candidates. i know from our conversations with trump's advisers that they have been talking and pursuing tim scott's endorsement for several weeks. the timing here was really interesting to know. also part of why this was a blow to haley. he could've waited until south carolina to roll out this endorsement of donald trump. he's doing it just four days before the new hampshire primary where haley and her team have very high expectations, as well, for how she will perform in the state. by giving his endorsement so early it does allow the trump campaign to try to paint her as not being viewed as highly by some members of her own state. i also want to point

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

. >> they told me, that breonna had been killed in a drone attack.t my baby was gone. >> the last thing before we go tonight, fallen heroes. earlier in the show we told you the news, but now we're going to tell you about these great americans. three families are now grieving the loss of loved ones after sunday's drone attack in jordan, killing three army reservists. sergeant william jerome reverse, 46 years old, specialist kennedy latent sanders, 24 years old, specialist breonna alexandria moffitt, 22 years. old the three were, quote, part of an often overlooked part of the military delivered surprised, maintain buildings, build roads another routine work while shouldering the risk of operating in hostile territory. we do not want to overlook these incredible heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. rivers enlisted in the reserves in 2011 and was trained as an electrician. and 2018 he completed a nine month rotation in iraq. during the fight against the islamic state militants. he earned a number of awards and decorations. sanders volunteered for the

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

names of the three 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. an

46-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

thejordan—syria border. 46—year—old william jerome rivers, 24—year—old kennedy ladon sanders and 23—year—old breonna 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,

morning we are learning 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

officials 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

he is 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'

president speaking to the families of tleet service mem the three service members killed the parents of breonnamoffett devastated 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

tonight we are learning the names of the soldiers killed -- sergeant william rivers, specialist breonnahe 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 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

>> tonight we are learning the names of the soldiers killed, sergeant william rivers, specialist breonna, and specialists 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 th

from left to right, sgt williamjerome rivers, specialist kennedy ladon sanders and specialist breonnaia moffett. all from 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

soldiers, 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 it clear, this attack, fundamentally different, as pressure grows to directly strike iran. >> w