Uh let's talk Venezuela here. We just got word that there has been yet another uh boat strike. Uh what can you tell us about uh what's developing right now.>> Yeah, Gotti, this time in the Eastern Pacific and according to a post on social media from US Southern Command, of course, that's the area where these strikes are occurring. It's the the regional command uh down towards South America and Central America. Uh this one killing four individuals.So, we're now talking about two dozen strikes that have been ...

H how do we how do I as a member of the public, anybody else, understand again these wildly divergent statements that are falling on partisan lines about something that is so gravely serious. Well, as a former Secretary of Defense, I I'm very concerned that uh that the Republicans and the Democrats uh in the Congress are not coming together uh to look at this situation uh and determine what happened. This is this is serious.So this is we've deployed almost 15,000 of our young men and women into harm's way. ...

Military Deployment & Operations - US military deployed the USS Gerald Ford carrier strike group to the southern command area, including Venezuela [1] - US military conducted strikes targeting alleged drug cartel boats in the Caribbean, escalating in frequency [2][4] - A nighttime strike targeted a vessel operated by the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua (TDA), resulting in six deaths [3][4] Regional & Political Reactions - Colombian president has opposed the US strikes, claiming the US has murdered Colombian citizens [5] - Republican Senator Ran Paul stated the strikes are illegal and require congressional authorization [10] - President Trump mentioned providing more information to Congress regarding the strikes [8] Evidence & Justification - US government has provided heavily edited videos and information regarding the strikes [7] - Defense officials insist they have intelligence proving drugs are on the targeted boats [8] - Lack of due process for individuals targeted in the strikes is causing concern [9] Potential Escalation - The US is posturing for potential attacks on land in Venezuela [13] - There is discussion about the possibility of attacks on land [14] - Potential inflection point could be the killing of an American citizen on one of the boats [11]

Geopolitical Risk - US military strikes a vessel allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela [1]

President Trump reportedly considering direct strikes against nuclear facilities in Iran. Aean Javvers joins us right here on set to talk about what is happening in Washington and what he's hearing. Aean, uh, good morning. Good to see you. Yeah, good morning. Good to see you, Becky. I mean, we don't know. We're kind of in waiting and holding mode right now as we wait for President Trump to make his decision. We do know uh that there was this meeting in the situation room yesterday. We don't know what option ...