now. ainsley: it is the #:00 a.m. hour of fox & friends on the east coast. it is friday, january 12th. steve: thank you very much for joining us. we have breaking news on this friday. joint strikes by the united states and united kingdom hit dozens of houthi targets in yemen after a number of attacks are in the red sea. the iranian back the group says we are not backing down. brings it on. this able unraveling as defense secretary lloyd austin still in the hospital calling the shots from his bed. lawrence: plus, nikki haley pulls ahead in the latest polling in iowa with the caucuses on monday. for us it s always been slow and steady wins the race. it s the people that decides. while everybody else wants to discount us, i will tell you we keep moving and we are moving for a reason to believe. brian: california police department offering $75,000 bonuses to recruit officers. and guess what? still not enough. fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, your morni
everything and someone else s war? aden, that welcome to halep hardtalk. it isjust aden, that welcome to halep hardtalk. it is just over a year since you were released from captivity after being held by the russian forces in occupied have your mental scars heal like your physical scars? i have your mental scars heal like your physical scars? your physical scars? i was a lot skinnier than your physical scars? i was a lot skinnier than i your physical scars? i was a lot skinnier than i am your physical scars? i was a lot skinnier than i am now, - your physical scars? i was a lot skinnier than i am now, but. your physical scars? i was a lot skinnier than i am now, but i i your physical scars? i was a lot - skinnier than i am now, but i think mentally, i m mentally better than i was, especially coming out of captivity. as most people can observe, i have a lot of issues mentally. going back into the bible. i remember going back in time. going so fixated on fighting and o
where former prime minister, imran khan, has been granted bail by the islamabad high court. the court is currently hearing eight cases filed against him. mr khan s bail had been due to expire later today but has been renewed for a further three days. this was mr khan arriving at court earlier, behind a curtain of bullet proof shields, after earlier attempts on his life. imran khan was removed from office by a vote of no confidence last year. he accused pakistan s military of forcing him out and says the cases against him are politically motivated. earlier i discussed the situation with khurram dastgir khan a federal ministerfor energy in pakistan. the fact that mr khan is getting a bonanza of bail from the courts means that pakistan s justice system is operating normally and functioning well. the important point to note is that the events of may nine in their scale and severity amounted to an insurrection against the pakistani state. because if a political party takes it
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with joe biden heading off to poland tomorrow. he will deliver a message of solidarity just a few days ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s full-blown invasion of ukraine. he will reaffirm support for that country. this comes on the heels of the munich security conference where the u.s. staked out some hard-nosed positions, accusing russia of war crimes and warning china not to give russia lethal aid. we saw the vice president, secretary of state tony blinken all delivering these messages to russia and china. tell us more. reporter: and white house officials have said it s a crucial time as we hit that one-year mark of russia invading ukraine. and joe biden will mark that with his trip starting tomorrow in poland. and during that time, he plans to reinforce the unity and support behind ukraine. now, he will be meeting with the polish president during his visit there, as well as a group of nato
joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m michael holmes. appreciate your company coming up here on cnn newsroom, the young u. s airman accused of leaking highly classified documents online, formally charged with violating the espionage act. we ll have an update just ahead. victory in court for french president emmanuel macron on pension reform, but at what political costs as the protests continue. and in california, winter of torrential rain and snowfall is revived a long dead lake and in the process destroyed vast stretches of farmland will take you to the scene of a climate catastrophe. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with michael holmes. the us government moving quickly with its prosecution of that suspected leaker of classified documents. one day after his arrest, 21 year old air national guardsman jack teixeira, formally charged under the espionage act, the leaks exposed to a wide range of highly classified information, including eavesd