be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as limited, necessary and proportionate action in self defence . louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen s houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia
america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: the pressure has been building on the biden administration to respond to one of tehran s many proxies in the middle east, houthis are just one of them. since mid november the houthis have been attacking ships in the red sea with impunity until now. the underlying question will iran, which backs the houthis, get this message? it s a bit ironic coming from a houthi spokesperson giving they are using the words brutal aggression after we ve seen 20 attacks from houthis against international commercial ships, u.s. vessels and others in an area like the red sea that sees 15% of the world s commerce roll through it. last night what you saw was the united states in a coalition take action against the houthis that have launched repeated strikes against the international flow of commerce that we see on a daily basis. dana: team coverage, former centcom spokesman on the military challenges and mike tobin on how all this is impacting oil
erin burnett out front starts right now. out front next, donald trump making his case in court and not ruling out violence if his case is moved ahead. the former trump white house lawyer ty cobb is out front. and federal investigators looking for four bolts crucial to securing the door plug that blew off that alaska airlines plane. but were they ever on the door in the first place? it s an incredible question. we go inside the investigation as boeing calls an all emergency staff meeting. and the pentagon filing revealing what sent defense chief lloyd austin to the hospital twice even as his own deputy was in the dark. will the explanation be enough to save his job or make it worse? let s go out front. reporter: and good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight trump threatening chaos. the former president warning today if his prosecution continues, very bad things will happen. i think they feel this is a way they re going to try and win, and that s not the way it
outside the u.s. district court building in south florida with the latest. good morning to you, jonathan. good morning, steve, ainsley and brian. security is always tight around federal courthouses. buff you can only imagine it rises to a much higher level when the defendant is a former u.s. president. the washington post is reporting law enforcement are actively monitoring online threats from extremists groups. monitoring their plans for rallies in the miami area. one of them reportedly planned for outside the courthouse tomorrow. also bringing in additional officers. mr. trump has been indicted on 37 counts, related to the alleged mishandling of classified white house documents stored in various locations around his mar-a-lago estate in palm beach, florida. the charges include 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information with other charges related to mr. trump s alleged efforts to conceal the documents from federal investigators. south carolina senator
pete: look at that rope. 99 has a good swing on him. will: how old are those kids? pete: how old? i think that kid looked like he was maybe nine. will: could you strike him out? pete: yeah. should we try? i m afraid i d hit a kid. will: my control is a little off. will: and you re old? pete: if the challenge is to strike out a nine ear old i m going to bring the heat. will: could you throw a no- hitter to 9-year-olds? pete: absolutely. no-hitter, no walks. perfect game. will: no i take the kids. you just said you might beat a kid. you re not going nine innings without walking somebody. pete: there are really good 9-year-old hitters but you can t catch up with the speed. will: what s the age they catch up to you. pete: 12. will: you can no longer strike them out. 13? pete: 13 and 14 they are turning the corner. the testosterone kicks in. i mean, e-mail us friends@fox news.com. dads everywhere feel like they could own their 9-year-old but they get up into the teens, and they st