hello and welcome. i m lynda kinkade. ahead on cnn newsroom. the u.s. led coalition said the latest strikes in yemen are about protection and not escalation. but the houthi rebels say they won t be deterred. u.s. president joe biden is projected to win his first official primary victory of the 2024 campaign. and i am honored to stand here as foreign minister. we mark a moment of equality and a moment of progress. after two years of political gridlock northern ireland s government returns to a power sharing agreement with a new first minister. live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkade. we start with breaking news. just minutes ago the u.s. announced it had shot down an anti-ship cruise missile in yemen. it comes after the u.s. along with british and coalition forces struck at least 30 targets in yemen at ten different locations. fa-18 jets and a pair of u.s. destroyers hit what the u.s. said were facilities involved in attacks on international shi
sport and for a full round up, let s go to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre it s only day one of wimbledon, but already play has been disrupted by the weather. the roof came on over centre court, where the reigning men s singles champion novak djokovic has begun the defence of his title against pedro cachin. chethan pathak is watching and chetan it s going to plan so far for the number to seed? we had that sizeable delay in which novak djokovic was walking around centre court not happy with how slippery the surface was. they got the roof on pretty quickly but they delayed play for over an hour. it won t delay the inevitable though, he is looking very comfortable against pedro cachin, the 28 year old argentinian being the biggest match of his life. he had a good start and broke novak djokovic early on but novak djokovic looks cool and calm and it s a decade since he lost on that court. he is trying to win his eighth wimbledon title which would bring them l
i m so excited for the announcement tonight. tune in, pay attention, listen closely. four more years. subtle. it is a blow for former south carolina governor nikki haley who is the one appointed then congressman scott to his senate seat. senator scott is on the medium list for a trump vp pick as opposed to the short list. kylie atwood is in new hampshire. nikki haley reaction to this endorsement and the timing. reporter: this news broke while nikki haley was at the campaign event, one of six campaign events in new hampshire today. she did not really respond to initial questions from reporters saying, we will see if it happens. an hour later, her campaign coming out with a statement on her behalf responding to senator scott s endorsement. her quote was, interesting trump lining up with all the washington insiders when he claimed he wanted to drain the swamp. the fellows will do what the fellows are going to do. i m told she did not know the endorsement was coming at the
this is life, liberty & levin. he might have heard on monday the iowa caucuses begin. the republican primaries kicked off in earnest. but there is something taking place in this country that is so grave, it is so daunting that is the cloud overlaying the entire primary process of the selecti selection. like never before in american history. the democrat party, the democrat president biden has hand and pointed attorney general and the attorney general and put special counsel. democratic judges throughout the country, democrat prosecutors throughout the country, democrat othe trial juries throughout the country, are trying to affect the republican process and the general election process using the criminal justice system at the local, state, federal level with 91 charges to try and convict both for the general election going into the general election. donald trump, the president is the candidate we have never seen this before the americans. ever. even during the first times o
he understands the role of attorney general is to serve and protect the people of the united states, and that is exactly what he will do and do better than anybody else can. jeff sessions was a disaster as attorney general. he s not qualified. he is not mentally qualified to be attorney general. we hope bill barr going to be as good as we think because he is a great gentleman, a great man. by the way, when bill barr, who is a coward. you know, bill barr was a coward. he didn t do what he was supposed to do. i fired him, and he has great chairman. for the joint chiefs of staff, general milley will serve as my top military adviser. i have absolute confidence he will fulfill his duty with the same brilliance and fortitude he has shown throughout his long and very distinguished career. he was, frankly, incompetent. the last one i d want to attack with as my leader would be milley. general kelly has been a star. he s done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. a g