why now and where will it lead? we ll speak to the national security council s john kirby about all of that straight ahead. plus, just three days away now, the final stretch for republican candidate in iowa. how they re hoping to get people to the caucuses with even a foot of snow potentially arriving. and it s not just in iowa, that snow is coming down hard across the midwest and the great lakes. we ll have a full forecast of what to expect there and across the country. hello on this friday, it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news, what could turn into a major escalation of the conflict in the middle east. the united states and the uk launching strikes against houthi targets in yemen hitting airports, military bases and weapons facilities. these strikes in response to weeks of attacks by the militants on commercial ships in the red sea, and now the houthis vowing to retaliate saying those involved will, quote, p
Youre not here tonight because youre afraid of being on the stage and defending your record. Youre ducking these things. Thats Chris Christie with a direct attack on donald trump. And christie wasnt the only republican president ial candidate to address the former president s absence from last nights debate stage. There werent that many other attacks, though. But well bring you that and other big moments from last night. Donald trump actually wasnt watching because he was instead on a stage by himself in michigan speaking to a crowd of mostly nonunion auto workers and criticizing the union strike against detroits big three. And meanwhile in washington it appears that farright republicans in the house are ready to shutdown the government over one key funding item. Well tell you what that is just ahead. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, september 28th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Weve got a big show ahead, and we begin this morning
Well get reaction from Conservative Mps shortly. Also on the programme this is the House Of Lords. Brexiters the most important single issue which has faced the country for decades. We also have the terrible situation of losing an empire at the same time. How deep is oui grasp, empire at the same time. How deep is ourgrasp, if we empire at the same time. How deep is our grasp, if we are honest, of what is actually going on in the eu Machinery Operating below us . 800 unelected politicians get paid to sit here, but its been rocked by another scandal after claims that some members collect their Daily Allowance whilst contributing absolutely nothing. That is an allowance of £300. Well bring you the story. And this is the dramatic moment a crying girl was rescued from rubble after an air strike in syria. Well bring you the story. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. After 10am well cro
president after trump was granted an unexpected opportunity to speak. now trump claims prosecutors should be paying him for the trial that could bar him from the new york state real estate market for the rest of his life and force a financial penalty of up to $370 million in damages. nbc s vaughn hillyard joins us from des moines, iowa. also with us is msnbc legal analyst and former federal prosecutor joyce vance. trump got his wish to speak during closing arguments yesterday. take us through what happened. reporter: ana, his business future is on the line in the state of new york. you just said it there, the potential that he would be barred from ever doing real estate in the state of new york again. so you know, after 2024, if his political future doesn t go well, you know, it s the trump organization that he has to fall back on, let alone that $370 million fine, which takes us to the reason why he was inside of that lower manhattan courtroom in which he was granted the opportunity