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
who bribed hunter biden to be here today. that s my first question. i think that hunter biden should be arrested right here, right now and go straight to jail. the witness being afraid to come in front of the committee, it s interesting. he s here. doesn t seem to be too afraid. the rule is those are your words. he was issued two lawful subpoenas, the chair recognize miss green from georgia. thank you, mr. chairman. excuse me, hunter, apparently you are afraid of my words. sandra: whoa is right. fireworks on capitol hill after the president s son crashed that house oversight contempt hearing just a short time ago, taking a seat before leaving just minutes later. house republicans ripping his surprise appearance as nothing but a stunt, and what was a chaotic scene for sure. any moment now the white house is expected to face a series of questions, and we do anticipate the hearing and hunter biden will be front and center. sandra smith in new york. what a day so
this country to a great american comeback. bill: closing argument. florida governor ron desantis in fox town hall in des moines vying for a strong finish on monday. the make or break caucus is five days away. trump is on tonight at 9:00 eastern. wave big two hours. i m bill hemmer. dana: i feel like the audience is great. moderators are very good and candidates themselves high energy and lots of interest in this. governor desantis discounted polls that show him losing to former president trump. he also cautioned against nominating trump for a third time saying he thinks the president has too much baggage. donald trump is the nominee if election is going to be about legal issues, a referendum on a lot of these issues that are not going to put us in a position to hold biden accountable. either way, it lets the democrats off the hook. i think this election needs to be a referendum on their failed policies and we need to offer a positive vision to turn this country around.
but first we go live correspondent trey yingst and khaki of ukraine. brett, good evening ukraine is on edge tonight. i do to warn her viewers some of the following images are gra graphic. a fireball rises into the air as russian missiles rain down. it is the worst attack on the ukrainian capital since the conflict began. the war against us. he needs ukraine. he attack a couple weeks ago, months ago, a couple of months ago and he was targeted. the mayor calling the strikes with a peer to be. a deliberate intent by russian president vladimir prudent to hit civilians. at least 11 people were killed in the attacks that include drones. the russians say that they were only responding to a bridge explosion over the weekend. the damage the artery between russia and crimea. so far they have not publicly claim responsibility. vladimir putin is threatening to escalate if other things are if attempts to carry out acts of terrorism on her territory continues the response will
this election cycle the house is said to be in play. best case scenario for democrats they would have to win all 30 toss-up races. a big challenge. that would give them a razor thin majority at 219 seats. dana: top concern driving voters to the polls is still inflation. the issue favors the g.o.p. the future of democracy and abortion not far behind. democrats hope those issues give them an edge come november. dana: we have reaction from axios senior political correspondent josh. good morning to you. we re sfwerg the homestretch of the mid-term elections. latest data shows there are a lot of toss-up races worth watching nationwide. democrats and republicans trying to make these races about two very different issues. of course prompts the question which party will have the winning strategy when they go for control of the house and senate? for the house republicans are slated to take control but team projects 30 house races considered toss-ups. there are a few notable on