i m bret baier. we are just a weekend away from the first voting in the 2024 presidential election cycle. we will check in on iowa ahead of monday s caucuses. and we ll speak with iowa senator joni ernst. plus, how iran s so-called ghost armada is helping skirt sanctions as americans endure a tax from iranian taxies. and plenty of complaining from congress after uneventful briefing on ufos. but, first, breaking tonight, president biden says iran backed houthi rebels are terrorists. this goes against current u.s. policy changed by the biden administration. the houthis have already responded to yesterday s airstrikes against facilities in yemen with new attacks today. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight life from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. pentagon officials believe there will be some sort of retaliation for last night s strikes. we know the houthi rebels have already launched at least one ballistic missile toward
time. we appreciate. it the vivek ramaswamy canvassing and working the phones today as governor ron desantis stopped by his headquarters to pump up volunteers. and plead for those last second votes. it may be as few as 130, 140,000 people. your vote matters a great deal on monday night especially given the weather. he will get some more help tomorrow as 47 florida state officials and lawmakers fly in to stump for him. [applause] former president trump is set to arrive in iowa tomorrow to host t rallying. his son don jr. telling supporters not to get too cocky. the prefer nikki haley surging rapidly. everyone is like we are winning by so much. stay home. why would you go out it s minus 4. don t think that way. and bret, tonight, some late breaking developments. fox is told by the desantis