degrees below zero. alex perez live in chicago. rob marciano timing this out tonight and tomorrow. also tonight, the new video just in. the u.s.-led air strikes against iranian-backed militants. the houthi rebels in yemen. the u.s. firing more than 80 tomahawk cruise missiles, dozens of targets hit. what the white house is saying tonight about concerns over a wider war. mary bruce with late reporting. new images not seen before from inside the cabin of that alaska airlines flight just moments before the door plug tore off at 16,000 feet, leaving that huge hole in the cabin. the haunting images of what it was like in the holes near that row in the plane. three days to go until the iowa caucuses and this is what they re dealing with. tonight, ron desantis still campaigning. nikki haley had to call off in-person events. donald trump isn t there but trump does lead in the polls by 30 points. a win by that margin would be historic. but it all depends on who turns out. a u.
tonight, the uk appears to be on the brink of taking military action with the us against houthi rebels who ve been attacking ships in the red sea. could parliament be recalled to discuss any uk military response? tonight we ll guide you step by step through this latest international crisis with our defence editor mark urban and our political editor nick watt. also tonight. breathtaking testimony from a fraud investigator employed by the post office to examine shortfalls at branches across the country his evidence helped wrongly convict multiple subpostmasters he investigated this ex branch manager who was suspended by the post office after shortfalls and fraud accusations. you have been told there was a growing body of cases and that in itself was not sufficient for you the question the reliability of the horizon system. because i am not technically minded. i would expect that to come from people above. shazia saddiq was with us last night and is back tonight. she was at th
tonight which candidate benefits when the road to the white house freezes over we are live in iowa. also, tonight after u.s. and british airstrikes on targets in yemen, fighters try to make good on their threat of revenge. later, investigating how even skeptical officials can face backlash. we begin with iowa. the state is being hammered by winter weather. this is video of the capital, des moines, where the windchill is -13. a blizzard warning is in effect. jeff, how did we convince you to stand outside? how is it feeling there and how is the campaign being affected tonight? it is chilly, there is no doubt about it. the wind is the biggest issue. this is as warm as it is going to be between now and the caucuses. over the weekend it will increasingly become colder and colder. the snow is not a big concern, iowans are used to snow. it is the dangerously cold temperatures that are making the campaigns make backup plans for how to get supporters to the caucuses. excuse me, it i
consequences. last night, there were consequences. also this hour, the iowa caucus campaign blitz with haley and desantis battling for second place. if the latest polls are correct, donald trump has a 30-point lead. kristin welker joins me live from des moines to break it all down. former president trump refocusing on iowa after his fireworks during closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in manhattan. the judge promising his decision on how much to fine the former president and his adult sons before the end of the month. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell back in washington. while u.s. forces in the wider middle east are bracing for retaliation after they struck back at houthi rebel forces in defiance of the ultimatums keeping up their attacks. the pentagon and british allies bombed more than 60 targets inside yemen overnight that they say were used by the rebels to plan and launch dozens of attacks against commercial shipping routes vital to the world econo
houthis in yemen. now, this comes after the houthis defied the u.s. and fired yet another missile into those red sea shipping lanes. we are getting a defense expert to give us analysis and should have him up, ready, and on camera in moments. meantime, just three days until iowa voters decide who they think the republican nominee for president should be. aishah hasnie is live in des moines iowa where voter turnout could be affected by extremely icy and cold conditions. aishah, good evening. reporter: trace good evening to you. the campaign trail has already been impacted by the severe weather. tonight, former president trump had to cancel two of his rallies tomorrow on saturday and a third on sunday leaving just one rally left. he said on truth social tonight that he is going to try to get to iowa by tomorrow night, possibly sunday morning. we ll see if that happens. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis, his schedule is also changing not due to the weather, though. he s n