happening now, donald trump makes a final plea to the united states supreme court ahead of critical arguments on colorado s ballot ban. this hour, we have exclusive new polls on the controversial case, and how americans feel about trump s legal troubles. plus, an history storm is slamming southern california, unleashing dangerous flooding, hurricane-force winds, and heavy snow. records falling across the state as forecasters warn of more to come. in the united kingdom, buckingham palace reveals that king charles has been diagnosed with cancer. what it means for the royal family. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. first up, donald trump s last-minute pitch to the u.s. supreme court as the justices prepare for an unprecedented hearing on the colorado ballot removal. katelyn polantz has more. everybody is getting ready for the final turn about trump s eligibility on the balance, and potential
ight now. hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian, if you re joining, us welcome. if you are sticking with us, we re so thankful for that. the president embarking on an overseas trip that will be a high wire act of diplomacy, preparing a possible rift in the uk, advocating for nato to induct new members and rallying support for ukraine. and he ll have to defend the decision to arm ukraine with cluster bombs and issue getting pushback from some allies in congress. in a moment, i m just because congresswoman, debbie dingell, and ask her where she stands on the issue, as well as much much more. also, this hour, while donald trump is on the campaign trail this weekend, there s another places rivals would like to see him. and while the former president may skip it, his main challenger is it ready to go. that is when people are really going to start paying attention to the primary. up to this point, a lot of that has been about some of these legal cases. i think a lot of the vot
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with some breaking news officials in washington say us and british forces have carried out another wave of strikes against houthi targets in yemen. it s the latest action against the iranian backed group, which has been attacking commercial shipping in the red sea in response to israel s war against hamas. president biden and the british prime minister rishi sunak have been discussing the crisis on the phone. our defence correspondent jonathan beale gave us this update. is the second time that this coordinated action has taken place. it happened ten days ago when british jets from raf akrotiri in cyprus, which i think probably would have been involved again, took part with american led strikes against the houthis, specific going over command and control and sites also where they have been storing, manufacturing drones and missiles, which they have been using to target merchant shipping in
make their last minute pitches across the state. this is the second in a series of state by state contests with donald trump and nikki haley fighting for their party s presidential nomination. that prize will pit them against the democratic choice in november, almost certainly presidentjoe biden. but with a cost of living crisis hitting many americans what are these two candidates saying about economic policy? dr thomas gift is director of the centre on us politics at university college london good to see you again. when it comes to policy it is hard to find what these two are saying at the moment? it find what these two are saying at the moment? at the moment? it is terrific to talk to at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you as at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you as always. - at the moment? it is terrific i to talk to you as always. there is not a whole lot of discussion in terms of policy about the us economy
us and british forces have carried out another wave of strikes against houthi targets in yemen. it s the latest action against the iranian backed group, which has been attacking commercial shipping in the red sea in response to israel s war against hamas. president biden and the british prime minister rishi sunak have been discussing the crisis on the phone. our defence correspondent jonathan beale gave us this update. remember, this is the second time that this co ordinated action has taken place. it happened ten days ago when british jets happened ten days ago when britishjets in cyprus, which i think probably would have been involved again, took part with american leader strikes against the houthi, specifically going against, control and also size where they have been storing, manufacturing drones and missiles, which they had been using to target merchant shipping in the red sea. the hope was that the initial set of strikes on 12 january would stop them but they have not s