aware of drone attacks on the uss carney, and commercial vessels that happened earlier today. let s go right to and miss nbc s erin standing by for us at the white house. what more do we know about these developments in the red sea? alex, our pentagon team has been able to confirm from defense officials that the uss carney destroyed a houthi drone today in the southern red sea. w ase understand it, that drone was headed towards the ship at the same time itsaw at least one ballistic missil fired at commercial ship. that ship goes by the name unity explore. the carney responded t that ships distress signal at the time, and had to oot down another houthi drone that was headed towards the two ship at that point. this all apparently happened over the course of several hours today, and the official here alsosays that multiple commercial ships were attacked by yemen-based houthi missiles today. at we re getting from the houthis, and you should understand the source here, ayhat the
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. this is cnn news central. we do win with breaking news this hour, at least three suspects are at large after secret service agents opened fire on suspects that they say were breaking into an unmarked government vehicle. it happened late last night. let s get to the white house. priscilla alvarez has more details on what is actually happening here, tell us. this is a detail for niaomi biden, an agent involved in the incident, according to a source familiar. in this statement from the secret service they said the following, on november 12th, around 11:58 p.m. in the georgetown neighborhood of washington, d.c. secret service agents encountered possibly three individuals breaking a window on a parked and unoccupied government vehicle. the statement goes on to say during this encounter a federal agent discharged a service weapon, and it is believed no one was struck. again, according to a source familiar this was an agent involved with n
for a criminal indictments, four criminal trials barreling towards him. and now the former president is openly threatening to weaponize the justice department against his political opponents if he takes back the white house. congressman jamie raskin is here with his reaction, and he s coming up first. plus, special counsel jack smith unveils a big clue about how he plans to prosecute his case. as trump s lawyers ask for his federal trial to be televised. the law firm of andrew weissmann and niel cattiel is here to weigh in on all of it. also today, resounding victories for democrats and crucial races all across the country, as republican culture wars fall completely flat. we ll talk about what it means for 2024 and beyond. and later, a trip to the forum, a bike ride through georgia with raphael warnock. we talk about the fight for democracy, the former president, and balancing his life as a pastor with his life as a united states senator. after a long stretch of dark po
congressman jamie rosman is here with his reaction, and he s coming up first. plus, special counsel jack smith unveils a big clue about how he plans to prosecute his case. as trump s lawyers ask for his federal trial to be televise the law firm of andrew weissmann and is here to weigh in on all of it. also today, resounding victories for democrats and crucial races all across the country, as republican culture wars fall completely flat. we ll talk about what it means for 2024 and beyond. and later, a trip to the forum, of bike ride through georgia. we talk about the fight for democracy, the former president, and balancing his life as a pastor with his life as a united states senator. after a long stretch of dark political predictions for democrats, and a lot of freaking out over poll numbers, things can start to feel a little bit better this week. democratic governor was reelected in kentucky, democrats swept control of the virginia legislature, which most people were not
annoying. i just strongly believe you have to follow the law. alex, the mayor has continued to express his support, but we have says nothing wrong, again, at this point, he has not been accused of any wrongdoing. no charges have been filed. alex? okay, thanks for both of those points as well. george police, appreciate that. there s a lot of ground to cover in this next hour for you. first, up donald trump s testimony in court. did he help the prosecution instead of himself? you re going to hear from a courtroom insider. plus, what if trump wins the election? a chilling new article about what could come next. plus, my election officials are on high alert, and whether it is this is a new normal. as i bid you all a very good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. drama on capitol hill this afternoon, as house republicans will hold a meeting in an effort to avoid a looming government shutdown. the details of the gop funding plans