officials warn of a potential ground incursion around the corner to slow houthi rebels. here to discuss it all retired lt. col. james reese. let s talk about the airstrikes strategy thus far? well good morning, mikaela. you know saudis what i give credit for is that arab coalition over there made a decision and they went for it. they did not get everyone else involved and again i think from our perspective back here in the u.s. what we need the think positive about is we have been talking about for months now is these arab countries are starting to take control, themselves. they are looking to do this themselves and not always leaning on the u.s. to be this world wide policeman. well let s walk through that a little more. we know that reuters emerge that these military trucks hauling trucks in saudi arabia and this
ground incursion to come. talk about the challenge that s infront of this joint arab coalition. they re strong in number. are they well equipped? are they ready for a ground offensive? well the first thing, mikaela, everyone has to realize yes, ma am isn t a very difficult environment to work in and to fight if in if ever need be. the world i encountered yemen, it s mountainous. it s very difficult. again, any time a force, a military force has to go into an away game as i call it it s difficult. the houthi s have an advantage. even though the saudi versus a strong military, a great air force and they bring numbers and m-1 tanks and everything else. it could be a very bloody fight for saudis doing a ground search in yemen. the u.s. is providing support logistically. they voiced their approval of these airstrikes. do you anticipate the u.s. will
we ll read your comments. this is a big story for us. its about who we are as we continue to develop. one big story. a lot of news this morning, so let s get right to it. it sounds to me as though who is flying the airplane? so inexperienced, you would not be sitting in that seat in a u.s. carrier. it happened they heard passengers screaming, for god s sake open the door. why was the pilot described as anti-psychotic and anti-depressants. in is unprecedented. tens of thousands of arabics deployed from the ground. simply adding sexual orientation as a sexual class, i will not push for that. no faith in our state. there is new day with chris cuomo, alisyn camera that and mikaela pereira.
fire. tell us what you are hearing on the street there. reporter: mikaela, good morning. indiana lawmakers expected to meet in the next few hours and make themselves available to reporters to discuss what clarifying this law actually means. however, let me tell you something, the governor over the weekend not mincing words, saying that clarifying this law does not mean clearing it from the books. this is not about discrimination. yes or no? if a florist in indiana refuses to serve a gay couple at their wedding, is that legal now in indiana? george this is where this debate has gone. yes or no? governor pence fueling debate over indiana s freedom restoration act. he s insisting that the bill is pro-religious freedom and fought pro-discrimination doing little to quiet the firestorm.
dusseldorf excuseing him from work on the day he crashed the plane. i did speak to the airline. they say they find it hard to believe he had vision problems. he passed his certification exam and his vision was thoroughly checked. mikaela. so many question they piece together what happened and what led to this. thank you so much papam la. meanwhile the solemn task of collecting human remains and debris at the crash site continues, forensic teams say they have identified about 80 bodies. we spoke with veltives of the victims. karl. reporter: mikaela, you know just as we analyze the manner in which these victims died we must also still try to focus on the way in which they lived as well. that s why relatives are coming here to the memorial site. it s about 2.5 miles as the crow flys to the crash site itself. i had a chance to speak a an iranian sports journalist family