america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: the pressure has been building on the biden administration to respond to one of tehran s many proxies in the middle east, houthis are just one of them. since mid november the houthis have been attacking ships in the red sea with impunity until now. the underlying question will iran, which backs the houthis, get this message? it s a bit ironic coming from a houthi spokesperson giving they are using the words brutal aggression after we ve seen 20 attacks from houthis against international commercial ships, u.s. vessels and others in an area like the red sea that sees 15% of the world s commerce roll through it. last night what you saw was the united states in a coalition take action against the houthis that have launched repeated strikes against the international flow of commerce that we see on a daily basis. dana: team coverage, former centcom spokesman on the military challenges and mike tobin on how all this is impacting oil
i m waiting to put it on. bill: turnout can make a difference. donald trump urging supporters to get out there as he faces mounting legal challenges all over the country. shannon bream beat the storm. she is in des moines. how are you doing, shannon? i m happy to be inside. bill: a couple things. latest poll suffolk poll. we ll see what comes out on monday night. here is trump and the a.g. in new york from yesterday after that court appearance. watch. they don t have any facts. they don t have any evidence against us. millions and millions of pages, years of litigation, and all politically motivated. this case has never been about politics or personal vendetta or about name calling. this case is about the facts and the law.
4-wheel drive pickup. we ll find a way to get there. i think we ll go. you have a loyal crowd that always caucuses and unless it is a major weather event i think the turnout will be great. nikki haley has been surging recently. the latest poll in the state of iowa showing she is number two behind donald trump and two in the fox news power rankings and number two in the state of new hampshire. with christie dropping out some of his supporters are expected to go to her. she is peaking with her momentum at the right time. take a listen. get excited. now i know why i m excited because it is 11 months worth of work of going all over this state multiple times to really get to answer all your questions and take pictures and be the last one to leave. as for florida governor ron desantis he is struggling in the polling in iowa currently in third place. he says his ground game will make up for it. he has visited all 99 counties, the endorsement of the popular