hello and welcome everyone. i m michael holmes in atlanta. appreciate your company. we begin with breaking news, and concerns about a possible widening of conflict in the middle east. the u.s. and uk have been striking houthi targets in yemen following a surge of attacks by the iran-backed rebels against commercial vessels in the red sea. have a look at these images that came in a short time ago, showing american fighter jets taking off from the uss eisenhower aircraft carrier. a senior u.s. military official says it is unclear what percentage of who the assets were destroyed inside yemen, but said the amount was significant. houthis say they retaliated. we are told u.s. and coalition forces hit more than 60 targets at 16 of the locations, and those targets included the militants radar systems along with storage and launch sites for ballistic myself, cruise missiles, and drones. i can show you where they are located. you can see there on the map, the u.s. has carried out s
starts now. tonight on the source, breaking news. as the u.s. and its allies are striking back with a massive bombing attack on iranian backed forces in yemen in what could be a significant expansion of the war in the middle east. also tonight, it was a chaotic conclusion to donald trump s civil trial here in new york as the former president launched into his own closing argument and insulted the judge who will decide his fate. also, tonight there are two goats saying good-bye after historic championship runs. belichik may have had brady but alabama had nick saban. the legend joe nameth will join me to talk about that remarkable legacy. i m kaitlan collins. and this is the source. and tonight we are witnessing an expansion of the war in the middle east in what could be the beginning of a much more confrontational stance against an iranian backed militant group by the u.s. the white house confirming that the u.s. and a handful of its allies including the united caningd
right now. out front next, the breaking news u.s. air strikes in the middle east tonight. u.s. fighter jets right now striking parts of yemen with tomahawk missiles. we are waiting to hear directly from president biden as the entire middle east and the world right now are on edge. and more breaking news tonight. trump s tirade, a judge shutting the former president down after an outburst at his fraud trial in new york. could this be the beginning of the end for trump s business empire? and christie s hot mic moment everybody s been talking about. we have the man on the other end, who was speaking to christie on that mic. what else did he say and what was it really an accident? let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett, and we do begin out front tonight with the breaking news, the united states striking the middle east this hour. a u.s. official telling cnn that right now the u.s. military is carrying out strikes with fighter jets and tomahawk missiles on ye
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