. hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. i m in for nicolle wallace. a close eye on a volatile situation in the middle east u.s. forces across the region bracing for possible retaliation after airstrikes against iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. on thursday streaking dozens of targets, more than 60. at 16 different locations across yemen according to the u.s. favors. houthis say at least five were killed in the strikes. the attacks are a response by the u.s. and its allies what has become a slow slimmering crisis and drawn the administration s attention in the last few months. after october 7th with the attacks in israel, ships have gone to the red sea sites of one of the most crucial shipping lanes in the world. hijacking a ship operated by a japanese company. houthis say they re actions are in support of hamas and the ongoing conflict in gaza and say they ll continue their attacks until israel ends its campaign. moments ago president biden answering question
book ban in florida. they don t want books in the library. that s a hoax. that s really a nasty hoax buzz it s a hoax in service of trying to pollute and sexual liez our children. that s a hoax. just put a pin in that for a second. obviously, that was the florida governor ron desantis last year at a press conference designated to counter claims that the laws he s pushing are leading to book bans in it schools or the book ban hoax. desantis claiming if books are removed it s just to protect our kids from being groomed. big accusation. however, this week there s new recently removed for endangering florida s children. thengton post reporting webster s dictionary for students, thenta dictionary, the american heritage children s dictionary and other titles were pulled