and this was the start of a campaign against commercial vessels. already the houthis had aimed missiles at israel since october the 7th. now, using an array of weapons including missiles and drones, they were taking aim at the red sea. the ballistic missiles are really the tough one. this is the first time we ve ever seen ships hit by this type of weapon. and the us is clear on who it blames. while the houthis are pulling the trigger, so to speak, they re being handed the gun by iran. iran denies this, but the americans are acting. they ve released this footage of a us navy warship intercepting a houthi attack. the us has set up a large multinational naval task force, which includes france and the uk, and it has this message. these attacks are reckless, dangerous and they violate| international law. targeting civilian vessels is against international law, and these attacks connect to global tensions and to global trade. they re taking place in a narrow channel in the red sea
of arts, in the city s old town, a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. the shooting is the deadliest in the czech republic s history in a country where gun crime is relatively rare. sarah rainsford reports from prague. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed today into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there. at that point, he was still on the loose. and these were the scenes at charles university desperate students clinging for their lives to a ledge. their fear of falling overtaken by their fear of the gunman, metres away on the roof. as the shooting began, students had to barricade themselves into classrooms, told to hide with the lights off. down below, crowds scattered in fear, ordered to clear the area and take cover. although ma
to try to knock trump out of the race are counter productive. they backfire. as you know he feeds on grievance just like a fire feeds on oxygen. and this is going to end up as a grievance that helps him. did colorado just hand donald trump a political gift by barring him from the ballot? why some say the effort to rue the former president could actually help his campaign. plus how president biden is responding. this as nbc news has learned the colorado supreme court justices who ruled in the case are now facing a flood of threats after their historic decision. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest out of the israel-hamas war as israel defense forces uncover hamas extensive tunnel network in gaza city. and the blunt warning from chinese president xi jinping to president biden about beijing s intentions with taiwan. all right, good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, december 21st. i am not jonathan lemire. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. now, th
nike set sales of footwear in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%. in china, another key market, which is slowly recovering, footwear sales were down 1%. now, on the bright side, if you take footwear sales together with nike sales of footwear in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%. nikkei executive said they are working to improve things, announcing $2 billion in cost cuts over the next three years. the sneaker giant plans to simplify its product line up. it wants to increase its use of technology and streamline the overall organisation. the plan is going to cost the company 400 million to 450 million to invest. adding that the company sees an outstanding opportunity to drive long term profitable growth. and after the retail giant more that demand would continue to be weak for at least the next six months, investors are hoping this turnaround will and nike s losing streak. to india now, and alcoholic exports are likely to cost when billion dollar
you are live in the cnn newsroom, i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with donald trump arguing that lobbying owe election officials to overturn the 2020 election was within his official responsibilities as president. that argument was part of a brief filed last night in which attorneys for the former president asked an appeals court to dismiss his criminal election subversion case, one day after the supreme court refused to decide for now whether he is protected from prosecution. in the filing trump s attorneys argue that, quote, president trump has absolute immunity, the judicial branch cannot sit in judgment over a president s official acts. the legal wrangling could push a verdict into the heat of the 2024 campaign or even after the election if trump is elected he will try to pardon himself. politico argues trump s legal argument seems to be as much about prevailing in the appeals court as a bid to slow down the case against him. let s discuss that and mo