coverage of the iowa caucus will continue. see you sunday morning. happening now, u.s.-led air strikes inseed yemen trigger a vow of retaliation by iran-backed militants. mass protests erupt in yemen and fears of a full scale regional war intensify. also this hour, a potential blizzard and bitter cold are disrupting the final push to the iowa caucuses. we re tracking the candidates and severe weather with only three days to go before the first presidential votes of 2024. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. let s get to our top story tonight. iran-backed houthi militants vowing to hit back after a u.s. led coalition struck their position faze yemen. the national what is president biden saying as the u.s. braces for retaliation? wolf, the president spoke briefly earlier today reiterating that the united states stand as poised to respond to any additional houthi action including missile an
case. wade is in the middle of a divorce so they are seeking documents they believe could substantiate some claims so this is absolutely going to turn into a political issue. now it s not clear that this would make the charges themselves go away but there will likely be calls for either one or both of them to step aside, potentially someone else to take over the case. this for the trump team let me tale you in talking to sourss in trump world this is a gift giving them the opportunity to try to undermine the credibility of this case that has always been such a concern because it s a state level case. even if trump is re-elected to the white house, he nor any other president could pardon anyone convicted in that probe. interesting indeed. looking ahead to next week, there s the e jean carol defame