But why the flare up now . All of these things are interconnected, and thats why its really dangerous right now. So the big question now is, could this Red Sea Conflict become the next war in The Middle East . First of all, lets start by looking at what has actually been happening In The Red Sea. In mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. So, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them . The houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. They have been very active in this area for about a decade. Its only now that were noticing because our global trade is being impacted. They hijacked this ship called the Galaxy Leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. Us and british warships went to their defence. The houthis vowed revenge. The world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal and unaccepta
reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. time for this rat pack to pack it in. thanks very much for joining me this evening. i m jim acosta. we ll be back tomorrow night. good night. your way round the hill. and now the party bosses want a meeting. they have a proposition. they want you to take a shot at the white house. not eventually, but now. - think about it, will you? narrator: well, first you ll have to get past her, the senator with decades of experience and friends in high places, already at home in the oval office. and then you ll have to get past him, a senator and bona fide war hero backed b by a mean polititical machinine. [crowd chanting indistinctly] let s say you are ready. here s the real question. is america? [dramatic music] only one way to find out. [tense music] america, president george w. bush s second term. [chatter] at war in iraq and afghanistan, teetering on the brink of a global economic crash, disillusioned, divided, and despera
i know this is an important issue for you. i appreciate you sharing all that with us. we ll see you soon. in moments, for all of, you the big switcheroo from the rhonda scent s campaign, and whether it s a warning sign. a warning sign. and welcome to everyone, to alex witt reports. glad to have you. here is two pm eastern, 11 am out west. it is a first in the nation in new hampshire. we take a look at the mountain tops and pittsburgh. the temperature there, a whopping six degrees. some candidates are crisscrossing the ground today, nikki haley, ron desantis, they all have in-person events planned. as do democrats, dean phillips, in marion williamson, who have just two days to go until decision day. although donald trump remains the front runner, nikki haley is certainly gaining momentum. she picked up the endorsement of the conservative new hampshire union leader today. and a new cnn poll of likely voters in new hampshire, this push within 11 points of trump. historically
the families of the hostages of course notjust those directly involved, but the families of the 130 or so hostages thought to still be held in captivity. hamas has done this thing before, trying to put pressure on the israeli government to call a cease fire in order to release the hostages safely. but this episode has been particularly distressing and i think brutal. these videos were released in three trenches the first videos show just the three hostages speaking, it wasn t clear when the images were taken. the second video which was released this morning showed the three people again, but suggested that their fate wasn t known they might be alive, they might be dead and people might know tonight. and tonight, a third video has been released showing two of the male hostages apparently killed. now the video says they were killed in an israeli air strike it is impossible to verify that claim, and these are very distressing. most of these are very distressing. most o
retaliation, could western powers be pushed into engaging beyond targeted strikes? and what are the risks of a wider conflict in the region? we ll have full coverage, with analysis shortly from a leading middle east researcher. we ll also get the thoughts of today s panel leon emirali, a former ministerial aide and pr consultant. and mo elliethee, executive director at the georgetown institute of politics and public service. but ahead of that, it s the first time rishi sunak has launched any kind of military operation, since becoming uk prime minister. some analysis now from our political editor chris mason on his decision, without consulting parliament, to join the attack. the early hours of this morning, back at their base in cyprus, the britishjets involved in air strikes on yemen. good evening, mr speaker, should parliament be recalled? last night, the decision already taken by the prime minister, the speaker of the house of commons was called in for a briefing. will la