- advertising is based on one thing: happiness. - [shouting excitedly] - is there any taboo that you wouldn t break? - not if there was a funny idea. - what is wrong with you? - there s so much different storytelling - and so many different stories being told - about so many different people. - i don t think dramatic series television has ever been stronger. - there s no longer this theory of what - popular entertainment must be. - incoming! - who are the heroes? the people who watch this show. [slowly building orchestral music] - this is the week when the major broadcast networks unveil their fall lineup of shows, and every executive in hollywood knows how well the sopranos is doing on cable, which is a network problem. - i think hbo altered everything for this reason alone, is there were no commercials. - we are dependent on sponsors. there is so much we can do in terms of language, in terms of violence, and in terms of sex. - to a large degree, a lot of executives we
good afternoon, it is saturday, february the 3rd. i am ali velshi. we continue to follow the situation in the middle east where the israel and gaza war continues its steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. within the last hour, u.s. central command announced a round of strikes, targeting six houthi anti ship cruise missiles preparing to launch among ships in the red sea. this is the latest in the series of strikes that the united states has conducted against the houthi forces who have been targeting vessels, commercial and military, that are sailing among the red sea toward or from the to the crossing in egypt. it is related, but separate from the campaign against iranian-backed proxy forces which are operating in the region, and there are iranian antlers operating alongside them. that started on friday. the biden says that friday strikes against these groups on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7t
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we begin in the occupied west bank where the israeli military has launched a major operation against, what it claims are militants, based in the sprawling and long established refugee camp injenin. the palestinian authorities say, it s simply an invasion and that it should be seen as a war crime. at least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the day ended as it had begun injenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city s crowded, decades old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they re seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began - an extensive operation last night against terrorism injenin. in rec
hello. thanks for joining me. i m paula reed in for fredericka whitfield. we begin this hour with the race for the white house. this weekend marked the unofficial start to the caucus season. on saturday eight gop presidential hopefuls gathered in des moines, iowa. the event gave the candidates a chance to introduce themselves to iowa voters. the expanding gop field is expected to get even more crowded this week. as three more candidates, including former vice president mike pence and former trump ally-turned critic chris christie are posed to officially join the race. the current front runner, former president donald trump chose to skip the iowa gathering, giving his challenges plenty of opportunities to make their pitches and take their shots at the former president. the republican presidential race picks up more steam tonight as cnn hosts a town hall with gop candidate nikki haley in iowa. cnn s jeff zeleny is in des moines for us. jeff, what is your takeaway from this week