[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] will: we start this morning off with a fox news alert, the u.s. and u.k. carrying out a new wave of airstrikes yesterday, this time targeting sites in yemen occupied by the iranian-linked houthi rebels. pete: the pentagon confirming strikes on at least 36 targets and more than a dozen different sites including weapon facilities, missile launchers and air defense systems. that s what we re today. while the british with military says it struck a ground control station near yemen s capital. rachel: the u.s. and coalition forces are putting out a joint statement saying we will not hesitate to continue to defend lives and commerce in one of the world s most critical waterways in the face of continued threats. will: meanwhile, the houthis are vowing to respond saying, quote, the american-british aggression with against yemen will not go unanswered, and we will meters calculation wees calculation. pete: the
now, for the business news, i m victoria valentine. we start in the us where there is more evidence that, after tens of thousands ofjob cuts, big tech is pulling out of its post pandemic slump. amazon is the latest to reveal it s making much more money than wall street was expecting. sales hit more than $127 billion in the first three months of the year, and the online retail giant says that figure will be higher in the current quarter. it comes after alphabet, the owner of google and youtube, and meta, which owns facebook and instagram, both surprised investors with better than expected results. samira hussain reports from new york. this over the last year and is on has been aggressively cutting costs to help with profitability. it has already laid off 18,000 people and is currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. currently about to eliminate another 9000jobs. it currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. it would appear that some of those measures are already pay
onto your plate. plus we ve got reservations with the michelin star chef putting sustainability on the menu. we start with the tiny shellfish playing a big role in our ecosystems. decades ago these waters along the east coast of the united states were teeming with oysters. but after generations of overharvesting they nearly disappeared. now teams are working to restore our local oyster populations, notjust because they re delicious but because of their incredible power to clean up the pollution we leave behind. the waterways of the chesapeake bay stretch across six states with millions of people living near its shores. it s one of the world s largest estuaries, but also one of the most polluted. now, a small sometimes overlooked creature is being restored to help us clean up the mess. oysters are making a comeback. i look at each oyster as a living water treatment plant. they re essentially like the kidneys of the chesapeake bay. oysters are more than just a happy hour de
and as our population continues to grow, that impact will only become bigger. whether you re a meat eater, a vegan, or maybe somewhere in between, we ve got a feast of climate solutions that can help keep you and our planet healthy. i m carl nasman and this is future earth. welcome to the new series shining a light on the simple real world solutions we already have to help us solve the biggest challenge of our lifetimes. each week, we ll be taking you on a journey from our forests to the oceans, examining where we live, how we travel and what we eat. we ll show you some of the paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week, why volunteers are racing to restore billions of oysters across our waterways, how we meet the challenge of feeding an ever growing population while keeping sustainability a top priority. don t look now, but insects could soon start creeping onto your pl