to brief reporters. john kirby will be at her side as well after the death of two navy seals. we will be watching for this closely. those seals going missing in the waters during a mission to seize iranian weapons headed to yemen. all this as the tehran-backed terror group shows no signs of letting up. keenly interested what happens in the briefing room a few moments from now. sandra smith in new york. john: john roberts in washington. that weekend went by quickly, didn t it? president biden mourning the loss of two navy seals releasing a statement writing in part they represented the very best of our country. sandra: and it all comes as the biden administration is reportedly preparing for a sustained military campaign targeting the houthis as they continue to attack commercial shipping in the red sea. john: and breaking a short time ago, the pentagon revealing 11 iranian proxy attacks on u.s. bases in just the past five days, upping the total number of attacks to a w
we begin in france, where unions have called for a new strike day today, the 10th such mobilisation since protests started in mid january against a controversial law, which includes raising the retirement age to 64 from 62. people in france are angry at president macron, after he pushed through the pension reforms in parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote.the ministry of energy transition has warned that kerosene supply to the capital and its airports was becoming critical. joining me now is christopher dembik, head of macro analysis at saxo bank. the 10th strike in a matter of weeks. what impact having on the economy? 50 weeks. what impact having on the economy? the economy? so far, the economy the economy? so far, the economy has the economy? so far, the economy has been - the economy? so far, the economy has been muchl the economy? so far, the - economy has been much more resilient. with the yellow vest movement, a lot of strikes and a lot of dis
Happening now, a meeting between two of the most dangerous u. S. Adversaries may be in the works. Well tell you hat the u. S. Is saying about kim jonguns efforts to engage with Vladimir Putin. Also tonight, Burning Man Festival Goers finally get the green light to go home after a rare downpour in the desert left them trapped for days. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy is getting heat from gop hardliners as Congress Prepares to return to work and the nation once again faces a possible Government Shutdown. Welcome to all of our viewers around the United States. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im jim acosta. This is a Special Edition of the situation room. We begin with news of a potential bilateral meeting between two of washingtons biggest rivals. The news that North Koreian leader kim jongun may be facetoface with president Vladimir Putin in what would be a rare foreign visit. National security correspondent kylie atwood is covering the story for us. What kind of signal would this meeting send .
At the same time and For The First Time mp. Very high stakes now for the workers, for the companies, and for the broader economy. New reporting this morning that hunter biden could face more federal charges and soon. Rain and wind is threatening the east coast today. Hurricane lee heading north. New england and parents of canada are on alert. Im kate bolduan. This is cnn news center. Thousands of Union Autoworkers are on the picket lines. This isnt just any strike. This is an historic strike, a coordinated strike against all of the big three u. S. Automakers simultaneously For The First Time. United Autoworkers Union is using also a new strategy, using targeted strikes, theyre calling it, Calling Workers to walk off at only three plants so far, but that could change and this could grow. Union leaders say the plan is to slow production across North America while they negotiate new contracts. Nearly 13,000 workers across ford, gm, the owner of jeep and dodge, they are on strike now. What
sean: wow, look at this crowd we ve got. [ applause ] welcome to hannity. usa! usa! sean: what a crowd. we live in the greatest, best country god ever gave man. thank you for joining us at home. welcome to all of you in studio. all right. we got a lot of news. we begin with big news out of the middle east. gaza city has been completely encircled by israeli forces. now less than a week into their ground operation. two days after hamas vowed to conduct terror attacks over and over and over again until israel and every citizen there are wiped off the planet. don t believe me, look with your own eyes. sean: as i have said many, many times, this is now a real fight for israel s very survival. according to my sources, my president, your president, joe biden, is weak in the knees and not just when he s taking steps up air force one. instead of fully supporting our ally, israel, that has been a victim of the worst terror attack in their history and leading the world with focu