starts now. tonight on the source, breaking news. as the u.s. and its allies are striking back with a massive bombing attack on iranian backed forces in yemen in what could be a significant expansion of the war in the middle east. also tonight, it was a chaotic conclusion to donald trump s civil trial here in new york as the former president launched into his own closing argument and insulted the judge who will decide his fate. also, tonight there are two goats saying good-bye after historic championship runs. belichik may have had brady but alabama had nick saban. the legend joe nameth will join me to talk about that remarkable legacy. i m kaitlan collins. and this is the source. and tonight we are witnessing an expansion of the war in the middle east in what could be the beginning of a much more confrontational stance against an iranian backed militant group by the u.s. the white house confirming that the u.s. and a handful of its allies including the united caningd
Good day to our viewers around the world. It is tuesday, october 24, 5 00 a. M. In washington and noon in israel where two hostages newly released from hamas captivity have had a emotional reunion. The daughter of one hostage says her mothers safe return is a great sign for all the other hamas captives. This is not a political issue, is this a humane issue. Weve lost so many. Sis a ray ofe is so much darkness. I cant wait to see my mom and other members of the Community Also hugging their loved ones. Were expecting to hear from one of those women any minute now and well bring some of that to you when we get it. President biden said that all the hostages have to be free before the u. S. Will consider a ceasefire in gaza. And the point he was trying to make is that the u. S. Is standing behind israel as they lay the ground work for iz nvasn of gaza. Israel says that they bombed more than 400 terror targets. This is the humanitarian crisis deepens. One hospital completely without power. H
fascinating move, he s calling on the supreme court to weigh in and decide on donald trump s claim that immunity, once and for all. meanwhile, no trump, no trial, at least for today. the former president s civil fraud trial on hold until tomorrow after he says he will not, in fact, testify as promised. so why the last-minute change of heart? could it impact the judge s thinking as he weighs the future of trump s business empire in new york. plus, it doesn t matter what the other candidates do. it doesn t matter what they say. quote, i m voting for trump. those are the words of an iowa voter backing up the numbers in our new poll showing trump beating everyone else in the race combined. what are the chances any of that changes in the next five weeks? could harvard s governing board cut ties with president claudine gay just a year after she was chosen to lead the school over her remarks about anti-semitism and how over 650 faculty members are on the record wanting her to keep
that breaking news out of the capital and the attempted carjacking of a secret service vehicle happening last night in georgetown. agents protecting the president s granddaughter opened fire thwarting the carjacking. details coming right up. striking back with deadly force, the u.s. launching new air strikes of proxies in syria. asme owe dana perino. bill is off today. hi, mike. mike: i m mike emanuel. america s newsroom. sources say one of the american strikes killed at least half a dozen iranian-backed fighter after a flurry of attacks against american troops throughout the region. dana: coinciding with israel s war on hamas. they continue to hunt the terrorists in gaza and fending off strikes from lebanon where the iranian-back terrorists of hezbollah have become increasingly active. mike: general jack keane analysis but alex hogan is live from northern israel where fighting is on the rise. major escalation here in the northern part of israel. the sound of artill
outfront next, trump lashes out, taking the witness stand in his own fraud trial. outfront legal analyst ryan goodman is here. plus, strikes on gaza lighting up the sky tonight, while thousands of miles away, vladimir putin is embracing hamas despite his own citizens killed and kidnapped by the militant group. so what role is putin playing? and james carville is outfront even though his party wants to shut him up. how come? let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, showdown in court. trump versus the judge, the former president taking the stand for nearly four hours in his new york civil fraud trial today. going after the judge, losing his tim per. at one point the judge saying to trump s attorneys, quote, can you control your witness while judge said to the judge, it s a terrible thing you ve done, you believe this political hack back there, and that s unfortunate. trump left the court tonight, though, projecting confidence. i