the campaign. plus, iowa not so nice. hecklers turn up the heat and grill mike pence serving up a side of jeers with their deep-f deep-fried oreos and calling the former vice president a traitor for doing his job. and a former republican says he doesn t need to wait for evidence to find out if hunter biden reaped rewards. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. a win, kind of, coupled with a warning. the federal judge presiding over the president trump 2020 election trial sides with the defense and rules against an attempt to totally restrict what their client can do or say with evidence. but that judge did establish clear limits to how trump can use what he learns from the lawyers in public, and this is important. she issued a stern warning to the former president, one, that everything he says is now under scrutiny. another, is that the campaign will take a backseat to what happens inside her courtroom. cnn s katelyn polance is outside the
welcome to the beat: weekend. let us get right into the headlines. i noticed some of you strongly vote against. they are cheering on that money but if any do not want that money in your district, let me know. the border patrol unit has endorsed the spell. the federal chamber of commerce you are saying, no. look at the facts. i know you know how to read. no, you do not want another $2 trillion tax cut ? i kind of thought that was your plan was. that is good to hear. now, my predecessor, a former republican president tells putin , quote, do what ever you want. it is outrageous. it is dangerous and it is unacceptable. that was the tone we heard from the president last night. i will walk through exactly why this matter so much. this was more than just a good speech, according to many. that would be today s current standards. it was obviously a strong speech by biden standards because he is a person who, let s remember, is a respectful traditional aspirate that is part of
symbol of continuity and stability but that s been rocked this week. our good wishes to them all for their health. we appreciate the update. cnn this morning continues right now. things are really heating up in new hampshire. nikki haley is counting on democrats to infiltrate your republican primary. i know trump threw a temper tantrum about me last night. she has a welcome audience in undeclared voters this is a two-person race. trump unleashed making a mockery out of a manhattan courtroom. the judge telling him, i hope i don t have to consider excluding you from the trial. trump replied, i would love it. it s not about winning the case this is about voters and nothing else. for the fourth time in less than a week, the u.s. has carried out strikes against the houthi militants in yemen. the houthis have given no indication they will back down. the actions are illegal and reckless and they need to stop. reporter: president biden hoping to break a st
starts now. good evening. we re following breaking ne. the u.s. and british military have launched strikes against targets in houthi controlled yemen, according to two u.s. officials. this comes after the iranian-backed militant group has launched a series of attacks on commercial ships in the red ahich has stoked fears of a wider conflict in the region already reeling from the israel/hamas war. we have a lot to get to. this is obviously a huge development in the region. you re looking at a map right there. the challenge has been that the houthi attacks have caused ships that would normally go through the suez canal to have to go around the horn of africa, meaning it takes a lot longer to get there. there have been some limited military strikes that have killed some houthis that were involved in this blockade. the houthis launched this blockade in protest to the killing of palestinians in gaza. so that is just the setup, the background to what s going on. the houthis are an