Live Breaking News & Updates on Cross Border Artillery Duals

hi everyone. thanks for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield. dramatic scene in the middle east today. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and also responded after a ballistic missile attack on a commercial vessel. zach cohen and ivan watson are following the latest on this situation. let s start first with zach and talk about what more we know about this attack. reporter: u.s. official saying both of the drones belonged to iranian backed houthi rebels in yemen. first was shot down as it flew towards an american warship. at that very moment, u.s. officials saying that the warship s crew saw a ballistic missile launched and land in the vicinity of a commercial ship that was sailing nearby. as the american warship responded to the distress call of that commercial ship, u.s. officials say another drone flew toward both ships and subsequently shot down by an american destroyer. this is just the latest in a ser ....

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