first, we are also following breaking news in the middle east where iran-backed houthi rebels are vowing tonight to retaliate after a new round of airstrikes by the u.s. and the united kingdom in yemen. they were also supported by several other countries. today the houthis sorry, the group of countries hit at least 30 houthi targets across more than a dozen different locations. senior biden administration officials say that president biden approved this strikes earlier in the week. now, all of this is coming just a day after the u.s. launched other airstrikes. those were retaliatory strikes against iran-backed militants in both iraq and syria. those followed the deadly drone attack last weekend on sunday on u.s. troops in jordan that left three american service members dead. cnn s international diplomatic editor nic robertson is live in israel on more on what it could mean for the region. first, let s get to cnn s oren lieberman at the pentagon. unlike yesterday s strikes,
United auto workers for the first time in history are striking against the bigthree u. S. Automakers all at once. Economist forecast strike if it continues could end up costing the National Economy 5 billion by months end. This at a time when 70 of americans polled they feel the economy right now is getting worse. This is a quote, real time test, bidens economic agenda says New York Times called for higher wages for the middle class, apologetic pro union stand, Push For Electric Vehicles centered in michigan, a state he must win in 2024 to remain in the oval office. Davin mc bowl, now with ed lawrence, i believe there you are, north lawn of the white house. Jillian, yeah, so far President Joe Biden sitting on the sidelines, he told the American People that the Auto Companies need to pony up. Record corporate profits which they have should be shared by Record Contracts for the uaw. And just as we are building an economy for the future we need labor agreements for the future. Its my hope
Beautiful sunrise in washington, d.c. as we get a live look at the nation s capitol at 41 past the hour. welcome back to morning joe. the new hampshire democratic party continues to push back against planned changes to the 2024 democratic nominating process that would strip the state of its first in the nation status. the proposal removes iowa as an early voting state and places new hampshire and nevada on the same day. it s a move the party claims intended to give a diverse group of voters an early say in the process. in a letter to dnc chairman jaime harrison, the head of the new hampshire democratic party said the changes amount to an undue burden. writing in part this it is our hope that the people of new hampshire are not penalized by arbitrary and unfair requirements placed on
How about this for a friday flashback. you remember this map? this is the 020 democratic primary for president. i remember it. president biden now proposing a dramatic overhaul of the 2024 democratic nominating calendar. take a look. it strips iowa of its first in the nation caucuses. that s a 100 plus year tradition. instead it would go to north carolina then new hampshire and nevada on the same day one week later. after that georgia and michigan would move up. now, why these changes? you look at the map from 2020, the white house position is this would put more diverse states, more diverse economically, more diverse demographically and geographically on the calendar but let s be honest about the raw politics at play. iowa went first in 2020. that was a pete buttigieg state.
it s original. i ll give you that. so that was democratic presidential candidate andrew yang, using his opening statements to announce the surprise that he had been teasing for the better part of a day, part of the pilot program for his universal basic income plan, which would give every citizen over the age of 18 a $1,000 a month, yang is already testing the program with two families using money from his own pocket, this next phase, however, is coming from campaign donation, and msnbc contributor noah rockman is among those reacting and tweeted quote, literally giving away other people s money is what a republican parody of a democratic nominating contest would look like. during a question on the legacy of slavery on this country, former vice president biden focused on issues facing underfunded schools and offered a throwback when it came to helping young kids develop early learning skill s. make sure that every single child does have in fact have three, four, five-year-olds g