Japanese we should be able to beat the houthis. Secretary austin and the Biden Administration is failing our troops in the field. I admire him, he is a patriot, but he is not doing a good job protecting the soldiers. Without iran there are no houthis. The houthis are completely backed by iran. Molly forces in israel are expanding their Ground Operation in gaza. Trey yengst is live in tel aviv with the latest on these escalations. Trey, to you. Good morning. Threats from iran and its proxies are increasing amid concerns about the possibility of a broader regional conflict. Yesterday alone we understand that 12 attack drones, three antiship Ballistic Missiles and two Cruise Missiles were shot down by the american Eisenhower Carrier Strike group from the houthis and lasted for ten hours. An American Service member remains in Critical Condition following a drone attack against the Erbil Air Base that drew an american response. Zooming in on the ground, israeli Chief Of Staff announced tues
for dangerous flooding. our weather team timing it all out. and breaking overseas, the latest u.s. strikes in yemen in retaliation for repeated attacks on merchant shipping in the red sea. tonight s military action against the houthis hitting 36 targets across 13 locations in yemen. this coming just one day after the mission to strike other iranian-backed militants in iraq and syria. american warplanes delivering a blow to the armed groups the u.s. blames for killing three americans and wounding more than 40 others on that remote base in jordan. that response expected to be a multiday campaign amid increasing fears of a wider escalation across the region. marcus moore in jordan with late reporting. the long-awaited and much-anticipated bipartisan border bill. months in the making. what we re learning about what s in the measure. will republicans who fought for the agreement wind up supporting it? the crucial first in the nation test for president biden. people heading t
tonight gayle king and charles barkley are geet getting real on the top stories make sure to tune in to king charles tonight. u.s. response in the middle east as president joe biden vows to send a clear and forceful message to iran-backed militias. the u.s. now says it hit 85 targets linked to iranian backed proxy groups in iraq and syria overnight. iraqi officials claim the blast killed 16 people including civilians. the u.s. hopes to destroy the militant s capabilities or at least degrade them while they can while avoiding a broader conflict. but iran saying the u.s. has made a strategic mistake. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin said that this is just the beginning the u.s. central command said it struck six houthi cruise missiles in yemen earlier today as they continue to launch attacks against shipping in the red sea. orrin lieberman is live at the pentagon with the latest. what are you learning about this response last night? reporter: you can see here the needl
as we come on air, more developments in the middle east, with reports of the us and uk beginning morejoint airstrikes against houthi targets in yemen. we ll have the latest. it come as israeli hostage families have come to britain to plead with the prime minister to try to help them resolve the regional crisis. we speak to the brother of twins who are held by hamas. mounting anger inside israel, where the families of hostages stormed the knesset, about netanyahu s response to the crisis. i ll bejoined by liran, whose brothers are still being held hostage in gaza. we also hearfrom unicef on the ground in south gaza about the horrors children are facing there. every child in gaza has been traumatised. they have to be. almost every child has been displaced. has witnessed the absolute horrors of war that no child should have to witness. also tonight, millions of parents in england are being contacted by the nhs and urged to have their children vaccinated against measles. from the
coverage of the breaking news out of the middle east and the u.s. strikes continues with ac 360. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news. american-led air strikes in one of the most volatile hot spots in the world right now. mitts is some of the first video of explosions tonight in yemen s just north of the capital. iranian backed houthi fighters from yemen have been attacking commercial ships in the nearby red sea. there s been dozens of attacks. tonight u.s. and british forcevise struck back using air and naval assets. both surface ships and submarines with one houthi official moments ago saying multiple cities had been hit. cnn s oren leiberman at the pentagon for us tonight. m.j. lee at the white house where the president has just weighed in. i want to start at the pentagon. oren, what do we learn so far about the targets that have been hit? reporter: more than a dozen different targets were hit by u.s. aircraft and assets. it was also