hi everyone. that, for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredicka whitfield. a u.s. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and lps responded after a ballistic missile attack. cnn s zach cohen and ivan watson are following the situation. zach, let s start with you and this attack. what more can you tell us? reporter: a u.s. defense official saying a u.s. destroyer in the rid sea had to shoot down two drones today, controlled by the houthi group out of yemen. this is an iranian-backed group, that has voiced support for gaza and for hamas in their war against israel. u.s. forces in the region, including these two carrier strike groups that this destroyer was operating as part of, have come under a steady drum beat of attacks since they were deployed in the aftermath of the october 7th attack by hamas on israel. u.s. officials maintain this is not a sign that the war has expanded more broadly. the steady drum beat of attacks we ve seen
and thank you for watching news night. laura coates live starts now. the weekend is finally here. it is calling. a week from now there could be a government shutdown, where will we be at that point in time? deja vu it feels like for us today. it does, have a good weekend. we ll see you back here on monday. bye. now, walking down the streets of new york city, imagine this, and then you hear move over, mr. mayor, we re here for your cellphones. that s tonight on laura coates live. so it s america s largest city, and running it comes with a lot of attention, maybe more attention than new york city mayor eric adams bargained for. a federal investigation into campaign fundraising now appears to be inching that much closer to the mayor of new york. and by the way, in a very dramatic and a very public way. fbi agents seized adams two phones and an ipad not today but several days ago on monday. first telling us that agents approached the mayor on the streets of new york,
here. it is calling, but a week from now, there could be a government shutdown. we will be we be at that point in time? déjà vu, it feels like. it does. have a good weekend. we will see you back here on monday. now, walking down the streets of new york city, imagine this. you hear, move over, mister mayor, we are here for yourself phones. that is tonight, on laura coates live. it is america s largest city. it commands a lot of attention, maybe more attention than new york city mayor, merrick at eric adams, even bargained. a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, now, appearing to inch that much closer to the mayor of new york. by the way, in a very dramatic, and public way. cnn learning, fbi agents seized adams two phones, and an ipad, not today, but several days ago, on monday. first, telling us that aiden s approach the mayor on the streets of new york, asking his security detail to step aside, climbed into his an suv with him, and then took th
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