hello everyone, thank you so much for joining us on this sunday. we begin this hour with breaking news for the second day in a row, u.s. forces strike iran back houthi targets as they try to keep ships safe in the crucial red sea corridor. a short time ago president biden wrapping up a call with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and it comes as israel says its preparing to move into the southern area of rafah, where more than a million palestinians fled for safety. there are fresh concerns of bloodshed and a deepening humanitarian crisis if israeli forces move in there. military aid not just for israel, but also ukraine and taiwan is hanging in the balance on capitol hill as preliminary votes are expected to get underway this hour for a bill that would provide tens of billions in aid. we ve got a team of reporters covering all the angles here at home and overseas. cnn s jeremy diamond is live for us in tel aviv with the latest on israel s looming ground offensive in
as much damage as this administration has done to the united states of america. look at our number one opponent because i don t know if he is going to be number two very long because is he heading south very rapidly. jesse: donald trump sharpening his strategy. instead of getting into the weeds about the 2020 election, is he drilling down on the people we know are guilty. they helped with the elections. think of it, the fbi colluded with facebook and with twitter. think of it. the fbi colluded with facebook and twitter. that s like stuffing the ballot box. jesse: that right there is the key to the corruption in 2020. nobody can dispute that big tech conspired with the deep state. the deep 6, the laptop, and censor free press. that s how trump should be talking about election rigging. now, last night we showed you desantis drop a decent line that s going to take two terms to clean up biden s mess. a clear shot at trump who is only entitled to one more. well, the former p
have gone out and arrested and deported him. this administration doesn t care because they want this border open and they are committed to open borders at all cost at this point. todd: you re watching fox and friends first s, i m todd piro. ashley: the case against francisco oropesa, he will be forced to answer for the deaths of this innocent family. brooke singman has breaking details. brooke: the illegal migrant accused of killing five was found hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry. agents from border patrol captured 38-year-old francisco oropesa, who faces five murder counts and being held on $5 million bond. jimmy paul, in charge of the case, says a tip led to yesterday s arrest. listen. the tip came in from the fbi tip line and we just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the suspect s location. ashley: on top of that tip, oropesa s wife suspect had help in hiding. u.s. customs and border patrol troy miller releasing this
pineapple express, a story of survival. an 81-year-old man trapped for nearly a week in a snowdrift with just croissants and candy has now been rescued. i will speak with his grandson. 30 rounds of russian shelling targets energy facilities and at least seven regions across ukraine, cutting power and killing at least six people. we will have a live report. plus, the skies are getting even more unfriendly why punches flew on this southwest flight. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we rosemary church. thanks for being with us. we begin in california, where the governor just declared a state of emergency in 21 more counties. that s 34 in total, as a new round of storms move in. authorities urge residents to get ready and be prepared for heavy rain and possible flooding over the coming hours. there are currently more than 17 million people under flood alerts across much of central and northern california, as well as parts of nevada. along with the heavy rain, the h
with this kind of weather, you don t know when it will be bad or worse. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico seen in this disturbing video are now in the u.s. and preparing to return home. translator: this is tactical for us. we understand that after bakhmut they could go further, they could go to kramatorsk. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, march 9. it is 1:00 a.m. in california where the state is bracing for more extreme weather. california s governor has declared a state of emergency in 34 total counties. authorities warning residents to be prepared for heavy rain, strong wind and possible flooding. northern and central california are expected to get the brunt of it in the coming hours before the storms head south on friday. we could see localized flooding. you will definitely see travel impacts because we have saturated ground still from all the weather the last two months. and when you add