it s her, the woman who was in charge of security on january 6th. it s nancy belosi. for the 100th time, that is not nancy pelosi. it is nikki haley. are you doing okay, donald? you might need a mental competency test. you know what i did? i took the test, and i aced it, okay? perfect score. they said i m 100% mental. you know, i m competent because i m a man. that s why a woman should never run our economy. women are terrible with money. in fact, a woman i know recently asked me for $83.3 million. and you spent $50 million in your own legal fees. do you need to borrow some money? oh, don t do this, nikki. nikki, don t lose that number. nikki haley. joel osman we call her. sixth sense, remember that one? i see dead people. yeah, that s what voters will say if they see you and joe on the ballot. nikki haley making a surprise appearance on saturday night live. the republican presidential candidate is coming off of her best month for fundraising despite calls f
capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of the world s most critical waterways. however, u.s. officials clarified today s attacks are not in response to the american casualties in jordan. a spokesman for the houthis warned the group would retaliate. writing, quote, we will meet escalation with escalation. this comes as secretary of state antony blinken prepares to depart for
good evening, everyone. i am ayman mohyeldin. is seven pm here on the east coast, which means the polls are now officially close. tonight s primary contests, marking the first official primary for democrats and in the first time that president joe biden s name appeared on a ballot this election season. now, alongside him on the ballot, democratic rivals, congressman dean phillips and marianne williamson. steve kornacki is live for us from washington prepared to break down the results for us. any moment now, as soon as we get them. however, to be clear, the nights outcome is all but decided. biden stands as the overwhelming favorite tonight in the state. and what we really want to watch out for you tonight is how many delegates he leaves south carolina with. a total of 55 will be awarded proportionally based on tonight s outcome. a candidate needs a total of nearly 2000 delegates to capture the democratic nomination. meanwhile, breaking news overseas tonight. the u.s. and uk l
welcome back to the weekend everyone. this morning, the world is reacting to new round of airstrikes from the united states and the middle east. last night, the united states and united kingdom targeted houthi rebels and iran-backed militant group in yemen. the government says they struck 36 targets and 13 locations across the country. all of this comes just one day after a separate series of very consequential strikes by the united states targeting iran- backed militias militants in iraq and in syria. let s get right to an msnbc news correspondent, matt riley, in tel aviv. thank you for being with us this morning. matt, these airstrikes and these retaliatory met, these airstrikes and retaliatory strikes, how do they complicate things for secretary blinken as he heads to the region? well, i think that this is a perfect timing for secretary blinken. and what he will be doing, he ll be coming here to israel. he ll also be going to places like egypt, saudi arabia. these
we ll be back here, tomorrow night, at eight pm eastern. stay right where you are because there is much more news coming up on msnbc. what happens at the supreme court this week could be the beginning of the end for donald trump and one historic way. plus, a report from behind the curtain, trump s conviction scenario. what does that mean? a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news. right now, around back houthi rebels vowing the latest american strikes will not go unanswered or unpunished. 36 targets struck, 13 locations, carried out by the united states and great britain with support from other countries. nbc news with this exclusive video of the attack from the uss eisenhower and the red sea. national security adviser, jake sullivan, emphasizing the strikes are not over yet. it began with the strikes on friday night, that is not the end of it. we intend to take condit