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
we will watch the court, maggie vespa, thank you very much. that s going to do it for me. deadline white house starts right now. hello, everyone, it s 4:00 in new york. i m ali velshi in for nicolle wallace. just a few hours ago, attorneys for donald trump filed a brief defending their can client s place on the ballot in that critical 14th amendment case that s before the supreme court over whether his role in the january 6th insurrection bars him from running for office. oral arguments before the justices are on thursday. we are also hearing from special counsel jack smith, his prosecutors are mounting a defense of the classified documents probe in a filing to judge aileen cannon. we re going to have more on that in a little while as well. we begin with developments in the middle east where the threat of further air strikes looming across the region and a furry of diplomacy with one goal, preventing the war in gaza from widening even further. president biden and his
president biden laying blame for the border mess squarely on republicans today. telling them to show a little spine on this issue. republican senator steve daines joins me in moments. country star john rich reflects on the life and legacy of country icon toby keith. but first, a bomb shell verdict breaking a short time ago. a mother convicted of involuntary manslaughter for her son s deadly school shooting rampage. jennifer crumbly s son, ethan, pleaded guilty to murdering four stores at his high school two years in michigan. he s serving a life sentence. his father is also facing charges. he will be on trial next. criminal defense attorney mark eiglarsh says that he does not agree with this verdict. he is standing by moments for now. first to jonathan hunt reporting live from los angeles. hi, jonathan. hi, martha. this is a ground-breaking verdict and would set a precedent in holding parents responsible for the actions of their children in the cases of mass shootings. w
paul: welcome to the journal editorial report. i m paul gigot. we given this week with begin this weeking with a supreme court showdown. the justices set to hear oral arguments on thursday in a case that could upsend the 2024 presidential race as they consider whether donald trump can be removed from the my mare primary ballot in colorado. that state s court ruled the president president is ingel under section three of the 14th amendment which prohibits an officer of the united states who took an oath to support the constitution and then engaged in insurrection from holding office again. let s bring in former attorney general of the united states michael mukasey is. judge, welcome back to the show. good to have you here. you ve written, for us in fact, hat president of the united states is not covered by the disqualification claus. why not? right. first of all, the presidency is not an office a under the united states. s it is, it has an independent source of power. i
on this hour of ayman, how a devastating article has put michigan city on high alert. the mayor is here to tell you what his city is really like, and why he decided to snub a presidential visit. also tonight, a look at the first hundred days of speaker johnson as he battles the senate on sending aid to israel. new reporting on the speakers ties to a group that justifies biblical slavery. next stop, nevada. ahead of caucus day, we unpack the confusion around the state s presidential nominating process. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s do it. dear born michigan s high home to the largest mcglynn population in the country. there and the subsequent crisis, as many people have personal ties and connections to the region. now the mayor of dearborn, abdullah hammoud is ramping up enforcement in after a scathing op-ed was published on friday, entitled, welcome to dearborn, america s jihad capital. the mayor says that the article is already led to a alarming increase in islamop