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starts now. good evening. were following breaking ne. the u.s. and british military have launched strikes against targets in houthi controlled yemen, according to two u.s. officials. this comes after the iranian-backed militant group has launched a series of attacks on commercial ships in the red ahich has stoked fears of a wider conflict in the region already reeling from the israel/hamas war. we have a lot to get to. this is obviously a huge development in the region. youre looking...

the houthis in yemen. a strike for stability or a step towards escalation? the prime minister praised the success of the mission targeting the ability of the houthis to threaten commercial cargoes in the red sea, but uk maritime trade operations said there were multiples reports of small boats approaching ships tonight. as protestors filled the streets of the yemeni capital, will this escalation serve as a warning or could the west be doing exactly what the iranian backed forces want? ...

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 yemens just north of the capital. iranian backed houthi fighters from yemen have been attacking commercial ships in the nearby red sea. theres been dozens of attacks. tonig...

Told us of about three months, we have had missiles launched at our ships and commercial shipping. we have had drone attacks. we had small boat attacks. we have warned these houthi rebels, houthi pirates again and again and again. and they have simply not responded. and joy, we cant just sit back and be defensive here and allow these iranian backed rebels to simply break 15% of the global shipping chain. that will increase costs for all of us in every single way. it shatters the confidence and t...

U.s. assets to counter these kind of small boat attacks on -- and attempts to board international shipping? >> well, i think youve got to clear the u.s. commanders permission to do it, put the intelligence on it. weve got lots of resources in the area. youve got helicopters working with our own special forces. we can bring our ships a bit closer if necessary. we can handle this. now, the key is, of course, theres no guarantee well never have any collateral damage just in the case of these strike...

Portuguese authorities have opted to ban a popular tourist attraction of whale watching after a series of attacks by killer whales on boats.

Saudi-led Coalition thwarts planned boat attacks in Yemen

Jon: remember, it was a small boat like that -- jenna: absolutely, the cole, thats right. jon: yeah. the navy has been on high alert ever since then for those small boat attacks. the democrats are threatening now to spark what some call an economic meltdown unless they get their way on raising taxes on the wealthy. well get into that. jenna: an ongoing debate. plus, an afternoon outing ends really in sheer terror. we have some amazing video of a rescue coming up. >> jon: also searchers are hun...

the doctors who wrote the prescriptions for those pills could be subpoenaed. in syria, artillery and machine gun fire echo aross crosse the city of homs while a thick smoke from a pipeline explosion hangs overhead e opposition activists say government forces are set on planting every neighborhood that might hold disdent. our arwa damon is in the besieged city. >> reporter: around 7:30 in the morning began the sustained bombardment, various sounds of artillery being fired, impacting h...