appreciate our company, i m michael holmes in atlanta, first breaking news and concerns about a possible widening conflict in the middle east. u.s. and uk have been hitting houthi charters in yemen. show you new images now that shows smoke hanging over the skyline in a western yemeni port city, as the sun begins to come up there. the coalition strikes following a surge of attacks by the iran-backed rebels, on commercial vessels in the red sea. american fighter jets are being taking off from the u.s. white d. eisenhower aircraft carrier to carry out the strikes. the senior u.s. official says it is unclear what percentage of who the athletes have been destroyed inside yemen at the amount was significant. we are told u.s. coalition forces hit more than 60 targets, at 16 houthi locations, and those targets included the militants radar systems along with storage and launch sites for ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. let s show you where they are located on the map t
coverage of the iowa caucus will continue. see you sunday morning. happening now, u.s.-led air strikes inseed yemen trigger a vow of retaliation by iran-backed militants. mass protests erupt in yemen and fears of a full scale regional war intensify. also this hour, a potential blizzard and bitter cold are disrupting the final push to the iowa caucuses. we re tracking the candidates and severe weather with only three days to go before the first presidential votes of 2024. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. let s get to our top story tonight. iran-backed houthi militants vowing to hit back after a u.s. led coalition struck their position faze yemen. the national what is president biden saying as the u.s. braces for retaliation? wolf, the president spoke briefly earlier today reiterating that the united states stand as poised to respond to any additional houthi action including missile an
to not allow the conflict to freeze, to not give russia the opportunity to prepare for a powerful counterattack in a, year in two, three, in five, to not let them do it. in estonia, mr. zelenskyy repeated his call for allowing ukraine into nato. he said kyiv should be invited to the alliance summit in washington this july. still to come here on the, program at the houthi attacks in the red sea threatening to disrupt international shipping, and the global economy. i will speak with an expert about the potential impact. we will be right back.
largest source of tension between china and the u.s., the announcement international backer an arms supply, or how china responds to the result of this election will be a big test. can beijing and washington manage tensions? what a move towards more confrontation creating conflict. will ripley, cnn, taipei. thanks for spending part of your day with me watching cnn newsroom. i m michael holmes. my friend and colleague kim brunhuber standing by with the latest on our breaking news houthi positions in yemen. that is coming your way after those just after the break.
u.n. s announced the strikes in yemen he said the conflict is not escalating even though he recognizes there are what he called danger points. egypt was the last stop in plinking s latest diplomatic tour of the region, which was partially aimed at keeping the conflict in contained, he said that goal is widely shared in the region. we are doing everything we can, with very strong regional support. to make sure this does not spread. that there can t be a repeat of october 7th. but also that this conflict comes to an end. it is vital that as this is going on every effort be made, to make sure that civilians who are caught in a cross fire from us, don t continue to suffer. the must run health ministry in gaza says israeli attacks in the enclave killed at least 112 people, and wounded nearly 200 more of the just the past 24 hours. a warning some of the images