have a great day. julie: senior defense official sounding the alarm on a significant escalation in the middle east. u.s. navy using an anti-ship ballistic missile for the first time to stop incoming missile fire from houthis in the red sea. iran problem front and center stoking major fears of a wider war. good afternoon, everyone. the faulkner focus , i m julie banderas in for harris. thank you for joining us today. a lot of news to cover for you. we ll begin with more than 100 attacks on u.s. troops in the middle east since october 17th. iran proxies going after our men and women overseas. one top senate republican not happy with president biden s lack of action. listen. weakness. is there a red line? would you tell our enemies publicly if we tell an american we re coming after you? the houthis are completely backed by iran. i ve been saying for six months now hit iran. they have oil fields in the open. they have the revolutionary guard headquarters you can see from spa
you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. another win. another bonus point. ireland stay on course for a six nations grand slam. after a week when their own captain described wales as the laughing stock of world rugby, can ken owens galvanise his team to their first six nations win of the season against england? arsenal s lead at the top of the premier league is five points. but for how long? manchester city are hoping to match the gunners win at leicester. also coming up in the programme. a0 years old and the number one in the world. james anderson helps england take control of the second test in new zealand. another british record, but gutted not to break the world s best mark. keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres at the world indoor tour final. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris. welcome along to sportsday. it wasn t as convincing as many expected, but ireland are still
a winter storm brings rain and snow to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there for more than three decades. there are also flood warnings in coastal areas. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. england win the six nations match that wales might have called off, claiming a victory in cardiff for the first time in six years. while in rome, another win, another bonus point, as ireland stay on course for a six nations grand slam. the top two in the premier league win, with manchester city keeping arsenal s lead atjust two points. a0 years old and the number one in the world. james anderson helps england take control of the second test in new zealand. another british record. but gutted not to break the world s best mark. keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres at the world indoor tour final. hello again. after a turbulent two weeks during which wales six nations game
Positiveness than negativity. Because the negativity can just suck you in. Ive been there. Im don lemon. This is cnn. Searchers are focusing on areas of debris sightings but weather could interfere for the hunt for the missing Malaysian Airliner. Ukrainian forces leave crimea as the nation chooses a new president. And the deadly ebola virus. One nation has closed its border at the outbreak and fears seem to be spreading. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the
world. Im natalie allen. Youre watching cnn newsroom. The search has resumed but planes and ships are facing deteriorating weather. More than 1800 kilometers west of perth, australia. Australian Officials Say one of their vessels has a Black Box Detecter and underwater vehicle. On saturday two chinese ships collected white, orange and red objects from the search zone but none has been linked to the missing boeing 777. Chinese airplanes have drooped buoys to mark three sites. The latest on the search. Atika schu
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