. hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. i m in for nicolle wallace. a close eye on a volatile situation in the middle east u.s. forces across the region bracing for possible retaliation after airstrikes against iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. on thursday streaking dozens of targets, more than 60. at 16 different locations across yemen according to the u.s. favors. houthis say at least five were killed in the strikes. the attacks are a response by the u.s. and its allies what has become a slow slimmering crisis and drawn the administration s attention in the last few months. after october 7th with the attacks in israel, ships have gone to the red sea sites of one of the most crucial shipping lanes in the world. hijacking a ship operated by a japanese company. houthis say they re actions are in support of hamas and the ongoing conflict in gaza and say they ll continue their attacks until israel ends its campaign. moments ago president biden answering question
we just learned name of the man under arrest today for crashing a u-haul into the barriers right across from the white house. what the police say they found inside of the that truck after the arrest. this morning the kremlin is launching a new investigation over drone attacks that they say were carried out by pro ukrainian fighters inside of russia. this is cnn news central. all right. so did the driver of this u-haul truck that you can see right here intentionally crash in front of the white house? a major investigation is under way right now. this man drove a u-haul right into the barriers right across from the white house and that is lafayette square. he is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, and destruction of federal property and trespassing, but the most eye-opening charge that people are paying attention to is to threatening to kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member. brian todd is there, and they have just identified the
delays they aren t on account of any of your actions. to those in attendance as i explained to the defendants this can take some time so we ask for your patience, your continued patience, your continued civility in this case. we understand there may be some high emotions in this case but we ask that you continue to be patient with us. everyone involved wants this case to be concluded as quickly as possible. but it s important for you all to understand that the state as well as each one of these defendants have an absolute right to a fair trial. tyre nichols family was in the courtroom as well. his mother said that she wanted the officers to see her face. i feel very numb and i m waiting for this nightmare basically that i m going through right now, i m waiting for somebody to wake me up, right. i m really waiting for somebody to wake me up but i also know that s not going to happen, okay, i know my son is gone. i know i ll never see him again. i want each and every one o
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