i m bret baier. we are just a weekend away from the first voting in the 2024 presidential election cycle. we will check in on iowa ahead of monday s caucuses. and we ll speak with iowa senator joni ernst. plus, how iran s so-called ghost armada is helping skirt sanctions as americans endure a tax from iranian taxies. and plenty of complaining from congress after uneventful briefing on ufos. but, first, breaking tonight, president biden says iran backed houthi rebels are terrorists. this goes against current u.s. policy changed by the biden administration. the houthis have already responded to yesterday s airstrikes against facilities in yemen with new attacks today. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight life from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. pentagon officials believe there will be some sort of retaliation for last night s strikes. we know the houthi rebels have already launched at least one ballistic missile toward
bret: we ll watch it. all right, thanks, guys. that sounds means it s friday. time for notable quotables. we are going to approach it with 100 percent and complete transparency. why should we believe anything that this administration tells us about anything. we re not going to plant a microchip in their neck like a poodle. i think biden should be fired. i this guy is few fries short of a happy meal. i don t have time for retribution. our ultimate rit tri biewtion is success. president biden incited an erection. if he called and said vivek, i really like this. he got this fight started but now it is our job to finish it. the biggest fan of dr. fauci was ron desanctimonious. if i m a good mom and good wife i will be a good president. she is going to get smoked. she is not up to this. this is one of the few things he has been right about. [shouting] quietly working with israeli