starts now. good evening. we re 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. you re looking at a map right there. the challenge has been that the houthi attacks have caused ships that would normally go through the suez canal to have to go around the horn of africa, meaning it takes a lot longer to get there. there have been some limited military strikes that have killed some houthis that were involved in this blockade. the houthis launched this blockade in protest to the killing of palestinians in gaza. so that is just the setup, the background to what s going on. the houthis are an
you know what else they want? they want to make sure their loved ones who were essential workers who made sure we were thriving during covid, they families can come out of the shadows and actually get relief. that s a domestic policy issue, and the republicans don t want to touch that because they know even moderate independent republicans believe that someone who has been paying taxes here for 20, 30 years, they too deserve a shot at the american dream in a fair, square way. i also think that whole abortion issue is absolutely a loser, and that s why trump knows that and republicans are trying to back pedal, but that s too late. a national abortion ban, i don t know how they think that s the answer. that s not going to fly. thank you both very much. coming up, the u.n. s highest court begins hearing arguments accusing israel of committing genocide in gaza. key takeaways from the first day of this landmark case when the reidout continues.