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hi, everyone. it's 4:00 here in new york. for about three minutes, a former president of the united states and current front runner for the republican presidential nomination was on the stand today. in case that seeks to hold him accountable for his words. that extraordinary courthouse moment today came on day four of ft defamation trial. donald trump testified in his defense. his attorney allowed to ask him only one question. do you standby your deposition? he said, 100%. he also added that he considers carroll's allegation false. that was stricken from the record immediately. that ...

hi everyone. that, for joining me. i'm jessica dean in for fredicka whitfield. a u.s. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and lps responded after a ballistic missile attack. cnn's zach cohen and ivan watson are following the situation. zach, let's start with you and this attack. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: a u.s. defense official saying a u.s. destroyer in the rid sea had to shoot down two drones today, controlled by the houthi group out of yemen. this is an iranian-backed group, that has voiced support for gaza and for hamas in...

World. bill neely in leb bon in that hans nichols at the pentagon, jeff bennett at the white house. let's begin with chief correspondent bill neely in beirut. bill, how are the missile strikes being interpreted by other country, particularly in the region? >> reporter: well, as you said, the u.n. security council is meeting right now. and the divisions that you see on the floor in new york are repeated, here across the region, predictably is the answer. so for the u.s. and its allies, to quote, the pentagon strikes were precise, overwhelming and effective. as you said donald trump using the wo...