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appreciate our company, i'm michael holmes in atlanta, first breaking news and concerns about a possible widening conflict in the middle east. u.s. and uk have been hitting houthi charters in yemen. show you new images now that shows smoke hanging over the skyline in a western yemeni port city, as the sun begins to come up there. the coalition strikes following a surge of attacks by the iran-backed rebels, on commercial vessels in the red sea. american fighter jets are being taking off from the u.s. white d. eisenhower aircraft carrier to carry out the strikes. the senior u.s. offici...

Have launched at least 27 missile and drone attacks on commercial shipping in recent months. turning to new york now where both sides wrapped up closing arguments in donald trump's 370 million dollar civil fraud trial. the judge is expected to rule by the end of the month. cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid wraps up today's proceedings. >> former president trump getting the last word in at closing arguments, usually closing arguments are an opportunity for lawyers to summarize their theory of the case, and the day kicked off with trump's lawyer -- laying out their theory that t...

Statement saying in part, quote, these strikes are in direct response to unprecedented houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the red sea, including the use of anti-ship ilestedt missiles for the first time in history. these attacks, he, said have endangered u.s. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners jeopardizing trade, and threatening the freedom of navigation. let's turn to taiwan, where voters will head to the polls on saturday to elect a new leader amid growing tensions between the islands and china. -- have a critical choice to make that could have international...