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it's certainly possible the u.s. saw what it had been able to destroy and realized there was another target that needed to be hit or destroyed here. the u.s., again, trying to send with these other countries a message of deterrence to the houthis and a warning, president joe biden saying on friday, if the houthi attacks on shipping continued, so too would the u.s. strikes on houthi facilities. still, the strikes have tried to be limited in scope, making it clear they're not going after all houthi infrastructure, just their ability to target international shipping lanes. the question, could they conduct sort of massive barrage like we saw them do earlier in the week? senior pentagon official says he believes from what he has seen that the houthis would be unable to conduct barrage of that magnitude based on the u.s. and coalition strikes. victor and amara? >> thank you so much. joining us now is retired air force colonel cedric leighton. good morning to you. i want to pick up where oren left off there. how much do we know about how much these strikes have degraded

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previously. the u.s. targeted 30 houthi sites across the country with more than 150 precision-guided missiles including radar sites, command and control nodes as well as storage and launch facilities for anti-ship ballistic missiles, anti-cruise ship missiles as well as drones and those are the sorts of weapons houthis used to target international shipping lanes in the red sea, one of the most critical international water ways in the world. following that series of strikes we saw according to the pentagon the houthis launch an anti-ship ballistic missile into the gulf of aidan. it didn't hit anything, but following that strike, following that launch from the houthis, the u.s. carried out this further strike, again, targeting a radar facility, so a much smaller set and specific set of strikes. it's unclear at this point if that was specifically in response to the ballistic missile fired or simply a follow-on to the previous evening's strike. a senior pentagon official said the u.s. was still conducting a battle damage assessment, so

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the u.s. carried out this further strike, again targeting a radar facility, so much smaller set and much more specific set of strikes. it's unclear at this point if that was specifically in response to the ballistic missile fired, or if this was simply a follow on to the previous evening's strike. a senior pentagon official said the u.s. was still conducting a battle damage assessment. it's certainly possible the u.s. saw what it had been able to destroy and realized there was another target that needed to be hit or destroyed here. the u.s. again trying to send with these other countries a message of deterrence to the houthis and a warning, president joe biden saying on friday, that if the houthi attacks on shipping continued, so too would the u.s. strikes on houthi facilities. still, the strikes have tried to be limited in scope, making it clear they're not going after all houthi infrastructure, just their ability to target international shipping lanes. the question, could they conduct a sort of massive barrage like we saw them do earlier in the week, senior pentagon official says he believes from what he

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Special Report With Bret Baier

nih support research that made it possible for the u.s. government to respond to the covid-19 pandemic. ecohealth says this research will help provide possible treatments for future pandemics. >> latin america appears to be in the sights of the chinese government. a senior pentagon official is warning of the communist governor growing influence across latin america. >> reporter: in the heart of argentina, a new chinese spy agency outpost with ties to china's military has the attention of the u.s. military's top commander for latin america. general laura richardson says that beijing is doing more than just look at the -- looking at the stars. she told the mccain institute of the 31 countries she's responsible for in latin america, 31 have signed up for

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conversations. and also that these balloons were actually part of a fleet that were flown over more than 40 countries across five continents. learning more there about the actual capabilities that the balloon had and just how large this fleet actually was. in briefings today, u.s. officials did emphasize that ultimately, the u.s. has protocols to protect its sensitive information and we are told by a senior administration official that the balloon actually was not very sophisticated in terms of what it could pick up, and that the u.s. tried to avoid unencrypted communications in the vicinity of the balloon. also, the balloon did not necessarily transmit information back to beijing, because once it realized that the u.s. knew that it was in u.s. air space, it apparently stopped those transmissions. there are still a lot of questions here about why the u.s. did not shoot it down a lot earlier, particularly when it entered u.s. air space over alaska. and what a senior pentagon official told lawmakers today is that essentially, the u.s. just wanted to wait and see what the balloon was going to do, and potentially gather intelligence on it. here's what he said.

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The Lead With Jake Tapper

needs in terms of military aid. a senior pentagon official says the u.s. is optimistic they can unlock germany's decision on those leopard 2 tanks by the end of the week. but jake, the u.s. is in a tough spot with germany. one senior administration official telling cnn they have us over a barrel. >> all right, alex. thanks so much. appreciate it. cnn's alex marquardt. let's bring in the national security council's coordinator for strategic communications, retired rear admiral john kirby. admiral kirby, let me just start with what alex said. why do the germans have the u.s. over a barrel? >> well, i think there's this notion out there that, you know, that they won't provide anything unless others provide something. you heard chancellor scholz talk about this earlier today. what he's looking for is some unity and solidarity. and that unity and solidarity is there among nato allies. i won't get ahead of decisions we haven't made yet but we're certainly grateful that the germans are thinking about tanks. they have also provided in recent weeks other advanced capabilities to the ukrainians, and so this is an ongoing

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outskirts. but the city is not yet blockaded and part does remain under ukrainian control. local officials say about 500 civilians, including 40 children, are sheltering at a chemical plant there in the city. reminiscent of the steel plant in mariupol. yesterday, a senior pentagon official said russia is making small gains in eastern ukraine but casualties are rising on each side. he also said the united states is sending additional multiple launch rocket systems to ukraine. joining us now from central ukraine is nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter. molly, great to see you again. give us an update if you will on the very latest on the fighting on the east as well as complaints from kyiv that the weapons, the military equipment that they have asked for from the west has been slow to arrive or at the very least has arrived and yet not had the ability to train up ukrainian soldiers to

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The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell

russian troops have been unable to gain ground in the south or east of ukraine, with ukrainian forces fiercely defending, even battered mariupol. senior pentagon official said russian efforts in the donbas region have not been successful, calling them, quote, incremental and somewhat endemic. and russia's main target of capturing ukraine's capital, kyiv, of course failed earlier in the war. president biden signed a bill that will help expedite the shipment of weapons to ukraine, after speaking with ukrainian president zelenskyy, and the g7 leaders today. also yesterday, first lady jill biden made a surprise trip to ukraine, where she met with ukrainian first lady, all incas alaska, who has not been seen in public since the war started. if you visited a school which is being used as a shelter for displaced families.

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to gain ground in the south or east of ukraine, with ukrainian forces fiercely defending, even battered mariupol. senior pentagon official said russian efforts in the donbas region have not been successful, calling them, quote, incremental and somewhat endemic. and russia's main target of capturing ukraine's capital, kyiv, of course failed earlier in the war. president biden signed a bill that will help expedite the shipment of weapons to ukraine, after speaking with ukrainian president zelenskyy, and the g7 leaders today. also yesterday, first lady jill biden made a surprise trip to ukraine, where she met with ukrainian first lady, olena zelenska, who has not been seen in public since the war started. if you visited a school which is being used as a shelter for displaced families. bono and the edge met ukrainians in kyiv, and

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the prospect of a resolution seems less likely. mariupol's mayor lost contact with those holed up in a steel plant for weeks. senior pentagon official tells nbc news the majority of russian forces left mariupol. russia is confirming it did attack power substations in western ukraine in the city of lviv. officials said it is impacting the train system. russia said some of the targets for supplies and weapons and warned it could target nato transports in the future. all of this comes as the eu proposes a ban on russian oil imports by the end of the year. it's a sign that europe is preparing for war. it's a sign, though, that some holdouts are starting to unify. a potential blow to the plan, hungary's foreign minister said they would not support the plan. it must be approved unanimously.

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