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good evening. i'm norah o'donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, home of the navy's fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias. american soldiers have died, and american warships and aircraft are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unman...

good evening. i'm norah o'donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain. home of the navy's fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias, american soldiers have died, and american warships andt are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unmanned dron...

doubled to 28%. and in ohio, more than one in four is chronically absent, and the lawmaker insists it's worth the cost of the payments. >> fit works, it's a win-win, changing the culture of attendance. if it doesn't work, we need to be trying other things because this is an emergency. >> but critics, of course, say paying parents for school attendance is like paying someone to obey the law. this is just a state bill that's been proposed. it still has to go through committee. unclear whether it will actually pass, john. back to you. >> john: sounds like the slippery slope there that y...

brand-new numbers this morning show 276,000 migrants crossing illegally in december. the highest monthly total ever. border patrol sources report more than 760,000 migrant encounters since october 1st. that's another record. the highest first quarter of any fiscal year. more on this breaking story throughout the hour. but first. former president donald trump is off the 2024 ballot in the state of maine. potentially big factor in what is expected to be a close race for the white house. good morning, i'm mike emanuel in for bill hemmer. good morning, molly. >> molly: i'm molly line in ...

tell those 25 new citizens about the importance of guarding our freedom and the responsibility of u.s. citizenship. melania trump, and emigrant herself, naturalized in 2006. we will bring you her remarks as they get underway in washington, d.c. meanwhile not just migrants but drugs and guns at the border and bombs could be in the mix. the feds are warning the agents to be on heightened alert for explosive devices. that begins a brand-new hour. i hope you are at home today, i am bill hemmer but dana has the day off today. well deserved, i would add from a well earned. >> shannon: she ...