biden added that he will not hesitate to direct further strikes. a second avalanche was reported thursday at palisades tahoe ski resort in california just one day after one person was killed and three were injured in another avalanche. no injuries were reported. and nasa unveils the x-59 today. it's an experimental plane designed for quieter supersonic flight. instead of a loud boom, nasa says it makes a sonic thump. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new yo it's friday, january 11th, -- january 12th, 2024. this is the "cbs morning news." fighting back. american and british forces bomb more than a dozen houthi targets in yemen in response to the constant barrage of attacks targeting commercial ships in the red sea.

round three. another powerful winter storm is moving across the country. millions facing blizzard warnings, tornado threats, and flood alerts. countdown to iowa. the republican presidential candidates are pulling out all the stops making their final cases to voters while the frontrunner brings his campaign to court. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we start with the unrest in the middle east and the growing fears of a widening conflict. after weeks of warning the houthi rebels to stop attacking ships in the red sea, the u.s. and the uk struck back in a massive show of force. fighter jets and warships bombed more than a dozen sites in yemen used by the iranian backed militia group. jarred hill is joining me here now with the latest on the developments overnight. good morning. what can you tell us? >> good morning. we're hearing from president biden on this, and he's saying that these attacks are in direct retaliation to some of those attacks that we have seen in the red sea, in particular saying this is meant to show that the

u.s. and its allies will not tolerate the houthi attacks in the red sea on these commercial shipping vessels. the u.s. air force is confirming more than 60 targets were hit across 16 military sites in yemen. the strikes conducted with the help of nearly a dozen other countries including canada and south korea. this is the first time the u.s. has fired on yemen since the israel-hamas war started in october, though the white house has been warning the houthis that it would hit back after the 27 attacks on international shipping in the red sea since november. now the latest attempt that we saw on tuesday with missiles supplied by iran. the houthis say that their strikes on ships are retaliation for israeli strikes in gaza, but the u.s. argues those vessels have nothing to do with this. we're also learning this morning word from the houthi spokesperson that says the bombings killed five people, and that the attacks will not go unanswered. all this elevating concerns that the unrest in the region and direct u.s. involvement could escalate. >> yeah, no one really wants to see that.

let me ask you a question. i'm hearing that even in the midst of this there's word that there is negotiations, are negotiations going on to get medical care to the hostages that remain in gaza. i don't know what the number is now. but it's well over 100 that are still there. >> definitely. about 127 or so hostages still in gaza. what we're hearing from some reporting from "the new york times" is that there are talks between israel and hamas to get them medication. what that looks like, again, more than 120 still held in gaza. qatar is facilitating negotiations. that might include getting medicine also to civilians in gaza because remember we've seen a lot of these bombings and attacks related to hospitals in the region. a significant number of the hostages are still living with health conditions that require regular medical care like cancer or diabetes. also sunday is going to mark 100 days since they were taken hostage, 100 days since a lot of them have had that medication. >> wow. it's good to have you here. thank you so much. yeah.

now to another dangerous winter storm, the third this week moving across the country. this video just coming in to fayetteville, arkansas, where you can hear the hail coming down hard on the pavement. in the midwest snow and gusty winds are causing blizzard conditions. parts of illinois, wisconsin, michigan will likely get more than a foot of snow. thunderstorms in the southeast are expected to move across the region from mississippi to north carolina and could become severe with the threat of tornadoes and damaging winds. up to an inch and a half of rain will soak parts of the northeast over areas still dealing with flooding from earlier this week. if that's not enough, after the stormy weather moves out, an arctic blast moves in. by sunday morning windchills from minnesota to kansas will drop to the minus 20s and minus 30s. all right. off to politics now. the future of donald trump's business dealings in new york is now in the hands of a new york judge. the former president and

republican frontrunner brought his campaign to the manhattan courtroom yesterday, defiantly making his voice heard during closing arguments in his civil fraud trial where he's accused of falsifying financial documents for a decade. cbs' bradley blackburn has the details. >> reporter: former president donald trump didn't mince words on the final day of the new york civil trial that could shape the future of his real estate empire. >> she's a political hack, the attorney general. the judge is obviously extremely friendly with the group. they don't have any facts. they don't have any evidence against us. >> reporter: earlier in the day, trump delivered a blistering courtroom speech, also attacking new york attorney general letitia james and the judge, arthur engoron. this is a fraud on me, what's happened here, sir, is a fraud on me, trump said. "you can't listen for more than one minute. this has been a persecution," he directed at engoron, prompting the judge to cut him off and tell trump's attorneys to "control your client." in a pretrial ruling, engoron found trump committed years of

fraud by lying about his wealth on statements to banks and other financial institutions. >> i don't know that the attorney general has provided dispositive testimony because the banks were happy with this. they thought they made money. they got additional clients. >> reporter: james is asking the judge to impose some $370 million in penalties and forbid trump from conducting business in new york. >> i just that justice will be done, and i'm confident in that. >> before i walked into court, we had already lost. that was clear with his motion for summary judgement. before witnesses, before experts. >> reporter: among the allegations, james says trump claimed his 5th avenue penthouse was nearly three times its actual size. bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. three days to go until iowans cast their first votes in the republican presidential race.

and while donald trump has been bogged down with legal matters, his top two rivals, nikki haley and ron desantis, have been criss-crossing the state in their final push for support. but they have another issue to contend with. it's the weather. cbs' natalie brand joins us from des moines. good morning. i hear it's pretty frigid there. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. you can see the snow piling up outside. there is a blizzard warning in effect, and keep in mind this is the critical final stretch of campaigning for these candidates. we've been talking to a lot of voters here who still have not made up their minds, and that could explain why the schedule today of campaign events has more than a dozen events listed across the state. we'll have to wait and see whether the weather impacts any of tem. really these candidates are trying to win over any last-minute support and get voters to turn out despite these freezing temperatures.

new parents, cj and bethany, brought their twins to meet former u.n. ambassador nikki haley. they're among the undecided iowans mingling with candidates up close. >> really fascinating to have the opportunity to see a candidate in person. >> i think a lot of people want to do it correctly because they know that down the line the ripple effects could be very, very important. >> reporter: bethany also plans to attend an event for florida governor ron desantis. the two candidates are fighting for votes with polls putting them in a tight race for second place. former president trump is polling above 50%. drake university political science professor dennis goldford. >> the key thing is you want to meet if not exceed expectations. but if he were to come in in the low 40s or so, that might be a flashing yellow light for the campaign and message. >> reporter: trump appearing in court twice this week sent others to iowa to campaign for him. >> he's surrounded himself with pretty good folks.

they make good decisions and most things were better. give him another shot. >> reporter: mike who voted for trump in 2016 and 2020 says he's looking for someone new. why don't you like him this year? >> again, it's that negativity and the polarizing -- you know, the divisive politics i think is a big problem. >> reporter: he plans to caucus monday. others told us they're not so sure with temperatures forecast in the negative double digits, the coldest iowa caucus night ever. now the state gop chair here has been downplaying concerns about the turnout saying that he's still expecting robust turnout despite the weather. it could be difficult to get around in all of this snow and keep in mind caucuses people to -- caucuses require people to gather in person monday evening, talk about and debate the candidates before they decide who they support and write down their vote. >> all right. natalie brand in des moines. thank you so much.

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>> i just screamed almost all the way. and at some point i kind of feel like, oh, this is it. >> reporter: your head was buried. >> my head was buried. my whole body was buried. >> wednesday's avalanche took place as a major snowstorm and gusty winds moved into the region. an ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage at home will not be charged, and a new border control strategy in texas. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the texas tribune" reports state troopers took full control of a park in eagle pass without permission. the mayor of the border city said he got a call telling him governor abbott signed a declaration allowing officers to take control of the park along the rio grande indefinitely. abbott's spokesperson says texas is using different tactics to deter people from crossing the border. "the columbus dispatch" says an ohio woman who miscarried on the toilet at home will not be charged with felony corpse abuse. a grand jury declined to return

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thank you for joining us. it is friday, we made it. january 12th. >> yes we did. so let's get started. >> i had just skied that run a half hour before and you know we had just been there and it could have been us and we could have been buried in that pile. >> skiers in shock. a close call at palisades tahoe. the day after that deadly avalanche. i have had some people try to get exceptions close to me to ride on my fare and push through the turnstile which can be a little uncomfortable. >> some commuters say they can't come soon enough. more fare gates coming to stop turnstile jumpers.