navy in the red sea since the israel-hamas war broke out. the u.s.ense department saying four boats with houthi rebels from yemen firing on u.s. navy helicopters. those choppers firing back, sinking three of the four ships and killing all crew members on board. the fourth boat got away. the incident started when the small boat started firing on a vessel. the container ship issuing a distress call and firing back until the navy arrived. the u.s. central command saying the rebels were feet away from getting on board the merchant ship. the houthis are an iranian-backed rebel group which controls large parts of yemen. >> how big of a threat are the houthi rebels? >> they've been a surprisingly large threat. they say they're targeting israeli shipping or israel-associated shipping, but, in fact, they're going after what really is 12% of all global commercial traffic. >> reporter: sunday's incident, the first time the u.s. has used deadly force while responding to the recent houthi attacks in the red sea. the latest incident coming two weeks after the defe

houthi rebels say ten of their fighters died in a skirmish with the u.s. navy. the u.s. says it fired in self defense. u.s. ships have repeatedly shot down houthi drones and misps fired at commercial ships but this is the first time they said their personnel killed houthi militants. in the past six weeks there have been 23 incidents. em nguyen has the details. >> reporter: tonight the u.s. military for the first time saying it killed iran-backed houthi rebels from yemen. those rebels attacking and attempting to board the maersk hangzhou cargo ship in the red sea. the ongoing maritime conflict linked to the israel-hamas war. >> we don't seek a conflict wider in the region. we certainly aren't looking for a conflict with the houthis. the best outcome here would be for the houthis to stop these attacks. >> reporter: the latest skirmish starting saturday night local time u.s. central command saying two anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired at the hangzhou from areas controlled by houthis. those missiles shot down by the destroyer, uss gravely. hours later houthi attackers

another ar that's seen conflict, the u.s. navy exchanging fire with houthi rebels today.hat tell us about the potential for this spilling over even further to a wider conflict? >> one of the greatest tasks of the biden administration, secretary tony blinken, secretary of state, and lloyd austin, secretary of defense, have been trying to keep the war from escalating. no one will benefit from a regional high intensity conflict. most of this is being masterminded by around. they fund both hezbollah, hamas, the houthis. they are the immediate potential threat to the persian golf also. but when we look at the houthi attacks, the drones and the ballistic missiles, now small boats, helicopters to thwart sea shipping, they have been 24 somewhat attacks. now, we have to thank god the u.s. navy is thankfully in there with an international coalition. so far, the brits and the french, and they're starting to respond, it is still low level combat. but the potential for serious escalation over there, a third of the global container traffic comes through the suez canal. that's what's at

he was a contractor if the u.s. navy for 25 years. his company would resupply and refuel u.s.hroughout the pacific, whenever they would visit places like hong kong or singapore where the u.s. didn't have a military base, his company had million dollar contracts to resupply ships. but for 25 years, he ripped off the navy by over charging them for fuel and any kind of service for the u.s. navy and for, you know, where most of our fleet is overseas. but what he did is he was a brilliant businessman. he bribed scores of u.s. navy officers by his own admission with lavish meals, prostitutes, cigars, gifts, booze, you name it, and he also infiltrated the naval criminal investigative service, ncis and other navy intelligence officials, so he had people on his payroll who are in the u.s. government. he was only arrested in 2013 under a sting operation that involved more than 100 federal law enforcement agents. they tricked him into coming to san diego on the pretense of meeting with some admirals to get some morecontracts, when instead they arrested him. otherwise he probably would ha

and when you count up those kinds of ships, we, the u.s., about 180 and the pla navy has about 115. so why are they so it's a fair question to ask. and and the reason is, is they have a of smaller frigates and corvettes conventionally powered submarines that are used mainly in the seas near around around china, the east china sea, south china sea, yellow sea and what have you for the defense of china, the pla, navy is built primarily to defend china from attack from the sea, which is, of course, is something that happened to china repeatedly in the 19th century and early in the 20th century, being invaded from abroad. and so, for example, they have about 50 conventional diesel powered submarines, 90 odd small corvette s and frigates and an important to think about when you look at the totality of the western pacific is that if it turns out there's a fight appeal, a navy is not going to fight alone. they have the entire play. air force. they had the land base play navy, air force, and they have pla rocket there as part of a joint campaign on their their their part and they make sure

>> well, the u.s. military and the navy sails into harm's way.is part of what our mission is all about. this is a very contentious region right now. so the secretary is right. my greater concern is, do we have the forces to cover down on all of those challenges as well as all the other emerging challenges? right now even though there has been a slight uptick in the defense budget, the navy continues to be cut. this year we will decommission 12 ships and replace them with nine. meanwhile, our competitors are increasing their fleet size. we need to do more. we need to do better prepared. sumi: what needs to be done? >> we need to build more ships and build them very quickly. our industrial bases are suffering and we need to figure out more creative ways to bring ships to sea much quicker. sumi: we spoke previously to the white house's john kirby and asked, are these attacks a sign this conflict is spreading? at the time he said no. what would you see as a sign that this conflict has indeed spread and is pulling the u.s. in? >> admiral kirby is a ve

eric: the u.s. navy moving more warships into the middle east.ers after the iranian backed houthis rebels they launched even more attacks against international shipping this weekend. comes as defense secretary at lloyd austin is beginning a trip to the middle east amid calls for the biden administration to retaliate against the houthis much like ronald reagan did during the wars in the 1980s. lucas tomlinson live at the white house with the very latest on the criticism there, lucas? >> eric 38 u.s. navy guided missile destroyers have entered the mediterranean likely headed for the sea to escort some the cargo ships after 20 recent attacks against them on iran's proxy forces in yemen. many lawmakers on capitol hill are sounding their concern. >> i worry a lot about escalation. both in the red sea area with the houthis and as you say we shut down their drones. i think the administration has been smart in terms of how it has responded to those attacks but clearly the risk of an american been killed in the process is high. that would create a big res

there was a huge scandal in the u.s. navy. military personnel were investigated and several lost their jobs. so who is he and what did he do? we turn to a reporter who has come this extensively. there is a book coming out named fat leonard. welcome back. what did you think when you learned he was part of this prisoner swap yesterday? >> we had known he was a bargaining chip. he was arrested in caracas in september of 2022 on an interval red notice -- interpol red notice. he escaped u.s. custody in san diego. he went to mexico, then cuba, then venezuela, looking for a place to hide out from u.s. authorities in a country that was hostile to washington. washington does not have diplomatic relations with venezuela. so he thought that was a safe place. they thought they could get release of him. that is what happened. >> so many fascinating details. let's start with who he is. why is he someone the u.s. wanted back on u.s. soil so badly? >> leonard francis is 59 years old. he is a malaysian citizen. he was the owner of a very large

and then there were two ballistic missiles fired in the direction of that u.s. navy destroyer. so all of this is kind of laying out that on a vital shipping lane, armed forces supporting hamas, backed by iran, are trying to harass shipping and the u.s. navy has been trying to support and protect that shipping. that is kind of a frontline, a maritime frontline, very far away from the raini raging confn gaza right now. >> there were also these new attacks along the israel-lebanon border today. what have you learned about that? >> reporter: sure. where i'm standing right now is close to within sight of some israeli mountain top positions. this afternoon, the hills here were echoing with the thud of incoming israeli artillery. the militant group hamas, which is located in force here in southern lebanon, they claimed responsibility for a number of attacks across the border on what they say were israeli military targets, saying that the attacks were carried out "in support of our steadfast palestinian people in the gaza strip and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance.

they are firing up merchant at t ships and our u.s. navy. is it enough? is it enough?s next here on fox newsee live. and things to do. that's why you choose glucerna to help manage blood sugar response. uniquely designed with carbsteady. glucerna. bring on the day! after advil. feeling better? on top of the worlddddd!!! before advil. advil targets pain at the source of inflammation. when pain comes for you, come back fast with advil liqui-gels. desperate for food. hundreds of people attended for an israeli hostage mistakenly killed by idf troops as pressure grows for israel government to do more to release the remaining hostages held in gaza. nate foy live in jerusalem with the very latest. >> a arthel. we are learning more about how the three israeli hostages tried to survive before being mistaken for her moscow terrace and accidentally shot and killed by israeli soldiers we take a look at these pictures released by the idf today. you see white sheets with a mesmessages written on those sheets. they were written with left over food according to the idf the messages ar

this time, it was someone who pleaded guilty to ripping off the u.s. navy.en americans are now home and a big fugitive is back in custody. president biden, tonight, heralding a deal that caps seven months of talks to get back detained americans. >> we have no higher priority than the release of the ten hostage -- americans being held hostage. >> reporter: among the released, eyvin hernandez, a public defender from los angeles, who had been detained since march 2022. before his release, he sent the president a letter, asking for help and this audio obtained by cbs news. >> there's nothing i want more than my liberty, and the liberty of my fellow brothers and sisters who are currently being held in captivity with us. >> reporter: also coming back to the u.s., leonard francis, who was overseeing one of the biggest bribery conspiracies in the u.s. navy history before escaping last year. a former military contractor, he pleaded guilty in exchange for classified information and overcharging the military by millions. in exchange, the u.s. sent back alex saad, someo

they were in the vicinity of a u.s. navy destroyer. u.s. officials say the assault by yemen's irani backed houthi rebels lasted for hours. the uss carney operating in international waters, engaged and shot down several drones traveling in its direction just weeks after it shot down missiles and drones potentially headed toward israel. this major escalation comes as israel said it was expanding its ground operations throughout gaza. the death toll now more than 15,000, according to the hamas-run palestinian health ministry. and after some of the strongest calls yet from the white house for restraint by israel, the vice president says too many innocent palestinians have been killed. we have team reporting tonight. tom soufi burridge is standing by in israel. but mary alice parks leads us off from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, a major escalation in the middle east. the u.s. pointing the finger directly at iran for a series of missile attacks on multiple vessels in the red sea and drones flying towards a u.s. warship. over the course o

. >> reporter: he was in the u.s. navy and a survivor of pearl harbor. he is 99 years old now and speaks with a strong voice about the moment that changed america forever. >> i was 17 at the time so i'm one of the youngest that was there. >> reporter: he took part in a ceremony in concord. we spoke with him about the history and what future generations need to know. >> like we always said keep america alert, remember pearl harbor keep america alert. and at the present time we need that same alertness. >> reporter: today is 82 years since the surprise attack at the u.s. navy base at pearl harbor in hawaii. we asked him what the beacon lighting atop mount diablo means to him. >> i tell people if they will make themselves available between sunset on the 7th, sunrise on the 8th, watch that beacon as it rotates and broader and brighter beam of remembrance across all the valleys below. >> reporter: he asks people to pay attention and never forget. >> in all of those individuals will communicate with them. they will do so in unison as if with one voice and thei

navy shooting them down and all of this comes as iranian-backed militias continue to attack u.s. military bases in the mideast, despite u.s. retaliatory strikes. we spoke to the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today. >> is this evidence that the war in israel and gaza has really boiled over into a larger regional conflict >> it could be so that's one of the things we want to track closely. >> courtney, we've seen u.s. strikes have not deterred other iranian-backed militias from attacking u.s. bases so is the u.s. now considering any action specifically against the houthi rebels? >> reporter: well, lester, so far the u.s. has not launched any strikes against the houthi rebels recently but officials here tell us after this weekend's attack they are not ruling anything out lester >> courtney kube at the pentagon thank you. >>> tonight the white house is condemning a pro-palestinian protest outside a jewish-owned restaurant in philadelphia as completely unjustifiable and antisemitic. stephanie gosk is there for us tonight >> reporter: at goldie falafel shop in philadelphia

navy shot down a barrage of missiles and drones. republicans say it is time for the u.s.t back in order to protect not just ships but u.s. service members. >> we're fighting the houthis and we beat the germans and japanese so we should be able to beat the houthis. they're backed by iran. i've been saying for months, hit iran. they've got blow it off the map. >> yesterday's attack brings total number of attacks on international vessels to 21 and as you mentioned, kelly, it does not seem like the houthis plan on stopping any time soon. kelly: thank you for that live report. grady trimble in washington. good to see you. okay, with the houthi attacks escalating in the red sea and preventing the safe passage through the suez canal, container ships are diverting through the tip of africa through the cape of good hope. this detour will likely impact cargo ships sailing longer routes that drives freight rates higher and delay the global supply chain and i want to bring in someone with their finger on the pulse of the global supply chain amidst the conflict in the red sea. i'm joi

navy ships, someone's going to get killed her. u.s.vice men are going to get hurt and they have already, but it could get worse. i would expect we take much more forceful action. look, our adversaries have to both fear and respect us, and right now we're playing too much defense. there's not a policy of deterrence, and you do have to de-escalate in a sense to de-escalate down the line. >> let's move to gaza itself. even though there's the backdrop here of negotiation of one of the prime minister's top aides being in washington, talking about the day after the war, hearing u.s. pleas to de-escalate or at least target its violence, that stands in exact contradiction to what's happening on the ground there. which is israel is ramping up some of its military operations and suggesting this could take months and months. how do we square that circle? what do you see as real there? >> jonathan, it's really interesting because the u.s. in essence has a deal with israel. that we're going to give you more runway, in a sense we're going to cover w

they were in the vicinity of a u.s. navy destroyer. u.s. officials say the assault by yemen's irani-backed houthi rebels lasted for hours. the uss carney operating in international waters, engaged and shot down several drones traveling in its direction just weeks after it shot down missiles and drones potentially headed toward israel. this major escalation comes as israel said it was expanding its ground operations throughout gaza. the death toll now more than 15,000, according to the hamas-run palestinian health ministry. and after some of the strongest calls yet from the white house for restraint by israel, the vice president says too many innocent palestinians have been killed. we have team reporting tonight. tom soufi burridge is standing by in israel. maryalice park leads us off from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, a major escalation in the middle east. the u.s. pointing the finger directly at iran for a series of missile attacks on multiple vessels in the red sea and drones flying towards a u.s. warship. over the course of six

navy's history, before escaping last year.litary contractor, he pleaded guilty to bribing navy officers in exchange for classified information and for overcharging the military by millions. in exchange, the u.s. sent back alex saab, someone close to maduro, accused by u.s. prosecutors of money laundering on behalf of maduro's government. president biden defendr then moved and i. >> why is it okay with the united states to be associated with maduro's government? >> it's okay because we freed americans that were held illegally. i made a deal with venezuela that they'll hold free elections. so far they have maintained the requirement. >> reporter: in venezuela, maduro embraced saab, who claimed his friend had been physically and psychologically tortured. u.s. officials tonight denied maduro's claims of torture. the deal took bipartisan condemnation over concern whether it will embolden maduro, but families of released americans think the bite and demonstration. the mother of one detainee called the officials who negotiate of the

i'm wondering, is this straining u.s. navy resources? is there a concern that having to respond in this way to this major world event could alter deployment rotations scheduled to the point where it starts to strain readiness? adm. grady: let me correct one thing. it is 1.0. courtney: we have two who were there. yes. you are correct. navy guy, always correct, right? adm. grady: indeed, scheduled deployments. at one point, if you recall when dwight d. eisenhower came into theater, you have four carriers underway and they were operating together in the western pacific. that is what you get with those big chess pieces. the robust process that the united states navy can undertake. decisions have been made to extend the strike group for all the right policy reasons and what it means from a deterrence perspective, rest assured the secretary and president look at that very closely. there is a cost to that later as we think about the generation in the out years so every time you extend, there is a price to be paid. right now, it is a manageable

navy shooting them down. and all of this comes as iranian-backed militias continue to attack u.s. military bases in the mideast, despite u.s. retaliatory strikes. we spoke to the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today. >> is this evidence that the war in israel and gaza has really boiled over into a larger regional conflict? >> it could be. so that's one of the things we want to track closely. >> courtney, we've seen u.s. strikes have not deterred other iranian-backed militias from attacking u.s. bases. so is the u.s. now considering any action specifically against the houthi rebels? >> reporter: well, lester, so far the u.s. has not launched any strikes against the houthi rebels recently. but officials here tell us after this weekend's attack they are not ruling anything out. lester? >> courtney kube at the pentagon. thank you. >>> tonight the white house is condemning a pro-palestinian protest outside a jewish-owned restaurant in philadelphia as completely unjustifiable and antisemitic. stephanie gosk is there for us tonight. >> reporter: at goldie falafel shop in phil

navy had shot down two civili by the time the iran-iraq war had ended, the u.s. navy and shot at the sibling pawlenty, disabled or platforms come to for the bulk of iran's navy and, of course, had cleared thousands and thousands of minds. these actions barked a stark contrast from the administration early day of proclaiming the soviet union lurked behind all the middle eastt bills, where hs reagan started arguing the persian gulf was partly the wider coldd war. by 1988 his team was making the conditions unique to the gulf most of all the threat iran allegedly posed to the free flow of oil mandated military operations be undertaken for reasons disconnected from the larger cold war. ironically reagan fulfilled the carter doctrine splayed the trend would prevent a hostile power from seizing control of the gulf not by targeting the soviet union but by authorizing air and naval strikes against the nation's former gulf ally. [applause] >> thank you to the reagan library and to the ronald reagan presidential foundation in institute, and all the other partners including

and the u.s. navy is bat eging houthis in the red sea. shooting down 18 attack drones. 100 drones have been shot down since october 17th. experts warn iran and proxies seeing how far it can push the u.s. >> this was iran and hezbollah's moment to take advantage and i think the pressure from the united states stopped that. that being said, no doubt some proxies are testing the limits here. i think the administration should balance and respond forcefully and not give opportunity to widen the war. >> todd: there have been 103 attacks since october 7. there was a strike on christmas day that injured three servicemembers. >> carley: and iran producing more enriched uranium, official tells fox news this is concerning at a time when iran and iran proxies continue their dangerous and destabilizing activities in the region. uranium can produce weapons. iran is enriching it close to 60%. the iran nuclear deal capped uranium enrichment. that puts that story into context. and meeting with the president of mexico as 8000 migrants zero in on our southe

army and then were then moved to join the u.s. navy or positions in the navy. i'm curious if in your research you have seen those stories and maybe have understandings about why these individuals may have been chosen because that's got to have literally no idea about. and i've tried to figure why and i never really could, if not in a way, you know, can answer part of it. and i mentioned the men who had served on the st mary's, men who had been enslaved, maryland federal military authorities were in the business of forming africa in american army regiments in maryland. and they reached a point early in 1864 where they had a number of regiments were partially filled. and they they saw very little prospect of filling them all up in time to get them into the field of battle. so all in one fell swoop in april of 1864, about 400 maryland men were transferred from the army into the navy. so that's the single largest group of men that i'm aware of, of the description that you describe and. then they were scattered in the various fleets and squadrons, and so on, but tha

if they ever hit a u.s. navy warship, out in these waters, it would be a signal, in my judgment, for a major land attack. not just potentially against the houthis and yemen, but against iran itself. fortunately, these destroyers are immensely capable. they have the range radar system -- surfaced air missiles, tomahawk missiles, harpoon anti ship missiles, so it's a considerable force, and it's backed up by u.s. navy carrier strike groups. >> general, good to know that they have that kind of force, of course, and that is presumed that its u.s. military. but i'm curious how much damage could a drone due to a destroyer like the carney? or a ballistic missile, how about that? and you envision any of those actually hitting their mark? >> i hope not. they have in the past, i remember years, decades ago, the iraqis actually hit a u.s. navy warship and caused considerable damage. so no surface combatant wants to take a direct strike from a missile that might have a multi hundred kilogram warhead on it. but again, i

navy history. he had fled to venezuela and what u.s. officials are saying about him is that once he is returned to the u.s., they will be able to go after him for the alleged crimes that he's being accused of, jake. >> what does this all mean in the context of the very difficult u.s./venezuelaen state of relations right now? >> reporter: yeah, we have seen efforts by the u.s. to improve relations with venezuela. we saw recently the u.s. government easing sanctions on venezuela. and this step would certainly be another step towards the improvement of relations. you know, the administration as you know very well, jake, has been pushing for mudero and his government to hold free and fair elections. the president told reporters he does believe that he's still on track to doing that, but injected a little bit of skepticism saying we're not all the way there. we'll have to wait and see. you know, venezuela needless to say is a very important country for the u.s. to have working relations with, particularly given the huge numbers of people com

. >> attacks are escalating over the red sea as the u.s. navy said it intercepted a barrage of drones and miss, we will tell you what the pentagon is saying about those attacks plus the reaction to israeli officials saying the war against hamas in gaza will last for many more months, that is still ahead on cnn new central. >>> today, one of the largest shipping firms says shipping in the red sea is too dangerous. it will continue moving ships around good hope, after the u.s. navy intercepted johnson missiles from houthi rebels in yemen on tuesday. orrin lieberman is joining us now, what are you learning about these attacks, how significant isn't -- is it for shipping operations? >> we will have to see which way shipping companies decide to go, one of the largest shipping companies in the world announced they were once again resuming going through the red sea. this is not a unanimous decision, we will have to see if they pull companies with them through the red sea. if companies want to go the long way around africa, that can have a tremendo

navy destroyer. just ahead. >>> later tonight, cnn brings you the new cnn film "chowchilla," which tells one of the most shocking true crime stories you've likely never heard. it's about the 1976 kidnapping of school bus full of children and their driver, who were then buried underground for more than 12 hours before orchestrating their own dramatic escape. the incident captivated the nation at the time and became a turning point in our understanding and treatment of childhood trauma. here's a preview. >> chowchilla was a wonderful place to grow up. we were little innocent children. >> never did i think that something like this could hap happen. >> how does a school bus show up missing? >> i did not want to go down th there. >> it was like somebody just took him up off the planet. >> was it a thrill crime? >> your guess is as good as mine. >> it was a mystery, you had to answers. >> they uncovered a journal encrypted in unusual writing. i'd never seen anything like that. >> the kidnappers hit this to

how has our navy responded in lauren: the u.s.ays that ship was conducting ruca teen operations in international waters but the shy cheese say they violating their security and international relations and china called the u.s. the biggest threat to peace in the south china sea. what happened to american power. two super powers now u.s. and china saying opposite th th thid have as there's a draft of new defense adopt report circulating and the u.s. defense industry cannot satisfy with speed and scale the full range of products that our military needs. whereas the prc, people's republic of china has spent billions building up their modern military and now flexing their muscles in one area being the south china sea. and other areas too. stuart: thanks indeed, lauren. check the markets and you've got a ton of red ink and nasdaq down 220 points and big tech way down all sectors of big team down. coming up, democrats backing away from using the term bidenomics. we'll have a report on how democrats plan to switch course. over 800,000 peo

this year six officers from the royal australian navy graduated from u.s. nuclear power school, and more are on track to graduate in early 2024. now, these proud officers and sailors will be the first to operate australia's conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines. as part of the optimal pathway, we're also working to increase the frequency of u.s. ssn port visits to australia. this directly supports president biden's commitment to ensure that australia acquires this new submarine capability at the earliest possible date, while meeting the highest standard of nuclear non-proliferation. the ministers and i also reviewed our major accomplishments within the crucial second pillar of aukus, and through pillar 2, we have leveraged our respective defense innovation and industry sectors to develop and deliver advanced capabilities so that our war fighters can hear, see, and act with decisive advantage. we're innovating with cutting edge tech in several areas, including artificial intelligence, electronic warfare, and quantum technology. and by implementing

u.s. military said a u.s. navy destroyer and three commercial ships were attacked in an hours-long assault in the red sea. launched ballistic missiles and drones. the nu.s. blaming the attack on rebels backed on iran. it's stoking fears of a wider conflict. natasha joins us live from the pentagon. to give an example for people on the map where this is all happening, israel up here, ben talking about lebanon, we're talking specifically in this area here, the red sea, down in yemen, proxy organizations tied to iran, have been a significant player on attacks on u.s. ships and other commercial ships, i think the big question right now, particularly in the wake of those hostage negotiations breaking down, is this a sign that an escalation is coming or just a return to what we saw the six, seven weeks webefore that pause? >> this was a particularly active day in the red sea. iran-backed houthi rebels. this was a number of attacks, four attacks on three separate commercial vessels in the southern red sea including on

beijing says the u.s.avy illegally intruded its waters, mobilizing the military to track an american warship near the hotly contested skratly islands nearly 700 miles away from the coast. a statement says the u.s. deliberately disrupted the situation in the south china sea. the u.s. navy says the ship was conducting routine operations in international waters consistent with international law. taiwan keeping a close eye on the latest regional stand off between two global superpowers. beijing's expanding military exercises and persistent incursions setting the stage for a powder keg. developing its first indigenous submarine, hoping to stop china from blockading the island. beefing up air bases, deploying drones, and fighter jets near the island. a new report from taiwan's defense ministry says that chinese military uses realistic combat training and exercises to strengthen its preparedness against taiwan. an island democracy china's communist rulers claim as their own territory, despite never controlling it

a u.s. navy destroyer as well as u.s.er jets intercepted these missiles and drones over the southern red sea and, you know, this comes as the houthis have really not been deterred at all by a u.s. maritime task force that was set up essentially just last week that was aimed at bolstering security in the red sea, bolstering the presence of u.s. and allied ships there to try to get the houthis to back off essentially and it has not worked clearly. but, you know, in the barrage yesterday there were 12 one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles, just a really, really dramatic escalation here and the u.s. is really bearing the brunt of it, shooting down a lot of these attacks coming from the houthis, although there are other allied ships in the region that are there to try to reassure commercial ships that they will be secure if they transit through the southern red sea and up through the suez canal. a lot of these ships are still opting to not go through that area and it's re

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navy vessel engaging here. >> guest: these are a few different elements that iran is trying to bring together the element want is iran's mitchard support for the houthis. the houthis ra to ship out date control of the pastoral significance and the present in yemen, much, much older than islamic republic of the islamic republic co-opted this group through material support through political support in 2014-2015 when these actors overtookhe country, ousted the government and continue to fight a saudi backed coalition. more and more iranian weaponry cameke in. drones, short-range ballistic missiles and a medium-range ballistic missiles, at that ship ballistic missiles, the houthis are the only proxy of iran to have used at that ship ballistic missiles most recently this attack over the weekend as well is the only proxy iran to medium-range ballistic missiles, ballistic missile second life over 1000 kilometers. these are changes to the weight when did look at iran's apparatus of terror in the region. in 2017, for example, example the houthis talked about their intent to enter a conflict a

. >> molly: a rising threat at the red sea as the u.s. navy shoots down incoming anti-ship ballistics missiles in combat for the first time. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm molly line. >> mike: i'm mike emanuel. bill and dana are off. senior defense official telling fox news the move marks a significant escalation in the already tense region. the u.s. shot down the drones and missiles fired by the houthis. the retaliation comes after three u.s. service members were injured in a separate iran proxy strike. president biden facing growing pressure to do more to defend american troops. >> we're fighting the houthis. we beat the germans and the japanese we should be able to beat the houthis. secretary austin and the biden administration is failing our troops in the field. i admire him, he is a patriot, but he is not doing a good job protecting the soldiers. without iran there are no houthis. the houthis are completely backed by iran. >> molly: forces in israel are expanding their ground operation in gaza. trey yengst is live

a u.s. navy officer jailed in japan over a deadly car crash has been transferred to u.s. custody.is good news but we need to get more good news out of this story. we'll talk to his wife about efforts to win his complete and final release next. >> bill: there is a funeral service about to begin, national cathedral in washington, d.c. honoring justice sandra day o'connor, the first woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. she retired in 2006 and died at her home in arizona earlier in month. david spunt has more from the national cathedral now. >> she retired in january of 2006, almost 18 years since she left the supreme court. her legacy lives on. today at the national cathedral she will be remembered by family and friends and colleagues. kicks off at 11:00. president biden and chief justice john roberts and her son jay o'connor will remember her. she was the first female justice appointed by ronald reagan in 1981 during her time on the bench, she was a moderate conservative active in oral arguments and built a power base as the swinger deciding justice in key cases including the 2

navy. so that kind of activity indicates that there is the potential at least for them to ramp things up. the iranians have a history of engaging us in the persian gulf and in the areas around there, like the gulf of aden and places like the red sea as well. usually for those parts they use proxies like the houthis to handle things there. generally speaking, this could ramp things up a bit and it is certainly -- it puts us at greater risk of having these kinds of events potentially go out of control, but i think at this point in time, things are under control and this is kind of par for the course. no one was injured in either of these incidents, and that's also a key indicator right here that this is a message as opposed to an actual attack. >> getting to the resumed fighting in gaza, the u.s. and secretary of state tony blinken has urged israel to avoid the number of civilian deaths that we saw when they attacked northern gaza. a lot of children that were killed. how able is the i.d.f. to

u.s. navy, in the joint staff. he will become the first vice chairman to finish a full four year term in this position. admiral grady, thank you for your dedication to national security, we look forward to your remarks today. moderating the conversation is a correspondent covering national security and the military for nbc news investigative unit, courtney kube. she has covered national security news since 2001 was before i turn it over to courtney and the admiral i would like to remind everyone this event is public and on the record. we encourage our audience to direct any questions to the vice chairman using the ask ac link which you can find in the chat. identify yourself and affiliation in your questions. we will collect them throughout the event and the coordinator will post something to admiral grady. we also encourage all in the audience to join a conversation on twitter by following@acs so coughed, thanks for joining the atlanta counsel for what i know will be a captivating convers

u.s. central command says u.s. navy forces in the red sea intercepted 12 one-way attack drones, three anti-ship bolisms, and two land attack cruise missiles that were fired by the houthis over the southern red sea. those interceptions were the u.s. destroyer and fighter jets operating with the "eisenhower" carrier strike group in the nation, the u.s. concerned about the houthis, putting together a multinational force trying to deal with these attack is. major shipping companies say they will avoid the red sea for now. this is very much a space we'll be watching. the hootis say they were targeted a ship that didn't respond to their naval forces and say niece operations are conducted to show a message of solidarity to the palestinian people. >>> the israel/hamas war, a close confidant of israeli prime minister prime minister netanyahu has been meeting with senior biden administration officials about the next phase of the conflict in gaza. cnn's priscilla alvarez at the white house, and cnn's will ripley in tel aviv.

the u.s. under benjamin netanyahu as well, now, israel, up to this point has assured the u.s. that it plans to move toward a low intensity war, that means more precise military operations targeting hamas leadership. they haven't offered a timeline as to what that looks like and when. officials have said they have anticipated that localized operations would happen sometime in january but publicly, u.s. officials have not been able to offer much more in detail beyond that so going into these meetings, officials including the secretary of state and national security advisor sullivan, they were going into this, wanting to see results. what does it look like, especially as the death toll rose in gaza. over the course of the day, senior israeli officials expressed confidence that the conversations between the u.s. and israel have been good and there is no daylight because they are both on the same side. >> that's how they went in, any sense of how they went out? >> i'm waiting on a readout from the

get the key and lock the gate said a navy veteran, he leaves democratic and keeps a u.s.trol number in his phone, compared to biden, delgado said, greg abbott is doing a better job. roy told me, trump, he started rough but biden messed everything up. what's the political impact of this for biden as we head into an election year with trump talking a lot about illegal immigration. >> people have to realize elections have consequences. you give somebody in charge, commander in chief does not understand the border. they know it doesn't have to be this way and besides the agents and the front line, they are seeing the effects of it. >> john: ron, great to talk to you again. thanks for having you. >> sandra: fox news alert now, as we look live at the white house press briefing room, an update from the white house as the houthi attacks continue on those major ships travelling through the red sea, risk to the global economy. >> need to fix immigration why on his first day in office he put forth a comprehensive immigration legislation, took this very seriously, put forward a suppl

rich: u.s. central command said navy helicopters destroyed three small houthis boats in the sea killing their crews the iran back houthis fired on the u.s. choppers which were answering a distress call from a cargo ship that the houthis had a tax rate trey yingst is live in tel aviv with the story. >> hate rich good afternoon prayer we are following this breaking news out of the red sea where the united states earlier today was directly engaged with houthis rebels from yemen according to central command we understand u.s. navy helicopters responded to a distress call from a container ship that was under attack by fort houthis boats when helicopters arrived they were fired upon before returning fire and sinking three of the four vessels for the crews of those vessels were killed in this afternoon the houthis say 10 of their fighters had died in that crossfire there. last night the same commercial vessel was hit by a missile that was fired by the houthis and will respond to that incident the u.s.

on tuesday the u.s. navy shot down three houthi fired iranian provided missiles using anti-ship ballistic missiles but republicans say president biden is not doing enough. >> every time you hear the secretary of defense, secretary of state, jake sullivan say our number one goal is de-escalation. tehran hears that as opportunity. that the united states is not going to hit back in a way that hurts us and that's why you are seeing these attacks continue. >> republicans like congressman mike waltz and others say it's time for the u.s. to hit back whether it's in the form of a cyberattack, attack on infrastructure or some other means. they say it's necessary in order to protect not just those ships, but also u.s. service members. molly. >> molly: grady trimble. thank you very much. mike. >> mike: meanwhile the israeli military expanding its ground operation to the area between gaza city and khan younis as the idf chief of staff has is war with hamas will go on for many months. he told reporters there are no s

on tuesday, you mentioned the u.s. navy shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles. the navy said they shot down a number of drones. republicans say it's time for the u.s. to hit back in order to protect not just ships but u.s. service members. >> we're finding the houthis, wee beat the germans and the japanese, we should beat the houthis. they're completely backed by iran. i've been saying six months now, hit iran. they have old fields in the open, the revolutionary guard head quarters that you can see from space. blow it off the map. >> this brings the total number of attacks to vessels 21. it does not seem like the houthis have any plans of letting up. trace? >> thanks, grady. let's bring in normer cia station chief dan hoffman. he's a fox news contribute. dan, great to see you. the "wall street journal" wrote the following and i'll get your response. americans that sign up to serve in uniform know the risks. but serving as drone catchers because washington refuses to deter the enemy isn't supposed to be among the occupational hazards. mr. biden token strikes have