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welcome to all of you watching here in the united states and around at world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states strikes back following a deadly attack on a u.s. base and makes clear this is just the beginning. a look at why the u.s. targeted sites outside of iran and just how much control the islamic republic has. and talks are still in progress. what we know about hamas' demands as they review the latest proposal. president biden is making it clear the retaliation for the deaths of three americans in jordan in a drone attack this week is just the beginning. he made the comments as the u.s. military bombarded sites in syria and iraq. now this is video from what

appears to be one of those strikes early saturday morning local time. the mayor of this town says the strikes hit houses used for weapon storage. the pentagon says bombers hit 85 individual targets in the two countries. the u.s. says the locations were used by iran's revolutionary guard and but iran-backed militias. the pentagon says each was used by groups. the video you just saw somes from the border with syria. syria says the u.s. strikes caused significant damage and killed civilians. we are live with more on the strikes and the reaction. so what, if anything, have we heard from iran and what rehas there been so far in the region? >> reporter: we are beginning to get reaction from the region. the strikes taking place late night on friday, so as the region is waking up, we are beginning to hear from the different countries involve d.

the syrian foreign ministry is a short time ago condemning what it describe d as this u.s. aggression. they also said that this would fuel the conflict in the middle east in a dangerous way. a short the time before that, we heard from the ministry of defense through syrian state media saying that there was significant damage and also casualties. in that statement, the ministry of defense says this was a blatant aggression against a number of sites and towns in eastern syria near the border with iraq that led to the number of civilians and soldiers, the injury of others and infliction of significant damage to public and private property. we do know that a number of towns and provinces in syria were struck. we haven't yet seen the

aftermath of the strikes during daylight hours. we haven't seen confirmation of the casualties as being reported by the syrian regime. we also have to wait and hear from the u.s. in the coming hours once they conduct their battle damage assessment during daylight hours. we also are waiting to hear from iraq. we had initial reaction late last night from the military spokesman of the iraqi government condemning what they see as this violation of iraq's sovereignty. we know the strikes there took place in the border region, in the western desert region of iraq bordering syria. so again, we're waiting to hear from the iraqi government on what if there were any casualties and what was struck by the u.s. and of course, key is the

iranian reaction. we haven't yet heard from the iranian regime, but keeping in mind that the u.s. statement last night from central command saying that not only did they strike the iranian proxies in iraq and seyria, but also the iranian revolutionary guard's elite force, assets they say or facilities that were struck. we'll have to wait and hear. keeping in mind, iran weas wells the rest of the world knew this response was coming. for days now, we have had reports that the iranians had moved personnel and assets out of sites in iraq and syria. so the expectation is, and we'll have to wait and see if that is the case, that there are now senior commanders from the

iranian side who may have been taken out. no high value targets. we'll have to wait and see. >> appreciate that update. thank you so much. cnn senior white house correspondent mj lee has more details on the strikes and the preparations that took place in washington before u.s. jets headed out. >> five days after a drone strike in jordan killed three u.s. service members, the u.s. take ing the first set of actio striking seven facilities in iraq and syria in response to the deaths of those three americans. a senior administration official making clear tonight that the strikes are going to be focused outside of iran and not inside iran. in some ways, not surprising, given that u.s. officials have been very clear in recent days. that striking facilities and assets inside iran would be akin to starting a war with iran, something that the the u.s. doesn't want, according to white house officials. and president biden, we are told, has known for some days

that tonight would be the night that the first set of strikes would begin. he said in a statement tonight our response began today. it will continue at times in places of our choosing. the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world, but let all those who might seek to do us harm. if you harm an american, we will respond. the president making very clear that the strikes that we saw tonight have everything to do with those three fallen u.s. soldiers. and wanting to send a message if you come after an american, you will pay a price. but no indications from u.s. officials on exactly when and where we will see the next set of strikes from the u.s. >> joining me now is malcolm davis at the usa striel yan strategic policy institute. thank you for being here with us. first to start off on the u.s. bomber itself used in the strike, what more can you tell

us a about the range of this particular plane and the message it sends. >> the lancer started life in the cold war as the bs-1 as a nuclear bomber. but as a result of arms control with the former soviet union, it was downgrade ed to a conventiol only bomber, so it cannot carry nuclear weapons. it's a long range, heavy bomb that is designed to be able to deliver both precision strike mute anythings and standup weapons. it's top speed is about 1.3. and its range is intercontinental. it can go anywhere on the planet. it's a very effective capability. >> the scope of the strikes, how do they compare to what we have previously seen from the u.s.?

>> i think this is a very significant strike. it's not a pinprick attack. it's a much more substantial at attack. we have seen the u.s. hit 85 different targets across seven different locations. and as president biden has indicated, this is the first of several such strikes that will occur over the coming days and weeks. this is not the end of the story. this is the begin ning. and the goal of these strikes is more to degrade the iraqi militias and also the syrian militias and the iranian revolution nar guard. so the question that everyone is asking is will it deter future strikes by iranian proxies. there is some concern that the long delay in getting these strikes going and also more

significantly the telegraphing of intent to iran would undermine that deterrent aspect. >> to iran, iran has said it will respond to bullies. in this case, is it just words or will there be an iranian reply to this u.s. response? >> is i think we would be foolish to assume there wouldn't be a reply. the iranians will retaliate in some way. somewhere else in the region, the iranians are supporting the houthis in the red sea, so they could order and coordinate houthi attacks on naval vessels. a u.s. navy destroyer has come very close being hit the other day. so there's a possibility that

the iranians could do things beyond iraq and syria. they could do things asym asymme asymmetrically. >> the biden administration said this suspect the end. this is just the beginning. what is next, do you think? >> next is additional strikes against iranian proxy militias and probably revolutionary guard coreforces. by telegraphing intent over the course of the last week, most of the high value targets and i would say probably a favorite of their capability has been withdrawn to safety inside iran. clearly, at this point in time, the u.s. is not planning on attacking iran itself. that will limit the effe effectiveness of the strikes. it's not the best in the region the at the moment. but you will see the u.s. continue these strikes and

expect to see more of the same and the question really is then the sbal in iran's court as to how it retaliates and how does the u.s. respond to that iranian retaliation. >> appreciate your analysis. thank you for speaking with us. >> thank you. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken will travel to the middle east on sunday to continue hostage negotiations. the u.s. state department says he will travel to israel, the west bank, qatar, egypt and saudi arabia to work on a deal to secure the release of host amgs held in gaza. the leaders of hamas and islamic jihad are calling for a complete end of the aggression and a withdrawal as part of any deal. but the prime minister has said as recently as this week that he wouldn't agree to a full withdraw from gaza until israel has completed its goal of eliminating hamas. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says a cease-fire

draft revolution jeopardizes hostage negotiations. the biden administration says the draft revolution doesn't put adequate pressure on hamas. >> we believe the draft proposal does not achieve this end. on the contrary, this draft resolution could put sensitive negotiations in jeopardy. derailing the exhaustive, on going diplomatic efforts to secure the release of hostages and secure an extends pause that civilians and aid workers so desperately need. >> the u.n. says the escalating fighting is forcing thousands of civilians to flee further south. the u.n.'s humanitarian office says the surge of people into rafah turned the city into a pressure cooker of despair. the red crescent society is calling for a humanitarian court dor to allow people to flee the fighting.

>> israel's military claims it killed dozens of fighters in recent days. the health ministry says israel has killed 112 people and 148 in 24 hours between thursday and friday. a new report from unicef says the war left 17,000 children in gaza orphaned or separated from their parents. the u.n. agency is says nearly all children in gaza, more than a million need mental health and psychological support. children are suffering from high levels of anxiety, panic, inability to sleep, loss of appetite and emotional outburst when is they hear bombings and airstrikes. the palestine red crescent says it's been more than 90 hours since the ambulance team set out to rescue a girl believed to be the only survivor of an attack in gaza city that killed other members of her family. her mother has been waiting

outside the hospital desperate to see her. >> i'm expect ing her to come a any minute. and any second i'm waiting for my daughter. my daughter could come at any minute. i brought her things and i'm waiting for her at the hospital. every time i hear the sound of an ambulance, i go to the door and think my daughter is coming. every time i hear the sound of any strike, any shell or a bullet, my heart hurts because i think of this bullet being so close to my daughter. any strike i feel it's coming to my daughter. >> when asked by cnn about the involving the girl, the defense forces says it's, quote, unfamiliar with the incident described. we're following the latest updates in the middle east. syria's military speaks out. more of the break. plus the red sea crisis, we'll have that story and more after a quick break. stay with us.

back to our top story, airstrikes in iraq and syria where the u.s. hit 85 targets. the attack was in response to a

drone strike in jordan that killed three american soldiers on sunday. the syrian military says the strikes caused significant damage and killed civilians in the eastern region of syria and near the border. cnn can't independently verify the number or nature of the casualties. the u.s. warned that this is only the beginning of its response. a senior white house official confirmed the u.s. won't strike inside iran, only focusing on targets outside of the country. iran has a sprawling network of affiliated groups in the middle east whose militants helped iran do its bidding. brian todd has more on the one blamed for the drone strike on the u.s. troops. >> u.s. officials believe hezbollah was responsible for the attack on sunday, which killed the three american service members in jordan. hezbollah is one of a few groups under an umbrella organization called the islamic resistance of

iraq, which operate in both iraq and syria. and who are back by iran with weapons, money and train ing. hezbollah is considered the most powerful of those groups. in a surprise move earlier this week, they announced it was suspending its military operations against u.s. forces in the rejob and try to distance iran from the attack that killed the americans. that's clearly a sign of nervousness over possible u.s. retaliation, which is going on now. overall in the middle east, iran supports several is proxy gr groups, but tehran's control over these groups varies. the closest ally is the hezbollah organization. that's based over here in lebanon. iran supports hamas in gaza and the houthis in yemen. as for how much control iran has over them, experts believe iran has the most influence with the broader hezbollah group in lebanon. those small er groups in iraq ad syria seem to operate a little more independently of iran. and the houthis in yemen are

seen as a real wild card a group that iran has the least amount of control over and, in fact, iran's leadership reportedly been concerned in recent weeks over all the attacks that the houthis have launched on commercial shipping in the region and the red sea is here and elsewhere. >> yemen's iran-backed houthi rebels say their as in the red sea are in response to the military campaign in gaza. the crisis is putting pressure on china's economy. >> houthi rebel attacks continue to assault commercial shipping in the red sea and retaliatory strikes by the u.s. and the uk threaten to grow into a wider regional conflict. global supply chains have been up ended and china's ambitions are becoming a new middle east power broker are being tested. attacks by the the iran-backed houthi militants have effectively diverted one of the world's main trade groups. the stakes are high for china. the world's largest exporting

nation. yet so far, its response has been limited to calls for ends to attacks on civilian ships and vailed criticism of u.s.-led strikes against the houthis in yemen. >> we eadvocate the sovereign st of countries along the red sea and committed to actively working with all parties to ease tensions in the red sea. the u.s. resorted to use its substantial leverage with iran to stop the attacks,s but china's next moves will need to be carefully calculated. it has been iran's biggest trading partner for a decade and traud experts say last year it bought about 90% of iran's oil exports. the houthis said they won't target chinese vessel, but chinese shipping giants like costco are among those rerouting away from the red sea and the canal. they join other big industry names in sending vessels around

south africa's cape of good hope instead. analysts say that increases shipping times by two to four weeks and it raises costs by about $1 million per voyage. tesla, these are just some of the companies who have already warned it's going to take longer for their products to hit shelves and showrooms as a result, and the products may cost consumers more. ocean freight rates from sh shanghai to europe surged more than 300% between november and january. a major concern here for beijing, an increase in western companies shifting production away from china and closer to home. that would be bad news for china's export-heavy economy, which is already struggling with the property crisis, a shrinking population and slug domestic consumer demand. cnn, hong kong. america's retaliation for the deadly attack on a u.s. base has begun.

how iraq and syria are reacting to the strikes inside their territory. that's coming up. stay with us.

welcome back to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. the united states and promising even more action against iran-back ed militias after hitting dozens of targets in iraq and syria. the strikes are a retaliation for the attack that killed three american soldiers. the military claims an un unspecified number of civilians and soldiers were killed in its territory, but the country's

foreign ministry warning the u.s. action will fuel the conflict in the middle east in a very dangerous way. it's not clear yet how iran or its proxies will respond. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson has more. >> according to one of the big concerns for the united states going into these strikes is that it didn't trigger a further escalation in the region. the tensions already clearly very high. the northern border of israel with hezbollah has exchange of fire every day. the idf is engaged with hamas inside of gaza. the question is could these strikes then trigger a misinterpretation of another move. could it trigger one of the proxies in iraq and syria to strike back agrgressively and escalation the situation. the first we have heard is from the iraqi government. a spokesman for the army there is saying it's a violation of their sovereignty. we have heard them say this before. that in itself not necessarily

an escalation. the biggest and strongest of the militias inside of iraq just before the strikes, minutes before the strikes on the telegram channel, they were waiting for orders about what to do next. an indication that they are waiting for tehran, their main corressponsor, to tell them how respond to the events of the night. it's not clear how much damage has been done, how many of the irgc members and how much of their weapons have been damaged and destroyed overnight, but perhaps looking to what the president of iran has said, he said we're not looking to get into a direct fight with the united states, but it's clearly hinting very strongly that there will be a response, he said, we will deal with bullies authoritytively. in the language of this region, that means the united states strikes, though there will be more, they certainly won't be

the last word from iran's proxies in the region. nic robertson, cnn, israel. the white house calling operation a success, but warned this is just the beginning of the u.s. response. president biden tweeted, quote, we do not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world, but to all those who seek to do us harm, we will respond. now the weather in the middle east played a role in the timing of the strikes. a top u.s. military official said that friday was the best opportunity to ensure the u.s. was hitting the correct targets and avoid any unnecessary casualties. meteorologist chad myers has more on that and the conditions in the region in the days ahead. >> weather has played a role in military operations for hundreds, if not thousands of years. and yesterday was no different. the skies were completely clear over syria and iraq. not a cloud in the sky. but that is about to change. there will be significant clouds

come ing over the mediterranean from the west to the east over syria and then over iraq. this is going to happen later on today and some of those clouds will be so thick and so moisture laiden from it that mediterranean humidity that there will be rainfall. maybe a half to 1 inch of rain in some spots. that will limit visibility out there, especially from the sky. some of these clouds will break up on tuesday morning and by tuesday afternoon, and wednesday, the skies completely clear again. on friday president biden attended the dignified transfer of the soldiers killed in the drone attack. the remains of the three were carefully carried off a military plane in delaware. president biden along with first lady jill biden met with their families. presidents don't always attend the solemn ritual, but this is biden's second as commander-in-chief. a revered member in ukraine

is about to be out of his job. still ahead, how the country's commander-in-chief is on the bad side of president zelenskyy. that's coming up. stay with us.

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back to our breaking news on u.s. strikes in iraq and syria. the syrian military is reporting casualties among soldiers and civilians along with significant damage near the border with iraq and damascus is warning washington the strikes could fuel the conflict in the region in a dangerous way. the u.s. said it hit more than 85 targets this morning all associated with iran's revolutionary guard corp. that was retaliation for sunday's deadly drone strike on the u.s. military outpost in jordan, which killed three u.s. troops and wounded dozens more. u.s. officials say they informed the iraqi government, but not iran, of its plans ahead of time. the international court of justice says one part of the genocide-related case brought by ukraine against russia can proceed. ukraine filed the case days

after russia invaded. moscow claimed the invasion was sparked by ukraine carrying a genocide in the east of ukraine. the two sides have been fighting since 2014. ukraine wants the court to declare that is not true. the court will proceed on that, but the court won't rule on ukraine's claim that russia's invasion itself is genocidal. ukraine's military chief is still attending top level meetings despite reports he's about to be fired. on friday president szelenskyy met with other officials to discuss military matters. zelenskyy later referred to him as the commander-in-chief in a social media post. sources told cnn the general is expected to be out of his job by the end of the week. his dismissal would be the biggest military shakeup in ukraine since the start of russia's invasion. many ukrainians see him as the right man for the job and someone who played a key role in holding back russia in the early days of the war.

fred pleitgen explains how the popular general fell out of favor with zelenskyy. >> reporter: moscow's forces invaded kcrean cain almost two years ago, he has been the man behind the military effort to push the russians back. a successful effort, but one requiring great sacrifices in ukrainian blood. he is a ared commander close to his troops. the path to our victory is very hard, he said in a military funeral and the price for the victory is the lives of our warriors. the best citizens of ukraine who have stood in the defense of the country with weapons in their hands. but after ukraine's large-scale counteroffensive failed last year, kyiv's forces making little headway while suffering major losses, relations between volodymyr zelenskyy and the general appeared to fray. zelenskyy critical of his top

general's strategy. i have working relations with him, he has to answer for results on the battlefield as commander-in-chief together with the general staff, zelenskyy said. there are many questions. he remains extremely popular, a december ukrainian poll finding nearly 90% supported him compared to around 60 for zelenskyy. another point of contention between the two further mobilization of soldiers to beef up the armed forces, but also to give troops fighting on the front lines for months a breather. it's going too slow, he said. as for the globalization offices, as of now, frankly speaking, i'm not satisfied with the work with the mobilization offices. if i were satisfied with their work, we would not discuss this bill now. but zelenskyy is critical of further mobilization and unpopular measure for many ukrainians. and what, everyone take everyone away because they don't have

money, this man asks? that really smells like slavery. as hash as it may sound, it's necessary, this man says because it's really a matter where it seems to me there is no choice. outmanned and outgunned, the ukraine army is struggling to hold forces with relations seem damaged, possibly beyond repair. fred pleitgen, cnn, kyiv. south carolina's democratic primary takes place today. while there's no question about who will win, it's expected to show us where the u.s. president stands with his own party. stay with us.

a state of emergency has been declare in chile. hundreds of homes are at risk from wildfires raging in the country. some of the fires are threatening tourist areas, including more than where 17,000 acres have already burned. scientists say the fires are being made worse by a drought and a heat wave. a heat wave is expected to afikt argentina and brazil in the next few days. authorities in kenya say a cooking gas plant where a deadly explosion happened wasn't

licensed. at least three people were killed and close to 300 others injured when the blast sparked a huge fire sthat sent people running for their lives. larry madowo says a criminal investigation is underway. >> reporter: a huge ball of fire ignited over nairobi's night sky. the screams of onlookers piercing through the sound of flames. emergency workers racing to the scene after a gas truck exploded at what officials are calling an unlicensed plant late thursday evening burning down a warehouse and damaging homes. the tears of this woman falling on to a lost loved one. mull presidential dead with hundreds of others wounded. >> translator: the fire caught up with me as i was escaping. the flames explosion knocked me

down and burned me on my neck and back. >> reporter: police are calling it a crime scene and opening ab investigation on friday. residents watching in shock as crime investigators dig through the ash that lless than 24 hour ago were their businesses were hollowed out. the flames burned in these shop walls. the extent of the damage spreading for miles. the gas explosion burned down everything in its wake. several hundred yards in every direction. one of the rooftop almost funded yards away broke down this wall and a car that was blasted all this way. part of the car here, the rest of it strewn across this area. we're just a mile away from the airport as we see a plane landing there. the residents of that building telling me of the frantic

escape. the get was lost but there was a sta stampede. very many people the were actually injured in that moment. >> reporter: government officials dubbing the incidents as a consequence of corruption, but vowing to shut down the unlicensed company who was operating inside the cooking gas plant. >> it is totally moral for one to risk just for profit. it is not acceptable for such facilities to be resident within residential areas. >> reporter: rebuilding the damage could take months or even years, but in the hours ahead, families are now having to face their reality of grief. larry madowo, cnn, nairobi. dozens of french farmers say they will continue to protest

because the government hasn't addressed their concerns of climate change. more than 100 farmers blocked a supermarket in western france friday. elsewhere in the country, many other farmers started lifting blockades after the government announced concessions. to the north, dutch and belgium farmers joined together in a border plok indicate the same day complaining in part about the eu regulations. >> my message the to europe is that they should think very carefully. we have very nice products here in the eu and we want to continue to make those products. >> people are fed up. we can see it clearly. given the scale of the mobilization we know the level of being fed up has reached its maximum. >> why are we wcarrying on? because lots of us farmers think we haven't been heard, keeping sustainability matters.

>> farmers have been protesting for weeks in many european c countries about competition from ukraine and other issues. >> south carolina's democratic primary gets underway in the coming hours. it is the first official no nominating contest in the presidential race. while it isn't competitive, it's expected to provide a snapshot of where biden stands with voters, especially black voters. a core constituency of the democratic party. republicans won't hold their primary until february 24th, while nevada will choose their candidate in the upcoming week. but nikki haley remainsed in south carolina friday working to pull off a long shot win in her home state and taking aim at democrats. here she is. >> they are trying to get everybody that they know to vote the democrat primary so joe can get whatever he is going to get. i have always spoken in hard truths. and i'm going to speak to you in

hard truths again today because that's what i did as your governor. we will have a female president of the united states. >> but the odds are against haley. a new mammoth poll finds her trailing former president trump in the state by more than 25 points. a judge overseeing donald trump's election interference trial in washington, d.c. has delayed its march 4th start date. the judge says she will set is a new date once the appeals court makes a decision about the former president's claims of presidential immunity. in the mar-a-lago documents case, federal prosecutor jack smith is fighting back on the request made last month to access white house records from the biden administration and from the intelligence community. in a new court filing, trump and his team aren't entitled to internal government communications adding they are protected by law as work product for prosecutors.

a source tells cnn that a threat forced the evacuation of 200 migrants from a facility near eagle pass, texas, on thursday. the source said the threat wasn't corroborate d, but the migrants were moved out of an abundance of caution. apprehensions are down at the u.s. border. 5,000 were reported on thursday. that's half as many apprehensions as there were in mid-december. eagle pass has become the center of a feud between the state of texas and federal authorities. rosa flores has more. >> reporter: eagle pass looks like a war zone. texas governor greg abbott ordering miles of razor wire placed along the river and park to block migrants like this group from entering the u.s. they are trying to turn themselves in to immigration authorities. texas shutting down 2.5 miles of border many and didn'ting border patrol access.

>> texas is securing the border. >> county sheriff says that texas takeover puts local officials in a tough spot. >> it's created a problem for us. >> reporter: the standoff between texas and the biden administration over command and control of the border in eagle pass has turned into a partisan rally cry. >> and now it's as bad as it's ever been a all the the southern border. >> reporter: dozens of republican governors and attorneys general from around the nation and former president trump side with texas. >> you want to express our thanks to governor greg alabbot. >> reporter: mike johnson also said i stand with governor abbott. he and house republicans blame department of homeland security secretary for the ongoing border crisis. >> that's why secretary mayorkas is going to be impeached. >> reporter: house republicans looking to keep the focus on mayorkas instead of new legislation. the last time congress passed comprehensive immigration reform was 1986 and reagan was president. >> the most comprehensive reform

since 1962. >> reporter: while a bipartisan group of senators are pushing for a border deal now, the bill appears to be dead on arrival in the house. much of it due to the strong opposition from former president trump. >> this is a terrible bill. terrible bill for our country. >> reporter: the sheriff in eagle pass is calling out trump for blobbying against a bill tht both parties say is the toughest border security legislation in decades. >> would you blame president trump if the deal doesn't go through? >> yes. it's going to hurt us. i see that as political. >> reporter: a republican with river front property in eagle passes the border deal falls short of fixing the issue. >> former president trump has been lobbying against that bill. do you agree with him? >> i do agree with him. actually, i believe that when trump was president, having thunderstorm remain in mexico, i think that helps.

>> reporter: in eagle pass, standoffs like these between the group of migrants already on u.s. soil and state police are daily occurrences that don't stop illegal immigration. instead, just delay it for a few hours or a few days. i'm inside the zone that was taken over by texas. if you look mbehind me, razor wire hugs the rio grand for miles. they have asked to give border patrol full access to this area, but texas maintains it has constitutional authority to do all this. this weekend 14 governors will be joining greg abbott here in eagle pass in this area as politicians from across the country pick sides on who should enforce border security. the state of texas or the federal government. rosa flores, cnn, eagle pass, texas. the u.s. economy has again

defied predictions add ing more than 350,000 jobs in january. that's about double what economists were expecting. the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% and december's job gains were revised sharply upwards to a total of 335,000. markets initially fell on the robust numbers, but bounced back before close. few investors are now expecting the fed to cut rates when it meets in march. tesla is recalling 2.2 million vehicles in the united states. regulators say the font size for functions like antilock braking is too small. they say that could make critical safety information difficult to read. even though it's classified as a recall, the problem will be fixed with an over the air software update. tesla owners won't have to take their vehicles into a service center. apple has just introduced its vision pro. the company's first new product in seven years.

the ceo celebrating the launch at the apple store in new york with 200 people from all over the world. the wearable device is a mixed reality head set. apple says you can navigate the apps with your eyes, hands and voice and promised the personal theater experience for $3,500. it is now available in the u.s. apple hasn't said when it will be sold internationally. that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. i'll have the latest on the united states retaliatory strikes in the middle east, after this quick break.

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