the u.s. has responded to attacks on u.s. service members, they have escalated and killed soldiers, those answers haven't worked, this is larger, it took a number of days, you can be certain that uranium personnel went to ground her left so they were not there when you text place and probably hit a lot of their material as well, we will only know overtime about the effectiveness. it is not a clear-cut solution to what they want. >> it's clear that it has expanded, steadily, the effort is to make sure it doesn't explode and grow beyond what it is already. best, the notion that the u.s. does not want direct war with iran, something that they said throughout the course of the week. the biden white house making clear they are not striking inside iran. how does the biden the administration detour iran until the proxies to knock it off, while making clear they do not want to take the fight to iran? >> they have set is a little bit out loud, maybe too much for my perspective but it is a fine line, they are threading a needle here, s

u.s. and all around the world. >>> it is just past 10:00 in the morning and syria and iraq, where the impact of the american bombardment of 85 targets is being assessed. and joe biden is making something clear, this is just the start. retaliation for the deaths of three americans and jordan and a drone attack will go on. where? when? we don't yet know. >> this is video, from what appears to be one of those strikes in iraq early, saturday morning, local time. the mayor of this city says the strikes it houses used for weapons storage. the pentagon says u.s. bombers hit 85 individual targets in iraq and syria, the u.s. says they had locations used by iran backed militias and iran's own revolutionary guard. the video you just saw comes from al qaeda in iraq, on the border, with syria. an iraqi military spokesman says the attacks violated iraq's sovereignty. the white house says iraq was notified in advance. >>> u.s. president, joe biden issued this statement. the united states does not seek co

weapons, that they will support u.s. efforts and other u.s.-backed efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who are caught up in the crossfire through no fault of their own. these seem like very straightforward principles, and it's about time that we took what has previously really been the sentiments of the united states and turn it into substance, to take rhetoric and make it more of a realty. and so i want to thank all my colleagues, including the new presiding officer who helped make that happen. and i want to thank the president of the united states. i want to thank president biden who has said from the beginning that the united states must continue to be a beacon of hope and that we must have a foreign policy based on values, based on the rule of law, based on human rights. if we want to do that, we need to make sure that our laws match those ambitions. we need to make sure that we have requirements on the books that achieve those aspirations. because aspirations that are not backed up with real leverage sound goo

u.s. military on iranian backed targets and syria and iraq, president joe biden is making it clear, this is just the start of the retaliation in the deaths of three americans. this 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 weapons storage. the pentagon says u.s. bombers hit 85 individual targets in iraq and syria. the u.s. says the locations were used by iran's revolutionary guard and by iranian backed militia. the pentagon says each was used by iran backed groups, the video you just saw comes from iraq on the border with syria. an iraqi military spokesman says the attacks violated iraq's 70. the white house says iraq was notified before the attacks. u.s. president joe biden issued the statement, our response began today and will continue at times and places of our choosing. the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world. but, all those who mig

the u.s. strikes several targets. the impact is being assessed right now. the u.s. president is making it clear that this is just the start of retaliation after the deaths of three americans in jordan. >>> this is video from what appears to be one of those strikes early saturday morning local time. the mayor of this time says the strikes hit houses used for weapons storage. the pentagon says u.s. bombers hit 85 individual targets in iraq and syria. the u.s. says the locations were used by iran's revolutionary guards and by iranian backed militia. the pentagon says each was used by iranian backed groups. the video you saw comes from iraq on the border with syria. the attacks violated iraq sovereignty. the white house says iraq was notified before it unleashed it's military might. president biden released this statement. lets all those who seek to do us harm know this. if you harm an american, we will respond. >>> let's get to cnn senior international correspondent ben weiterman. good to have yo

u.s. service members. forces conducted strikes february 2 on seven facilities in iraq and syria that included more than 75 targets iran's guard corps and affiliated militias used to attack u.s. forces. the facilities struck included command centers, logistics munition supply chain facilities and in iraq the targets were located in the vicinity of al kime and although we continue to evaluate, we currently assess we had good effects and the strikes destroyed were 180 targets at the seven facilities. the number of casualties is still being assessed. as secretary austin highlighted in his statement, this is the start of our response and there will be additional actions taken to hold the affiliatedded militias accountable for their attacks in u.s. and coalition forces. we don't see conflict in the middle east or anywhere else but attacks on american forces will not be tolerated and we'll continue to take all necessary actions to defend the united states, our forces and interests. separate and d

the u.s.s another resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza while circulating an alternative resolution. major eight agencies stop deliveries to gaza due to deterioration of security conditions. and julian assange back in court making a final bid to the u.k. courts to avoid extradition to the u.s. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. pressure is mounting on israel. the countries most important ally the united states proposed an alternative resolution to the united nations security council calling for a temporary cease-fire before vetoing an earlier resolution. until now the united nations has avoided using the word cease-fire during votes on the poor and comes as the united nations world food program is pausing deliveries to northern gaza because of conditions on the ground. because the proposed resolution is still being circulated, the american resolution opposes plans to invade the overcrowded city of rafa saying it would harm civilians and push into

what the u.s. is selling is different. the u.s. is trying to win the hearts and the minds of the people. building democracies. i am proud to serve on the national endowment for democracy. the work of democratic building institutions is important because the main way you stave off authoritarianism is building democratic institutions and giving the people a strong inclination toward democracy. that is we've got to stay true to our values. one of the things that hounded china is that they are a nation which has been anti-immigrant. they are a nation because of that that is seeing a graying workforce and declining birth rate. their gdp has gone from 75% of u.s. gdp to 64%. we should not follow the same path china has taken. hearing the rhetoric of our times, the united states is in a time of anti-immigrant sentiment and we have to push back. remember that the united states became the most prosperous nation on earth because of immigrants. we've got to do everything we can to hold true to what has made us successful. only think about rus

u.s. led coalition said the latest strikes in yemen are about protection and not escalation. but the houthi rebels say they won't be deterred. u.s. president joe biden is projected to win his first official primary victory of the 2024 campaign. and -- >> i am honored to stand here as foreign minister. we mark a moment of equality and a moment of progress. >> after two years of political gridlock northern ireland's government returns to a power sharing agreement with a new first minister. >> live from atlanta this is "cnn newsroom" with lynda kinkade. >>> we start with breaking news. just minutes ago the u.s. announced it had shot down an anti-ship cruise missile in yemen. it comes after the u.s. along with british and coalition forces struck at least 30 targets in yemen at ten different locations. fa-18 jets and a pair of u.s. destroyers hit what the u.s. said were facilities involved in attacks on international shipping. british jets also took part in the operation. the british defense se

the u.s.duct airstrikes in iraq and syria. facilities that were struck in the region include command and control operations, intelligence centers, rockets, missiles and more according to the u.s. central command this comes in response to the sunday attack in jordan killing three u.s. service members. ♪ anchor: welcome to world news america and we start with the breaking news. the u.s. has started airstrikes against iranian backed groups in syria and iraq. u.s. central command released a statement saying uscentcom forces conducted airstrikes in syria and iraq against iran's revolutionary guard force. they struck more than 85 targets and employed more than 125 position munitions. this comes after three u.s. soldiers were killed on an attack in northeastern jordan by a backed militant groups. iran has denied involvement. president biden took part in the dignified transfer ceremony for the three in delaware. he also met with their families. three soldiers died in the strike near the border with sy

u.s.sident joe biden issued an executive order aimed at some of the people behind it. it authorizes travel sanctions on four israeli settlers accused of violent attacks in the occupied west bank. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the vast majority of settlers are law-abiding but israel takes action against lawbreakers and there are no need for the measures. the executive orders lays out the groundwork. any assets the settlers hold in the u.s. will be blocked and americans are forbidden from carrying out financial transactions with them. it marks the first financial sanction against settlers. meanwhile, u.s. officials say plans have been approved for a series of strikes against iranian personnel in iraq and syria in response to the drone attack that killed three american soldiers based in -- jordan. several iran-backed groups have increased attacks on u.s. and israeli linked entities since the beginning of the war. lloyd austin called on iran to stop supplying weapons to the ho

u.s.-china competition. the u.s.-china economic and security review commission examined the risks of certain chinese technologies being used in the united states including the chinese communist party's ability to access user data collected from the social media app tiktok, other topics include electric vehicle production and the use of artificial intelligence and quantum commuting by china's military >> and ai diplomacy in the indo pacific region. ms. wong will discuss the trends in china's commercial ai industry as well as the key institutions driving china's ai developments. she's a new voice here for the commission and thank you. next we will hear from dr. michelle rosso. dr. rosso was previously director of technology and national security at the national security council. she will testify in china's progress and various sub fields of china's technology industry including agriculture, pharmaceuticals and more. this is her first time appearing here. thank you. lastly we will doctor from

u.s. secretary of state antony blinken in a roundtable. >> i realized i could not in good conscience meet with him knowing there has been no constructive effort whatsoever to actually change the situation on the ground to make that situation better, to stop the killing of my family members. that is ultimately why i decided not to show up. nermeen: and "unless israel changes course, it could be legally culpable for mass starvation." >> people are almost dying and their suffering really badly. it is complete chaos and famine, especially in the north, rafah and khan younis. nermeen: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm nermeen shaikh. amy goodman will return tomorrow. the united states bombed 85 targets in syria and iraq on friday in retaliation for a recent drone strike by iranian-backed militants on a base in jordan that killed three u.s. troops. iran's foreign ministry spokesperson denounced the u.s. airstrikes as "another

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u.s. supreme court in donald trump's ballot battle. i'm going to lead cnn's special coverage. cnn's kaitlyn collins will be at the court tomorrow morning at 9 eastern here on cnn. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, threads, x formerly known as twitter and tiktok on jake tapper. you can listen to the show whence you get your podcasts. sitting there like a big bowl of doritos. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i will see you tomorrow. >>> happening now, breaking news. united states conducts another retaliatory strike in the wake of that deadly attack on american forces in jordan. u.s. officials confirmed the operation successfully targeted and killed an iran-backed militia commander in baghdad. also breaking tonight, more chaos on capitol hill. the united states senate rejecting the bipartisan border bill despite months of negotiations. what the sudden failure can also mean for aid to ukraine and israel. plus, final preparations for tomorrow's unpre

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 wh

a lot of people in the u.s. government, lots of u.s. companies are worried about supply chain risk, not limited to but including geopolitical risk, and of course, we have a trade agreement with mexico that is helping advance friends shoring. how do you think about this trend and what do you think we need to do to take full advantage of this opportunity? >> thank you very much. we are true believers in trade in mexico. we just became partner number one of the u.s. last year with about $800 billion in trade. if we are partner number one of the u.s., that means we have an incredible effort in both countries. last year also mexico received the most important direct foreign investments in its history. what is very interesting is that many of the companies that have invested in mexico, besides near shoring, they are looking for more capital. tesla announced its new factory. they say they found out that they would have a source of well-prepared workers in mexico that would work at their factory and that was one of the most important aspects to

when will the u.s. do what the u.s. pledged to do at the beginning of this war, defend democracy, and make sure that here any and dictatorship does not win? >> i would respectfully disagree. europe still needs to do more. as of last summer only 11 nato allies were reaching 2% gdp spending. that needs to be done and it is on par with what germany is doing to get there hopefully this year, to get to 2%. with regards to the u.s., look, we are democracies. it takes time and process to get there. every country has their own thing. the europeans have not gotten to the 2% yet. but that is probably because of the internal politics of each of the different countries. it takes time to bring democracies along and the same will happen in the u.s.. we will get there with regards to making investments in art defense industrial base to supply weapons to ukraine but it will take time and there might be different paths. i am reminded of the winston churchill quote. americans would be the right thing after exhausting all other possibilit

the u.s. now says it hit 85 targets linked to iranian backed proxy groups in iraq and syria overnight. iraqi officials claim the blast killed 16 people including civilians. the u.s. hopes to destroy the militant's capabilities or at least degrade them while they can while avoiding a broader conflict. but iran saying the u.s. has made a strategic mistake. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin said that this is just the beginning the u.s. central command said it struck six houthi cruise missiles in yemen earlier today as they continue to launch attacks against shipping in the red sea. orrin lieberman is live at the pentagon with the latest. what are you learning about this response last night? >> reporter: you can see here the needle that the u.s. is trying to thread here, not striking iran directly but trying to send a message to leadership by going after the most powerful proxies and militias it backs in the region. four strikes in syria, three more in iraq carried out by u.s. forces including t

the u.s. is fueling more conflict in the middle east. >>> president biden is projected to win his first official primary of the 2024 campaign. we'll examine what's ahead as biden looks toward the general election. >>> and this -- >> i am honored to stand here as first minister. we mark a moment of equality and a moment of progress. >> after two years of political gridlock, northern ireland's government returns to power-sharing with a new historic first minister. >>> a new u.s. strike on a houthi anti-ship cruise missile in yemen. the u.s. says the missile was prepared to launch when it was destroyed. this comes after earlier strikes by the u.s. and the uk against 36 houthi targets at 13 locations. the u.s. says it hit facilities involved in attacks on international shipping. the british defense secretary says the strikes are about, quote, protecting innocent lives. the u.s. and uk are at the forefront of an international coalition trying to stop the iran-backed houthi attacks that are causing

the u.s., around the world and streaming on cnn max. the u.s. senate unveils a bipartisan border security bill designed to send aid to israel and ukraine but is the deal already dead on arrival in the house? america's top diplomat heads to the middle east for the fifth time since october looking to ease tensions amid growing fears of a widening conflict. california grapples with extreme weather as heavy rain and strong wind bring power outages and potentially deadly flooding. >>> live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom. >>> would begin in washington where u.s. senators unveiled the details of a anticipated border bill on sunday. it could change u.s. immigration law for the first time in decades. chuck schumer said he will take the first procedural step today but before the details came out mike johnson signaled the bill would be dead on arrival. the $118 billion bipartisan package would empower the u.s. to significantly restrict illegal migrant crossings at the southern border and it also incl

the u.s. targeted, whether there were any terrorists that were killed, any installations that were destroyed and then we'll be tasking the intelligence community for reflections in iran and to see how iran is responding to these strikes and how the proxy terrorists are responding. the goal is to re-establish escalation dominance, deterrence, so these sorts of attacks no longer take place. that bar is incredibly high right now. remember, after u.s. contractor was killed in baghdad in late 2019, the trump administration targeted qassim soleimani, the head of the irgc at baghdad international airport. and for a time, that did re-establish escalation dominance for the united states. >> neil: dan, i'm thinking back to the cia days in moscow. we not gotten any response or news out of russia and what vladimir putin makes of this or what china makes of this. what are your thoughts? >> i'm sure that russia is tracking this very, very closely. i would not doubt that the united states at all levels, for

the u.s.e out in defense of iertility treatments after a state court in alabama classifies embryos as children. ♪ >> hello and welcome to world news america. i'm caitriona perry. washington sanctioning more than 500 people and entities it has are helping moscow invade -- evade existing sanctions. they were announced a day before the russian invasion of ukraine and followed the death of alexei navalny. among the targets announced by the u.s. department of treasury, russia's main payment card network, which the u.s. says is helping russia stay connected to the global financial system. a manufacturing hub where the u.s. says russia is assembling uranium built drones. and three german nationals said they help evade sanctions on precious gems. they are also aimed at firms involved in 3d printing. the u.s. claims russia is using that technology to build planes and weapons. in a statement, the u.s. treasury secretary said russia's economy and military industrial base are showing clear signs of weakne

the u.s. has begun the retaliatory strikes in the middle east after three servicemembers were killed and dozens of others were injured in drone attacks earlier this week. we will get right to warn lieberman at the pentagon. what do we know about the strikes, and where and when they are taking place? >> reporter: as we understand it, the strikes are taking place in both iraq and syria five days after a u.s. drone strike or sorry, a drone strike killed three u.s. servicemembers in jordan. this was a result of enemy attacks. president biden, the defense secretary had both promised a powerful response, one that might not be measured in hours, but perhaps in days. according to officials we are now seeing that response begin in both iraq and syria. it is worth pointing out that the u.s. has carried out strikes over the last couple months but this is the first time we are seeing them do them both simultaneously, striking targets in iraq and syria. they have made it clear that they ultimately hold ira

five days ago the u.s. held iran ultimately responsible but it was the decision to strike the iranian-backed militias in iran and syria. as you pointed out, president joe biden said this isn't the end. defense secretary lloyd austin said this is the start of our response. so very much putting on the table that though these strikes were larger than others we've seen, there is more to come. erin, i will also point out that the u.s. used two b-1 bombers in this case. they are heavy bombers much larger than the f-15 and f-16 used to carry out these strikes. that in and of itself is part of the message here that the u.s. is willing to go further than it's gone before in going after the militias and targeting them. there are likely casualties as a result of these strikes. i think that was to be expected, but in terms of how many and where, the u.s. said it went after the islamic revolutionary guard core. >> thank you very much, oren. as you get more, obviously we're going to bring you back. oren is at the pentago

the u.s. and united kingdom have launched a new round of air strikes against houthi rebels hitting at least 30 targets. this comes a day after the u.s. launched strikes against iran-backed militant groups in both syria and iraq following the deadly drone attack on u.s. soldiers last weekend. the u.s. says it hit 85 targets in the first round of strikes. iranian officials now warning the united states is making what they call a strategic mistake that could fuel further conflict in the region. let's get to oren. what are you learning about these latest strikes? these 30 different strikes against the houthis today? >> we just got more information in a joint statement from several countries. strikes led by the u.s. and the u.k., the third time we have seen those two countries carry out kinetic strikes together backed by australia, bahrain, denmark, the netherlands. here, they say our aim remains to deescalate tensions and restore stability in the red sea. we will not hesitate to defend lives an th

the u.s.-taiwan and how he has been starting. >> if she ever hears you talk about -- you asked taiwan relations, we'll hear them use this kind of practice because one alcohol policy is based on the relations act. under six assurance. there's decades of policy that has remained consistent in our one china policy. officially, you know, u.s. policy on taiwan is that we acknowledge beijing's position. that's how -- but we don't make an actual position. we don't recognize that position. and we don't have an official position on tie want sovereignty. the u.s. policy is focused on pushing all sides to resolve this issue peacefully and without cohersion. and u.s. policy is focused on -- they're focused. the mechanic niches. and that's largely in the context of, you know, growing chinese pressure. you know, i'm mid as we look at the balance of power and the chinese' effort to challenge taiwan. washington has continued to arm that rod with the sense of capabilities incluesing trying to take military act

u.s. officials say they were behind attacks in u.s. bases in syria.e from the group named the dead commander, their commander in syria. that comes after u.s. airstrikes targeted positions in iraq and syria in response to a deadly attack on a u.s. base in jordan killed three american soldiers. pointing me is our international correspondent in baghdad -- joining me is our international correspondent in baghdad. we see this strike, what is the significance of it and the person reportedly killed? >> this is the second phase of the american response. last friday night we had 85 targets being hit in a and also in syria. those strikes were different, they were largely in areas that were remote and in many cases it seems like the american missiles hit empty buildings. there were fatalities here in iraq and 17 militia men killed. it was as i said a remote location, high-profile targets. what happened tonight is different. this happened inside of the capital at 9:30 in the evening, three distinct explosions, they were audible from our hotel. this is a time of n

right now as the u.s. is conducting their assessment of what they struck last night, they're also determining how did the various pms forces, how did iran, the houthis react to that attack, and where might be vulnerabilities in the future. by the way, we're talking about kinetic attacks. there have been other attacks like on the economic attack that have been causing repercussions on the diplomatic scene. we're saying if we're going to station our forces on your soil at your request, you've got to make sure these militia forces don't conduct attacks against us. there are diplomatic, operational tactics as well. >> i think people are presuming if the u.s. were going to carry out strikes, it would be arsenal that are in the area. instead we're learning the u.s. b1 bombers flew from texas to the middle east before hit ting the targets. what do you believe is the signal they're sending? >> it's the most capable military in terms of payload. i think it's going to surprise a lot of people. the b1 can carry more

the u.s. 2023 investment restrictions on when to capitol private equity investment in china although the scope, the restriction to companies that are mainly are engaged in ai systems for military purposes, the impact can extend beyond that. it is possible that with more limited access to experts and networks, these companies may have difficulty finding investors to fund the vision. such measures are intended to increase access but to ensure policy effectiveness i recommend options. first, u.s. policymakers need accurate evidence-based assessment of china's technological power to track and update china's capabilities and competitiveness. for instance, can help understanding of china's absentee capabilities. second, to restrict u.s. capital and intangible benefits from aiding development of china's ai for military purposes. the u.s. should scope programs headed by the department of treasury and prohibitive transaction for the restriction. this have been government efforts but for specific action

the u.s. administrations with unapologetically couched the in national security and foreign-policy benefits of trade but that line of argument has gone outts of fashion in parts f washington. when you hear officials from the trump or the byte administration talking about the connection between national security and trade there likely to be talking about the national security risk of trade down the ways that trade could be used to advance foreign-policy interests. i'm thrilled to have the opportunity tohr pose this issue some of our closest trading partners and ask them how they think about these connections in how they think about the role of their own trade agreements and their agreements with us. let me get started. ambassador i will start with you and this issue. we obviously have a lot of people in the u.s. government and lots of u.s. companies are worried c about supply chain ris including but not limited to. including the political risk and of course you have that trade agreement with me

the u.s. cpi numbers driving that weakness. we've heard verbally intervention from japanese authorities, both from the top currencies chief and the finance minister in the last few minutes or so expressing their concern over the moves being rapid and speculative. at the end of the day, you have the divergence between the bank of japan's in action and repricing of the fed on those surprises in u.s. economic data. that is one we continue to watch very keenly. take a look at the start of trading in korea. kospi up by 1.6 percent. a broad selloff across the region. tech stocks bearing the brunt of the selloff. if we don't get more easing and sooner than expected as that narrative gets more corrected. we are watching -- some of the sox we have seen buying into the likes of chip stocks. samsung is being key in today's session. as i mentioned, we see it in australia, just about every segment, i would say every sector has been trading in the red. we had cba, the country's top lender providing numbers

the u.s. and the uk, carrying most of the burden, but those other countries joining in in that kind of coalition, if you like. i think it's interesting that this appears to be the second wave, the second tonight. so first, yesterday, you have the strikes here in this region, iraq, and syria. and that was clearly, and signaled as a response to the killing of those three u.s. service men and women at that base in jordan on the border of iraq and syria. now, tonight, you have this wave in yemen. with these countries involved, and i think that's interesting, because clearly, what's happening tonight is not a direct response to the attack on the base a week ago in jordan. it is a response to, for frankly, you'd have to say, it's a response to the fact that so far, despite a campaign of targeting of the houthis in yemen, it hasn't worked. it hasn't stopped them from targeting commercial shipping in the red sea, and the gulf of aden. and what that tells us, if you want to put the 24 hours together, i

you have u.s. strikes on a rock -- iraq, houthis distinct tensions in the middle east, changes around the fed after the u.s. jobs report, and beijing pledging a sentence -- assistance for its flooded markets. haidi: a busy start of the year certainly. we are continuing to watch the fed, the rba. the first decision of the year to take place this year as well. we are watching as with every central bank this year signaling, the communication that will be key. annabelle: we certainly want to know what they will indicate around fed rate cuts. we have lines just dropping on jay powell. i think you will have more contacts on those for was. haidi: yes. we are hearing from jay powell at the moment. really, in terms of, this is, of course, an interview when it comes to the 16 minimal -- 60 minutes interview on cbs saying it's unlikely the fed will have the confidence to cut in march. that rate forecasts have not changed much since december. that integrity is priceless. they don't consider politics. lots of c

the u.s. central command, the u.s. military that's responsible for the middle east, says tonight that at four pm eastern, local time, the u. s. forces conducted airstrikes in iraq and syria against iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps and militia groups. the central command tells us that the u.s. bombers, like the one you see right here, struck more than 85 targets with more than 125 precise munitions. central command also tells us that the targets struck include command and control centers, intelligence centers, centers for rockets, missiles, and drones, and supply chain facilities where militia groups and their revolutionary guard corps sponsors. earlier tonight, nbc news briefed on this strike by president biden's national security council. here's what they told us. >> we don't want to see a single more strike on u.s. personnel, facilities in the region. we don't want to see a single one more. the action that we talk tonight, it's only the first of more to come meant to degrade and disrupt the capabilities of th

if there was no u.s. response between the three u.s.s a problem in the region for the u.s. and for biden domestically. so i think you would see more of this, these continued attacks, the key thing to watch in the cease-fire, and more exchanges of hostages, prisoners and gaza, and that is what will calm the region down. the question is can, you know, the outside world, can the united states get hamas and israel to agree to that. >> it's a big can. david, thank you for joining us on this night. matt, stay safe where you are, and thank you for joining us so early. >>> when we come back, we're gonna check in on two other big stories of the day. the latest jobs report and trump's latest legal troubles, and maybe a win, when the 11th hour continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ which penetrates deep to target the source of pain with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine directly at the source. voltaren, the joy of movement. i know what it's like to perform through pain. if you're like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by migraine

u.s.s conducts the sweeping airstrikes against 85 around the proxy targets and iraq and syria how the world is waiting to see if the strikes will deter the militia that iran is backing. and if the b-1 bombers will need to strike again. hello everyone brand-new hour of "fox news live" i am eric shawn. hi arthel. arthel: hello everyone i am arthel neville. president biden was facing a mensa pressure to retaliate after last weekend's deadly drone attack killed three american soldiers, stationed in jordan. sgt william rivers, candidate sanders and br embryonic moffat. since october 7 over 160 rockets and missiles have been launched at u.s. forces in the middle east. the white house stressed yesterday the united states is not looking for war with iran but president biden followed through on his warning that if you harm an american we will respond. some experts and lawmakers are concerned about whether the u.s. provided too much advance warning. >> mo is a little bit concerned when you go into n

the u.s. and csis' own reports were warning about putin's war plans and the terrible toll that could await ukraine. week after week, in the winter of 2021 and 2022, the russian military took up positions on three sides of ukraine. the u.s. offered negotiations to subvert the planned invasion, but those negotiations sputtered quickly because putin had already made up his mind. but many still hoped that the troop movements were just a pressure tactic. even some ukrainians believed that. many of us fear tha -- feared that if putin ordered his troops to roll in, ukraine would be decapitated and puppets would be installed. but instead, putin got newton's third law, unequal and opposite reaction. instead of capitulating, ukrainians fought, and so bravely. instead of pressuring, the west united, and instead of shrinking, nato group. the u.s. rallied the world to ukraine's defense in those early hours, days and weeks, and we have kept the global coalition of nations united for more than two years, sta

a u.s.-led coalition carrying ous a strike against houthis in yemen today. it includes the united kingdom and several other countries struck at least 30 targets across more than a dozen locations. senior biden officials say president biden approved these strikes earlier this week. the defense secretary lloyd austin is calling it a clear message and says the u.s. will not hesitate to defend the free flow of commerce. in vital waterway. the red sea. but iran is warning the u.s. is fueling further conflict in the region. all of this coming just a day after the u.s. launched other strikes against iran-backed militants in both syria and iraq. those were in response, the administration says, to those deadly drone strikes, the one attack, rather, last weekend on u.s. troops at a base in jordan. we've got a team of reporters tracking all the latest developments here at home and overseas. let's get first to oren lieberman live at the pentagon. what more have we learned? >> reporter: let's talk about

the u.s. will return later today from the presidents' day holiday. trading expected to be a little bit lower. here in europe, you're effecting on the fact that you are close to those record 2022 highs. let's have a look at the asian session. you would see a pretty challenging day so far across asia despite that record cut to the five-year loan prime rate in china. that underpins many mortgages. the shanghai comp is about -- just about in positive territory. the benchmark in asia currently up about two -- .2%. there is pressure coming through the chinese stocks. tech stocks listed in hong kong on the news the chinese authorities are getting a firm grip on the tech sector and tech development. still close to those 34 your highs. let's start with the u.s. tenure. a little bit of pressure coming through very modestly. yields of two basis points. the euro-dollar at 107. about a 10th of a percent. eurozone inflation data coming out on wednesday. iron ore under pressure once again. look at that. a dr

the u.s. unleashed a series of strategic and punishing air strikes. the u.s. says it hit 85 targets related to iran's force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. iraq claims the blast killed 16 people including civilians. leaders there are demanding to see the senior u.s. diplomatic official in baghdad as an initial protest. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is vowing these strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response following a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iran said the u.s. has made a strategic mistake. while iraq and syria and even russia warn the u.s. strikes could inflame more conflict in the region. we have teams covering these developments. ben, what's the reaction in the middle east to these u.s. strikes? >> certainly we've seen angry reactions from syria, which as you said, warn that this would inflame the situation further. the syrians say that there was significant damage as a result of these strikes and there were civil

u.s. strikes of iran backed rebels have been successful and will continue. what is next in the u.s. response to rising tensions in the middle east? we will discuss. >>> california grapples with extreme weather, as heavy rain and strong wind brings power outages and potentially deadly flooding. >>> leiva from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >>> good to have you with us. we begin this hour in washington, where u.s. senators unveiled details of the highly anticipated border bill on sunday. it could dramatically change u.s. immigration law for the first time in decades. senate majority leader chuck schumer said that he will take the first procedural step, today. house speaker mike johnson says it will be dead on arrival, tweeting, quote, i have seen enough. this bill is even worse than we expected. the $118 billion bipartisan package would empower the u.s. to significantly restrict illegal migrant crossings at the border. it also includes critical aid for ukraine and israel