I'm not going to tell graph punches one way or another here.

We're going to do what we have to do to counter and defeat these threats that the Houthis

keep throwing up on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

We'll continue to consult with allies and partners about the appropriate next steps, but that's as far as I'll go.

As we have said repeatedly, the Houthis need to stop

these attacks and that they will bear the consequences for any failure to do so.

That's National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby responding to questions about a significant

escalation in the Middle East. The United States, Britain and its allies, launching military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels

in Yemen.

We'll explain the stakes of this action just ahead.

Plus, Donald Trump's civil fraud trial wraps up in New York with the former president and the state's

attorney general giving statements outside the courtroom.

We'll show you what they had to say and get expert legal analysis on where the case stands.

And also ahead, the latest from Capitol Hill on the pressure campaign from the far right

to get Speaker Mike Johnson to back out of a deal to fund the government.

Good morning and welcome to wait truly on this Friday, January 12th.

I'm John Flemere, and thanks for starting your day with us.

And we have a lot of news to get to when we begin here, where the United States and his allies

launched military strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Officials say they struck over 60 targets at

16 locations last night using more than 100 precision guided munitions. Those targets include

command and control nodes, as well as production facilities, munitions depots, and air defense radar systems.

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