Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure in an escalation that risks widening the region’s conflicts and adding further pressure to crude prices. This comes as the United States struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships over the weekend. CNN talks to military and regional experts about the latest developments from the Iran war. 0:00 Saudi Arabia plans retaliation after Houthi attacks (September 8) 6:47 What would extended deployments mean for the war? (September 7) 8:49 Is America’s economic pressure campaign against Iran backfiring?…
LiveNOW is learning more this Tuesday as former Sen. John E. Sununu won the GOP Senate nomination in New Hampshire. Political analysts are saying that this race has the potential to determine if Republicans keep control of the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. Sununu will now face off in the general election against four-term Rep. Chris Pappas who won the Democratic nomination in the state.
The National Transportation Safety Board provided new details Tuesday on the deadly plane crash at Miami International Airport over the weekend. Five people were killed after an Amazon cargo jet overran a runway and struck vehicles near the airport. Federal investigators are examining the plane’s landing, speed, braking, weather and mechanical condition to determine what caused the crash. On Tuesday, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy revealed the 55-year-old captain had 7,145 flight hours and received his Boeing 767 type rating in May. Officials also recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.
The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days." That warship successfully evaded the attempted attacks and continued to patrol regional waters, according to U.S. Central Command. No American personnel were harmed. LiveNOW's Austin Westfall has more.
At an event meant to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11, Donald Trump shared a bizarre and baseless story about how he himself was pulled from the rubble by firemen during the recovery effort.
Master Sgt. Amiah Sale spent nearly 20 years in the U.S. Army until her career was cut short due to President Trump's ban on transgender troops. Sale, who is a plaintiff in the transgender active-duty case, joins Peter Alexander to share more on her story and the impact that losing more than 4,000 transgender troops would have on the military.
President Trump posted a slew of images on Truth Social about renaming New Mexico, owning the moon, George Washington visiting him, and more. Host of MS NOW's "The Weeknight" Michael Steele joins Peter Alexander to discuss Trump focusing on these memes rather than issues that Americans are really concerned about.
U.S. Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, is making claims concerning the amount of oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. Stephanie Ruhle explains that Wright's numbers don't add up.
Gigantic waves from former Hurricane Marie crashed into the Southern California coast with several homes being damaged in Dana Point, and a sinkhole opening in Malibu California.
