9 AM ET: Middle East escalation, more extreme weather, shutdown worries return & more

CNN 5 Things - A podcast by CNN

Tensions are boiling over in the Middle East after the US and UK launched strikes at Houthi Rebels in Yemen. Israel is responding in court to claims it is committing genocide in Gaza. More blizzards, rains and winds are expected in the US this weekend. Republican hardliners want the House Speaker to back out of his spending deal with the Senate. Plus, why Hertz is swapping electric vehicles for gas ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices