Hi everyone. Im Jessica Gene In Washington and we begin with Breaking News, oversees a Frantic Search And Rescue operation is underway weigh in northern iran. After a Helicopter Crash involving iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Officials say they have now detected the exact location of the crash site after hours of struggling to find it due to extreme fog and bad weather there that crash happening early this morning after the president and other officials attended a ceremony for the open putting of a new near the border with azure by john cnns Nic Robertson ies tracking all the latest developments from london and pentagon correspondent Oren Liebermann is here in washington with us with reaction from the us nic. Lets start first with you. And what were learning about this search the search has been hampered because theres dense fog and thats the reason its understood that the Helicopter Crash in the first place. Its raining. Ive been looking at video thats been posted on social media by
Are having a very difficult time reaching the site Nic Robertson is tracking this story closely and joins us now with the latest. Nick. Now some 12 hours later, what do we know . Confusing and conflicting information. Jessica, from the irans Elite Revolutionary Guard Corps in Eastern Azerbaijan province right up there are northwestern iran. They said just a couple of hours ago that they had a signal from the helicopter they go out and got a Cell Phone Signal picked up from the helicopter as well that they knew where it was. But now we understand from their head of irans red crescent their equivalent of the red cross they dont know Rescue Workers do not know at this time whereabouts that the helicopter is the government and the president of the country the calling on people to pray the Supreme Leader rather calling on people to pray for the president at this time irans government, asked people to pray for their president so they did for hours, faith and the hope he survived or mountaino
Favorite pair of jeans today. Im taylor available on the Apple App Store or android filing earth with we have primer premieres june 2 had nine on cnn this cnn breaking hello again, everyone. I thank you so much for joining me this sunday on for greek, a whitfield and we begin with this Breaking News that could have Global Implications iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in a Helicopter Crash in a remote part of the country. Raisis condition is unknown and rescuers are having different so cold trying to locate the crash site. And getting to it because of fog and bad weather Iran Supreme Leader is calling for everyone to pray for health and vowing there will be no disruption in iran government. Weve got full coverage of this developing story and we begin with cnns nic robertson, nick, what more are you learning about trying to locate the crash site . Yeah. It doesnt seem to be fixed yet. They do seem to have an idea, idea, a precise idea of the size of the area theyre looki
Experience without the Premium Price then go to harrys. Com slash tv to claim your fivedollar trial. Were how solomon in new york and myths is cnn far in the cnn newsroom. Im Jessica Dean In Washington and were following Breaking News in the middle east. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rejecting an ultimatum from a member of his its own war cabinet. Warmer Israeli Defense minister benny gantz is threatening to quit unless netanyahu agrees on a war plan by june 8th lets after 20 years, almost of hamas controlling the area building the most sophisticated operational infrastructure in gaza there is no shortcut. If you want to win this to secure a Better Future for all of us it calls for decisiveness and thats what we should mobilize that call for urgency coming as the Israeli Military says, it has recovered the body of another hostage inside gaza Officials Say ron benjamin was killed during the october 7 attacks and his body was taken into gaza by hamas. Also breaking tonight d
Message delivered and what might be next . Effectively an ultimatum for Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, that either he puts the National Interest ahead of his purse its not the interest either. He does whats best for israel or he goes within benny gantz as words, the radicals and his government or reference presumably to the farright ministers Bezalel Smotrich and tamar bengvir. Either he goes with the nation or the radicals, or else benny gantz will leave this government and you recall back in the aftermath of the hamas Terrorist Attacks of october the seventh, benny gantz was the one of the leaders of the opposition. He decided to go into the government, into the war cabinet effectively to ensure that netanyahus running of this war wasnt held hostage to the far right elements in his government and as a result, its important to understand that the way that the war has been playing out has been a result, not just that Prime Minister netanyahu and his broader cabinet, but really the