air force, the national disaster relief teams and bureaucrats and civilians are involved. basically, the most low-lying areas, they say that most people have been rescued. 120,000 people already evacuated and rescued. there could be many more stranded. that s what they re looking for. we see the pick sturs of all those people on top of their rooftops where they ve been seeking refuge, many without food and water. the army, air force have deployed helicopters and air dropping food and water and much-needed supplies. this is an ongoing operation. at the same time, the water levels have receded. hasn t been heavy rain in the past few days. that s certainly helped. but the bus service, the train, the airports all open. things are crawling back to normal. still, for the people on the ground, the people having to go back to their homes that are
brett hume am examine the diaries at 10:00 p.m. fascinating to watch. thank you. the u.s. responding to russian aggression in ukraine by air dropping troops in europe. it is an effort to assure that american forces can be deployed from anywhere. mike? reporter: part of what u.s. paratroopers are doing is coordinating with nato alloys that the u.s. has their backs and part of it is sabre rattling and reminding foes out on there that the u.s. can rapidly deliver a fighting force. they are working with nato
putting it on hold. the u.s. military will now focus on airdropping ammunition and communications gear to rebel leaders and their units on the battlefield. the air strikes, though, will continue. afghanistan s defense minister insists that taliban fighters were shooting from the walls of the hospital that was struck last week by u.s. bombs. 12 medical staff members and at least ten patients were killed when the doctors without borders hospital was hit. the u.s. has since apologized for what it calls a mistake. nic robertson spoke exclusively with the afghan cabinet member. reporter: what happened to the doctors without borders hospital? general campbell in charge of u.s. forces said that it was afghan special forces that requested the air strike.
israeli police say that she s holding a knife. you then see israeli forces opened fire, moderately wounding her. but members arab members of the israeli knesset really reacting to that video in outrage, accusing the israeli security forces as well of the media of encouraging the execution of arabs in cold blood. erin mclachlan live in jerusalem. thank you very much for your reporting. the united states is overhauling one of its key efforts in the war against isis in syria. officials say the u.s. is putting its ineffective program to train syrian rebels on hold. the u.s. military will now focus on airdropping ammunition and communications gear to rebel leaders and their units on the battlefield. air strikes will also continue. cnn s ian lee has more on this latest shift in u.s. strategy and joins us live from cairo, egypt. first of all, let s talk about
palestinians has now spread to gaza. israel s military says troops fired at protesters who were attempting to storm gaza s fortified border with israel. palestinian medics say seven people were killed. the united states is making a major change to one of its efforts in the fight against isis in syria. it s putting an end to its program to train syrian rebels, putting it on hold. the u.s. military will now focus on air dropping ammunition and communications gear to rebel leaders and their units on the battlefield, and the air strikes will continue. north korean leader kim jong-un says he is ready to fight any kind of war waged by the united states. that is according to a roitders news reuters news agency translation of his speech given a short time ago at the country s 70th anniversary of the ruling workers party. a big celebration as you see. afghanistan s defense minister insists that taliban fighters were shooting from the