country. our daughter is a hero. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, and thank you for being with us on this busy friday night. and we do want to begin with at breaking news. the united states beginning a series of retaliatory air strikes on sites the white house said tonight that they have clear, irrefutable evidence is connected to the deadly drone attack that killed three soldiers in jordan. the president s national security spokesperson john kirby saying tonight the strikes were successful, but that a damage assessment will be done when the sun rises in the region. and this is just the beginning. the president saying the response will continue. here is what we know. three of the locations hit are in iraq. four are in syria. and there were dozens of individual targets within each site. the strike lasted over 30 minutes, involving multiple aircraft. those planes are now out of harm s way. and it comes on the same day president biden and first lady
soldiers in jordan. we will absolutely do what is required to protect ourselves. norah: a special edition of the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i am norah o donnell, coming to you from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, amongst rising tensions in the nation from the red sea to jordan. thank you for being with us. we are at the home of the u.s. fifth fleet and nava forces central command, getting a first look at the secret operation center here. these forces are the tip of the sphere against the iranian backed houthi militia defending international waters against their terror attacks. and new offensive action may not be far off. following that deadly attack in jordan that killed three army soldiers and wounded more than 40 others. tonight, we are learning the extent of some of those injuries including about eight service members who had to be airlifted and the names of the three killed in the attack. well, tonight we have our new reporting that u.s. air
we will have more on the massive atmospheric river barreling through the west coast and just a moment, but first a michigan mother takes the stand in the first case of a parent accused of being criminally responsible for their child s role in a school shooting. plus, defense secretary lloyd austin apologizes to the american people for keeping his hospital stay for cancer treatment a secret, including from president biden. this as the u.s. readies a military response for the drone attack that killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan. but we begin tonight with a monster pacific storm bringing what s described as a fire hose of rain to parts of california. more than 15 million are under flood alerts tonight. this powerful system is the first of a one-two punch. another atmospheric river is coming in the days ahead. cbs s carter evans reports tonight from a hard-hit long beach. speed to dramatic rescues today in southern california as floodwaters rushed in. hey, a boat is in the wa
good evening. i m norah o donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, home of the navy s fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias. american soldiers have died, and american warships and aircraft are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unmanned drones in western yemen that were preparing to launch. that is how dynamic this situation is. also, just hours ago, there was another attack. the uss carney shooting down a ballistic missile and several drones that were heading their way, and we are also learning new details about that attack on a u.s. destroyer last night. that was the uss gravely. and the houthi missile came within a mile of
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