chris and biden released a statement indicating that the target was isis leader, abu ibrahim al-hashimi al-qurayshi. apparently he was wearing a suicide vest and blew himself up. the raid targeted a single home and lasted for a couple hours. the residence described hearing helicopters and machine gun fire as the event unfolded. an american helicopter was destroyed after ed experienced a problem as special forces conducted their work. reports indicate 13 people total were killed including six children. no americans were harmed. associated press notes this is the largest u.s. rate and syria idlib province providence. 500 people were killed during clashes during isis and u.s. backed kurdish forces. president biden is expected to make a statement later this hour
take your time. don t rush. i think i ve broken my microphone. there you you go. i have to hold it in front of me like a little mike. so matthew over the past i want you to stand by. matthew, don t get anywhere because i want to get to clarissa ward. she s in kharkiv. and i understand clarissa you re hearing blasts as well? yeah, that s right. it s been a few minutes now. we have been hearing a steady stream of loud strikes. it s not clear exactly what they are targeting. the city is eerily quiet still. most people probably fast asleep when president putin made that surprise speech announcing essentially the beginning of serious military action. we don t know exactly what those strikes are targeting, but our colleague fred pleitgen who is on the russian side of the border just about 30 miles away has said that he has been hearing helicopters in the skies
there was a huge trafficjam and no one could get out or in from the chaos. i could see the faces in the peoplest, they were disappointed and uncertain where to go and what is going to happen to us next. 0bviously going to happen to us next. obviously it is night now, where you are, i think i can hear helicopters behind you, have you been hearing helicopters in the last few hours? yes, these helicopterflights were like taking place since morning, since i m here. i could see a lot of choppers moving around. as well as that there are gunshots we can hear that. these are not ordinary rifle gunshots. i could hear like heavy guns. they re firing. i don t know if theirfighting orfiring. there are no reports from officials what is happening in the city. from here i have seen a few minutes ago there
could get no one could get out or in. the people were disappointed and they were uncertain where to go and what is going to happen to us next. obviously it is night now, where you are, i think i can hear helicopters behind you, have you been hearing helicopters in the last few hours? yes. these helicopterflights were like taking place since morning, since i m here. i could see a lot of choppers around. as well a that, there are gunshots. we can hear that. these are not ordinary rifle gunshots. i could hear heavy guns firing. i don t know if they re fighting or there are no reports from officials what is happening in the city now. from here i have seen like just a few minutes ago there was armed persons on the government
documents and the sentimental things that we keep near and dear to us. some evacuees from areas that did not burn are being allowed back to their homes. bill: dan. our crews making progress today where you are, given the fact of the winds are a bit? they certainly should. we are hearing helicopters. this is a crucial day in the firefight, as william said, we are between wind events. they are going to be very aggressive not only from the air but also from the ground. we are hearing error tankers air tankers making drops as wels helicopters. they hope to make significant progress. the fire is 103 square miles, about the size of reno, nevada. containment is down from 10% yesterday to 5% today. the next strong wind event is forecast for tuesday afternoon into wednesday morning. it s a big day in the firefight