Forbidding place is a scene of one of the fiercest, bloodiest and least known battles of world war ii. Welcome to war stories. Im oliver north, coming to you from the huertgen forest in germany. These densely wooded hills are quiet now, but from september of 1944 until february of 1945, they thundered with artillery, mortar, machine gun, and tank fire. American generals that hoped for a quick push into germanys industrial heartland, but battle hardened troops were determined to hold their ground. For five months, tens of thousands of american and german soldiers battled each other and harsh terrain and bitter cold that claimed combatants on both sides. With shells bursting in these trees above, well prepared and tenacious german defenders turned the american offensive into a nightmare. For every yard gained, this was the deadliest campaign in the european theater. Stay with us and meet the men, both american and german, who fought to the death in this dark and frightening forest. Its s
Reeling this morning from yet another deadly shooting involving a soldier and his fellow service members. This happened in the middle of an otherwise quiet afternoon, when multiple sources tell cnn Army Specialist ivan lopez opened fire, taking three lives and then his own and injuring 16 of his colleagues. More on lopez in just a moment, but first, lets go live to the base. Our George Howell is there. What is the latest . What can you tell us this morning from ft. Hood . Reporter poppy, good morning. Just hours ago, this base was on lockdown, people were told to shelter in place, to stay out of harms way, as specialist ivan lopez came on the base with a. 45 caliber smith and wesson semiautomatic pistol, a weapon that was not registered to this base but a weapon that he used to shoot and kill three people, to injure at least 16 others, a weapon that he used to shoot and kill himself when confronted with a military officer. What we know about him at this point, we know that he was marri
Egypts president vows that terrorists will not go unpunished. Correspondent conor powell is following the story from our middle east newsroom two hello, conor. Mike, in the last few hours, the Egyptian Military has launched air strikes in the sinai desert, the first of whats expected to be a series of military responses. Todays attack in egypts northern sinai province appears to have been as wellplanned and sophisticated as it was deadly. More than 230 people were killed after militants detonated a bomb outside a mosque in the small village of beer hall some 40 militants in trucks open fire, killing dozens more. Egypts president alsisi who seized power in a promise of restoring column to the country appeared on state tv tonight and from the Security Forces respond forcefully. The military forces and civil police will take revenge for our martyrs and bring back security and stability with force in the near future. This is our response. We will respond to this attack with extreme power w
Egypts president vows that terrorists will not go unpunished. Correspondent conor powell is following the story from our middle east newsroom two hello, conor. Mike, in the last few hours, the Egyptian Military has launched air strikes in the sinai desert, the first of whats expected to be a series of military responses. Todays attack in egypts northern sinai province appears to have been as wellplanned and sophisticated as it was deadly. More than 230 people were killed after militants detonated a bomb outside a mosque in the small village of beer hall some 40 militants in trucks open fire, killing dozens more. Egypts president alsisi who seized power in a promise of restoring column to the country appeared on state tv tonight and from the Security Forces respond forcefully. The military forces and civil police will take revenge for our martyrs and bring back security and stability with force in the near future. This is our response. We will respond to this attack with extreme power w
We begin with the president s trip. John roberts is also following him around in seoul and joins us live. Good evening. Good evening. Going into this trip, there were questions as to whether or not the president would moderate his strident language on north korea, and it appears he has. Very diplomatic terms last night saying it makes sense for north korea to come to the table and make a deal. After months of apocalyptic stance against north korea, President Trump finished a day of talks on an optimistic note. I think we are making a lot of progress. I do see certain movement, yes. But lets see what happens. Whether the shift in language was to appease regional allies never said the president s photo nata war or the start of some Real Movement is unclear. Moon jaein let it be known how he expects it to go. Translator we agreed to work towards resolving north Korea Nuclear issues in a peaceful manner and bringing Permanent Peace to the korean peninsula. The u. S. And south korea, moon s