There, thanks for joining me. I m alex marquardt in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, and we begin with breaking news. We are learning that seven us troops were injured in a raid that killed 15 members of the islamic extremist group, i. S. I. S. That raid happening on thursday in iraq two of the seven were evacuated from the area for further medical treatment u. S. Central command says that the operation was targeting i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group s ability to plan for their attacks. Cnn s chief international security correspondent, nick paton walsh is joining me now. Live from london. So nick, what do we know about this operation? yeah alex, quite extraordinary development here. Essentially, because of the number of u. S troops injured in this instance, seven 75 of whom apparently during the operation to it seems from a fall separately related to that one of whom requiring followon care outside of theatre. Now we re getting a statement to iraqi military high co
Direct hit in days. Cases spike infections increase in the midwest and great plains. In wisconsin, hospitalizations increase more than 65 in two weeks. Plus dr. Anthony fauci warns as many as 400,000 americans could die by winter. N. F. L. Outbreak with three more players testing positive, what the leagues chief medical officer says about the possibility of pausing the season. Accused terrorists face justice. Two isis fighters brought to the u. S. Will stand trial for the torture and murder of hostages, including journalist james foley and aid worker Kayla Mueller. And a house divided the lesson we can all learn from these trump and biden supporters living together under the same roof. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. President trump is back in the oval office and back on camera tonight, two days after retur
Reakinnews. President trump is back in the oval office and back on camera tonight, two days after returning from the hospital. In a new video produced by the white house, the president says he feels perfect and calls his infection with coronavirus a blessing in disguise. He also says the experimental drug therapy he received is a cure and that he plans to make it available for free to all americans. Now, that might be over promising the drug, made by the company regeneron, because it has not been approved by the f. D. A. And was only given to the president under special exception called compassionate use. Now, the president s decision to return to the west wing is not only putting his staff at risk. It violates his own governments guidance that anyone infected should isolate for ten days. Now, in a written statement today, his doctor said he did not have symptoms but he did not say if it was safe for trump to interact with others. Now, the president s new video tonight also risks upsta
Killing more than 170. 00 people. Iran has struck back at the u. S. In retaliation for the assassination of one of its generals it fired more than a dozen missiles to iraqi bases hosting u. S. Forces tehran has warned of further strikes if washington responds but pointed out that it doesnt want war well we have a team of correspondents monitoring all the developments some of the fault is in iraqs capital baghdad gable is on there well have more on President Trumps reaction and i said big is standing by in the rainy and capital will be speaking to them in just a moment but 1st rob matheson begins our breaking news coverage. This is irans promised response to the u. S. Assassination of top iranian general seems on the money but lets stick missiles soaring into the night sky their targets to Iraqi Military bases housing thousands of u. S. Soldiers iranians are taking the crowd there to hit back directly they wouldnt even leave their proxies to deliver the message that their american. Kind
Killing 170. 00. Well we begin with perhaps the most serious direct confrontation between iran and the u. S. In decades iran has fired more than a dozen missiles to iraqi bases hosting u. S. Forces in retaliation for the killing of them so the money Iranian Military is warning of further strikes if the u. S. Response but irans foreign minister says he doesnt want war in a moment well have reaction from the u. S. And right across the middle east but 1st rob mustnt begins our coverage. This is irans promised response to the u. S. Assassination of top iranian general high seems on the money Ballistic Missiles soaring into the night sky their targets to Iraqi Military bases housing thousands of u. S. Soldiers iranians are taking the credit to hit back. Directly they wouldnt even leave their proxies to deliver the message that theyre americans its kind of saving faith order for them because killing soleimani is its an insult from the americans to iranian establishment to iranian a state as