to my daughter. major: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, everyone, i m major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this is the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan prepared to make their way back to the united states. first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and killed three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interest in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board the surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet and naval forces central command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president bide
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
i do hold them responsible in the sense that they re supplying the weapons to the people that did it. sandra: two days since that deadly drone attack blamed on iran-backed rebels. now the president says he has decided on how to respond. but what exactly will that response be? and will it go far enough? with the president campaigning in florida, mike waltz says the administration needs to stop playing defense and take decisive action against iran right now. the congressman is here. welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in for neil cavuto. this is your world. first to jennifer griffin at the pentagon where a briefing just wrapped what are we hearing around learning at this hour? sandra, the pentagon briefing that just wrapped major general pat ryder would not telegraph how or when the u.s. would respond. it was pretty clear decisions have been made. the president and the secretary have said we will respond in a time of our choosing. won t go into details of what that co
facing parents holding up photos of their children, some who took their own lives after bullying and exploitation on social media. and the stunning moment, mark zuckerberg is asked to stand up and apologize, and he does. selina wang on capitol hill. also developing, for the first time, the white house identifying the iran-backed militants behind the deadly drone attack that killed three americans. and tonight here, the heartbreaking moment. the phone call from president biden to one of the families. what the president reveals to them that moves the parents to tears. martha raddatz from jordan. here in the u.s., we re tracking two major storms. several states on alert at this hour for flooding, snow, and potentially damaging winds. rob marciano times it out. the horrific crime outside philadelphia. the son accused of attacking and killing his own father, that longtime federal worker, posting graphic video, which we will not show here. authorities tonight pointing to the
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. reporter: dramatic rescues today in southern california as floodwaters rushed in. hey! a boat is in the water, they are coming. reporter: a swift water rescue team saved this man trapped under a bridge in orange county. and i