Major Breaking News right now. Israel vowing to retaliate after iran launches a major Strike Firing about 200 ballistic missiles at israel. A Strike Iran assists was only a quote, portion of their power. Good evening. Im Wolf Blitzer along with Kasie Hunt, welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. This is a Special Edition of this situation it is a sharp escalation between the two sides. One that could tip the region further into an allout War Air Raid sirens sounding across israel as flashes of light Lit Up the sky israels Air Defense System successfully knocking down most of irans missiles but there were some hits. This is one crater in central israel the massive strike coming a day after israeli forces launched a rare Ground Operation into southern lebanon, a mission aimed at taking out the uranium backed militia, hezbollah and tonight, iran is threatening what It Calls a Crushing Quote crushing response if israel carries through with its promise, promis
11,779. Thank you very much. Jeff zeleny. And thanks to all of you as always, ac36ts now tonight on 360 mile after mile destruction, heartbreak, and you have live reports and where helene hit the hardest and people from near and far who are answering the call for help. North carolina s governor joins us. So does chef jose andres also both presidential candidates address the disaster which won the former president playing politics with the relief effort by claiming the biden administration is playing politics with the relief effort. Plus israel ramps up airstrikes on lebanon and launches. Would they call a limited ground operation? good evening. Thanks for joining us. What began with exploding pagers and walkietalkies than the israeli air force killing hezbollah s leadership is now entering a new phase. Cnn s jeremy diamond is on the ground in northern israel right now. What are you learning tonight? is that israel begins this ground operation for months now, we have wondered whether or
Their debate should not be the last word. Im trying to debate Donald Trump again, and i city he should debate again. And as you say ear in las vegas, im all in. Im alln. The Vice President seems almost thrilled about the reality that she is all in proposing another debate and he is running from it. But you know the big news if you follow politics, because Trump Wont do another debate usually theres more than one between the nominees i can tell you that tomorrow by the current schedule will mark the last debate of this whole president ial cycle. The Running Mates, of course, facing off for the first and only time in their debate tomorrow. Senator vance arrived in New York today. Governor walz is in michigan with his team. And we are told just like the nominee debate, the running Mate Debate also has weeks of Debate Prep. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg stood in for Vance And Walzs preparations while tom emmer, also a minnesotan played walz for vance. Now, Vice President ial debates a
That hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah that Hassan Nasrallah has been killed . Has been killed . Well, it is a hue has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for israel, has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for israel, there i huge victory for israel, there is No Doubt about it. They decided after a year of an attritional Border War with hezbollah, they decided a couple of weeks ago to give that up and push hard, to activate War Plans which they had been working on since The End of the last war with hezbollah in 2006, and they put them into action with devastating effect. A series of assassinations, those pager attacks, the activation of bombs in walkie talkies. Huge damage as well to whip insights, and now the assassination of the man, Hassan Nasrallah, who for more than 30 years has got himself to a position where he really was israels probably most prudent enemy. He presided over hezboll
Bleeding, they are Command Structure has been decapitated, communications have been set was sabotage, Weapons Domes have been blown up. Theyve really got a big arsenal below ground, which includes these long range missiles. There will be some of the ranks who are being for blood, being for revenge, theres a video thats on Social Media its been verified that appears to show the son of Hassan Nasrallah screaming for revenge. Apoplectic glee angry, and there will be many of those fighters in those Pager Attacks who will want revenge. Do they unleash this long Range Missile Arsenal and try to overwhelm israels defences in cities like Tel Aviv . They could do that but the response from israel would be catastrophic to lebanon. Israel has the united states at his back helping it, to protect for any further retaliation. Then when it comes to around, theyve hidden away their leader, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei in case he too gets assassinated, hezbollah was its Pet Project since the early 19805, its