cbs evening news starts now. 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 as the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan to the united states. way back- first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and kill 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 interests in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board a surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president biden saying he has decided on the u.s. response to the drone attack that killed three u.s. service member
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
country. our daughter is a hero. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, and thank you for being with us on this busy friday night. and we do want to begin with at breaking news. the united states beginning a series of retaliatory air strikes on sites the white house said tonight that they have clear, irrefutable evidence is connected to the deadly drone attack that killed three soldiers in jordan. the president s national security spokesperson john kirby saying tonight the strikes were successful, but that a damage assessment will be done when the sun rises in the region. and this is just the beginning. the president saying the response will continue. here is what we know. three of the locations hit are in iraq. four are in syria. and there were dozens of individual targets within each site. the strike lasted over 30 minutes, involving multiple aircraft. those planes are now out of harm s way. and it comes on the same day president biden and first lady
soldiers in jordan. we will absolutely do what is required to protect ourselves. norah: a special edition of the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i am norah o donnell, coming to you from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, amongst rising tensions in the nation from the red sea to jordan. thank you for being with us. we are at the home of the u.s. fifth fleet and nava forces central command, getting a first look at the secret operation center here. these forces are the tip of the sphere against the iranian backed houthi militia defending international waters against their terror attacks. and new offensive action may not be far off. following that deadly attack in jordan that killed three army soldiers and wounded more than 40 others. tonight, we are learning the extent of some of those injuries including about eight service members who had to be airlifted and the names of the three killed in the attack. well, tonight we have our new reporting that u.s. air
east. three u.s. troops are dead dozens more injured after a drone strike hit the small u.s. outpost in jordan. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. u.s. officials say an ironic backed unmanned aerial drone targeted the tower 22 military outpost on the syrian border. it marks a significant development and tension that has been building in the middle east since the start of israel s war against hamas there has been leased 160 attacks on u.s. bases. we have team at coverage for you this evening trey yanks is alive with the latest overseas president of iris independent research doctor rebecca grant is standing by with her analysis. but first lucas thompson live at the white house with the reactin from the president. john it is the deadliest attack on u.s. forces in the middle east since the october 7 the massacre brit u.s. central command says three american soldiers were killed 34 were wounded in the drone strike in northeast jordan. president biden spoke