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
america s late news, fox news @ night. breaking tonight, a question with massive implications on everything from the 2024 election to u.s. national security. what will president biden s response be to iran for the killing of three soldiers in a drone attack by an iranian proxy group? biden has again and again warned iran and its proxies to don t. and yet they have. 165 times. and now it is turning deadly. bill melugin is live with brand-new reaction. trace, good evening to you. american forces in the middle east have been attacked, as you mentioned, at least 165 times by these iranian backed militias. that s just since october 7th. now that americans have been killed, the pressure is really ramping up on president biden to hit back hard and potentially even on iranian soil. three american soldiers died on sunday after a remote outpost in jordan called tower 22 he was targeted a suicide drone launched by iranian-backed militants. dozens of other americans were killed in
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
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 m debora patta. the last refuge in gaza. and also tonight, a life threatening storm, californians. reporter: residents are battling and expected one-two punch in just a matter of days. texas convoy. americans rally at the southern border, vowing to take it back. i think we all as a nation want this to end. later, we take note of the grammys, the last minute touches ahead of the big show and music s biggest night. it s me this is the cbs weekend news from new york with adriana diaz. good evening. adriana is off. i m nicky battiste. tonight, u.s. and allied forces launched a new wave of air force in yemen, houthi rebels backed by iran and following u.s. bombings in iraq and syria, retaliation for a bombing of three american soldiers at an outpost in jordan last weekend. christina leads us off. reporter: the department of defense said there was a rocket attack in syria but there were no injuries. that makes at least 167 attacks in iraq, syria and jordan