one of her new songs, replacing a word, after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. and how virtual reality surgery has enabled doctors to separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe president biden says an american drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader, ayman al zawahiri. he said the operation, which he authorised, took place in the afghan capital kabul on saturday. mr biden said ayman al zawahiri was had been deeply involved in the september the 11th attacks as well as earlier attacks on us embassies in africa and the uss cole in the late nineties. zawahiri, who succeeded osama bin laden as al-qaeda chief, was on the fbi s most wanted terrorist list. this is what president biden announced a short time ago on saturday at my direction, the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan, that killed the emir of al-qaeda, ayman al zawahiri. ayman al zawahiri wa
safe house. the president stressed his death sends a message. no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. administration is now warning that the taliban could face consequences for harboring al say al-zawahri. president biden meeting the situation room discussing the operation to kill al-zawahri. let s bring in john harwood at the white house. this was in the works for months and months, remarkable intelligence gathering operation given it had to be taking place largely from outside the country since the u.s. doesn t have boots on the ground there. tell us what you re learning. reporter: meticulous plan very tightly held. it began when they began to point tort ayman al c-zawahri being in kawabul. he was known to be there in april. they began to build a profile of his movements and how they could strike him. you saw the photo from july when they finally had taken to biden
reporter: tonight the view from space of the path card by the flames. america and china s taiwan faceoff. tonight, tensions escalate ahead of speaker nancy pelosi s possible trip to the self- governed island. cbs adam yamaguchi is there tonight aswar games are underway. another supply chain log jam in the warning tonight from the nation s busiest port. terrifying shark encounters, the frightening scene in florida hat had swimmers racing to shore. and we remember the life and careers of and remembering the life and careers of two americans icons and the legacy they ve left behind. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. dickerson: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us, i m john dickerson in for norah. tonight, we are awaiting president biden just announced a successful counterterrorism strike that killed top al quaida leader ayman al-zawahri over the weekend. this is a significa
segregated. they had this safe haven where they could stop here and be treated with dignity. this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. pelley: unity is to be the theme tonight in the president s first address to a joint session of congress. his audience will be republicans and democrats, top military commanders, members of the supreme court, and we, the people, the whole constitution under one dome. president trump is expected to call for sharp increases in spending for defense and infrastructure. but if unity is to be the theme, it would be a fresh start for mr. trump who has attacked powerful members of his own party, called federal judges dumber than a bad high school student, and declared the news media the enemy of the american people. in our cbs news poll, mr. trump s approval rating after a month is 39%. that is the lowest we have ever recorded for a new president. our coverage tonight begins with major garrett. it s
where they could stop here and be treated with dignity. this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. our coverage tonight begins with major garrett. it s a busy day and i guess tonight will be a rather busy night. we look forward to it. reporter: u president trump s first prime-time address to congress will emphasize his domestic agenda, tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the repeal and replacement of the affordable care act. we re coming out with a health care plan that i think will be terrific. it will be very inclusive, and i think it s going to do really what people are wanting it to do. reporter: the president is also open to comprehensive immigration reform, including possible legal status for undocumented immigrants with clean criminal records. in a lunch with television anchors today, mr. trump said, the time is right for an immigration bill, as long as there is compromise on both sides. we ll include a histori