first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at
this after the u.s. justice department informed the former president he s a target, a target of the probe. also tonight, washington, d.c. monuments are shrouded in haze as wildfire smoke from canada drifts to the nation s capital. we re tracking this air quality emergency as it moves into the mid atlantic and threatens the health of tens of millions of americans. and the flood disaster in ukraine grows even more dangerous as the region is rocked by shelling and the kyiv government accuses russia of shooting at rescue workers. i ll acquit white house official john kirby about that devastating dam collapse and the broader state of the war right now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with donald trump apparently in imminent legal peril. once again, the u.s. justice department moving toward a final decision on indicting trump in the classified documents probe after alerting the for
brutal treatment of soldiers on the front lines. we re live in ukraine. plus, cnn is learning more connections connected to president biden could be searched for classified documents and the president is frustrated tonight. and kevin mccarthy says he had questions about the life story of congressman george santos, so why was nothing done? let s go outfront. good evening, everyone. i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett. welcome to a special edition of outfront. tonight, russia touts a rare military victory. this is video posted by putin s private army. in it, you can see russian fighters holding a wagner flag and claiming that they re now in control of the main train station just outside the town of solidar which putin claims his forces have seized. this train station is not far from bakhmud. it s an area that is symbolically important for russia. capturing the two cities would be the most significant victory russia s had in months, but it s coming at a cost. a former w
that and the paycheck. coming up on cnn newsroom this caused by documents keep turning up. north of u.s. president confirm additional pages recovered from the private home. and sources tell cnn and other locations could soon be searched. moment of truth, u.s. ramps up training for ukrainian troops with both russia and ukraine appeared to plan would could be major offensives. and 30 years of hiding in plain sight, over with one of the world s most wanted to to lives. arrested while seeking treatment for his prostate. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom, with john vause,. lawyers for the u.s. president have confirmed five additional pages of classified information were found in joe biden s wilmington residents last week. and have since been headed to the justice department. this comes as sources tell cnn there could be more searches to come beyond biden s home, and the private office use in washington before being elected president. caused by twitter have been recovered a
conflicting claims. the russian military said that as of friday, they controlled the town. ukrainians dispute that claim. and say they still have parts of it. now, what we know is what we saw. we were in in the area around soledar for several days. what we saw is ukraine forces are digging in, they re not trying to retake the town, just trying to hold the pogs they have. now this afternoon we got in touch with some of the troops and they say they are no longer in the area and that they have pulled back. now we don t know if that is part of an organized withdrawal or just a rotation of troops. but what is clear is that the situation is very difficult for ukrainian troops around soledar and the fear is that if and when soledar completely falls and that is confirmed two the russians, that the fighting will intensify further south. as the russians seem to be gaining control of soledar north of here in bakhmut, the fighting is intensifying. one local resident told us before mort