But first right now, the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we are following two major breaking stories. I am right now inside the Spin Room at Cbs Studio goes in new York Hours away from tonights first and only 2024, Vice President ial debate. But the Worlds Attention might be elsewhere at roughly 12 30 p. M. Eastern youre in time. Iran launched a major attack on Israel Firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles according to us officials, cnns Jim Sciutto and his crew were live on an air in israel at the time as Air Raid sirens sounded and missiles began to rain down overhead okay, guys, we got to get off the roof. These are coming down right next to us here. Hes do jim, please do theyre coming down one just about. We got to go Inside Sciutto and his team are thankfully safe. We are waiting for reports as to the damage done by the iranian souls, the Israel Defense forces reports that most of irans missiles its were intercepted by Israels Air defen
Around the world. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room Wolf blitzer im Kasie Hunt in the new Yorks Spin Room for Tonights Vice President ial debate. And wolf, most of the missiles were intercepted, but there were of course, a few hits in central and Southern Israel this is new video of an iranian missile striking an israeli airbase. This is a base that iran tried to hit back in april theres only moments ago, kasie, i spoke to former israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and he told me this is the Moment Israel needs to take out or runs nuclear facilities all this is coming as israel is continuing to target hezbollah targets in lebanon just moments ago, he Israeli Military issuing new Evacuation Orders for Southern Beirut this is a very densely populated area where hezbollah holds a lot of Sway Jeremy Diamond is standing by his germany yes. From gadara in israel, jeremy, what have you learned so far about the damage on the ground caused by these iranian Ballistic Missile str
Tonight, throwing in the towel, Donald Trump decides against a debate rematch. But could anything changed his mind . Plus Fear And Hate in springfield, ohio, the city thats been torn apart after trumps spreads false claims of migrants eating pets and dogs the Citys Mayor is live with me tonight on Laura Coates live question. Why doesnt Donald Trump wanted debate Kamala Harris again, im anyone the real reason he doesnt want to do so is because he thinks he lost all because he his brother thinks he actually won. And we watched him a profess to be a winner at all times. And the most consequential moments, even falsely claiming and doubling down at every turn, by The Way, that he won the 2020 election. He has been relentless fighting to prove it at every turn, even when the data is in front of them. But now Donald Trump is facing against his nature, the man who loves a huge Tv Ratings and he has not back down from a fight apparently, does not now want to fight for a rematch or a fight in g
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Interference with us. Now, cnns kara scannell, cnn chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid. Cnn Pol Director david chalian, cnn legal analyst Jennifer Rodgers Cnn senior political analyst. Ron brownstein a Full House yes cnn, folks. Thanks so much for all of you being with us, kara first to you, how to Judge Marshawn explain this decision to delay sentencing until november 26, Jennifer Shahade issued a four Page Decision here and he goes to great lengths to explain his reasoning behind it, saying that hes doing this in part to avoid any appearance that he is trying to influence the election to affect one party or the other and he also notes in this decision that the prosecutors did not oppose delaying the sentencing and he said some of their arguments and their papers actually led him to think that they agreed with delaying the sentencing. He says specifically he doing this to avoid any appearance, however, unwarranted that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect t