at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
Our coverage continues with wolf blitzer. Happening now, Breaking News. Israel warns its punishing air strikes on gaza are just the beginning of its response to the unprecedented Surprise Attack by hamas. The death tolls on both Side S Climbing as the war is entering its fourth day. At least 11 americans are among those killed in this Terror Attack on israel and President Biden says some u. S. Citizens are likely being held hostage as hamas is now threatening to execute civilians it captures. All of this happening as the u. S. Congress is paralyzed by the fight to select a permanent speaker of the house after mccarthys ouster. Republican lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors this hour as the crisis in israel is escalating pressure on them to end their infighting. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get to the deadly attacks on both sides of the israel gaza border as Israeli F
This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start are breaking news. The United States is surging military aid to israel after the devastating surprise Terrorist Attack by hamas which killed at least 900 people, most of them civilians. We have also just learned that number includes at least 11 americans. This afternoon israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that israels response to the horrific attacks is just beginning. Youre looking now at images from gaza where were seeing the response play out as Israeli Forces have fired dozens if not hundreds of rockets into gaza. Hamas terrorists have taken an unknown number of innocent civilians as hostages today, threatening to broadcast their executions if israel strikes homes in gaza without warning. Were hearing continuing reports of rape. Were Hearing Reports of people dragged out of their cars and shot. Cnn crews witnessed mass excuse sites where innocent attendees of a Music Festival spent their last momen
A trojan horse, perhaps, ill Michael Smerconish in philadelphia this week, the university of southern california, where nearly 100 arrests have been made him, its protests since the university canceled its muslim valedictorian speaker announced it was now canceling its main stage Commencement Ceremony next month they cited insufficient time to carry out, quote, new Safety Measures its the latest most highprofile ramification of the surge of propalestinian protests disrupting campuses all across america students saying they have a right to free speech. Jewish students saying that speeches often antisemitic so what is the current reaction or protesters, the modern day greeks who use the deceptive tactic to enter the campus and defeat the trojans. May, im sympathetic to the University President s and administrators who now have to engage in a difficult balancing act. Campuses have become the Staging Ground for americas growing divide over supporting israel as It Retaliates for hamass octo
Welcome to jerusalem welcome tojerusalem as a new chapter is being written in the turbulent history of the middle east. After decades of shadow wars and covert operations, iran and israel, long time archenemies, are now in direct confrontation. In the early hours of the morning here, iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles over israeli territory. Israel, backed by its allies, said almost all of the projectiles were shot down. It says the attack was foiled. This morning israel is still on high alert and the Israeli Army Says it is weighing its response. Lets look at this video of the events throughout the night in jerusalem and across israel. Sirens. What you can hear is the air raid sirens injerusalem. What you can see is israels Air Defence System, the iron dome, in operation. Flashes in Thejerusalem Sky as drones and missiles are shot down. A coalition of israels allies, including the us and uk, helped shoot down some iranian drones and missiles before they reached israeli terr