Joining us coming up in the next sixty minutes the beginning of the end of i saw in syria critics led forces capture the groups a self declared capital rucka. Still in shock after saturdays massive truck bombing the president is blaming alshabaab and is calling for more International Help. The president of the philippines declares victory in the Southern City of we after a five month battle against isis a link fighters and the mass exodus of refugees it shows no signs of abating between ten and fifteen thousand crossed into bangladesh in the past forty eight hours. And. With all the days news. Meeting new york to try and find a way forward of the place continue to meall during the playing of the National Anthem that more later in the program. We begin the news hour in syria where u. S. Backed forces have driven out i saw from itself the Clear Capital of raka in syria after a tough four month battle the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces have raised their flag inside the city stadium
After the powerful tremor hit near the iraqi town of hello john also coming up. U. S. President donald trump needs his philippians counterpart as we go on terror today but outside the summit of asian leaders in manila hundreds of protesters demonstrate against their policies. And france marks two years since the islamist attack on the bought a clause and not the citys night we meet a survivor of the shooting that killed ninety people inside the paris concert but. Im brian thomas welcome to the show rescuers are scrambling at this hour to help the earthquake victims on the around iraq border now that after a seven point three magnitude quake struck about thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of a log in late sunday arabian Officials Say the tremor killed at least two hundred people in iran alone baghdad has yet to report an official death toll but hundreds of iraqis are known to have been injured. When d. S. Began to shake the shoppers began to run. The state. This reporter escaped inju
Still work, and ill just keep going. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today the president raged against the murder of children in yesterdays chemical attack in syria, but when pressed he seemed unable to express a policy on the syrian civil war. President trump took several questions at a rose garden News Conference today alongside the king of jordan, facing his First International crisis when mr. Trump was asked about syria, he changed the subject, blamed the obama administration, and described himself as flexible. Last week the Trump Administration reversed u. S. Policy and said that the syrian dictator could remain in power and not be held accountable for crimes in the sixyearold war. The apparent nerve gas attack happened five days later. Major garrett begins our coverage. I want to thank you both very much. Reporter in the oval office with jordans king abdullah, President Trump called the Syrian Regimes chemical weapons attack on civilians an affront to human
A deadly motorcycle accident is under investigation. It happened near azure and donna just after noon. Metro tells us the motorcyclist was traveling west bound on azure when it coll the 28yearold cyclist was taken to umc where he was pronounced dead. Police say drugs and alcohol initially do not seem to be a factor in the crash. Christianne Klein one person is dead and another is recovering after a suspected drunk driver ran into them on the sidewalk. It happened last night, near charleston and las vegas boulevard. Police say a man and woman were sitting on a wall. When a 45year old woman drove up onto the sidewalk and hit them. And was arrested a short time later. She was arrested for dui, involving death. The woman on the wall was killed. The man has what are described as minor injuries. paul joncich it sounds worse than it is, but the potential traffic nightmare called carnado is here. Closures around the spaghetti bowl are expected to cause traffic snarls through late february 2017
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