Restaurant, stabbing one to h. Ath. How the killer survived jumping from the roof of a building. Widespread illness why experts say this years flu season could y ooube n eened e to o know f as the deadly virus spreads. Rising waters nearly a dozen people rescued from homes as the south gets slammed by torrential rs. Tonight, how the storm system d. Uld wash out your weekend. United, now divided why is the trytrys secondlargest stotestant denomination now on the brink of divorce . And on the road, how one mans cat naps have given a local shelter a full kitty. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Brennan good evening to our viewers in the west. Norah is off tonight. Im margaret brennan. As we come on the air tonight, President Trump is vowing he is vo ng it inwill get revenge after the president ordered drone strikes that took out irans top general, Qassem Soleimani. The two countries have been enemies for more than four decades, but rarely have tensions been as high as they are tonight. President trump says soleimani was actively planning new attacks on americans in the region, but the white house is not providing any details. Tonight, u. S. Civilians are being told to leave iraq immediately, and more american troops, thousands of them, are being sent into the region. Our correspondents are covering this fastmoving story from inside iraq to the pentagon, and ciamerican cities under heightened alert. But we begin with paula reid traveling with the president tonight in south florida. Paula. Reporter good evening, margaret. The presidening up his thliday here in florida, andppra tht is afterisnoon, he addressee nation for the First Time Since last nights drone strike. We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war. Reporter the president said Qassem Soleimani posed an tmediate threat to the United States. Soleimani was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on american diplomats and military personnel, but we caught him in ede act and terminated him. Reporter but mr. Trump also said soleimani had been decttingmmers of ar tro mi for years, the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps and its ruthless quds force under soleimanis leadership has targeted, injured, and murdered hundreds of american civilians and servicemen. Reporter a Senior Administration official tells cbs news the trump cabinet was in full agreement on the strike. T,st night, as news of the httack was breaking, the tedsident was spotted huddling inside his resort with White House Communications aides, House Minority leader kevin mccarthy; and his soninlaw and top adviser, jared kushner. In the aftermath of the strike, the president said the u. S. Does not seek regime change in iran. I have deep respect for the iranian people. They are a remarkable people with an incredible heritage and unlimited potential. Reporter with an eye always on the upcoming election, the president went right to miami for a Campaign Event with evangelical supporters. He was planning a very major attack, and we got him. cheers reporter as you just heard, the crowd cheered when the president mentioned the strike, rven though he campaigned on a promise to end u. S. Involvement in the middle east. Margaret. Brennan paula reid, thank you. Ces. Intelligence tracked soleimani as he traveled in the region, waiting for the right moment to strike. David martin is at the pentagon tonight with details on that operation. Reporter this is whats left after the two vehicles carrying soleimani and his aides were struck by american drones, setting off what could be an earthquake in the middle east. He had just landed at Baghdad International airport on a trip intended to launch a campaign of attacks against americans. T he was actively plotting in the region to take action, big dction, as he described it, that would have put dozens, if not hundreds of american lives at risk. Wa kw edit t wastakemm iutt. Enin soleimani after American Contractor was killed last friday in a rocket barrage on an liaqi military base. Gmerican jets retaliated with d the rockets, a militia u. S. Intelligence said was directly controlled by soleimani. The u. S. Was picking up what joint chiefsmea alairman general mark milley told reporters off camera was nlear and unambiguous intelligence that soleimani was planning a campaign of violence against the u. S. Im not going to say anything more about the nature of the attack, but know that this was not just in iraq. It was throughout the region. Reporter soleimani was in syria on wednesday, and then flew to lebanon. On thursday, he left lebanon for iraq. When his plane landed in baghdad, two reaper drones were circling overhead. Soleimani and a militia leader got into a sedan, and the rest of his party boarded a van. They set off down the airport road when four hellfire missiles struck simultaneously, two for each vehicle. What the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago. Reporter officials from both the bush and obama administrations told cbs news they had chances to kill soleimani and decided against it rcause the risks of igniting oe cycle of escalating violence outweighed the benefits of htting rid of him. Raked about that, general milley replied, damn right, theres risk. And he acknowledged that theres im guarantee killing soleimani planning. D off the attacks he is there could still be an attack, he said. Margaret. Nn brennan quite a warning. David martin there at the antagon. Tonight, Law Enforcement in this tuntry is taking irans vow of revenge as a serious threat. Jeff pegues has more on whats being done to keep americans safe. Reporter at the white house, hee secret service was heavily armed with long guns. In new york city, police units deployed to key landmarks. The n. Y. P. D. Says it was out of an abundance of caution. We have an International Incident that can and likely will have global implications. Reporter for years, u. S. Law enforcement officials have been concerned about iran striking u. S. Targets by using gaoxy organizations like hezbollah. Ey 2011, thenattorney general nlder leged an iranianbacked assassination plot attempted to target the saudi ambassador in the u. S. In a bombing at this washington rastaurant. This conspiracy was snceived, was sponsored, and was directed from iran. Reporter but u. S. Officials believe in recent ckars, iranianbacked hackers. Ave targeted u. S. Infrastructure for cyber tttacks, like the one that breached the Computer Systems yontrolling this dam just north of new york city. H. Sy in a statement, d. H. S. Said that as a result of yesterdays military action, it was assessing potential new threats. Ngchael morell, former acting director of the c. I. A. , says uman could take any number of actions, including assassination. Ill chse a place o anduct a terrorist attack against a senior american official. Hs might be two months from now, it might be a year from now, but they will exact their revenge. Reporter a u. S. Official told me today that investigators in this country have taken steps to break up operational cells working in the shadows here in the u. S. Margaret. Brennan jeff pegues in times square, thank you. Our Holly Williams is one of the few Network Correspondents inside iraq. Holly, President Trump said this was meant to stop a war, not start one, but iran is already threatening to retaliate. How is this being received in the region . Reporter well, margaret, Iraqs Parliament is planning on holding an emergency session, and iraqi politicians with close ties to iran are calling for the roughly 5,000 u. S. Troops based here in iraq to be ordered out of the country in protest. What makes this situation so dangerous here in the middle east is the iranians feel they will have to retaliate. Qassem soleimani was a national hero. Part of the military genius of Qassem Soleimani, however we may judge him morally, is he understood iran cannot compete head on with the u. S. So he became a master of asymmetrical warfare, giving money and weapons to proxy groups and militia groups across the middle east. Brennan the dual threats the u. S. Has pointed to of iran, was sponsorship of terrorism led by soleimani but the threat of anu what does this event do . Ive been looking at these read outs of european leaders working the phones, trying to de escalate. Reporter well, look at this, if you will, from the perspective of iran. It was the u. S. That pulled out of the Nuclear Agreement back in 2018, while the iranians, at least initially, tried to stick in there with the europeans. Now that these acts of titfor tat violence have escalated to the level of the killing of irans mostimportant military leader, many iranians will ask, why should we hold back when it comes to our Nuclear Program . Brennan Holly Williams in iraq. Rack in this country, we are following a deadly attack in austin, texas. It started at a coffee shop, moved to another restaurant, and it ended with the suspect mping off a roof. Reporter the 27yearold olen suspects violent rampage hon ste bjuor. M8 ef a00 downtown austin. Witness stacy romine says the suspect randomly assaulted a man s. Tting at a table of regulars. W i dont even know what this guy was thinking, what his reason was. There was no altercation. He just came up and hit this man in the head. Reporter police were called, and customers tried to stop the ect ect from fleeing, but he got away. Rsth officers in pursuit, he ran ato a neighboring burrito restaurant. Austin Police SergeantDavid Daniels says thats where the suspects attack turned deadly. Right now we have two stab victims. Reporter describing his ffficers grim discovery. Once they got inside, they were able to locate two victims that had been stabbed. Erctims is deceased. Reporter the deceased victim, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim sustained serious lifethreatening injuries. This is where the attack ended. Ofe suspect climbed to the roof of this shopping center, and then jumped off the building. Hes in critical condition. Celice have not released his name. Margaret. Brennan thanks, omar. We are following breaking news northwest of chicago tonight. An armed robber has been holding at least one hostage inside a bank for several hours. Police have surrounded the bank orinkfocd,ll is. Scene. But no injuries have been reported. Tonight, a lot of the south is being swamped. Torrential rain in several states has made driving dangerous, as up to four inches fell. Mississippi has been getting the worst of it. At least 10 people were rescued from homes threatened by rising water. Iat same system is expected to soak the northeast this weekend. Ocades of fighting over same sex marriage and gay clergy will likely split up the United Methodist church. Tonight, the countrys second largest Protestant Church is mensidering a proposal to become two denominations. One would end a ban on samesex marriage and gay clergy. The other would keep it. A final vote is expected in may. There are about nine million United Methodists in the u. S. , 80 million worldwide. T arming new numbers tonight in the nationwide flu outbreak. Flu activity is now high in 34 states. It hasnt been this widespread this early in the season in more than a decade. An estimated 2,900 people have died. Dr. Jon lapook now on whats ting done to contain the outbreak. Reporter at riley hospital for children in indianapolis, fighting flu begins at the front door. Ke were just trying to take extra precautions. Reporter the hospital has created influenza checkpoints, where security keeps a list of approved visitors, mostly parents. Dr. Elaine cox is an Infectious Disease specialist. Even when they visit and ,heyre on the list, theyre sreened for illness, so fever, cough, runny nose, body aches. Reporter the goal create a ring of protection around ethatable kids. Iaspecslly impoto yearold son, deanthony jr. , who is on kidney dialysis. His immune system is a lot weaker with his condition, so making sure that we are all vaccinated is very important to make sure he stays at 100 with his health. Reporter today, the c. D. C. Reported there have been more than 55,000 hospitalizations this flu season. Sually, the predominant strain hi influenza a. , but this year its been influenza b. , so far. Fat comes next is anyones guess. Lynette brammer is with the e d. C. Whatell have to wait and see what happens in the coming eveks. Sen if we are at peak, we still have half of the flu season to go, and there may be other viruses circulating after the influenza b. S that are here hight now. Reporter its still too owrly to say how effective this years influenza vaccine will end up being. But, margaret, with the flu season occurring earlier than usual and accelerating, the c. D. C. Is reminding people its not too late to get immunized. Brennan good advice from dr. Lapook. Thanks. Reere is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening niws. A 60 minuteseport has new information about the jail cell death of jeffrey epstein. Later, on the road, a man who takes in six figures by sleeping w the job. 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