we will never forget the sacrifice to the country. she lost herlife for our country. our daughter is a hero. cbs news starts now. good evening and thank you for being with us on this busy friday night. we want to begin with the breaking news. the united states beginning a series of retaliatory air strikes on sites. they have clear irrefutable evidence that it is related to the attacks in jordan. the strikes were successful but the damage assessment will be done when the sun rises in the region. this is just the beginning. the response will continue. here is what we know. three of the locations hit are in iraq. four are in syria and there were dozens of individual targets within each site. those planes are now out of harm s way. it comes on the same day president biden and jill biden were at dover air force base in delaware for the dignified transfer of the remains of those fallen service members. we were the first journalists and saw the work being done firsthand to
michael steele. we are following the breaking news on the u.s. air strikes hitting targets in iraq and syria, including new reaction from the iraqi government. also, donald trump s election interference trial is officially delayed, what it means for his legal timeline. it is election day in south carolina. congressman james clyburn joins us as democrats their head to the polls. it is a very busy day of news, welcome to the weekend. we begin this weekend with the breaking news, justin, state media in iraq now reporting that the foreign ministry has summoned the highest ranking u.s. diplomat in baghdad to opper a former protest over last night s airstrikes in iraq and syria. the u.s. military says it hit more than 85 targets facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militias they sponsor in the region. this is the first wave of what officials say could be a weeks- long campaign in response to the deaths of three american soldiers in jordan last weekend. joining us n
in the next couple of days. this after senate negotiators actually reached a deal, but could it all fall apart even before the tex is released? we ll talk to a top opposition leader from venezuela where hundreds of thousands of people are risking everything to come to the united states. in a few minutes, president biden and the first lady will head to dover air force base as we await the dignified transfer of three u.s. service members killed in a drone attack in jordan. plus, a major court date for donald trump s federal election interference case dropped off the court s docket. we ll explain why. and in just 24 hours, south carolina democrats will head to the polls in what marks a major test of enthusiasm among black voters, who are essential to joe biden s re-election. we begin with breaking news on capitol hill. this morning, house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan subpoenaed fani willis, demanding documentation from following allegations that willis fired
country. our daughter is a hero. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, and thank you for being with us on this busy friday night. and we do want to begin with at breaking news. the united states beginning a series of retaliatory air strikes on sites the white house said tonight that they have clear, irrefutable evidence is connected to the deadly drone attack that killed three soldiers in jordan. the president s national security spokesperson john kirby saying tonight the strikes were successful, but that a damage assessment will be done when the sun rises in the region. and this is just the beginning. the president saying the response will continue. here is what we know. three of the locations hit are in iraq. four are in syria. and there were dozens of individual targets within each site. the strike lasted over 30 minutes, involving multiple aircraft. those planes are now out of harm s way. and it comes on the same day president biden and first lady
soldiers in jordan. we will absolutely do what is required to protect ourselves. norah: a special edition of the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i am norah o donnell, coming to you from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, amongst rising tensions in the nation from the red sea to jordan. thank you for being with us. we are at the home of the u.s. fifth fleet and nava forces central command, getting a first look at the secret operation center here. these forces are the tip of the sphere against the iranian backed houthi militia defending international waters against their terror attacks. and new offensive action may not be far off. following that deadly attack in jordan that killed three army soldiers and wounded more than 40 others. tonight, we are learning the extent of some of those injuries including about eight service members who had to be airlifted and the names of the three killed in the attack. well, tonight we have our new reporting that u.s. air