About this episode

The episode covers a fireworks incident in Manhattan, severe weather across the U.S., and ongoing military actions in the Middle East.

Police identified the suspect who ignited fireworks and started a fire outside a federal building in Manhattan as 43-year-old Andrew Arrabaca. Authorities said the anti-ICE activist was armed with two axes, a machete, three knives, fireworks and other destructive devices. Dangerous weather is impacting communities across the U.S., from tropical flooding threats along Florida's Gulf Coast to deadly flash floods in Utah and severe storms across the Northeast. Nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured in multiple Iranian airstrikes on bases across the Middle East this month, U.S. officials told CBS News. As the U.S. launches a 10th straight night of strikes on Iran, two U.S. soldiers were killed over the weekend in Jordan and another remains missing in action.

People in this episode

Host: CBS News

Topics covered

• fireworks incident
• weather impact
• Iran airstrikes
• U.S. military
• public safety

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Places: Manhattan, Florida, Utah, Northeast, Middle East

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