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CBS NEWS WILL DELIVER SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ADDRESS TO THE NATION TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM, ET
CBS News Will Broadcast a One-Hour Primetime Special “Israel-Hamas War: The World on Edge” Tomorrow at 10:00 PM, ET/PT
CBS News continues its multiplatform and extensive coverage of the Israel-Hamas war tonight with a CBS News Special Report and tomorrow with a one-hour primetime special, both of which will appear on the CBS Television Network, the CBS News App, the CBS News Streaming Network and Paramount+.
CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell will lead the CBS News Special Report tonight, Thursday, Oct. 19 at 8:00 PM, ET, as President Biden delivers an address to the nation following his trip to Israel. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and FACE THE NATION moderator Margaret Brennan and senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang will join the CBS News Special Report from Washington. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata will report from Israel.
The one-hour primetime broadcast A CBS NEWS SPECIAL: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: THE WORLD ON EDGE airs tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 20 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT. The special will feature CBS News’ latest on-the-ground reporting as well as a comprehensive analysis of the military, diplomatic and humanitarian efforts underway as tensions continue across the region.
The primetime special, anchored by O’Donnell, will feature on-the-scene reporting from CBS News foreign correspondents Holly Williams, Charlie D’Agata and Imtiaz Tyab, who have been providing ongoing coverage from Israel and near Gaza since the Hamas attack into Israel on Oct. 7. Also contributing reporting and analysis are: Margaret Brennan, national security correspondent David Martin, senior foreign correspondent Mark Phillips, chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod, senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge, and CBS News foreign policy and national security contributor and former national security adviser to President Trump H.R. McMaster.
The primetime special will include Axelrod’s exclusive interviews with the families of hostages reportedly being held in Gaza; historical context around the conflict; reporting on efforts by law enforcement to keep the United States secure; and coverage from O’Donnell, who reported from Israel last week, on the children, families and healthcare workers at the center of the attacks by Hamas militants.
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Press Contacts:
Natalie Pahz, CBS News Communications
Hugo Rojo, CBS News Communications
