CBS Evening News, 03/09/26
CBS Evening News
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3.5 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Oil and gas prices are surging since the start of the war on Iran. What the White house is now considering as a solution.
Massive lines and missed flights, just in time for spring break. The warnings being given to travelers amidst the partial government shutdown.
And, more on the alleged terror attempt in New York City and the teenagers behind it.
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| 0:00.0 | Good to be with you. I'm Tony DeKopal. The breaking news right now. |
| 0:05.3 | President Trump tonight telling CBS News the Iran war is, quote, very complete, pretty much. |
| 0:11.7 | And after initially saying the war could last four to five weeks, he told CBS's Ouija |
| 0:16.6 | Zhang today, quote, we're very far ahead of schedule. The president also telling CBS News he's thinking about taking over the strait of Hormuz, |
| 0:26.1 | where 20% of the global oil supply flows as gas prices continue to surge. |
| 0:33.9 | And the alleged terror attempt in New York City, the two teenage suspects inspired by ISIS, |
| 0:39.1 | according to officials, one of them saying he wanted to cause more damage than the Boston Marathon bombing. |
| 0:45.1 | What was in those homemade explosives? |
| 0:48.1 | And the gunfire at Grammy winner Rihanna's house, a woman now being held tonight, |
| 0:53.5 | suspected of attempted murder. |
| 0:55.9 | What we know about who she is and why she could have done it. |
| 0:59.2 | Oh my gosh. |
| 1:03.1 | And the good stuff tonight, a major upset at the LA Marathon, how a substitute teacher from |
| 1:08.6 | Michigan won it all. |
| 1:18.3 | From CBS News Headquarters in New York, this is the CBS Evening News with Tony DeCopold. |
| 1:24.4 | Thank you for joining us on a very busy Monday night, day 10 of the war in the Middle East, |
| 1:31.3 | and we are tracking the repercussions for you right here at home, including those surging gas prices. But late this afternoon, President Trump told Rwee Zhaang that the war is, quote, very complete and very far ahead of schedule. And then just |
| 1:36.8 | moments ago at his first official press conference since the war began, he expanded on those |
| 1:41.5 | comments saying victory is now close at hand after the U.S. and Israel |
| 1:45.7 | wiped out, as he put it, quote, every single force in Iran. We have multiple reports on this |
| 1:51.9 | tonight, starting with our senior White House correspondent, Ouija Zhang. Weesha, good evening to you. |
| 1:56.4 | You spoke to the president. What did he tell you? Tony, good evening. I called President Trump to talk about |
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