CBS Evening News, 06/19/25

CBS Evening News

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🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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President Trump has been briefed on both the risks and benefits of bombing Iran's Fordo nuclear facility. CBS News has learned the president believes that if talks fail, disabling the facility will be necessary because of the risk of weapons being produced in a relatively short period of time, multiple sources told CBS News. A federal bankruptcy judge will decide on Friday whether to approve a nearly $7.5 billion settlement involving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. Severe storms are bringing thunder, lightning and heavy rain to parts of the East Coast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The president approves a plan for attacking Iran, but...
0:04.0	I mean, you don't know that I'm going to even do it.
0:06.0	He now says we will know within two weeks.
0:10.0	From CBS News headquarters in New York, this is the CBS Evening News.
0:17.0	Good evening. I'm John Dickerson. I'm Maurice Dubois. The president has approved a plan for
0:24.4	attacking Iran, but will he pull the trigger. We will know by the 4th of July. The White House said
0:30.1	today the president will decide within two weeks. That will allow time for any negotiations with Iran.
0:36.4	The president believes there is still a substantial
0:38.3	chance there will be talks. And while we wait, the war goes on without the United States. Iran
0:44.8	fired dozens of missiles into Israel overnight, hitting a hospital, and Israel hit nuclear
0:50.2	sites in Iran. As for any retaliation by Iran here in the United States, CBS News has learned
0:55.8	that the FBI is stepping up its efforts to monitor any possible sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah,
1:02.3	the terror group backed by Iran. We begin this evening with Ouija Zhang at the White House.
1:07.8	Weisha? Well, just three days ago,
1:11.5	President Trump warned everyone
1:13.0	to evacuate Tehran immediately
1:14.9	and rushed back to Washington
1:16.7	from an international summit
1:18.0	for an emergency meeting
1:19.5	in the situation room.
1:21.0	But tonight, that level of urgency
1:23.0	seems to have faded
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