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Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. It's happening now inside the risky U.S. Special Forces raid that left the

leader of ISIS dead. We're getting new information from the Biden

administration as the president warns other top

terrorists we will find you. Also tonight breaking news on the January 6

committee's interviews with two former top aides's the Vice President Pence.

We're learning about the questions they agreed to answer

and why they drew the line on talking about conversations

with then President Trump.

And a huge winter storm dumped snow, ice and sleet across the US, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, and thousands of flights cancelled.

The dangerous conditions may only worsen in the hours ahead.

We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room. We begin with the death of the brutal leader of ISIS

targeted by U.S. Special forces during a dramatic raid in Syria overnight.

The Biden administration says the operation dealt a catastrophic blow to the terrorist group.

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