and nato forces, general scott miller, was forced to draw his weapon. martha raddatz and what she's learned tonight. >> reporter: this is general scott miller with officials discussing the upcoming election. >> we know there is going to be some violence, but i am very confident your forces are going to be prepared for this election. >> reporter: later, the group moved outside to await miller's helicopter, and a man in an afghan uniform opened fire on the group with an automatic weapon. that's when general miller pulled out his own 9 millimeter pistol, and other americans and afghans drew their weapons, too. the gunman was quickly shot dead, but he left a trail of carnage. the kandahar police chief, seen here at the meeting, was killed, as well as a kandahar intelligence official. the local governor wounded, with two americans, and a contractor working for the u.s. government. today, the general back on the streets of afghanistan. in this 17-year war, this appears to be the closest a comma commandi commanding officer has come to being harmed. >> do they k

and nato force in afghanistan, general scott miller present for the attack, nearly injured or barely that. barbara star has the latest details. what are you learning, barbara? >> what we are learning is general scott miller during that fire fight just yesterday drew his weapon when the gunfire started happening. this is an extraordinary event in its own that a four star would be in a fire fight location and would be forced, compelled to draw his weapon. general miller did not have to fire. his own security forces dealt with this attacker we are told very quickly in this compound where the general had been attending a meeting. general miller also, we are told, making quite sure that all of the wounded were evacuated before he left and taking some of the wounded on his own helicopter as he left the scene. but a four star having to draw his own weapon is a very unusual event. i can't tell you that we remember readily when this has ever happened before. general miller taking the same risks that his troops take. and today he was back out on the streets in kabal meeting people there. >> let

general miller is uninjured. but it is extraordinary that we are standing here and saying the head of u.s. forces in afghanistan, the head of the nato military operation in afghanistan was in the immediate vicinity of an area where a fire fight broke out and two americans were wounded in that cross fire. general miller remains uninjured at this hour, according to pentagon officials. he had gone to meet with local and afghan officials who we are told that meeting was over. they were leaving when a fire fight broke out between afghans. afghan on afghan. no indication at this point that the taliban were involved. and that fire fight led to two american service members being wounded and a few minutes of frantic concern that general miller might have also been injured. he is not -- this is a guy who moves around the battlefield regularly, and today was a good example. he goes out there and meets the local forces. no indication he is going to stop doing that. >> alarmingly close call for the commander there. listen, 17

the pentagon confirmed that scott miller, the u.s. army generalafghanistan mission, attended that meeting but was not injured. barbara star live at the pentagon. sounds like a tragic event and close call for the american general. >> a close call that was too close. general miller with long experience in special operations. now the head of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan was attending a security meeting in and can darr. on the way out of that meeting, an afghan opened fire on them. general miller not injured but two were. two officials standing close to general mill. we know now one was another senior u.s. military officer said to be in stable condition. he's not been publicly named because they are awaiting family notification said by the military to be in stable condition. two others were wounded. these are people that stand very close to a cop manner when they are out in the field. general miller doing what so many senior commanders have done, going into the field, meeting with local forces, this time in kandahar, afghanistan, taking many of

general miller, the most senior general drew his side arm.ior leaders. >> the taliban says he was the target but as you mention another u.s. general, general scott miller pulled his side arm. he didn't fire, however. what does all of this say about the security situation there right now. >> reporter: the police chief was seen as a key u.s. ally. his death raises questions about that part of afghanistan. afghanistan was readying for nationwide parliamentary elections and general miller, the day after his attack was seen meeting with security forces. kind of checking on how they were doing. there were several security incidents but several million afghan citizens turned out to vote despite the threat of violence. >> thank you for that reporting. >>> they have walked for hundreds of miles, faced tear gas and unbearable temperatures. entire families so desperate they resort to jumping off bridge, floating on rafts. we'll take you inside what it was like for one family to make that dangerous crossing into mexico, next. (vo) this is not a video gam

officials including general miller who just arrived in afghanistan in the last two months i miss commanding u.s. nato forces in this country along with top f. kennedy fisher was including the intelligence chief of kandahar the police chief the governor know today everyone in afghanistan is talking about this police chief general razi he died in this attack you stay in this gun bessel along with the intelligence chief but it has really lift him up people have changed their facebook photos across the country to show his face because he had fought the taliban so fiercely and he was our new young family and he'd fought the taliban so fiercely actually along with general miller but some fifteen years ago and so he was very respected well loved his funeral has just finished a lot of people out in kandahar for that general miller's saying today that it was a great loss he was great patriot and a great friend to him also president gunning announcing the soft undoing the hay has appointed genera zeke's younger brother to take his place in kandahar security across the country for elections is very hi

general scott miller, u.s. army four stars, heads up the troops in afghanistan. in kandahar yesterday, gets up, leaves the meeting, when gunfire erupts, a lone gunman going after the afghan security official. u.s. personnel were wounded. general miller, the commander, the four-star, so close by that he we are told had to draw his own sideample. he did not fire. his security people killed the gunman very quickly. make no mistake about it, it's not every day of the week that a united states four star is in a situation, even in a war zone, where they have to draw their weapon. this is a problem in afghanistan. you have these lone gunmen that suddenly basically pop up and they have to be dealt with. the other wounded we are told are still recovering. kate? >> barbara, what are you hearing? as you said, this is so rare. do folks think that the general took too much risk? >> reporter: well, no, military people will tell you that basically that, you know, what he did is he takes the same risk that his troops take in the field. he didn't walk into a fire zone, but he too

general miller escaped unharmed but the dead included the local intelligence chief and police chief. charlie daggeta is in afghanistan. >> general scott miller escaped unharmed when a bodyguard shot dead one of the country's most powerful commanders during a critical week here. the billboards show fresh faced candidates vying for a chance to create change. with two days to go before the election, ice the near september of violence that has people worried. >> you can search all the vehicles. >> all the vehicles. >> reporter: the sheer numbers expected alone on election day takes security to a whole new level. >> more than 10,000. >> reporter: more than so,000 voters. >> yes. >> reporter: how will you handle it? there will be 54,000 security person el deployed across afghanistan. there are more than 2500 candidates fighting for 249 seats in parliament. more than 5,000 polling stations opened across the nation but more than 2,000 have already been closed due to a high risk of attack. ten candidates have been assassinated, one just owed by a bomb planted in his couch. isis bombings have

but they said general miller was also the target as well as the other general.ing, now 17 years into the war, to have a meeting like this violated. a massive security breach. when it comes to these attacks by afghans on afghans, there is little to be done. the taliban have been shown to infiltrate the most secure parts. general miller appears to have been out of the way or at least not injured by it. two citizens from the united states were injured, unclear what their role was. we're days away from vital afghan parliamentary elections. record violence, record number of soldiers and civilians being killed and near record american bombs being dropped on the country. an instance like this shows you exactly where it's going. >> exactly the risk, nick, that americans are putting themselves in continually there, 17 years in. >> every day. >> every day. >> absolutely every day. >> nick, important reporting. thank you so much. >>> also this, new satellite photos obtained exclusively by cnn show russia ramping up its military presence along the baltic sea. the u.s. milit

and the less said about this fall from general miller taking the better. substitutions first thomas malone then says can happily then santo wagner to no avail. to nail the final score a tough day for any coco badge but party time in berlin. now let's look back at the results from match day six by him stumbling in berlin stands out i still don't mind the shootout win in live accusing shelter i'm stuck up finally got their first wins while how i was lost makes them the only club in the league still seeking a free points at. the top of the table has something the league has long desperately needed no byron munich dortmund take over the top spot wildfire in character and plot round out the top four. wins help move shall cause i'm stuck up but they're still in sixteenth and seventeenth respectively well how to have a prop up the league in lost are still plenty of time for things to change until then here's your match day moment from kick off. sums up with the throw in what's going on here. own goal unlike any we've seen before. concealing a single. card goalkee

. >> reporter: general miller escaped from an attack during a critical week here.oards plastered across kabul show fresh faces vying for a chance to compete for change. but with just days to go for election, it's the uncertainty of violence that have people worried. the police chief says the sheer numbers expected in this neighborhood alone on election day takes security to a whole new level. >> more than 10,000? >> more than 10,000 voters? >> more than 10,000. more than 10,000. >> how are you going to be able to handle all of those people? >> reporter: holding the elections will mean mounting one of the biggest security operations this country has ever seen with 54,000 security personnel deployed across afghanistan. there are more than 2,500 candidates fighting for 249 seats in parliament.re tha5,000s open across the nation, but more than 2,000 have already been closed due to a high risk of attack. ten candidates have been assassinated in the last two months, one by a bomb planted in his couch. isis bombings in recent months have left dozens dead and the taliban h

general scott miller was not hurt, though one american service member and two civilians were wounded. the attack came after a meeting to discuss security for saturday's parliamentary elections. charlie d'agata reports from kabul. tt reporter: general scott miller escaped unharmed in the attack in kandahar when an afghan body guard shot dead general abdul razeq, one of the country's most powerful commanders, during a critical week here. the billboards plastered across kabul show fresh-faced candidates vying for a chance to create change. but with just two days to go before the election, it's the near certainty of violence that has locals worried. you are going to search all the vehicles? >> all the vehicle. r: reporter: police chief bismillah taban says the sheer numbers expected in this neighborhood alone on election day takes security to a whole new level. >> more than 10,000. >> reporter: more than 10,000 voters. >> more than 10,000. >> reporter: how are you going to be able to handle all these people? >> yeah. un reporter: holding the elections will mean mounting one s the biggest

general scott miller escaped unharmed.e and a group of americans were taking part in a high-security meeting ahead of elections on saturday. two americans, one civilian or military were rooted in the cross fire outside of the mansion. a third contactor was also injured. they were evacuated by helicopter. the target of the attack, one of the most powerful u.s. allies in afghanistan. he was killed along with the head of the intelligence, according to a senior advisor to the afghan president. >> unfortunately we lost a brief commander. there is no doubt, that they try their best to not let the people participate in the election. >> the general had survived thousands of assassination attempts by the tele- band in past decade. he was plucked from >> reporter: security by the u.s. military and trade is a powerful ally. janitor miller tweeted "today i lost a great friend, britt served together for many years, afghanistan lost a patriot, my condolences to the people of afghanistan. the good he did for us and the afghan people cann

the general, general miller, i was not hurt. ibility and said the american general was a target. he said he disagrees. >> it was a very close confined space. i don't assess that i was a target. >> shepard: the attack injured three other americans that are all now recovering. the election is scheduled for team but has been delayed for a week. western intelligence sources say iran may be stepping up its shipments of advanced weapons to hezbollah. fox news is learning more about one of those possible shipments and the reason why this could increase the threat to israel. our national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> shepard, western intelligence sources say they have tracked iranian shipments of advanced weaponry to hezbollah, deliveries that include gps components to make previously unguided rockets to precision-guided missiles increasing the threat to israel. one of the flight as arrived in help none three days ago. the number qfz-9950 departed tehran international airport tuesday at 9:33 a

general scott miller was the target but he managed to escape unharmed. seem creased a concern about the security situation in afghanistan ahead of elections on saturday . joins us live now from kabul so hashim this sounds like a very serious attack indeed because in one single government loses we senior people based in kandahar the top local police command intelligence chief and also the governor and usually those people play significant role in the fight against the taliban general all of that as for example as the police command has been on the top of the hit list by zero four by the taliban for the last few years he has escaped many suicide bombing attacks and his father was killed in an attack by the taliban and has been a staunch opponent of the taliban saying that the only way out of the crisis in afghanistan is to defeat the taliban is quite serious at the same time because it shows that the taliban are still able to infiltrate and recruit people who work with senior officials across the country in afghanistan this is definitely going to pose furt

military commander in afghanistan, general scott miller, escaped without injury.told an afghan news agency today that he does not believe ow was the target. >> what happenedthere was an attack on the security forces, but i'll tell you, we still remain with the security forces. the messages we had from the ndahar people were unity, and peace, and confidence in the security forces, very specifically in preparation for the upcoming elections. ws woodruff: a u.s. official confirms to the ur that miller pulled his gun during the attack. the taliban has claimed responsibility, and said that it had targeted both the police chief and general miller. the group has vowed to disrupt tomorrow's elections in the resa hanistan. in the gaza stmip, the health stry says israeli soldiers shot and wounded 130 palestinian prot,0ters today. palestinian demonstrators gathered along the israeli border. some threw burned tires and explosive devices at troops acrosshe fence. egypt is trying to broker a new cease-fire. some 3,000igrants streamed through a border town in guatemala today, at

launched a surprise attack the provincial intelligence chief was killed until americans wounded general miller the man in charge of all u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan escaped unharmed when he returned to kabul image security forces to boost morale he said today's parliamentary elections revealed only this about the attack my assessment is that i was not the target it was a very close confined space but i don't i don't assess that i was a target the taliban has promised to disrupt the elections and in kandahar it has succeeded. called the by they could out of after the tragic incident in come to harbor took place the afghan independent election commission has decided to delay the election for a week in the come to have province. but for the rest of afghanistan the show goes on all the materials have been distributed under armed guard to more than five thousand seemed his nation wide poll scheduled to open its seven am local on the eve of a much delayed vote afghans must ask themselves what democracy means to them the taliban has promised to attack polling centers afghan and nato forces hav

general miller who's leads the u.s. nato forces in afghanistan has come into today saying it was a close confined space but i don't think i was the target he escaped unharmed although two americans were hurt in this it does appear however that the targets were the f.k.n. officials so the governor the intelligence chief was killed and the police chief was killed and he was much loved his name was general. his his funeral has just finished down in kandahar thousand people out on the street regardless of the security concerns people across the country changing the facebook photos to show his folks instead of these because he had so fiercely fought the taliban for so long and is regarded as such a hero or president donnie just in the last hour announcing that he would appoint generosity younger brother to dean as the new police chief to replace his older brother torch that could this attack in khandahar impact upon polling right across the country to more. security is a huge concern and the election commission and and presi

general scott miller was the target but he managed to escape unharmed it's increased concern about the security situation in afghanistan ahead of elections on saturday should have a how about has more from kabul this is a major setback for the afghan government because in one single attack they lost three senior local government officials in. general for example the top police command was on top of the hit list for the taliban for quite some time here he survived many suicide bombing attacks and his father was killed in an attack by the taliban who's known for his staunch anti taliban stand saying that there's absolutely no way that can play in a future role in afghanistan of the attack also highlights of the challenges that the americans the afghan government and nato will face in the near future also comes against the backdrop of the upcoming elections many people how do i hope that those in the saturday elections could pave the way for more stability and you parliament there could tackle the problems the afghan government faces particularly inefficient governance corruption and the

officials general miller who's a top commander here in afghanistan commanding oh you waste nato forces in this meeting he escaped unharmed although two americans were hurt. and top officials the intelligence chief was killed and the police chief was killed his name his general rasik his much loved people across afghanistan in changing their facebook profile pictures today to his face because he had fought the taliban socially a slave for the last twenty years he's survived many attacks and he has died in this gun battle yesterday his military precision his funeral has just finished a thousand people out on the streets regardless of how dangerous it is in kandahar they came out police officers his subordinates wailing on the streets so distraught that somebody they regard as such a hero or has been killed and for the voters who want to exercise their democratic rights is another reminder that in afghanistan when you go to an appeal when you go to the polling booth you can be literally taking your life in your hands because you want to be able to cast a ballot. and it is a very very real

this, if i can pull it off, i would go talk to the chief and go, sir, would you mind calling general miller and see if she can get a fleet of c-17s parked on andrews? every one of us in this auditorium could jump on it in time to run with the airmen tomorrow morning, watch them earn their coin and watch them walk a bomb run. if you really want to know where the best airmen in the united states air force are, they've graduating this week on friday. but if somehow we can't get air lift because a real-world op is going on, make a trip next thursday and friday. that's the next iteration of our greatest airmen. sir? >> so let's talk about the topic. i could sit around and talk about airmen all day. those are my best days. days with soldier, airmen, sailors, marine, those are the top days. the topic is talk about multidomain operations. it's actually a very significant discussion going on at the very senior levels of the joint staff amongst all the cocoms now about how do we do that? so stratcom is right in the middle of it. why are we right in the middle of it? we talked first about the third pr

officials including general miller who runs who is in charge of all u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan and killed a top police chief and an intelligence chief the election commission chairman has just come out in the last hour trying to reassure people making somewhat of a national address on television saying that he wants the taliban to clear to more it's a cease fire and come to participate in elections and saying that he said mrs serious security arrangements have been made and he has people to vote because one of the real issues now with this fear of attacks is that it will be low i mean there's a million people in this country nine million have registered to vote how many of those people will actually be brave enough to go to a polling center tomorrow or indeed in the aside from the security challenges what about the logistical challenges charlotte because afghanistan is of course a country. many remote regions there they've all got their own way of doing things i mean how do you get them all to coordinate this. so we were actually in the election c

general scott miller who was not injured in the attack. two american were wounded. u.s. service member and u.s. civilian government employee. a coalition contractor was wounded in the attack. u.s. troops killed the assailant. the taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt. the assassination of the key u.s. ally as afghanistan readies for elections this month raises questions about the country's ability to ensure security and stability as the u.s. seeks to transfer full responsibility to the afghanistan government. back to you. >> ryan, thank you so much for that. >>> who has it tougher? a congressman or a prison inmate? one congressman's remarks might surprise you. >>> and lebron james makes his lakers debut, but did the lakers get a win? we'll find out next. today is the day you're going to get motivated... get stronger... get closer. start listening today to the world's largest selection of audiobooks on audible. and now, get more. for just $14.95 a month, you'll get a credit a month good for any audiobook, plus two audible originals exclusive titles

next week the main target in that attack could well have been the us commander in afghanistan general scott miller although he denies it he escaped injury and encouraged afghans not to be intimidated present to the people of afghanistan has been very consistent and you have every right to be proud of your security forces and the preparations that made for this election despite this unfortunate event tragic event down to ten our voters are choosing representatives for the two hundred forty nine seat lower house a strong turnout could well indicate that functioning institutions work bolstering the government's legitimacy and the eyes of the people voting continues on sunday at a number of other polling stations the final electoral results won't be known for at least a week. the becky columbus spacecraft has a lift at all from the give p. and space agency's force in french guiana this is the essays new mission to explore all of the planets mercury. launched early saturday the craft is carrying twins satellites one can and one japanese it will release them into all of us around the rocky planets table

next week the main target in that attack could well have been the us commander in afghanistan general scott miller although he denies it he escaped injury and encouraged afghans not to be intimidated present to the people of afghanistan has been very consistent and you have every right to be proud of your security forces and the preparations that move for this election despite this unfortunate event tragic event down to ten are voters are choosing representatives for the two hundred forty nine seat lower house a strong turnout could well indicate that functioning institutions work bolstering the government's legitimacy in the eyes of the people voting continues on sunday at a number of other polling stations the final electoral results won't be known for at least a week. and joining us now is a. journalist in kabul thanks for being that the polls are now open on day two op people still voting given the violence. we'll see how many people actually turn out today what we've seen is that four hundred polling centers are real and more than four hundred and then least forty of them are here in kabul. s

barbara, still the mission continues and it's important to highlight general miller and the work that all our service members are doing overseas. thank you, barbara. >>> thank you for joining me today. "inside politics" with john king starts right now. s. >> thank you, kate. welcome to "inside politics." tougher words from the white house today aimed at saudi arabia, but still no clarity on what the president means by severe consequences, 'he waits for the royal family report on the apparent murder of a saudi journalist. >>> the next campaign is front and center in this campaign. a half dozen democrats mulling 2020 presidential runs are out today making friends and urging big blue turnout in the 2018 mid terms. the president makes his mid terms closing arguments. hi facts, sketchy sometimes. his lead issues -- all about the base. >> this will be an election of kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order, and common sense. that's what it's going to be. it's going to be an election of those things. >>> and we begin right there with the president defaulting to his go-to message just days befor

general scott miller who was not injured in the attack. two americans were wounded. u.s. and u.s. civilian government employee. a coalition contractor was also wounded in the attack. u.s. troops were able to kill the assailant. the taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt. t assassination of an ally raises questions ahead of the elections as the u.s. seeks to transfer full security responsibility to the afghan government. back to you. >> ryan, thank you. >>> let's get a check of cnn business. recreational marijuana legal in canada. u.s. investors have the munchies for the cannabis stocks. shares have traded in the u.s. cronos and tilray shares have raised. that is thanks to coca-cola and speculation coke will invest in aurora. that makes sense. people are drinking less soda and coke is looking beyond soft drinks. telling cnn it is watching the growth of cannabis infused drinks. it won't hit u.s. stores soon. cannabis is still illegal. what can you do if you are traveling in canada? if you live in a u.s. state where pot is legal, like colorado, you cann

next week the main target in that attack could well have been the us commander in afghanistan general scott miller although he denies it he escaped injury and encouraged afghans not to be intimidated present to the people of afghanistan is going very consistent and you have every right to be proud of your security forces and the preparations that made for this election despite all this unfortunate of that tragic event down attend our voters are choosing representatives for the two hundred forty nine seat lower house a strong turnout could well indicate that functioning institutions work bolstering the government's legitimacy in the eyes of the people voting continues on sunday at a number of other polling stations the final electoral results won't be known for at least a week. earlier we spoke last he is a freelance journalist in kabul and be asked him how he experienced this election day. well i might my vote he can see making or my vote went pretty quickly though the biggest issue and the center that i was in was. the sorting out of the names because everyone was basically where you registered w

trump: commandant of the marine corps, general robert miller. [applause] pres.mp: commandant of the coast guard, admiral karl schulz. [applause] and sergeant major of the marine corps ronald green. ronald. [applause] pres. trump: as well as my chief ,f staff and a beloved marine he loves the marines, john kelly. john. [applause] pres. trump: and much more important, a great wife and a great mother -- karen, please stand up. [applause] pres. trump: great woman. great man, great woman. i just spoke to president mccrum. he is well. he sends his regards. recognize two very special retired marines. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [indiscernible] we are alsoump: truly thankful to have the veterans of beirut. this is an incredible group. i will ask you to stand. you courageously survived that terrible october day, and you have maybe your first duty to remember. please stand. [applause] [cheering] president trump: such incredible spirit. i see hugging and kissing. i think it is fantastic. [laughter] that is real love. it is beautiful. thank you. great, great people. of

commander narrowly escaped, general miller, narrowly escaped the police chief in afghanistan, was murdered. how long do we keep troops in afghanistan? >> the war in afghanistan was not an optional war. killed oncans were our soil by a plot that was planned by evil forces in afghanistan. i have a son in the military. this issue is very central to how i look at the world. i think it is really important that we make decisions based on where those threats to our national security are. , places are safe havens where terrorists are training, planning, and plotting, then it is in our national security interests to make sure that we maintain a presence. that applies to afghanistan or anywhere else. we have to root out those safe havens. these people are extreme. they want to take down the ideals of this great country. so, we have to be very careful moving forward that once we know -- we have in other area. once we know that we have taken care of these safe havens, we need to allow the powers to come in and stabilize. again, not an optional war. we had a reason to be there. >> how long do we keep t

general scott miller, on the right there, he was already on the way to his helicopter. he was not harmed. >>> back here at home tonight, and to the upsetting video being seen across the country this evening a woman appearing to abandon a toddler at a stranger's front door in texas. ringing the doorbell and then ringing. a local abc reporter then finding the boy's father and playing him the video. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: the 2-year-old seen here in home surveillance video being roughly rushed to a stranger's door by a woman with an odd smile on her face is safe tonight, and will soon be reunited with his family. this was after 8:00 p.m. last night. at first, houston area police thought that the unidentified woman with the long hair was a mother abandoning her child. but this morning, a reporter at our local station in the city helped crack the case. >> that's my son. >> reporter: discovering that the boy's father lived at the house next door. >> who was watching him normally? >> he was with his mother. >> reporter: police say the mother, who had custody

along with two other officials, was shot dead by his bodyguard after meeting us commander general scott millercuss election security. his funeral took place in kandahar earlier on friday. the taliban, who say they killed general raziq, referred to him as a "brutal police chief". but the american general paid tribute, saying he had "lost a great friend" and afghanistan had lost a patriot. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the afghan capital kabul. she says the nation is realistic about the security situation, but people are determined to have their say. no one is expecting a perfect election in afghanistan, it is not possible at a time where afghans say they have never seen the situation so bad as it has been now. that is something to say in a country which has been through four decades of war, so election officials admit there will be violence, there will be fraud at the polls, but will this election be regarded as legitimate enough to allow the afghanistan political process to move forward? presidential elections are meant to be held next year. so they have got more than

along with two other officials, was shot dead by his bodyguard after meeting us commander general scott milleriscuss election security. his funeral took place in kandahar earlier on friday. the taliban, who say they killed general raziq, referred to him as a "brutal police chief". but the american general paid tribute, saying he had "lost a great friend" and afghanistan had lost a patriot. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the afghan capital kabul. she says the nation is realistic about the security situation, but people are determined to have their say. no one is expecting a perfect election in afghanistan, it is simply not possible at a time afg ha ns say simply not possible at a time afghans say they have never seen the situation so bad as it is now and thatis situation so bad as it is now and that is something to be set right country that has been through four decades of war. there will be violence, fraud at the polls but will this election be regarded as legitimate enough to allow the political process to move forward. presidential elections are meant to be held next

launched a surprise attack the provincial intelligence chief was killed until americans wounded general miller the man in charge of all u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. escaped unharmed when he returned to kabul image security forces to boost morale hit a set of days parliamentary elections revealed only this about the attack but my assessment is that i was not the target it was a very close confines. but i don't i don't know that i was a target the taliban has promised to disrupt the elections and in kandahar it has succeeded. they could pass for after the tragic incident in kandahar that took place the afghan independent election commission has decided to delay the election for a week in the kandahar province. but for the rest of afghanistan the show goes on all the materials have been distributed under armed guard to more than five thousand seemed his nationwide poll scheduled to open its seven am local on the eve of the much delayed vote afghans must ask themselves what democracy means to them the taliban has promised to attack polling centers on afghan and nato forces have promised to

commander in that country, general scott miller, survived the shooting. the attack came after miller's meeting with afghan officials about tomorrow's voting. a top afghan police chief was among those killed. defense secretary james mattis said this morning that he does not believe it will weaken afghanistan's overall security. >>> victims of alleged sexual abuse by catholic clergy are welcoming a new federal investigation in pennsylvania. the justice department has now issued subpoenas to seven diocese across the state. it follows a grand jury report that found hundreds of priests abused more than a thousand children since the 1940s. >>> all right, time now for a look at your weather for this friday morning. it continues, parts of central texas already swamped by historic floods bracing for more rain today. up to four more inches expected in some parts. two deaths are blamed on those conditions. and looking at today's high temperatures, 50s in chicago and new york. it'll be 88 in miami and 60s from salt lake city to kansas city. in the meantime, governmen

general scott miller, the new commander in afghanistan, meeting afghan officials about upcoming elections, even praising afghan security. >> we know there is going to be some violence, but i'm very confident that your forces are prepared. for this election. >> reporter: but afghan forces weren't prepared for what came next. a remember of the security team opening fire in the courtyard killing an important afghan police chief and wounding two americans. miller escaped unharmed. the shooter quickly killed. the taliban claiming responsibility for the attack. >> it has been going on for a long time. we have made a lot of progress. but it's been going on for a loim reluctantly escalat, today's insider attack, a stunning reminder of the taliban's strength. >> the ability of religious ideology to flip a security agent shows you the degree to which the taliban still have the hearts and mind of many of the afghan people. >> reporter: tonight officials fear more violence before saturday's elections. hans nichols, nbc news, washington. >>> president trump late said late today it appears missing "was

commander in afghanistan says he does not believe he was the target of the attack in kandahar general scott miller says afghanistan's security forces are ready for the elections. my assessment is that i was not the target it was a very close confined space but i don't i don't assess if i was a target we will continue our support my message to the people of afghanistan has been very consistent and you have every right to be proud of your security forces and the preparations that made for this election despite this unfortunate event tragic event down attend our show the palace is our correspondent in kabul that's how the voters feeling given the events of the past twenty four hours not. well it has certainly rational people i mean people knew that the taliban was going to launch attacks of this nature they said they'd do it in the lead up to elections which are kicking off in just over twelve hours here in afghanistan and they said that do it on election day so yesterday's attack did rational people it killed a top police chief in kandahar who was much loved by a lot of people and very well respecte

intelligence were shot dead after a high—level security meeting attended by the top us commander general scott millerident has met with pope francis at the vatican. at the meeting an invitation from north korea‘s leader kim jong unto visit his country was delivered to the pope. the vatican has yet to give its response. police in malaysia have arrested the country‘s former deputy prime minister on suspicion of corruption. malaysian investigators said ahmad zahid hamidi was arrested in connection with an investigation into abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering. his supporters said his arrest was politically motivated. voters in bhutan have handed an overwhelming victory to a new party headed by a surgeon during thursday‘s election. it‘s the third democratic election held by the tiny himalayan kingdom, wedged between india and china, since the end of absolute monarchy in 2008. provisional results suggest a centre—left party, which was only formed five years ago, won 30 of the 47 national assembly seats. official results are to be announced friday. the sagrada familia basilica, on

general scott miller escaped injury. >> my assessment is that i was not the target.was a very close, confined space, but i don't assess that i was the target. >> glor: our charlie d'agata confirmed miller drew his own sidearm when the shooting started. the taliban has claimed responsibility. more than a week now after hurricane michael, the death toll has climbed to at least 34 people. cbs news is covering the frustrations of what is proving for some to be a brutally difficult recovery. in tonight's "eye on america," david begnaud shows us one family's struggle. >> this is the first hurricane i've ever been a part of. me or my family. >> he was crying so hard! >> i didn't think it was going to be this bad at all. >> there are six kids in my mom's apartment right now, and we can't keep letting them sleep on the floor, because there's no way-- we're cramming up in this one apartment, it's just-- it's just sad. >> reporter: hurricane michael apused major damage to the foxwood apartments. it's in the heart of panama city. >> we have no water, no power, but we all have li