clarissa ward reporting from yemen. thank you very much, clarissa. we're also following tonight the story of two american war veterans who are fighting to prevent casualties at home. among the two million vets who served in iraq and afghanistan. the v.a. estimates that 22 of those vets die each day by their own hand. chip reid now on a mission to defeat suicide. >> reporter: six weeks ago special forces veteran johnny primo logged on to his instagram account and says he was horrified to see a suicide note from a veteran who lives just a few miles away. it read in part, "very few people know the truth. i want this in everyone's memory." desperate the help, primo tracked down his address. >> i was 45 minutes too late from him taking his own life. and immediately then it was like a gut-wrenching feeling knowing that maybe if there was a chance if he had my phone number that he wouldn't have killed himself. >> reporter: primo called friend and fellow veteran casey gray. that night they launched an instagram suicide prevention network by posting a message

clarissa ward is in saana tonight. clarissa, what can you tell us about it?rter: good evening, scott. well, our team heard three loud blasts at about 7:00 p.m. local time. we now know they targeted two shiite mosques as well as the home of a houthi leader and also the houthi's political offices here. now, the houthis, who are supported by iran, swept into power in yemen last fall, and since then they've really been quite successful at pushing islamist militants out of the capital, but now, tonight, isis- - which has a much smaller footprint here than al qaeda-- is claiming responsible for this attack, really now raising the specter of more bloody violence on the eve of the muslim holy month of ramadan. >> pelley: clarissa ward reporting for us from yemen tonight. clarissa, thank you. isis suffered a blow in syria this week when kurdish forces backed by u.s. airstrikes liberated a key town on the turkish border. refugees stampeded away from the fighting and we were struck by these pictures from journalist bulent kilic. desperate families stormed fences, barbed

clarissa ward has managed to get inside yemen for a rare look at this failed state and haven for terrorists. >> reporter: for 13 years nair al wuhawshi oversaw the rise of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula as the most important branch of the terrorist group. a former personal secretary of osama bin laden, it was al wuhawshi who sent the underwear bomber farouq. that attack failed, but many others he coordinated did not. in 2012, more than 100 soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a rehearsal for a military parade. then last fall iran backed houthi rebels swept into power and began fighting the militants. houthi forces have successfully pushed al qaeda out of the capital, but the terrorist group has now taken large swaths of territory in other parts of the country. [gunfire] a three-month-old bombing campaign led by saudi arabia has created a power vacuum that the militants have exploited, and it has shifted the focus of yemen's new leader away from fighting al qaeda. the civil war has killed more than 2,600 people here since march, and the naval blockade has left mil

clarissa ward in kiev, ukraine. today an advisory panel recommended that the f.d.a. approve a little pink pill designed to boost a woman's sexual desire. dr. jon lapook is here. jon, it's been called the female viagra, but that's not what it is, is it? >> reporter: no, it isn't. viagra works from the waist down by increasing local blood flow to treat erectile dysfunction. this pill works from the brain up to increase arousal. >> rose: how significant is it? >> reporter: it could be stfg for some women but the committee agonized over this decision because the benefits were quite modest in some cases and also because of significant side effects including sleepiness dizziness, and when used with alcohol actually fainting which is why they're recommending it with an asterisk with certain restrictions. this has been politicized the last few years. it has been rejected twice. this is the third time it's up. it was claimed there was sexism. there's a pill for men. why was there not a pill for women? the f.d.a. is expected to rule on this some time in august. >> rose: thanks

>> thanks clarissa ward in sanaa, yemen. you can see more of clarissa ward reporting on "cbs evening news." she interviews some of the leaders and finds out why many believe america is to blame for the war. that's tonight. >>> united airlines is facing major backlash this morning for the way it handled a diverted flight. they spent a night in a cold canadian military barracks after their plane was grounded. kris van cleave has more on why they're outraged. >> take a look at this. you can see goose bay is nowhere near london or anything. they were bussed to the military barracks but frustrated flyers say while they were roughing it, the crew was put up in a nearby hotel. one called it an epic failure. for passengers aboard an airline flight bound for london this is the last place they expected to spend friday night. >> i don't think i have warm enough clothes. i had not planned to get marooned in goose bay. >> reporter: temperatures dips close to freezing. while passengers complained about uncomfortable beds and lack of blank

also in overnight news in yemen, that's where clarissa ward is this morning on the u.s.strike that killed al qaeda's number 2. we'll talk to the former c.i.a. director who calls this the most significant counterterrorism success since the death of osama bin laden. plus, bad wester out there so we're along the texas coast as tropical storm bill moves in. to top it all off, we visit the college offering a degree in beer. as many of my colleagues at georgetown know, i probably would have got an ph.d. see you guys at 7:00. >> here's norah. well done. >> congratulations to an award you received last week. >> oh, thank you very much. from the american news women's association. very, very kind. excellence in journal itch. thank you. >> to dr. norah o'donnell, have a great morning. >> that's a good one. >> i don't know what i'd get a ph.d. in but talk about being a doctor in 90s. [ multiple voices ] >> alcohol not good on a day like today. >> leave it to the professionals. >> it's going to be hot today. >> i'll step back here. carry on. >> doctor, 90s, i don't know. let's take a

charlie. >> thanks, clarissa ward in yemen. you can see more of clarissa's reporting on the cbs evening news. she interviews one of the country's new leaders and finds out why many there believe america is to blame for the war. that's tonight. >>> united airlines is facing major backlash this morning for the way it handled a diverted flight this weekend. passengers were supposed to travel from chicago to london on friday. instead they spent the night in a cold canadian military barracks after a mechanical issue grounded their plane. kris van cleave is live with why are some outraged with the accommodations accommodations. >> reporter: you can see goose bay is not near chicago or london. in fact it's not near anything. after the emergency landing, passengers were bussed to the military barracks. they say while they were roughing it their crew was put up in a nearby hotel. one passenger called united's handling of the situation an epic fail. for passengers aboard a united airlines flight bound for london, this is the last place th

clarissa ward is one of the few western reporters to go there since this air campaign began. orter: aide workers calling the humanitarian situation here troskcatastrophic in yemen and it is millions bearing the brunt. they are living in houses completely destroyed like this one and medicine and water and food is not able to get in the country. after three months of a bombing led by saudi arabia, yemen is in the impripsgrips of a humanitarian crisis. at this hospital, the rooms are filled with injured people. but icu doctor ali explained they simply don't have the supplies they need to properly treat them all. >> no water. no electricity. no medicines. no aide. no electricity. >> reporter: how much longer can you keep operating like this? >> i don't know. we can stop at any moment. >> reporter: yemen is the poorest country in the arab world. an estimated 80% of people here in need of aid. blockade means very little is getting here by air and sea. it has made it difficult for aide workers and supplies to move around. as we discovered when we visited a maternity hospital. this is

plus overnight the breaking news from clarissa ward, in yemen, where us air strike killed al quaida numberwill talk with michael the former cia director about why he calls it the most significant counter terrorism success since the death of bin laden. >> also, talking about the bad wet they are morning along the texas coast there is tropical storm bill moves in. and then to top it all off we advice the the college offering a degree in beer. news is back in the morning see you guys judge about ten minutes. i think i would have gotten an ph.d. >> no kidding. >> sign me up. thanks, and this morning authorities are searching for the cause of a huge fire in west chester. the three alarm fire burned the upper floors of a bank building on church street around 9:30 last night. there were no injuries. but, a lot of damage. also, one person is dead, and fiery car crash on route 322 in west goshen chester county. eyewitnesses say the car passed them near pen drive then hit a bridge, and burst into flames. >> police have arrested three suspect in a marple township home invasion. but the search continu

. >>> coming up on cbs this morning, clarissa ward which will much more. >>> later this morning, tropical storm bill is expected to make landfall on the texas gulf coast. bill has sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with higher gusts, but the main concern is the heavy rain and potential flooding. red flag warnings are posted along the shore in galveston county. schools in gal va ston are closed today. some houston residents are still trying to recover. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on tropical storm bill. >> we do have our second named storm of the season its name is bill' working toward northeast texas. it will making landfall as we head into tuesday. however, it will bring a lot of heavy rainfall and that is the biggest threat. tropical storm warnings up from high island to essentially south of corpus christi. here is the track taking it west of houston and west of dallas by the time we head toward wednesday morning, it will be a much weakened system at that point. rain is the real focus here. a spot that saw record rainfall in may and flash flood watches

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saudi-led air strikes are targeting iran -- clarissa ward is one of the few western reporters to go thereg. >> good morning. aid workers are calling the humanitarian situation here in yemen catastrophic. and it is civilians who are baring the brunt. many people are living in houses that have been completely destroyed by this one and desperately needed water, food and medicine are not able to get into the country. >> reporter: after three months of a bombing campaign led by saudi arabia, yemen is in the grim ps of a humanitarian crisis. at the hospital the rooms are filled with injured people. but this doctor explained they simply don't have the supplies they need to properly treat them all. >> no water, no electricity, no medicine and no doctors either. >> reporter: how much longer can you keep operating like this? >> no. no. it's alarming. we can stop at any moment. >> reporter: yemen is the poorest country in the arab world and an estimated 80% of people here are in need of aid. a saudi blockade by air and sea means very little is getting here. the continued bombardment has made it diff

>> pelley: tonight, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward on assignment for "60 minutes." >> ward: onee most shocking things about the rise of isis in iraq and syria has been the thousands of westerners who have given up everything to travel to a bloody battlefield far from home and live under strict islamic sharia law. but to understand the mentality of these jihadis, you don't need to travel to the middle east. across the west, isis has a committed support base that is actively recruiting young muslims. back in october, we sought out a man at the heart of that movement, a british preacher who sees no border between the streets of london and the frontlines of the middle east. talking to him and his followers gives you a window into a world you may find disturbing and difficult to understand. there are at least 500 u.k. citizens fighting in syria and iraq. every week, according to british police, another five recruits join the fight. british jihadis have been on the front lines with isis from the very beginning. in the group's recent videos showing the executions of western hostages, t

for "face the nation," this is clarissa ward reporting from yemen. >> dickerson: we're joined by chairmanintelligence committee devin nunes. start with yemen y. is yemen so important in the war on terrorism? >> the proximity that it holds to the interests of the suez canal why it's such an important place. but let's also remember that you have country that is geographically very difficult. high mountains in the north the shiites supported by iran. al qaeda, kind of everywhere into the west. and -- or to the east. then you have what the remnants of whatever is left of the government which i believe saudis and other allies of ours are trying to support. going to be a long, drawn out civil war. >> al qaeda that is there the u.s. drone strike killed number two in al qaeda there. also the bomb maker of al qaeda who is there. in terms of central place. >> aqap has long been one of the number one high value targets of our in tell generals services and our military. and thankfully we were successful with our counter terrorism operations this week. >> i want to ask you about that there seemed to b

clarissa ward is there to get to the bottom of the claims. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the ukrainians have always claimed the russian separatists have been leading and now they have proof of that with the capture of two men they say are russian soldiers. in a kiev military hospital we found sergeant alexander alexandrov. we're told he was deployed to ukraine. russia said he resigned from the army last year. recently his wife appeared on russian tv to confirm the correct limb's narrative. those were not her words, he told us. those words were rehearsed. >> have you tried to call her? have you spoken to her? >> she doesn't answer the phone. >> so you believe the russian government has gotten her to say these words. >> no. >> russian soldiers are training and arming and leading the sep seppivesep rah aratists. >> we can see at least 8 thousand military personnel. >> so what's your reaction when president putin and the russian government say these are not active duty soldiers? >> that's a lie, absolutely. >> they say they have spotted heavy weaponry systems which had been p

clarissa ward is in kiev to get to the bottom of the climbs. clarissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the ukrainian government has always insisted that the russian military is leading the separatist rebellion in eastern ukraine and now they claim to have proof of that with the capture of two men they say are russian soldiers. in a kiev military hospital we found sergeant alexander alexandrov. he told us he is a member of russian special forces and he was deployed to ukraine with 200 soldiers on a secret mission in march. russia has said alexandrov resigned from the army last year. recently his wife appeared on russian tv to confirm the kremlin's narrative. "those were not her words" he told us. "those words were rehearsed." have you tried to speak to her? have you tried to call her? "she doesn't answer the phone" he said. so you believe the russian government instructed her to say these words? russia has consistently denied it has any military personnel in ukraine. but authorities here say russian soldiers are training and arming and l