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

neral scott miller escaped unhurt but a senior afghan official was among those killed when a member of an afghan security team turned his gun on american and afghan officials as they were concluding a high level meeting. our hans nichols has details. >> reporter: this video capturing the moments before the brazen and deadly attack. u.s. 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. >>

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

scott miller was meeting with afghan officials when a bodyguard opened fire. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

general, general scott miller pulled his side arm. he didn't fire, however.out 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 game. this is not a screensaver. this is the destruction of a cancer cell by the body's own immune system, thanks to medicine that didn't exist until now. and today can save your life. ♪ ♪ o

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

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. >> le

there are no leaders better in uniform than scott miller right now. tell you probably when i was serving i would have said the same thing about him. it's a hard test. i think the thing we've got to do is really align america's strategy and our desired objectives with something we can really achieve. as scott said, we probably aren't going to win this militarily. that's not realistic. but i don't think that he's recommending and i don't think that we should just walk away, because i believe afghanistan is fundamentally different than it was before 9/11. and what i mean is, there's now 17 years of afghan girls back in school. there's a young generation being educated moving forward. the problem afghanistan, in my personal opinion, is my generation. they need to go away. they need through normal attrition of life to go away and let a new generation not scarred by civil war take a shot at remaking a country with hope. >> so your book, "leaders, myth and reality," is really interesting. and you write about some interesting and surprising leaders in the boo

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

top military commander in afghanistan scott miller now a government official says that the man who opened fire killing the local police command and intelligence command and the governor was affiliated with the taliban the taliban also issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack saying that their main target in the attack was the. police commander gen up that us and the u.s. stop mid to command the u.s. issued a statement saying that three americans were injured in the attack but that scott miller was unhurt in the attack and this is something that comes at a crucial moment for afghanistan and the elections are going to be held on saturday and mia need growing concerns about the security situation and the taliban is saying that it will target bali is calling stations across the country saying that the elections are being used by the international community and the americas in particular to further expand their influence in africa is that this is something which is going to put more pressure on the afghan security forces to try to ensure that saturday election go as smooth as

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 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

intelligence were shot dead after a high—level security meeting attended by the top us commander general scott millert has met with pope francis at the vatican. at the meeting an invitation from north korea's leader kim jong—un to 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. —— 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, one of spain's most famous tourist sites, has agreed to pay $41—million to barcelona's authorities afterfailing to have a building permit, for more than 130 years. the money will be spent on improving public transport and acc

general scott miller was the target but he managed to escape unharmed it's increased concern about the security situation in afghanistan and of elections on saturday. i have our eye 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. for example the top police command was on top of the hit list for the taliban for quite some time he has survived many suicide bombing attacks and his father was killed in an attack by the taliban who is known for his staunch anti taliban stance saying that there is absolutely no way that can play in a future role in afghanistan and also highlights of the challenges that the americans the afghan government and they too will face in the near future also comes against the backdrop of the upcoming elections many people how to hope that those if the saturday elections because pave the way for more stability and you parliament there could tackle the problems the afghan government faces particularly inefficient governance corruption and the need to find job oppor

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

commander scott miller with the governor of kandahar the teller's chief under one of the police chief of kandahar we don't know what was the meeting about it could be about preparations for the elections of the recent string of attacks by the taliban in the area particularly in the helmand province there's been a town over the last few days to try to coordinate efforts to secure and to ensure small the actions on saturday but then we don't know exactly the details of what happened in the office of the governor the taliban say this was an insider attack we'll have to wait and see to americans were injured the governor killed a police commander killed and the intelligence killed this is the first time in many years or perhaps this is the first time in the last seventeen years that three top commanders were killed in an attack here in afghanistan and this is something that further posts more pressure on the afghan security forces to try to secure the elections the afghan army so there's going to deploy thousands of troops nationwide still to face with growing challenges are we going to s

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

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

military officers in the country and afghan commanders the taliban says the american general scott miller was the target the u.s. defense secretary jim massa's says the attack will not shake his country's commitment to afghanistan i've met general result. if the loss of a patriot but we remain absolutely committed. to an afghan led afghan reconsolidation. we need to find done. but right now. we are going toward the election and we will continue to defend the people president trump has threatened to close america's southern border with mexico to stop what he says is an almost rules of migrants that includes three thousand two hundred euro making their way north through guatemala towards the border trump says he'll cause aid to guatemala honduras and el salvador if the authorities fail to stop them at least five people are dead two missing after flash floods in tunisia heavy rain caused waters rise of a number of cities in the north of the country damaging homes and shops ecuador venezuela have expelled each other's ambassadors it follows an accusation from a venezuelan government minister

general scott miller drew his weapon during the attack, but did not fire. >>> president trump says he has a new plan to help in the midterms. tax cuts. president told reporters on saturday the tax cuts are aimed at the middle class. >> we are looking at putting in a very major tax cut for middle income people. if we do that, it will be prior to november. i would say some time around the 1st of november. maybe before that. >> it is not clear exactly what trump meant or who the "we" is there. there is no chance of a plan passing before then. congress is already in recess through the election and after that, it is unlikely to pass during the lame duck session. there is a deep divide. many critics say this was corporate welfare. it helped corporate america, not the middle class. trump acknowledged saturday adding the plan would not be for businesses at all. also not helping in the tax bill is the original $1.5 trillion tax cut is raising the federal deficit to $779 billion. the highest in six years. >> will that become an issue in the midterms that the entitlement cuts mitch mcconnell is

the same commander, general scott miller was on the ground the next day chatting with local securityforces as they got ready for the par law men tlia elections. >>> and the trump administration is considering rolling back the transgender existence. the human rights campaign slammed the proposal calling it a destructive precedent. >>> and four americans and their guide were killed in costa rica over the weekend. the national emergency commission issued an alert in the area for possible flooding. >>> dozens of clemson university students are recovering after the dance floor at an off campus fraternity party gave way under their feet over the weekend, and you can see it happening. in the aftermath, 30 people were treated at the hospital for broken bones or lacerations after suddenly fall into the basement. nobody suffered life threatening injuries. >> look at that. >> terrifying. scary. amazing there was no loss of life. >>> republicans all of a sudden feeling okay about the midterms. we will talk to the chairman of the democratic national committee next. also, the mega millions jackpot

top security officials and two americans were wounded in the attack at kandahar palace, general scott millere top commander in afghanistan just issued a statement on the killing of the afghan commander. today afghanistan lost a patriot, my condolences to the people of afghanistan. the good he did if afghanistan and the afghan people cannot be undone. >>> just ahead, paul manafort, the former trump campaign chairman, has been keeping robert mueller and his team very busy, visiting robert mueller's office nine time this is month alone. plus, it's a scene of desperation on the border of myanmar where thousands of refugees live in dire conditions with no place to go. cnn takes you exclusively inside the aftermath of the myanmar genocide. fely. but allstate helps you. with drivewise. feedback that helps you drive safer. and that can lower your cost now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? >>> we now know that paul manafort, former trump campaign chairman, now convicted felon, is a frequent visitor to the special counsel's office since reaching a deal with prosecutors in early septemb

general scott miller drew his weapon during the attack, but did not fire. >>> special counsel robert mueller investigating roger stone's conflicts over his ties to wikileaks. mueller is looking into whether stone knew about the online group's plans to release hacked democratic e-mails in the 2016 election. investigators are looking over the issue from trump campaign officials. stone claimed in 2016 he communicated with its founder julian assange through a back ch channel. >>> national security adviser john bolton landing in moscow overnight. days after the u.s. decided to pull out of the nuclear treaty with russia. we've got fred pleitgen live in moscow 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 you can't find anywhere else. if you don't like a book, you can exchange it any time, no questions asked. automatically roll your cre

general has escaped an assassination attempt in afghanistan, scott miller was attending high-level securityguard started shooting, at least 3 afghan officials were killed including the police chief, key player in helping u.s. fight war on terror. two americans were also hurt in that attack. alexandria ocasio-cortez, democratic socialist congressional candidate who has spent weeks campaigning with fellow socialist bernie sanders refusing to endorse him in 2020 presidential race. ocasio-cortez says she wants to see what the playing field looks like, okay. and finally, nebraska taking the phrase honesty is the best policy a bit too literally, check this out, the state's tourism commission releasing brand-new slogan, nebraska honestly it's not for everyone, they've also released a bunch of sarcastic ads like these ones showing people enjoying the outdoors where there's nothing to do and we are famous for flat landscape, cheryl, at least they know how to have fun. cheryl: they certainly do, well, somebody is having fun from good to bad, how activist investor dan lobe is turning up the heat on ca

army general scott miller at a security meeting with an armed guard started shooting, at least 3 afghanls were killed including abdul rizzi who was considered crucial in helping the us fight the war on terror. two americans were injured in that attack. violent turbulence wreaks havoc on a plane, look at this dramatic aftermath showing the plane that was heading to miami from argentina littered with oxygen masks, food and debris. the airlines as it happens when the plane reached cruising altitude and was immediately reported by the captain. eight people were taken to the hospital once the plane managed to land. abandoning a toddler, could face felony charges, authority questioning this woman who left the 2-year-old boy on a stranger app store step, leaving him all alone in texas. a friend of the boy's mother, dropping him off at his dad's house. >> you can look at his face. he was confused. heather: the neighbors called 911 when they found the child. he was not injured. eighth attack on republicans just this year as democrats ramp up their extreme rhetoric with the midterms closing in. >

well, we are learning from the pentagon right now that general scott miller was in this immediate vicinity when this fire fight broke out. 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.

general scott miller, top nato commander in afghanistan says he doesn't believe he was the target ofder attack that killed a senior afghan official but left miller uninjured. >> i want to offer first and foremost my condolences to the afghan people for the losses experienced in kandahar, but what happened there was an attack on the security forces, but i'll tell you, still remain with the security forces >>> chinese officials say their economic growth sank to lowest levels since the global financial crisis in the latest quarter, amid a trade war with the united states. chinese leaders say they're confident the economy can survive the trade conflict. >>> as you know, the mega millions jackpot stands at $970 million. thursday, the illinois lottery handed out 900 free lottery tickets at a small grocery store to celebrate one of the largest jackpots in u.s. history the drawing takes place tonight. get your tickets that's the news update this hour back downtown to "squawk alley." david, i'm sending it back to you. >> okay. i'll take it thank you, sue. >>> markets in europe are closing wit

the pentagon confirmed that scott miller, the u.s.harge of the afghanistan 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, t

general scott miller, the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan was an intended target.escaped without injury. the other target was killed. the bbc reports the police chief had survived at least 20 other taliban assassination attempts during his time as one of the country's top commanders. defense secretary jim mattis said the attack would not affect military movements in afghanistan. >>> support for french hill in arkansas is causing a wave of controversy. take a listen. >> what do you think about what's happening in washington? >> our congressman french hill and the republicans know that it's dangerous to change the presumption of innocence to a presumption of guilty, especially for black men. if democrats can do that to a white justice of the supreme court with no evidence, no corroboration and all of her witnesses say it didn't happen, what will happen to our husbands, our fathers or our sons when a white girl lies on them? >> girl, white democrats will be lynching black folk again. >> i always told my son don't be messing around with that. if you get caught, she wil

military commander in afghanistan, general scott miller was there, and this attack took place shortly meeting between senior u.s. nato and afghan officials. again, a very concerning breach of security that an attack could take place following such a high-profile meeting. >> we learned last week the commanding general had to pull his own sidearm to respond to the attack. this attack took place last thursday. why did it take so many days for the pentagon to identify that a general officer was the service member injured in the attack? >> this is an issue of policy that's been around for some time. now, the military typically does not identify wounded service members. when service members are killed in action, they do identify after family notifications, but they don't when it comes to wounded service members. in this case, it's relatively rare for such a senior ranking officer to be wounded, so the information did come to light a few days later. the coalition initially just identifying the wounded american as a u.s. military service member, but again, now making positive identification t

commander in afghanistan on thursday general scott miller escaped unhurt but asenior afghan officialhen a member of an afghan security team turned his gun on american and afghan officials as they were concluding a high-level meeting. the shooter was killed the taliban has claimed responsibility >> that is a scary story thank you very much. >>> up next, what that news around jamal khashoggi means for the world of oil and we have an upgrade on a dow component, a little company o lled disney. whis saying what about an important stock. important stock. stick around 10... 9... guidance is internal. 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... ♪ take your razor, yup. up and down, never side to side, shaquem, you got it? come on stay focused. hard work baby, it gonna pay off. >>> bouncing back on a friday. wall street pointing to a higher open this morning following yesterday's 300-point tumble >>> why is oil suddenly down even as tensions are up? >>> are you feeling lucky? mega millions jackpot nearing $1 billion. we'll break down your odds of a gigantic pay day as "worldwide exchange" rolls on ♪ >>> mow

general scott miller was also a target of the attack but survived uninjured. general raziq was seen by u.s. forces as essential in maintaining a level of stability in kandahar. raziq has also been accused of corruption, drug smuggling, and major human rights abuses including killings and torture. the killings have prompted the delay of an upcoming parliamentary vote in kandahar. israel's supreme coururhas overturned u.s. student lara alqasem's deportation order, granting her the right to stay and study in israel. alqasem, who is of palestinian descent, was held at israel's ben gurion airport for over two weeks after arriving in the country toto start a master's program. israel said it had denied her entry over her past support for the boycott, divestment, and sasanctions movement, an international palestinian solidarity campaign. in 2017, israel passed a law denying entry to foreign nationonals who support any kikd of boycott against the country. the u.s. justice department has opened an investigation into catholic dioceses in pennsylvania involved in the cove

. >> and so this is the same incident where general scott miller, the head of the u.s. firearm during an attack? >> that's correct. this is the same incident, and, again, it shows how high profile this meeting was. the top leadership from the u.s. military, from the nato coalition, some of the most senior afghan officials in southern afghanistan were all present at this meeting and this attack came just as it concluded. so a very high-profile meeting and a lot of senior officials present and it became so dangerous that the leader of all u.s. forces in afghanistan was forced to draw his side arm. >> all right. ryan brown, thanks so much. keep us posted. >>> all right. now, very separately, now another story that is getting a lot of attention, and it concerns this season's super bowl. two "a"-list celebrities saying no to separate roles in the super bowl over the league's national anthem policy. pop star, rihanna, reportedly turned down an offer to perform at this season's halftime show in support of former nfl player colin kaepernick who kneeled during the national anthe