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26-06-2025
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CNN's Anderson Cooper flees set on air amid incoming missile threat in Israel: ‘We should probably go'
CNN's Anderson Cooper and the rest of the network's team had to leave their rooftop set during a live broadcast from Tel Aviv on Monday as missile alerts rang out across the city. The team evacuated the set and moved to underground bomb shelters while still on the air. Cooper was speaking to CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond at 3 a.m. local time when air raid sirens and phone alerts began to blare. 'I should just say that we're now hearing an alert,' Ward said. 'So these are the alerts that go out on all of our phones when you're in Israel,' Cooper said. 'It's a 10-minute warning of incoming missiles or something incoming from Iran. ... Now the location we're in has a verbal alarm telling people to go down into bomb shelters.' The crew then had a 10-minute window to 'get down into a bomb shelter, and we'll continue to try to broadcast from that bomb shelter, and even if we can, on the way down.' 'Should we go down, or do you want to finish this?' Ward asked. 'We should probably go down,' Cooper responded with a laugh. 'Are we able to do that?' he asked a camera operator. Ward and Diamond discussed the growing crisis between Iran and Israel as the crew began preparing to move the equipment to keep the broadcast going. Ward and Diamond noted how American attacks on Iran's nuclear production facilities could lead to attacks from Iranian proxy groups in the area. 'This is the first time today that we have had an alarm like this,' Cooper said. 'It's obviously something that many here in Tel Aviv have gotten used to over the last 10 or 11 days since this began. We saw one. There was one alarm shortly after, several hours after the first strike, the strikes on Iran by the United States. This is the first one we've had this morning.' CNN lost signal for a short period of time as Cooper, Ward, and Diamond discussed the Iranian missile attacks and the impact they were having on regular life in Israel as they moved to the shelter. President Donald Trump entered Israel's war with Iran on Sunday local time, striking three Iranian nuclear facilities he claimed were 'completely, totally obliterated.' On Monday, Israel launched strikes on Tehran, the Iranian capital, as well as access routes to Fordo, one of three nuclear enrichment sites targeted by American bombs. Strikes between Iran and Israel have continued as world leaders demand de-escalation or risk a broader crisis across the Middle East and internationally. U.S. military and intelligence officials have found possible indications that militias backed by Iran were preparing to attack American bases in Iraq and possibly Syria. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has yet to make any public statements more than 36 hours after the attacks by the United States.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Politics
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Watch Anderson Cooper React To Missile Alert Urging Him To Go To Bomb Shelter
CNN host Anderson Cooper and colleagues managed to wring a laugh out of a warning that Iranian missiles were headed Israel's way during their broadcast from Tel Aviv early Monday. (Watch the video below.) Cooper and reporters Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond kept their cool as a 10-minute alert urged them to seek refuge in a bomb shelter. Cooper calmly explained the system and noted the trio would try to broadcast from the shelter and perhaps on the way down. 'Do you guys wanna ...' Cooper began. 'Should we go down or do you wanna finish this?' Ward interjected. Cooper laughed. 'Uhhhhhh, we should probably go down,' he said. 'We should probably go down,' Ward echoed with a smile. While the journalists waited for the crew to prepare for transmission below, Ward calmly analyzed Iran's retaliation options after the U.S. reportedly crippled much of Iran's nuclear capabilities with three surprise bombings. Diamond noted that Israelis have faced a significantly larger threat from Iran's arsenal than what militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah have fired at the Jewish state. (The building damage has been significant, while the death toll, at least 24 Israelis, has been relatively low from Iranian counter-strikes, Diamond said. Israel began the hostilities with an attack on Iran's nuclear sites before the U.S. launched its own operation.) Cooper walked viewers through the corridors of his hotel being evacuated. The three conversed further as they waited for the elevator. The transmission froze as the journalists descended in the lift, prompting Kristen Holmes to take over the broadcast from the States. But the feed cut quickly back to Anderson and Co. in the deep basement. As they waited for the 90-second alert to impact, Anderson noted with a laugh they had no other options at the moment for reporting. 'We're stuck talking with each other.' Ward calmly revisited her discussion of Iranian options to respond to the U.S. offensive. Business as usual in unusual circumstance. According to Israeli reports, Iranian missiles struck a power plant in southern Israel and another was intercepted in the north early Monday. Critics Point Out Glaring Contradiction In Trump's Iran 'Regime Change' Post Kayleigh McEnany's 'Every Dictator' Take On Trump Iran Strike Draws Online Fire How Trump Got To 'Yes' On Bombing Iran
The Independent
24-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Watch: Journalists evacuate on air as sirens sound in Tel Aviv
CNN 's Anderson Cooper was evacuated live on air from a rooftop in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, 22 June. He, along with fellow journalists Jeremy Diamond and Clarissa Ward, had to seek shelter due to a missile alarm sounding during their broadcast. Cooper explained that residents have 10 minutes to get underground when a siren sounds, describing this warning as a "luxury" once in the shelter. The incident occurred amid continued strikes between Iran and Israel, ahead of a ceasefire coming into effect on Tuesday morning. Watch the video in full above.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
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Moment Israel missile alerts force journalist to evacuate during live news report
Watch the moment that CNN's Anderson Cooper was evacuated from a rooftop in Israel live on air on Sunday (22 June). The presenter was forced to leave the building in Tel Aviv and head for bomb shelters mid-broadcast when a missile alarm began to sound in the background. Mr Anderson, alongside fellow journalists Jeremy Diamond and Clarissa Ward, explained to viewers that people have 10 minutes to get underground when a siren sounds, before quickly stating 'we should probably go down'. In the shelter, Mr Anderson said that a 10-minute warning was a 'luxury'. Strikes between Iran and Israel have continued as world leaders demand de-escalation or risk a broader crisis across the Middle East and globally.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Anderson Cooper evacuates Israeli hotel on camera after Iranian missile alarms
Anderson Cooper was forced to evacuate while filming live in Tel Aviv after an alarm warned of an upcoming missile launch from Iran. In a video "Anderson Cooper 360°" shared on X, the journalist and in-person correspondents evacuated their filming location while broadcasting from a hotel balcony in Israel early Monday, June 23, local time. "I should just say that we're now hearing an alert," international correspondent Clarissa Ward said matter-of-factly as the alarm was heard on the broadcast, giving them a 10-minute warning to seek shelter. "So these are the alerts that go out on all of our phones when you're in Israel," Cooper said of the alert. "It's a 10-minute warning of incoming missiles or something incoming from Iran. So now the location we're in has a verbal alarm telling people to go down into bomb shelters." CNN's Anderson Cooper, Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond evacuate after receiving a 10-minute warning of an incoming missile in Tel Aviv, Israel. — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) June 23, 2025 Ward then asked if they should keep going, with Cooper adding with a chuckle that they "should probably go down." The crew for Cooper's long-running CNN show then prepared to move to shelter, intent on continuing the broadcast in the process. After switching mics and heading through a hotel hallway, Cooper noted it was the first alarm of the day, but something people in the Israeli city had "gotten used to" over the last week and a half. Taking an elevator to lower ground, Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond went on to describe the damage from previous airstrikes, adding that there hadn't been any Israeli fatalities from Iran's retaliatory fire in about a week. What is Iran's next move? Israel steps up attacks after US bombing: Live updates The broadcast then went in and out before losing signal completely and switching to CNN senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes. USA TODAY has reached out to Cooper's representative for comment. Tensions heightened June 23 over possible payback by Tehran against the U.S. or its allies after strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities amid fears that the Mideast conflict could spiral into a wider war. Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iran, hitting several locations the Israeli defense minister described as "regime targets" in Tehran. The U.S. remained on alert with its 40,000 troops in the region two days after President Donald Trump ordered the bombing of Fordow, a uranium enrichment facility deep inside a remote mountain in Iran, and facilities at Natanz and Isfahan. Contributing: Susan Miller and Christopher Cann This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Anderson Cooper evacuated on camera amid Israel-Iran conflict
