CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:00:56
His sister, [? Kyra, ?] paying tribute to a brother coming up on his 21st birthday. I still don't fully think it's real. I didn't think it was real when they told us.
CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:01:07
Defense Secretary Hegseth said the facility in Kuwait was fortified. It happened to hit a tactical operation center that was fortified.
CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:01:16
But sources tell CBS News, the facility was a triple-wide trailer made into an office space, had no protection against projectiles coming from above, and lacked the defenses to intercept incoming drones. "We basically had no drone defeat capability," one source told us. Today, Secretary Hegseth argued the vast majority of drones are intercepted.
PETE HEGSETH:
00:01:41
But when a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it's front page news. I get it. The press only wants to make the president look bad, but try for once, to report the reality.
CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:01:54
The reality is setting in for the Nebraska family of 42-year-old Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjen's
MIKE FLOOD:
00:02:02
10-year-old boy doesn't have his dad. A mom doesn't have her husband. A community is in mourning, but we also lift him up in service to the country. This week, the Defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told members of Congress behind closed doors that Iranian drones, like the ones that killed these service members, present a major challenge, and air defenses might not be able to intercept them all. Tony. Charlie, thank you very much.
