WHITFIELD: Welcome back. I'm Fredricka Whitfield. A U.S. service member has died from wounds suffered during a raid against al- Qaeda in Yemen. Three other service members were also wounded. President Trump authorized this operation and he just released a statement saying "Americans are saddened this morning with news that a life of a heroic service member has been taken in our fight against the evil of radical Islamic terrorism. My deepest thoughts and how humblest prayers with the family of this fallen service member. I also pray for a quick and complete recovery for service members who sustained injuries." I want to bring in CNN's Pentagon Reporter Ryan Browne. So, Ryan, what more do you know about this service member?</s>RYAN BROWNE, CNN SECURITY AND DEFENSE REPORTER: Well, this elite service member was wounded during this raid on an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's headquarters in Yemen. It was an intense fire fight. There were about 14 al-Qaeda operatives killed. It was part of what's called a site exploitation raid, which is an effort to gather intelligence that can facilitate additional raids, other drone strikes against the terror group. So it was kind of one of the first missions and they had to kind of get out of there which resulted in an aircraft going down. So, definitely, an important day in Yemen today.</s>WHITFIELD: Ryan Browne, thank you so much in Washington. All right, coming up, federal judges have blocked parts of Trump's travel ban. Will a flood of new lawsuits overturn executive order or is this case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court? We'll discuss when we come right back.
U.S. Service Member Killed In Raid On Al Qaeda In Yemen