Erin Burnett Takes Cover During Report After 'Explosions'

"Alright, so Jeremy and I are, obviously we're having trouble hearing because we have the sirens going on here as we are going to seek shelter. CNN reported their crew heard explosions. That just goes to show how fast things can turn bad here."

"I don't get the kind of warnings that you do, for instance, in Israel and, of course, also in other places in the Middle East. In fact, just a couple of minutes ago, before we went to air here, we were actually under pretty heavy bombardment. We heard jets overhead."

"All of a sudden, that noise became louder and then there were some pretty big thuds. More sirens coming in. So obviously quite intense here in terms of what we've experienced by far today."

CNN correspondents Erin Burnett and Jeremy Diamond interrupted their live segment in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night when missile sirens and explosions forced them to take shelter indoors. They continued their interview with retired Army Major Gen. Randy Manner from a safer location after hearing explosions nearby. Simultaneously, CNN senior international correspondent Frederick Pleitgen fled his position in Iran as strikes occurred during his report. Pleitgen described experiencing heavy bombardment, jets overhead, and intense thuds from explosions. The escalating military tensions stem from recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed high-ranking officials, followed by Iranian retaliatory strikes that killed seven U.S. service members in Kuwait. Both reporters emphasized the sudden and dangerous nature of the situation unfolding in real time.

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