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President Donald Trump gave details on the daring rescue mission of an injured U.S. Airman whose jet was shot down over Iran.

The officer followed his training and climbed into the treacherous mountain terrain and started climbing toward a higher altitude, something they were trained to do in order to evade capture.

'The US Air Force F-15 fighter jet went down Friday with two airmen aboard. One crew member was rescued safely soon after the crash. The US military rescued the second airman on Sunday after he spent more than a day in hiding. Trump says that crew member treated his own wounds and was able to get in touch with American forces to track his location. The mission came with many twists and involved the CIA launching a deception campaign to throw off potential Iranian captors. Trump says hundreds of U.S. Forces were involved in the rescue and that not all of his military advisors were supportive. Trump wouldn't say whether the war with Iran is winding down, but said this about talks to potentially end the war. Trump wouldn't t say whether war with iran is winding down but said this about talks to end the conflict.

Talk about ceasefire, but I can tell you that we have a active, willing participant on the other side. They would like to be able to make a deal.

Meanwhile, the president doubled down on tomorrow's 8 p.m. Eastern deadline, he said, for Iran to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane, and has warned repeatedly that the U.S. could strike power plants, bridges, and other infrastructure otherwise.

The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.

Where we come back where four astronauts are in their historic mission around the moon.

The highly anticipated lunar flyby is underway and history has been made. Earlier this afternoon, the Artemis 2 mission broke the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth. The Apollo 13 record was 248,655 statute miles back in 1970. Not only did Artemis surpass that, but it's expected to reach nearly 253,000 miles from Earth! Now, the crew is seeing some cool features on the lunar surface as they gear up to the far side of the moon. Something no human has ever seen before. Here's NASA astronaut Christina Koch.

When you look at the moon, something I've never seen in photographs before but is very apparent, all the really bright new craters, some of them are super tiny, most of them are pretty small, and what it really looks like is like a lampshade with tiny pinprick holes and the light shining through. They are so bright compared to the rest of the moon.

As the spacecraft moves behind the Moon, the crew will experience a communications blackout with mission control that's expected to last around 40 minutes. The flyby is expected to end at about 9.20 p.m. Eastern.

'RSV is spreading later into the spring than usual, driving most states to extend the window for immunizations through the end of April. The respiratory virus typically causes a mild illness like a cold, but it can cause serious illness for young children. RSV season usually starts in the fall, peaks in the winter, and continues into spring, but doctors say the virus peaked later than usual. Federal data shows that 7.5% of tests were positive for RSV in the third week of March, much higher than the 5% test positivity rate at the same time last year. The Department of Health and Human Services still recommends that infants whose moms didn't get vaccinated for RSP get one dose of the antibody shot to prevent infection. U.S. Health regulators have also launched inquiries into the RSV shots, despite their documented safety and efficacy. A record-breaking dry spring is changing how people's lawns look in Colorado this year. CNN's Ella Nilson explains.

'Colorado is staring down a year of drought. A lack of winter snowpack and a hotter-than-normal spring mean the state is now nearly covered by extreme drought conditions, and major cities, including Denver, are declaring their earliest water restrictions in history. These restrictions mostly mean cutting back on people watering their lawns, which can suck up more than half of a city's water. Officials are warning that people will have to prepare themselves for their lawn to look brown this year. And are handing out tips for residents to keep lawns dormant over the summer, rather than dying out entirely.

Up next, who's taking over Stephen Colbert's time slot?

'We now know who's filling Stephen Colbert's late show time slot the day after the show's finale on May 21st. Comics unleashed with Byron Allen. It's a half-hour program, but CBS will air back-to-back episodes each night. Last year, the network said it would cancel Colbert show, citing the financial pressures of late night television, calling the decision, quote, agonizing. However, some critics saw the move as political. Following his 11-year run as the late show host, Colbert said last month that he'll next co-write and develop a new film in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings franchise.

That's all for now. Join us again tomorrow morning.