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live breaking news. >> breaking news. there are currently no reports of casualties following missiles attacking today u.s. bases in iraq. >> an assessment of the impact of the strike is currently underway. iran says it's in retaliation for an american airstrike that killed a top iranian general last week. >> more than a dozen ballistic missiles were launched at two military bases. iran says it has concluded its attacks on american forces in iraq and did not seek escalation or war. >> president trump tweeted that he will address the nation about it tomorrow morning. abc7 news reporter mona kosar abdi has the latest. >> reporter: new video from iranian state television shows iran striking back against the u.s. teheran firing round after round of ballistic missiles into iraq targeting american forces stationed at a military base in western iraq. the iranian revolutionary guard now calling tuesday night's rocket attack, quote, operation

martyr soleimani. after the top command general was killed 48 hours prior. president trump received a briefing of the situation, meeting with his national security team in the situation room. just hours before in the white house, trump defended his ordered airstrike against soleimani. >> he's been called a monster and he was a monster. and he's no longer a monster. he's dead. >> reporter: his defense chief mark esper also stating soleimani was plotting to kill american soldiers and diplomats. esper adding the u.s. acted out of self-defense. >> the united states is not seeking a war with iran, but we are prepared to finish one. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister telling abc's martha raditz the outcome of the situation depends on the u.s. >> are you concerned that a strong response from iran will end in an all-out war? >> that depends on the united states. the united states took an act of war against iran. it will have to be prepared for

the consequence. >> reporter: classified briefings with congressional members have been held in a secure room in the capital building. house speaker nancy pelosi warning, quote, america and the world cannot afford war. hours after the attack, president trump sending a message to the american people that, quote, all is well. he says officials are assessing casualties and damage, but, quote, so far so good. in washington, mona kosar abdi, abc7 news. >> east bay congresswoman barbara lee released this statement saying, in part, sadly this type of response was exactly what we're feared. she goes on to say, make no mistake, trump chose reckless military action over diplomacy and this is the result. >> here in the bay area, local and iranian american people are hoping cooler heads will prevail. >> abc7 news reporter kris reyes is live in palo alto where she spoke with a local expert at stanford. kris. >> reporter: good evening. i started here at stanford university. spoke to a much sought after

u.u expert in u.s./iran relations. he said de-escalation is still possible. >> the choices to me say they want to have a retaliation, but they don't want to have a retaliation that will force trump to attack on a much larger basis in iran. >> reporter: professor ab ababa abas milani is one of the founding directors of iranian studies at stanford. he's been studying the region for decades. >> the iranian regime i think wants to retaliate to show that they're still a contender, but i don't think they want a full confrontation. >> reporter: they are members of the iranian american community of northern california. both still have friends and family in iran. >> i want the president to acknowledge the iranian people inside iran. i want him to acknowledge the iraqi people and these people who are protesting against this

regime. >> and i'm glad that i have this chance in this country to be able to speak my mind and talk about my brothers and sisters in iran, the young kids in the streets of teheran who cannot do the same thing. >> reporter: they hit the streets of downtown san francisco over the weekend along with dozens of their community members in support of the iranian general's killing, while thousands more marched to denounce the attack, concerned about a full-blown war. >> a regional war i think is possible. world war iii is highly unexaggerated. but i think a regional war might still be averted. >> reporter: moran at this-war demonstrations are being planned for this upcoming weekend across the nation, including on january 25, which is a global day of protest. in palo alto, kris reyes for abc7 news. >> okay, kris, thanks. we use the abc7 news app to send out a push alert minutes after the attack was confirmed this afternoon. download the app now so that you'll find out what happens next. >> more breaking news out of

iran. all 176 passengers and crew on a ukrainian plane died in a crash shortly after take off in iran as reported by iranian state tv. flight tracking service flight radar 24 said in a tweet that the boeing 737 jet had been in service for about 3 1/2 years. the crash happened near the airport in teheran as the plane was heading to kiev. iranian officials say mechanical issues are the suspected cause of the crash. >> coming back home now, new details tonight. a teenage girl was abducted and sexually assaulted on her way to school in sonoma this morning. it happened near altamira middle skoochlt. police have a suspect in custody but family in the area obviously and understandably are still terrified. abc7 news reporter kate larson is on that story. >> reporter: before 8:00 tuesday morning, a 14-year-old altimira middle school student was walking to class when a car made a u-turn and parked nearby. >> she thought the car might be

lost and the car door swung open and a male subject grabbed her and drug her into the car. she was sexually assaulted. >> reporter: and how was she able to get away? >> i understand that after the asault took place, the suspect drove her back to a different location. >> reporter: in a letter sent home to families from sonoma valley unified school district, the superintendent said the strong brave student came to the office and reported the issue and police arrived quickly. while police were talking to the victim at school, a second incident was reported nearby involving another student. >> same kind of situation. the vehicle pulled up close to her and tried to drag her in the car. and i understand that she fought back and ran away from the car. >> reporter: the sonoma county sheriff's department said every unit in sonoma valley responded to this area near the school. they found the suspect, a man in his 40s inside the car matching the victims' descriptions. >> i do not know if he's a sex offender. i know we had a prior contact with him. >> reporter: parents and

district employees at a school board meeting were disturbed to learn about this type of crime in their neighborhood. >> i would lock my kids down after hearing about this. so i think a lot of parents are going to be on a total alert. >> as big as the world is, you know, stories like this really come home to you and i think that everyone will really take stock in this because kids walk to school here. >> reporter: investigators expect to release more information about the suspect on wednesday. in sonoma county, i'm kate larson, abc7 news. >> in the north bay, this man is freon bail tonight after being arrested following accusations he molested a teenage tennis player he coached. sonoma county sheriff's detectives believe he molested a girl several years ago when she was 15. conway's accuser is now an adult. deputies began investigating the case after the victim contacted them in october. >> new at 11:00, a woman is sharing details about a scary ordeal on a freeway in san jose. she says some sort of an object hit her car and damaged her driver side window.

it happened on the lee avenue exit from northbound interstate 280 during this morning's commute. >> it's just scary not knowing who's watching you, shooting you, trying to hurt you on a simple everyday drive to work. >> highway patrol officers examined her car. they took a report, of course, but they have not determined if the car was shot or hit by a rock of some kind of >> let's take a live look outside now from our golden gate bridge camera. showers are popping up around the bay area. so what can you expect for your morning commute? here's abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian. >> okay, ama, we have light rain scattered about. the storm is moving through. ranks only 1 on the storm impact scale. scale of light intensity. light rain and showers through tomorrow morning. 500th of an inch. here's the animation taking us through the overnight hours. notice how spotty and widespread the showers are. nonetheless, there will be wet pavement in the morning hours

for morning commuters. bear that in mind. the roadways could be wet. again, we're not expecting a lot of rain from the storm. midday tomorrow, it should be winding down and ending. but there is more rain on the way. possibly by tomorrow night. i'll have a complete look at the accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. dan and ama? >> thank you, spencer. remember you can always atlantic the live doppler on the abc7 news app and it's free to download. >> the trends, 9 rumors and the ro bots. we'll show you what's hot at the consumer electronics show. >> a south bay chick-fil-a. why neighbors say the fast food restaurant isn't a good fit. >> and good news for bart riders. bart is looking to help you stay better connected while you're on your commute. >> first a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc7 news at 11:00. jimmy. >> thanks, dan and ama. i'm not saying you have to watch this, but just watch. >> there's a line and living on a prayer.

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let's go to the south bay now. some cavibmpbell residents are worried traffic may paralyze their neighborhood if chick-fil-as opens. campbell's planning commission approved chick-fil-a's plans last fall, but an appeal has now been filed. a traffic impact study found chick-fil-a with a track more than 2200 cars to that area every single day. >> if all these cars queued up, you're going to have people doing u-turns, people here in the area that don't know the area because they're coming here for the chick-fil-a. >> campbell's city council will vote on chick-fil-a's proposal in two weeks. we'll let you know. >> in abc7 news's commitment to building a better bay area, we take a look tonight at bart's effort to improve safety by using unarmed ambassadors. the six-month program would strategically place on trains ten unsworn civilians who are part of the police department. they would be the eyes and ears for police, but not physically

intervene. bart's board of directors is set to vote on the program thursday. also thursday, the board is scheduled to vote on a plan to approve wi-fi coverage in the bart system. the project will construct new wi-fi and bluetooth infrastructure and enhance cellular coverage even in underground stations. bart says if approved, a total of four cellular coverage products will be completed in five years. >> new developments on easing the housing crisis in san jose, the city council unanimously approved waiving fees and fines for homeowners who illegally built so-called granny or inlaw units. the amnesty period would last two years and it would provide a pathway to turn accessory dwelling units or a.d.u.s into safe and legal housing. >> yosemite's awani hotel has lost some of its luster with people who borough vied waiting for travelers. aaa downgraded it to three stars. it held four diamond status

since 1991. a five diamond rating is the best. aaa awards diamonds based on unannounced visits by inspectors. >> brace yourself. robotic dogs. flying taxis. and carry-on bags that carry you. the consumer electronics show in las vegas is underway. >> abc7 news reporter has the innovative devices at this year's show. >> reporter: under all the fantastical foldables displayed are new technologies hoping to better humanity. it's noninvasive, sitting on my head. tech company next mind has a wearable display, the first of its kind. >> it analyzes your brain waves and infers what you are perceiving around you. and it allows you to control objects. >> reporter: i just changed the channel with my mind. the head set uses your attention to react in real time changing dvd channels and playing games.

it can be used medically as well to help people who can't communicate verbally. >> it's your conservation that matters. >> reporter: lg is introducing an appliance that lets you garden indoors controlling the amount of sunlight and water to grow plants exponentially faster. >> you don't have to worry about fencing in, critters eating it or the environment, okay, disturbing your crop growth. here it's all self-contained, very manageable, okay, and very convenient for consumers. >> reporter: but it's not an electronics show without cool robots. >> bolly is samsung's care bought. manage my to do list, checkup my cell phone, friends, family and even pets. >> reporter: whether it's giants displays, beauty, home farming and gaming, it is introducing us to technology for everyone. in las vegas, abc news. >> cool stuff. >> really is. >> we're still getting the forecast the old-fashioned way. >> yeah, spencer. >> and i'm happy about that.

here's a look at live doppler 7. we have just some light scattered showers around the bay pthe wettest region right now i santa cruz mountains. i was going to say the peninsula, but not the part of the peninsula that has the dense population. it's over here in the mountain. as you can see we've got just widely scattered light showers over most of the area. right now our abc7 rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero is looking at dry pavement. it's 52 degrees here in san francisco and in oakland. low 50s also at redwood city and san jose. 47 at gilroy, 52 at half moon bay. here's a view from emeryville looking westward. you can see clouds off in the distance there. once again, most of those clouds we're looking at are not producing rainfall. 47 degrees right now in santa rosa. also upper 40s at napa, fairfield and livermore. 51 degrees at both petaluma and concord. one more live view and the pavement does look a bit damp here on the golden gate bridge. these are our forecast features. light rain and showers will continue overnight in a spotty fashion. it will be a partial clearing tomorrow afternoon and this

unsettled pattern will continue into next week. current storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. storm of light intensity. we can expect more periods of light rain and spotty showers. less than 500th of an inch of rainfall likely in most areas. here we go with the forecast animation overnight. this pattern will continue until 5:00 a.m. or so. the rain will not be widespread at that time. there may be some wet roadways out there, so bear that in mind if you're a morning commuter. but by 9:00 or so, as the commute is winding down, so will this storm be winding down. there won't be much left to it during the day tomorrow except maybe a little spot here, a little spot there. but there will be flashes of sunshine tomorrow. so our forecast animation for our rainfall totals projects that we'll see under 500th of an inch of rainfall in most locations. overnight lowes will be generally in the low to mid 40s. a bit chillier in our inland valleys. tomorrow's highs will be in the very narrow range basically, mid to upper 50s, 56 or so on the

coast. and 57, 58 in most inland areas. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. late tomorrow night into thursday morning we may get another wave of light rain and spotty showers. much like what we have tonight. a cold morning on friday gives way to a sunny afternoon. more spotty showers on saturday. partly sunny on sunday. and then an unsettled pattern that may bring more rain early next week. so a break here, a break there, punctuated by rainfall. >> nice. thanks, spencer. >> all right. tomorrow on "good morning america," tiffany haddish to talk about her new movie, like a but since they bought their new house... which menu am i looking at here? start with "ta-paz." -oh, it's tapas. -tapas. get out of town. it's like eating dinner with your parents. sandra, are you in school? yes, i'm in art school.

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get a little bit distracting. the media coverage, like you said, the heightened awareness of what we're doing. but as far as performance on the field, it's what we've been doing the whole entire season. >> and here comes the cavalry at just the right time for the 49ers. linebacker kwan alexander continues to practice in the blue no contact jrzersey, by hes been cleaned by doctors following the peck injury. the nagging hamstring problem. he missed the five games. kirk cousins is going to be key. a full go at practice. he's missed the past four games with a rib injury. how about the feel good story of the day. raiders running back josh jacobs, he bought his dad a house. the story has a much bigger impact when you hear jacobs spent part of his childhood living with his dad in their car. >> you know, every time i cry, dude. you already crying. it already came. >> how touching is this? jacobs surprised his dad with a new house in oklahoma today.

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