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spectacular is drawing big crowds with more activities than ever before. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning to you i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm frances rivera. more americans were killed it happens after they ambushed an area in nairobi u.s. forces killed five attackers. this is the group's first attack against u.s. forces the in the country. leaders of the group say the assault has nothing to do with what's going on in the middle east u.s. army specialist henry mayfield jr. was from the suburbs of hazelcrest, chicago. breaking news, pden iran, warning irp leader, top my leader specifically. meanwhile congress is back in

session. they've added to the agenda the decision by president trump not to consult them before the assault on soleimani >> overnight we got word, cori, they'll seek a war powers resolution to limit what the president is doing with iran and give him a deadline to back off. in a letter obtained overnight, house speaker nancy pelosi told democrats they'll vote this week to force president trump to end hostilities with iran in a month unless congress approves on'te are much c the have a strategy. >> congress did not get a heads-up about the u.s. drone strike that killed was an immanent threat. the administration insists there >> there were, in fact, plots he was working on we would have been culpably

negligent had we not hit. >> on "air force one" overnight he told reporters those targets include cultural sites that even some republicans say should be off limits >> we shouldn't be attacking cultural sites. >> iran announced sunday it's abandoning promises sunday in the 2015 nuclear deeg as iraq voted to kick out 5,000 american troops we are not leaving, the president said overnight, unless iraq pays the u.s. bac this week congress is set to get a briefing on the intelligence behind that u.s. drone attack. cori >> eagerly awaiting that thank you. we turn now to iran where

people poured into the streets for their main military funeral for their leader we're joined now by nbc's chris lu say in beirut what's the latest we're hearing now? >> reporter: well, cori and frances, they've announced a replacement to their leader general soleimani. general esmail ghaani. now, this comes as iran also announcing it will withdraw from the nuclear deal, that it will not live up to its limits on the nuclear ambitions. that's regarding the same agreement that was reached during the obama administration back in 2015 however, it was alwaysen his administration finally in 2018

withdrawing from that deal completely however, the deal was still there. it was just between iran and other countries like china, russia, and the european union however, now, following the death of soleimani, iran feels like it no longer needs to live up to any of its agreements with those partners in the deal meanwhile in iraq, the parliament has voted on a provalgan agreement. the u.s. military has provided a stabilizing force, supporting the iraqi military in its efforts to combat isis however, it was always the ambition of iran to get the u.s. military to leave developments coming out of the

middle east. thank you. let's turn to australia. bly through the fires. incredibly treacherous yochl u can't see within a foot in front of you, so far 24 people have been killed, 2,000 homes burned. bindi and robert irwin are taking over for their father to save animals >> two years after the start of the me too movement, the criminal trial will begin for harvey weinstein he's charged with raped a woman in her hotel room in 2014 and sexual assault on another. weinstein has pleaded not guilty and claims thes re consensu consensual. hollywood is half a world away but the bush fires were top of mind for this year's golden

globes >> i wanted to do a special callout to the volunteer firefighters who have been at the center of battling the climate disaster that is facing australia. >> mans including cate blanchett and ellen degeneres givingm hanks giving - >> sorry a man is blessed with a family sitting down front like that. >> it's hard not to choke up listening to him thank his family for their support as he accepted his award higgs wife rita wilson looked absolutely radiant in the office it was the spider glam squad apparently going mia on the show she tweeted, they were late and she actually never heard if her makeup artist or hair people ever showed up

here we go a big night in hollywood last nig night. >> hi, cori, hi, frances yeah, a big kickoff to the award season the surprise winner, though, when they got to the actual results, a film set more than 100 years ago. >> "1917." >> a world war i epic scored major upset to the global globes >> there's not one director in this room, not one director in this world that's not in the shadow of martin scorsese. >> "thn with five nominations but was shut out. joaquin phoenix saluted his joker director >> i'm such a pain in the [ bleep ]. i cannot believe you put up with

me. >> "once upon a time in hollywood. >> a big night for quentin tarantino. >> i wanted to bring my mom but i couldn't because any woman i stand next to, they say i'm dating it would just be awkward. >>raed an award. "music man" won best original song with longtime writing partner bernie taupin. >> it'clud d emotion to hollywood's global night. >> another great moment that went viral was tiffany ha desh taking off her heels like in the background as someone was giving an acceptance speech. >> i can't take my eyes off tom

hanks and his family >> i'm trying over here to get myself together. everything was good about it. >> yeah. i was wondering if it was because of weather because you didn't have such news in the weather department. >> that's true good segue here in seattle and the portland area, you're starting to see the storm system flash flood concerns are going to be across the pacific northwest for at least the next three days this is a large system that will cause the santa ana winds to really pick up across southern california but this it will winds that are going to pick up this afternoon cloud coverage in seattle, a high of 46 this is a series of storms that we're forecasting for the pacific northwest, but some

warmer weather, i'll show you that coming up. >> thank you. > janessa. vince carter is becoming the first to appea decades he's played in the0s, 2000s, 2010s, and now 2020s. a girl raised $750 from family and friends in donations. the best part is the store she shopped at matched her total. how old do you think this lady is? 117. she's extended the record as world's oldest person. the guinness world records confirmed her at 117 years old, the oldest living person last year. >> it's the number one question, but we've got to know her secret. >> and bottle it. >> yes just ahead, how peopley ari

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this morning iranians are holding a funeral for general qasem soleimani as the nation says they will no longer abide by the nuclear deal. plus, the late comments from president trump on what comes next australia remains in a state of emergency as firefighters work to contain over 150 wildfires. evacuations continue, we'll have the latest this week jury selection begins as harvey weinstein goes on trial in new york the top charge in the case carries a maximum sentence of life in prison a big night at the golden globes along with some fantastic one-liners and memorable moments.we've got yo the dating scene is happening right now. are you a part of it