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on he saying that this is a very risky operation joe biden one of the 2020 democratic hopeful said strom tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox and here as well as other in the democratic party they fear that strums order could leave us on the brink of a major conflict across the middle east house speaker nancy pelosi has also criticized the president because as she put it he acted without congressional approval and he she arched him to brief the full congress immediately and i want to put that same question to you they say you've spent a significant amount of time in iran how do you think that ordinary iranians are feeling about the killing of such a senior figure that well cousins all your money was the person responsible for the successful fight against the so-called islamic state in the region so that's why many see him as a national hero as a hero of the defense of his country some even consider him as a pop star. of course but there's also a criticism about him namely from those people thing that iran should rather spend its own money for its own people inside the country inst

in the you as when senator warren was talking about her believe that a woman is best suited to be strom and he pointed to the think that he was she was the only candidate on the stage who defeated an incumbent republican candidate and a time in the last 30 years and this statement is important because we need to understand that there is a controversial debate within the democratic party is a woman a female candidate can really beat donald trump ok now with the recent events in iran we'll go back to the beginning of the debate and started talking about foreign policy is what do the candidates have to say about this. well the fact that they talked about foreign ports policy is very remarkable to the fact that foreign policy when from berkeley making to big questions now to dominating this debate and they talked about iran the president a decision to take out iran in general soleimani talked about iraq afghanistan north korea and we could see a real distinction between more moderate candidates and progressive kind of dates candidates such as senator warner and senator sanders who were very

whole situation was handled and they have criticized the coaling of the strike criticize president strom calling this trike reckless you knew literal escalation that could have foreseen consequences and they also have criticized that president's trump did not seek congressional approval and did not inform congress people who are on rival and coming. well we'll talk more about the implications of kassam solomon he's killing in just a moment but 1st let's take a closer look at his significance as commander of the elite force of iran's revolutionary guard custom saloon money was iran's top general he was also its most recognizable and popular military commander supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei once called him a living marcher of the revolution. money joined iran's revolutionary guard after the iranian revolution in 1979 he saw action in the you're running iraq or. in 1098 he became commander of the quds force that conducts iran's clandestine and foreign military operations. the u.s. considered him a terrorist and blamed his could force for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers so

that was present don of strom making his keynote opening address at the world economic forum in davos we will return to that story later when we be talking to our team who is at the davos about what more of what what he said as well as reactions to his opening keynote but for now let's turn to other. concerns are growing over the rapid spread of a new strain of corona virus in china the virus is 6 that's an infected $300.00 people cases of also surfaced in thailand japan south korea and the philippines as a travel rush ahead of china's lunar new year holiday gather space domestic and overseas airports have begun screening travelers from the affected region. airports and train stations on high alert across china. this after authorities revealed the corona virus can be spread between humans something they had previously ruled out officials there say vigilance is key to stopping the spread. what. i think the outbreak is in its early stages. though they've been more than 100 cases this is a small number compared to the population of 100 which is more than 10000000 because we need to be on

>>good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 00:04am morning news at 4 i'm rebecca strom in for robin winston this early friday morning. let's start this morning off with a check of weather and traffic jontre bulls here to let us know what expect for the friday today and into the weekend so good weekend ahead of us yesterday it was like whiplash one sunshine next it was hailing the rate of and specially yesterday morning was a tough one for commuters. but this morning cooperating a whole lot more rain in the afternoon. >>this so yes, a lot calmer than we have been looking outside of san francisco, hanging out right over the er city right now, but overall we will take every thing about today over yesterday it's going to be a little bit more mild a lot calmer lot less wind out there this morning. >>and sure is a lot drier to look outside at satellite and radar right now does show some lingering sprinkles here and ere. but you remember yesterday we were talking about that big massive yellow orange and red across the north bay at times later on in the show. yeah, this compared to th

to plan the weekend but before we do that we have to check in with our weather forecaster about the strom she'll let us know see how the weather is going i know what to do is on the cash was on his own now know well he says friday's yes is so the president of relief that's for sure as we head into the weekend. we are going to see some wet weather summit in dry going to be mostly dry today but to we can definitely see a possibility of a some shower activity. >>in the north bay for the most part later on tonight possibly and then we're expecting rain around the bay area. starting out tomorrow evening, so if you're going to be out and about for your saturday night plans just keep that in mind make sure that you have the umbrella handy. of course it all depends on where you're going to be at this weekend but we're definitely seeing of the possibility of rain showers into tomorrow night and into your sunday and then hopefully drying out in the sunday afternoon out the door right now it's a nice a clear shot of the golden gate bridge us our sutro tower camera in san francisco we're definitely s

. >>> jacob mark strom delivering. and i'll be back in about 25 minutes with more news.me for more news. >> thank you. >>> i felt a sensation on the back of my neck. and there was a gun in my face. >> he was the victim of a daring robbery in a parking garage now. he's sharing his story, hoping it'll serve as a warning to others. >> the victim did what he was told and walked away uninjured. but the incident has left him shaken. amber lee live at oakland after talking with the victim about what happened. amber? >> reporter: the victim tells me he was robbed inside this parking garage near oakland city hall. he says he first saw the man as he was walking by him but he didn't think anything of a short while later, that same man held him at gunpoint. >> the general boldness of the attack. middle of the day. 3:00. >> reporter: the victim asked us not to identify him. he's describing how a man robbed him at gunpoint in the rotunda garage on 16th street in downtown oakland, tuesday afternoon. the victim says he had his earbuds on, talking on the phone, and walked up the stairs t

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in by strom thurmond.ere's a look. [video clip] >> pleased to welcome you. >> senators, in conformity with your notice -- senators, i have assembled to the senate in conformity with your notice and i am now ready to take the oath. >> place your left hand on the bible in raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the ofal of the impeachment william jefferson clinton, president of the united states now pending you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god? >> i do. january 7, 1999. roberts would be presiding over the trial of donald trump. npr.org reminds us that chief justice roberts may have more prestige than actual power. it says that the chief justice shall preside over the senate trial of a president. those who envision a powerful role for roberts point to the rules who -- that allow him to make all decisions on questions. in theory that might enable roberts to rule on motions from the house managers seeking to compel testimony

president strom said he was planning attacks to kill hundreds of americans. we don't seek war in iran but at the same time we are not going to let iran put american passat lives at risk without trying to de—escalate the situation. relief for a thousand people as naval ships rescue them from australia's bushfires.” people as naval ships rescue them from australia's bushfires. i think that the labour party, just like i do, has the same values that i have, and once to seize change and wants to convince people that things can get better. ajudge rules that ethical vegan is as a philosophical belief and is therefore protected by law. and a new swatch, has bbc news be taking too much holiday over christmas and new year. join us at 745 on bbc news. good evening. one of the most powerful men in the middle east, iran's military commander qasem soleimani has been killed by a us air strike soleimani has been killed by a us airstrike in iraq. soleimani has been killed by a us air strike in iraq. the attack was ordered by president trump who said that the general was plann

>> at this hour, republicans are convening in the strom thurmond room, that room named for strom thurmond, the prosegregationist who served a record 46 years here in the senate. what they're doing as we understand it is that republican leadership is in the room whipping against votes on witnesses. as these republicans leave this meeting, we could get some clarity here on next steps, it would bring to an end the day long senatorial spitballing session, where we've seen these senators who are predisposed against calling witnesses, offer up these ideas to buy time or provide themselves political cover. they would just get the ma manuscript and put it in the skiff, in the senate basement here and let senators go and read what it is that john bolton has to say, you heard adam schiff and chuck schumer dismiss that idea as absurd, as if to say, how can republican senators say they don't want to hear from john bolton directly, but they want to read his manuscript. you've seen republicans try to add a layer of quid pro quo on top of this witness question, which is to say, if you get your john bolt

writing but strom so she would have the vertically my gosh that's right i think it's going to be getng right along now, but yeah. >>slowing down a little bit but at least the wther's not slowindown. is time along the of the green screen. just be paent with me that yes it is definitely are going to be because you you're right. >>it's just cold t there. i mean really we can't complain too much in the bay area right we have great weather to talk about a mostly lear conditions as well visibility pretty nice out there and no fog in youway this morning. >>and of course, and no rain not yet not we get into this weekend we're seeing a some of the storm system that we're tracking rightow really sticking to the far north of usmainly in oregon and parts of the washiton even yreka you chi uh mit be getting so of the rainfall over the next couple days but not us not until a saturday d sunday. so that's when you're going to need said bus stop the rain jackets the boots and the umbrellas if you're going to have any outdoor plans for your weekend ahd just keep that in mind that's what we're continui

for years we had senator fritz hollings and strom thurmond.ould disagree with them in term of their politics but you always knew that south carolina was first and foremost in their mind in what they did in washington, d.c. that is not the case anymore in south carolina. we have a senator who is folk $ more on being relevant in washington, d.c. than in the lives of people here in south carolina. we've gotten contributions in every county in south carolina. people want to join our movement. we're hearing from democrats, republicans and independents who are tired of just the regular way of doing politics in washington, d.c. and want someone who will focus on the issues that they're dealing with here on daily basis here in south carolina. that's why i'm asking everybody, join the movement. go to jamie harrison.com and be a part of this effort to change south carolina and bring hope back to this great state. >> senator graham has yet to quote his fourth quarter totals. at the end of the previous quarter, the senator, as you ever likely know, had ab

>>and welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, i'm rebecca strom in for john tribal on this friday morning we're seeing a whole lot of sunshine already in our south is on the sir cameron just east of south san jose and looking at said the lick observatory on top of mt hamilton, but look at the skies just beautiful here and the up if things are going to get some more open a more sunny as we get through the rest of the day. it is still chilly out there though because we are seeing a lot of 40's on the boards of actually of long sleeves 49 in fremont 48 in san jose, 50 degrees in oakland 51 currently in san francisco. but things will change into the afternoon 61 for the high in san francisco today, downtown oakland you'll be at 61 and then mostly sunny skies like we're already starting to see in san jose at $66 check traffic with robert. no major changes and the trip on wanted still looking good from the north bay to san francisco, here's a live look at the drive across the golden gate in your clocking in at 24 minutes, so that is very quick to make it from nevado now the bay bridge traffic,

senator strom thurmond serving as president pro tem.huck grassley and leading manager adam schiff will lead the articles. s that's the role henry hyde played 20 years ago. then a little bit of a break and chief justice john roberts will do the swearing in of senators. back in 1999 it took 20 minutes or so, done by chief justice renquist. he arrived with bipartisan senators. today two republicans, two democratic senators and swear in everybody officially kicking off their roles as jurors in president trump's impeachment trial. just now we heard from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on all of this. >> now they want the senate to redo their homework and rerun the investigation. that's why speaker of the house saw nothing strange about celebrating third presidential impeachment in american history with souvenirs and posed photographs. >> joining me now live is one of those very soon to be jurors, democratic senator debbie stabenow from michigan chairs policy and communications committee. senator, thank you for being back on the show.

group, smaller group coming in, and the president pro tem of the senate is not as it was in those days strom thurmond of south carolina. >> one of the things we know, we'll be looking back to what the rules are. this book which we'll be using more and more, there are 26 rules for impeachment trials. as viewers heard, a majority can change, many of them, all but some of the basic constitutional foundations, but as you know, michael, in the back of the rules section when you read it, there's just a bunch of history, and doesn't say whether you have to follow it or not, it says that back in the day during one other presidential trial the chief justice decided he could cast tie breaking votes. doesn't say whether that's the case starting today, doesn't say whether mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer get to push that history onto chief justice roberts, it just sort of sits there. curious as a historian what you think of that. >> i think what you said was perfect about history. you can follow it or you don't have to, that's what we're going to see in the next number of weeks. the other thing, rememb

catherine and i in particular, we're really, like, rubber-necking [ laughter ] >> as you do >> and jeremy stromd then, all of the sudden, we kind of feel this, like, ethereal presence -- >> correct ' [ laughter ] >> -- sweep up on our left in this gazelle-like creature comes by and it's nicole kidman. >> jimmy: mm-hmm >> and she grabbed you by the body >> she didn't see the rest of you right away she saw me, and started -- tried to tell me how much she loved the show and i wouldn't let her get -- "you're the best you're the best career you make the best choices. [ laughter ] and she's trying to tell me about it [ laughter ] she just forged a hand and then she was talking to me and i -- "you know the rest of them are here." >> jimmy: yeah >> and she saw them and then she -- >> and all of us are trying to smush in so she notices us >> exactly, just like, puppies up for adoption. just all of like - [ laughter ] >> okay. [ laughter ] the great thing about our show, like, gaining, sort of attention in the later years, is that we are not accustomed to red carpets or awards shows so, i've always sort

all the republican senators gathered in the strom thurmon om to discuss where they are and the way forward. judy, they came out of that meeting and, clearly, yo could tell the issue is not settled among republicans. and to be specific, senator lamar alexaer of tennessee, who is retiring-- we've tlked about him before-- told our daniel bush, he is not decidedu on thetion of witnesses and he wants to wait until after all of the senators get to ask their questions over the next two days before he makes that decision. whs that means it is not clear if there are 51 votes for or against witnesses. also, i want to say i talked to senator kevin cramer of north dakota,e sid you cannot underestimate the pressure on republicans from the prsident and their base. he add one thing-- what's kind of going aruound the cacus the most is ala alan dershowitz's talking a lo about the idea of whatever the president dright or bronx, is ichpartnershippable. . >> woodruff: all of that is fascinating. miche, to you, what abut the ceend of pressure, the president, the white house is putting on senators? and do they

reporter chris strom reporting at bloomberg on friday that u.s. law enforcement and intelligence agencies were investigating some sort of effort by russia to try to target joe biden, to try to mess with the biden presidential campaign, much as russia messed with clinton's campaign four years ago. we highlighted this report on friday night's show, saying there is not much detail here, but it's obviously of concern if u.s. officials, law enforcement and intelligence are monitoring or investigating if russia is targeting biden. i don't know if this is what bloomberg news was referring to on friday night, but this new reporting tonight on the front page of the "new york times" says at least that russian military intelligence hackers are at work. perhaps trying to dig up for president trump's benefit the stuff he wasn't able to leverage out of the government of ukraine by force. i mean, the house has already passed its impeachment articles against president trump already. but what happens next here? here is evidence of russian government highway, poten

all republican senators gathered in the strom thurmond room, which is reserved basically for imortantents like this, discuss where they are and the way forward. judy, they came out of that meeting. an clearly, you could tell the issue is not settled among republicans. and, to be specific, senator ,mar alexander of tenness who is retiring, we talked about him before, told our daniel busch he is not decid on the question of witnesses and he wants to wait until after all of the senators get to onk their quesover the next two days before he makes that decision. what that means is, it is not clear if there are 51 votes for or against witnesses. also, i want to say i talked to senator kevin cramer of north dakotaan he said, yout underestimate the pressure on republicans from the president and their base. but he also noted one thing. what's kind of around the caucus the most is alan dershowitz's presentation, and they're talking a lot about the idea of whether, whatever the president did, right or wrt g, ispeachable? that's something the president's these undecided senators.st with judy wood

we did not get civil rights because strom thurmond come along's filibuster incident history, one day came to the floor and said "i see the light, , let those negro people have rights." no. why did that lawyer in the 1960's represent black families? he says one night he was sitting at home, march 7, 1964, the movie most americans were watching that night was "judgment at nuremberg" and this historic night in america broke away to show a bridge in alabama. the edmund pettus bridge. civil rights marchers were marching from selma to montgomery. they get stopped on that bridge by state troopers who would not let them pass. then this guy on a couch in new jersey, a white man, sees them get viciously beaten. we know the day as bloody sunday. i talked to john lewis's chief of staff today. he was on the bridge. what does one guy on a couch in new jersey do? does he sit there and be a spectator for democracy? no. he got up on the couch, realized he could not afford a ticket, so he decides to do this great american tradition -- i am going to do the best i can with what i have and where i am. wh

news analysis with the headline, john bolton's account up in strom's denials. -- upends trump's denialsthis ends the serious to closure -- disclosure on his political career. new york, brian on the independent line. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i think this whole thing is a farce. i watched all of the house thing. the first thing they did was change the rules. a lot of hearsay in there. on juries before and they don't allow that. the prosecutor and defense, when they start asking questions, -- host: when the members of this senate ask questions? caller: they start asking questions and it goes to the asks the the judge defense and prosecutors, do they have to be sworn in? host: they were sworn in ahead of time. caller: i am talking the defense and prosecutor team. they are the ones answering the questions. will they be sworn in? host: to the best of my recollection, they were sworn in at the beginning of the proceedings. thanks for that. to william in louisburg, north carolina, go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to say on the stuff with trump, it is my unde

yet another dose of wet and windy weather for the uk today, it was all about strom brendan yesterday.land and northern england. heavy rain working across england and wales, tending to clear towards the west. quite a lot of showers feeding into scotland, a few for northern ireland also. snow above the 200 metres mark, ice an issue first thing on wednesday morning. to the south, slightly milder where we keep the front. a soggy story for some spots, particularly across the south downs, could seee 30—a0 millimetres of rain before that front moves away. wednesday offers up a lot of sunshine for england, wales and northern ireland. but some more organised showers swinging into scotland. a little bit milder than today, highs of 6 and 7 celsius. looking ahead to thursday, an atlantic frontal system develops, it will swing to the west of the uk, the worst of the weather for western scotland, northern ireland, and for the south—west of england and wales later. widespread gales, 50—60 mph gusts for exposed coasts, quieter and clearer in the east. that whole weather system will roll right the way