drone strike in baghdad trump says that iraq would also have to pay the cost of an air base there if u.s. troops were required to leave also coming up the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein begins in new york he faces charges of rape and sexual assault after dozens of women including several top hollywood actresses claims that he sexually assaulted them plus the world war one epic $917.00 takes the best drama and best director awards stealing the top prizes from the night's expected big winner netflix we were court from a star studded night. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president ellen trump has vowed to impose severe sanctions on iraq if expels us troops deployed there are rocks parliamentary has called for all foreign troops to leave the trump said that baghdad would have to pay for the cost of an air base if that happened meanwhile iran's leaders have presided over the funeral of general kasam sold the money and others killed in the u.s. drone strike on friday. weeping. over the remains of iran's top military commander. the supreme leader ayatollah ali k

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drone strike in baghdad trump said that iraq would also have to pay the cost of an air base there if u.s. troops were required to leave also coming up australia's government pledging huge spending to help the nation recover from the devastating bushfires despite some a racy easing of the of the weather authorities are warning that the situation may worsen again later this week and the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein begins in new york he faces charges of rape and sexual assault after dozens of women including several top hollywood actresses claimed that he sexually assaulted them. plus the world war one epic $917.00 takes the best drama and best director awards stealing the top prizes from the night's expected big winners winner netflix we will report from a star studded line. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has a vow to impose severe sanctions on iraq if it expels u.s. troops deployed there are rocks parliament has called for all foreign troops to leave but trump said that baghdad would have to pay for the cost of an air base if that

baghdad. president trump had said he a lwa ys baghdad. p had said he always wanted to see retaliation, but he did not want to see a war with iran. his defence secretary, mark esper, had warned there could unilateral action against iran after that protest outside the us embassy. and now we have seen it. the question is really, as i say, what is next? what retaliatory action, if any, will iran take, and what does this mean for the thousands of us troops who are in that region of the world ? as troops who are in that region of the world? as you said, donald trump did promise retaliation, though when he was asked by a reporter during the attacks on the embassy whether he wa nted attacks on the embassy whether he wanted war with iran, he said absolutely not. obviously people are worrying that could now happen. do you think part of this is foreign policy for donald trump ahead of the —— ahead of an election year? he wa nts to —— ahead of an election year? he wants to look strong and powerful and geta wants to look strong and powerful and get a b

drone strike in baghdad trump said iraq would have to pay the cost of an air base there if u.s. troops were required to leave also coming up. most religious government judges huge spending to the health of the nation recover from the devastating bushfires despite some easing of the weather apologies are warning that there may be more fires later this week. plus the stars come out for the golden globes and the world will one full $917.00 takes the best drama and best actor or director of lords saving the top prizes from the night's expected big winner netflix. kind of a warm welcome to you i'm with that. u.s. president dollar trump is valid to impose severe sanctions on iraq if it expels u.s. troops deployed there iraq's parliament to score for foreign troops to leave but trump said baghdad would have to pay for the cost. an airbase if that happened meanwhile iran's leaders have presided over the funeral of general custom stolen money and others killed in the u.s. drone strike on friday. weeping over the remains of iran's top military commander. bremer leader ayatollah ali how mo

drone strike in baghdad trump said that iraq would also have to pay the cost of an air base if u.s. troops were booked wired to leave also coming up the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein's begins in new york he faces charges of rape and sexual assault after dozens of women including several top hollywood actresses claimed he sexually assaulted them and when all that's left are memories australians count the costs of the bushfires that appeal for funds to help save their the meat wildlife but the government warns that the danger is not get over. the world where one african 1917 takes the best drama and best director award still in the top prizes from the night's expected big winner netflix will report from a star studded night. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has vowed to impose severe sanctions on iraq if it expels u.s. troops deployed there are rocks parliament has called for all foreign troops to leave but trump said that baghdad would have to pay for the cost of an air base if that happened meanwhile iran's leaders have presided ove

baghdad. donald trump warns that america has a list of 52 targets, that will be hit "very hard", if iran decides to retaliate. his secretary of state says the president will never shy away from protecting his country. the american people should know that every target that we strike will be a lawful target and it will be a target designed with the singular mission of protecting and defending america. the iraqi prime minister calls the killing, a "political assassination" — and its foreign ministry summons the us ambassador. the australian prime minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months — and announces the creation of a recovery agency to help those who've lost homes. i didn't see any flame, i saw this great white ball of fire. it's all i can describe it as, just this white hot of fire. awards season gets under way as hollywood prepares for the golden globes ceremony tonight. and coming up in sport at 5.30 — all the goals you need to know about in the fa cup. good afternoon. president trump says the united states has a list of 52 iranian sites, which will be hit "very hard a

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embassy was attacked in baghdad trump was apparently watching those images of the fires outside the embassy walls and he was infuriated and pentagon officials presented trump with these menus of options they were said things such as striking iranian ships striking iranian missile facilities or even perhaps strike more strikes against iranian backed militias and also on that list was a strike directly against somani administration pentagon officials did not expect trump to select that option killing soleimani but that's exactly what trump said that he wanted to have happen he apparently made that decision late on thursday it forced the pentagon to scramble to try to find soul monny when the pentagon found out that he was on his way from damascus to baghdad they had unmanned drone over the baghdad airport monitoring the situation and when they saw the money given his convoy that's when they fired the missiles that ultimately killed him and others but based on these what did sources are telling the new york times is the pentagon did not expect trump to make the decision to specifically target

embassy in baghdad trump asked for a menu of options military options that could beat undertaken and on those options the pentagon said that they could strike iran. boats or ships there could choose to restrike iran millett missile launching places they could strikes militia and also said that they could strike directly at some of the money now when trump said that is the option he wanted to go with that apparently shocked the pentagon they were not expecting that they scrambled to get plans in place and it was thursday night according to this report that trump ultimately told the pentagon to assassinate sulaimani and on friday that's exactly what happened ministration officials are telling and are saying that it was in many ways an impulsive decision by trumper that's how it's been characterized by some at least within the administration that has spoken the times gave elizondo there with the very latest from the u.s. and from washington d.c. gates thank you libya's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed after an airstrike by forces loyal to warlord how many. it tar

. >> he was looking very serious at our embassy and not just the embassy in baghdad >> the trump administration insists the killing of the general was a response to eminent threats. but on capitol hill, members of bo parties are furus about the lack of information and how >> it is not acceptable for officials within the executive branch to come in and tell us that we can't debate. it's un-american. it'sut unconstional. and it's wrong. >> bottom line is, we did not hear that there was any eminent tack being planned

the strike on qassem soleimani, president trump dropping new hints last night >> he was looking very seriously at our embassies and not just the embassy in baghdad. >> reporter: and again today. >> i can reveal that i believe it would have been four embassies. >> reporter: the trump administration has not provided evidence to back hatt up or the argument soleimani posed an imminent threat, just mixed messages from the administration overnight, secretary of state mike pompeo made no mention of those embassies. >> there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by qassem soleimani. >> reporter: this morning, pompeo saying the embassies were in >> we had specific information on an imminent threat and that threat stream included attacks on periodtop.sies >> reporter: democrats blasted the attack on soleimani demanding the intel be declassified and saying in administration briefings embassies were never brought up. >> not one word of that was mentioned. >> we certainly didn't hear anything of any specificity that would comfortable that there was an imminent threat. >> reporter: pressed by nbc's peter alexander, pompeo saying briefers

embassy in baghdad. trump is always, you know, thinking about what's this going to look like on tv in the next 12 to 24 hours. >> why not get your act together, get your story together, being this is the fifth or 6th excuse, why they took out the top iranian general. are you hearing at all that u.s. embassies joe embassies overseas, including the one in baghdad are under imminent danger of attack. >> i have seen no evidence to support this assertion. trump did not provide any specific evidence, you just mentioned this "washington post" report, the report stated that the embassy had not received an alert that would be commiserate of that level of threat. >> he wrote in the piece, the u.s. attempted to kill another iranian leader in yemen on the same day that soleimani was killed. was this operation much larger than the administration actually suggested? >> so officials have suggested that it wasn't part of a broader es ka la toir operation, it's hard to say, i reached out to the pentagon about this, this is a r

trump on the intelligence. when the u.s. learned soleimani was in baghdad, president trump decided to order the attack despite concerns by some in the administration about potential iranian escalation. these images obtained by cnn showing the wreckage of the targeted killing. pompeo telling cnn the strike saved american lives. >> there was, in fact, an imminent attack taking place. the american people should know this was an intelligence based assessment that drove this. >> reporter: but that explanation differs from the defense department. the pentagon saying in a statement this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. the state department urging any u.s. citizens in iraq to depart immediately. u.s. embassies in bahrain, kuwait and pakistan all issuing alerts. harsh revenge awaits the criminals involved in the targeted killing, iran's foreign minister claiming soleimani's death will have consequences. the trump administration touting the celebration by some iraqis at the news. >> i saw last night there was dancing in the streets in parts

because the iranians plotted to kill americans in baghdad. mr. trump ordered the strike on qassem soleimani after violent iransts that the u.s. says instigated. president's ability to take military action against iran as democratic criticism of the killing of qassem soleimani intensifies. in our view, our president and the administration conducted a provocative, disproportionate airstrike against iran, which endangered americans and did so without consulting congress. said theaker pelosi vote was "a statement of the congress of the united states" -- she added again, "she we are taking this path because it does not require the signature of the president of the united states." the ukrainian jet that fell from the sky -- the government has obtained evidence that indicates a rapid dissent of the boeing 737 was not caused by a mechanical issue or pilot error. the ukraine international airlines jets plunged from the sky minutes after takeoff, killing all 167 people aboard. witnesses say the jetline was on fire as it plunged. britain passed a major milestone

six others were also killed in the strike near baghdad's international airport. the pentagon says president trump directed it. in a statement the department of defense said soleimani was developing plans to attack american diplomats and servicemembers in iraq and the th caption, iraqis, iraqis, dancing in the street for freedom thankful that general soleimani is no more. president trump simply tweeted an american flag. the statement from the pentagon claimed soleimani approved this week's violent protests at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. that prompted u.s. military to deploy hundreds of troops to the middle east. defense secretary mark esper said there are indications militias loyal to iran are planning further attacks. >> do i think they may do something? yes. and they will likely regretted. to the defense minister of iran released a statement saying, quote, i crushing the revenge will be taken for soleimani's unjust assassination. laura podesta, cbs news. >> reaction to the strike were quick to comment. republicans including senator lindsey graham applauded the president's actions meanwhile has

baghdad. trump administration officials have been briefing congress on the u.s. strike against sort of money let's get more now from washington. joins us live from capitol hill so what has congress been hearing and what are they saying. or in the members of congress in both chambers were briefed just a short while ago by the top pentagon and defense and state and cia officials in the u.s. who were there to answer the question of whether or not those drone strike that killed because onselen mani was warranted in further trouble ministrations saying that they acted on evidence of an imminent attack being planned by the iranian general well that what the members of congress heard as as an explanation for that depended very much on which party each member was from listen for yourself. i think they've done an excellent job of outlining the rationale behind both the decision to go after so money and the response to the iranian attack yesterday i'll tell you this i am convinced that had decisive action not been taken we could very well be standing here today talking abo

embassy compound in the capital baghdad president trump says iran has a price to pay for being behind the protests. and also coming up on. new year's address the german chancellor calls for confidence in confronting the challenges of the new decade we'll have our full address later in the south. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us at the start of this new year people around the world have been ringing in the start of the new year and the new decade here in berlin thousands have been gathering down at the brandenburg gate to welcome in the new decade. and in new york of course the crowds on times square are saying hello to 2020 and one of the world's favor new year spectacles. i am new here in new york. i crowds gathered in times square to ring in 2020. in berlin thousands welcomed the new decade at the iconic brandenburg gate with fireworks company by beethoven's 9th symphony. 12 hours earlier auckland new zealand was the 1st major city to see in the new year with pyrotechnics erupting from the city's sky tower and over the water. in australia the fireworks from sydney's harbor

the us drone struck a car carrying soleimani just outside the airport in iraq's capital, baghdad — president trumpto start a war. iran has called the assassination an act of international terrorism — and has promised a response at a time and place of its choosing.

750 troops to iraq after hundreds of protesters attempt to storm the american embassy in baghdad president trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack unvalued that it will pay a big price $100.00 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy in a show of force to u.s. army helicopters flew over the compound foreign flares as a warning to the protesters the embassy unrest comes after american bombing raids in iraq and syria they killed $25.00 we can. report. iraq is in flames the u.s. embassy in baghdad has been seized by crowds of people chanting death to. america was. was was was because the. because you're a god and i. was. we got was. that you might think that iraq has plenty of reason to be outraged with the united states you might recall that whole invading destroying and killing thousands of people in the country thing however trunk doesn't see it that way this is his assessment of it that iran killed an american contractor when many we strongly respond and always will now iran is orchestration an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq they will be held full

. >> he was looking very seriously at our embassy and not jus the embassy in baghdad >> the trump administration insists the killing of the general was a response to eminent threats. bu on capitol hill, members of bo partiesur areus about the lack of information and how lawmakers were bypassed. >> it is not acceptable for officials within the executive branch to come in tell us that we can't debate. it's un-american. it's unconstitutional. and it's wrong. >> bottom line is, we did not hear that there was anyne e attack being planned against the united states, period. robert:ndhe president senate trial draws nears speaker pelosi prepares to send over the articles of impeachment, next. announcer: this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> before we talk about your investments,s wha new? >> well, audrey's expecting. >> twins. re>> grands. >> we want to put money aside for them, so change in plans. >> all right. let's see what we can adjust. >> we'll be closer to the twins. >> change in plans. >> ok. >> mom, are you painting again? you could sell these. l >> me guess. change in plans? >

the us drone struck a car carrying soleimani just outside the airport in iraq's capital, baghdad — president trumpcribed it as defensive. we took action last night to stop a war. we did not take action to start a war. iran has called the assassination an act of international terrorism — and has promised a response at a time and place of its choosing. also tonight... safe at last — relief as the australian navy rescues a thousand people who'd been trapped on the coast by bush fires. and another disappointing day for england as the wickets tumble in the second test against south africa. and in sport, this weekend's fa cup games will kick off late after a short film including prince william, including people to talk openly about their mental health. good evening. president trump has defended his order to assassinate iran's top military commander, saying the action was taken to stop a war, and that it should have been done long ago. general qasem soleimani, one of the most powerful men in the middle east, was killed in iraq, outside baghdad airport, by a us air strike. iran has vowed "severe revenge"

baghdad . donald trump has criticized his former national security adviser who appears to be undercutting the u.s. president's impeachment defense he reportedly wrote that trump told him to tie ukrainian military aid to an investigation into a political rival priyanka gupta reports this allegation is at the center of efforts off removing trump from office. is highly respected by everybody in this room and john i want to thank you very much as john bolton wants donald trump's national security adviser now a potential witness who could expose the u.s. president a new york times to pour details excerpts from a draft of bolton's upcoming book the report says the book reveals how trump wanted to hold back nearly $400000000.00 in military assistance to ukraine until its officials aided investigations into his democratic rival former vice president joe biden his son and other democrats for the democrats these revelations from a former white house insider seem to directly contradict trump's defense in the senate impeachment trial and have both stood they demands to call bolton as a witness in the house s

baghdad. the pentagon says president trump ordered the strike at baghdad's airport that killed a senior iranianl qassem soleimani. joining me now, fareed zakaria, jim sciutto is back with us as well. fareed, you're joining the conversation. first, your reaction to this breaking news tonight. >> first of all, this is big. this is about as big of political figure in iran as you can imagine. leaving aside khomeini, the supreme leader, and maybe the president, he's the most important person in iran. he was responsible for iran's external strategy. the regional strategy that gave ra iran's enormous, somewhat shadowy influence of countries like lebanon, syria, yemen. he is the, think of the french foreign legion, if you will, he was the guy in charge of it. much loved by the troops. obviously from an american point of view a very bad guy. i think the state department estimates he's responsible for the deaths of 600 or 700 american troops. he also organized a lot of the stuff in syria that killed lots and lots of civilians so there's no question that from the point of view of getting a bad guy, this i

rapid response team arrived in baghdad president donald trump who accused iran of orchestrating the attacks said the situation is now under control well i think it's been handled very well the brits came in we had some great warriors come in and. do a fantastic job but they were there instantaneously as soon as we heard. you use the word immediately they came immediately and it's in great shape as you know. tuesday's attack was one of the worst on a u.s. diplomatic mission in years it has also raised questions again about the future of american troops in iraq. now to arrest scene at st peter's square way woman who made it through pope francis's caused a scene that led to a papal flap and a rebuke of princess had been shaking hands with people in the crowd and was turning to leave when a woman suddenly young's him from behind him brought physicality appeared to cause the 84 year old pope some pain he slapped her hand away gave her a good scolding before moving away visibly annoyed. francis has since apologized saying he shouldn't have set a bad example. people around the world are celebratin

trump on the intelligence. when the u.s. learned suleimani was in baghdad, president trump decided to order the attack despite concerns by some in the administration about potential iranian escalation. these images obtained by cnn showing the wreckage of the tarts -- of the targeted killing. pompeo telling cnn the strike saved american lives. >> there was, in fact, an imminent attack taking place. the american people should know this was an intelligence-based assessment that drove this. >> reporter: but that differents from the defense department. the pentagon saying in a statement, this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. the state department urging any u.s. citizens in iraq to depart immediately. u.s. embassies in bahrain, kuwait and pakistan all issuing security alerts. as iran supreme leader warns, harsh revenge awaits the criminals involved in the targeted killing. iran's foreign minister claiming suleimani's death will will have consequences. the trump administration touting the celebrations by some iraqis at the news. >> i saw

baghdad. president trump has tweeted he'll make a statement on wednesday morning local time.t's believed the missiles were launched from iran itself. these are thought to be pictures of the attacks taking place. there's no word yet on any casualties or damage. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, joins me now. peter, peter bowes, joins me now. how is all this looking there? peter, how is all this looking from there? well, the indications... inaudible that, as president donald trump himself has tweeted in the last few moments, he says all is well. it is, in fact, quite an upbeat tweet. he's been huddled with his closest advisers in the situation room in the white house over the last... inaudible and he says missiles launched from iran... studio: forgive me, peter, you are coming and going on ourfeed so we will try to re—establish contact and come back to you if we can. some politicians in washington have been giving their reaction. i think ithink our i think our technology... first my immediate concern is for the safety and concern of american troops, as well as those

baghdad. donald trump warns that america has a list of 52 targets, that will be hit "very hard", if iran decides to retaliate. his secretary of state says the president will never shy away from protecting his country. the iraqi prime minister calls the killing, a "political assassination" and its foreign ministry summons the us ambassador. the australian prime minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months and announces the creation of a recovery agency to help those who've lost homes. good afternoon. president trump says the united states has a list of 52 iranian sites, which will be hit "very hard and very fast" if there's retaliation for the killing of qasem soleimani. iran's most senior military commander was killed on thursday in a us air strike in the iraqi capital, baghdad. we'll have a full round—up of this story when viewers on bbc one join us shortly, but first i've speaking to the former uk ambassador to iran, sir richard dalton. first, we should remind ourselves that assassinations have a record in starting wars, and a very poor record in changing the policies of th

baghdad. president trump ordered the strikes, secretary of state mike pompeo defended the president's decision. >> the risk of doing nothing was enormous. also, highly risky, doing nothing in this region shows weakness. it emboldens iran. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy issued a travel advisory urging u.s. citizens to leave iraq. u.s. cities are also on high alert. new york officials are taking steps to protect key locations. >> we are now facing a threat that is greater than anything we have faced previously. over the last 20 years this city, more than any other, has suffered the results of terrorism. >> reporter: many democrats called the air attack reckless and dangerous. nancy pelosi released a statement saying "this action was taken without consulting congress pursed." she said congress must be briefed immediately of the next steps. >>> right now oil prices are up on news of the airstrike. investors say they are concerned about the potential retaliation, in previous tensions with the u.s. iran has threatened the supply of oil that travels from the persian gulf to the rest of the world. the

baghdad's airport. u.s. intelligence learned that soleimani was planning specific attacks on u.s. interests in multiple countries, including u.s. personnel, a congressional source, briefed by the trumpls cnn. defense secretary mark esper and secretary of state mike pompeo, flew to mar-a-lago on friday to brief champion on the intelligence. when the u.s. learned soleimani was in baghdad, president trump decided to order the attack, despite concerns by some in the administration about potential iranian escalation. these images obtained by cnn, showing the wreckage of the targeted killing. pompeo telling cnn, the strike saved american lives. >> there was an imminent attack taking place. american people should know this was an intelligence-assessed basis that drove this. >> reporter: that differs from the defense department. the pentagon said this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. the state department urging u.s. citizens in the region to depart immediately. embassies in bahrain, kuwait and pakistan issuing alerts. iran's supreme leader warned that harsh revenge awaits the criminals involved in the killing, iran's minister says that soleimani's death will have c

embassy in baghdad president trump very much had been ghazi on his mind and how much he criticized obama and hillary clinton as secretary of state for not acting firmly and he felt now is the time for him to take bold action now let me just add though that of course the impeachment is going to play into every decision president trump will make going forward it will be an element there i sort of doubt that he did this only because of the impeachment but let's face it that's going to be very much every day very important point about iraq and the solvency of iraq america's stance and position in iraq we are there today not through a status of forces agreement but between an exchange of letters letters in the presence of the united states and the prime minister is that fragile now and in the end are american interests served or not served if we have to withdraw from iraq well so 1st of all i mean that's enough. there element that one wonders whether the president and the secretaries of state and defense thought about that i thought about the fact that they were doing this in iraq and what it

trump on the intelligence. when the u.s. learned soleimani was in baghdad, president trump decided to order the attack despite concerns by some in the administration about potential iranian escalation. these images obtained by cnn showing the wreckage of soleimani's vehicle after a u.s. drone targeted it as it left the airport. pompeo telling cnn the strike saved american lives. >> there was, in fact, an imminent attack taking place. the american people should know that this was an intelligence-based assessment that drove this. >> reporter: now, there's still plenty of controversy about how imminent an attack might have been based on the intelligence the u.s. had at the moment, but from the pentagon's point of view the strike was absolutely necessary, they say, and those u.s. troops will be in place to mitigate any risk. fredricka? >> barbara starr, thank you so much from the pentagon. so as the u.s. steps up its military presence in the region, officials are worried about the potential for retaliatory attacks from some iranian proxies. cnn international se

embassy in baghdad, president trump ordered a drone strike, killing the top iranian commander in baghdadleimani. which brings us to the first installment of our long-running segment, "america at waaaaaaahhhhhh? crisis with iran in iraq about iran." ( laughter ) now, cards on the table. i don't know if what trump did was a good idea or a bad idea but i do know that it's a big idea. and that iran is very upset. on friday, their supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei warned that a "harsh retaliation is waiting." keep in mind, this is iran's supreme leader, which i'm pretty sure means he comes with sour cream. ( laughter ) >> jon: oh, my goodness. >> stephen: but -- mmm! mmm. >> jon: wow. >> stephen: delicious! ( laughter ) but trump's not backing down, tweeting, "let this serve as a warning that if iran strikes any americans, or american assets, we have dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot targeted 52 iranian sites, representing the 52 american hostages taken by iran many years ago." he's still mad about the iranian hostage crisis. what's next on his 1980 agenda? (as trump) "i'm also

trump on the intelligence. when the u.s. learned soleimani was in baghdadttack, despite concerns by some in the administration about potential iranian escalation. these images obtained by cnn showing the wreckage of soleimani's vehicle after a u.s. drone targeted it as it left the airport. pompeo telling cnn the strike saved american lives. >> there was, in fact, an imminent attack taking place. the american people should know that this was an intelligence-based assessment that drove this. >> but that explanation differs from the defense department. the pentagon saying in a statement, this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. the state department urging any u.s. citizens in iraq to depart immediately. u.s. embassies in bahrain, kuwait, and pakistan all issuing security alerts. as iran's supreme leader warned harsh revenge awaits the criminals involved in the targeted killing, iran's foreign minister claiming soleimani's death will have consequences. >> and tonight, there are reports in iraqi state tv that there has been another air str

trump on the intelligence. when the u.s. learned soleimani was in baghdadpresident trump decided to order the attack despite concerns by some of the administration about potential iranian escalation. these images obtained by cnn showing the wreckage of soleimani's vehicle after a u.s. drone targeted it as it left the airport. pompeo telling cnn the strike saved american lives. >> there was, in fact, an imminent attack taking place. the american people should know that this was an intelligence-based assessment that drove this. >> and, of course, iran expert always picking a time and place of its choosing for its attacks. this will mean the pentagon, the trump administration will have to be very watchful for some time to come. christi, martin? >> barbara starr, thank you very much. >>> cnn's kristen holmes is traveling with the president. we know he was taking a victory lap last night. there are several democrats still questioning the necessity of this attack on the general. what are you learning, and what is the president saying to them? >> well, christi, ye

trump sending in u.s. troops to stop iran backed terrorists from attacking the u.s. embassy in baghdad. pentagon says they are ready to respond to any further strikes on american targets in the middle east. mccabe's misrepresentations newly released documents show the retired fbi director admitted to lying, that's a better word for misrepresenting, about leaking a story on hilary clinton's e-mail probe to the "new york times." the justice department is reportedly considering charges against mccabe, overdue. the trump base fired up. the presidents's supporters donating 46 million dollars in the past three months. his campaign also has more than 100 million dollars cash on hand, more than any of the democrat 2020 candidates. president trump says he will sign phase one of the trade deal with china on january 15th. he says there will be a ceremony at the white house with high level representatives from china there. the president also adding that he will go to beijing soon to work out phase two, big stuff. hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets of hong kong as well in the

president donald trump has already warned baghdad that it could be hit by tough sanctions if it follows through with this threat but it's iran's promise of revenge that's focusing minds to iran has already announced it will no longer abide by the 2015 nuclear deal raising the stakes even further. i'm joined by a by a middle east analyst who's with a think tank center for applied research in partnership with the orient welcome to you know we saw a lot of anger in iran over the killing of a general silly money when iran talks about revenge what does that mean. we have to think it in 2 ways there will be a short term. way of revenge which is more or less like a blood revenge or a vendetta which brings american lives in the reach of iran in the middle east which puts those lives in danger and then there will be a mid and long term revenge which will actually focusing on ousting the u.s. in the region of the middle east and that is a strategy that some silly money had embodied ok talking about ousting the us from the middle east also in mani's assassination in iraq was also led to a spike of

baghdad. you think this was appropriate timing for president trump to say enough is enough? >> absolutely.ou couldn't do it too soon. you mentioned, they have become very brazen after their proxies, victory in syria and in yemen. they attacked the saudi's and american vessels. without putting a stop to them, they would have continued with an ever escalating provocations and this was the right time to do it. i believe the iranians would recalculate and think very hard how to continue because they are in no position to challenge the united states or allies here. the economy is in shambles and mostly they take care of themselves and are concerned about their own political ability which may be at risk if they continue to challenge the u.s. >> you bring up the point of the economy that is crippling the economic which is no doubt what led to the events that occurred over the last year. do you think the iranians are in a position to take on a military conflict? >> i don't think so. first of all, the military regime is quite drastic. they do have some strategic weapons, mostly ballistic missiles w

baghdad u.s. president donald trump plans to deliver a speech after the damage is assessed. all as bad after the attack. also coming up more than 170 people are dead after a ukrainian passenger plane crashes. forced.

baghdad. in washington the trump administration is urging iran not to retaliate — but warning that if it does,g to start a war with iran. but we are prepared to finish one. in iran more than 50 people are killed in a stampede as mourners turn out for the burial of the military commander. iran's foreign minister says america will pay for the assasination. the action by the united states has consequences. the action by the united states has consequences. that will happen, and i believe

ian lee, cbs news, baghdad. >> garrett: president trump we turn now to florida where president begins 2020 facing a number of high-stakes issues: begins 2020 facing a number of high-stakes issues: impeachment, re-election, and now disputes with iran and north korea. paula reid is with the president in florida. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy attack threatens to draw president trump into the kind of middle east entanglement he has sought to avoid. last night, he warned iran against escalating conflict. >> i want to have peace. i like peace. and iran should want peace more than anybody. so i don't see that happening. no, i don't think iran would want that to happen. it would go very quickly. >> reporter: earlier in the day, the president tweeted iran "would be held fully responsible" for the attacks by iraqi demonstrators. secretary of state mike pompeo doubled down in an interview with cbs news. >> this is iranian-backed terrorism that took place, that threatened american interests. >> reporter: today, the secretary canceled an overseas trip to ukraine and other the president, who is spe

baghdad u.s. president trump plans to deliver a speech after the damage is assessed but he firmly or tweeted all is well regarding the attack. i'm terry martin welcome to the program at least 170 people have died after a ukrainian passenger jet crashed in iran iranian state media say the boeing 737 came down shortly after takeoff due to suspected technical problems the plane was on its way from iran's capital tehran to the ukrainian capital kiev and was operated by ukrainian international airlines ukraine's president floored me it selenski protocol for a visit to amman to return to kiev because of the crush. well for more on the plane crash i'm joined by aviation expert geoffrey thomas from perth australia geoffrey what more do we know about this incident. look at the moment terry that is there's very little dots that we do have some vision taken by an iranian citizen. after the plane took off it appears to be on fire then there's a smaller piece of the a small explosion. of a flare before the airplane impacts the ground and there's a much larger and tragic explosion which appears to have killed ev