airport. the international side is still operational. the area is the base of counterterrorism forces. rport, thethat u.s.-led coalition. >> it is almost a continuation of what we have seen taking place over the past 48 hours now , when that militia was allowed by the iraqi authorities to get so very close to the u.s. embassy compound building. >> absolutely. it appears that way because the ,ay this attack was carried out the specific targeting of these toicles, and going beyond the context of this attack on a , retaliation by u.s. targeting the group that is part and parcel of the popular mobilization forces and many groups in iraq, militias aligned with iran. , protesterson marching to the gates of the so obviously, concerns have been raised about nonstate actors and state actors in control of power. like you said, this appears to be a continuation. the targeted killing and people from the public -- the popular mobilization forces in iraq. >> do you think this might be militia fighting militia? impossible, but it seems that it would be very difficult because of the location of this at

a rocket attack near baghdad's international airport kills a senior member of an iraqi paramilitary group that's backed by iran. hello and welcome i'm peter dhabi you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey's parliament approved sending troops to support libya's u.n. backed government prompting a warning from the u.s. president. now you might. have australia's prime minister is heckled by people whose homes are threatened by the raging bush wants. and we're in the central african republic where aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis that will only get worse. we begin with breaking news out of the iraqi capital baghdad where rockets have struck an area near the city's international airport a senior member of iraq's paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces has been killed the rockets landed near the air cargo terminal destroying 2 vehicles belonging to the iranian backed group let's get the update now from al jazeera correspondent in baghdad osama bin. what happened here. more details in the last hour or so about what appears to be a good cry to be a

san francisco international airport is actually one of five airports across the country that is routinely screening passengers flying in from china to see if they are coming down with that to like virus. live at sfo, nielsen, kpix 5. >>> meanwhile in china shanghai disneyland has closed as a preventative measure against the spread of the virus. the resort was set to celebrate china's lunar new year. >>> in a few hours health managers are said to finish their opening arguments in the impeachment trial of president trump. yesterday they argued that the president abuse the power of his office to help him in the 2020 upcoming election. they also supplemented their arguments with a slideshow and video clips from previous testimony of current and former administration officials. but republican seemed unimpressed with the democrats case. and coming up in our next half hour we will have a live report from capitol hill. >>> turning to camping 20 tony tom steyer will continue his campaign swing. this time in san francisco with the chicano latino club. in the town hall it will be at the women's buil

this happened again early friday morning near the baghdad international airport. that strike also killing a senior member of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces. that's the same group whose supporters tried to storm the u.s. embassy earlier this week. the pentagon says it launched the attack on the direct orders of president donald trump. it blames the iranian general for the deaths of hundreds of american troops over the years and says the strike was a defensive action. >> and iran's spiritual leader says harsh revenge awaits the criminals who killed soleimani and the foreign minister zarif blasted vowing that resistance in the region would only grow stronger. let's start this hour with arawa damon with the latest on the details of what happened. >> reporter: this targeted assassination is monument s escalation, one that can only most likely be viewed by iran as an act of war. now we have entered uncharted territory. qassem soleimani is not only a revered figure inside iran especially when it comes to the quds force, but also when it comes to a portion

that is something we don't know quite yet. >> reporter: san francisco international airport has three direct flights to wuhan, those passengers and the ones connecting from wuhan are getting screened in customs when the doctors for disease control. >> this interview process, this examination process, the screenings at the cdc inside the customs facility are being processed very efficiently. >> reporter: this morning some passengers booked on the china southern flight to wuhan seemed unworried about contracting thei rume. s. bu t i've >> ia strong immune system. >> reporter: now, outside of those three direct flights authorities here at the airport estimate between 10-25 passengers a day connect through wuhan to another airport and then land here at san francisco international airport. they are all being screened inside customs as well before they can be released. live at sfo, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> happening tonight the city of campbell could finally approve a chick-fil-a restaurant after much pushback from residents. the proposed site will be at the corner of baskin avenue and arr

at the international airport in august nigeria screening equipment that was once used during the bowler crisis is being brought out of storage because of the close business connections between china and nigeria officials want to make sure that potential symptoms of the corona virus are caught quickly that's why health workers and these body temperature scanners have been deployed to monitor new arrivals to the country many travelers are already relieved . i was actually happy i was impressed because i was also very thinking in my mind i hope my journey skits and prepare for these new talks because i was that's already been reported in china and i hope we are stupid on the way of doing it with our crisis so see what i saw here are going to be very happy nigeria isn't the only african country concerned about the coronavirus chinese investment on the continent has skyrocketed in recent decades trade between zimbabwe and china is now valued at over $1000000000.00 euros per year chinese trading on the whole of the african continent approaches $100000000000.00 euros as china moves to contain

the delta airlines flight, which had just left los angeles international airport and was destined forefore making an emergency landing shortly after take—off. at schools across the region, children and adults required treatment for skin irritation and breathing issues. although nobody was hospitalised, over 70 firefighters and paramedics were dispatched. pupils at park elementary school, some 26 kilometres from the airport, were outside, under the aircraft's flight path, as the plane passed overhead. delta, the flights operator, said pilots released the fuel to reduce the aircraft's weight ahead of the emergency landing. federal aviation administration rules state that while fuel may be dumped in emergencies, it must only be done over designated areas and at high altitude. an investigation is under way. gareth barlow, bbc news. it's been a blustery and wild start to the day for many here. a roof has been blown off a building in berkshire amid strong winds brought by storm brendan. winds of more than 50 miles per hour, ripped the roof off this apartment block in slough, leaving it stre

viewpoint of their own and this was a milby by there were a dozen by pulling out of tehran international airport and this would now as obvious narry dangerous situation and obvious down the street protesters many students because we know there are many graduate students in canada are not airplanes so many of their classmates or university. mates basically are the ones meeting that and from the 1st as. high as. people in the high positions of power in the eye or to even the supreme leader to resign i don't think the resignations are going to come at the very highest level but hopefully we'll see some kind of responsibility being taken and that's what's been promised in the statement of the armed forces which is a good step towards transparency and taking responsibility but i guess we have to still wait and see how far that's that michelin and willing to go with the right search the resignation of the supreme leader by your estimation looks unlikely where does the resistance go from here. well these protests are actually in these very political radical slogans are not completely new back in novemb

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

starting with some news that is just coming in multiple blasts have been reported near baghdad international airport the airport is said to be closed as of now with all flights suspended the rockets were apparently targeting a nearby military base local media says 12 iraqi servicemen have been injured in the attack of course our newsroom is keeping up on the situation and we will bring you more updates as the big come in. now donald trump thinks of foreign interference could complicate the situation in libya he raised his concerns during a call with president to one of turkey both leaders agreed to maintain diplomatic cooperation in the conflict this comes after the turkish parliament voted on thursday to back at the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment there and libya has been. in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.s. backed government of national court has been losing ground to the rival administration of general. who leads the libyan national army general forces currently cont

ukrainian airliner carrying 180 people has crashed shortly after taking off from tehran‘s international airportthe reports say the boeing 737 came down due to technical problems. it's unclear whether the incident is linked to the confrontation with the us. details are still coming in. of course, we will bring you more on this when we can give you incoming reliable information. our breaking news this hour: iran has launched a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing us forces in iraq. tehran says the attack was carried out in revenge for the us assassination of the iranian general, qasem soleimani. oil prices have risen sharply on asian markets in response. that is one response. the pentagon says at least two sites were hit in irbil and al—asad, west of baghdad. it's believed the missiles were launched from iran itself. we think that these are pictures of the attacks under way. iran has said that, "any adverse reaction to the strikes will be met with all out war". president trump has not spoken about the attacks but has tweeted. here it is: "all is well! missiles launched from iran at two m

air strikes kill a top iranian general the pentagon says the strike at baghdad international airport was to prevent future or reigning in attacks the death of the lead commander to some sort of mommy dramatically escalates mideast tensions. also coming up mass evacuations in australia as deadly wildfires rage on checked the navy has rescued hundreds sheltering at beaches thousands more are hitting the road ahead of a weekend of hot conditions expected to fuel the fires. and after dozens of animals are killed in a devastating zoo fire here in germany unanswered questions fortunately some animals did survive in the zoo has now reopened. i brought in thomas great to have you with us today iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has warned that harsh retaliation is waiting for the u.s. now that after a u.s. airstrike at baghdad international airport killed iranian general the same somani the head of iran's elite force committee is also to declared 3 days of national mourning for the general's death he was considered the architect of tehran's military operations throughout the middle

carried out an early morning air strike on baghdad international airport 10 people were killed among the dead iran's top military general and the deputy chief of iraq's popular mobilisation forces. and its allied shia militia groups in iraq promised reprisals any and all updates on this developing story from by done and surrounding areas 'd we will of course bring it to you but wraps up our news story so for this hour don't stray too far though more great r.t. programs get their start in. you know world of big movies a lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the bath shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. war. one day the latest weapon coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier stand ready on the alert all over the world to defend this country the american people on against aggression this is the big picture n

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reports of a missile strike at the baghdad international airport. those reports claiming there are civilian casualties. it comes amid that showdown with iran. president trump blaming iran for two days of violent protests at the u.s. embassy there in baghdad. hundreds of additional u.s. troops rushed to the region, including these from the 82nd airborne, boarding planes at ft. bragg. and tonight, defense secretary mark esper warning that iran may be planning new attacks on u.s. interests. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, reports of civilian casualties at the baghdad international airport after a reported missile strike hit a cargo area, which shut the airport down. this follows the stunning attack on the u.s. embassy in baghdad, one of the most fortified in the world. for two straight days, iranian-backed militias and iraqi supporters hurling rocks, setting embassy rooftops and guard posts on fire, and ramming bulletproof windows while chanting, "down, down with america." nearly 900 additio

general in an air raid on baghdad international airport iraq very little warning just a couple of minutes into in there keep up to date with what's happening in iraq and iran. want to social media units here in the coming hours to take you through it as well as we get more reaction to that big news you can see on your screen there thank you for watching. international. you know world of big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the bath and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. time after time corporations repeat the same mantra sustainability it's very important to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport sustainability. a more equitable and sustainable well. they claim their production is completely hama's. it. companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done f

strikes against 2 targets in iraq early friday morning several missiles hit an area near baghdad international airport killing 7 people including a top iranian general among the dead is general kasim sala money one of the most powerful men in iran so the money was head of iran's a likud force and had a key role in fighting in syria and iraq also killed was the deputy leader of iraqi militia group xabi a militia backed by iran the incident occurred amid tensions with the u.s. after a rocky protesters and members of hotshot be attacked the u.s. embassy in baghdad. well the news of the monies death has sent shock waves across the world a w reporter i mean to see if is with me to discuss those reaction. price and condemnation what are they saying the u.s. officials at this stage where there are divisions within the u.s. even among the government sent. chris murphy he's a democrat from connecticut he's also on the senate committee for foreign relations he was one of the 1st u.s. officials to respond to this and we can take a look at what he said not nice words for what happened here he said he was an enemy

drone strike outside the baghdad international airport. the crowds are huge in iran right now. and they're shouting "death to america." >> what would be our reaction in the air yans had targeted the secretary of defense, joint chiefs or the president of the united states? there would be many thousands of people in the streets saying death to iran. you kill so many people with that stature, you're bound to see this kind of reaction. this is one of the things that i hope the secretary of defense, the agencies are saying this is likely to be the reaction. an outpouring of rage and likely to be retaliation against us. are you sure you want to take this action or is there something lower on the scale that would send a message without provoking a response that could endanger many americans. >> secretary cohn, thank you very much for coming in and giving us your perspective. we're going to take a quick break. that's the casket carrying the body of general qassim soleimani, who was killed outside the baghdad international airport. we'll be right back. in a world where everything gets a

south manila began stealing asin love on sunday this is international airport was closed and thousands of people have fled to safety. no kinnick lightning shoots up into huge charge with static electricity it's just the opening act of what could be one of nature's most dramatic scholz little volcano blast the rock to more than 40 years ago now a steam gushes above and earthquakes rumble we'll all expect to see another massive eruption could be just hours away. we were afraid and in panic we were thinking of how we could save our lives. tens of thousands of people living in nearby towns have been evacuated rain mixed with all kind of cash has courted the roads in thick mud making driving treacherous . is difficult to get food because we can't use the vehicle since it's muddy and we can't even clean it since there's no water. asha's affecting the capital manila 60 kilometers north face masks are in short supply at the airport hundreds of flights have been canceled while some tourists are trying to leave all those are getting up close to the volcano. it's. once in their lives and all expe

yes, at authorities to shut down that manila international airport. from manila international airport are suspended. they are reviewing the situation at the moment. also the cityjust north of manila also suspended flights. what we are seeing is this ash in the sky that makes it unsafe for planes to take off and to land. it gets into the engines and what have you. also last night we saw lots of this ash raining down on manila. lots of great landing on my balcony. it this morning and the sky was a milky yellow colour. you can smell the sulphurous smell in the sky and lots of people wearing face masks. we have them when we are not on air and that is important because these volcanoes and eruptions can cause serious lung damage. and communities around the 14—20 kilometre range where you are right now, howard, are being evacuated for supper where are they going, these thousands of families? as you know, in the philippines, the family connections are strong so lots of people live close by in manila. lots of people are moving up to manila. people have been mo

tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airports all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. the authorities are advising people to wear masks to protect themselves and of course this has gone up from a level three alert to a level four alert. that means a catastrophic explosion could happen any time soon. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and an alleged rape victim tells the victoria derbyshire programme review that an inquiry into a conservative mp is a "sham". that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. iran has summoned the uk ambassador for "inapproapriate behaviour" after he was arrested last night. rob macaire says he was not taking part in anti—government demonstrations in the capital, tehran, when he was detained for thre

that is the latest from baghdad international airport. we we re baghdad international airport.he british political reaction of what has happened. well, as i put it to alastair burt there, it's understood that boris johnson was not warned in advance by donald trump of the strike that killed general soleimani. our political correspondent, jessica parker is at westminster. we do understand that borisjohnson was not informed in advance of the strike now. some may use that to question the strength of the relationship between the us in the uk. of course, allies, but dismissing that issue where is sideshow, but as you were pointing out, what questions will be raised is what should be told in advance, because of shipping interests in the gulf there are uk troops stationed there. we have heard today in a statement from the foreign secretary who has spoken to his us counterpart, but in that statement he said we have always recognised the threat raised. we urge all parties to de—escalate. so not really a clear endorsement of the reaction that donald trump has decided to take. there has be

tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airportuts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and the week in parliament looks at brexit and iran shooting down a passenger plane. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. iran have summoned the uk ambassador for "inapproapriate behaviour" after he was arrested last night. rob macaire says he was not taking part in anti—government demonstrations in the capital, tehran, when he was detained for three hours after attending a vigil for the 176 people who died when iran shot down a passenger plane last week. the uk has said the ambassador‘s arrest was a "flagrant violation of international law" and has warned iran that it risks b

manila's international airport has put all flights on hold.id the effects of the eruption are already being felt. i've just been out on the streets and saw lots of people wearing masks to cover up with this ash that's falling down. you can have a look here. if i wipe my hand here, you can see there is dirt all over the place and there is a smell of sulphurous smell in the air and the authorities are advising people to wear masks to protect themselves. this has gone from a level three alert to a level four alert and that means a catastrophic explosion could happen any time soon. that means lots of people are being evacuated. some three major towns nearby, thousands of people are currently moving away from the volcano. we have seen a lot of volcanic activity in this region, seismic activity in the last year or $0. this pacific ring of fire has been incredibly noisy and busy, lots of rumbles today and booming sounds, local residents say. what is happening tonight is people are moving away, moving towards manila to make sure they are a safe distan

south of manila after a massive column of ash exploded into the atmosphere it's closed the international airport and forced thousands of people to leave their homes john jay reagan has this report ash and steam spew one kilometer into the air as the tower volcano explodes south of the philippine capital manila all sources here say there's been a fast escalation of volcanic activity and they've warned it could erupt lava within weeks. rained down on several villages and cities nearby and kilometers away prompting a mass evacuation thousands of people have been told to leave their homes. when the volcano emitted steam we ran away up here the road was crowded think ash and pebbles were falling the volcano has created its own weather system and tremors have been felt nearby it's not known when people will be able to return. but we are evacuating we left all of our belongings behind everyone has left all international and domestic flights had to be canceled at manila's main international airport as the philippines waits to see what the town volcano will do next john j. reagan al-jazeera families of m

san francisco international airport is one of five airports across the u.s. that is screening passengers for the virus when they come in from china. live at sfo, nielsen, kpix 5. >>> developing news out of santa clara county, the high school district is suing juul saying that the e-cigarettes type has created epidemic among students. the district filed suit yesterday claiming that vaping has become a major disruption on the campuses and the crisis has forced them to spend time and money on prevention and now they want the e-cigarettes company to pay out. >> how can we be compensated so that we are not using taxpayer money to be able to fund and help ease the crisis that's happening in our schools. >> the suit echoes this juul of using colorful ads of young people vaping and nine other districts have filed similar lawsuits to reach out to juul for a response and have not heard back. >>> today tom steyer will continue his campaign swing this time in san francisco with the chicano latino club. at townhall will be at the women's building community center on eight

part of any demonstrations in tehran. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. after weeks of criticism australia's prime minister scott morrison proposes an inquiry to look into the bushfire emergency. serena williams wins her first title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and the world's biggest tech conference in las vegas. a bike that glides on water is among the latest advancements convered by click, in half an hour here on bbc news. the queen has summoned senior members of the royal family to sandringham to discuss future roles for the duke and duchess of sussex, who want to step back from their duties and spend more time in north america. the prince of wales, the duke of cambridge and the prince harry will attend the meeting tomorrow, while meghan is expected join over the phone from canada. here's our royal correspondent, nick witchell. it's been described as the "sandringham summit". 0n the queen's

and san francisco international airports will face health screenings for symptoms of the virus which has killed at least two people and sickened dozens more here tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it's the first cdc airport health screening since ebola six years ago starting immediately at three key airports lax, sfo and jfk in new york any traveler arriving from wuhan, china will be screened. >> the earlier we can detect this virus, the earlier we can protect americans from it. >> reporter: already 45 cases have been reported in china including two deaths the victims are thought to have contracted it in a meat and seafood market and isolated cases in japan and thailand where health authorities are screening travelers. the cdc says this new disease is a variation of the coronavirus that is a combination of the cold and another that killed 800. >> this affects the lungs. it sounds like influenza fever, aches, difficulty breathing and a cough. >> reporter: the concern, the virus could spread from human to human. the f

. >>> a live look now at manetta international airport which could look much larger. airport officials are going to present plans to expand sjc. the proposal includes adding a third terminal. >> our airport growth has been significant over the past 5 years. since 2015 we've grown our passengers by 80%. >> today's approval is only the first step. there will be another meeting in march. governor newsome is now on a statewide tour in an effort to address california's homeless crisis. he's expecting to meet with people experiencing homelessness and providers who work with them. yesterday, megan dolly toured the medical engagement project. >> everywhere i go in the state of california, homelessness is the number one issue in the state of california. we need to step up our efforts. >> the governor has faced criticism from president trump who blames california's democratic leaders. >> new video to show you this morning. a brazen dog theft caught on home security camera. the suspect got away with the family's pet and now the family believes he may have been stalking them. a 1

air strikes kill a top iranian general the pentagon says the strike at baghdad international airport was to prevent iranian attacks the death of at least come on back a sense out of money dramatically escalates the middle east tensions also coming up australia's prime minister facing a growing criticism over the deadly bushfires and angry residents who've lost their homes say scott morrison should have done more to help victims of the blazes raging across the country and said questions off to dozens of animals are killed in a devastating devastating soon in germany fortunately some did survive the inferno and the soup has now reopened. i'm getting thanks so much for joining us. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has warned that harsh retaliation is waiting for the u.s. that's often a u.s. air strike on baghdad airport killed the iranian general cast them in mine and they head of iran's elite qods force how many has also declared 3 days of national mourning to mark the general's death he was considered the architect of terrans military operations in the middle east the u.s.

convention, a whole range of things. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airportuts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. as australia's prime minister apologises for his handling of the bushfires, there are calls for him to adopt a stronger position on climate change. serena williams wins her first singles title for 3 years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick, who's deputy political editor at the independent, and the defence correspondent for the times, lucy fisher — stay with us for that. good evening. the queen and senior royals will meet prince harry at sandringham tomorrow for crucial face—to—face talks over the future roles of the duke and duchess of sussex. it follows harry and meghan‘s decision to step back as senior members of the royal family. it's understood to be the first time prince charles, prince william and prince harry will have met since the couple made the announcement

this happened near the baghdad international airport early on friday.assim soleimani was the leader of iran's elite quds force. the pentagon fwlblames him for deaths of hundreds of american and coalition troops. >> the u.s. strike also killed a senior leader of the iranian-backed popular mobilization forces. that's the same group whose supporters tried to storm the u.s. embassy in baghdad earlier this week. well, how does this ratchet up the danger in the region from iran? nick paton walsh joins me live from london. nick, it seems this is completely new territory. >> certainly. look, i should point out, you know, you mentioned earlier the possibility of war with iran. one key thing in all of this is that it's likely iran's leaders have calculated that a conventional military confrontation with the u.s. is something they're going to lose. also, too, that will be central to the u.s. calculation here. now, this is clearly a deliberate u.s. action. yes, we were told by u.s. officials that it is a target of opportunity, but it is one that stems from a presid

and there are reports of explosions near baghdad's international airport and alice of course follows days of tension in the city you just hearing about that in the report there and of course attempts to storm the u.s. embassy as we see really tensions between iran and the u.s. reach new levels of volatility inside iraq and that sole supporters of iran backed groups in the country breaching the u.s. embassy in baghdad but here we now have reports of explosions at the airport in the iraqi capital. and trying bring you more information as it comes into us. it without is here at live from london and much more still ahead a 1000000 people are already displaced in the central african republic and that number could only get bigger this year. and looking at mexico's anti monuments remembering issues and events the government might prefer to forget. and i would like to give you good news but of course i can't the weather is not to be a help in any way with the fire still burning strongly there are a few big showers satellite pictures out but this is of course history not forecast a forecast c

we're watching now health officials started screening passengers at san francisco international airport today were flying in from the us from central china, this is all precautions to deal with a new virus that has already killed 2 people and sickened dozens more prompting new worries about an international outbreak. passengers from the city of will han china will be diverted to a separate area when they go through customs. so they can get those additional health screenings. the cdc is leading the checks to contain the spread of the new corona virus which the cdc says broke city and so far has killed 2 people and sickened more than 40 people in asia. the house screenings will be held at san francisco. international airport jfk in new york, which are the only 2 airports that have nonstop flights from mohan the checks will also be happening at l a x and los angeles which has numerous connecting flights understanding is at cdc plans on growing this to 4 other us airports and also see connecting flight activity inside our customs facility, we process anywhere from 15 to 20,000 arriving pass

commercial flights were still flying, they had a missile crew close to the international airport. in a sense it is a disaster waiting to happen. >> iran finally admitting that it did this and accidentally shot down the airliner. are you surprised they came clean about what happened? >> no, i'm not. i think the evidence was mounting at them from day one. the canadians said it was a missile attack. others talked about it being a missile attack. when you look at the wreckage it is hard to high the evidence of a missile attack. there would have been telltale signs. there was so much evidence mounting that they had no choice to come clean about this. >> let's talk about why the plane was operating in this tense military climate. there had been planes taking off earlier and there was a 20-minute lag and then this happened. >> unfortunately, you know, we have come to a situation where there is a great proliferation of air traffic around the world and a lot of the air traffic in countries where you have political tensions like this. then you will have the proliferation as well of the high

. >>> a live look now at manetta international airport when some changes. that could take a big step forward today. jackie. >> michelle passenger growth rate has consistently gone up in the past four years. it's been doubling thof espeopl and they're proposing a ten year plan today to the san jose city council. manetta will undergo a proposed plan that would add 14gates from e rs connecting to terminal b. that would replace two surface parking lots. once it's finished it would allow passengers to walk the entire length of the airport terminals. >> we are actually going to go back and propose to build terminal c once again and tlut the three terminals we'll build up to 42 gates. we are proposing to provide more long term and short term parking for our travelers and an airport hotel. >> the airport still owes more than a billion of the last billion and a half in expansion costs. a couple years ago they restructured their bonds. in the next three to four years their payment drops by about 12 million. that leaves 12 million in excess bond payments. i'll have a

road conditions will likely be terriblacross most parts of the state of minnesotasaint paul international airport ll likely rk off 2 instead of 3 runways delayare possible we will close we have to a clse service because our department does open and close the airport and ifit's a situation that is not safe we're not going to get on it. >>a swath of heavy snow and sleet will also affect the central plains and the upper midwest this weend. the northeast is not in the clear either new york boon in may will get a wintry mix as well and parts of the region m get 8 to 12 inches of snw by the end of the weekend now once the storm passes it's still not over some parts of the northeast will feel cold temps as low as 10 to 20 degrees below 0. i'm darryl forges reporting. >>we're not going to face cold is hearing that is 10 below know saying so let's take a look tside at the bay bridge toll plaza looks like a lot of people want to come into san francisco right now cause it is backed up thank goodness is that would a bree and that ul rig is standing by our meteorologist th a look at the forecast for e locals

aircraft with 180 passengers on board has reportedly crashed shortly after takeoff from khomeini international airport interferon those reports coming from iranian state media but have not been officially confirmed yet ukraine international airlines flight 752 was heading to kiev it's a boeing 737 plane and reportedly went down due to technical reasons according to that same report so far we have no information on possible casualties but we'll of course keep you updated when we get further information and in separate developments in iran the iranian military has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at bases housing u.s. forces in iraq. iran is calling it a revenge operation for the death of major general kasim saw in money the missile strikes happened at exactly the same time of night as the assassination of sana money 5 days earlier and the secretary of iran's supremum national security council tweeted this image of the iranian flag and that's an apparent reference to trump's tweet of the u.s. flag just after the drone strike that killed syrian money earlier i talked to our teams paula slayer in tel av

however with some breaking news out of iraq where rockets of struck an area near baghdad's international airport it follows days of tensions in the city after attempts by protesters to storm the u.s. embassy there angry over american airstrikes that killed 27 shia fighters of some a binge of a joins us live online from baghdad summer what else do we know. we've just heard from witnesses living near the area that they can still hear sirens and helicopters in the air after 3 could do sure rockets hit me at the baghdad airport biden hitting very close to the airport and to the landing site. 3 at these 2 vehicles of being burned. by security. things that do belong to civilians and not confirming any coalition or iraq. among the casualties so far we don't know if people have been killed but according to local media. early reports suggest that there are some casualties it's worth noting that the point of attack was very close to the base of counterterrorism forces which was very close to the u.s. led coalition and the for their section but that did not they a port is also used by coalition could launc

after last night, drone strike targeted a car outside baghdad international airport that qasem soleimani was riding in. additionally a senior official in a top iranian militia targeted and killed outside the airport last night. today iran vowing to respond, rouhani tweeting out the great nation of iran will take revenge for what he is calling a heinous crime. the ayatollah implementing a 3 day morning period vowing to respond. qasem soleimani responsible for a number of proxies in places like lebanon, the gaza strip, iraq and syria so his death is a major escalation and something the united states is going to have to prepare for the region. the us of the in baghdad has told all-americans to leave iraq immediately, take a car out by land or any other means possible, they are warning of kidnappings and possible retaliation today by iran or its factions in the region. us secretary of state mike pompeo tweeting out a video of iraqis dancing because many iraqis have been protesting in the streets of baghdad and other key iraqi cities because of the iranian influence in their country, they act

park elementary lies on the approach path to the los angeles international airport. a flight bound for shanghai loaded with fuel had just taken off. >> we're requesting runway 25 right. >> reporter: the pilot declared an emergency, circled to land, and on final approach dumped fuel, some of it raining down on a playground. >> we have approximately 20 children complaining of irritation to the skin and eyes. >> reporter: the faa is investigating this incident because there are special procedures for dumping fuel over a major city. >> i was nt inside, and then my eyes started itching. >> reporter: this video is believed to be that delta plane as it neared l.a.x. the plane experienced an issue and had an emergency request to release fuel. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. >>> there is new video apparently showing two iranian missiles striking an iranian commercial plane last week. the security video first shows a missile traveling right to left and exploding next to a plane after it took off from tehran. 30 seconds later a second missile is fired. it can be seen as e

>> reporter: mario rodriguez is the executive director of the indianapolis international airport. for seven years in a row, it's been ranked north america's best by the airports council international. opened in 2008, indianapolis is the first airport terminal in the u.s. designed with post-9/11 security in mind. its high ceilings and large windows let in ample natural light which better illuminates the restaurants and local artwork. there is even live music on friday. >> we've been desensitized, and we've been trained to think that the airport experience is horrible. why should that be? that only happened just recently. you know, before it was the miracle of flight. traveling was exciting. >> reporter: but for most americans, it's been a long time since flying was anything close to exciting. smaller seats, fuller plane, and often dark, dingy terminals that feel a bit like bus stations. >> we invented the aviation system, and we don't have one of the top 30 airports in the world. records tory barnes is a vice president of the u.s. travel association. >> we don't need a taj mahal. we

at sfo and other international airports, travelers who have been recently to wuhan china are screened. the response team addressing the crone a virus said although information was released. tests for the virus have been sent to the cdc, people should not worry. health experts say that people under investigation are quarantined in their homes. >> we not only investigate the case and confirm it once it's positive. but we take measures necessary to isolate the case as needed. we do what we call contact investigation or contact tracing to see who we think might have been exposed to that situation. >> we are actively, however, monitoring this very rapidly evolving situation and preparing to protect and ensure the health of all san franciscans. >> until there's more information, these travelers from new york are cautious. >> we're flying into jfk, which is an international airport. it is a bit of a -- that could be of a bit of concern. i'm not going to think about that while i'm here. i'm just going to try to get home. >> reporter: health experts say if you plan on going out and enjoying th