john kirby, thank you very much.eland: parts of the south hit with flooding are bracing for what they do not need. more severe weather. a powerful storm system is stalled over the region and it could bring more heavy rain to waterlogged can. maria molina i live with what the risks are. reporter: we are tracking the potential for more heavy rain across places like texas into louisiana, mississippi, and we have ongoing flooding. so this is something to watch * closely. over the past 12 hour we continue to see showers and storm, though they have come down in coverage the past 12 hours. we are expecting that to pick up again over the next couple days along this region with a stalled frontal boundary that will be in place. we could see 3 to 4 inches of rain with heavier amounts through southeastern can and part of the florida panhandle. more heavy rain in the forecast and severe weather across texas, louisiana, mississippi and and - and alabama. now as you know, spring is coming up sunday. the fir day of spring, and unfor

spokesperson john kirby spoke about the case. >> the united states navy takes these matters very, very seriously, and we'll do a thorough job of getting to the bottom of it. >> defense department spokesperson jeff davis said the pentagon will cooperate fully with police in okinawa leading the investigation. >>> japan's central bank officials metaphor the first time since surprising the world with a negative-interest-rate strategy. gene otani has that story and the rest of the business headlines. >> bank of japan continue their kweeft to drive inflation up to 2% they've agreed not to expand their stimulus. the board members said japan's economy has recovered moderately but exports have been sluggish due to a slow down in emerging economies. they won apply negative interest rates to money reserved funds used by investors to pay utility bills. the bank's governor stressed the negative-interest-rate delivering tangible benefits. he said commercial lenders are lowering their rates on mogages an company loans. >> translato i expeco see the effects spreading to the economy and pric. then ihin

meanwhile, in washington, john kirby said the u.s. goal fos peace talks is to see a unified non-secretaritarian syria. >>> russia as president has pledged financial support to the syrian government. he made the comments for military personnel. put putin congratulations for carrying out air strikes in syria. the he said the syria's will end spon billy and responsibility in fighting terrorism. on monday, put tein ordered the military to withdraw. however, in his speech, he service to air missile in the country, putin said they could build up in a few hours if necessary. >>> foreign investors seem to be worried about the outlook for many japanese companies. let's go to ai uchida from the business desk. it seems traders are jit erie about japan. >> exactly, catherine. we're hearing from officials about the this. the net value of shares sold by these investors on japanese stock markets last week hit a record high. market sources say the foreigners are concerned about china's slow down and global economic uncertainties. specifically, they b

(john kirby/state department spokesperson)"we do take those threats seriously, and again call on pyongyang to cease with the provocative rhetoric, cease with the threats and, quite frankly, more critically, cease the provocative behavior." behavior."as it stands today, analysts say north korea is more likely to launch a conventional or cyber attack than attempt a nuclear strike. expect a mix of clouds and sun again today with gusty southerly winds. highs will tonight, lows will only fall into the low to mid-50s, which a wounded veteran's motorcycle is stolen -- right out of the driveway! the reason it's especially devastating. it was the first of it's kind surgery performed right here in the tri-state.this morning we'll hear from the woman who recieved the gift of being introducing longhorn' s big, bold, steaks. our new 10 ounce filet. our 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. only at longhorn steakhouse. morning tri-state at 4:30 on 9 on your side!" a wounded warrior's prize custom harley davidson is stolen from his home.the design of that stolen bike reflects the

john kirby encouraged everybody to find shelter. >> we don't have an accurate figure of everybody injured. we don't know of any u.s. deaths. >>> three morman missionaries were hurt as they were escorting another missionary to the states. a u.s. service member and his wife and four children in the netherlands were hurt although officials won't release the extent of their injuries. >> i would be lying if i said i wasn't afraid. >> two of the missionaries are recovering from severe burns. officials hope to release more of the numbers on the casualties tomorrow. >> do you have any wore on the attacks from september. >> there could be a connect and the explosives will be compared to the paris attacks. >>> thank you very much cristina. >>> president obama says people are are praying for the people in belgium and the world must unite. >>> president obama and his family left cuban. cuban president raoul castro was there to say goodbye. the next stop for the president is argentina. >> the spear of the u.s. trade trade is lit up and done in solidarity. >>> homeland security says there is no specifi

state department, john kirby. and, i want to start by asking you if you agree with that statement, that this is a strategic campaign to destabilize europe by isis. >> well, we certainly have, again, without knowing exactly who is responsible, we've seen the claims that daesh is responsible. i think the investigators are still working their way through that. that said, clearly, groups like this are -- have capabilities that we have to take very seriously. and they have threatened western targets now for a long, long time. and it's a threat that we are all too familiar, sadly, and trying to better prepare ourselves for. i will tell you, though, that one thing, i think, is important to remember is that this group, daesh, again, not saying that they are responsible for this, but they are under increasing pressure in iraq and syria, and we are seeing them resort to more traditional terrorist tactics, like suicide bombings and car bombs and those kind of things, because they are able to hold and grab the territory they

. >> i'm joined by john kirby. thank you for being with us.gnation? how will this change anything we do in the war against isis? >> a couple of things here. we've intensified our efforts here in the united states against this particular group, even from a military perspective and that intensification will continue. we've been very clear and a leader in this coalition to degrade and defeat this group but this lays out for history's sake what we believe in the united states to have occurred against so many innocent people in iraq and syria and formally recognizing the suffering of these victims and galvanizes, it galvanizes the perspective of the real suffering and the atrocities that have been visited upon all of these people and then what we hope it will do is to continue the effort which we have very much started to collect the evidence and analyze it and to keep that information flow going to make sure that future victims and future suffering can be averted and if not, certainly documented for history's sake. >> in addition to documenting th

states department john kirby said that north korea should refrain from conducting acts that will raise tensions and fulfill its international responsibilities. the statement also said the u.s. will fully carry out its responsibility of defending its allies, japan and south korea. >>> south korea's chief envoy on north korea's nuclear program has flown to discuss it with his chinese counterpart. he arrived on friday for a meeting with china. >> translator: we will share our stances toward north korea's provocations and threats. i intend to discuss ways to change the north's thoughts and actions through the steady implementation of u.n. sanctions. >> kim says the international community should focus on putting pressure on the north, adding it's premature to discuss the option of dialogue with pyongyang. earlier we spoke to an expert on north korea for his thoughts. >> the timing is very significant. the ballistic missile firing came the day after additional united states sanctions on pyongyang. kim jong-un tried to show off the missile-striking capabilities in defiance of toughened sanct

state department spokesman john kirby has condemned the attacks. the stabbing took place the same day that vice president joe biden was scheduled to meet with former israeli president, shimon perez. and in a tweet he said, there's no justification for such acts of terror. force had deployed to iraq and afghanistan and he was a west point graduate. >>> iraq is flexing its muscle in the wake of the nuclear deal with the u.s. and other world powers. the regime test fired two ballistic missiles with the phrase, israel must be wiped out written on them. the u.s. state department says washington would review the incident and would seek an appropriate response. if confirmed the launch would not be a violation of the nuclear agreement, however, the head of centcom said at a senate hearing said that the agreement has not deterred iran militarily. >>> the world is mourning the loss of sir george martin. he's better nope as the fifth beatle, he died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 90. news of his death first emerged in the tweet from ringo starr and was

john kirby encouraged all americans to shelter in place. >> we know that a number of u.s. citizens were injured but we don't have an accurate figure right now. we don't know of any u.s. deaths at this point. >> three mormon missionaries were injured and a u.s. air force serviceman and his family were hurt. though officials won't release the injuries. >> we continue to learn more information about those americans and will have more about them coming up in our 5:30 hour. >>> cristina what about the idea of tying this attack to the recent paris attacks. any progress? >> we know u.s. officials believe that the two attacks are linked and learning that the explosive used in the attacks will be examined to see whether or not they will examine the explosives in the paris attacks. there is no link and they don't want to go their yet. >>> cristina rendon in the newsroom. >>> president obama is cuba when the attacks occurred and said temporaries are with the people of belgium and said the world must unite against terrorism. >> we must be together regardless of nationality or race or

. >> your reaction to what john kirby said earlier this week.said we're confident that the iaea has the authority to do its job and that the access it needs to verify compliance going forward sniec forward. >> i was puzzled by that day. the ambassador the iaea back tracked and said we would like more expansive reports. reports aren't there. important aspects such as iran's efforts to build advanced centrifuges during the deal there's no reference to them. >> the very day your piece was published in "the national review" iran launched two new ballistic missiles which are capable of reaching israel. written on these two missiles and i quote in hebrew, written in hebrew, "israel must be wiped off the face of the earth." >> it's stunning. nuclear program has three parts. making nuclear fuel, making a war head and a delivery system. sirn the only country in history to have missiles that can reach 2,000 kilometers without having nuclear weapons capability. these missiles are for delivering weapons against the united states, europe and russia. >> what

increasingly diffit time getting western recruits and they're turning more and more, according to john kirbypartment, turning more and more to children and training children to fight in syria and iraq. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. two new item just came in. the first, this just in from the french president, hollande, who says the paris attack investigation is not over. that more arrests will come. again, that's from the french president moments ago in addition we just learn from respects news organization we trust there, sallah abdeslam will almost likely be transferred to a prison in belgium. they say there's a special section for terrorists, only eight cells, and one of them kept all along free for abdeslam. there are concerns that -- you have this guy who has all this information. what can isis do to harm him now that he is in the custody of authorities? that is a matter of great concern and they're certainly working to keep him and all of his informationt? safe, as they take him to what we're led to believe is a prison in belgium. continuing coverage of breaking news n

here is what state department spokesman john kirby had to tell martha maccallum on "america's newsroomst a short while ago. >> just another indication the regime is willing to continue to take actions which destabilize the peninsula, and once again we call on them to stop these provocative acts. >> reporter: meanwhile, we are getting more indications of why north korea acted so strongly in their actions concerning uva student otto warmbeer. he was sentenced, as you remember, to 15 years of hard labor for committing what north korea says was a crime against the state, actually took down a poster in a hotel he was staying at. pyongyang has now released video e claiming to show him in the act, but probably most importantly, they've also said what that poster said. and it said, i quote -- according to pyongyang -- let us arm ourselves with kim jung-il patriotism. that refers to the former leader of north korea and the father of current leader kim jong un. i can tell you, jon, from spending time in north korea, there are some topics you don't mess around with, and that is one of them. let's

they say in the words of john kirby, the state department spokesman, it will have a difference in termshis is for the sake of history. also to unify the world against isis. even secretary kerry admitted today that the declaration needs to be not just words but action. >> naming these crimes is important, but what is essential is to stop them. that will require unity in this country and within the countries directly involved. and the determination to act against genocide. >> to act against genocide. that's the key word there. you'll hear that repeated from u.s. officials. the state department says this does not mean captured isis fighters will be treated as war criminals. there are separate international legal channels for that. what the u.s. has said throughout this, they're not going to get back in the business of a detainee operation with captured isis fighters. >> so this will or will not have an impact on how many syrian refugees are brought from iraq and syria? if the united states is saying this is a genocide, one might think that would have a repercussion on that. >> you might th

state department spokesperson john kirby said the united states would welcome the possibility of a saudi ground force in syria but "there's a lot of homework th needs to be done." meanwhile, refugees fleeing iraq, syria, and other countries are facing restrictions that borders in europe. on the greek-macedonian border, refugees stormed a border fence, pulling away barbed wire as macedonian police fired tear gas into the crowd. thousands of refugees, many of them from iraq and syria, have been stranded in northern greece as countries further along their migration route have heavily restricted passage. abdullah, from the syrian city of aleppo, is among those stranded. >> i am suffering. i'm slowly dying here. amy: residents of france's largest refugee camp have staged a sit-in, refusing to leave after riot police and work crews closed in to demolish their makeshift shelters and evict up to 3000 people. riot police fired tear gas on protesting refugees monday and overnight, and a number of tents were set ablaze. the camp is called the jungle. french authorities want the refugees moved to sh

i want to bring in the state department spokesman, john kirby right now.u're the state department spokesman. i want to get your reaction to clarissa's amazing reporting on the ground. i know you have seen some of this work. but it's an awful situation over there. how much blame do you put on the russians right now? >> well, first of all, i do want to commend clarissa for the excellent reporting. it was a very compelling piece, and i have watched it now several times. and it just is heart-wrenching to watch this, and certainly very gripping. i would tell you that we have been long saying that the russian military presence in syria was designed to bolster to strengthen their hand against the opposition. and in clarissa's report, you can see the effect that that kind of activity had continued to have in terms of helping the assad regime stay in power and to try to push back on the opposition. now since the cessation, i will say that russian air strikes are being directed against dash, against isil, against the terrorist groups. and they have been meeting thei

john kirby, the spokesperson for the state department elaborated on what secretary kerry had to say. we will show you his news conference from yesterday as we wait to go live to the heritage foundation. >> i do not have an opening statement. it is st. patrick's day. happy st. patrick's day. >> i'm looking for the pint of guinness. i do not see it. i will defer to anyone who has questions about the genocide of announcement. >> we were told yesterday you would not be able to make an announcement today, then you were. what is that about? >> going into yesterday, we said that. it was the middle of the day here that was our assessment yesterday afternoon. that we did not think we were going to make the legislative mandate deadline of today. we wanted to be open, frank, and honest. we came out and talked about it. in the afternoon and into the evening hours, the staff kept working on this, the secretary kept working on this. we were able to get to a point where the secretary was comfortable making the announcement he made today. and happily we were able to meet the deadline. it was just an

everything crash that he worked, he was a crash investigator, he treated like >> reporter: kirby and john worked together for a few years at the sheriff's office before he left to begin a private business. he tells us that john would help anyone. he is not surprised by that, considering he comes from a family of police officers. his dad is a sergeant the massachusetts state police and his brother works for a small town department in massachusetts. and law enforcement was in his blood and that was apparent with anything he did on the job. now that former deputy also sounded off about wrong way crashes. hear what she thinks about the problem plaguing bay area roads that is coming up in the next half hour. gayle, a very sad day for many people at the sheriff's office. >> a tragic example of this problem. thank you, ryan. >>> in your vote, gop frontrunner, donald trump is bringing his campaign to tampa today. the republicans rally drew thousands. during this speech he mentioned the violent protests at his rally in chicago, reiterating he made the right decision. >> we want everybody to go hom

your colleague john kirby said yesterday that they're losing.yesterday morning with the impression that they were losing and the people of belgium did not, you know, wake up this morning with any less trauma from what they endured yesterday. can you talk about how you bridge that divide in terms of sending out a message, i had a similar job, i understand the challenges in it, but of how they're losing when they obviously prevailed in an extraordinary manner yesterday? >> well, you're right in the sense that while we're defeating them on the battlefield we continue to choke them off, put pressure on them in raqqah and elsewhere in iraq, in syria. we're making gains, but that ability, and they have declared their willingness to strike out to carry their quote, unquote, fight or struggle to really the heart of europe and elsewhere, in turkey as well. it remains a difficult challenge to confront because as the president said, as the secretary say the, as we all said, if you have a couple of individuals self-radicalized, recruited, whatever, willing

and north korea sends an american college student to the labor camp and john kirby with what the administration what is that signaling in the big picture about her future? all that and much more when we see you here at the top of the hour. see you soon. >>> the final hours of jesus' life will get a modern spin this coming sunday, actually palm sunday. >> yep. fox's live musical event billed "the passion" will feature the biggest stars re-enacting the biblical story through popular music on streets of new orleans. >> joining us right now is actor and narrator of "the passion" you will see on fox on palm sunday night, tyler perry, who is joining us from new orleans. so tyler, explain this. how can a story that happened 2,000 years ago happen live this weekend on the streets of new orleans with people walking around in modern day clothes and stuff like that? >> i'll tell you, this was performed in the netherlands for many years and the first time it's being performed in america is next sunday. i'm so excited about it. because it's the story that's forever young, forever fresh and we're going to te

mario lewis, chassidy brewer gets ten years and james kirby will spend the next 37 years in prison. adam clements, local 12 news. >> for now, john, we'll send it back to you. the very >> remaining republican candidates will outline their policy with israel. donald trump ted cruz and john to 7:00 at the public affairs conference. the gop candidates were initially set to attend a debate in salt lake city tonight. we will live stream those speeches at our website local12.com. hillary clinton was among the group of speakers who started the conference today. bernie sanders chose not to attend. >> today is president obama's first full day of his historic trip to cuba. this trip is being called a big relations. castro. summit. since the obama administration normalized relations with cuba, the u.s. has approved more than $4 billion worth of business. >> the fbi and federal safety tech kinetic cars are increasingly vulnerable to being attacked. researchers took control of car functions like braking and steering by remote control. the fbi says you should keep the software up-to-date. >> the social networking's site birthday. it invited us

john curry says the swedish embassy visited ottawa be on wednesday as the us does not have diplomatic relations with north korea sweden handles consular matters for americans in the isolated country. kirby says the u s is coordinating closely with the swedes but has no further information to share. north korea announced in late january and arrested the twenty one year old uva student then did take an e makeover. that's not so tricky and more straightforward the mbs i have been made optional it's getting good reviews from some of the stones were already talking. it continues to test a reading writing and math with an emphasis on analysis n our vocabulary words are more apt to be used in classroom lessons jan and the are some of those more mature were words like and i look at the top of the fetus was awesome and i wrote this law was scaring the kids there with the rising class cards and the hours do you know when to sow and promote his vision i use every mile time with me. i don't know the title this last bill clinton's own military training could be the answer for many local high school dropouts a california program is working to get young people on the right track. one cadet at discipli