A 2nd base in the city of ed bill in the north iran says the attack was in retaliation for the u. S. Assassination of general sort of money but it hasnt offered any evidence of american casualties the u. S. Defense Department Says its still assessing the full extent of the damage. With me in the studio im pleased to welcome from the Aspen Institute and tyson baka welcome times and now as we heard the pentagon say theyre still assessing the scale of damage and casualties but let me go to the original tweet sent by donald trump when he 1st heard of the missile attack and he said all is well assessment of casualties is taking place so far so good what do you make of that i think that that was a narrow communication to basically communicate to the American Public and to the world that that its didnt lead to perhaps significant casualties now we dont have any word from the Defense Department itself but we do have word for. The iranians which is probably not credible saying that there have been a number of casualties which would be a dramatic escalation of the tensions between iran and the United States we should recall that this is in some ways a reaction to cumulative aggression on the iranian part of the part of the iranians in saudi arabia in the straits of hormuz and the attack on december 27th that killed one American Contractor but leading to much many more deaths that would be a significant escalation and the president himself yesterday said that if there was an attack this was prior to the attack in a press conference with the greek Prime Minister that there would be a very strong reaction from the United States and were still waiting to hear from President Donald Trump hes due to make a statement later in the day so of course we do that as soon as we get that in the meantime how important these 2 bases in iraq for the United States they were they were they were significant in the Isis Coalition and i think that the the recognition that there was going to be retaliatory action is what led to some repositioning of American Forces we see a number of American Forces i believe 3500 coming to the region the 82nd airborne so we see a reinforcement of the u. S. Presence in the region some of which could go to iraq im sure that there are many consultations taking place with the Iraqi Government but it is quite significant i mean our purpose the United States purpose in iraq with the International Coalition is to stop and create stability that would allow for terrorism to grow and that is clearly a setback in that mission so what do you say that the that the targeted killing of genesis money was coming to productive in terms of Foreign Policy and its stated objectives in the region. It depends on how you interpret it what the killing was intended to do if this was intended to be retaliatory action for the cumulative effort which is what the administration the u. S. Administration is currently saying then clearly it sent that message. The u. S. Ambassador to germany here has quoted and as has the special envoy for iran that 600 u. S. Lives are in directly have indirectly been lost attributable to iran action in iraq and other places and their proxies over the past decade or so of course the most recent incident was on december 27th but if youre looking at you know deescalation trying to bring iran back into the International Community trying to denuclearize the region trying to create stability that allows for cleaning up whats left of isis clearly this is a setback ok thank you very much for not us and backer well be talking to you or disposed to donald trump has made his statement on these missile strikes with thank you very much for now that we did with some of the news around the was stopped staying with iran an earthquake has rattled irans only Nuclear Plant the 4. 9 magnitude struck only wednesday close to the city of sun it could be felt some 55 kilometers away at the bush at nuclear site. Russian president Vladimir Putin has met. Edge on to you know who create a new natural gas pipeline the pipeline opens up a new export path for russian gas and to to. The to the it is also expected to discuss middle east tensions. A large nationwide strike is taking place in india unions and opposition parties are protesting of a Prime MinisterNarendra Modis liberal policies which they say hurt the working class union say millions of demonstrators have turned off their pensions and a rise in minimum wage. During our 2 another one of our developing stories 170. 00 people have died after a ukrainian passenger jet crashed in iran its not immediately clear what caused the plane to come down the Ukrainian International airlines jet was on its way from irans capital to at the head run to kiev ukrainian president. Has broken off a foreign visit to return to kiev because of the crash. A sea of spot fires lights up the night sky in a field. The apparent remnants of the ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from the iranian capital iranian t. V. Stations are the 1st to broadcast images of the accident including this mobile phone video which appears to show the plane going down. But its daybreak that reveals the extent of the destruction. Plane debris smolders jet engine lies abandoned and the personal belongings of the victims lies scattered across the field where the plane went down. I would say they heard an explosion when it did. It was about 6 oclock when we heard an explosion i was on the way to work but returned and was here shortly after when i arrived the plane and passion just bodies had been shattered into many pieces the only thing that the pilot could do was steer the plane towards a soccer field and away from a residential area. Your warning from the poly they had got in the plane carried more than 170 passengers and crew from a number of Different Countries none of them survived. As investigators search for answers rescuers are handling the grim task of recovering the dead. And for more on the plane crash im joined by aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas geoffrey what in your assessment caused this plane to crash. Look in our system and from the limited amount so vision and the images all that to bring me to p. S. Is that it was a mechanical failure a major engine issue although thats rather strange because an airplane not the 737 is designed to fly on one engine and the pilots have the opportunity through fire extinguishers in cutting off the fuel to extinguish any fire however this could have been a catastrophic engine failure but we cant really at this stage rule out the possibility of chair resume although the local arraigning authorities have ruled that out at this stage i want to tell us about the Safety Record of this plane and all along that was operating at. Shore the 737100 is part of a family of 3 this is the 7080900 new generation or next generation. Aircraft that were designed to the 1990s boeing has delivered over 7000 of them by a bicycle the backbone of the worlds of the worlds short to medium whole slate along with its competitor the air bus a 320 a very reliable or applying excellent Safety Record and you know as i say very very reliable now ukraine International Airlines was forming 992 he has 30 idea crofton flies to writing ideas tonight and again it has a great record no fatalities and up to a tragedy to die ive done has completed all of my to safety you wouldnt loser and is writing a very good ale and so you know for months from a number of perspectives this crash is very very strange. And were going to have to wait for the black boxes the 2 of them which have been found to be analyzed before we really get a clear picture of what went wrong say the specialist aviation specialist Geoffrey Thomas thank you very much for sharing your expertise with us. Well you know now to get a reaction from ukraine im joined by matthew fluff from kiev post news is a gift most news editor welcome as you know we understand of the Ukrainian Embassy in iran has issued a new statement on the plane crash in iran omitting the mention off engine failure as a cause what more do we know about this. Why well initially the Ukrainian Embassy in tehran had issued a statement that said the likely cause was engine failure and that they were excluding the possibility of a terrorist or missile attack then that statement was deleted and now a new statement was released the new statement doesnt necessarily say that the cause is not engine failure it simply says that a Ukrainian Commission perhaps an International Commission will look into the causes of the crash and that any statements about the causes before that commission makes its conclusion are prolife are not official and so basically they just have stepped back theyve walked back from providing any information about the cause of the crash and not to whats been the reaction in kiev to this plane crash with devastating consequences not a single survival. Will initially the reaction was muted because today is the day after or thesis or an orthodox christmas meaning many people were just sort of waking up after the holidays returning from returning to work now however theres been a strong outpouring of condolences from different official representatives different ambassadors Different International officials who are friends of of ukraine theres been the foreign minister of ukraine with interest icas even been posting on social media about getting calls from countries that dont there who dont have passengers on this on this plane that crashed so theres been a very strong outpouring of condolences and whats known about the passengers on the flight reaction that most of them what iranians. There hasnt been an official release of the list of passengers thats reputable ukrainian media released a list of passengers that it appeared to have received from a some kind of a travel information business a company that gathers information related to travel and if you look at the at the passengers there are citizens mostly of canada and iran there are some from afghanistan from britain from sweden but most of them based on the surnames appear to be members of the very large of the iranian diaspora outside iran not all of course but the vast majority of fear to be. Right matthew in kiev and the news at it till of kids thank you very much for that on the plane crash. Heres a recap of the top stories that theyre funding for you news iran claims have killed more than 80 americans on to foreign minister signs at u. S. Military targets in iraq the strikes under taliesyn for the us assassination of irans top gendron us president on trying to treat it earlier that all as well as damage has been assessed. More than 170 people are dead after a ukrainian and i know crashed into head rounds and 40 Iranian State t. V. Says 4 passengers and crew aboard the plane were killed when it rained down shortly after takeoff. Coming up next Business News that stephen visiting to stay with us for that if we cant i have news for you at the top of the out of touch. Earth. Home. Of species. Words if you can. Get those are big changes and most start with small steps but globally dias tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. But heres the truth the closer to screen Image Solutions and resource rich. Interactive content teaching the next generation the budget the tool to touch it. Using the channels available to people to take action and more determined to build something here for the next generation coming along as the environment series of global 3000 on t. W. And online. Target shutter is a red fires missiles that u. S. Targets well to irans anger feel more investor. Worries or does the attack suggest the worst is over well take a look. Also coming up the Worlds LargestConsumer Tech showcase welcomes more big industry but more Chinese Companies are choosing to stay away. This is your Business Report im seeing bears in berlin its watching oil prices briefly spiked in response to irans attack on u. S. Forces in iraq on wednesday they settled later in the morning but remained up from tuesdays levels the price of gold in the japanese yen also rose on the news as investors saw safe haven amid the growing tension in the middle east reports of the attacks and speculation about possible u. S. Response also says shares across asia down in early trading. Lets go now to our financial correspondent in frankfurt Chelsea Delaney chelsea how seriously are markets taking this attack. Financial markets are having a fairly moderate response to these attacks quite surprisingly there wasnt an initial. Spike in Oil Prices Oil was about 5 percent and Global Equities really sold off but thats really been moderated throughout the morning here in europe and now stocks are down just a little bit across the board one of the reasons for that investors say is these 2 statements are from iran and one from the u. S. President trump tweeted overnight that all is well so far so good and they havent found any u. S. Casualties at this point and and irans foreign minister said that they dont want to ask glacial and they dont want to war so and messages are hoping that this will really be the last military or attack as part of this chain of events and that they can really settle this diplomatically going forward. Until you get the sense that investors are eager to get past these tensions and that they would rather see it as episode it instead of something more fundamental. I think its going to remain a serious concern for markets especially given the sort of the unpredictability of both parties but vespers really arent changing their and their strategies that this plan and theres still a lot to be positive on for global stocks. Central banks continue to pump a lot of liquidity into the market that china and the u. S. Are about to sign a trade deal. Concerns have really abated so i think investors are still really hoping that this will be the end of iran and china or iran and u. S. Tensions and you know stocks back to records again soon. Chose to do a new truck in the latest in frankfurt thank you. In a further development of the story u. S. Aviation authorities have banned american registered carriers from flying over iraq iran in the gulf of oman following those attacks as well as the crash of a passenger airliner in iran meanwhile several commercial airlines including quantas air france and Malaysia Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to avoid iranian airspace as the military tensions continue. The worlds biggest consumer electric Shock Electronics show is back in las vegas and while Chinese Companies still have the biggest footprint in the show they scale back a little bit to the trade relations a c. S. Is no longer just a showcase showcase for Tech Companies boasting new phones or trade Network Technology today firms Like Airlines and Car Companies are also showing off their latest just the latest sign of how personal technology is migrating into every aspect of our lives. A look at the future of automobiles german com maker b. M. W. Presenting the self driving electric eye 3 urban suite the prototype has only one passenger seat feet up and let the car do the driving. This car might become reality soon but until then carmakers have to overcome of a riot deal hurdles. We call it a holistic approach not focusing on your methodology rafah crossing also on the legal discussions will also. Focusing on enable people to develop such kind of complex systems and you have to do all of these things that a same time to succeed at the events. The c. E. O. s in las vegas expects more than 175000 visitors the spotlight on the latest innovations in autonomous try. And fly this electric drill might take passengers without a pilot through the citys one day cutting travel time by 50 percent. And this little gadget from japan were exposed as a scooter and autonomous shopping cart for elderly people. The Auto Industry is facing to mattie changes its cost like this ought to make us believe well be the future of this fully all told him. Audi has a Steering Wheel that only comes out if you really want it but until cars like this will hit the road it might take another 10 to 20 years. The current shift to electric and self driving cars is forcing traditional comic hers to rethink their business and not just car makers germanys patent has long supply parts to the Big International car brands but now its showcasing its own autonomous vehicle. You know what i felt so i can keep up and over history different bits will go in for in the world with all the changes in the Auto Industry we want to show off batons expertise in autonomous driving electric mobility digitization and interconnectedness because we want people to see we are our strengths are its all down to 160 and. The pressure is mounting on the Auto Industry traditional comic hers will have to act fast if they want to avoid falling behind. Correspondent filed that report and he joins me now live from Las Vegas Oliver good to see you 50 years of c. D. s and were talking about cars a lot change that this program hasnt. Absolutely stephen a lot in fact and its perhaps the most important aspect is that its no longer this consumer electronic show that the name suggests it was actually changed to c. E. O. s for that reason just a couple years ago and if you want to look at the major Tech Companies like Amazon Microsoft apple theyre all opting out of c. S. For launching their latest products they rather you know prefer to launch your products on their own shows and if you look at the major key nodes that were held this year they were held by Companies LikeDelta Airlines by german automaker dima benz as well as by a food company impossible foods which is working on artificial bacon so that all gives you an idea into which direction this event is moving its still a very important one but its rather a developing into an innovation fair. Rights of cars airlines fake bacon youve had a look around at the exhibition halls what else stands out to you all i think 1st of all what stands out is the sheer size of this event with 100 75000. 00 visitors it came just last year alone well what i found particularly interesting is autonomous driving and the massive pressure of the car industry finds itself in the way the car Industry Response to that so you see electric engines you see autonomous driving i was able to witness a big show. Of b. M. W. The german automaker who unveiled their latest Autonomous Car but of course other topics are important too here like the new mobile internet standard 5 g. As well as Artificial Intelligence of course all right over sell it in las vegas with all the newest and greatest in Consumer Tech thank you very much. What will carlos go and say thats been the question for more than a week now after the former Nissan Renault chairman jumped bail in japan to fleta lebannon and escape trial and financial misconduct charges is now set to deliver a press conference from beirut and many are hoping not just for the why behind his escape but also the how. His thoughts this is the moment when carlos ghosn left japanese soil since his daring escape on the 29th of december the story of how he managed to get out of japan has been slowly becoming clear his belief that he was smuggled onto a high speed train in tokyo and delivered to can Sight International airport near osaka city from there he left aboard a private jet ending a journey through japan that began inside a musical equipment box. However plenty of questions about the escape remain unanswered and carlos going has hinted to News Networks that he may address some of those questions very soon he said that he has actual evidence documents that will prove that this was a coup to take him down he said that hes going to name names some people from the japanese Government Army highness that they wanted to take him out because he was going to emerge nissan with right now on tuesday an arrest warrant was issued for the x. Automotive bosses wife carol in an increasingly frustrated japanese government has urged lebanon to help with the investigation mother who. We are making efforts to communicate with the lebanese government through various methods. And we plan on delivering our message to them that it is extremely regrettable that going who left japan illegally arrived in lebanon and also ask their necessary cooperation as we investigate the facts through the cool mom who committee the group. And its just in lebanon that the worlds press now tends specifically to a wealthy suburb of beirut and the house owned by kala sky the fugitive with a story to tell. Thousands of new jobs and a likely image boost for the region its still early but teslas planned gigafactory outside of berlin looks to be a big win for all concerned we got an early look at the future building site this is still home to rabbits and hedgehogs but after electric vehicle pioneer tesla announced it would build a massive Production Facility in the state of brandenburg next to berlin other major carmakers have also expressed interest in the region the brandenberg economy minister believes the area could soon become a cluster for the electric vehicle sector attracting suppliers as well as skilled labor. Are already seeing a stablish german manufacturers opening up to new technologies asking whether there are opportunities for them here theyre asking one of the requirements what made you interesting to tesla there is a knock on effect. Tesla is aiming to produce half a 1000000 model 3 and y. Vehicles annually at the brandenburg factory that would be equal to the planned output of its just completed facility in shanghai dubbed youve got factory 3 to us that was hoping to begin construction on the berlin suburb of green hide a bar in march but thats unlikely because its still waiting for a permit just before Christmas Tesla reached a deal with the state of brandenburg to purchase the plot of land for the new plant. And thats it for me and the Business Team here in berlin to check out our web site for more stories like these at g. W. Dot com slash business im stephen theres a thats watching. Someone. Can i am going to get. Sick closest place to hail nice. Nice news and keep. d our dollar story. Starts january 27th on. Charlie crist meters just shows the 1st spots spread of shows. The most news. Comes. The smart way to get when youre going. To close a lot o. Mobility show every would be done. Well you. Play against time to take one step further play and face. Time of year of just such the nuts and the fun for the true play time to overcome downtrends and connection to the luckiest time for. The ws coming up ahead. Minus plug. Loco to the girl max channel. Goodbye no stood. With exclusive. The must see concerning parts culture teams are a. Place to be for cerberus minds. Do it yourself networkers. Subscribers and dont miss out. Why subscribe to d w books to meet your favorite writer right. But our right is to share where to find beautiful. Over your books are new to. Play. Play. Play. Play. Play play play play. Play this news coming to light. From berlin iran claims that. Have been killed in myside attacks on u. S. Bases in iraq iran launched the strikes in retaliation for the targeted killing off a top iranian general in baghdad u. S. President elmer trump plans to deliver a statement after the damage is a says he tweeted earlier all is bad after the attacks also coming up more than 170. 00 people are dead after a ukrainian passenger plane crashes airport or passenger