Crashes in iran. Early reports indicate no survivors. Were live with the latest. Plus, the new Emergency Declaration in puerto rico after a string of earthquakes. The bombshell in major League Baseball. The new cheating allegations against the boston red sox. And Harvey Weinstein on trial. The cell phone habit that nearly got the hollywood mogul tossed in jail. Thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. We begin with iran firing back launching more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles at u. S. Forces in iraq. But so far there are no reports of casualties. Those missiles rained down in the middle of the night in retaliation for the u. S. Drone strike that killed a top iranian general. The attack could signal a major escalation in tensions, but iraqs foreign minister said already he, President Trump, toned down his rhetoric last night tweeting, all is well. The rockets fired which were fired from these bases in western and Northern Iraq and abcs Serena Marshall has the latest from washington where the president will give a statement this morning. Serena, good morning. Reporter kenneth, janai, good morning to both of you. Iran promised revenge and quick to take responsibility for this tit for tat strike using surfacetosurface missiles but as you said, janai, so far no casualties reported. Iran striking back at the u. S. Launching more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles seen here in Iranian State tv video in what theyve dubbed operation martyr soleimani, revenge for the u. S. Drone strike that killed their top military general, qassem soleimani. The u. S. iran conflict playing out on iraqi soil targeting the roughly 1,500 u. S. And Coalition Forces stationed about 100 miles west of baghdad at al asad air base. Thats the same base President Trump visited in 2018 as his first to meet troops in the region. The president taking to twitter to respond writing, all is well. Assessment of casualties and damages taking place now. So far, so good. No u. S. Deaths have been reported. Officials saying there was enough of an alert the u. S. Troops were in bunkers at the time. Abcs ian pannell is in erbil. People were anticipating that there would be some kind of strike. Not so sure everyone expected it quite to come how it did, so we had these two separate strikes by multiple missile launches from iran landing in iraq. One was out in the desert in western iraq landing at the al asad base, some of those missiles missing their targets and also up here in erbil, less than two miles away from here we heard two explosions around 5 45 eastern time, another one 30 to 45 minutes later. Reporter irans foreign minister told Abcs Martha Raddatz they wanted a proportionate response but do not seek escalation or war. Are you concerned that a strong response from iran will end in an allout war . That depends on the United States. The United States took an act of war against iran. It will have to be prepared for the consequences. The iranians are saying that this is a great victory against the great satan. They announced almost immediately that they had launched those missiles into iraq. For right now the iranian Officials Say this is over for now. They are waiting for any kind of u. S. Response, and they say they will be ready for war, although its certainly my sense they do not want an allout war. Reporter iranian media quoted a top security official saying iran had 13 revenge scenarios, any of which would be a historic nightmare for america. The question now becomes how and if the United States responds. President trump announcing that he will address the nation later this morning. Kenneth, janai. All right, serena, thank you. Lets get more now on the message that iran was trying to send with these missile attacks. Abc news military analyst Stephen Ganyard says it appears iran was trying to inflict minimal damage here. If they had 13 scenarios, this was probably number 14. It just doesnt seem to make much sense. These are two very remote bases, probably the fewest number of u. S. Troops on them. If they had gone after any other u. S. Base in the region, they would have had a much better chance of harming u. S. Service personnel and so theres just a chance here, maybe the iranians intended to shoot into the open desert, to not harm the u. S. But to be able to go back to their own people and say we stood up to america. If thats true and the casualties theres no u. S. Casualties and that holds up, this just may be a chance to deescalate and avoid an all out war in the region. And as colonel ganyard was saying, this iranian attack may have been more about a show of force, but analysts say after days of making threats, President Trump is now faced with one of the most important decisions of his presidency, swing back at iran or walk away. Lets turn to the other breaking story also out of iran this morning, the crash of a boeing 737 in tehran. This was a ukrainian airliner. No survivors have been reported. Abcs Julia Macfarlane is following this story and, julia, tell us what youre learning. Reporter kenneth, janai, good morning. Well, the Prime Minister of ukraine just confirmed there are no survivors. He says the countrys embassy in tehran is now trying to clarify the circumstances of the crash. As the world watches the escalating tensions in the middle east, tragedy in tehran. At least 176 people on board a passenger plane died when the ukraine bound boeing aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. The 737 plane left tehran this morning headed to kiev. According to the website flight radar 24, the plane stopped transmitting data at 8,000 feet and crashed just two minutes into the flight. Video from moments after the crash show several small fires at the scene. At sunrise emergency crews scoured the debris field. The area covered with twisted metal and large pieces of fuselage in a drainage ditch. The cause of the crash is not immediately known. [ speaking Foreign Language ] Iranian State run news reports the plane had a mechanical issue. This has not been independently verified. Boeing released a statement saying they are not aware of the media reports, and theyre gathering more information. The plane involved is a 737 but is not a 737 max that was involved in the two crashes in indonesia and ethiopia due to system failures. Again, the cause of this crash is under investigation, but there is widespread speculation the crash is linked to the missile launches from iran. Now, because the crash happened on iranian soil, iran will lead the investigation. Kenneth, janai. All right, and, julia, we also know the country where the plane was manufactured is entitled to participate in that investigation and that is the u. S. Julia, thank you very much. At the same time u. S. Aviation and Homeland Security officials are on alert. The faa joined the nofly zone for airlines to include iraq and the persian gulf. Here at home police in new york city say theyre closely monitoring the events in the middle east with enhanced security, and at the white house in washington, additional security has now been added. Experts say one of the biggest concerns right now is a possible cyberattack targeting the financial or energy sectors. Missile strikes were certainly intended to send a message to u. S. Partners in the region. That doesnt mean theres not a threat here in the United States. Iranian cyberattacks are still very much a likelihood, and even though we might see a temporary detente, iranian violence inside the United States against u. S. Interests in the future is still a possibility. It all depends on how we take the next steps and how the administration handles the iranian opening for a temporary deescalation. U. S. Officials have issued a warning about an unspecified threat to u. S. Ships in the persian gulf region. Stay with us for much more on the conflict with iran in just a few moments including the impact all of this could have on the u. S. Economy. But in the meantime, we are turning now to the weather. Lets take a look at your forecast for this wednesday morning. A quickmoving snowstorm snarled traffic in washington, d. C. The area there with crashes and spinouts. Many schools have delayed their openings this morning. Meanwhile in central Maine Police Say the sun, not the snow, is to blame for this 30car pileup on interstate 95 tuesday morning. Looking at todays conditions, most of new england will be in the low 40s before turning cold tonight, 20s for highs in chicago and detroit. More heavy rain and snow for the pacific northwest. Coming up, the deadly avalanche in the west. We hear from a man who came to the rescue. Also the bombshell in major League Baseball. Did the red sox cheat during the year they won the world series . And later, why a popular home renovation show on hgtv is facing a major lawsuit. Little koala rescue. We are back with new video from the wildfire disaster in australia. A family has been rounding up these koalas and driving them to safety. An estimated half a billion wild animals have died. Conditions are expected to get worse in the coming days. At least 119 fires are burning in new south wales. Singer elton john has pledged 1 million to relief efforts. And breaking overnight back here in this country, President Trump has signed an Emergency Declaration for puerto rico clearing the way for aid. The islands second earthquake in as many days destroyed homes, schools and churches along the southern coast. The main power station was also damaged. The governor isnt sure when power will return. Puerto ricos schools are now closed indefinitely. The impeachment showdown in washington is at a stalemate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says shes holding firm. She wants to see the ground rules that Gop Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell has in mind for the impeachment trial before she sends the articles of impeachment to the senate. Meanwhile, mcconnell dodged questions tuesday on whether the senate will vote on allowing witnesses to testify. And at least two skiers have died after a series of avalanches at a resort in idaho. Five other skiers were pulled from the snow in time thanks to other guests at the resort who were quick to respond. One of the survivors was found under nine feet of snow. One of the people she was riding with was the last person we found that was nine feet under and was still alive completely fine. Me and my dad talked while we were on our way but like the odds of someone being still alive after an hour of being under there are pretty slim. An hour under nine feet is incredible. Another skier wasnt found for several hours and died. Officials now believe all skiers caught in the avalanche have been found. Major League Baseball is investigating another cheating scandal involving a world series champion. The sports website, the athletic, reports members of the 2018 red sox used the teams video replay room to steal signals from opposing teams. The red sox ended up winning 108 games that year. League officials are still looking into cheating claims against the 2017 houston astros. Well, coming up, the new lawsuit against a popular show on hgtv. Also a Major Development in the case of a missing mother of five children. 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Now move kim nooooo mucinex has a patented tablet that lasts 3x longer, for 12 hours. Back now with that breaking news were following out of iraq. No american casualties have been reported after iran fired missiles at military bases housing u. S. And Coalition Forces. The attack came in response to the u. S. Air strike last week that killed a top iranian general. Overnight the president tweeted, quote, all is well. He is set to address the nation in just a few hours. Here in the u. S. , wall street is watching all of this. Stock futures dropped overnight as investors voiced concern about instability in the middle east, and earlier today oil prices jumped by more than 3 per barrel. We turn now to the Major Developments in the case of a missing mother of five from connecticut. Police have now arrested her estranged husband unveiling new evidence. Hes due in court today to be charged with murder. Abcs trevor ault has the latest. Reporter in a case thats captivated the country, Connecticut Police have come forward with new charges against fotis dulos now accusing him of murdering his estranged wife after eight months of her disappearance. If this is all the state has got, were wondering why theyre bothering. Were very confident in our odds at trial and look forwarding to meeting these allegations in open court. Reporter dulos taken into custody by state Police Tuesday morning. He and his wife jennifer had been locked in a bitter custody battle before that mother of five vanished after dropping off her kids at school last may. Police believe when she returned home that day, fotis dulos was lying in wait. An arrest warrant alleges he used zip ties to secure and incapacitate jennifer whose blood, police say, was found in multiple locations in the home. Your honor, we enter not guilty pleas. Reporter for months dulos and his girlfriend Michelle Troconis have been fighting charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution after police say they had security footage appearing to show the couple disposing of jennifers bloodstained clothing. Troconis is now charged with conspiracy to commit murder as is dulos former lawyer kent mawhinney. From the beginning, fotis dulos has insisted he had nothing to do with his wifes disappearance telling news 4 new york in july specifically when Something Like this happens, 90 or 95 its the spouse, so i can understand why people feel like this. Reporter each suspect is now expected in court tuesday. Fotis dulos bond has been set at 6 million. Trevor ault, abc news, new york. All right, now to the host of a popular show on hgtv being sued by a couple alleging shoddy rehab work. James and ann morrisey paid more than a Million Dollars for a home in chicago after that house was featured on the show windy city rehab. 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Shattered windows, broken glass everywhere, burglars bust into at least ten vehicles in the south bay overnight. And the rain is over, but drivers are still going to feel it this morning. Wet roads are making the early commute in some parts of the bay area a real challenge. Good morning. Its wednesday, januar 8th. It turned out just how meteorologist mike nicco said it would. Its nice when that happens. We have some fog, too. Heres a look at live doppler 7. A random sprinkle left through the morning hours. You can see the showers moving to the south and dissipating. Clouds opened up and this is whats developing. Visibility less than a quarter mile at just about every reporting station. It is starting to leak into the east bay. San ramon valley has some thick pockets of fog. This will slowly drift to the south. Temperatures are much milder, no need to worry about freezing fog or black ice. Low 40s to about temperatures this afternoon, 55 to 58 degrees. Lets talk more about the morning commute. Hi, jobina. Fog is our headline this morning for the morning commute. Starting in fairfield, a fog advisory for state route 12 to westbound 80. A few yards in front of you is as far as you can see. Fog through the Altamont Pass for the super commuters. Fog reported in the north bay. You can see that blanketing san rafael. A live look at the richmondsan rafael bridge, one lane is blocked. A live look at 880, that move is off to a smooth start. U. S. Officials do confirm iran fired more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles targeting u. S. Military facilities in iraq. Iranian tv calling it a revenge for the death of qassem soleimani. Serena marshal has more from washington. Good morning. Iran vowed revenge and they were quick to take responsibility for the tight iran striking back at the u. S. Launching more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles seen here in Iranian State tv video in what drone strike that killed their top military general, qassem soleimani. The u. S. iran conflict playing out on iraqi soil targeting the roughly 1,500 u. S. And Coalition Forces stationed about 100 miles west of baghdad at al asad air base. Thats the same base President Trump visited in 2018 as his first to meet troops in the region. The president taking to twitter to respond writing, all is well. Assessment of casualties and damages taking place now. So far, so good. No u. S. Deaths have been reported. Officials saying there was enough of an alert the u. S. Troops were in bunkers at the time. Iranian media quoted a top security Officials Saying iran had 13
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