Iraqi Security Forces have regained control of the area. But a spokesperson said america should have received the message. And the Embassy Protests were only a first step. All public Consul Services are suspended until further notice. Arwa damon is live for us in baghdad. Ar arwa, what can you tell us . Good morning. Those rooms that were torched are not exactly inside the embassy compound. Theyre where you go in to get your security screening and your badge. This group of people were able to march through checkpoints, into what was a restricted zone. It goes to the core of complex items unfolding here. The broader approxima eer proxys playing out between august and tehran, mostly from the battle that is being resolved. The key group, including the one targeted by the one on sunday, is demanding that the americans leave iraq. They delivered their message and will leave it up to the iraqi government. But the patience is not necessarily openended. You have rhetoric being tossed back and forth between the u. S. President , iranian leadership. Each side threatening the other. A lot of bluster, perhaps. As we know, this bluster can turn very violent quickly. There are grave concerns over the situation potentially escalating. And within iraq and in and of itself, there are numerous fracture points that can be exploited by the iranians, especially given the number of groups they have here who they support and fund and train and just how far their tentacles reach, not just through iraq, but all the way through syria and other areas. Clearly, a tense situation there. Thank you for that report, arwa. We should note that the secretary of state, mike pompeo, has postponed a trip to ukraine that was supposed to start tomorrow to deal with baghdad. Another crisis in north korea. Kim jongun saying his country should not longer be bound on a halt of develoweapons developme. Listen to trumps special representative for north korea. Kim is definitely, definitely playing trump. Trump saying that kim signed the deal for denuclearization. Well, not so far. Lets get the latest from david culver in hong kong. David . Reporter christine, a new year. Were back to old and alarming rhetor rhetoric. They reflect this angry and more concerning desperate tone. He is saying that because the u. S. Will not bend on easing sanctions, north korea, now leaving open the possibility, they could resume nuclear and longrange missile testing. What was a glimmer of hope in establishing a denuclearized peninsula, all has reversed course, it seems. President trump trying to convey that he and kim have a good relationship. Maybe theres something were not seeing. The words and actions out of north korea, in particular, satellite images, showing movement in and around past icbm test sites, they suggest that kim does not feel the same way. In his remarks to top officials, kim reiterated over and over, how sanctions are crushing them. 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New south wales, the serious raging wild fires in southeastern australia have spread. Authorities are ordering visitors out of tourist leave zones on the coast of new south wales. The conditions are expected to worsen with temperatures above 100 degrees fahrenheit. It covers batemans bay to victoria. The fires have burned almost 9 million acres. Thats bigger than the state of maryland. The extraordinary satellite images show the scale of flames, smoke and ash for miles in every direction there. Firefighters who drove through the raging brush fire describe the terror of barely escaping with their lives. We were in there, in the thick of it. We thought this could be it. Cnns anna coren has the latest from new south wales. It sounds like a terrible situation, anna. Yeah. Its described as apack limitic. Thats how it was described on new years eve. Many people lost their lives. The death count nationwide is 17. That is over the last couple of months. Thats the lives of five Service Members who have been killed fighting those fires. 17 people missing. As you mentioned, millions of hectors have been burned out. Thousands of homes have been lost. These are the worst fires on record here in australia. What were witnessing this afternoon, is a mass exodus of residents and holidaymakers from new south wales, one of the hardest hit areas this week. We understand theres fires stopping people from living. The mass exodus will continue tomorrow. The firefighters need to get the other fires under control. Were getting reports of shortages of fuel. No Power Communications are being cut off. The people here are trying to get to the fire zone. They have loved ones who are trapped and cannot get out. Theres a sense of fear and anxiety. Before i go, we heard reports that scott morrison, hes being berated and attacked by locals, who feel they have been deserted. They say he should be ashamed of himself, that he allowed them to burn. That was one of the quotes. He left the country to burn, as he was hosting the cricket team on sydney harbor. He went to hawaii for holiday. He has been criticized. Really, this is tough situation there. Thank you so much for that reporting, anna. Senate majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell kicking off a session of the senate tomorrow. Phil mattingly reports that mcconnells plan is to continue business as usual until the house sends over the articles of impeachment. Expect movement on executive branch nominations. But mcconnell plans not to do anything until nancy pelosi sends the articles over. Theres a second senator raising questions about mcconnells strategy. This was Susan Collins speaking to maine public radio. I am open to witnesses. I think its premature to decide who should be called until we see the evidence that is presented and get the answers to the questions that we senators can submit through the chief justice to both sides. Mcconnell has been reluctant to allow the trial to include witnesses. On monday, he told fox news he wasnt ruling it out. Last month, Lisa Murkowski said she was disturbed about coordination between mcconnell and the white house over the impeachment trial. Notable new laws to ring in the new year. Marijuana is legal in illinois. Anyone 21 or over can buy and possess it. The long lines went for blocks yesterday. New york is the latest state to end its cash bail system. That could free thousands of incarcerated people. These are people not convicted of a crime. But they cant afford to get out of jail because they dont have money. Oregon is the newest state to ban singleuse plastic bags at grocery stores. Shoppers are expected to bring their own bag or pay a fee for a paper bag. And officers in florida will write tickets on anyone caught texting and driving. The change to the cash bail system is a huge, huge deal. People, you lose your job. You cant go to school. Youre stuck in the criminal Justice System without a conviction. Well, he revolutionized the nba in three decades as commissioner. Now, the greatest names in basketball are paying tribute to david stern. Coy wire has the latest for us in the bleacher report. No we need to keep moving. The whole things coming down. Come on i cant see. I cant see you need to trust me. Jump mostly. You make time. When you can. But sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just wont go away. Coolsculpting takes you further. A nonsurgical treatment that targets, freezes, and eliminates treated fat cells for good. Discuss coolsculpting with your doctor. Some common sideeffects include temporary numbness, discomfort, and swelling. Dont imagine results, see them. Coolsculpting, take yourself further. Save 100 on your coolsculpting treatment. Text resolution to 65190 to learn more. Save 100 on your coolsculpting treatment. Hey. Hey. You must be stevens phone. 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With him, it was about the fundamentals, preparation, attention to detail and hard work. Michael jordan echoed the sentiments saying, his vision and leadership provided me with the global stage that allowed me to succeed. I wouldnt be with i am without him. Lebron james spoke about stern after last nights game. Him and dr. James naismith is two of the most important people in basketball. Dr. Naismith because he created the game. And david, his vision. His vision to make this game global. The only player to throw a perfect game, don larsen. He played for 14 seasons and most notably with the yankees. Don larsen was 90. To college football. New years day bowl games are as special as they come. Georgia in the sugar bowl. George pickens, 11 catches and this touchdown. Hes named the sugar bowl mvp as a freshman. Despite missing 6 starters and 13 rotation players, the georgia bulldogs beat the number seven team in the nation. To the grandaddy of them all, dating back over a century. The rose bowl. Oregon and wisconsin, a thriller. They go beast mode. The onehanded scoop and score put oregon up 2117. Wisconsin was leading in the fourth, until brees blocks danny davis. This fumble would get his team the ball back. Justin herbert, running his way into the end zone for the third time in the game. The oregon ducks, taking down the badgers, 2827, to win, the 2020 rose bowl. Johnson making a ridiculous onehanded snag. He gets that foot in the back of the end zone for the score. How about the golden gophers this season. They end it upsetting auburn, 3124. Christine, if you need more college football, two more bowl games today. You can always kick your feet up and enjoy those, as well. Ive consumed so much football. I need a break soon. Thank you so much. Whats coming up . A new year dawns with familiar threats. Why iran and north korea are staring down the United States. N as a reliable phone company. But to businesses, were a reliable partner. 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The first lady was asked about her new years resolution. She asked for peace on earth. We have the best unemployment numbers. Almost 160 Million People are working. Africanamericans, asianamerican. Hispanic american. The economy is strong. Ten years into the recovery, americans finally believe it. Cnn polling shows 76 says that Economic Conditions are good. Its an advantage for the president. He won the white house saying that the obama economy wasnt working for everyone. He has zeroed in on wages, health care, student debt, income inequality. My sources say they want the president to pivot every moment to the economy. Hes under pressure to stay on that talking point. The former ceo has been raided by japanese authorities. Seven people have been detained in istanbul on accusations of helping ghosn flee. Its not clear how he was able to leave the country. His passports had been confisca confiscated. A dog belonging to a neighbor, gets her leash stuck in an elevator. 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Its 29 minutes past the hour. The u. S. And iran stepping back from the brink of confrontation. After days of protests by iranbacked demonstrators at the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. This could be the start of a longer protest campaign. Thousands of supporters of an iranbacked militia were trying to attack the embassy. They were protesting air strikes, launched for a contractor in an attack. The protesters managed to do serious damage. Some rooms were left charred. Iraqi Security Forces have regained control of the area. But a spokesperson said america should have received the message. And the Embassy Protests were only a first step. All public Consul Services are suspended until further notice. Arwa damon is live for us in baghdad. Tell us what you expect here today. That group that made up the bulk of the protesters and the one that was targeted by the u. S. , is continuing their protest in a different location. They are giving time to resolve this within the political iraqi framework. They still want to see america out. This plays into the Bigger Picture here. That is the proxy battle unfolding between tehran. You have the rhetoric and tweets being traded by President Trump. On the other side, iranian senior leadership, as well, almost as if each side was daring the other to take the next step. Any escalation is going to have devastating consequences, not to mention the potential to draw the u. S. In another protracted war in the middle east, which is something that would have devastating consequences across the entire region. But what happened over the last two days is not something that should be relegated to the shadows. The very fact that this group of people was able to march through all of the checkpoints right up to the gates of the u. S. Embassy is significant in and of itself. It shows not just how powerful the group is, within iraq, militarily and politically. But also, just how far irans tentacles also stretch. This is one of the most secure locations for personnel in the world. To see the pictures of burning rooms in there. Arwa damon, thank you. Note that mike pompeo has postponed a trip to ukraine that was supposed to deal with the developments in baghdad. Another crisis is developing in north korea. Kim young unjongun declaring h country should no longer be under sanctions and that the world will see a new weapon in the future. Listen to trumps former representative for north korea. Kim is definitely, definitely playing trump. Lets get the latest from david culver. Reporter its a new year. Were back to what is old and alarming rhetoric. Kim jonguns remarks to his top officials, they reflect his anger and more concerning, his desperation. He is saying because the u. S. Will not bend on easing sanctions, that north korea would leave open the possibility they will continue nuclear and longrange missile testing. This comes after what was a glimmer of hope, in accomplishing a denuclearized peninsula. All that has gone the course. President trump is trying to convey he and kim have a good relationship. He thinks that kim is a man of his word. Maybe theres something were not seeing because the words and actions of north korea, the satellite images that Show Movement past icbm test sites, they suggest that kim does not feel the same way. Kim reiterated over and over how the sanctions are crushing north korea. They are struggling. Thats where the desperation comes in. He says if the u. S. Abuses the dialogue between the two countries, they will pay for the pains of the north korean people. The North Koreans and kim put out dramatic wording to see how the word will respond. The concern is that they will be motivated to act drastically. Weve come a long way since the president said he and kim fell in love. David, thank you for that report. 35 minutes past the hour. 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Happy new year, josh. Good morning. David sanger of tthe new yok time times, writes this. He says both the iranians and the North Koreans seem to sense the vulnerability of a president under impeachment. Do you think that the flash points show a vulnerability or a perceived vulnerability from the proregimes at the white house . Absolute ly. I think for President Trump its not about getting the deals. Its about not having the processes fail. He wants to, if he cant, you know, have a lot of Foreign Policy successes, to say hes working on the problems. Theyre both trying to deny him the ability to say that everything is going okay. They have different strategies to do that with north korea. Its about shooting up missiles. Iran, its about attacking the embassy. Hopefully they get him to make a concession. What they arent in control of is how the president operates. President trump has a knack for not doing things procedurally. We dont think he will concede to the powers. But because its an Election Year, we never know what hes going to do. Josh, its one thing to make threats and talk a big game. From kim jonguns perspective, wouldnt he want to play it cool if he was to do anything. Isnt the smarter, longer play to hold off . I think what youre seeing, is they put the regimes under extreme pressure. They would hold off. The North Koreans pretty much the same story. Theyre in a position fighting for their survive. Having an enemy in the United States and showing the people they are advancing their own programs and doing something reckless to make sure that the United States and the International Community is taking them seriously. Thats the problem with the economic escalations. You never know when they will tip over into a hot war. What is your best sense how the president will play this . The Foreign Policy is set by the United States. Is he going to be tough on these two players heading into the Election Year . Does that make him look strong and president ial . Or is he going to continue on the deescalation in the middle east . Its really the perfect question, christine. I talk to Top Administration officials. They say the same thing. The administration, the bureaucracy, the National Security professionals, they want to play it tough. But they know the president doesnt want to play it tough. They know he wants to pretend that everything is okay. To keep doing what were doing and hope that nothing blows up. Thats the intention inside the administration. You have a strong policy comes from the state department and the defense department. And you have the president telling everybody theres nothing to see here. As muscs missiles go up, thats untenable. But the president will ride that as long as he can. Hopefully for him until the election. But that tough policy with the weak rhetoric doesnt actually result in a miscalculation. He is sending new boots on the ground to protect the american facility there in baghdad. We have pictures of rooms burning. The president said this will never be benghazi. You have the embassy burning. Right. They knew the situation in iraq was getting worse and worse. Did they move the troops after the attack . Sure. Could they have moved them before the attack . Sure. You see the president wanting to pull troops out of the middle east. And getting dragged back in the middle east. You cant have your cake and eat it, too. Either youre present and your Forward Deployed and youre ready for these things or youre not. And you see the president realizing that. You can try to leave the middle east, but the middle east wont leave you. Happy new year, josh. With the 2020 democrats racing towards the iowa caucuses, a month away, Pete Buttigieg is a fundraising force. His campaign saying it raised 24. 7 million. That tops the 19. 2 million that the south bend mayor raised in the third quarter. 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He is supposed to protect from fabricated indictments to continue the attack on the Justice System. His party attacked him following the request for immunity, saying theres two options in the upcoming election in march. Ne netanyahus interests or the national interests. We have until march to see where the elections go. Israels third election in 12 months. What happens to the request for immunity . It has to be heard by the knesset House Committee. There hasnt been a House Committee in months. That means that netanyahus request cant be heard and the proceedings against him are on hold. The political deadlock are a legal deadlock. Oren liebermann, thanks. The year begins with two passings in the sports world. David stern was the nba commissioner for 30 years. He died after a brain hemorrhage. He was 77 years old. Shaquille oneal, one of the greats mourning his death. Tweeting, rest in peace mr. David stern, the best commissioner to ever do it. And this from hall of Famer Michael jordan, without david stern, the nba would not be what it is today. His vision and leadership provided me with the noble stage that allowed me to succeed. And baseball has lost one of its legends. He was 90. He played for 7 teams in 14 seasons. But he famously pitched a perfect game in game five of the 1956 world series against the brooklyn dodgers. Its the only perfect game in world series history. Some notable new laws to ring in the new year. Marijuana is legal in illinois. Anyone 21 or older can buy and possess it. Long lines stretched for blocks yesterday. The Lieutenant Governor was among hundreds of Early Morning customers lining up. New york is the latest state to end its cash bail system for nearly all misdemeanors and nonviolent felony cases. That could free thousands of people from prefile detention. People that have not been convicted but cannot afford to get out. Oregon is the newest state to ban singleuse plastic bags at grocery stores. Shoppers are required to bring their own or pay a fee for paper bags. And Law Enforcement officers in florida will write tickets for anyone caught texting and driving. A similar law happens in massachusetts. Japanese prosecutors have raided the home of former ceo carlos ghosn. He was living there when he was free on bail. He fled to lebanon. Turkeys state media, says several people have been detained on suspicions of helping ghosn flee. The wall street journal reports that the escape was months in the making. Not clear how ghosn was able to leave the country since his passports had supposedly been confiscated. Public Health Groups are not happy with the president s plan to limit flavored ecigarettes. The administration plans to ban fruity or flavored cartridges but not menthol or tobacco flavors. The group says the plan will not stop a surge in youth vaping and caves to the vape industry during an Election Year. The ban is not permanent and is meant to allow for research before hopefully getting products back on the market. The voice behind some classic schoolhouse rock songs in the 1970s has died. Im just a bill yes, im only a bill and im sitting here on capitol Hill Jack Sheldon voiced songs on several episodes of schoolhouse rock. He was a veteran jazz musician and he was musical director and on the merv griffin show for two decades. Security in jewish communities following incidents in and around new york city. Theres been 15 since december 1st, including one on new years day. Video from christmas eve, shows a group attacking a 23yearold hasidic man, throwing a chair and punching him in the head. At a celebration in new jersey, marking the completion of jewish learning. Jewish Community Leaders expressed their concern. We cant walk around with our eyes closed. People are scared. Theyre nervous. People are Walking Around with their eyes more open than usual. Times like this, people get very scared and want to lower themselves on to the ground, reach out and hide. And i think the opposite is what we need at this time. What we need to do is shine. But shine with the best of what humanity has to offer. The family of the hanukkah stabbing victim, says doctors are not optimistic about his chances of regaining consciousness. We need to warn you. The video youre about to see is violent and disturbing. Police in las vegas are hoping to identify and find a woman caught on a Home Security video trying to flee from an attacker. They say she may have been kidnapped. A nest camera captured the woman banging on a door shortly after midnight on new years night. Moments later, a man pursuing her, grabs her and beats her and forces her into a car. Police say the vehicle is believed to be a white Hyundai Sonata with a sunroof. Crime stoppers of nevada is offering a cash reward for help. A Controversial Photo of detroit firefighters posing in front of this burning home is now under investigation. The picture was posted on facebook tuesday night. It was taken outside of a vacant home. The firefighters were commemorating a battalion chiefs retirement. But the fire commissioner says disciplinary action will be taken. The optics, not good. Posing for a picture when the structure is burning. Lets look at global markets. Global stocks were boosted on thursday, after chinas bank proved to improve Economic Growth by pumping money into the financial system. The Tokyo Exchange is closed for a holiday. On wall street, the futures are moving higher here. The stocks finished on a high note. The dow closed up 75 points. Tuesday, the average gained more than 22 last year, making it the thirdbest year of the decade. Big gains on the s p and the nasdaq. The secondbest year of the decade for both of those averages. New year and new overtime rule for small businesses. A pay raise for 1. 3 million workers. The new rule raised the standard salary level to 684 bucks a week. Thats over 35,000 a year. Anyone making less than those levels, they have to be paid overtime when they work over 40 hours a week. The jobs most likely to be affected are assistant managers for retailers, Manufacturing Companies and restaurants. The rules will most likely have the bigger impact on small companies. They dont have the Revenue Streams that the Bigger Companies do. There was a need for the update. The last time the thresholds were changed was 2004. How would you like to lose 10 billion and still be the richest person . Jeff bezos held on to the top spot of the cool 115 billion, trailing behind bezos, is gates with 113 billion. He took the top spot after amazons profits fell. The only woman, Julia Flesher koch, wife of david koch. Shes worth 62 billion. Not bad. 2020 is off to a nice start for a michigan waitress. A couple left her a tip of 2,020 on a 23 check. My kids have a future and i have a home. Its a big deal. Its a really big deal. Big deal, indeed. She needed a break. Shes a single mother of three and a recovering opioid addict to start over. The couple remains anonymous. It was inspired by the 2020 tip challenge circulating online. Thats certainly nice. And a reminder that 2,000 can be a real i mean, people in america, many are living in a razorthin margin there. Absolutely. Thanks for joining us to start your new year. Happy new year, christine. Some big, breaking news on the 2020 race. New day starts right now. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. Its thursday, january 2nd, 2020. 2020, berman. Happy new year. Good to be next to you. What did you do for new year . I was in bed before midnight. I took a healthy dose of antibiotics. We begin with breaking news in the race for president. First, can we acknowledge that the 2020 race is finally taking place in 2020. It is here and this morning it has a distinct brooklyn accent. Cnn just learned that senator Bernie Sanders r