Unit. The most trusted advisers was hit at Baghdad International airport. It was a decisive action. General soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and troops in iraq and the region. The state department is urging all u. S. Citizens to leave iraq immediately. Proxies across the region and hated by the countrys enemies, who saw him as the mastermind of statesponsored terrorism. His assassination comes days after supporter of a militia stormed the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. They were protesting missile strikes launched by the u. S. For the death of an american contractor, an attack that the pentagon blamed on soleimanis forces. Tehran calling it dangerous. Adding, the u. S. Bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. One big question this morning is whether top congressional leaders were notified. Cnns Fareed Zacaria suspects they were not. Its not clear what the objective here. Soleimani is a bad guy. No question. We appear to be without congressional authorization, entering into another middle east war. Just the other day, trump did threaten iran during the Baghdad Embassy protests. The Supreme Leader replied, that guy has tweeted that we see iran responsible in baghdad and we will respond to iran. You cant do anything. Our coverage around the world starts with nick pain waton wal. What is irans next move . Unclear. Theyre in a position of military weakness. They would lose a confrontation with the United States. The United States knows that. It knows it can protect its military assets in the region possibly its embassies, too. Theres limit eed opportunities for a direct iranian response. But they may will be seeing what iran has been doing for a week. Attacks on embassies. Attacks on bases, serious for the family of the man involved. But not changing the presence in the middle east. Iran cannot be seen to do nothing in its response. This is one of its most storied, most wellknown military officials. Its like if iran killed the head of centcom in the United States. Youll see iran respond fiercely to something of this nature. Were in unprecedented territory here. I hear from one official that this was a target of opportunity. President trump had issued the authorization of that high level to go after someone of soleimanis nature, certainly. This is something thats sent as a strategic message from the United States. Remember, the last time we got to this moment was the iranian alleged attack on the saudi oil fields. He said that if iran was attacked by the u. S. , there would be allout war. The u. S. Stepped back. But after the last week, they launched this unprecedented and im sure shocking to some officials hearing this, attack, against one of the most wellknown military figures inside iran. The consequences of which, we will see. There will probably be more unexpected that we will imagine. And they will define the next decade in the middle east. Nick, thanks for providing that context. Well see you back soon. Who is Qassim Soleimani . The United States believe he is responsible for killing hundreds of americans. Lets go live to london and bring in cnns nic robertson. You heard Fareed Zacaria say, this is a bad guy. This is someone the United States has designated as a terrorist. He runs terrorist operations against the United States. Inside iran, he is seen almost like a head of state. This is a very big moment. Reporter this is a man who is being groomed not just groomed but vetted as, not just a war hero, but as a National Hero. This is a man in his 20s, after the iranian revolution, in 1979, was part of the eightyear iran iraq war. 500,000 troops were killed. Chemical war fafare on both sid. He emerged a hero. He was put in charge of irans islamic guard corps. And what hes been doing is coordinating and overseeing irans proxies in the region, be they yemen, afghanistan, iraq, syria. And hezbollah in lebanon. He is the sort of field person who is bringing the military equipment. He is bringing the military strategy from tehran to expand the iranian theocracies, reached throughout the region, expanding this influence of iran throughout the region. Hes been a hero within the country. What we will likely see is a response by the proxies, that would be visceral. They hold him as a hero. The word from tehran with rising tensions, was that the proxies would attack u. S. Forces and u. S. Interests in the region. Then, well see a calibrated and Strategic Response from the leadership. They cannot let the killing of this National Hero go unchallenged. It would diminish them in the region. Essentially roll back 40 years of an expansionist agenda. Thank you for that background. And the arguing about whether it should have been done is sort of one story. What happens next i think is the important story. Nic, thanks for that. President trump ordering the strike to killed the general from florida. On christmas eve, the president was asked if he foresees a war with iran. I dont think that would be a good idea for iran. It wouldnt last very long. Do i want to . No. I want to have peace. I like peace. Iran should want peace more than anybody. I dont see that happening. Him saying that on new years eve. Kristen holmes is live for us in West Palm Beach with the latest. What are you hearing down there . Well, laura, heres what we know and this is a developing situation. With we have heard that President Trump was seen leaving a secured area of his maralago resort around 6 00 p. M. Last night. Aides kept him updated of everything going on. In terms of an official reaction from the white house or from President Trump, all weve gotten is this, a tweet from President Trump, shortly after the reports started coming out, of an american flag. We dont know if hes going to say something, going to add to that later today. We have our ears to the ground here. I want to note that President Trump was not alone. We learned that National Security adviser, robert obrien, was also there. He was seen as maralago. And the House Minority leader, kevin mccarthy. This is posted on instagram just a few hours ago. It shows him and the president. The president with his soninlaw and obviously adviser, jared kushner. Essentially having these discussions around that maralago resort. Now, in that post, mccarthy really praises President Trump. I want to say is that the feeling among lawmakers is divided. And its dwig ees divided amon lines. We saw a tweet from Lindsey Graham saying the price of killing and injuring americans has just gone up drastically if iranian aggression continues. If i worked at on iranian oil refinery, i would consider a new career. It is unclear who, if anyone, was briefed. We heard theres no Congressional Authority that was granted to do this. And a lot of concern, as were really hearing from around the globe about the consequences of this action. Take a look at this. This was tweeted out by the senator of connecticut, chris murphy, who said, did america just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the secondmost powerful person in iran, knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war . Now, pelosi did send out a statement. Shes speaker of the house there. Saying they wanted an immediate briefing. We have learned that some key senate staff, they are on the special committee, as well as leadership aides, are going to be briefs later today. No more details when it comes to that. I want to hear what is echoing what nic said. Its not just democrats concerned about the repercussions, its analysts that were talking to. And giving context to President Trump. He said he wanted to get out of the middle east. He has lamented about the United States big footprint. And many are concerned this is going to make it worse, not better. The congressional response is going to be an important part of the story today. Kristen, thanks so much. If iran does choose to respond with force, israel would be one obvious target. Israel is assessing its security this morning. Oren liebermann is live on the israel lebanon border. Oren . Reporter christine, we got word from the Prime Ministers office, he has cut his trip short to greece. Hes on his way back to israel. That, as the Defense Ministry announced it will hold a security assessment with the defense minister, Security Officials and the idf chief of staff. Theres no additional restriction or limitations on what civilians can do in israel along the northern border. We could see iranian response. Theres iranian proxies, including hezbollah. As to emphasize that point, theres a hezbollah flag on the hill here. That would be one option for iran to respond. Another would be iranian proxies in syria. Thats why theres a security assessment to see how iran might respond and if that response could be pointed towards israel. Iran has other options. It has influence with jihad in gaza. The firing of rockets. And local media is reporting that caonsulates and embassies are on alert. Were waiting to see if theres a political response. This is something that israels political establishment from Prime Minister netanyahu on down, will congratulate. At this point, they have not issued an official statement. Perhaps theyre not trying to provoke the situation at all. We have heard former ambassador to the u. S. , imichael orrin, saying in a soleimani, thousands for the murder of thousands offer issians, iraqis, americans, all those threatened by iran are grateful. And that will be the response of the political establishment as they choose to make it. Oren liebermann on the border between israel and lebanon, thank you. President trump says the strike was intended to deter future iranian attack plans. 2020 is an election year. Rewind nine years to 2011. And then, citizen donald trump tweeted this. In order to get elected, barack obama will start a war with iran. With that in mind, the 2020 Democratic Candidates are reacting. Former Vice President joe biden says, the Administration Statement says its goal is to deter future attacks by iran. But this action will certainly have the opposite effect. President trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox. And he owes the American People an explanation of the strategy. And from Bernie Sanders trumps dangerous escalation brings us closer to war in the middle east to could cost countless more lives and trillions more dollars. This action puts us on the path to another war. Elizabeth warren says, soleimani was a murderer responsible for the deaths of thousands, including americans. This move escalates a situation with iran and increases the likelihood of more deaths and new middle east conflict. Theres no statement from pete buttigieg, who is an army veteran. Mike pompeo talked down the idea of a war with iran. Should the American People be on a war footing where iran is concerned . This is iraniansponsored terror. Weve starved them resources. We denied them access. We put pressure on the iranian leadership. You want to keep it right here as secretary of state mike pompeo will be on new day later this morning. Well ask him what is the strategy . What is the next move for the United States . More on the iran situation. And revitalized Bernie Sanders going straight after joe biden. Wait until you hear how biden responded. Well, today marks one month to the iowa caucuses. Democrats start to pick their nominee. Bernie sanders taking on joe biden. Biden bringing in 22. 7 million, his best quarter so far, doubling his online donations. But sanders brought in a whopping 34. 5 million bucks. The vermont senator said this to the Washington Post about biden, he brings into this campaign a record that is so weak that cannot create the excitement and energy that will be needed to defeat President Trump. Biden had this short and sweet comeback. What do you say to Bernie Sanders . Good luck, bernie. Luck in your senior year, bernie. Andrew yang took an impressive 16. 5 million. Elizabeth warren has yet to release fundraising numbers. She sent an email to supporters in late december, seeking their help with a lastminute push. Theres new evidence that shows President Trumps direct role in the ukrainian pressure campaign. The kudocuments emerging as republicans have plans to shield the president with an impeachment trial. Mitch mcconnell is expected to define the next steps with his first floor speech of 2020. Mcconnell is expected to push back against democrats demands for testimony from current and former white house officials. A National Security blog show a Top White House budget official, michael buduffy, made it clear halt the aid, that came directly from the president. That came when mark esper and mike pompeo met with President Trump to discuss the hold that had been in place for two months. Duffy is one of four witnesses that democrats want to question in the impeachment trial. There could be damning bombshells and piles of official evidence that the president is refusing to hand over. The president orders a strike that kills a top iranian commander. Iran vowing revenge. What response lies in store . That and other headlines up next. When we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. I remember setting up shipstation. One or two clicks and everything was up and running. I was printing out labels and saving money. Shipstation saves us so much time. 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Thats a voluntary evacuation order, warning residents that worsening conditions are forecast for saturday. Families and pets evacuating on navy vessels. Ahead of whats likely to be a devastating weekend. Fires hit cattle farmers 1,000acre ranch on monday. 50 of the cows are dead. Hes forced to shoot the injured. 18 people have died so far across the region. 28 remain unaccounted for in victoria alone. Google says it has developed an Artificial Intelligence system that can detect Breast Cancer more accurately than doctors. Google used mammograms from women in the u. S. And u. K. The model produced false positives and false negatives where an existing cancer goes undetected. The study was published in the scientific journal nature. What revenge does iran have in store in new threats from e tehran after a Top Commander was killed in an air strike. The president bypassing congress to give the order. You look more like a heather. Do you ever get that . 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Citizens to leave iraq immediately. Soleimani was supported by proxies across the region and hated by the countrys enemies, who saw him as the mastermind of statesponsored terrorism. His assassination comes days after supporter of a militia stormed the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. The deputy head behind the group in those protests was also killed in the strike. They were protesting missile strikes launched by the u. S. For the death of an american contractor, an attack that the pentagon blamed on soleimanis forces. Tehran calling it dangerous. Adding, the u. S. Bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. One big question this morning is whether top congressional leaders were notified. Cnns Fareed Zacaria suspects they were not. Its not clear what the objective here. Soleimani is a bad guy. No question. We appear to be without congressional authorization, entering into another middle east war. Just the other day, trump did threaten iran during the Baghdad Embassy protests. The Supreme Leader replied, that guy has tweeted that we see iran responsible in baghdad and we will respond to iran. You cant do anything. Our coverage around the world begins with interNational Security editor nick paton walsh. What is irans next move, vowing harsh revenge . Reporter obviously, in a direct military confrontation with the United States, the iranians know they would be on the losing side. Thats the less likely situation here. And the assets in the middle east, able to defend themselves mostly and will be on a high state of alert because this just happened. We understand it was a target of opportunity. One official tells me, for a number of days, its been clear that the president authorized an attack like this. So, we can be looking at further asymmetrical attacks, thats the phrase being used when proxies may attack u. S. Embassies or assets in the region. Perhaps attack allies. Saudi arabia and israel will be on a high state of alert. Theyve seen attacks from iranian proxies in the past. They have attacked to the north, as well. Iran has to feel like it has done something. It has lost its most storied military commander that its had. The man behind so much of its military adventurism in the region, the onslaught against isis and the attacks that the u. S. Has launched in the region, too. But the options are not as expansive or immediate as you might think. As i say, it may be the u. S. Has calculated that the likely response will be something more of the same, at a higher level of asymmetrical pressure on embassies. Maybe civilians kidnapped around the region. Not gamechanging responses. Thats the challenge for officials here. They lost one of the major hard liners. One of the most wellknown figures, very publicly, with a direct message from the United States, this white house is not gunshy, it will go after iranian aggression. Possibly for decades is how listening this conflict has been continuing. We may see escalation in the days and weeks ahead. Or iran may wait to do less and wait until later. But were entering a new decade where this one act by the trump administration, wise or illjudged as it may be, is going to define so much of how this decade begins in the middle east. Nick paton walsh, thanks. Who is Qassim Soleimani and how significant is his death . The United States believes he is responsible for killing hundreds of americans. Lets go live to london and bring in cnns nic robertson. Nic, you described him as not just a war hero, but a National Hero. Reporter yeah. This was the way the image was being cultivated in iran. This is because he was doing such a good job coordinating irans proxies, spreading its reach and influence throughout the region. The neighbors of iran and the region, like saudi arabia, view iran as using its proxies, be they in yemen, iraq, syria, lebanon, to spread its influence to spread its muslim theology throughout the region. 10 of the worlds muslims, iran really sees itself as the home, the heartland of the muslims. So, in the gulf, at least, the sense of iran is a force thats been expanding. And soleimani has been spiriting in expanding that force throughout the region. There is no one to step into his shoes in tehran. He grew as iran grew under the theocracy. Since 1979, he became a military commander in the eightyear war between iran and iraq. 500,000 troops killed, chemical weapons used in trenchstyle warfare. He emerged from that battlehardened, battletested, a hero. And he rose up the ranks of the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps. Irans elite force, commanding that. And then, commanded the elite part of that force, the quds force. And he really is the person that personifies irans reach in the region. They have no one they cultiva cultivated, it appears, to step in and fill his shoes. Iran is dutybound, honorbound, to avenge his death. They say they will. Absolutely, we should take them at their word. This can look like Strategic Moves to throttle off oil supplies through the state of hormuz. It can look like attack on saudi oil facilities. But proxy forces, so loyal to soleimani, can be expected to take visceral action, to show tehran how loyal they are. Superhelpful background to understand how significant this is. Nic, thank you. The president , President Trump, ordering the strike that killed the top iranian general, from his resort in florida, where he is wrapping up his holiday vacation. On new years eve, the president was asked if he foresees a war with iran. I dont think that would be a good idea for iran. It wouldnt last very long. Do i want to . No. I want to have peace. I like peace. Iran should want peace more than anybody. I dont see that happening. Kristen holmes is live in West Palm Beach with the latest. We saw the white house step back when iran shot down an american surveillance airplane. We saw the United States step back or stand by when iran bombed saudi oil fields. Something has changed in the strategy now. Reporter thats right, christine. And good morning. It is clearly an escalation here. I want to break down what and how we got here. This is a fluid situation. Weve learned that President Trump was seen leaving a secured area around 6 00 p. M. At his maralago resort. Aides say they kept him updated throughout the evening on all of these events. And were waiting for some kind of formal announcement from the white house or from President Trump. All weve seen is this, a tweet sent out by the president , just shortly after the first reports of air strikes came in, of just an american flag. Now, no indication of whether or not hes going to speak or address this later today. Of course, were keeping our ear to the ground. Christine, i want to note that the president was not here making the decisions alone. Weve learned that the National Security adviser, robert obrien, was here with him at maralago, as well as the House Minority leader, kevin mccarthy. Look at this. This is an Instagram Post from mccarthy just hours ago, that really showcases the president around his resort of maralago. It shows him with President Trump, as well as jared kushner, his soninlaw, and a president ial adviser. Along with the deputy press secretary, hogan giddily, in different various positions around the resort. In this post, mccarthy praises President Trump. He logged these actions. But not all u. S. Lawmakers are on the same page. And unsurprisingly, the deep divide is among party lines. Republicans onboard with what mccarthy said. Onboard with the president. We heard from senator graham tweeting this. Saying, price of killing and injuring americans has just gone up drastically. If iranian aggression continues and i worked at an iranian oil refinery, i would think about a new career. Unsurprisingly, democrats are on the other side of this. They say theres concern about how this went down and what happens next. No Congressional Authority. No approval for the air strikes. It remains unclear who, if anyone, in congress was briefed about this. And of course, another large concern being the consequences of this action. We heard from democratic senator of connecticut, murphy. Take a listen to this. He says, did america just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the secondmost powerful person in iran, knowing thi iningly setti potential national war . The House Speaker has called for a briefing for all of congress to go over what happened. And we have heard from sources that say key officials on certain committees will be briefed later today. Again, no word on what exactly that will look like. I want to offer a piece of context here. Its very important talking to the analysts. President trump is something that since 2016, said that he doesnt want to be in the middle east. He said he wants to withdraw troops. Hes lamented the big footprint that the u. S. Has had in the middle east. But now, a lot of analysts are concerned this is going to make it harder to leave. Well have to put more troops in, essentially making our footprint even larger than it was before. Something to watch closely. Absolutely. Kristen there for us in florida. Thank you so much. If iran does choose to respond with force, israel would be unobvious target. Israel is assessing its security this morning. Oren liebermann is live for us on the israel lebanon border. Whats the latest there . Reporter israel is taking the situation very seriously. Prime minister netanyahu is cutting short a trip to greece. That trip was scheduled to go another 24 hours. The defense minister will have a security assessment with senior Security Officials and staff. There hasnt been limitations or restrictions put on israeli civilians in northern israel. Well see if that situation changes. Mt. Herman, adjacent to syria and lebanon, has been shut down for now. No other restrictions or limitations put on israeli civilians at this point. And its key to emphasize at this point. Meanwhile, were looking for reaction from israeli politicians. Netanyahu has not put out a statement. Neither has other israeli officials. Perhaps theyre trying to be quiet at this point, not to provoke iran or proxies at this stage. Theres no doubt that iran saw soleimani responsible for irans actions and actions for irans proxies in syria, its strategy and aggression. This is a move that will be lauded by israel senior officials. Wee see that in the tweet from the former ambassador to the u. S. , michael orin. Soleimani, responsible for the murder of thousands of syrians, iraqis, americans, and peace in the middle east is restored. All those threatened by iran, grateful. What does irans response look like . One of those options would be from proxies, such as hezbollah behind me, in southern lebanon. And as if to emphasize that point, i can see a hezbollah flag on a hill behind me. Another option would be proxies in syria or in southern israel, where iran has influence with gaza. Or they could target embassies or consulates overseas. They have gone on elevated alert. Thanks for laying out the next steps for us. President trump says the strike was intended to deter future iranian attack plans. 2020 is an election year. Rewind back to 2011. And then, citizen donald trump tweeted this. In order to get elected, barack obama will start a war with iran. With that in mind, the 2020 Democratic Candidates are reacting. Former Vice President joe biden says, the Administration Statement says its goal is to deter future attacks by iran. But this action will certainly have the opposite effect. President trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox. And he owes the American People an explanation of the strategy. And from Bernie Sanders trumps dangerous escalation brings us closer to war in the middle east to could cost countless more lives and trillions more dollars. This action puts us on the path to another war. Elizabeth warren says, soleimani was a murderer responsible for the deaths of thousands, including americans. This move escalates a situation with iran and increases the likelihood of more deaths and new middle east conflict. Mike pompeo talked down the idea of a war with iran. Should the American People be on a war footing in 2020 where iran is concerned . This is iraniansponsored terror. This threatened american interests. Weve taken a different approach. 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The oil prices are higher after the top general was killed in an air strike in baghdad. Its shaking global markets, as well. Markets moving lower here. Japanese markets are closed for the new year holiday. Those will resume on monday. Wall street futures taking back the gains from yesterday. Stocks kicked off the decade with fresh record highs. The dow closed up 330 points on the first trading day of 2020. The s p and the nasdaq ended the day higher. Important data about the health of the u. S. Economy. The manufacturing index, the ism comes out in five hours. The manufacturing has slipped into a recession. Its contracted for fourstraight months. Its at the lowest level in seven years. Top Business Leaders are entering the new year with the same concerns. Recession fears top the list of external concerns for ceos going into 2020. Last year, that was the third concern, uncertainty on the trade war lingers, after the announcement of the phase one trade deal with the u. S. And china. The president will sign that january 15th in washington. He will go to beijing at a later date. The number one fear, attracting and retaining top talent. Female directors made big strides. 10. 6 of directors of the top movies last year were women, the highest in 13 years. The directors of the farewell, hustlers, little women, all women. Women of color are all underrepresented. Four women of color directed a top movie in 2019. Early start continues right now. This is cnn breaking news. Iran is vowing harsh revenge after a strike ordered by President Trump kills the leader of irans special forces. Welcome back to early start. Im Christine Romans this friday morning. Im laura jarrett. Major breaking news overnight. Irans Supreme Leader vows revenge after the u. S. Killed the special commander of the special ops force. The most trusted advisers was hit at Baghdad International airport. It was a decisive action. General soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and troops in iraq and the region. The state department is urging all u. S. Citizens to leave iraq immediately. Soleimani was supported by proxies across the region and hated by the countrys enemies, who saw him as the mastermind of statesponsored terrorism. His assassination comes days after supporter of a militia stormed the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. The deputy head behind the group in those protests was also killed in the strike. They were protesting missile strikes launched by the u. S. For the death of an american contractor, an attack that the pentagon blamed on soleimanis forces. Tehran calling it dangerous. Adding, the u. S. Bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. One big question this morning is whether top congressiona