Or broadcasting studios in moscow this is r. T. International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now we start with our developing story a rocket attack has been reported at the airport in baghdad iraq reports say 12 Iraqi Servicemen are injured we can now cross a live to our d. C. And who is staying across this story for us certainly interesting the timing of whats been happening there at the embassy what do we know so far. Well its not exactly clear what has happened at the Baghdad Airport however it appears that the airport has been closed off with flights being suspended after what is being reported to have been a rocket attack now reports seem to indicate that 12 Iraqi Service members have been injured by an apparent rocket attack not exactly clear furthermore are we are seeing reports that a leader of the Popular Mobilization forces of shia muslims in iraq has also been killed and that this individual was someone who was involved in the recent protests that took pla
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Im annemarie green. President trump is expected to make a statement this morning after iran launched missile attacks against american troops in iraq. The pentagon confirmed iran fired more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles at two Iraqi Military bases housing american bases. Images of the alleged strikes were captured on Iranian State tv. There was no immediate word of casualties, though. U. S. Officials are assessing the damage and an elite wing of Iranian Military said the attacks were hard revenge for the death of its top general in a u. S. Drone attack last week. This morning irans Supreme Leader called it a slap of the face. Irans foreign minister said the attacks were legitimate selfdefense adding washingtons assessment to retaliate shouldnt be based on illusions. President trump was briefed on the rocket attacks and tweeted all is well. Catherine johnson is in washington
Africa. They are 262 49. All of the good afternoon. Hard graft for coming up on afternoon englands cricketers on day one of the second test against south live, all the sport details at 4 30pm. Africa. The batsmen have struggled to kick on in cape town. They are its live, all the sport been another mixed day for doing 0k, 172 fought for and we will englands its been another mixed day for englands cricketers in south africa tell you why they have banned after choosing to bat in the second darren bett has all the weather. Football at 2 30pm. Test, they have reached 227 for six thanks, ben, and darren bett weve seen more sunshine but it has with 30 minutes left on day one. Been colder. It will turn milder has all the weather. Ill tell you why they are not using over the weekend with more cloud and its been colder but sunnier through football in the warm any more. There is more energy in the thats at 3 30pm. Atmosphere as we move into next today. Mild weather is set to week. More details la
A fragmentation of ice in itself because we have seen we have seen some of that i think with with other groups actually who have lost their their leader so we might see some sort of fragmentation of icily if. If we see differences between them we have seen this for example with the taliban in afghanistan so if they dont agree with that with that with with their leader that oil of them if they dont agree on their leader we might see that fragmentation as i said great to have you with us today my one couple on thank you thank you the rest of the days news is still ahead im anderson pellon jordans capital amman which is bursting with colors and quickly becoming a home for street art. Hello what is looking lassie fired in try now for to pat as we go through the next couple of days it will be increasingly settles we have got a little bit of cloud just making its way through brighter skies coming back in behind and that is also the case into the Korean Peninsula temperatures getting up to ar
A few years time without you cation without. Economic and like Economic Conditions i think its going to be very easy for the likes of isis to recruit those people and to come to make a comeback thank you. Thank you. Just another note on iraq at least 70 People Killed there in 2 days of demonstrations against the Iraqi Government on saturday funerals were held for some of those killed by Security Forces protesters say they will not give up until there is political change their anger over corruption and a worsening economy the Influential Shiite cleric is calling for the Prime Minister to resign and m. P. s linked to him a staging a sit in parliament. Them in iraq along the shedding of blood belonging to peaceful iraqi protesters who were calling for the legitimate rights it became necessary for us to take the moral and National Responsibility to ensure the stability of iraq and the safety of its people and to stop its march into the unknown therefore the siren parliamentary bloc announc