Its tuesday, january 7th, 2020. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reporter irans revolutionary guard threatened to set ablaze places supported by america. Mile east. R new threats from r [ chants ] reporter dozens are dead following a stampede that erupted during the funeral procession for iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The mass chaos, and the Trump Administration hasnt a clue about what it is doing. Reporter john bolton is prepared to testify if subpoenaed by the senate in its impeachment trial of President Trump. This i think is going to be very hard for republicans to say no to. Reporter another earthquake hit off the coast of puerto rico. Came less than 24 hours after a 5. 8magnitude quake damaged homes. Harvey weinstein is facing new charges of rape in california. Reporter this comes shortly after weinstein went to trial in new york on similar charges. We hear you, and we believe you. Reporter President Trump is of more than 100 american volunteers are already
Claims to be or an overpriced Health Hazard . And new high tech gadgets for your head, your wrist and even your fingernails. Well take you to the Largest Electronics show where robots are taking over. But we begin today with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. They have made some agreements so suddenly it seems positive at this point. North and south korea hold landmark talks. Some progress already announced on military matters and the olympics, the u. S. Of course merely bystanders. At the white house today a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers will meet with President Trump to find a way forward on daca. The president was with a Friendly Group of farmers as he touted the effect of his policies. Oh, are you happy you voted for me. You are so lucky that i gave you that privilege. The Trump Administration ending whats called protected status for nearly a Million People from el salvador. Thousands of california residents evacuate because of possible flooding and mud slides.
Up and protected them. Even as late as this afternoon, fire crews were still dousing hot spots. For all the carnage at the site, no deaths, no injuries. This is not a ghost ship story thankfully. Reporter so this building was set to be about 200 apartment units. Oakland City Council Member mcelhaney says once they review the foundation and make sure its stable, they will rebuild thank you. Our kpix 5 crews rushed to the scene and were there at the height of the fire all morning long. The flames were raging right behind our reporters and photographers for hours as fear crews worked to get them under control. Kpix 5s Katie Nielsen tells us what it was like. Reporter we got to the scene about 5 00 this morning and from where we were standing right here, the heat from the fire was so intense, it felt like a blast furnace. Ash was everywhere. As we said, neighbors will be kept out of their homes until that crane comes down. The red cross has just opened this shelt for those displaced at the
And 15,000 flights across the country have been canceled. Ines ferre has the latest in new york city. Reporter thousands of new yorkers today are without power and the southern part of manhattan is virtually shut down. Reporter a storm surge nearly 14 feet high pushed ashore flooding hundreds of miles of coastline from virginia to massachusetts. Its the most flooding i have seen in all the years i have lived here. Reporter floodwater and high winds have knocked out power to millions of people. We are seeing a large number of fires caused by downed wires and electrical problems relating to outages. Reporter more than 200 firefighters are still battling a blaze in an evacuation in queens. More than 50 homes have already been destroyed. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. And Power Outages prompted a Mass Evacuation from nyu hospital when a backup generator failed. Dozens of ambulances lined up to evacuate more than 200 patients throughout the Early Morning hours and extra
Opener, your world in 90 seconds. Given some of the intelligence failures of recent years, president elect has made it clear to the American People that hes skeptical about conclusions. President elect trump plans a possible overhaul of spy agencies. Happening in the middle of mr. Trumps clash with the Intelligence Community [ bleep ] donald trump. Police in chicago now have arrested four people saying they tortured a mentally disabled man and live streamed the video on social media. Its sickening. It makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that. It was total chaos, there was smoke on the train. In new york city more than 100 people are recovering after their commuter train derailed. We just a big boom desperate search for a helicopter that crashed into the harbor. Police say there were two people on board. Emotional Farewell Speech from president obama to the military. Our nation endures. We live free under the red, white and blue because of patriots like you.