It still remains a traffic jam. Were at greenbrae at sir Francis Drake and lacuesta. Its going to be a mess for a while. Live in greenbrae, wayne freedman, abc7 news. Thank you so much. Lets take another look at sky 7 over the scene here to hang on for just a moment. Were trying get back to that live picture. If not, well move on. You can see the car involved in the chase badly smashed up. Investigators trying to piece together exactly how the whole thing went down. This is a live picture from our sky 7 helicopter. And we will continue to monitor this story throughout the evening for you and bng you any new updates and developments as soon as we learn of them. Now, though, to our other top story, a woman is dead after being shot and killed in dublin. Her exboyfriend opened fire, he says in selfdefense after she and another man showed up at his door with a gun. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Police just took down the crime scene outside the home on monihan street. Kate larsen is live
Broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our 2 International Thomas certainly glad to have you with us we start with a very important developments in the middle east this hour reuters is reporting the u. S. Has struck iranian linked targets at Baghdad International airport it is also reported that a high profile iranian general so the money was killed in that strike along with an Iraqi Militia. And as more. It appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point were hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 members of the Popular Mobilisation forces were hit as well as 2 additional guests and that among those killed was qassam a solomonic the leader of the could force of the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps a very prominent figure in iran that he apparently has been killed in this strike that took place outside of the Baghdad Airport this comes its important to note
By broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our Team International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we have to start with some fast moving developments in the middle east of this hour at the pentagon confirms the u. S. Has struck iran linked targets Near Baghdad International Airport now it has also confirmed that high profile iranian general solo money was killed in that strike along with an Iraqi Militia commander donald trump tweeted a u. S. Flag after the announcement of solar moneys death now iraqi forces are said to be surrounding the green zone in baghdad where the u. S. Embassy is located there is no information yet on the reason for those troop movements arties cable mop and reports. It appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point were hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 members of the Popular Mobilisation forces were hit as well
Or broadcasting live to recommend studios in moscow this is an International Im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we have major breaking news out of the middle east in this hour a high profile iranian general soleimani is among several assassinated in a u. S. Drone strike in iraqs capital for more on this were going to turn to our senior correspondent. Live in the studio you are our man on the ground or you have been our man on the ground there in iraq you know the region you know the area you know the politics there. Big news what do we know so far well its all developing were right on the nights edge the situation is tremendously tense it is incredibly dangerous and the 2 sides the United States and iran and now on the verge of literally war reigning in National Security council is convening right now to discuss how to retaliate and a president ial aide to the president said that the United States must now be ready fool retaliation just just to recap this will happening
And very welcome to you youre watching R T International with me nikki airing our top story a senior u. N. Official is accusing the United States of torturing whistleblower Chelsea Manning with her continued incarceration a letter from the world bodys special rapporteur on torture to the u. S. Government from last november has now only just come to light. The practice of coercive depreciation of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercion and intimidation at the order of judicial authorities such deprivation of liberty does not constitute a circumscribed sanction for a specific offense but an open ended progressively severe measure of coercion for filling all the constitutive elements of torture or other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Chelsea Manning was a u. S. Military Intelligence Analyst but was arrested in 2010 for leaking classified information to wiki leaks