Than one occasion in the last 24 hours any role in these attacks but i think these kind of contradictory statements certainly are drawing attention to the kind of pressures that iraq a major u. S. Ally is under when of course it is such a huge regional ally with neighboring iran iraq relies on iran for around about 40 percent of its electricity needs its a huge economic player as well a great economic help to this country of course shares a strong religious ties so there has been a lot of speculation as to how these these armed groups these iran armed groups would react to any kind of escalation between the u. S. And iran and of course that puts a lot of pressure on the Iraqi Government or on Charles Strafford there from iraq. As we mentioned china is warning the u. S. Against blaming anyone without evidence u. S. Allies are being cautious too while describing the strikes as outrageous britains foreign secretary dominic rob says in terms of who is responsible the picture is not entirel
A new chapter for zimbabwe as the nation inaugurate a new president and ceremonies are getting underway and president emerson in the guard what is due to take the oath of office shortly well go live to harare as zimbabweans look forward to a new era with Robert Mugabe. Also coming up the leader of germany social democrats martin shows under pressure to enter a coalition with chancellor merkels conservatives he said he wont but some in his party reckon its time to think again. And brags it looms again over Brussels European Union leaders arrive for a summit with leaders of Eastern European nations but britains departure from the e. U. Is likely to dominate the agenda. Hello im terry Martin Thanks for joining us. Emerson is to be sworn in as in bob boys president shortly tens of thousands of people have poured into the National Sports stadium on the outskirts of the capital harare to witness the inauguration were looking at some pictures there the president the designated president in ga
Good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check traffic now. A quick reminder for parents in newport news. The brittinghammidtown today for hilton Elementary Students who are out of school today. Crews are still cleaning lead paint in the school. The newport news parks and Rec Youth Program is providing daycare from 8 in the morning until 5 30 this evening. Now to developing news out of the middle east. The Iran Revolutionary guard corps is questioning 10 american sailors thats according to Iranian State owned tv. Overnight, iran held the sailors at a base on farsi island. Iran seized the sailors and two boats after they drifted into iranian waters in the persian gulf yesterday afternoon. Iranian authorities accused the sailors of trespassing and snooping. Rico bush has been keeping an eye on the developments very closely. Rico, us authorities may be close to resolving the crisis yea, katie. Lex. According to us defense officials, iran has assured them that the crew and their boats would be re
And the troops would be allowed to continue their journey in the persian gulf this morning. Meanwhile, the navy says it is investigating how the boats drifted into iranian waters. Rico, bush, 10 on your side. Switching to traffic now, jen lewis is following breaking news on the roads. Good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check jeremy ad libs wx headlines today mostly sunny. Cold breezy. Highs will be in the midupper 30s. Winds wnw 1020mph with gusts to 25mph near the shore. Wind chills in the teens and 20s this morning. 20s this afternoon. Tonight clear and cold. Lows will be in the upper 20s. Winds sw 510mph. Thursday mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs will be in the low 50s. Winds sw 1015mph. It will be much colder today with dry breezy conditions. Wind chills will be in the teens and 20s this morning. They 30s. Tomorrow the temps will go up as the winds decrease. Highs will be in the 50s with lots of sun. Well see a nice day on friday, but rain will move will continue into saturday morning. I
Group of coworkers thinking they had won big today, wednesday, january 13th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Our dreams of staying and living at the white house squashed. Were back in new york. Not that i dont like this desk, but can we agree the white house balcony was a little bit better than the spot we are this morning. Of course, the state of the union was last night. Well have all the latest on that and the republican response as well. Let us start with our top story, irans release of that group of u. S. Navy sailors after holding them overnight. The incident adding a new layer of tension in the relationship between our two countries. Nbcs Jim Miklaszewski at the pentagon. What can you tell us. Reporter good morning. The navy sailors are back at morning in good condition. U. S. Military Officials Say theres no evidence th