Joining us. Im dan ashley and im ama daetz. We begin in the middle east. Tensions are ratcheting up tonight after israel retaliated against iran for an attack over the weekend. Explosions were reported in at least one city in central iran. Iranian Officials Say a military air base was hit. Now the question is, will things escalate in the region even more , and will iran respond after it had said its military operations were over . In tel aviv, heres abcs News Reporter matt gutman, a senior us official, confirming to us that israel has begun its retaliation against iran. The iranian media reporting that there were explosions heard in the central city of isfahan about 200 miles from tehran. The same media also saying that there is an international airfield in that area. There are military or air force bases in that area as well as possible Iranian Nuclear assets as well. Commercial airliners have now been diverting from the area. Of course, this comes five days after that unprecedented h
Diplomacy seems to be working the news from San Francisco mayor london breed about pandas returning to San Francisco. Its happening. The pandas are coming. Good morning. On this friday, april 19th. Yes. Before we get to drew with weather, we want to check in with amanda for a Traffic Alert. Yeah, definitely. In the east bay, commuters there be aware there is a sig alert in pleasanton impacting traffic this morning. Its a solo car crash on southbound 680 before castlewood drive. Emergency crews are on scene and theyre planning to reopen at six this morning. Drew, lets check in with you. Yeah. Thanks, amanda. Get ready for a cooler day today. Well see. Temperatures more in the 60s and 70s instead of the 70s and 80s like we had for the past couple of days. A live look outside from the exploratorium camera. We are dealing with some cloud cover this morning. Well have partly to mostly cloudy skies early on, giving way to brighter conditions as we head throughout the afternoon. Temperatures
Other spots in the United States, and its said to have cut down accidents 25 . It sounds familiar. A smartphone does what youre talking about. Yes. The traveler information you get on your cell phone is also another element of this project. Eventually we gonna have similar type of information that motorists are used to seeing on their cell phone. Reporter at a cost of 79 million. 7 the Million Dollars for what i can get on my cell phone . 79million . A lot of Times Technology catches up with bureaucracy. Was this money well spent . Absolutely. Reporter because, he says, theres so much more. Speed limits will be changed depending on traffic. Lights coordinated on surface streets that bear the brunt of frustrated freeway drivers. Lanes could be opened or closed. For this part of highway 80, i think its worth it. Its really busy. Thats a lot of money. They could fix the potholes on the roads for 79 million. [ laughter ] reporter now, they say its going to save hundreds of millions of doll
Have a crew at sundays debate. And will provide complete coverage from charleston. 3 3 3 were following a developing story in jakarta, indonesia. There are reports of several explosions in the center of the city. Reuters and afp report at least three people were killed. Cnn indonesia says a Police Station appears to have been one of the targets. We are also getting reports of blasts near a shopping center. It is not immediately clear who is behind this. 3 3 3 happening today. The man charged with a triple murder in asheville is expected to be in court. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for Pierre Griffin the second. He is accused of killing uhon johnson, Alexandra King and tatianna diz in november. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek the Death Penalty in the case. Griffin also faces larcey and Armed Robbery charges. 3 3 3 new information this morning. In the death of an upstate High School Basketball player. The Spartanburg County Coroners Office says 18 yearold nathan moor
Reporter call it a sign of powerball fever sweeping nation. Tickets ahead of the drawing selling at a frenetic pace of 1. 3 million tickets a minute during rush hour. The winner . This is the winner. Drawing long lines, inspiring people to cross state borders california. We are all going to buy round trip tickets to the moon. Crossing National Borders for canadians. More than 300,000,000 tickets sold wednesday. Thats almost one for every person in the country for a prize that got too big to even fit on billboards. But the cash value does come close, lottery officials reporting it comes out to 983. 5 million. The california winner who bought his or her ticket will split the jackpot with any winners in other states. A California Lottery spokesperson saying there are two others that we know of, in florida and tennessee. Holly its not us this morning, but maybe our friends in florida, tennessee, and california will share . Jay right. Holly at least they will share with charities that will