Of soleimani an act of International Terrorism and a foolish escalation. The pentagon confirms u. S. Air strike killed soleimani. The strike happened as he was arriving to Baghdad Airport of the he was a prominent Iranian Military leader in. A statement, the pentagon said soleimani orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in iraq in the past month and approved the attacks on the u. S. Embassy in baghdad this week. The statement said strike was preemptive. Quote, general soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Service Members throughout the region. He was easily the second most powerful man in iran. He has been literally called the de facto foreign minister of iran arge of regional conflicts and proxy wars. So hes remarkably influential in the region. Reporter he is the director of iranian studies at stanford university. He says soleimani was seen in iran as an alternative to the regime and he had a big influence across the middle east. He was very much an influential figure in
Now at 11 00, breaking news, the man who ran irans military operations across the middle east is dead on orders from President Trump. The question tonight, how will iran respond . Reporter a fatal crash after a chase. Why the chp says they were pursuing a suspect through the streets of marin. Reporter neighbors in dublin in shock tonight after a deadly Home Invasion robbery, plus the disturbing details were learning about the suspects. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, irans Supreme Leader says a harsh retaliation is waiting after a u. S. Air strike killed his countrys top general. Good evening, im allen martin. And im veronica de la cruz. Natalie brand is in washington for us with the latest and what could be next. Reporter and veronica, allen, the u. S. Defense Department Says the iranian general killed in the strike was behind recent attacks on coalition bases in iraq, including the attack last friday that killed an American Defense contractor. So the u. S. Officials say
Another cars dash cam. Plus, stunning discovery. A man missing in the grand. Setting the stage for tvs big night. What to expect from the Golden Globes and why the show is going meatless. And the waitress ringing in 2020 with a massive tip and the famous face behind it. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with breaking news from baghdad where the pentagon launched a deadly air strike killing one of irans most powerful generals. The pentagon says Qasem Soleimani is responsible for hundreds of u. S. Deaths, and he was, quote, actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and Service Members in the middle east. Abcs ines de la cuetara joins us with the new details. Good morning. Reporter good morning, janai and kenneth. This represents a major escalation in tensions between the u. S. And iran. Qasem soleimani was a senior and popular iranian commander and overnight irans ayatollah is warning the u. S. Can expect severe retaliation. Tensions between t
Healthy. Plus, a major recall to tell you about as we kick off a busy friday early today starts right now good morning im cori coffin. And im frances rivera. We begin with breaking news. The tensions between the United States and iran escalating dangerously overnight. The Defense Department confirming that a u. S. Air strike in baghdad killed a top iranian general. Growing fears this morning about how iran might retaliate to do things that they see as tit for tat. If you hit us in a certain way, we are going to ratchet up and hit you back in a harder way and we just killed the probably the second most important person in their government nbcs cal perry joins us now from london. So, cal, iran vowing harsh response here. The big question is what that response is going to be. Yeah. And in what form will it come . We should mention, of course, the iranians have these proxies all across the region. Its likely to come in the form of one of those proxies. The most powerful has to be hezbollan
Pursuing a suspect through the streets of marin. Reporter neighbors in dublin in shock tonight after a deadly Home Invasion robbery, plus the disturbing details were learning about the suspects. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, irans Supreme Leader says a harsh retaliation is waiting after a u. S. Air strike killed his countrys top general. Good evening, im allen martin. And im veronica de la cruz. Natalie brand is in washington for us with the latest and what could be next. Reporter and veronica, allen, the u. S. Defense Department Says the iranian general killed in the strike was behind recent attacks on coalition bases in iraq, including the attack last friday that killed an American Defense contractor. So the u. S. Officials say this strike tonight was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. The u. S. Defense Department Says the military, at the direction of the president , conducted quote a defensive action at the Baghdad International airport in iraq, killing