A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. The stakes as california is progressive stomps on issues from Climate Change to immigration as long come to appear to my eyes liberal opposition to preston on trump says this puts a launch combatant reveal about the choices facing americans in the coming president ial election in the 2nd of 2 special reports. Thats been finding out. As wildfires rage across california late last year scorching more than 100000. 00 acres and driving tens of thousands from their homes u. S. President donald trump lashed out at the states leadership and threatened to cut off federal and youve got fires eating away at california every year because that is just so bad the government is the no its like if he doesnt know what hes doing that governor Gavin Newsome was the 1st in america to issue a stay at home order to combat cope with 19 saving many lives
Response. Cbs news correspondent Nicole Killion reports on washington on the latest fallout from last weeks drone strike. Reporter secretary of state mike pompeo expressed support sunday for President Trumps threat to hickt ba the death of general qasem soleimani. Ive been part of the nnin pg respond with great force and great vigor in the iranian leader which is makes a bad decision. We hope that they wont, but when they do, america will respond. Reporter late saturday, the president tweeted that 52 iranian sites have been picked as targets in iran attacks. The tweet says some of the targets have cultural significant. On cbss face the nation, Margaret Brennan asked secretary of state pompeo if that is consistent with his own message of deescalation. Depletely consistent. Threatening to bomb plain land iran . The iranian leadership needs to understand that attacking americans is not cost free. Reporter death to america was channeled while thousand of mourners poured into the streets in
Concord. Tracking a few weather systems as we head through the rest the idetails rning, am tracki the slowdowns this morning. It is slow and go especially as you work your way towards the bay bridge. We have got the metering lights on. They were turned on at about 5 18 this morning and traffic starting to stack up there. Backed up well beyond the 880 overpass, almost to the maze at this point. So a slow ride on your approaches now, thats the east shore freeway just coming out of emeryville as well as westbound 580 as you work your way out of oakland this morning. Taking a look at traffic, things are definitely starting to get a bit busier across the east shore freeway. A crash westbound 80 right at 37, its they just pushed it out of the right shoulder, or the slow lane, i should say, over to the right shoulder, a bit of an improvement there. But then you will see brake lights into vallejo, slow as you work your way into berkeley this morning. Traffic along 680, a couple of hot spots so
Welcome to the mornings on at nine. It is good to be back in the good actually have some cooler temperatures out there playing a role in the firefighter there in the county. Really some good news for a change when it comes to the contained fire which fire crews are making significant progress the fires go just one square mile overnight to 120 square miles the real positive news is that containment has doubled from 15, to 30 now while severe wind gusts remain a concern high wind advisor was canceled overnight because wind was not as strong as predicted. They estimate that this fire will be fully contained by a week from tomorrow. It was and we want to update you on a breaking news story that was first brought you a little bit earlier here firefighters have knocked out flames of a new fire burning near the lake. This fire picked up around 730 this morning on rockwell road. Skye fox overhead so that the fire was not too big it did burn a small area of brush and there is no major damage. N
As u. S. Forces move out Turkish Backed forces are moving into syria. And here in the bay area curdish supporters are out raged over the u. S. Pull out. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. New developments in the situation in syria. Just days after President Trump ordered the withdrawal of u. S. Troops in the region reports say hundreds of isis family members have escaped from a detention camp. We have the latest. Reporter following President Trumps decision to pull back about 30 u. S. Troops from syria northern border, turkey brutal assault on curdish troops and civilians continues. This video appears to show prisoners on the ground. Moments before being executed. The president taking to twitter sunday defending the decision. Writing very smart not to be involved in the intense fighting along the border. The president ordered a full withdraw of 1,000 troops from the north. Even as the administration dnies the original troop pull back contributed to the deteriorating situation. Turkey