right now, president biden vowing to respond after three u.s. troops were killed by a drone in the middle east. plus a bipartisan deal in congress could lead to the first major immigration overhaul in decades. and what might be the broadest campaign promise we ve heard in a while, donald trump claims that he will deliver nothing short of world peace. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is monday, january 29. 5:00 a.m. here in washington where intelligence agencies are working to determine exactly which iran backed militia to hold responsible for a drone attack on a small u.s. outpost in jordan near the syrian border that killed three american soldiers. officials say at least 34 more troops were injured in the attack. it is a number likely to rise as soldiers report symptoms oftrau. president biden vowed that the u.s. will hold all those responsible to account at a time and manner of our choosing. we had a tough day l
the sub vanishing without a trace while exploring the wreckage of the titanic. what the coast guard is saying about multiple underwater noises detected earlier today. and even if the sub is found, is the equipment capable of bringing it to the surface in time? gio benitez in halifax again tonight. the massive explosion in paris. more than two dozen people injured. the building housing the paris american academy, a fashion and design school. the structure partially collapsing. smoke filling city streets. authorities now revealing a possible cause. the deadly heat wave across the south taking the life of a postal worker. record-high temperatures in texas. the heat index nearing 120 degrees. tornado threats from wyoming to texas. rob marciano timing it out. pentagon leak suspect jack teixeira pleading not guilty in federal court today. prosecutors accusing him of accessing highly classified documents, then sharing them with a group on social media, putting many lives at ri
though there have been varying reports on the number of casualties. the us geological survey says the quake had a magnitude of 5.9. chinese state media is also reporting that some water, electricity and road networks are damaged. a second quake struck neighbouring xinjiang hours later on tuesday. the damage from that 5.5 magnitude strike was not immediately clear. in a statement, chinese president xi jinping said: he has ordered full rescue efforts to gansu, one of the country s poorest regions. we ll bring you more details as they come in. now, international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. on monday, the us defense secretary was the latest to add his voice during talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and israel s war cabinet. the department of defense says mr austin underscored the need for concerted efforts to protect civilians and urged israel to plan for transitioning to the next phase of operations. his israeli counterpart sai
firefighters, soldiers and police are searching for survivors as the temperature hits 13 degrees celsius that s about 9 degrees fahrenheit. those efforts carried on into daybreak as authorities warned that more aftershocks may occur. a second quake struck neighbouring xinjiang hours later. the damage from that 5.5 magnitude strike was not immediately clear. in a statement, chinese president xi jinping said: he s ordered full rescue efforts to gansu, one of the country s poorest regions. taiwan president tsai ing wen has expressed condolences to china on the gansu earthquake. the islands presidential office added that taiwan is willing to provide assistance to china. now, international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. on monday, the us defense secretary was the latest to add his voice during talks with prime minister benjamin neta nyahu and israel s war cabinet. the department of defense says mr austin underscored the need for concerted
a magnitude of 5.9. chinese state media also reports that some water, electricity and road networks are damaged. the chinese government has dispatched teams of rescue workers to assist local emergency personnel. we ll bring you more details as they come in. now, international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. on monday, the us defense secretary was the latest to add his voice during talks with prime minister benjamin neta nyahu and israel s war cabinet. the department of defense says mr austin underscored the need for concerted efforts to protect civilians and urged israel to plan for transitioning to the next phase of operations. his israeli counterpart said israel would not control gaza in any civilian way after the war. here s the defense secretary earlier. protecting palestinian civilians in gaza is both a moral duty and a strategic imperative. so we will continue to stand up for israel s bedrock right to defend itself. and we will al