Responding to a deadly rocket attack on a coalition base the u. S. Launches a new round of airstrikes in iraq. Asian markets have opened in freefall extending global losses on fears of a recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic it follows a day of horror for u. S. European and middle eastern markets and basters are bailing out of the travel restrictions and business shutdowns that are bringing economies to a halt italy has ramped up its lockdown closing bars restaurants and shops of france norway and ireland are among the latest countries to close schools and universities efforts to stop large gatherings and lead to severe restrictions on sporting events european football leagues an american basketball baseball and hockey leagues all suspended. So lets continue our coverage here with whats been another Tour De Force for Global Markets on wall street the Dow Jones Industrial average sank almost 10 percent its worst losses. Since black monday crash of 1987 and london the footsie 100.
A coalition base the u. S. Launches a new round of airstrikes in iraq. Asian markets have opened in freefall extending a global ralphs on fears of a recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic it follows a diet day for us european and middle east in stocks invest as a bailing out amid travel restrictions and business shutdowns that are bringing economies to a halt italy has ramped up its lockdown closing baals restaurants and shops all fronts norway and ireland are among the latest countries to close schools and universities if its to stop large gatherings have led to severe restrictions owns forcing events european football matches and american basketball baseball and hockey games are among those canceled or postponed. The fallout is continuing on Global Markets on wall street the Dow Jones Industrial average sank almost 10 percent its worst losses since the black monday crash of 1987 and none in the footsie 100 closed down almost 11 percent while european markets together dropped 12
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Goodrich live in oakland, thank you. Oakland police spent much of the day surrounding a mayor grow operation on adeline street. It started with police arriving before sunrise to a robbery in progress. One suspect was detained, officers recovered a firearm, then police took up defensive positions around the unlicensed facility. There was concern other armed suspects might be inside. Police cleared the scene this afternoon. There were no more arrests. Im ken bastida at the live news desk, and we are tracking a case of possible road rage that happened late this afternoon in oakland. Lets check out this video that just came into the newsroom. It shows a car with a broken windshield. You can see that on the passenger side. This happened along highway 13 at the redwood road exit in the crestmont neighborhood. A witness told us off camera that 2 drivers were racing and one threw an object at the other. So far police are not confirming any details about what happened. At one point they say tha
Thats our top story tonight that breaking news over on strikes back against the us launching Ballistic Missiles at to a rocky bases that are housing us troops and iran is now warning that if the us retaliates for todays attack. Iran will attack the us homeland. This is a rapidly developing situation in tonight. We may hear from the president in the oval office. And this just in the Iran News Agency put out this video it reportedly shows missiles hitting. A us air base ah but it is not independently. Confirmed yet. Right now were joined by the president of the National Iranian American Council from washington dc jamal body. He joins us now live good jamal at what your the escalating tensions. Well my reaction is we we didnt know this was coming we knew had pledged to retaliate. And on life. Iranian actions in the this was least to iran did not try to deny it and not try to have this come through some source that was deniable this is a symbolic message from the iranian government in reta