Good morning, everyone. Its monday, september 16th. Im Ayman Mohyeldin along side Yasmin Vossoughian. We begin in the mild east whedd where iran is dying it was behind a series of drone attacks. The Early Morning attacks targeted a saudi processing field and a major oilfield. It cut the kingdoms liquefied natural gas in about half. It also destroyed more than 5 of the oil supply around the globe. Oil prices have spiked more than 15 in the aftermath and u. S. Gasoline futures and Heating Oil Futures have jumped significantly on that news. Yem Yemens Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility. They said the attacks are related to the devastating saudi led war in yemen which has led to a catastrophic famine and a humanitarian crisis and left almost 100,000 people dead including scores of civilians. Secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted that iran is directly to blame and quote, there is no evidence the attacks came from yemen. A senior u. S. Official telling nbc news the attacks came from
Tweeted this, saying, iran has back. Now launched an unprecedented attack on the Worlds Energy supply. This is no evidence the attacks came from yemen. Iran has responded to that accusation from pompeo, calling it baseless and dangerous. Meantime, nasa has released satellite images capturing the sheer magnitude of the attack, and in these images you can see the smoke from the fires at the Saudi Oil Facilities all the way from space. Yemens Houthi Rebels originally claimed responsibility for the attacks, but now sources of cnn tell us the attacks likely came from iraq, further raising questions about where these drone attacks came from and who was responsible for them. Our cnn correspondents are all over the world covering, this including from tehran, and were the only network in the region there. Thats where our Nick Peyton Walsh is. Nick, how are they responding to the word that tehran is behind this attack . Hes saying this is a switch from maximum pressure. Thats been the phrase peo
Caught red handed trying to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election. By pressuring a foreign leader to target joe biden, an american citizen for political gain. Cnn newsroom starts now. Hello everyone, thank you for joining me this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We start with a Dramatic New Development in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and the pressure mounting. House intel chairman adam schiff is vowing to act your gently after nurnsing theres a tentative agreement for the anonymous whistleblower to testify before congress and it could happen as early as this week. All that needs done is make sure attorneys that represent the whistleblower get the clearances they need to accompany the whistleblowers testimony and figure out the logistics to protect the identity of the whistleblower. Thats our paramount concern. This whistleblower has done a Cardinal Service to the country by exposing wrongdoing of the most serious kind, a breach of the president s duty to the
U. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo is leading the accusations. He tweeted this. With zero publicized evidence to support his claim saying quote, iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world energy supply. There is no evidence the attacks came from yemen. Rebels in yemen initially took responsibility for the attacks, however that quickly raised pigss that this large scale operation might have been too much of a technological feat for that group. The fires have cut off half of saudi arabias oil supply and have halted 5 of Oil Production worldwide. And just to put it into perspective the sheer magnitude of the attacks, here are satellite images from nasa where you can see the smoke from the fires at the Saudi Oil Facilities from space. Joining me now to discuss is Cnn International correspondent in beirut and nick peyton wallach in tehran. The iranian government is calling the secretary of state pompeos claims against them baseless. What is iran saying about who would be r
Call for Brett Kavanagh to be impeached after a new allegation of Sexual Misconduct when he was in college. You cant make that Decision Just on news reports. You have to actually get those documents. It w we didnt get all the documents pertaining to his professional work or his personal life. And paw patrol, a climate in crisis and a warning from the top of the world as an arctic culture is threatened. Even the old tradition of dog sledding is jeopardized by Climate Change. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where President Trump on twitter is threatening military action after afternoon attack against the Worlds Biggest Oil facility in saudi arabia, prompting global fears as Oil Prices Spike to new highs. The president met with his National Security council today. On sunday mr. Trump tweeted there is reason to believe that we know the culprit. Are locked and loaded depending on verification but are waiting to hear from the kingdom as to who they believe is the cause of the atta