Eerie blood red in australia after another day of bushfires likened to an atomic bomb. So i dont know trump has issued a stark warning to iran threatening to hit dozens of targets inside the Islamic Republic if it retaliates for the targeted killing of top command that cost him so many the u. S. President fired off a series of tweets part of which said iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain usa assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader let this serve as a warning that if iran strikes any americans or American Assets we have targeted 52 iranian sites and those targets and iran itself will be hit very fast and very high the usa wants no more threats mike hanna following this one from washington d. C. For us hi mike i mean there are diplomatic efforts going on in this part of the world right now but this is the characteristic undiplomatic language from the u. S. President. Indeed yes using a medium that is not covered in diplomacy and that is social media in the form of twitter very strong words from the president and somewhat surprising given that his Administration Officials have been briefing the media the secretary of state to my pump aoe in particular talking about the need for deescalation saying repeatedly that the us one steel escalation in the situation still the members of the administration though continue to for trey the attack as a defensive measure as a clear and present danger attempting to say that it was in response to an imminent threat but certainly President Trump throwing any form of diplomatic niceties away in the off the street these tweets let alone the content of the tweets these coming out as he spent the day in d. C. Reportedly at his golf club before returning to florida where hes been on the cation over the holidays here it might the white house has also released its official documents with regards to the strike i mean very much after the fact whats been the reaction to it. Well this is an terms of the war powers resolution in terms of which the white house is obliged to notify congress within 48 hours of the commencement of hostilities when it puts troops in harms way it comes in the form of a document that is signed delivered to congress and theres been a very sharply worded statement in response from the speaker of the house nancy pelosi who says 1st of all that shes absolutely dismayed that the entire contents of this notification are classified she says and i quote this notification raises more questions than answers that document pretty serious an urgent questions about the timing and justification of the administrations decision to engage in hostilities against iraq she then goes on to say that the trumpet ministrations provocative ischl a tree and disproportionate military engagement continues to put Service Members diplomats and citizens of america and our allies in danger she talks to about the fact that the action was taken without an authorize ation for use of military force against iran now this is a separate matter from the notification its actually an act that has been used by previous president s in particular george w. Bush justifying the invasion of iraq but it does require congressional approval if he trumpet ministration has been arguing that no it does not this is going to be the subject of debate in congress particularly among democrats members who are absolutely incensed about the fact that the president completely bypass congress in terms of this escalation with iran so a lot of talk is going to be happening in congress in the days ahead and certainly the tone of the speaker of the houses response to that obligatory notification sets a very dire agenda for what will happen in the house. And in the senate in the days ahead thank you for the updates mike hanna in washington d. C. Meanwhile they have been more rocket attacks in and around baghdad one exploded in the heavily fortified green zone near the American Embassy 2 others hit close to an iraqi air base where there are u. S. Troops in contract and also the has blood brigades of the pro iran Paramilitary Group is warning iraqi forces to stay away from u. S. Bases theres been grief and rage as well in the streets of baghdad and in the shia holy cities of karbala and the jeff where funeral processions were held for the iranian command the confidence of the many and the Iraqi Militia leader dont forget the mohan days who was killed alongside him. Before donald trump sent his tweets diplomats and leaders have also been scrambling to try to ease the crisis between the u. S. And iran that is carters foreign minister there meeting the iranian leadership also the leaders of france the u. K. And saudi arabia calling for calm ok some a binge of aid has a report now from baghdad. Multiple attacks have been reported in and around iraqs capital baghdad 3 incidents confirmed by Iraqi Security forces one took place inside the fortified green zone they predict have landed near the u. S. Embassy compound Iraqi Security forces calling it a rocket attack near the celebrations area inside the green zone the another incident happened in the neighborhood in a residential area of baghdad and the 3rd incident and north of baghdad in sanaa had been province in balad base where some storerooms were head and weve also heard from one leader of the militia who has been lower has been our brigade which has been deemed as a terrorist organization by the United States that all iraqi forces should distance themselves from u. S. Bases from sunday on birds so it is a state of high alert for Iraqi Security forces as they brace themselves for what they expect is going to be some sort of a reaction and weve also seen a flurry of diplomatic activity to try and deescalate the situation in that region this is being spearheaded by others foreign minister who went to the iranian capital and met not just the president but his counterpart as well there iran insisting that this attack which happened in baghdad is a flagrant violation of International Norms and law which is something that we saw in the telephonic conversation between Sergey Lavrov the Russian Foreign minister and the really and foreign minister that was something that was repeated as well and throughout the day here in baghdad the situation remains tense but calm as protesters mourned the death of their leaders in the iraqi capital their funeral procession took place here and then the bodies will be taken from baghdad to karbala and najaf is where the end mohan this will be. They turned up in their thousands angry and somber for the killing of their leaders by the United States. Chanting and the u. S. Slogans the protesters included families of the supporters of iran backed fighters in iraq. God willing the resistance to defeat them or continue and this gathering is a response to american attacks on the need this and victory is coming. Flags at the funeral of money and this represent the various fighting groups which constitute the Popular Mobilization forces iraqis see the assassinations as a violation of their sovereignty and of the rules of engagement by u. S. Forces individuals the u. S. Has called terrorists and public enemies are heroes to many in iraq thats why the current and former Prime Ministers came to pay their respects the leader of the Popular Mobilization forces who is also the National Security advisor also walked with the procession. Americas tyranny will fade as it exceeds its limits would arrogance we demand the Iraqi Government and parliament legislate to make iraq stronger with the Popular Mobilization forces the army and its people on sunday we want good news from parliament no procrastination and no delay we must get rid of dirty forces standing on iraqi chests. The banners of hezbollah brigades are prominent the u. S. State department has declared the shia group a terrorist organization its fighters were recently targeted by the u. S. On the iraq border and that was the reason cited by groups for attacking the us Embassy Compound in baghdad. This was the brigades former leader because we lost commanders of the hotshot who liberated iraq and liberated provinces occupied by eisel iraq force on behalf of all the world this violation has all iraqi people angry and condemning the crime. The bodies of the leaders try. From holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf where hundreds will be buried while very ill is to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraqs sovereignty president has spoken to World Leaders including the turkish and french president they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of groups in dead last until the money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u. S. Troops from iraq the parliaments extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u. S. Forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. With out of there a fact that. 14 people have been killed and 19 others were injured as a roadside bomb went off by a bus and became a fast 7 School Children among the dead as well it happened it happened in the area of the province no claim of responsibility the bus though one of 3 in a convoy carrying about 160. 00 people. Libyas Health Ministry says at least 30 people been killed by an airstrike that had a military academy in tripoli many bodies still havent been identified so that death toll could rise significantly it is the latest attack in warlord Khalifa Haftar ongoing offensive to seize tripoli from the un recognized government after forces are backed by egypt the u. A. E. And saudi arabia one of the one who is in tripoli and says most of the victims are believed to have been young cadets who were not on active duty. Its very clear to. At the hospitals the Public Hospitals were the victims were transferred from the military academy that was hit by a drone loyal to the warlord. We just came back from one of the Public Hospitals where the victims are receiving good treatments and medical sources there say that it was so difficult for them to identify bodies of the did victims because most of the dead bodies were either burned or torn apart by the attack now medical sources also say that they have been calling the Health Ministry has been calling on people to go to the hospitals to do neat blood most of the victims are aged 18 to 22 and their military students from all the cities and areas in libya do not we spoke to the commander the head of this military academy said that they dont have anything to do with the ongoing fighting for control of tripoli theyre just as students of military academy theyre not fighting against have to his forces thats where there is no reason why his forces are targeting this a military academy and meanwhile have to the fighter jets also targeted the main gate of m 80 gear port and of years has been halted in the airport and all flights have been diverted again to misrata airport about 2 and a half hours drive to the east from the capital of tripoli. Now. Promised to intensify his assault on tripoli off to Turkeys Parliament agreed to send troops to libya he said his fight was now against a foreign occupier and said men and women must take up arms and support. The man who has for years led a parallel government in libya now calls on all libyans to rise up against what he described as a looming turkish invasion but i do and i dont know how the enemy has announced war here advertise aggression and decided to invade our nation hed be just a watchful defended took his people which had tied to us in brotherhood in islam must stand in the face of this deranged cannon labutta who is leading his army into ruin noisy and i dont know much about to be at the opera we address so a speech to the whole arab world to its people and leaders to its youth and saying that a national war is being fueled by this to range turkish sultan throughout the whole region targeting the at a bit tentative from its west to its east. After self declared Libyan National army has been fighting to take control of tripoli since april more than 20 rockets hit civilian areas of tripoli shortly after his speech after is backed by turkeys regional rivals saudi arabia egypt and the united arab emirates. Turkey is determined to support the u. N. Backed government defending the libyan capital Turkeys Parliament approved the deployment of troops to libya last week after the g. N. A. T. Asked for military support but there are still no confirmed details on timing troop numbers or what role theyll take this has the ability to alter the dynamics completely in libya and restore some largest position of strength at the negotiating table and given that the u. A. E. And egypt are not keen on an all out war with turkey in libya have to believe that his chances are running out and this is why we see these increasingly hostile statements towards techie. In a statement the un secretary general antonio terras said he wants an immediate cease fire and a return to political dialogue by all parties but even the un backed government seems to have lost faith in the uns efforts on the ground one senior g. N. A. T. Leader told libyan t. V. His government no longer relies on the u. N. Mission in tripoli zain but. Amidst tension mounts over turkeys plans to send troops to support the un recognized government tripoli egypt has been doing military exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean sea egypt has warned turkey any intervention will only make the situation in tripoli and the region much worse. Lets have a look at whats coming up for you on this news hour indonesia in the grip of the worst floods anyone can remember and theres even more rain coming. Also from democratic republic of congo to Silicon Valley why a rights group is suing californias tech giants on behalf of child minors and peta has english f. A. Cup Action Sports putting the holders Manchester City reached the final. To both france and australia now and people of work into more blood red skies after bushfires brought further destruction and death on saturday 2 men were killed on a highway on South Australias Kangaroo Island when flames engulfed their car further east fire in victoria have been threatening dozens of communities and strong winds whipped up the flames in New South Wales as well the supporters from jessica washington. To these fire crews conditions are bad and quickly getting worse thousands of firefighters are on the ground battling unforgiving weather. The extreme heat and volatile winds make a deadly combination as bush fires burn at emergency levels in 3 astroland states in New South Wales one local government minister described it as like an atomic bomb hitting the region is already caused major devastation here on new years eve they making a frightening return with conditions even more unpredictable. Looking at looking at sighting a large today and not so much property because a search and crews will be very vigilant for any changes in conditions the crisis is already astray is longest recorded bushfire emergency and millions of hectares of land has been burnt scientists estimate around half of bill. In wildlife have been killed in South Australia on the popular Tourist Destination of Kangaroo Island 2 people died in a fire authorities said it was virtually unstoppable in malibu in the state of victoria where thousands of holidaymakers were stranded on a beach the sky turned a haunting shade of crimson as fires ravaged the region Prime MinisterScott Morrison has been criticised for being too slow to roll out a National Response to the crisis but he finally announced the Army Reserves and 3 navy ships will be deployed to help this bushfire season is far from over but its caused so much devastation across australia in the southern part of New South Wales its not uncommon to see streets like this one with rows of houses completely decimated this Holiday Resort has become a makeshift home for many families forced to escape the fires the burkes dont know what theyll do now their house burnt down on new years eve by the tour and we were able to go through. We had been told on the way home that they also bring the possibility that a house was still there because fire surrounded it. Well or finally able to get there yet the whole house was engulfed in flames there was nothing out of all of it. Their entire extended family has now been evacuated and are waiting for things to return to normal. With no significant rain forecast for at least a few weeks that prospect is still very far away just to washington 08 mins bay a stray. Animal studies Prime MinisterScott Morrison has again defended