But in the same speech, he was quick to remind the world that russia continues to back the syrian dictator president Bashar Al Assad who has called in the past all americans in syria, quote, illegal forces. Were going to have this and the latest challenge for President Trump in 2018, the north korean resolution, more nukes, the regime vowing it will not back down. And the officials predict mother Intercontinental Ballistic Missile sometimes after new years day. And President Trump is warning iran that the world is watching. These are antigovernment protesters hauled away. Iran is responding releasing a strongly worded Statement Last hour saying trump, the president is the, quote, main source of illwill towards iran. Lets start with cnn washington correspondent ryan nobles, live from West Palm Beach where the president is is there on palm beach island. Ryan, how is the president responding to what hes seeing in iran . Reporter victor good morning. The protesters takes to the streets to voice their protest against the government. And the president doing it himself. In a twitter last week saying, quote, many reports of protests by iranian citizens fed up with the regime corruption answer its squandering of the nations wealth for Fund Terrorism abroad. Iran government should respect their peoples rights including right to express themselves. The world is watching and used the iran protests. And in a statement put out by the state department earlier in the day where they essentially echoed the same center attempt saying the iranian people should be respected for their demands for basic human rights and an end to corruption. Its not a surprise that the white house is taking subpoena a bold stance of siding with the protesters. The United States believes that iran has been meddling in the conflicts in both yemen and syria. And donald trump himself has been very critical the Iran Nuclear Deal that was hatched during the obama administration, so, this white house, this administration, making it clear that they support those protesters. And that their voices should be heard. Victor. So, there is also a response from the iranian government to the president s tweet . Reporter yeah, thats right, victor. And the Iranian Foreign ministry pushing back pretty harshly against donald trump. Not backing down in any way, shape or form. This is a statement they put out a couple hours ago. It says, quote, the people of iran give no value or credibility to such opportunistic expressions by the government or the person of mr. Trump. American officials through their conduct have not earned a place from which they can express masked sentiments as sympathies for the aware and engaged people of iran. We should also point out that the Iranian Foreign ministry has suggested that these protesters are not i dont know if the right word is authentic iranians, but they believe theyve been propped but by foreign governments. And that theyre not that necessarily engaged in understanding what is happening in iran. So theyre dismissing the protesters as something that they should Pay Attention to. So this is clearly an important showdown in that part of the world that United States has picked a sides. Victor. All right. Ryan nobles in West Palm Beach, thank you. Sarah westwood and andre bauer here from South Carolina with us. Thank you for being here. Sarah, you cant help but recognize that president of the United States trump has been very, agen shg, as ryan said, sf the 2015 nuclear deal between the u. S. And iran. Is that at stake in any way . Is the state of that aggravated by what were seeing, this back and forth, this morning . Well, certainly, the deal is something that President Trump has wanted to tear up since day one. He said that on the campaign trail. And although he recertificates fied it ear it early in his administration, he says that theyre no longer going to certify iranians position. Obviously, congress is not great at getting things done so it just sat there. But chris criticism is what he laid out in september when he started drawing his distinction between the Iranian Regime and the iranian people. And trying to put this focus on some of the discontent that the iranian people feel about the corruption of the government, as he put it. So, its not a new approach but a que of underscoring the sentiments that he highlighted in that u. S. General assembly speech. Thats the question, ryan, will that evolve beyond a tweet . I dont have an answer for you on that. I hope it does. I hope we continue to move forward on it. The fact that people are getting out and protesting against their government is nothing new. We had it in this country in the last election. So, the fact that theyre out there engaging cant help but improve the situation where the leaders know that there are people watching them around the world. And theyre watching their actions and there could be repercussions. I want to move real quickly if i could to north korea. As we were saying theyre threatening a Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test by the first of the year. Were waiting to hear from kim jongun. If we remember beginning of the last year, the new years day speech was to expedite nuclear development. He has done that. 15 ballistic tests this year. Sarah, is there an expectation that he will specifically mention the u. S. And President Trump in his speech this year . Well, thats certainly a possibility. Hes been particularly antagonistic towards President Trump. And if you talk to folks in and around the white house, theyll tell you that the number one priority in terms of Foreign Policy heading into 2018 is north korea. Even with the situation with iran. Even with the dissatisfaction with trade deals around the country, what hes most focused on is countering the nuclear ambitions. Especially were heading for a binary choice either the Trump Administration has to accept the fact that north korea has become a neuralized country. Or they have to do something to get rid of that. Those are some of the decisions fampg t facing the Trump Administration right now. And its not clear which way President Trump will lean. I want to get to, andre, to whats being said from president putin where he said hes stressing the importance of u. S. And russia to have longterm conversations and dialogue. Yet, in the same time, in the same speech, hes talking about how they will continue to render every assistance to syria. How can those two things be reconciled for the u. S. With russia . Well, theres still a very powerful voice in the world. And because we dont agree with them on one issue, doesnt mean we dont need to try to see what we can work with them on other issues, like north korea. So, syria is a problem. And we definitely dont have an agreement on that. But i wouldnt say that we should preclude ourselves from the rest of the negotiations or discussions where we have universal problems that we might solve and working together. Look, we have to at times need their help. Sarah westwood, andre bauer, thank you so much. Its almost 2018 and new york police are increasing security ahead of the i think conic new years eve celebration. Ca barricades are up. We know that parking garages are closed or being closed soon. Sniper teams are in place to keep people safe as we approached any midnight. Securities is not only a concern but we know that extreme temperatures are utmost concern. Police there as well. But its down to zero, below zero maybe . Yeah, its not going to be pretty. You hope that everybody packed in there might warm it up just a smidge. But lets go to cnns meteorologist allison chinchar. Shes watching the chilly temperatures. And we should point out not just in new york. Right. And its very important to Pay Attention to the other region because where the frigid air is in the midwest thats moving in the northeast. Just because it is not happening right now doesnt mean you shouldnt Pay Attention. 70 Million People understand some type of winter watch, advisory or warning. This is what it feels like outside. Minus 36 in minneapolis. Minus 15 the feels like temperature in chicago. Minus 33 in boston. That colder weather, pushing from the midwest into the northeast starting tomorrow into monday. Then after that, another wave of cold air so theres not much of a break in between. Heres the thing, we even talk about how far south it ends up going. 31 on monday. For areas of dallas who may not make it to the freezing mark. But all eyes tend to be on new york city, since so many people will be gathered there. We talk about this earlier. The forecast temperature at the time the ball drops is supposed to be around 11 degrees. With a feelslike temperature, victor and christi, of minus 5. So, its not just the cold temperatures because that would be enough. Right . That would be enough. Theres also more snow coming. Yes, yes, youre right. We have snow thats moving from the midwest into the northeast. Heres the thing, erie, we talked all about serie, pennsylvania, the last few days because of the snow theyve had. They could be getting an extra foot of snow on top of what theyve had with the time they get to new years. I dont know how you function with that. Allison chinchar, thank you. 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An Online Gaming dispute between two team turned deadly after a swatting prank. Now, our affiliate kwch is reporting that Los Angeles Police have made an arrest. Now, swatting is when someone makes a prank call about a bogus trial to get police to go to someones house. So, in this case, a man in Los Angeles Allegedly called police in kansas, told dispatchers there that he was there, shot his father and was holding his mother and sibling hostage. Im just pointing the gun at them making sure they stay in the closet. My mom and little brother. Okay. Is there any way you can put the gun up . No. Are you guys sending someone over here, because im definitely not going to put it away. Okay. Im just going to go ahead and stay on the phone with you, okay . Thats fine. Until they get here or as long as you need me to, okay . Yeah. Im thinking about, could i i poured gasoline all over the house, i might just set it on fire. Okay. Well, we dont need to do that, okay . In a little bit, i might. Police respond stod thed to , they surrounded that house in kansas. When 28yearold andrew finch came to the door, police say he moved suddenly and was unarmed. He had nothing to do with the online gamine dispute. The officer is placed on leave. But a reporter for the Wichita Eagle is with us by phone right now, nicole, im wondering how is this family doing . And what are they telling you about where they go from here . As you can imagine, i mean, theyre very heartbroken right now. They dont really know where to go from here. Like you said, andrew finch had nothing to do with this call. They had no idea why police are surrounding the house. And right now, theyre just trying to wrap their mind around what happened. They are, you know, they have no idea to go from here. They told me yesterday that andrew was a very kind, he was a very caring man. He was trying to make his life better for him. He has two children, theyre 2 and 7. They were not home at the time. When this had happened. And you know, right now, they dont know where to go, theyre kind of dealing with all of this, theyre being interviewed by police. Theyre being interviewed with state police. The last i heard, they just want to smeeb held accountable. No, nichole, help us understand, when the s. W. A. T. Team arrived, did they have any conversation with him . Did the family say that officers explained why they were there, what the call was about . Reporter what his mother lisa told us, she was in her back room when they saw the red lights. Andrew being curious opened the door. Next thing they know, she heard some screams. She heard the shots. An officer came through the side door, told her to put her hands up and get out of the house. They cleared the other people in the house. Put them in their patrol cars separately. Officers say when they had gotten there, she didnt hear them give any commands. They say that they gave him commands and you could hear that in the seven seconds in the audio released yesterday. They gave him commands to put his hands up and to walk forward. They are saying he put his hands back down towards his waistline. He was told again to put his hands up. He put his hands up and made a sudden move towards officers on the east side of his house. An officer that was across the street on the north side took this as he pulled a gun from his waistline, pulled from his pants. Thats when the shot was fired. All right. Nichole manna, thank you for helping us understand. Really a bizarre story and give us insight into what the family says happened inside that home in kansas, thank you. Well keep you posted on what happens with the situation as we learn more. But there was a vigil we want to show you that was held last night near the bronx Apartment Building where 12 people died including four children. This was a fastmoving fire. 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