Yesterday saudi arabia broke off diplomatic ties with its rival, iran, after demonstrator s invaded and set fire to the Saudi Embassy in tehran. Iranians were protesting the saudi execution of a muslim cleric who criticized the saudi rulers. Nbcs bill neely reports from london that tensions between the two nations are high and getting worse. Across the shia world. Nimr alnimr was a charismatic saudi preacher. He said he preferred words to weapons; words harshly critical of the saudi regime. Which executed him for inciting unrest among its shia minority. Irans Supreme Leader warned saudi arabia would face divine revenge for a crime. Iran is seething. The execution has inflamed tensions between shia and sunni muslims; faiths led by iran and saudi arabia. neely on camera 1 13 1 37 and saudi arabia has now cut off diplomatic relations with iran, giving iranian diplomats there 48 hours to leave the country. And the saudis may already have pulled their diplomats out of iran. Theres no sign t
Nearly a week to assess the damage. Geoff in the hardest hit towns, neighborhood streets were littered with piles of debris. Hundreds of structures were damaged when the Mississippi River swelled to record flood stage levels after a f ft of rain fell in three days. President barack obama approved the governors request for federal aid. Most of the floodwaters have receded, but residents say the nightmare is just getting started. Activists in greenville are using balloons to put a teens unsolved murder, back in the spotlight. Allyson a b bloon release in the Nicholtown Community of greenville, honored cobey smith last night. The teens mother joined organizers of the put down the guns young people organization. Group leaders say they will release balloons everyday until january 26 hoping someone will come forward with information. Cobey smith was shot to death on 2015. January 25, the 16 years old body was found near a trail that runs along the field behind sterling school. A 2000 reward