granted a visa it seems to speak at the u.n. in new york. the united states has announced new sanctions on iran that include the iranian central bank also targeted here on the national development fund of iran and. iranian company officials are saying that it s used to conceal financial transfers for iranian military says the president donald trump says he prefers financial sanctions as opposed to the use of military action in order to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. we have just sanctioned the arabian national bank that is their central banking system and it s going to be. at the highest level of sanctions we are continuing the maximum pressure campaign this is the last remaining source of funds so both the central bank of iran and israel well as the national development fund which is their sovereign wealth fund will be cut off from our banking system so this will mean no more funds going to the r.g.c. were to fund terror and this is on top of our oil sanctions
oxycontin facing thousands of lawsuits and bankruptcy now wants to hand out bonuses. the area 51 invasion beginning now. we take you to the nevada desert. what authorities are expecting. and from president trump s pocket cash to this black panther roaming the rooftops to a mister rogers halloween costume raising eyebrows. all your trending stories for this friday morning. and good friday morning, everyone. i m mona kosar abdi in for janai norman. i m kenneth moton. we begin with the flood disaster in eastern texas where more than 40 inches of rain fell in some areas and it s still raining. new images coming in including this dramatic scene. all those cars and trucks abandoned by their owners on this flooded highway near houston. new video shows the floodwaters rising up to the mailboxes in this neighborhood. the governor has declared a disaster in 13 counties. some people have been stranded since early yesterday. even guests at this hotel had to escape water pouri
the saudi led war in yemen now in its 4th year see the incident very differently the who has dismissed the saudi version of events describing the attack as an example of how their own newly developed weapons can now reach targets far beyond yemen s borders and they warned if the saudi led coalition won t stop dropping bombs on yemen then coalition countries should be prepared for more of the same leaders here in iran have been quick to remind the world that it was yemen s who the fighters that claimed responsibility for the attacks last week on saudi oil infrastructure the who these no doubt consider these attacks not as an act of war by iran as the americans would see it but as retaliation for an ongoing saudi war that was sparked by a saudi led invasion and that s the line being pushed by iran s leaders as well. time for a short break here now jazeera when we come back fears the world s most diverse rain forest will one day become a desert look at how deforestation is killi
that s a very very serious matter for the president if indeed it s borne out that he had anything to do with directing the office of national intelligence not to produce these documents and directing the attorney general s office to it so it vies the office of national intelligence because there s a me me thing britain s prime minister bars johnson in london checked to me and been hunted down fannie and johnson were discussed developments in the gulf region . or. so who had. a personal relationship with my peers ago i do business i do just the relationship because there is a very strong relationship. with us we wrote. a book you know for sure. let s go to nadine barber joins us live from london so will they discuss. also me just before boris johnson s meeting here at 10 downing street with the emir of qatar the prime minister said that relations between the 2 countries were going from strength to strength we haven t got any detail after the meeting about what points they went
statue of liberty, major airports and boston s fenway park targeted. fireworks overnight. the president s lawyer, rudy giuliani, admits he asked ukraine to look into former vice president joe biden as new details emerge about the allegations an unnamed whistle-blower made against the president. the new video of prime minister justin trudeau in blackface again. the third incident now discovered. will his apology be enough to keep him in office? it s here. as apple fanatics line up around the globe will the new iphone 11 camera and three-lens slofie be a hit? hawkeye hero. the iowa college football fan who just wanted beer money. now using his viral campaign to help children in a huge way. he s here live only on gma this morning. yeah, it s a party in the usa yeah good morning, america. great to have you with us on this friday morning. cannot wait to talk to that college student, carson king, whose sign went viral. yeah. he has raised a lot of money, and he