SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
Thereve been fresh explosions in the lebanese capital, beirut, and elsewhere in the country. The Health Ministry says nine people have been killed and more than Three Hundred injured. The lebanese News Agency says that todays explosions involved Walkie Talkies made by The Japanese company icom. As for Yesterdays Wave of blasts, iran has blamed israel for them. And hezbollah, has vowed to retaliate, and the Un Secretary General has warned of a serious risk of a dramatic escalation in the region. While the region waits for hezbollah and Irans Response to this extraordinary development what are the recent events that led to this . The day after hamas gunmen crossed Into israel from gaza on October 8th last Year Hezbollah fired at israeli positions to show solidarity with the palestinians. 8,000 rockets according to israeli officials, have since been launched at northern israel and israeli positions on the golan heights. Israel retaliated with repeated strikes at hezbollah positions in leb
Now at 4 30, and streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live from the exclusive Sales Force Tower camera as were looking east. It is thursday, december 19th. Im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Were getting a break from the rain. Look who is in the house. It is brian if there is a reason for getting up at had i god awful hour, youre it. Sprinkles, clouds, we start out this gorgeous thursday morning as we have the bay in full view out there. Concord, 48 degrees and san francisco, 53. In santa rosa, were off to a chilly start. The roads are wet, the skies will dry out. Low pressure begins to sweep through the bay area. Well get slow clearing tonight. Temperatures will be in the mid50s. As for what happens next, well, youll have to stay tuned. There is more rain on the way. Well talk about that. First, lets talk traffic. Hey. Good morning. Lets look at the roadways. It is not a bad start. If youre hitting them early, you should be good to go. Were looking at the golden gate bridge. Nice ride
The police have recovered several stolen boxes of power tools after a chase ended in oakland. One suspect fought with staff before trying to escape and four suspects are now in custody. The drivers vehicle went off the road down the hill into the creek this morning, the Fire Department tweeted out these photos at 4 30 am. They shut down clinton road for several hours to recover the driver and vehicle. The driver was taken to the hospital but expected to be okay. Redwood city fire responded to an oak tree crashing into home today at san mateo county. The homeowner said they just had the practice trimmed and Stormy Weather made the ground to wet to support the weight but no injuries were reported. The wildfire is getting the attention of national lawmakers. U. S. Senators held a hearing on keeping the power running despite the growing fire danger. One would expect to see these conditions in a developing country and not in the most populated and prospers places in the united states, and c
Stocks slipping after hitting record highs this morning, u. S. China trade agreement came occupant and that is why we need the exact details from someone on inside weve got to go to Edward Lawrence joins us now from the white house, edward break it down please. We have the worlds first second largest economy saying phase one trade deal here chinese say that this is going to boost global markets, people market around the world, the u. S. , saying that this is going to rebalance, the trade relationship with china, as well as structural is change inside china chinese outlined Nine Chapters great perks for intellectual property ending forced transfer technology expanding is on, buying noer agriculture President Trump said china will apply 50 billion dollars more agriculture chinese according to source will not write that into a deal, chinese confirmed that they are going to buy more agriculture but, again, we dont know exactly how much. The president also saying that he is keeping some tar