Its monday, january 6th early today st and a good morning to you. Im cori coffin. And im frances rivera. We begin with breaking news from iran where mourners have packed the streets gathering in tehran for the main funeral for the top Iranian Military commander, qasem soleimani. He was killed at an american airstrike ordered by President Trump. The ceremony comes as iran fully ends its commitment to the limits created by the 2015 nuclear deal for the latest on this, we are joined by chris in beirut. I hope you can hear me among those bells tolling. Whats the latest fallout and response from iran reporter yes, frances. Life goes on as usual in the middle east. You can hear the church bells behind me. Nevertheless, everybody is on edge waiting to see what happens next following the assassination of soleimani starting in iran they wasted little time in electing a successor to soleimani, a man by the name of esmail ghaani. He wasted no time in announcing he would avenge th predecessor. And
Climb again. Ginger is live in australia. Wicked weather. Eight states on alert as the ntsb investigates this deadly crash. A massive pileup killing at least five people. Facing his accusers. Harvey weinstein heading to court this morning as his criminal trial gets under way. The future of one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, now uncertain after the patriots lose their playoff game. Im walking on sunshine and going for golden. Huge surprises at the globes overnight. Once upon a time in hollywood winning three times, brad pitt stealing the show with this titanic message to his costar. I would have shared the raft. Ellen owning the stage. I knew coming in i would win because [ laughter ] tom hanks teary thanks, and Renee Zellwegers triumphant return. What it all means for the oscars. Were backstage with last nights big winners right here on gma. It certainly was a golden night. Well have more on that ahead, but its a very busy monday morning. The crisis growing with iran followi
Tributes have been paid to the actor tony britton, whos died at the age of 95. Iam i am perfectly happy to move into a hotel if i am inconveniencing you. He starred alongside nigel havers in the bbc sitcom dont wait up, and was also know for his role in itvs robins nest. His daughter, tv presenter fern britton, said her father was a great actor, director and charmer. Tom hanks next film, a Beautiful Day in the neighbourhood, sees him play the legendary american childrens tv presenter mr rogers, as a reporter tries to uncover the man behind the on screen persona. Tom hanks himself is known for his wholesome image. Hes been talking to our arts editor, will gompertz, about being the nice guy of film and what hes really like. Its a Beautiful Day in this neighbourhood. A Beautiful Day for a neighbour. Tom hanks is the legendary american Childrens Television personality, the kindly mr rogers, who finds himself the subject of a magazine profile by a hard boiled journalist, played by matthew r
Receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And chelsea have the upper hand in their london derby against tottenham. That, and the rest of the days sport coming up in sportsday, in half an hour. Good evening. The australian prime minister, scott morrison, has defended his governments record on tackling Climate Change, as bushfires continue to rage across parts of the country. Under pressure for being on holiday when two firefighters died hes now said there is a link between Global Warming and the ferocity and extent of this years fires. More than 100 are still burning in New South Wales, as our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil reports. It feels like a deserted war zone. But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. In the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appearing for the first time today after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii, conceded that more needed to be done to tackle G
In august. A mans been arrested in sussex on suspicion of murder after the deaths of 2 women outside a house in crawley down. And the queen attends a Church Service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. Good evening. The australian prime minister, scott morrison, has defended his governments record on tackling Climate Change, as bushfires continue to rage across parts of the country. Under pressure for being on holiday when two firefighters died hes now said there is a link between Global Warming and the ferocity and extent of this years fires. More than 100 are still burning in New South Wales, as our correspondent, Shaimaa Khalil reports. It feels like a deserted war zone. But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. In the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appearing for the first time today after