Im andre senior. Frank has the night off. Escalating tension in the middle east. The air strike carried out earlier this morning. Developing coverage now from jana katsuyama. Andre and julie, the pentagon called this deadly air strike a defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel overseas. Officials say seven people were killed, including the general and a Deputy Commander of an iranbacked militia operating in iraq. I spoke with a stanford expert who says he was considered the secondmost powerful leader in iran. The question is how that regime will the pentagon the u. S. Mi strike. He was a prominent Iranian Military leader. The pentagon said he had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in iraq in the past month and approved attacks on the u. S. Embassy in baghdad this week. The statement said the strike was preemptive. Actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and Service Members in iraq and throughout the region. He was easily the second most powerful man in iran. He h
Here in the bay area tracking a fairly weak system moving from the north, not for today but mainly for tonight and Early Saturday Morning. The forecast today calls for partly cloudy skies and mild, temperatures have been mild. Yesterdays we had 60s to around 70 around fairfield. A touch cooler today. Youll notice this on the satellite with high clouds streaming into california and the bay area satellite is showing partly cloudy skies and currently a few upper 30s around santa rosa and napa and fairfield, San Francisco it 48. More on todays forecast with the weekend outlook coming up. Doug luzader reports from washington dc about many intelligent retaliation. Reporter president is ordering the strike and now the us is to all citizens in iraq from us to leave immediately and the with drone attack left little behind your the baghdad airport, charred wreckage and a new front and the long simmering conflict between iran and the united states. Gildon the strike general Qassem Soleimani, iran
Atomic and molecular physics. We internally use really impressive guy this is a war things kind of things have been happening in oakland and berkeley the demick of senseless stupid. Were learning the 22 yearold byron reed was the alleged driver hes now charged with murder in special circumstances and 21 yearold trayvon eugene lee is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Both are also charged with Second Degree robbery. A neighbor says the changs family in china are expected to arrive here to the bay area on saturday grant vicki. I was so sad. Well now to a developing story tonight and a rocky official says another air strike has hit 2 cars carrying a ron. A romney backed militia this was just north of baghdad and this is today this comes of course is one day after a different deadly us attack. On the top iranian general Qassem Soleimani you know the Officials Says tonight 5 members of the militia were killed in the identity of the dead. Theyre not immediately known this is a developin
The condition of anonymity denied that the us was behind that reported attack the conflict in the middle east is also shaking up things at home democrats are rallying against the president s decision to kill soleimani. Several president ial hopefuls described the president s action as reckless. What im concerned but there has one thing we have learned. In our modern times about us involvement abroad. Its that when you dont have a plan or know what youre doing when you act. When there could have been another way. Taking out a bad guy is not necessarily a good idea. Senator Elizabeth Warren said the move increase the likelihood of more deaths and new middle east conflict. Senator Bernie Sanders slammed what he called a dangerous escalation that puts United States on the path to another war the us air strike also raising alarms in major cities in the United States crawfords grant lotus here in the studio with us on how local and state and federal Law Enforcement officials. Are on standby
Church in south carolina. We need to tell the whole story. The whole ugly story of our history tonight, the fate of two slave quarters in Botetourt County is still in question. We are wdbj7. Good evening, im melissa gaona. And im chris hurst. New at 11 people in some neighborhoods across our area are concerned after they went several days without getting their mail following last weeks snow storm. Wdbj7s Khiree Stewart spoke with those neighbors and tells us whats causing the problem. Chris, melissa, its been days since it snowed, but its still causing problems for some people in roanoke. Those who havent gotten their mail say they want answers. 10 36 25 10 36 30 just concerned about what could be coming in that i need to take care of. Roy forbes sorts through several letters for the first time in days. He and others on ridgecrest drive said they havent received mail since thursday. The day before last weeks snow storm. 10 34 44 10 34 50 we have bills and regular stuff that comes in th