Westbound 580 coming up altamonte pass a little bit of slow traffic. Northbound 280 getting up to highway 17 that looks good. So basically im their employee. Thats the way it really works. 5 01 lets go back to the desk. We have new information this morning breaking news out of florida. Our sister station confirms there is no active shooter. Right now youre taking a live look at an aerial view of the area. It looks like you can kind of faintly see it looks like a row of vehicles leading up to the entrance of that air force base. There was a report of shotting s fired near the base. About an hour ago they sent out a lockdown alert telling people to stare and lock their doors. Again, you can see that long line of cars. Well continue to monitor this story and bring you updates throughout mornings on 2. New in palo alto this morning an overnight Armed Robbery of a farm stooe at a Safeway Store in middlefield road is being investigated. Ktvus alyssa harington has more on this. Good morning.
Yesterday, members briefing on the intelligence information that led to the decision to kill iranian general qassem soleimani. Democrats say they were not convinced there was a need to asass naelt a foreign official. Assassinate a foreign official. However, there were two republican senators who were frustrated. Probably the worst briefing ive seen on a military issue. What i found so distressing about that briefing was that one of the members of the members of messages we received from the briefers was do not debate, do not discuss the issue of appropriateness of further military intervention against iran. And opportunity to take out a master mind of terror. Now if the house does pass that resolution today it would then move on to the senate. Also happening today protests across the country by people opposed to any action. Here in the bay area protests are scheduled for 5 00 this evening. In oakland, at the grand lake theater and in san jose at the intersection of Stevens Creek boulev
The bay bridge so that is good. All the bridges are doing well so far and its obvious. People want to ease in to 2020. There have been no major problems on 580. 601. Lets go back to the desk. New this Morning Police are investigating. And just talked to one of the employees. Good morning alyssa. Good morning the that employee told me the two men walked into the store one of them had a gun. I just wanted to see what happened and thats when i see the other guy and he point to me and say hey the suspects went straight to the pharmacy which was closed at the time they broke the glass door and stole several items. His unsure what they got away with police will be looking at Surveillance Video from inside the store. Investigators were here for several hours this morning they had the whole parking lot staeped off and the store was closed. Its unclear when the safeway will reopen. Reporting live in palo alto alyssa harington ktvu fox 2 news. Happening today governor Gavin Newsome will introduc
Eve. Other concerts, you have beach blanket babylon. You haveant to stay home. I dont know. What do you years working, now when i dont have to work or when we have to be up very early in the morning, its nice to stay home. Ill be here tomorrow so i think ringing it in at home is a good idea. Its already 2020 in many parts of the world. At about 3 00 this morning new zealand rang in the new year followed by sydney, australia at 5 00 this morning. North korea at 7 00. Then hong kong at 8 00. Right now i want to bring in a live picture from bangkok, thailand as folks there are stepping into the new decade. Weve seen about a half dozen of these ceremonies making their way west different parts of the world ring in 2020. In the next few hours, india, pakistan, afghanistan will all ring in the new year. I havent been anywhere else but here in the bay area to celebrate. I know new york city has obviously got the biggest in the country right now. Is that a place youd go . I have. Ive done it. I
Buildings are still being searched. This is video from what we know. U. S. Troops are stations in iraq. More than a dozen ballistic missiles. And iran and finland and lithe waynias military they were given time to shelters before the retaliation started. A retaliation for fridays air strike. Despite criticism from democrats the president and his advisors maintained that Qassem Soleimanis killing was necessary. Qassem soleimani and those he was plotting with were looking to kill american diplomats and soldiers in the significant numbers and coming days. It was not persuasive and struck me as quite vague. I would not have taken the steps that the president took. I would have consulted with our allies. Following the missile strikes, President Trump met at the white house with the secretary of state and top military officials. Its unclear what time hell be speaking this morning meantime flights are rerouting over the middle east. And some Persian Gulf Air space Christina Rendon ktvu fox 2