Has been just for i was beginning around the world to welcome 2020 thats the view from all. We start with our breaking news out of iraq where thousands have been protesting outside the u. S. Embassy inside the secured green zone in baghdad most of members of the iranian backed popular model as ice and forces they condemning u. S. Air strikes on sunday on bases belonging to an iranian backed shia militia in iraq the u. S. Says the attacks against the hezbollah brigades were a response to the killing of a u. S. Civilian contractor the funerals of at least 27. 00 shia fighters killed in those strikes a taking place in baghdad where the u. S. Embassy is the largest american diplomatic posting in the wall it was also the most expensive to build it sits within the heavily fortified International Zone or green zone which houses Iraqi Government buildings and foreign embassies in the center of the city some on a 14 joins us now on the phone from baguettes monied been following these protests w