On this weeks show while the Mainstream Media distracts us with wall to wall impeachment coverage neo cons are beating the war drum for regime change in iran r t has sources in the region meanwhile kim jong un threatens President Trump with what he calls Christmas Present but 1st a bombshell report about the war in afghanistan that one ups the pentagon papers and documents how we have been lied to for 8 teen years holland cook in washington this is the big picture on our to america. Since last weeks show we have been to jesting that meticulously detailed and mighty disturbing report from the Washington Post the afghanistan papers at war. With the truth this week 2 perspectives from players who were in the pentagon and in theater Michael Maloof worked for the secretary of defense as the u. S. A. s longest war was unfolding and matthew hoh is a former u. S. Marine he later resigned from the government over the escalation of the war in afghanistan his work now includes peer support for Me
I. Am contesting on into 2020 the defiance is set to continue in hong kong. Iraqi protesters have taken their anger against u. S. Airstrikes on a shia group to americas embassy in baghdad theyre protesting over sundays u. S. Air strikes in iraq and syria targeting a powerful iranian backed group the hezbollah brigades 27 fighters were killed so fulton begins our coverage with this report from baghdad. Angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u. S. Embassy to deliver a stern warning notice. This is a message to trump and to the American Embassy and consulate in baghdad. Watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they set fires at the outer gates as they tried to get inside the Embassy Grounds the situation appears to be escalating now with hundreds perhaps thousand
The coldest mornings in a while by tomorrow morning and monday morning. We have showers hon the way in evening. Ill detail that for you in your neighborhood coming up. Chains are required for travel in much of the sierra this morning. That includes highway 50 and most of the roads around the lake and up to resorts. Chain controls are required on interstate 80 from playser county to the donner lake interchange. You can always check the conditions where you live with live doppler 7 on the abc 7 news app. Investigators are calling the disappearance of this san bruno woman suspicious. Family and friends hope for the best but father the worst. Today they will be searching for here in nearby parks. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez talked to the womans is son. Reporter Lori Esposito has been missing two weeks. Its unlike her to not contact me. Reporter the last day they heard from her was november 29th, belonging left at her san bruno condo. Its suspicious because she left her dog in the a
And tear gas the streets. Australia orders large scale from bushfires as the death toll mounts. Sophie lets check in on the open in sydney after the asx 200 best annualrop the performance since 2000. We see it open slightly to the downside as we wait for markets to come back online elsewhere in the region. We are getting some data from australia coming out this morning. Home prices notching up the biggest threemonth gain in a decade. We are not seeing much reaction in the aussie dollar, softening a touch after hitting a fresh high. New zealand equity markets remain closed and the kiwi dollar keeping fairly steady after topping 67 this week and japan also remaining offline thel january 6, again, currency cap a Fourth Annual gain. Paul thanks very much. President trump says he can assign the first phase of a trade deal with china on the 15th of this month ahead of a visit to beijing where talks will begin on the next part of the deal. Lets bring in our china correspondent now, selina wan
Soften your stance so will take offensive measures the warning from north korea to the u. S. Over stalled Nuclear Talks how will washington respond and what is the new approach from the un says its considering this is inside story. Hello welcome to the show im sam is a than north Korean Leader kim jong un has called for positive and offensive measures to protect the countrys security and sovereignty thats ahead of a year end deadline he sent for the u. S. To soften its position on stalled talks aimed at pyongyang dismantling its nuclear and missile programs kim also warned during a Ruling Workers Party meeting that he may take an unspecified new path if washington fails to act u. S. Military commanders say that could include testing a long range missile something north korea hasnt done since 2017 but macbride explains. North Korean Leader kim jong un has over the past couple of days being chairing a special Plenary Session of the Workers Party of korea there have not been too many deta