Im annemarie green. Well, this morning secretary of state mike pompeo is headed to saudi arabia following the attacks on Oil Facilities there. Iran is suspected of carrying out the attacks this weekend but denies responsibility. This morning irans president said he did not want conflict in the region, and he accused the u. S. And a saudiled military coalition of starting a war in yemen. Laura podesta is here in new york. Laura, what can we expect from pompeos visit . Reporter good morning. Were expecting some clarification. Cbs news is hearing that today iran will officially be named as the country responsible for these attacks on saudi arabia. Were also expecting to find out what saudi arabia wants to do in response to those attacks and if the u. S. Will coordinate with the kingdom. Sear sta mikmp on toaudirabia in wake of the attack on the kingdoms oil industry. A senior diplomatic source tells cbs news that saudi arabia plans to directly blame iran later today. Were locked and loade
Oxycontin facing thousands of lawsuits and bankruptcy now wants to hand out bonuses. The area 51 invasion beginning now. We take you to the nevada desert. What authorities are expecting. And from President Trumps pocket cash to this black panther roaming the rooftops to a Mister Rogers Halloween Costume raising eyebrows. All your trending stories for this friday morning. And good friday morning, everyone. Im Mona Kosar Abdi in for janai norman. Im kenneth moton. We begin with the Flood Disaster in eastern texas where more than 40 inches of rain fell in some areas and its still raining. New images coming in including this dramatic scene. All those cars and trucks abandoned by their owners on this flooded highway near houston. New video shows the floodwaters rising up to the mailboxes in this neighborhood. The governor has declared a disaster in 13 counties. Some people have been stranded since early yesterday. Even guests at this hotel had to escape water pouring into the lobby. Abcs El
To have actual images of when i give a talk. This is something of a departure for me. Heres how the structure is going to work. Im going to give very brief introductions for the four people who are sitting here at the table with me and ill do all of them at once. And then im going to go in the order in which these images are going to appear and have each of our Panel Members talk about why they decided to be part of this project. And why they selected the image that they selected. Theyll talk for a little while about the image and then well see where the conversation goes after that. Youll be able to have questions. Let me introduce everybody up here. Ill start with carol riordan, the professor of American History at penn state university. Carol and i taught together there for a long time. Shes the author of a very important book on civil war memory, the military side of it. With a sword in one hand, the problem of military thought in the civil war north. And shes a coauthor with tom v
People. Maybe 2,000 people. And more people are coming in. From the march that was from the cal train station, up to yerba buena gardens. Now, this is the San Francisco interfaith council, a celebration of diverse faiths and spirit ule traditions, and the two major speakers here today, will be Democratic Congressional leader nancy pelosi, and acting mayor lunden breed of the city of San Francisco. This is all to celebrate one of the greatest americans in american history. Dr. Martin luther king jr. He walked with us, and amongst us, for just a short time. But what he said will be heard forever. The dr. Martin luther king celebration train from san jose, arrived at San Franciscos cal train station about 11 00 this morning. Bringing folks who would march a mile and a half to the Yerba Buena Center for San Franciscos main mlk celebration. Now, while the riders rode, the Sf Labor Council held its annual mlk breakfast at the marriott. Attended by every mayoral candidate. We asked young and
A few minutes, guys. Thank you very much. Baseball season is almost here and giants fans are more than ready. Today the annual fan fest brought giants, players and coaches together with the folks who fill the seats at at t park. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard is live at at t. Cornell, this year, lots of excitement about new players. Reporter yeah, for sure, eric. Is it too early to say go giants . I dont think so. Just a gorgeous day here at at t park for fan fest. You know, after a disappointing season last year, many fans are hoping the new players can help turn things around. Were doing it this year. Thats right. Yes, we are. Reporter giants fan fest is pure tradition. A rare chance to wander the field, even see your favorite players up close taking selfies, like first baseman brandan belt. 30,000 fans converged on at t park. Many hoping this season will be a winner. I know it cant be worse than last year, so, no, im excited. They got some new players. Reporter giants fans welco