What brought down the boeing jet. Wicked weather. Back here at home, snow and ice causing accidents across the east coast and now the major new storm about to blast the country. Charged with murder, the estranged husband of the missing mother of five behind bars. How investigators think he carried out his attack. Race against time. Crews on the front lines trying to contain more than 100 fires tearing through australia before temperatures rise again. Ginger is right there as team heroes save these koalas. Who is jeopardys greatest of all time . Ken jennings barely ahead after day one of the epic primetime showdown. How jeopardy james is planning to fight back tonight. Good morning, america. Thank you for joining us. We want to get right to the major breaking news out of the middle east. Breaking all throughout the night. Iran retaliated for the u. S. Strike against their Top Commander launching more than a dozen missiles at u. S. Military bases in iraq. No u. S. Casualty reported and overnight President Trump tweeted all is well. But irans Supreme Leader is calling this a slap in the face of the u. S. The big question right now will this spark new retaliation or start to calm the crisis down . As all this was unfolding a uk ukrainian passenger plane taking off from tehrans airport went down in flames. Thats a look at the wreckage, all 176 people on board were killed. We do not know yet the cause of that crash. Our team is covering every angle from washington to iran and iraq and we begin with our senior Foreign Correspondent ian pannell in erbil. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah, good morning, george. Its been a long tense night here in iraq. We heard a couple of the shells come in and explode here in erbil in Northern Iraq. Thankfully as you say, nobody was hurt in any of these multiple Iranian Missile strikes. There is a real sense of foreboding about what comes next. Overnight iran taking revenge launching a barrage of missiles targeting two u. S. Military bases and Coalition Troops in iraq retaliation for the u. S. Drone strike that killed irans Top Commander, qassem soleimani. Iranianstate tv releasing this video reportedly showing missiles targeting one of the bases and this morning, no reports of u. S. Coalition or iraqi casualties. Sources tell abc news u. S. Troops were in bunkers at the time of the attack. A sign perhaps that there was enough of a warning to alert them of possible danger. The first strike was at the Al Asad Air Base in western iraq about 5 45 eastern time, almost the same time as a Second Attack in Northern Iraq and this morning 30 miles from erbil the capital of kurdish iraq, local Security Forces removing shrapnel from what they say was an intercepted missile that landed there. Iranianstate media saying its Supreme Leader was in the military control room coordinating the attacks on the u. S. Bases. Iraqi military saying in a statement that more than a dozen missiles in all were launched. While i have to tell you interestingly weve just heard from the Iraqi Prime Ministers Office that they did, indeed, receive notification from the iranians, a verbal message around midnight local time, there would be a strike. He didnt say where or when but that was a full five hours and 45 minutes before those missiles came in and there will be real questions about whether they now notified the americans. George . Yeah, lots of warning there. Ian, thanks very much. Hours after those firing of the missiles irans foreign minister declared it had concluded its attacks and is not seeking, quote, escalation or war. Our Senior Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz spoke with him hours before the strike. Shes still there on the ground in tehran with more. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. This morning iranian officials are proclaiming the strikes a success and while they say they do not want war, they say the military action was not enough. In a live tv address this morning, irans Supreme Leader calling for u. S. Troops to get out of the mideast saying their corrupt presence must end calling irans attack a slap in the face to the u. S. The now familiar chants of death to america then follow. [ crowd chanting ] the Iranian Revolutionary guard naming the overnight attack operation martyr soleimani. Only hours after calls for revenge rose up at general soleimanis massive procession iranian rockets were raining down on American Forces in iraq. A Senior Iranian official tweeting a picture of the iranian flag appearing to mock President Trumps similar tweet after soleimani was killed showing the u. S. Flag. But shortly after the iranian attack, President Trump tweeting, all is well. Missiles launched from iran at two military bases located in iraq. Assessment of casualties and damages taking place now. So far, so good. The Iranian Foreign minister tweeting his own message to the United States saying, iran took and concluded proportionate measures in selfdefense adding we do not seek escalation or war but will defend ourselves against any aggression. Good to see you. Reporter just hours before foreign minister zarif told me that the u. S. Would be hit at a time and place where it hurts the most, but ruled out attacks on american civilians. That makes me think clearly they will be u. S. Military targets. Thats what our military people have said, but thats a decision that we will make at the appropriate time. Reporter zarif surely knowing then what was to come later in the evening and giving a warning even then that any risk of further escalation is in the hands of the u. S. Are you concerned that a strong response from iran will end in an allout war . That depends on the United States. The United States took an act of war against iran. It will have to prepare for the consequences. Reporter this morning iranian officials are saying if the u. S. Does not take further military action they wont either. But, again, they are strongly warning the u. S. To leave the region. Robin . All right, martha, thank you. Michael . Thank you, robin. Just hours after those missile attacks a passenger plane crashed in iran killing all 176 people on board. The ukrainian jet, a boeing 737 going down shortly after takeoff and an investigation is under way. Abcs James Longman has the very latest. Good morning, james. Reporter yeah, good morning, michael. It really is a catastrophic scene in tehran this morning. More than 170 people dying in a plane crash there overnight. You can see lumps of a burning wreckage scattered by the boeing 737 passenger jet. It had just left iran bound for ukraine possibly catching fire shortly after takeoff. There were no americans on board but among the 176 victims are at least 82 iranians and 63 canadians. Investigators are scouring fields of smoldering debris near the airport where it came down. They retrieved a black box but havent announced a cause. Initially the Ukrainian Embassy blamed a mechanical failure but the government retracted that statement and say theyre not considering any pilot error. Plielgt flight radar shows the plane never made it above 8,000 feet and it was delayed for almost an hour before leaving. Now, Ukrainian InternationalAirlines Says the plane last had a maintenance check monday and suspended all flights to tehran indefinitely and a number of others are doing so too as a result. 3 1 2 hours after the missiles were launched and as of yet no one established a connection. The iranians have denied involvement but theyre refusing to hand over the black box to boeing which is, of course, a u. S. Company. One major scenario not yet ruled out could this plane have been shot out of the sky accidentally. This is already an extraordinarily tense time in the middle east and now been made all the more complex. George . Okay, james. Thanks very much. So much to sort through with our military and aviation consultant steve ganyard. Lets begin with the retaliation last night from the iranians. A lot of signs after that retaliation that both sides may be looking for an offramp trying to calm down the crisis. I think so, george. We started out the night having iran and the u. S. Be as close to an allout war as since maybe 1988 and we ended up the night with both of the fighters retreating to their corner pretty much as fast as they could. We saw this early on when we looked at the targets the iranians actually shot the missiles at. Actually shot the missiles at and went out of their way not to cause u. S. Casualties. They were trying to do something that they could put up to their own domestic audience and say, look, we stood up to the great satan but wouldnt want to provoke President Trump into a conventional military response. So thats the big question right now. How does President Trump respond to this . We saw the tweet from him overnight saying all is well. Of course, the United States had been considering retaliation and the president had pretty severe threats earlier. What now . I think that everybody is going to want to just calm the situation down. You know, when soleimani was killed, the president was quite clear saying, look, were not here to start a war. This was a preventive act and looked listened to what Prime Minister or foreign minister zarif last night saying, look, we dont want a war either. So everybody is calming the rhetoric down. Everybody is going back to their corners. I think and i hope that what happens now is that we go back to a normal sort of tension within the persian gulf. Yeah, but normal sort of tension still could mean pressure from iranian proxy, iranian militias against u. S. Interests in the region. It could but remember that the president has called out iran and said that anything that happens, theres no hiding behind proxies anymore. Anything that happens against u. S. Forces in the region, we will hold iran accountable. Their only tool against the United States, that asymmetric kind of proxy war that theyve conducted against us for years has been called out which is why last night they had to say we conducted this attack. They couldnt hide behind their proxies. Up against all this, the deadly, deadly plane crash only hours after the rockets went off. Of course, the big question, is this some kind of strange coincidence, terrible mechanical error or tragic military mistake . George, we have data. You and i have talked about mishaps and we have data. The data shows this airplane completely disappeared at 7,900 feet. That is very suspicious. Only two things could cause that, a bomb or the aircraft being shot down. So the regime needs to be held to account. They need to let International Investigators come in and look at this because right now the quick denials from both the iranians and their russian Friends Point to a coverup. Steve ganyard, thanks very much. George, there are also concerns about cyberattacks. Another way iran could retaliate. The governor in texas says theyre already seeing problems. Our chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has more from washington. Good morning, pierre. Reporter robin, good morning. Overnight growing concerns about potential cyberattacks coming from iran. The governor of texas stating he has evidence that such attacks have begun. Governor greg abbott saying all texans need to be concerned because state agencies are seeing an increase in attacks from iran at roughly a rate of 10,000 per minute. The governor did not specifically say who launched them only that he believed they were coming from iran. This is Homeland Security officials this week have been warning key industry and Government Agency about potential iranian cyberattacks. The industry cited in that new advisory are the financial sector, Power Companies and telecommunications organizations. Homeland Security Officials told companies they should have backups for all their critical information to make sure they were scanning for attacks and warning employees about the iranian threat. And Homeland Security officials continue to send out advisories about irans ability to conduct bombings and other attacks in the United States. Overnight the nypd put out a statement saying theyve increased deployment and adjusted resources across the city out of an abundance of caution. George . Okay, pierre, thanks very much. Lets get the view from the white house and capitol hill right now, cecilia vega and mary bruce. Cecilia, let me begin with you. A fair amount of tension overnight at the white house until the president tweeted out that all is well. Reporter yeah, george, the president was here at the white house when the attack happened, shortly after the attack. We saw the secretary of state, mike pompeo, the defse secretary mark esper show up here at the white house and all met in the situation room. Were told the Vice President was in there, as well. President trump and his National Security team spent most of the night monitoring the situation closely. As weve been saying, though, for the last few day, though, george, the scene here surrounding all this has been chaotic at times, uncertain, confusing. Theres mixed messaging. Its also worth noting all of this is happening at a time when there is a skeletal permanent National Security team in place. Theres no permanent director of national intelligence. Theres no permanent Homeland Security director or secretary and privately, george, were now hearing from both democrats and republicans who are questioning whether weve got the tools in place at a time like this to handle a National Security situation of this magnitude. Mary, democrats have also complained they werent told about the strike ahead of time on soleimani. The administration did fan out on capitol hill last night as these attacks began. Reporter yeah, george, Democratic Leaders were briefed last night over the phone by the Vice President. And today the defense secretary and secretary of state will be here along with other top officials to brief all members of the house and senate. Now, this was a previously scheduled briefing on the killing of soleimani. But now it is obviously made all the more urgent after last nights strike. Democrats this morning are urging the president to avoid a military escalation with iran, fearful, they say, that this could spiral out of control and lead to war. And, cecilia, everyone waiting to hear from the president this morning. There has been some initial word that the president would come before cameras . Reporter yeah, and its supposed to happen this morning. We dont have a time yet, george. So far theyve been tightlipped on exactly what he will say. A lot of speculation to see if he walks this rhetoric back off the edge given so far the lack of casualties. Cecilia vega and mary bruce, thanks very much. Well carry the president s address to the nation live right here on abc and stay on the story all morning long. Michael . All right, george. Were going to turn to that state of emergency in puerto rico. Multiple earthquakes and aftershocks rocking the island killing a man and knocking out electricity for millions. Victor oquendo is in the hard hit city of guanica where theyre feeling after shocks right now, victor. Reporter thats right. Good morning, michael. We felt tremors throughout the night and this morning. This is one of several homes in this neighborhood that was destroyed. Thankfully no one was home at the time. The usgs warning we can expect more seismic activity in the days to come. This morning a state of emergency in puerto rico. The island reeling after the latest quake. Aftershocks forcing Television News anchors to evacuate the studio during a live broadcast. A 6. 4 magnitude tremor leveled homes and damaging schools. This church completely destroyed. The powerful earthquake killing 73yearold nelson martinez. His nephew finding him buried in the rubble. A wall collapsed on his bed. We tried to at least the part that was here and here reporter you tried to remove it. Yeah. Reporter it was too he . It was too heavy, but i removed it. Reporter theyre now dealing with the aftermath like this massive rock slide on a highway completely blocking cars from passing through. This hospital evacuated. Nurses tending to patients lying on beds outside. At one point the entire island losing power. The san juan airport running on backup generators. Authorities in puerto rico now saying most of the island will have power by the end of the week. Hundreds now in shelters, many in tents afraid to go back inside. More than a million customers are still without power this morning. The biggest power plant on the island sustained Severe Damage so bad they might have to call it a total loss and build a new one. Guys . My goodness. Victor, thanks very much. So much news out there this morning. Ginger, of course, live in australia as they fight the raging wildfires and were going to tell you about these teens racing to save