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Illinois becomes the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Going to spoke these and see where the day goes, i guess. Reporter tourists in new south wales, australia, have been ordered to leave immediately because of raging wildfires. Reporter 2020 in hong kong kicking off with more violence. Reporter the huge rally ended with hundreds arrested. All that reporter scary show shows the moment a dogs leash got stuck in an elevator. Takes my heart away. And all that matters score new years days wouldnt be complete without the nhls winter classic. The stars sent the fans home happy. [ cheers ] score on cbs this morning. Got it, stiff arm again, pointed in the clear. Inside the ten, a hat trick, a touchdown for justin harper. A new years day tradition unlike any other. Oregon and wisconsin facing off in the 106th edition of the rose bowl. The oregon ducks career for this hometown quarterback is going to end in victory. And no doubt some tears. [ cheers ] this mornings eye opener is presented by brought to you by toyota lets go places. And welcome to cbs this morning. Happy new year, happy new decade. I know. New decade. 2020 sounded so weird saying that. I hope its like the last 20s. The roaring 20s, here they come. The pentagon is rushing hundreds of troops to the middle east after proiranian protesters tried to storm the u. S. Embassy compound in baghdad. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division boarded c17 transport planes at ft. Bragg in North Carolina yesterday. They are headed to kuwait. Their deployment comes after two days of violence at the u. S. Embassy from militias upset about deadly u. S. Air strikes. The protesters have pulled back from the area, and images of the aftermath show extensive damage including a burned out reception area on the edge of the embassy compound. Ian lee is in baghdad for us this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The u. S. Is beefing up its securities presence in iraq after the embassy was attacked. But as the violence subsides, many wonder what this means for u. S. Iraq relations. The iranianbacked protesters outside the u. S. Embassy may have stopped for now. They dismantled their camp and moved across the river. But what they left behind wasnt just parts of the compound scorched and in ruins but also u. S. Iraqi relations in tatters. This recent crisis saw iran flex its muscles, revealing the extent of tehrans influence in the country. It began when the u. S. Blamed iranianbacked shiite militias for killing an American Contractor in a missile attack on an iraqi base last month. The u. S. Retaliated with air strikes on those militias bases in iraq and syria, killing more than two dozen fighters. That sparked 48 hours of intense protests. Iraqi Security Forces stood aside when supporters of those iranianbacked militias marched to the u. S. Embassy compound in heavily fortified green zone. Compare that to the hundreds of iraqis who have been killed in antigovernment protests when trying to breach the same zone during months of recent unrest. President trump tweeted iran will be held responsible for the attack on the embassy, but irans Supreme Leader taunted back in a tweet saying, you cant do anything. What america is doing is reinforcing its troops in the region with hundreds of soldiers from the 82nd airborne on their way to neighboring kuwait, joining u. S. Marines already bolstering security at the embassy. Thats not stopping a growing number of iraqi politicians calling for American Forces to be forced out of iraq which raises the question, can diplomats repair relations, or is this the beginning of the end of the United States military presence in iraq . This morning apache helicopters are still patrolling the skies over the embassy, just underscoring how tense it is in baghdad. Jericka . Ian lee in baghdad. Thank you. The u. S. Embassy attack threatens to draw the u. S. Deeper into the kind of middle east conflict that President Trump has tried to avoid. Paula reid is in West Palm Beach where the president is on vacation. How has the president responded to the Embassy Attack . Reporter good morning. President trump has warned iran that any additional attacks or threats against the u. S. Could increase american involvement in the region. The president says he does not want war, but he believes if this came to conflict, iran would not last long. As we heard, the u. S. Currently has about 5,000 troops in iraq and 750 soldiers are on their way to the middle east. Thats on top of at least 100 marines already flown in from kuwait. The pentagon may also send an additional 3,000 troops to the region later this week. President trump is reluctant to be drawn in to foreign conflicts. He campaigned on a promise to bring u. S. Troops home. And this, this might explain why he responded to north koreas threat of a new strategic weapon by giving kim jongun some room to back down, by saying that both leaders are just representing their countries and doing what they have to do. But the timing of these events is significant. Our adversaries know that President Trump is vulnerable. Hes facing impeachment, and later this year reelection, where any foreign conflicts, especially in the middle east, could cost him. Anthony . Paula, thank you. Cbs news senior contributor and former acting and deputy cia director Michael Morrell joins us. Happy new year. Thanks for being here. You heard ian lee pose the question is this the beginning of the end of u. S. Military presence in iraq. How bad is this situation . So the attack on the embassy was bad. But now this has moved to the Iraqi Parliament where it could be even worse. Worse how . Because theres going to be a debate in the Iraqi Parliament about whether the u. S. Military should go home or not. That was the deal to get the protesters to withdraw. So its possible that the Iraqi Parliament could vote in favor of the u. S. Leaving which would put intense pressure on us. Why does that matter . It matters because we are still fighting isis in iraq. And it would be akin to the u. S. Pulling out in 2011 which gave al qaeda in iraq which ultimately became isis a big boost. So we could see that whole thing play out again. At present, far from leaving, more u. S. Troops are entering the region. As we see the cycle of violence between the u. S. And iranianbacked factions, where could this take us . Whats next . So it could take us one place, right, which is the withdrawal from iraq which would be bad. The other place it could take us is an escalatory spiral with the iranians that could lead to war. This was an attack by iranian proxies on the u. S. Which resulted in the death of an american. We responded to that. Not in the smartest way. But we responded to that. If the iranians the iranians are going to continue this, theyre going to continue to put pressure on us. If we respond in a way that starts a spiral, we could lead to war. The tweets are concerning. The president says irans going to be held responsible, calls it a threat. Then irans Supreme Leader says, basically, i dare you, you cant do anything. So at the end of the day, the iranians wanted us to respond the way we did. They wanted us to track those targets in iraq to attack those targets in iraq because they knew what the response would be which would be an iraqi protest against the embassy, and the Iraqi Government allowing it to happen. The mistake we made here was doing the followup attacks in iraq rather than just in syria. Were adversaries. Does it appear that President Trump is vulnerable when you look at him facing impeachment and an election . I think the iranians are going to continue putting in pressure on us no matter what, no matter impeachment, no matter election. I think interestingly the iranians and the North Koreans want two Different Things here. The iranians want a democrat in the white house in 2021. The North Koreans want President Trump there. Its a very interesting difference. Quickly, what does the u. S. Do at this point . Whats the smartest thing to defuse this . The smartest thing we can do is get secretary pompeo to baghdad to sit down with the Iraqi Government and essentially apologize for conducting attacks in iraq without their permission and try to make sure that that vote in the Iraqi Parliament either doesnt happen or comes out the right way. If i read you correctly, the democrats might be favored by iran because a democrat might reenter the nuclear agreement. Exactly. All right. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. Youre welcome. A state of emergency was declared in australia overnight as firefighters continue battling massive outofcontrol brush fires. At least 17 people have died as a result of the fires. Australias military is helping communities devastated by the flames. Our news Partner Network 10 news in malacuta, where evacuations are underway, thats where we find natasha this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, tony. The country is, well, more than a quarter of the country is on fire. This state of emergency is rocking australia to its core. Weve got main roads closed, and they could remain that way for weeks. People are trapped which is why the military has been sent in to commence Mass Evacuations from 7 00 a. M. Color morning local time. People will be taken to a port near melbourne. It was take about 17 hours to get there. Priority is going to be given to the sim, the elderly, and the sick, the elderly, and families with young children. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed. More than 100 in this area alone. This disaster that im in right now, it unfolded on new years eve when locals and tourists, they fled to a beach as those bushfires rolled through the sky turning it bright red. Firefighters are working around the clock. Most of them are volunteers, by the way. Theyre not being paid. The most concerning part of all is that were expecting temperatures to rise in the next 24 to 48 hours. So our biggest battle may actually be ahead of us. Jericka . Wow. Unbelievable pictures there. Thank you. New Surveillance Video appears to capture another antisemitic attack in new york. Its the latest in a series of violent incidents targeting the Jewish Community. The footage shows a 22yearold Hasidic Jewish man defending himself before a woman punched him in the neck yesterday. Police took two women into custody, and one is being charged with assault. Don dahler is in brooklyn near where the attack took place. Do we know why this happened . Reporter well, the motive remains unclear. But the nypd hate crimes unit is investigating the incident. Now this marks at least 13 attacks on jewish people in new york city since december 23rd. And this comes on the heels of that horrific stabbing rampage monsey. The holiday left little reprieve in the Hasidic Community as a man was assaulted by a 24yearold woman on the street. Video appears to show the man defending himself after one witness said the attacker yelled antisemitic slurs. Threw to the ground and broke his phone. Unbelievable whats going on. This is a shame. Reporter the incident came on the same day that new York Governor Andrew Cuomo visited brooklyn in a show of the support for the Jewish Community there and directed Police Across the state to increase patrols in orthodox neighborhoods. Everybody stands in solidarity with you. Reporter the nypd on wednesday shared Surveillance Video of another antisemitic attack in broklyn last week which shows a group of people strike a 23yearold hasidic man over the head with a chair and punch him in the face. Police now believe the group may also be connected to an attack on a 56yearold hasidic man in this same neighborhood which security cameras captured earlier that day. The violence did not stop celebrations at brooklyns Barclay Center or Metlife Stadium in new jersey yesterday. Where tens of thousands of people including new Jersey Governor Phil Murphy gathered to finish a 7. 5year study of the talud, writings that discuss and guide jewish law. Even now we are reminded almost daily that antisemitism is on the rise. It threatens our joy and ultimate protection. This is why were all here today. Reporter we also have an update on one of the victims of that horrific hanukkah attack last week in monsey, new york. The family of 71yearold Joseph Newman told the Orthodox JewishPublic Affairs council that if he recovers he will likely have permanent brain damage and could be paralyzed for the rest of his life. Tony . Don, thank you. The fda is reportedly taking unprecedented action to stop the teen vaping epidemic. Under the direction of the Trump Administration, it will likely announce a ban on mint, fruit, and dessertflavored ecigarette cartridges as soon as tomorrow. The ban reportedly will not include the sale of menthol or tobacco flavors. Our investigative correspondent, anna werner, is here. Good morning. So how are antivaping activists responding . Insiders told cbs news that President Trump has been hesitant to ban flavored ecigarettes based on advice that his supporters would react negatively to it. Now antivaping activists accuse the administration of siding with the ecigarette companies and the vaping industry. This policy is one that was dictated by the ecigarette industry. Reporter matt meyers heads the campaign for tobaccofree kids. He says banning flavors is good, but leaving menthol and tobacco vaping products on the market is dangerous. Menthol cigarettes are used by more than half of all kids as a starter product. Reporter his group says onethird of all egret users in the u. S. Are middle and high school students, and 97 of kids use flavored pods. Taking it off, the flavors, for a period of time. Certain flavors. Reporter President Trump hinted at the ban this week. Were going to protect our families, were going to protect our children, and were going to protect the industry. Reporter a few months ago, we spoke to 18yearold chance amaratta whose doctor believe his vaping could have contributed to a lung injury. I never thought that id be addicted. Im sure every other teenager or young adult would say the same exact thing. Reporter the centers for Disease Control counts more than 2,500 cases of people hospitalized with ecigarette or vapingassociated lung injury and 55 deaths. The cdc says the chemical vitamin e acetate found in some vaping products is closely associated with the deaths and illnesses. Some people could have used our product reporter in august, Tony Dokoupil sat down with thenjuul ceo kevin burns who said the Company Never intended to target kids to grow the business. Reporter what too you say to those what do you say to those families, those parents about their teens using the product . As ive said before, im sorry their kids are using the product. We never intended our product to be used by them. Reporter some vape shop owners worry a ban will hurt their businesses. Coowner scout stubbs says shes already expanding to hemp products to offset a drop in sales. If we enforce the law we have or beef them up, have marketing restrictions, there are solutions to combat youth usage to dont involve banning adult products. Reporter meyers disagrees. This is not an issue about jobs. This is an issue about the health of our nations children. Reporter we reached out to the American Vaping Association for comment on this story but did not hear back by news time. Juul, the market leader, declined to comment. In the past juul has said that none of its products contain vitamin e acetate. Thank you so much. This morning the National Basketball association is remembering its longest serving commissioner. David stern died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He was commissioner for 30 years before stepping down in 2014. Hes credited with transforming a struggling league into a global brand and a more than 5 billionayear business. Hall of Famer Michael jordan said without david stern, the nba would not be what it is today. Current nba commissioner adam silver called stern one of the greatest sports commissioners of all time. David stern was 77 yea