DRIVE
DRIVE TIMES ARE AVERAGE ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO.
A CHECK
A CHECK
A CHECK OF YOUR SUNRISE DRIVE IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES.
FEW MINUTES. >>> WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING
NEWS OVERNIGHT.
NEWS OVERNIGHT. IRAN'S SUPREME
IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER WARNS OF RETALIATION
AFTER THE U.S. AIR STRIKE KILLED
A TOP LEADER.
>> LAST NIGHT A U.S. DRONE
STRIKE KILLED THE MOST REVERED
MILITARY LEADER, QASSEM
SOLEIMANI.
SOLEIMANI. HE WAS AN ICONIC
LEADER THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE
EAST.
EAST.
EAST. IN
EAST. IN THE PAST THE U.S. HAS
CREDITED HIM WITH HELPING FIGHT
ISIS, BUT SOLEIMANI WAS BELIEVED
TO HAVE SUPPORTED IRAN'S
TERRORIST GROUPS, SUCH AS
HEZBOLLAH.
HEZBOLLAH. EVEN THOUGH HE
ORDERED THE ATTACK, PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAYS HE IS NOT TRYING TO
START A WAR.
>> DO I WANT TO?
NO.
NO.
NO. I
NO. I WANT TO HAVE PEACE.
I LIKE PEACE. >> THIS COMES
IN A CONTENTIOUS
WEEK WHEN AN IRANI-BACKED GROUP
STAGED A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE
U.S. EMBASSY.
U.S. EMBASSY. THIS COULD
THIS COULD DRASTICALLY ESCALATE TENSIONS
BETWEEN THE U.S. IS IRAN, SO
MUCH SO THAT THE U.S. STATE
DEPARTMENT IS URGING ALL U.S.
CITIZENS IN IRAQ TO LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. >> COULD BE SOME TENSE DAYS
AWAY, THANKS HILLARY.
>>> RIGHT NOW THE NUMBER ONE
STORY IN MINNEAPOLIS, ALICIA IS
TRACKING YOUR REACTION.
WHAT
WHAT
WHAT ARE
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?
>> WORD OF THE U.S. AIR STRIKE
AND GENERAL SOLEIMANI'S DEATH IS
TRENDING BOTH HERE AT HOME AND
ACROSS THE WORLD.
IRAN'S
IRAN'S
IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER JAVAD ZARIF
TWEETING THIS, CALLING THIS AN
ACT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.
ZARIF SAID THIS WAS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS AND FOOLISH
ESCALATION, HOWEVER SECRETARY OF
STATE POMPEO SAYING IRAQIS WERE
DANCING IN THE STREET FOR
FREEDOM AND THANKFUL THAT
GENERAL SOLEIMANI IS NO MORE.
LATE YESTERDAY PRESIDENT TRUMP
TWEETED THIS IMAGE OF THE
AMERICAN FLAG AND HE HASN'T
TWEETED YET THIS MORNING ON THIS
MATTER.
MATTER.
MATTER. AND SENATOR AMY
KLOBUCHAR TWEETING THIS RESPONSE
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
REPERCUSSIONS OF THIS.
SHE SAYS IT RAISES SERIOUS
ESCALATIONS
ESCALATIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT CONFLICTS.
BERNIE SANDERS AGREED SAYING
THIS LAST NIGHT, TRUMP'S
DANGEROUS ESCALATION BRINGS US
CLOSER TO ANOTHER DISASTROUS WAR
IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT COULD
COST COUNTLESS LIVES AND
TRILLIONS MORE DAUGHTERS.
WE'VE
WE'VE
WE'VE CHECKED THE PAGE FOR THE OTHER
MINNESOTA REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
HOUSE, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE
SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIR
STRIKE JUST YET.
A LOT OF OUR
SUNRISERS ARE TALKING ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THE
THIS. THE MAJORITY OF THE
COMMENTS, A LOT OF FOLKS WORRY
THIS IS GOING TO START ANOTHER
WAR.
WAR.
WAR. >>
WAR. >> IT COULD DEFINITELY LEAD TO
THAT, WE'LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>>
OUT. >>> WE'RE LIVE THIS MORNING FROM
THE DRAKE HOTEL.
YOU CAN SEE
DEMOLITION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ENTIRE
BUILDING MUST BE TORN DOWN.
THE
THE
THE HISTORIC BUILDING CAUGHT ON FIRE
CHRISTMAS DAY.
CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY STILL
THEY STILL AREN'T SURE HOW.
MANY OF THOSE
DISPLACED ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY
THE RED CROSS, STAYING AT CHURCH
SHELTERS OR BEING PUT UP AT A
HOTEL IN BLOOMINGTON.
TODAY
TODAY
TODAY THEY'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO TO A
RESOURCE CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL
HELP AND SUPPORT.
>>> NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S
OTHER TOP STORIES IN YOUR
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. IN JUST A FEW
HOURS, COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL
HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO SPEAK
OUT ON A NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOOTING
THAT KILLED A YOUNG MOTHER FROM
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS. INVESTIGATORS SAY
INVESTIGATORS SAY 28-YEAR-OLD MONIQUE BAUGH WAS
SHOT IN A NORTH INDIANAPOLIS
ALLEY NEAR RUSSELL AND 14th
AVENUE NORTH.
AVENUE NORTH. POLICE HAVEN'T
POLICE HAVEN'T SAID WHETHER THEY BELIEVE IT IS
CONNECTED TO ANOTHER SHOOTING.
>>> EIGHT MINNESOTANS HAVE NOW
DIED FROM THE FLU AND MORE THAN
500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED.
HOSPITALIZED. THE AVERAGE AGE
OF PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IS 50.
DOCTORS ARE REMINDING ALL OF US,
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET A FLU
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. >>>
SHOT. >>> A HEADS UP NEXT TIME YOU
DINE IN ST. LOUIS PARK, YOU'LL
HAVE TO ASK FOR A STRAW IF YOU
WANT ONE AND ANY BUSINESS
SELLING FOOD MUST USE REUSABLE
OR COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS.
THIS
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS FROM AN ORDINANCE THAT PASSED
BACK IN 2017.
>>> THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
ARE CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST WIN
OF 2020 WITH STARS TOWNS AND
WIGGINS BOTH OUT FOR THE WOLVES.
THEY TOOK ON A GOLDEN STATE TEAM
WITHOUT STEPH CURRY AND
THOMPSON.
THOMPSON.
THOMPSON. THEY SHOWED UP BIG
TIME, BEATING THE WARRIORS
99-94.
99-94.
99-94. THAT'S YOUR FRIDAY
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. >>> LAURA, WHAT'S THE ONE THING
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
WEATHER TODAY?
WEATHER TODAY? >> WELL, ABOUT THE SNOW IS WHAT
WILL IMPACT YOU THE MOST.
JUST
JUST
JUST FLURRIES, A LIGHT COATING FOR US
HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES, BUT IN
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA,
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MINNESOTA
RIVER, THAT'S WHERE THE HIGHEST
IMPACT ZONE OR THE BULL'S-EYE IS
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.
SO
SO
SO MADISON COUNTY JUST NORTH OF
MARSHALL AND INTO REDWOOD FALLS
DOWN INTO NEW ALM, 4 INCHES
MAYBE HIGHER IN SPOTS.
TWIN
TWIN
TWIN CITIES, LESS THAN AN INCH HERE
FOR CARVER AND SPOT.
PARTS OF
PARTS OF
PARTS OF DAKOTA COUNTY A GLANCING BLOW
FROM THE SYSTEM.
>>> AND TRAFFIC THIS MORNING, IF
YOU'RE JUST GETTING READY TO
HEAD OUT THE DOOR, IT'S LOOKING
PRETTY QUIET.
PRETTY QUIET. ROAD CONDITIONS
ROAD CONDITIONS ALSO LOOKING CLEAR HERE AROUND
THE TWIN CITIES METRO.
THIS IS
THIS IS
THIS IS A
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK IF YOU'RE WAKING UP
IN EDEN PRAYER RE THIS PRAYER
EFOR THAT THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >>> THE DOG SHOW TAKES OVER THE
SHOW THIS WEEKEND.
MANY BREEDS
MANY BREEDS WILL COMPETE FOR AWARDS.
A
A
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ACTION AT
CAN'T BURY PARK.
THE TOP SNOW
MOBILE RIDERS ARE COMPETING OVER
THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
GENERAL
GENERAL
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS START AT A
LITTLE OVER $16.
>>> POLAR DASH 2020 KICKING OFF
IN ST. PAUL.
THERE ARE
THERE ARE
THERE ARE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, 2K, 5K,
AND A HALF MARATHON.
THE DASH:20 KICKING OFF
IN ST. PAUL.
THERE ARE
THERE ARE
THERE ARE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, 2K, 5K,
AND A HALF MARATHON.
THE DASH
THE DASH
THE DASH LASTS FROM 8:30 A.M.
TO 12:30.
TO 12:30.
TO 12:30. >>> WHY COLLEGE APPLICATION KIDS
ARE MISSING DEADLINES BECAUSE OF
THEIR PHONES.
THEIR PHONES. >>> NEW YEAR, AND A NEW WAY TO
STEAL YOUR MONEY.
IT HAS TO DO
WITH HOW YOU DATE YOUR
DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS. >>> AND WE TALKED TO SAINTS FANS
WHO HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS
PLAY, AND YOU