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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

Today is Friday, January 3rd.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

Iran has vowed harsh retaliation for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport

that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of his interventions across the Middle East

as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killings.

The killing of the head of Iran's elite coup d' force marks a major escalation in the standoff

between Washington and Iran, which has careened from one crisis to another since President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed crippling sanctions.

The United States urged its U.S. citizens to leave Iraq immediately.

The State Department said the embassy in Baghdad, which was attacked by Iran-backed militiamen and other protesters earlier this week is closed,

and all services have been suspended.

Around 5,200 American troops are based in Iraq, where they mainly train Iraqi forces to help combat Islamic state militants.

Iran's supreme leader warned that a harsh retaliation is waiting for the U.S. after the airstrike.

Three days of public mourning has been declared in Iran for the general's death.

Trump was vacationing at his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, but sent out a tweet of an American flag.

Police said office drama led to a man to surrender to authorities for allegedly,

sorry, for allegedly poisoning his co-workers drink.

50-year-old Curtis Malloy is accused of spiking a woman's beverage with pine saw.

After an argument, the incident was reported at a business on the 300 block of Marcus Court in Newark last April.

The test results just recently confirmed the chemicals' presence in the drink.

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