TOP STORIES
Monday, January 13
ESPER 'DIDN'T SEE' SPECIFIC EVIDENCE OF IRAN THREAT Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s order to assassinate Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, but admitted he “didn’t see” any specific evidence backing up the president’s claim that Soleimani had been planning imminent attacks on multiple U.S. embassies. [HuffPost]
TRUMP TIED SOLEIMANI HIT TO SUPPORT FROM GOP HAWKS Trump openly discussed how the U.S. airstrike assassination of Iran's Soleimani would shore up support from Republican Senate hawks in time for his impeachment trial, according to reports in both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. [HuffPost]
LAVA SPEWS FROM PHILLIPINES VOLCANO Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee en masse and shut down Manila’s international airport, offices and schools. Clouds of ash blew more than 62 miles north of the Taal volcano, reaching the bustling capital, Manila, and forcing the shutdown of the country’s main airport. [AP]
PROGRESSIVE PEACE PACT BREAKS Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Sunday responded to talking points circulated by the campaign of fellow progressive presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that portray her as a candidate of the elite. “I was disappointed to hear that Bernie is sending his volunteers out to trash me,” Warren told reporters. [HuffPost]
IRAN BRACES FOR MORE PROTESTS Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane during hostilities with the United States. Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square, Tehran University and other landmarks as calls circulated for protests later in the day. [AP]
12 SHOT, 5 KILLED IN BALTIMORE Authorities say 12 people were shot, five fatally, in eight separate weekend shootings in Baltimore. The first of Saturday’s shootings was reported at about 2:30 a.m. and involved three female victims. The city recorded 348 homicides last year, its fifth consecutive year with more than 300 murders and the most violent year ever on a per-capita basis. [AP]
STORM SWEEPS SOUTH, MIDWEST, KILLS AT LEAST 11 Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered large swaths of the country. [AP] | 
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