al shabaab is affiliated with al qaeda and has no links to iran. >>> now to australia where the government says it will spend whatever it takes to help its people recover from the devastating wildfires. it's already put aside $2 billion. at least 24 people have died, and 2,000 homes have been destroyed. more american firefighters are arriving on the front lines to help. the fires are so intense that the skies over the southeastern coasedrntu wed r washed up on beaches, and the heat is so intense that the fires are generating their own weather patterns. >> reporter: the wind here just keeps picking up and it's fueling these flames. you can feel the smoke stinging your es tey . fire. it is radiating right now. it is absolutely incinerating all of this brush, and all these trees, many of which will go any second. >> here's another staggering figure. an estimated 500 million wild animals have died. some rain has been helping fire crews, but officials warn the rain will not put out the largest fires before the conditions deteriorate again later this week. >>> disgraced hollywood producer harvey

the al qaeda-linked terror group al shabaab has claimed responsibility. >>> five killed and dozens injured when a packed bus lost control and started a chain-reaction crash on the pennsylvania turnpike near pittsburgh. u.p.s. says two of its drivers are among the dead. one had been driving for the company for 28 years. >>> the world's largest technology conference gets under way this week. the consumer electronics show begins tuesday with all sorts of new gadgets. we're already hearing about new televisions, phones, and other smart devices. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 6th. >>> good monday morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with the growing fallout over the deadly u.s. strike on that top iranian commander. >> massive crowds are converging on the streets across iran as the casket carrying the remains of general qasem soleimani is paraded from city to city. this is a live picture from tehran. >> just masses of people there, angry mourners raised a red flag above a mosque symbolizing revenge as iran threatened to retaliate and abandon limitations on uraniu

. >>> overnight, the extremist group al shabaab has taken credit for an attack at a kenyan military base used by u.s. forces. some u.s. aircraft and vehicles are said to be destroyed. no deaths have been reported. there doesn't appear to be any connection between this attack and the tensions in the middle east. >>> and we turn now to france where prosecutors say friday's deadly knife attack is now being treated as a terror-related incident. several people were stabbed in a parisian suburb by a 22-year-old man who investigators now say had been recently radicalized. one man has died. two women were injured. the suspect was shot and killed as he attempted to flee. >>> now to those devastating australian wildfires some have called apocalyptic. abc's maggie rulli is there on the ground with the latest on the fire danger. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: the people who are here living through this destruction every day tell me they're exhausted, scared. they do not want the world to forget about them. this morning, new images of what could be the worst day of wildfires in australia's histor

after targeting a key military air field, al shabaab militants posted images from the base showing their flag next to burning airplanes. the u.s. soldier killed in the attack was identified as 23-year-old army specialist harry mayfield from illinois. and justin harrison from arizona was one of the two defense department contractors who died. >>> now to the impeachment of president trump. his former national security adviser john bolton now says he's willing to testify during the president's looming trial in the senate. bolton left the white house last september. he and the president offered differing versions of whether he resigned or was fired. abc's mary bruce has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: this surprise offer from the former national security adviser, john bolton, is shaking up the impeachment fight here on the hill. john bolton is a critical firsthand witness with key knowledge of the president's actions regarding ukraine. he allegedly compared the campaign to pressure ukraine to a drug deal that he wanted no part of. and bolton's team says that he has knowledge of other co

al shabaab and other isis groups and now iran because they have a common enemy, the united states. >> certainly the enemy has been the united staan as teineystthdv united states. i think iran is going to be very motivated to make donald trump a one-term president. i think the hostage crisis made jimmy carter a one-term president. it's going to put donald trump in a difficult position in 2020. if he doesn't respond to iranian provocations he looks weak. if he does respond he risks conflict. >> great insights. thank you all very much. t late impeachment from the senate's top democrat, chuck schumer, he joins us live. schumer. (man) we weave security into their business. (man) we weave security into their business. (man) we weave security into their business. (second man) virtualize their operations. (second man) virtualize their operations. (woman) and build ai customer experiences. (second woman) we also keep them ready for the next big opportunity. like 5g. like 5g. like 5g. almost all of the fortune 500 partner with us. almost all of the fortune 500 partner with us. almost all of the

al shabaab claimed responsibility. >>> in the face of the new threats, president trump is lashing out with new threats of his own taking on iran and iraq, taunting congress. cecilia vega at the white house with the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. president trump has repeatedly said he does not want to see endless wars in the middle east, but this latest threat brings us closer than ever to conflict with iran, and democrats want to know why now, and they're demanding to see evidence of the white house's claim that this attack on soleimani was in response to an eminent threat. this morning, president trump is back at the white house is threatening a swift and potentially disproportionate response if iran retaliates. despite the escalating tension, the president and his aides insist killing qasem soleimani was the right move. >> it's clear the world is a safer place today. qasem soleimani no longer walks the planet. >> reporter: the president also threatened to target 52 iranian sites important to them and the iranian culture if iran strikes back,