23ABC News at 5 p.m. | Top Stories for January 7, 2020

Tehran reportedly firing missiles at an Iraqi airbase that is housing U.S. troops.

Plus, here in Kern County, the community is gearing up to address homelessness issues.

What you can expect at the third outreach meeting.

MIDDLE EAST...U-S OFFICIALS CONFIRMING THATTEHRAN HAS REPORTEDLYFIRED SEVERAL SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES ATIRAQ'S AIR BASE HOUSING U-STROOPS... OVER AMERICA'S KILLINGOF A TOP IRANIAN GENERAL.THIS IS VIDEO THAT WAS SHOWN BYIRANIAN STATE T-V.THE BASE HAD BEEN ON HEIGHTENEDALERT DUE TOIRAN'S VOW TO RETALIATE OVER THEKILLING OF GUARD GENERALQASSEM SOLEIMANI.ACCORDING TO REPORTS -- EARLIERTODAY... A STAMPEDEBROKE OUT AT THE FUNERAL FOR THEIRANIAN GENERAL KILLED IN A U-SAIRSTRIKE.AT LEAST 56 PEOPLE WERE KILLEDAND MORE THAN 200 WEREINJURED AS THOUSANDS THRONGEDTHE PROCESSION.THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS ITHAD INFORMATION THEGENERAL WAS PLOTTING TO KILLSIGNIFICANT NUMBER OFAMERICAN SOLDIERS AND DIPLOMATSIN THE COMING DAYS.IRAN SAYS IT WAS A PEACE KEEPINGMISSION.THE U-S SAYS IT DIDN'T WANT TOSTART A WAR -- BUT IT ISPREPARED TO FINISH ONE.OFFICIALS TELLING ABC NEWS THATTHE PRESIDENT HASBEEN BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION.WE'LL CONTINUE TO COVER THE VERYLATEST ON THIS STORY ONOUR NEWSCASTS AND ONLINE AT TURNTO 23 DOT COM.THE SEARCH FOR THE DRIVER OF APICKUP TRUCK INVOLVED IN ACRASH THAT INJURED FOUR CHILDRENIS OVER.BAKERSFIELD POLICE ARRESTING AMAN EARLIER TODAY.B-P-D SAYS 32-YEAR-OLD EVARISTOPEREZ NUNEZ WASLOCATED AT HIS HOME.FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION --OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TOARREST HIM BUT HE RESISTED ANDASSAULTED AN OFFICER.HE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN INTOCUSTODY.ACCORDING TO BAKERSFIELD POLICE-- AT ABOUT 3-30 THISMORNING TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED INTHE AREA OFCOTTONWOOD AND EAST PACHECOROADS.POLICE SAY FOUR CHILDREN WERE INONE OF THE VEHICLES AND ALLWERE HURT.ONE OF THE CHILDREN -- A 9 YEAROLD -- SUFFERED MAJORINJURIES AND HAS RECENTLY DIEDAS A RESULT OF INJURIES.POLICE SAY AFTER THAT FIRSTCOLLISION -- ANOTHER VEHICLEHEADING SOUTH ON COTTONWOOD --RAN INTO THE VEHICLE WITH THECHILDREN.NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED.PEREZ NUNEZ IS FACING VEHICLEMANSLAUGHTER CHARGES -- ASWELL AS ASSAULT ON A PEACEOFFICER AND DRIVING WITHOUTA LICENSE CHARGES.BACK HERE AT HOME -- THE EFFORTTO COMBATHOMELESSNESS CONTINUES...THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ISHOSTING IT'S THIRD COMMUNITYOUTREACH MEETING AT THEMECHANICS BANK CONVENTIONCENTER AT 6 P.M.

TONIGHT.THE CITY IS ENCOURAGING THEPUBLIC TO ATTEND ANDSHARE HOW HOMELESSNESS MAY BEEFFECTING THEIRCOMMUNITY.23ABC'S BAYAN WANG JOINS US LIVEFROM THE CONVENTIONCENTER AHEAD OF THE MEETING WITHA PREVIEW OF WHAT ISEXPECTED.

BAYAN...JESSICA -- CERTAINLY A LOT OFBAKERSFIELD RESIDENTS EXPECTEDHERE TONIGHT.IN THE LAST TWO MEETINGS THEYCITY HOSTED IN DECEMBER, A LOTOF PEOPLE VOICED THEIR CONCERNSABOUT THE TWOLOCATIONS THE CITY PROPOSED FORAN EMERGENCY LOWBARRIER SHELTER.ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS IS THECALCOT PROPERTY INSOUTHEAST BAKERSFIELD -- BACK INOCTOBER THE CITY ANNOUNCED APRINCIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THECOMPANY TOPURCHASE THE 69,000 SQUARE FEETPROPERTY.HOWEVER AT A CITY COUNCILMEETING IN NOVEMBER,OFFICIALS DECIDED TO HIT PAUSEON MOVING FORWARD ANDREQUESTED CITY STAFF TO DOADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THEPROPERTY.ANOTHER LOCATION THE CITY ISCONSIDERING FORA LOW-BARRIER SHELTER IS IN EASTBAKERSFIELD,WHICH IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TOTHE BAKERSFIELDHOMELESS CENTER.THIS IS A MUCH SMALLER PROPERTYACCORDING TOOFFICIALS, IT'S ABOUT 32,000SQUARE FEET.HERE IS WHAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERANDRAE GONZALES HAD TOSAY ABOUT BOTH LOCATIONS AT THELAST COMMUNITY OUTREACHMEETING.IM HEARING A LOT OF POSITIVEFEEDBACKFROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON BOTHOPTOINS.

THE CALCOT SIDE ANDBROWNSIDE.

WE'RE HEARING A LOT OFPOSITIVE THINGS ABOUT CALCOT.PEOPLEUNDERSTAND THAT THIS SPACE WILLPROVIDE NECESSARY SPACE FORRESOURCES.CITY SPOKESMAN JOE CONROY TOLDME THAT THE CITY STAFF FAVORSTHE CALCOT LOCATION.ON JANUARY 22ND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS WILL MAKE THEREDECISION, WHICH IS COMPRISED OFTHREE OPTIONS.

MOVE FORWARD WITHONE OF THE PROPERTIES, DELAY THEPROCESS FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH,OR DENY BOTH LOCATIONS AND BEGINA NEW PROCESS FOR FINDING AFACILITY.THE MEETING HERE WILL BEUNDERWAY IN ABOUT AN HOUR ANDWE'LL HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU ATOUR 6 AND 11 P.M.

SHOWS.

FORNOW, LIVE AT THE CONVENTIONCENTER, BAYAN WANG 23ABCCONNECTING YOU.NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN A DEADLYSHOOTING AT ANEAST BAKERSFIELD MOTEL... THESHERIFF'S OFFICE MAKING A SECONDARREST IN THE SHOOTINGTHAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH.K-C-S-O DETECTIVES ARRESTED37-YEAR-OLDBENJAMIN BRAVO FOR THE KILLINGAT THE MOTEL 6 ON EASTBRUNDAGE LANE ON DECEMBER 12-TH.LAST MONTH -- DEPUTIES WEREDISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.WHEN THEY ARRIVED -- THEY FOUNDA VICTIM OF A SHOOTING.HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO AHOSPITAL.AFTER THE FIRST VICTIM ARRIVED-- TWO OTHERS ARRIVED BY APERSONAL VEHICLE.30-YEAR-OLD DANIEL GIL LATERDIED... ANOTHER VICTIM HAD MAJORWOUNDS AND THE OTHER HAD MINORWOUNDS.A FEW DAYS LATER 29-YEAR- OLDJOSE CHAVEZ WAS ARRESTEDFOR MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.BRAVO IS FACING THE SAME CHARGESAND IS SCHEDULED TO BEIN COURT THIS THURSDAY.A MAN IS BEHIND BARS -- AFTERLEADING THE C-H-P ON A PURSUITTHAT COVERED MORE THAN 20 MILESFROM KERN COUNTY INTO L-ACOUNTY.ACCORDING TO PATROL OFFICIALS INMOJAVE -- OFFICERS TRIEDTO PULL OVER A WRONG-WAY DRIVEROVERNIGHT JUSTOUTSIDE OF ROSAMOND.A PURSUIT ENSUED BEFOREEVENTUALLY ENDING INPALMDALE.THE C-H-P SAID THEY SPOKE TO THEDRIVER WHO SURRENDEREDPEACEFULLY.NO ONE WAS HURT DURING THEPURSUIT.BAKERSFIELD POLICE NEED YOURHELP LOCATING A MANWANTED FOR QUESTIONING REGARDINGA SEXUAL BATTERYIN DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD.IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 3-RD ATTHE GET BUS TERMINAL OFF OFCHESTER AVENUE.B-P-D SAYS THE SUSPECT GROPED ATEENAGE FEMALE JUVENILEAGAINST HER WILL -- WHILE SHEWAS WAITING AT THE TERMINAL.THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS ABLACK MAN BETWEEN 18 TO 19YEARS... ABOUT 6 FEET TALL ANDWEIGHING AROUND 140POUNDS.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION --CALL B-P-D AT 327-71-11.NOW TO NEW DETAILS ON A BEARVALLEY POLICE OFFICERWHO ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF.COURT RECORDS SHOW THAT OFFICERCHAD FOSS WAS UNDER-- QUOTE -- "EXTREME ALCOHOLINTOXICATION"WHEN HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEGAT THE OAK COUNTRY CLUB.BEAR VALLEY POLICE WERE CALLEDOUT TO THE COUNTRYCLUB AROUND 10 P-M ON NEW YEAR'SEVE.WHEN THEY ARRIVED -- THEY FOUNDOFFICER ROSS WITH ANON-LIFE THREATENING GUN SHOTINJURY TO HIS LEG.COURT RECORDS STATE THAT FOSS"HAD RED WATERY EYES" -- AND HADEXTREME DIFFICULTY CARRYING ON ACOHESIVECONVERSATION... DUE TO HIS LEVELOF INTOXICATION.ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS -- ABLOOD SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROMROSS TO TEST HIS BLOOD ALCOHOLCONCENTRATION.ROSS WAS THEN TAKEN TO KERNMEDICAL FOR TREATMENT FORHIS GUNSHOT INJURY.BEAR VALLEY POLICE CHIEF TIMMELANSON SAYS FOSS HAS BEENPLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVEPENDING THE OUTCOME OFTHE INVETSIGATION.THE CHIEF RELEASED A STATEMENTON THE INCIDENT...IT READ IN PART -- QUOTE -- "ISHARE IN THE COMMUNITY'SCONCERN OVER THIS OFFICER'SACTIONS AND RECOGNIZE THEDANGER THE OFFICER POSED TO THEPUBLIC.

SUCHCARELESSNESS DOES NOT REFLECTTHE VALUES ANDPROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF THISDEPARTMENT" --END QUOTE.TO READ THE FULL STATEMENT --HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE -- TURN TO23 DOT COM.LESLIE CHANCE'S YOUNGESTDAUGHTER SAMANTHACHANCE WAS CALLED BY THE DEFENSETO TESTIFY TODAY.23ABC'S ALEX BELL IS LIVE INSTUDIO WITH THE UPDATES.

ALEX?SAMANTHA CHANCE WAS JUST 13YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HERFATHER'S DEATH... NOW SHE'S 19.ACCORDING TO SAMANTHA HERPARENTS WERE VERY AFFECTIONATE,BUT THEY DIDARGUE ABOUT MONEY AND CLOTHES.BUT BEFORE WEREVIEW HER TESTIMONY, I WANT TOLET OUR VIEWERS KNOWTHAT MOST OF THE VIDEOS ANDIMAGES YOU SEE DURING OURCOVERAGE ARE FROM OPENINGSTATEMENTS, OLDER FOOTAGEFROM THE INVESTIGATION AND DAYOF THE MURDER ORPREVIOUS COURT HEARINGS.

WE WANTTO REMIND YOU ALL THAT FORTHIS TRIAL CAMERAS WERE ONLYALLOWED IN THE COURTROOMFOR OPENING STATEMENTS AND THENTHEY WILL BE IN THECOURTROOM FOR CLOSINGSTATEMENTS.THE LAST TIME SAMANTHA SAW HERFATHER WAS THE NIGHTBEFORE HE DIED ON AUGUST 24,2013.

ACCORDING TO HER THEREWERE NO ARGUMENTS BETWEEN HERPARENTS THATDAY.

HOWEVER, IN A 2013INTERVIEW WITH A DETECTIVESAMANTHA STATEDHER PARENTS WERE ARGUING THENIGHT BEFORE TODD'SDEATH.

SIX YEARS AGO SHE TOLDDETECTIVES HER DAD WASPLANNING ON GOING OUT THATEVENING AND WANTED TO WEARCERTAIN CLOTHES BUT COULDN'TBECAUSE HER MOTHER WASWASHING THEM.

SAMANTHA ALSO SAIDIN THAT 2013 INTERVIEW THATHER PARENTS ARGUED ABOUT MONEYAND CLOTHES.PROSECUTOR ANDREA KHOLER ASKEDSAMANTHA IF SHEREMEMBERED TELLING OFFICIALS IN2013 THAT ON THENIGHT BEFORE HIS DEATH HE WASOUT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BUTRETURNED HOME.

SAMANTHA SAID SHEDIDN'T REMEMBERSAYING THAT AND TESTIFIED TODAYTHAT SHE NEVER REMEMBERS HIMCOMING HOME THAT NIGHT.

HOWEVER,SHE ALSO TESTIFIEDTHAT SHE WOULD HAVE NO REASON TOLIE TO OFFICERS BACK IN2013.

ON THE DAY OF HER FATHER'SDEATH, SAMANTHA SAYS SHE WOKEUP AROUND 11AM...WENT DOWNSTAIRSAND SAW HER MOTHERAND SISTER SARAH SITTING ON THECOUCH WATCHING TV.SAMANTHA SAID SHE JOINED THEMAND HER MOTHER'SDEMEANOR WAS NOT UNUSUAL.DEFENSE ATTORNEY TONYLIDGETT SHOWED SAMANTHA THESERIES OF SURVEILLANCEVIDEOS .

WHICH PROSECUTORS ARGUESHOW CHANCE TRYINGTO MAKE HER WAY BACK HOME THEMORNING OF TODD'S DEATH.SAMANTHA REPEATEDLY SAID SHE DIDNOT RECOGNIZEANYONE IN THE SURVEILLANCEVIDEOS AS HER MOTHER.

ALSO,SAMANTHA PREVIOUSLY TOLDOFFICIALS HER MOTHER HADNEVER GONE TO VISIT HER DADSGRAVE.

TODAY SHE TESTIFIEDTHAT SHE HAS.

PROSECUTOR ANDREAKHOLER ASKED SAMANTHA HOW SHEKNEW HER MOTHER WENT ..SHE SAIDHER SISTER SARAH TOLD HER.LIDGETT ALSO ASKED SAMANTHAABOUT THAT TRIP TO LAS VEGAS IN2013 WERE THE FAMILY ATTENDED ACSI EXPERIENCE...WHERE VISITORS SOLVE CRIME SCENESCENARIOS.SAMANTHA TESTIFIED TODAY THAT ITWAS HER MOM'S IDEA TOGO.

COURT WILL RESUME TOMORROWAT 9AM.

LIVE INSTUDIO IM ALEX BELL FOR 23ABCNEWS CONNECTING YOU.KERN COUNTY HAS SEEN A STRATUSDECK OVER THE VALLEY TODAY.

THATMEANS THE FOG FROM THIS MORNINGLIFTED AND IS 'STUCK' OVER THEVALLEY.

THIS KEPT TEMPERATURESIN THE-UPPER 40S FOR MOST OF THEDAY.WE ARE TRACKING TWO WEAK SYTEMSPASSING THROUGH THEREGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.THE FIRSTDISTURBANCE LOOKS TO BRING ANINCREASE IN WINDS THROUGHTHE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND IN THEDESERT.

THERE IS A WINDADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM ONWEDNESDAY, GUSTS COULD BEREACHING UP TO 50 MPH.

THE FRONTFACING SLOPES IN THEKERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS ANDFOOTHILLS COULD SEE SOMELIGHT PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY.AIR QUALITY REMAINS MODERATE ONWEDNESDAY ANDTHERE IS NO BURNING UNLESS WITHA REGISTEREDDEVICE.THURSDAY BRINGS A BETTER CHANCEFOR SHOWERS IN THE VALLEY.

THISSTORM WILL BE LIGHT AND QUICK.TRACKING THE CHANCE FOR AFEW HUNDRETHS OF AN INCH OFRAIN, AND LIGHT SNOW ABOVE4,000 FEET.THESE STORMS WILL BE CLEARING ONFRIDAY BRINGING THERETURNED THREAT OF VALLEY FOGFRIDAY AND POTENTIALLYSATURDAY MORNINGS.

SATURDAYTHROUGHTUESDAY BRINGS MORE STORMS.THESE LOOKS TO BE MOISTURESTARVED, MEANING AS OF NOW, WEARE JUST TRACKINGTHE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS.THE KERN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCYAND KERN COUNTYFIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION HAVELAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN TOTHE KERN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCYAND KERN COUNTYFIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION HAVELAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN TOSTAND WITH THE OIL INDUSTRY AMIDGROWING SCRUTINY FROMCALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL HAS APREVIEW OF THAT STORY.FIREFIGHTERS AND DEPUTIES ARETAKING ISSUE WITH THE STATE'SHARD STANCE AGAINST OIL BECAUSETHEY RELY ON THEINDUSTRY IN ORDER TO GET APAYCHECK.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ONWHAT THEY'RE SAYING COMING UP ON23ABC NEWS AT 6.THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ISHOSTING A FREE START SMARTCLASS TONIGHT FOR TEEN DRIVERSAND THEIR PARENTS.OFFICIALS SAID THE TWO-HOURCLASS TEACHES THE IMPORTANCEOF SAFE DRIVING HABITS -- THECONSEQUENCES OF A POOR CHOICEBEHIND THE WHEEL AND TIPS ON HOWTO AVOID A COLLISION.THE FREE CLASS IS TONIGHT AT 6AT THE BAKERSFIELD C-H-P OFFICEAT98-55 COMPAGNONI STREET.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP --YOU CAN CALL THE BAKERSFIELD C-H-P OFFICE AT 396-66-HUNDRED.THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS GEARINGUP FOR THE FIRST DAY OFITS ACADEMY TRAINING -- ANDTODAY THEY RELEASED A VIDEOOF LAST YEAR'S TRAINING.SERGEANT BRANDON RUTLEDGE SPOKEABOUT WHAT THERECRUITS GO THROUGH."DURING THAT TIME, WE TRAIN THEMTO GOHANDLE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENTEVENTS OUT THERE, AND THAT'S WHYWE KINDOF PUT THEM THROUGH THE GRINDERA LITTLE BIT JUST SO THEY AREABLE TO SAFELY PROTECT ANDSERVE."THIS YEAR'S ACADEMY TRAININGSTARTS NEXT MONTH.IT USUALLY LASTS ABOUT 24 DAYS.THEY GO THROUGH PHYSICALTRAINING IN DAYONE OF THE ACADEMY TO ACCLIMATETHEM TO THE LIFESTYLETHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM.YOU CAN NO LONGER APPLY FOR THISYEAR'S ACADEMY -- BUTHERE ARE SOME WAYS TO APPLY FORNEXT YEAR'S TRAINING.APPLY AS A DEPUTY SHERIFFTRAINEE WHO ARE PAID BY K-C-S-O.YOU MUST PASS A WRITTEN...PHYSICAL PSYCH AND BACKGROUNDCHECK TO BE A DEPUTY.YOU CAN ALSO PAY 3-THOUSANDDOLLARS TO BE A PART OF IT --BUTYOU MUST STILL PASS THE SAMEREQUIREMENTS.AND 26 OFFICERS WILL GRADUATETHURSDAY FROM THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE ACADEMY.THE BAKERSFIELD LAW ENFORCEMENTTRAININGACADEMY CLASS WILL HOST A BADGEPINNING CEREMONY JUSTOUTSIDE OF THE BAKERSFIELDCOLLEGE EDWARD SIMONSENPERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT 10A-M.

THE GRADUATION CEREMONY ISSET TO BE HELD INSIDE THEPERFORMINGARTS CENTER AT 11 A-M THURSDAY.IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.COMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS AT FIVE-- A NE