Portland: Antifa came to riot at the local ICE facility in coordinated attacks across the country. Federal police were prepared to protect the government property.

Perhaps the craziest single car crash I’ve ever seen: on Paxton street in Pacoima the truck crashed so violently, it split in half and the engine and transmission came flying out and are sitting in the middle of the street, driver is reportedly in grave condition.

Warning graphic content! Iraq -- Video of Second Suicide Bomber. A twin suicide bombing killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 30 in a Baghdad market on Thursday in the first such attack in years, security and medical sources said.
UPDATE: Iraqi military says death toll in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad rises to at least 28 killed, 73 wounded.

National forecast. Heavy rain will move across the Gulf Coast and into the Mississippi Valley while lake effect snow cranks up today and Friday. Big weather news for the West with quite a bit of drought-buster rain and snow over the next week!