You are in violation of the imposed curfew. You are subject to arrest. You must leave immediately. Sights and sounds from last night in a very restive ferguson. There is a state of emergency in effect and a curfew that prot t protesters ignored. Police fired tear gas and made seven arrests. And just moments ago attorney general eric holder ordered a federal autopsy in the case. And fox has learned the federal government also didnt want the release of the Michael Brown robbery video. Lets turn it over now to mike tolbin on the ground in ferguson with how things are right now. Hi, mike. Reporter well, doug, barely any protesters out here on a rainy sunday morning, but we did not make it through the first night of the curfew without clashes with police. However, captain ron johnson of the state police made a point of clarifying that the clashes with Police Last Night were not directly related to enforcement of the curfew. Rather there was a report of a gun. In fact, there were shots fired
Its Adrian Peterson denying more child abuse claims this morning and the the leagues commissioner continues to feel the heat amid a vortex of violence. Good Tuesday Morning to you. Its tuesday, september 16th, 2014. Lets start with the rundown. We begin with the fight against isis. Congress appears to be on the verge of green lighting a plan to arm syrian rebel ls and today well hear from the two men in charge of that mission in just about 30 minutes. Defense secretary chuck hagel and chairman Martin Dempsey are set to testify in front of Senate Lawmakers to drill down on exactly how this plan will work. Well bring that hearing to you live when it begins. Again, its set for 9 30 this morning. Meanwhile, as the wheels turn in washington, the war goes on. This morning we learned a Syrian Military plane crashed in a stronghold of the North Central part of syria. Initial reports said it was shot down. A development that could send chills up the spine of anyone pushing for u. S. Air strikes
Ill talk to a retired general about what is being done to protect them. And the first public account, officer Darrin Wilson gives specific details of shots fired when and where in the New York Times. And the big impact on voters in texas, ill talk to a former texas senator about what this means for her state. Plus, a new app saying it can help to reduce Sexual Assault in college campuses. But app says no to it. That app is todays big idea. Good afternoon to you, im richard louie. We start with three fronts on the ebola virus, the agency will work on its protocol handling ebola patients. Meanwhile, president obama is sending three officials to coordinate responses. This is separate from the s. W. A. T. Team on the ground today. And today, new questions and details on two infected nursing. Nina pham is feeling tired but resting comfortably, while with Amber Vincent there was new evidence on how sick she was when she boarded the plane to texas. Meanwhile, a cruise ship is on its way back
On election day with new rules in place and who is behind it. Hey, there, everyone, welcome to weekends with alex witt. With two days to go and the balance of power in the senate at stake. Miami herald. Polls show rick scott and Charlie Crist in a dead heat. As vote nears, ernst takes sevenpoint lead. The advocate, fighting for control. And in wisconsin, the leader telegram, simply capturing the view from the publics perspective in the race for governor. Its our turn. From washington to georgia, kansas and to iowa, we have reporters in place for you with the latest on all of the closest races. Well get to all of them in a moment. But first, i want to bring in nbc news Political Editor and senior Political Editor here in studio with me. So glad to have you there. Its so exciting. You can feel it, cant you . Absolutely. Its so electric right now. Talk about this new poll we have out there today. A lot of good info in here. Starting in kentucky. We have republican senator Mitch Mcconnell,
Is told top donors hes thinking of running for president again in 2016. If we werent leading with that we would probably be leading with the news that federal prosecutors are now recommending felony charges for David Petraeus retired four star generally and former cia director for leaking top secret classified information to his mistress. Theres word chris crist yoohristie was questioned recently by federal prosecutors who may be preparing indictments. Well get to all of those stories plus a lot more soon enough in the show. But theres only one place to begin this show today and that place is paris, where its now the day after, the day after a 72hour terror siege on the city and its suburbs ended in violence. 17 people have been killed 12 in wednesdays attack on the weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, four hostages yesterday in an attack on a kosher supermarket. The nature of these attacks, small, coordinated and soft targets. That nature means that we in the western world are entering pote