What will happen to him now . Grand jury details, newly released documents involving what went on inside the room. Do they explain why the panel decided not to indict . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. New protests in cities across the United States over the latest case raising troubling questions about police, the communities they serve and the criminal Justice System in the United States. With ferguson fresh on everyones mind, the case of eric garner is drawing heightened scrutiny after a grand jury declined to charge the Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo who put garner in a chokehold moments before he died. Now were hearing from garners children. They are horrified the way he died. I felt like he treated him like an animal. My father was not an animal. Even though he was 350 pounds and 66, he wasnt an animal. He was a big teddy bear. He was loved by everybody that he came in contact with. And then the resistance of arrest that they told us
Were following the breaking news. A third night of protests over new yorks Controversial Police chokehold case is now under way. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets since wednesday when a grand jury declined to charge the Police Officer, Daniel Pantaleo, who put unarmed eric garner in a chokehold, resulting in a death that the coroner ruled a homicide. Coming on the heels of the Michael Brown shooting in ferguson, missouri, this latest case has catapulted the issues of policing, race and Excessive Force right into the national spotlight. Were covering the breaking news this hour with our correspondents, our guests, including new york congressman hakeem jeffries. But lets begin with cnns brian todd. Hes here in washington, d. C. Where weve seen some major protests. Brian, what are you seeing right now . Reporter wolf, we are here in the chinatown section of washington, just outside Verizon Center. We got word that there are protests planned for this evening. Police pre
Chuck hagel talked about that today in kabul. We will maintain a limited Counterterrorism Mission against al qaeda and its remnants, because as we draw down the combat mission, we have not forgotten, not forgotten what brought america to afghanistan over a decade ago. Meantime, in yemen, a desperate attempt to rescue a hostage from al qaeda and failure. Al qaeda terrorists killed luke somers and another western hostage during the raid yesterday. President obama ordered the rescue mission after u. S. Intelligence learns that somers could soon be executed. Our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr joins us now by phone. Barbara, explain what went wrong here. What we are learning is they lost the element of surprise. Reporter poppy, by all accounts, the navy seals did lose the surprise at the very last minute. Something like 1 humidity yards from the compound they were about to assault, where they believe the hostages were being held. They were discovered. A firefight broke out. And it bec
Blizzard of 2015. Im in central park in new york city. This is the epicenter of what could be the largest snowstorm in this citys history. This blizzard has been called historic and lifethreatening with snowfall up to 2 feet or more in new york. As much as 30 inches a record in boston. Gusting winds expected to hit excuse me. With winds up to 65 miles an hour. You can actually see it from outer space, how ee norm mace the storm is. It stretches from maryland to maine. 60 million americans are in its path. The governors of new york pennsylvania rhode island have all declared a state of emergency, forcing people to stay home. They have shut down highways airports and tunnels. That is historic. Here in new york city shutting down the subways for one of the few times in history. The city has closed 6,000 miles of roadway banning cars from the streets after 11 00 tonight. That in and of itself a record. New york city highway is also closed. Trucks dropping up to 126,000 tons of salt on road
The white house residence before triggering an alert and lockdown. Could the next one carry explosives . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets get right to the breaking news. A monster winter storm bearing down on the northeast right now. The National Weather service calling it historic and lifethreatening. It may be as bad as it gets. Close to 60 Million People could be affected and more than 20 million of them are bracing for a blizzard of epic scale. New york and boston they are shutting down with up to three feet of snow expected. Along with the snow whiteout conditions winds approaching hurricane strength and coastal flooding throughout the region mass transit will soon grind to a halt. Streets and highways are closing and thousands of flights already have been canceled. Our correspondents and analysts and newsmakers are all standing by throughout the emergency zone. Lets begin with brian todd. He has been making his way toward the center of the target area. First, te