reporter: authorities say they didn t use concussion grenades, rather, demonstrators attacked them with make shift explosives even rolling one-pound propane canisters towards officers. amid all the violence at standing rock. silence. no sound of pipeline construction now because the ar army corp ar army corps stopped for talk with the reservation. it s said it s a much more efficient way to transport crude oil instead of by rail. peaceful in north dakota today. amnesty international telling cnn it s re-deployed two observers to the protest site to make sure there are no out of hg that needs to be documented.
welcome back to the lead. i m jim sciutto. our national lead now. police in north dakota are using tear gas, rubbing bullets and water hoses against hundreds of demonstrators standing in solidarity with the standing rock sioux indian tribe. they re protesting the 1200 mile long pipeline. one protester nearly lost her arm when she claims police threw an explosive device into the crowd. paul, what are police saying about the use of force there? reporter: they re saying they were justified in using the fire hoses but say they never threw concussion grenades. that s a point of huge contention.
good to have you here. mr. bair, starting with you. the san bernardino attack has sparked real fear in people and the investigation is pointing to a wider, deeper plot. where do you think this is all going? not a good place. i think americans this came as a surprise to them. they thought we went into afghanistan and iraq to stop this. 14 years later we have the same problem, a big attack. it s worse in a way because it s americans involved and there are so many converts to this cult, it is a death cult. law enforcement, what does a single officer do, what is a training? do they use flash bang grenades or concussion grenades in the police are ready to go to war and the fbi is all over san
involved in friday s terror attack, one is salah abdeslam who rented a car and two hotel rooms that officials say were used to launch the attacks. when you look at the pictures and images, explain to us what s happening. what the people heard was at 4:3w0 in the morning. that s when people are most deep asleep. it s also when the streets are empty and you can operate fairly spurp tishsly. our usual hits were at 4:00, 4:30. they went in with two concussion grenades. when you go in with flash bangs, as we call them. you know already there s likely armed resistance. they had intel these people
at one point he called our fox affiliate in minneapolis and talked to the station for more than an hour. right in the middle of that conversation, you can hear gunshots and screaming. i have absolutely nothing to lose. and apparently all [inaudible] in helmets think they re invincible from a face shot. [gunshots] police used tear gas and concussion grenades before the suspect was removed on a stretcher. the women are safe. the detroit lions won t be without their star player after all. the defensive tackle ndamukong suh originally suspended for one game won an appeal. he ll have to pay a $70,000 fine instead. the lions facing the cowboys in sunday s playoff game. what do the words polar vortex, hack and swag all have in common? americans say they should be banned forever. they re annoying overused and they never want to hear