Protesters. But all who hit the streets are outraged. What fuels their continued disobedience is obvious. President obama says its not just madeup. That communities of color dont always believe theyre being treated fairly. Its rooted in realities. That have existed in this country for a long time. Then came the next flash point, officer wilson saying the incident had nothing to do with race in an abc news exclusive. If Michael Brown were white this would have gone down exactly the same way. Yes. No question . No question. The officer says on the fateful morning on august 9th, he saw black teenager Michael Brown and his friend walking in the middle of the street. I said hay, come here for a minute, thats when he turned and said, what the [ bleep ] are you going to do about it and slammed the door shut on me. He said the teen hit him ten times causing bruising. I pull the it third time and it goes off. Wilson admits brown runs away but it was his duty to give chase. My job isnt to sit an
Plus, hostage review. President obama ordering a comprehensive review of our policy against negotiating with terrorists. Should American Families be thrown in jail for trying to pay a ransom . And whiteout. A third of america, a third of america, snowcovered and shivering harsh winter winds set to break records for millions of us. 49 of 50 states waking up below freezing this morning. Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. And good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We begin this hour with breaking news out of the middle east. Two men armed with knives and axes storm into a jerusalem synagogue and hack away at worshippers. Four israeli civilians are killed and just over an hour ago, we learned three of those victims were israeli americans and because of that, the fbi will launch an investigation of its own. Lets head to ben wedeman, hes live in jerusalem with more for you. Hi, ben. Hi, carol. Yes, the Israeli Emergency Services received a call at 7 00 in the mo
Im not saying there were not folks out for the right reason. Im not saying that wasnt the case. Im saying this unfortunately spun out of control. What i have seen tonight and i have been out there all evening in the middle of it with captain johnson, what i have seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we had in august. Overnight, a temporary restriction for income flights for st. Louis was put into place. Also a nofly zone in the skies above ferguson because of shots that were fired into the air. Although the police chief in the area says none of the shots were fired by Police Officers. I want to bring in anchor chris cuomo who was up so much of the night covering the events on the ground. Chris, thank you so much for being with us. First, give us a sense of how things are this morning at 5 00 eastern time. Walk us through what you saw. Reporter as you have been reporting correctly, john and deb, there are buildings still on fire. We understand a dozen were lit in the
Thank you for keeping us company. Always good to see you. It is 10 00 on the east coast. 7 00 out west. You are in cnn news room. New developments out of the iraq. Americas top general is on a surprise visit meeting with the iraqs Prime Minister seen on left. And u. S. Troops and commanders. The Prime Minister said the troops are part of a Strategic Plan for the liberation of the entire iraqi territory and were going to achieve this goal. Live from Southern Turkey right now. Give us your take on what general dempsey is hoping to achieve with this very surprising visit. Reporter well he at the very least wants to get as best he can an on the ground, boots on the ground, his own that would be, assessment as to what the situation really is. The Prime Minister ears office just put out a statement talking about this meeting not giving a lot of details but saying they were speaking about the Iraqi Security forces successes and what was going to be needed moving forward. What is especially cr
Newsroom. And good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. We begin with breaking news this hour on the second ebola death in the United States. A Nebraska Medical Center Spokesman Says the doctor died this morning. He was a legal permanent resident of the u. S. Working in west africa when he contracted the virus. Medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is on the phone to tell us more. Reporter the sad news released this morning that the doctor passed away. He was a surgeon. He was a native of sierra leone and had permanent legal residency in the United States. He just didnt get treatment soon enough. So by the time he got to nebraska, he already was having problems with the functions of his major organs. With ebola, as with many infectious diseases, it is all about when you treat. Timing is everything. Elizabeth cohen reporting live this morning. Thanks so much. In other news this morning, it would be a 180. Chuck hagel is acknowledging he may have to consider Ground Troop