Phil disturbing video to see. A former seabrook ploon slamming a mans head into a wall. Jc he pled guilty to simple assault, but the question is reporter it comes six years after the incident. Despite the guilty plea, the victim is concerned the officer wont end up behind bars. Marc rich charred son went to the assault in may, but the jury couldnt reach a verdict. The defense decided on a guilty plea instead of a retrial. The victim posted this Surveillance Video on youtube where it quickly went viral. He was just thine teen years old as he 19 years old when he was being booked for dwi. Now the victims and prosecutors are pushing for the longest possible sentence. We have entered into a capped agreement. The state can argue for a maximum up to the cap which in this case is 12 months. All but 21 days suspended for a period of two years. Richardson was the only officer charged in connection with the case despite other officers being there. He will be sentenced on november 12th. The victi
New york stock exchange. We get to the markets in a moment. The ebola patient being treated in dallas has passed away marking this the first person with ebola to die here in the United States. As tyler mentioned there are a lot of questions. Meg terrell is live at a major Infectious Disease meeting in philadelphia perhaps with answers for us. Over to you, meg. Thats right. Thomas eric duncan, the only u. S. Patient to be diagnosed with ebola here in the u. S. Passed away this morning. The cdc has clear guidelines on how to handle remains of ebola patients. They say only Trained Personnel should be involved. They should wear full protective gear. Very, very clear protection and that handling of remains should be kept to a minimum and discourage autopsies and say the cdc should be consulted and remains should be cremated promptly. It is also important to note that 48 contacts have been monitored none are showing symptoms of ebola. We expect to hear more from the cdc later today. It is im
One saw coming. Wreck me good morning, america. All back together. Extended roll today. Yeah. Yeah. Super bowl edition getting all revved up because were right here in the middle of super bowl boulevard, look at that, some very special cheerleaders. Getting all revved up. Good morning, america. The whole region getting in the mood. Well take a look right there. Thats times square. Look at the George Washington bridge. It was lit up overnight in the colors of the broncos and the seahawks. Boy, that looks magnificent. Everybody is getting in the mood around here. And we have an exclusive look at those super fakes that are turning up before the big game on sunday. Authorities are cracking down on all that counterfeit merchandise floating around there. So a lot coming up. Lets get right to the weather. Emergency in atlanta. Where the dangerous snow and ice storm froze traffic, straned thousands in their cars, students in schools. Abcs matt gutman is in atlanta with the latest. Good morning
Behind futuristic suits. All of that and more in the next hour. First, the headlines with carol massar. Afterp out with earnings the close of trading, raising its second and twoyear forecast after its stock finished higher in afterhours. Metlife reported a 35 increase in firstquarter profit and made derivative gains and international growth. I saw operating profit of 1. 37 per share, missing the analyst estimates. Twitter saw its stock hit its lowest level since he last years ipo. Membership in the First Quarter reached 255 million, with yearoveryear growth to celebrating. The twitter ceo is focusing on the longterm. Focused onxtremely strengthening our core product, twitter and vne. Most of the acquisitions to date are about strengthening the core. Most of the work we are doing is about strengthening the core, and that is the focus nearterm. That is a look at the top headlines at this hour. Thank you, carol massar. The Dow Jones Industrial average closed at an alltime record high, the