This is according to officials. Two men with the ties to the new black Panther Party had far worse plans in ferguson than previously thought. Sources tell the st. Louis post dispatch that the two men allegedly wanted to bomb the gateway arch and kill st. Louis prosecutor bob mcculloch. Ferguson police chief tom jackson was also a target. He tells nbc news that officials warned him of the plot but told him it was under control. The two men were indicted last week after making straw purchases of guns. They also tried to buy firebombs from undercover Law Enforcement officials with the intention of using them in ferguson. Sources tell the st. Louis post dispatch that the men wanted to acquire two more bombs but could not afford to do it until one suspects girlfriends benefits card was replenished. Yesterday afternoon the parents of Michael Brown and the families of other victims killed by police held an evening of prayer here in new york city with the National Action netw k networks rev re
The police are out there to protect lives. Thats the last thing they think of hitting a child or anything like that. Reporter the unthinkable grief as this Community Awaits answers. Were the lights and sirens engaged when matthew was struck. Something we asked the Prosecutors Office and police. What kind of callccnp was he headed to that evening . Thats part of the investigation. Reporter we still dont know how fast patrolman, nicholas locilento, was going. We dont want to put out guesses or speculation that may be inaccurate. Reporter the answers may very well be crystal clear. All of our marked police units are equipped with incar cameras. The dash cam . Yes. Reporter the department will debrief on what occurred including a police chaplain. We have a lot of officers that were hired in the last three or four years. Theyre young. They dont have the same Life Experiences that an officer like myself with 28 years of experience has. Reporter and tomorrow morning between 9 00 and noon grie
The plane lost contact with air Traffic Control sunday while flying from surabaya to singapore. Richard jordan has more. Reporter these images aired on Indonesian Television show the latest discoveries that are evidence of a plane crash in the java sea. The relatives watched in horror as their worst fears played out before their eyes. Airasia flight 8501 vanished after the pilot reported severe storms ahead. In this particular instance we had good radar coverage. They had radar on the aircraft until the airplane went into probably a very dense part of that thunderstorm. Reporter the flight from surabaya to singapore disappeared minutes after a request from the cockpit to climb in altitude because of bad weather. This first crash for airasia. They have a good Safety Record. We all know when it comes to Industries Like aviation that just because you have a good Safety Record that doesnt mean you are immune to events like this. Reporter five countries have been asked to provide resources
Palace. What they might be worried about. Major dose of puppy love a look back at the best ads of the year today, december 31st 2014. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im willie geist along with Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. The gates to times square open at 11 00 am. Some people will be standing out there in the cold for 13 hours waiting for the ball to drop. I think i see matt lauer there waving. He never misses it. Yes, 2014 almost done. Stick a fork in it. Its going to be cold out there. Really cold. December is pretty mild. Now were talking about brutally cold temperatures. Well talk about that in a moment. Top story this morning, investigators believe they may have located the wreckage of airasia flight 8501. There are more questions than answers about the flights final moments. Katy tur has the late theft
We will track about that later in the show, back over to you. Good morning everyone. Happy new year. Today i had sort of predict we wouldnt have a rush hour, but, if you are traveling on the 42 freeway that is in the the case a at all. Traveling northbound side of the 42 unfortunately we have an accident approaching 295 compromising righthand lane causing a big old delay on the north bound side of the 42 stemming back to 55 causing a big old delay on the northbound side of 55 approaching 42. So traveling in this area i would say that is within of the only really dark spots in your commute overall this morning. Rest of our majors look fantastic. We are not seeing any major problems. Look at the schuylkill expressway 76 looking great around conshohocken curve and really anywhere, western suburbs, center city, Speed Sensors looking beautiful n major delays a great way on this new years eve to start the day, ukee and nicole. In the news Police Shooting in Delaware County leaves within man