A troop buildup along the ukrainian border. Our reporter on the scene just blocks away from a massive firefight. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone, im erin burnett. Out front tonight, cnn learning the identity of a u. S. General shot dead in afghanistan today. The most senior american officer killed in action since the vietnam war. We go to jim sciutto in just a moment. Breaking tonight, the ebola scare in the United States and west africa. Dr. Sanjay gupta outside the atlanta area hospital where a second american with ebola is now being treated. David mckenzie is is at the epicenter of the breakout tonight. The only reporter in sierra leone. First, though, its being called an insider attack. U. S. Army Major General Harold Greene shot and killed in afghanistan today. The gunman believed to be an afghan soldier opened fire at a Training Facility in kabul injuring the general. The taliban has not claimed responsibility but did praise the shooter. The shooter was killed by Securit
Against Ukrainian Government forces. It is according to u. S. Military officials a game changer, something which could change the nature of the relationship between russia and the u. S. The attacks from the Russian Military assertions are being made not just from Ukrainian Government sources but from the u. S. State department and the pentagon as well. Russian military now playing a direct role in this conflict. And the fighting around that crash scene has really slowed down any investigation. Its pretty much a bare zone down there with no active investigation yet underway. Theres talk about some european nations sending police to provide security. But eight days after that tragedy its still just talk. In the meantime back in the netherlands 74 more coffins arrived placed into 74 hearses. The final transfer of bodies, victims from ukraine to the netherlands should take place on saturday. Eric, back to you. Steve, thank you. While the world watches, Vladimir Putin flexes his military mu
Dangerous thunderstorms. I am jon scott. I am patty brown in for jenna lee. One person is dead after mud slides slam california. Several people were rescued from cars and debris from the mud slides is block off two towns and leaving thousands of people in shelters. We have meteorologist janice dean. We have Adam Houseley on the scene in california. Adam . Reporter yeah, jon, the wall of mud and water that came down late yesterday afternoon gave the people 80 miles east of los angeles, no warning at all. We have a view from the air one of the major mud slides cut off several thousands of people in from the main road. In and out only now on foot. They are trying to reopen the road. It was a wall of mud that shut it down. A number of people stranded on either side. Many kids in a camp ground. They are okay. But they will not get out until the mud is moved. Residents here say heavy rain and no one expected anything. And they were moving the cars and the water came down. Two others mangled
The countrys transport minister says it is inhumane if investigators are not allowed at the site in the war zone. The bodies are still lying in fields patrolled by rebel gun men. So far, international monitors have only been allowed at the site by the gunmen for just 75 minutes. Malaysian officials will go to ukraines capital to retrieve the bodies. So that they can be laid to rest. U. S. And malaysian officials suspect prorussian rebels used the Missile Launch system that may have come from russia. Ivan watson joins us now from ukraine. I understand you have been speaking about the troubles the investigators are having at the crash site. That is right. I spoke with the Prime Minister and asked it there are any negotiations going on with the government and rebels to ensure safe access to the crash site. This is what he had to say. The key problem is these russianled guerilla blocked the access to the crash site. We cannot hold an investigation. Even more, they have taken 38 bodies to a
Officials a game changer, something which could change the nature of the relationship between russia and the u. S. The attacks from the Russian Military assertions are being made not just from Ukrainian Government sources but from the u. S. State department and the pentagon as well. Russian military now playing a direct role in this conflict. And the fighting around that crash scene has really slowed down any investigation. Its pretty much a bare zone down there with no active investigation yet underway. Theres nations sending police to provide security. But eight days after that tragedy its still just talk. In the meantime back in the netherlands 74 more coffins arrived placed into 74 hearses. The final transfer of bodies, victims from ukraine to the netherlands should take place on saturday. Eric, back to you. Steve, thank you. While the world watches, Vladimir Putin flexes his military muscles again. How is russia responding to these accusations and could this force president obama