There is something so special that comes with taking a page, opening a book and reading that page yourself. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff milwaukee joined the list of cities today in the spotlight over fatal police shootings. That came with the news that a white policeman who killed a mentally ill black man to death in april, wont face criminal charges. Officer Christopher Manney shot dontre hamilton 14 time
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. New york mayor bill de blasio is calling for calm and a temporary pause for weeks of protests over policerelated violence. He wants demonstrators to wait until after two slain officers were laid to rest. But theyre rejecting his calls this morning. That, as investigators learn more about the gunman and what he was doing before the deadly shooting. Don champion is in new york, good morning, don. Reporter good morning, annemarie. The mayor called for a halt on demonstrations came as he and the Police Commissioner met with the grieving families of the officers killed. Meantime, investigators have new clues as to what the gunman was doing before saturdays deadly encounter. This is a difficult time for both of our families. Reporter as the families of wenjian liu and rafael ramos lay their loved ones to rest, the new york city mayor bill de blasio called for a moment of reflection. Until these funerals are past, lets focus just on these families and
Catherine two officers dead, a mayor under siege. Catherine the legacy of a gunman who said he wanted to retaliate for the Police Killings of eric garner and michael brown. Catherine in a divided new york city, mayor bill de blasio said its time for a moratorium on protests. im asking everyone, and this is across the spectrum, to put aside the protests; put aside demonstrations. Until these funerals are passed, lets focus on these families and what they have lost. I think thats the right way to try and build towards a more unified and decent city. Catherine the mayor and his Police Commissioner visited the families of the two Fallen Police officers today. You can only imagine what the family members are going through at that moment where their lives have suddenly been made unimaginable, that everything that they thought and believed would be a part of their lives is suddenly gone. And that night was painful for all of us. Catherine officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu were ambushed sa
There is something so special that comes with taking a page, opening a book and reading that page yourself. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff milwaukee joined the list of cities today in the spotlight over fatal police shootings. That came with the news that a white policeman who killed a mentally ill black man to death in april, wont face criminal charges. Officer Christopher Manney shot dontre hamilton 14 time
Sony hack . And road rage. Oh, my god she just hit our car. Shes pushing us off the road. A frightening incident in Northern California all caught on tape. The driver of a pickup truck prelentlessly pursuing two women in another car until they safely reach police leaving us wonder where is the holiday spirit today, tuesday, december 23rd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. That scene out of Northern California on a highway reminds you while the holidays are supposed to be a joyous time, not for everybody. To hear the screams and the panic in the voices of those passengers, well have more details of what went down there. Exactly. Lets get right to our top story, though. Huge storm is coming at the worst possible time, on Christmas Eve. It could be a nightmare for millions of travelers. So if you can get to where youre going today, you might want to try to do that. Dylan is keeping an eye on all of thi