We are tracking major developments this hour. 35 new air strikes hammer isis targets across a vast front. And on the ground, iraqi troops drive isis out of a key city. Is the tide finally turning in the war against this terror group . And stunning, new images as prorussian rebels battle Government Troops in eastern ukraine. Is russia ready to bring more heavy weapons into the fighting . Congresswoman tulsey gabbert, an iraq war veteran, is standing by, along with our correspondents, analysts and newspapers. We begin, however, with isis. Despite growing concerns that it may join forces with al qaeda factions, growing doubts about the u. S. Strategy, the terror group is coming under heavy battlefield pressure from the u. S. Led coalition. Cnn Global Affairs correspondent elise labott is here. Whats the latest today . Jim, today the Coalition Announced three dozen air strikes against isis in iraq and syria. The militants also suffered a major defeat of a strategic stronghold in iraq, but
Winter weather is affecting millions of thanksgiving travelers on one of the busiest travel days of the year on the highways and at the airports, its a major mess out there. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. And were following two breaking stories right now from snowcovered highways to backedup airports, a major winter storm makes travel a nightmare for millions of people trying to get away for the thanksgiving holiday. As night draws near ferguson, missouri, police and the National Guard they are now on the streets once again. Theyre poised for more protests. Police have identified the homicide victim found shot in the head near the scene of the Michael Brown shooting. It happened during the first night of the burning and the looting which followed a grand jurys decision not to indict the Police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown. There were fewer acts of vandalism last night and fewer arrests in the ferguson, area, but
This isnt just about talking. We want to ensure that concrete steps are taken to address these underlying barriers to trust. I briefed the president today in the oval office about the situation in ferguson, shared with him the perspectives of people in Law Enforcement and Justice Department officials who are there on the ground. We talked about programatic issues that we want to announce relatively soon and about the need to bring our people together. This is a difficult time for people in ferguson. Its a difficult time for people in our country. Its an opportunity to find those things that bind us as a nation to be honest with one another and come up with ways in which we make this union even more perfect. Thats what i talked about with the president. He is committed to this effort as are the men and women of the United States department of justice. Thanks very much. Thank you. Eric holder speaking moments ago. Bracing for trouble following a grand jurys decision not to indict the Pol
Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news, just days after the catastrophic launch failure of an unmanned rocket, Virgin Galactics spaceshiptwo has crashed in a california desert, killing one, injuring another. Its the same spaceship thats supposed to take paying customers on brief rides into space. The former astronaut mark kelly is standing by with our correspondents, our analysts, our newsmakers and others. Lets begin with cnns tom foreman who has the latest. Reporter the ntsb and faa are investigating what happened at here and the catastrophic failure far up in the air. Something went wrong inflight. And that is a very big deal right now. Ground control lost contact with the experimental spacecraft around 10 00 pacific time. The 500 million rocketpowered craft could seat six passengers. But during this test flight, only two pilots were on board. The spaceship is carried into flight beneath an airplane. That launch vehicle returned to the ground safely, but not the
Wrenching news the cop who killed her son wouldnt be charged with the crime. My emotions got the best of me, this was my family. I was so angry and full of raw emotions and so many others were and granted i screamed out words that i should havent screamed in the heat of the moment. I was wrong and i humbly apologize to all those who read my pain and anger as a true desire for what i want for my community. It wasnt. But the place blame solely on me for the conditions of our community and country after the grand jury decision goes way too far and is as wrong as the decision itself. To declare the state of emergency and to send a message of war and not peace before a grand jury decision was announced is also wrong. He says in the end, ive lived in this community for a long time. The last thing i wanted was to see it go up in flames in spite of my frustration. It really hurt to see that. Now its time to rebuild. If we are to honor Michael Browns memory, we need to Work Together to make reb