What will happen to him now . Grand jury details, newly released documents involving what went on inside the room. Do they explain why the panel decided not to indict . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. New protests in cities across the United States over the latest case raising troubling questions about police, the communities they serve and the criminal Justice System in the United States. With ferguson fresh on everyones mind, the case of eric garner is drawing heightened scrutiny after a grand jury declined to charge the Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo who put garner in a chokehold moments before he died. Now were hearing from garners children. They are horrified the way he died. I felt like he treated him like an animal. My father was not an animal. Even though he was 350 pounds and 66, he wasnt an animal. He was a big teddy bear. He was loved by everybody that he came in contact with. And then the resistance of arrest that they told us
Were following the breaking news. A third night of protests over new yorks Controversial Police chokehold case is now under way. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets since wednesday when a grand jury declined to charge the Police Officer, Daniel Pantaleo, who put unarmed eric garner in a chokehold, resulting in a death that the coroner ruled a homicide. Coming on the heels of the Michael Brown shooting in ferguson, missouri, this latest case has catapulted the issues of policing, race and Excessive Force right into the national spotlight. Were covering the breaking news this hour with our correspondents, our guests, including new york congressman hakeem jeffries. But lets begin with cnns brian todd. Hes here in washington, d. C. Where weve seen some major protests. Brian, what are you seeing right now . Reporter wolf, we are here in the chinatown section of washington, just outside Verizon Center. We got word that there are protests planned for this evening. Police pre
Were tracking three major stories right now. A gunman fires more than 100 bullets at government buildings in austin, texas. And sends police scrambling to learn if he also planted explosives. New details on a frightening oneman rampage. And theyre calling it brown friday. Demonstrators blocking businesses, marching through shopping malls in protest tied to the shooting death of Michael Brown. And in ferguson itself, the battlescarred Main Business street reopens briefly before nighttime curfew kicks in as the city braces for its first weekend since the rioting. And the reverend bernice king, the daughter of Martin Luther king jr. Is standing by along with our correspondents, our analysts and newsmakers. We begin in ferguson, where residents and Business Owners today were allowed back on the street which saw so much rage and violence this week. Allowed back for a while, that is. Cnns Stephanie Elam is there. Tell us what its been like. Reporter brianna, just this afternoon this strip of
Court in another case, a surprising turn. Im wolf blitzer. Kro youre in the situation room. Lets get right to the breaking news. U. S. Jets strike in syria at khorasan. That comes amid growing concerns that a new terrorist supergroup is being formed in a merger among isis and al qaeda factions. The leader of isis is back days after reportedly wounded in an air strike. The audio message calls for the group to defeat its failure and will face destruction. Standing by, our correspondents, analysts, newsmakers, including the head of the u. S. Military retired anthony. Lets begin with the u. S. Air strikes against an al qaeda spinoff which was targeted at the tart of the u. S. Air campaign in syria. This comes amid a concern of a merger between the faction and isis. Lets go to our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr. What about these air strikes are you learning . There have been now a third round of air strikes against the socalled Khorasan Group in al qaeda. This is a hardcore al qaeda o
Sources say he was forced out by president obama. Were going to find out why. And holiday storm. Thanksgiving travelers will face some nasty Winter Weather just as they hit the highways and head to the airports. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets get right to the breaking news. The grand jury has reached a decision in the Fatal Police Shooting of ferguson, missouri, teenager Michael Brown. Were now awaiting a public announcement which is expected soon. The key question for the 12member jury has been whether the officer, Darren Wilson, will face charges ranging from Involuntary Manslaughter to firstdegree murder or whether the jurors would choose not to indict. The august 9th shooting of an africanamerican teen by a white Police Officer led to violent protests and a very tough response. Ferguson and the surrounding areas in missouri have been on edge ever since and amid appeals for calm, Authoritie