Homes. They faced their guns at people and pointed them at nonviolent protesters. It was those images that precipitated a stern rebuke from just about everyone. Governor jay nixon announced that he was handing over security of the situation to ron johnson, commander in the state highway patrol. From around 5 00, i have been around here since then. Around 4 00 or 5 00, nonviolent, smalltalk test with ron johnson at the front of it talking to them. As night began to descend, it became more packed. You saw police mingling with the crowd. There is a remarkable moment that happened. The police there was a police car in the middle of the crowd trying to get to someone who had fallen and was in need of medical assistance. Police officers opened up the doors of the car with their hands up, with their arms up. This, of course, hands up, has become one of the iconic symbols here who believe, think to some testimony from eyewitnesses or testimony from eyewitnesses that mike brown was indeed shot
And if youre expecting someone on this thanksgiving eve and if they are caught in the web of this big weather system we are covering, then as they say allow extra time. This one started in the gulf of mexico, churned north. Its making a mess. 650 flights have been canceled tonight. Over 3,000 flights delayed. These are the flights currently aloft over much of the u. S. And outside of this weather if youre with us from scottsdale or sacramento or sarasota wondering what the big deal is, you may also be waiting for loved ones to arrive. They may well be affected by the transportation pileup this weather is causing with so many people on the move. It is where we begin tonight. Tom costello covers transportation for us, and so hes got a lot to cover tonight. Hey, tom, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. Its been a real mess on the road, in the air. You mentioned those numbers, those numbers are not really extreme given this noreaster. That said this has been a day of high anxiety a
The equality act. Supporters say it bans discrimination. Conservative leaders say kiss religious freedom goodbye. We will try to get to the truth. What is happening in farm states, a split in the gop. We will talk to a republican congressman, mike braun is here live. Bill bar assigned to investigate the investigators and get on the case for weeks. Katherine herridge tells us everything she knows next. Moments ago a major story out of alabama, the strictest abortion ban in the nation sending the bill to the governors desk. David Fund Following breaking news. Reporter a lot of debate in montgomery, alabama you can expect that in coming days. The state senate, 256, it would outlaw all abortions unless the mothers life is in danger. Abortions in cases of rape and incest would not be legal if this were to become law. It is the strictest bill in the country, prevents the procedure at every stage of pregnancy beginning at conception. The bill follow similar measures in mississippi and georgia
President s blockade of oversight. Will executive privilege over the Mueller Report hold up in the courts . And another young hero gives his life trying to save his classmates. The parents who just laid their hero son to rest after he too sacrificed his life for his classmates just last week are here in search of answers. What do you say . Lets get after it. Constitutional crisis. Thats what the house judiciary chair calls this new era of deny and defy by the president. We knew the contempt vote was likely coming today, but who knew republicans would subpoena a member of the president s family. If the Republicanled Intelligence Committee wants donald trump jr. To answer for some things, is that still a witch hunt . Lets bring in a key player in the house efforts to get barr to deliver the full report. Congressman ted lieu of california, good to have you back on prime time. Thank you, chris. What do you think of the shocker there in the senate, by the way, asking for the president s son
To get after all of it. A congressman who voted to hold barr accountable, hes going to talk about how democrats plan to get what they want. Also, a former attorney general is here to debate the president s blockade of oversight. Will executive privilege over the Mueller Report hold up in the courts . And another young hero gives his life trying to save his classmates. The parents who just laid their hero son to rest after he too sacrificed his life for his classmates just last week are here in search of answers. What do you say . Lets get after it. Constitutional crisis. Thats what the house judiciary chair calls this new era of deny and defy by the president. We knew the contempt vote was likely coming today, but who knew republicans would subpoena a member of the president s family. If the Republicanled Intelligence Committee wants donald trump jr. To answer for some things, is that still a witch hunt . Lets bring in a key player in the house efforts to get barr to deliver the full r