Ferguson grand jury decision could come at any moment. Tonight the fbi has sent dozens of extra personnel to the area. The bureau of atf sending s. W. A. T. Teams. The governor has declared it a state of emergency. The National Guard has been called in. Overnight protesters blocking a busy street. Police arrested three people in violent confrontations n. An interview with abc news, president obama called for calm when the grand jury decision happens. Using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law and contrary to whoer. Evan perez is outfront in clayton, missouri, where the grand jury has been meeting. You have been told to expect a decision tonight. Is that still the case . Reporter that was the last word we heard. They expected a decision today because they were bringing the grand jury back for what they thought was a final session. We know the grand jury came in today. It is on the second floor of the Justice Center behind me. They would hear final bits of evide
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
Forcing an almost unimaginable alliance. After severaling tie morse than 35 years ago, source says the u. S. Is making overtures to iran with president barack obama writing Supreme Leader ayatole. Jim sciutto has details. Reporter the communications have been necessary because the u. S. And iran are now operating in the same spaces against a common enemy, isis. As a result, quote, accommodations must be made indirectly, this official said. This includes airspace management so that u. S. And iranian aircraft do not conflict while carrying out military operations in the same airspace. The u. S. Is also reaching out to iran via the white house. President obama addressing a led to the Supreme Leader last month, saying that the u. S. And iran have shared interests in fighting isis. But the prospects for cooperation hinged on resolving the Nuclear Issue. Obviously we understand that they have concerns about the threat of isil which they have expressed as well, but i would not look at it as a
Young womans horrifying ordeal and the combination of hightech tools that led to her rescue. And dna link. A new report says that Jesse Matthew, the man accused of abducting hannah graham, is now being tied to an earlier assault by forensic evidence. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. The apparent death of one of the most dangerous operatives in the entire al qaeda global operative making explosive devices that could get through airport security. A source telling cnn that David Drugeon was killed in a u. S. Air strike in syria. Our guests and including the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee mike intelligence. Lets begin with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. Shes breaking the news for us. What are you picking up there, barbara . Good evening, wolf. David drugeon, a french jihadist, a member of the Khorasan Group, was killed in a series of air strikes. Five targets were hit but drugeon was in a vehicle traveling down a road
Shot. Call 911. One man seen lying on the floor apparently shot in the leg as a librarian makes a frantic 911 call. The campus on lockdown as police swarm the building. Students warned to quote seek shelter immediately. Stay away from doors and windows, in a text message from the University Emergency alert system. Photos flood twitter as the ordeal unfolds. Showing police with assault rifles inside the library, eventually leading the students to safety. At least three people injured, and transported to the hospital. One in critical condition. The shooter . Shot and killed. He was challenged by those officers to drop his weapon. Instead of complying with their commands, the gunman in turn fired a shot at the officers. And they returned fire, killing the suspect. After a nearly threehour ordeal, University Officials assuring the fsu community the situation is under control. This is a, an evolving crime scene, were working it and working to insure that everybody is safe. As we said, all c