Firsthand. And Ashton Carter, do you know who he is . He might be the next secretary of defense of the United States. Were taking a closer look at who he is, what hes done and the massive work that would be ahead of him. Hello. Im wolf blitzer. Its 1 00 p. M. In washington. Noon in ferguson, missouri. 8 00 p. M. In jerusalem. 9 00 p. M. In nairobi, kenya. Wherever youre watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. To the developing story in ferguson, missouri. Michael browns stepfather is now being investigated by the Ferguson Police department for possibly inciting a riot. And its over the comments he made moments after the announcement that the Police Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted not case. Michael browns mother was speaking to a crowd of supporters and as she broke down, he stepped in to console here. Heres what happened next. Burn this [ bleep ] down burn this [ bleep ] down burn this [ bleep ] down lets go live to ferguson right now. Ed lavandera is standin
Now shes in custody. What were learning about one of the wives of an isis leader. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. Im john berman. Nice to have you back. Im christine romans, its 4 00 a. M. In the east. Nice to see. You was it the out burst of a father or was it a crime . Multiple sources are investigating whether louis head started a riot. Head reached out to comfort browns sobbing mother, his wife, and then turned his rage outward. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. Two federal investigations into the Ferguson Police department, browns shooting and its aftermath. Those investigations are expected to move ahead there and wrap up by the time attorney general eric holder leaves by february. The National Guard is scaling back its presence there. Governor is announcing a systematic reduction. Lets check in with George Howell with the latest from ferguson. Reporter the head line about ferguson, john and christine is really all about the investigation. Police are promising to loo
Death. Head reached out to comfort browns sobbing mother, his wife, and then he turned to the crowd and said this. Burn this [ bleep ] burn this [ bleep ] down burn this [ bleep ] down. Two federal investigations into the Ferguson Police department, browns shooting and its aftermath still moving ahead. Theyre expected to wrap up by the time the attorney general leaves office in february. The National Guard is now starting to scale back its presence there. Missouri governor jay nixon is giving no firm timetable but he has announceded a systematic redmukz the 1300 guardsmen stationed in the city. Lets check in with cnns George Howell with the latest out of ferguson. Reporter the headline in ferguson, john and christine, it really is all about the investigation. Police are promising to look into any angle to find anyone responsible for the damage that we saw play out here the night of the riots here in ferguson. And specifically, theyre looking at that video that may many of us have seen,
King iii will join me to share our personal experiences with the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, who died this week at the age of 76. But first, the white house is escalating its attacks against special counsel robert mueller. This following a report this morning by the New York Times that the white house top lawyer don mcgahn has cooperated extensively with the Mueller Investigation and has met with the special counsels team at least three times. The white house is pushing back saying they are simply trying to be cooperative. The best analysis would be that the mueller team is panicking. They know they dont have a case. There was no collusion. There was no obstruction. They cant prove it. And they are trying to get the president to testify. And theyre hoping that if they put out a story like this in which they suggest that mcgahn is cooperating against him, but dont say it, they dont say that, that hell want to come in and explain himself. Thats where well start today. Joining me now
Watch. In late july after being denied bail he was found injured in his manhattan jail cell. The 66yearold was semiunconscious at that time and had marks around his neck. Sources say he was placed on suicide watch after that. But then, after a mental evaluation, he was then sent back to his own cell in the special housing unit that has bedding and wore prison attire. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was indicted last month on federal charges of trafficking teenage girls as young as 14 to have sex. He pled not guilty to those charges. If convicted, he could have faced up to 45 years in jail. Now, meanwhile, the president is weighing in on this entire case by promoting a Conspiracy Theory linking epsteins death to bill clinton. Without any evidence, though. Joining us now, Nbc National Security intelligence correspondent ken dilanian, we also have nbc News White House correspondent Kelly Odonnell whos in berkeley heights, new jersey, near bedminster where the president is spending the