Plea of not guilty this morning in Woodbury County district court. His trial is set to get underway next march. Until then, remains free on bond. 3 3 dogs is getting a service dogs is veterans with that provides organization a local 3 3 a local organization that provides veterans with service dogs is getting a helping hand from an unlikely source. Prison inmates. 3 as our Jetske Wauran reports. Theyre part of a new program in south dakota thats benefiting three groups. The veteranan. The inmmates. And the dogs. 3 here at the mike durfee state prison in springfield, south dakota, two nonprofit organizations are teaming up with 12 inmates that are training these canines to help disled veterans. nats these with him just outstanding you know. The program runs seven days a week, where 12 inmates are assigned to work from 6 6 11 in the morning, then at 12 30 to 4 30 in the afternoon, and last shift 3 at 5 30 to about 9 30 in the evening. And theyre teaming up with p ptners for patriots, a tr
Come here. I think that there already is a very strenuous screening process. Some lawmakers dont see it that way, and blame the Obama Administration for the situation, today. The failure of this administrations middle east policy is why we have a refugee crisis today, said iowa senator chuck grassley. Abraham says they would help any syrian refugee if one came to them. As for the governors, who want to block refugees, thats a decision thats ultimately up to the federal government. In the newsroom, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. Totoorrow, the u. S. Housuswill vote to demand tighter screening in lht of president obamas plans to bring 10,000 Syrian Refugees to the united states. Sot House Speaker Paul Ryan R Wisconsin 18 25 it would mean a pause in the program until we can be certain beyond any doubt that those coming here are not a threat. The president defended the prigram saying each refugee would get months of security checks by agencies. Including the cia. Sot john brennan, cia direct
Significant areas such as times square or many of the tourist atracks or stadiums or major events, but the soft targets. R rorter tonight thth nld released a a statement saying in part the v veo reaffirms what officials already knew, which is that new york city is a target. The statement goes on to say there is no credible specific threat to times square or anywhere else in the city. Lester . Stephanie gosk in times square. Lets bring in michael leader, from the natatnal count counterteteorism center. Michael, we heard stephanie say no credible threat. Weve heard that before. Yet we are reminded no one saw paris coming. Give us an idea of how worried or concerned u. S. Intelligence officials are. U. S. And western officials are extremely concerned, lester. Because the fact is the sophistication of the plot, the breadth of the plot in paris, that was undetected. That is what scared people. They realize people could be motivated and inspired by isis and now we see that isis could operate
This raid does not seem over yet. Police ordered residents to stay inside. Anyone who approached was told in n nuncertain terms to b bk away. Neighbors, many of them muslim immigrants, were evacuated by police and searched. We stopped abdul al jazeeri rushing down the street. He said in arabic he witnessed the whole thing. I saw the raid. 20 cars pass by here and then five minutes later the shooting started, he said. You heard the gunfire, i asked. I saw it with my eyes, he said. Meanwhile, the police focused on one apartment on the third floor of this building. That, neighbors say, is the apartment where the raids target were holed up. The main target, Officials Say, was abdelhamid abaaoud, the man they describe as mastermind behind the paris attacks, a Belgian National and had gone to syria to join isis and pererd in a propaganda video. It seems he managed to sneak pack into the country. As day was breaking, the rds but then several explosions echoed through the streets. Its common i
Tried to bring any life back into him, said liz ford. I felt the damage with every push and i had to look at all the trauma you caused. Those powerful words were all that could be heard in a packed emotional courtroom tuesday morning. Liz ford took the stand after passing by and looking in the eyes of the man that killed her husband troy ford in a hitandrun. He was extremely silly, very loving and caring, could be a little ornery at times, but through the last 19 years plus a few years of being together before that, whatever we went through, no matter how bad it was, we always came out on the other side much stronger. But on august 8th, life took an unexpected turn for the couple. Liz, a nurse and private paramedic, and troy,who worked in private security, did what they normally would do when suppi was sentenced up to 25 years in prison. Protesters camped out on the front lawn of the Minneapolis Police departments 4th precinct building for the Third Straight day yesterday. Many arrived