Investigators say the suspect was armed with a rifle and threatened the children in the home. Police have not identified the officer or the suspect. In south carolina, the jury has the case of a white Police Officer accused of shooting and killing a black man. Officer Michael Slager shot and killed walter scott after he ran from a traffic stop in april of 2015. During closing arguments yesterday, slagers defense team told the jury a guilty verdict would send the wrong message to law enforcement. Scotts familys Attorney Says thats not the Everybody Knows that 90 of the officers out there are brave and doing their job, bravely in the Community Every day. But until we get guilty verdicts when we all know it is murder, the community is upset if they dont get justice. Slager says he shot scott because he feared for his life. An Early Morning chase in Black Hawk County reached speeds of 100 miles per it started around 2 45 this morning in the area of dunkerton road and raymond road east of w
A few hours ago stacy acted as a private citizen stepped up and says he is calling for a special prosecutor to handle the grand jury in the jones case the officer who shot and wounded a suspect who was pulled over at the very beginning of the month. We talked to stacy walker impartiality and transparancy, i think it just makes sense to bring in a third party here a special prosecutor to bring the facts and the evidence of the dci investigation to the grand jury that will be made the decision. If you consider the fact that the victim a case that involved lucas jones and another involved officer shooting you consider the fact that he has to maintain a professional relationship with Law Enforcement, in the interest of partiality and transparency makes sense to bring in a thirdparty to bring the facts and evidence to the understand that stacy walker is speaking as a private individual. Jerry mitchells family also backs the decision and they say it would be a huge step in creating more trus
When fire breaks out in a rural Fire District help is day, a lot more volunteers were able to respond, but that is not always the case. When fire breaks out in a rural Fire District, help is critical. If it is a fire call, we will get the departments in route right away. Just so that we have backup coming. Reporter volunteer departments require depend on Mutual Aid Agreements t the emergency may vary. So, you need have other departments come in to assist you. Reporter most volunteers work fulltime jobs and not everybody can answer the call. You can pretty much guarantee that a lot of Department Members are going to be out of town working. Reporter even when a full crew comes in, they cannot kappell of firefighter cannot stay in that position that long and need to get rest. We are blessed that they will come. They are always willing to help. Every Department Around this area. We are all willing to help each other take care of the problem. Reporter now, the cause of this fire is undeterm
Showers end this evening. A few 30s. A few flurries linger friday cloud with high rain snow saturday night into early sunday morning. High temperatures this weekend are in the upper 30s and low 40s. Morning. We continue to track the potential for a large winter storm to impact iowa where across iowa or the the place from update to update. In tennessee, the death toll from after more bodies were recovered today in the great smoky mountains. Dan scheneman has the latest tonight. This weeks fires forced some 14thousand people to flee to safety. In the aftermath of the chaos. Evacuees now must search for loved ones. Michael reed hopes to hear from his family. Looking for my wife constaenccr. Esiuh and my daughter lilly whos nine. And my other daughter chloe whos least seven lives and that figure could rise as search and rescue missions continue. Some families who did not lose loved ones. Lost their homes. Jeri morgans house was destroyed. Along with priceless mementoes from her late mother
Much she likes watching him work. Or how difficult it is for him. Its tough enough to be a teenage son, then mamas the boss, ooh. Then two women who have come to new york to celebrate will have a trip to remember their city in ambush makeover chairs right now. One them had a lot of haircut off. Plus, lillianas going to get the most and in our kitchen over there, chef Alex Guarnaschelli is in the kitchen. What you got for us alex . I have the sandwich to end all sandwiches. Your moms sandwich you were talking about. Its a december sandwich. Sandwich to end all sandwiches . Nobody says that. Its unbelievable. Okay, were looking forward to it. Our dear friend max lacato is here today. We tease him. Hes a pastor down in san antonio full time but he also writes some of the most amazing really profoundly moving and spiritual books. Hes here with his beautiful wife. This also has a coloring book to go along with it. His books, you want because of bethlehem. You want to read his books with a h