Thats our web video of the week. Every year when World Leaders gather to address the u. N. General assembly the u. N. Kicks into here. This year irans new president , hassan rouhani, distancing himself from his predecessor, mahmoud ahmadinejad, rouhani went on a media blitz that cast him as savvy with media dialogue. A wate Washington Post oped written by rouhani. And took the step of interviewing an democrat. It reflected the countrys divisions. But this time it fell into line with the new dominant rhetoric of reconciliation. And then the israeli counter offensive. Prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who used the u. N. Stage to tell those at home and abroad that rouhanis push was just a Charm Offensive and a dangerous one at that. We start with the media beehive that is the u. N. Headquarters in new york city. Hes been in the job for two months but the gathering at the u. N. Was for all intents and purposes Hassan Rouhanis debut on the world stage. It provided 25 minutes to deliver his
Mccaskill announced today shell hold a Senate Hearing on the militarization of the police next month. A response to those shocking images of officers in Armored Vehicles pointing long guns at citizens in the early days of the protests. While the unrest over the shooting of mike brown seems to be calming down, supporters for his killer, officer Darren Wilson are organizing. Yesterday a prowilson rally in st. Louis was attended by only 100 according to one report, buu so, i know the pain of that, and the fact that he was a Police Officer and killed in the line of duty had nothing to do with any of that. What it did for me, or to me, was made me, i think, a fierce advocate for victims of a÷ hes saying hes not going to recuse himself from the case, shooting of Michael Brown. He thinks that would be a dereliction of duty on his part. He says you have the authority to order him off case. I have to read you some of the quotes because hes been pointed in what what he said about you. Your refu
Withdrawing from ferguson. They had been called in on monday to help secure the Law Enforcement command center down the road from where im standing. As the military heads out of town, missouri senator Claire Mccaskill announced today shell hold a Senate Hearing on the militarization of the police next month. A response to those shocking images of officers in Armored Vehicles pointing long guns at citizens in the early days of the protests. While the unrest over the shooting of mike brown seems to be calming down, supporters for his killer, officer Darren Wilson are organizing. Yesterday a prowilson rally in st. Louis was attended by only 100 according to one report, but now the support Darren Wilson Facebook Page has over 50,000 likes. Go fund me page to raise money for his legal fees has raised more than 150,000 in just 3 days. After people started turning their porch lights blue in a show of support for the Missouri Police officer, according to yahoo news, one supporter reported an a
Weve seen coming out of ferguson for just about two weeks now. Today, governor jay nixon announced hes ordering the National Guard to begin withdrawing from ferguson. They had been called in on monday to help secure the Law Enforcement command center down the road from where im standing. As the military heads out of town, missouri senator Claire Mccaskill announced today shell hold a Senate Hearing on the militarization of the police next month. A response to those shocking images of officers in Armored Vehicles pointing long guns at citizens in the early days of the protests. While the unrest over the shooting of mike brown seems to be calming down, supporters for his killer, officer Darren Wilson are organizing. Yesterday a prowilson rally in st. Louis was attended by only 100 according to one report, but now the support Darren Wilson Facebook Page has over 50,000 likes. Go fund me page to raise money for his legal fees has raised more than 150,000 in just 3 days. After people starte
Colleagues watched in absolute horror. Wards producer witnessing his death live from the control room. But they stayed on the air covering their own tragedy and earlier today the precise time of yesterday mornings shootings, the stations staff stopped the news, something that you rarely see, and took a moment to join their community, share their grief in a moment of silence. It was yesterday around this time that we went live to Alison Parker and photo journalist adam ward. They were out in the field, a story like so many others that they did all the time, reporting at Bridgewater Plaza to report on a happy event, the 50th anniversary of a lake, just a feature. It was during a conversation with vicky walker, when the peacefulness of our community was shattered. As we approach that moment, we want to pause and reflect and show what makes them so special not just to us but all that wdbj serves. Please join us now in a moment of silence. I said it yesterday and ill say it again, wdbj, we