Always continue. Reporter a district manager for the chain telling abc news the investigators did tamper with the video files. Van dykes defense argues he feared for his life wh he opened fire. This is not a murder case, despite what you heard in the courtroom. Reporter legal experts say a first degree murder charge for a Police Officer is rare. Why is it so unusual . Because its a hard case to prove,e,nd particularly against a cop. To be convicted of first degree murder, it has to be shown that you intended to do serious bodily harm or death and that you had no justification for it. Reporter and yet another round of protests here in chicago. This group, making their way through downtown. All of these protests, so far, peaceful. Alex perez, abc news, chicago. Those protests continued late to the evening. Nearly 47 million americans are expected to travel this Holiday Weekend. Rain, ice and snow may cause delays in the central`portion of the country. The weather is already a problem in
Down bricks on one man. Tonight, how he t out alive. Goodevening. Great to have you with us on this wednesday. Im tom llamas, in for david tonight. Lets get right to that rare thanksgiving message from the president , going before the cameras to calm aervous nation asas nearlyy 47 million americans head home for the holidays, less than two weeks after those deadly attacks in paris. The president saying, its understandable to wonder if what happened in paris could happen here. But assuring them, there is no specific or credible intelligence indicating a plot on our homeland, and they are working around the clock to keep the nation safe this holiday. Tonight, imagesf a nation on alert. Bombsniffing dogs in atlanta. Armed guards at Union Station in washington. At lax in california. And right here in new york, at laguardia airport. We start tonight with abcs david kerley. Reporter with tens of millions americans on the move tonight, the president tried to we know of no specific and credibl
Children their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs such as; a gas card for frequent travel to appointments meals for a parent who spends weeks at the hospital payment of immediate bills such as phone, heat or electricity a birthday cake for coming up in the next half hour, i will introduce you to a family who needed the Compassion Fund. Guys back to you. Tv9s Forrest Saunders at the campassion fund telethon. Thanks a lot. A man is hurt this morning after he crashed into the jehovah witness kingdom hall in cedar rapids. The Linn County Sheriffs Office says 64 year old Randall Maher of mount vernon lost control of his vehicle. He was driving on Mount Vernon Road a bit before 10 yesterday morning. The truck entered the ditch before spinning and crashing into the building. Maher is at the hospital and is expected to survive. Some members of the congregation say the amount of damage shocked them. Its kind of incomprehensibl e as to why this would happen. I mea
Set to bring a ccnce of light snow or flurries to the area on friday night. Due to the warm ground, limited moisture, and Fast Movement of the system, accumulations appear minimal at this time. Well keep an eye on it for you this week. Try to stay dry out there the Variety Compassion Fund children their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs such h as; a gas card for frequent travel to appointntents coming up in the next half hour, i will introduce you to a family who needed the Compassion Fund. Guys back to you. Fund telethon. Thanks a lot. A man is hurt this morning after he crashed into the jehovah witness kingdom hall in cedar rapids. The Linn County Sheriffs Officeeays 64 year old Randall Maher of mount vernn lost control of his vehicle. He was driving on Mount Vernon Road a bit before 10 yesterday morning. The truck entered the ditch before spinning and crashing into the buulding. Maher is at the hospital and is expected to survive. Some members of the
Stumped. In october, aircare rushed little liam young to university of iowa hospitals and clinics. But after he got there, doctors couldnt figure out what he had. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders joins us from the cedar rapids newsroom this morning. Forrest, how is liam doing now . Doctors say hes over the hill and on his way to recovery, but it was a long road to get this far. Liam coded and had to be resuscitated. After, liams heart wasnt getting enough oxygen to the rest of his body. His liver, kidneys and more were shutting down. Liams skin developed bruises and blisters. His fingers and toes started turning black, many had to be amputated. Doctors treated him with blood transfusions, dialysis and many antibiotics. In hindsight, they think it was meanwhile the medical bills are pilling up for liams parents. Ive already gotten three folders with the explanations of benefits from our insurance company. It was just for the first week of him being sick, i mean tens of thousands of dollars and