Could he now Face Criminal Charges . Also right now were two hours away from the start of a threeday truce between israel and hamas. This could open doors for talks on a longer ceasefire. Well have an update from the region. Iraqi refugees running from isis rebels say they dont want president obama to keep his promise about no boots on the ground. They want americas help. This as the u. S. State department this hour relocates Staff Members out of the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. And new details on the origin of the Ebola Outbreak. Some are criticizing the International Response. Why do some people seem to get experimental treatments while others are left to friend for themselves . The ethical debate here. Im t. J. Holmes in today for mr. Craig melvin. We begin with that developing story out of missouri. Community there outraged after the Fatal Shooting death of an unarmed 18yearold black man by a Police Officer. The teen has been identified as michael brown. Youre seeing him there. Shot y
Nbc news capitol Hill Reporter is with us. Luke, what is the latest youre hearing, especially concerning the challenge it may face in the senate. The first vote is in the house of representatives. While its expected to pass, there will be some bipartisan opposition. So much so that yesterday the majority leader, kevin mccarthy, told the president were going need some democratic votes. Those are votes that nancy pelosi and her deputies pledged to move forward. They should be okay. What youre seeing the bipartisan rise up is in two areas. Number one, there are a lot of members, some libertarian, some even liberal, who feel that congress should have to authorize any type of specific action against isis in a more large scale. Not simply to prove the funding for the Free Syrian Army to carry this mission forward. Number two, youre seeing people that say, look, we dont want to spend anymore of the money in the area. This is conflict going on thousand of years. Youre seeing the libertarians j
Town apart. I am Heather Childers in for jenna lee. And i am ed henry in for jon scott. The riots were in the st. Louis suburb of ferguson. The officer was dispatched after a strong arm robbery in a Convenience Store saturday. The officer got in a struggle with the teen and that fight spilled in to the street. There was all of the latest developments. And Police Released Surveillance Video and what is it telling us about the case . Reporter it changes the tone of the investigation and narrative away from the Michael Brown, innocent teen gunned down by police. You see him named as a suspect in a strong arm robbery captured on Surveillance Video. And the narrative that goods along with the robbery, that Michael Brown a considerably large man 292 pounds taking a stack of che cigars and heading for the door and the clerk who is the older told him to pay for those and he roughed up the clerk a bit. He shoves him out of the way. And there was an accomplice, someone named johnson. And then a
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Good evening. This is our western edition. Pelley good evening. The old Northern California logging town called weed rightfully brags about its natural beauty, but tonight much of it is up in flames. Trees turned into kindling, feeding a wildfire that has driven hundreds of people from their homes. And that is just one of a dozen major wildfires in the state 6,000 firefighters are battling flames that have burned well over 183,000 acres. Heres John Blackstone. Reporter fire crews were still battling the fastmoving blaze that tore through the california town of weed near the the oregon border, the winds, the fire exploded monday afternoon, burning cars, and destroying more than 110 homes. Plus the catholic church. Firefighters scrambled to evacuate the town. Oe 40 Miles Per Hour wind gusts sent fire racing through the neighborhood, residents say embers flew from house tomd ho the she saw her neighborhoouk burn. The fire just rushed up the
Its likely to get worse with Hurricane Joaquin now threatening the east coast. Chip reid is in virginia where an emergency has been declared. Reporter sheets of driving rain pummeled the northeast wednesday. A half foot of rain fell in some areas. It came down in buckets, almost literally. The streets of downtown portland, maine, flooded dramatically, though the waters quickly receded. This is insane. It looks more like rapids. Its unbelievable. Reporter rush hour was a slog in providence, rhode island. Some cars ended up with about as much water inside as out. The system, which drenched coastal alabama and florida over the weekend and hit virginia and the midatlantic yesterday has now pretty much moved into canada. But the ground here is now well saturated, a date with Hurricane Joaquin next week could bring much more serious flooding. You know this is ground zero. Reporter george stables run a Charter Boat Company in alexandria in virginia. He remembers the damage hurricane isabel di