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
Good evening. People around this country and for that matter around the world are reacting tonight to the terrible news of the death of Robin Williams. A statement from his wife confirming his death alludes to his battle with depression. Now we know why. The 63yearold actor and comedian died of an apparent suicide. He was among the most beloved contemporary american entertainers, a product of the Juliard School in new york. A veteran of improv and standup comedy and won a ron oscar for serious role in Goodwill Hunting. He did good morning vietnam, the dead poets society, mrs. Doubtfire and on and on. Tonight hollywood mourns this loss. We begin with a late report from joe fryar in los angeles. Reporter to some he was the funniest man alive. Comedian Robin Williams was found dead this morning in his California Home in what the sheriff calls an apparent suicide. In a statement his wife said, this morning, i lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Tonight, the United States and its arab allies are keeping up the aerial assault on isis terrorists in syria for a third night. The u. S. Military reports 12 targets were hit in these latest attacks, five by u. S. Aircraft, seven by arab planes. David martin at the pentagon is telling us that all but one of the targets were oil refineries, in iraq today, as well, and at the united nations, president obama asked the world to join the war. Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett was there. There can be no reasoning, no negotiations with this brand of evil. The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. So the United States of america will work with a Broad Coalition to dismantle this network of death. His network of death. Reporter two days after launching an air campaign against isis targets in syria, the president warned isis soldiers to leave the battlef
In just a matter of minutes. Lets get to it. Breaking news. Shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. And breaking news begins our hour this wednesday afternoon. President obama moments away from convening a meeting of the World Leaders at the United Nations to talk about how to tackle terrorism. This marks but the second time the United States president has headed up a Security Council meeting. Well be monitoring it once it gets under way and hear from the president and bring you the news. This comes after the pentagon reported another round of air strikes against Islamic State terrorists in syria. Well show you where they are on the wall. According to defense officials the United States and its arab partners targeted Islamic State assets in eastern syria, right about here, in abu kamal. The Officials Say the bombing took out eight Islamic State vehicles. This is in syrias oil rich region, of course, where the terror group reportedly rakes in millions of dollars each day se