Scotts family says they first saw the video sunday. Theyre horrified and believe the video captures an attempt by slayinger to plant a taser close to scotts limp body. The policeman is supposed do protect the people. Not try to frame them theyre supposed to be honest people. Slager joined the Police Department five years ago. And 2013 Police Records show he was exonerated following a complaint of improper use of force with a taser involving a black man. North charlestons mayor and police chief announced the 33yearold accused offerser has now been terminated. But that medical benefits for his eightmonth pregnant wife would continue. We think that is the humane thing for to us do. The city leaders often interrupted by demonstrator members of the public. No justice, no peace. May i make one statement . Wanting to know whether the predominantly white force was now ready to change. We received a grant to purchase 101 body cameras. Every officer thats on the street in uniform will have a bod
From not one but two autopsies out today after the shooting of the unarmed black teenager Bay Police Officer in ferguson, missouri. St. Louis county investigators conducted one autopsy and the family of 18yearold Michael Brown requested the other. Both autopsies conclude the teenager was shot six to eight times, including the head. There are six bullets struck, and two may have reentered, and three bullets were recovered at the first autopsy, according to our report. There were the two head wounds and the bullet in the chest, stayed in the body, and were removed at the first autopsy. The investigator there happens to be a fox news contributor, he is reviewed the occupancies of president john f. Kennedy and dr. Martin luther king, jr. , and we learned attorney general eric holder ordered yet another autopsy, a federal medical examiner to proffer separate one on the 18yearolds body. The third autopsy overall. Missouris governor, jay nixon, announced he will not impose a curfew tonight no
Wreaking havoc in iraq has captured a military base in syria. Take a look at these. These are isis fighters, quite possibly including brand new recruits, and they are marauding through the syrian city, al tack ba, after rooting the syrian army at that military base. So what does this actually mean . Well, heres what it means. It means isis now controls an entire syrian province. Raqqa province, which it hopes to build out by stealing vast chunks of both syria and iraq, and this sounds crazy, but its happening and its happening fast. Hang on to that thought for just a moment. Well get back to it. But first, we do need to address the threat that isis could pose to europe and even the united states. Heres the deal on that. That menacing man in black on the right is the isis terrorist who recently beheaded american journalist, james foley. He is believed to be from london, which could make him one of just hundreds of europeans and dozens of americans now believed to be fighting with isis a
Good evening. Im lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. There has been a flurry of headlines today stemming from the violence and unrest in ferguson, missouri. Last nights jarring images of police clad in military gear and firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters on the streets of an american suburb has reverberated across this country including to the obamas vacation residence where the president called for peace and calm and lashed out at both violence against police and Excessive Force by police. This after a fourth night of violent protests stemming from a shooting death of an unarmed 18yearold man by a police officer. Tonight, the town of ferguson is back on edge as officials hope a change of strategy will help cool things off. We have two reports tonight from ferguson starting with nbcs ron allen. Reporter good evening, lester. Police are calling this town a powder keg. Protesters are gathered again. You can see them marching down the street, perhaps several hundred of
That takes your temperature. I know youre trying to dig up more information on this. Elizabeth cohen reporting live from dallas. The fbi makes a bold and unusual move and asks you and your neighbors do you know this isis terrorist hiding behind a mask . In a gruesome propaganda tape, this man appears to execute captured syrian soldiers who are unarmed. Heres why the fbi is now involved. This man sounds like he could be american so now the feds are asking you to listen carefully whotohis whole message which is in both english and in arabic. Heres a sample. [ speaking arabic ] were here in the 17th Division Military base just outside the city with the soldiers of bashar. You can see them now digging their own graves in the very place where they were stationed. The very place where they were stationed terrorizing the muslims in raqqa. That will be carried out on the same soldiers by the brothers from the mujahadeen that captured them and behind them you can see the officers residence fill