He was, again, waving that gun. The gun was near him. He would not obey commands to take his hands out of his pockets. They were concerned for his safety, their safety and people all around. There were a lot of people in this area of San Francisco. Police talked about what they did as far as trying to bring a peaceful resolution to the situation. They have officers that are here from our Hostage Negotiation Team trained specifically in dealing with people in a state and someone armed with a weapon. Reporter people identifying themselves as family members say he was mentally ill and they were anguished over how it might turn out. Police employed a time and distance strategy. They took all the time they needed and they kept their distance. They didnt provoke the person, but after four hours of him laying face down on the street and not responding to their commands, they fired additional bean bags as well as flash bangs and they were able to take him away on a stretcher. Condition unknown
Speaking out, the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste make a renewed plea for his freedom. Israeli Police Say Three of six men suspected of burning a Palestinian Teenager to death have confessed to the crime. He was kidnapped and burned alive on wednesday. Meanwhile, israels Prime Minister has ended the pack of the ruling party. He has been critical of the actions against hamas, which he believes has not been tough enough. Lets start off with the confession regarding the murder. What happened . Reporter well, jane, as you know, there is a gag order on the murder of the Palestinian Teen. Three have confessed to the murder and they have reenacted the way they carried out the kidnapping by following the route of the car, which led them to the Jerusalem Forest where the charred body of the teen wases found. Three of the six suspects confessed, and these reports also indicated some of these suspects are minor. Both sides real with these awful events. What is the response to
A breaking situation in the search for a young boy. We will give you any new details as soon as we get them right here. Lets get to our other big story the horrifying moments before and after the crash landing in San Francisco. Federal investigators have released information about what happened. Number of members of the National Transportation safety board spoke a few hours ago, and they are looking at whether pilot error can treated to the crash. Learn the as we flight approach at Reagan National airport is very much like the one at the San Francisco airport. Lets start on the west coast where the ntsb has confirmed a significant part of that tail section was found in the water off the runway. The pilot had apparently landed in San Francisco nearly 30 times but this was the third time he landed that particular model of plane. If you would like to get an idea of what it is like to land in San Francisco, all you have to do is land at Reagan National. Take a look at this youtube video. T
The clerk the speakers room, shington, d. C. , july 15, 2014. I hereby appoint the honorable Robert Pittinger to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Lumenauer, for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. Last wednesday i joined several of my colleagues and hundreds of people in the congressional auditorium to watch a gripping new film, the interpreters by vice news about american failure to protect afghans wh
In several cities across the u. S. After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder. The former Neighborhood Watch shot an unarmed black teenager last year after saying he looked suspicious. The case opened up a huge case about racial profiling. Anger and disappointment outside the Florida Court room after a verdict was announced. Nationwide protest i think it is outrageous. Him and murdered him. Jurors at a different point of view. They said George Zimmerman acted within the law when he shot Trayvon Martin in february of last year. A stand your ground law which allows anyone to use force if they fear for their lives. We are ecstatic with the results. George zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself and self defense. Lawyers for the dead mans family say he could not have acted in selfdefense since the teenager was unarmed. All of america has to dig deep in their heart to try to find out how we as a society can learn from this tragedy. Has fueled an emotional