You for joining us at noon. Im andrea roane and were covering two big stories. We hear from fbi director james comey was testimony before the Senate Committee about the investigation into the Trump Campaign and possible ties to russia in a minute. First, mixed reaction to the Justice Department decision not to bring charges against the two Louisiana Police officers involved in the deadly shooting of alton sterling. Police fatally shot him outside a baton rouge Convenience Store last year and David Begnaud spoke to the family with their out rage where they found out out out the decision on the news on social media. Reporter two baton rouge Police Officers will not face federal civil rights charges in the death of alton sterling last july 5. The dispatcher sent officers Blane Salamoni and how we like to the triple s coen with a gun and the officers tased, tackled and shot 37year old alton sterling while he appeared to be on his back. His autopsy showed multiple gunshot wounds to his back
Pelley the black river jumped a levee today in northeast arkansas, flooding the Historic Town of pocahontas. Officials saw this disaster coming and ordered everyone out, but flash floods have killed at least seven people in the arkansas last weekend. Michelle miller is there. Reporter the black river spilled across pocahontas, arkansas, after heavy rains breeched a levee. About 50 homes have been destroyed and up to 100 homes and businesses damaged. Where were the breaches . They were east of here. Reporter Cecil Tackett is the citys police chief. This morning at 6 00 there was fish swimming across here. Reporter across this highway . Yes. Reporter murky floodwaters turned this playground into a water park. Days of torrential rainfall caused a number of rivers near pocahontas to swell as much as nine inches. Add the nearly eight inches that fell in pocahontas la and it was more than the levee could take. The threat of a breech forced a mandatory evacuation of the city of 7,000 on monda
Are you gonna run for president . I think i just got an f from you, actually. laughing this is over. applauding jeff nichols, welcome. Thank you for having me. Good to be with you. No shame in losing to emma stone, i suppose. laughs right. If you in fact, lost. For all we know, theres another card some place. laughing and ruth negga won. We can just assume, its possible. I did wake up this morning thinking if ruth had won, would loving have been announced as best picture winner . Oh god, that wouldve been great, huh . I think there wouldve been less confusion. Let me say, i thought it was one of the best pictures of the year. I suspect you probably feel the same way, although youre partisan, as far as that goes. Im certainly partisan, but im also very selfdeprecating, so in equal share, it all makes sense but however it turns out, youre good. I, pretty much, yeah. Im very proud of this film, you know. [evan] yeah, its a big film. Im proud of this film in a way that even it separates fr
Says officers woke woods who had extremely slow and slurred speech. The 41 year old golfer issued a statement, blaming his dui arrest on prescription medicine, said, quote, i want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. I didnt realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly. Police say he failed a roadside sobriety test and took him to jail but they confirm no alcohol in his system. His life had been chaotic, and difficult, i think, for several years. Woods was once the worlds greatest golfer, winning 14 majors, and 79 career victories on the pga tour, not won major title since 2008. His personal struggles became tabloid in 209 when he crashed his suv into a tree, and revelations of Extramarital Affairs led to his divorce, also undergone four back surgeries. A better note than appears to be happening right now. In his statement woods apologized saying i expect more from myself, too, he ended by saying egg egg do everything in his power to ensure this never happens
Pelley dylann roof showed no mercy when he shot nine African Americans to death in 2015 as they prayed in a Historic Black Church in charleston, south carolina. Well, today, a jury showed no mercy when they sentenced roof to die. Mark strassmann is at the federal courthouse. Reporter dylann roofs jury deliberated for two hours. They agreed unanimously he deserved to die for the racist rampage that killed nine black parishioners in june of 2015. As the verdict was read, roof stood, eyes down, fidgetting with papers on the defense table. This was a racebased massacre, thats what Jay Richardson the assistant u. S. Attorney sold roofs journey this morning. He called roof an unrepentant racist who planned his attack for six months, bawpt the glock. 45, target practiced in his backyard and americanned the Mother Emanuel Church to slaughter innocent bible studiers. Roof then left the Church Holding his murder weapon before his confession to f. B. I. Agents the next day. Diit. Reporter almost